Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

Shaolin Temple was built between Songshan and Shaoshi Mountains, facing Luoyang, the eastern capital, far away.

If you want to go to Shaolin, you must first go to Luoyang.Wen Tao himself did not expect to come to Luoyang for such a reason.

Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Compared with Jingdu, which is based on Weihan and has the simplicity and grandeur of Yongzhou, Luoyang is more prosperous and developed because of its geographical location. Idle confidence.

Although Luoyang is the same as Kyoto, the whole city is like a square chessboard with Lifang as the unit, but the palace city of Kyoto is flat and stable, located in the north of Kyoto, while Luoyang is unique and dynamic.Luoyang uses the imperial city, the palace city and the outer city to correspond to the Taiwei, Ziwei and Tianshi three walls in the sky, scattered lightly in the city, the Luoshui in the west of the city is like a fairyland in the sky, and the Luohe River runs through Luoyang City.The Tianjin Bridge spans the Luohe River, and the white stone is the bridge, shining on the ecliptic.To the north of the bridge is Taiwei Imperial City and Ziwei Palace, with many palaces, and to the south of the bridge is Lifang, which is bustling and noisy.

Wen Tao looked at the lush forests and green bamboos in the distance outside the city of Luoyang, which is where the Shaolin is located in Shaoshi Mountain, and Beiman Mountain in the north of the city is the former site of Tiance that Tang Wuyi told him about.Thinking of Tang Wuyi, Wen Tao's heart moved slightly. The Dongdu Pavilion where he was located was located in Luoyang.

Wen Tao was a little confused on the way here. It stands to reason that if Shaolin had a mystery, they should first think of Dongdu Pavilion. Dongdu Pavilion is very close to Shaolin, so why would Shaolin go far away to seek Kunlun.Just as he was thinking, Wen Tao suddenly felt a gaze sweep over from the tavern on the second floor of the street, Wen Tao raised his head, and raised his glass to Tang Wuyi with a smiling face.

Wen Tao was overjoyed and burst into a smile, the young man suddenly brightened up in the bustling streets of Luoyang.

Wen Tao went upstairs, and Xinxin sat down in front of Tang Wuyi. Tang Wuyi didn't wear a black official uniform today, but a red robe, which matched his slightly drunken face, which looked extraordinarily vivid.

"Tang Yue, how did you see me?" Wen Tao asked.

Tang Wuyi looked at him and said, "I'm waiting for you."

"Ah?" Wen Tao opened his mouth slightly.

Tang Wuyi was amused by his appearance, and said, "I'll wait for you to go to Shaolin together."

"How do you know I'm going to Shaolin?" Wen Tao wondered.

"Nonsense, I asked Master Mingxin to write a letter to your master, and it cost me two roasted chickens. Master Mingxin hates writing the most, and would rather fight than write." Tang Wuyi said.

"Ah? Then why don't you write directly to my master?"

"Who told me that my seniority is low, Master Ji sees you very closely, if he disagrees, I have nothing to do. I have no choice but to ask Master Mingxin to go out." Tang Wuyi sipped his wine and said.

"Then, how did you know I'm here today?" Wen Tao was still puzzled.

Now Tang Wuyi's eyes drifting over seemed to care for the mentally retarded: "Little friend Taotao, this is Luoyang, where my Dongdu Pavilion is located. You are such an eye-catching young Taoist priest. No matter which door you come in, can I help you?" do you know?"

Wen Tao couldn't help himself laughing.I haven't seen you for more than a month, it seems that I laughed a lot today.

Tang Wuyi ordered several more dishes for Wen Tao.Luoyang, the eastern capital, has a luxurious atmosphere. Although the food is not as refined as Yangzhou, the table is full of barbecue meat, mutton soup, and mustard cakes, which basically make up for Wen Tao's one-month stay in Kunlun.

After drinking and eating, Wen Tao straightened his appearance and said, "What happened to Shaolin?"

Tang Wuyi looked at his serious look, and stopped joking with him, and said seriously: "A few Shaolin disciples are missing."

"Missing? Did you go down the mountain by yourself?" Shaolin is located in Shaoshi Mountain, and there are many disciples. It seems not uncommon for one or two disciples to go down the mountain without permission.

Tang Wuyi nodded and said: "When the first disciple disappeared, everyone didn't care about it. It was a low-level disciple who had just started. Ten days ago, there was a second disappearance case. This time it was Xuan Jing, the disciple of Great Elder Master Mingkong, although Xuan Jing is not a high-ranking under the seat of the Great Elder, he has been helping Master Mingkong to deal with the general affairs of the temple. He is his right-hand assistant. He grew up in Shaolin since he was a child. The truth. At that time, Shaolin had already edited the book and asked me to ask Dongdu Pavilion to check it out.”

"This matter is indeed suspicious. Master Ming Kong is the current Shaolin Temple, and is also the chief disciple of the abbot, Master Wuxiang. He is in charge of the affairs of the temple. His disciples must have a good future in Shaolin." Wen Tao said.

"Well, if it's just that, that's all." Tang Wuyi continued, "Who would have thought that just yesterday, there would be a third case of disappearance. This time, the missing person is Xuan Ding, the eldest disciple of Master Mingli, the Fourth Elder."

"Master Mingli's eldest disciple?" Wen Tao seemed to be in disbelief.

"Exactly." Tang Wuyi frowned and said, "Master Mingli is Wei Na of Shaolin. He is in charge of punishment in the temple, and he is the most upright. He is very strict with his disciples. His eldest disciple Xuan Ding has always been praised by everyone in the temple. Never leave the temple without reason.”

"So..." Wen Tao's tone was dignified, the most reasonable explanation for the disappearance of a person who shouldn't be missing is that he had already been killed.

"Well, Master Wuxiang and the elders of the temple also considered the possibility that the disciple had been killed. They sent all the disciples to search the entire Shaoshi Mountain in the past two days, but found nothing." Tang Wuyi said.

No one is alive, no corpse is dead... Both Wen Tao and Tang Wuyi fell into silence.

"It's not too late, Tang Yue, let's go now." Wen Tao wanted to get up.

"Don't worry, it's getting late today." Tang Wuyi said, "There is still a distance from Shaolin here, so it's better to start tomorrow."

Tang Wuyi is the host, so Wen Tao will naturally not refute.Unexpectedly, Tang Wuyi stood up and said, "Come, follow me."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"You will know when you go."

After leaving the tavern, Luoyang's square city was crowded with people, and it felt like there was no place to stand.Wen Tao couldn't help being surprised and said, "I don't think Dongdu is so prosperous."

Tang Wuyi smiled and said: "No, there are not so many people usually. You caught up with a good time today."

"When is a good time?" Wen Tao looked confused, and realized after a few seconds, "Oh, today is Buddha's birthday."

"Exactly." Tang Wuyi smiled slightly, and led Wen Tao to the Tianjin Bridge.

The people of Dazhou worshiped Buddha, and every year on Buddha’s birthday, from the emperor to the princes and nobles, they would set up banquets to entertain envoys and leaders of various countries.Every day on this day, the capital and Luoyang will hold grand Baixi performances.

From a distance, the Wufeng Tower on the Tianjin Bridge is already bustling, with troupes from all over the place vying to perform.The princes and nobles feasted and enjoyed in the pavilions in the imperial city, while the common people squeezed their heads to watch on the Tianjin Bridge and the Lifang in the south of the bridge.

Tang Wuyi took Wen Tao into Ziwei palace with his familiarity, jokingly said: "Immortal Ziwei, this is your residence."

Wen Tao turned his head away in embarrassment.

The palace city is majestic, Tang Wuyi found a gate tower with an excellent view, and the tower next to it is also full of princes and nobles, princes of aristocratic families, foreign envoys and so on.Tang Wuyi bowed to them from a distance, and said to Wen Tao who was beside him: "Today we will be singing a hundred operas for a whole day, and you have already missed most of them, so just watch the fun."