Chapter 161 Gu Shidu

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In the southeast corner of Zichen Palace in Luojing City, there is an inconspicuous two-story attic.

Different from most buildings in the palace with red walls and gold tiles, this building has a black glazed roof with green glazed tiles trimmed around the edges. There are fringed railings in front of the pavilion and upside-down lintels hanging under the eaves.

The lake rocks behind are piled up into mountains, like a barrier, with pines and cypresses planted in between.

Looking from a distance, it can be described as simple, elegant, fresh and pleasing to the eye.

This building is called "Wenyuan Pavilion".

Its earliest use was to collect and compile books. Many historical documents from the early days of the founding of Da Qi were compiled here.

But as time went by, it gradually evolved into a direct office for cabinet ministers.

In the power distribution of the Daqi Dynasty, the cabinet was responsible for handling secular government affairs. The cabinet ministers would read the memorials of hundreds of officials, write down their suggestions on a piece of paper, attach them to the memorials, and then give them to the emperor to make a decision - this is called "voting plan".

Then, the emperor will use a red pen to give approval or disapproval based on the cabinet's "vote proposal" - this is called "red approval".

It’s just that the current emperor of Da Qi is obsessed with cultivation and ignores political affairs, so he simply handed over the power of “banning red” to Princess Zhaoning.

It is logically speaking that it is extremely unconventional to hand over the highest decision-making power of the country's secular government affairs to a princess who has no inheritance rights.

However, the emperor has the highest cultivation level and the biggest fist, and no one in the entire court dares to oppose him.

Just like the former Emperor Xingde handed over the power of "approving red" to the eunuchs in charge of rites, no one dared to say "no".

So the emperor got his wish and became the hands-off shopkeeper.

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At this moment, the cabinet ministers are gathering in this simple-looking "Wenyuan Pavilion" to discuss national affairs.

A white-haired old man wearing a python robe sat at the top. After looking around at everyone present, he said calmly: "There are a few things I need to discuss with you today."

This old man's name is Tan Heming, and he is the chief minister of the Daqi Dynasty's cabinet.

Although he is just a mortal, he has expertise in the art after all - in recent years, he has been able to grasp the emperor's thoughts and handle Daqi's government affairs in an orderly manner. In addition, he speaks well and is good at He writes gorgeous articles and has always won the emperor's trust.

Having said this, Tan Shoufu cleared his throat, then looked down at a memorial on the table, and said slowly: "First of all, it is about the 'Luoshui Conference' that will be held this year... Due to the long night, Due to the impending arrival, Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, suggested that the rewards for the leaders of the 'Luoshui Conference' should be slightly increased.Higher, thus motivating young monks in Daqi to practice hard. ”

The “Luoshui Conference” is held every five years in Luojing City. It is the highest-level event for practitioners of the Qi Dynasty to discuss Taoism and practice.

Monks from all over the country, regardless of No matter your origin or level of cultivation, you can come to participate. Important figures such as the Emperor of Qi, the Saints of the Five Directions, the heads of sects, and the heads of wealthy families will also come. < /p>

It can be said that the "Luoshui Conference" will become an opportunity for the proud ones to become famous in the world, a way for the disciples from poor families to get ahead, and a channel for the big shots to select talents.

"Ge. Old man, how can this be done? " As soon as Tan Shoufu finished speaking, Yin Quan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and a scholar, immediately retorted, "Some time ago, the Exorcism Department proposed to create a 'Shenji Camp', which would use more than half of the cultivation resources in the treasury. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, they actually came to the lion's mouth again, as if the resources in the treasury were the private property of their exorcism department. We can't let these practitioners do whatever they want..."

No one here was surprised by Master Yin's irritable tone.

In their impression, this Lord Yin, who is in charge of the financial power of the Daqi Dynasty, is a veritable "Iron Rooster" - he has guarded the treasury of the Daqi Dynasty for many years, collecting taxes with great fanfare and spending money without spending money.

But the emperor has always been against it. He was very complimentary and praised him more than once for his "Although he is not a monk, he has the ability to make money out of thin air."

So, although he often quarreled with other cabinet ministers and had quarrels with each other, he still had a lot of trouble. His position is still as stable as a rock.

Even if he occasionally secretly pockets money from the treasury, the emperor will turn a blind eye to him.

"My words are still there. He hasn't finished yet," Tan Shoufu interrupted him calmly, "Luo Sishou hopes to give the leaders of the 'Luoshui Conference' an opportunity to enter the royal treasury to select magic weapons. "

Hearing that Tan Shoufu said "the royal family's treasury" instead of "the national treasury", Yin Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let this matter be decided directly by Her Royal Highness! "

Tan Shoufu nodded, quickly wrote the "ticket proposal" on the piece of paper, and pasted it on the memorial of Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department.

"Second "This memorial comes from Wei Jiusi of Qianhu, Qingzhou Prefecture, Jiaodong Province." Then Tan Shoufu took out a second document and continued to tell everyone present.

“He said that the spread of Yin evil energy in Yishan Snow Girl’s territory is accelerating, and more and more civilians are being corroded by Yin energy and turning into monsters.

"Wei Qianhu hopes that the capital can provide them with some supplies to help nearby residents evacuate from dangerous areas. If it drags on any longer, Qingzhou Mansion may be occupied by monsters. "

"Why is it another one asking for money? "Yin Shangshu muttered gloomily again.

In the next period of time, heWith his sharp tongue and crazy bargaining, and on the grounds that "the national treasury is very short of money", he finally succeeded in reducing the total amount of supplies proposed by Wei Qianhu to half of the original.

Tan Shoufu glanced at him helplessly and thought: With this Master's bargaining skills, he might be invincible even in front of the aunts at the Luojing City wet market.

"The third thing is also the most important thing." Tan Shoufu opened the third document and continued, "This morning, His Majesty sent someone to deliver an edict to our Wenyuan Pavilion. ."

After hearing the words "Your Majesty" and "Edict", everyone here raised their heads and looked at Tan Shoufu sitting at the top, all showing expressions of surprise.

Because in recent years, Emperor Tianxing has been focusing on cultivation and ignoring government affairs.

So the edict he sent to the cabinet is even rarer than the snow ginseng on Mount Yi.

"You may have read in the Di newspaper before that there was an exorcist named 'Gu Xu' from the Yishui County Exorcist Department. He once solved the case of the Lu family's haunted house in Qingzhou Prefecture and became a famous exorcist. The owner of the 'Jinghong Brush'," Tan Shoufu continued, "and now, he has successfully climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan and became the inheritor of the Ascending Immortal Kong Xuan Sanren.

"Your Majesty values ​​him. Because of his qualifications and talents, he wanted to appoint him as a 'Reader', hoping that he could accompany the princes and princesses in reading and studying, and be a role model for the emperor's heirs. ”

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Shi Xiaohan was still sleeping in at home.

In fact, she woke up two hours ago.

But because she was on vacation today, it was winter. Being by the warm fire was an extremely happy thing.

So after she woke up, she yawned, turned over, and buried her head in the pillow again, and continued to sleep soundly. .

It’s just that the girl’s sleeping posture has always been very restless.

When the maid Chenxi walked into her bedroom with the letter from Gu Xu, her pillow had already fallen. On the ground.

As for Shi Xiaohan, she was lying on the bed carelessly, and the quilt had been kicked to the corner by her, only covering one of her feet.

Wearing a pale pink bellyband and trousers, embroidered with patterns of mandarin ducks playing in the water, her arms and calves were exposed as smooth as porcelain; her long, fluffy hair was spread down, covering half of her face.

On the cabinet beside her bed, there is a delicate hairpin, a clean white handkerchief, and a small cookie box.

"Miss, it's time to get up! "The maid Chenxi came to her side and called softly, "Someone sent you a letter this morning.”

Chen Xi’s words interrupted Shi Xiaohan’s sweet dream.

She snorted unhappily, her eyes still closed and motionless, as if someone had cast a spell on her. It was sealed on this soft bed.

“Miss, this letter is sent to you by Mr. Gu from Laizhou Mansion. "Seeing that Shi Xiaohan was still lying in bed, the maid Chenxi smiled and continued.

When he heard the three words "Master Gu", Shi Xiaohan was shocked and stopped pretending to be asleep.< /p>

“Show it to me! ”

Before Chen Xi could answer, she kicked the quilt to the ground, sat up suddenly, and snatched the envelope from Chen Xi’s hand. In her big eyes as clear as apricots There was no trace of sleepiness in her eyes.

Then she carefully opened the envelope and took out the letter, and immediately saw Gu Xu's elegant handwriting.

She knows that Gu Xu’s cursive handwriting is the most beautiful.

But in this letter, Gu Xu wrote in straight and straight regular script.

"He must be trying to make it easier for me to read! " She thought silently as she sat cross-legged on the bed and began to read the letter carefully word for word.

Soon, she read about how the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen pretended to be a female voice to deceive his opponent in the "Realm of Taoism" , and was called "Qilin Girl" by her companions in the "Shenji Camp"

She immediately held her stomach and laughed non-stop, rolling around on the big bed like a kitten. /p>

"Oh, I really didn't expect that His Highness the Prince of Daqi could do such a thing..."

After a few minutes, the girl finally calmed down and used one hand to lift She lay on the bed and continued reading the following content.

Her black hair was scattered on her smooth and delicate back, and the pink rope belt on her belly was faintly exposed; her white and tender feet were hanging in the air. Dangling unconsciously

When she read that Gu Xu had overcome many obstacles and climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan, her eyes suddenly opened wide and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "He is so awesome. ah! "

However, the next second, she saw Gu Xu wrote in the letter: "Xiaohan, do you think I am powerful? "

She immediately stopped her smile, said "poof", and commented secretly in her heart: "This bastard is really crazy!" ”

Next, she saw that Gu Xu had used a lot of pen and ink to describe the process of getting along with her father, and his words were full of praise and admiration for her father.

Girl’s face A bright smile bloomed on her face again - like the ripples of a clear spring, it overflowed from the dimples at the corners of her mouth and spread all over her face.

Shi Xiaohan felt sincerely that Gu Xu and her father were getting along well. Very happy.

At the end of the letter, she saw Gu Xu asking about the magical powers she gained when she broke through.

“Huh, I’ll tell you when you come back! "

As she spoke, she stuffed the letter paper back into the envelope, then placed the envelope on the bedside table, along with the hairpin andHandkerchiefs and biscuit boxes put together.

At this time, she raised her head and looked at Chen Xi beside her: "What breakfast did you prepare today? Did you make preserved egg and lean meat porridge and soup dumplings as I asked?"

The maid Chenxi smiled slightly and responded: "Miss, it's time for lunch now."

Then, with Chenxi's help, Shi Xiaohan changed into a pink dress She wears a skirt, her hair is combed into a hanging bun, and she wears a gilt hairpin inlaid with mandarin duck patterns and pearls. She looks both delicate and elegant.

While helping her comb her hair, Chen Xi asked casually: "What did Mr. Gu write in the letter? To make the young lady so happy?"

"How could you tell? Am I happy?" Shi Xiaohan frowned and replied, "Gu Xu, that arrogant guy, just climb up Mount Laoshan and feel that he is very great."

"If Ben. The heroine has also entered the 'Shenji Camp', it is impossible for him to be so arrogant! "

"What do you mean, Miss Gu, is that Mr. Gu is actually not very powerful at all? "Chen Xi said in a teasing tone.

"You are not allowed to say that about him! "Hearing this, Shi Xiaohan slammed the table angrily.

Because she had just broken through the third realm, she was not yet able to completely control the majestic true energy in her body.

So under her powerful force, this expensive and exquisitely crafted mahogany table instantly shattered into sawdust with a bang.

Shi Xiaohan was startled and jumped from his chair.

"Chen Xi, please don't tell my father about this! "She reached out and tugged on Chen Xi's sleeves, raised her head and looked at her, her bright eyes filled with water.

Chen Xi smiled bitterly and shook her head helplessly.

She was thinking : Miss, you destroyed such a big table. If the master really asks, I can’t hide it even if I want to!

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Laizhou Mansion! , Tongfu Inn.

Gu Xu was sitting next to the window, holding the secret book of "Puppetry" left by Kongxuan Sanren, and was studying it attentively.

At this time, his head was turned upside down. Wearing a Xiaoyao scarf and wearing a brand new robe, he looked majestic and handsome.

He was very lucky that the exorcism officials could replace their damaged uniforms for free at the Yamen. >This undoubtedly allowed him to successfully save a lot of money.

According to the description in the secret book, Gu Xu learned that Kong Xuan Sanren's "puppet manipulation" spell was very different from other puppet techniques.