Chapter 101: This thing is called lipstick, and the color is pinkish water red
"Uh...ah..."
Just when Kong Qingzhen was reviewing it in his mind, he suddenly heard a few weak moans coming from the corner. Kong Qing turned his head and realized that Kak Zhi seemed to have been awakened by the shocking sword attack he had just made.
, now his body is shaking slightly, and a low moan is still coming out of his mouth.
Kong Qing knelt down, took out a bottle of red potion from his arms, and poured two drops into Kada Zhi's lips.
You can't give him too much to drink, as long as it can keep his current injuries from getting worse. After all, I still hope that he can rely on his injuries to testify against the monks in Zhuangyan Temple.
Ke Zhi was in a daze when he suddenly felt a cool feeling spread from his mouth to his whole body. He was suddenly shaken, even the burns all over his body and the wounds on his shoulders were gone.
It hurts so much.
He shook his head slightly and opened his eyes. What he saw was a handsome young man standing there with a solemn smile and a cheerful and clear posture, like a jade tree facing the wind.
Have I met a god?
Kakashi shook his head again and gradually woke up. Only then did he notice that the beautiful boy was wearing a strange Taoist robe. He should be a Taoist priest.
Then, the surrounding scenes began to gradually come into his sight, and only then did he realize that he was still in the abandoned house where he was fighting the assassin and Wang Bo.
Kakazhi shook his body with difficulty, staggeringly trying to sit up from the ground, and asked breathlessly.
"Did you, Taoist Priest, save someone?"
"If you mean driving away a monk who wanted to kill you..."
The handsome little Taoist priest showed a gentle smile to Kak Zhi and said very kindly.
"That's right, that's what Pindao did!"
"A monk wants to kill me?"
At this time, Kakashi also vaguely thought about it. When he was in a daze, he seemed to feel a monk in gray robes standing in front of him, still holding a sword in his hand.
There must be something wrong with these monks at Zhuangyan Temple.
He struggled a little, trying to stand up on his own, but the pain all over his body stopped him.
After trying several times and finding that he was in severe pain and unable to move, he once again turned his attention to another person present.
"Taoist Priest, I have an unkind request."
Kakashi raised his head and spoke intermittently in a hoarse voice.
"Can you... send me back to the imperial city... I would like to... thank you very much..."
After hearing what Kak Zhi said, the little Taoist priest raised his head, his eyes drifted, and glanced at the several search foxes behind Kak Zhi who were handling the corpses, and then smiled gently, with a look of compassion on his face.
"No need to thank you. It is my duty as a Taoist monk to help those in need."
An hour later, Kong Qing led the carriage with a dull look on his face and delivered the injured Kada Zhi to the gate of the imperial city. Then he turned around and left without hesitation, showing the virtue of a Taoist scholar who shows kindness without seeking repayment.
True color.
That's right, not only do I want to thank you very much, I don't want the carriage Kong Qing either!
As a Taoist scholar, I have to keep my word, be so indifferent to fame and fortune, and have such a sunny mentality.
Something as embarrassing as not being able to drive a carriage, so having to lead the carriage from the southernmost end of Chang'an to the northernmost end, has never happened.
It’s Jiang Zi!
So in the following time, Kong Qing really put aside the matter of Kakashi. Anyway, as long as Kong Qing is still alive, the Fahua Sect who instigated Meng Rang to rebel and harmed Shandong will always pay the price.
Although this was a personal enmity of his predecessor, Kong Qing did not intend to sit idly by and ignore it.
Even if some monks with insufficient sin value were accidentally injured as a result, such as Yifan, there was nothing they could do. Since they enjoyed the convenience brought by the Fahua Sect, they must be responsible for the actions of the Fahua Sect.
However, the enemy is currently strong and we are weak, so we still need to plan for it slowly.
Moreover, Kong Qing has another important thing to do next, that is, Princess Pingyang helped him get a position as a supervisor in the Taishi Bureau, allowing Kong Qing to become an eighth-level Taoist official.
What is a Taoist official?
To put it simply, they are Taoist officials who can receive a salary and are recognized by the state.
The Taoist officials in the Tang Dynasty can be classified in terms of their functions into the Chongxuan Bureau, which is responsible for the management of monks and Taoism, and the Taishi Bureau, which is responsible for observing the stars, predicting disasters, and formulating calendars.
Of course, in the Tang Dynasty, where demons and ghosts appeared in endlessly, the Taishi Bureau also had a very important function, which was to slay demons and maintain social stability.
As for the third lady Li Xiuning's move to help Kong Qing find a job in the Taishi Bureau, did she intend to ease the relationship between Kong Qing and Qingxiazi, and also give Kong Qing a little more confidence to speak?
Different people have different opinions.
Anyway, Kong Qing is not against establishing good relations with Qingxiazi and the Taoist priests of the Luofu Sect. In his eyes, the Taoist priests of the Luofu Sect may be the pillars of the Quanzhen Sect in the future.
So Kong Qing arrived at the gate of Yongchangfang on time on the afternoon of the next day. Princess Pingyang's family daughter Ma Sixi was already waiting in front of the gate.
Generally speaking, as the family commander of the Princess Pingyang Mansion with a transcendent status, Ma Sixi does not have to wait for someone in front of Yongchangfang. Even if he is a Duke, he can wait in front of the mansion.
Give the other person face.
No matter how powerful you are, can you surpass our third wife, Princess Pingyang?
But this little Taoist priest Qingwei is different.
When Sanniangzi was not a princess, Qingwei met Sanniangzi with her master, Taoist Xuancheng. And because of Qingwei's cute face, Sanniangzi pinched his face at every turn. The relationship between the two was once said to be very good.
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In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, when His Majesty is about to revolt and the Sanniangzi in Daxing City is in danger, Taoist Xuancheng leads Qingwei and other Taoist priests from the Qingdu Temple in the name of holding a fasting ceremony by the Qujiang Pool.
, secretly helped Sanniangzi sneak out of Daxing City.
Ma Sixi still remembers the day she left Daxing City. Sanniangzi held Qingwei with a reluctant look on her face and said solemnly to Xuancheng.
"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. As long as I, Li Xiuning, don't die, I will one day repay my brother."
But as a result, after the Tang Dynasty captured Daxing City and Dingding Pass, Taoist Xuancheng not only did not expect repayment, but was targeted by Huo Guogong Chai Shao for helping Sanniangzi, and Qing Du Guan was also defeated.
Although it was said that the reason for the incident was that Xuancheng was aloof and did not bother to bother his friends with such mundane things, and because of other people's actions, Sanniangzi never knew about it, but Sanniangzi's own guilt did not weaken due to this.
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And this guilt mixed with the original closeness, coupled with Sanniangzi's complicated feelings about Qingwei's master Xuancheng's love for Wujiwu, made Qingwei a very special person in Sanniangzi's heart now.
"Qingwei, I've been waiting for you for a long time,"
After seeing Kong Qing appear, Ma Sixi immediately stepped forward and handed over a box.
"This is the fish talisman for the supervisor of the Taishi Bureau, the petition and the edict. Qingwei, take it and go directly to the Taishi Bureau on Hanguangmen Street to join the job. The Taishi Bureau is located under the Secretary Department, close to
The place of Honglu Temple.”
"Thank you for your work..."
Kong Qing raised his hand and slapped Ma Sixi first, then respectfully stretched out his hands to take the box.
"I didn't expect that it was a big driver who had to work for the family. I was really touched."
"Qingwei, you don't know something..."
Seeing Kong Qing's respectful gesture, Ma Sixi's attitude became gentler.
"Officials in the selection department have some vulgarities. For example, when you file a lawsuit, you have to pay a sum of money, called the official lawsuit fee. The name to the outside world is that you have to charge the money for the vermilion silk scroll that is used to mount the lawsuit, but in fact
The amount is quite large. The third lady was worried that you, Qingwei, were short of money, so she simply sent a family to help you get the body back first."
The corners of Kong Qing's mouth twitched.
When you are an official, do you have to charge a fee for the letter of appointment? The amount is quite high?
Who said the ancients were not knowledgeable enough? Look at this cleverly named way of collecting money. It is not a bit more blatant than the blatant one a thousand years later!
"Thank you very much, my family! I also ask your family to express my gratitude to the third lady for her kindness. I am too poor to repay you..."
As he spoke, Kong Qing put the box he was holding aside, took out a very delicate small box from his sleeve, then opened it carefully and took out a small cylinder made of red velvet.
"This is a rare thing that I got. It's called lipstick, and the color is... It's not important. It's a pinkish-red color, and its texture is very moist. It's not comparable to ordinary rouge.
.It is used like this..."
With that said, Kong Qing unscrewed the lipstick cover with his hands, gave Ma Sixi a sign, and then carefully restored the lipstick.
"As the saying goes, famous swords are given to strong men, and pink powder is given to beauties. This rare thing in the hands of poor Taoist can only be used by a strange woman like Sanniangzi. I also ask the family order to help me deliver it to Sanniangzi, and also submit Pindao's thanks.
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"Actually, Miss Sanniang won't let me collect your things..."
Even though she said this, Ma Sixi still looked very satisfied after taking the lipstick from Kong Qing's hand.
"But since Qingwei you are so sincere and the gift is something I have never seen before, I will make an exception and accept it for Third Lady. I believe Third Lady will also be satisfied."
Seeing Ma Sixi's satisfied look, Kong Qing also felt very satisfied.
A piece of lipstick can be exchanged for a Supervisor of the Taishi Bureau. This business is not a loss.
"I have troubled my family and run around, but I have no repayment for being poor."
Kong Qing took out another package of golden bars in a cardboard box from his sleeve and handed it over. "This is the kind of food called gold bars that Jia Ling had when he went to Qingdu Temple last time.
It’s not common in Chang’an City, so why not be a lucky draw?”
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
Ma Sixi smiled and declined a few times, then accepted the so-called gold bar handed over by Kong Qing, feeling increasingly satisfied.
The little Taoist priest Qing is still as cute as when he was a child. He actually even discovered that a certain family ate two extra gold bars when they went to Qingdu Temple last time.
In fact, he, Ma Sixi, doesn’t like eating this thing just to get lucky!
"Who is that, come here..."
Ma Sixi took out a gold bar and stuffed it into his mouth, waved, called a servant over, and then said to Kong Qing.
"Qingwei, you haven't been to the Taishi Bureau either. I will send someone to take you there on the princess's carriage right away, so that you won't have any other troubles when you enter the imperial city."
"Since the family order is so flattering,"
Kong Qing smiled slightly and nodded calmly.
"The poor Taoist would rather obey orders than be respectful."