The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 227 Zongzheng Temple

Li Shimin certainly believed who the king's servant was.

In addition to him as a royal servant, there are two other old guys who are credible.

After all, after the Xuanwu Gate incident, Li Shimin was very concerned about his own life, so he naturally wanted to find some high-level people to guard in the palace.

In Miyagi, although there are not many masters, but those who can really be called masters, it is estimated that there are only these four people.

After all, every once in a while, some assassins would break into this palace city.

This has become commonplace in the palace city. Moreover, Li Shimin took his elder brother's throne, killed his elder brother and younger brother, and even slaughtered all their children. This kind of thing will definitely attract revenge.

Although Li Jiancheng's female relatives have fled, the hatred for Li Shimin has long been engraved in his bones.

They must have been involved in this kind of assassination.

Of course, there are also some countries that are hostile to send some assassins, such as the Turks, Tuyuhun, and other countries.

On the other hand, Li Shimin at this time seemed to be in peace, but if he was really assassinated, the word "peace" would have to be reversed.

In the morning of the second day, Zhong Wen left the inn where he was staying, as he did yesterday, and prepared to go to the Zongzheng Temple to change the degree certificate.

This was something he had to do when he came to Chang'an, and his identity was very important in this era.

Unlike in the troubled times, there was no such thing as identity checks, people were almost dead, so why check their identities.

Zhong Wen asked the shopkeeper where Zongzheng Temple was, and then walked directly to the imperial city.

It's not very far away, but it's not close either.

At least there is a distance of ten miles, but to Zhong Wen, this distance is nothing more than pediatrics.

Besides, he can also enjoy the scenery of Chang'an City along the way, and he can also see the people of Chang'an City. Of course, if there are beautiful women to see, Zhong Wen might also take a look at them.

There are no beauties, but there are quite a lot of old women.

Of course, there are also some carriage frames and so on. If you go all the way to the main street of Chang'an, you will either go to the West Market or the East Market.

After chatting for a long time with the shopkeeper in the inn yesterday, Zhong Wen finally got a general idea of ​​the layout of Chang'an City.

Although the East and West markets are both called Fang markets, the things they buy and sell are different.

For example, the West Market basically sells things common to common people, while the East Market, on the other hand, sells either jewelry or novelty items.

As for Dongshi, Zhong Wen definitely wanted to take a look at it, but he had to wait until he had gone to Zongzheng Temple to change his degree certificate before making any plans.

"Daozhang, you are not allowed to come here, please leave quickly."

Just when Zhong Wen came to the imperial city, some patrolling soldiers wanted to blast Zhong Wen away.

"Pindao came to Zongzheng Temple to change the degree. If you don't let me in, how can I change the degree?"

Zhong Wen understands that the imperial city is where the civil servants and generals work, so naturally not everyone can enter.

Firstly, identity verification is required, and secondly, it is an important place, and there are much more soldiers patrolling than other places.

"Bring the certificate and let's check it."

A school lieutenant approached Zhong Wen and said.

Afterwards, Zhong Wen handed over his certificate, but the handwriting was a little fuzzy, which made the school lieutenant find it very strange.

But fortunately, they could read and have the great seal of Nali Prefecture, finally, they allowed Zhong Wen to enter the imperial city.

Zhong Wen was so troubled by this whole thing.

I didn't do anything, and I checked it out. I didn't talk about the time delay. I looked at myself, as if I was staring at a thief. I felt that there was something valuable in this imperial city that could be stolen.

A while later, Zhong Wen came to the gate of Zongzheng Temple.

"Nine Poems of the Poor Way, from Longquan Temple in Lizhou. I came here this time to replace the degree certificate."

Zhong Wen said something to the guard-like soldiers of the main temple, so as not to have to check his identity again.

"Go in, Taoist priest, someone inside will handle it for you."

The two soldiers were polite when they arrived, and went directly into Zongzheng Temple to meet Zhong Wen.

Zongzheng Temple is actually an institution that manages the genealogy of the royal family. Of course, at this time it also governs the affairs of certain Taoists, such as the royal Taoist priests.Of course, the ultimatums of other ordinary Taoists are not in this orthodox temple.

As for the monks, they are currently not under the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple. At least until the Wu Zhou period, all matters concerning the status of monks will be handed over to Zongzheng Temple.

It is said that this Zongzheng Temple was originally in charge of the affairs of the royal family. When Li Shimin was in power, there were many relatives and relatives of the royal family. The identities of all these people have to be registered and managed by this temple.

Of course, although the identities of the three royal families are managed by the Zongzheng Temple, the identities of the three clans and related people will not be stored in this Zongzheng Temple, but in other places. It is estimated that it is only possible to store it in Miyagi. After all, this is the identity of a member of the royal family, and it is not someone else's.

In the early Tang Dynasty, there were three provinces and three platforms, five prisons, six departments and nine temples.

And this main temple belongs to one of the nine temples.

Zhong Wensuo came to this Zongzheng Temple, and the minister of the temple was naturally a member of the Li family. Others estimated that Li Shimin would not believe it.

The things here, after all, are all about his Li family members and relatives.

As for the Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple, he is an outsider, but his power is limited, which is equivalent to putting on a name and coming here to answer an errand, such as recording the salaries of some royal relatives and relatives.

The genealogy of the Li family's royal family is naturally impossible to be controlled by outsiders. When outsiders come to work in this main temple, it is probably for outsiders to see.

"Excuse me, this official. Pindao came from Longquan Temple in Lizhou. He came here to change the degree certificate. Excuse me, who should I ask for it?"

Not long after Zhong Wen entered Zongzheng Temple, he stopped an official and asked.

"You are a member of the Taoist sect. You should go to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department to handle it. Why do you come to our Zongzheng Temple to change your degree?"

The stopped official was a little puzzled by Zhong Wen's questioning.

As a Taoist, you can naturally go to the Ministry of Rites to handle the matter of changing the degree. Why did you come to Zongzheng Temple?

"Ah? Wasn't it done at Zongzheng Temple? I thought it was done at Zongzheng Temple. Excuse me. I'll go to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department."

Zhong Wen was also confused by this explanation.

My master told me that I would come to Chang'an Zongzheng Temple to change the certificate, but the officials of this Zongzheng Temple asked me to go to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department to handle it.

Zhong Wen felt in his heart that whether the name of the institution had been changed or something, he didn't have any big ideas about this kind of thing, as long as he went to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department to change it.

After that, after leaving the gate of Zongzheng Temple, he turned to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department.

"Your certificate, we can't change it here, you have to go to Zongzheng Temple to change it."

When Zhong Wen came to the Ministry of Rites and Shrine Department with his certificate, the official who sat in the hall directly asked Zhong Wen to return to Zongzheng Temple to replace the certificate.

"I just came from Zongzheng Temple, and they asked me to come to the Ministry of Rites to replace the Department Department. How did I get here and push me to Zongzheng Temple again? I have to explain the reason."

Zhong Wen didn't know what was going on, so he changed the degree and pushed it back and forth, making himself look like a fool.

"Master Daoist, your degree is special, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department for the time being, so please go to Zongzheng Temple."

The official was very polite, and directly said that the certificate in Zhong Wen's hand was special, and asked Zhong Wen to return to Zongzheng Temple.

"Special? What's so special?"

When Zhong Wen left the Ministry of Rites, he had one head and two big heads, and he didn't know what was special about the certificate in his hand. Even the official, he didn't explain it to Zhong Wen.

I read the Zhongwen of Duyi several times, but I still didn't understand what is special about this Duyi.

Except for the bright red big seal in Lizhou Prefecture, everything else seems to be basically the same as usual, there is nothing special about it.

"Official, I'm here to disturb you again. Just now, after I took this certificate to the Ministry of Rites and Ancestral Hall, the officials there told me that my certificate can only be changed at Zongzheng Temple, saying that it is special. If you don’t want to replace it, you can take a look.”

After Zhong Wen returned to Zongzheng Temple, he saw the official again and handed over his certificate so that he could have a look. What is going on?

It's just changing a certificate, so many troublesome things have to be done, don't you know that time is money?

"Ok?"

The official was also surprised when he heard it, and then he took Zhong Wen's certificate and checked it.

"That's right, your degree must not have been changed at Zongzheng Temple. Daoist, have you been tricked by them?"

After the official looked at it carefully, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and he didn't think there was anything special about it.

"However, I went to the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department just now, and the official said that they would not handle it for me, so I could only come to Zongzheng Temple. Or, please go and ask your superiors how it is?"

Zhong Wen also didn't believe this official anymore. After watching this for a long time, he still insisted on his own thoughts. He thought it would be best for him to ask their superiors.

"Okay, Daoist, you stay here for a while, I'll go ask."

The official was very polite when he arrived, he took the certificate and left, trotting inside, probably thinking in his heart, what is so special about this certificate.

Not long after, an aged elder came with many officials, but the elder held Zhong Wen's ultimatum in his hand.

"You are the disciple of Li Daoling and Li Zhenren?"

That old man didn't ask aloud until he approached Zhong Wen and looked at it for a long time.

"Poverty is."

Zhong Wen was looked at a little at a loss, and the voice of response did not have the words of respect.

Zhong Wen was still thinking: You old man, staring at me for a long time, is it because you want to see my true identity?Isn't it clearly written on the ultimatum?You just ran over and didn't ask questions, just stared at yourself. Could it be that you are still out of the closet?

Zhong Wen was afraid after thinking about it, so he should hurry up and leave after replacing the certificate, this is not a place for people to stay.

"Li Daoling and Master Li have accepted a disciple like you. I don't know if there is something wrong with his eyes or his head."

The old man looked at Zhongwen for a long time before he said a word.

But when he said these words, Zhong Wen was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

What happened to me, Zhong Wen?Have you ever spoken like that?

Well, bear with it, for the sake of being an old man, I don't care about you.

"Come with me, someone will take care of the ultimatum for you in a while, and I still have something to tell you."

Seeing that Zhong Wenmao didn't seem to fight back, the old man felt relieved in his heart, and then called Zhong Wen to leave with him.

As for the replacement of the ultimatum, it must be handed over to other people to handle it.

From the beginning to the end, Zhong Wen didn't know who this old man was, except for staring at himself, just sarcasm, which made Zhong Wen really not understand what was going on here.

"This is the waist card that the Holy Majesty asked me to give you. I heard that you are going to the Imperial Hospital to learn some medical skills, so the Holy Majesty asked me to pass this waist card to you, so that you can go to the Imperial Hospital to find those imperial medical skills; and How is Li Daoling now? Is this old fellow in good health?"

When the old man took Zhong Wen into a room and sat down, he took out a sign from his pocket and threw it to Zhong Wen.

After Zhong Wen took the sign, he flipped through it, and found that there was nothing there except for a token, and it was no different from a piece of ordinary jade.

"Master, he is in good health, but his legs and feet are inconvenient, and it is inconvenient for him to travel far."

Listening to what the old man said, Zhong Wen felt that he was very familiar with his master, so he quickly straightened his body and explained something to the old man.

"At this age, it's good to be in good health. When you have time to go back to Longquan Temple, say hello to your master for me. My name is Li Zhong."

After hearing Zhong Wen's words, the old man thought for a while again, as if he was recalling something, then he spoke to Zhong Wen aloud.

"I got it."

After hearing this, Zhong Wen kept Li Zhong's name in his heart, and when he returned to Longquan Temple in the future, he must tell his master about it.

As for who this Li Zhong was, he didn't know, but judging from his tone, he thought that his relationship with his master should be unusual, more like a relative.

Chapter 228 Letter

Afterwards, the two fell silent.

It felt as if the scene had suddenly turned cold, which made Zhong Wen extremely embarrassed.

Zhong Wenwen is like a fool entering the city, he is curious about everything, and he is still curious about this main temple.

Of course, he was also curious about the old man sitting in front of him.

Curious about his relationship with his master, is he a relative or a friend?

Both are surnamed Li, and I want to have more relatives.

But Zhong Wen didn't know that the person sitting in front of him was the Minister of the Zongzheng Temple, who was in charge of the affairs of the entire Li Family Clan's relatives and relatives.

And today he came to Zongzheng Temple to change the degree certificate. The official he met at the beginning was not familiar with him. If he really knew the name Li Daoling, Zhong Wen would definitely not make Zhong Wen go to the Ministry of Rites for a visit to the Ministry of Rites.

"Go away, the Du Jue has probably been replaced."

The old man also felt the dullness, and let Zhong Wen leave.

Although he didn't like Zhong Wen, nor did he look down on the disciple Li Daoling accepted, but anyway, this was Li Daoling's disciple, so he had to take care of him no matter what.