The big man has a living father

Chapter 145 (Long Chapter) There are a thousand Tathagatas for a thousand readers
Zhang Ou proposed that he should hand over all his political resources to Sima Xiangru in exchange for the official careers of his two younger sons.

After the result was reported back, Huo Hai personally promised to recommend Zhang Ou's two younger sons to become the prince's companions.

The prerequisite is that Zhang Ou should not mention this matter to his son from now on.

Zhang Ou immediately agreed to wait until his two younger sons grew up and understood things, and then he would immediately return to live in Zhang's hometown in Hedong.

Although this process was not written down on paper.

However, when Liu Che saw that Huo Hai recommended Zhang Ou's two sons as companions and Zhang Ou wrote a letter recommending Sima Xiangru as the Imperial Censor, he immediately knew what was going on.

This recommendation letter is not for use now, but a few years later.

A few years later, Zhang Ou's son grew up and became a servant of the prince.

A few years later, Sima Xiangru was promoted from the level of Nine Ministers to the level of Three Dukes, and the recommendation letter could be used.

Liu Che still shook his head.

Zhang Ou, Zhang Ou is really an old fox!

Who can't I recommend? I recommend Sima Xiangru.

Sima Xiangru is 59 years old. What if he dies in a few years?
But because of his petty mindset, he will never achieve anything great.

That's why Emperor Liu Che promoted Zhang Ou to be the Imperial Doctor.

After the results of the handling were announced, a group of ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Cai was a sensible person. "Since the victim's Fan family has determined that poisoning is impossible, then it should be impossible. After all, the smell of the poison is so strong that even dogs won't eat it. It smells even stronger than shit. How could they poison someone like that? It's obviously done to scare people."

"This judgment is well-founded and reasonable. It's OK."

"But there is a problem. Lu Bushu is a person..."

From the perspective of both sides, Lu Bushu was just a pawn.

In particular, Lu Bushu also arrested Zhang Tian's family and threatened Zhang Tian to poison his own biological father.

Although the matter was eventually concealed and not made public, the means used were too despicable and dirty.

Of course, this is something that cannot be made public.

But there is content that can be announced.

At the beginning, Lu Bushu held the handle and threatened Zhang Tian that he would not be promoted to an official position.

Whether a scholar can become an official is the emperor's right. Although you, Lu Bushu, are a doctor of the Five Classics, are you qualified to use this to make an article?
This is the reverse scale!
Even Shi Qing couldn't help shaking his head: "Lü Bushu should be exiled."

Liu Che closed the memorial and said, "Since Lord Shi said to exile him, then exile him. Exile him to Shu Prefecture to make up for his crime and make meritorious contributions. If he fails to make meritorious contributions, he will never come back in this life."

Li Cai was shocked: "Your Majesty, Chengdu is such a good place, and this is considered exile? Isn't this letting this bastard take advantage of it?!"

Liu Che: "If you want to get beauty, why go to Chengdu? Lü Bushu wants to go to Nanman, the southernmost part of Shu County."

Li Cai: "I feel relieved now... He almost got a taste of the sweetness."

Liu Che: "Although Zhang Ou was just trying to scare people, he did something wrong after all. The fine should be higher... 90% of his family property."

Now Zhang Ou didn’t need to make excuses anymore and had to really go into business, otherwise his whole family would starve.

Liu Che: "Let's do it. Dismiss the meeting. Bring Su Wu here."

In fact, several people knew all the ins and outs of this matter, but they did not expect that those who did wrong would be punished in the end, and severely punished.

But it had little impact on public opinion.

The only one who was not punished during the court period was Kong Anguo. Kong Anguo had been forced to resign early by his eldest nephew, Kong Yannian, the head of the Kong family. It would be a bit difficult for him to get back on track.

After everyone left, Liu Che began to think.

Zhang Ou's struggle was fierce and extremely dangerous, but in the end he was suppressed before he could even make a bubble.

At the same time, Huo Hai also promoted two people in this matter.

One is Wang He and the other is Sima Xiangru.

This kind of political ability is truly the talent of a prime minister.

But Liu Che's original plan was to get rid of the prime minister...

"Let him be the prime minister?"

But Liu Che thought back and realized that even if he appointed him, he might not be willing...

In vain.

At this time, Su Wu went to the palace panting.

Liu Che was puzzled: "What did you do? Why did you run away from Chengdu?"

Su Wu knelt down and confessed: "Your Majesty, I was listening to a storyteller at a farmhouse on the grassland and forgot the time, which delayed the audience with you. I am guilty of the death penalty. Please punish me!"

Liu Che waved his hand: "It didn't delay anything."

"On the third day after the publication of Journey to the West, many ministers stayed up late to read the book. More than 40 people did not attend the court meeting that day."

Su Wu was shocked!

More than forty people didn't come. Given His Majesty's temper, hasn't he removed all of them?
Liu Che coughed: "I also read books all night and didn't get up..."

As a lover of literature and art, how could Liu Che miss the opportunity to catch up with the latest news?

But Liu Che had never expected that novels could be so addictive that people would forget about eating and sleeping!

More than that.

Because the emperor did not come that day, a large number of the more than 300 ministers who attended the court meeting simply found a place to take a nap.

When the sun was high in the sky, half of the officials in the imperial court were fast asleep in the court hall...

So, could Liu Che punish Su Wu for this matter?

Su Wu: “Ah?”

"Oh!"

"Your Majesty forgot about the court meeting because he was reading Journey to the West. He must have been attracted by the description of India in the book and couldn't sleep all night thinking about the affairs of India. Your Majesty, please take care of your health. Your Majesty, the people of the Han Dynasty are counting on you!"

Liu Che laughed: "Su Wu, after going outside and meeting the people of the mountain tribes, he has become smarter and knows how to flatter."

Su Wu blushed in embarrassment.

Liu Che became serious: "Tell me about the situation in Chengdu."

"Although there have been reports in letters, I still believe what you said in person."

Liu Che sighed: "The world is changing so fast that sometimes letters can no longer keep up."

"Even if it's you, you've been away for so long, maybe Chengdu has changed again."

"It's a pity there's no way to deliver the message in one day."

Liu Che sighed and thought of Huo Hai.

Then he shook his head again.

Huo Hai is not omnipotent. If the technology to transmit messages from Chengdu to Xi'an within one day is invented, it will not be a simple technology.

Is it possible to train eagles in batches?

If news could really be transmitted between Chang'an and Chengdu within a day, there would be no need to close the country.

Then the county system can truly be implemented in the thirteen provinces of the country.

Liu Che only thought about it for a moment and no longer dared to think about such an outrageous thing.

……

Huo Hai breathed a sigh of relief.

It's already the end of February, and the second half of "Journey to the West" has finally been printed.

After reviewing and confirming that there are no problems, you can publish it.

Liu Xijun compared them and shook her head: "This Monkey King is really something..."

Huo Hai: "What happened to Monkey King?"

Liu Xijun: "When he encountered difficulties on the road, he called Guanyin Bodhisattva the Great Compassionate and Merciful Guanyin of the South Sea... The full name and honorific title were exactly the same. Then when he arrived in the West and succeeded in obtaining the scriptures, he called Guanyin "What the hell Guanyin", which was just short of calling him a bald donkey."

Huo Hai laughed out loud.

Huo Hai couldn't remember what the original text said at the end, but he remembered that the last part was called very casually.

Isn't this normal?

Huo Hai: "This Guanyin is like the Imperial Court. Sun Wukong was a court official at the beginning, so of course he had to be respectful. Now that he has made great contributions, Sun Wukong has been made a prime minister. Can you bear the respect you have shown me?"

When Liu Xijun thought about it, she suddenly felt that it made sense and was very true.

Although it feels like a small-minded person has succeeded, but if you think about it carefully, this seems to be the true meaning of life.

Liu Xijun continued to review the article: "Hey, Huo Hai, in this place, the Buddha asked Ananda how many scriptures Kasyapa passed on to Tang Monk, and it was written that 5,048 volumes were found from various parts."

"I remember what Tathagata said at the beginning..." Liu Xijun, like Dongfang Shuo, had a photographic memory: "I have a collection of Dharmas to talk about heaven; a collection of theories to talk about earth; and a collection of scriptures to save ghosts. The three collections total thirty-five volumes, 15,144 volumes, which are the path to cultivating the truth and the door to righteousness and goodness. I will send them to the East."

"Huo Hai, maybe you remembered it wrongly? You should write it according to the original text."

Huo Hai smiled and said, "Wrong? No, it's right. That's it."

Liu Xijun: "Could it be that... Tathagata didn't want to pass on all the scriptures to the Tang Dynasty? Didn't he come up with this quest to spread the teachings? Why doesn't he want to pass on all the scriptures now? Or maybe he just wants to expand the number of followers? He's not really trying to spread the teachings?"

Nonsense, Journey to the West is different from later online novels. In Journey to the West, there is no relationship between realm and combat effectiveness.

If someone has learned all of Tathagata's scriptures, what is the difference between him and Tathagata, except for fighting ability?
There are 108 Buddhas in heaven, who wouldn't want to be the Buddha? If someone knows as much as Tathagata, and Tathagata falls one day, wouldn't that position belong to Tang Sanzang?
This is called teaching the apprentice and starving the master.

But Huo Hai didn't say that.

"There are a thousand Tathagatas for a thousand readers." Huo Hai: "The book is already written here, you can interpret it however you want."

"Before something is created, I am fully responsible for it. After it is written, it has nothing to do with me anymore."

"How can it not matter?" Liu Xijun: "This is a book you wrote, not someone else's."

Huo Hai widened his eyes: "It must not be related!"

"If someone has a mental problem and imitates Monkey King and fights his way up to the Lingxiao Palace, wouldn't that be a death sentence for me?"

Liu Xijun chuckled.

Huo Hai: "If there is no problem, just send it out. These people keep asking me to pay them back every day!"

Liu Xijun: "In fact, with your talent, you should have finished it a month and a half ago, but you have been dragging it on until now... If you were more diligent, you should have finished your second book like Journey to the West by now."

Huo Hai: "What? The second book? After I finish this one, I'll announce my retirement from the literary world."

Just kidding, Huo Hai still has a few short articles that he can deal with, but as for novels, Huo Hai can't remember the remaining "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Dream of Red Mansions".

Besides, can these three things be written?

The Three Kingdoms describes the rebellion of the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty collapsed? Seeking death?

"Water Margin" does not start from the end of the Han Dynasty, but directly rebels.

"Dream of the Red Chamber"... Huo Hai could vaguely remember the story framework of the first two volumes, but he forgot the beginning, the middle and the end of this "Dream of the Red Chamber". He only remembered 'Lu Zhishen rescued Lin Daiyu and General Gao secretly met with Granny Liu'.

There is really nothing to write about Huo Hai.

So, put a model essay here and let them learn from it.

Besides, Huo Hai wrote novels not for the sake of writing novels themselves, but to find something to do for the tens of thousands of scholars who came to Chang'an.

After hearing Huo Hai say that the second volume of Journey to the West was ready for sale, Xiang Xu walked in from outside the door and asked, "Sir, is it on sale right away?"

Huo Hai nodded.

Seeing that the two wanted to discuss something, Liu Xijun left.

Xiang Xu spoke up: "Wang He has just reported to the palace the result of the case of Xuanping Marquis Zhang Ou. The ministers should have accepted this result."

Huo Hai nodded.

Wang He did a great job on this matter.

He was a smart man because he didn't rush to find a random opportunity to close the case.

The fact that he waited until now for this opportunity to close the case shows that he is very patient.

Huo Hai is not a professional in the spy business, but he is more professional than people of this era in this field. After all, he has watched at least thirty spy movies.

Although Huo Hai was not sure how dark and how many means were used in the actual implementation, he was very clear about some key qualities.

Wang He is a person worth cultivating.

However, Wang He is just more suitable, not the chosen one.

After all, the opportunity he was waiting for was created by Huo Hai, not by himself.

Huo Hai left this matter to him to deal with as a test. If it were Huo Hai himself, he would have announced the results of the case investigation himself after publishing Journey to the West.

A convenient thing.

However, it is not easy for such a chosen person to appear. Wang He is already quite good.

At present, external intelligence operations must be initiated, whether in the south or the north.

Huo Hai thought for a moment and said, "When he comes, bring him to see me."

In addition to this matter, Xiang Xu had something else to say: "There is one more thing. Su Wu has arrived in Chang'an and is currently in the palace."

Huo Hai: "Su Wu, actually everything in Chengdu has been arranged. If Zhang Qian and Su Wu can't do it, then we can just find someone else to do it. We don't need to worry about this matter."

Xiang Xu: "If Su Wu wants to see you..."

Huo Hai: "If he wants to see me, then he can see me. If he doesn't want to come, then forget it."

"Even if I meet him, I have nothing to say. At most I will treat him to a bowl of mutton hotpot."

Xiang Xu: "Sir, you don't even want to read the report from the sales department?"

Huo Hai just wanted to lie down: "What are you looking at? What's so good about it? Can I lose money?"

Xiang Xu: Is this the calmness of an artist?
……

After listening to Su Wu's report, Liu Che was very supportive.

At present, both the southern Yunnan and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are making steady progress.

Last year, Zhang Qian was blocked in both directions and could not take a single step forward.

This year, both sides have been connected.

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Zhang Qian had persuaded a part of the Qiang people to pledge allegiance to the Han Dynasty and had already reached the plateau.

In southern Yunnan, relying on the power of money, they have also gone far.

However, regarding the coal and steel issue, Liu Che still shook his head and said: "Don't use the money earned from salt and iron to open coal mines and steel mills."

Su Wu felt a little helpless.

His Majesty rejected this proposal, and I couldn't stay in Chang'an for a long time, so it seemed that this matter was aborted.

Liu Che: "I will allocate additional funds to build coal and steel mills. The income from salt and iron will be fully invested in the Southward Advance Plan!"

After Liu Che learned that there was a tree in India that could produce a material that was more suitable for making car tires than eucommia gum, he wanted to conquer India as quickly as possible more than anyone else.

Liu Che was good at accounting and had already calculated that at present, whether it was a coal mine, a steel plant or a cement plant, the production of products actually did not cost much and was a huge profit.

Almost all the cost is spent on transportation.

The coal is transported from the coal mine to the coal washing place, then shipped out of the factory, transported to the place where the coal is used, or to the place where it is transferred, and then delivered to thousands of households.

If it weren’t for the new horse-drawn carriage made by Huo Hai, the coal plant’s profits would not have been high.

But if new tires are developed and more powerful cars are manufactured, the profits can be further increased.

Also, it is not profitable to transport many things from other places to Chang'an.

This is all due to excessive transportation costs.

If the transportation cost is further reduced, many products that are at the borderline of being profitable or not when transported to Chang'an will become profitable. In this way, the richness of Chang'an's products will continue to improve.

The continued improvement in the abundance of resources will drive the continued development of commerce.

As business continues to grow, more taxes are collected.

The more taxes collected, the more roads built, the better the transportation, and the further a positive cycle.

Liu Che had already figured this matter out.

So now Liu Che attaches great importance to India.

Su Wu originally thought that the plan was a failure, but unexpectedly... not only did it not fail, but additional investment was made!

"Your Majesty, if the money from the salt and iron ore is used for special purposes, how much money will it take to build the steel and coal plants?"

Liu Che: "Don't worry about this. In the past half month, many wealthy merchants and nobles from Chengdu and other places in Shu County have rushed to Chang'an to do business."

"They all used their own money in Chengdu to exchange for my money in Chang'an." "Including the Zhuo family in Qionglai, your salt and iron production."

"So, I now have tens of millions of assets in Chengdu, which is more than enough to open a coal mine, a steel mill, and a building materials factory."

Hearing Liu Che say this, Su Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and then excitedly said: "I understand!"

Liu Che nodded and said, "Go back and work hard. As long as you can take over Southern Yunnan, I will make you a marquis. If you can advance 500 kilometers south after taking over Southern Yunnan, you will be granted 2,000 households. If you can advance to the seaside, you will be granted 4,000 households."

"If you have the ability to enter Tianzhu directly from the southern Yunnan route, you will be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu!"

This was of course impossible. Given Su Wu's existing resources, if he were allowed to enter Tianzhu, what difference would that make him the Han Dynasty picking up three times the territory for free? Not to mention a marquis of ten thousand households, a marquis of twenty thousand households or even a king would not be too much.

But this is impossible. Liu Che learned this from Tathagata.

After reading half of Journey to the West, Liu Che found that drawing cakes for sale is very useful.

Sometimes you don’t even need to actually paint a pie in the sky. Just hint that you have a pie in the sky. You don’t even need to hint intentionally. Just let the hardworking people see others eating the pie, and countless people will be willing to do your job.

Su Wu was excited: "Yes, Your Majesty! I will do my best to serve the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Che nodded and said, "I just notified you of the court meeting tomorrow. Since you are back, you should attend it. The ministers should be very interested in the affairs of Tianzhu."

Su Wu thought of Zhang Qian's instructions again and talked about the current positioning of Chengdu.

The situation in Shu County is a bit special, which is related to historical issues.

At the beginning, Qin annexed Shu and gained a strategic advantage over Chu. At the same time, it also sorted out the granary of Tianfu and obtained the capital to annex the world.

Later, during the chaotic period at the end of the Qin Dynasty, everyone agreed that whoever entered Guanzhong first would be the King of Guanzhong.

As a result, it was Liu Bang, not Xiang Yu, who finally entered Guanzhong.

Everyone was embarrassed.

In the end, Xiang Yu came up with a solution. He said that Hanzhong in Shu was actually Guanzhong. After all, they were from Qin. So he made Liu Bang the King of Hanzhong.

Then the territory given to Liu Bang was Shu.

At this time, Xiang Yu had a clear understanding of Shu.

Shu is a place where once you enter, you can never come out.

At that time, Liu Bang was about to go to Shu, and even Zhang Liang, who was known for his sharp brains, almost fell for it and went to Shu. If they had gone in, the Han Dynasty would have been gone.

In the end, he was persuaded by Han Xin.

Therefore, using Shu as a granary, King of Hanzhong Liu Bang once again conquered the world and established the Han Dynasty.

It is conceivable that adding Liangzhou, Guanzhong and Shu means annexing the world, and there will be no failure.

But, that is a state of division.

What about the state of great unification? This is very embarrassing.

First of all, after the Wudu earthquake, the grain from Shu could no longer be transported to Chang'an. In other words, if there was no way to use the grain, it had to be consumed directly in Chengdu.

Secondly, in Shu, no matter whether it is a general or a noble, their loyalty will drop sharply once they enter.

Sending people to Shu County is like telling them, "Our north is too crowded. I have a villa in the southwest of my city. It has beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and a high wall. Not only can thieves but even bandits can't get in. There is no shortage of food and drink inside, and there are many beautiful women. Go ahead."

After people have passed, there is food, drink and entertainment, and it is naturally isolated from the north of the city.

Who is still loyal?

The thief couldn’t get in, and the original owner of the house couldn’t get in either.

Therefore, since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, no one has been sent into Shu.

But Shu once encountered a great judge who appeared once in a century.

Wen Weng was ranked number one in the world in the list of good officials in the Book of Han.

The key is that he lived a long life. When he was in charge of Shu, the economy of Shu flourished rapidly.

Then Wen Weng also encountered a problem.

Chengdu produces a lot of grain, but it cannot be transported to Chang'an, so it can only be spent by itself.

How to spend it?
Wen Weng’s choice was to build the Wen Weng Stone Chamber and engage in education.

This has been going on for some years.

When Chang'an Imperial College was recruiting students, there were only about ten people from Chengdu, and all of them were selected. Other places simply couldn't beat them.

After all these years, the situation in Chengdu has become a bit exaggerated.

There is money, land, good weather, and people. There is a huge number of scholars, and their quality is excellent.

This situation would be fine if he could always be a good leader.

What if an ambitious person or a bad guy comes?

That would cause trouble!
Two years ago, Zhang Qian came to Shu County and managed the southward strategy, replacing Wen Weng. Wen Weng was semi-retired but still alive.

But Zhang Qian had a concern.

After all, Wen Weng is very old. What if he dies one day?
A place with money and food, located in a strategic high ground, where the navy can travel a thousand miles south in a day, with many scholars, a stable society, and is relatively closed.

What if something goes wrong in this place?
Moreover, there is a BUG in this place.

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the mausoleum town system has been used to relocate the powerful families to build huge imperial mausoleums in order to consume the powerful families.

But Chengdu is not among them.

Because the wealth there is very evenly distributed, although the total wealth is astonishing.

But if they were taken apart individually, they would not be able to bear the heavy task of building a mausoleum.

Because everyone's money was transported to Chang'an separately, by the time it arrived, there would be nothing left.

This question has no solution.

If we want to solve it, there is only one way, which is to send a relative over there.

But the question is, if we send a relative to Shu, what title of king should he be given?

King of Hanzhong???

Liu Che sent his second son to Shu and made him King of Hanzhong. How could the prince who stayed in Chang'an feel at ease?

Who in the world doesn’t know that Emperor Gaozu was originally the King of Hanzhong?

Zhang Qian put this issue first and asked Su Wu to report it to Liu Che.

Because once Chengdu starts to develop, it means that this place will definitely become rich, and once it becomes rich, it will be more difficult to control.

After listening to this, Liu Che fell into deep thought.

Huo Hai definitely has a solution to this problem, but Liu Che has another solution.

However, this solution cannot be told to Su Wu for the time being.

Just as he was about to deal with it, Wang the eunuch stood at the door and said, "Your Majesty!"

Liu Che was displeased; "Didn't I tell you not to interrupt me when I'm talking to Su Qing?"

Wang the eunuch bowed his head and said, "But Your Majesty, when Your Majesty ordered the release of the second half of Journey to the West, I must notify you immediately, no matter what Your Majesty is doing."

Liu Che was overjoyed: "The second half of Journey to the West has been released?!"

Eunuch Wang walked forward holding a plate with "Journey to the West, Volume 2" on it.

Liu Che: "Hahaha, bring it over and see!"

"Su Wu, I have heard of Zhang Qian's letter. I will give you the reply soon."

In fact, the answer is related to "Journey to the West".

Of course, it's only slightly related.

Su Wu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Liu Che waved his hand and said, "Go and have a rest. You finally came back. I'll give your brother a holiday."

Only after Su Wu left did Liu Che start reading "Journey to the West".

Not only Liu Che, but all the important figures in Chang'an City arrived at "Journey to the West Volume 2" as soon as possible.

Although no one dared to reveal the contents of the second volume before Huo Hai released it, once it was released and went on sale, those who were supposed to get the book got it even though others were still queuing up.

"The book says that Tathagata has the appearance of sentient beings. I don't know whether Tathagata has the appearance of sentient beings. But this Journey to the West has the appearance of sentient beings."

Liu Che was a man of high intelligence. After reading the first half of Journey to the West, he was certain of one thing: Journey to the West was not simply a story. Different people could gain different things from reading it.

Liu Che vaguely sensed something in the first half, and he needed to read the whole book to comprehend the mystery.

It was already midnight.

Late at night, the palace maid saw Liu Che frowning while reading, as if he was unhappy with the intensity of the light, so she moved another lamp.

Liu Che's brows relaxed and he continued reading.

As I watched, I thought: “So that’s how it is.”

"In Journey to the West, there are a lot of magical artifacts, all of them bizarre and magnificent. But there are only three that are truly powerful."

"The way to make rain, the way to longevity, the way to immortality."

Not long after Liu Che read the book, he discovered the special significance of rainfall to the book.

The Dragon King died immediately because of the rain and the wrong points.

It is impossible for a king to kill people indiscriminately because of a trivial matter, as that would make others feel uneasy.

Unless the reason is very legitimate.

In this case, it seems like a very bad thing if the points are wrong.

When he saw Fengxian County, Liu Che understood.

The method of making rain is a super magic weapon to control civilians.

As long as it doesn't rain, civilians will die.

So, for rain, commoners have to point to the Jade Emperor.

This rain can be rain, but it can also be fields, land, salt, iron, coal and steel. And now the most suitable thing to be this rain is money.

The method of making rain is related to fate, but it is the lives of civilians that are concerned.

The method of longevity is related to destiny, but it is not life, but political life.

From Liu Che's perspective, it is easy to understand that being among the immortals means serving as an official in the court.

In this case, the peaches are actually the continuation of the political life after being ranked among the immortals.

If you can't get the peaches, your political career will be over.

The book explains it very clearly: top-quality peaches, medium-quality peaches, and inferior peaches.

It clearly means that every few hundred years, officials will be divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. If you can't even get the lower grade peaches, it means you shouldn't be an official.

The method of making rain concern life, and the method of longevity concern political life.

The art of immortality is much weaker.

Although it sounds like a serious matter that the King of Hell sent the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Devil to claim lives, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell are also very scary, but Liu Che quickly saw the essence of the phenomenon.

The Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Devil can take lives, but if one has the secret of immortality, the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Devil can no longer take lives!

The Eighteen Levels of Hell are scary, but if the person who comes here doesn’t do evil things, he won’t go to the Eighteen Levels of Hell!
Liu Che came to his senses immediately.

The method of making rain and the method of immortality belong to the Jade Emperor. They are truly amazing magic weapons and the fundamental reason why the Jade Emperor controls the three realms.

The underworld belongs to Buddhism.

Buddhism...is all about the power of appearance.

It seems very powerful, but in fact it can only be used to intimidate the top powers in disguise.

He cannot be compared with the first two powers, but he just looks equally powerful.

There are two ways to avoid the power of the prime minister. One is to be among the immortals. Even if the prime minister can bully you, he cannot really take away your immortality, because you have jumped above the common people. Your life belongs to the Jade Emperor, not to anyone else.

The second way is to follow the rules and not do bad things that are restricted by the Eighteen Levels of Hell, so that the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Ghost Messengers can't catch you!

Liu Che has always been trying to find ways to reduce the power of the prime minister. Now he thinks that he should not have reduced the power of the prime minister, but should have restricted it.

"If we don't let the prime minister appoint officials, who should do it? Create a new position?"

Also, how should the rules of the eighteen levels of hell be set?
This is what Liu Che wants to study.

At this time, Zhang Ou had packed up and was ready to leave Chang'an.

After watching the next version of "Journey to the West", Zhang Ou closed his eyes.

Why did I think of fighting this person in the first place?
court death……

How can we fight this?
Any minor character in the book has methods that are more sophisticated than mine. How many political skills must the person who wrote such a book have?

"He just doesn't bother to use it..."

At this time, Li Guang looked at most of it and shook his head.

"We both have the last name Li, Li Erlang Li Erlang, this Erlang Shen is much smarter than me."

On that day, the Heavenly Court sent down a punishment to kill all the monkeys in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

After Erlang Shen conquered the Flower-Fruit Mountain, he did not kill all the monkeys, but left half of them.

After the incident with the Nine-Headed Insect, when Sun Wukong saw Erlang Shen again, he went up to him and called him brother.

What's the point of obeying orders and not declarations? The general who looks arrogant and domineering is actually a shrewd man who has seen through everything long ago.

……

Censorate.

An imperial censor read by lamplight all night long.

Every time I see Sun Wukong’s progress, I am amazed.

Is this what you call talent? Can people really learn this kind of talent?

At this time, the Imperial Censor Hu Qian came in hurriedly: "Xiao Zhang."

"Have you calculated the expenses for Xinyuan?"

The censor named Xiao Zhang was about to say that he had figured it out.

But when he looked down at the book in his hand, he saw that it was turning to the chapter about the True and False Monkey King.

Xiao Zhang fell into deep thought.

He, Tang Monk, was a person with connections and a disciple of Tathagata. He wanted to attain the status of Buddha, but was afraid of gossip, so he got a job that was just for show.

I have no skills at all.

Sun Wukong is the capable man.

Now Sun Wukong also saw it.

What is the real and fake Monkey King and Six-Eared Macaque? It is obvious that Sun Wukong has given up and is begging for treatment.

If Tathagata had not promised that there might be Buddhahood, would Sun Wukong have cooperated?
However, Sun Wukong handled this matter very well. No one else could see it, only the Buddha could see it.

In the end, the six-eared macaque was captured, which showed that the Buddha was very capable.

Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "Master Zhongcheng, the calculation is almost done, but there is a problem that I have not figured out. Should I send it to all the superiors to have a look?"

Zhongcheng Hu Qian thought: "Oh? Then you do it."

After the people left, Xiao Zhang took out a pen and paper and rewrote the calculation.

He was certain that now that the Imperial Censor Zhang Ou had resigned and returned home, no one else would be able to calculate this budget.

Xiao Zhang calculated every item clearly, except for how many huge trees would be needed to transport from Shu to Chang'an, which he could not figure out.

But he wrote one thing, based on past experience, maybe XX amount of money could do it.

After filling in this data, the calculated total budget will be almost the same as the amount of money approved from above. As long as we do it according to this, we can build the new garden.

But the question is, who would dare to do anything based on an estimate instead of a clearly calculated budget?

What if after deducting the budget for other projects, there is still enough money left to deliver the giant tree to Chang'an?
Without giant trees, how can we build palaces that reach the sky?
After the budget was submitted, everyone else in the entire Censorate was at a loss.

The Imperial Censor Hu Qian looked at the budget for the entire project and laughed: "Are you asking for an official position?"

Hu Qian knew that Xiao Zhang must have already calculated the specific budget for transporting the giant trees.

If I promise him an official position, he will come up with the accounting method, and then I can revise the budget and distribute it to all other officials for review.

Everyone in the Censorate would think that it was the Zhongcheng who did the calculation: "Interesting."

(End of this chapter)