Chapter 368 Coming out of Lin'an again

The distance from Lin'an to Longhu Mountain is about more than 1,000 miles, and it only takes four to five days at the normal speed of the imperial horse in the palace, and it takes ten days to go back and forth, which is much less time than the last trip to Dali.

September 4th, I finished arranging the affairs of the court, this time out, I also invited the empress dowager Xie Daoqing to go to the court for me to supervise the country, because the time is not long, and there are not too many affairs to explain, and Xie Daoqing is already the third time to supervise the court, and he is also familiar with the road.

In the afternoon, after coming out of the martial arts hall, Yuan Jian and I came to the Shifeng Commercial Bank together.

"Childe, you're here."

"Well, Little Four, go to the Red Cross Society and call Xiao Tian, Pu Shougeng and Fang Ling."

"Yes, the little ones will go."

On soap, tooth powder and other items of business ideas and operation methods, I and Xiao Tian, Pu Shou Geng had a detailed communication, in line with the principle of let the people can use, and monosodium glutamate, I worked out a reasonable and slightly low retail price, because the state-owned commercial banks will also sell these items, so I want Xiao Tian and them to reach a unified retail price, and at the same time handed over the export rights of these items and glass products to Quanzhou Pushi Trading Company, of course, at the beginning, I will pump the tariff very heavy, so that Pu Shou Geng's external price is also set very high, At this time, in Western countries, soap and other items are luxury goods.

After dinner at Shifeng, Wen Zhang, Zhang Quanyi and others each prepared the travel items of Ming, Fang Ling also had to go back to pack his bags, Yuan Jian and I sent Fang Ling back to the Chengwei Dart Bureau, when approaching the Dart Bureau, Yuan Thorn was more nervous than usual, as if he felt something, this nervousness was not until we returned to the palace, Yuan Thorn breathed a sigh of relief, of course, I didn't know all this, with Yuan Thorn here, I never thought that there would be no safety problems, not to mention that every time I traveled, I secretly didn't know how many stealth guards surrounded me，

In the imperial study, I said after I finished giving instructions: "Jiu'er, during my trip this time, I have to work hard for you and the queen mother again." ”

"The official family can rest assured that the Queen Mother and Jiu'er will do their best."

"Well, I am relieved of this, and even I appreciate the political ability of the queen mother."

Quan Jiu finished processing the twists and turns I had reviewed: "Official, just now Xiao Qi said that there is something to report to you, Jiu'er saw that the official family was reviewing the twists and turns, so let him come back later." ”

"Yes, Xiao Qi has something." I shouted to the outside world with great interest: "Xiao Qi, come in." ”

Xiao Qi entered the house and said: "Official, the follow-up tracking of the headless case has a new eyebrow, Jin Yiwei basically confirmed that the earliest source of the rumor is from a big restaurant on the periphery of Dongkangfang, the shopkeeper of the big restaurant is named Qian Liu, this Qian Liu is enthusiastic, but likes to chew his tongue, outsiders call it Long Mouth Six, according to him, just a few days after the incident, a monk from Youfang once had dinner in his shop, the monk is not afraid of wine and meat, can speak, it happened to rain heavily that night, there are not many guests, Qian Liu and the monk talked about you and me. ”

"Wandering monk." I suddenly remembered the monk that Tian Jing said,

"yes." Xiao Qi continued, "The two of them talked about the recent events in Lin'an City, the monk claimed to be familiar with the heavenly machine, and said that the Song character goes to the head, which is the carpenter's wooden word, for the Great Song Dynasty, this is not a good sign, the official family, the restaurant is full of people, and the Qian Liu is a mouthy person, so it spread, after several twists and turns, it finally evolved into the rebellious words." ”

I asked, "Xiao Qi, did the monk say which temple in Lin'an to place an order?" ”

"Nope." Xiao Qi said, "But according to Qian Liu, listening to the monk's accent, it seems to be from the Luzhou Mansion on Huainan West Road, and this Qian Liu also has a ability, that is, he has a strong memory, even after a few months, he can still remember the appearance of the monk, so the small arrangement painter, according to Qian Liu's description, traced his head, and sent someone to Miao District, so that Tian Jingtou people can identify, and at the same time secretly sent people to Luzhou Mansion and Lin'an to investigate the temples, however, there is no progress for the time being. ”

"Okay, Xiao Qi, keep checking, where is Ai Qing."

"Official, judging from the results of the interrogation, Ai Qing really doesn't know much, this is the same as Lord Song's conclusion, the little one has sent someone to his hometown to investigate, and Wang Jun and the others have not returned since they left, so the case of the Alliance has been put on hold for the time being."

"No matter how cunning a fox is, it will show its tail."

"Yes, official, the little one understands."

On the morning of September 5 in the second year of Xianchun, Yuan Jian, Fang Ling, Zhang Quanyi, Wen Zhang, Tian Xiuyan and Shen Mo and I stepped on the imperial horse, left Lin'an, and went to Longhu Mountain in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.

The other guards accompanying Yuan Jian had already been arranged, so I didn't need to bother, and unlike the previous two times, I brought a sidearm - the golden pistol and three bullets that Yun Bofei made for me.

Longhu Mountain is the ancestral court of Taoism, legend has it that the Taoist master Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han Dynasty is alchemy here, so it is enshrined as the mountain of Taoism Zhaoji, and it is also the heart of the Longhu Mountain of Baili.

Because of Dancheng and the dragon and tiger appeared, so it was named Longhu Mountain,

When resting on the road, Wen Zhang told us about the history and legends of Longhu Mountain, it is said that after Zhang Daoling, the patriarch of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, cultivated the Tao and alchemy in Longhu Mountain, Longhu Mountain became famous all over the world, from the fourth generation of Heavenly Master Zhang Sheng in the late Han Dynasty, the Heavenly Master of the past dynasties lived here, guarded Longhu Mountain to find immortals, sat in the Qing Palace to perform and teach, and lived in the Heavenly Master's Mansion to cultivate his surname, the contemporary Heavenly Master Zhang Keda is the thirty-fifth generation of the successor, and Wen Zhang's master is Zhang Keda's elder brother Taoist Master is currently the Dragon and Tiger Sect.

According to the records of later generations, the hereditary Taoist of the Heavenly Master Taoist system for 63 generations, Yishi followed the guard for more than 1,800 years, they were all worshiped and canonized by the feudal dynasties of the past dynasties, the official to a product, a very popular minister, the formation of the Chinese cultural history inheritance hereditary "South Zhang North Confucius (Master)" two families, Longhu Mountain area in the prosperity of Taoism, has built ten Taoist palaces, eighty-one Taoist temples, fifty Taoist temples, ten Taoist nunnery, its prosperity can be seen,

However, since the Han Dynasty to the present, Songhai is commonplace, and for two thousand years, most of the palaces have long been abandoned, and only the Heavenly Master's Mansion has been preserved.

During the two Song Dynasty, the heirs of Zhang Daoling gradually received the attention of the imperial court, and Taoism flourished in Longhu Mountain, during the period, in addition to the heirs of each generation of the Heavenly Master, there were a large number of famous Taoist priests, and the emperors of the Song Dynasty had many seals on it, especially the two emperors of Zhenzong and Huizong, and they were more favored by Zhang Tianshi, even the fierce Mongols, were also very interested in Longhu Mountain, in 1259, Kublai Khan also sent people to Longhu Mountain, to ask Zhang Tianshi about the world's major events,

Passed down to later generations, Longhu Mountain no longer only refers to Longshan and Tiger Mountain, but has formed a "Taoist area" directly led by Zhang Tianshi, including many landscapes and landscapes along the Shangqing River with Longhu Mountain as the center and Taoist instructors' Guanfu Yuan, known as "Baili Longhu Mountain".

Several majestic horses took us straight south, this road is also the last time to Dali road, maybe the road is not far, and in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, or maybe it is the third time to go out of the door, Yuan Thorn and others are not as nervous as the first two times, it seems quite relaxed, this way forward, but also did not let the horses gallop, plus the air is fresh, so even I feel quite comfortable, when encountering places of interest, we will also stop slightly,

Three days later, we came to the Xinzhou Mansion in Jiangxi Province, and He Ming, the treasurer of the Xinzhou Tongle Building, who was notified, had already been waiting in front of the city gate, and as soon as he saw our horse team galloping, he welcomed us into the Tongle Building.

That night, a group of seven of us lived in the backyard of the Shinshu Tongle Building.

After He Ming arranged our accommodation, he said, "My subordinate He Ming has seen Gongzi. ”

"Well, He Ming, that Wang Jun never appeared again."

He Ming was a little nervous and said: "Gongzi Hui, he didn't appear, his subordinates are incompetent, in the past few months, although his subordinates have been inquired in many ways, there is no news of his whereabouts." ”

"This person is bold and careful, take your time."

He Ming saw that I was not to blame, and he also breathed a sigh of relief: "Gongzi is here this time, is there anything that needs the service of his subordinates?" ”

"No, we'll stay here for the night, and we'll leave tomorrow."

"Yes, Childe."

That night, Lin'an, Taishifu,

Jia Xuan said: "Taishi, Mr. Junhan is here. ”

"Yes, please." Jia Rudao, who was lying on the chair with his eyes closed, smiled,

Wu Junhan walked in from outside, hugged his fists and said, "Junhan has seen the Taishi." ”

"Junhan, you can't change this kind of politeness, come, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Master."

"Junhan, the old man hasn't chatted with you for a long time, tonight the breeze is coming, let's have a good drink, Jia Xuan, serve the wine."

Jia Xuan, who was on the side, brought in the wine and food that had been prepared, and then closed the door and left.

After three glasses of wine, Jia Rudao said: "Junhan, by the end of this year, our agreement will expire, and you have also guarded the old man for more than ten years, and it is time for you and your family to leave." ”

"Yes, sir."

"Junhan, in the past ten years, your Wu family has been incognito for the sake of the old man, so that there is no trace of the famous Changsha Wu family in the martial arts, every time I think of this, the old man also feels that he can't go, for this, the old man is grateful."

"Why did the Taishi say this, if it wasn't for the Taishi to save him, how could my father be spared, my Wu family has always had clear grievances, the Taishi is kind to my Wu family, and the Wu family should repay it."

Jia Rudao smiled, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all: "Junhan, the situation in my dynasty is becoming clearer and clearer today, the so-called three powers have become the dominant power in the past two years, and the old man no longer has the power of the year, it is difficult for you to keep your promise, respectable, haha." ”

Wu Junhan silently drank a cup and said, "My lord,,,,,。 ”

Jia Rudao interrupted: "Junhan, the old man knows what you want to say, life in the world, what glory and wealth, after all, it is a passing cloud, by the way, Junhan, do you think the old man is in this situation now, or is it as good as before." ”