Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 173 God Optimistic, Beautiful Man

Autumn, the 18th year of Chongzhen.

When Li Cunming was fighting against the decadent forces in Nanjing to carry out the New Deal, the three princesses of Changping came to the capital in disguise.

On a hoarfrost morning, the three of them came to the outside of Xizhimen, hid in the woods away from the road, and concealed their whereabouts.

The Xizhi Gate opened, and the convoy carrying water for the palace first entered the city.The convoy was escorted by soldiers with inlaid yellow flags, the Qinglong flags were planted on the carts, the buckets were covered with big thatch cloth embroidered with dragons, and the wheels were rolling slowly.

Princess Changping said in a low voice: "The bucket on the car is filled with spring water from Yuquan Mountain. Because the water quality of Yuquan is sweet and clear, the water for the palace is taken from here."

Shadow scolded: "The dog tartar really knows how to enjoy it, it's so particular about drinking water!"

Princess Changping said with some embarrassment: "Before I moved south, the drinking water in the palace was also brought into the city from Yuquan Mountain..."

Shadow curled his lips, and Wang Yi said, "After all, it is the emperor's home. The cost of food and clothing is not comparable to that of ordinary people. It is understandable."

Princess Changping glanced at Wang Yi gratefully, and sighed: "Over the past year or so, I have finally experienced the hardships of the people's livelihood. Your salary is rich, the people anoint the people, the people are easy to abuse, and the sky is hard to bully. After seeing the great changes in the breaking of mountains and rivers, my relatives, relatives and officials of the Ming Dynasty can understand this truth!"

"Your Majesty loves the people as his own son. If any official dares to bully the people for corruption and bending the law, I will kill him and enforce the law on behalf of the emperor!" Shadow said.

Princess Changping smiled, and suddenly pointed at a water truck from a distance: "Look, it should be that person!"

After the royal water convoy entered the city, another water convoy came.This convoy was not guarded by soldiers, and the drivers were all ordinary people. They delivered water to the homes of dignitaries and nobles in the city, which was also a kind of livelihood for the locals.

A lantern was erected on one of the cars. It was a very common style, but it was painted with flame patterns.The driver was a middle-aged man in his 40s with a cigarette pot stuck in his waist.

The man wiped the sweat from his head and yawned. He was probably tired. He pushed the car to the side of the road, picked up the tobacco pot and smoked the pipe.

While exhaling smoke, he smiled and greeted people he knew well: "Last night, I spent the whole night with a good friend, and my legs are as soft as mud eels. I'll take a rest..."

"Boss Zhou, I see that not only your legs are weak, but your third leg is also soft like a loach!"

People laughed and laughed, and entered the city separately.Boss Zhou also laughed and cursed a few times, his eyes flicked around intentionally or unintentionally.

When the number of people entering the city became scarce, Princess Changping greeted her two companions out of the woods, came to Boss Zhou, and shouted with a smile: "Oh, Uncle Zhou, why are you here?"

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Burn my remnant body, the holy fire."

Boss Zhou exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a low voice: "Pity me, the world, there are so many worries."

Then he shouted: "Oh, niece, didn't you practice Taoism with Zhang Tianshi in Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi? Why did you come to the capital?"

When the code was correct, the eyes of both sides shone brightly.Boss Zhou lifted the sheet, hid the weapons of Princess Changping and the three in the car, and the four went into the city together.

The soldiers on duty at Xizhimen were familiar with Boss Zhou, and they saw Princess Changping and the other three dressed as Taoists, with all their certificates and diplomas. They did not doubt it and waved them away.

The four of them walked all the way in the direction of God Optimism. God Optimism is located on the south side of the west gate of the Temple of Heaven, facing east from west. It is one of the five large buildings in the Temple of Heaven.

In the Ming Dynasty, the God Optimism was not only a royal sacrificial institution, but also a place for leisure and entertainment for citizens. On the one hand, officials at all levels who accompanied the emperor to the Temple of Heaven would rent houses to live in the God Optimism;

On the other hand, the Taoist priests’ techniques of planting flowers and plants and preparing herbal medicines have a good reputation among the citizens. People come here to admire the flowers and trees and buy herbs. , Guangde Hall, Tiande Hall, Ruide Hall, etc. Over time, the God of Optimism has become a major temple fair in the capital.

Boss Zhou is a disciple of the Sacred Fire Sect. After he sneaked into the capital, he took a fancy to the bustling and prosperous scene in the Optimistic area. There are three religions and nine streams entrenched here. There are often dignitaries and dignitaries who come to the temple to offer incense and pray. shop.

The shop not only sells medicine, but also sells wine, and at the same time delivers spring water, and even runs errands for the Taoist priests in the temple to do various chores.All in all, Boss Zhou did a great job!

Apart from Boss Zhou, there is only one other waiter in the shop, who is mute and often grins with thick lips.

After entering the shop, Boss Zhou told the dumb clerk not to be disturbed, and led Princess Changping and the three to a room in the backyard, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to pay his respects.

"Don't salute in the future, and don't call me Your Highness, so as not to arouse others' suspicion." Princess Changping said.

Boss Zhou stood up, put his hands down and said: "Everything is settled, you go to the temple to find a handsome man, you can live in the temple today, and in the future you will be a Taoist priest in the temple, and you can walk around the capital in a grand manner."

"Who is the handsome man?" Wang Yi asked.

"He is waiting for you outside the Music Hall in the evening, holding a bamboo flute, sitting under the crabapple flowers and drinking."

"Oh, it's so visually appealing, I can't wait to meet this handsome man!" Shadow said.

"No hurry, let's eat first." Boss Zhou said with a smile.

After eating, rest for a while.In the evening, the three of them went to God to be optimistic.

Shenlan is a three-entry courtyard with double halls. The gate faces east. The front hall has five bays, called the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which is used for rehearsal of sacrificial ceremonies; god.

The Zhangle Hall is in Xikuayuan, and Princess Changping and the three of them carried Zhang Tianshi's introduction letter, and the journey was unimpeded.

After a while, when I came to the Zhangle Hall, I saw a Taoist priest lying drunk under the begonia flowers, holding a bamboo flute horizontally in his hand.The Taoist priest was drunk and snored loudly.

"I'm going to wake him up and see how beautiful he is!" Shadow ran over and gave Daoist a push.

The Taoist priest turned over and muttered drunken words, reeking of alcohol.He turned his face, and the shadow was stunned for a moment, unable to laugh or cry.

This is the handsome man?

I saw that Dao Chang had stubble all over his face, his hair was disheveled and stuck to the dirt, he probably drank too much, his face was a little swollen, there was eye gum in the corner of his eyes, and a few nose hairs were shaking violently in the wind.

"You...you are a handsome man?" Princess Changping was also shocked.

"Exactly, the handsome boy with a poor Taoist name is the Xielu Lang who is optimistic and upright at the eighth rank!" The Taoist hiccupped.

The stench was overwhelming, and Shadow took a few steps back.

Princess Changping took out the ultimatum and said: "The three of us came from Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province. We were ordered by the Heavenly Master to come to Shenguangli to learn music, dance and royal sacrificial etiquette..."

"Boss Zhou told Pindao..." The handsome man was very impatient, he spread his hand and said, "Bring it!"

Princess Changping stretched out her arms and handed over the ultimatum.Unexpectedly, the beautiful man said: "It's not this, take the money, 100 taels of silver, it's just a teacher's ceremony!"

Wang Yi immediately gave him the money, and the handsome man smiled happily and said, "Okay, from now on you will be the poor disciples."

After all, he fell asleep.

"Master, where do we live? What homework do we have every day? What do we need to pay attention to in the temple?" Princess Changping asked.

"Wherever you like to live, and what you like to do, I don't care about it. The master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual..." The handsome man said, his voice became softer, replaced by thunderous snoring.

Princess Changping and the three stood in place, completely in a mess.

(End of this chapter)