Chapter 187 The height of the temple (15)

After Chai Rong became emperor, the Great Zhou Dynasty showed signs of revival. Uighurs, Saman, Suwu and other tribes who had not appeared in the Central Plains for a long time appeared in Daliang City. Influenced by the Hu tribe, noble women of the Great Zhou Dynasty popularly wore an extremely thin cashmere vest. This vest was warm and made the figure even slimmer. A wealthy shop sold 100 pieces from Gaochang. Although the price was expensive, they were immediately snatched away.

Fu Ying put two pieces of cashmere from Jinshan on her body, removed the cumbersome thick jacket, and wore a narrow-sleeved long skirt that could only be worn in spring. The daylily colored skirt was decorated with many pomegranate flowers, and the belt was tied very high, so that she looked pretty and slender.

Hou Dayong dressed a lot more casually. After returning to Daliang, he reluctantly took off his black carving army soft armor and changed into a green round-necked robe. This style is most common in Daliang. It is worn like this from emperors, generals, and ministers to peddlers and pawns. The difference is the texture, color and some ornaments, which is the same as the suits in later generations.

Hou Dayong lit an incense candle under a big tree in the backyard, muttering in his mouth: "Brother Meng Hanqing, General Zuo Yulin, Hou Dayong occupied your house. Today I will burn an incense stick for you, brother, you can go all the way."

Fu Ying was combed with a lily bun, her face slightly rosy. Seeing that there was some dust on Hou Dayong's left arm, she reached out and brushed it gently.

In the past two days, Fu Ying turned her long-lasting thoughts into the driving force of fighting and was entangled with Hou Dayong on her bed. Many officials with a keen sense of smell in the city wanted to visit the new prime minister, but they were all blocked outside the courtyard. Most Chinese officials in the court did not recognize this famous former Shuofang Jiedushi. After asking for a meeting, they all felt that the new prime minister was unfathomable. Therefore, the rumors about Hou Dayong became the most happy topic for officials of all sizes.

After Hou Dayong put down the incense and candle, he clapped his hands. He turned to Fu Ying and said, "It has been two days since he returned to Daliang. I want to see Wang Pu today, so I can't report." He also mocked himself: "Your Majesty is fighting in Haozhou, and he left me on the stone slab. Now without His Majesty's order, I cannot leave Daliang. Now Wang Pu is a left-behind in Daliang City in Tokyo and is fully in charge of handling Daliang affairs. I am just a famous and unfamiliar prime minister."

At the end of October of the fourth year of Xiande, His Majesty Chai Rong once again led the imperial guards. Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin, Li Jixun, Murong Yanzhao and other generals of the Imperial Guards led their troops to Haozhou. Chai Rong left his confidant Wang Pu as the one who stayed in Tokyo, and Zhang Mei, the three envoys of the Three Divisions, were in charge of the imperial capital, and was in charge of Daliang.

Fu Ying understood Hou Dayong's situation and thoughts very well, and held his hand and said, "Your husband has been fighting outside for several years, and you have a rare time to have free time. You should leave the civil affairs aside for a while and have a good rest." Fu Ying said while gently stroked the calluses on Hou Dayong's hand with her fingers, and felt that the calluses on her palm were as thick as rice grains and thick as stones.

Having said that, the two chatted casually for a while. Fu Ying couldn't help but talk about the rich shop. Although Meng Shu was capable, it was limited to his identity. He had many hearts and thought that he could not say to Meng Shu, "The human heart was not enough and the snake swallowed an elephant. The words said by the husband in the past were really memorable. After Xu Qing arrived in the south, he thought he could do whatever he wanted by staying away from Daliang, but he became the second rich Gong. Half a month ago, the matter was exposed, and Xu Qing took out a sum of money and fled to the Southern Han. Now the Xu family's business assistant has been closed. I can't make up my mind whether to send people to operate again."

Hou Dayong meditated for a long time. When he founded the Fujia shop purely to solve economic problems, political issues are now inseparable from economic problems. "Although the Fujia shop is in the name of Fugong, anyone with discerning eyes knows that the Fujia shop is the money tree of the Hou family. It is estimated that most of the important officials of the dynasty know about this. From now on, the Fujia shops only need to maintain the existing structure and cannot develop without restraint. The Xujia shops in the south can continue to operate, but Xu Qing has to replace all the landlords, select five capable shopkeepers from various local sections of the Fujia shops, and reorganize the Xujia shops."

As Hou Dayong spoke, he was like returning to the Black Eagle Army tent, walking around a few steps casually in the courtyard, and waved his hand: "In order to prevent the reappearance of people like Fu Gong and Xu Qing in the shop, the Xu family shop must be strictly managed in the future. This time, the Xu family shop can be a personal attempt. The Xu family shop is jointly led by five shopkeepers, and the Xu family shop chief shop chief shop was born from these five shopkeepers. It will be replaced every three years. The power of the shopkeeper must be restricted. Any major event must be agreed to by at least three people. This must be determined as a dead rule that cannot be broken."

Fu Ying has been in charge of a wealthy shop for three years and has already had a lot of experience in doing business. He said: "It is extremely important to make a decision about business matters when it comes to business. If you want the five shopkeepers to discuss matters, it may miss the opportunity."

"Now our business has reached this point, the key is stability rather than speed. There is a saying that it is better to go far than to go fast."

Fu Ying suddenly looked worried and said, "I always feel cold when I saw the account book recently. The annual currency income of Dazhou was about 20 million yuan, and the total income of rich shops and Cangzhou was about 100,000 yuan. We are already rich enough to compete with the country. The trees are in the forest and the wind will destroy them. I am always worried that it will be jealous of people and cause great disasters."

Fu Ying was well maintained, her face was as solid as cream, and there was no trace of wind and rain. Although she was twenty-three years old and had a child, her skin was still like a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, but her eyes and temperament were as calm and skillful as a general on the battlefield, which was extremely inconsistent with her appearance and age.

Since he talked with Shi Hu, Hou Dayong repeatedly thought about whether to give a briefing to Fu Ying. After hearing Fu Ying's words, Hou Dayong took the opportunity to say: "As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit can escape only if it has three holes, and we must leave more way out for ourselves."

Fu Ying whispered, "The Flying Eagle Hall controlled by Meng Shu is also a way out." Since the establishment of Feiying Hall, Meng Shu has been responsible for Hou Dayong. Fu Ying has never intervened in it. However, Fu Ying is in charge of the wealthy shops, and the funds of Feiying Hall must pass through Fu Ying's heart. Fu Ying still knows about the matter of Feiying Hall, but Hou Dayong doesn't say it, so she doesn't ask. Today, it's over, and Fu Ying mentioned this matter.

Hou Dayong's face became more and more serious, saying: "Dynasties after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Liang, Tang, Jin and Han appeared in the Central Plains like a lantern. Today's wind is bright, and tomorrow will be storms. No one can fully see the political situation in the future. Since the establishment of the Feiying Hall, it is mainly used to inquire about the secret affairs of the various departments and towns, and it is also a plan to prepare for the future. In the past, I was afraid that my wife would worry, so I didn't reveal the matters of Feiying Hall to you. From today on, my wife will take care of the matters of Feiying Hall."

Seeing Fu Ying's face was extremely serious, Hou Dayong said, "In order to control the major affairs of the world, Your Majesty has set up a special iron box memorial for ministers from all over the country to report secret matters. This is actually a nationwide Feiying Hall, which is built by Zhengda and Guangming. Seeing things and hearing sounds are all means of survival for a person. Feiying Hall is our extended eyes and ears."

Seeing that Hou Dayong did not hide it anymore, Fu Ying said worriedly: "Although the activities of the Flying Eagle Hall are very secret, there is no airtight wall in the world. The Flying Eagle Hall will be discovered by Your Majesty sooner or later. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and I am afraid that my ministers will not be able to tolerate their ministers establishing the Flying Eagle Hall. This is a huge disaster. I hope your husband is cautious."

The starting point of all Hou Dayong's strategies is to deal with the matter of Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe. Now Hou Dayong has gathered great strength and is in a dilemma: if his strength is not enough, he will not be able to deal with the chaos that may occur in the six years of Xiande. If the power develops too rapidly, it will also be a big trouble to arouse Chai Rong's suspicion.

Hou Dayong smiled bitterly and said, "The arrow was not turned back. Now it was on the string, so I had to fire it. That year, I was ordered from Cangzhou to Daming Mansion and burned Wanshou Temple in Dezhou. When I passed by Beizhou, I met Master Chen Tuan in the city. He gave me books. It was "Tian Duan Gong". In addition, I also gave me a few words. I kept this in my heart for several years. This is the first time I said it today."

Chai Rong was always interested in the art of yellow and white, and repeatedly called Chen Tuan, Lu Dongbin, Li Qi and other Taoist priests to enter the palace, and the people followed the trend. Taoist crafts were also quite popular. Fu Ying knew that Chen Tuan gave books in Beizhou, and now he heard that Chen Tuan had another word to the husband. This word was not spoken until now, and it was extremely important.

"Master Chen Tuan realized the mystery of "Wuji Tuan". He said that in the sixth year of Xiande, the Great Zhou government will undergo a major change. The emperor will collapse. The world will be gained by Zhao. I am a royal relative of the Great Zhou and hold heavy troops. If Zhao wins the world, I will not tolerate me. The current plan is to prevent Zhao from taking control of the heavy power." Fu Ying's expression of disbelief on her face, Hou Dayong said affirmatively: "Master Chen Tuan is an expert in the world. What she said is extremely accurate. I would rather believe in it than not."

Hou Dayong's words made Fu Ying's heart jump suddenly, and his face turned extremely pale. Fu Ying meditated for a while in his mind and said, "The important minister of Zhao in the court, the governor of the National Army and the commander of the Palace Front Commander Zhao Kuangyin. This person is your Majesty's confidant and loyal. How could he seize the Zhou family's world? However, people change with the situation, who can tell the future clearly?"

Fu Ying suddenly remembered something and said, "At the time of Beizhou, Langjun was just a low-level officer, why did Taoist Master Chen Tuan tell Yu Langjun about this?"

"According to Master Chen Tuan, when we passed by Beizhou that day, he was deducing the "Wuji Tuan". A bright star suddenly appeared in the sky, completely changing the celestial phenomena." Seeing that Fu Ying's eyes were still extremely confused, Hou Dayong said: "If Master Chen Tuan's words were true, then all the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty could surrender to the Zhao family, but the royal relatives of the Great Zhou Dynasty had no place to establish a foothold. Many of the things I do now are to beware of the arrival of this day."

After Hou Dayong returned to Daliang, Fu Ying had been complaining about her lovesickness. Today was the first time to talk about the serious matter. Fu Ying did not expect that the content of the conversation was so thrilling. Only one sentence was heard, it was the disaster of genocide. The Hou Mansion of Daliang covers dozens of acres of area. The main courtyard is a closed courtyard. Without orders, no one can come in. It is still like this. A crisp sound of firecrackers sounded from a distance, which still scared Fu Ying. Fu Ying leaned her head on Hou Dayong's shoulder and said quietly: "As the saying goes, marry a chicken and follow a dog, and marry a shoulder pole and walk with her husband. Xiaoying is willing to live and die together with her husband."

At this time, a few rhythmic knocks came from outside the door. Hou Dayong and Fu Ying looked at each other. Hou Dayong said, "This is the rhythm of Fengsha knocking on the door. There must be a big man coming to the mansion. If I guess correctly, either it is Lord Wang, the left-behind Tokyo, or Lord Zhang, the inspector of Lord Zhang,"

The visitor was Wang Pu, the left-behind in Tokyo, and Zhang Mei were inspected by the Duke of Ouchi. Wang Pu was an old friend of Hou Dayong. After a brief greeting, Wang Pu reported the military situation in the southern line in detail.

Zhang Mei had a big round face. His official position was to judge the third department, namely the salt and iron, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Revenue. The third department was equivalent to the Minister of Finance. When Wang Pu finished speaking, he immediately said: "Since our army heading south in November last year, it has been a huge expense. Now the enemy has refused to defend Chuzhou, and our army's food and grass are in crisis. We need to transfer grain and grass from the official warehouses of various places, and please make a decision."

Hou Dayong replaced Li Gu as prime minister. The office should be under the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. According to the practice of the Zhou Dynasty, Fan Zhi, Wang Bo, Wei Renfu and Hou Dayong should work collectively under the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, in order to prevent the chief prime minister from being dictatorial and balanced the power between prime ministers, the system of prime ministers taking turns to hold writing was implemented. This system was first implemented in the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, the Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and others all implemented the system of chief prime ministers. After Chai Rong became emperor, the system of prime ministers taking turns to hold writing was restored.

This time Chai Rong personally fought for the two prime ministers, Fan Zhi and Wang Bo, followed Chai Rong. Wei Renfu led his troops north to Dingzhou to defend against the Liao army to attack the Central Plains during the war on the southern front. Hou Dayong became the only prime minister in Daliang. However, the Privy Councilor and the three ministers were all important officials of the emperor. He held real power, and Wang Pu also left the Tokyo residence personally for His Majesty. Although Hou Dayong was the prime minister, he had no right to decide in Daliang City.

Wang Pu and Zhang Mei visited the Hou’s Mansion, and the morality was far more important than the actual meaning.

Hou Dayong naturally understood his situation and did not give a specific opinion. He said in general: "The Southern Tang Dynasty is just a disease of scabies. You don't have to worry too much. If what you expect is good, the war will be decided soon."

Sure enough, Wang Pu did not delve into his intentions. Gu Zi said, "When His Majesty drove out of Daliang, he talked to me that the Prime Minister of Hou had been fighting in the northwest for several years. Today, he should rest for a while and enjoy the joy of family."

Hou Dayong thought to himself: Talking about military affairs is false, and the last words of the envoy Wang Shumi are the real meaning of the visit today. In this case, only by orders to eat, drink and have fun in Daliang City. Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to take a walk. But he said, "Thank you for your kindness, but Your Majesty fights bloodyly, but the ministers are leisurely and leisurely, and it is really hard to feel at ease."

The three of them chatted for a few words, and Wang Pu and Zhang Mei left.

Back in the inner courtyard, Hou Dayong touched his chin, stood in the courtyard for a while, briefly talked about the two people's visits, and said, "Now I am doing my best to play, so I must be able to play well, that is, I cannot lose the style of the prime minister, and I must play so that everyone knows, I don't know what my wife has to suggest."

Fu Ying chuckled and said, "If you want to have a sex, there is no better reason than this."

"Let's do this, I'll go to Zui Baxian to pack a table today, and I'll have a good meal." Zui Baxian Restaurant is one of the six best restaurants in Daliang City. Hou Dayong specially set up a seat at Zui Baxian, and it was just like having fun on the orders.

Although the New Year just passed and the fierce battle on the southern front was in full swing, the city of Daliang was still singing and dancing, and the civil and military officials were all intoxicated by the beautiful wine and beauty. The Zui Eight Immortals were full. A man in green clothes came to Zui Eight Immortals with a few entourages. The Qingyi Great Man in Qingyi was calm and had a strong look. Several entourages were full of talent. The Qingyi Great Man in Qingyi was Hou Dayong, and his entourage was Fengsha, Du Gang, Luo Qingsong, and the tiger in the forest. Hou Dayong was very famous in the officialdom of Daliang, but because Hou Dayong had been fighting in the border for many years, there were not many people who knew him. Hou Dayong appeared in the Zui Eight Immortals in plain clothes, and no one recognized him as the new prime minister.

Shortly after Hou Dayong and his party entered the restaurant, they found that all the rooms on the Zui Baxian Tower had been booked. Hou Dayong didn't mind and sat in the lobby on the first floor.

Several men with swords entered the Zuibaxian Restaurant. After a fat man entered the door, he yelled: "Yang San, come out."

Manager Yang hated these people to the core, but did not dare to neglect them, so he hurried out to smile with him.

The fat man said brutally: "Prepare the Wangxing Pavilion on the third floor and prepare some specialties." Manager Yang nodded and said: "Mr. Yang, it's really unfortunate that several Hanlin Academy are drinking at Wangxing Pavilion."

Yang Tong entered the inner room, grabbed Manager Yang's collar and scolded: "Yang San, why are you neglecting me? Just drive away those sour diced?"

Yang San said frowningly: "Mr. Yang is the parents who are drunk and fed with food. How dare the villain be negligent? This is not a waste of his own job. However, the adults of the Hanlin Academy have already moved the seats, and there is no reason why people can leave halfway."

Yang Tong slapped Yang San in the face and cursed: "What a guy who looks down on people. I heard that a giant thief was drinking at the Eight Immortals, so I came to search." He said to another subordinate: "Take Yang San back for a detailed question."

Several finger marks appeared on Yang San's face. In desperation, he cried and turned to the stairs. After a while, Yang San came down again in shame and said, "Mr. Li refused to give in."

Yang Tong, the visitor, was the North Wei of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although he was arrogant, he was not a wise man. Although he looked down on the Hanlin Academy, he did not dare to take it seriously. He said to Yang San: "I am not lucky. Then I will go to Taoyuan Tower to have a drink. Even if the cost of carriage and horses is on your head, there are a total of ten Tongbao. Come quickly."

Hou Dayong looked at Yang Tong's performance coldly, and suddenly, a man slapped the table and said, "You can see such robbers in the capital. Yang Tong, you, a small city lieutenant, are you so arrogant and domineering? Are you really not a king's law?"
Chapter completed!