Liu Baosheng didn't even dare to interfere with his daughter's desire to become the queen, let alone interfere with the general's struggle for power.

Grand Master, on the surface, seems to be a high-ranking official with high prestige.

But they were all fake. Liu Baosheng asked himself, who could he command in the court?

I'm afraid none of them can give orders.

Not to mention the civil servants, even the generals didn't take him seriously.

Liu Baosheng simply did not dare to treat himself as a dish in the court. How could he dare to interfere with military affairs?

However, he thought of a person who had the right to keep his wealth to outsiders. His second son-in-law, Cheng Zhijie, seemed to have a good chance! This second army of the Imperial Guard was clearly a new army that wanted to defend the capital.

According to the Song Dynasty's control of military power, the Forbidden Army has 800,000 troops, but the most elite hundreds of thousands of troops have been stationed in the capital. Regardless of how many troops there are in the Imperial Guard, according to the rules of the Song Dynasty, the strongest army is left behind.

Beijing is the normal approach. Thinking of this, Liu Baosheng's eyes started to wander, and he looked around and listened to eight methods. He felt safe, and then asked Li Kui in a low voice: "Is there any hope for the second child?"

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

Li Kui did not say clearly that Cheng Zhijie's military merits were very high. As for him, he could not speak because Li Kui had already commanded the First Guards Army. If he interfered with the selection of generals for the Second Army, he would be criticized.

Even though most of his military exploits were earned by lying down, and he had no ability on his own. But it has to be said that most of Li Kui's military exploits in the northwest were given to Cheng Zhijie. Cheng Zhijie also had the greatest military exploits among the generals in the capital.

Envoy. If he were in charge of the elite guards, others would be speechless.

Even if everyone knows that Cheng Zhijie is an idiot.

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

But it cannot be erased. In the eyes of the emperor, Cheng Zhijie had an image of being a good warrior. He was just a little less capable, a little lower level, a little rude and a little stupid, but his loyalty to the Song Dynasty could never be concealed.

After listening to Liu Baosheng's words, Li Kui also felt that Cheng Zhijie had a good chance, but he also had difficulties: "Father-in-law, the second brother-in-law needs the emperor's approval if he wants to take charge of the Imperial Guard."

Is it difficult?

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

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

Li Kui nodded in agreement. Although Cheng Zhijie was average, the emperor had a good sense of trust in Cheng Zhijie and had no ambition. Such a person was the ideal commander of the Imperial Guard.

As for what Liu Baosheng said about letting the imperial concubine Liu Qingjing do the talking, can we still say the same?

It can only be pillow style.

In the following days, the Military Command Bureau was requisitioned by the Ministry of Secretaries. This does not mean that the Military Command Bureau was completely requisitioned, just Li Kui.

The Song Dynasty encountered major events, which required the concerted efforts of officials in the palace.

But it was obvious that many officials were not happy to hold a wedding ceremony for the monarch of the Liao Kingdom and had little experience.

Among the senior officials in the palace, Li Kui, a direct bachelor, is younger and has less seniority, so he is likely to 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 Dun. How can they be called?

move?

After Lin Xi left the capital, Li Kui established the executor of the Song Dynasty Capital Funeral Committee.

Apart from anything else, preparations must be made for ritual ceremonies.

I would like to ask which place in Tokyo is best for holding religious ceremonies?

Besides Daxiangguo Temple, where else can we go?

As a royal temple, nobles in the palace and concubines who believe in Buddhism will choose to come to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings and light an ever-bright lantern in the Buddhist niche. The ever-bright lantern in Daxiangguo Temple is expensive and divided into several grades. The most expensive one is of course the one closest to the incense.

Places that are a little further away are cheaper.

One year's cost is roughly equivalent to ten years of income for an average family.

Without hundreds of strings, Buddha cannot bless people.

Of course, if things really get into trouble, the Lord Buddha’s blessing will be of no use.

Li Kui's impression of Daxiangguo Temple was that it was a gourmet place.

As far as Tokyo is concerned, there are many areas that can be regarded as gourmet destinations. For example, the restaurants in Jiaozilou Alley are the most famous. It’s not that the restaurants here have the best food, but there are many. They are all next to each other, and they are accompanied by

The girls who drink wine are nice to talk to and beautiful. They are all bright and charming, singing and singing.

There are also snacks near Zhengjiaqiao, which are also a must.

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

But if you want to ask about the place with the most people in the capital, the Daxiangguo Temple, which has temple fairs twice a month, is completely inferior to other areas in the capital.

If it were the first or fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, this place would be full of people and there would be an endless stream of hawkers. It would be the most lively and prosperous place in the capital. But at the same time, this place is also the location of the largest temple in the capital.

Daxiangguo Temple is very famous for its snacks, but the most famous one is vegetarian food.

On this day, Li Kui left.

"This donor, would you like to fast or eat?"

"Can you have enough food here?"

"Sir, you are joking. We are a monastery, and we have a conscience." The little novice monk lowered his eyebrows and led Li Kui to the dining hall. He felt that although this man had a strong evil spirit, he might be a generous person.

All you can eat? What good things are you thinking about?

Li Kui didn't care, asked Ruan Xiaowu to sit down with him, and said loudly: "Try all the dishes once, and call after you finish eating!"

"This benefactor!" The little novice monk was a little confused when he saw the way Li Kui spoke. It seemed a bit like the method used by street gangsters to go to restaurants to eat king meals! This man looked quite rich, why did he end up on this crooked road?

road.

The young novice monk had weak shoulders and could not carry such a ruthless person. He simply took the alms book and handed it to Li Kui: "Donor, look at it!"

Li Kui didn't even read it and asked the young novice to write it himself.

"Write whatever you want, sir, I don't care about these three melons and two dates." The words are true, but when it comes from Li Kui's mouth, it completely changes the flavor. It's a bit like sending off the beggar's momentum. Besides, if Li Kui is asked to give out the money

, I'm afraid Li Kui will make a fuss by then. As a last resort, he can only turn around and look for help.

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

Li Kui's current demeanor, clothing, and attitude as a follower make him look like an ordinary person at first glance. He must be a "fat sheep." When eating in the temple, there is no price tag or price, it just depends on what you want.

Bring a booklet for offering incense and ask someone to write it. It doesn't matter if you don't have money, just write the name of the mansion and a monk will come to pick it up.

Moreover, in the alms book, everyone is "wealthy". Mr. Zhang has a hundred guan, and Shopkeeper Wang has 200 guan. No matter how many guan it is, they are too embarrassed to leave their names on the alms book.

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

Ordinary believers, if they want a bowl of plain noodles or a vegetarian dish, the monks would not dare to sell it at a sky-high price. They would not mind paying more than ten cents to three melons and two dates. After all, the real patrons of temples, especially large ones, are never

Poor people, but rich people.

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

The only free food in the whole year is Laba rice porridge.

As long as temples all over the world have spare capacity, they will distribute Laba porridge on this day, and it is free of charge, as long as you are full.

It's a pity that Laba porridge only comes once a year, especially when there are so many people, so many people can smell the porridge smell. It's hard to tell if they can eat it.

"Master Li!"

As soon as the reinforcements brought in by the young novice monk appeared in the dining hall box, they recognized Li Kui.

Being able to become a knowledgeable monk in Daxiangguo Temple, you don't have to worry about your eyesight. They are comparable to the turtle slaves at the gate of the priest's square, they can recognize the dignitaries in the city at a glance.

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

Li Kui raised his eyes and looked at Zhi Ke Monk, cleaning the tea set that Ruan Xiaowu had brought from nowhere, and asked: "Do you know me?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Zhike Monk bowed and said, "The young monk knows Mr. Li, but Mr. Li has a distinguished status and has probably never met this villain."

The monk Zhike turned around and touched the head of the little novice monk, and whispered: "Let the master chef in the back kitchen use all his skills. Mr. Li is an honored guest."

"sit!"

"Don't dare!"

People outside the country don't get along with each other with secular identities, but the problem is that Li Kui's identity is too scary.

It's not that Li Kui has a high official position or is rich. A person of this status cannot scare the monks at all. The main reason is that the current abbot of Daxiangguo Temple is Master Zhiqing.

This man was the abbot of Puji Temple in Fushi City in the northwest, but Puji Temple was so dilapidated that he could not even eat. Fortunately, he met Li Kui. At that time, Li Kui sent a letter to Master Zhiqing to come to the capital.

Through the patriarch Liu Baosheng, Master Zhiqing suddenly became the abbot of the largest temple in the world.

With this relationship, Zhike Monk didn't dare to show off in front of Li Kui. If Li Kui admired him and helped him when he was in a good mood, wouldn't he be able to achieve great success?

I dare not say anything else, but the abbot of one of the top ten temples in the world can do it, right?

Li Kui then looked at Zhike Monk up and down for a while and asked, "Is Master Zhiqing in the temple?"

"Here, the abbot has not been out since he took charge of the Daxiangguo Temple."

"Okay, you go and tell him that he has a big business to take care of, and he needs to personally preside over the rituals. The Daxiangguo Temple needs to be prepared for the 7749-day dojo."

Li Kui started eating in the vegetarian room, but the vegetarian dishes are very famous, but the taste is still worse than real meat and fish.

As soon as Li Kui walked out of the dining hall after finishing his meal, he saw the monk Zhi Ke waiting for him. He bowed and asked, "Are you satisfied, sir?"
To be continued...