The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

As for the homes of the common people in Chang'an City, it is estimated that they will not hang plain onyxes until the announcement is made.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Li Shimin's imperial decree will save the common people from these things.

After all, plain onyx also needs money to buy, and more than a little bit, it is a matter of the whole world.

At this time, the people around the mansions of the noble officials thought that someone in the noble official's family had passed away when the mansions of these noble officials suddenly appeared.

However, as more and more mansions are hung with plain onyx, more and more people are also guessing certain things in their hearts.

Even the servants of Zhong Wen's mansion were talking about this matter.

"Xiaolu, you are the person next to the little lady. You should know why we all suddenly changed into plain clothes today, right? No one in the house had any accidents? Could it be?" A female servant was asking Xiaolu Looking at something, his eyes are full of curiosity.

"I don't know either. Butler Xu didn't tell me. The little lady doesn't understand even more. Also, don't make wild guesses. The Taoist priest is so kind. I'll kill you." Xiaolu's eyes were also darkened, and she didn't know anything.

"Oh, oh, okay, I won't guess." The female servant quickly shut up after hearing Xiaolu's warning.

Although in their eyes, Zhong Wen is a good old man, and he also puts a smile on his servants like them, but Xu Fu is not so easy to talk to.

If someone was talking behind his back, it would be a trivial matter to get beaten up, but if he was kicked out of the house, from now on, it would be difficult to live in Chang'an City.

The servants of the County Marquis Mansion are basically free.

Unlike other houses, they are all bought servants, not to mention free, no one will even ask if they are killed.

Just like Xiaolu, although she is just a female servant, Xu Fu invited her to serve Xiaohua.

In the past few months, following Xiao Hua can be regarded as gaining some knowledge.

Know what not to say and what to say.

Even if she discusses something in private, she will not say anything bad about the master's family.

Moreover, when she has one day of rest every month, she can go home. In addition, her wages are quite a lot, so she can bring a lot of good things to her family when she goes home every month.

And most of these things are rewarded by Xiaohua to Xiaolu, which also makes Xiaolu take special care of the owner's house.

Of course, sometimes Xiaohua scolded her.

But Xiao Hua's scolding was just some children's angry words, in Xiao Lu's ears, she just listened to it and let it go, she didn't care what Xiao Hua scolded her at all.

Furthermore, there are only a few words that Xiaohua can swear.

After staying in the village for a long time, she didn't learn much swearing words, except for the few words that Zhong Wen often said, which were learned, there were definitely very few in her head.

Therefore, when Xiaohua scolded Xiaolu, it was only some relatively mild insults, for example, saying that you are a bastard.

What's more, in front of them, Xu Fu showed a murderous face, if any of the servants in the mansion made any mistakes, Xu Fu must follow the expert's law.

Regarding this point, Zhong Wen never asked.

Xu Fu is the steward of the county marquis' mansion, and the servants in the mansion, according to Zhong Wen's understanding, these servants should naturally be managed by Xu Fu.

Therefore, Zhong Wen never intervened, let alone asked.

For Xu Fu, Zhong Wen believed it, it can be said that he believed it 100%.

Having known each other for so many years, Zhong Wen basically knows what kind of person Xu Fu is and what kind of character he is.

At this time, all the servants in the mansion changed into plain clothes.

Xu Fu was patrolling the mansion, and after finding nothing wrong, he sent a few servants to the restaurant with a carriage.

Not long after that, a wooden sign was erected in front of Huilai Restaurant.

The letter "this restaurant will be closed for one month" is written in big characters.

"Master Daoist, everything is done. Do you think you are going to the palace? The palace has already sent someone over." After Xu Fu returned to the mansion, he happened to meet the person sent by the palace, and hurried to the palace. Zhong Wen asked for instructions.

"Okay, you go and bring Xiaohua and the others over here." Zhong Wen saw people coming from the palace. Although he didn't know what the process was in the palace, he thought that the Supreme Emperor had passed away, and he really should go to pay homage. Fan.

Afterwards, Xu Fu brought Xiao Hua and Ren Zhu to the hall, Zhong Wen took a look at Xu Fu, and after getting confirmation, he took the two little babies and followed the people in the palace to the palace city.

No carriage, only on foot.

Although it is said that you can also take a carriage, as long as the notice is not posted, the carriage can move.

It is true that the notice at this time has not yet been posted, but Zhong Wen thought that he would go to the palace on foot as usual.

"Brother, are the three of us going?" Xiao Hua asked Zhong Wen while walking on the road.

"Well, it's just the three of us." Zhong Wen knew what Xiao Hua meant.

In fact, what Xiaohua meant was to ask, if the Supreme Emperor passed away, the servants of the manor should go to worship together.

This is a rule at home. After all, in Longquan Village, if someone passes away, this rule has always been maintained.

Half an hour later, the three of them followed the palace servants to Yonganmen.

At this time, there were many honorable officials waiting at Yonganmen.

The palace man took Zhong Wen and the other three, and went straight through, entered the Yong'an Gate, and walked towards the palace.

Other officials need to wait, but according to Zhong Wen's status, there is no need to wait.

Moreover, the waiting place is not outside the Yong'an Gate, but inside the palace.

Besides, Li Yuan is Li Daoling's nephew, so in terms of seniority, Zhong Wen can be said to be Li Yuan's cousin.

Furthermore, Zhong Wen came here on behalf of Li Daoling, which is even more unusual.

After another round of twists and turns, after more than a quarter of an hour, Zhong Wen was brought into a palace by that palace man.

At this moment, there are already many nobles standing in the palace.

When Zhong Wen looked around, the first thing Zhong Wen saw was the Minister of Zongzheng Temple that Zhong Wen had seen before, followed by Li Xiaogong and the others.

Everyone in the palace is basically the Li clan, and there are other royal relatives.

For example, Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong.

Among them are Bufan, there are quite a few babies, big and small, as young as a few years old, all dressed in plain clothes.

Chapter 457 Etiquette First Month and a Half

When the three of Zhong Wen and the others entered the palace, they consciously stood aside and did not join in their whispering.

In terms of closeness, Zhong Wen also knows what identity he belongs to.

To put it bluntly, I just came here to pay my respects on behalf of my master.

As for the official position, it is estimated that he would have to stand at Yongfu Gate and wait like the officials outside.

But at this time, Li Xiaogong found the three of Zhong Wen and the others who came in, and walked over immediately.

"Zhong Changshi, I just said goodbye yesterday. I was planning to visit the mansion again today, but I didn't expect the Supreme Emperor to go suddenly, alas." Li Xiaogong started talking as soon as he came over.

"Don't be sad, the king of the county. Birth, old age, sickness and death are common things. Besides, the Supreme Emperor passed away in a rare year, and he can be regarded as the end of his life. Compared with the emperors of all dynasties, he has a long life." Zhong Wen suppressed his voice, and Li Xiaogong Said.

"You little Taoist priest, what you said is quite good. It's not bad to go to Gu Xizhishou." Suddenly, the minister of Zongzheng Temple came over, just in time to hear Zhong Wen's words, and interrupted the words to say .

"I have met Minister Zongzhengsi." Zhong Wen hurriedly bowed to him when he saw the visitor.

The year before last, when Zhong Wen first came to Chang'an, he didn't know who this minister of Zongzheng Temple was.

At that time, he taught himself a lot in front of his face, and Zhong Wen had a deep memory of him.

And this time Zhong Wen came to Beijing again, it was the second meeting.

As soon as the master came, he called Zhong Wen a little Taoist priest.

For others, it is really against the rules and etiquette.

But when it is placed on him, it can really be called that.

According to Zhong Wen's understanding, this person's name is Li Zhong, and he is temporarily the Minister of Zongzheng Temple.

Among the Li family members, apart from Li Daoling, he is currently the oldest person among the Li family members, and his seniority is still high.

When he returned to Longquan Temple last time, Zhong Wen asked his master about this Minister of Zongzheng Temple.

Li Daoling also confessed the identity of this person.

If you really want to talk about it, Zhong Wen has to call Li Zhongyi Uncle.

Li Zhong and Li Daoling are cousins, they are a few years younger than Li Daoling, and they are nearly eighty this year.

According to the chat between Li Xiaogong and Zhong Wen yesterday, Li Xiaogong revealed that this year Li Zhong is expected to step down from the position of Minister of Zongzhengsi to give way to Li Xiaogong.

As for the reason, Zhong Wen didn't inquire about it, he just listened to it and let it go.

But today, seeing this Li Zhong again, Zhong Wen knew how to deal with it.

"You little Taoist priest, is it difficult to call me uncle?" Li Zhong saw that Zhong Wen called him Zongzheng Siqing when he was saluting, with some displeasure on his face.

"Yes, Uncle taught me, Xiao Hua, come, I have seen Uncle, Xiao Zhu, you have also come to see Uncle." Zhong Wen had to change his address.

However, Zhong Wen didn't want to suffer this loss, so he hurriedly pulled his little sister and Ren Zhu over.

"I saw my uncle."

"I met my uncle."

When the two girls arrived at Zhili, seeing Zhong Wen speak, they bowed to Li Zhongxing and shouted sweetly.

"You, you, it seems that your master didn't teach you anything but all this." Li Zhong knew that Zhong Wen was pulling someone's head, and he was about to reach out for a salute.

In fact, this uncle didn't shout for nothing, if he really shouted, then this ceremony can't be forfeited.

"In a few days, you bring these two girls to my house for a sit down." Although Li Zhong said that Zhong Wen's visit was not easy, he refused to lose face.

Moreover, he also knew that even though he and Li Daoling were cousins, their relationship was just ordinary.

And Li Daoling also told Zhong Wen about his past with Li Zhong, Zhong Wen certainly remembered.

At this time, all the Li family members in the main hall, as well as the emperor's relatives.

Most of them looked at Zhong Wen and the others, and even the discussion disappeared, as if they were listening to the conversation between Li Zhong and Zhong Wen.

Li Zhong's identity is somewhat special.

Li Yuan, the Supreme Emperor, passed away suddenly. As Li Zhong, Minister of the Zongzheng Temple, he was naturally the leader of these Li family members and relatives of the emperor.

And Li Zhong's words can also be said to be the beginning of these people.

Just now, Li Zhong's voice did not speak in a subdued voice like Zhong Wen's. It was a normal voice, and everyone in this hall had to hear it. Naturally, everyone's eyes came together.

"The younger generation will obey my uncle's words, and if I have free time, I will take them to the house to chat." Zhong Wen clasped his hands in reply.

"Well, now is not the time to talk. Let's have a good talk later when we have time." Li Zhong looked at Zhong Wen and the three of them, stopped talking, and walked towards the front of the crowd.

"Zhong Changshi, let's talk when we have time." Li Xiaogong saw that the big guy stopped talking, and hurriedly said something to Zhong Wen, and walked forward.

Zhong Wen just smiled and didn't respond.

As for such a conversation, Zhong Wen also knew that it was really not suitable for the venue, and it would be best to stop it.

Not much to say, Zhong Wen took Xiaohua and the two girls, and after waiting for a while, a servant suddenly came from outside the hall, approached Zhong Wen and saluted, "Master Zhong, let me take the two of them to the inner garden. The sacrifice will be held soon, and it will not be easy for the two of them to follow you."

"Okay, Xiao Hua, Xiao Zhu, follow him to the inner court to meet the queen, follow the queen and the others, the queen and the others will teach you." Zhong Wen responded.

In fact, there are no women in this hall.

Except for the two girls Xiao Hua and Ren Zhu, all of them belonged to men.

The rules of the royal family will be more than those of other families.

Moreover, in such a great tragedy, the man is the leader, while the woman can only be the follower.

After listening to Zhong Wen's words, Xiao Hua followed the servant to the inner garden.

Not long after, as soon as Li Shimin and his immediate family members arrived, the sacrificial ceremony was ready to begin.

From near to far, one-way sacrifices.

By the time Zhong Wen arrived, it was already half an hour later.

After the sacrifice was over, Zhong Wen followed the Li family members back to the waiting hall.

Then, it was time for the officials to sacrifice.

In fact, Zhong Wen only knows a little bit about the royal rituals, and Zhong Wen is very clear about the rituals of ordinary people.

But this royal family is different from ordinary people after all, so for Zhong Wen, it is also a kind of insight.

After waiting for another hour, a servant came to the hall.