In the Mengxia season, the willows planted next to the various rivers in the Kaifeng Mansion City of Tokyo in the Great Song Dynasty have long been a thick green. The sun also began to get hot, and the official boats carrying the rich and noble to other businesses outside the city to escape the summer also lined up on the Bianhe River and the Jinshui River.

Probably in order to show toughness to the Khitan in the north, the Jingying Forbidden Army, which had long forgotten how to fight, also began to practice frequently these days. The polished, but actually very thin armor was draped over a group of forbidden soldiers who were at least half greasy uncles, all of them weak under the sun, and at the same time complained bitterly.

That's right, the morale of the Jingying Forbidden Army is now very low! It is in stark contrast to the scene that Wu Haogu saw when he left Kaifeng Mansion a few months ago, when everyone was rushing to practice first, and they were all holding back their strength to be a house slave warrior for Zhao Ji.

The reason why this is the case, of course, is because Zhao Ji ordered to stop the selection of house slave warriors through the imperial martial arts. The Beijing Forbidden Army, which wanted to be a house slave but couldn't, naturally had no motivation to train the troops. Even if the Khitan army "presses the border", these Beijing soldiers don't have any strength.

The petty soldiers and low-level military attachés who can't become house slaves have no strength, and most of the middle and senior officers from Jiangmen who have ancestral real estate to live in peace are fluctuating in people's hearts these days, and they also have no heart to train - in fact, they have never had the heart to train soldiers, and they are just pretending to be diligent in the past. And now, these generals, who are actually artists, financiers, and writers, are almost out of mind to practice writing and drawing!

This is because after the Battle of Tongwancheng, the call for replacing recruitment with government soldiers began to sound, and it almost became the hottest topic in Kaifeng Mansion. Recruiting soldiers costs money and can't be fought, so why spend people's fat and ointment to raise this group of waste? It's better to run a large government army, and you can save more than 10 million yuan a year just for military salaries!

But who ever thought about what to do with a group of officials in the forbidden army who were waiting to drink the blood of the soldiers and eat empty quotas? If they are all changed to government soldiers, even if they can continue to be officials, there will be no vacancy to eat. The government soldiers don't pay their salaries in the first place, so they eat a fart? Moreover, it is not easy to "occupy the army", and it is easy to train craftsmen after serving in the forbidden army for decades. Officials can drive them to carry out handicraft production, a total of five years for government soldiers, and maybe a year on the way back and forth. In the remaining four years, you have to learn a craft in three years, right?

This, this, this...... How will the big guy buy a house in the future, please the lady, and raise the junior?

So these days, many wealthy families in Kaifeng Mansion have spoken to Zhao Ji through various ways, saying bad things about the military system of the government. Oh, it's not easy to say bad things about the government military system. Because this matter is very much agreed with by the Chinese officials of the DPRK, they don't care whether there are big fish and meat in Jiangmen!

Therefore, the invincible Captain Gao Tai was pushed to the forefront by his former comrades-in-arms and became the target of smear attacks - the government military system cannot be criticized, so the generals who control the government soldiers can always take it out and criticize it, right?

What is self-respecting, what is ill-intentioned, and even auspicious is in Gao Yu's mansion......

In short, Captain Gao, who sits on the throne and looks at the world, will probably not be too far from the day when the yellow robe will be added!

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"I heard that Gao Yu is in the new house in Kaifeng Mansion City, and the sweet spring is coming out of the ground, but is there such a thing?"

Of course, it was the official Zhao Ji who was questioning, and at this time he was walking on a low mountain in the imperial garden of Qionglin Palace. This mountain is about more than ten zhang high, and there are not many flowers and trees on the mountain, all of which are extremely ingenious. Pan Xiao'an and Cai You took a lot of effort to collect. The mountain is called Kunak, and it is a mountain of feng shui that is said to be able to pray for the blessings of many sons of the official family. In fact, Zhao Ji is not without sons, he now has the eldest son Zhao Huan, the third son Zhao Kai, the fifth son Zhao Shu, and the sixth son Zhao Qi, a total of four living sons, and two sons died young. However, Zhao Ji still wanted more sons, so he asked Guo Jing's magic stick to calculate a hexagram, so he had the small mountain bag of Kunyue.

The Kunyue project is only the beginning, but there is already a trend of large-scale construction at any cost. To this end, the Suzhou and Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau was upgraded to the Yingfeng Bureau, and a new Yingfeng Bureau was also set up in Haizhou. Treasures everywhere were also collected like flowing water and transported to Kaifeng Mansion to decorate Kunyue and the entire Qionglin Palace.

As for the cost of the project, it is not the turn of the political hall to have a headache at the moment, but the matter of Wu Haogu and Pan Xiao'an.

As soon as Wu Haogu returned to Kaifeng Mansion, before he made out with Pan Qiaolian at home, he was called by Liang Shicheng to Qionglin Palace, and together with Guo Jing, Liu Wuji and Guo Xiaoxiao, he accompanied the official Zhao Ji to Kunyue.

In the evening, there is a quiet place on Mount Kun, with only a few birdsong occasionally. Because Qionglin Palace is far away from the downtown of Fengfu, it is also isolated from the sound of the market. In the meantime, it really feels like a fairyland on earth.

Guo Jing, Liu Wuji and Guo Xiaoxiao are all dressed in Taoist costumes. What is particularly eye-catching is Xiaoxiao, the little girl in the past has now grown into a big girl in the dark, tall and tall, with beautiful facial features, and her chest is bulging, and she is very well developed. Such a good girl somehow did not get married, but entered the painting fairy temple as a female Taoist priest, and now she is the host of the painting fairy view, and the Taoist number is clear, also called Guo Qingyi.

Hearing Zhao Ji's question, Guo Xiaoxiao chuckled: "Gao Taiwei's mansion is very low, if there is a sweet spring gushing out of the ground, it will be unlucky." It would take a lot of effort to get the water away, or else the house would be flooded. ”

Hearing the words of the female Taoist, Zhao Ji also laughed: "Xiaoxiao, you are a cultivator, why don't you know that there is a sweet spring at home is auspicious?" ”

"I know, but Brother Gao is a courtier." Guo Xiaoxiao winked at Zhao Ji and smiled sweetly, "Brother of the official family, if there is auspiciousness in the courtier's family, what should I do?" ”

"You should avoid suspicion," Zhao Ji smiled, "When the news reaches Tongwan, he can resign again." ”

"Then who can go to Tongwancheng to replace Big Brother Gao?" Guo Xiaoxiao smiled, "Do you have to find someone who doesn't have a house, so that there will be no sweet springs at home?" ”

"It doesn't have to be." Wu Haogu interjected with a smile, "Gao Yu is a good general that Di Wuxiang can't compare, will there be a second person in my dynasty?" ”

His face was breezy and light, but he really felt like he was carrying it in his heart! If it wasn't for Gao Yu this time, it would be time to "bub the fountain" in your own home.

And he is worse than Gao Ji's ability to resist risks, Gao Yu is only a peerless general of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a big deal to hand over the military power and live in seclusion - with Zhao Ji's bearing, he will definitely be able to die well.

But there are more pigtails in the ancient martial arts! He is not only a military strategist, but also a great Confucian and a great capitalist, and he also has a real territory that can be controlled - Jiehe Commercial Market!

Gao Yu only moved part of the cheese in Kaifeng Jiangmen, and it was blackened. And Wu Haogu not only moved the cheese of Jiangmen, but even the most honorable civil officials and doctors in the Great Song Dynasty will sooner or later hate Wu Haogu because of the "Empirical Theory" and the left and right list of Jinshi.

Therefore, if Wu Haogu loses Zhao Ji's trust, I am afraid that he will have to choose between rebellion and escape.

And to temporarily maintain Zhao Ji's trust, Gao Yu, the "big villain" who pulls hatred, cannot fall.

Therefore, Wu Haogu still has to work hard to praise and support Gao Taiwei!

"Gao Taiwei is afraid that the general star in the sky will descend to earth......" Guo Jing, who was dressed in a purple robe, pretended to pinch his fingers beside him, nodded and said, "That's right, it is the Wuqu Star in the sky, who came down to protect His Majesty's country, and the poor Dao congratulates His Majesty!" ”

Wuqu Xing is one of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, also known as Kaiyang, who is in charge of wealth and fighting in Taoist beliefs. And Guo Jing can calculate that Gao Yu is Wu Quxing, of course, he got inspiration from Wu Haogu...... Inspired by 30,000 yuan, Guo Jing, Guo Xiaoxiao and Liu Wuji each took 10,000 yuan.

Zhao Ji looked at Liu Wuji, the number two master beside him, Liu Daoren was also pretending to count his fingers, and finally nodded and said, "It is indeed Xingjun who descends to earth...... However, the rumors that there are sweet springs gushing up in Gao Taiwei's mansion can't wait, and Poor Dao is willing to take a trip to find out. ”

Guo Jing also said: "Poor Dao is also willing to take a trip." ”

"Hmm," Zhao Ji nodded, "Then go and go back quickly." ”

Gao Yu's mansion is in the new inner city in the southwest of Kaifeng Prefecture, very close to Qionglin Palace. It doesn't take much time for Guo Jing and Liu Wuji to go on a trip. The two Taoist priests received the will and went to see "Xiangrui".

Zhao Ji smiled again and said to Wu Haogu: "Da Lang, you have also worked hard from afar, and today I set up a banquet in Qionglin Palace to catch you and wash the dust." He pointed at Guo Xiaoxiao and said with a smile, "Tonight's banquet is cooked by Xiaoxiao himself, and they are all healthy dishes." Don't look at her as a woman, but she is extremely proficient in the art of dual cultivation of life......"

"Really?" Wu Haogu smiled at Guo Xiaoxiao.

The female Taoist priest also reciprocated with a smile, and it seemed that she really had some taste, she smiled and saluted, "It's not too early, let's go and prepare one or two." ”

Then it fluttered away, and there was really a bit of fairy wind.

Zhao Ji looked at Wu Haogu for a moment, and said with a smile: "Da Lang, this female Taoist priest looks good, right?" Can you get close to one? I can help you build a bridge. ”

Wu Haogu smiled awkwardly, hurriedly withdrew his gaze from Guo Xiaoxiao's back, and said with a smile: "She's afraid that she is His Majesty's person, right?" How dare the minister have the idea of non-separation? ”

Zhao Ji smiled: "But it's just that I often go in and out of the palace gate, it's not a big deal." You're going to Jiehe Commercial Market in the near future, so don't be lonely if you let her accompany you. ”

Wu Hao Gu said: "Your Majesty, the minister actually wants to bring the eighteenth sister with you...... She hasn't given birth to a son yet. ”

The ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty were generally appointed with concubines without wives. However, Wu Haogu is now ready to take Pan Qiaolian to Jiehe Shang City......

"Okay," Zhao Ji smiled, "Then she has to be even smaller, she has some ways to give birth to a son." ”

Wu Haogu bowed, "That minister is better than obeying his fate if he is respectful." ”