Jiuxiangu, Princess Yuzhen?

Gao Mang was surprised. After taking the note, he put it away without hesitation.

Two red sandalwood doors slowly opened, and Gao Mang led twelve Taoist boys holding pill boxes out one after another.

Standing on the steps, Gao Mang looked at the people sitting cross-legged in the small square below, and was very interesting.

Unlike the messy crowds in the balcony palace square before, the order of people in the small square is clear and distinct.

At the front of the team were Taoist disciples and believers sitting cross-legged, about seventy or eighty. They had turned into snowmen at this moment, and it was obvious that they had been sitting cross-legged for a long time.

In the middle of the team were some scribes and scholars, sitting cross-legged or kneeling, with their faces blue, and a few old men were already shaking.

Behind the team were disciples of the Buddhist family, wearing monk's robe, sitting cross-legged, folded their hands together, silently chanting scriptures that others could not hear. One of the old monks had broken fingers and charred their hands, obviously a devout believer who had passed by his arms burning and his fingers to offer.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the ranking of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism has been a fun thing, and of course it is full of blood and tears to talk about it in depth.

In the eighth year of Wude in 625 AD, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty Li Yuan issued an edict, with Taoism ranked first, Confucianism ranked second, and Buddhism ranked third. "Gaozu was lucky to learn from the country and issued an edict to describe the order of the three religions, the old man was the first, and the last Confucius explained the last."

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan in 637 AD, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin ordered a reiteration, "Taoist priests, female crowns, can be before monks and nuns." Buddhists expressed dissatisfaction and were blamed by Li Er's rod.

In the fifth year of Xianqing in 660 AD, Emperor Gaozong of Tang welcomed the Buddhist relics of Famen Temple to Luoyang, the eastern capital. Buddhists took the opportunity to counterattack, and the situation in the ranking competition was subtle.

In the first year of Tianshu in 690 AD, Wu Zetian called the emperor and changed the name of the country to Zhou. In order to suppress Taoism and support Buddhism, he ordered "Traditional Buddhism to open up the revolutionary stage and be promoted to Taoism."

In the first year of Shenlong in 705 AD, Wu Zetian stepped down after the Shenlong Revolution, Li Tang restored the magical artifact and put Taoism first again.

In the ninth year of Kaiyuan in 721 AD, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang invited Sima Chengzhen to the palace, personally taught the Dharma seal and became the Taoist emperor. There was no suspense in the ranking dispute at this point.

The scene Gao Mang saw now is the latest ranking, Taoism first, Confucianism second, and Buddhism third.

These people have different identities. The two people mentioned on Princess Yuzhen’s note should be among the crowd.

Gao Mang's trip to Luoyang is difficult to tell the good or bad luck. These two people will definitely be able to help a lot at critical moments, otherwise Princess Yuzhen would not have arranged this "secret contact".

Thinking in his mind, Gao Mang narrowed his eyes, exuded the aura of an agent, and walked down the steps.

The moment the gate opened wide, the people in the small square were already alarmed. When they saw the little immortal master walking towards them, everyone stood up and looked at the elixir box held by the Taoist boy, their eyes shining.

The process of distributing elixirs was turbulent, and Sima Chengzhen was nothing more than letting Gao Mang dig out his reputation and go through a formality.

The big box contained a small box, a small box of pills, Gao Mang gave each person one, the other party thanked him, Gao Mang gave him a gift, and Gao Mang gave him a gift, the next one.

In a moment, all the pills were distributed, and less than a dozen people were left in the small square.

The show is here.

A wealthy middle-aged man wearing a cotton robe and felt boots walked up and bowed respectfully: "Sir, the head of the incense in Nanshi, Dongdu, Chen Baifu, have met the little immortal master!"

The eastern capital Luoyang originally had three major markets. After the West City was abandoned, it was bounded by Luoshui, leaving only the North City and the South City. In comparison, the South City is larger.

"Xing" has many references in the Tang Dynasty, some referring to commercial banks, some referring to regional neighborhoods, and some referring to chambers of commerce. Since the other party calls himself "Xingshou", he is the leader of the chamber of commerce organization.

The Tang Dynasty guild organization was developed, and the guild's head was not just a simple businessman. It also shouldered the responsibility of helping the court collect taxes and manage the market, which was to some extent semi-bureaucratized.

Chen Baifu stood up and said, "In the 12th year of Kaiyuan, we were ordered by our predecessor to ask the master to dig the Tianzun Grottoes in Longmen. After more than ten years, the statue of the real person has been built, but the immortal has left. In order to pray for the deceased, we also asked the immortal master to give talismans and worship them day and night in front of the Tianzun statue!"

After saying that, Chen Baifu took out a thick gift list from his arms and handed it to Gao Mang with both hands.

Gao Mang was surprised. Aren’t the dragon gates all the Buddhist caves? There are actually Taoist ones?

People said that if there is, Gao Mang nodded with a smile, took the gift list without the breath of human fireworks, and said lightly: "I will convey it to the immortal master."

Chen Baifu stepped down gratefully and turned around and left.

"Someone, Duan Wenming, the head of the Detian Wine Club in West City, Chang'an, has met the little immortal master!" A short and fat middle-aged man walked up and saluted respectfully.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, literati and scholars enjoyed wine, and famous officials and military generals enjoyed wine. The wine shop was not only a seller of wine, but also the organizers of various gatherings and elegant gatherings, and had a certain influence.

Duan Wenming smiled and said, "Little Immortal Master, our club recently introduced a kind of health-preserving date wine from the Western Regions and specially sent it up the mountain to invite the immortal master Jiuxiangu and all Taoist priests to taste it."

"I'm sorry." Gao Mang politely accepted the gift list.

In Taoist culture, wine is not a forbidden product, but has health-preserving effects and is also a medicinal introduction to some prescriptions. "Wine is more powerful than other things." It is a matter of banning wine when Qiu Chuji.

The Taoist wine in Wangwu Mountain is very famous. It is mostly made of wild fruits on the mountain, but most people cannot drink it. Most of them are dragged into the palace by Princess Yuzhen.

After Duan Wenming retreated, an old man in green walked up tremblingly, his face turned blue with cold and a snot in a state of ice water hanging on his nostrils, and his words were a little unscrupulous.

The old man was upright and bowed and said, "Sir, Wang Ding Wang Anbang, the king of the Wang family in Taiyuan, has met the little immortal master, and asked the little immortal master to submit his articles and poems to the immortal master and the Jiuxiangu!"

After saying that, he took off the brocade box on his back, carefully wiped the ice and snow on the surface of the box, and then raised the box high above his head with both hands.

Gao Mang responded with respect and took the brocade box with both hands.

The Taiyuan Wang family among the five surnames and seven families is a high-ranking family. Wang Wei comes from the Taiyuan Wang family. The old man in front of him can come here without any official or rank, probably because he has benefited from the family.

He didn't catch a cold in his heart. Among the Confucian scholars who came to Wangwu Mountain to visit, there were many people who claimed to be descendants of the Li Tang royal family, so he could not take it seriously.

The so-called "Do You" means that literati and poets present a self-recommendation letter to a nobleman, hoping to get recommendations and promotions. The form of self-recommendation letters is mostly poetry and articles, or flattery, or show their talents, or while flattering.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the trend of visiting people is prevalent, and most poets have done this. The successful ones are like Wang Wei, and their poetry and literary talent are recognized by King Qi and Princess Yuzhen. The Jinshi exam directly nodded first, while the losers are like Meng Haoran. Although the article is good, their emotional intelligence is too low. In the end, they can only "lie down on the pine clouds with white hair".

The most regrettable thing is probably Li Bai. In history, Li Bai has been working for most of his life since he left his hometown Qinglian Township, but he always missed the opportunity. He finally got into the Hanlin Academy in his forties, but he failed to gain a foothold. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, King Yong Li Lin extended an olive branch to Li Bai. Li Bai thought that the opportunity had come, so he ran away happily and wrote many fierce poems with confidence. He did not want to turn around but became a traitor in the Tang Dynasty and was exiled to Yelang.

To be honest, Li Bai is really not suitable to be an official, he can only be a poet and a wine fairy, which is enough.

If that's not enough, add another sword immortal.
Chapter completed!