Just one day later, Xuying reported the information to Liu Xiu.
During this time, Liu Huang often went to Yique Temple outside Luoyang City, and the Taoist nun from Yique Temple would also visit the princess's mansion from time to time.
Yique Temple is located in Yique Mountain, and the name of the Taoist temple also comes from the name of the mountain. (Yique Mountain is now Longmen Mountain in Luoyang.)
After hearing Xu Ying's report, Liu Xiu frowned and said, "No wonder Sister suddenly proposed to return to the fiefdom to practice Taoism. Now it seems that she must have been bewitched by Taoist Sister Yiqueguan."
Xuying looked at Liu Xiu cautiously, coughed dryly, and reminded: "Your Majesty, Yique Temple is a very famous Taoist temple!" This is not a heresy.
Liu Xiu laughed out loud and said, "Whether you are famous or not has nothing to do with whether your mind is right or wrong."
The current period is when the native Taoism of the Central Plains and the foreign Buddhism are in tit-for-tat confrontation.
After Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, it quickly became popular among the people. This put great pressure on Taoism, which had just developed the prototype and theory of Taoism.
Take Wang Feng, one of the leaders of the Green Forest Army, for example. After Chang'an was captured and Liu Xuan was killed, Wang Feng became disheartened and converted to Buddhism and became a monk.
What is commendable is that this leader of the rebel army who killed countless people truly realized enlightenment after he put down his butcher knife and became a generation of eminent monks.
Later, when Liu Xiu was touring the south, he also met Wang Feng, who was spreading Buddhism. He was deeply moved and conferred the title of 'Great Master Wu Che' on Wang Feng. After Wang Feng passed away, Wang Feng's golden body continued to be enshrined in the temple.
Therefore, Buddhism was very powerful at that time, and Taoism was also inspired by Buddhism and was gradually forming its own ideas and teachings. As it transitioned from Taoism to Taoism, it urgently needed to expand its influence.
There is nothing more effective in expanding influence than recruiting relatives of the emperor to join the Taoist religion. Liu Xiu believed that his eldest sister Liu Huang was bewitched by the Taoist temple and suddenly decided to return to the fiefdom to practice Buddhism. This was not without purpose and completely unreasonable.
Xuying said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have inquired that today the host of Yiqueguan will go to the princess's residence to preach."
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, she pondered for a moment, and said: "I should go and meet him." Let's see what he can do, how he can confuse the eldest sister to the point where she has to leave Luoyang and go back to the fiefdom.
He did not leave the palace with much fanfare, but changed into casual clothes, and took only Fu An, Xu Ying, Long Zhun, and Long Bo out of the palace and went to the princess mansion.
Liu Xiu just walked to the vicinity of the princess's mansion and saw the eldest sister and a Taoist nun wearing Taoist robes walking out from a distance. Seeing this, Liu Xiu stopped and moved to a small alley on the street.
He stood at the entrance of the alley, looked up, and saw that the eldest sister was very polite to the Taoist nun, and seemed to want to send a carriage to take her away, but it seemed that the Taoist nun refused.
The two said a few more words, and the Taoist nun turned and left. Liu Huang stared at the Taoist nun's back for a long time before returning to the princess's mansion.
Xuying came to Liu Xiu and asked: "Your Majesty... Young Master, are we still going to the princess's mansion?"
Liu Xiu shook his head, pointed at the retreating figure of the Taoist nun, and asked, "Is she the host of Yiqueuan you mentioned?"
"Exactly."
"I thought she was a Taoist priest." It turned out to be a Taoist nun.
Xuying glanced at Liu Xiu and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, there are only Taoist nuns in Yique Temple, and there are no Taoist priests."
"Oh!" Liu Xiu responded, raised his head and said, "Let's go, let's follow her."
The Taoist nun walked in front, and Liu Xiu and his entourage followed closely behind.
The two parties walked one after another out of the inner city of Luoyang and arrived at the outer city of Luoyang. After walking for a while, when they were about to leave the outer city, the Taoist nun walking in front suddenly stopped and turned around and walked into the roadside.
In a tea shed.
We have reached the edge of Luoyang City. There are not many pedestrians on the streets and there are very few shops on the roadside. There is only this small tea shed nearby.
Seeing the Taoist nun entering the tea shed and asking for a bowl of tea from the waiter, Liu Xiu led Fu An and others into the tea shed and knelt down next to the Taoist nun.
It was only then that Liu Xiu finally saw the Taoist nun's true appearance. Liu Xiu really couldn't tell the specific age of this Taoist nun.
At first glance, she seemed to be only about 20 years old. She had clear soup noodles and no makeup. However, she had exquisite facial features and fair and delicate skin. She was a rare beauty.
But if you continue to watch, you will find that her movements are calm, generous, mature and steady, and she seems to be a dignified young woman in her thirties.
Looking at her eyes, they are calm, like a deep pool. No matter how strong the wind blows, it will not cause the slightest wave. It makes people feel that its owner should be forty or fifty years old.
As if feeling Liu Xiu's scrutiny, the Taoist nun turned around and met Liu Xiu's scrutinizing eyes. She was stunned for a moment and nodded slightly to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu immediately bowed in return.
When he was about to speak, the Taoist nun had already averted his eyes and continued to drink tea. Seeing this, Liu Xiu could only swallow the words that came to his mouth and secretly wondered how he could talk to this Taoist nun and find out her true nature.
If the other party is really a Taoist, I can just give her a warning. If she is using the guise of Taoism to spread rumors and deceive with ulterior motives, not only can I not let her go, but I can't let this Yique Temple go either.
Just as Liu Xiu was thinking about it, several strong men walked in from the outside. These men were dressed casually, and their outer robes were spread open, revealing their bulging chest muscles.
Several of them had either swords or sabers under their ribs, and their whole bodies were filled with a sense of hostility.
After these people came in, they first glanced around, and their eyes swept across Liu Xiu and others. When they saw the Taoist nun, they were stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and then
They all sat down and shouted: "Brother, let's serve tea!"
The waiter quickly carried the teapot, trotted up to a few people, poured a bowl of tea for each of them, and said with a smile on his face: "Guests, please take your time!"
A man picked up the tea bowl, banged it, and took a big gulp. Then, with a pop, he spit out the tea in his mouth again and sprayed it all over the waiter. The waiter took a step back with a look of shock on his face.
Look at him.
The man slammed the teacup in his hand on the table and asked angrily: "What kind of bird tea is this?! Did his mother give it to others?"
Hearing this, Fu An, Xu Ying, Long Zhun, and Long Bo all frowned and raised their eyes to look at the man. The waiter's face turned pale and he quickly said: "Guest, the shop... the shop...
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"Don't bother talking to me, go and get a better tea! If you fool me with this kind of bird tea again, I will tear down this shabby shop of yours!" the man shouted loudly.
The waiter in the shop had a grimace on his face and stammered: "Sir, our small shop... our small business only has this... this kind of tea..."
"I think you don't want to live anymore!" As he spoke, the big man raised his hand to touch the sword under his ribs. The waiter in the shop was so frightened that he backed away and said hurriedly: "Young one...I'm going out to borrow some tea..."
After finishing speaking, the waiter turned around and ran out.
Seeing this, several big men looked at each other and laughed.
One of them picked up the teapot left by the waiter, poured another bowl for everyone, and said: "Drink first to quench your thirst. These days, running in both Luoyang and Nanyang, my legs are almost broken."
"Who says it isn't!"
One of the dark-skinned men turned to look at the Taoist nun sitting not far away. He smiled, stood up, and walked unsteadily. When he came to the Taoist nun, he cupped his fists and raised his hands, asking: "I wonder who this person is?"
Which Taoist temple does the Taoist nun come from?”
The Taoist nun put down the tea bowl in her hand, bowed to the dark man, and said, "I am from Yique Temple in Yique Mountain."
"Oh, it turns out she is the Taoist nun from Yique Temple." The dark man grinned and said, "I never knew that there is such a beautiful Taoist nun in Yique Temple!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and touched the Taoist nun's face.
Touch the cheek.
The Taoist nun ducked aside, letting go of the dark man's hand, then took out a copper coin from her sleeve, put it on the table, and stood up to leave.
With quick hands and quick eyes, the dark-skinned man grabbed the Taoist nun's sleeve and said with a playful smile: "Taoist nun, don't leave! I have many doubts and I want to ask the Taoist nun for advice. Come on, come on, let's sit here!"
Seeing this, several other big men also came over one after another, all with evil smiles on their faces. This situation made Fu An, who was born in Jianghu, feel a sense of chivalry. He slammed the table and said,
He yelled: "Be presumptuous!"
His sudden voice startled the big men, and they all turned to look at Fu An.
The dark-skinned man looked at Fu An for a few times, and then looked at Liu Xiu, Xu Ying, Long Zhun, and Long Bo who were with him. He felt that they looked very unfamiliar, and he suddenly felt contempt in his heart.
He raised the corners of his mouth, sneered, and said in a sinister tone: "You'd better stay the hell out of my uncle's business, and just go away and stay where you can when it's cool!"
Fu An flew into a rage, glared at the dark man, and said: "In broad daylight, the world is bright, isn't it true that there is no king's law?"
"Wang Fa? I tell you, in Luoyang, I am Wang Fa!" As he spoke, the dark man walked up to Fu An, grabbed his collar, pulled Fu An up from the bed, and sneered:
"I think you are so fucking brave that you dare to find trouble in front of me!" As he spoke, he grabbed Fu An's collar with one hand and punched Fu An in the face with the other hand.
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Fu An frowned, raised his palm, and with a crisp sound, the opponent's fist hit his palm. Before the dark man could retract his fist, Fu An clasped his palm to wrap the opponent's fist, and then
The reverse joint is bent outward.
The dark-skinned man was in pain and turned to the side involuntarily. He bared his teeth and shouted repeatedly, saying: "Boy, how dare you f**king hit me? Do you know who I am? I belong to the Marquis Shen Mansion..."
Before he finished speaking, Fu An pushed the opponent's arm outward again. The dark man turned around in pain, his back facing Fu An. The latter raised his leg and kicked him on the butt of the dark man.
The strange man screamed, flew forward, and fell directly from the teahouse to the outside.
Look at the dark burly man again, with his head on the ground. His forehead, bridge of nose, and chin were all scratched. He covered his face with his hands and rolled on the ground in pain.
The other big men were furious. They took out their sabers and sabers from their ribs and shouted: "Boy, you are looking for death!"
As he spoke, everyone held swords and attacked Fu An. Fu An turned to look at Liu Xiu, and saw that the latter nodded to him with a gloomy face. Fu An stopped being polite, stepped forward, and took the initiative to fight the opponent.
The strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all. Even though several big men were holding weapons, while Fu An was using his bare hands, in the blink of an eye, Fu An knocked all the big men to the ground, unable to stand upright.
stand up.
Liu Xiu frowned as he looked at the fallen men. They claimed to be from Shenhou Mansion, which could explain why they said they traveled frequently between Luoyang and Nanyang during this period.
Liu Xiu didn't have any objections to his clan's land acquisition in Nanyang, as long as he didn't take advantage of it by accident and didn't bully the people.
However, the people in the Marquis Shen's Mansion were so domineering and domineering. They not only teased the Taoist nun in public, but also resorted to using swords to kill people if they disagreed. It was too arrogant and arrogant to kill people with swords.
It seems that the unscrupulous culture of the clan must be rectified not only in Nanyang, but also in Luoyang!
