Tiandao Temple is spread all over the large and small towns, and it is a temple for praying to God and worshiping Buddha, and it is also a place for arbitration in the middle of large and small affairs. Jinding, Wusui, and Jiucun Cliff are the three hearts of the empire; Jinding has blood, Wusui has swords, and Tiandao Temple is the branches and leaves of the great division of Cunya. The fancy sentinel soldiers in gold and silver brocade that Ge Lan saw were the guardians of the state religion of Taiwei Country, which was famous far and wide—but they could not go as far as the states of Shizhou, where the Heavenly Dao monks were still dressed in cloth and wearing straw sandals.

Ge Lan knew this, and it was time for him to meet Zhuang Zuo again in a few months, and the two of them would meet frankly.

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Back in the moment, the silent messenger had stayed in the guest room of the Tiandao Temple for one night, and when he woke up, he actually screamed comfortably. I didn't expect that I was too far away, and I could sleep on the spring soft bed produced by Sexi, and the food and clothing in this Tiandao Temple was higher than that of the outside. If being the envoy of this heavenly army is really the arrangement of Yan Gui that Ming Gong, this errand is not bad.

In a few moments, a servant with a sheep's nose changed into a decent garment for the messenger: a snow-white suede robe with a gooseneck hat, a three-pointed fire pattern heart guard, and two bird's head shoulder armors. Although the robe and armor are not of any use in actual combat, at a glance, they are indeed majestic.

The decoration in the bedroom is not luxurious, and the gray ash reveals a bearing in the blandness, which shows a completely different aesthetic interest from the colorful lobster-like armor of the supporters.

Ge Lan brushed aside the tassels of the multicolored rope and walked out the door.

Outside the door is a small courtyard, an old elm tree is planted in the center, new shoots have just emerged on the branches, it is still bald, and the early-blooming forsythia is clustered at the bottom of its feet, like grandchildren hugging the old lady's knees.

Passing through the small courtyard, there is a low wall of one and a half people high, scraped with goose yellow paint, and covered with royal blue glazed tiles, which are very bright in the sun. A moon cave door is opened in the middle of the wall, and the banana and willow occupy a corner in the circle, covering the fish pond, rockery, and stone bridge in the distance.

If you are not fascinated by this secluded incense path, you will find a verandah that surrounds the atrium - but unfortunately what Ge Lan can't help but be most reluctant is a poetic and picturesque that no one appreciates. This situation, this scene, this situation, willow ...... The willow wind scratches the willow ...... How to sing Tang Shaoen's lyrics.

While searching his stomach and scraping his belly, Ge Lan paced under the willow tree, caught a wicker, picked up a handful of leaves, and sprinkled himself into the pond with elegance, and tricked a group of carp into swimming over to fight.

"Put the flowers into the pool, and break the mirror to stir the gold and silver. ”

The verses were blurted out, but I couldn't remember who had done them.

Ge Lan shook his head in his recollection, free and easy, and he reminded himself, who first saw the moon on the riverside? When did the river and the moon shine at the beginning of the year? A tree of willows and a pond of carp, ancient and modern people chanted together, why bother to find chapters and sentences, quote scriptures, and disturb themselves in vain.

In the pool, the one with a snow-white body was grabbing a piece, swallowing the water with air, and then swinging its tail violently, splashing a lot of water, and then turning around and running away—half of it felt strange, and first swallowed it several times in disbelief, and then finally gave up, and sent the leaves out of his mouth with a stream of disappointed and indignant water, and swam away with interest.

The red spots on the black background, the black spots on the white background, the golden scales, and the tricolored, none of them show a deeper wisdom root. The willow leaves are three in and three out of the fish's mouth, and they are also dyed with the depth of the pond water, and they melt into the water between a few sinking and a few floats.

“...... The Qingping Army sent such an unknown junior?"

Ge Lan was lying on the railing of the bridge, making the fish laugh, when suddenly he heard someone throwing a tantrum in the direction of the atrium.

"Jia Wenzhao of the Qingping Army, Jia Junshi, said that the people of Lei and Di were killed at Baihe Bridge. It was Zhuang Zuo who replied.

"Then why didn't he come himself?"

Ge Lan felt the railing and walked in, and through the mottled shadows of the trees, he saw the shiny brocade-clad escort officer in the verandah walking with an old man in a stone blue official uniform.

"'The military division does not leave the front of the battle', he saw the envoy of the Ministry of Fire and went to Pizhou. "The escort officer intends to take half a step forward, which not only has the meaning of leading the way, but also seems to be blocking the official master not to be angry.

"That's a fart!"

But the man bypassed the guard and walked away in a rage.

It turned out that the old man in white who gave Ge Lan three seals yesterday was the famous Dragon Emperor Jia Wenzhao, who resigned from Jinding in the west, crossed the Jun River in the east, and entered the Qingping Army's tent The news is also a momentary news, no wonder he ridiculed Ge Lan for not knowing the current situation in China.

Ge Lan did not disturb the two, but spent a long time in the garden, and finally went out into the street through the side door, thinking that he had not asked for any inquiry, and that he had not been suspected, and finally found out some news decently, and had to buy a bowl of wine as a reward; more importantly, he went to get the antidote for this month, and the secret report was sent on the fourth day of the first month, and the antidote should be taken the day before yesterday, if he did not take it again......

Before he stepped out of the threshold with his front feet, two halberds with a beak were stretched across in front of him.

"The peace meeting is a big matter, Your Excellency has a heavy responsibility, please stay in the temple and wait for tomorrow's meeting. ”

One of the gatekeepers turned sideways and bowed slightly to Ge Lan.

"Finally, I came to Longqiao, I will go to the street to find some flavor to taste, and Your Excellency will not let you go?"

Ge Lan stretched out a hand and gestured to the food on the street. But the kind guard told him that he just had to give orders to his subordinates, and the envoy was embarrassed for a moment, and could not think of an excuse, so he obediently returned to the courtyard.

There is no joy to find in Longqiao Market, and the previous escort soldiers led him all the way to this Tiandao Temple, Ge Lan has already experienced the style of the eastern border city of the empire. The Jun River runs all the way through the wild mountains in the northwest, and has extinguished its momentum here, although it is not as flat and rich as the Qianli River downstream, and the happy scene of the mountains and rivers, horses and sheep are also strange and pitiful.

Ge Lan calmed down her heart of exploration, and her stomach was really hungry. He walked through the small courtyard inside the west gate, the stone slabs were spread on the white sand surface, like rice cake slices not in the powdered sugar, and the bamboo bushes on both sides, which was full of Zen scenery made him want to talk about it.

When I returned to my residence, I no longer saw the sheep-nosed maid who changed Ge Lan's clothes in the morning, but there were two flowery national religious guards at the door of the room. It turned out that the envoy's door had been hung in front of the door according to the regulations, and the three-star flag of the Qingping Heavenly Army had been hung in accordance with the regulations, and the fences on the left and right were tied with striped colored flags in the order of red, black, yellow, green, white, and purple: the red was the three-pointed fire pattern, the black was the kissing pair of carp, the yellow was the four-sided galloping horse, the green was the old tree of the dragon, the white was the five-pointed Venus, and the purple was the trident thunderbolt.

Glenn walked up to one of the guards and greeted him with a smirked look.

It's a pity that the guards are attentive and dutiful, and they are not as stunned as the envoy speculated.

"What do you command? "Responsive and prompt.

"It's past the hour, why don't you say hello to breakfast?"

"In the Tiandao Temple, the monks and the officers and soldiers are all eating two times a day, one trip at noon, one trip at Shenshi, and sharing them in the front yard. ”

"But I'm not the monk of your Tiandao Temple, the common people and soldiers. Ge Lan thought of the excuse that the guards at the west gate had sent him back to the temple to beg for food, and she felt a little ashamed of being fooled.

"Your Excellency is a distinguished guest under the crown of the national teacher, and a distinguished guest of Tiandao Temple, if it weren't for the fact that the kitchen was busy with lunch, you can only tell you what you want to eat. Just for now...... Thank you for your understanding. ”

"Then I'll go to the front yard and wait. ”

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At noon, the imposing courtyard of Tiandao Temple was already surrounded by water. Whether it is the beggars at the city gate or the bricklayers on Xiqiao Street, they all have to come and mix it. No matter how powerful the Guardians of the State Church were, they had to eat two meals a day with the hungry wolves - of course, the so-called "Privy Buildings Win the Moon" were usually dealt with before the tide of townsfolk was released.

Ge Lan was among them. He was so hungry that as soon as the steaming drawer was opened, he couldn't wait to eat one and take two.

Today's side dish is leek tofu, and it is said that this side dish changes every day, so it can be done in a month. Ge Lan didn't know who came up with this formalist rule, mixing tofu with things...... Anyway, it didn't arouse his interest in the Tiandao Temple lunch fast.

Strangely, until the men at the door were removed from the two rows of horses in front of the door, the hungry ghosts swarmed in, and the guards and envoys of other countries were nowhere to be seen—could it be that they could still eat the scraps of the hungry bees?

With this in mind, Ge Lan walked down the steps and wanted to look at the other side - there was not much reason for such a thought, maybe he was just idle.

He clearly underestimated the chaos of the Nether.

No matter how big the front yard of Tiandao Temple is, it only takes a while to walk across, but this trip seems to have walked a few incense sticks.

Intentionally or forced by the situation, the distance between the two people in the front and back of the crowd is not more than an inch, and it is probably possible for someone to cut in line seamlessly.

It's just that our envoy of the Ministry of Fire suffers, steel is not as good as flesh and bones, and no matter how much it is squeezed, it will not shrink. The three-pointed fire pattern heart shield covers the heart to protect the heart, and the pressure on the heart is sad. Finally stepping on the steps on the other side, it is as smooth and comfortable as stepping on the other side of the paradise.

I don't know that there are a few more mud marks on the snow-white robe, but it makes Ge Lan feel at ease, and he is not afraid of scratching somewhere, so he squats down on the spot with his support for the pillars and breathes a sigh of relief.

“...... I really can't imagine that Taiwei can persist in doing the things of the temple to this day. ”

Taking a breath, Ge Lan heard someone commenting on the strange scene in the courtyard at the corner of the verandah.

"It's not a secret, the matter of the temple has been abandoned for a few years-Kan ...... Envoy Kan, what's the matter?"

At that time, the envoy of the Heavenly Army had a slanted robe and hat, but he walked leisurely, casually walking into the group of well-dressed people.

"This is the special envoy of the Qingping Heavenly Arms Department, Kan Tianfeng Kan Envoy. ”

The envoy bowed slightly, and his hat was not yet straightened.

"This is Xuan Chen Dahonglu, Zai Yuan Chun Zai Siqing. The support officer smiled and continued to introduce.

The reference is a pot-bellied official master, and the one who wore a stone blue official robe this morning, if the word "bureaucrat" arouses any imagination in your mind, this Zai Siqing is the same as him.

As he spoke, he also saluted to the sky, but with a straight face.

There was also a person sitting on the bench, who was more old than Zai Siqing, and his ear strength seemed to have deteriorated greatly, and only then did he swing his head from the courtyard, and his old face pulled out something that might be called a smile, and bowed slightly, which was counted as a salute.

"This ......" Zhuang Zuo stretched out his right hand before he was about to be introduced.

"The Protector of the Western Army of the Heavenly Army, Tang Yannian. The old man reported to himself.

If you remember what the official who quarreled with the guard officer in the Western Courtyard said earlier, "The Qingping Army only sent a nameless junior", this is not a lie. The Western Army and the Qingping Army are two different things, the Qingping Heavenly Army starts from Yunliang in the east, and it is the Xuanchen Kingdom that makes trouble; the Western Army is just a jackal that smells of meat, and by virtue of the same origin of the Qingping Dao, it wants to make some ripples in Taiwei.

"I have heard the name of the Heavenly Arms Department for a long time, and I have a lot of advice, a lot of advice. The wrinkles on Protector Tang's face twisted again, and Ge Lan wished he didn't laugh.