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Zhao Duke’s Mansion.

When Li Chao came back from the palace, he found that there were many things being prepared at home. After asking, he found out that Cui Yingying planned to take her children to Qinglong Temple to burn incense tomorrow.

Li Chao frowned.

"Don't go to Qinglong Temple tomorrow, don't go for the time being."

"Why?" Cui Yingying has gained a lot of weight recently and has double chins. All kinds of nutritious meals all day long made Li Chao worry about her. When she was pregnant, she was not as fat as she was now.

If Cui Yingying becomes fat in the future, she will not be able to lose weight, and she will become the fat beauty that Tangren likes. However, Li Chao will definitely find it difficult to appreciate Cui Yingying like that.

"Today, for my husband, I proposed control over the temple in the political affairs hall. I am worried that after this incident is spread, the monks in the temple will hate me. It would be bad if someone makes a crazy person do something crazy. For safety reasons, don't burn incense and worship Buddha."

In fact, Li Chao is an atheist.

But he was not completely rejecting faith, but could understand it. There is no problem with faith itself, and there is no problem with worshipping Buddhism and belief, but as long as it is purer.

In fact, Li Chao seems to be a pure separation of faith. Faith should be a kind of pure spiritual thing.

Anyway, if you have something to do with money, it is not pure.

To put it bluntly, it is just like the relationship between people. Whether it is friendship or love, it should be pure. If you have to link this relationship with money, if you love me deeply, you should give me more money. Giving me more money is considered a deep love. What kind of love is this?

Similarly.

Monks practice Buddhism is a personal spiritual choice and their own belief. Even if you want to spread this belief to others, you can do it. But you cannot link it with money or even make money by doing so.

In fact, many Chinese people have a relatively unique belief, which worships ancestors and believe in Buddhism. Anyway, the gods and Buddhas in the sky worship when they see it, which is quite practical.

After all, faith, many people just want to find peace and comfort in their hearts. The weak seek protection, the frustrated seek comfort, and the strong seek peace.

Cui Yingying didn't ask much. Since Li Chao said he would not go for the time being, she told him not to prepare anymore and cancel his plan for tomorrow.

Talk to Cui Yingying for a while.

June has entered.

Chang'an began to get hot. When Li Chao came, he planned to come and see the child and return to Shuofang.

But after being pulled into the Political Affairs Hall several times, he could not leave Beijing.

Li Shimin asked him to stay in the capital for the time being and be responsible for the preparations for the martial arts lecture hall. Now he has added a preliminary presiding for the temple reform.

Li Chao originally had the title of Pingzhang, so he could enter the Political Affairs Hall. Later, he added the title of Zuo Pushe, the Secretary of the Procuratorate, which made Li Chao enter the Political Affairs Hall very normal, without any disturbance.

In fact, the prime ministers’ admiration for the several things Li Chao mentioned in the court, whether it is the reform of the commercial tax, the reform of the military system, or the reform of the temple.

If these things are done well, they will have a great impact on the court.

Now, Li Chao has his own public housing in the provincial affairs hall of the capital. Li Shimin also equipped him with a team, a group of small officials and officials, which was a treatment that he had not had before.

Even the two chairman of Pingzhang, Sun Wuji and Du Ruhui, are only qualified to discuss matters in the provincial affairs hall, but the office is not yet available.

After lunch.

My father also came to the swimming pool in the garden, wearing a pair of four-legged pants, and my father jumped into the water. He swam in the pool twice, then followed Li Chao's appearance, climbed up to the shore under the parasol, and lie down on the bamboo lounge chair.

"The court wants to destroy Buddhism?"

Li Chao smiled and said, "It's a bit too much to say that it's just a management constraint, and at most it's a rectification."

"What do you think about this? You are from a Buddhist family, so why did you start to rectify Buddhism in the end? It's not nice to spread this matter."

"One code is one code. If I were just a commoner, of course I would not have to worry about these things. But if I say it well, if I am poor, I will be able to keep myself alone, and if I am rich, I will be able to help the world. If I am far away from the world, I will be worried about my king, and if I live in a high temple, I will be worried about my people."

My father didn't understand these words very well. Now he is a general in the Northern Yaman Empire, and has a title of founding county. His status is quite good. He still has some status in Chang'an City. Especially everyone knows that he has a son of a duke and prime minister, and a group of dukes and general brothers, so he is very polite to him.

Many people even took the initiative to make friends with him, but my father has always been low-key. After the military camp's affairs every day, he would go home directly. He rarely attends any social engagements, nor would he say anything randomly, receive gifts, and agree to other people's requests.

My dad is very satisfied with his current life.

"I don't understand the affairs of the court, but this destruction of Buddha will have a great impact on you."

"What does it affect? ​​In fact, even if there is one, you don't have to worry about it."

The father nodded, "You are in a high position now. Just think twice before doing things, think clearly."

"Dad Xie reminds me."

"Alang, Langjun, I've eaten watermelon!" Zhuzi came over and shouted.

Li Chao stood up with a smile and reached out to his father.

"I'm not old yet, but I'm not good at it." Dad stood up by himself. Dad seemed to have turned much whiter, but his muscles were still very strong. He was only in his early fifties, so Dad's health was indeed pretty good.

The father and son went to the shower room to take a shower, changed into clothes, and then went back to the front hall together.

"Zhuzi, have you considered it? This martial arts lecture hall exam is a rare opportunity. If you can get into the exam, you will be the disciple of the emperor, which will be of great help to your future."

Zhuzi is the younger brother of Hongshi and Li Chao's brother-in-law. He has been following Li Chao in the past two years. Now he is an eighth-rank military officer with a low level, but for him, who used to be a servant of the Cui family, his status has changed dramatically. Even ordinary people are extremely rare to become an eighth-rank military officer.

All of this comes from Li Chao's support for him.

Now Li Chao asked Zhuzi to apply for the martial arts lecture hall and take the exam, and Zhuzi completely obeyed.

Will Li Chao still harm him? It must be for him.

In the front hall, Keshan Ke Wu and other groups of fellow villagers from Zhangjiagou were also there. They all worked in Beijing. Today, they were resting, so they all came to the Li family to sit there.

On the table, there were watermelons that had just been frozen from the well.

Cut the watermelon, bright red sacs, and lots of water.

"Sandbag!"

"We planted it ourselves on the slope of the bathtub. This year, we planted a lot of watermelons. This is relatively early. We only sold a few cars in Chang'an, and it became famous in Chang'an. People say that our watermelons are delicious. Now many families go directly to Li Town to order. Now there is no need to go to Chang'an to sell it. Every morning, people are waiting in Li Town to pick melons." Shuanzi and Qiuyue and their father, Qian Manager, stood on the side and said with a smile. Qian Manager changed his surname to Zhang, but later Li Chao was given his surname, so Li Chao asked them to return to their original surname.

Now, Mr. Qian’s son Shuanzi has become an eighth-rank military officer, and his two daughters are also female kitchen managers in the mansion. The whole family lives well.

"This is a good thing. After a year or two, the cherries, grapes, etc. planted on the slope will also produce fruit."

Li Chao picked up a piece of watermelon and took a bite. It was very sweet.

This is an authentic melon that falls into ripe stems, and it has not yet ripened.

Although there are a lot of melon seeds, they are really sweet. They just iced in the well and are sweet and cool.

Qiuyue took a small basket and placed it in front of Li Chao, "Don't spit the melon seeds on the ground. If you spit them in the basket, you can still stir-fry them and eat them afterwards."

Li Chao was a little speechless. He had to stir-fry the things he spit out from his mouth? But seeing that everyone looked for granted, Li Chao had to admit that he was too pretentious.

But I had already made up my mind that I would never eat the melon seeds fried at home when I went back.

"Shuozi, go back and go to the martial arts lecture exam with Zhuzi."

Ke Shan ate several pieces of melon in one breath, and his mouth was full of red water.

"Prime Minister, can Lao Wu and I go to participate?"

Li Chao shook his head with a smile.

"You are a little older. This time, the martial arts lecture hall mainly selects military officers who are younger than 30 and younger than the lower positions. In the future, some intermediate officer training classes or even advanced classes may be held. You may have a chance at that time."

Ke Wu smiled, "We're just kidding, forget it, we are all so old and illiterate, so we go to the martial arts lecture hall, so let's forget it."

Ke Wu was also quite satisfied with the current situation. He was almost middle-aged and had become a captain, so what else could he hope for? When they met Li Chao, they were just an ordinary soldier. In addition to being in the army and fighting, they had to farm. During the slack farming period, they had to hunt and get traps and work as kilnmakers and carpenters to supplement their household income.

Now, the family has a wealth of thousands of yuan, and has a landlord with hundreds of acres of land, and a fifth-rank honor and a seventh-rank position. This is enough for this life.

In the past, although they fought desperately, they were not as likely to be promoted to the soldiers from good backgrounds, officials and disciples of aristocratic families, and sons of powerful landlords in the local area.

Now that this martial arts lecture hall is created, they also understand that this is a good place. If they can enter and become the disciple of the emperor, then in the future, they will be promoted quickly just like the children of the aristocratic families before.

"Shangzi and Zhuzi, you have to cherish this opportunity. If you pass the exam, it will be the same as if you pass the imperial examination. Although you are not from a high school, if you become a student of the martial arts school, you will be a disciple of the emperor and have a bright future. Remember, you must cherish the opportunity and seize it. Duke Zhao will support you, and you must also work hard on your own. Don't lose the face of our prime minister!"

The two young men Shuanzi and Zhuzi nodded seriously.

No matter where they go, they are all people who go out of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion, representing the face of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion. If they are embarrassed, they will lose the Zhao's Mansion and the Duke of Zhao's Mansion.

"Don't worry, you two are not bad at all. They have solid martial arts and good riding and shooting skills. I also read some books with me, which can be regarded as knowing literature and writing, and knowing how to draw maps. They also have real experience in doing wars. With these, as long as you perform well, you will never have any problems in entering the martial arts lecture hall. However, if you get into the martial arts lecture hall, it is only the beginning. If you want to become a general in the future, one day, not just be a lieutenant for the rest of your life, you have to study hard!"
Chapter completed!