It's snowing.

This is the first snow in Chang'an since the beginning of winter.

It's a little later than last year.

The night was thick, and there were no pedestrians on the streets, and occasionally there were two or three bangs, which were soon absorbed and swallowed up by the university.

The lanterns at the entrances of the major government offices were lit up, adding a bit of warmth to the white streets.

The soldiers on patrol were frozen like dried shrimp, and some of them developed chilblains almost instantly.

The captain of the patrol, with the permission of his superiors, asked the soldiers to suspend the patrol, brought them food and drink, and allowed them to light a fire to keep warm.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will never be wronged, even if they are patrol soldiers who have never been on the battlefield, their treatment is much better than that of other countries.

Two campfires were lit at the gates of the city, and a sheep was set up on each of them.

The aroma of roast sheep permeated the city gates, and the soldiers roasted the fire while swallowing their saliva, and their eyes never left the roast sheep.

Just as they were about to feast, a thinly dressed man approached from a distance.

It felt like he was just a small black dot at one glance, but at the next glance he had already arrived at the gate of the city, in front of the soldiers.

The soldiers realized that the man was unusual.

Most likely, it was a practitioner.

However, as a soldier in Chang'an City, all kinds of people have seen it, and the strongest cultivator in the Great Wilderness lives in Chang'an, and he is still a delicious old man, so the soldiers are not too surprised, but come forward to interrogate according to the management.

The man was also very cooperative and showed his own guide to customs clearance.

"Zhao Guoren?" the soldier checked the other party's guide, "What are you doing in Chang'an?"

The man said lightly, "Visit Mr. Academy." ”

"Oh?" said the soldier, "just pay a good visit, don't make trouble." ”

The man nodded.

Then let it go.

The man's eyes disappeared after two more eyes.

"Didn't you come to trouble Mr. Big?" asked another soldier.

"Heh, Mr. Big is the master's apprentice, who can trouble him? Besides, this is Chang'an!" replied the soldier before.

"It's also said, drink wine and drink, and the meat is good. ”

These soldiers didn't know how noble the identity of the man before was.

......

Yin Yang is also playing chess.

Because His Majesty likes to play chess, all civil and military officials have developed the habit of playing chess.

Yin Yanggui is a national teacher, and he is no exception.

Of course, they are not playing chess to improve their chess skills, but to study how to lose to His Majesty quietly and make His Majesty unable to see it.

Winning naturally means winning, but you must win the thrilling and win racking your brains, so as to please Your Majesty, and not be said to be deliberately releasing water.

Yin Yang's chess skills are actually quite good.

is a huge Chang'an, and the only one who can compete with him in chess skills is Mr. Three of the Academy.

Mr. San loves to play chess, and His Majesty once visited him, and then lost 78 games in a row in the back mountain of the academy!

The government and the opposition were shocked.

Even the army of the Tang Dynasty was alarmed, saying that they were going to enter the academy and arrest Mr. San and whip him to vent his anger.

But no one dared to really go to the academy to find fault.

And the soldiers who walked this kind of speech were also dealt with separately by Zhou Ding and Meng Zhulu.

His Majesty was naturally unhappy after losing in a row, but it was he who challenged, and Mr. Three did not let him win a game, which shows that there was no act of releasing water, which is a sign of respect for His Majesty.

His Majesty did not play chess again for a long time after that.

Not long after His Majesty played chess with Mr. Three, Yin Yang also came to the academy and wanted to challenge Mr. Three's chess skills.

The two played a day and a night, and only played three games.

One win, one defeat and one draw.

No equal.

However, Yin Yang knew that if he continued to play chess, he would be defeated sooner or later, just like His Majesty, who lost many games in a row.

Mr. Three stopped in time, which was regarded as giving him a face.

Of course, this is just a small episode, and few people remember it anymore.

Outside, the wind and snow are blowing, the fire inside the house is burning, and the crackling of dry wood is so beautiful that it can even make people feel drowsy after listening to it for a long time.

Sitting across from Yin Yang was a monk.

It bears some resemblance to today's saints.

His name is Li Tang, and he is the younger brother of the current saint Li Hong.

On the day Li Hong ascended the throne and became emperor, Li Tang knelt down at the door of Xinglong Temple in Chang'an, and then shaved his ordination that night, and forgot his legal name.

The meaning is clear, forget about the earth.

In the following decades, Wanghuan never left Xinglong Temple for half a step, and was accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green lantern all day long, but gradually gave birth to the demeanor of a monk.

Xinglong Temple is the most vigorous Buddhist holy place in Chang'an City, although the status of Xinglong Temple can not be compared with the Great Wilderness Buddha Holy Land Hanging City, but for the people of Chang'an and even the entire Tang Dynasty Buddhist believers, Xinglong Temple is the orthodoxy of Buddhism in the world!

The relationship between Xingryuji Temple and Hanging Temple is very similar to Wangbeilou and Garan Temple.

This also applied for the strength of Datang from the side.

Buddhism and Taoism preach at will in the other six countries, and their status is unshakable.

But in Datang, it is difficult for their tentacles to reach in, and Datang even set up its own portal, based on the origin, and created a temple and Buddhist gate.

Whether it is the Hanging Temple or the Garan Temple, there are a lot of complaints about Datang's approach, but there is nothing to be done.

Datang Iron Rider is not a vegetarian.

It was a powerful army that was enough to level the entire Great Wilderness.

So the Daomen and the Buddha Gate gained a foothold in Chang'an in such a strange state.

Since the death of the previous presiding officer, the position of presiding officer of Xinglong Temple has been vacant.

Originally, the previous presiding officer had already chosen a successor, that is, Wanghuan, but because he was born in the royal family, he came to Xinglong Temple for refuge because of the failure to seize the throne in the past. If he is allowed to inherit the presiding position, the saint is afraid that he will be unhappy.

Although Xinglong Temple has always boasted of being transcendent and earthly, they have entered the world from the moment they took them in.

Since we have joined the WTO, we will inevitably be contaminated with the filthy atmosphere of the world.

No one dared to guarantee that this group of monks would make any moves.

The monks of Xinglong Temple did not dare to challenge the majesty of the royal family at will, but they were unwilling to compromise easily, so the presiding position has been vacant, which can be regarded as a silent resistance of Xinglong Temple to the royal family.

Forget Huan is very calm, and he has never taken the initiative to say that he wants to inherit the position of host, and he still recites scriptures and recites Buddha all day long, and works diligently.

However, the status of Wanghuan in the eyes of ordinary believers is very high, and he has become the first monk of Xinglong Temple, and even many believers from other provinces have come to Chang'an all the way to see Wanghuan.

Today is the first time in many years that Wanghuan has left Xinglong Temple.

From the moment he stepped out of Xinglong Temple, his whereabouts appeared in front of the emperor every other time with a stick of incense.

Forget Huan ignored those who followed him, and slowly walked towards the North Tower.

Master Wanghuan appeared on the street, and soon attracted the attention of the believers, who spontaneously gathered and silently followed behind Wanghuan to escort him.

After the emperor knew about this scene, he did not speak for a long time.

After that, when he arrived at Wangbei Tower, he stood at the door with his hands folded and bowed deeply to the believers.

I didn't say a word from beginning to end.

He stepped into the Wangbei Tower, and Yin Yang stood in the inner courtyard to greet him.

Seeing his old friend, Wanghuan finally smiled and spoke: "Long time no see." ”

"It's going to be twenty years. Yin Yang said: "I thought I would prepare the chess game, please." ”

The two of them sat down.

Yin Yang goes first.

"This time out of the temple, but you have already thought it through?"

Forget to leave a son, "No." ”

"Then why did you come out?" Yin Yang asked again.

Wanghuan picked up a chess piece between his two fingers, and after a moment said, "Eliminate demons." ”

"Where is the demon?" Yin Yang said.

"Academy, Mr. Five. Wanghuan looked at Yin Yang: "You should know that he is the second Xin Zhige." ”

Yin Yang said solemnly: "I didn't expect that you have been cultivating for many years, and even your personality has changed. Is this what you should do?"

Wanghuan said: "Since the beginning of self-shaving, there is no more Li Tang in the world, only Wanghuan." Forget the life has been given to the Buddha, and now the Buddha has issued a decree to let me go out of the temple to get rid of demons. ”

"Are you serious?" Yin Yang frowned: "Old friend, do you know how important the person you want to kill is to Datang?"

"I don't know. Wanghuan said: "I only know that the demon deserves to die, no matter how powerful his backer is." Under the blessing of the Buddha, there must be no filth and filth in the existence, just like Xin Zhige back then, wasn't it also removed by the temple?"

Yin Yang said: "My old friend, you really surprised me. I haven't seen you for twenty years, and you've really ......"

"What is already going on?" Wanghuan said: "Could it be that in the eyes of my old friends, I should still be thinking about that throne? Hehe, Li Hong's emperor is doing very well, I dare not say that I am better than him when I am the emperor, so why should I worry about it again? Buddha is very good, I like it very much." ”

Yin Yang sighed: "Old friend, I can't see through you, twenty years have passed, and I don't even know if you are telling the truth or a lie." But if you want to kill Zhou Fei, I must tell you, it's hard. ”

"Oh, please ask an old friend for advice. Wanghuan said.

"Master. Yin Yang said: "As we all know, the master is an extremely protective character, when Xin Zhige was killed by the design of the Garan Temple, the master almost leveled the sacred mountain. Zhou Fei is now the world's representative of the academy, and he is in Xin Zhige's class, if he is killed again, the master is afraid that the entire Buddhist sect in Chang'an will disappear. ”

Forget Huan smiled: "You underestimate the master too much, I admit that the master is very strong, but for the sake of an apprentice to destroy the Buddhist sect, the master can't do it." And I have already thought about it, after killing Zhou Fei, I will sit down. ”

Yin Yang frowned: "Old friend, your determination is so firm?"

Wanghuan looked down at the chessboard: "Old friend, you're about to lose." ”

Yin Yang no longer had the heart to play chess, he threw the chess pieces in his hand onto the chessboard and threw the pieces to admit defeat.

"My old friend is in turmoil, so I'll take my leave. Wanghuan stood up: "I hope my old friend can help me find a good place in Chang'an City for me to fight Zhou Fei." "I want to talk about "The Strongest Waste Material System" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find a confidant~