Chapter 124 Not losing money and earning blood [6000,
It will be refreshed in a while and there will be no repeated deductions~~~
Ning Chen continued to stimulate Kong Jijiu, and took advantage of his little tsundere to find out if the practice was useful to him.
Kong Jijiu glanced sideways at Ning Chen: "Your talent is just barely there. But based on my observation, if you don't get to the first level, there's no way you can shake that rich death aura."
Okay, Ning Chen understands, he can lie down and don't need to practice anymore.
When the conversation changed, Kong Jijiu said again: "But practicing is not completely without benefits for you."
"What's the benefit?" Ning Chen once again evoked a glimmer of hope.
"It allows you to die peacefully and not be too miserable when you are swallowed by the death energy."
Ning Chen:......
Ning Chen knew that he shouldn't expect too much from Kong Jijiu.
Puppet Kong's offering of wine actually woke up Ning Chen.
Now Ning Chen looks like a dragon and a tiger, that's because he is still young.
But as long as you live, your age will increase day by day.
It's fine when you're young, but when you're old and your energy and blood are exhausted.
Will the death energy suddenly burst out and engulf itself?
Or maybe because your body is weak, you get sick or injured, and your life energy may suddenly break out.
Even if there is no sudden outbreak, I will stay in bed for a month or two when I am sick or injured for a month or two.
If he couldn't trigger the event, wouldn't he die unjustly?
Therefore, practicing cultivation is not as optional as I thought.
Of course, the main focus should not be placed on cultivation.
After all, in seclusion for two months, he would also be dead.
What's more, as a person who has cheats, I should keep my mouth shut.
As far as martial arts is concerned, Ning Chen will never pass any level until he reaches the third level.
As long as you accumulate enough, the Realm Breaking Pill will let you know what talent crushing is in minutes.
"Okay, can you say what you want now?" Kong Jijiu said to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen's mentality was shattered by Kong Jijiu. Now Ning Chen himself doesn't know what he wants.
"Just think you owe me a favor for now, and I'll come to you later when I think of what I want." Ning Chen said irritably.
Kong Jijiu nodded: "Yes. Within ten years, it will be valid if you ask me. If it exceeds ten years, it will be invalidated automatically."
Ning Chen didn't worry about the date. First of all, ten years was already a long time for Ning Chen.
"Master Jijiu, if everything is okay, I will go back first." Ning Chen stood up and said.
"It's still early, and I'll just start teaching you how to read today." Kong Jijiu said to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen heard that Kong Jiejiu was going to teach him how to read now, and said in confusion: "Jiujiu, let's just go through the motions, do we really have to sit here for four hours?"
Kong Jijiu said: "Do you think that the relationship between master and apprentice in Confucianism is the same as that of a martial artist? You just call me master and it's over?"
Ning Chen asked, "What if? I still have to carry two big pig heads over here to perform the apprenticeship ceremony?"
"Crack!"
This time the one who hit Ning Chen was still a futon, he flew up and hit him himself.
"You've had enough sacrificial wine!"
"The teacher spanked the palms of the hands, but you spanked the butt too much. Can you please spank the palms next time?"
Kong Jijiu waved his hand, and the dozen or so gleaming swords in front of Ning Chen disappeared.
"Confucian disciples need to be taught by words and deeds. I need to teach you five thousand words before we can achieve a teacher-student relationship. Only in this way can you give me the things you take out from the mountains of books and mountains of literature." Kong
Jijiu explained to Ning Chen.
Five thousand words, this is really not too little.
Calculated based on a month, that would be about 170 words a day.
On average, I speak more than forty words per hour.
You should know that those enlightened people under the Imperial College may learn a word in a day.
"One hundred, sixty-seven words a day, and the wine sacrifice really looks down upon me." After Ning Chen thought about it, he realized that this matter was really not that simple.
Kong Jijiu nodded and agreed with Ning Chen's point of view, comforting Ning Chen: "Although your talent is mediocre, I am still very confident in my teaching. So you don't have to worry about your dull qualifications."
What else could Ning Chen say to someone who loves to pretend so much? Just bear with it for now.
Think of it as an investment in your future. If this old Kong breaks through the third level, then breaks through the second level, and becomes a saint on the spot, maybe he can solve his own problems.
Kong Jijiu waved his hand and a copy of "Li" appeared in front of Ning Chen.
"Read it first. If you don't know how, you can ask me. I wrote this with great righteousness. It will help you understand when you read it." Kong Jijiu explained to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen took the book, opened it, and read patiently.
The Confucianism of the Dawu Dynasty and the Confucianism that Ning Chen knew were actually similar in many principles.
The difference is that the Confucianism that Ning Chen understands is a very clear concept that has been compiled and summarized by countless sages.
Although the Confucianism of the Great Wu Dynasty had the same principles, Ning Chen always felt like it was covered with a veil.
If you are a person who has no foundation at all, you really need a high degree of understanding to understand the true meaning inside.
Ning Chen doesn't need it, after all, he has a complete knowledge system to support him.
So let alone understanding it, Ning Chen can do it even if he wants to perfect it.
But Ning Chen didn't want to do this, because firstly it was unnecessary, and secondly in a world where various cultivation systems coexisted.
Ning Chen was not sure if the saint would kick over the coffin board and kill him if he changed his mind.
Unless this kind of thing can trigger an incident, Ning Chen is unwilling to take risks.
About an hour later, Ning Chen put down the book.
"What don't you understand?" Kong Jijiu also put down the book in his hand and asked Ning Chen.
"There's nothing to understand. It's quite easy to understand." Ning Chen said casually.
Kong Jijiu certainly wouldn't believe what Ning Chen said, so he took out a sage's book and said to Ning Chen: "Write the etiquette you understand on it. If the sage's book approves it, it will be considered a pass."
Ning Chen thought for a moment and wrote directly on it: "Rites are principles!"
After Ning Chen finished writing four words, the sage's book suddenly became full of righteousness.
Even Kong Jijiu couldn't suppress this surge of righteousness, which shot straight into the sky and covered the entire Imperial College.
At this moment, all the Confucian scholars in the Imperial College feel like they are bathed in the spring breeze and their thoughts are clear.
It took a long time before this awe-inspiring righteousness disappeared.
Only then did everyone wake up from that state of mind.
Then everyone was delighted to find that their understanding of Confucianism had progressed a lot.
Then everyone began to wonder what was going on.
After some questioning, everyone discovered that the source of Haoran's righteousness was at Kong Jijiu's residence.
Today, Kong Jijiu is still in the Imperial College.
So there is no need to investigate. It must be Kong Jijiu who had a deeper understanding of Confucianism, which triggered Haoran's righteousness.
After understanding this, all the Confucian scholars and doctors (teachers of the Imperial Academy) bowed deeply to the residence of Kong Jijiu.
Ning Chen looked at the disappearing Haoran Zhengqi and the completely disappeared book of saints. After a brief moment of confusion, he looked at Kong Jijiu, who was frowning slightly.
"It seems that your talent is not mediocre, but can be regarded as excellent. It is indeed good to understand such a simple truth from the "Li" I wrote with great righteousness. It seems that we don't need a month
In time, we can complete the master-disciple relationship." Kong Jijiu relaxed his brows and acted Ning Chen calmly.
He can pretend if he wants to, Ning Chen doesn't care now anyway.
"Master Jijiu, can I go home now?" Ning Chen stood up and said.
"Go back, remember to come back after the court tomorrow." After Kong Jijiu finished speaking, he sent Ning Chen away.
After Ning Chen left, a book of Haoran Zhengqi that was no different in size from a normal book appeared above Kong Jijiu's head.
Although this Haoran Zhengqi book is not big, the Haoran Zhengqi inside is rich and substantial.
Although it is just a book, its quality seems to condense the essence of heaven and earth.
In comparison, although Zhou Siye's is very large, it is not a book at all.
Kong Jijiu's thoughts were spinning, the pages of the book were turning, and various visions flashed inside.
Between the lightning and thunder, it seemed like a great terror was brewing.
Turning to a blank page, Kong Jijiu wrote with Haoran Zhengqi: "Rites are principles!"
As these four words appear, the lightning and thunder in the book become more and more terrifying, as if the world is being recreated.
At the same time, the weight of Haoran Zhengqi's book also increased at this moment.
"boom!"
The four words suddenly erupted into thousands of feet of golden light, but this golden light was not projected outwards, but into the inside of the book.
This ten thousand feet of golden light turned into a mysterious passage.
Through the passage, you can see a blurry world emerging.
And those four words were printed directly on a mountain.
Immediately, the mountain peak rose sharply, from a low mountain to a ten thousand-foot peak, reaching straight into the sky of any world.
"It's not bad to leave a message on the book mountain." Kong Jijiu silently left his name, and then closed his Haoran Zhengqi book.
"Guess I owe you another favor." Kong Jijiu seemed to feel that it was a little unreasonable. After closing the book, he said to himself.
…
After Kong Jijiu left his words on Shushan, all Confucian practitioners felt it.
Through their little connection with Shushan Wenhai, they all saw the four words Shushan left by Kong Jijiu.
"At this point, you can still have this kind of understanding without entering the third rank. If Kong Yu really found his destiny, it is not impossible to enter the second rank in one step." In an academy hidden in the clouds, two white men
The great scholar said while playing chess.
"His talent is indeed very good, but his personality is too strong. If he can change it, he will definitely become the most holy teacher of the generation." Another one replied, and then in a sudden move, he cut off all the Confucian scholars and Wenshan Shuhai.
contact.
…
Kong Jijiu, who was in the Imperial College, naturally felt the same.
"You can't show your saintliness yourself, and you don't allow others to show your saintliness. You are really overbearing. Wait until I reach the third level and see how I teach you how to behave."
…
Of course Ning Chen didn't know about these things.
After Ning Chen left the Imperial College, he went home directly.
The court meeting ended late today, and we were delayed for a long time in the Imperial College.
Ning Chen hasn't had lunch yet. It's impossible to expect Kong Jijiu to leave him to eat.
When Ning Chen arrived home, Fatty Wan was already waiting at the door.
"Boss Wan, what do you have to do with me?" Ning Chen asked Fatty Wan.
"Sir, I would like to treat you to a drink to thank you for your support." Fatty Wan said to Ning Chen politely.
Ning Chen knew at a glance that Fatty Wan's wine was definitely not serious drinking, but it was good anyway.
If you can save some money for your family, who will let yourself be poor?
Chapter 8 The talents Ning Chen wants
After Ning Chen invited Wan Hong to get on the bus, the carriage obviously sank a little.
"Boss Wan, you lose weight quickly and gain weight quickly." Ning Chen said teasingly.
Over the past month or so, Ning Chen and Fatty Wan have become very familiar with each other.
Fatty Wan has always regarded Ning Chen as his confidant.
Wan Hong patted his belly, which had become plump again: "That's just me. When I'm fine, I get fat even if I drink water."
"Boss Wan can still be fine. Boss Wan is now so popular in the capital that he has a large shop.
I heard that Boss Wan’s semicolons are all over the border now.”
Ning Chen still knows a little bit about Wan Hong's situation.
After taking over the crown prince ceremony, Wan Hong's business really exploded.
In addition, without his biggest competitor Bai Renyuan, Wan Hong had almost no opponents in the capital.
Therefore, Wanhong's speed of opening semicolons is getting faster and faster every day.
Basically, a semicolon opens in two or three days.
In this situation where transportation is not so convenient, this speed is really not slow.
"Isn't this all thanks to your Majesty's blessing?" Wan Hong said with compliments.
"This is all your own business, don't involve me." Ning Chen declined.
After saying that, Ning Chen took out a 16,000 tael silver note from his pocket: "This is 16,000, which is the price of the house and car. Even if I bought the house at the original price, I will give you a little advantage. The car will be discounted by 1,000 taels."
, you also suffer some losses."
Wan Hong saw Ning Chen taking out the money and quickly declined: "Master Ning, you just look down on the villain.
My business would not be as big as it is today without Mr. Ning’s strong recommendation.
Mr. Ning doesn’t want the dry shares I gave you, so how can I ask Mr. Ning for your money again?”
"One yard is another yard. I said before that I will buy it, so I will definitely buy it. Either you keep the money, or I will buy another house."
Ning Chen will know that free prostitution is not good, but he doesn't know if this system is a green version and the rules are too bad.
Ning Chen had already said this, so Wan Hong could only accept the money: "Master Ning, you really make me feel ashamed."
"There's no need to lie about it. Just remember what I told you. Don't tell anyone about the money I gave you." Ning Chen warned Fatty Wan again.
I want to be a sycophant. Even if I don't commit corruption, I still spend my own money. Is this going to be spread out?
Wan Hong was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Ning Chen: "Master Ning, I am not a human being, I should not harm you. Master Ning, please punish me."
Wan Hong said this suddenly, and Ning Chen was stunned. What, are you planning to take him to the Hongmen Banquet?
"No, no. Master Ning, I am indeed entrusted by someone to invite you to a banquet today. But it is not the Hongmen Banquet." Fatty Wan quickly explained.
"What's going on?" Ning Chen asked with a stern face.
Fatty Wan said: "Master Ning, the person I asked to invite Master Ning today is Lu Gao, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Lu Gao?"
Ning Chen has heard of this name before, because it happened once or twice during this crown prince ceremony.
In my memory, he was a person who dressed and traveled simply, was polite to everyone, smiled to everyone, and worked conscientiously.
When Fatty Wan mentioned Lu Gao at this time, Ning Chen could basically guess what the main topic of the banquet was.
It was simply because he would be responsible for the exams next, so Lu Gao planned to make a move in advance, hoping to show his superiority.
Ning Chen has already prepared for this kind of thing, and Ning Chen also plans to take advantage of this opportunity to select some 'talents'.
"Master Ning, you are the one who really gets things done. But this Lu Gao is an out-and-out corrupt official.
I don't know about others, but the gift I sent him was no less than 300,000 taels.
For this ceremony alone, I gave him fifty thousand taels.
And as far as I know, he, the right minister of household affairs, relied on spending money to buy his way up.
And I also heard that this man also emptied the national treasury and turned the money from the treasury into his own money through a series of accounting.
…”
Ning Chen interrupted Wan Hong, who was speaking rapidly and excitedly, and said, "Don't be anxious, just speak slowly."
Wan Hong's speech slowed down and he told Ning Chen everything he knew about Lu Gao's series of corruption and perversion of the law.
After Ning Chen heard this, he had an idea.
Just when I was about to sleep, someone brought me a pillow.
Just when he was about to find a corrupt official, Wan Hong sent him a huge corrupt one.
Ning Chen really didn't realize that Lu Gao, who dressed simply, treated him politely, and worked conscientiously, could be a huge corrupt person.
If everything is really as Fatty Wan said, then Lu Gao's wealth is enough for him to die dozens of times.
The Dawu Dynasty's annual tax revenue was around four million taels. Lu Gao's wealth definitely exceeded the Dawu Dynasty's annual tax revenue.
At least Wan Fatty, who is worth millions, thinks he is not as good as Lu Gao.
"Come on, come on, get up and talk. How can you harm me?" Ning Chen enthusiastically helped Fatty Wan up.
In Ning Chen's opinion, this is definitely helping him.
After all, it is impossible for a corrupt official to admit that he is a corrupt official.
I really want to discover a few of them, but it’s actually not easy.
"Master Ning, I only found out after being entrusted by Lu Gao.
My lord, you will be responsible for the official examination next. I think this Lu Gao must be planning to deceive and corrupt your lord.
If I take you to see Lu Gao now, I will push you into a pit of fire.
You treat me like a close friend, but because of my own selfish interests, I got caught up in the injustice of you. I really deserve to die." Wan Hong refused to get up and knelt in the car, repenting angrily and painfully.
"You are not harming me, you are helping me." Ning Chen said to Fatty Wan.
"Shall I help you again?" Fatty Wan looked at Ning Chen with a puzzled expression.
"You don't need to know too much about this. Once you arrive, you can do whatever you want, and I will do the rest." Ning Chen sat on one side and ordered Fatty Wan who was kneeling on the ground.
Although Fatty Wan couldn't understand it, now that Ning Chen said this, Fatty Wan felt that Ning Chen must still be sensible.
And Ning Chen, a shrewd person like him, how could he jump when he knew it was a pit of fire?
The carriage soon arrived at a medium-sized tavern called Ning'an Winery.
"Like a corrupt official with brains." Ning Chen looked at the place where Lu Gao invited him to dinner and had a very good impression of Lu Gao.
This kind of corrupt official with brains is the one who can achieve great things.
Whether he can stand for a long time and be invincible depends on Lu Gao.
【Event Selection】
[1, you turn around and leave without seeing Lu Gao, and gain 100 points of [Loyalty]. Subsequently, all evaluations related to the event will be automatically converted into corresponding reputation points.]
[Two, you go to see Lu Gao and promise to recommend Lu Gao, and get 100 [佞] points. Subsequently, all evaluations related to the event will be automatically converted into corresponding reputation points]
"Sure enough, he is a big corrupt official." Before entering the house, the event selection came.
This made Ning Chen feel very happy.
Ning Chen felt that this time, his [Ning] point was absolutely stable.
Ning Chen had already thought that after he sent Lu Gao up, if no one reported Lu Gao, he would find a way to report Lu Gao anonymously.
You have to let everyone know that you have sent a corrupt official to the top.
Let everyone know how [sycophantic] you really are.
Ning Chen still didn't believe that he could clean up such corrupt officials.
When he thought of this, the corners of Ning Chen's mouth unconsciously raised slightly.
He showed an expression that said he had made a lot of money this time.
Wan Hong watched from the side and had the illusion that Ning Chen was more greedy than Lu Gao.
Of course Ning Chen is greedy, but what Ning Chen is greedy and what Lu Gao is greedy are not the same thing.
And whether Lu Gao was greedy or not, Ning Chen actually didn't care at all.
After the two people entered the wine shop, the waiter took them directly to the backyard, which was an independent courtyard.
The building is quite elegant and quiet, and it is a good place to mingle with others.
In the backyard, Ning Chen saw Lu Gao, who was wearing a long gown that had been starched until it turned white, without any decoration on his body.
Ning Chen sometimes couldn't figure it out. These corrupt officials pretended to be clean and honest every day. Aren't they tired?
Look at yourself, you live openly and openly in the best big house, sleep with the most beautiful courtesan, and sit in the most luxurious Masai, how comfortable you are.
"Master Ning, thank you for the honor." Lu Gao saw Ning Chen coming and quickly stood up to greet him.
Ning Chen pulled Lu Gao's hand even more enthusiastically: "I've kept Mr. Lu waiting for so long. I'm a lower official. If I had known that Mr. Lu was such a person, I should have served him as a lower official."
Chapter 9 They are all the pillars of the country
Ning Chen was so polite that Lu Gao was stunned.
But fortunately, he was a seasoned official in the officialdom, and he soon returned to his former self, and he was polite again.
He led Ning Chen to a private room and sat down.
At this time, Fatty Wan very wisely said that there was something going on in the store and left.
Fatty Wan has a sense of proportion. The big bosses want to talk about big things. If he stays here, he will indeed get the latest court information.
But if you don't do it right, your life will be in danger.
After Fatty Wan left, Lu Gao had the banquet brought up.
Looking at the table full of exquisite dishes and the fragrant wine, Ning Chen said with a half-smile, "Mr. Lu, how can such a small restaurant serve such exquisite food?"