And Jiang Tian felt the slight body temperature and breath remaining in his palms, and couldn't help but smile. Since you want to deliberately get close to yourself, then you don’t mind paying the corresponding price for it, right? It's just that the lower limit of Wudesi's sugar-coated bullets is lower than he thought. It's a shame she could endure it until the end.
However, the next moment, Jiang Tian found that the intersection ahead had been temporarily blocked by a large number of people. Immediately, he followed the flow of people who came to eat melons one after another with some curiosity, and walked to a restaurant on the street to look into the distance.
Then, he saw that the main street, which was a hundred steps wide, was already crowded with people and noisy. Then, with the faint sound of silk and bamboo instruments coming from the distance; several tall floats (parade floats) slowly came forward under the faint call of the crowds rushing around on the street;
On the carriage platform made into various pavilions, there are many young and beautiful female crowns, wearing plain white or black crane cloaks and feather coats, covered with gauze and silk scarves, with lotus crowns on their hair, standing on small In the scene, she looks beautiful, elegant and pure, as if she is floating in the air.
Therefore, around the slowly moving carriages, there were suddenly a number of young and elegant disciples; as if they were competing with each other, shouting one after another at the top of their lungs. The name of a certain female crown among them was just to attract people. The other party gave him a slight glance and a gentle smile.
"Jiangxian!"
"Yuan Zhen!"
"Ningping!"
"Shuru!"
However, some bad guys and Wuhou, who were wearing soap clothes and mixed-colored jackets, followed closely behind them like a turbid current, trying hard to maintain order in the market. However, they could not help but show expressions of envy, jealousy, hatred, or helplessness.
Because among these seemingly flashy and dissolute children, there might be people from their Shangguan family. And the women behind these platforms also have extensive connections or deep backgrounds, making them someone they cannot afford to offend.
You must know that there are at least more than a hundred Taoist temples and temples in and around Chang'an. Among them, they are divided into three, six or nine grades according to their closeness to the imperial court. The first level is of course the ones that emperors of all dynasties have built in the name of the country and have special political significance:
For example: Longxing Temple (located in Chonghuafang) during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty; Haotian Temple (located in Baoningfang) during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty; Xiantian Temple (located in Wubenfang) during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty; Xuanzhen Temple (located in Chongrenfang) during the reign of Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty Square), Chongzhen Temple (located in Xinchangfang) during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, etc.:
The second category is the places built by the emperor to pray for and pay homage to parents, children, brothers, sisters and other relatives; such as Dongming Temple (located in Puningfang), Zhaocheng Temple (located in Banzhengfang), Taiping Temple (located in Dayefang), Fu Kangguan (located in Chongyefang) is similar to the allusion of Daci'en Temple.
The third category is the virtuous monks who emerged among the people and the hermits who were recruited by the imperial court, such as Huang Guanzi Li Chunfeng, Luofu Master Ye Fashan, Xihua Master Cheng Xuanying, Mr. Zhengyi Sima Chengzhen, Mr. Tongxuan Zhang Guolao and other famous Taoist masters in the past dynasties. , a place of residence and preaching.
The fourth category is the masters and disciples of Shangqing, Maoshan, Louguan and other major lineages. The lower courtyards, branch libraries, special temples, etc. established by their disciples are religious places that undertake various daily rituals in the traditional sense.
In addition, there are some wealthy private businessmen who have raised money to build themselves and privately support small and medium-sized Taoist temples like family temples, and even wild temples that have not been reported by the government, and they are not included in this period.
The female crown practice place accounts for almost a small half. The most famous among them are undoubtedly the pavilions and courtyards that provide purification for members of the royal family; such as Princess Yuzhen's Yuzhen Temple, Princess Jinxian's Jinxian Temple, etc.; they are basically the original private residences of these princesses, with different signs.
For another example, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty specifically built Taizhen Temple in order to complete his plan of saving the country in a curved way. Then, he asked his daughter-in-law to become a nun first, and then enter the palace to serve and practice as a Taizhen layperson, completing the identity transformation from Princess Shou to Concubine Yang.
Therefore, these female temples with royal, aristocratic, and official backgrounds are more open-minded and looser in scale than ordinary temple temples. For example, Xuanji, a famous and bold female fish in history, was expelled as a concubine, but still had many guests and friends after becoming a monk in Xianyi Temple.
Another example is the Yuzhen Temple where Princess Yuzhen practiced. Wang Wei, Li Bai, Wang Changling and other contemporary celebrities and masters have all been guests. Therefore, it has been followed to this day, and another style has developed; somewhat similar to the style of entertainment idol career in later generations.
It is among these female temples that they regularly hold various activities such as parades and prayers for reasons such as the four seasons and eight festivals, longevity (the birthdays of the emperor and the queen mother), and even the birthdays of the first-generation temple masters who have a great background. Over time, it became a tradition and fashion in the capital.
Therefore, during this period, various virginity views built street carriages and carriage buildings to compete with each other on the street; various young, beautiful and gorgeous ladies with crowns became popular on the streets. Seeking harmony, a beautiful landscape.
Of course, this is also a strategy to promote the reputation of the corresponding female viewers and maintain their influence. Therefore, after every car parade, the corresponding female concubine will hold the corresponding tea party and garden party; for the subsequent selection and reception, all kinds of good believers come here.
During this period, tea ceremonies, flower arrangements, mystical discussions, chess games, calligraphy and painting appreciation, or the harmony of harp and harp are displayed; of course, the basic style is better than that of Ping Kangli. Those courtyards and gardens are much more elegant and fashionable.
Therefore, it is inevitable that there are many women from noble families and eunuchs who want to avoid marrying or remarrying. But there are also some people from humble backgrounds who use this as a shortcut to choose a son-in-law; there are also a lot of people who become a monk first and then wait until they become famous, and then meet the so-called true love/benefactor, and then return to secular life and get married.
As for why Jiang Tian knows so much, the reason is very simple. His predecessor was once one of the Wan'an Temple (located in Pingkangfang), where he was a fan of a certain Taoist nun; and he often contributed his meager strength and income to the career of these vain idols of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, in the end, I spent a lot of money on settling in the capital in this idol's fan circle/bottomless pit, and finally I was able to wake up. Although he was not embarrassed to eat grass, he had to move to the south of the city where there was a mixed bag of people to live for a long time in order to save money.
But at the next moment, the mission progress suddenly popped up, which made Jiang Tian slightly surprised. Could it be that meeting a group of female champions on the street could accidentally trigger new clues and scenes? Immediately, he found out the origin of these carriages, which was located at Youxian Temple in Anfengfang.
Among the many female temples in Chang'an, it is not one with a long history. Starting from the Song Huayang sisters, the first generation temple owners of Youxian Temple, they are only the third generation now. However, the owner of the temple, Sister Song Huayang, was the maidservant of the former Princess Tongfu, and started practicing meditation as a substitute for the princess.
Therefore, Youxian Temple has somewhat of a royal background; in addition, it later had an inextricable relationship with Li Yishan, the famous Yuxi student at that time, and later the "passionate prime minister" of the Yuan Qing Dynasty; therefore, the late comers came first. It has become a somewhat famous place.
By the way, this "passionate prime minister" Li Yishan is also known as: Li Shangyin in another time and space line. That's right, it was the founder of the Huajian sect who said "this feeling can be remembered later, but it was already lost at that time". Together with Li He and Li Bai, he was known as the "Three Lis"; together with Wen Tingyun, he was known as "Wen Li".
After writing down this origin and origin, Jiang Tian was ready to take some time to investigate. Of course, whether it was an open visit out of curiosity or a spy waiting for an opportunity to approach him in the middle of the night, he already had the confidence to escape unscathed just in case.
When passing Qinglongfang on the way back, Jiang Tian saw a special sign. He couldn't help but feel moved, stopped the carriage again and walked in. We came to a clothing store located deep in the alley; it looked small and quite old, but once you opened it, there was something special inside.
It's just that although it claims to be a unique ready-to-wear store, there are no finished clothes on the rather spacious walls inside. Instead, there are painted patterns of various ready-to-wear effects and matching scrolls of figures. It looks familiar.
A wide and long scarlet bow ribbon, a red and white armpit-baring dress, a black robe and pointed hat, a loose nightcap with stars and moons, wings hanging with tiny colored crystals, a short cheongsam with an open hem and a high waist... they are all there. It is full of the two-dimensional animation style that can only be found in another world.
Although it seems that these patterns are mainly women's clothing, the few customers inside are all men. Between their low-pitched exchanges and comments, as well as occasional eye contact, they can also reveal a certain "heroic consensus" or a sense of sympathy for each other.
On the contrary, the guests were all slim and well-dressed young women, dressed in the same colors as shown in the pattern; they acted as models in a sense of clothing rack. Therefore, when someone whispers and clicks on a certain sample, someone will wear it and display it.
According to the memory of the predecessor, these clothes are actually prohibited colors. It is said that when some prominent families worship their ancestors, they must use the young or young women in the family who have just grown hair to wear similar sacrificial attire and sing and dance in front of the ancestor's shrine as a form of comfort.
Later, it was gradually spread and became a style that some wealthy and well-to-do families in the middle and lower classes competed to imitate in private. This kind of special ready-made clothing store that sells second-hand clothes semi-publicly and can also be customized according to the private requirements of customers has also emerged.
After some observation, Jiang Tian also drew a few patterns by hand, and customized several sets of pure white silk and black satin on the spot, decorated with exquisite flowers, lace skirts and head accessories; when he went back, he planned to give the big figure at home "Ming Fei", dress it up with your own hands.
As for the size, it wasn't a problem, because Jiang Tian had already spent a whole night measuring it from head to toe. Of course, when the large figure came with the Ming Fei's outfit, Jiang Tian also kept it as a souvenir; maybe there would be a chance to put it to use in the future.
