As night falls, the forty-nine gates of the capital are locked.
It's overcast and windy, a little cool.
In the backyard of Dongchang Yamen, a long table under the flower vines was filled with wine and food. Chang Yu and his relatives were chatting and having dinner. This was also a rare reunion dinner after returning to Beijing. After going out to hang out, he came back happy enough to count. Li Muxian, who had not been seen in the sun, also appeared.
"Where has the Taoist priest been visiting friends these days? Or to collect yin... Oh no, he has gone to collect the essence of heaven and earth. Why did our family hear someone say that we saw you drinking freely in Goulan somewhere, and we were still enjoying ourselves?" Chang Yu looked at Li Muchian with a faint smile.
Li Muxian's face turned red: "Master, don't make fun of Pindao. Pindao is an outsider. How can he enter that land of fireworks? I'm afraid he has seen it wrong. Pindao has been listening to Taoism at Baiyun Temple these days."
Baiyun Temple? Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "The White Cloud Temple outside Xibian Gate?"
"Are there other Baiyun Temples in the capital?" Li Muchian smiled slightly and said, "I have some friendship with the temple owner. I listened to the Taoist teachings in the temple for three days. If the factory owner doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate."
Chang Yu curled his lips and said: "We don't have time to check it out", and then said: "The Three Treasures of Baiyun Temple in Tatar City Lincheng a month ago were not bad."
Li Muchian was slightly surprised: "The factory owner actually knew about the Three Holy Treasures of Baiyun Temple."
Baiyun Temple is a rare thousand-year-old Taoist temple in the north. It was built in the Tang Dynasty as a holy place for Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty to worship Laozi. It was named Tianchang Temple. In the early Yuan Dynasty, Qiu Chuji was in charge of Taoism in the world and was renamed Changchun Palace. His disciple Yin Zhiping built a Taoist temple on the east side named Baiyun Temple. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Changchun Palace was destroyed by fire, leaving Baiyun Temple alone to this day.
There are three treasures in the temple, the first is a stone statue of Laozi from the Tang Dynasty, the second is the Ming version of "Zhengtong Dao Zang", and the third is the stone carving of "Songxue Tao Te Ching" and the accompanying carving of "Yin Fu Jing" by Yuanda calligrapher Zhao Mengfu.
"Before the Tatars came to the city, the Taoists in the temple had moved the valuables in the temple into the city to avoid disaster. Fortunately, there was no big loss," Li Muchian said, stroking his beard.
"Our family is not surprised that the treasure in the temple is safe, but it is quite unexpected that Taoist Master Fang has such acquaintances all over the world. He even knows the master of Baiyun Temple. It's amazing, it's amazing," Chunxiang interjected.
Chang Yu laughed: "It's not surprising that Taoist Master Fang Fang traveled around the world in his early years and has acquaintances all over the world. And from what we can see, he went to Baiyun Temple just for the orthodox Taoist canon."
Chang Yu knew Li Muchian's thoughts best. In addition to prospering his ancestral court, he was also ambitious and coveted the position of Taoist leader. This orthodox Taoist canon was written by the 43rd and 44th generations of heavenly masters ordered by Cheng Zu. Over the years, it has been continued by the fiftieth generation of heavenly masters. It can be said to be a Taoist treasure, equivalent to the emperor's jade seal to command the world. How could Li Muchian not miss it.
Just looking at him with admiration, Li Muxian smiled.
"If you dare to do it, don't take it seriously." Song Luoyu next to her rolled her eyes and snorted. She had witnessed Li Muchian sneaking in and out of the flower house without admitting it, but there was no need to expose him in this situation.
Jia Wai Xiong's ears were sharp, and when he heard the string, he just said elegantly: "Daozhang Li, my brother said the day before yesterday that he saw a man who looked like you in Wanhua Tower."
"Slander, Chi Guoguo's slander" Li Muxian blushed, everyone laughed but did not answer the question. The more this happened, the more embarrassed Li Muxian became: "It's really not Pindao. Pindao and his disciple are inseparable. You can't take Chunfeng to a place like that." ".
"Oh, by the way, I forgot what the Taoist master said. Where is the little Taoist boy?" Jia Waixiong asked, rubbing his nose.
"Pindao left him to practice in Baiyun Monastery..." As he said this, he felt something was wrong and saw everyone trying to suppress their laughter.
"Oh, we are inseparable." Wuzhong looked at Tu Yuan beside him, and the two of them laughed.
"Hey, this, please listen to Pindao's explanation..." Li Muxian saw everyone laughing and became more and more embarrassed. At this moment, Jiang Quan came back in a hurry. Seeing that everyone was slightly startled, he immediately walked to Chang Yu and whispered.
For a whole afternoon, Jiang Quan mobilized the Jinyi Guards and nearly a thousand troops in the Beijing camp to search the manors around Beijing, but no valuable clues were found.
The manor villas were ravaged by the Qing army and were in such dilapidated condition that they were almost in ruins. Some owners had sent their servants to rest and recuperate, while some were still in ruins, and many of them had become a foothold for refugees.
However, after a search, no traces of a large number of suspicious persons or their lives were found, nor was any private armor found.
There are only two possibilities. The first stronghold is not located in these manors, but it is unlikely.
Then there is another possibility left. The Qing army passed through the border without any grass growing, destroying all the evidence chains.
"Have you also searched the landscape garden in Wengshan?" Chang Yu suddenly asked.
Wengshan became the Wanshou Mountain, and the Landscape Garden became the Summer Palace. In the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Shoujing dug a lake there, and the Wengshan Lake became the Kunming Lake of the Summer Palace. Emperor Yuan used to go boating on the lake many times.
In the Ming Dynasty, Xiaozong's wet nurse, Luo Shi, built Yuanjing Temple in Wengshan, which was later abandoned. However, from that time on, many nobles began to build manors in the surrounding area. When Wuzong arrived, he built a palace on the lakeside and called it a mountain garden, which became a royal garden. Both Ming Wuzong and Ming Shenzong had fun in Haoshan Garden, but it was occupied by Wei Zhongxian in the year of Tianqi.
After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian fell, and Emperor Chongzhen had no time to attend to state affairs, so it was abandoned again.
"Several manors outside the mountain were searched and looted by the Tatars. After the Tatars retreated, they were occupied by refugees who were fleeing the war in the mountains. Nothing unusual was found. As for the Wengshan Mountain, it was completely deserted. It's hard to survive, and it would be too abrupt if there are people living in it..." Jiang Quan replied honestly. Chang Yu thought it was reasonable, so he asked the fan next to him to prepare bowls and chopsticks for him to eat together.
"The small one is hidden in the wild, and the big one is hidden in the city. Since there is a stronghold in the city, we cannot rule out the possibility of having a second one," Li Muxian said while stroking his beard.
"That's true, but this is not about hiding one person, but dozens of people at every turn. Moreover, the danger factor is too high due to the large number of people in the city. It is impossible for thieves to set up too many strongholds in it." Chunxiang retorted, and everyone nodded.
Chang Yu continued: "The inside should be coordinated with the outside, and the inside should be coordinated with the outside. No matter how many strongholds there are in the city, it stands to reason that there must be one outside the city. At least there should be a place for support or training. He said and swept everyone away: "Do you think there are other manors outside the city? Where else is the most likely hiding place?"
Everyone frowned and shook their heads. The manor was secluded and private, and the vast area was the most suitable place for Tibetans to hide their armor and train. They really couldn't think of anything else.
"Otherwise, maybe we can only hide in the mountains." Song Luoshu muttered, but was interrupted by Tu Yuan: "The mountains are short of water and food, inconvenient to get in and out, and it is easy to arouse suspicion, so we won't..."
"Maybe it's a village in the mountains. Who said you can't survive in the mountains? Don't those mountain people still thrive?" Song Luoyu was eager to protect his brother, but Chang Yu was mentally disturbed after hearing this. It is also possible that the stronghold is actually in the mountains. Some small village!
"In addition to mountain villages, there are temples that can also serve as hiding places." Li Muxian suddenly said: "The temple is a big place. It would not be surprising to hide hundreds of people under the cover of being a monk."
Chang Yu narrowed his eyes. In the mountains, in the temple...
"Xiangshan" Li Muchian roared, and Chang Yu nodded slightly. He also thought of that place. There were endless mountains and many large temples. It was really a good hiding place.
What’s more, many nobles provide support to temples, ranging from daily rations for monks to temple repairs and reconstructions. Some temples are even funded by nobles, such as the largest Yong’an Zen Temple (Xiangshan Temple) in Xiangshan. During the Zhengtong period, the eunuch Fan Hong invested more than 700,000 yuan to rebuild and repair it. The Hongguang Temple was built by the eunuch Zheng Tong (Korea) during the Chenghua period (it must be said that the eunuch was really rich).
It is too easy for several large families to control a temple.
"Impossible," Jia Waixiong shouted, "That's the royal garden over there. Wouldn't it be a joke if it became a den of thieves? Besides, over there...ahem".
He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood clearly. Xiangshan is a royal garden, or a royal cemetery to be exact. Different from the imperial mausoleums of the Ming Tombs, this place is specially used to bury those princes, princesses, concubines, etc. who died young. (After Sun Yat-sen passed away, his coffin was kept in the Biyun Temple in the mountains for four years.) It is a very gloomy and sensitive place, which is why there are so many temples and even nunneries.
Therefore, if such a place becomes a den of thieves, it will become a joke as Jia Waixiong said.
It must be unexpected that he can plan for several years without being discovered. He usually hides in the temple, but if there is a war or his identity is exposed, he can immediately escape into the mountains and move forward and retreat freely. The more he thinks about it, the more suspicious it becomes.
"Tomorrow, the Jinyi Guards and the Soldiers and Horses Division are ordered to pull the nets everywhere in the city, especially the workshops and workshops, and make more noise inside the city. Outside the city, don't start alerting the snakes yet. Send spies into Xishan to search some mountain villages and various places in Xiangshan. In the temple, as soon as the situation is discovered, arrest him immediately!" Chang Yu repeatedly warned Jiang Quan.
"I feel like I'm about to catch the tail." Jiang Quan chuckled, not forgetting to pick up the food in the bowl.
"If this case is solved, you will have made a great contribution. Not to mention in our yamen, the entire government and the public will know your name." Chunxiang said with a smile, and Jiang Quan's eyes began to shine.
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