Chen Lin's old face became a little more solemn, and her eyes were warily staring at the figure falling from the sky outside the main hall of the Kou Mansion.
"Is it a cover-up? Isn't it a little too real..."
Chen Lin muttered to herself in a deep voice.
Kou Ji also stared at the figure outside the main hall. Unlike Chen Lin, Kou Ji did not have a solemn look on his face, nor was his eyes alert, but full of curiosity.
Chen Lin turned her head slightly, wanting to discuss a countermeasure with Kou Ji. Seeing Kou Ji's curious face, her face darkened slightly.
"There is a powerful enemy in front of you. Instead of thinking about how to meet the enemy, you actually appreciate the enemy's methods."
Kou Ji stared at the long snake hanging in the air and said with emotion: "The "Book of Jin Le Zhi" mentioned that when the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty received congratulations, the relics came from the west and were played in front of the palace with two big ropes and two pillars.
A few feet away from each other, the two girls danced against each other, walking on the rope, meeting each other shoulder to shoulder without leaning..."
Chen Lin frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Kou Ji explained: "When the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty was accepting congratulations, the relics of the people from Tianzhu from the west performed some rope skills in front of the palace, which was miraculous. Among them was a skill called Tongtian Rope, which he
This is the method used now.”
Chen Lin was stunned and said in astonishment: "Is this really a deception?"
Kou Ji said nothing and just stared at the figures outside the main hall.
The figure heard Kou Ji's words and sincerely admired him: "Everyone in the world knows that Privy Kou is uneducated and has no skills. Now it seems that this is the prejudice of the world. The poor monk has been cultivating the Tongtian Rope for decades and using the Tongtian Rope for decades.
There are only a handful of people who can reveal the origin of the Tongtian Rope.
The fact that Privy Kou can recognize the Tongtian Rope is enough to show that Privy Kou has a wide range of knowledge, far beyond ordinary people."
Kou Ji said calmly: "So...are you complimenting me?"
The figure smiled calmly and said: "The poor monk praises me sincerely."
Kou Ji said calmly: "Even if you praise me, I will not spare your life."
"Hahaha……"
Hearing this, the figure laughed loudly, as if he had heard some funny joke.
"why are you laughing?"
Chen Lin asked in a deep voice.
The figure smiled and said: "Since the poor monk built the rope to the sky, no one has been able to hurt the life of the poor monk."
Without saying a word, Kou Ji took out a grenade from his sleeve, pulled out the fuse and threw it out.
"firearm?!"
That figure actually knew the grenade.
When Kou Ji throws the grenade, quickly retreat.
The grenade exploded where the figure had previously landed, and the snake entangled on the ground was blown into pieces.
A piece of snake meat fell at the feet of Chen Lin and Kou Ji.
Chen Lin stepped on it with her foot and couldn't help but said: "It's really a trick..."
The snake meat was not real snake meat, but was made of small bamboo joints. What fell at the feet of Chen Lin and Kou Ji was a piece of bamboo that fell from the bamboo snake.
Festival.
After the grenade exploded, the figure reappeared in the previous position. He stared at Kou Ji with bright eyes and said: "Privy Master Kou used firearms to make such a loud noise because he wanted to attract the people in Ruian Town and use them to
Can you take down the poor monk with your hands?"
Kou Ji did not answer the figure's question, but asked: "What do you think?"
The figure slowly put away the smile on his face, and said lightly: "The poor monk feels that Privy Council Kou is probably going to get away with it. Because before the people from Ruian Town arrived here, the poor monk had already taken off Privy Kou's shirt.
My brain is gone."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "Then what are you waiting for..."
The figure raised his hand, and two balls of flame shot towards Kou Ji.
Kou Ji quickly dodged.
The figure quickly rushed into the main hall, opened his mouth and spit out a ball of fire.
Kou Ji continued to dodge.
The figures are chasing after him.
While the figure and Kou Ji were chasing each other, Lu Ming stood under a pillar in the main hall and quietly pulled the rope attached to the pillar.
Kou Ji hid aside almost at the same time as Lu Ming pulled the rope.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The figure was about to chase after him.
Two waves of arrows rained down.
The dense arrows pricked the figure into a hedgehog, piercing it through.
"Trick Monk?!"
Just when Kou Ji and Chen Lin were about to go over for the autopsy, a scream sounded outside the main hall.
Two figures flashed into the main hall, holding long swords, and went straight to Kou Ji's door.
Seeing this, Kou Ji was about to order Lu Ming to use his trump card.
But they saw the man who was fighting with the mute tiger suddenly opened the mute tiger's knife and killed the two people who rushed into the main hall from behind.
The two men went forward to assassinate Kou Ji without caring about what was behind them.
So the person who attacked them from behind, plop, plop, plop, cut off their lives with two swords.
The sudden change caused everyone inside and outside the main hall to be stunned.
After taking the lives of the two men, the man sheathed his sword and stood up, revealing his true appearance.
But he was a Taoist in his forties, with black hair and black beard, and a face crowned like jade.
"I have met Privy Councilor Kou in my humble position..."
The Taoist bowed slightly to Kou Ji.
Chen Lin stared at the Taoist and said: "It's you..."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Another person sent by the government?"
Chen Lin nodded slowly.
Kou Ji couldn't help but said: "Weren't you the equipment supervisor before? Why don't you two seem to be very familiar with each other? Otherwise, why didn't you recognize him when he first appeared?"
Chen Lin said with an ugly face: "After the late emperor ascended the throne, he sent him out to search for traces of gods. Our family has met him less than three times. So we know him, but we are not familiar with him."
Kou Ji sighed: "There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the palace."
At this time, the Taoist said: "Now is not the time to talk. Get out of here first."
Kou Ji frowned slightly.
The Taoist hurriedly explained: "Someone has drugged your bamboo bears. Soon, those bamboo bears will rush over."
"What medicine?"
"Ten times the amount of Hehuansan..."
"..."
The corner of Kou Ji's mouth twitched and he cursed in a low voice, "Beast..."
After scolding, Kou Ji quickly ordered Lu Ming, "Quickly, take the other brothers and leave the other courtyard."
Lu Ming nodded, quickly walked to a wall in the main hall, lifted one of the wooden boards, and revealed a portal.
The door was densely packed with people.
Each one stood there with a musket in hand and said nothing.
In the middle of the crowd, there was a cannon filled with projectiles, with the muzzle facing the main hall door.
Seeing this, Chen Lin shouted in shock: "You actually hid someone!"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Nonsense! How can I deal with those assassins without hiding people?"
"But... aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
"Before I prepared to lure the snake out of the hole, they were already hiding here. When the assassins made the first assassination, I told them to stand still, which was enough to dispel their doubts."
Chen Lin still had questions, but Kou Ji didn't explain much.
Because there were already roars coming from the Dazhu Garden.
Kou Ji ordered someone to help Chen Lin, and the group quickly left the Kou mansion.
After leaving the Koufu Courtyard, the entrance to the Koufu Courtyard was immediately sealed.
"call……"
Standing outside the courtyard of the Kou Mansion, Kou Ji let out a long breath. Hearing the roars in the courtyard, Kou Ji's mouth twitched and said, "They are really crazy when they drug the bamboo bears."
Chen Lin gasped: "In order to deal with you, they can do anything."
Kou Ji sighed and said nothing more.
When Kou Ji and his entourage appeared at the door of the Kou Mansion's courtyard, the lanterns quickly gathered together at the Kou Mansion's courtyard.
Only when the lantern approached did Kou Ji and his party clearly see the figure behind the lantern.
Those figures are all people from Ruian Town.
After they heard the noise in the Kou Mansion Courtyard, they gathered in front of the Kou Mansion Courtyard again.
Kou Ji personally came forward and told the people that everything was alright and asked them to go back.
After the people repeatedly confirmed that Kou Ji was not in danger, they left the front yard of Kou Mansion.
Before leaving, more than 300 people were left to guard Kou Ji.
The group of people stood guard outside the Kou Mansion's villa, listening to the bamboo bears raging in the Kou Mansion's villa courtyard all night.
During this period, Kou Ji asked the Taoist, "How did you get together with those assassins?"
The Taoist replied: "Beizi grew up in a Taoist temple. When he grew up, in order to help the late emperor seek miracles, he traveled around the world and made friends with many monks. Beizi never revealed his identity, and they didn't know his identity. They only regarded him as Beizi.
He is a wild man who travels all over the world.
They knew that Beizhi was highly skilled in martial arts, so when they wanted to assassinate you, they specifically approached Beizhi and promised him a huge sum of money, asking him to take action.
Therefore, the humble position mingled among them."
Kou Ji said thoughtfully: "I've heard for a long time that there are many powerful people among monks. But the person who assassinated me this time, apart from some deceptive tricks, didn't see anything powerful.
Are all the powerful people among monks like this?"
The Taoist glanced at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "The ones who assassinated you this time were just some demon monks, no truly powerful people took action."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, with a suspicious look on his face.
The Taoist said in a deep voice: "I don't know what's going on with the Buddhists. But I know that there is a living god in the Taoist lineage who can block other Taoist masters for you."
Kou Ji stared at the Taoist with a strange expression, "Living god?"
The Taoist seemed to see the doubts in Kou Ji's heart, so he explained: "I don't know whether she is a living fairy or not. I only know that she is very famous in the south and is called a living fairy by the local people."
Kou Ji didn't believe in any gods, so after hearing the Taoist's words, he said with a mocking face: "I never expected that I, the chief culprit in dealing with monks in the world, would be blessed by a living god among monks."
The Taoist glanced at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "She stopped other Taoist masters not to save you."
Kou Ji was stunned and narrowed his eyes, "He wants to assassinate me personally?"
The Taoist pondered for a moment and shook his head, "I can't say for sure..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Then I really want to meet this living god who can control all the Taoist masters in the world."
The Taoist was speechless, and Kou Ji did not ask who the living god in the Taoist's mouth was.
It was dawn in a blink of an eye.
The bamboo bears in the Kou Mansion's villa stopped making noises.
Kou Ji couldn't bear to see what those bamboo bears had become after being noisy all night.
He handed over the Kou mansion to Lu Ming.
He took his people back to the Kou Mansion in Bianjing City.
Experienced a series of assassinations.
Many of the rats hiding in Bianjing City have been lured out.
The remaining ones either gave up the assassination or chose to continue hiding.
Kou Ji does not need to worry about being assassinated for the time being, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do not need to worry about the assassination being implicated on them.
This matter has come to an end.
After Kou Ji returned to Bianjing City, he happened to be in time for the morning court.
Super meeting in the morning.
On the grounds of protecting Kou Ji's safety, Lu Yijian petitioned Zhao Zhen to grant Kou Ji an official residence so that Kou Ji could live back in Bianjing.
Although the Kou Mansion has a house.
But in order for Kou Ji to move back to Bianjing, Lu Yijian became very generous.
When investigating the property of Daxiangguo Temple, there was a mansion in the property of Daxiangguo Temple, opposite Kaifeng Mansion and adjacent to Zhouqiao. The area was no smaller than the mansion of Kou Mansion. It had pavilions, pavilions, gardens and fish ponds.
Lu Yijian proposed to give this mansion to Kou Ji.
Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai agreed.
In the end, Zhao Zhen made the decision and gave this mansion to Kou Ji as his official residence.
Kou Ji had already expected this.
So when Zhao Zhen offered him an official residence, he accepted it without thinking.
After returning to the mansion, Lu Ming reported that the bamboo bears in the Kou Mansion's courtyard had lost all their cubs after the ruckus.
Kou Ji ordered Lu Ming to bury the big bamboo bears, and then sent his servants back to the other courtyard to take care of the small bamboo bears.
Kou Ji has moved out of the Kou Mansion Courtyard, so there will be no more danger in the Kou Mansion Courtyard.
Those little bamboo bears live in the Kou Mansion Villa and should grow up safely.
After the bamboo bears are properly placed.
Kou Ji sent people to repair his new official residence, chose an auspicious day, and moved his family to the new official residence.
Just as Kou Ji and his children were patrolling the new official residence in a lively manner, Lu Ming hurriedly appeared next to Kou Ji and reported in a low voice: "Young master, a Taoist nun came outside the door and said she was here to give you a blessing.
of."
When Xiang Yan heard that she was a monk, she looked at Kou Ji nervously.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Since you are here to give me a gift, it means that the other party has no ill intentions. You don't need to be nervous."
Xiang Yan said worriedly: "It's better to be careful..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, I will deal with it carefully."
After saying this, Kou Ji said to Lu Ming: "Take the Taoist nun to wait in the main hall."
Lu Ming agreed and left Kou Ji's side.
After Kou Ji returned to his room, he changed his clothes and rushed to the main hall.
As soon as we entered the main hall, we saw a beautiful Taoist nun standing in the main hall.
That Taoist nun was very beautiful, more beautiful than any woman Koji had ever seen.
There is a tranquil aura about the body, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Kou Ji couldn't help but take a second look.
The Taoist nun saw Kou Ji after he entered the main hall.
When Kou Ji looked at her, she was also looking at Kou Ji.
After sizing each other up.
Kou Ji quickly sat down on the chair in the main hall.
When the Taoist nun saw this, she was a little surprised.
"Privy Master Kou is truly extraordinary..."
The Taoist nun spoke slowly, her voice very gentle.
Kou Ji said calmly: "The same goes for you."
The Taoist nun bowed slightly and said, "He Qiong, a poor Taoist, has seen Privy Kou..."
Hearing this, Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a surprised look on his face: "You are the living god praised by the people..."
The Taoist nun said with a smile: "Although I am a monk, I have never seen an immortal, and I know that I am not a living immortal."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "You are really the living god praised by the people."
The Taoist nun had a smile on her face and said no more words.
The Taoist nun only said that she was not a living god, but she did not deny that the people praised her as a living god.
Kou Ji said with emotion: "I originally thought that all living gods were like Chen Tuan, with white hair and white beards, and big sleeves fluttering, but I didn't expect there to be such beautiful living gods.
I once heard someone say that you, a living god, was born in the Tang Dynasty. If you count carefully, you are already a hundred years old now.
How did you live to be a hundred years old and still keep your appearance unchanged?"
The Taoist nun laughed in a low voice and said, "It's just a rumor passed down from false to false, and Privy Kou also believes it."
Kou Ji smiled calmly, "I didn't believe it before, and I don't believe it even more now."
The Taoist nun smiled and said, "Privy Master Kou, don't you want to ask Pindao about the purpose of his visit?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Didn't you tell my servant before that you were giving me a gift?"
The Taoist nun nodded slowly and asked: "Then Privy Councilor Kou doesn't want to know what kind of fate Pindao is here to give me?"
"I don't want to know!"
Kou Ji said calmly.
The Taoist nun's smile froze slightly, "Privy Privy Kou is really different."
Kou Ji smiled lightly and said nothing.
The Taoist nun stared at Kou Ji and said frankly: "Privy Master Kou has passed away his family members to enter the world, and the poor Taoist has to help Privy Kou to be born."
Kou Ji was stunned, "You want me to become a monk?"
The Taoist nun nodded slowly.
Kou Ji stared at the Taoist nun and said seriously: "Do you think it's possible?"
The Taoist nun chuckled and said, "Privy Kou is destined to be a Taoist."
Kou Ji laughed at himself, "I am greedy for money, lustful, like killing people, and even more attached to the world of mortals. How could I be destined to be associated with Taoism?"
The Taoist nun did not answer Kou Ji's question, but said to Kou Ji: "Pindao is waiting for you at Sanqing Temple outside the city. When you are about to be born, go to Sanqing Temple to find Pindao, and Pindao will help you.
"
Before Kou Ji could speak again, the Taoist nun had bowed and left the main hall.
After the Taoist nun left, Kou Ji felt slightly absent-minded.
"He Xiangu?"
Kou Ji muttered to himself.
Kou Ji vaguely remembered many records about He Xiangu in later generations.
According to records, her common name was He Qiong, and she was born during the Kaiyao reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.
There are also records stating that her common name was He Xiugu and she was also born during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.
There are also records saying that her common name was He Xiang, and she was the child bride of a family named He.
In short, there are many rumors and records about her, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.
Among the many rumors, one is very interesting, that is, Zeng Minxing of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded in his Duxing Magazine that Di Qing passed by Yongzhou when he was fighting for Nannong in his early years. He heard that He Xiangu could predict good and bad luck, so he went there specially
Asked about the outcome of the war, He Xiangu said: "You don't have to see the thieves. If the thieves are defeated, they will leave." Di Qing didn't believe it at first, but later the vanguard of the Song army fought with Nannong Zhigao's soldiers. After a few rounds, Zhigao was defeated and fled to Dali.
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Kou Ji connected her with He Xiangu precisely because of her lay name and the "Duxing Magazine" written by Zeng Minxing of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Of course, "Duxing Magazine" written by Zeng Minxing in the Southern Song Dynasty is not a history book, so the things recorded in it may not be true.
But whether it was true or not, Kou Ji thought he was He Xiangu.
Why?
Since he had already seen Uncle Cao Guo, there was nothing to make a fuss about if He Xiangu showed up again.
He Xiangu bluntly said that she wanted to marry Kou Ji to become a monk, but Kou Ji thought she was wishful thinking.
He Xiangu did not stay in the house, nor did she do anything to assassinate him. Instead, she helped him fend off many assassins.
Kou Ji didn't bother to argue with her or talk to her.
If she is willing to live in Sanqing Temple outside the city, then she can live there.
Kou Ji won't go anyway.
Then, just because Kou Ji doesn't care about He Xiangu, it doesn't mean that others don't care about He Xiangu.
A very famous living god entered Bianjing City, which naturally attracted the attention of everyone in Bianjing City.
Among them was Zhao Zhen, the first person in the Song Dynasty.
He Xiangu visited the Kou Mansion in the morning and after the third day of court.
Zhao Zhen left Kou Ji behind and took Kou Ji to Zishitang.
As soon as you enter the Zishi Hall.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Fourth brother, it is said that He Xiangu has the appearance of a fairy, is it true?"
Kou Ji originally thought that Zhao Zhen would discuss some state affairs with him, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would ask He Xiangu as soon as he opened his mouth.
Kou Ji didn't know how to answer.
After thinking for a while, Kou Ji asked: "Who told the officials that He Xiangu has the appearance of a fairy?"
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and said: "Isn't this what is said in Bianjing City?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "Can you believe the rumors? I have seen the woman who calls herself Fairy He with my own eyes. Her face is mediocre, her figure is mediocre, and her conversation is even more vulgar. There is nothing redeeming about her, so the officials don't have to worry about it.
.”
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji suspiciously, "But I heard people say that He Xiangu is far more beautiful than ordinary women."
Kou Ji said very seriously: "I have seen it with my own eyes. How can it be false?"
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he immediately lost interest in He Xiangu.
Seeing Kou Ji staring at him with a strange look, Zhao Zhen coughed and said, "I was just curious for a moment, and I didn't mean to covet her beauty."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
He didn't believe Zhao Zhen's lies.
Kou Ji reminded: "Guan family, please don't forget that we have just punished the monks and purged the temples in the world. If you covet the beauty of the monks, you are likely to be used by others to destroy everything we have done before.
Once in a while."
Zhao Zhen coughed and said, "I know the severity."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen quickly changed the subject and said: "The temples in the world have been cleaned up, and the troubles in various places have gradually subsided. Now it is time to disturb other official systems.
We, the monarchs and ministers, have previously discussed the strategy of changing the road into a government in the Song Dynasty.
Lu Yijian and the other three were busy with this.
The three of them were busy working on the division of jurisdiction after the various regions were converted into prefectures, and they also had some ideas.
It’s just that it hasn’t been verified yet, so it’s not easy to roll it out across the country at once.
Lu Yijian and I discussed it and decided to choose a place and give it a try first to see if it was feasible.
Once feasible, we will roll it out nationwide.”
Hearing this, Kou Ji pondered: "We have to give it a try first. The Guan family and Lu Yijian have already chosen a place?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head slowly and said: "Lu Yijian proposed to be in Hexi, Wang Zeng proposed to be in Jiangning Mansion, and Zhang Zhibai meant Sichuan Mansion."
Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "The land in Hexi is still under governance, and most of the people in Hexi are still prisoners. It is not appropriate to implement the New Deal in Hexi.
Jiangning Mansion is one of the few wealthy places in the Song Dynasty, with many wealthy businessmen. Once the New Deal affects them, they will inevitably cause trouble. Once they cause trouble, it will be very detrimental to the promotion of the New Deal in the future, so Jiangning Mansion
Not appropriate either.
What Chuanfu said is not appropriate either.
There are many small tribes scattered throughout Sichuan Province. They are entrenched in the mountains and forests, and the imperial decrees rarely affect them."