one step closer to the end

A general raised his head and yelled, his face was flushed by the spicy heat, and all civil and military officials gathered here one after another. Eating chili peppers in the cold weather is enough to keep the cold out, and he also had a mouthful of crunchy cucumbers and roasted garlic. Eggplant, almost turned a group of people over.

"Brothers from the Shenwu Army, come over and have a bite to warm your body..."

Zhao Guanren stood up angrily and greeted him. The guards guarding the gate were drooling long ago. Hearing this, he immediately ran over and lined up beside the dining car, looking forward to it. Zhao Guanren then unleashed his weapon and used Tremella bird's nest soup in a glass bowl.

"Huh? This carved glass bowl is so transparent, it's worth a lot..."

"Boom~"

Before the words of a minister could be heard, King Yujiang was scalded and smashed a bowl. Everyone immediately felt distressed and regretful. Glaze is a by-product of copper smelting. No matter which dynasty it is, it is considered a luxury, let alone rare. frosted glass bowl.

"Uh~ I'm sorry! I slipped my hand, how much money will I pay you..."

King Yujiang rubbed his hands in embarrassment. How did he know that Zhao Guanren brought out another set, all of which were low-quality products at nine yuan and nine free shipping? , 20 taels of silver is enough, and the rest is yours!"

"No! This king sincerely compensates, you can tell me the real price..."

King Yujiang and the others didn't believe it was so cheap. Unexpectedly, Zhao Guanren brought out two more sets, as well as a few colorful glass cups, and said, "Currently, the production volume is small, and the price is indeed a bit high. We can make five hundred sets every day." , the cost will be reduced by half again!"

"Five hundred sets a day? Only twelve taels..."

Everyone opened their mouths in horror, and picked up the glass products one after another to check and knock. Although the workmanship is not related to exquisiteness, the key is that the materials are rare and cheap, but the actual cost is not even a tael of silver.

"Haha~"

King Yujiang suddenly came to his senses, stood up and scolded with a smile: "Okay, Mr. Yin, no wonder you dare to promise to turn losses into profits. It turns out that you have hidden such a big golden mountain quietly. These glazed bowls are my agent. No one should talk to me. Wang Qiang!"

"It doesn't matter what I say, whoever the emperor says is who, everyone hurry up and have dinner..."

Zhao Guanren sat down to eat the soup with a smile on his face, and everyone took glass bowls to serve it in a novelty, but when the time came for the palace gate to open, no one came in, everyone gathered around the dining car to eat, even the eunuchs and inner guards in the palace ran out look fresh.

"Director Wei!"

Zhao Guanren suddenly found out that Chen Guangda had come out. He picked up a set of the smartest glass products, handed them over and said politely: "I would like to ask Mr. Wei to present it to the emperor. This is a new product made by the government. It is a set of 20 taels. Let's get to work!"

"Master Yin! You can't talk nonsense, our family is not the chief eunuch..."

Chen Guangda used his accent to get the result, and Zhao Guanren deliberately wondered: "Isn't it? Then why did I hear that Eunuch An wants to... Forget it! There are talented people from generation to generation. When Eunuch An retires, you must Take his class!"

"Ha~ Don't listen to rumors, Mr. An is very healthy..."

Chen Guang waved his hand arrogantly, asked the guards to carry away two baskets of vegetables, and bowed to the officials before leaving, but the officials started talking one after another, and they looked at Chen Guangda differently. He froze for a while before queuing up to enter the palace.

"Your Majesty has a decree! Xuan Baiguan has an audience..."

Chen Guangda stood in front of the main hall and yelled loudly, and all the civil and military officials were stunned. Someone hurriedly chased the eunuch and asked, "Why is Mr. Wei announcing the decree today? Why didn't you see Mr. An?"

"It's sick!"

A young eunuch said loudly on purpose: "Didn't the monsters make trouble on all sides last night? Director An went up to the tower to watch in his single clothes. He was frightened and drenched in heavy rain. He couldn't get sick in the middle of the night. The imperial physician used ginseng soup to continue his life." , I don’t know yet... oh~"

"So that's the case! Mr. Yin is still well-informed, and Director Wei is in the prime of life..."

The princes and ministers finally realized that they took turns to go up the steps to bow their heads to Chen Guangda, but this was really not Chen Guangda's poisonous hand. The eunuch Anda was always cautious, and he couldn't find a chance to poison him. down.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

All civil and military officials entered the hall and knelt collectively. Zhao Guanren is now a fourth-rank official, and he knelt in the position behind the civil officials. Not touching the ground at all.

"Pingshen! Play when you have something to do, and retreat if you have nothing to do..."

Chen Guangda stood under the high platform with a high-pitched voice. No one saw that he was a fake eunuch, and the old emperor probably hadn't slept for long, and actually sat on the dragon chair and yawned. Fortunately, the officials reported the monster killing, No more boring politics.

"Father! The national teacher was almost killed unjustly last night, which shows the ignorance of our court mage..."

King Yujiang stepped forward and said: "Thanks to Yin Shilang's efforts to turn the tide last night, a terrible disaster was avoided. Letting him be in charge of the bureaucracy is really a waste of talent. In my opinion, Zhenmagic has to be in charge of him. The official building will take second place!"

"Things blatantly murdered our national teacher, I really want to show them some color..."

The old emperor patted the dragon chair and said: "From now on, Qianniuwei will be merged into the Zhenmagic Division to take the position of demon slayer, and then the elite mages will be selected by the temples to serve as the demon subduer. The two complement each other and protect us together. Datang, what do all the loves think?"

'Um? '

Zhao Guanren was slightly taken aback, and quickly calculated the pros and cons, but someone immediately said: "Your Majesty! The Zhenmagic Division should not only protect the safety of my god capital, but should go deep into other state capitals, otherwise the state capitals will have no ability to protect themselves, and they will become breeding monsters." Soil!"

"Hmm! What you said is very true..."

The old emperor nodded and said: "Yin Shilang! You can do more work if you are capable, and the official building office cannot be slack, and you are also fully responsible for the Zhenmagic Division. I will send you a few smart people as assistants. After the court is over, you will work together to draw up a plan." The charter, the number of personnel required for each state, and the overall planning are all submitted one by one!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Guanren went out to salute neither humble nor overbearing, but the old emperor said again: "I've seen the jade-colored glazed bowl you just presented, but I don't think it's appropriate for such a treasure to be so cheap. Have you tasted it?"

"Your Majesty! It's really too cheap..."

A prince jumped out immediately and said loudly: "Liuli is my unique skill in the Tang Dynasty. How many countries and small countries covet it. Although the cost is low, it is a good thing, but selling it at a low price is a waste of treasure. My son thinks that it is at least Get 5000 taels!"

"Cough cough cough..."

The old emperor almost spit out his tea as soon as he took a sip, Chen Guangda hurried up to get him a handkerchief, the old emperor wiped his mouth and raised his head, giving him an annoyed look.

"Royal father! It's too expensive for ordinary people to afford, and if you can't sell it, you have to pay for it. It's the court that loses..."

King Yujiang said loudly: "Selling at a low price is a waste of treasures. It is better to openly invite business from the people. Merchants seek profits and will definitely give the most reasonable price. And they will invest in expanding the scale, dumping overseas, earning back gold and silver, and making me stronger." Tang Shengwei, you don't need to pay a penny from the court!"

"Ok?"

The old emperor was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, he praised: "Not bad! It's wonderful! It seems that my son has studied hard and practiced a lot recently, and has made great progress. You also share the worries for Yin Shilang, and you will be responsible for the business promotion. Bring out everything that the official builds!"

"My son leads the order!"

King Yujiang bowed excitedly, and several other princes looked at Zhao Guanren one after another. He must have come up with this idea, otherwise King Yujiang wouldn't even know what "dumping" meant.

"King Ning! King Yan! Come forward to listen to the order..."

The old emperor then said: "Tubo has linked up with the rebels and messed up our Tianzhu Road. The rebellious heart has emerged. I order you two to lead a group of soldiers and horses to go to Nanzhao and Jiannan respectively to assist the Longyou Road in attacking Tubo. If the Nanzhao Jiedu envoy makes any changes, you two can kill first and play later!"

"My son takes orders!"

The two princes stepped forward and knelt down excitedly. This is a great contribution to Bai Jian, and it also has the advantage of taking the opportunity to win over the local generals.

"Yin Shilang! Zhang Duwei! You two come forward together..."

The old emperor beckoned suddenly, Zhao Guanren and Xia Buer looked at each other, walked out with some doubts and stood together.

"The two of you are originally from the same family, but now you are both serving the court, so the small conflict should be put aside..."

The old emperor said with a smile: "I want to announce two great events. One is that I want to betroth Princess Changle to Zhang Wuji. From now on, he will be Zhang's concubine of my dynasty. I will give you a concubine's mansion to live with Princess Changle." Inside Luoyang City!"

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace, my son-in-law is very grateful..."

"Don't rush to be happy, you are not as sophisticated as your senior brother, I have to sharpen you..."

The old emperor said loudly: "Prince Zhang! I order you to lead three thousand cavalry to Anxi Duhu Mansion to read out my will, and assist Zhao Jiedu to go to Tubo to quell the rebellion. I will go to war immediately! When you come back triumphantly, I and the princess I will personally clean up the dust for you!"

"I obey the order! Wuji will definitely live up to the grace..."

Xia Buer knelt down on one knee pretending to be excited. The old emperor nodded and looked at Zhao Guanren again. Zhao Guanren knew that he was about to serve a big meal. No matter how capable he was and how diligent and loyal he was, the old emperor and Luo Zhimen behind him Nothing will make him feel better.

"Yin Shilang! Last night, you turned the tide and killed the four-faced demon, and the people in the city praised you..."

The old emperor said with a smile: "I want to reward you well. Immediately promote you to the town magic department and the town magic envoy, the third rank, give you the surname Li, seal the town as the Duke, and eat three thousand households in the city!"

Zhao Guanren was startled and said inwardly, "Be good!The surname has been changed by Lao Tzu, it seems to be a bigger move! '

"Shangqing Temple is changed to your dojo, and it is named Zhenmo Temple, which can be incensed by believers all over the world, and an ancient soul-suppressing pagoda is given to you..."

"Ancient Soul Town Tower? Where is it..."

Zhao Guanren raised his head abruptly, and Chen Guangda and Xia Buer were also instinctively startled. They suppressed their emotions so as not to show any abnormality. For a long time, the old emperor actually had a soul-suppressing tower in his hand, but there was still one person at the scene. He raised his head suddenly and then quickly lowered it...

Chapter 1272

"Ancient Soul Town Tower? Where is it..."

Zhao Guanren raised his head in surprise, but the old emperor waved his hand and said: "Don't worry! Just listen to me, Princess Wan'an and her son-in-law have reconciled, and I have decided to marry her to you as my wife. , the two of you brothers and sisters are brother-in-law!"

"what?"

Manchao Wenwu was taken aback, even Zhao Guanren couldn't understand it now, what kind of f*cking show operation is this, you are addicted to giving marriages, right?

"emperor!"

Zhao Guanren said with a look of astonishment: "Did you forget that you just married the former princess to me yesterday, how can I marry Princess Wan'an again?"

"Hmph~ It's not your fault. Princess Wan'an was bathing in the old palace. You rushed in and picked up someone and ran away. Although you are eager to save people, how can you tell her to be a woman..."

The old emperor feigned anger and said: "The Cui family cried to me every day, saying that his concubine's body had never been touched, but asked you to touch it all over again, and Jiuyue also hid in the palace and cried every night, so I had to allow him two Renheli, betroth Princess Yuzhen to him again!"

"Uh~ this is another..."

Zhao Guanren heard about this, Cui Concubine clamored to challenge him one-on-one, and said every day that he would hack him to death. Princess Jiuyue hid in the palace and never came out again, so he could only say: "But both of them are concubines. Not quite right, how to do it?"

"You think beautifully, they are all golden branches and jade leaves, who can be your concubine..."

The old emperor said: "If it weren't for the sake of your great achievements, I would not favor you, but you are already the Duke of Zhen, and you can marry two wives under your name, and you can regard her as the sixth grade. The two are married separately, Princess Wan'an will be your first wife, Zhao Bilian will be your concubine, the best of both worlds!"

Zhao Guanren looked aside suspiciously, and asked, "What is a winning wife? A winning wife?"

"It's not about winning or losing! A concubine's concubine originally refers to a wife's dowry, which is higher than a concubine..."

King Yujiang said in a low voice: "The good things that are picked out by digging words are only said to be married to concubines, but adding the word wife is equivalent to a flat wife, only half shorter than a legitimate wife, and the heirs are also counted as legitimate sons, but they must be protected by the emperor." Batch, ordinary people don't have such a blessing!"

"All the lovers are also wondering why you want to recruit him as your son-in-law, but I only want to say one thing..."

The old emperor raised his voice and said: "Who has ever cared about the orphans and widows of Prince Qing's family? Only Zhiping settled them down properly. All the concubines were given a dry share, and they were given money every month. I have a decent job, and you guys, the tea is cold when you leave!"

"..."

The princes and ministers stopped talking one after another, and King Yujiang even shrank his head and dared not make a sound. King Qing used to hang out with him, but after he died, he went to mourn once, gave a symbolic sum of money, and finally returned Put brother's little wife to sleep.

"Hey~ Lu Yao knows horsepower, and he can see people's hearts after a long time. I should have recruited Zhiping to be my son-in-law..."

The old emperor sighed faintly, and said, "Zhiping! Both of you will work hard in the future, especially your Demon Suppressing Temple, you must play a leading role, and [-]% of the incense tax must be paid on time. The same is true for the Demon Suppressing Temple, do you understand?"

"Hmm~ I have to ask the emperor for something. There are too many temples and temples, so accidents are easy..."

Zhao Guanren cleared his throat and said, "Just like last night, the mages worshiped the monsters when they saw them, which didn't have any effect at all, so I implore your majesty to decree that in the future, all temples and temples in the state capitals must come to suppress them." Demonstration seal certification, and participate in vocational qualification training!"

"Oh? How about certification and training..."

"First of all, we have to distinguish between human beings and demons, and secondly, we have to take the examination and grade. We divide mages into nine levels, weed out those who pretend to be numbers, and then teach them how to distinguish monsters from ghosts and snakes. Don't call them gods when you see monsters..."

Zhao Guanren said loudly: "All prefectures should set up temples to suppress demons, and counties should set up bureaus to suppress demons. On the one hand, it is to eliminate demons and protect the way, on the other hand, it is convenient for certification, and it can also supervise bad temples. Abbot's situation!"

"Haha~ It's really a good idea..."

The old emperor laughed heartily and said: "I have always had a headache because there are so many temples and temples, and there are endless fakes. If you stick to the three tricks, you will be able to eradicate this chaotic situation. It can be regarded as a solution to my worries. I will play it." , Submit the specific regulations quickly!"

"I built you a local tax bureau, of course you like it..."

Zhao Guanren chuckled secretly, cupped his hands and said, "Observe the decree! But forgive me for your eagerness to subdue the demons, and please ask the emperor to order someone to lead me to the Soul Restraining Pagoda!"

"How do you get a tower, wait for the craftsman to move it for you..."

The old emperor waved his hand and talked about the war again. Those who didn't know it really thought that Nanzhao was going to rebel. In fact, he not only wanted to destroy the rebellious Tubo, but also took the Longyou Army into his own hands, and put Zhao Qingtian under his control. At the place of death, Prince Xia will also be buried with him.

"Okay! The Ministry of War will stay to discuss matters, and everyone else can leave the court if they have nothing to do..."

The old emperor stood up with his hands behind his back, and said: "Duke Zhen! Send your brother-in-law a favor for me. I'm afraid it will take a whole year to meet again. You brothers and sisters should reminisce about the old days, and return to each other after a big drink." Well, there is nothing unreasonable between men!"

"Don't worry, your majesty, I will definitely have a good time with you..."

Zhao Guanren helped Xia Buer up with a smile, and Xia Buer also deliberately pretended to be polite. The two walked out of the hall holding hands, and Chen Guang ran after him, bending over and laughing: "Your son-in-law, please move to Yichun Courtyard. The son-in-law's farewell banquet has been prepared!"

"Ha~ I can finally see the grandeur of the Royal Brothel, my lord, who is fine, go together..."

Zhao Guanren looked around with a smile on his face, and many princes and ministers readily agreed, but Zhao Guanren grabbed Chen Guangda who was about to leave again, and asked, "Eunuch Wei! Where is the ancient soul-suppressing tower? Can you lead me first?" Go and have a look!"

"Oh, it's the first time our family heard about it. Let me ask you, please wait a moment..."

Chen Guangda recruited his team of eunuchs, one way to serve the emperor and other military ministers, and the other way to lead people to the Royal Yichun Courtyard. Go to the side.

"There is a small Fengshui pagoda next to the Taiye Pool. I wrote the Zhenhun Pagoda on the back of the plaque. I also stuffed two skulls in it. I deliberately removed the plaque to let people find it..."

Chen Guangda walked into a miscellaneous courtyard and closed the door, and said in a low voice: "The old emperor thought it was bad luck and wanted to tear it down, so I let the ladies encourage him and send it to your Town Magic Division, so there is no Soul Town Tower at all. It was my bait for the soul slayer, and I just caught one!"

"Who?"

The two hurried into the hut, and Chen Guangda followed in and whispered: "The head of the military department is not a big official but his position is very sensitive. He is a capable horse of King Ning's party, but he is not a veteran of the soul killers." , he has no contact with Luo Zhimen, otherwise he wouldn't be hooked!"

"There should be no more than 15 veteran soul killers..."

Zhao Guanren said in a low voice: "But newcomers can't be underestimated. It would be a headache if someone like you two popped out, that's right! The person who arrested me last time was the Thirteen Taibao, and the soul killer was among them. Does the Thirteenth Taibao belong to Luozhimen?"

"That's right! The Thirteenth Taibao is Luo Zhimen's minion, but I only found eight..."