Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Liu Yunxiang couldn't guarantee anything, he could only say that this was an opportunity.

There are several Taoist temples on the nearby hills, and they can't go and inquire about them one by one.The two of them went down the mountain first and sat down in the tea shed at the foot of the mountain.

Pilgrims come and go, and this teahouse has constant guests.

When the old man at the tea shed was serving tea, Liu Yunxiang asked him which nearby Taoist temple was more efficacious and that they planned to visit it.

"Hey, these Taoist temples are very popular, especially Sanqing Taoist Temple and Changqing Taoist Temple. You two can see Sanqing Taoist Temple if you go straight on this road. If you walk a little further, Changqing Taoist Temple is on the top of the mountain. Taoist temple." The old man said.

Liu Yunxiang thought for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, the palace once asked a Taoist priest from a certain Taoist temple to come into the palace to exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases. We thought that this Taoist priest must be very powerful, and we would like to ask him to do the ritual."

"Then I advise you two not to be deceived."

"How do you say that?"

The old man just smiled and said nothing, but a tea guest next to him said enthusiastically: "Because the Taoist priest in the Taoist temple is a liar. He does not practice Taoism, but he eats, drinks and has fun every day. He uses the words given to him by the nobles in the palace to swindle."

"The nobles in the palace gave him a calligraphy?"

"Yes, someone who was curious went to look at the calligraphy and was even asked to pay money. What's even more ironic is that the calligraphy actually said the words 'Gods and Buddhas are alive'. He deserves it!"

Liu Yunxiang and Concubine Li looked at each other, asked the man the name of the Taoist temple and how to get there, and then they set off.After walking for more than an hour, I arrived at the Taoist Temple, Wanxia Mountain Taoist Temple, but because the plaque on the door was mottled, I couldn't read these words clearly.

This Taoist temple is almost deserted, and the mountain gate is dilapidated. Although it is open, there is not a single pilgrim.The two of them walked in. In the incense burner in front of the hall, there were only incense ashes but no incense burning.

There was not even a shadow of a Taoist priest around. When they arrived at the front hall, there was a thick layer of dust in the hall.Since I didn't see anyone, I had to exit and walk back.

"There won't be anyone here." Concubine Li looked at the overgrown place and thought for a moment that they might have come to the wrong place.

"Didn't the two people at the bottom of the mountain say that the Taoist priests here often cheated pilgrims, and gradually no pilgrims were willing to come to this Taoist temple anymore, and the Taoist temple became abandoned."

We must be in the right place, but what matters is whether we can see the Taoist priest.

Fortunately, the two of them walked to the backyard and saw a man sleeping on a bamboo chair from a distance, with his shirt open and scratching from time to time in his sleep. He looked more like a beggar on the street than a Taoist priest.

Liu Yunxiang walked up and knocked on the door. The Taoist priest yawned first, squinted one eye and looked at the door, then sat up.He took another look, hurriedly arranged his clothes, and then walked slowly this way.When he came up to him, he put his hands together and greeted him.

"The two lay men should be from the city, right?" the Taoist priest asked.

Liu Yunxiang looked at this Taoist priest. He had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and he didn't look like a serious person at first glance, especially when he stared at the two of her, his eyes rolling around, wondering what bad idea he was planning.

"Yes." Liu Yunxiang said.

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "You two have come a long way, which shows your piety. Please follow me to the front hall to worship. Oh, by the way, to show your piety, you must burn three sticks of incense. You two Did you bring incense?"

"No."

"It's okay, the Taoist temple has it. This incense is not expensive, a stick costs ten taels of silver, and you can burn it for three days and three nights."

Liu Yunxiang clicked his tongue, what kind of incense costs ten taels of silver a piece, even if he wants to trick them, he can't open his mouth like this.

"We are not here to burn incense, we are here to pay homage to the inscriptions given by the nobles in the palace." Concubine Li said calmly.

When the Taoist priest heard this, a look of pride appeared on his face, "The year before last, Concubine Jing was seriously ill in the palace and the medicine was ineffective, so he sent someone to ask the poor Taoist to come into the palace to exorcise evil spirits. The poor Taoist was profound in Taoism, and he noticed it as soon as he entered the palace. There was an evil spirit doing evil, so she started to practice this method. After the evil spirit was driven away, the condition of the concubine improved immediately. In order to thank the poor Taoist, she specially rewarded her with a painting."

Speaking of which, the Taoist priest was so offended that the beard on his lips turned up.

"We want to see the words." Concubine Li said.

"Hey, this is a Taoist treasure. How can we see it easily?" "How can we see it?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

The Taoist priest sighed, as if he was a little embarrassed, and then said: "I think you two are destined to be friends, so why not donate some sesame oil money to let you two take a look."

Going around and around, you still need money.

"How much?" Liu Yunxiang asked directly.

"Uh, 100 taels."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, asking for 100 taels just to look at it?They look like they're easy to deceive?

But it was true that Concubine Li took out 100 taels of silver notes and handed it to the Taoist priest without saying anything.

The Taoist priest immediately bent his waist and said with a smile: "Two distinguished guests, please come in quickly."

The Taoist priest led the way, and Liu Yunxiang and Concubine Li followed him into the courtyard.He asked them to wait while he went to the back room to get the copy.He quickly took it out, but stopped about ten steps away to let them see.

"These 100 taels can only be seen from this distance."

Concubine Li took a step forward, and he quickly took a step back.

"If you don't follow the rules, I'll put this word away."

Concubine Li gritted her teeth secretly, "If I want to buy this calligraphy, how much will it cost?"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly grabbed her, they didn't know yet whether this word was true or not.

The Taoist priest thought for a while, "Then it must be 1 taels anyway."

"Yes, but how do we know whether this word is true or false?"

"If you are afraid that it is fake, then don't buy it. The poor Taoist still relies on this calligraphy to control the Taoist temple."

What Concubine Li was about to say, Liu Yunxiang quickly snatched her words away.

"If you are sincere, bring it over and let us take a closer look at the authenticity. If you are not sincere, forget it. We bought this calligraphy for collection, but in fact it is not worth much."

After that, Liu Yunxiang wanted to take Concubine Li away.

Seeing that they were really about to leave, the Taoist priest hurriedly shouted: "Don't leave. This calligraphy was really written by Concubine Jing herself. If you look at this silk, you can tell that it came from the palace."

When the Taoist priest came over with the words, Liu Yunxiang and his wife turned around. As he said, just looking at the silk, it really looked like it came from the palace.

Liu Yunxiang wanted to take it, but the Taoist priest refused.

"This Taoist temple has been abandoned for a long time. If the Taoist priest sells this painting, he will eat well and drink well in the future. Isn't it better than staying in this ruined Taoist temple?"

This Taoist priest obviously had no Taoist intention. Hearing this, he was really tempted.

"Then be careful and don't break it."

Liu Yunxiang took it and looked at the calligraphy first. There was nothing special about it. Then she turned the weight and it seemed a little heavy. She then flattened it and touched the surface and felt a slight bump. It seemed like there was something in the interlayer.

She had a change of heart and donated the calligraphy.

"1 taels, we want this calligraphy." (End of Chapter)