Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

After encouraging Zhang Liu, Chen Qingzhu asked about the main business:

"Does the inner guard of your garrison camp know about Cihang Temple now?"

The Wei Dynasty has always had the practice of using Ether to supervise the army.

The emperor attached great importance to the defense of the Southern Capital City. Therefore, every three years, a eunuch from the Imperial Household Department would be rotated to supervise the army and take charge of the power of the Southern Capital Imperial Household Department.

He served as the eunuch in charge of seals in the Imperial Household Department and as a garrison commander in the army.

In terms of status and power, he is above the Nandu garrison and is the third most powerful person in Nandu city.

The garrison and inner garrison of Nandu City were both replaced once because the former garrison commander Pei Xiao committed a crime.

The current internal garrison commander is a eunuch named Liang Bao.

Zhang Liu has always been concerned about the affairs of Cihang Temple.

Naturally, he was also very clear about which believers there were in Cihang Temple now.

When Zhang Liu heard the temple master asking about the highest authority in their garrison camp, his heartbeat quickened again.

If a middle-level officer in the garrison camp wants to be promoted, he must go through the approval of both the Minister of War and the Internal Garrison.

Now that the Minister of War has been subdued by Cihang Temple, the only thing missing is an internal garrison commander.

The abbot is trying to find an official position for him!

"To reply to the abbot, Lord Liang, the inner garrison commander, doesn't even know about Cihang Temple yet."

Zhang Liu answered honestly and waited for the master's next instruction.

Chen Qingzhu's purpose, of course, was not only to give Zhang Liumou an official position, but also to completely resolve the hidden dangers of the Zhili Commander-in-Chief through this internal garrison commander.

Before the trip, she had instructed Huiyun not to try to recruit followers from the Imperial Household Department while she was away.

This is to prevent these greedy eunuchs from getting out of control and bringing unpredictable disasters to Cihang Temple.

Now it seems that Huiyun is in control very well and no unexpected situations have occurred.

"Send someone to find out whether the child of General Zheng of Yangzhou has been born?"

Counting the days, if nothing unexpected happened, the baby should have been born already.

There is no need to ask about this, Zhang Liu knows it.

"Master, the baby was born, a son. He just turned one month old a few days ago. Aunt Qiu from General Zheng's family personally brought valuable gifts to Cihang Temple to express her gratitude!"

Chen Qingzhu said:

"Send someone to disclose this matter to the inner garrison."

Zhang Liu's mind raced, and his eyes widened immediately:

"Can the Master of the Temple...?"

Chen Qingzhu said calmly:

"Yes."

Now her spiritual energy is more than enough to repair the broken limbs in one go.

Zhang Liu was speechless, and could not help but marvel once again at the magical power of the master.

At the same time, there are some doubts:

"Master, if this eunuch becomes like a normal person, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor? How dare the inner guard have such an idea?"

Chen Qingzhu did not answer his question, but only said:

"Just go ahead and do it. Whether you dare or not, we will soon see the result."

Feeling guilty and not daring to have such an idea, it can only be said that Zhang Liu did not understand the existence of eunuchs.

Everyone thinks that eunuchs are greedy for power and money, have twisted personalities, and are not normal people.

But in fact, based on what Chen Qingzhu saw in his previous life, eunuchs were no different from ordinary men.

They are equally greedy for money and power, and are very eager to have offspring.

In fact, because eunuchs were castrated, their desire to reproduce offspring was even stronger than that of ordinary men.

If not, how could the eunuchs in the palace take special care of their descendants?

Whenever he could live a slightly better life in the palace, he would think of sending money to his brothers and descendants in his original family.

Even the poorest eunuch's greatest wish in life is to save money to redeem his own penis that was castrated when he was castrated, so that it can be buried with him in the future.

Therefore, she was certain that the inner guard could not resist the temptation to become a normal person and secretly leave his own flesh and blood behind.

Once he takes the bait, this will inevitably become his biggest handle.

By then, it won't be so easy to not do things for her.

"Young man, let's do it right now."

Zhang Liu took the order decisively.

*

After instructing Zhang Liu, Chen Qingzhu also bought a carriage, moved his luggage on the boat onto the carriage, drove the carriage himself, and took Rong Niang back to Cihang Temple.

It was now dawn. With her ability, she could naturally enter the Cihang Temple without alerting anyone.

The two of them landed lightly in the courtyard of East Garden. Chen Qingzhu looked and found that the protective formation outside her meditation room was intact.

A stream of spiritual energy hit the protective barrier, and Chen Qingzhu opened the protective array and the door.

The two Kun Taoist priests who were on duty at night heard the door open and then noticed Chen Qingzhu.

Suddenly he was surprised and delighted, and his voice was particularly loud:

"Guanzhu!"

"The master and the young lady have come out of seclusion!"

This shout startled almost everyone in the East Garden.

Not long after, Chen Qingzhu saw Huiyun walking out of the room quickly with her clothes and hair a little messy.

Seeing Chen Qingzhu and Rong Niang, his face was also full of surprise:

"Master, you... you finally came out of seclusion!"

"I will send someone to clean up the house for you and the young lady right away!"

Just as he was about to turn around, he remembered something and asked with concern, "Master and Miss, what do you want to eat? I'll arrange for the people in the kitchen to make some food for you! Oh, yes, we also need to boil some hot water for washing!"

This clumsy look was totally unlike her usual calm and composed self. She did everything in an orderly manner, which showed that she was extremely excited.

Chen Qingzhu looked at her with a smile:

"There's no need to mobilize so many troops. If it's still dark today, tell everyone to continue to rest."

"Yes, Aunt Huiyun, mother and I are not hungry or tired, you should take a rest." Rong Niang also said.

However, at this time, everyone in the yard was up and no one was willing to rest.

"Master, it's almost dawn. Who can sleep when you are celebrating your exit from seclusion?"

"Yes, Master, we haven't seen you for a long time. We all miss you very much. Let us do something for you!"

The Kun brothers were talking to each other, looking at Chen Qingzhu eagerly, unwilling to go back to sleep.

Unable to refuse their kindness, Chen Qingzhu had no choice but to agree to their request.

After asking Rong Niang to take people back to her room to clean the house, Chen Qingzhu went outside the temple again.

He carried the nineteen wine jars wrapped in rattan and piled in three piles from the carriage back to the Zen room, and used the object control technique to put them all back into the cellar where treasures were stored.

Not long after, hot water for bathing and washing was delivered from the kitchen.

After they finished washing up, a hot and fragrant breakfast was served to the table.

Rong Niang had been living outdoors with Chen Qingzhu for several months, and everything was kept simple outside. It had been a long time since she had received such thoughtful care.

Drinking the soft, glutinous and fragrant porridge, he couldn't help but squint his eyes in enjoyment and sighed like a little adult:

“It’s so nice to be home!”

Chen Qingzhu smiled and touched her head.

Previously, Rongniang felt a little disappointed because she was about to come back and could no longer be alone with her.

Now that she was warmly welcomed by the disciples in the temple, she felt happy again and felt relieved.

After dinner, Huiyun and Huijing came together to report to Chen Qingzhu about what happened in the temple during the time she was away.

The weather was very cold this winter, and Huijing's Salesian Church took in hundreds of orphans of all ages.

Including those who were admitted since the beginning of spring, the total number of people now exceeds 700.

The expanded Salesian Church is now full again.

However, with the homeless and abducted women who were taken in, plus the older children in the church, there were still more than enough people to take care of the situation.

"Did you go and bring back those kidnapped women?"

Chen Qingzhu was a little surprised.

Huijing said quickly:

"They are all very obedient and work hard..."

Huiyun also pleaded guilty:

"Please forgive us, Master. We acted on our own in this matter!"

Chen Qingzhu was somewhat helpless and said in a gentle voice:

"Okay, why are you so nervous? I just want to praise you for doing a good job."

"It's understandable if you have the spare capacity to take in more homeless women and children. It's not like you're supporting idle people for nothing."

The two of them then smiled in relief.

Hui Jing said:

"Then I will find some time to bring the person to you for a look?"

Chen Qingzhu waved his hand:

"No, I'm going to the Salesian Church this afternoon."

Although cultivation is important, the women and children of the Salesian Hall have already been brought under my command, so I still have to go and see them in person to feel at ease.

Huiyun also followed up with a report on the development of believers in the temple.

After Chen Qingzhu left, the temple gained 18 more believers who came to the temple due to illness.

Among them, there were three lord officials from the southern capital, seven officials from surrounding prefectures, and eight wealthy businessmen.

In terms of power, they are certainly not as powerful as the Duke of Dingguo and the Minister of War, but they are numerous and very pious.

Of course, with the elixir and health-preserving room left by the temple master, it is hard for these people not to be pious.

It is precisely because of these believers that during the six months when the abbot was away, almost no one came to cause trouble or provoke anyone.

After saying this, Huiyun handed her the account book again.

In addition to the expenses, during the six months she was away, Cihang Temple received a total of more than 30,000 taels of silver worth of offerings.

Of the 20,000 taels of gold and silver she left behind before she left, she still had several thousand taels left.

After checking the account books, collecting the offerings and having lunch, Chen Qingzhu went to the Salesian Church.

When the children learned that the audience was coming, they were happy and looking forward to it.

Carrying the younger brothers and sisters whom she took care of, she waited in the courtyard at the entrance of the Salesian Church early in the morning.

As soon as Chen Qingzhu stepped into the yard, she saw little children all over the yard. They all looked at her with sparkling eyes, then bowed in unison and shouted in a crisp voice, "Welcome, Master."

Chen Qingzhu took a quick glance and found that except for a few, all the other children had gained weight on their faces, had rosy complexions, looked energetic, and their clothes and hair were clean.

She walked towards the timid and thin children and asked softly:

"When did you guys come to the Salesian Church?"

It took a while for the children to dare to answer.

Most of them were admitted in the last ten days or so.

"How have you been recently? If anyone bullies you, you can tell me and I can help you."

Hearing this, several children hurriedly shook their heads and stammered:

"Master...Master, no one bullies us! My brothers, sisters and aunts are all very nice! The food, clothes and shelter are all very good!"

Chen Qingzhu carefully distinguished their expressions and found that they were not lying, they were just a little nervous when talking to her, so she felt relieved.

She went to look at the thirty or so women who had been rescued, and saw a very capable woman among them looking at her with surprise on her face.

When he noticed that she was looking at him, he fell to his knees along with the other two.

When they saw the master's beautiful face, they realized that the deity who saved them was actually the master.

"The abbot rescued us from the kidnappers, took us in, and gave us a new home to shelter us from the wind and rain. I have no way of repaying you for your great kindness!"

Zhou Sanmei said excitedly.

The other thirty or so people also knelt down.

They had already heard Zhou Sanmei talk about the rescue process many times.

If the passing deity had not come to their aid, that gang of kidnappers would never have been eradicated by the government.