Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 165 The Vortex of Political Struggle 1
Wang Xiu was finally able to relax a bit. Although he felt that the holy family was declining, he had almost done what he should do.It's like this when people hang out outside. If you want to go according to your own wishes, even if you try to adapt to the environment, you have to pay a corresponding price.

He discussed with Shen Mo, and he bought a small store of Shen's family in the south of Guangbei Bridge as the first branch of Wangji Department Store.

That night, he came to Fanlou alone, and in front of Qin Xianrong, he said to Mrs. Li, "Li Ganniang, I plan to redeem Xijun and let her manage a store. I don't know if Li Ganniang is willing to part with her."

Mrs. Li didn't expect that Wang Xiu would redeem Wen Xijun's body. Which of those romantic talents didn't abandon them at the beginning and end, treating singers as consumables, and they really didn't spend a lot of money to redeem themselves.Redemption is not right. Divas are different from those camp prostitutes. Divas have relatively independent identities. Private money can buy back official status.

The reason why they stay in major restaurants is nothing more than earning pension money and looking for a good husband. These restaurant shopkeepers really don't have much means to keep them.

"No matter what the officials say, the old woman is not a person who beats mandarin ducks with a stick."

"That's good." Wang Xiu glanced at Qin Xianrong and said.

Qin Xianrong had neither sorrow nor joy, no fate and no trace on his face, and said indifferently: "Sister Thirteen doesn't know yet, the officials have to talk about it themselves."

Wang Xiu's heart moved, and he was slightly disappointed again. Qin Xianrong was too calm, and his calmness made him uneasy.

Mrs. Li can't care about these things. She is calculating how to get the most benefit. Although Wen Xijun is well-known, he sang Wang Ci recently and made him a lot of money. He is not like a top singer like Qin Xianrong. It can be said that Wang Xiu's song has made many singers famous, according to common sense, Wang Xiu should be given face.

However, businessmen are still divided into three, six, and nine grades. If it were Wang Xiu, he would definitely wave his hand and even buy a generous dowry.After all, Mrs. Li is very stingy and her vision is very limited. She said hesitantly: "Your official, Miss Thirteen was raised by an old man, and she looks closer than her own son. I really don't want to part with it."

Qin Xianrong clenched his silver teeth, his face flushed, his expression was so ashamed!Mrs. Li is really shameless and shameless.

Wang Xiu didn't care. If Mrs. Li didn't say such nonsense, then she wouldn't be in this business. She smiled and said: "I also ask Li Ganniang to pay for her redemption."

Mrs. Li was overjoyed, but he still pretended to be reluctant and said: "Hey, you shouldn't ask for those few ransom money, but the rules in the industry can't be broken. For the sake of high-ranking officials, it's only two thousand coins." gone."

"Two thousand guan." Qin Xianrong was taken aback, how could such a lion open his mouth like a fat sheep!

"Okay, two thousand guan." Wang Xiu didn't hesitate, and he couldn't have any hesitation, but fell behind.

"Officials." Qin Xianrong wanted to persuade Wang Xiu not to be taken advantage of.

Before she could say anything, Mrs. Li glanced at Qin Xianrong, smiled with a chrysanthemum face, and said in a soft voice: "It's better to be a high-ranking official, and the old lady will go to get an official status."

When Mrs. Li went out, Qin Xianrong resentfully said: "The officials really want to be blackmailed, or do they not want to say more?"

Wang Xiu didn't dare to look at Qin Xianrong, and smiled awkwardly, "It's only two thousand guan."

"Two thousand guan?" Qin Xianrong looked at Wang Xiu and smiled faintly.

Wang Xiu was stared at by Qin Xianrong's gaze, and couldn't stand it any longer, and said slowly, "I owe her."

"Find a shopkeeper!" Qin Xianrong was not polite, and did not give Wang Xiu face at all.

Wang Xiu was stunned. Qin Xianrong, who has always been gentle and gentle, has a sharp side, and he can see through several aspects of his plans at a glance. He does have plans to let Wen Xijun run the branch, and he also has the psychology of compensation, but these He hid it deeply in his heart and never told anyone.

"Hypocrisy." Qin Xianrong rolled his eyes at Wang Xiu, turned around and went out lightly.

Wang Xiu didn't speak, he stood calmly in the room thinking, recalling Qin Xianrong's words, he was indeed hypocritical, in order to get rid of the royal marriage, he did not hesitate to linger among beauties and play in the world.

It can be said that singers such as Qin Xianrong and Wen Xijun have become his props, and even Cai Yi has been used by him. In the end, he not only achieved his goal, but also lost some invisible benefits of future investment.

Suddenly, he felt very lost in his heart. All along, Qin Xianrong was silently beside him, playing the pipa quietly, and watching him silently.People are not grass, how could he not feel it, at the moment Qin Xianrong turned to leave, his heart ached ever since he knew that Zhu Lian was marrying into the royal family, and now it hurts again.

Am I really that hypocritical, have I changed?
Things went smoothly, Shen Mo generously lent Wang Xiu two thousand strings, all of which were included in the loan and repaid in installments.

Wen Xijun got his wish and finally achieved the fruit of his cultivation. He was full of joy and tenderness. Although he could not become his wife and has no status yet, she is just the shopkeeper of the Kaifeng branch of Wangji Department Store, but she is satisfied and can follow her beloved. Around a man, what more could she ask for at the age of 16?Dedicated to the establishment of the branch.

Just as Wang Xiu was preparing to open a branch, he was called into the Yanfu Palace by Zhao Ji, directly intervening in the vortex of court struggles.

It turned out that Lin Lingsu was very disgusted with Zhao Huan. He respected Zhao Kai as the Emperor of Longevity among the gods in the Shenxiao Mansion, but he did not have the position of Prince Zhao Huan. It goes without saying.

When Zhao Huan couldn't bear it anymore, the Buddhists in Kaifeng gave him strong support. These monks invited monks who were proficient in magic to completely suppress Lin Lingsu.

The reason is very simple. In the first month of this year, Lin Lingsu’s suppression of Buddhism intensified. Since the Tang Dynasty, Taoism faced with the growing influence of monks, so they all endured a bad breath and used the opportunity to completely eradicate Buddhism.

Zhao Ji favors the Taoist family. The major Buddhist temples gather a large number of young and strong people, and the land is extremely rich. The Daxiangguo Temple alone has 21 mu of land in Gyeonggi. He also has the intention of suppressing Buddhism to gain benefits, so he doesn't ask about it. [-] issued an imperial edict.

The name of the Buddha was changed to Dajue Jinxian, the rest were changed to the names of immortals and great scholars, and the monks were changed to be called Deshi. They were not allowed to wear monks' cassocks, and they were no longer called by their names as monks.Buddhist temples were changed to palaces, Buddhist temples were changed to temples, abbots were changed to Zhigong Guanshi, all monk recording departments were changed to taxi divisions, left and right street recording institutes were changed to moral institutes, and taxi divisions belonged to moral institutes, which were under the unified responsibility of Cai You. All the monks in the state capital can be renamed as Deshi Division.

As Wang Xiu and others chatted, Zongze, the military governor of Zhidengzhou, was removed from the list and put in charge of the editor because he built the Shenxiao Palace for impiety.

In this way, Buddhism was played beyond recognition, becoming the little brother of the Taoist school, or the kind of stepmother who was bullied, the sons and grandchildren of Taoist disciples in various military states, took the opportunity to invade Buddhist temples and properties, and even robbed nuns, causing The monks strongly resisted.

Famous eminent monks and famous teachers from other sects appealed to the court one after another. They also found Zhao Huan through their connections. Since the official family was the Taoist emperor, they asked the prince to make decisions for them and promised to become a staunch supporter of the East Palace.

Prince Zhao Huan got the support of Buddhism and some great religions, and he was very dissatisfied with Zhao Ji's Chongdao family, so he took the opportunity to defend the monks.Just yesterday, the Shangzuo reprimanded Lin Lingsu for confusing the public with demonic methods, and asked Zhao Ji to kill Lin Lingsu. In order to let Zhao Ji learn the sorcery of his family, he asked Zhao Ji to allow monks to fight with Lin Lingsu, and completely dismantle Lin Lingsu's deception before killing him. This bird.

As a bystander, Wang Xiu watched this farce with great interest.He understood that Lin Lingsu seemed to have overplayed his hand and seriously underestimated the huge influence of Buddhism.It is true that Taoism has been the state religion since the Tang Dynasty, but most of the emperors of the past dynasties enshrined Buddha and Lao, because Buddhism pays attention to the afterlife, Taoism says this life, and it is obvious that Buddhism is more beneficial to rule than Taoism, so that the influence of Buddhism has rapidly expanded among the people.

Today, in the minds of the middle and lower classes of the society, the status of Buddhism is supreme, while Taoism is at a disadvantage. Daxiangguo Temple and Baoguo Temple are both protected by Buddhist believers.This wave of suppressing Taoist sects has affected Mingjiao and Jackojiao. Taoist priests wantonly bullied other sects, causing panic and turbulence among the people, and seriously affecting the harmonious and stable situation.

If you suppress it, you can suppress it, and you can take advantage of the opportunity to play dead Buddhism, but you can't do it so violently, and there is no strategy at all to put several major sects together with the aristocratic families in power. Isn't it boring?If these people want to unite, I am afraid that if Zhao Ji believes in your Hunyuan Emperor and Taishang Laojun, he will have to worry about secretly paying the officials to maintain the great Huahuaheshan.

While he was disappointed and sighed at Lin Lingsu, he had to marvel at how wonderful this world is. Lin Lingsu didn't know what method he used to spit out a mouthful of fairy talisman water, which turned into five-color clouds. Hundreds of crane shadows, flying around the Ningshen Temple, stunned him.

What is this stuff?magic?Impossible, I can't play in front of so many people in broad daylight!What kind of magical method is this? Is it a trick summed up by thousands of years of external alchemy?It's kind of amazing here.

What surprised him the most was that Lin Lingsu asked to burn the big fire hole, and got in when everyone's expressions changed, but he didn't get burned, and walked out calmly.This has already exceeded his imagination. The atheism thought that was crumbling because of soul time travel collapsed in an instant. He has no way to use scientific theories to explain Taoist techniques. He can only say that this world is too wonderful.

"Your Majesty, since Wang Qing is a descendant of the Supreme Master, the Penglai Sanxian, he should be able to fight against the Samana." The monk was completely discouraged, and no one dared to risk his life.Zhao Huan was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect this kind of ending. Seeing that he couldn't do it, he suddenly saw Wang Xiu who was thinking thoughtfully, smiling ironically at the corner of his mouth. Lead to Wang Xiu.

Everyone's eyes fell on Wang Xiu, some were worried and some gloated, and most of them were not concerned with themselves.

(End of this chapter)