Guo Song did not become the meat and potatoes pursued by the powerful as Xue Xun described. In the Tang Dynasty, where the concept of family status was very important, marriage first paid attention to being well-matched. Guo Song's life background was still a bit poor. He was from a small family in Lingzhou.
, served as a Taoist priest.
At least the Guanlong nobles and major aristocratic families will not marry their legitimate daughters to him. If they marry their concubines to him, the aristocratic families will definitely be willing. Unfortunately, Guo Song may not be willing. Everyone also understands this. If you are high or low, you will not be low, so
Few people propose marriage to Guo Song.
More importantly, Guo Song himself had no such intention. Before dawn the next day, he left Chang'an City and headed for the Bashang Military Camp.
In a month at most, he will lead his army to Ganzhou to take up his post. The training during this period is particularly intense. After he gets married, he will not spend much time in the military camp, so he tries to make full use of the time before marriage to bring the army to the forefront.
Train into an elite army.
Not long after Guo Song left Qingxu Palace, Qingxu Palace opened its door and officially welcomed pilgrims.
Qingxu Palace has gradually developed from a small Taoist temple to one of the three great Taoist temples in Chang'an. It has more than 300 Taoist priests and nearly 200 Taoist priests. Among the devout pilgrims, there are many rich and powerful people.
Although Guo Song and Zhang Lei each promised to donate 5,000 guan to the Taoist temple every year, in the second year after the opening of the Golden Shen Pavilion, Qingxu Palace became rich. The annual income from the sesame oil money offered was as much as 30,000 guan. The temple owner Li Ganfeng
Tianshi has already become a low-key rich man with a huge wealth, which he would never have imagined when he was blowing fire and cooking in the dilapidated Taoist temple in Kongtong Mountain.
Li Ganfeng has a wish, which is also the common wish of the five disciples of Qingxu Temple in Kongtong Mountain, that is, to rebuild Qingxu Temple on Wutai in Kongtong Mountain. This wish is about to be realized.
At dawn, a night rain finally ended, and the air was filled with a moist and warm atmosphere.
At this time, more than a dozen Taoist priests who came from afar finally arrived at Qingxu Palace, led by several old Taoist priests. One of the Taoist priests wore a purple gold Taoist crown. He was Tianshi Lu Li who served as the abbot of Zixiao Tiangong last year.
After Master Bai He became immortal last year, the Taoist temples of the Zixiao family unanimously elected Master Lu Li of Xuanhu Palace to take charge of Zixiao Palace, and he was immediately canonized as a Celestial Master by the imperial court.
The reason why Celestial Master Luli, who had been dormant for many years, became the master of Zixiao Palace was largely due to the increase in military expenditures of the imperial court. The imperial court had to cut down on many unnecessary expenditures, with expenditures on supporting temples and temples bearing the brunt. Starting from the year before last, various places had
Temple expenses were cut in half, and several Taoist temples in the Zixiao family of Kongtong Mountain were no exception.
The income dropped sharply by half, and several Taoist temples in the Zixiao family could no longer bear it. After Baihe became immortal, the experienced and well-connected Celestial Master Lu Li was unanimously elected as the abbot of the Zixiao Temple.
Celestial Master Lu Li went to the Ministry of Rites several times, but to no avail. Even the No. 1 Guan Xuan Du Guan in the capital had its expenses cut in half. How could it be possible to open up the Zixiao Tiangong Network?
However, officials from the Ministry of Rites gave them a clear path and asked them to go to Qingxu Palace to find a solution. After all, Qingxu Palace and Kongtong Mountain had a very deep connection. The Luli Celestial Master Sect had no choice but to send its eldest disciple Xuan Xuan.
Lin Zhenren came to Qingxu Palace to borrow food. Li Ganfeng rejected their request to borrow money, but expressed his willingness to spend a lot of money to buy a Wutai Taoist temple.
Tianshi Lu Li didn't want to agree at first, but he needed money for firewood, rice, oil and salt. How could the Zixiao Taoist priests who were used to living a wealthy life endure poverty. Everyone agreed that they could consider it. After the New Year, Tianshi Lu Li personally led a group of people there.
Come to Chang'an.
Tianshi Luli stood in front of the Jinshen Pavilion and looked at it for a long time, then sighed to everyone: "Zhenren Mu is my old friend and my old rival. Back then, I wanted to test his martial arts, but he almost cut him off with a sword.
My heart pulse has kept me sick for 20 years, and my martial arts have been completely disabled. Looking back now, the past is still vivid in my mind. I was running for survival, but he became an immortal, worshiped by thousands of believers, and manipulated people.
ah!"
The female abbot of Huanghe Temple, Yulian Zhenren, said calmly: "It should be said that he has accepted a good disciple. Who would have thought that Guo Song, the man who caused so much trouble in Zixiao Palace, would be so successful?"
Zhenren Yulian is now the second-largest figure in the Zixiao family. The reason is that her junior sister Li Wenyu donates three thousand guan to Huang Heguan every year. If she has money, she will be strong-willed, and she can speak with confidence.
Everyone shook their heads with a wry smile and walked towards the gate. Heavenly Master Li Ganfeng was already standing in front of the gate waiting with a smile. He did not force Zixiao Palace, everything was of their own free will.
After a while, everyone walked to the gate. Li Ganfeng stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to Master Lu Li!"
Celestial Master Lu Li returned the greeting and said with a smile: "Celestial Master Li Ganfeng, we haven't seen each other for many years."
Li Ganfeng smiled slightly and said: "It has been more than twenty years. Not long after I followed the master, I witnessed the grace of my uncle."
"What kind of grace? I came to your master to settle a score, but your master slashed me off the cliff with his sword."
"My master has always been very apologetic. He said it was all a misunderstanding."
Tianshi Lu Li raised his eyebrows, "Is he really sorry?"
"Exactly!"
Li Ganfeng smiled at the crowd again and said: "It's cold outside. All uncles and brothers, please come into the small temple and talk about it."
Everyone followed Li Ganfeng into the Taoist Palace and praised the scale of the Taoist Palace. Although the scale of the Taoist Palace was similar to that of Xuanhu Palace, this was a capital city where every inch of land was precious.
"Brother, land in the capital is very expensive now, isn't it?" Master Yulian asked with a smile.
"The price has increased significantly in the past two years. Originally, Jinchangfang in our area was relatively cheap. It used to be populated by poor people. Now the poor have basically been driven away. Houses are being built everywhere in the neighborhood, and the land price has increased rapidly.
It has increased fivefold in just three years, and now we can’t afford to buy another piece of land here.”
Everyone was filled with envy when they heard this. Master Yulian asked curiously: "Were the poor really forcibly driven away?"
"That's not entirely true. The price of residential land here was originally 200 guan per acre. So I'll give you 300 guan, will you sell it? Some of them refused to sell, and ended up being sued inexplicably. Everyone will understand.
, they sold their houses one after another and left to buy houses in various counties in Jingzhao Prefecture, and then they began to demolish houses and build houses, and land prices skyrocketed."
Master Yulian smiled and said: "Senior brother has become a big landowner."
"Haha! Compared with your junior sister's wealth, I am just a beggar."
Celestial Master Lu Li didn't want to hear any more and coughed heavily, "Palace Master Li, let's talk about the main topic!"
"Okay! Go into the lobby and sit down and talk."
Everyone walked into the lobby and the guests and hosts were seated. A few young Taoist priests served tea to everyone. Master Lu Li asked: "We are all monks, and monks do not lie. Please tell me, Palace Master Li, which Taoist temple you like.
How much are you willing to pay for it?"
Li Ganfeng smiled slightly and said: "To be honest, my junior brother Guo is the one who makes the decision on this matter. He only wants Xuanhu Palace and he doesn't like other Taoist temples."
Tianshi Lu Li's eyelids twitched, it was so cruel, Xuanhu Palace was his home base, he pondered for a moment and said: "I know why he wanted Xuanhu Palace, in fact, his former enemy was the one who broke up with Zixiao a few years ago.
They all went to Qingcheng Mountain, Zhang Qinghu died a long time ago, and there is no one he knows in Xuanhu Palace. I think Qingyang Temple is more suitable, what do you think, Palace Master Li?"
"Let me tell the truth, I can buy Qingyang Temple, but I will only pay 5,000 guan. If you sell Xuanhu Palace, I can pay 15,000 guan. I won't force it. You can consider it yourself before making your choice.
"
Everyone looked at Tianshi Lu Li. They thought they could only sell it for a few thousand guan, but they didn't expect that the other party could actually come up with 15,000 guan. Fifteen thousand guan can only buy a two-story building in Chang'an City.
A small house with an acre of land, but for the Taoist priests in Kongtong Mountain, this is an unimaginable sky-high price.
Master Lu Li slowly closed his eyes. This choice really made him extremely embarrassed.
At this time, a young Taoist priest rushed over and whispered a few words in Li Ganfeng's ear. Li Ganfeng immediately stood up and said: "Quickly go find the master's wife to receive you!"
He clasped his hands and said to everyone: "My junior brother's fiancée has come to make a wish. I want to be with you for a while. You can discuss it, or you can stay here and think about it slowly. We are not in a hurry to make a decision."
Li Ganfeng excused himself and left in a hurry.
Master Lu Li sighed and said, "Let me think about this matter again!"
.........
Xue Tao and his mother Han had already arrived in front of the gate of Qingxu Palace. Kang Bao was guarding them with an iron rod, while Xiaoyu Niang followed Xue Tao. She had lived here before and knew that Taoist people were multi-minded and she didn't want it to happen here.
Unpleasant events.
At this time, Li Ganfeng came out with his wife Zhang Nianhui. This was no longer the young lady who gave the snow fox skin to her. She was about to become his sister-in-law, and he did not dare to neglect her.
Xue Tao saluted and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to bother you, senior brother!"
"Where! Where! It is our honor for my brothers and sisters to come to the Taoist temple. I welcome you warmly!"
"This is my mother!" Xue Tao introduced.
"It turns out it's Mrs. Han. I've heard about it a long time ago. Madam's arrival has made Xiaoguan Pengpi shine!"
Mrs. Han knew that although this Taoist priest was her son-in-law's senior brother, he was also a well-known Tianshi Li in the capital. She did not dare to look down upon her, so she clasped her hands and saluted: "I'm sorry to disturb you, Tianshi. My daughter wants to make a wish in front of the statue of Tianshi.
At the same time, he is also the spirit in heaven who pays homage to his old man. I wonder if this is allowed?"
Not everyone can see the statue of the Celestial Master. Except for those who have a predestined relationship, only the powerful and senior officials in Chang'an can see it. The last time Han brought his daughter to offer incense, she was not qualified to see the Celestial Master.
For holy images, only one stick of incense can be burned in the incense burner outside.
Li Ganfeng nodded, "My brothers and sisters are one of my own, so I can definitely see the golden body. I believe he will be very happy to see his brothers and sisters."