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"That evil ghost was captured by the Yu family," Tang Ning looked at him, "The Yu family forced the evil ghost to bet with them. If they win, the evil ghost would have to help the Yu family make money; but if they lose, the Yu family's life will be handed over to the evil ghost, is that right?"

"Absolutely," Wu Youyou said, "That evil ghost was a minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty named Yu Fenghe. He was a master of chess during his lifetime. He could be said to be fond of chess. He was good at managing finances and managed the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Revenue in an orderly manner, which greatly alleviated the financial situation of the court at that time. Because he controlled the Ministry of Revenue and had a good reputation, both parties in the court wanted to win him over and join his own team. But this man was very honest as an official and did not like to participate in party struggles. He basically did not socialize except for official duties, and put all his thoughts on the chess. In order to win over him, the chief minister of the cabinet at that time specially created a pure gold chessboard and a pair of pure gold chess pieces for him, and he gave it to him secretly, but he did not accept it."

"So honest..." Tang Ning nodded in praise.

"But it was this honesty that eventually killed him," said Wu Youyou.

Tang Ning's heart moved, "What's going on?"

"The Ming Dynasty's demise was destroyed by corruption on the surface, but in fact it was destroyed by party struggles," Wu Youyou said, "Yu Fenghe was in the court, but he adhered to the ancient style of a gentleman who was not a party. How could it be possible to stay alone in party struggles? Seeing that he could not win over him, both sides began to target him. Once, the chief minister of the cabinet approved a memorial, requiring the Ministry of Revenue to allocate 1.5 million taels to repair the defense of Jiangnan. Yu Fenghe knew that there was too much water here, so he did not approve it, but rejected the note. The chief minister's opponent took the opportunity to attack and secretly went to Jiangnan to find out the evidence of corruption in the coastal defense. He returned to the court and wrote a letter to impeach the chief minister, saying that he used the defense of corruption in the coastal defense and harmed the country and the people. At that time, this

The matter was complicated, and the two factions fought hard. In the end, the Chief Secretary won one, and sent three officials from the other faction to the factory prison, tortured and died. They also cleaned up Yu Shangshu and framed him with the golden chess piece. The emperor was so angry that he sentenced Yu Shangshu to fifty court sticks. The Chief Secretary bribed the eunuch who was sentenced to the prison sentence. The eunuch ordered the minor officials to use a dead stick to break Yu Shangshu's waist. After the fifty court sticks were beaten, Yu Shangshu was swallowed not long after." Tang Ning sighed, "The treacherous treacherous, the eunuch was arrogant, the eunuch was chaotic, the civil servants fought against the party, and the martial arts were greedy and empty salary. In such an era, such a court, like Yu Shangshu, was not an isolated case..."

"Yes," Wu Youyou also sighed, "Such a great honest official was beaten to death. The key is that he still couldn't rest in peace after his death. He became a tool for others to make money. It's really sad..."

"Yu family?" Tang Ning looked at him.

Wu Youyou nodded and continued, "The ancestors of the Yu family did not originally have the surname Yu, but Cao."

"Submitted to Cao?" Tang Ning frowned.

"Yes," Wu Youyou said, "That man is Cao Bao, a Taoist priest who was raised by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at that time. This man was proficient in evil arts. When Yu Shangshu was punished, he happened to see it. At that time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder. After the executioner beat the fifty court stick, he was very scared when he saw the natural vision, so he left. Before leaving, the eunuch who was sentenced to prison threw the golden chessboard and golden chess pieces in front of him and said to him, "Isn't you beat you to death?"

The meaning of the zodiac family is that you are a clean official, and if you die, you are a god in the sky. If you have a wrong, you have a debt and a master. If you want to chop people, don’t chop the zodiac family. After that, they ran away. Seeing this scene, Cao Bao looked at the celestial phenomena and suddenly had an idea. He walked to the dying Yu Shangshu and asked him if he had any unfulfilled wishes? Yu Shangshu said that he had known the disaster today, so he had sent someone to send away his mother, wife and children. For his wishes, he just wanted to play a game of chess..."

"After hearing this, Cao Bao looked at the pure gold chessboard and the chessboard, and sat down immediately, saying that you were so far because of the frame of the golden chess. Since that's the case, I will use this chessboard to fight you in the previous game. Yu Shangshu asked for it, so he agreed immediately. Cao Bao put the chessboard on and the two of them played chess. Only then did he realize that Cao Bao was also a master of chess. He was very powerful. Yu Shangshu met the opponent, but he was seriously injured, but he was also very energetic. The two of them went back and forth, and they were hard to solve the problem. When it was critical, Cao Bao suddenly threw down the chessboard and stopped."

"Shangshu Yu was surprised and asked him why he didn't play anymore? Cao Bao said that the Shangshu was already exhausted, and even if he won, he would be defeated. Shangshu Yu was very anxious and said that it was okay. He had no other choice. Besides, he had a rare opportunity to meet such a master like Taoist. He wished he had met too late. He only wanted to finish this game, so he would be laughing at all. Cao Bao pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Otherwise, you and I will make a bet and play this game again."

"Shangshu Yu asked, what bet? Cao Bao said, if you win me, I will exchange my life for your life and save you back to the sun; if you lose to me, you will turn into a ghost and accumulate money for me. Shangshu Yu was eager to play chess, so he agreed, but as soon as he took a step, Cao Bao suddenly lost a son, and the victory and defeat was determined. Shangshu was shocked, vomiting blood, and died of anger..."

Wu Youyou paused and said regretfully, "Shangshu Yu is open-minded and transcendent. If Cao Bao had not used this bet to plot against him, even if he died, he would have reincarnated immediately and be reborn as a wealthy family. It was because of this game of chess that he became obsessed with the last moment, so he became a ghost..."

"Then he was controlled by Cao Bao?" Tang Ning asked.

"Not at that time," Wu Youyou said, "It takes time for the dead soul to become a ghost, not to say that he will become a ghost after death. Cao Bao saw that he was dead, so he left with his body. That night, he secretly escaped from the palace with his body, found a coffin, buried Yu Shangshu's body, and then, he left Shangjing with this coffin and returned to the south. After three years, he stayed in the door and used evil techniques to refine Yu Shangshu's body, and finally used corpses to control his soul, turning Yu Shangshu into the God of Ghost and Wealth..."

"Ghost God of Wealth?" Tang Ning was puzzled.

"The God of Ghost and Wealth is not a god, but a ghost, and can attract wealth for people," Wu Youyou said, "A ordinary God of Wealth may not attract wealth for people, but once the God of Ghost and Wealth is controlled, it will definitely attract wealth for people, and the effect is excellent, far better than the ordinary God of Wealth. However, to control the God of Ghost and Wealth, Taoism must be used, and Cao Bao's descendants do not have Taoism, so in order to control Shangshu for a long time, he changed his method..."

"Gambling on chess?" asked Tang Ning.

Wu Youyou nodded, "Smart."
Chapter completed!