The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

In his heart, he was also thinking, if possible, try to help, at least, to be worthy of Li Daoling.

On the other hand, Zhong Wen got up immediately after hearing the old man's words, saluted, then turned and left without saying a word.

Zhong Wen didn't know who this old man was until now, and he didn't know how to speak when he wanted to answer.

Even some relatives of my master Li Daoling seem to have little relationship with me, but if we really want to talk about it, there must be many relationships.

Zhong Wen returned to the courtyard of Zongzheng Temple and waited, thinking about the old man just now.

After a while, someone came with a new certificate and handed it to Zhong Wen.

This time, the matter of Zhong Wenlai's replacement of the degree certificate was basically declared over.

Zhong took a look at the new certificate, it was bigger than the one in Lizhou before, and even the paper had turned into silk.

On the Duyi, there is the big seal of Zongzheng Temple, and there are many small seals.

Among them, the biggest seal is the current national seal.

"It's just different. Compared with the Du Die in this small place, the Du Die in a big place can really be thrown away."

Zhong Wen put away the ultimatum and then took out the sign that the old man threw to him.

But I was thinking in my heart, what is the use of this token?Or just an ordinary token.

Regarding this matter, Zhong Wen didn't know. It is estimated that there must be many people who can know this token, but right now he can't find anyone to solve the confusion in his heart.

It's over, so of course I have to leave.

Zhong Wen, who left Zongzheng Temple, waited and watched in the imperial city for a long time, making the soldiers patrolling the streets look at Zhong Wen as if they were yesterday.

"I don't steal anything, why keep staring at me."

Zhong Wen was a little puzzled, he was just a little Taoist priest, was it necessary to stare at him as if to guard against thieves?

Zhong Wen had no choice but to leave the imperial city, always feeling that there was no such freedom in the imperial city.

After Da Zhongwen left the imperial city, it was impossible for those soldiers to follow him.

At this time, Zhong Wen, like a bird just released, began to wander around Chang'an City, and the direction he was heading was the East City.

I went to the West Market yesterday to have a look. Although I didn't see much, I did see some.

As for the East Market, Zhong Wen had never been there before, so he thought that a visit to the East Market would be a good solution to his doubts and curiosity.

Yesterday, I heard from the shopkeeper in the guest house that most of the goods sold in the East Market are expensive items, and the people who come and go in and out of the East Market are basically high-ranking officials and ordinary people.

There is nothing wrong with each doing his own way, what kind of identity he is, and what kind of place he goes to.

Just like eating, if there are high-end ones, it will naturally appear like ordinary people.

People in every class of life are different. It is impossible for a commoner to spend tens of thousands of dollars to have a meal in a high-end restaurant. This kind of thing is basically unlikely to happen. Even if it does happen, the person In addition to being stupid, there are no other estimates.

This has basically been the case in all dynasties, even under the relatively open conditions of later generations.

What kind of people deal with what kind of people, what kind of people, what kind of shopping malls you go to shop, these are already inherently formed, not unique to later generations.

In this Tang Dynasty, the people who could enter the East Market, apart from high-ranking officials and dignitaries, were honorable and wealthy people, and there were basically no ordinary people.

And when Zhong Wen was wandering in the East Market, he already knew what he meant when he chatted with the shopkeeper in the inn yesterday.

Dongshi was opened up for the purpose of these dignitaries. It is probably impossible for ordinary people to go to Dongshi to have a look.

As far as your clothes are concerned, when you are in this East City, let alone others will look at you with strange eyes, even you probably will not look down on yourself.

At this time, Zhong Wen was wearing Taoist clothes and walking in the East Market, and everyone around him was made of silk and satin. Zhong Wen walking in the East Market must be special. Conspicuous, not to mention, he is still a Taoist.

After wandering around for a while, Zhong Wen really couldn't stand the way others looked at him, and finally left.

After all, he has already lost his face.

Even, throw this face in the eyes of foreigners.

In this East City, besides Tang people, there are also Fusang people, people from the Western Regions, and people sent to Chang'an by envoys from surrounding countries.

With Zhong Wen in Taoist uniform, walking alone in this East City must be nondescript.

Afterwards, after Zhong Wen left Dongshi, he walked for more than half an hour before returning to the inn.

"Shopkeeper, prepare some paper and ink for me."

As soon as Zhong Wen returned to the inn, he loudly asked the shopkeeper for paper and ink.

In the guest houses, there are basically paper and ink, but it costs money. If you don’t know how to write, you can ask the store in the guest house to do it for you. Of course, you can give the money or not, but the paper and ink costs , that is indispensable.

After all, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, in this era, are a symbol of a scholar, and people from non-rich families cannot afford to read, so there are very few people who can read.

"Daozhang, here are the pen, ink, paper and inkstone you want."

After the shopkeeper prepared some pens, ink, papers and inkstones for Zhong Wen, he turned and left. By the way, he also closed the door of Zhong Wen's room.

If Zhong Wen wanted to come to these things, he must write a letter.

It had been ten months since he came down from the mountain.

In Zhong Wen's heart, he was thinking about Longquan Temple, about his master, and likewise, about his family.

After being away from home for so many days, he didn't know if his family members were okay, and now he couldn't go back for the time being, he just thought about writing a letter to go back first, so that the master and the others could feel at ease.

Of course, as long as the master is safe, then my family will be safe too.

It's just that Zhong Wen is still a little bit worried, and only through this letter can he entrust his own thoughts.

Zhong Wen's calligraphy is not very good, it can be said that it is only at the level of a beginner.

But fortunately, at least knowing each other is much better than before.

In the past, when he was at the Longquan Temple, Li Daoling also told Zhong Wen to calm down and practice brush calligraphy, but Zhong Wen's heart at that time was basically not on writing, but on practicing kung fu.

Although the kung fu is a little bit successful, it can only be said that it is a bit difficult to master the calligraphy.

A quarter of an hour later, after the first letter was written, Zhong Wen spread out the three sheets of paper again, so that the ink on the paper would dry faster.

Then, I started to write the second letter.

The first letter was written to my master, and the second letter was naturally written to my family.

In the letter to his master, he basically mentioned the itinerary of his trip and the general situation, but there was no mention of the Jiuluo Pagoda.

After all, the Jiuluo Pagoda belongs to him without Li Daoling's consent.

What's more, his letter must be handed over to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin and the others will definitely check the contents of the letter, which makes Zhong Wen's letter contain as many irrelevant things as possible.

As for the matter of the Xuanzhen School, Zhong Wen mentioned a few words, but he didn't mention a single word about this dangerous process, for fear that Li Daoling would be worried.

On the other hand, the second letter written by Zhong Wen at this time started with a bunch of nagging words.

Said that my father and mother should not be busy with this and that all the time, but pay more attention to the body and so on. Even the two dogs in the family, the big one and the two dogs, never forgot to mention a word.

As for family letters, they naturally have to look like family letters. Naturally, family letters are also nagging things, and they are naturally things that family members want to see.

Not long after finishing writing, Zhong Wen went to the store again, got a piece of paper, cut it into the shape of an envelope, and put the two letters in it.

"You, yes, it's you, come here."

Zhong Wen walked out of the guest house with two letters in hand, and called out to a man who seemed to be wandering not far away.

"Young gentleman, is there something wrong with me?"

The man was astonished, and hurried over to ask Zhong Wen.

"Take these two letters and give them to the Holy Master, and ask him to send the letters back to Longquan Temple for me, that's all."

After Zhong Wen handed the letter to the man, he turned around and went back to the inn without saying a word.

After the man took the letter Zhong Wen handed him, he felt helpless in his heart, and then trotted away.

"Reporting to the captain, these are the two letters that the Taoist leader asked me to hand in, saying that he asked the sage to send him back to Longquan Temple by the way."

The man arrived at a house not long after and reported to a person inside.

"You were found?"

The captain looked at the two letters in his hand, then looked at his subordinates and asked.

"Captain, I must have been discovered, otherwise, it would be impossible for the little Taoist priest to give me these two letters."

The man looked aggrieved, and he still didn't understand how the little Taoist leader found him, how did he know that he was a spy.

"Okay, you can quit in the future. I have other arrangements. I will hand in this letter."

The lieutenant knew in his heart that the letter was in his hands, and the spies he had arranged to follow had already been discovered.

As for the others, he was also wondering whether the Taoist leader had discovered the other people he had arranged.

Whether he found it, he couldn't be sure, but the letter in his hand was to be handed up.

Afterwards, he left the house, took two letters, and handed them up.

On the same day, the letter arrived in Li Shimin's hands.

Li Shimin didn't open the letter, but the letter had already been opened, and the person who opened it must be Li Shimin's person.

After Li Shimin listened to a personal guard's report, he understood in his heart that Zhong Wen really wrote two letters back. It just so happened that he wanted to send someone to Longquan Temple, so he could send the letter by the way. .

Although Li Shimin doesn't like Zhong Wen's approach, even if you guessed what Li Shimin is going to do, can't you save some face?Do you have to reveal it face to face?

No matter what, Zhong Wen has already done so, and at this time, he is busy cooking for himself in the back kitchen of the Huilai guest house.

Chapter 229 The Three Views

"Shopkeeper, your back kitchen is really dirty, you have to clean it up in the future, otherwise, I will order this place."

Zhong Wen worked in the back kitchen for more than an hour, and finally cooked the dishes he needed to eat. Even the rice, Zhong Wen cooked a big pot.

These days, although the stomach can be full, it is extremely difficult to eat well.

And at this moment, it happened that Zhong Wen himself was free, so he thought about making a good meal to eat.

"What the Taoist priest said is that my back kitchen needs to be cleaned up. I'm not a good person. Otherwise, I would have cleaned it up a long time ago."

The owner of the inn is originally surnamed Xu, with a single name of "Fu", which is the same surname as Zhong Wen's A Niang, but it is definitely not from the same family.

Xu Fufei, Xu Fu, he has never been to Fusang, nor has he been overseas. Zhong Wen asked about this.

According to what Xu Fu said, he said that he was born in Chang'an, so he can be regarded as an old man who has gone through two dynasties, and he has basically seen everything he should have seen.

It's just a pity that Xu Fu's fate was not good, his wife and children passed away one after another, and the elderly in the family couldn't bear the blow, so they also passed away one after another.

However, fortunately, he had some money and finally remarried a wife, but he hadn't laid eggs for many years.

There must be concubines, but unfortunately, the heavens seem to be watching him, Xu Fu, not to mention laying eggs, even a girl has never given birth to one.

Because of this, this wife and concubine reconciled with him again, making him now alone.

Of course, this is what Xu Fu and Zhong Wen said, Zhong Wen didn't know about it, after all, Zhong Wen didn't know him very well, and he only knew about it when he was chatting.

And he was busy with his inn every day, and he only hired one waiter, and that's how Zhong Wen mentioned the back kitchen thing at the beginning.

"Okay, I've told you about this, the back kitchen of your inn really needs to clean up."

Zhong Wen returned to his room with his own food, and went to carry the wooden barrel for the rice.

There is enough rice, a wooden barrel of rice, and this dish, there is also a big pot.

As soon as Zhong Wen returned to his room, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

"Comfortable and cool."

At this moment, these few words remained in Zhong Wen's mind.

It is rare to eat stir-fried vegetables mixed with rice. This is a rare enjoyment in life, not comparable to those boiled vegetable soups and some pancakes.

After one night, Zhong Wen woke up early.

Today, he has to go to Wutong Temple for a walk, so that he can pay a visit.

As for the Xuandu Temple, I will go and see it in the afternoon.

Afterwards, Zhong Wen still dressed as yesterday, left the inn, left Changshou Fang, and headed for the north of Chang'an City.

Wutong Temple is located in Andingfang in the northwest corner of Chang'an City.

According to Xu Fu, the owner of the inn, there were still some secrets in Andingfang, but Xu Fu didn't say anything, and only half-spoken.

Speaking of which, Zhong Wen went to Wutong Temple on this trip, except for a visit, there was basically nothing to do.