The two hundred and thirty-eighth round

Qin Ying stood firmly in front of the Sanqing Palace, never able to convince herself that this was the Taoist temple she would be in charge of in the future.

Long Xingguan's atmosphere is so unorthodox that it makes her embarrassed to see in the Daomen.

After Qin Ying lifted the hem of her robe and entered the hall, she knelt on the white thatched futon, kowtowed three times respectfully, and prayed to the statue of Sanqing, that she could eliminate the crooked path of the side door with her own strength, and carry forward the orthodox Taoism in this dojo.

When she knelt down, two middle-aged Taoists in Taoist robes surrounded her, and when they saw that she was about to get up, they hurriedly asked her if she needed incense and candles and other things to worship Sanqing.

Hearing these extremely familiar words, her heart swelled with fire, but she couldn't cry or laugh on her face. I remember that two years ago, when she was in Qingyang Shop in Chengdu Mansion, Yizhou, she met a Taoist who used this method to cheat money.

Although the incense and candle money didn't cost much copper plate in total, she despised this kind of behavior that made Fang Wai also tainted with dust and vulgarity.

Qin Ying knelt on the futon and looked at the two Taoists very seriously, asking if the Lord of this view would allow them to do so.

The two Taoists laughed and said, The Lord went to Zhongnan Mountain more than a month ago. Now it's the one who is in charge of the Tao to be the big one.

She thought that it was no wonder that there was so much chaos here, waved her hand and bluntly refused the incense and candles, stood up with her arms crossed, and made an expressionless appearance, waiting for the pilgrims in the hall to disperse.

When the pilgrims left, they didn't realize that they were being put on a side, and Qin Ying sighed incomparably at the blind obedience and ignorance of the public.

The Taoists packed up the incense candles and hexagram stalls, sat together and counted the money, Qin Ying tilted his head and looked coldly at the scattered copper plates that added up to less than one or two pieces of silver, the fire in his heart calmed down, and turned depressed and depressed.

There is no room for sand in her eyes. Knowing that this outside the square would not be a true pure cultivation place, all the saints and dwellers were mixed, and they didn't want to see those laypeople who pretended to be cultivators and defiled the world outside the square with their inner thoughts.

The Taoists counted two or three times as if no one was around, confirming that this morning's income was not bad, and there was a smile that could not be concealed at the corners of their eyebrows and eyes. I happened to look back and see that Qin Ying was still standing in place, and asked her if she was looking for a Taoist.

Qin Ying shook his head and didn't answer, but just asked if the lunch at noon was open to outsiders.

The Taoist subconsciously felt that Qin Ying was not an ordinary pilgrim, but she couldn't figure out what was strange for a while, so she let her eat here.

While eating lunch and observing the number of people in the hall, Qin Ying found that there were more than thirty.

Longxingguan accounts for a quarter of Chonghuafang, and there are no more and no less people leveling people to the ground.

However, she didn't want those scum to stay in the Taoist temple, so after the meal, she called a few people and asked who did the Jiao ceremony in the month.

I heard that there are only a few senior brothers who can take the lead in Daomen Zhaijiao, and after speaking, I still have some doubts about why this pilgrim knows something about Daomen Zhaijiao, and he is still very professional in conversation.

Qin Ying knew that Longxingguan was already a building that was about to collapse and ants and insects were full of rafters, so he nodded and said yes, and went out of the door of the Taoist temple.

If you want to completely renovate this place, you can't do it without some time and effort.

woke up the napping girl under the tree, and she rode from Chonghuafang to the Xiao house in Xingdao to rest temporarily. Empress Xiao was very kind and kind to Qin Ying, and even told her to come here to live temporarily at any time before she spent money to buy a house.

Only Queen Xiao and a group of small servants live in Xiao's house, and the front and back yards are often deserted and unpopular, and Queen Xiao is in a bad mood for days, so her invitation is also to relieve her loneliness.

When Qin Ying entered Xiao's house last night, she didn't have time to share her experience with Mei Sanniang, today Mei Sanniang was looking forward to Qin Ying's arrival, seeing her cyan official uniform figure glide in front of her, she walked forward enthusiastically and walked into the backyard side by side with her.

The two of them chatted while walking on the road, and when they reached Qin Ying's guest room, Mei Sanniang reluctantly parted from Qin Ying.

Qin Ying said with a smile, It's not that I will never see you again, why are you sticking to me so much.

Mei Sanniang raised her eyebrows from Yuanshan, and pretended to shake her handkerchief coquettishly and said, Half a day after you left Chang'an, I heard from Master Xiao that you were going to Silla to spread your medical skills. I originally thought that you had been gone for several years, and I thought that I had never seen you off, and I couldn't find a place to cry in a hurry, but now I am naturally overjoyed to see you.

Qin Ying smiled and said to her, If I am really Langjun, after listening to these touching words, I would like to marry you immediately.

Mei Sanniang snorted softly and said, You are not Lang Jun and you can't let me go. When your official position is settled, you are destined to settle down in Chang'an, and then you can hire one less housekeeper, and I will help you manage the outer house and the inner house.

Qin Ying held her chin and thought for a moment, remembering that a few months ago, she had mentioned to Empress Xiao and Mei Sanniang that she was going to buy a house. However, she had no ideas and no long-term things at that time, and now that she has done great things in the Northeast, she can't run away from being promoted to Fenglu, and it is no longer a dream to settle a house.

Mei Sanniang's words just now really outlined the outline and details of the future, making Qin Ying look forward to it now.

A real scene appeared in his mind, and Qin Ying saluted Mei Sanniang in his robe: "If you can't be my wife, can you be my lady?" ”

These words made Mei Sanniang giggle in amusement, and even the departing figure shook step by step.

In the afternoon, Qin Ying stepped on time to the official office of the Ministry of Rites in the palace.

She went in after handing over the fish charm, and by the way, she received the attention of passers-by. After all, she is not an official of the Ministry of Rites, and it is unusual for her to be able to wear a blue official uniform to the Ministry of Rites. And for this special thing, everyone is generally curious.

When Qin Ying waited for half a cup of tea in the side hall of the Ministry of Rites, she heard someone rumor that she had been summoned to the room of the Ministry of Rites.

The Scholar of the Ministry of Rites sat at the top, and the two attendants were lined up next to him.

She bowed to the three adults in turn, and then brought up the topic of the morning. The modest and cautious attitude is very different from the morning, and it can be called a world of difference. In fact, Qin Ying was so restrained, and he deliberately did what he liked. She knew that the Ministry of Rites, a kind of old minister who had been immersed in the court for a long time, liked to see the younger generations who knew the etiquette and were polite.

As Qin Ying expected, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu moved his beard slightly, revealing a subtle smile, and said Although you have received Wei Zheng's protection and His Majesty's preferential treatment today, you will still show less sharpness in the future, so that you can go on the road for a long time.

His suggestion came from the bottom of his heart, Qin Ying bowed again, and obediently replied, Qin will need more attention from adults in the future.

With this foreshadowing, Qin Ying and the Ministry of Rites talked about the sacrifice of the mound.

The four of them first agreed on the auspicious day of the zodiac for the sacrifice, and then arranged for twelve experienced worshippers. As for the sacrificial offerings, Qin Yingdao kept everything simple, and the Ministry of Rites set the minimum regulations. Further down is the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry to negotiate.

Halfway through the conversation, Qin Ying looked at the plan of the mound, and said that he still needed a deputy of the main priest who stood by his side at all times. In such an empty and vast place as Yuanqiu, she faced it alone and speculated, not to mention sacrificing hundreds of thousands of dead souls.

As the name suggests, a round hill is a round hill. However, the hillock was still cut off like a knife, and there was a flat clearing at the top.

The Ministry of Rites will not send anyone to help, and Lord Qin will recommend it from elsewhere.

She groaned for a while, and finally stroked her palms and said that Qin really has a suitable candidate. I remember that before traveling with the Silla convoy, the Wu Curse Forbidden Master of the Imperial Medical Department also came to the Hanlin Temple to find herself, and gave her the most commonly used books of the "Book of Difficulties".

Qin Yingji was worried that every time Wu Curse Forbidden Master saw her, he would lament that he was born at an untimely time and unlucky, and when he was old, he was just wandering outside, and he had never entered the rank of the ninth rank.

This time, if the Wu Curse Forbidden Master can be his deputy and help her successfully preside over the sacrifice, he will probably be able to run when the salted fish turns over. Even if you can't suddenly get the favor of the saint to get blue eyes, you can still do it by seeking a nine-rank position.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu did not respond to Qin Ying's words.

The two squires glanced at each other, and held back the sharp words that were about to come out of their throats—she really gasped when she said she was fat. What did Qin Ying calculate in the court, how could he exercise the right to recommend important ministers!

They did not raise any objections in person, and Qin Ying tacitly accepted that he could carry the Wu Curse Forbidden Master and play the role of deputy in the sacrifice. When the discussion was over, she hurried into the Imperial Doctor's Department and went straight to the Curse and Forbidden Department to which he belonged.

At this time, the Wu Curse Forbidden Master was sitting at the table, intently grading the exam papers.

If a curse ban student wants to be promoted to a higher level of curse and forbidden worker, he must pass the month-end exam. If a curse worker wants to be promoted to a higher level of curse forbidner, he must not only pass the monthly exam, but also pass the mid-season exam.

The forbidden master is usually responsible for teaching the method of forbidden spelling, and after they take the exam, they will add the work of approving the paper.

Qin Ying saw that he was so serious and it was inconvenient to disturb him, so he stood behind him for a long time, watching the red pen he was holding finally fall, sketching a few traces, putting away the exam paper and putting it on the corner of the table. She was relieved and called out the name of the Wu Curse Forbidden Master.

However, he was still startled by the "sudden appearance" of Qin Ying, and his hands trembled and almost smeared the front end of the red pen on another scroll that he hadn't read yet.

When he saw Qin Ying, he thought that he had a lot of papers, and he was dazzled and had an illusion for a while.

It's no wonder that Master Wu has this thought, he just said goodbye to Qin Ying who was about to go abroad three months ago, and now he always feels unreal to Qin Ying, who has made a special trip to visit him.

Qin Ying pressed her fingers to her lips and shushed, and the Wu Curse Forbidden Master got up with understanding and led her to the guest room of the Curse Forbidden Department. The two asked each other about the current situation, she hid her injury, said a few words, and then asked him if he could be free in the past month, and if he had watched the Taoist Jiao ceremony.

Wu cursed the forbidden master answered one by one, and after approving the papers, he was an idler waiting for the monthly salary, and Zhai Jiao had watched from the sidelines a few years ago.

Hearing this, she continued, would you like to climb the mound to sacrifice with me and surpass the hundreds of thousands of souls who died in the battle of the previous dynasty?

When he heard the word mound, he couldn't believe that his ears were sounding intact. In the eyes of all Chang'an people, Yuanqiu is the most solemn dojo, and only royal people are qualified to go up to worship the sky. If you can climb the mound, you will be able to wake up from a dream with a smile.

It's just that Qin Ying still has a key point at the end of his words that he has to watch out for: hundreds of thousands of dead souls.

With so many souls surpassing, the risks to be taken are also enormous. He had been teaching incantations for so many years, and he had never heard of anyone sacrificing so many people in one sitting. Not to mention success or failure, there is no precedent to refer to.

Looking at the look on Qin Ying's face, she knew that she had to do this. Wu Curse Forbidden Master foresaw that she would create a precedent for sacrificing 10,000 people.

He was silent for a long time and then asked slowly, "How sure are you that the sacrifice will be completed?" ”

She sensed his hesitation, and didn't try to convince him, but just smiled slyly: "No more, no less, five or five in half." She didn't want to use her faith to suppress his true thoughts and force him to make a choice.

Wu Curse Forbidden Master was old, so he naturally thought carefully before doing everything, and he shook his head to indicate that he had given up the opportunity in front of him.

Qin Ying's face was still indifferent, and she was about to leave after saying goodbye, when the Wu Curse Forbidden Master called behind her: "Why don't you persuade me to change my mind?" ”

"Sacrifice is something that can only be done well from the heart, and it cannot be forced." She looked back and whispered.

"Why did you set out to sacrifice for so many souls?" In other words, he wanted to know where these souls came from.

Qin Ying sat back in his seat, reached out and poured himself a glass of warm water before speaking at length, raised his head and drank before saying, "They are all brought back by me from the border of Youzhou, on the other side of the Yalu River. ”

At this time, she didn't hide anything from him. After all, if a lie is a lie, it will have to be made up one after another.

After telling the Wu Curse Forbidden Master about what happened to him after leaving Chang'an, the Wu Curse Forbidden Master stared at Qin Ying with wide eyes, as if the person he knew in the past was just an empty shell, and he had not come into contact with the real Qin Ying.

In fact, from Qin Ying's demeanor, you can get a glimpse of her strong side. It's just that the Wu Curse Forbidden Master couldn't imagine such a thin figure, and he could confront the lord of Goguryeo without fear until the lord showed a hint of concession.

Sighing that the hero came from the young man, Wu cursed the forbidden master brushed his beard and said as if remembering something: "...... You said you were stabbed in Youzhou, but it was serious? Before you are cured, you must not preside over the sacrifice! His face was very serious, and as he spoke, he reached out to put Qin Ying's wrist on the small table.

Qin Ying dodged his movements silently, and said lightly that the wound on his back and back had healed, and it was no obstacle to his usual life. She knew that the doctor could tell whether the patient was male or female through the pulse, so she did not give him a chance to take the pulse.

Wu Curse Forbidden Master sighed after hearing this: "It's also difficult for you." personally sent the corpse back to the court, and afterwards sacrificed to the excess. ”

Qin Ying laughed a few times: "Since you have pity on Qin, don't you come to help me?" This is also a mutually beneficial move, Lord Wu should think twice. "There is a cunning that cannot be hidden between the eyebrows. She deliberately didn't say it thoroughly, in order to lure him to scrutinize it again and again.

Wu Curse Forbidden Master looked at Qin Ying helplessly, and said in her heart that she knew that there was a pit in front of her and jumped down without hesitation, she didn't have such a high consciousness as a layman, but this time she also gave up her life to accompany the gentleman, and by the way, she experienced the realm of a saint.

So he nodded.

(To be continued.) )