The moment Kou Ji heard He Xiangu's words, he understood the intention of the bitter monk to hand over the 'generous gift' to him.

There is no doubt that what is in the cloth bag should be the so-called Dharma relics and longevity mantra in He Xiangu's mouth.

Kou Ji subconsciously frowned.

Seeing this, He Xiangu guessed that Kou Ji already knew the intentions of the Buddhism.

"This plan is poisonous, it can't make people immortal, but it can make people get three hundred years of life......"

"It's really poisonous enough ......"

Immortality is unattainable for all people.

So once the method of immortality appears, most wise people will take it as a joke.

Except for a few people who are obsessed with pursuing immortality, they will stare at the immortal method, and most of the other wise people will not care about the immortal method.

But longevity is different.

Longevity is desirable.

The ancients attached great importance to the way of health preservation, and some people relied on the way of health preservation to achieve a longer life than ordinary people.

Therefore, the longevity method is easier to win people's trust than the longevity method.

Three hundred years of longevity, of course, is a bit exaggerated.

But compared with Peng Zu's 800-year-old longevity, it is still a lot inferior.

With Peng Zu, a sage with a high life span of 800 years in front, the longevity method of 300 years of longevity can no longer be an ethereal thing.

The longevity method of 300 years of longevity is enough to make everyone crazy.

The craziest is probably Zhao Zhen, who is sitting on the throne.

Because the emperor desires longevity more than anyone else.

Even if they knew that Changsheng was a scam, they would not hesitate to plunge into it, mobilize the people for it, and waste the people and money.

They do the same to what they can't see or touch.

For what they can see and touch, they dare to do and can do more.

Kou Ji could have handed over what the bitter monk had given him in its original form and get out of this trouble.

But since the bitter monk dared to hand over this thing to him, it means that the bitter monk is not afraid that he will hand over the thing.

Why not be afraid?

Kou Ji held up the cloth bag in his hand and said faintly: "There may be nothing in it......"

The bitter monk can preach to the whole world, and he has dedicated the method of longevity to Kou Ji.

But Kou Ji couldn't clarify to the whole world, he didn't get anything.

Even if he clarifies it, the people will not believe it.

The people were more willing to believe that Kou Ji had hidden the longevity method, and were unwilling to hand it over.

This is human nature, the human heart.

Buddhists have cleverly taken advantage of this.

Kou Ji put away the cloth bag, looked at He Xiangu and said, "No wonder you said that it is the same whether you open it or not." ”

He Xiangu smiled indifferently: "If you can't open it, for you, there is no difference, because the moment you get something, you fall into someone else's trap." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, smiled and said, "Do they think they will eat me?" ”

He Xiangu had a smile on her face, but she didn't speak.

Because she felt that the trap of the Buddhist family was directed at the hearts of the people, and Kou Ji was difficult to crack, and it was clear that Kou Ji was determined.

Kou Ji said to He Xiangu: "Didn't you say you wanted to cross me?" Not ready to help me? ”

He Xiangu smiled and said, "Poor Dao can save your life when you are about to be beheaded, but it can't help you survive the disaster. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "You are not a good person. ”

The smile on He Xiangu's face remained unchanged, and she would not resent her life because of the dispute between her tongues.

After Kou Ji sighed, he continued: "The Buddhist family has been inherited for thousands of years, and there must be a lot of good things in their hands, and they can easily hand over the method of longevity for three hundred years. Then the method of longevity for 500 years, 600 years, and 700 years, Buddhism must also have it.

Your Taoist has the longevity method of 800 years of longevity handed down by Peng Zu, and it is impossible for the Buddhists to lose to your Taoists in this, right? ”

When He Xiangu heard this, his face changed.

Kou Ji ignored him, he turned back and instructed his entourage behind him, "Go and bring a brazier." ”

The entourage returned to the house and moved a brazier and placed it at the door of the Kou Mansion.

In front of pedestrians on the road, Kou Ji casually threw the cloth bag in his hand.

The cloth bag burned in the brazier.

Kou Ji stared at the flames and said nonchalantly: "Since there is a longevity method of eight hundred years of life, don't fool me with the longevity method of three hundred years of life." ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji looked at He Xiangu, squinted his eyes and said, "I can't come up with the longevity method of eight hundred years old, but I will die, and many people will die." ”

When He Xiangu heard this, her face changed completely, "This matter has nothing to do with my Taoist. ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "The people of the Buddhist family are monks, and the people of the Taoist family are also monks. So whether it's Buddhism or Taoism, in my eyes there is no difference. You know they are plotting against me, but you don't remind me, and you are responsible.

Your responsibility lies with the Taoists. ”

He Xiangu gritted her teeth and said, "You deceive people too much......"

Kou Ji snorted coldly and said, "You guys made trouble for me first." If you don't trouble me, I'll take care of you? If you dare to deal with me, then don't blame me for being unkind to you. ”

"It was the imperial court that dealt with us first."

"You also said that it was the court that dealt with you first. Since it was the court that first found you trouble, then you went to the court to settle the account, and stared at me vigorously, do you think I am a bully? ”

“……”

He Xiangu said with some annoyance: "My Taoist family does not have a longevity method of eight hundred years of life. ”

"That's your business."

Kou Ji snorted: "If you can't come up with the longevity method of eight hundred years old, then wait for the official family to clean you up." If you come out with a fake one, and the official family will not live to be 800 years old, then you will wait for the successive officials to find you to settle the score.

The official family is also a generation of heroes, you deceived him and stained his wisdom, do you think his children and grandchildren will let you go after they ascend the throne? ”

He Xiangu glared, "You want to calculate my Taoist, it's just a fool's dream." Let's think about how to get through this difficult time. ”

Kou Ji said coldly: "Then we'll wait and see." ”

"Humph!"

He Xiangu snorted, turned around and left the door of Kou Mansion, leaving Kou Ji with a beautiful back.

After Kou Ji left, the cold color on his face dissipated.

He stepped into the door.

Got to the study.

sent someone to recruit Lu Ming.

After Lu Ming arrived, Kou Ji stared at Lu Ming and said, "Then there should be rumors among the people that I have obtained the longevity method of three hundred Buddhas." If you instruct the people below to follow along, you will say that the Buddhists still have the longevity method of 600 and 800 longevity, as well as 16 treasure places that have accumulated for thousands of years.

The money hidden in each treasure place is far more than 10 million. ”

Lu Ming pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Young Master, wouldn't it be too exaggerated?" ”

Kou Ji squinted his eyes and said, "I'll think of a way to put it into practice." ”

Lu Ming raised his eyebrows.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I will leave this matter to others, you don't need to ask." ”

Lu Ming nodded slowly, didn't ask more, and left the study to do what Kou Ji instructed.

After he left, Kou Ji went out of the study and went to the courtyard where Kou Zhong was recuperating.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Kou Zhong lying in the courtyard basking in the sun, and the whole person was confused.

"Uncle Zhong......"

Koji called softly.

Kou Zhong opened his eyes in a daze, and after seeing Kou Ji, he said suspiciously: "Young master......"

Kou Ji nodded to Kou Zhong, and then ordered the maids and servants waiting in the courtyard to leave first.

After they left, Kou Ji said to Kou Zhong: "Uncle Zhong, I need you to send someone to the sea, tell Cao Yu, let him take people and money, and go back to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Zhong was slightly stunned for a moment, and said a little weakly: "Cao Yu returned to the Great Song Dynasty, in case someone finds out his whereabouts, it will be a big trouble for you, young master." ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "So far, I can't care about it so much. You sent someone to tell Zhu Neng and asked him to bring millions of pieces of goods into the Great Song Dynasty. Find a larger temple on the south side and keep it for yourself.

Then dig and build a chamber inside, creating an underground chamber with a lot of money to bury.

During this time, he was able to transport the earth excavated from the underground chamber out of the temple as gold and silver treasures.

After he has created the secret room, he can create an illusion that the treasure is being excavated and exposed.

The local yamen is bound to arrest them.

They can keep leaving them behind as they flee with millions of goods.

That's the rough plan.

Cao is a smart guy and knows what I want, and he will definitely complete all the details. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Kou Zhong stared at Kou Ji in a daze and said, "Have the people of the Buddhist family offended you?" ”

The Buddhists used the longevity method to frame Kou Ji, which is indeed poisonous enough.

But Kou Ji's method is even more poisonous.

Kou Ji only needs to send someone out for a walk to spread the rumor that the Buddhist family has a huge amount of gold, and there is more than one place, and then send someone to create a false impression that the Buddhist family really has a huge amount of gold.

In the future, Buddhism should not want to stop.

Temples everywhere will become playgrounds for thieves, bandits, deserters, and local tyrants.

It is possible that the government will intervene as well.

As long as the few places where the rumors are hidden in Buddhism are not excavated, the Buddhists will not want to be pure.

Rumors can spread for decades, if not centuries.

Buddhism will also be plagued for decades, or even hundreds of years.

Faced with Kou Zhong's question, Kou Ji said frankly: "They sent someone to send me the longevity method of three hundred years of life. ”

Kou Zhong was stunned for a moment, fell into silence, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Then they should really clean up." ”

Koji nodded.

After Kou Ji explained the matter to Kou Zhong, he accompanied Kou Zhong to gossip for a while and left the courtyard.

A few days after that.

Sure enough, it was rumored among the people that Kou Ji had obtained a longevity method of three hundred years of life.

It has been passed down that in order to thank Zhao Zhen for cleaning up the villains in the temples in the world, the Buddhists borrowed the hand of Kou Ji to offer Zhao Zhen a longevity method of 300 years of life.

The Buddhists clearly wanted to put Kou Ji to death.

The Buddhists dedicated the longevity method of 300 years to Kou Ji, and the hand of Kou Ji to Zhao Zhen, which are completely two concepts.

This matter was reported to the DPRK and China, and it was confirmed.

Zhao Zhen called Kou Ji into the palace.

Inside the Shikudo.

Zhao Zhen is in the first place.

Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were also there.

After Kou Ji entered the Shishitang, the eyes of the four fell on Kou Ji in unison.

Zhao Zhen didn't have any expression on his face, and Lu Yijian and the others frowned, with a thick look of worry on their faces.

Kou Ji entered the temple and gave the salute.

Zhao Zhen spoke slowly, "I heard that the fourth brother has obtained a longevity method that can increase his life span by three hundred. ”

Kou Ji said calmly: "What is the method of longevity?" The minister did not know. ”

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes and continued: "I heard that someone witnessed a monk who dedicated the method of longevity that can increase life by three hundred to the fourth brother. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said, "Then he definitely didn't see it, I didn't look at it, so he threw it into the brazier and burned it." ”

Zhao Zhen was expressionless when he heard this.

Lu Yijian and the three of them all breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "There is no way to live a long life in the world, but those monks come up to fool the people and bewitch the world." ”

Wang Zeng nodded in agreement and said: "If you want to live a long life, it is not that there is no other way, it is like a doctor's way of self-cultivation, and it has the effect of longevity." The method of longevity of monks is too exaggerated and too false to be trusted.

The minister had seen it before when he was inspecting the place.

When the monk died, in order to fulfill the lie of longevity, he pretended to be a boy and boasted about the art of rejuvenation. ”

After Wang Zeng's voice landed, Zhang Zhibai also spoke: "Everyone in the world knows that Peng Zushou is eight hundred. But the world doesn't know that Peng Zu's lifespan of 800 is based on the method of counting the age of small flowers.

Its actual lifespan is more than 130 years.

According to the method of counting the age of the small sixtieth carapace, the three ministers and others also have a lifespan of several hundred years. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them almost attacked the so-called method of longevity.

The reason why they are like this is because of Zhao Heng.

In order to pursue the ethereal immortal path and the pursuit of immortality, Zhao Heng tossed the Great Song Dynasty into disgrace.

The Taoist officials, the Taoist palaces, and the heavenly books are extremely absurd.

The Great Song Dynasty did not lose the country under Zhao Heng's tossing, all because the Wenchen generals desperately defended the Great Song Dynasty.

If the military generals of Wenchen did not desperately defend the Great Song Dynasty, with Zhao Heng's tossing method, I am afraid that during the Battle of Tanyuan, the Great Song Dynasty would be defeated.

If it weren't for Kou Zhun desperately forcing Zhao Heng to go to the battlefield, he inspired the morale of the soldiers on the battlefield.

It is very likely that the Liao people will drive all the way in.

Once the Liao invaded south and occupied part of the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, it would not be a little bit of money to quell the war.

It is possible to cut the soil.

Xiao Yanyan, the Empress Dowager of Chengtian of Liao, and Yelu Longxu, the Emperor of Liao, are not Yelu Deguang, Taizong of Liao.

Their mother and son will not be like Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang, after occupying part of the territory of the Central Plains, they will leave easily after a lot of looting.

The mother and son have been operating in the territory of Liao for many years, in order to occupy the Central Plains and take the Central Plains as their own.

It was precisely because they knew the harm of the emperor's pursuit of immortality that Lu Yijian and the others were unwilling to see Zhao Zhen, the wise lord of the Great Song Dynasty, who had finally appeared, embark on the road of pursuing immortality, which made the Great Song Dynasty, which was now in a good situation, ruined.

After they learned that Kou Ji had obtained the longevity method, they had a strong worry in their hearts.

For this reason, the three of them sat down and discussed together how to persuade Zhao Zhen to give up the pursuit of longevity.

Now that they heard that Koji had burned it, they were relieved.

In addition to admiring Kou Ji's general knowledge, he also spoke to help Kou Ji speak.

After Zhao Zhen listened to the advice of Lu Yijian and the others, he said with a strange face: "In the eyes of the three Aiqing, am I so unbearable? ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them were stunned for a moment.

Zhao Zhen said eloquently: "Since I knew that there are no immortals in the world, I have known that there is no immortal art in the world. The number of years of life is determined by heaven, and no one can change it, and I am no exception.

Instead of wasting time chasing things that simply don't exist.

It's better to use the limited time to do a lot of things that are beneficial to my Great Song. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them were completely stunned.

Consciousness is so high?!

After Zhao Zhen's voice landed, Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "The reason why I burned the longevity method of longevity of three hundred is because Buddhism still has the method of longevity of five hundred, six hundred, and seven hundred, and Taoism also has the method of longevity of eight hundred handed down by Peng Zu. ”

Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai stared at Kou Ji with stunned expressions.

Wang Zeng was the first to react, and scolded angrily: "Kou Ji, do you know what you're talking about? Those illusory things, dare to use them to deceive the officials, do you want to be a traitor? ”

Kou Ji coughed dryly and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't need to be angry. Didn't Zhang Gong say it just now? Peng Zushou 800 is the method of counting the age with the small sixtieth year, so the longevity method of the 800th birthday of Peng Zushou should be the method of counting the age of the small sixtieth year.

I'm afraid the other methods of longevity are similar. ”

Wang Zeng heard Kou Ji's words, and his face looked a little better, "Don't pant in the future." ”

Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "We already know the root of the so-called longevity method of the monks, so naturally we will not be deceived by them. Since we won't be deceived by them, we can let them offer all the methods of longevity. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them frowned in unison.

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji thoughtfully, he had a hunch that Kou Ji must have some ghost idea in his stomach, and the monks were going to be unlucky.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen and the four of them were silent, Kou Ji continued: "Their longevity method is dedicated to the official family, and once it is verified that there is a problem, it is to bully the king. If a king is angry about this, it is not so easy to appease.

One of the monks who assassinated me told me.

Talking about the amount of money that the family has accumulated for thousands of years is unimaginable.

The money we found was just a drop in the bucket. ”

Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen and the four of them had already understood Kou Ji's thoughts.

Kou Ji wanted to take advantage of his strength and take the opportunity to extort another sum of money from his family.

It's just that......

"Did the monks really accumulate so much money? You must know that during our inventory of temples in the world, the amount of money and land found in the inventory has exceeded the unacceptable figures of ordinary people. ”

Lu Yijian said with some disbelief.

Kou Ji smiled: "It doesn't matter if they have so much money or not. The important thing is that once they commit a crime, then we want it, and they have to give. If you don't give it, you will pay off your debts with labor.

When the yamen in various places were building bridges and roads, and when they were conscripted and conscripted, they could be counted among them.

Either they contribute money or they contribute their efforts.

It has to come up with something.

After all, a king's anger is not so easy to quell. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched and said, "They just calculated you, and you forced them to death?" ”

Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and said in a deep voice, "Are they calculating me?" They want my life. If the official family suspects me because of this matter, then sooner or later I will have to move my head.

Since they want to kill me, don't blame me for doing it. ”

"Ahem......"

Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji said it so bluntly, coughed slightly, and said, "It is impossible for me to be suspicious of the fourth brother, let alone hurt the life of the fourth brother." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yijian and the others, and said solemnly: "In my heart, Jiangshan Sheji is far more important than longevity. If my Great Song Dynasty can suppress the four seas and extend the blessing for thousands of years, even if I have a short life, I will have no regrets. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them got up excitedly and saluted Zhao Zhen and said: "The official family is sage, and it is really a blessing for the ministers to become the ministers of the official family. ”

The kings and ministers touted it.

Zhao Zhen sent Lu Yijian and the four of them out of the Shishitang.

As soon as they entered the hall, Lu Yijian's faces changed together.

One by one, they stared at Kou Ji as if they were looking at the enemy.

Lu Yijian stared at Kou Ji and shouted, "Since you have already burned the art of longevity, why do you still propose to let the monks dedicate other techniques of longevity to the official family?"

Do you know how much disaster my Great Song Dynasty will usher in once the official family is obsessed with longevity. ”

Kou Ji shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm also thinking about the lives of the four of us. The official family is still young and energetic, so the art of longevity is not so attractive to him.

He could have turned it away unceremoniously.

But what about when the official family is old?

The past of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the three of you should be clear.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was young, he was not wise enough to speak, but when he was old, he became obsessed with the art of immortality, and how many things did he do that harmed the society of the Han Dynasty?

Do you think Emperor Wu of Han is not smart?

Don't you know that the art of immortality is an ethereal thing?

I think he must know that the art of immortality is an ethereal thing.

But for him, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope that he can live a few more years, he is not willing to miss it.

The so-called method of immortality may not make him immortal, but if it can make him live longer, he will not lose.

As wise as Emperor Qin and Han Wu, he can't escape the fate of pursuing immortality when he is old.

Do you think that when the official family is old, they will be able to escape?

In case the official family is old, they must also pursue longevity.

If we block the method of longevity from entering the palace today, we will greatly offend him.

When the time comes, he will never be soft on us. ”

Lu Yijian said disdainfully: "After the official family is old, the mausoleum of the old man and others may have been repaired countless times. ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "So...... Is the head of your unicorn son Lu Gong made of iron? When the official family is old, they can't cut you down, and they may order someone to dig up your grave, just like Li Shimin dug Wei Zheng's grave.

Then I will cut off one of your children and grandchildren, and let them go down to be with you. ”

When Lu Yijian and the three of them heard this, their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.

Lü Yijian and Wang Zeng did not speak.

Zhang Zhibai said with a dark face: "It's okay for the official family to kill the old man's children and grandchildren, but they shouldn't dig the old man's grave, they will bear the stigma." If you were alive at that time, you should admonish one or two. ”

Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, and Wang Zeng stared at Zhang Zhibai in dismay.

It's almost like shouting 'you're ruthless.'"

Zhang Zhibai said with a straight face: "Those who are ministers should not be trapped in injustice." ”