"Xi Liuliu..."

The sound of horses neighing came into the small house where Wu Haogu lived. Wu Haogu, who had not been asleep all night, turned his head and looked out the window. Through the thin window paper, he could vaguely see the golden sunshine falling.

It's already dawn!

Wu Haogu raised his head and rubbed his eyes from a newly painted mural on the painting. In order to create this masterpiece "The Last Supper", which is based on the Buddhist theme, he has been living in Mr. Murong's academy for several days.

Today, I finally painted a fine-brushed book. Before that, with the help of Mr. Murong, Wu Haogu also painted a photo of Prince Zhaohuai Yelu Jun and the prince-in-law Xiao Eduowo who betrayed Prince Zhaohuai.

These two people are said to be people whom Mr. Murong Wangyou will never forget in his life!

However, this is not important to Wu Haogu. He only knows now that Leonardo da Vinci is going to lose another world-famous painting.

The characters in "The Last Supper" that appeared in front of the world later were mostly no longer Jesus and his disciples, but a monk dressed as a character and a group of Khitan nobles...

This picture is exciting to think about!

The footsteps sounded softly outside the door. Wu Haogu looked at his masterpiece lightly, then pressed the straw mat on the floor with both hands and stood up. Then he watched Ximen Qing push the door open and come in, and walked to Wu Haogu's ear and whispered: "Mr. Murong is outside the door."

Wu Haogu walked to the door with a smile and indeed saw the smiling old man.

"Sir, the fan book is ready, come in and have a look."

"Okay." Murong Wangyou smiled and entered the room with Wu Haogu.

Wu Haogu picked up the silk book just drawn and handed it to Mr. Murong. The old man walked to the window with his hands, pushed open the window, and took a closer look with the morning sunshine that sprinkled in from the window.

The composition of this picture is the same as that of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "The Last Supper", except that Jesus was replaced by Prince Yelu Jun of Zhaohuai dressed as a monk, while Judas became Xiao Eduo.

"It was very well drawn, the composition was perfect, and the characters were lifelike..." Mr. Murong nodded, "Pan Dianzhi, what a low story do you draw?"

"It is the last supper before the Buddha's clone's suffering." Wu Haogu said seriously, "The Buddha was originally the prince of King Suddhodon of Kapilava, and it seemed to be Prince Zhaohuai. Before becoming a monk, the Buddha married the daughter of the minister Mokonamo and left his son. Then he gave up the position of prince and left home to practice. This is similar to Prince Zhaohuai's experience, but Prince Zhaohuai did not give up on his own initiative, but was framed and betrayed by a traitor. This can also be seen as the suffering of the Buddha's clone, who lost his power because of the disaster, and even let the world see the various pains in the world. Even if he is a prince, he cannot guarantee that he will not suffer. Only by pursuing my heart liberation can he achieve bliss."

Wu Haogu did not believe in Buddhism in his previous life, and he did not know many Buddhist allusions. However, in this life, he believed in Buddhism. Before being penetrated by his soul, he often went to Daxiangguo Temple to worship Buddha. Sometimes he would discuss Buddhist rituals with Buddhist monks who have become eminent monks. So now he can say a few words to Murong Wangyou, and the story he made up is reasonable.

"Well said! That's so good!" Murong Wangyou laughed, "When the emperor and the King of Yan saw this painting, the uncle and nephew of the Ma family should make great contributions."

Wu Haogu asked with a smile: "Can Brother Ma become the governor in the future?"

The governor of the State Army was also a high-ranking official in the Liao Kingdom, and could be called "Taishi" and "Enterprise". However, there were not many, with a total of more than 60! It also included the governor of the tribe... The governor of the Liao Kingdom was also bad enough, so it is not difficult to buy for those who reborn, as long as they have to be rich.

"Can you be the one!" Murong Wangyou smiled, "With my husband here and his uncle Ma Renwang, as long as he has the capital to do something, there is no reason why he can't be the one."

"Ma Renren Wang is very powerful?" Wu Haogu asked uncertainly.

"Of course!" Murong Wangyou smiled, "I can be an official. With the contribution of Huayan Temple this time, I will inevitably become the Southern Privy Councilor in the future."

The Liao Kingdom had two Privy ministers in the north and south and two Prime Ministers in the north and south. However, the prime ministers in the north and south of the Liao Kingdom were not worthy of their name. These two were actually local officials in the northern system, from the official tribe and the head military prefecture. Therefore, the two Privy ministers in the north and south are the real prime ministers!

Among them, the Northern Privy Councilor was mainly in charge of the army. This position has always been held by the Khitans (including the Han family who were given the surname Yelu), while the Southern Privy Councilor was the highest position that Han people outside the Han family could do.

"How long will it take?" Wu Haogu was still a little worried because he knew that the chaos in the Liao Kingdom began in 1114 AD, and it was now the spring of 1099 AD.

In other words, there are still 15 years left, the world will be in chaos.

"Ten years," Mr. Murong smiled, "In ten years, Ma Erlang can do his job as a minister... and spend a little more, you should be able to buy Suzhou Anfujun."

"That's good!" Wu Haogu thought in his mind. In ten years, Christie's's maritime trade sector should be able to rise. He should be able to do well in the officialdom... Maybe he is still the backbone of Cai Jingzhong's party!

"Sir," Wu Haogu said to Murong Wangyou, "I will draw the entire picture of Yanjing this time. Time is a bit tight. When can the murals of Huayan Temple begin?"

"Start in three days!" Murong Wangyou said, "Ma Erlang is handing over the past few days with the previous Yuhe County Magistrate. He will be able to take over as the County Magistrate immediately, and then he will be able to arrange for you to go to Huayan Temple."

"Okay, let's make arrangements as soon as possible." Wu Haogu thought for a while, "Don't be idle these three days, just go to Yanjing City for a walk."

"Call Zhong Ge'er to accompany you." Murong Wangyou said, "He knows the terrain of Yanjing well, and is familiar with military tactics, and has commanded the guards and his personal army."

The personal guards were elite Han troops from the Eighth Bundesliga of the Liao Kingdom, all stationed on Nanjing Road, and their predecessors were actually the army of Youzhou Town. Therefore, most of the officers were appointed by the Zhao and Liu families, as well as members of the small and medium-sized wealthy families who depended on these two families.

Before Brother Zhao Zhong's father died, he was the illegitimate son of the Zhao family in Zhenzhou, so he could lead troops in the personal guards. However, as soon as I died, my position was taken away. He was so angry that he went to seek trouble, but even Zhao was no longer given his surname and was expelled from the house!

So he led some subordinates (all children of customers) to Yanshan to get married. However, he did nothing that could not tolerate the Yanyun clan and the Khitan clan. Therefore, Ma Renwang kept trying to save him and was driven out by the Zhao family, which did not mean that the Ma family could cut him to death. In this regard, Ma Renwang still knew the right amount.

...

"Official Tong, remember, did you see the horse man?"

Accompanied by Zhong Ge'er, Wu Haogu returned to Yanjing, but instead of inspecting the huge castle on the spot, he went to Ma Zhi's house in Ganquanfang and found Ji Yi and Tong Guan who were preparing to travel.

The three of them sat down in Tong Guan's bedroom, and Lu Qian was guarding outside the door and began to have a secret conversation.

"No, Master Randeng is gone, he is going to accompany us to Yiwulu Mountain."

Tong Guan seemed very excited and said with a smile: "He also told our family that their Ma family now has three or four thousand children and tens of thousands of customers. A private city is built on the banks of the Daling River, a yard in Yanjing City, and seven fortresses outside the city. There are no less than a thousand soldiers who can fight. If they want to mobilize customers, they can even be pulled out even if they are strong."

The clan has thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of strong men. There are cities, forts and yards, and their strength is not weak.

The Ma family, which is not very powerful among the Yan Si family, is already like this. How strong should the Han family and Zhao family be?

If all the Yanyun family could be mobilized, it would be easy to pacify Liao and restore Yan?

But Wu Haogu frowned slightly, because in the history he learned, in the great era of the collapse of the Liao Kingdom, it seemed that only one Zhang Jue came into being and captured a piece of territory, but in the end he died without a burial place...

What are so many powerful Han Chinese families in Yanyun? Where are their strengths?

"Dalang, why are you frowning?" Ji Yi had already discovered that Wu Haogu's expression was not very good.

"I have no idea." Wu Haogu shook his head. Some words are hard to say now, so he can only take one step at a time.

Besides, it is only my first time going to Liaoning. I have to understand the situation a little and establish contact. To further understand, I have to wait for the future.

"By the way." Wu Haogu remembered something again at this time, "Official Tong, Brother Yizhi... Should we build a business that specializes in the water-mounted commercial roads in Liaodong and Yanyun?"

Ji Yi immediately understood what Wu Haogu meant, "Chongdao, are you trying to use business behavior to cover up, spy on the intelligence of the Liao Kingdom, and contact Yan Yun's powerful people?"

"It should be profitable," Wu Haogu said with a smile. "This business is made by Christie's and the Ji family. While spying on the enemy's situation, it is not great to earn money from the Liao Kingdom?"

Wu Haogu didn't want to get out of an official maritime sacrificial bureau, otherwise he wouldn't know how much he would lose every year.

Moreover, Wu Haogu could not control the official sacrificial bureau... This is a maritime force!

"Commercial office?" Tong Guan asked.

Wu Haogu nodded, "Yes, it's just a commercial office... Otherwise, what should I do? If it is counted in the name of Guoxin Institute? Who should I send to the sea? The sea is full of wind and waves, and many ships are overturned every year. It would be bad if any official drowned."

"That's right!" Tong Guan immediately gave up the idea of ​​the official business, "Then let you two join the stock... After we go back, our family will submit a memorial to the official."

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "That's great. If this matter is done, a high-ranking official will inevitably have a share of the business."
Chapter completed!