fifth form

Chapter 2195 Three to One
Tian Fen knew Zhang Xuezhou, and Li Shaojun also knew Zhang Xuezhou.

After a few simple words, Zhang Xuezhou also became a guest of honor at Tian Fen's banquet.

This made Li Shaojun, who was sitting in the main hall of the Taoist temple, couldn't help but walk out.

If Li Shaojun guessed correctly, Zhang Xuezhou most likely saw the good stuff that Zhenyuan Shenjun got, and immediately wanted to take advantage of him.

It is easier to divide the profits when there are fewer people, but when there are more people, the profits will undoubtedly be limited.

One share needs to be given to Zhenyuan Shenjun, a big shot whom Li Shaojun knows well, and Li Shaojun does not dare to covet the other party's share.

One copy needed to be given to Zhang Xuezhou, and even if the other party was asleep, he would be properly arranged. Zhenyuan Shenjun, a great monk who could investigate the Empress Dowager, was sent. Li Shaojun could not afford to offend Zhang Xuezhou.

One copy needs to be given to Cai Ma, a fortune teller who can guess a person's life span and actually kill him. If one wants to get out of the Empress Dowager incident without getting involved in any controversy, Cai Ma's cooperation is needed.

One portion needs to be given to Rong Tianding. Li Shaojun’s ability to participate in the banquet normally depends on Rong Tianding’s help in many trivial matters.

After much calculation, Li Shaojun felt that he was the only one who did not get a share. After all, no matter how generous the host of the banquet was, it was impossible for him to arrange five thank-you gifts. He even needed to go to several banquets in succession to properly arrange the remuneration. In the absence of remuneration, he could only give his share away to others.

But the good thing is that through the conversation, Li Shaojun confirmed that the Empress Dowager was not nearby.

"Master Li, Tian Fen is here to greet you!"

Seeing Li Shaojun walking out of the Taoist hall, Tian Fen bowed and saluted.

Li Shaojun was a Taoist master. Being the inheritor of such a school of thought was nothing special. After all, the imperial court had wiped out at least thirty schools of thought, if not fifty. But Li Shaojun was treated with courtesy by the Empress Dowager of Anle Palace, and even a Taoist temple was built for him. This was another matter.

Some people speculate that this was due to the respect and courtesy that Anle Palace gave to the Taoist school.

Some insiders also knew that the Empress Dowager had a request for Li Shaojun.

Some people speculated that Li Shaojun might be a chess piece used by Anle Palace to test and determine who still gave face to Anle Palace and who did not. The new emperor even invited Li Shaojun to a dinner party for this purpose.

Tian Fen undoubtedly belongs to the third category.

He was previously overthrown by Anle Palace and had to resign from the position of Grand Marshal.

Tian Fen felt that people like him must be the focus of prevention and testing in Anle Palace. As long as he disdained Li Shaojun or clashed with him, Tian Fen had no doubt that the Empress Dowager would take him with her in the future.

Inviting Li Shaojun to a dinner to show sincerity became a necessity, and even this kind of gossip was passed back and forth among senior officials, and some senior officials repeatedly tried to invite him.

Tian Fen felt that things were going incredibly smoothly today.

Many people came to Yunyi Taoist Temple, but not many were successful in their invitations like he did. Only Xu Chang, Zhuang Qingzhai and others had successfully visited and responded to the banquet.

"I have asked the servants to go back to the mansion to prepare. The dinner will start in an hour," Tian Fen said happily.

"Marquis Wu'an is too polite!"

Li Shaojun pinched his beard and nodded.

He glanced at Zhang Xuezhou and motioned him to look at the environment he was in.

The reason why Yunyi Taoist Temple asks people to behave politely and not barge in is not because everyone in the temple is of high quality, but because there are guards sent by Anle Palace stationed outside the Yunyi Taoist Temple for patrolling.

To put it nicely, Li Shaojun's stay in Yunyi Taoist Temple is about self-cultivation, but to put it bluntly, it is like being under house arrest and having difficulty in freedom. No matter where he goes, he will be followed and watched, and it is difficult to break the rules.

If he still had the ability to get rid of the imperial guards, Li Shaojun had no way to deal with the Empress Dowager's yang soul parade.

This kind of life was extremely torturous. Li Shaojun had wanted to get some benefits and leave, but now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to, and he didn't get any benefits even if he wanted to.

It was not until he attended some banquets recently that his life became much more comfortable.

"Still don't know who this person is?"

Tian Fen invited Li Shaojun and Zhang Xuezhou, who was also present. When he looked back, he saw a Taoist priest with a strange appearance in the Taoist temple. Tian Fen was not good-looking, and he was a little surprised to see Zhenyuan Shenjun, who also had a strange appearance.

The other party stood in the Yunyi Taoist Temple very naturally, as if he was a familiar guest here, and was not asked to leave by Li Shaojun. It was obvious that he had some status.

After the invitation to the banquet was discussed, everyone was silent for a moment. Tian Fen couldn't help but quickly interrupt to make things less awkward for both of them.

"This is Taoist Master Zhenyuan who came from the West. He heard that Taoist Master Li was treated with courtesy in Chang'an City, so he came to take a look," Zhang Xuezhou introduced.

"Master Zhenyuan is a man of great knowledge," Li Shaojun stroked his beard and said, "I regret that we met so late. I only wish I could go to the Marquis Wu'an's banquet as early as possible, so that I can have a candlelit night chat with Master Zhenyuan!"

"what?"

Tian Fen was shocked.

Li Shaojun seemed to give him face, but not much.

Tian Fen didn't care about his personal reputation, but he cared about what Anle Palace thought of him.

If Li Shaojun left the banquet early, it would be considered as poor hospitality when it was heard by Anle Palace. If people made a big deal out of it, they would inevitably accuse him of disrespecting Anle Palace.

As a descendant of the Empress Dowager, Tian Fen was well aware of the trouble involved.

The new emperor is young and gentle, but Emperor Jing and the Empress Dowager are well-known killers who would rather do something wrong than leave any future trouble. If others want to survive, they need to be careful at every step and avoid being caught by anyone.

"Master Li, I have prepared a lot of ancient artifacts from hundreds of years ago. The writings on these artifacts are complicated and I'm afraid it will be difficult to identify them clearly for the time being," Tian Fen said with a stiff upper lip.

"This..." Li Shaojun hesitated.

"Why not Marquis Wu'an invite Taoist Zhenyuan to the banquet together, then Taoist Li won't be in a hurry to return to the Taoist temple," Zhang Xuezhou said to smooth things over.

"This method is very wonderful, I hope Taoist Zhenyuan will show some favor!"

Tian Fen bowed and invited him, without any trace of arrogance or condescension from a prince.

This inevitably made Zhenyuan Shenjun a little curious. He felt that the other party was ugly and short, but his character was obviously quite good.

"I have seen the Marquis perform the art of flying outside the temple. If the Marquis does not mind, I can tell you a few words about it," said Zhenyuan Shenjun politely with a bow.

Zhen Yuan Shen Jun didn't have much property at the moment, so he was just performing to earn a living.

When he meets someone like Tian Fen who can be mentored, he doesn't mind flattering him. If the other party is sensible and gives him compensation, Zhenyuan Shenjun will give him appropriate guidance. If the other party does not know his worth, he won't feel at a loss just by saying a few words.

"That would be great!"

Tian Fen looked very happy.

As a representative of the flying skills in Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, at least Tian Fen thought so, and few people could point fingers at his flying skills.

Tian Fen felt a little unhappy when he suddenly met someone who volunteered to give him advice, but he was willing to politely ask for advice, wanting to see what ability the other person had to be able to ask for such advice.

"I also know a little bit about the art of flying. If your Majesty needs anything, you can talk about it then," Li Shaojun also said.

"The method of flying described by Taoist Master Zhenyuan is different from the practice in the Han Dynasty. I have studied some ways of communication between the East and the West with County Magistrate Wen Weng and others. I can pass it on to the Marquis!"

Zhang Xuezhou also interrupted to join in the fun.

The treasure appreciation and appraisal was arranged by Tian Fen. Whether or not one could get a thank-you gift depended on luck, and what kind of thank-you gift was also decided by Tian Fen.

But flying is everyone's forte.

At this time, Zhenyuan God spoke up and Tian Fen echoed him. Not only did Li Shaojun sense the room for maneuver, but Zhang Xuezhou also sensed the opportunity to make long-term demands after making friends.