Xiang'er, if the teacher didn't remind you just now, are you ready to reject Kou Ji? ”

The older woman stared at He Xiangu who was stroking the qin in the elegant hall and asked.

He Xiangu, who was fuqin, heard the woman's words, and her face turned straight, "Master, didn't you say that Kou Ji is not a good person, and you have to be cautious when dealing with Kou Ji?" ”

The older woman nodded and said, "Kou Ji is indeed not a good person, this time Kou Ji invited the emperor to let me monks offer the method of longevity, I am afraid it is not just as simple as trying to make some money."

It is very likely that they want to take the opportunity to blackmail, or to severely damage our Taoists. ”

He Xiangu, who was stroking the qin, to be precise, furrowed her brows, "Since that's the case, why do you have to agree?" ”

The older woman smiled indifferently and looked at He Qiong beside her.

He Qiong said with a solemn face: "Whether he wants class blackmail or takes the opportunity to severely damage my Taoist, it is all based on the fact that the emperor will not indulge in the law of immortality and longevity.

Presumably, he had already spoken to the Emperor, and had confirmed that the Emperor would not indulge in the method of immortality and longevity.

That's why he made such a suggestion. ”

He Xiang was puzzled and said, "Since we already know that the emperor will not indulge in the method of immortality and longevity, why do we still offer the method of immortality and longevity?" ”

He Qiong was speechless.

The older woman chuckled and said, "But there is hardly an emperor who can escape the temptation of the method of immortality and longevity. Zhao Zhen is still young now, and he is not worried about the exhaustion of longevity, so he does not pretend to be a fan of the method of longevity and longevity.

But what if Zhao Zhen is old?

Will he still ignore the law of immortality and longevity?

Emperor Qin and Han Wu, what a wise emperor, in the end, he was not obsessed with the method of immortality and longevity.

How is Zhao Zhen compared to them? ”

He Xiang frowned and didn't speak.

The older woman sighed, "You're still young, and when you're older, you'll understand." ”

Seeing that her stupid sister was still frowning, He Qiong couldn't help but mention a few words, "We have now offered the method of longevity, and Zhao Zhen may not pretend to be colored."

But once Zhao Zhen is old, he will definitely indulge in it.

If we offer the method of longevity now, we may be blackmailed.

But when Zhao Zhen is old and obsessed with the method of longevity, it will be the day when my Taoism will rise again. ”

He Xiang hesitated: "But each family has offered the method of longevity, why does the emperor believe in ours and not in others." ”

He Qiong looked at the older woman.

The older woman hesitated for a moment, then confessed, "So in addition to the method of longevity, we will also offer beautiful women." The palace is about to choose a girl, and your sister will also run for election when the time comes.

With your sister's appearance and knowledge, she will definitely stand out. ”

He Xiang's eyes widened in astonishment, "Sister wants to enter the palace as a concubine?" ”

The older woman nodded, "Not only does she have to enter the palace as a concubine, but you'd better also be able to enter the Kou Mansion as a concubine." Once your sister gives birth to a prince, you can also help one or two. ”

He Xiang's eyes widened for a moment.

The elder woman said quietly: "When the time comes, the Daojun will be the emperor, and the emperor will be the Daojun." Who can touch my Taoist half a point? ”

The method of longevity is true or false, and the elderly woman knows it.

Using the method of longevity to bewitch the emperor is not a long-term solution after all.

Only by turning the emperor into a Taoist monarch can the Taoist family prosper and survive the old.

The older woman can be said to have a far-reaching plan.

Kou Ji didn't know that others had added a new layer of calculations to his calculations.

When he returned to the house, he sat on the house and waited for the monks to offer the method of longevity.

Folk rumors also took on a new twist at this time.

There are many longevity methods in Buddhism and Taoism, and the news that Buddhism has 16 hidden treasure places quickly spread all over the world along with the rumors of Buddhism's walk.

After the news spread that the Buddha family has sixteen treasure sites, and the value of each treasure is not less than 10 million yuan.

The first to be tempted is not those rogue and reckless and river and ocean thieves.

The first to be tempted was Zhao Zhen.

After Zhao Zhen got the news, he summoned Kou Ji into the palace as soon as possible.

Inside the incense hall.

Zhao Run sat at the desk in the hall, holding a brush, learning to write one by one, and Chen Lin waited cautiously on the side.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji occupied the hall very domineeringly.

Each person has a pot of ice wine, and in front of him are other melons and fruits, as well as an ice book.

Zhao Zhen took a sip of ice wine and exhaled comfortably, "Fourth brother, there are really sixteen treasure places in the Buddhist family?" The value of the treasures in each treasure is not less than 10 million? ”

Kou Ji took a bite of the melon and said, "No one can say for sure about the affairs of the Buddhist family." ”

After saying this, Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said with a smile: "The official family is worried about that money?" ”

Zhao Zhen said bluntly: "How can I not be worried? That's 160,000,000 yuan. If I get that money, I can immediately promote the county school. ”

Kou Ji nodded slightly, "That's the same...... For the imperial court, it was a windfall. ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and said, "What I want to know most now is, did you release those news from the fourth brother?" ”

Kou Ji decisively denied, "How is it possible? Why would the officials be suspicious of the ministers? ”

Kou Ji actually wanted to tell Zhao Zhen the truth, but he sent Cao Zhen to do this.

Once Kou Ji confessed to this, he would be caught if he leaked something when he was acting in the south.

When the time comes, the news that Cao Yong is still alive and has done many things in the south will be revealed.

Once Cao is exposed, can Kou Ji be good?

Zhao Zhen said frankly: "I remember that the people of the Buddhist family have only recently calculated the fourth brother, and with the fourth brother's temperament, I will never be able to swallow this breath in my heart." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "How can the minister say that he is also a privy envoy, and he goes to deal with a group of monks, doesn't the minister have any shame?" ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "The 160 million guan is not shouted by anyone. ”

Kou Ji instantly understood the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words.

There's a saying.

It is called poverty that limits the imagination of man.

In today's Great Song Dynasty, there are only two places with a wealth of 10,000,000.

One is the treasury, and the other is a word shop.

The wealth owned by Yizizipu and the treasury is all national wealth.

No one has ever owned a fortune of 10,000,000 yuan.

Therefore, people's general thinking is still at the level of tens of thousands.

So even if someone walks around the rumors, at most they will talk about it with tens of millions of dollars.

I am afraid that there are only a few people in the center who can talk about things with 160 million guan.

The Buddhists have not offended Zhao Zhen, nor have they offended Lu Yijian.

Even if they were offended, they would not have sent someone for a walk to spread such rumors.

Therefore, it is normal for Zhao Zhen to suspect Kou Ji.

Kou Ji guessed why Zhao Zhen suspected him, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Since there are 160 million yuan, not everyone can shout it." Doesn't it just prove that the 160,000,000 yuan of money may really exist? ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, stared at Kou Ji and said, "It's really not the fourth brother you spread it?" ”

Kou Ji Zhengse said: "Now is the critical moment of the reform of the official system, how can I spread such a rumor that shakes people's hearts?" ”

Zhao Zhen muttered: "That's ...... too"

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji again and said in a deep voice: "Since it is possible that the 160 million Guan really exists, then I should send someone to investigate." ”

"Ahem......"

Kou Ji coughed dryly and said, "The Buddhist family has accumulated for thousands of years, and the heritage is still there. But 160 million is a bit exaggerated. Officials still don't expect too much. We can't waste too much manpower on this matter.

If the Buddhists really have hidden treasures, the officials do not need to send people to find them in person.

Just tell the local government to pay attention to this matter.

Once someone discovers the hidden treasures of Buddhism, there will definitely be flaws.

The official only needs to instruct the local yamen to exterminate the hidden treasures after those people have dug them up, and then take back the hidden treasures. ”

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "That's the same...... I sent someone to hunt down the treasure, and I lost my identity...... I will issue an order to the local yamen at all levels, instructing them to keep an eye on this matter. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He was really afraid that Zhao Zhen would move his mind to hunt for treasures and send people to hunt for treasures.

When the time comes, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to do this, but nothing will be found, and then the fun will be great.

After discussing this matter, Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen did not discuss anything else.

The two sat in the temple and enjoyed the food and wine.

drank until late at night, Zhao Zhen was drunk, and was helped back to the palace by Chen Lin to rest, and Kou Ji also left the palace.

Some time after that.

Kou Ji has been staying in the house.

During this period, many monks visited the Kou Mansion and offered the method of longevity and a generous gift.

Kou Ji invited Wang Zeng to come to the mansion and review the methods of longevity together.

On the Koufu.

After Wang Zeng finished watching a volume of the method of longevity, he slapped the table and stood up, "Kill!" Damn it! Damn it! ”

Kou Ji put down the longevity method that he was reviewing in his hand, stared at Wang Zeng and asked curiously, "What amazing thing did the prince see, and he was so moved?" ”

Wang Zeng threw the scroll containing the law of longevity to Kou Ji, "Look for yourself! ”

Kou Ji took the scroll in Wang Zeng's hand that recorded the law of longevity, and after a slight glance, his face was not very good-looking.

It is recorded in the book that alchemy with the heart of a child can lead to a long life.

Different numbers of childlike hearts have different effects.

"It's completely annihilating humanity, and it really deserves to be killed."

Koji put down the scroll and spoke with a gloomy face.

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said, "If this spreads, I don't know how many young children will suffer." ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "We should send the people from the Criminal Department to investigate this matter well, and let the people from the Military Department cooperate to cut the grass and eradicate the roots." ”

Wang Zeng got up and walked out, saying as he walked: "The old man will go to the Criminal Department and let the people from the Criminal Department investigate this matter." ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and called Wang Zeng, "Prince, I am afraid that the evil arts they have offered are more than this volume, after we have finished reviewing them, we will send the Criminal Department to investigate together." ”

Wang Zeng was stunned when he heard this, turned around, and without saying a word, accompanied Kou Ji to review the other methods of longevity again.

The two of them were busy for three days, and after reviewing all the methods of longevity, they discovered two more evil arts.

Wang Zeng held the scroll of three evil arts in his hand, and said with a dark face: "They know that after this thing is dedicated to the official family, how many people will suffer, since they still dare to dedicate it to the official family, it is simply self-defeating and stupid." ”

Kou Ji frowned and did not speak.

The king had thought that those who offered sorcery were foolish, but Kou Ji did not.

Kou Ji felt that it was very likely that they were fighting for wealth, so they found another way.

If the emperor does not believe, they will die alone.

But if the emperor believes, they may take advantage of it to soar.

Wang once felt that no one would believe in such an evil art, let alone an emperor.

But Koji knew that there were emperors who would believe it.

That is Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, there was a unique palace maid coup d'état, known as the Renyin Palace Rebellion.

The reason is that Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty was obsessed with the way of immortality, and adopted the evil art of alchemy with the blood of the palace maid's virgin, which made the palace maid miserable, and finally more than a dozen palace maids killed him when he was asleep.

Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty almost did not go to the court during the period of cultivating immortals, and he could still firmly control the government, which shows that he was a very powerful emperor.

Such an emperor can still believe in evil arts.

Other emperors, even if they don't believe it, are likely to try it too.

Kou Ji would never allow such evil arts to flow into the palace, nor would he allow them to flow into the people.

Kou Ji said to Wang Zeng: "It's time for the prince to go to the criminal department, and tell the criminal department to investigate this matter as soon as possible, dig out the people behind it, and cut the grass and eradicate the roots." On the side of the military department, I will talk to Li Zhaoliang.

The local soldiers and horses will cooperate.

If the local soldiers and horses don't work, I will ask the officials to send the forbidden army to come forward.

Such an evil spell should not appear in my Great Song Dynasty.

I don't care about any other place, I won't let go of anyone who dares to use such an evil art that exterminates humanity in my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Wang Zeng nodded solemnly, left the Kou Mansion with the evil art, and rushed to the Criminal Department.

After Wang Zeng left, Kou Ji instructed Lu Ming: "You go to Sanqingguan to ask, ask them when the method of longevity in their hands will be offered." ”

Lu Ming agreed and left the Kou Mansion.

After Lu Ming left, Kou Ji picked and chose among those books of longevity.

Almost all of the methods he picked out were the methods of practicing qi and meditation, as well as the longevity methods in three or two volumes that were obviously harmful.

The other methods of longevity were sealed by him.

Not long after Lu Ming went out, he returned to the house, holding a brocade box in his hand.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled and said, "They have big hearts...... When others offer the method of longevity, they all offer it as if it were a treasure. They were easily handed over to you. ”

Kou Ji opened the brocade box, and there was a scroll lying inside.

Kou Ji opened it and reviewed it, and found that it was a decent method of longevity, so he didn't say anything more.

Kou Ji classified the longevity methods offered by He Xiangu into the longevity methods he had chosen, and then took them into the palace.

It was dedicated to Zhao Zhen.

After Zhao Zhen got the method of longevity, he was not in a hurry to watch.

Instead, he asked: "Fourth brother, just now the king asked me for a decree to send someone from the Criminal Department to investigate the case, and you can tell me about the specific investigation." ”

Kou Jihu said suspiciously: "The prince didn't tell the official? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I saw that Wang Zeng's face was too stinky, so I didn't bother to ask." ”

Kou Ji couldn't help but laugh and told Zhao Zhen about the evil arts.

After Zhao Zhen finished listening, his face became gloomy.

"Such a harmful evil art dares to be sacrificed to me, and the person behind it really deserves to be killed. I will turn around and tell Wang Zeng to let it go. ”

With Zhao Zhen's support, Wang Zeng investigated and dealt with this matter, which was naturally hopeless and unfavorable.

The two of them discussed the matter.

Zhao Zhen instructed Chen Lin to take those methods of longevity to the Dragon Pavilion, and then asked Kou Ji to sit down and talk to Kou Ji about business.

"Fourth brother, there is one thing I think I should tell you."

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen quietly, waiting for Zhao Zhen's next words.

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "A big incident happened in Huizhou. It is rumored that there are 16 hidden treasures in the Buddhist family, and some thieves are worried about it. Previously, Huizhou Zhizhou secretly, there were thieves in Huizhou Fuze Temple, found a hidden treasure, before and after digging for more than half a month, from which a lot of money was excavated.

They have always been secretly digging.

On the way to transport money, something went wrong, and he was discovered by the officials of Huizhou.

After the Huizhou Zhizhou learned of the incident, he sent someone to investigate the matter.

Eventually, the thieves were discovered, and he led the local soldiers to exterminate the thieves.

On the way to escape, the thieves left behind more than 4 million pieces of money.

The thieves have fled to the sea, and I have ordered the Zhennan Army to follow their tracks. ”

After Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, he was shocked.

Although he arranged this matter single-handedly, according to his calculations, it would take at least half a month for this incident to happen.

Now that it has advanced by half a month, he naturally feels shocked.

Zhao Zhen saw Kou Ji's stunned face, so he said in a heavy voice: "The Buddhist family has sixteen treasure places, and the money in each treasure place is no less than 10 million yuan, I'm afraid it's true."

I really didn't expect that the Buddhists could accumulate such an astonishing wealth.

It's no wonder that so many people want to destroy the Buddha. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said with an amazed face: "The Buddhist family's means of collecting wealth are really powerful......

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Since they are monks, it would be good to eat and pray for Buddha, what do they want so much money for." The money should be handed over to the imperial court for the relief of the common people. ”

Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen might be worried about the money, and immediately admonished: "Official, this matter will be left to the people to discover." It is really not appropriate for the imperial court to interfere.

If the imperial court intervenes, it is easy to cause turmoil.

It is not appropriate for the government and the opposition to have turmoil now. ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "I won't go to unearth those hidden treasures with great fanfare, but I will secretly send people to dig them." ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly in his heart, but he didn't stop it.

Maybe the people sent out by Zhao Zhen secretly had some unexpected gains.

After Zhao Zhen finished talking about this, "By the way, I am blackmailing the monks." Let's see if we can squeeze some oil and water out of them. I will drop out of the dynasty for a few days, and claim to be studying the art of longevity.

At that time, it is indispensable to pretend to be sick for a few days.

The fourth brother can take the opportunity to squeeze oil and water from them. ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "This matter has been discussed a long time ago, and the minister knows what to do." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "That's very good. ”

After laughing, Zhao Zhen seemed to remember something, and said to Kou Ji: "Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji are not optimistic about the implementation of the government system in Shaanxi Mansion, should we take the opportunity to help them?" ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji are not too optimistic about the implementation of the government system in Shaanxi Prefecture.

When the government system was first implemented, some bumps were inevitable.

The implementation of the government system did not touch the interests of too many people, so it received very little resistance.

The reason why Zhao Zhen felt that their situation was not very optimistic was that Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji were making too slow progress.

In terms of system, it took Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji more than a month to basically implement it.

The basic counties in Shaanxi Prefecture did not move, but only redivided the prefecture and the prefecture administration, and then reorganized the officials of Shaanxi Prefecture.

When Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji went to Shaanxi Mansion, the imperial court did a lot of work for this.

Therefore, it is very easy for the two to implement the system.

But in terms of economic recovery, it can be said that it is struggling.

It is mainly the local tyrants who control the local land and workshops.

The poor people had nothing but a kiln.

In this era of agriculture, without land, the people could not get rich.

Expecting the poor to do business is nonsense.

Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji are also clever women, and it is difficult to cook without rice.

Now, they want to get rich by setting up workshops and recruiting poor people to work.

But this requires a process, a certain amount of time, and a certain amount of financial support.

Of course, if you have a lot of money to invest, that's another story.

"Why should the officials be in such a hurry, as long as the branch workshop set up by the textile workshop in Shaanxi Mansion is established, it can help them open up the situation. I have already sent people from the textile workshop to inspect it, and after the inspection is over, I will be able to set up a branch workshop in Shaanxi Province. ”

Kou Ji groaned.

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "We don't have that much time. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has already prepared for the attack on my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "Didn't you say that it would take two or three years? ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait for two or three years, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will launch an attack on my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "What happened in Liao?" ”

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "The envoys of the Liao State have caught up with the people of the Black Han Dynasty. The Liao Emperor dispatched a part of his troops and horses and quietly went to the Western Regions along the northern border.

If I didn't expect it badly, the Liao Emperor probably wanted to send soldiers and horses to defeat the Uighurs in Xizhou together with the people of the Black Han Dynasty.

As soon as the Uighurs in Xizhou were destroyed, our Great Song Dynasty would have to face the soldiers and horses of the Black Han Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji said faintly: "The Black Han Dynasty has millions of soldiers and horses......

Zhao Zhen nodded, "The Liao Emperor helped the Black Han Dynasty deal with the Xizhou Uighurs, and the Black Han Dynasty helped the Liao Emperor deal with us. ”

Kou Ji said with a solemn expression: "It is indeed a good calculation. The millions of soldiers and horses of the Black Han Dynasty, plus hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Liao State, if they attack my Great Song Dynasty together, it will indeed be a trouble for my Great Song Dynasty. ”

(End of chapter)