14. Private visits

The bright morning sun awakened the sleeping city of Quanzhou, and when a red sun rose in the east, all kinds of calculations under the night seemed to have never appeared. When Ding Si saw Wu Hai, Wu Hai had already changed his clothes, and saw that he was wearing a scarf on his head, a soap-colored narrow-sleeved shirt, and a few long beards under his chin, looking like a teacher and a rich man. Wu Hai said to Ding Si: "Ding Zhu, let's go out for a private visit to Weifu today, we must change the title, you will call me Mr. Wu, I will call you Ding Shilang, do you think it is good?" ”

Ding Si nodded hurriedly, and asked curiously, "My lord, we are going to ...... today."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Hai waved his hand and stopped: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu ......"

Ding Si immediately changed his words and said, "Mr. Wu, where are we going to investigate the case?" ”

Wu Hai looked confident: "I want to go to the Taoist Department today first, first check the situation of Taoist priests in Quanzhou, and then let's find lively places in Quanzhou, such as teahouses and wine shops, to see if there are any strange Taoist priests." ”

Ding Si asked puzzledly: "The Daoji Division is an institution set up by the imperial court, if Mr. wants to investigate something, why don't you preach the capital of the Daoji Division and ask it clearly in person?" ”

Wu Hai glanced at Ding Si with a smile: "Ding Shilang, if you say that you are strong in martial arts, catch thieves and catch murderers, you should be second to none and the first in the world, but if you say that the case is judged, you don't know the doorway here, you think, since it is the demon Dao who is intent on causing trouble, it must be sneaking and hiding his whereabouts, if the Dao Ji Si learns that we are going to check the Taoist, he will panic first, and it will inevitably make a fuss, so that he will startle the snake, and the demon Dao can calmly steal the big seal, and there will be some means to think about it, if you run away from the demon Dao, We will be entrusted by the emperor. "This person is very stubborn, Zhu Youzhu asked him to check whether there is a demon in Quanzhou, as soon as he arrived in Quanzhou and met the prefect's great seal mysteriously disappeared, he immediately believed that the demon dao stole the big seal.

Ding Si saw that Wu Hai was very obsessed, and he didn't argue with him, so he arched his hand and said: "The adults are resourceful and powerful. ”

Wu Hai hurriedly corrected him and said, "Sir, sir......"

Quanzhou Mansion Daoji Division is located in the Xuan Miao Temple, the Xuan Miao Guan Lord on the virtual real person received the post of Du Ji, but this position is very loose, there is no big deal on weekdays, to the government needs to burn incense, eliminate disasters and pray for blessings, Shangxu will come forward to take up the matter, the rest of the time to stay in the Xuan Miao Temple to meditate and self-cultivation, easily refuse to go out. Under the auspices of Shangxu, the Xuan Miao Temple is also popular and famous, and some people who need to do things are proud to invite the Taoist priests of the Xuan Miao Temple. This view is on the east side of Quanzhou, was built in the Western Jin Dynasty, was originally named "Baiyun Temple", and later because Lao Tzu has "Xuan Zhi and Xuan, the door of all wonders" in the Tao Te Ching, this view was renamed Xuan Miao Temple. Wu Hai only took Ding Si with him, and the two avoided everyone and rushed all the way to Xuan Miaoguan.

Not much effort, the two have arrived at the Xuan Miao Temple, this Taoist temple is very beautiful, it looks majestic and magnificent from afar, magnificent, to the front, and see the carved beams and painted walls, the statue of the gods is solemn, the Taoist priests of all sizes in the Taoist temple are Taoist robes fluttering, Luo socks are neat, and they look like fairy-like characters. Wu Hai and Ding Si found Zhike, euphemistically expressed their desire to see Shangxu Zhenren, Zhike Yuanhua was a little hesitant, Wu Hai smiled and handed over a bag, Yuanhua pinched the silver in the bag, and then no longer pushed, and happily reported to the Xuzhen person, saying that it was a rich businessman from the capital who asked to meet. Shangxu heard Yuan Hua say a lot, so he also agreed and asked Yuan Hua to invite the two to the living room.

Wu Hai and Ding Si sat down in the living room, and after not much effort, they saw a Taoist priest coming in from outside, only to see that he was about fifty years old, with a square mouth and a wide nose, a ruddy complexion, bright eyes, a lock of long beard as if dyed with ink, and a crown on his body, fluttering like a fairy, the two knew that this was a real person. Shangxu saw that the two of them were also extraordinary, and knew that the two of them must be rich or noble, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him politely, and ordered the little Taoist priest to serve tea.

Wu Hai smiled and said to Shangxu: "In the lower Wu Hai, since reading Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", I feel that the scriptures are broad and profound, deeply poured by Taoism, in recent years, I have also visited many well-known Taoist temples, such as Beijing Baiyun Temple, Wuhan Changchun Temple, Zhejiang Jinhua Temple, I have also seen them one by one, today to the Xuan Miao Temple, more solemn and solemn, teach people to linger. And the streets and alleys of Quanzhou are full of fax names, which makes Wu feel respectful, and it is a blessing to be able to meet a real person today. ”

Shangxu heard him say politely, and he was very happy in his heart, but his face did not show a little color, but he just made a joke lightly, and said modestly: "Mr. has a good reputation." ”

Wu Hai talked with him for a long time, and added a lot of praise, which attracted a good mood, and he couldn't help but talk more, he told Wu Hai and the two of them eloquently, and explained the situation of the Taoist priest in Quanzhou clearly and clearly. It turns out that Taoism in Quanzhou has a long history, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, Taoism began to spread in Quanzhou, and to this day, there are several well-known Taoist temples. Because the people of Quanzhou often invite Taoist priests to come forward, the income of several Taoist temples is not thin, and there are also some well-known Taoist priests in various Taoist temples, like Dong Bohua of the previous generation, who is good at painting thunder, and everyone talks about it.

Wu Hai waited for him to finish speaking, and then asked: "I have heard rumors that the prefect Lord Zhang is also quite fond of Taoism, and it seems that there is a priest who is even trusted by him. ”

Shang Xuan was surprised: "I haven't heard of this, the prefect treats Buddhism and Taoism equally, and as for the Taoist priest who has won the trust of Lord Zhang, it is even more false." ”

Wu Hai pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Can real people know that in Quanzhou, can there be Taoist priests who scatter beans into soldiers, take things from the air, and subdue demons and eliminate demons?" ”

Shangxu couldn't help laughing and said: "This is even more nonsense, our Taoist priests here are all self-cultivation disciples, and they only meditate, fast, and alchemy on weekdays, and there are no such elusive Taoist priests." ”

Wu Hai asked again: "What is the allusion that the real person mentioned in the conversation just now that Dong Bohua of the former dynasty was good at drawing thunder?" ”

Shangxu heard Wu Hai ask this, and talked eloquently: "It is rumored that the Taoist priest Dong Bohua got acquainted with the immortals because of fate and entered the fairyland, but because of his mother's filial piety, he returned to Quanzhou. ”

Wu Hai immediately asked, "Is this Dong Bohua still alive?" ”

Shangxu replied: "He has already turned into an immortal, and now there is still a statue of him in the Beishan Ziji Palace." ”

Wu Hai talked about it for a long time, and when he saw that he had almost asked everything he wanted to ask, he politely thanked him and walked out of the living room with Ding Si. When he came outside, Wu Hai sighed: "That demon Dao must have found out that the people of Quanzhou believe in Taoism, so they chose this place to make trouble." When Ding Si heard him say this, he just smiled and didn't say anything.

After Wu Hai took Ding Si out of the Xuanmiao Temple, he picked up a crowded place along the way, and it was a teahouse restaurant, and it was a dock vegetable market, leading people to say that there was no strange Taoist priest in Quanzhou recently, he worked tirelessly, and after listening to each place, he had to record the situation that he thought was important, Ding Si saw him write and draw on the booklet he carried, and the pen and ink were in his arms, and he also admired Wu Haicha's persistence, the day passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the golden black fell in the blink of an eye, and the sky was dark, Wu Hai looked up at the sky, I felt that my back was sore and my legs hurt, and I rubbed my waist and said: "Although I am a little tired today, it is really worth it, and I still found a lot of information." ”

Ding Si asked strangely, "My lord is smart, I don't know what you have found?" ”

Wu Hai suddenly became interested, and said to Ding Si: "Look, we went to the Xuanmiao Temple and found out that the local people believe in Taoism, so we can explain why the demon Dao appeared in Quanzhou, and the demon Dao must want to fish in troubled waters and strengthen its own power." As he spoke, he took out his pamphlet from his bosom: "You see, we have been asking around today and there is a lot of useful news. Then he began to read at a glance: "On November 10 last year, the children of the Niu family cried all day long, and a Taoist priest named Changqing went to the Niu family to catch a demon and killed a rat demon; On the 21st of January this year, the eldest girl of the Li family was haunted by evil ghosts, and an unknown Taoist priest set up an altar to expel evil ghosts...... "Ding Si heard it loudly, I don't know how Wu Hai could get so much news, Wu Hai was originally able to read it, but unfortunately the sky became dark, and he couldn't see the words on it very clearly, so he had to accept the booklet in his hand. At the end, he said in a speech: "The emperor is really the destiny of heaven, if someone wants to use the words of gods and ghosts to do something rebellious, this is really wishful thinking." ”