Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

He's said a lot, if you believe him, Liu Bai will really become a demon king who eats people and doesn't spit out his bones.

The old Taoists kept nodding their heads in response, smiling until their faces stiffened.

After talking for a long time, Li Chengqian finally said he was happy.

"What kind of tea do you drink? I'll get it for you!"

The old Taoists hadn't turned the corner yet, they were still nodding.

"well"

After reacting, several people suddenly exclaimed.

"Absolutely not!! His Royal Highness is a body of thousands of gold, don't ruin poor Taoists again!"

Li Chengqian's face sank, and he said, "Do you want me to be beaten?"

The old Taoists were forced by Li Chengqian, and there was really no other way.

Yuan Tiangang cupped his hands with a bitter face, and said: "Whatever the Crown Prince takes, the poor Taoist and others can drink whatever!"

Only then did Li Chengqian nod his head, and ran downstairs briskly.

After he left, Yuan Tiangang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"His Royal Highness, it is too difficult to serve"

He has been an official for a long time, and this is the first time he has seen such a sensational thing.

An old Taoist in Tsing Yi said with a sullen expression on his face: "Liu Bai is so courageous, he dared to let His Highness the Crown Prince be the waiter in the shop!"

Yuan Tiangang smiled wryly, and said: "The ability of Mr. Liu is beyond our comparability."

As the supervisor of Qin Tian, ​​although he has no access to the core secrets of the imperial court, he knows a lot of things, such as how the Supreme Emperor recovered and how the Cui family was destroyed.

"Senior Brother, Your Majesty has always favored Liu Bai, but now he entrusts His Highness the Crown Prince to teach him. I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle our affairs."

Yuan Tiangang thought for a while and said, "Xuanqing, how much money did you bring this time?"

A chunky old Taoist immediately replied: "A total of [-] guan have been stored in Quanqing Temple in Jingyang County!"

"When the Crown Prince is here, I will take this opportunity to ask His Royal Highness to introduce Liu Bai to us. This matter is related to the future of my Taoist sect, so you must not be careless!"

All the old Taoists nodded one after another, and their expressions became solemn.

"Yuan Tiangang?"

In the backyard of Liu Yexuan, Liu Bai looked at Chai Lingwu in surprise.

When Li Er and the others left yesterday, it was almost dark, so Liu Bai simply stayed in Liu Yexuan for the night, and planned to return to the Liu Family Village this morning.

Just when he was about to leave, he heard the news of Yuan Tiangang's arrival from Chai Lingwu.

"Brother Liu, this old Niubi is very rich, should we hit him hard?"

Chai Lingwu said with a smirk.

Liu Bai was speechless for a while.

After all, this guy is also the prince's son, the emperor's nephew, why is he now a profiteer?

As long as I see a rich man, I want to blackmail a sum of money

"Did Yuan Tiangang come here to drink tea? How do I remember that the Daoist sect is preparing for the ceremony?"

In the past few days, the news that the Taoist sect is going to hold a grand Dharma meeting in Chang'an has been widely spread, and Liu Bai also heard about it when he was chatting with Liu Wan'er and Liu Rong'er.

Liu Bai wasn't interested in what he was doing specifically, but he just remembered that this Dharma conference was very important, and it seemed that even Li Er would be there in person.

It stands to reason that Yuan Tiangang, as the leader of the Taoist sect, should be too busy to touch the ground, so how can he still have time to drink tea?

Chapter 66 Since it is called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", what about the other seven immortals?Also my Taoist ancestor?

While talking, a small head appeared behind the curtain.

Liu Bai was delighted when he saw it.

He beckoned and asked Li Chengqian to come over.

"Brother Liu"

Li Chengqian hurried over with a flattering smile on his face.

"Chengqian, you invited Yuan Tiangang and the others in?"

Li Chengqian nodded honestly.

"Do you know why they came here?"

"Brother Liu, I was just about to tell you about this. Mr. Yuan wants to meet with you. It seems that I have something to ask for. I didn't understand what he said just now."

really!

Yuan Tiangang's visit to Liuyexuan was definitely not just for drinking tea, but for other purposes.

"What is this old Niubi looking for Brother Liu? The Daoist sect has also started doing business?"

Chai Lingwu was puzzled.

Liu Bai smiled faintly, and said, "Don't think of Taoism so simply!"

He got up and planned to see Yuan Tiangang.

Liu Bai was also somewhat curious about this old Taoist priest.

According to legend, Yuan Tiangang can count 500 years before and [-] years later. The famous "Tui Bei Tu" was written by him and his disciple Li Chunfeng.

Regarding this legend, Liu Bai did not believe it at all.

Taking a step back, even if Yuan Tiangang really has this ability, so what?

Liu Bai doesn't need to count, he can know things that happened thousands of years ago

What he is really interested in is the property of Daomen!

Don't listen to these Taoist priests, who claim to be "poor Taoists" one by one. In fact, it is common knowledge that Taoists are rich.

Who told Lao Tzu, the patriarch of Taoism, to be surnamed Li?

Since the Three Kingdoms period, there have been more and more Taoist believers. After hundreds of years, the incense money alone can be called terrifying.

Even the lands of some aristocratic families are not as many as Daoist sects!

Since everyone has come to the door, it is obvious that they are asking for something, so why be polite?

Liu Bai went to the private room on the fourth floor.

As soon as they entered the door, several old Taoists stood up one after another, "I have heard that Mr. Liu is young and promising, but seeing him now, he is indeed extraordinary!"

Yuan Tiangang said polite words with a smile all over his face, and invited Liu Bai to sit down.

Seeing their attitudes, Liu Bai knew it in his heart.

If it was an ordinary matter, Yuan Tiangang would definitely not be so polite.

"I heard from Cheng Qian that Yuan Jianzheng is here at the store, and Liu is also very honored, but I don't know, what is Yuan Jianzheng's business?"

Seeing Liu Bai directly addressing His Royal Highness as 'Chengqian', Yuan Tiangang looked at him with a little more awe.

"Since Mr. Liu is so happy, the poor Taoist will hide it. To be honest, the poor Taoist came here this time to give Mr. Liu money!" Yuan Tiangang poured a cup of hot tea for Liu Bai, laughing Said.

"The Liu family is just a merchant. Is there anything that Yuan Jianzheng would like?"

Yuan Tiangang winked at the other veterans.

All the veterans walked out of the door one after another, as if they didn't want others to hear the conversation between Yuan Tiangang and Liu Bai.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Liu, Pindao was originally preparing for the sacrificial ceremony at the end of the year. He was busy with his affairs. If he had no choice, he would not have come to Jingyang to see Mr. Liu."

As he spoke, he sighed, and said: "Master Liu must also know that since Buddhism came to the west, believers who originally belonged to my Taoism have converted to Buddhism one after another, and my disciples from all sides of the Taoism have become more and more difficult. The purpose of preparing this conference is also to attract more believers."

He didn't say any high-sounding nonsense, but directly expressed the thoughts in his heart.

Liu Bai's name has already spread throughout Chang'an, and Yuan Tiangang is also a smart person, knowing that hiding it will only make people laugh.

"As the leader of the Taoist sect, Pindao is thinking about it, and he doesn't know how to compete with the Buddhist sect. Even if he holds a Dharma meeting, it may be a drop in the bucket, but yesterday, he heard from his disciples that Mr. Liu wrote a story, which seems to be incompatible with Buddhism and Taoism. about the dispute"

Yuan Tiangang glanced at Liu Bai, a little embarrassed.

As a Taoist leader, he should have been the most devout believer, but now he has to rely on stories to attract the people.

Only then did Liu Bai know Yuan Tiangang's intention for coming.

Today's Taoism has not yet formed a systematic system of immortals. Some believe in the Supreme Lord, some believe in the Great Emperor, and there are also folk legends about the God of Wealth and the Kitchen God. In some remote places, there are still wild gods in the mountains.

The fairy system is messy, not only difficult to manage, but also lost many believers.

However, in "Journey to the West", the composition of the entire heaven is clearly explained from top to bottom.

Yuan Tiangang is clearly here to buy stories!

In other words, he wants to use the story of "Journey to the West" to expand the influence of Taoism.

Liu Bai took a sip of tea and said, "The story was indeed written by Liu, but why did Yuan Jianzheng say that he wanted to give Liu money?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled sheepishly, and said: "The meaning of the poor is that I hope Mr. Liu will say more good things about my sect in the story. After all, it is our traditional religion in the Central Plains. We can't let foreign monks rob believers." go"

"Yuan Jianzheng is right!"

As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Tiangang immediately beamed with joy.

Recently, "Journey to the West" is so popular that almost everyone knows it.

The common people in the streets and alleys cannot talk about this story.

If you use this to promote, and then use the Daoist grand meeting as an excuse to push it forward, will you worry about not having any believers?

"It's a pity that "Journey to the West" mainly tells stories in Buddhism. Maybe Yuan Jianzheng has heard a few passages. Heaven has always been in the villain's position."

"That's why Pindao came to ask Mr. Liu, can you change the story a little bit?"

"Your Majesty came here yesterday and personally praised "Journey to the West". If you change it without authorization, I am afraid that it will cause His Majesty's dissatisfaction."

Yuan Tiangang's face instantly collapsed.

He let out a long sigh, and said after a long while: "Young Master Liu's words are very true. If His Majesty is dissatisfied, the gain will not be worth the loss. It's the poor way of thinking that is too simple!"

After all, he stood up and cupped his hands, and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Bai stopped him suddenly, and said with a smile: "Liu has a section here, which is dedicated to telling stories about Taoism. I don't know Yuan Jianzheng, are you interested?"

Yuan Tiangang was taken aback for a moment, and a little hope appeared in his heart again.

He sat down again and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

After a cup of tea.

After Liu Bai told a short story, he took a sip of tea.

Yuan Tiangang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Han Zhongli is indeed the ancestor of my Taoist sect, Mr. Liu is a great talent, and he was able to weave him into the story!"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait to ask: "Since it's called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", what about the other seven immortals? Could it be that they are also the ancestors of my Taoism?"

Liu Bai chuckled, put down his teacup and said, "Jian Yuan doesn't need to be impatient, just give Liu some time to write slowly."

Chapter 67 Don't need money, but land!But that's a full [-] mu of land.

Qin Tianjian is a fourth-rank official. Although his official rank is not as high as that of a big man in the court, Yuan Tiangang's status is detached and he is highly valued by Li Er.

Therefore, he is good friends with many bigwigs in the DPRK.

From those people's mouths, Yuan Tiangang also had some understanding of Liu Bai.

Besides, Yuan Tiangang was originally a person with a delicate mind, and magic sticks like them had always relied on their brains to make a living.

Where can you not hear the meaning in Liu's vernacular?

He said bluntly: "Five thousand guan! As long as Mr. Liu can write a complete "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", my Taoist sect is willing to pay [-] guan to buy it!"

Five thousand guan is all the silver he brought to Jingyang this time, and it was also the price determined after discussing with his seniors.

Five thousand?