Crown Tang emperor

Li Tong raised a corner of the car curtain, poked his head out and nodded slightly to Feng Changsi, "Thank you Changsi."

Although those monks were vicious along the way, when they joined Yijia, they became submissive, they didn't show off too much, they just walked with them.

The reason why they are like this is naturally not because of Li Tong's face, but because they are Xue Huaiyi's pony, and thanks to Feng Changsi, Xue Huaiyi's nephew, who summoned them, otherwise even those few Wu family sons would be killed. I don't dare to order them around.

With these dozen or so monks clearing the way, the team moved forward more smoothly.Fu Youyi, who was walking in the team, and all the servants of the Hegong county government office, were also in high spirits and looked very proud.

The city of Shendu is bounded by Luoshui River, Luoyang County to the north, and Henan, which is now Hegong County, to the south.The two counties are merged into the Chi County of Kinai, and friction and disputes are inevitable in the daily affairs of the respective counties, and the relationship is really not good.

Fu Youyi was able to follow the young king to the Weiguo Temple. Apart from being excited, he was actually a little nervous. When he passed Hegong County on the way, he even sent a group of government servants specially for fear of being blocked in Luoyang County.

This is indeed the case. When the team continued to move forward and bypassed Shanglinfang, the officials from Luoyang County came after hearing the news. They looked very aggressive, but when they saw the dozen or so escorts in the team With a shiny head, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed, timid and afraid to step forward to stop the provocation.

The happiest thing in life is to swagger in front of an old enemy and the other party has nothing to do, so these Hegong county government servants are also very happy to blow up the street, and they cannot help flattering Master Fu because he has a wide range of contacts, good hands and eyes, and can rely on noble people.The high-spirited parade on the territory of Luoyang County is a majesty that their county magistrates and government officials do not have!

Hearing the flattery and praise from his subordinates, Fu Youyi was also very satisfied, and at the same time, he was full of expectations for Wei Guosi's trip.

Afterwards, the development of things did not disappoint Fu Youyi's expectations. Wei Guosi was also very enthusiastic about the young king's arrival. In addition to sending out monks to welcome him, there were even several monks standing outside the square waiting for guidance.

Li Tong walked to the gate of the square and got off the car. When he looked up, he was very moved by the grandeur of the Weiguo Temple. The gate of the temple was directly in front of the canal. With the sound of oars suppressed, they can only be dragged forward by the trackers on the shore. It is obviously a section of the bustling boat transport, but it is quiet and not noisy at all.

The scale of this temple is also very large, and even the temple wall directly serves as the square wall. There are many lions, elephants and beasts protecting the law on the stone fence. The outer wall of the tall temple wall is exquisitely carved with pagodas. The statue of the Dharma protector is as high as dozens of floors, and you can't even see the flat ground in the temple from the square street outside.

"Little monk Faguang, as an acquaintance in the temple, knows that the great king is coming to pay homage to the Buddha today, so I stand here and wait here."

The Zhike monk was wearing a blue cassock and looked like he was in his 30s. When he smiled, he looked like a fat-headed and big-faced Buddha. He looked very kind, at least much more kind than the monks Xue Huaiyi raised.

Li Tong raised his arms in salute, and said with a smile: "Little Wang came here to pay homage to the Buddha, but the envoy from the Buddha's front went out to meet him. I'm really terrified."

"Your Majesty is not a vulgar guest. Treating each other with courtesy is the right thing to do. Not to mention that Xue Shimiao formed a pre-existing friendship with the common people. It is just that the Majesty gave alms for his talents and expanded the compilation of Buddhist songs so that the Dharma can be spread more widely. If monks do not treat each other with courtesy If you wait, you will lose your sincerity in following the Fa.”

Faguang, the guest monk, raised his arms and went forward to make a false introduction, and arranged for the novice behind him to lead the young king Yijia and all the people into the temple through the side door.

These monks were so polite to Li Tong, not purely because of Xue Huaiyi, but also because of the Buddhist song "Liansheng Xianjing" that Li Tong helped to compile.The "Da Yun Jing Yi Shu", which created momentum for the Wu Zhou Revolution, was compiled in Weiguo Temple.

To be honest, Li Tong really didn't like these monks.It's not that they don't respect Buddhism, it's just that any theories and theories are pure and innocent as long as they are propagated by people.

Previously, the group of monks from Weiguo Temple had instigated the offering of music by Dajiu and Xue Huaiyi's singing and dancing.This made Li Tong feel that these monks are a bit out of place, you lick yours, I lick mine, everyone does not offend the river, you can't have no imagination, so come to me to change the script to grab the show, change it, change it, change it The mess.

As he climbed the steps and entered the main gate of the temple, Li Tong was more impressed by the majesty of this Buddhist temple. The large square paved with bluestones is neatly lined with many copper and iron sculptures. The architecture is distinct and dizzying.

Even in the Forbidden City, except for the main palace area, it is rare to see such a colorful, gorgeous and magnificent architectural group.

When Li Tong walked into the vestibule of the Buddha Hall, a group of more than ten monks dressed in various colors of monks' clothes came forward and introduced each of them.

Through the introduction of the Zhike monk, Li Tong probably understood that the monks and officials from the temple were mainly present at the moment, and they were relatively secular.As for those mages, they are all concentrated in the inner Buddhist hall and are busy compiling the "Da Yun Jing Yi Shu", and have no time to deal with these vulgar plans of welcoming and sending them off.

Li Tong is not very interested in those mages, a group of monsters who confuse the public and subvert my Li family. Although I also lick them, they are still left-handed and right-handed house thieves. Feng Shui will take turns in the future, and I will make a list for you sooner or later. !

He was slandered in his heart, but his face was still decent, how could he not worship Buddha when he entered the temple.In addition to paying homage to the Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the main hall, Li Tong also solemnly paid homage to the Empress Dowager Zhou Zhongxiao enshrined in the inner hall, that is, his grandmother's mother, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Rong Guo.

After some groveling, Li Tong felt that he should collect some benefits.It should be known that when he came to Weiguo Temple this time, what he lost was not only his dignity, but also the loss of real property. Li Tong himself felt very distressed when he sold the goods worth more than [-] yuan. Without flipping.

The reason why he brought Liu Youqiu and other government officials together was for this reason. After all, he himself was a little unfamiliar with matters of monkhood and Taoism. He was afraid that he would not be able to ask for any benefits, so he let his subordinates come forward to negotiate.

As for Li Tong himself, under the guidance of the Zhike monk, he returned to the courtyard arranged for him.

On the way, the Zhigu monk showed off a lot, saying that it was fortunate that the majesty did not choose a Buddhist ceremony today, so the temple could arrange it calmly.If it is the Buddha's birthday, Obon Festival, etc., there are not many houses in the temple to live in, so that many dignitaries and dignitaries cannot live in the temple, and they can only live in the surrounding houses.

When Li Tong heard this, his heart was moved, and he asked: "The resort of Salmonella is solemn and solemn, and people dare not relax. Is there any villa with beautiful scenery in the square outside the temple, which can be enjoyed by people?" ?”

There are probably many answers to such questions. The Zhike monk also opened his mouth and introduced it eloquently. After a detailed count, he quickly talked about the aspects that Li Tong was interested in: "There is a garden in the northeast of the square with a width of more than [-] acres. It's the family of General Nan Yaqiu, but it was actually the former residence of Luoyang Commander Gong Siming, and later..."

Hearing this question, Li Tong couldn't help but slapped his forehead, and he couldn't help but whisper in his heart that it was just a coincidence, he was still thinking hard about how to introduce Qiu Shenji into the turmoil of Xu Jingzhen's false accusation, and compare it with the upcoming bad luck The Gong's family got involved, but they didn't expect to have contacts with each other for a long time.

This is actually quite normal, Qiu Shenji is in charge of the city defense of the capital of God, and most of the Gong brothers are officials in Luozhou. It is inevitable that the official contacts will extend to the private friendship. If there is no relationship at all, it is unlikely.

Li Tong could not help but feel the importance of channels for knowing such an important piece of information so easily.The facts are there, it depends on whether you can find out.If this message can play a big role in the future, the money paid to Wei Guosi today will be worth it.

Arriving at the wing courtyard arranged in the temple, Zhu Zhanshen and the servants of the king's mansion had already settled down.Li Tong called Zheng Jin to ask, and learned that the little lady Tang Lingshu had slipped out while her eyes and ears were loose in the temple, and she was only waiting to get Weiguo Temple registration later, so she could find a chance to turn around and come back. One source can be settled at home, no need to worry about the eyes and ears of the mansion.

The young king is romantic, it is not a big deal to take in a few beautiful women with innocent backgrounds, the widow is sick, and the widow is lustful, what can you do?

After this matter was arranged, Li Tong called Tian Dasheng again, and told him to find a convenient path from the temple, and quickly contacted and arranged people nearby to do small tricks.

Originally, he planned to go out on his own to show off and attract attention, but now that he knew that the Qiu family's business was originally related to the Gong family, he didn't even need to come forward, and he could even disregard his relationship.

This guy Qiu Shenji blocked his house for so long, and finally found a chance to fight back!You are so fucking blocked that I dare not go out, my son is very happy to set up a house outside to raise his little wife, I can't kill you!

Chapter 0139

The Weiguo Temple is large in scale, occupying nearly half of the Jide Square. The front and middle parts of the temple are mainly magnificent Buddhist halls, scripture pavilions, and dharma fields, as well as the courtyard for the city's dignitaries to visit and pay homage to the Buddha temporarily. There are many stele towers, among which there is a grand stupa as the center.

Most of the monks, as well as the pure men and miscellaneous envoys from various temples, also live in the Tongxiang houses behind the temple.Buddhist temples and resorts are not easy to say, but as long as you are a human being, you will inevitably eat and drink.

As the leading Great Buddha Temple in Shendu City, there are also a large number of people who provide various services around the temple. Only a small number of people live in the temple. In Tianyi, there are also a large number of male and female populations gathered in those manors.

After Tian Dasheng got the young king's order, he asked a young novice to lead him to the back of the temple. After turning around in the temple, he arrived at the living area of ​​the servants.

This is already the most remote corner of the temple, and the environment is naturally dirty, and the little novice who is in charge of guiding is not even willing to go too deep.After thanking the monk, Tian Dasheng went to this messy shack area.

He jumped on tiptoe from one sinkhole to another, and at the same time waved his sleeves to drive away swarms of mosquitoes and flies. His arrival also aroused a lot of attention in this residential area.

This place was originally the filthiest and darkest place in the temple, except for some monks and disciples in charge who came and went to drink their labor force, there were rarely outsiders coming.Therefore, for this strange intruder, the surrounding residents also looked around curiously.

"Brother, brother, here!"

Tian Dasheng walked around here almost all the time before he heard a surprised shout. He turned his head and saw a shirtless man with disheveled beard and hair standing on the pile of debris and waving to him.

Nodding to each other, Tian Dasheng turned over the pile of sundries and rubbish with the help of the man's reach and pull, and arrived at the shanty where the man lived: a small space with the back against the temple wall and the roof of the shed covered with grass. The drainage ditches flowed, and the stench was unbearable.

"How can people live in such a messy place!"

Tian Dasheng was still building a gorgeous Buddhist hall in front of him just now, seeing such an environment now, he couldn't bear it even more, he patted the man's shoulder guiltily and sighed: "I really wronged Saburo!"

The man was shirtless, wearing a coarse linen cropped short brown. He just grinned after hearing the words: "I just feel ashamed to entertain my brother here. It's not too much suffering to live and eat every day!"

He bent down to tidy up a fairly clean place, spread out a straw mat and asked Tian Dasheng to sit down on the floor, and he was not lacking in surprises: "How can brother come to visit the temple?"

"It's not easy to tell you too much right now, the other brothers have also settled down nearby, right?"

Tian Dasheng confirmed a few more words, and then said to the man: "I am here today to arrange a matter for you. If the matter is done, there is hope for Mr. Guo's revenge, and we brothers can also have a future to rely on!"

"What do you say about the future? A life is given by Guo Gong, and you only need to call to take it!"

The man patted his chest and said seriously.

Tian Dasheng was still waiting to open his mouth, but when he looked up, he saw a little head with a dirty face poking out from the garbage dump, and his expression froze slightly.

Seeing this, the man waved his hand to signal that there is no need to panic. He turned his head and pointed at the little head and shouted, "Amao, are you running around again? Later, your mother will not find you, and she will smash your ass!"

After hearing the words, the little head stared at the man and cursed back: "Su Sanyou, you don't know good people! Grandma fixes the food and waits until you don't come. Let me call you short-lived ghost!"

The child's voice was high-pitched, and he couldn't distinguish between a man and a woman. After Tian Dasheng heard this, he looked suspiciously at the man opposite him.

The man blushed and waved his hands away impatiently: "No, no! Get out, get out!"

"It's just right if you don't come. I don't want you to come to my house. You can swallow ten cakes with your mouth open. You drive me out every night, and you beat me so loudly! My mother is afraid of you, but I am not afraid. I will go to the head monk the next day. You are lying!"

The little head jumped out of the rubbish dump. It was a skinny urchin, shouting and throwing rubbish down.

The man was even more ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, he got up and pointed at his hips and scolded: "Miss thief, little slave, I am happy to go to your house! Don't sleep at night, don't have leisure during the day, I will work for you two ghosts, eat more Bran cake offended you!"

Seeing the man standing up, the dirty little girl hugged her head and screamed before leaving, jumped off the garbage dump and turned around and shouted: "Sanyou, Sanyou, help me beat up the badger in Dongshe later!"

When the man sat down again, seeing Tian Dasheng's narrow face, he was already full of embarrassment, and said dryly, "The monk is too seductive, so am I..."

After Tian Dasheng heard the words, he laughed even more, patted the man on the shoulder and said: "Be strong and strong, and enjoy what you want, as long as you don't delay the serious business. In the past, you have a dirty mind and don't care about miscellaneous things. When it comes time, brother will definitely Come forward and hire a good wife for you!"

"No, no need! Righteousness comes first, I just feel that there may not be a future, and I feel that the monk, mother and daughter are pitiful, so I spare no effort to help her for a short time, fearing that I will not have a coming year..."

The man Su Sanyou waved his hand at this point, and continued the topic just now: "Brother, what do you want?"

Seeing the man like this, Tian Dasheng felt a little sad, but he still calmed down and told the young king's order carefully, making sure that the man had not missed anything, then stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Our brothers have noble people to support us." Yipong, when the kindness of Duke Guo is repaid, my brother will lead you to strive for a better future, and never humble yourself to survive!"

After Su Sanyou heard the words, he grinned and nodded again and again: "Just follow brother, don't worry about it yourself!"

After Tian Dasheng left, the man Su Sanyou tidied up in this shabby shack, put on a fairly decent cloth short-sleeved shirt, dug the ground and took out more than 20 pieces of Kaiyuan Tongbao that were stained with mud, and held them in his hands. I counted it several times, wrapped it in linen cloth and put it in my arms, and then walked in the direction where the little girl left just now.

Going further in, although it is also the residence of the temple slaves, the people living here are all generations of temple slaves, and the house is still a little organized. Although it is not as good as the whole house, it still barely has a door.

Su Sanyou went to the door of the good-natured monk's wife, and looked up to see the little girl, Amao, riding on the crooked-neck tree, scolding the urchin of the other family: "Your family is rotten! Fang is a brother who does not meet face to face..."

Scolding is not enjoyable enough, and he has to slobber down.The naughty naughty boy at the opposite door didn't show any weakness, he shouted and scolded when he saw Su Sanyou walking over, he clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Donkey son San is here again, Mother Mao is going to die!"

"Sanyou, beat him! Beat him to death!"

Su Sanyou took two steps forward, and kicked the naughty boy at the opposite door back into the door. He accused the little girl of being a lowly mule in his yard.

Su Sanyou ignored the shouting and scolding from outside, and walked into the room. A woman was in charge of the house, her appearance was not beautiful, but when she saw Su Sanyou walking in, her eyes were a little bit charming, and she scolded: " Only when you are hungry will you know where the door opens!"

After saying that, she got up to bring out the food, but Su Sanyou raised her hand to hold her down, her face flushed immediately, she struggled a little coyly, and shouted to the door: "Amao went to the east wall to pick up the turtles, and I will steam them for you at night." eat!"

"Let me go again, let me go again! I don't want to eat, but you want to be beaten again!"

Cursing, the little girl slid down from the tree, stomped her feet towards the door, and shouted to the opposite door: "Badger, get out, I'll take you out to steal some fruit!"

"No, you always let me lead the dog and don't give it to me to eat, and let your donkey beat me!"

The boy with the scarlet head on the opposite side was still howling, and even shook his head after hearing the words.

In the room, the woman was about to get up to close the door, but Su Sanyou said in a muffled voice: "It's not about this. You keep this thing!"

While speaking, he stuffed dozens of money included in the sackcloth into the woman's hand. The woman opened it, and her expression changed suddenly: "Where did you come from? The monk head found it, and I will beat you to death..."

"Put it away and keep it close to you. I'm going on a trip, so I won't come at night."

After Su Sanyou finished speaking, she stood up and went out the door. The woman felt as if she had been struck by lightning after hearing the words, and her face turned pale. Don't say that!"

When Su Sanyou heard this, there was a flash of struggle on his face, but he still turned around and pushed the woman back into the room: "I have something to do, it's not your woman's body that can stop me. Only after finishing this matter can I come back Raise your mother and daughter for life. If you can trust me, you can live in peace of mind. If you can’t trust me, you can still have money.”

The woman buried her head in sobs, while Su Sanyou left without looking back.He walked around this residential area in sevens and eights, and then came to the yard where cattle, horses and livestock were raised in the temple. When he saw the patrolling monks, he grabbed the working utensils to cover up, cleaned the yard carefully, and observed carefully. Carriages and ox carts coming and going.

Finally, a chariot smeared black with charcoal passed by, and Su Sanyou raised his head to say hello, and the driver waved to him, calling him to go with him to load and unload the goods.

At this time, Fu Youyi withdrew from the side of the Weiguo Temple with a face full of regret, and greeted the servants to leave.He really wanted to stay in the temple like King Hedong, but after all, he was an official on duty, and he couldn't miss the night without special missions.

The group of them left from the side gate of Weiguo Temple, because without the accompanying monks from the White Horse Temple, Fu Youyi also told the servants not to be as ostentatious as when they came here. If they violated any street ban and were detained in Luoyang County, they would inevitably make things difficult. .

Jishanfang is close to the upper east gate, which is an important entrance and exit of the city. Naturally, it is densely populated and very lively.A group of people didn't deliberately show off, but they didn't attract much attention.

It was evening at this time, and it was very close to the sound of the street drum, so the pedestrians on the street were also in a hurry, and the same was true for Fu Youyi and his party.However, when queuing up to leave the workshop, a charcoal chariot suddenly plunged in front of him, so startled that Fu Youyi's mount kicked and nearly threw him off.

With the help of the nearby yamen servants, Fu Youyi managed to stabilize his mount, and he couldn't help being furious. He was about to order the yamen servants to teach those untouchables who jumped in line, but their conversation caught Fu Youyi's attention.

"This kind of thing, how can I talk nonsense! I really saw something auspicious walking in the orchard in Beiqu. It was so white, and I felt extraordinary when I saw it. It's a pity that the family was very guarded and didn't allow people to search carefully. I really found..."

The more Fu Youyi listened, the more curious he became, and couldn't help riding his horse and leaning closer, but those people seemed to be alerted, and the conversations all turned down to whispers.

When it was out of the square gate, the charcoal cart turned to the upper east gate cross street. Fu Youyi was about to order the yamen servants to come forward and control those people, but he saw that there were still Luoyang county yamen servants walking on the opposite street. Patrolling the streets, I dare not be too presumptuous on the streets of Luoyang County, but I feel itchy.

Thinking in his heart, he summoned two more clever yamen servants, and whispered in his ear: "Follow them carefully, press them from the secret place, and report back quickly if you find out anything!"

The yamen servant nodded quickly after hearing the words, and then followed.As for Fu Youyi himself, the toad skin official robe on his body was too conspicuous, so in order not to be intercepted by the Luoyang county government officials, he had no choice but to turn towards Fangnan reluctantly.

Chapter 0140

When Fu Youyi led the crowd back to Hegong County, the street drum had already sounded a few times, and the foothold was not stable, so the county magistrate informed the county magistrate that he was waiting in the straight hall of the office, and asked him to meet him immediately after returning.

At this moment, Fu Youyi was already very tired. After all, an old man in his 60s had traveled north and south along the Luoshui River for half a day, not to mention that he had his head opened by the King of Hedong in the Three Kings Mansion in the morning.

But seeing the seriousness of the county magistrate, he did not dare to be negligent, so he could only cheer up, walked to the straight hall, stepped into the hall, and said to the county magistrate who was sitting upright in Zhengtang: "The magistrate sent someone to summon you. , I dare not neglect my humble position..."

"Where did you go all day?"

The county magistrate named Xiao Zhizhong, in his early forties, was reading with a scroll in his hands, seeing Fu Youyi walking in, dropped the scroll in his hand, and interrupted him with a very displeased expression.

"Idiosyncratic..."

"Turn out more than [-] officials. I heard that they went to Luobei. Who made you go?"

Xiao Zhizhong didn't even give Fu Youyi a chance to speak, and directly pressed the case: "When did the county affairs reach Luobei? Fu is no longer a vigorous young man. Don't you know that Cao Shi will be questioned by the censor when he crosses the border?"

Hearing the county magistrate's unceremonious questioning, Fu Youyi blushed for a while. He was already embarrassed by his old age and low position, and he was even more ashamed and angry when he was reprimanded by the much younger Shangguan for being ignorant.

"Today is not a lowly job. The King of Hedong in Luxinfang is going to pay homage to the Weiguo Temple. He is afraid that the journey will be noisy and the entourage will be insufficient, so..."

Even though he already felt unhappy in his heart, Fu Youyi still bit the bullet and explained.

But he didn't say anything, and Xiao Zhizhong's expression became even more displeased when he talked about it: "Then I want to ask you, do you serve the palace or the county? If you are so enthusiastic about the private affairs of the rich and powerful, why don't you step down and enter the palace tomorrow? Outside Luxinfang There are so many soldiers, how do you rely on an old official from the county to lead the horses and guard them? If there is another time, I will not just ask you in the straight hall, step back!"

"Yes, yes, I will never, never again..."

Fu Youyi exited the straight hall with a face of embarrassment, and walked all the way with his head bowed. Even if the county magistrate greeted him on the way, he would not respond with a dark face.