Li Zhi stood with his back to the temple door, the sunlight outside the hall reflected on the snow, and a layer of golden brilliance was plated around him, with a warm smile on his lips, and his clean eyes were full of interest and kindness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Shang Shang couldn't help but be in a trance, such a pure man, is it the Tang Gaozong who will reign in the world in the future? And that soft and gentle woman that day was actually the person who accompanied him and stood at the top with her tenacity and scheming?

The cold history books or the gentle man in front of him, which one is the truth of history?

"Merchant girl?" Li Zhi looked at Shang Shang with some doubts, not understanding why there was such a confused sadness in her eyes.

"Ahh Tai--Li Gongzi! Shang Shang came back to his senses, smiled embarrassedly, he was going to be called the prince, but after thinking about Li Zhi's dress, he changed his words.

"Do you also come to the White Horse Temple to offer incense?" Not knowing how to say hello, the merchant had to choose the safest topic.

"Yes! Recently, I have been a little busy, and I finally got free, so I stole out to go around. Is the merchant girl also here to incense? Li Zhi looked at Shang Shang with some playfulness, listening to her tone just now, she didn't look like a pious pilgrim.

"Hehehe! I'm just watching the fun. Shang Shang smiled a little embarrassedly, even if people at this time do not believe in gods and Buddhas very much, but there are few people who will judge the Buddha and Bodhisattva without scruples like this, right?

"The merchant girl is a real person, why don't we go together?" Li Zhijie's smile, everyone has their own ambitions, it is true that not all people believe in Buddhism, but the businessmen are frankly cute.

"It's okay, anyway, I'm not familiar with the White Horse Temple, if Li Gongzi doesn't mind, you can take me to play, this is a famous Buddhist temple!" The merchant raised his head and smiled at Li Zhi, it's good to have a handsome guy as an escort!

The two walked together in the temple, the Daxiong Hall, the Big Buddha Hall, and walked past one by one, but they saw a lot of clay sculptures and gold bodies, full of the sculpture style of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Green Sleeves has been following closely by the merchant, and Li Zhi's guards are vigilantly patrolling not far away, looking at the two of them from time to time.

At this time, the White Horse Temple is still a little different from the White Horse Temple of later generations, after the renovation of the later generations, the building has more or less changed some of the style of the early years, the White Horse Temple at this time also follows the ancient style of the Han Dynasty, the red temple wall, the dark blue cornice, everywhere is full of atmosphere, the decoration in the hall is also simple and simple, there are many less refinements superimposed by later generations, and the hustle and bustle of tourists, but it is more solemn, the brass wind chimes under the eaves jingle in the wind, together with the pious prayers of the pilgrims, a quiet and peaceful atmosphere flows inside and outside the hall.

"Do you come often?" The merchant raised his hand and stroked the trunk of the tree hanging with ice hanging next to him, this should be a pomegranate tree, right? The pomegranates of Hakubaji Temple are famous. I wonder if this tree will live for a thousand years?

"Not often, Mo Bi I come often." Li Zhi looked back at Shang Shang, this woman was different from people even when she played, always as if she was far away, standing on a high place and looking down at the scenery in front of her, the ethereal image was about to go with the wind, and even she felt that she had become a part of the scenery she saw.

"Oh? He didn't look like a Buddhist person. "Shang Shang was a little surprised, every time he saw Li Mo, although he was very quiet and peaceful, but the faint murderous aura on his body could not be concealed, would a person with such a strong murderous aura also believe in Buddhism?

"Murtha is a registered disciple of Abbot Chenghui. Abbot Chenghui once used Buddhism to cure Mo's refusal to eat. Li Zhi's hand was pinched in his sleeve, and he still said it, when he just took Mo out of Zhaoyang Palace, Mo had been very world-weary for a while, and often didn't eat for a few days, and there was really no way at that time, so he invited Abbot Chenghui to lecture him on Buddhist scriptures and enlighten him, and it took two years to get better.

"There is no way, he once didn't eat a grain of rice for three days in a row, and he didn't get a drop of water." There was a faint pity in Li Zhi's eyes, it was the younger brother of his mother's compatriots!

"Refusal to eat?" The merchant's eyes widened in surprise, and he accidentally scraped his palm on the hard, dry skin of the trunk, as if it hurt straight into his heart. Was the man as sharp as an unsheathed sword so vulnerable? Thinking of the thin and stubborn appearance of the ten-year-old Ruhua boy, the merchant was inexplicably a little unbearable, what kind of pain would make the boy who should be like the sun become disgusted with himself and just want to die?

"Well, it's all right now, but he still often comes to listen to Abbot Chenghui's lectures." Li Zhi looked at Shang Shang, and the faint intolerance in her eyes made her people more vivid, and she seemed to be more integrated into the world, no longer as alienated as before.

Li Zhi's eyes seemed to have some kind of light, that kind of expectation and hope made Shang Shang deeply uneasy, she didn't have the ability to achieve his wishes, she was just a person who couldn't even grasp her own future, how could she promise others a future?

Pretending to turn his head inadvertently, the merchant avoided Li Zhi's eyes, it is true that Li Mo's difficult childhood did make her feel pity, but this pity is meaningless, this is just a manifestation of a woman's motherhood, and it can't represent anything at all.

"Would you like some fasting in the dining hall here?" Li Zhi looked at the businessman's eyes, and was slightly disappointed in his heart, Li Mo's attention to her, he had already known it clearly from the replies of his subordinates, and the only thing that was not clear now was her reaction, but seeing her appearance at this time, presumably Li Mo didn't get any benefits from her, right?

"Still no, although I don't pick my mouth, but I don't like meat, there is a friend outside the mountain gate, I want to go and see him, just eat some at his place." Shang Shang turned his head and looked at Li Zhi's appearance, and it could be seen that the disappointment in his eyes was not very well concealed.

The merchant couldn't help but laugh a little, how could such a simple Li Zhi deal with the treacherous court dispute?

"I don't know if I have the honor to go and bother with the girl?" Li cured his temper and asked the businessmen for advice.

"Okay!" Seeing that he really couldn't refuse, Shang Shang simply agreed, and Li Zhi, the current crown prince and future Emperor Gaozong, went to eat with Greensleeve's brother, maybe it could bring some unexpected benefits!

"Green Sleeves, I haven't been to your brother yet, you can take us to see it!" Shang Shang turned around and pulled the hand of the green sleeve, thinking about the taste of stinky tofu with a yearning face, since that time, Sister Yun didn't let her get it anymore, saying that the taste was too big, she could only endure it, she hadn't eaten it for a long time, and she really missed it.

"Well, I'll go tell my brother that it's almost time for him to close the stall, I'll ask him to get us a few side dishes, let's eat there and then go back to the shop." Green Sleeves is a little happy, her brother has long said that he wants to thank Shang Shang, but he has never had a chance, this time Green Sleeves is here, but he has to treat her well, as for Li Zhi, although he is the prince, but in Green Sleeves' heart, it is not as important as Shang Shang.

When stepping out of the mountain gate, the merchant couldn't help but look back at the towering three four-pillar white marble archways, under the sun, standing quietly in place, as if it would always go on like this, smiled faintly, perhaps, in this world, there are still some things that can be kept forever.

Out of the mountain gate and walked west for a while, I saw a small cloth sign hanging outside fluttering in the wind, swaying slowly, and the merchant saw a few big black characters on the cloth at a glance: Qixiang Tofu.

Regarding this name, the merchant has also thought about it for a long time, if it is directly called stinky tofu, I am afraid that the people here will not accept it, so I just have a strange fragrance, anyway, the smell will become indistinguishable when it reaches the extreme.

Yuan Tieniu in the businessman's instructions, but deliberately cleaned up the stall, to the monks of the White Horse Temple to provide high-quality stinky tofu at a discount, rented this small door, before and after two in, the back of the small workshop of pickled tofu, and the people, the front of the small door, cleaned up very clean and neat, leaning into the door on the right hand side of a small stove, put a small oil pot on it, not big, at most a time can fry twenty pieces of tofu.

The door is open, you can see the things in the store at a glance, a few small tables are wiped clean and shiny, the back door of the house is hung with a curtain to block the wind, there is no wind through the hall, and towards the sun, it seems very warm, it is almost noon, the business in the store is almost done, the people who come to the incense in the morning have basically entered the temple, at this time Yuan Tieniu finally rested, busy all morning, he is really tired.

"Brother!" From a distance, Green Sleeves saw Yuan Tieniu with a white towel on his shoulders and sat behind the stove to rest.

"Green?!" Yuan Tieniu listened to the voice, got up and looked, only to see his sister running over happily all the way, followed by several people.

"Brother! I'll come and see you with the merchant girl! Green Sleeves ran to Yuan Tieniu and stopped, his little face flushed, like a ripe apple.

Yuan Tieniu got up a little crampedly, rubbing his hands uncomfortably, a man with five big and three thick faces, actually scratching his head with a red face, and looking at Shang Shang a little at a loss.

"Girl! Thank you so much for your help, otherwise, I don't know where to beg for food! He thanked Ai Ai for a while, and kept nodding his head.

"Green sleeves I hurt as a sister, if the eldest brother doesn't dislike it, it's good to be a businessman and his own sister! We just walked around as a family, and many people felt sorry for me, if the eldest brother came to me for anything, I would definitely help if I could help. The merchant looked at Yuan Tieniu's cramped appearance, and couldn't help but feel a little warm, this is an honest man, he can't speak well and obediently, but his eyes are clearly doting when he looks at his sister, if it weren't for the fact that it was really difficult at home, he would probably not agree to his father and mother selling the green sleeves into the Qinglou.

"Brother! Don't be like this, the merchant girl is a good person, you make tofu in the future and send more girls to eat, the girl likes it. Green Sleeves happily looked at his brother's growing body, this honest brother was afraid that he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"Brother Yuan, this is my friend Li Gongzi, I happened to meet him today, so I came to you to beg for food, you won't mind, right?" Shang Shang pointed to Li Zhi, who was looking at the three of them with a smile on the side, and took the initiative to introduce, she didn't want Yuan Tieniu to know the situation for a while, and it would be bad if she accidentally offended Li Zhi.

"How so? It's great that the girl can come, Li Gongzi, come into the house and sit, I'll go get a few side dishes, green sleeves, what the girl likes to eat, I'll go and get it. Yuan Tieniu asked Green Sleeves while enthusiastically leading everyone into the room. Yuan Tieniu not only sells some stinky tofu here, but also sells some heavier vegetarian dishes, and the businessmen have also really pointed out a few tricks, and they have a bit of Hunan cuisine.

Li Zhi entered the house with the merchants, found a small table and sat down, the guards sat at another table, and the green sleeves served tea to everyone, and then went into the backyard with Tie Niu to get vegetables.

Shang Shang and Li Zhi were taking tea and sipping lightly, but a group of people came in outside the door, looking like ordinary people, and they entered the house in a noisy manner, crowding the small door face.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, don't you have any strange tofu here? Get us a copy. A man sitting at the table next to Shang Shang, with his back to Li Zhi, shouted loudly, but with some foreign accents, not like a native of Luoyang.

Li Zhi frowned imperceptibly, and several guards were about to step forward, but Li Zhi raised his hand to stop him.

Yuan Tieniu behind the house heard the sound, lifted the curtain and ran out.

"This guest officer, the strange fragrant tofu in the small shop has been sold out, please be early tomorrow!" Yuan Tieniu smiled good-naturedly and paid no.

"It's sold out, so what are these people doing here? What about drinking wind? The man raised his eyebrows and pointed to Shang Shangdao.

"I'm really sorry, these are my own relatives, and after going to the temple to make incense, I left a meal here. Not a guest. Iron Bull was smiling good-naturedly as he played the round.

"Really?" The man stood up and looked at Shang Shang and Li Zhi for a while.

Shang Shang looked at the man in front of him with some impatience, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he was about to speak, but a cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes, and he was stunned, but he saw a small sword more than three inches long slipping out of the man's sleeve, and stabbed Li Zhi in the back silently.

He was standing in an extremely clever position, just blocking the view of the guards at that table, and only the merchant sitting directly opposite Li Zhi saw the flickering and dazzling cold light.

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