Chapter 620: Living Towards Death

Song Mo understood that Xie Zhan was the auxiliary star.

A powerful minister...

He had the intention of using Xie Zhan to defend Pingzhou.

Xie Zhan, don't let me down.

"Master Kurong, your sect has a deep connection with our Song family. Can't you give me some pointers?"

Master Kurong swept the whisk in his hand, bowed and said, "May you be blessed with infinite blessings." After that, he kept silent.

"In that case, the Taoist priest will stay in the palace first."

After Song Mo left, the boy shouted, "Master--" Are they unable to leave?

The old Taoist priest just smiled at him.

...

At this time in Pingzhou, Xue Xu, Guo Chong and Dong Jichuan were sitting in the pavilion, enjoying the gentle night breeze, listening to the frog sounds and making tea.

Xue Xu frowned slightly, "Master Kurong went to Chang'an to meet Song Mo." This news was received during the day, and the governor did not care.

At this moment, Xue Xu and Guo Chong looked at Dong Jichuan. They both knew that Dong Jichuan had some knowledge of physiognomy.

They didn't know the ins and outs of it, but they were indeed worried that Song Mo would use this to harm the governor. No wonder they were worried. They could guess what Song Mo was worried about at this moment.

Now he tried every possible way to find Taoist Master Kurong, just in case...

Dong Jichuan was still calm, "Taoist Master Kurong is good at astrology and physiognomy. But the fate of the governor cannot be calculated by ordinary people."

"Taoist Master Kurong is not an ordinary person."

"Don't worry, people outside the world have taboos and cannot do whatever they want."

"For example?"

"They have three things they don't count: they don't count for themselves, they don't count for the dead, and they don't count for their peers. In addition, there are two more things they don't say."

"What do you mean?"

"Even if Song Mo asks Taoist Master Kurong for advice and hopes that he can give him some advice, Kurong can't say too much. As the saying goes, the secrets of heaven cannot be leaked. It is impossible to tell everything you know and say everything you know. Otherwise, you will be entangled in bad karma."

"If Song Mo asks about the governor, he will say even less."

"Why is that?"

"The other meaning of the two things they don't say is that things that have a great impact cannot be said."

"How do you say that?" Guo Chong asked with interest.

Dong Jichuan explained, "For an outsider like Taoist Master Kurong, if the person who comes to ask for help is an ordinary person, if Taoist Master Kurong saves him or helps him to resolve a disaster, the impact on him is limited. But if the life and death of that person is too much, and the impact is too great, then outsiders should not interfere at will, otherwise they may be punished by heaven."

Song Mo is the emperor, and the governor is a quasi-emperor star. If Taoist Master Kurong calculates for both of them at the same time, if he talks too much, he may have to die in Chang'an.

Xue Xu and Guo Chong: I understand.

"Then we are relieved."

...

The conversation between Song Mo and Taoist Master Kurong is secret, but the Grand Commander's Office is not included.

The Grand Commander's Office soon learned about the conversation between the emperor and Taoist Master Kurong.

"Congratulations to the Grand Commander, congratulations to the Grand Commander." With the words of Taoist Master Kurong, I believe the emperor will trust the Grand Commander more.

Xie Zhan accepted the congratulations from his subordinates, but he was undecided in his heart. No matter how difficult or simple the road he wants to take, he will keep going.

The subordinates then realized that the Grand Commander was not very happy, and many of them were confused.

Fan Yang waved his hand and asked them to leave before saying, "Does the Grand Commander mind Master Ku Rong's attitude?"

Xie Zhan nodded.

Both of them were smart people. The fact that Taoist Master Ku Rong kept silent and avoided answering the three questions from the emperor itself explained the problem. The more he avoided, the bigger the problem.

Fan Yang: "It is hard to say what fate is, otherwise, how can you change your fate against the will of heaven?"

Xie Zhan nodded in agreement. Indeed, if everything was destined, then they would not need to struggle.

...

On the third day of being left in the palace, Master Ku Rong suddenly said to the youngest disciple, "The master senses that the destiny is coming. After the master passes away, they will not embarrass you. When you leave the palace and leave Chang'an, go to Pingzhou."

Twenty years ago, when his master passed away, he had predicted his fate and said that he had a disaster in his life.

When he asked how to deal with it, the master only left him four words, live towards death.

He had been seeking the Tao all his life, but could not find the answer. This year, at the age of seventy-six, he finally realized that if he wanted to be perfect, he had to live towards death.

There were some things he had to take to the underworld, as a little thing he did for the common people.

"Master, why is this?"

The boy did not understand. Since he had already expected such a result, why did the master come to Chang'an?

"At the beginning, my uncle enlightened Emperor Taizong, which was the cause. Now in this world of great contention, I closed my eyes and did not talk about the coming, which was the result." What he said to the emperor before was indeed what he wanted to say.

"Master..." The boy's eyes were filled with tears.

The old Taoist waved his hand and let him go out.

In the early morning, when the boy pushed the door open, he found that his master had left with a smile.

Song Mo was very unhappy, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip out. What does Ku Rong mean by that bull nose? He didn't die early or late, but died after living in the palace for only three days. Wouldn't it make him, the emperor, criticized?

Xie Zhan's face was also very heavy.

Afterwards, Song Mo asked the Taichang Temple to bury Taoist Ku Rong.

Zhuozhou

Zhao Minglou, carrying the appointment of Zhuozhou County Governor, entered through the city gate with his subordinates. Along the way, the changes in Zhuozhou were shocking.

"Sir, is it true that every household in Zhuozhou keeps donkeys?" Chang Sui was surprised. When these people met, they couldn't talk about the donkeys at home.

Zhao Minglou nodded heavily. This was not a good sign. His sister-in-law was right. The situation in Zhuozhou was not optimistic. He had a long way to go.

When they arrived at the Zhuozhou County Sheriff's Mansion, Jiang Boya was already waiting at the gate to greet them.

Later, Jiang Boya introduced Zhao Minglou to the officials currently serving in Zhuozhou.

Kong Huai died in the line of duty, and the court must express his gratitude. Therefore, after Song Mo issued an edict to commend him, he also promoted Kong Huai's younger brother Kong Tan to Zhuozhou Commandery.

Jiang Boya explained to Kong Tan at that time that Zhuozhou had become the target of Pingzhou's plan, and there was a tough battle to be fought next.

If this is not the case, it is okay to let him take over the position of county governor from his brother. Now he can only be temporarily relegated to the position of county magistrate. There is another capable person in the position of county governor.

Kong Tan had no objection. He knew how much he weighed.

At this time, Kong Tan looked at Zhao Minglou curiously. Is this new Zhuozhou group guard the capable person Mr. Jiang said?

"Mr. Jiang, tell me about the current situation in Zhuozhou?" Zhao Minglou said to Jiang Boya.

Zhuozhou was his first stop as an official after returning to Chang'an. He was the eldest son of the Zhao family, so this step was crucial.

Although his brother-in-law is the Governor of Xie Zhan, his sister is no longer the only woman in Xie Zhan's house. He is about to take a concubine, and the concubine's family background is not bad. Who knows after this...

In fact, as both men, he understands his brother-in-law very well, and he does not blame him. He can be said to be extremely benevolent and righteous to the Zhao family. The Zhao family also has to work hard to stand up.

Pingzhou

The news of Zhao Minglou's arrival was immediately presented to Lu Songli's desk.

The plan for Zhuozhou is already being implemented, and every step they take is to make donkeys a pillar industry in Zhuozhou...

Lu Songli arranged for people to follow up on these matters.

According to the information they collected, every household in Zhuozhou now raises donkeys. Moreover, donkey-related industrial workshops are also popping up, replacing the previous unprofitable workshops, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

During this period, Lu Songli was not so busy. Not only did she take time to visit Mrs. Sun, she also took time to attend two weddings, Qin Heng's and Lu Mingzhi's.

Lu Mingzhi married and Qin Heng married again.

Their marriages were managed by Lu Songli's mother-in-law Jiang and mother-in-law Gu respectively.

In the words of Mr. Lu Deshenglu, the spring plowing is over, and everyone can take a break from the busy work and take the time to have a baby. The Qin and Lu families took the lead and showed everyone an example.

In the study, Lu Songli was deep in thought.

Then the door was opened and Qin Sheng strode towards her, "Lili, Xie Zhan is taking a concubine!"

"Well, I heard about it."

"There are more than one accepted."

Of course Lu Songli knew that Xie Zhan took two concubines at once, one was Lu Fei, the head of the Lu clan in the south, and the other was the daughter of Xiao Qun, the Taiwei of the dynasty. Now his backyard is complete with civil, military and business affairs, which can be called a tripartite pillar.

With his beaming expression, Lu Songli seemed to see the villain deep in his heart giggling.

"Are you so happy that he took a concubine?"

"hey-hey."

"Do you also want to take a concubine?" Things were going well in Zhuozhou. Lu Songli was in a good mood and couldn't help teasing him.

Hearing this, Qin Sheng's eyes showed fear, "Lili, don't scare me."

He just wanted to tell Li Li that Xie Zhan was only interested in him.

Seeing that his head was shaking like a rattle, full of desire for survival, Lu Songli decided not to tease him anymore, "Okay, I was just teasing you."

Qin Shengxin said, he is serious! He automatically changed the tone of his wife's words.

Qin Sheng knew very well that if he dared to take a concubine, Lili would kill him first and then kill the concubine. Don't ask him how he knew, it was intuition.