Liu Baosheng didn't even dare to mix with his daughter's desire to be the queen, let alone fight for power and profit with Jiangmen.

Taishi, on the surface, is an official residence with a high prestige.

But it's all fake, Liu Baosheng asked himself, who can he instruct in the court?

I'm afraid I can't command any of them.

Not to mention the civil officials, even the generals don't take him seriously.

Liu Baosheng didn't dare to treat himself as a dish in the court at all, where did he dare to get involved in the affairs of military power?

However, he thought of a person, there is a way that fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and the second son-in-law Cheng Zhijie seems to have a good chance! This second army of the Praetorian Guard is clearly a new army to defend the capital.

According to the Great Song Dynasty's control of military power, the forbidden army had 800,000 horses, but the most elite 100,000 horses were always stationed in the capital. Regardless of how many people the Praetorian Guard had, according to the rules of the Great Song Dynasty, it was normal to leave the strongest army in the capital. Thinking of this, Liu Baosheng's eyes wandered around, and he felt safe, so he asked Li Kui in a low voice: "Is there any hope for the second child?" ”

"Second brother-in-law, there is hope. But it needs to be fought for, and I can't help him. ”

Li Kui did not say explicitly that Cheng Zhijie's military merits were very high. As for him not being able to speak, because Li Kui had already commanded the First Praetorian Guard, and if he was the commander of the Second Army, he would be attacked.

Even if most of his military exploits are won by lying down, he has no ability to do it himself. I have to say that most of Li Kui's military exploits in the northwest were given to Cheng Zhijie. Cheng Zhijie is also the most meritorious envoy among the generals in the capital. If he is in charge of the elite of the Praetorian Guard, others will not be able to say anything.

Even if everyone knows that Cheng Zhijie's goods are a straw bag.

He just met Li Kui's brother-in-law and gave him all the benefits.

But it can't be erased, Cheng Zhijie's image of being good at fighting in the emperor's mind. He is just a little less capable, a little lower, a little rude, a little stupid, but he definitely can't hide his loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty.

Hearing Liu Baosheng say this, Li Kui also felt that Cheng Zhijie had a great opportunity, but he also had difficulties: "Father-in-law, the second brother-in-law wants to be in charge of the Praetorian Guard, and he has to ask for the emperor's approval. ”

Is it hard?

Liu Baosheng blinked his eyes for a while, and sighed: "Why don't you let the fourth child talk about it?" ”

"Yes, it's not a bad thing for the second brother-in-law to be in charge of the Praetorian Guard."

Li Kui nodded in agreement, although Cheng Zhijie's level was average. But the emperor's trust in Cheng Zhijie is not bad, and he has no ambition, such a person is the most ideal commander of the Praetorian Guard.

As for what Liu Baosheng said about letting the concubine Liu Qingjing live, can you still say that?

It can only be pillow wind.

In the following days, the Military Unification Bureau was requisitioned by the Secretary of the Province, not that the Military Unification Bureau was completely requisitioned, but Li Kui.

The Great Song Dynasty encountered a major event and needed the officials of the pavilion to work together.

can hold a white event for the monarch of Liao, obviously many officials are not very happy, and they have little experience.

Among the high-ranking officials of the pavilion, that is, Li Kui, a straight bachelor, is younger and less qualified, so he may be called by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Secretaries. The others are all elders of the Four Dynasties who are many years younger than Zhang Dan, how can they be moved?

Lin Xi left the capital, and Li Kui set up the executor of the Great Song Dynasty Capital Funeral Committee.

If nothing else, the ritual must always be prepared.

Which part of Tokyo City is the best place to hold a festival?

Where else could there be besides Daxiangguo Temple?

As a royal temple, the nobles in the palace and the concubines who believe in Buddhism will choose to come to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings and light an everlasting lamp in the Buddhist shrine. The lantern of Daxiangguo Temple is expensive, divided into several grades, and the most expensive is of course the closest place to the incense. It's cheaper to be a little further away.

The cost of one year is roughly equivalent to the income of an average family for ten years.

There are no hundreds, and the Buddha does not bless people.

Of course, if it really happens, it is useless for the Buddha to bless it.

Li Kui's impression of Daxiangguo Temple is that it is a food mecca.

As far as Tokyo is concerned, there are many areas where you can enjoy food, such as the restaurant in Jiaozilou Alley. It's not that the restaurants here have the best taste, but more. One by one, and the girl who accompanies the wine speaks nicely, and is beautiful and delicious. All of them are bright and moving, and the warblers are singing and swallowing.

There is also a snack near Zhengjiaqiao, which is also a must.

This is originally a business in the downtown area, and it can only be done when there are more people.

But you have to ask the place with the most people in the capital, the Daxiangguo Temple, which has two temple fairs a month, and all other areas of the capital are hanged.

If it is really on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this place is full of people, and the cries are endless, and it is the most lively and prosperous place in the capital. But at the same time, this place is also home to the largest temple in the capital.

Daexiangguoji Temple is famous for its snacks, but the most famous is vegetarian food.

On this day, Li Kui went.

"This donor, may I ask if you are fasting or eating?"

"Can you eat enough here?"

"This lord, it's funny, we are a temple, and we have the most conscience." Xiao Shami lowered his eyebrows and led Li Kui to the dining hall, feeling that although this person was quite evil, he might be a bold person. All-you-can-eat? What do you think of good things?

Li Kui didn't care, asked Ruan Xiaowu to sit down with him, and said loudly: "Come to all the dishes again, and call after eating!" ”

"This benefactor!" Seeing Li Kui's posture of speaking, Xiao Shami was a little confused. This seems to be a bit like a street scoundrel going to a restaurant to eat a bully meal! This person looks quite rich, but how did he embark on this crooked path.

Xiao Shami's shoulders are weak and he can't bear such a ruthless role. simply took the booklet of almsgiving and handed it to Li Kui: "Donor, look! ”

Li Kui didn't even look at it, and let Xiao Shami write it himself.

"Write it casually, sir, I don't care about these three melons and two dates." The words are true, but they can be said from Li Kui's mouth, and they have completely changed their taste. It's a bit like sending off the momentum of Hanako. Besides, if Li Kui is asked to come up with the money, I'm afraid that Li Kui will make a fuss at that time. As a last resort, I had to turn around and find a helper.

If you ask the most snobbish people in the world, it may be difficult for monks to fall out of the top three rankings.

Li Kui's current bearing, dress, and follower posture, he doesn't look like an ordinary person at first glance, and he must be a 'fat sheep'. Eating in the temple doesn't say how much it costs, and there is no clear price, just look at the heart. Bring a booklet of incense and give alms, and let someone write it. It doesn't matter if you don't have money, write the name of the mansion, and there will always be a monk who will come to pick it up.

And on the almsgiving booklet, all of them are 'wealthy', Master Zhang has 100 yuan, and the king shopkeeper has 200 yuan, anyway, if he takes a few yuan out, he is embarrassed to leave his name on the charity booklet.

Of course, this is also the highest level of believers.

Ordinary believers eat bowls of somen noodles and ask for vegetarian dishes, and monks do not dare to sell them at sky-high prices. Give three melons and two dates more than a dozen dollars, and they don't dislike it. After all, the real patrons of temples, especially those of a grand scale, are never the poor, but the rich.

Even if the poor monks really want to make more money, these people can't afford it.

The only time in the year that the food is free is Laba, which is divided into Laba porridge.

As long as there is spare strength in the temples of the world, Laba porridge will be distributed on this day, and there is no money, and it is enough to eat.

It's a pity that Laba porridge is only once a year, especially when there are many people, many people smell the porridge, and if you really want to eat it, you can't say for sure.

"Master Li!"

As soon as the rescuers brought by the little novice appeared in the dining hall, they recognized Li Kui.

To be able to become a monk of Daxiangguo Temple, there is absolutely no need to worry about eyesight. It is comparable to the turtle slave at the gate of the sect's workshop, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in the city can recognize it at a glance.

Li Kui is also a celebrity in Tokyo, and his appearance is very distinctive, and there is no possibility of being mistaken.

Li Kui raised his eyes to look at the monk who knew the guest, cleaned the tea set that Ruan Xiaowu didn't know where to move from, and asked, "Do you know me?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." The monk bowed down and said: "The little monk knows Lord Li, but Lord Li has a noble status, and most of them have never seen a villain. ”

The monk turned around and touched the head of the little novice, and said in a low voice: "Let the master chef in the back kitchen take out all his skills, Master Li is a distinguished guest." ”

"Sit!"

"Don't dare!"

People outside the party don't get along with each other as worldly, but the problem is that Li Kui's identity is too scary.

It's not that Li Kui's official position is big and rich. A person with such an identity can't scare the monk at all. The main thing is that the abbot of the Daxiangguo Temple is now Master Zhiqing.

This was originally the presiding officer of the Puji Temple in the northwest Fushi City, but the Puji Temple was so dilapidated that he couldn't even eat, but fortunately he met Li Kui, when Li Kui sent a letter to Master Zhiqing to the capital.

Through the abbot Liu Baosheng, Master Zhiqing became the presiding officer of the world's largest temple.

On this relationship, the monk did not dare to hold it up in front of Li Kui. If Li Kui appreciates him and is in a good mood to promote him, wouldn't he want to soar?

Don't dare to say anything else, the abbot of the top ten temples in the world can always be, right?

Li Kui looked up and down at the guest monk for a while, and asked, "Master Zhiqing is in the temple, right?" ”

"Yes, the abbot hasn't gone out since he presided over the Great Xiangguo Temple."

"Okay, you go and tell him that there is a big business to take care of him, and he needs to personally preside over the rituals, and the dojo of 7749 days, Daxiangguo Temple needs to be prepared."

Li Kui eats in the dining room, but the vegetarian dishes have a very good reputation, but the taste is still worse than real meat and fish.

As soon as Li Kui walked out of the hall after eating, he saw the monk waiting for him, bowed down and asked, "Are you satisfied?" ”

"Did you tell Master Zhiqing? What did he say? ”

The monk bowed and said, "The abbot is waiting for you in the dormitory, and the little monk asks the adults to move." ”

"Lead the way."

The moment Li Kui saw Master Zhiqing, he was stunned, this old monk's complexion was better and ruddy, not like when he was in Yan'an Mansion, his face was full of dishes, there was a kind of wind and candle in his old age, as if he was going to the west.

"Master Li, meet again."

Master Zhiqing was very enthusiastic and prepared fragrant tea and snacks. In the Great Xiangguo Temple, there are not many people who can be personally received by Master Zhiqing.

After all, he is the abbot of the royal temple, and he should have the dignity and shelf that he should have.

However, Master Zhiqing didn't have this frame in front of Li Kui, but talked as if he had met an old friend.

"My lord, please also leave the name of the deceased, the eight characters of the birthday, and the things before death, and the old man should prepare the dojo."

Li Kui didn't believe this, and he didn't study these, otherwise he had lived in the capital for several years, and he would have come to Daxiangguo Temple for the first time. He hesitated slightly: "The name is simple, but the birth date is eight characters, and there is nothing in the past." ”

"This ...... It's not easy to do. "Master Zhiqing didn't expect things to be so tricky, he didn't even have a birthday, who did he give the merit to? In the eyes of the ancients, the eight characters of birth are like antennas for people to receive the luck of heaven and earth, if this thing is not there, there will definitely be problems with the reception.

It's like a witchcraft, stabbing a villain.

It doesn't matter if it's a wooden figure or a clay potter. will write the name and birth date on the body, otherwise it will be ineffective.

It can't exert the power of witchcraft. The emperor's birthday is a state secret in this era and cannot be disclosed. Although Yelu Hongji died, there was no need to keep this secret, but the problem was that this was the emperor of Liao, and Li Kui couldn't get it for Master Zhiqing.

Of course, this statement is just a means for the foolish woman to vent her dissatisfaction, and if it is really compared to the effect, it is far worse than feeding Da Lang medicine.

Master Zhiqing's heart jumped suddenly, there is a way that night owls enter the house, and good things don't come. If Li Kui really visited the Buddha and had compassion in his heart, he would not ignore the temple. They can be regarded as old friends, but Li Kui didn't want to come to reminisce once. What's more, Li Kui's evil spirit, it is estimated that the Buddha Lord will not be able to surpass him.

He was afraid that his mana was low and he couldn't help Li Kui.

Master Zhiqing asked softly, "My lord, I don't know who the dead are?" ”

"Yeluhongki." Li Kui took the teacup and said his name in the gap between the teas. After all, it is the tea soup in the abbot's dormitory, and it is much better than that in the dining hall.

Master Zhiqing's brows furrowed slightly, this name was not very auspicious when he heard it. Then his face changed in shock, this sounds like the emperor of Liao!

It's not that this person has done a lot of evil and even the Buddha has given up, but this name is the name of the Liao people.

Compared with the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao people were much more devout in their belief in Buddhism.

There are too many living beings in China, although Buddhism is also a great religion. But the people of Pingtou and the gods at home can't serve them, so how can they care about the Buddha?

In contrast, the gods of the steppe tribes, there are too few.

Immortal Heaven - it seems that the gods with more mana are gone.

Master Zhiqing felt that Li Kui was going to trap him, and wanted to excuse himself: "My lord, this can't be done." ”

"What's wrong?" Li Kui said curiously: "Doesn't the temple give money and never ask about the master's life?" ”

Master Zhiqing smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, you are pretending to be confused, this is a Liao person, and he is also the emperor of Liao. If Lao Wei gave him a service, even if he appeared on the day of the ceremony, his reputation would be stinky among the children of the Shi family in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Li Kui touched his chin and nodded in agreement: "Having said that, but you think about it, it's not my business, I'm just informing the Great Xiangguo Temple to do this ceremony." If you don't do it in Daxiangguo Temple, you can only arrange for you to go to Zhongjing in Liaoguo. ”

Before Li Kui finished speaking, Master Zhiqing hurriedly pulled Li Kui's wrist, and said with a panicked face: "My lord, it will be done in the Great Xiangguo Temple." ”

Good guy, if you are not in the Great Song Dynasty, you are going to Liao, isn't this a high-profile telling all your peers that he Master Zhiqing has defected?

Is he a traitor?

Before leaving, Li Kui gave Master Zhiqing a move: "Master don't have to worry about being attacked, you draw up a list, invite all your peers who may attack you with this matter, and hand it over to Honglu Temple to prepare, the will will be issued by the Hanlin Academy, no one dares not to come, and then you will surpass the Liao Emperor together." If you really want someone to give face to the court and confiscate his degree, who dares not to come? ”

Master Zhiqing looked at Li Kui's back in amazement, and muttered, "This method seems to be ...... That's good! ”