Chapter 168 The Pear Orchard
In the original history, the Crown Prince Li Ying, King E Li Yao, and King Guang Li Feng wore armor to enter the forbidden palace for suspected rebellion. The three of them were demoted to common people by Emperor Xuanzong and were all sentenced to death. This is the "killing three sons in one day" by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in history.
In this life, King Guang was blocked by Gao Mang in Shengshan Temple, so he escaped, but the prince and King E could not escape death.
Gao Mang did not sympathize with the deposed crown prince Li Ying. The incident of Yin soldiers fabricated by Li Ying can be said to be a disaster. Li Ying had promised in private that he would give the Manichi national religion after the matter was completed, which made Gao Mang even more unacceptable.
Taoist thought emerged in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but it was not until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that the prototype of Taoism developed; during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the monk Semoteng carried the scriptures to Luoyang. Buddhism has developed for hundreds of years and has been constantly integrated with Confucianism and Taoism, adapted to the times, and finally developed into today's Buddhism.
Manichaeism was originally a Western sect. It has only been developed in the Tang Dynasty for decades. If it was suddenly promoted to a state religion and allowed to stand on the same position as Taoism and Buddhism, it would definitely cause chaos, and it would be a big chaos.
Back then, if you forced the content of the "Laozi Hua Hu Sutra" and insisted on saying that Manichaeism was a local religion, how could Manichae feel?
The deposed prince was sentenced to death, which means that the great purge in the court was about to begin. After all, Li Ying served as the prince for more than 20 years, and with the strong support of the Crown Princess' family, Xue's family, his followers had long been spread throughout the Tang Dynasty and penetrated into all levels of the central and local areas. It would not take a long time to completely eliminate this powerful force.
With the emperor's means and strategies, a safe strategy had probably been formulated long ago, and the purge might have been quietly launched before the deposed prince was sentenced to death.
The reason why Gao Mang had this speculation was also derived from the emperor's actions.
The emperor wanted to promote Zhang Shougui and Niu Xianke to the prime minister one after another, because both of them were famous generals and had a strong influence in the military. Once they served as prime ministers, it means that the court's control over the army has also increased, which will shock the deposed prince's power in the military.
"Uncle Master, it's late at night, it's time to rest." Magu, who was standing next to the desk, suddenly whispered.
What did you call me? Gao Mang looked at Magu in surprise.
Ma Gu's eyes dodged for a moment and said stubbornly: "Your seniority cannot be messed up. I call you uncle in private. If someone else is there, I will call you little husband!"
Gao Mang was speechless. After thinking about it, he still said nothing. He stood up and said, "I'm asleep."
His senior sister, Princess Yuzhen, has already deposed the princess's name and became the Master Chiying of the Tang Dynasty. The lady crown is her only identity.
Magu called him his uncle, and he was probably emphasizing his senior sister's current identity.
He had nothing to say all night. The next morning, Gao Mang got up and dressed in a neat manner, went to pay tribute to the Lü family. He simply used breakfast, took a carriage out of Gao Mansion, and drove towards the Liyuan in the south of the city.
This time he came to Chang'an, mainly two things. One was to pay homage to his righteous mother, and the other was the top priority, which was to complete the final restructuring of the Tianyun Department.
Originally, he did not realize that the Manichaeism's big fish were hiding in Chang'an City, so now there is one more important thing, that is, to catch these big fish in the city.
In fact, the second and third things can be combined into one thing. Going to the Liyuan is to meet the chief officials of the Tianyun Department at all levels, and take advantage of the opportunity to capture the remnants of the Manichaeism and integrate all the resources.
The Pear Garden is located by the Qujiang Pool. As the name suggests, it is a garden full of pear trees. There are also apricot garden, plum garden, and peach garden next to the Pear Garden. These gardens are royal gardens, so outsiders only know where these gardens are, but they have never penetrated them.
The area around Qujiangchi is very large, and the powerful people in Chang'an City have purchased land to build private garden residences here, and there are also some open areas for tourists to visit, so the Pear Garden is not so prominent.
Gao Mang was thinking about the mess all the way, unintentionally browsing the beautiful scenery beside the Qujiang Pool, and for a moment the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Royal Garden.
After checking his identity, the soldiers guarding the gate opened the roadblock, and the carriage continued to move forward, and after several twists and turns, they came outside the dark pine and cypress forest.
The tall pine and berry walls and the courtyard walls of more than three meters are blocked in front of them, with only a narrow gate, half embedded under the ground, and the gate is closed.
On one side of the gate stands a stone tablet that is one person tall, with four large red characters engraved on it: Royal Forbidden Land.
This is where the Pear Garden is located.
Gao Mang got off the carriage and walked along the steps to the front of the gate. Before he could come forward and call the gate, two figures flashed out on both sides of the gate and blocked them.
Gao Mang took out a token and presented it to the two of them.
This token was obtained before he left. The token was engraved with the word "Tianyun" in Li style on the front, and the back was the Big Dipper Seven Stars. The Tianji Star was twice as big as the other six stars, and was even inlaid with bright gems.
Well, Gao Mang's level has been improved again, from the original four-star Tianquan envoy to the three-star Tianquan envoy.
The third brightest star on the back of the Tianyun Token, Tianji Star, is a symbol of Gao Mang's identity.
The token cannot be fake, it is made of the most special Tianshu crystal. It is just that the energy aura contained in the token can be perceived by the awakened ones.
So the two of them had tested Gao Mang's token and saw that it was actually the Tianji Order of Samsung. They were shocked and immediately thought of the identity of the young man in front of them.
"Empress Tianji, please!" The two of them bowed and turned to the closed door, and printed their palms on the wooden door.
Buzz!
A faint white light flashed on the door, and a mysterious texture emerged from the door, and disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.
With a click, the door opened, and a ladder extending downward appeared in front of Gao Mang.
Gao Mang walked past the gate, nodded slightly to the guards on the inside, and walked down the stairs.
On both sides of the stairs are half a person-high stone walls, with thorns planted on the stone walls, and on the outside are pine and cypress, covering the sky and the sun.
The sound of the wind sounded, as if there was endless murderous intent hidden in the trees on both sides of the stairs.
As we went down, the end of the passage suddenly became clear. There were ancient attics located on the clearings in the deep valley, which were arranged in an orderly manner. When we looked closely, it looked like a large gossip formation.
It was indeed a big formation, and Gao Mang's deceased mentor Sima Chengzhen personally designed it, but the formation was not opened at this moment, so Gao Mang couldn't sense anything.
This is the birthplace of Tianyun Department, and the headquarters of Tianyun Department is located.
Gao Mang looked around and saw buildings, roads, and even isolation belts between road buildings, as well as grass and trees, which seemed to contain the shadow of Sima Xianshi.
Things are no longer human beings, and regrets are not born in the past. I can see the style of the immortal master and the style of the Tianyun Department.
Gao Mang sighed and strode towards the square.
Chapter completed!