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Chapter 356
It was snowing in the sky, and Li Ye put on a cloak and came to the East Courtyard. Generally, big families have East Courtyard and West Courtyard.

Li Dai has two staff members who have just arrived in Chang'an and are currently living in the West Courtyard, while the East Courtyard is lived in by the Fairy Li Tengkong and a few apprentices.

The east courtyard covers an area of ​​about one mu, with more than a dozen houses, and the yard is not small. There are nine wooden stakes erected in the yard, arranged in a nine-square grid. Two little nuns are practicing swords on the wooden stakes, with iron sand bags tied to their legs. , the two female nuns are like dragons, very smooth, their feet are very steady, the swords in their hands are shining coldly, and their tricks are endless.

The little Taoist nun Qingyu practiced throwing knives in another corner, one zhang away, all nine flying knives hit with perfect accuracy.

Li Ye nodded secretly. Before, he thought that Li Tengkong's apprentices were mediocre in martial arts, but now they seem to be really good, with some skills.

"Auntie!"

Xiaohong shouted and waved to Li Tengkong.

It was Pei Sanniang who arranged for Xiaohong to bring tea and water to Li Tengkong before, but Li Tengkong took a fancy to Xiaohong and planned to accept her as his apprentice, so scared that Pei Sanniang quickly withdrew Xiaohong back.

"Xiao Hong is here, yo! Ah Ye is also here."

With a sound, Aye shortened the distance between Li Ye and Li Tengkong, and Li Ye bowed and said, "Hello, Auntie!"

"Come in! Come in!"

Li Tengkong is still very grateful to Li Ye. Last time, Li Ye gave her 5000 taels of gold, which is equivalent to [-] guan, and bought [-] shi of grain to help the victims in Huaibei. He saved many people. Li Tengkong has always remembered this kindness. heart.

Li Ye walked under the stake and watched the two junior sisters practice swords carefully. Li Tengkong smiled and said: "You are a master, please give me some pointers."

Li Ye smiled and said: "Hanging iron sand is not a good way, let them practice swords at the bottom of the river and feel the water flowing out of the sword, the effect will be better."

Li Tengkong smiled bitterly and said: "They have all practiced underwater for three years, and now they are at their limit. The speed is not bad, but the main reason is that their strength can't keep up. Not everyone can practice Suzaku's mind."

"Auntie, where's Lie Feng?"

"Master has gone to the Wuji Palace in Qingcheng Mountain to visit her senior sister, Daoist Qingling."

Li Ye was startled, "Lie Feng and Senior Sister?"

"Go and sit in your room! I'll tell you something."

The two came to the hall and sat down. Li Tengkong pondered for a moment and said, "There are some secrets that I can't tell you, but if you don't tell them, you won't know how the 5000 taels of gold were used, and you will think that we are greedy." .”

"I've never thought about it that way!" Li Ye shook his head.

"You don't think so now, but it doesn't mean you don't want to in the future. I haven't left the capital, everything has been done, and the relief food has been distributed to the hungry people."

"Auntie asked someone to do it?"

Li Tengkong said with a smile: "Distributing [-] shi of grain cannot be done by just a few people. It is done by hundreds of people. Some are responsible for going to the south of the Yangtze River to buy grain, some are responsible for distributing grain, and some are responsible for counting the hungry people."

"Is a sect doing these things?"

Li Tengkong smiled and said: "To be precise, four sects are doing it. Chang'an Taiqing Palace, Lushan Zixia Palace, Hengshan Jinniu Palace, Qingchengshan Wuji Palace, these four Taoist palaces are places for female Taoist priests to practice, and they have a deep relationship with each other." In fact, it was founded by four sisters of the Wuji Palace in Qingcheng Mountain. Their master is Li Wuji, and they created the Wuji Palace in Qingcheng Mountain. My master Lie Feng ran away from Pei's family in Hedong when he was 14 years old, and became a monk in Wuji Palace. Later, she entered the royal family again, and after taking Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen as apprentices, the emperor built the Taiqing Palace for her, so she has her own foundation."

"Liefeng is the Taoist name of the master?"

Li Tengkong nodded with a smile and said, "She is an apprentice with art. Her name is Pei Tianfeng, and she was named Tianfeng Immortal by the court. Later, it was said that Feilong thought she had a violent temper, so she changed her name to Liefeng. She is Li Wuji's second apprentice. , the real Tianfeng mentioned by fellow Taoists from all over the world is Liefeng.

The eldest apprentice is called Xie Qingling, who was named Master Qingling, and inherited the Wuji Palace. The third child is called Zhang Ziyun, who was named Master Ziyun, and established Zixia Palace in Lushan Mountain. The fourth child is named Meng Luojin, who was named Master Luojin , created the Taurus Palace in Hengshan. The Huaibei disaster relief was initiated by Daoist Qingling. The four Taoist palaces have money and money, and they are able to contribute, but several Taoist palaces are very poor, and a total of [-] yuan was raised. , You alone paid [-] guan, think about your importance. "

Li Ye smiled and said, "No wonder Aunt wants to explain it to me!"

"exactly!"

"Then why did Auntie go to Zixia Palace in Mount Lu again?"

Li Tengkong's eyes showed hatred, "I have a bad relationship with Princess Yuzhen. I can't understand her flirtatiousness. She is not a cultivator at all. Ten years ago, I left Taiqing Palace in a fit of anger and went to the Third Division." Uncle’s Zixia Palace is where the real cultivation is, and I moved to your father’s house these days to avoid Princess Yuzhen.”

Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked again: "Did Suzaku follow Lie Feng to Mount Qingcheng?"

"Of course, but you are not kind, Suzaku left in anger."

Li Ye was stunned, "Why?"

"I don't know the reason. Suzaku entered the palace, as if the imperial concubine showed her a gem."

Three black lines appeared on Li Ye's forehead. If he had known Concubine Yang was showing off gems everywhere, he would not have given them to her. Not only Mrs. Guo threatened him to find gems for her, but now even Suzaku was angry. She is a dignified concubine, why? Want to show off to Suzaku?

At this time, Qing Yu came in to serve them tea, and when she turned around, she secretly stuck out her tongue at Li Ye again, making a grimace, full of the air of a young lady.

"Qingyu, don't do this, it's rude!"

Qing Yu pouted and went out.

Li Ye looked at her back and smiled, "I punched her last time, is she still angry with me?"

Li Tengkong said with a smile, "She is as straightforward as her father. If you treat her well, she will have a heart-to-heart with you, but if you bully her and cheat her, she will hold a grudge, so you punch her, If you pretend to be hurt and lie to her, she will have a deeper prejudice against you, so take your time!"

"Who is her father?"

"Her father is more famous, the poet Li Bai."

It dawned on Li Ye that Li Bai went to Taiqing Palace to visit his daughter, it was Qing Yu!
"Her name is Li Qingyu?"

Li Tengkong shook his head, "Her mother's surname is Xu Pingyang, and Qingyu is the Taoist name I gave her. She has a deep resentment towards her father. Some time ago, when her father came to visit her, she didn't even see her."

Speaking of his father, Li Ye pondered for a while and asked again: "Have you visited your grandfather, Auntie?"

Li Tengkong shook his head, "He has done too much evil, affecting the common people in the world, I am ashamed of him!"

Li Ye said indifferently: "Auntie, the reason for affecting the common people in the world is that the borders of the Tang Dynasty were not stable, the burden of national power was too heavy, and large and small dignitaries annexed the land. In fact, it has nothing to do with grandfather. It started as early as Wu Zetian's time. The reason for the prosperity of the Kaiyuan period was because of the benefits of water transportation, which brought a lot of wealth and food from the south of the Yangtze River, so that Chang'an and even Guanzhong would be prosperous like never before."

Li Tengkong didn't say a word, Li Ye said again: "At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there was a huge amount of wealth accumulated by the Sui Dynasty. It was not until the later period of Gaozong that the court was able to lightly pay taxes and recuperate with the people. At that time, the old nobles were wiped out. Almost, the new aristocracy has only just begun. The Tang Dynasty has a small number of people, so that the military system can be implemented. The court has almost no military burden. Land, manors, and a century-old population breeding, the land is simply not enough, the peasants' land is annexed, and the government military system collapsed.

Then the recruitment system began, the military expenditure of the imperial court increased sharply, the number of self-cultivated farmers decreased, a large number of dignitaries evaded taxes, and wars broke out with Tubo every year, and the imperial court’s finances became more and more difficult. This cannot be changed by a single prime minister, except for tax increases. , The imperial court has nothing to do, it has been like this since ancient times, the increasing number of court and local dignitaries and their greedy appetites are the root of the demise of all dynasties. "

Li Tengkong sighed, "How long will your grandfather live?"

"I don't know, maybe a month or two at most!"

Li Ye finally persuaded: "Since Auntie is cultivating immortality, she must put aside all emotional and worldly burdens. The spiritual platform is empty, selfless, desireless, and free from worries. But if your grandfather dies, you will not be able to see your father for the last time." , You Qi found out that you wrongly blamed your father, and you will have a knot in your heart, so stop thinking about cultivating immortals."

Li Tengkong frowned slightly, "Will I blame my father?"

"Auntie, it doesn't matter whether you are wrong or not, the key is that if you don't belong to the world, how can you be born?"

Li Tengkong was shocked, and murmured: "If you don't enter the world, how can you be born?"

(End of this chapter)