The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

After all, the conditions of living in a peasant household are definitely not as good as those in Guanli. Moreover, the peasant household is basically responsible for the food, so it must not be so good.

And these peasant households are basically vassals of the Taoist temple, otherwise, it would be impossible to be sorted out.

And the farmers who provide accommodation and meals can basically get some compensation from the temple. As for what it is, it depends on the Taoist temple they belong to.

Although the conditions are poor, for some Taoists who only want to stay for one night, it doesn't matter.

But this may not be suitable for Zhong Wen.

"Fellow Daoist, it's really inconvenient for me to view Danluo today. If you are willing, can you stay with me in that farmer's house for one night?"

The old Taoist approached Zhong Wen and told him what he meant.

"Fellow Daoist, it's not too late. I can go to Shangluo County on my own and find a guest house to stay in. I won't disturb Guiguan."

After Zhong Wen heard this, he suddenly realized in his heart that this is the reason why this old Taoist called him to stay, and he thought he was trying to force himself to stay.

"Friend Daoist, I'm sorry."

"Fellow Daoist, you are too polite, let me say goodbye."

After speaking, Zhong Wen turned around and left again, heading towards Shangluo County.

As for the inconvenience of Danluo Guan, that is not what Zhong Wen should know, it is the matter of Danluo Guan.

Of course, Zhong Wen was also thinking about the inconvenience of Dan Luo Guan, which prevented him from placing the order.

Not long after, Zhong Wen returned to Shangluo County, found a random inn to live in, and then asked a lot of food from the store in the inn to get into the house.

That night, after eating, he washed away the tiredness of the past few days and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen woke up when the sky was slightly bright, and then continued his daily meditation practice until the sky was bright, and then it ended.

"Master, my guest house is open for business, and every guest who stays is charged. Master, you eat and live here, it costs almost two hundred Wen, and the small shop can't afford it." Get up."

Just as Zhong Wen came out of the room where he was staying and came to the lobby, he saw a monk talking to the store owner.

"The poor monk came to your guest house to eat and live, and he didn't eat much at all. Besides, the poor monk is indeed penniless. Or, how about the poor monk drive away evil spirits in your guest house?"

The bald monk listened to what the shopkeeper said, and quickly explained

Zhong Wen listened to what the shopkeeper and the monk said, as if it was because the monk wanted to waive the bill after eating and lodging.

Zhong Wen didn't care about it either, and went to the well in the backyard of the guest house, and began to wash up.

As for the monk who wants to eat and live for free, that has nothing to do with him, Zhong Wen, he will not care about a big bald head.

He was still thinking to himself that he had to pay for the accommodation quickly and prepare to go to the West City, and go to Chang'an with the man surnamed He who met yesterday.

After a while, Zhong Wen washed and returned to the room, tied up the bundle, took the sword, and returned to the lobby.

"Shopkeeper, please prepare some food with me, ask for more meat, pack it in a bag, and calculate how much it costs together."

As soon as Zhong Wen arrived in the lobby, he spoke to the shopkeeper who was still negotiating with the monk.

"Okay, Daoist, just wait a moment."

The shopkeeper looked at the person in front of him, a monk, and his heart was still trembling. The Taoist priest will not want to waive the order for a while, right?But it sounds like we have to calculate how much money together, and I think this Taoist priest is not the same as the great monk, who came here to cheat for food and drink.

Immediately afterwards, he gave instructions to a buddy and continued to negotiate with the monk.

Monks, in this era, basically have the same status as Taoists.

Of course, there are a large number of monks, with hundreds of thousands of people, unlike Taoists, it is estimated that they are less than 10% of their number.

Besides, there are so many temples, and the land property is frighteningly large, they need money and people, and they need people.

However, Li Shimin, who was sitting high above the temple, seemed to have issued some decrees to restrain the Buddha and preach, and planned to abolish a large number of monks in various temples.

After all, too much land was occupied and there were so many people, so the tax revenue would not be reduced by a single bit. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Shimin to designate his ancestor as Lao Tzu Li Er, the ancestor of Taoism.

As for the reason, who knows, there are only a few reasons, one is to suppress monks and elevate the status of Taoism, the other is land property, and the third is taxation.As for that reputation, I guess Li Shimin would not take it as the most important thing, otherwise, he would not kill his brother and imprison his father.

"This Taoist priest, the poor monk Kuxu, is the abbot of Wuzhuang Temple."

The great monk saw a Taoist coming to the lobby, and thought in his heart, could he borrow some money from the Taoist priest, so that he could get rid of the shopkeeper and avoid guessing that he was cheating on food and drink.

"Master, you're being polite, the nine poems of the poor."

Zhong Wenwen was standing on the side, waiting for the store to prepare to eat, who would have thought that this great monk would speak to him.

There wasn't much interaction between Taoist priests and monks, so to speak, there was still hatred.

Li Daoling told him all the disputes between monks and Taoists in the rivers and lakes when he came down from the mountain, how could he not know about some things between monks and Taoists.

But now, I just live in a guest house, and I can meet a great monk to talk to him. From dawn onwards, I feel that the sky is getting brighter.

Although the great monk bowed to him bitterly, he had no choice but to respond. After all, it is not surprising that there are many people who are out of the house.

"Master Daoist, the poor monk didn't bring any money with him when he went out, can he borrow some money from the poor monk so that he can settle the money for board and lodging?"

The great monk Kuxu didn't regard himself as an outsider, so he borrowed money from Zhong Wen.

"Master, Pindao's money is not easy to come by. It is left by the teacher of Pindao. It is inconvenient to borrow it from outsiders. Sorry."

How could Zhong Wen lend money to this bitter monk.

You don't bring any money when you go out, so why are you here?Alms?Do you think this world is your home?Can you ask for money with a bowl?It might as well go to the gate of the city and sit there for alms.

"Master Daoist, your food, accommodation and meals are all seven hundred Wen in total."

Just as Zhong Wen was talking to the great monk Kuxu, the clerk of the inn came over with a bundle and handed it to Zhong Wen.

"I don't have any copper coins. I'll give you this golden pancake. You can put the extra copper coins in a big basket and give them to me."

Zhong Wen didn't care how high the price was, what's more, his burden of meat was estimated to be worth a lot of money. As for how much, Zhong Wen didn't know how much.

"Okay, Daoist." After the guy took the golden pancakes and handed them to his boss, he immediately started to prepare.

And the shopkeeper at the counter, looking at the golden pancake in his hand, let go of the worry in his heart. Fortunately, the Taoist priest paid the money, so he wouldn't be like the master in front of him, who even took two hundred coins. not come out.

"Xiao Daoist, the poor monk sees that you gave me a gold cake. How about borrowing two hundred Wen from the poor monk for the copper coin you redeemed? When you arrive in Chang'an, the poor monk will return it to you."

The great monk Kuxu saw Zhong Wen paying the bill with gold pancakes, and felt a little helpless. Although Zhong Wen refused once just now, he still asked to lend him two hundred Wen again.

"Master, for the poor, the money is given by the teacher. I don't dare to borrow half a penny. After all, it is earned by the teachers. As a junior, I don't have their consent. It's disrespectful to borrow money."

Borrow money?Do you really think your head is bright?Do you want to blind my eyes?

No way, a word means no way.

No matter who Zhong Wen said, it is probably impossible for anyone to speak again, even the master monk in front of him may not have the face to speak again.

As far as Zhong Wen knows from Li Daoling, there are many temples in the world, and there are many fields and woodlands, so how can there be no money.

It is estimated that there are several warehouses in their temples that store money and food.

Unlike Longquan Temple, where money is not available, food is only a little bit.

Although the money in Zhong Wen's burden was not given by Li Daoling, but taken from those bandits, this is not the reason why he can borrow it.

What's more, the dispute between monks and Taoists is so big, he is a young Taoist priest who just came down from the mountain, how can he participate in it.

"Master Dao, this is your copper coin. It's a bit heavy. Please bear with me."

The guy came over carrying a big basket with great difficulty. A piece of sackcloth was covered on top of the basket so that the copper coins in the basket would not be exposed.

After Zhong Wen took the basket, he tried the weight, and estimated that it must weigh fifty catties.

As for asking him to count, think about it or forget it, it will take a lot of time to count the copper coins in this basket.

Not much to say, Zhong Wen carried two bundles on his back, even the sword in his hand was inserted into the bundles, and then he carried the basket and left the gate of the guest house.The great monk who borrowed money was left there bitterly, without even saying goodbye.

greet?

Zhong Wen didn't have the heart to say hello to these so-called masters.

What kind of shop do you live in without money?Is it true that the store is opened for your family?No one is a fool, not as easy to deceive as those farmers.

Which one of these shopkeepers who have long lived in the mixed owners of dragons and snakes is not sharp-eyed, let alone they open guest houses, if it is not for money, who would open a shop?

Kuxu looked at the little Taoist priest leaving with a basket of copper coins, feeling unhappy.

At this time, in his mind, he was arranging the entire Taoist school, and looked down upon the entire Taoist school, just like the little Taoist priest just now, who didn't even borrow two hundred copper coins. What kind of Taoist is this? people.

s: Thanks to Maple Leaf (Ding Ding) for the reward of 100 coins, and thanks to Mengxing Chengshu for the reward of 100 coins.

Chapter 2

Be it a Taoist or a villain, Zhong Wen has his own rules of conduct.

If it is some poor peasants, let alone a few hundred pennies, even if all the money in his burden is given away, he will not feel sorry for even a second.

But if it was the monk, let alone two hundred coins, he would not even have a penny.

As for how the great monk Kuxu arranges himself, Zhong Wen doesn't care at all, as long as he loves us, he just needs to have nothing to worry about.

At this time, he was walking happily towards the west of Shangluo County.

"Daozhang, you are here. If you are a little later, we will have to leave."

When the young man surnamed He saw Zhong Wen coming with a big basket, he went up to him and shouted something.

"Sorry, sorry, I bought some food and took a while."

Zhong Wen looked at the young man surnamed He who came up to him, and explained.

"It's okay, just come, Daoist, the carriage rented by my family is in front, or, Daoist, you can come too."

The young man surnamed He pointed to the carriage not far ahead and said to Zhong Wen.

"No need, I'll hire another carriage. There are so many of you, plus there are women, it's inconvenient for me to ride in the same carriage with you."

Why would Zhong Wen sit with the He family? They have women, so it's always inconvenient, isn't it? Besides, the burden on my back, plus the basket, will take up some space , the carriage is probably even more crowded.

"The Taoist priest hurry up and hire a carriage. It's getting late, if you don't hurry, you won't be able to reach Lantian County today."

The young man surnamed He hurriedly urged Zhong Wen.

This trip from Shangluo County to Lantian County, the distance is not one or two miles, it is a mountain road of more than 100 miles, it is estimated that it will take a day.

Furthermore, this mountain road is still difficult to travel, and it is hard to say whether it will be able to reach Lantian County today.

"it is good."

After Zhong Wen replied, he hurried to the carriage rental shop not far away.

This horse-drawn carriage store actually has more than horse-drawn carriages, of course there are also ox carts, donkey carts and so on.

In addition to pulling people, of course there are also frames for transporting goods.In other words, a warehouse can also be said to be a place to rent bike frames.

Not long after that, Zhong Wen hired a small carriage, and after getting in, he let his husband's carriage and the carriage hired by the He family leave the west gate of Shangluo County together, heading towards Lantian County. go.

The price of the hired carriage is quite high.

At least, Zhong Wen felt that it was quite high. Five hundred Wen went to Lantian County, and if it went to the capital Chang'an City, it would be nine hundred Wen, which was purely for hiring a horse-drawn carriage.

If you add the driver's food and lodging money, you have to add some more. Of course, this amount of money is not much, and it is estimated to be only a few tens of pennies.

The food the coachman eats and uses is bound to be not very good. If he can eat a few pancakes, it is already considered good.

As for the horses, the coachman will specially carry some beans, or some other things, for the horses to eat.

The two carriages traveled unimpeded all the way, along the official road, all the way west.

"Daoist, there is a big stone blocking the road ahead, we have to move it to pass."

After the carriage drove for more than two hours, the coachman suddenly told Zhong Wen about the road ahead.

"Let's go together then."

Zhong Wen got out of the carriage and saw that the official road ahead was blocked by a big rock and some gravel.

Zhong Wen looked at both sides of the official road. The stone on the official road probably slipped down from the mountain on one side.

According to Zhong Wen's judgment, it doesn't look like there are robber bandits entrenched here, deliberately pushing down the big rock from the mountain to the official road so that they can rob.

This official road leading to the capital is not a place where bandits can come. There is Lantian Pass in the front and Shangluo in the back. People who come from any direction can wipe out the bandits entrenched here.

How could bandits take over the crucial place leading to the capital?

"Daozhang, what's the matter ahead? Is there a big rock blocking the way? There won't be bandits robbing the way, right?"

At this time, the He family also got off the carriage following Zhong Wen's carriage. The young man surnamed He saw the big stone blocking the road in front of the official road, worried in his heart, and looked nervously at both sides of the official road. of hills.

"Nothing, it should be some rocks rolled down from the mountain, come and help."