When he arrived near Baoxuguan, Zheng Haizhu did not rush to the door, but first walked around the neighborhood.

She found that this Taoist temple was not so much adjacent to Guozijian as it was closer to the Wudewei camp.

The Wudewei camp in the northeast of Beijing is also one of the defenders of the capital, with a number of five or six thousand people, and now most of them have become a place where the emperor's relatives eat empty salaries, and you can always see hundreds of soldiers coming in and out.

Zheng Haizhu thought for a while and asked Hua Er beside him: "Do you think something is weird?" ”

In the past few days, Li Daniu was sent by Zheng Haizhu to keep an eye on Lang Zhong who was treating Liu Qiao's only son.

Hua Er had no colleagues to discuss and participate in, so his thinking was forced to be quick.

The little girl looked around, said, "Madame, Hua Er will be back soon", and ran to the shop at the end of the alley to buy a flower.

When he turned back, Hua Er first made a show and presented the randomly selected head flower to Zheng Haizhu, and then reported in a low voice: "Madam, I asked the buddy, and he said that this is a false view, it was originally an abandoned barn, and this Taoist temple was built three years ago. But there is no dojo inside, only female Taoist leaders and disciples practice, but there are usually mothers-in-law and women, go in and listen. ”

Zheng Haizhu nodded, and continued to wait for Hua Er's analysis with a kind face.

Hua Er said with a smacking tone: "Madame came back from Wenhua Hall last time and said that the female Taoist is very young. I think her apprentices are not very old. But here in the north are all bloody and strong military men, who love to eat and drink and make trouble, and I heard from the guys that some drunk military men even went to provoke the prisoners of the country and the maids passing by. Therefore, if this view is not a well-known Taoist temple in the capital, why should the female Taoist chief choose here? Even if she didn't have fame and money before, she could only pick this place. But now that they are all people who can enter the palace to serve Concubine Zheng, why don't they move away? ”

Zheng Haizhu showed a satisfied look.

The little girl's thinking is getting better and better.

"Hua Er, Taoism has two major schools, the Zhengyi School and the Quanzhen School. Taoist priests of the righteous school can marry and have children, and they also have to do some rituals on weekdays, such as praying for blessings or excesses, and they are not too taboo in the world. And on that day, I looked at the Taoist Jingzhao, and the hat he was wearing was a mixed yuan scarf, which was clearly a true religion, and he should avoid the noisy and pickled places. ”

Hua Er listened attentively to the explanation that Zheng Haizhu added to her, she was as clever as her, she had a number, her wife was teaching her, and the ability to be good at on-the-spot investigation and visit was indispensable, but to be a qualified spy, she must also know the origin of the three religions and nine streams on weekdays.

"Ma'am, shall we go in now?" Hua Er asked.

"Wait a little longer," Zheng Haizhu pointed to a carriage lane outside the void, "That's the carriage of Honglu Temple." ”

"Huh? How can Madame see it? ”

Zheng Haizhu said: "After the Wenhua Hall entered the lecture that day, I wanted to ask Sun Chengzong and Sun Hanlin about the lecture, so I turned to the East Gongsheng Gate. The six departments, the Hanlin Academy, the Tai Hospital, the Qintianjian, and the Honglu Temple are all gathered there. Lu Gongzi and I, as well as Li Daniu, divided the work among the three of us, and wrote down the cars at the entrance of each yamen, the paint color, the old and new tents, the color of the curtains, and the coat color of the horses. Walking in the capital, these eyes can always be useful. ”

Hua Er's tongue, Mrs. is really a businessman, she is careful in her calculations, she refuses to waste her time, and when she enters the palace, she has to earn twice as much knowledge.

"Madam, Tai Hospital, Hua Er can understand, but what is this Honglu Temple of the Imperial Court for?"

"Originally, it was to contact the envoys of various countries, Zhang Luo to meet the etiquette, and to place the civil and military officials and generals who came to Beijing to do business. However, because of the many dealings with the cabinet and the inner court, this Honglu Temple, like a yamen called the Tongzheng Division of the imperial court, can often directly see the eunuchs of the Long Live Lord, the Shoufu and the Master of Ceremonies, and they know the news of the court best. ”

Hua Er twisted his eyebrows, trying very hard to understand Madame's words, and then his eyes rolled and he speculated: "Well, Madam said that this Jingzhao is Zheng Guifei's person, then, could it be that the officials of Honglu Temple know something important and come to tell Jingzhao, which is equivalent to telling Zheng Guifei?" ”

Zheng Haizhu muttered: "You can think about it like this. Long live the Lord just ascended the throne, envoys from various countries came to Beijing to congratulate, all lived in the Honglu Inn, Honglu Temple arranged for them to preach some Buddhist scriptures and morality. Therefore, the people of Honglu Temple came to a Taoist temple openly, and the pretense was just right. ”

But she has a deeper idea in her heart based on the traverser, and now she can't say it even to her subordinates.

According to the original historical process, in more than half a month, the famous "Red Pill Case" will occur. Today, Zhu Changluo, overindulged in lust, couldn't afford to be sick, Cui Wensheng, the eunuch in charge of the imperial pharmacy, after the medication was ineffective, an official named Li Kechu offered a "red pill", Zhu Changluo took it, and died the next day.

The eunuch Cui Wensheng is a close confidant of Concubine Zheng Guifei, and Li Kezhuo is the Cheng of Honglu Temple. When Zheng Haizhu passed by Honglu Temple that day, he also went to ask the doorman, Honglu Temple Qing Zhishi, Shaoqing's seat was vacant, and Li Sicheng led the Yamen official business these days.

That's right, this Jingzhao female Taoist chief, nine times out of ten, is the bridge between the foreign minister and the inner court Zheng Guifei and Cui Wensheng.

Zheng Haizhu and Hua Er waited for another half an hour, and saw a man in blue who looked like a young man coming out of the Taoist temple and beckoned the coachman of Honglu Temple to drive the carriage over.

"Let's get over."

Zheng Haizhu called Hua Er and walked to the door, just as he met a man wearing a black veil and a blue robe stepping out.

The man didn't pay attention to the master and servant of the Zheng family who was walking by with an umbrella, just as an ordinary Taoist visitor. Zheng Haizhu glanced at the complement on the other party's chest when he was on the wrong shoulder.

Embroidered with a heron.

Liupin's is right.

In the Honglu Temple, only the temple is the sixth grade.

The middle-aged man with little beard, slightly protruding eyes and towering cheekbones in this aspect is most likely Li Kezhuo, who offered red pills in history.

……

The sound of horses' hooves faded far behind.

The Taoist temple is not a big place, and the grass and trees are not luxuriant, after all, it was only a granary in the past.

Only a few newly repaired brick houses are also neat and elegant, among the heavy eaves palace view, there is a plaque of "Yunwai Qingdu", a gossip map is spelled out with pebbles under the steps, and two little Taoist aunts are arranging incense burners and prayer flags.

A little Taoist aunt saw Zheng Haizhu and came over to ask.

"Disturb the foot, inform the Taoist of Jingzhao, and the official Zheng of the Wenhua Hall asks to see him."

Xiao Daogu heard the origin, thought about it, suddenly realized, and was a little surprised: "Master Zheng of the prince? We contemplate the Lord and say, "Isn't the post you worship tomorrow?" ”

"So I apologize, because I have other official business tomorrow, I will suddenly come to the door today, and Wanwang Daoist will bear with me."

"Oh, that's so," Xiao Dao Gu clasped her hands together and said politely, "Master Zheng will wait a minute, Xiao Dao will go and invite the Lord to come." ”

Zheng Haizhu and Er Ya stood quietly outside the palace, and without effort, they could hear the shouts of the sergeants coming from the north, which was obviously one of the few Beijing camp sergeants practicing.

Hua Er whispered: "Madam, after coming in, I feel closer to the North Camp, this Taoist temple seems to be opened directly in the barracks." ”

Zheng Haizhu snorted in a deep voice, did not continue the discussion, but avoided the direct sunlight at noon, paced to the eaves of the palace, and looked around a few tiled houses.

There is no towering ancient cypress, but there are a few pieces of cabbage.

A man wearing a hat on his head was loosening the soil and fertilizing, looking at it from a distance, with a somewhat strange posture.

On the edge of the vegetable bed, a six- or seven-year-old male doll squatted, as if playing with sand and stones.

Zheng Haizhu walked through the short ear porch and came to the boy's side.

"What kind of trick are you playing?" Zheng Haizhu asked softly.

The boy didn't even raise his head, and Gu Zi took the stone and drew a twisted pattern on the soil.

Hua Er, who came over, also approached the boy, squatted down, and asked curiously, "Hey, are you painting a house?" ”

The man in the vegetable field heard the movement, put down his hoe, strode over, picked up his hat, and showed an honest and apologetic expression.

"Grandma, don't blame, baby's mother, after he disappeared two years ago, he doesn't like to speak."

After taking a close look at the man, Zheng Haizhu saw clearly that the sleeve of the other party's left hand was empty, and he should have no arm.

But what caught her attention was that the man had a Sichuan and Shu accent.

Zheng Haizhu sighed and said gently: "When my brother and sister-in-law left, my nephew was two or three years older than him, and he was silent for almost a year, and it will get better slowly." By the way, you are growing vegetables for this temple? ”

The man nodded: "The Lord has a good heart, and he is willing to buy me a handful of strength, so that I and the baby can have something to eat." ”

"Oh, we are new to the capital, and we have also received a favor from the Lord, so I came to thank her today."

"So, that, that little one, you have to go to work."

"Okay, you're busy."

After a few more verbal exchanges, Zheng Haizhu became more and more sure that the tone and bite of the man's speech were close to Ma Xianglin's accent.

"Master Zheng, please look at the master."

Xiao Daogu called from the other end of the ear porch.

Zheng Haizhu turned around and left the vegetable garden with Hua Er.

At this time, Fang turned his head, stared at Zheng Haizhu's distant back for a moment, and then continued to turn around, seriously drawing strange, symbol-like words on the mud floor.