From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 156

If we don't meet, we will be as far apart as the sun and the moon.

I didn't spend much time in Lin'an, but I met a lot of people and made a lot of friends.

Especially Li Zhaolu, who cried bitterly last night, which made Zhou Yuan feel deeply moved.

There are good officials in this era, but the four hundred years of the Jin Dynasty have accumulated too many problems, the bureaucracy is corrupt, and the clean officials can't do anything.

The entire court is controlled by the three parties, who only care about fame, wealth and power, and have long forgotten what kind of life the people are living now.

No wonder the empress needs a knife! This solid bureaucratic barrier cannot be cut or slashed by the saint.

And I will go back to Yunzhou to say goodbye to my family, and then go to Shenjing to embark on the road of my ideal.

The sun is still very good, Zhao Jianjia and others have packed everything, and the four carriages are ready to set off.

Qu Ling, Xiong Kuohai, Wang Ang and Zhuang Xuansu all came to see him off, and they sighed for a while.

"Master Zhou, we are only temporarily separated. At the latest, I will arrive in Shenjing in two months. I can get drunk by then."

Xiong Kuohai was very happy and clasped his fists and said, "I hope Master Zhou has a safe journey."

Wang Ang smiled and said, "I will also arrive in Shenjing by then and will do something."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "When I arrive in Shenjing, I am afraid that you two masters will need to take care of me!"

Xiong Kuohai, however, looked serious and said in a deep voice, "I don't dare to take care of you. I will only try my best to assist you!"

This sentence represents Xiong Kuohai's political inclination. He has officially become a follower of Zhou Yuan's morality.

Zhuang Xuansu snorted, obviously very dissatisfied with the tendency of the two to form a party.

However, in Zhou Yuan's view, this is not forming a party, but forming a group.

The villain forms a party but not a group, the gentleman forms a group but not a party, just for the country.

Zhou Yuan said with a smile: "Master Zhuang, Zhou Yuan once said that if you trust me, I will give you an answer. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Zhuang Xuansu smiled rarely when he heard this and said: "I am very satisfied, but Master Zhou, don't be complacent. It will be difficult for you to get out after entering the vortex."

Zhou Yuan said: "Master Zhuang, will you protect me in the vortex?"

Zhuang Xuansu smiled casually: "I am willing to die for His Majesty, so I will naturally protect our Master Zhou. After all, your little kung fu cannot overturn the sea."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

But Zhou Yuan said: "Although the vortex is big, it is still uncertain who is the mudworm and who is the dragon."

Speaking of this, he looked around and asked in confusion: "Master Li didn't come?"

Xiong Kuohai smiled and said: "Master Li went to see Shen Qiaoshan early in the morning. Now he is leading a group of great scholars to the south of the city. I don't know what he is going to do."

Zhou Yuan sighed in his heart. Master Li wanted to let the scholars see the suffering of the south of the city and the suffering of the people in the world.

He is a person who cares about the people...

Zhou Yuan suddenly looked up and said: "Everyone! Nice to meet you in Lin'an! See you tomorrow!"

Everyone also clasped their fists.

So Zhou Yuan took Zhao Jianjia and Xue Ningyue's hands and got on the carriage.

Guan Dayong and Gao Biao were in the back, Ziyuan and Qingyuan were in the middle carriage, and there was another carriage with items.

Four carriages left the city at the same time.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's go to Lingyin Temple first!"

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said: "Husband wants to burn incense and worship Buddha?"

"No."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I want to see someone. The road ahead is too difficult. I need her help."

"You can walk around in the temple, don't take too long, we will continue to set off within an hour."

Xue Ningyue said softly: "It just so happens that I want to worship Buddha, so go and worship."

Zhou Yuan didn't care about worshiping Buddha. He thought that he had to see her again anyway.

Entering Lingyin Temple, all the way to the hidden residence in the backyard, Zhou Yuan opened the door and saw the beautiful figure.

"I guessed you were coming to see me, so I didn't leave."

The Immortal Mother looked back, the golden mask shone brightly, her eyes were deep and seemed to be smiling.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "I am going to Shenjing to take over as the commander of the Five Cities Military Department. I know nothing about the situation there."

The Holy Mother of No Life said: "I don't know what you mean. You want information about the major forces in Shenjing, and even want me to help you infiltrate them, right?"

Zhou Yuan said: "There are many followers of the Wusheng Sect, and many capable people, who can greatly assist me in handling affairs."

The Holy Mother of No Life nodded, but smiled: "But I can control them, but you may not be able to control them."

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "The current Wusheng Sect is not doing well. There are too many people who are not sophisticated, and there is no straight-up management organization, so it is impossible to enforce orders, and there is no strong ruling power over the lower levels. It can be said that it is a group of mobs."

"You!"

The Holy Mother of No Life said angrily: "A bunch of rabble can still turn the world upside down!"

Isn't this exposing her shortcomings in front of her?

Zhou Yuan said: "With one Holy Mother and two Dharma Kings, we should continue to add departments. We can add four more elders to coordinate the overall situation, and based on the situation in the church, set up branch offices in different regions and sections, and let the helmsman handle affairs."

"Under the helmsman, there can be a hall master to handle specific matters."

"Adopt the responsibility system. For example, if a hall has problems or does not do its job well, the hall master is responsible for the punishment, and the same goes for the helmsman."

"By subdividing responsibilities to specific people, you can increase your control over the believers."

The eyes of the Holy Mother of No Life became brighter and brighter, and she said immediately: "Great! It turns out that you have a solution! Keep talking!"

Zhou Yuan said: "The economic problems in the church The problem needs to be dealt with. It is meaningless to rely on robbery, fraud and deception. It will only make people restless and cause the members of the church to constantly change, which is not conducive to the elite. "

"The church members should be allowed to develop their strengths, find ways to make money, and support the church members. Those who do well should be promoted, and those who do not do well should be dismissed."

"Governing a sect is similar to governing a country."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused and said slowly: "If you can't even govern a sect, how can you govern Goryeo in the future? It is very important to accumulate experience in the early stage."

The Holy Mother of No Life stood up and said in a deep voice: "Just for your words, OK! I will listen to you! ”

“I will arrange someone to meet you in Shenjing.”

Zhou Yuan nodded and continued, “We also need to manage the Central Plains, especially the refugees and bandits. I will need help then.”

The Immortal Mother nodded and said, “No problem. I can handle these little things. I haven’t been here for nothing all these years.”

Zhou Yuan smiled and whispered, “Going all the way north to Shenjing and entering the political vortex, I need a master who can protect me.”

“I think Cai Ni is very suitable.”

The Immortal Mother laughed and squinted, “Great! The fox’s tail is exposed! Sure enough, he is planning to take advantage of our saint!”

Zhou Yuan said, "I'm serious."

But the Holy Mother of No Life waved her hand and said, "No need. The Holy Maiden has her own things to do. It's not her turn to be your bodyguard."

"You have someone to protect you. That Xiaozhuang who delivers the imperial edict is enough."

Zhou Yuan was puzzled and said, "How do you know everything... But I don't know Xiaozhuang's strength. Is she enough to protect me?"

The Holy Mother of No Life smiled and said softly, "Four years ago, Chu Feifan was active in Shenjing and was hunted down by the woman surnamed Zhuang for eight days. He fled in a hurry and swore not to go to the north again. That's why he became the King of Law in the South."

Fuck, Zhou Yuan was shocked.

Is Xiaozhuang so fierce! No wonder she was reluctant to teach me the swordsmanship.

It seems that I have to learn one more lesson in the future, which is to practice the swordsmanship taught by Xiaozhuang.