The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Zhong Mugen didn't have any opinion. It is impossible to store so much wild pork for a long time, at most a few days.

"Father, I'll go back to the temple in a while and tell the master that I'll go to the city with you tomorrow."

Zhong Wen has always wanted to go to Lizhou City, so that he can have a look at what the Tang Dynasty city was like, and secondly, he could be a bodyguard for his father.

Although I missed a day of practice today, it would not be a big deal if I missed another two days. As long as I worked hard every night, it would not affect anything.

"Xiaowen, does your master agree? You should have a good time talking to your master."

Listening to Zhong Wen's words, Xiu on the side hurriedly gave instructions, fearing that her son might say something wrong and offend Daoist Li in the temple.

"Aniang, I know, don't worry." Zhong Wen believed that his master would agree to such a trivial matter, and it's not a big deal.

"Daddy, Mommy, I'm going to the city too."

Xiao Hua, who had been holding a bowl of meat and eating big pieces of meat, immediately said loudly to everyone after listening to the conversation between her parents and brother.

"No, you can't go. You are still too young. When you grow up a bit, let your father take you to the city."

When Xiu heard Xiao Hua's voice, she immediately stopped her. It's not something she can afford to go to the city for such a small person and the distance is so long.

What's more, the younger you are, the easier it is to get lost, because children's curiosity is always greater than that of adults, and they may be abducted in a blink of an eye. It was like a bolt from the blue at home.

Xiaohua heard her mother's refusal, and looked hopefully at her brother, hoping that his brother could say something nice to her so that she could go to the city.

However, Zhong Wen didn't look at her at all. For the time being, don't think about such things. If Zhong Wen was a little older, or a few years older, he might take Xiao Hua to the city to have a look. Learn a lot.

As for Zhong Mugen and his wife, they were absolutely at ease about Zhong Wen going to the city. Through today's ability to kill wild boars, everyone has long agreed in their hearts.

Although they didn't know why Zhong Wen's skills became so powerful after entering the Taoist temple, they thought it was the result of the teachings of Daoist Li and the others in the temple.

In everyone's mind, they will hardly mention a word about why Zhong Wen is so powerful. Everyone knows it well. No one will doubt Li Daochang, let alone dare to disobey Li Daochang. Words can determine the life and death of everyone.

All of this saves Zhong Wen a lot of trouble, and saves him from wasting time explaining something. With this identity, it really makes him feel like a fish in water.

Ah Cai's family on one side listened to Zhong Mugen's family talking, but they didn't stop talking.

In fact, they are very envious of Zhong Mugen's family. Their son has entered the Taoist temple, and he will have no worries in his life. Moreover, the family still has a lot of money. Although they don't know how much, it can be seen from the clothes. , much richer than any other family in the village.

After the meal, Zhong Mugen carried over a hundred catties of wild pork from Ah Cai's family, and walked to Ah Cai's house, while Zhong Wen, who had distributed over a hundred catties of offal from home, went there together.

It's not that Zhong Wen is stingy, sometimes, you still have to pay attention, Zhong Wen still knows this.

Therefore, Zhong Wen just bought some offal and didn't give wild meat. This could be regarded as another kind of help in disguise.

The things at home are done, and Zhong Wen is waiting for tomorrow to go to Lizhou City.

At this moment, Zhong Wen was walking on the trail in Huiguanli, thinking about what he should do after going to the city tomorrow.

After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think of what to do, as if I didn't have anything to do, and at most I just went to Lizhou City to experience it.

When he came to the Tang Dynasty, Zhong Wen hadn't seen what the city looked like yet, and he was still very excited thinking that he would have the opportunity to visit the city tomorrow.

"Master, I want to ask you for two days' leave. I want to accompany my father to the city tomorrow."

Zhong Wen, who returned to the temple, immediately found Li Daoling who was eating in the dining room, and told Li Daoling about going to the city tomorrow.

"Jiu Shou, I know you are curious about the outside world, the master definitely agrees with you to go, but let Chen Feng go with you tomorrow."

Li Daoling listened to the disciple in front of him, thought for a while, and said to Zhong Wen.

"Master, there's no need. Uncle Chen still has things to do in the temple, so I won't bother Uncle Chen. I'll just go to the city with my father tomorrow."

Zhong Wen didn't want to bother Chen Feng, he just went to the city with his father to buy some coarse salt and came back, it's not a big deal.

Chapter 1 The smallest bodyguard in history

"That's fine, then you must pay attention to safety."

Li Daoling listened to his disciple's reply, and after thinking about it, he also felt that the problem was not serious, even if there were any villains, he probably couldn't beat his disciple.

As for Li Daoling's idea of ​​letting Chen Feng go to the city together, he was only out of protection for Zhong Wen, and he didn't want any accidents to happen to his disciple.

However, it's just a trip to Lizhou City, and it's a little Taoist priest, so who would make things difficult for a little Taoist priest?

If such a situation really happened, maybe he, Li Daoling, would run to Lizhou City with his sword in his hand, and cut down the villain who was looking for trouble.

As the master of Longquan Temple, he is also a guest of the royal family, and he has one of the few certificates issued by the current imperial court. With this status, no one dares to make mistakes.

Of course, if Li Daoling really killed someone, he would naturally be questioned by the local government. As for whether there is anything wrong, it is impossible to be convicted just because the royal family is a guest.

If Li Daoling killed some gentry family members, that would be a different matter. In the Tang Dynasty, the gentry family members were still the mainstay. .

However, if Li Daoling were to be sentenced to some serious crime, the people from that Taoist sect would attack them in groups. Moreover, the people from this Taoist sect were a huge crowd, and no one would be foolish enough to offend them.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of monks, nuns and Taoists in the world, and the two families are also fighting over each other, the royal family believes in Taoism, and it is also vigorously suppressing this Buddhist school.

If something goes wrong, Li Daoling is not fighting alone, but will set off the entire Taoist sect to fight with this gentry clan. This is not an easy matter.

If it really got to that level, it would be a big event, and the current emperor would not be able to let it go.

Coupled with the fact that this sect can be said to be nine doctors out of ten, coupled with the high strength of martial arts, no one would be so stupid as to offend the dao sect.

As far as Zhong Wen is concerned, although he is only the master of Longquan temple in the future, he is a disciple of Li Daoling, and he has not yet registered at Chang'an Zongzheng Temple, and some of them are only certificates issued by the Lizhou government, but this status is already on the table. Here, coupled with his Li Daoling's hope, if something really happens, it's no wonder Li Daoling is not crazy.

As for whether the above things will happen, it is not clear for the time being, and no one can control the future possibility.

At night, after Zhong Wen packed up some things, he began to meditate and do exercises. He didn't lie down on the bed to rest until midnight.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen woke up, put on his Taoist uniform, held the iron gun in his hand, greeted Li Daoling, left the Taoist temple, and went down the mountain to go home.

Zhong Wen came to the house, and after packing up his things with his father, he started to go out to the mountains.

As the sun rose, Zhong Mugen was carrying a hundred catties of wild pork, while Zhong Wen was walking on the mountain path out of the mountain with his iron gun and the fur of the hare left at home.

The load of wild pork that Zhong Mugen carried was for Xiu's natal family. Although it was not much, only about a hundred catties, it could still add some meat to Xiu's natal family.

And those hare furs that Zhong Wen picked were just going to the city to sell some money, probably worth only one or two bucks, but this is also a source of income for the family.

The father and son were talking all the way, and walked forward without any livestock. They could only rely on these two legs to measure the distance of the land.

At this time, Li Daoling in the Longquan temple was really worried that his disciple was going to the city for the first time, so he sent Chen Feng over.

"Chen Feng, you follow Jiushou and go to Lizhou City, so you can protect yourself and don't let anything happen to Jiushou, but just don't let Jiushou know."

Li Daoling gave Chen Feng instructions.

Afterwards, Chen Feng left, carrying a burden on his back, took a long sword, left the temple, and walked towards the trail.

"Father, shouldn't our family buy a donkey or a farm ox? Every time we go out of the mountains, we will be exhausted to death."

At noon, Zhong Mugen and his son were sitting on the edge of the path to rest. Zhong Wen was not used to walking for half a day.

At this time, Chen Feng was several miles away from Zhong Wen and the others, hanging far behind Zhong Mugen and his son. It was inconvenient for him to show up before arriving in Lizhou City. After all, this was what Li Daoling told him. , he, Chen Feng, also knew the meaning of this.

Zhong Wen didn't know at all that his master would send Chen Feng to accompany him for protection. If he really knew, he might be moved in his heart.

"Xiaowen, donkeys and farm cattle are very precious. Why spend all this money? Besides, they are all farmers, and they can't be tired from walking. Even if we buy livestock and come back, the fields can be cultivated, but our tenants There are not many lands, and your mother and I can still do it."

Listening to his son's words, Zhong Mugen felt sorry for the family's copper coins. Of course, it would be best for the family to have a head of livestock, but right now the livestock is really expensive, and he is reluctant to spend so much copper coins to buy a livestock back.

Listening to what his father said, Zhong Wen was also calculating in his heart, thinking, how expensive is this livestock?Is it possible to sell hundreds of guan?

Although it is said that the entire Tang Dynasty has begun to be peaceful, the livestock have not been sold in large quantities from the north, and the price is naturally expensive. The price of a donkey is around twenty, and the price of cattle is even more expensive, thirty or forty. Consistently, this price is also common.

There are few livestock and little money, and the only people who can afford them are the nobles and rich families. Ordinary farmers, how can they afford a livestock, let alone more expensive horses.

However, in a few years, after the Turks in the north are wiped out, there will be more livestock, and the price will naturally be much cheaper.

After resting for a while, the father and son took up the burden again and set off. It is estimated that around five o'clock this afternoon, that is, around Shen time, they will reach the second village, which is also the village where Xiu's natal family is located.

Today, the father and son will probably stay at Xiu's mother's house for one night, and then go to Lizhou City tomorrow.

Although Zhong Wen was looking forward to seeing Nalizhou City, the itinerary was arranged in this way, so naturally he could only follow Zhong Mugen to his grandmother's house.

Around Shen time, the father and son finally arrived at the second village. Zhong Mugen was really tired from the day's journey.After all, what he was carrying was a hundred catties of wild pork. As for Zhong Wen, it just seemed a little boring.

Zhong Wen also said that he would help his father share some of the burden, but Zhong Gengen refused, fearing that Zhong Wen would be exhausted.

And Chen Feng, who was following in the distance, after seeing Zhong Mugen and his son arrived at the second village, turned around and headed for Lizhou City quickly, hoping to enter the city before the city gate closed, so as to find family guests Let's move in and wait for Zhongwen and the others to come to Lizhou City tomorrow.

Chapter 1 First Acquaintance with Tang Dynasty Towns

When Zhong Mugen and his son came to Xiu's natal home, the Xu family was really happy and delighted.After seeing more than a hundred catties of wild pork in the burden carried by Zhong Mugen again, I felt even more happy and excited.

"Mugen, where did you get the meat? There's still so much, why don't you keep some to eat at home, don't keep thinking about your mother."

Seeing the meat in the burden, Mrs. Xu was very happy. The condition of her son-in-law's family is getting better and better. Now that there is meat, she still thinks about her own family. Where can I find such a son-in-law?

"Mom, there are quite a few more at home. If I can't pick many, I will definitely pick some more for you to eat."

Zhong Mugen took a breath while responding to Xu Shi, while Xu Shuangma next to him, with bright eyes, kept staring at the wild pork in the two baskets.

"Xiaowen, you have entered Longquan Temple, why come here when you have time?" Xu Lisheng who stood aside looked at Zhong Wen in Taoist uniform with a little envy in his eyes.

"Grandmother is good, uncle is good, aunt is good, I just happen to have nothing to do, so I came here with my father to see you, and I will go to the city to see you and learn a lot."

Zhong Wen said hello to his grandmother's family. Although they seldom met each other, they had met before. Naturally, they were familiar faces. Besides, they were all relatives, so there was nothing embarrassing about it.

"Xiaowen has grown up so much. After entering the Taoist temple, he must abide by the rules in the future and listen to your master."

Mrs. Xu touched Zhong Wen's head with a concerned look on her face, and she placed high hopes on this grandson in her heart.

At that time, Xu's family heard that Zhong Wen had entered Longquan Temple and became a disciple of Li Daoling, the master of Longquan Temple. The whole family specially celebrated it that day.

In their hearts, they naturally hope that Zhong Wen can live a good life in the future, and by the way, they can help their family.Of course, Xu Shuangma is the only one who can pull it off in the end. At least, this is also a hope, no one wants this relative to ignore him.

As for Zhong Wen in the future, whether he will pull Xu Shuangma, of course he will. After all, my family has only relatives like my grandmother, so can I break this relationship?

"Grandma, I remember your words."

Zhong Wen didn't dare to be disrespectful to his grandmother. Although he didn't have deep feelings, she was at least one of Zhong Wen's elders, and she was also his oldest elder, so naturally he wouldn't be disrespectful.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone started to get busy with dinner. Of course, the wild pork picked by Zhong Mugen was the main one.

That night, after eating a relatively rich meal and chatting with everyone for more than an hour, Zhong Wen was arranged to sleep with Xu Shuangma.

It doesn't matter to Zhong Wen, he is not a hypocritical person in the first place, so he doesn't care about these things, as long as he sleeps, he can sleep wherever he lies down.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Mugen and his son got up early, bid farewell to Xu's family and left for Lizhou City.

The Xu family sent it a long way, and then turned back, still talking about something.

Although, in their words, they basically did not deviate from Zhong Wen, and they were all about the future.

"Mother, do you think Xiaowen will inherit Longquan Temple in the future? If that's the case, then our family can also move to Longquan Village, so that our family can no longer have to serve any corvee."

Xu Lisheng thought about Zhong Wen's succession to Longquan Temple, if this is the case, then it must be possible, and, according to Zhong Wen's thinking, he might only pay some of the rent.

"Let's talk about it later. If Xiaowen can really inherit this Longquan Temple in the future, then let's ask Xiaowen at that time."

Xu looked back at Zhong Mugen and his son who had gone away long ago, and was also thinking about the future in her heart. She also hoped that, as his son said, at least, it would be absolutely cost-effective for their family.

Zhong Mugen and his son had no idea what the Xu family was thinking or talking about.The father and son were rushing towards Lizhou City, Zhong Mugen was carrying the empty basket with a few copper coins in it, and Zhong Wen continued yesterday's style, with an iron gun at both ends, carrying some hare fur .

Zhong Wen's mood at this moment is very excited, because after passing a small hill in front, he will be able to see Lizhou City.

Zhong Wen had long wanted to see the city of the Tang Dynasty, but he had no chance, otherwise, he would have come out to take a look.

But today, he is about to see the big city he expected. As for how big it is, Zhong Wenzhen doesn't have much idea. He just vaguely remembers the scenes from the TV movies he saw in his previous life.

A quarter of an hour later, when Zhong Mugen and his son had just set foot on the hill, a city appeared before Zhong Wen's eyes.

Zhong Wen was stunned on the spot. In his knowledge, he had never seen this before. This is not as grand as the big city seen in TV dramas and movies. It is not like this at all.

The Lizhou City in front of Zhong Wen is completely different from the city walls he saw on TV in his previous life, and the height is estimated to be only about five meters.

Zhong Wen originally thought that this Lizhou City was at least a dozen or 20 meters high, just like the ones shown in the TV series he had seen in his previous life.

But now, the Lizhou City in front of him is nothing more than a small town, which makes Zhong Wen a little disappointed, far from what he thought.

The father and son continued to walk forward. When they passed the city gate, Zhong Wen looked at the city wall with only one gate, with a look of disgust on his face. At such a height, he jumped up by himself. Without him, let alone those masters with high martial arts skills.

After the father and son passed through the city gate, they continued to walk towards Lizhou City. As soon as they entered the city, many houses in the city were built on both sides of the main street. They were basically wooden buildings, but there were also some stone buildings. House of.

Like a curious baby, Zhong Wen turned his head and looked around, wanting to confirm that this was the city of the Tang Dynasty.

Everything is not as Zhong Wen imagined, it is a mess everywhere, the road is dirty, there is everything, it is dirtier than Longquan Village where he lives.

Whether you are lost or disappointed, Lizhou City has always looked like this, so why should it be built according to your Zhong Wen's ideas?

Under such conditions, it is really rare to be able to build a city, let alone a city within a few miles.

There are many shops in the city, and there are some pedestrians, city residents, and some farmers, carrying goods to Fangshi in the direction of the south city.