Tuoba Shen followed the emperor and the kings, and the ministers crossed the altar into the Dao Tan Temple, and the overall building area of the Dao Tan Temple occupied a very large area, which was more extensive than some temples in the city. This area is not where the New Heavenly Master Dao family lives, there are many houses around, all of which have gradually migrated over the past few decades, and they seem to be very prosperous.

After entering the main building area of the Dao Tan Temple, the emperor first went to the Laojun Palace, the front of the Laojun Hall was already full of Taoists at this time, said that it was full, in fact, it was not very much, at this time the number of many temples and Taoist temples was actually very small, more than one or two hundred people, less than one or two hundred people, some rich and noble people made a wish to support the Buddha, contributed their private houses, and invited famous monks and famous Taoists to come, this kind of temple Taoist temple belongs to a small temple view, there are not many people who can live, and some are family temples built by high-ranking officials and powerful families, Find monks and Taoists to come to live for a long time and pray for blessings, these two kinds of temples are many in the city.

The emperor looked at these Taoist priests in front of the Laojun Palace, and said to Liu Daoqian, the master of the Great Dao Altar Temple: "I am not here today to pray for the blessing of Zhai Jiao, why should real people be so prosperous!" You are all true fairy children, not the same as the world. Although I am the lord of all peoples, coming to the holy land of Laojun is only a door. ”

"Your Majesty has rarely come to the altar for many years, and this time he suddenly deigned to come, and the disciples in the altar all said that they were not looking at the sky, and they rushed to worship here, so that they could pray for Your Majesty and Great Wei." Liu Daoqian lowered his head slightly and smiled, his face looking very happy. Nowadays, the emperor has been to the Buddhist temple many times, but he has never come to the altar of the Heavenly Master to have a look, and the disciples in the altar are depressed every time they hear that the emperor and the empress dowager are coming to the Buddhist temple. In addition, over the years, the Heavenly Master Dao has not only to compete with many Buddhist temples externally, but also to the inside of the Taoist Gate. A few years ago, Gu Shan Taoist Wang Daoyi led his disciples to move to Louguan, I don't know where this Wang Chongyi got a lot of money, since he went to Louguan to build a lot of buildings, the temple is many, and everywhere to buy the true scriptures of ten thousand volumes, recruit disciples, now in the territory of the Great Wei its momentum is growing, has been able to compete with the Heavenly Master Dao, if it is not far away in the Guanzhong, the power is far away to Pingcheng, the Heavenly Master Dao is fortunate to have Kou Tianshi, and is in charge of the responsibility of granting talismans to the emperor, maybe it has been suppressed. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he didn't know when the Heavenly Master Dao would be able to revive the prosperous atmosphere before Kou Tianshi ascended to immortal!

The emperor listened to Liu Daoqian say that he came less, thinking that this dynasty first worshiped Taoism, and then promoted Buddhism, Taoism has always been quite a believer among the people, and the queen mother and he often go to the Buddhist temple to pray, I think it is a little biased. Looking at Liu Daoqian's face a little depressed, he said while walking towards the Laojun Palace: "Since my emperor entered China, he has been a disciple of Laojun and served diligently. Although I can't come often, I still feel it in my heart. If there is a deficiency in the offering, it can be clearly stated to me, I am a disciple of Laojun, and I also have the responsibility of making offerings. ”

Liu Daoqian did have some intention of complaining to the emperor just now, but he didn't want to ask the emperor for something. However, what the emperor said about the lack of worship was indeed true. The current Heavenly Master Dao is different from the previous Heavenly Master Dao, the former Heavenly Master Dao is like an official government, and there is also a matter of collecting taxes on the Taoist people, and ordinary people can also manage the religious people with the teachings. Although the Dao Tan Temple can be supported by the state and can also accept gifts from believers, the family has a big business, and the money seems to be never enough.

Since the emperor took the initiative to speak, Liu Daoqian felt that there was a practical need, so he was not polite, and said: "If it is difficult, there are also difficulties, although the Taoist altar can be provided with food and clothing by the imperial court every month, but sometimes many believers come to Beijing to spend the night, and in the famine season, there are hungry people who come to beg for food, and there is a shortage of rice and grain. Second, the Taoist altar covers an area of really vast, the palace is numerous, it is not easy to sprinkle and sweep, if Your Majesty can give more rice and some servants to clean up the dust for Laojun, the poor road is overjoyed. ”

According to the rules, he can only have 120 people in this avenue temple, and the court also gives them food and clothing according to the number of 120 people every month, but over the years, the number of people has always been above the quota, after all, who has not been related to the family! Left and left to pull one after another, plus sometimes some Taoist visitors come here for food and lodging, the daily amount of food can far exceed 120 people.

Liu Daoqian's two requests were trivial matters to the emperor, and rice and grain were just a matter of one sentence, and they couldn't add much. In the past, when the Taoist people were doing the Taoist system, the first emperor of Shangzhu allocated the "Pingqi household" and prisoners to several temples to be temple slaves, and later the imperial court gave the temple several times to give alms to the servants, but this benefit did not fall into the hands of the Taoist gate. Liu Daoqian's request was just to send some criminals. The "Pingqihu" emperor didn't plan to give it, they had lived in Pingcheng for twenty years, and they were no different from other commoners, and they could no longer treat "Pingqihu" as slaves and maids.

"I've written it down, don't worry about it!" After the emperor finished speaking, he walked into the Laojun Palace, Liu Daoqian followed up, and he also had to give the emperor incense.

After the emperor finished offering incense, he went to the palace with the kings and ministers to gossip, waiting for the arrival of the king of Rencheng. It's still early, and King Ren Cheng doesn't have to eat if he doesn't come to lunch, so he can only get together to talk and pass the time.

The two brothers followed the kings into the hall together, and after the prayers, they each sat down, and Tuoba Shen and Tuoba sat behind the uncles.

Li Biao, who only returned to Pingcheng more than a month ago, talked about what he had seen and heard in the Southern Dynasty to relieve everyone's boredom.

Li Biao is a well-read and well-remembered person, as an envoy is quite competent, every time he goes to the Southern Dynasty, he is not idle, in addition to dealing with the Southern Dynasty, he also sends his subordinates to visit the market to visit some of the things that happened in the Southern Dynasty, but also gained a lot. However, the emperor now wants him to tell some interesting things, and he can't talk about serious things, just tell some interesting stories about the Southern Dynasty.

Li Biao was also not polite, talking about what he heard in the Southern Dynasty, such as when he saw Xiao Yi's favored minister Ji Seng Zhen not sitting in his place at the state banquet of the Southern Dynasty, but went to wipe the wine flowing on Xiao Yi's beard, and Ji Seng Zhen asked Xiao Yi to do interesting things that the scholar clan could not achieve. There is also a joke that Dr. Jiankangshi, regardless of age or age, goes out either by car or by chariot, and even the horse does not dare to approach, and the bow he draws can't shoot ten steps away.

Li Biao spoke well, everyone cheered, and the emperor also repeatedly commented on the decadence of the Southern Dynasties.

Tuoba Shen also listened carefully below, although they were all interesting stories, but they were also very interesting, so he listened very carefully, and from time to time followed a few uncles and echoed a few words.

Tuoba Ke was different, he was really not interested in the interesting talk of these adults, and he listened to it for a while, and looked at the situation outside several times. I couldn't help it, and whispered to Tuoba Shen: "Second brother, my uncle doesn't know when he will come, we can't always sit here and wait, right?" Didn't you say you wanted to play at this altar when you came? While Uncle hasn't come yet, let's hurry up and play! ”

Tuoba Shen listened to Tuoba Ke's words, and thought about it, he felt that what Tuoba Ke said was right, and it was hard to come once, so it was better to look around, Li Biao's interesting stories can be heard from him later.