The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 14 The Dead Man
The construction of the new Taoist temple was not so fast. Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao were temporarily arranged to live in the palace before they had a place to live.

Many people will wonder, can other men stay in the palace?Aren't they all eunuchs?
In fact this is a great misunderstanding.

The huge size of the palace was divided into many areas. The harem where other men were not allowed to approach was the harem where the concubines lived, which was only a small part of the whole palace.

The rest of the places have their own functions, and major meetings are generally held in the front hall, such as the annual winter solstice court meeting and the like.

The small court meetings usually held by the emperor are basically held in the smaller nave; the place where the emperor usually meets his courtiers at work is the apse.

The front, middle and back halls are collectively called the outer hall. Only a small part of the people working here are eunuchs, and most of them are normal men.

Such as the imperial dining room, the imperial hospital, and the ministers on duty, etc., all live in these areas.In particular, a large part of the inner guards who hold the power of imperial confinement live in this area.

On the contrary, concubines and maids are not allowed to enter the outer hall without permission.Theoretically speaking, the only woman who can enter and leave the harem and outer palace at will is the empress's eldest grandson Wugou.

Because the seal of entering and exiting the palace is in her hand, she can enter and exit freely only with the certificate issued by her seal.

In the outer hall, there are not only many offices of the imperial court, but also a Confucian Temple, a Foguang Temple and a Sanqing Taoist Temple.

The Foguang Temple existed during the Sui Dynasty. The Yang family and the Dugu family were all Buddhist believers, and they built temples in the palace to facilitate them to worship the Buddha.

Li Yuan was also a superstitious believer in Buddhism. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he often came here to listen to scriptures and chant Buddhist scriptures. Fa Ya and other monks he trusted lived in Foguang Temple.

The Sanqing Temple was built after the Li family recognized Lao Tzu as their ancestor, but influenced by their ancestors, the Li family all believed in Buddhism.This Taoist temple is just a decoration, and only a few Taoist priests sweep it every day.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, the situation has not improved much, and he is also superstitious in Buddhism.It was okay at first, but as the queen and prince fell ill several times, the difference in treatment became more obvious.

Not only did he extensively build Buddhist temples outside, but he also went to Foguang Temple to pray when he had time, and wrapped the golden body of the Buddha statue inside with gold powder layer after layer.

The Sanqing Temple next door really didn't even look at it much, don't even think about the golden body.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to it, and the Taoist priests in the Sanqing Temple naturally couldn't hold their heads up, and no one paid attention to them at all.Except for the money and food distributed by the imperial court regularly, there is no other benefit.

They have had enough of the days when grandma doesn't love and uncle doesn't love, so they welcome Sun Simiao and Chen Jingke's borrowing with both hands and feet.

In fact, they didn't dare not to welcome them, because it was Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou who personally sent them to Sanqing Temple.

The Taoist in charge, Physiognomy, really didn't dare to breathe, so he took the initiative to give up the main hall where he lived to Sun Simiao, while Chen Jingke lived in the side room.

After going through so many things today, Chen Jingke thought he would not be able to fall asleep, but he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Sun Simiao really couldn't sleep, and wanted to talk to his apprentice about what happened today, but when he got to the next room, he found that Chen Jingke was already sound asleep.

He couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, no matter how precocious this apprentice is, and how many strange medical skills he knows, he is still only a ten-year-old child.

Pulling up the blanket to cover his stomach to prevent catching a cold, he went back to his room to study medicine alone.

Chen Jingke told him too many things today, even with his medicine king's ability, he couldn't digest them all in a short while, it would take a period of time to study.

Just as he was immersed in his research on medical skills, a shadow appeared in the yard surreptitiously.He was as agile as a civet cat, and he walked without making a sound.

Heiying cautiously came to the door of Chen Jingke's room, eavesdropped for a while, and turned around to look outside as if he had confirmed something.

Anyone who is familiar with it will definitely recognize that this black shadow is Yang Tianlu, a young Taoist priest in the temple.What was even more unexpected was that Li Shimin was standing outside the Taoist temple.

"My subordinate Yang Tianlu sees His Majesty."

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Excuse me, what are Sun Zhenren and the others doing?"

Yang Tianlu bowed and said: "Sun Zhenren is studying medical skills, and the little real person has already fallen asleep."

"Sleeping?" Li Shimin raised his brows in surprise, but then a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Yeah, he's still a child who was frightened after a tiring day, so he should go to sleep."

Children are good, it is easy to develop feelings.

Yang Tianlu lowered his head and didn't answer, he knew it wasn't for him.

Sure enough, Li Shimin said to him after he finished talking to himself: "You must be tired of living in this small Taoist temple for a few years."

Yang Tianlu shook his head and said: "It's quiet and no one disturbs you here. It's not lonely for your subordinates to concentrate on practicing martial arts."

"That's good." Li Shimin suddenly said seriously: "Now I have a task for you, and you need to use your life to complete it."

Yang Tianlu knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, please give me instructions. This subordinate swears to die to complete the task."

Li Shimin was very satisfied with his attitude, and said: "Find a chance to become that little real man's subordinate, and then protect him from any harm. If something happens to him, you don't have to live."

Yang Tianlu didn't understand why he was asked to protect the little boy instead of Sun Simiao, but as a dead man, he never asked why.

"Here, before I fall down, no one can hurt the little real person."

Li Shimin said: "No, what I want is that he will not be harmed. Even if you die, you must send him to a safe place before you die."

Yang Tianlu hesitated for a moment, and said: "If you want to be safe, you need a helper."

Li Shimin said: "Who do you want, Yao Yunyang?"

Yang Tianlu said: "No, this subordinate wants Yi Nu."

Li Shimin was a little surprised and said: "Yi Nu, it seems that her kung fu is not very good?"

Yang Tianlu said: "Because she is a woman."

Women are always easy to be ignored, especially Yi Nusheng's petite appearance, which looks like a ten-year-old girl, is easier to be ignored.

There are no tricks of gods and ghosts in this world, and if a dead soldier approaches him unsuspectingly, even the number one warrior in the world is a matter of one blow.

Li Shimin naturally understood this truth, so he also understood Yang Tianlu's idea, and he agreed very much: "Yes, Yi Nu will come to you tomorrow."

Yang Tianlu said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After finishing the order, Li Shimin turned around and left for the Lizheng Hall. The queen was still waiting for him.

Yang Tianlu waited for him to walk away before raising his head, looked at the moon in the sky and suddenly laughed: "This task is not bad, at least it's not to kill people."

Then he also turned around and returned to the Taoist temple, and the world fell into silence, as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)