The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

time, it will last a long time.

On the same day, many people rushed out of Xuanzhen Temple to various places to report the death of the elders, teachers and deacons, and to call back the Taoists who had traveled abroad and were officials and generals.

It even notified some Taoist sects who had a good relationship with the Xuanzhen Sect to come to express their condolences.

As for what happened to the Xuanzhen School, Zhong Wen didn't even think about it, he just wanted to go to the water block, then take a boat to the Hanshui River, and then cross the Hanshui River to go to Chang'an.

However, at this time, Zhong Wen was thinking in his heart whether he should go to Taiyi Gate or not.

I am going to Chang'an on this trip, and I am already closer to the place where the Taiyi Gate is located.

However, Zhong Wen has been fighting, fighting, and fighting with the Xuanzhen faction for a month, and he is very tired in his heart and body, so he thinks it is better not to go for the time being.

If there is really an expert in the Taiyi Sect, he probably will be injured again.

"Go to Yunxiang first, then go to Chang'an, and have a look at the replacement of this certificate."

Zhong Wen walked all the way, thinking.

In fact, Zhong Wen still looks forward to Chang'an, which is hundreds of miles away.

I have never seen it in my previous life, but now I am looking forward to seeing the scene of the prosperous Chang'an.

Although I have watched many such TV series in my previous life, I am very longing for the prosperous Chang'an.

But after living in the Tang Dynasty for so many years, although he didn't see the prosperous age, he still wanted to visit Chang'an. Even if there was no prosperous age, the trip to Chang'an must be an expectation in his heart.

That day, Zhong Wen didn't go to stay overnight, but stayed in the wild.

Wearing casual clothes and carrying an iron gun in his hand, it is really inconvenient for him to stay overnight.

If he really wants to go, maybe others will still regard him as a bandit.

At dusk on the second day, Zhong Wen arrived by the Dushui River and found a guest house to stay.

That night, he ate and drank again, and found another woman to help him sew the Taoist uniform.

Although the Dao clothes in his own bag can be worn, they are already dirty and torn, so he can only find a woman to help him sew two new ones.

The price is not high, but the money for the cloth needs to be paid by Zhong Wen himself.

The two Taoist uniforms are also simple to sew, just some gray-blue cloth, plus some other colors of cloth to sew on.

There are not so many particularities, and in this era, there is no way to be particular about it.

Besides, Taoist uniforms are not a uniform system like those after the Song Dynasty, and there are strict regulations and requirements.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty at this time, although there were requirements for Taoist uniforms, these requirements were not so strict, but some attention should be paid to the style.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen took two Taoist uniforms and paid his wages. After putting them on, he became a Taoist priest again.

After that, I bought some food and took a boat to Hanshui.

Chapter 174 The Darkness, the Dying Man

Blocking water is a small river, and it is a tributary of the Han River. Relatively speaking, it is not so prosperous, and the boats are all small boats.

However, the boat that Zhong Wen was on was okay.

There are only two words to describe it.

Because, this is a cargo ship, there are no passengers, and there are only Zhong Wen.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhong Wen was a Taoist priest, the boatman wouldn't bother to talk to him.

After all, other people's ships are for transporting goats, not for transporting people.

Well, at this time, Zhong Wen was surrounded by a lot of goats, which were really going to kill Zhong Wen.

Originally, Zhong Wen just felt that when he reached the Han River, he would go down, and he felt that the distance was not too far, so he passed with a little patience.

However, it's been two hours, and there is no sign of Hanshui.

In fact, the boatman cannot be blamed for this.

After all, the ships of this era are inherently slow, and they are not the ones of Zhong Wen's previous life.

Zhong Wen had no choice but to continue to endure, and continued to look forward to the water blocking ahead to the outlet of the Han River, because he could disembark when he got there.

He really didn't want to be on this boat anymore.

If Zhong Wen's thoughts were known to the boatman, they might not know how to arrange Zhong Wen.

You are a poor little Taoist priest, let you take the boat for free for the sake of the Taoist Lord, and you are still chattering endlessly.

However, when the boat turned a bend, Hanshui was ahead.

"Thanks to the boatman, Pindao no longer swims up the Han River."

Zhong Wen got off the boat and thanked the boatman.

"Good morning, Taoist priest."

The boatman also took advantage of the situation and said to Zhong Wen.

After finally getting off the boat, Zhong Wen didn't want to take this sheep boat again.

Originally, he would not go upstream of the Han River, because he knew that if he went further upstream, it would be Jinzhou, and from Jinzhou to Chang'an, he had to pass through Zhongnan Mountain.

And I got off the boat at the junction of the blocked water and the Han River, and I could take the boat down the Han River and go east.

After arriving at the confluence of the Han River and the Zhejiang River, change boats and go to the Zhejiang River until Neixiang, then change land to Shangzhou, and go straight to Chang'an.

Perhaps, Zhong Wen's plan is perfect, at least, he doesn't need to go to Zhongnan Mountain.

After all, not everyone can pass Zhongnan Mountain, let alone Zhong Wen alone.

In fact, Zhong Wen really thought too much, Zhongnan Mountain is not as scary as imagined, it is just a mountain, at most there are more wild animals than other places.

However, in Zhong Wen's mind, it's not that he is afraid or not, it's just that his own plan should be like this, not someone else's.

Although there are many high-level hermits in Zhongnan Mountain, Zhong Wen really doesn't want to run into them at present.

Even an old Taoist of the Xuanzhen sect could beat him like this, Zhong Wen was still a little worried, worried that there would be even more super peerless masters.

This is inevitable, in this era, there are definitely many masters, and there are also many people who are more skilled than that Qingmu old man.

Speaking of which, Zhong Wen is going this way, but there is still one important thing to do.

Still visiting teachers and friends.

In Yunxiang, Li Daoling had a friend who lived here, but he was not a Taoist priest, but an official who had already retired and returned home.

Again, not the officials of the Tang Dynasty, but the officials of the Sui Dynasty.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be faster to descend from Zhushui?Who would have time to go around in circles?

Although the brochure that Li Daoling handed over to Zhong Wen had already been soaked in water, Zhong Wen had at least read it, and basically remembered those people he needed to visit.

However, they are basically old people, young people?not a single one.

Those who can become friends with Li Daoling must be old people, young people?If he really could become Li Daoling's friend or old friend, he would definitely be an old monster.

In fact, in Yunxiang, in the future, Li Tai, the son of today's emperor, will be buried.

This is also the prince who was buried in another place in the history of the Tang Dynasty. I don't know, there is something to say about it, maybe there is, but it is not what Zhong Wen knows and cares about.

After all, he, Zhong Wen, is just a little Taoist priest. He pretends not to know the current emperor, but there is no way to know him if he wants to, let alone an emperor who controls the world, how can he be a little Taoist priest.

Afterwards, Zhong Wen took a small boat and headed for Yunxiang.

It wasn't very far away, so Zhong Wen only took a very small boat, and he was the only guest.

The price is not expensive, a few tens of pennies, plus it goes down the river, which saves the boatman a lot of effort.

After sailing for half an hour, the boat arrived at Yunxiang.

Speaking of which, Yun Township was built along the Han River, and in the past, it also belonged to a government with a stake.

In fact, basically, as long as the city is built along the river, every city is a city of war. After all, in ancient times, apart from official roads and land routes, there were waterways.

With waterways, it naturally became a channel for transporting soldiers, horses, food and grass, and the cities along the coast became cities for garrison and protection.

Zhong Wen paid the boat fare, stepped onto the pier, and looked at the county town of Yunxiang in front of him.

After that, he walked towards the county seat.

With the identity of a Taoist priest, he also saved the procedure of checking his identity, and went directly through the city gate and stepped into the county seat.

Check the identity, this is the first time Zhong Wen saw him.

I don't know why, but entering this Yunxiang county requires an identity check.

However, Zhong Wen didn't pay attention to it either. After all, he was a Taoist priest with a special status, so he didn't need to be checked.

As soon as Dazhong Wen entered Yunxiang County, it became lively.

Although it was not long after noon, according to Zhong Wen's guess, it could not be very lively, but after entering the city, he realized that it was completely different from what he had imagined.

Even the city of Guizhou that I passed by before was not comparable to such a county.

Pedestrians kept walking, shops lined up on both sides of the street, and peddlers shouted loudly along the street, which made Zhong Wen feel as if he came from the countryside.

It was the first time Zhong Wen saw such a lively scene.

In the past, he had also been to Lizhou, as well as cities such as Guizhou and Guizhou after passing through Yuzhou, but these cities were not comparable to such a small county, Yunxiang.

Well, Zhong Wen is indeed a bumpkin, from the countryside, and in the mountains, he has never seen any big world.

Yunxiang's ability to become Li Tai's final fief naturally has its own unique significance. If it is not prosperous, how can it become Li Tai's final fief?

Zhong Wen walked slowly in the streets of Yunxiang. Although his head was upright, his eyes were focused on both sides of the street, even the pedestrians of various colors.

On both sides of the street, people of all colors in the shop came in and out.

There are those who buy things, and those who look at things.

However, the shops that Zhong Wen saw basically bought and sold some common things, and special things were rare.

"Poverty is polite, may I ask, where is Li Gaoyuan's residence?"

After watching the lively Zhong Wen for a long time, he stopped a man and asked him about the mansion where Li Daoling's friend lived.

According to the booklet that Li Daoling gave him, Li Gaoyuan lived in Yunxiang County, but it didn't specify where.

However, those who can make friends with Li Daoling are definitely not ordinary people, and it is specifically marked in the booklet that they are former officials.

As for what official it is, it is not marked.

Therefore, Zhong Wen could only find out where Li Gaoyuan's residence was.

As for whether anyone knew this Li Gaoyuan, Zhong Wen was really not worried.

"The Taoist priest is polite. I also came here from another place. I don't know who the Taoist priest is talking about. I'm sorry."

Well, Zhong Wen asked the wrong person, and asked a foreigner.

However, this man is also polite, probably because of Zhong Wen's status as a Taoist priest.

Afterwards, Zhong Wen stopped several passers-by to inquire, and finally found out where Li Gaoyuan's residence was from an old woman.

After Zhong Wen thanked him, he headed northwest of the county.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhong Wen came to a modest house.

Above the gate of this house, there is a plaque, which is written to the Li Mansion.

It took several people to find out the location of the teacher and friend I was looking for, and it took me a while to find it, which was really inconvenient.

Fortunately, Zhong Wen was already standing in front of the gate of Li's mansion, otherwise, he would have to go crazy if he wanted to ask and search any more.

"bang bang bang"

Zhong Wen stepped forward and knocked on the door, and waited quietly by the door.

With a "squeak", the door opened, and a small head poked out from inside, looking out the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

The little head saw that the person knocking on the door was a Taoist priest, but he was not stage fright, it was just that there was doubt on his face.

"Poverty, please, is this the residence of Li Gaoyuan?"

Zhong Wen saluted the little boy with a small head and asked aloud.

Zhong Wen was still wondering why the person who opened the door was not an adult, but a child?Is there no one in the Li residence or what?Aren't you afraid that someone will abduct this child?