No war in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 56 Purple Building [Yashi Hall]

Originally, Su Ze planned to build [Yingtian Academy] (orange), but after upgrading Taohuawu, he only had 195 points of cultural energy left.

The imperial examination will not be held until next year at the earliest. Since studying in Yingtian Academy can slow down the passage of time, there is no need to start construction now.

After all, the New Policies of the Qingli Period have not yet begun. Who knows whether the imperial examination will be held next year and whether the examination content will be changed.

If he redeemed the [Yingtian Academy] now, it would mean that Su Ze would not be able to obtain other advanced drawings before upgrading Taohuawu next time.

The next time Taohuawu is upgraded, it will cost a full 100 points of cultural energy, which is really not cost-effective.

That's why Su Ze asked the guiding boy to see if there was any other way to obtain the blueprint.

Facing Su Ze's question, the guiding boy was stunned for a moment, then shook the radish leaves above his head and said:

【It’s not impossible.】

Su Ze immediately said:

"Then as long as I develop Peach Blossom Spring, you can give me the blueprints again?"

The guiding boy thought for a moment and said:
[How about this, as long as you have twenty buildings in Peach Blossom Spring, I'll give you another blueprint.]

Su Ze thought about it and felt that twenty buildings were not a difficult goal to achieve. Now he already had nine buildings, and the worst that could happen was that he could just reclaim a few more farmlands.

Su Ze immediately nodded and agreed.

Su Ze looked at the three reward drawings.

In addition to [Yingtian Academy] (orange) and [Mochi] (purple), there is an additional purple blueprint this time, which is also the blueprint Su Ze wants to exchange this time.

【Yashi Hall】(Purple)

"Master of pen and brush, and well versed in officialdom."

Price: 100 points of cultural energy.

Features:

You can hire Li Yuntongzi to assist in handling government affairs.

[Pen and Knife]: You can hire a young official who is well versed in officialdom to assist you in handling government affairs.

[Expansion]: The Yasi Hall can be expanded to hire more Li Yun boys. The current number that can be hired is: 1. Each expansion requires points of Wenmai Qi.

I am about to take up the post of store manager, and I need a talent who is familiar with officialdom. It would be best if I could recruit a reliable spiritual boy to assist me in handling official business.

And more importantly, Lingyun Tongzi is completely trustworthy.

Moreover, this [Ya Shi Hall] only requires 100 points of cultural energy, and it can be expanded and upgraded in the future, which is very flexible.

Su Ze chose this blueprint without hesitation. He could wait until there were 20 buildings before choosing [Yingtian Academy].

Su Ze exchanged the blueprints with great satisfaction, then opened the scroll, paid one hundred points of cultural energy, and chose to build the [Ya Shi Hall].

As for the remaining buildings, Su Ze looked at the remaining 95 points of cultural energy and decided to investigate them first. After all, he had already escaped the predicament of hunger, and it would not be too late to build them when there was a need.

Su Ze then took out a pen, hung the sign on Taohuawu, and began to recruit Li Yun boys.

When the sign was hung up, ripples appeared on the water surface, and then a black flat-bottomed boat appeared in the distance, slowly approaching Taohuawu Pier.

When the boat stopped, a little carrot-like figure dressed in clerk's clothes came out of the cabin.

This little carrot-like figure was dressed in black official uniform and official boots. He held a pen in one hand and a petition in the other.

After landing on the shore, the little carrot man put the pen next to his ear and then nimbly jumped onto Taohuawu. Su Ze quickly opened the scroll to check the quality of this Li Yun boy.

[The meticulous Li Yun boy], purple.

Purple boy!

Su Ze checked his skills again, and the purple boy's skills were indeed very practical!

[Accounting Master]: Able to find clues of false accounts from the complicated account books and assist the owner of Taoyuan in handling various account books.

Su Ze's eyes lit up. Isn't this what he lacks the most?

He said to the Li Yun boy:

"From now on, you can be called Ah Zhang. Can you handle all kinds of accounts?"

A Zhang raised his head and said proudly:
"Of course! No false account can hide from my eyes! There is only one truth!"

Well, looking at this spiritual boy from a middle school syndrome family, Su Ze did not doubt his ability. The spiritual boy produced by the purple color of Peach Blossom Land was enough to show his value.

Just wait for the construction of the [Yashi Hall] to be completed tomorrow, and then A Zhang can start working.

Today was a fruitful day, and Su Ze left Peach Blossom Land with satisfaction.

But tonight was really not peaceful. Su Ze was woken up several times by the steward of Zhang's mansion. Su Ze led the servants to patrol several times before stabilizing the situation in the mansion.

After dawn, Zhang Yaozuo finally returned home with a tired look on his face.

After returning home, Zhang Yaozuo took Su Ze directly to his study without saying a word.

After taking the face towel handed over by his attendant, Zhang Yaozuo sent all his attendants out of the study, and then said to Su Ze:

"Something happened!"

Zhang Yaozuo continued:
"Yesterday, a demonic creature caused a disturbance in the Privy Council, frightening a clerk to faint. I was on guard at the Dengwen Drum Court all night, fearing that a demonic creature might also be causing trouble."

"I heard that the emperor has invited the Taoist priest from Dongxiao Palace and the mage from Daxiangguo Temple to go to the Privy Council to investigate. I don't know the origin of this monster."

Su Ze was awestruck. Dongxiao Palace was the most important Taoist temple in the entire Song Dynasty. It was the imperial Taoist temple where Emperor Renzong held fasting and offering sacrifices to the dragon, which was also the Taoist blessing fasting and offering sacrifices. Important officials in the Song Dynasty often added the title of "Supervisor of Dongxiao Palace" as an honorary promotion. For example, Wang Anshi held this position after he was dismissed from his position as prime minister.

Needless to say, Daxiangguo Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the city of Bianjing and also a temple conferred by imperial decree.

The Song Dynasty was in a period when mysticism was gradually fading. From the emperor and the literati to the common people, people were no longer as devout in religion as they were in the Tang Dynasty. At least the era in the Tang Dynasty when people dared to rebel based on a prophecy was gone forever.

Therefore, most of these imperially appointed Buddhist and Taoist palaces and temples were of a ceremonial nature. Of course, if the emperor himself was superstitious about Buddhism and Taoism, that was a different matter.

Historically, although Emperor Renzong often held ceremonies to pray for rain and blessings, he was not an emperor who believed in Buddhism or Taoism in essence.

The fact that the government sent Buddhists and Taoists to investigate only shows that the matter is too strange.

Moreover, the monster caused trouble in the Privy Council of the two central governments, making the matter even more sensitive.

Su Ze asked, "Uncle, what's causing all the trouble in the Privy Council?"

Zhang Yaozuo said mysteriously:

"The emperor has already issued a gag order. Let's talk about this in the study today. Don't let anyone else know!"

Zhang Yaozuo walked to the door of the study and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping before saying to Su Ze:
"According to the clerk who fainted from shock, the demon causing trouble in the Privy Council is a flying head!"

(End of this chapter)