His Majesty Li Yuan, who was in high spirits, had a great time drinking with Pei Ji and Pei Xinru. In the middle, he even got into the mood, and he shot Pei Xinru twice more, once at 15 feet and once at 20 feet.
As the distance increased, one could see the true ability of Pei Xinru, an outstanding disciple of the Hidden Sect.
At fifteen feet, she still made eight out of eight shots, but His Majesty Li Yuan missed when he was about to throw in the right pot ear and made seven out of eight shots. At twenty feet, His Majesty Li Yuan missed three times in a row and made five out of eight shots.
, one of them was still stuck in. The wooden arrow bounced off the mouth of the pot and fell into the ear of the pot. However, Pei Xinru still made eight out of eight shots, which was very stable.
"Hahaha……"
Although he lost twice more in the competition, the defeat was a complete mess, which fully demonstrated his shortcomings of insufficient endurance, but His Majesty Li Yuan was not depressed at all, but smiled very happily, as if he was very happy to lose.
"The fourth lady is really skilled in archery. I have benefited a lot from competing with her on her shooting skills!"
Finally, when it was dark and it was time for His Majesty Li Yuan to return to the palace, he still had a look of reluctance on his face and looked at Pei Xinru kindly.
"Conversing with the Fourth Lady about shooting, I felt like I was taking a breath of spring breeze. It really made me feel relaxed physically and mentally."
Faced with His Majesty Li Yuan's love, Pei Xinru also expressed her gratitude.
"If I can have a chat with a saint and hone my shooting skills, this life is enough!"
"well!"
After His Majesty Li Yuan looked at Pei Xinru's pretty face again, he sighed softly, then turned and walked towards the door.
Just when his body reached the door, he actually stopped again, looked back in the direction of Pei Xinru again, and then silently leaned over and said to Pei Ji.
"By the way, Pei Qing, about the Fourth Lady..."
After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, Pei Ji's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Is his good gay friend planning to bring her into the palace today?
no!
You can't do this by yourself, otherwise you won't be able to escape if something happens in the future.
"Saint, I think..."
Pei Ji coughed and said very tactfully.
"Even if you like the Fourth Lady, you still have to wait until Pei Ju comes back from Hebei to discuss it with him. After all, he is the legitimate uncle of the Fourth Lady. He can make the final decision on the Fourth Lady's marriage, and I am here..."
"I didn't plan to tell you this."
His Majesty Li Yuan waved his hand and said impatiently.
"Although the fourth lady does look a bit like Queen Taimu when she ejaculates, I am not an old fool yet."
"yes!"
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Pei Ji suddenly felt relieved. He first agreed respectfully, and then asked.
"Then what do you mean..."
"I think the fourth lady has something to do with you."
Li Yuan said in a low voice.
"She was a little distracted when she spoke several times. I think this matter should be more important. What I want to tell you, Pei Qing, is that no matter what the fourth lady asks you for, you agree to it for the time being and report to me tomorrow.
.”
"yes!"
Regarding this matter, Pei Ji felt that there was no problem at all. He cupped his hands and agreed.
"I obey!"
"besides……"
His Majesty Li Yuan looked at the poor women behind the screen on the side of the hall.
"Today I originally wanted to observe the public sentiment, but it was delayed, so I decided to work hard tonight to make up for the delay. As for the matter that the two of us agreed to observe together, we will move it to tomorrow after the court is over.
Let’s go to Ouchi to compete!”
"yes!"
This time Pei Ji nodded without hesitation.
"I obey the decree!"
"Um!"
His Majesty Li Yuan patted Pei Ji on the shoulder in a happy mood.
"Pei Qing, I can rest assured when doing things, so that's it, you can go back..."
After finishing speaking, Li Yuan moved onto his gorgeous chariot.
Amidst a burst of rolling sounds, the chariot drove out from the gate of Pei Mansion. The soldiers on duty outside the door immediately gathered around, and the package chariot, which was crowded in front and behind, headed towards the outer imperial city.
After Li Yuan left, Pei Ji turned his head again, said a few words to the housekeeper beside him, and pointed at the troubled women next to him. The housekeeper immediately nodded and retreated.
Within a few minutes, these troubled girls were led out of Pei Ji's mansion by servants, got into the two carriages in front of the door, and left Pei Ji's mansion together with the soldiers' team.
After everything was over, Pei Ji turned back to the hall and said angrily to Pei Xinru, who was sitting in his seat and did not leave.
"Fourth Lady, when we agreed to send beautiful women to His Majesty, you didn't say that you would be included!"
"Uncle, calm down!"
Pei Xinru stood up gracefully, bowed down in front of Pei Ji, and with her movements, all her beautiful figure fell under Pei Ji's eyes, which could be said to be unobstructed.
"Xinru has no intention of entering the palace, but it just happened to happen today, so..."
"Stop it!"
Pei Ji waved his hand, with an expression that showed that I had already seen clearly what you meant.
"In a word, if you want to enter the palace, ask your uncle Pei Ju in the West House to talk to the saint about sending you to the palace. I will never do this."
"Xinru understands!"
Pei Xinru obediently bowed down again.
"Actually, Xinru didn't..."
"You don't need to explain."
Pei Ji thought about Pei Xinru's words again, then returned to the desk behind him, lifted up his robe and knelt down to sit down.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me this time?"
"Of course it's a great thing!"
Pei Xinru did not get up from the ground, but continued to kneel on the ground in this seductive posture, raised her head, and glanced at Pei Ji with a pair of black and white eyes.
"Xinru came here specifically to give money to my uncle."
"Send money..."
Pei Ji paused while stroking his beard and asked with some confusion.
"What money do you want to send?"
"A lot of money,"
Pei Xinru cupped her hands again and said in a clear voice.
"It's a lot of money, and it's absolutely clean. There won't be any future trouble."
Pei Ji touched his beard with his hand and felt his heartbeat.
He is really a little short of money...
Although Pei Ji is said to be at the top of the list of officials and earns a lot of money, in fact, he earns more and spends it quickly.
For example, although some of the poor women sent to His Majesty Li Yuan this time were sent by monks through his hands, four or five of them were real poor women that he, Pei Ji, acquired with real money and silver!
After telling His Majesty Li Yuan to understand the sentiments of the people, Pei Ji must let his good friends really understand the sentiments of the people.
He is serious about sending a girl in distress!
"All right……"
When he heard that the other party was giving him money, and it was a large sum of money, Pei Ji's tone softened unknowingly.
"Tell me, Fourth Lady, what kind of money is this?"
"Money to buy land."
Pei Xinru straightened up and said calmly.
"Uncle, I think you have also heard that His Majesty ordered Fu Yisha to eliminate the Fahua Sect. Only one Buddhist temple of the Fahua Sect can be left in Chang'an and Luoyang, and all the other temples will be destroyed."
"That's right! I also tried to dissuade the saint because of this matter, but because Monk Faya and Monk Yifan had a history of rebellion before, plus the attack on Princess Pingyang this time..."
When he heard that it was about the Shatai Fahua Sect, Pei Ji immediately became alert. He twirled his beard with his hand and shook his head.
"Now the Lotus Sect has made the saint intolerable, so it is useless for anyone to dissuade this matter this time."
"Uncle, please don't worry..."
Pei Xinru quickly replied obediently.
"I don't want my uncle to dissuade the saint from phasing out the Lotus Sect, but I have other things to do."
Hearing that the other party had no intention of standing up to persuade his friend, Pei Ji felt temporarily relieved.
"Then tell me, what else is going on?"
"Uncle Rongzhen,"
Pei Xinru cupped her hand again and said in a seductive tone.
"This time the Fahua Sect has been eliminated by the emperor, those monks can return to secular life and reorganize their households to integrate the people, but what about the remaining temples? Isn't it a pity that they are just empty? It's all money..."
"temple……"
Pei Ji thought about it silently, and then said calmly.
"Don't worry, the saint has decided to sell the vacant temples directly to some meritorious officials over time to use as residences. They will not be left vacant, so there is no need to worry about you."
"Uncle, niece, just tell me!"
Pei Xinru took a deep breath, raised her head and looked directly into Pei Ji's eyes, and spoke word by word.
"Those temples, whether they are buildings or sculptures, murals and other things, are Buddhist properties. No matter who they sell them to, they have to remodel them if they want to use them, and they have to spend a lot of money.
So Xinru believes that those heroes will not be willing to buy the temple."
"You can rest assured about this."
Pei Ji still said calmly.
"Those heroes are not fools. They will support whatever the saint wants to sell."
"But they do this just because they want to please the saint, but they are actually unwilling to do so."
Pei Xinru protested in a clear voice.
"But has your uncle ever thought that there is a kind of person who is not only very happy to buy these temples, but also very enthusiastic..."
"Um!"
After hearing Pei Xinru's words, Pei Ji immediately understood.
"You mean the monk?"
"good!"
Pei Xinru nodded without hesitation.
"To be precise, my master of the Sanlun Sect, the great monk Ji Zang, couldn't bear the dust of those ancient temples or being renovated, so he wanted to ask your uncle to mention it to the saint and allow us, the Sanlun sect, to use gold and silver to redeem those important temples.
Abandoned monastery.”
While Pei Xinru was speaking, she felt that Pei Ji's face had changed a little, and she hurriedly explained.
"Of course, what the great monk Ji Zang wants to redeem is only the temple's real estate. As for the land deeds of the farmsteads outside the city, I, the San Lun Sect, do not want to get involved and will not get involved."
After listening to Pei Xinru's words, Pei Ji nodded slightly without comment.
He knows his good friend Pei Ji very well. This time His Majesty Li Yuan will attack the Fahua Sect. In addition to the rebellion between Monk Faya and Monk Yifan, the biggest reason is because of the looting of Zhuangyan Temple in the past few months.
I tasted the sweetness when I was there.
You must know that just one Zhuangyan Temple has added nearly a million in wealth to His Majesty Li Yuan's inner treasury. How much money does Fahua Sect still have hidden in other temples in Chang'an now?
So as long as the money is squeezed out and the monks are returned to secular life, the saint's goal is almost achieved. As for whether the remaining temples can be sold to monks...
It’s not impossible to consider!
As the manager, I can naturally share some benefits from the monk's purchase of the temple.
Thinking of this, Pei Ji's heart relaxed a little unconsciously.
In addition, His Majesty Li Yuan also said just now that no matter what the Fourth Lady told him, he would agree to it first and then wait for him to deal with it...
"All right!"
After Pei Ji had an expression of thinking and struggling on his face for a while, he finally agreed.