Li Tianwen returned to Shanyang Palace with Taoist Priest Grimace and Luo Laoqi. After arranging a place for them to live, he was summoned away by Liu Xiuyou. Before leaving, he told the two of them not to act wantonly in the mansion. If you want to move around, if you want to leave the house and go out on the street, just ask the housekeeper directly.
The two grim-faced Taoist priests agreed repeatedly. After Li Tianwen left, they remembered that they had not eaten any rice that day, so they planned to go to the street to find a place to eat some food.
Shanyang Palace is located in Dong'an Lane in the northeast of Jinling City. It is only separated from the imperial palace by a wall, and most of the residences of the royal family and senior officials are housed here. After exiting the alley and heading south along Gaoyang Road, you will reach Dongshi, one of the two major shopping malls in the city. There are many shops and restaurants here, and there is an endless stream of merchants and pedestrians. It is the most prosperous area in the entire Jinling City.
Two country bumpkins, Grimace Taoist and Luo Laoqi, entered the city and were dazzled while wandering the streets. Finally, they were so hungry that they couldn't stand it anymore, so they came to a restaurant called "Wangxiang Pavilion" to prepare for dinner. After entering the door, the grim-faced Taoist priest saw that there were not many diners in the hall. Perhaps because it was not lunch time yet, there were only three or two tables of guests. The grim-faced Taoist priest and Luo Laoqi found a remote place to sit down, and finished ordering wine and food with the waiter. We started chatting about each other.
The grimace Taoist priest has had a doubt since he was in the Ministry of War yamen, that is, the reason why the critical judge Li Tianwen approved of him is too far-fetched. Not to mention the dust all over his body due to accidental collisions. It makes me feel baffled. After all the words, I feel that he is perfunctory with Liu Xiuyou, but Liu Xiuyou still trusts him very much. This is obviously not something ordinary charlatans can do, because he wants to gain the trust of a prince, especially Is he still able to become a sorcerer in the house? It is extremely difficult to do it without some authentic seals in his hand. At least his ability to predict fortune will not be false. In this case, this matter is a bit strange. Li Tianwen is such a popular person next to the prince. People, who have no worries about food and clothing, take risks and get themselves into the Juezi Camp. What is the purpose of it?
The Taoist priest with a grimace couldn't help but tell Luo Laoqi what he was thinking. Who knew that this idiot was focusing on the wine. Hearing the words, he replied absently: "What the Taoist priest can't figure out, then the Sa family can't understand it even more." Okay, could it be that the Taoist Master is really some kind of bad guy who came down to earth and was attracted by this monster?"
"You're the damn one who came down to earth. Liu Xiuyou can believe these charlatans, but I definitely don't believe it. I guess this person must have other agendas. I'm afraid Liu Xiuyou was kept in the dark about the tricks involved." Here, in short, the two of us should keep a careful eye on this person from now on. The capital is dangerous and not as carefree as Jianghu. Don’t forget what I told you when I came here. Put down your glass, you idiot. Do you hear what I said?"
"I heard it, I heard it." Luo Laoqi put down his wine glass and said impatiently: "Didn't the Taoist Master say that you should be a good person with your buttocks between your legs? The Sa family has already made a note of it."
"Be a human being with your tail between your legs." The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head and sighed: "You can hear two of grandma's six words wrong, so go ahead and drink it! Sooner or later you will drink it to death, you idiot."
After eating, the two walked around the city again, and waited until the sun set in the west before returning to the palace. They did not see Liu Xiuyou and Li Tianwen again that afternoon. It was not until dinner in the evening that Liu Xiuyou Ask the servant to bring a message to the two of them, saying that he will enter the palace early tomorrow morning, and ask the two of them to stay in the palace and not to go out, because there is no chance that the emperor will summon them. Although the grim-faced Taoist priest was surprised, he did not forget to nod and accept the order. After giving Luo Laoqi instructions in the evening, the two of them fell asleep early.
Sure enough, at around 2:00 on the second day, a servant from the palace came to tell the two of them to pack up and prepare to go to the palace to meet the emperor. The grim-faced Taoist priest felt a little dazed for a moment after hearing the news. He had never thought that a down-and-out man like himself would one day be able to see the emperor. He straightened the worn Taoist robe inside and out several times before heading to the palace with others.
When we got to the middle of the court, the grim-faced Taoist priest's imagined scene of hundreds of officials lining up did not appear in the Tai Chi Hall. The court meeting had already dispersed at this time. Emperor Liu Ziye made an exception to summon Qiu Tianguan's disciples out of curiosity and summoned him after the morning court. At this time, only Liu Xiuyou and Eunuch Lin were left in the palace.
The Taoist priest with a grimace and Luo Laoqi knelt down to salute after entering the hall. Liu Ziye waved his hand to signal the two of them to stand up, and then asked: "Which one of you is from the Tianguan sect?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly responded: "It's the poor Taoist."
"Oh? I have often heard about the strange past of Faqiu Tianguan since I was a child. It is said that he has great fame in the world. Why did you become a Taoist priest?"
"Pindao heard that there are countless Feng Shui works hidden in the Longhu Mountain Taoist Temple. He decided to go to the mountain to study with concentration a few years ago, so he wore this Taoist robe."
"I see." Liu Ziye looked at Liu Xiuyou and said, "In other words, this person not only possesses the skills of Faqiu Tianguan, but also understands the secrets of Taoist Feng Shui. He is indeed a satisfactory candidate."
Hearing this, Liu Xiuyou smiled all over his face and hurriedly agreed. Liu Ziye turned around and continued to ask the grimace Taoist priest: "Since you have entered the Faqiu Sect, have you ever had the Faqiu Seal?"
The grim-faced Taoist priest did not expect the young emperor to speak sharply, so he had to bite the bullet and replied: "There are only three bronze seals in the Faqiu Sect, and they are all held by the Xiahou family. Pindao is a member of a family with a foreign surname, and he can't get the Faqiu seal." .”
"What else is there to say?" Liu Ziye frowned and said in a deep voice: "It is no child's play for me to set up the Juezi camp. It has a royal sign. The leader is a member of the Faqiu sect, but he doesn't even have a Faqiu seal? Huh? Wait! You said there are only three Faqiu seals, and they are all still in the hands of the Xiahou family?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace didn't know what was going on, so he responded: "Exactly."
"Then why do I know the whereabouts of one of them, and it's not in the hands of the Xiahou family?" Liu Ziye asked doubtfully.
The ghost-faced Taoist priest's heart trembled. This time he hit the muzzle. How could he, a boy with a yellow mouth and white teeth, know the whereabouts of such a rare object as a Qiu Yin? He had a strong expression on his face and replied: "That may be in Xiahou's house." What was left behind happened to be discovered by His Majesty.”
Liu Ziye nodded doubtfully, held his chin up and looked at the palace door and thought for a moment, then turned to Liu Xiuyou and said: "I just remembered the whereabouts of a hair mound seal. It happened to be in a tomb. Why don't you just let it go?" If this Taoist priest goes to find it, he can not only try his methods, but also obtain the Faqiu Seal, what do you think, Uncle Wang?"
Liu Xiuyou hurriedly replied: "What your Majesty said is true, but I don't know where in the mausoleum this hair mound seal is located?"
"Jingning Mausoleum."
As soon as Liu Ziye said this, several people in the venue were stunned. The person buried in Jingning Mausoleum was none other than Liu Xiuyou's brother and Liu Ziye's father, Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun. The meaning of Liu Ziye's words was that he wanted to make a face. A Taoist priest went to steal his own father's tomb?
