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Coincidentally, on that day, General Tongyun and the envoys of Xiangguo Meilin visited Taiping Road from the east and west gates.
Located deep inside the palace, the unique courtyard is supported by the Four Directions Bagua. There are a total of 64 buildings, including 10 open-air pavilions and 36 high pavilions. The rest are the living quarters of Taiping Taoists.
Such a magnificent scale is only a corner of the palace.
The two of them gathered in the living room.
Zhonglang presented the letter with a piece of paper on his body, saying that it was his father who had written the letter, and that he wanted to ask the opinion of the national preceptor Sima Tu.
The little Taoist boy took the letter and then welcomed him to his seat.
The envoy brought some sweet wine and claimed that this was the wish of Prime Minister Mei Lin.
A lamb, several jars of wine. After the attendants laid out these things, a woman with plain makeup and simple robes stepped forward and asked, "As the day of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony approaches, if there is any need for Mr. Mei's help on Taiping Road, Xinghe will definitely convey it on his behalf."
The little Taoist boy saw something related to sacrifices and did not dare to accept it blindly. As expected, he turned back to find his "Uncle Master" to confirm the matter in person.
Their uncle is Taoist Yu Quan who is in charge of all internal affairs of Taiping Dao.
Taoist Yuquan's arrogant and immortal appearance appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and all the Taiping Taoists in the surrounding area rushed to greet him.
They all said in unison: "Wish you all the best, Uncle Master."
"You two came here suddenly, why are you here?" Taoist Yu Quan stood between the two guests, looked around for a moment, and then took his seat.
Mei Xinghe was the first to attack and said: "Xianggong Mei sent me here with a few gifts, just to inquire about important matters related to the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. If Taiping Dao needs Xianggong Mei's help, we will definitely help with all our resources."
Taoist Yu Quan ruthlessly refused and said: "Taiping Dao has never interacted with officials in the court. I have accepted the kindness of Lord Xiangguo. I will take the things back and do as I please."
"Okay." Mei Xinghe showed a little bit of frustration and called the boy to take away the wine first.
"Then, who is this young master?" Taoist Yu Quan looked at Tong Yun and asked.
Tong Yun showed the unique recklessness of a child of aristocratic families. He ran to the Taoist boy who had just taken away his letter and said, "Is the letter I just gave to the little Taoist master still there?"
Everyone in Taiping Dao looked at him with contempt. How dare this person ignore Yu Quanzi's question? they thought.
The little Taoist boy also ignored Tongyun and went straight to Taoist Yu Quan to present the letter.
"National Master Sima Tu personally congratulates you?" Taoist Yuquan was a little surprised and replied arrogantly: "The Heavenly Master has been busy with official duties recently and has no time to deal with such worldly affairs."
Having said that, Taoist Yuquan returned the letter to the little Taoist boy without even looking at the contents, and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Tong Yun quickly blocked Taoist Yu Quan's path and continued: "My father, 'Guannei Hou' Tong Xu, has always admired the style of the Taiping Dao Celestial Master who is benevolent to the world and devotes himself to defending the Tao, so he sent me here to ask for advice. .”
After Taoist Yuquan heard this, he immediately changed his attitude: "Marquis Guannei?"
He returned to his seat, then asked Tong Yun to sit down and said, "I am blind and did not recognize the young master. What do you want to ask me about?"
"Father, he wants to join Taiping Tao and seek immortality and medicine!" Tong Yun stood up excitedly as he spoke.
Taoist Yuquan sneered: "Humph, is this the case?"
Tongyun said: "Just this kind of thing! How about it, does Taoist Master Yu Quan have any suggestions?"
"If you want to meet the Celestial Master, you must cultivate the 'opportunity'." Taoist Yuquan pretended to be profound and said: "It may take an ordinary person half a lifetime to get the call of the Celestial Master, but for Mr. Guan Neihou, you only need All you need to do is to sincerely present the gold. Someone, please bring Mr. Tong to the 'Gold Offering Room'."
Tong Yun immediately handed over his hand to thank him, and Taoist Yuquan nodded with satisfaction.
Mei Xinghe saw that Taoist Yuquan was very interested in leaving, so he catered to him at the right time: "Since the Taoist Master has said this, it is not convenient for me to stay for a long time. However, I wonder if I can take a tour around the Taoist temple?"
"Yes." Taoist Yu Quan said and left immediately.
The Taiping Daoists who were lined up on both sides immediately dispersed, while General Huben and the envoy followed a boy and went their separate ways.
Religious donations are common everywhere, but they are called in different ways, Tongyun thought in his mind.
However, after actually arriving at the donation house, he immediately changed his view.
"There is simply no place more evil than this."
The gold donation house on Taiping Road was a "prostitution den" specially prepared for aristocratic children. This was not a slander without evidence. It was precisely because Tong Yun had served as a patrolman in Dali Temple that he could make an immediate judgment.
Make a donation, and then the Taiping Taoists will send their "elixir" to you, constantly tempting you to take it, and this is just the beginning.
Since the children of the Central Plains nobles generally have strong Confucian sentiments, in order to force such people to convert to religion, they must first be tempted to break all secular barriers. Taking the elixir is the first step to open the barriers and come into contact with taboo areas.
Tong Yun saw a pair of identical twin girls standing in front of them, and behind them were beautiful boys and girls who were about to approach in twos and threes. He immediately understood what this meant.
"I'm sorry, it's actually my father who wants to join Taiping Dao!" Tong Yun's mind immediately flashed through the Taiping Dao cases he had been exposed to.
——Incest and sodomy are just trivial matters. They will really expand "lust" to the level of belief, and their intention is to achieve bliss in their transgression. This kind of bliss is like an immortal and otherworldly feeling. "Lust" beliefs.
"I really can't..." Tong Yun joked around, and then walked out of the donation house step by step. Unexpectedly, Taiping Taoists gathered outside the house and drew swords at him.
"Since Mr. Tong doesn't want to believe in religion, then why are you here?"
"It's not that we believe you, it's Master Yuquan's order that you must stay!"
"Quickly, take the elixir!!!"
Tongyun said: "Didn't I say before, it's my father who wants to believe in religion, not me!"
Taiping Dao's sword array was closing in on them step by step. If Tong Yun refused to obey, he would have no choice but to fight to the death.
His hand gradually touched the sword.
"Hahaha, a group of people who think they are upholding the right path are actually here to coerce and lure others to convert to religion?" A slender black figure appeared on the nearby wall, the voice of a naughty woman
"Who are you and how did you sneak in!" Taiping Taoists said in unison.
The black shadow held up his hands and replied in a relaxed manner: "He comes without a trace and leaves without a trace, so is the thief Su Qing! I'm here to settle accounts with you, and I'm going to steal the most precious thing from the Heavenly Master today!"
After speaking, the black shadow climbed over the other side of the wall and disappeared, causing a group of Taiping Taoists to lose their position and rush to arrest him. It seems that the name of a knight is more frightening than a mere noble.
Tongyun took the opportunity to escape, grabbed the horse parked in the Taoist stable, and galloped out of the palace.
After going out, he rested for a while at the tea stall that he had agreed on in advance. A woman wearing plain makeup and simple robes appeared in front of him.
"Were you so scared just now?"
"As you can see."
"Thanks to Su Qing's reputation on Taiping Road."
"Did you find anything?"
"Taiping Dao has hired a group of craftsmen to renovate the statues for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony. If the Buddha theft case is related to Taiping Dao, it must be a problem here."
This was a fatal blow. Tong Yun and Mei Xinghe immediately returned to Guanghan Pavilion to discuss with Yuchi Zhen.
