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    After Fang Shanqi left that day, Tang Song began to thank guests behind closed doors early the next morning.

    Although the concierge received more and more assassins, he was able to close the door tightly and leave no one there. You must know that most of these assassins were serving officials who were eager to move up the ladder, and some were even recruited.  These officials brought in heavyweights to speak about the project.  .

    But he actually managed to disappear without a trace!

    The collective downfall of officials from four aristocratic families can be said to be the biggest political turmoil since Di Renjie and other eight ministers were demoted last year due to the "treason case", and it has already attracted attention.  In addition, so many official positions were vacated this time, and many of them were vacant in the middle ranks, so the people in the imperial city became more and more excited.  As an official, although their background as scholars makes them like to sigh a few words from time to time, "it's better to go home than to work", but who can really calm down and take it as nothing when they see an opportunity?

    This is exactly what the poet said: Everyone in the world thinks it is good to retire from office, but how can one see anyone under the forest?  However, although many officials who thought they could take a chance on this opportunity were itching to give it a try, no one had a good way to deal with Lu Yuanfang's closed door. After decades of serving as an official, this gentleman Lu's style of conduct has long been a signal of officialdom.  .

    Such a sincere gentleman with an upright and rigid temperament is in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials. He will not listen to any talk of human relations, unless you can persuade the emperor to forcefully suppress it. Even then, he will still have to stand by the king when it is time to argue.  One argument before the other.  For such a person, what else can we do except wait for his decision?

    Moreover, according to his historical habit, when it comes to supplementing officials after major scandals, he is always extremely cautious and hands-on to the point of being almost arbitrary. Not to mention the doctor and Yuanwailang who are in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it is the minister of the Ministry of Secretariat.  I can't get my hands in either.

    It is precisely because of this that the big scandal involving officials from the fourth family has been very lively, even though countless officials are eyeing the seats they vacated and are anxious to get angry.  But with Junzi Lu around, there wasn't much commotion.

    Based on this influence alone, Lu Yuanfang, the deputy prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall, is worthy of his status as an important minister of his country.

    But when the news spread that he had changed his ways and granted the right of preliminary screening to Karamatsu, the situation immediately changed.  The officials who heard the news one after another were dumbfounded at first and couldn't believe it, and then they reacted in various ways.  There are those who are unfair, there are those who are jealous, there are those who feel the unfairness of the way of heaven, there are also those who lament that villains succeed in their ambitions -

    As the news spread, it was like a huge boulder being thrown into the water. The originally calm lake surface instantly surged with endless waves. In almost a day or two, this became the most serious incident in the officialdom of Shendu and the scholars who were reserve forces in the officialdom.  Exciting news.

    After half a year, following the assassination at White Horse Temple, Karamatsu has no choice but to become the focus of heated discussion again. Fortunately, this incident is not widely spread among the public, otherwise it will inevitably be another scene where people talk about Karamatsu.

    With Tang Song¡¯s age and rank, he could frequently cause such large-scale shocks. Many people in the officialdom sighed and sighed, and couldn¡¯t help but cast their memories on the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty decades ago.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? became famous all over the world, and he was often the focus of attention and heated discussion among officials and scholars. But will this Tang Song also be unable to escape the fate of being one of the four outstanding talents?

    There was a lot of heated discussion in the Shilin, but it was just a heated discussion. After all, they had not officially entered the officialdom. Although they liked to pay attention to the trends in the officialdom, the task that Karamatsu accepted this time had no immediate stake in them.

    The situation was different in the officialdom. Many officials immediately saw opportunities after the shock caused by the news subsided.

    After all, there are very few exceptions like Lu Yuanfang. If you want to be promoted in the officialdom, in addition to your past achievements, human relationships and gifts are absolutely necessary. This has been a habit for thousands of years. Who can  Still not clear?

    Although Tang Song was appointed by Lu Yuanfang, he was not Junzi Lu after all.  Not to mention their personalities and conduct, the two of them are worlds apart in terms of status alone.  Prime Minister Lu can't get through. Doesn't it mean that a small minister like him can't get through?

    There are far more than just one smart person, and there are even more smart people in the officialdom, so it is only normal that famous assassins flock to the concierge of the Karamatsu family.

    Those who think their status will convince Karamatsu will hand over their name badges, and those who think their status is not enough will have to find someone to say hello.  Originally, there were many official positions vacated this time, and there were many low-level and middle-level official positions. This also resulted in an exceptionally large number of people who were interested in activities.

    The officials and scholars all saw this chaos, and they all understood that Tang Song, who had always been able to survive in strong winds and waves, was once again at the forefront of the storm, so they were particularly curious about his response this time.

    At this moment, Tang Song actually ignored so many famous assassins and ignored so many assassins.The current officials and heavyweights who were assassinated were ignored, and just - closed the door and thanked guests!

    Although the social atmosphere at that time was very open, the concept of respect and inferiority and the custom of respecting etiquette that had been inherited for thousands of years did not exist.

    At this time and in this world, can you imagine that a low-ranking official from the seventh rank would not even see you after receiving a prestigious assassination from an official from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, or even the fourth rank from the third rank?

    "This is like a deputy county magistrate official in later generations actually shutting out the mayor, secretary and even deputy provincial officials. This is this something that an official would do?

    Isn¡¯t this crazy?

    Because he couldn¡¯t see Karamatsu¡¯s people, no one knew whether he was crazy or not, but he did indeed do such crazy things.  A seventh-grade minister, Dushi, who had not yet officially taken office, actually closed the door to the entire officialdom of the divine capital.  Many current officials with more power than him have been shut out.

    Tang Song's unreasonable behavior was unsurprisingly well-received in Shilin, but in the official circles of Shendu and the imperial city, it was a different story.

    Although the discussions outside were abuzz, Karamatsu just didn't open the door or say anything, and there was silence.

    Silence was not tranquility. On the contrary, he had no leisure at all during the days when he was unable to leave the house for more than half a month.

    During this period, Taiping came to the moon through the side door, and he couldn't help but miss him. This was not an easy master to deal with.  In addition, he had to take advantage of the night to arrange the return of all the things he had previouslywhich was not an easy task.  In addition, there are those files and documents that even a strong man cannot pick up.

    That day, Taiping put down her analysis of Lu Yuanfang's failure. She, Wu Sansi and Fang Shanqi stuffed in three lists. Coupled with the heated discussion outside, Tang Song at this time completely lost the enthusiasm he had when he accepted the mission.  Relaxing, those many files and documents can no longer be described one by one, they are simply analysis.

    Analysis, summary, comparison ~ People in the house who can write and calculate have been gathered to participate in this incident. The records dictated by him are probably no less than 100,000 words. These days, when Crystal has a little leisure time, he always  He kept rubbing his wrists.

    Twenty-five days later, that is, the twenty-eighth day after Tang Song received the mission from Lu Yuanfang, this major event that disrupted everyone in the government finally came to an end.  Karamatsu, who had become a little thinner and paler, took a long breath, looked up at the crisp autumn sky outside the window, pulled up the crystal and walked out.

    "I'm not done here yet." After this month of intense work, Crystal, who had to constantly communicate with different people, became more and more fluent in speaking, and was no longer the stumbling person he used to be.

    ¡°It¡¯s not too late to come back and do it again. These days, I¡¯m so bored that I¡¯m going to go out for a walk and talk¡­¡±

    When they were at home, they wanted to come out, but after the two really came out of the side door, they didn't know where they should be there. Now there are many places in Tang Song, and they will only have trouble.

    Tang Song smiled to himself in front of the side door, "I heard there is a small Wuxiang Temple nearby. Let's go and take a look"

    Crystal will naturally not object.

    Although Xiao Wuxiang Temple is located in Shanghaofang District of Beicheng, it is not well-known and its scale is not large. Moreover, it is also afternoon, so there are fewer people in the temple and it seems a bit deserted.

    But this kind of tranquility suited Tang Song's wishes, so he declined Zhike Monk's company, and the two of them entered the mountain gate and walked leisurely.

    Not far away, you can smell the faint scent of osmanthus, Qiu Xiaogu Temple, osmanthus. Walking there, the dizzy Karamatsu felt the relaxation he had not seen for a long time, and he led the crystal to find the place where the osmanthus came from.

    When we walked all the way to a garden behind the temple, we finally found the source of the cinnamon fragrance. The back garden of Xiaowuxiang Temple is not big, covering an area of ??two or three acres at most.  A bit wild.

    There are six or seven old osmanthus trees planted irregularly in the garden. The yellow flowers among the lush branches and leaves are just like broken gold. The fragrance of osmanthus in this small temple in Danlong comes from here.

    The garden was even more lonely. Except for an old monk looking at something under a laurel tree, there was no one else.

    Tang Song was walking in the garden while chatting with Shuijing, "It is located in the bustling city of Beicheng, but there is such a quiet little temple, and there are also these sweet-scented osmanthus trees. This trip is really worth it. If I can listen to you play at this time,  Just play one song and you will have no regrets"

    Having said this, Tang Song paused, "That's right, Crystal, I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time"

    "If you want to hear it back, I'll play you some songs"

    This was not the answer Karamatsu wanted, "If I didn't want to hear it, would you stop playing?"

    "Where are you free these days?"??

    Hearing this, it naturally brought back the memory of listening to the piano on a moonlit night by the Bagua Pond in Longmen Mountain in Tangsong. I thought about the spotless crystals when we first met in Luoyang, and the lightness of the clouds. I also thought about how hard she had been working these days.  The sight of images swirling among files and documents made Tang Song feel a lot of inexplicable unhappiness in his heart.

    It feels as if something extremely beautiful has been stained with dirt due to its own reasons, and a feeling of regret arises spontaneously.

    "Crystal, I'm almost fine. From tomorrow on, don't worry about the list. Can you just live the life you want as before?"

    Crystal, who was walking side by side with Karamatsu, turned to look at him, "My life is very good now. Although I am a little tired, I like it"

    Hearing this, Tang Song was surprised, "Looking through those files and documents is boring and boring. How can you like it?"

    "I just like it, so why bother to lie to you. Behind every file document is actually a living person, and behind every testimonial is a living life"

    Karamatsu stopped and reached out to pull Crystal's head over. After staring into her eyes for a long time, he had to admit that Crystal really didn't lie to him, but this discovery made him feel a little disappointed.

    Lost, really lost!

    How could the crystal that is so light and spotless like these things?

    Has she changed?  Or have you never really understood her?

    Karamatsu doesn¡¯t know the answer, doesn¡¯t know what to say, and doesn¡¯t want to say anything else at this moment.

    After the two of them walked in silence for a long time, Crystal suddenly said: "The harp is in the heart, and every thought will naturally turn into a beautiful heart sound. Why do you have to hold the ancient harp and burn incense while playing"

    Crystal said such words in Xiaowuxiang Temple, which sounded quite Zen-like, but it failed to resolve the confusion and loss in Tang Song's heart.

    At this moment, a distant voice came from the front, "I said goodbye to Suzhou that day, and I met here by chance today. It seems that the old monk and the good believer do have some fate"

    Tang Song looked over and saw that the person speaking was the only old monk besides them in the garden.  Coincidentally, this monk turned out to be the old monk whom he and Taiping could only hear but not see at the foot of Hanshan Temple in Suzhou that day.  Later, the two met briefly at the city gate of Suzhou, and the old monk gave him a rosary.

    Such a chance encounter was so rare that Tang Song quickened his pace to meet him and asked happily: "Sure enough, it's a good fate. When did master arrive in Luoyang?"

    "It has been some time since the old monk Tang Shanxin came to Luoyang"

    "Oh, Master knows me?"

    When the old monk heard the question, he smiled but did not answer.  Tang Song turned to ask, "I was in such a hurry when I was in Suzhou that I didn't ask the master for his name. I'm really ashamed"

    "The poor monk's Dharma possession" was just four words. The old monk's introduction to himself ended without mentioning a word about his origins.

    He didn¡¯t say anything, so Tang Song didn¡¯t ask any more questions and changed the subject, ¡°What was the unknown master looking at just now?¡±

    Monk Fazang turned sideways slightly, revealing a stone tablet behind him.

    This stone tablet is weathered and mottled. It is obviously old, and the inscription on the front has obviously been wiped by an old monk. After Tang Song got closer and looked at it, he realized that this seemingly inconspicuous little Wuxiang Temple actually had some foundations.

    According to the inscription, the place occupied by Xiaowuxiang Temple originally belonged to Sun Yuanji, the founding hero of the early Tang Dynasty and the famous Prime Minister. Because his mother believed in Buddhism, he turned this place into a Buddhist temple, which can be regarded as the family temple of the eldest Sun family.  When the temple was first built, even Emperor Taizong gave away sesame oil money here. Even the name of the Xiaowuxiang Temple came from the imperial pen.

    This stele records the origin of Xiaowuxiang Temple, so the content of the inscription ends here. However, based on these somewhat vague words, it is not difficult to recall the great prosperity of Xiaowuxiang Temple when it was first established.

    But this kind of prosperity did not last for too long, and finally ended with the failure of the political dispute between Changsun Yuanji and Wu Zetian. Changsun was forced to commit suicide, and the Xiaowuxiang Temple was reduced from a noble family temple to a temple in Luoyang City.  An inconspicuous little jungle.

    After thinking about the grand scene of those years and then looking at the desolation of Xiaowuxiang Temple today, you will naturally have a sense of ups and downs. Perhaps because the contrast is too strong, Monk Fazang is not immune to the vulgarity. "Throughout hundreds of years, there are countless figures.  Ji can be called a great person, but it¡¯s a pity and a shame.¡±

    The original surname of Tuoba was Hu, but it was changed to Changsun when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty carried out the Sinicization reform in the Six Dynasties. Therefore, Tuoba Wuji in the mouth of the old monk actually refers to Changsun Yuanji.

    Tang Song is not a person who likes to lament spring and autumn. At the beginning of the time travel, he showed this clearly when he explained the allusion of the Tears Monument to Liu Mei when he climbed Xian Mountain.  Coupled with the high spirit and enterprising spirit hidden deep in the bones, after hearing the Dharma Tibet full of history,After sighing at the vicissitudes of life, the feeling of ups and downs that had originally arisen in my heart was completely gone.

    At this thought, Tang Song raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't be sad for the moon in the Golden Valley Garden, don't sigh for the spring on the bridge in Tianjin. If you learn to look for the past passionately, where in the world can it not hurt your soul? The eldest grandson Yuanji was first the first hero of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and then  He is the most famous prime minister in Zhenguan, he fought in troubled times and then restored peace, and lived a vigorous life. If a man in the world can be like this, what regrets will he have even if he leaves behind only a few people?"

    Hearing this, the old monk looked at Tang Song in astonishment and saw that although the young man under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree was a little haggard and thin, the heroic spirit exuding from his body was compelling.

    Fazang looked at Tang Song for a long time and then suddenly smiled, "That's right, love shouldn't be burdened by things. It's true that the old monk is in love, but he never thought that Tang Shanxin could actually say such things"

    When they met by chance at Hanshan Temple in Suzhou on a moonlit night that day, Tang Song quoted a famous couplet from Hanshan, a famous monk in the mid-late Tang Dynasty, in order to persuade peace: "If anyone in the world slanders me, bullies me, insults me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, or hates me,  , lie to me, how should I deal with it? Just tolerate him, let him, let him, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, stay for a few more years and you can see him" Don't be careful about these words.  When the old monk Fazang heard it, he praised it loudly and recited "Amitabha".

    Tang Song could not explain the origin of the pair. Fazang thought that these words came from him, and they were too different from what he had just said. One was about being tolerant, and the other was about working hard. No wonder the old monk was stunned and confused.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Trouble!  Tang Song could only give an apology, "The words I said at the Hanshan Temple last night were just made up to persuade my friends. I hope you won't blame me for disturbing my peace"

    Fazang was speechless, "Hu Jie"

    "Why should a master of words who was originally just persuading people be so persistent"

    Tang Song's face turned bitter, "There are many things in this world that a three-year-old child can say but an eighty-year-old man cannot do. For example, there are eight truths of suffering in Buddhism: birth, old age, illness, death, meeting with resentment, separation from love, and failure to seek; and there are  Liu Ru said that everything in the world is just like a dream and a bubble, like fog, dew and lightning. If you want to escape from the sea of ??suffering, you will fall on an empty word. If you are short-sighted and see through, you will naturally let go. Letting go means not being obsessed, and not being obsessed is natural.  I am liberated. There are more than tens of thousands of monks in the world. Who doesn¡¯t know these crude Buddhist principles? Who can¡¯t say these words?¡±

    Having said this, Tang Song met Fazang's eyes and asked gently, "Although Da'ao talks about Buddhist principles, can he really let it go?"

    His gentle question made the old monk Fazang remain silent for a long time. Finally, he laughed loudly and said with great joy, "A three-year-old child can say it, but an eighty-year-old man can't do it. Tang Shanxin's argumentation will not hinder the old monk today."  It¡¯s a waste of time¡­¡±

    Hearing this, Tang Song felt really ashamed, "It's not worth the Fang family's effort to do whatever you want"

    Fazang smiled when he heard this and didn't say anything more to him. It looked like he was about to leave.

    Tang Song had a good impression of the old monk. When he saw this, he hurriedly asked: "May I ask where the master is temporarily stationed in the jungle? If I have some free time, can I have tea with the master?"

    "The old monk is temporarily staying in Dabiakong Temple. It is a bit inconvenient to find me. However, the good believer and the old monk will have a chance to meet again someday" After Yunshan said these words in a foggy atmosphere, Fazang  Just take a step and go.  However, when he passed by Tang Song, he paused, and after obviously hesitating for a while, he finally said: "A good believer is naturally beautiful in the forest, and he is also strong-willed. How can he live in the boundless official world like this?"  Beware of hidden arrows"

    After saying this, the old monk pronounced the name of the Buddha and left without stopping. Ren Tangsong said several times behind him, "Please give me some enlightenment, master" and ignored him.

    These last few words of Fuzang really became a small concern for Tang Song. After wandering around for a while, it became late, so the two of them left the temple and returned to their home.

    As soon as he returned home, he saw Shangguan Jin sending people around to look for them. When he saw Tang Song came back safely, Shangguan Jin was relieved and complained: "You are so brave to travel like this just a few days after the assassination."  ¡­¡±

    Tang Song smiled apologetically, "That's right, be careful next time. By the way, brother, do you know where in the city there is a Dabenkong Temple?"

    "The Dabinkong Temple is built in the inner palace and is exclusively dedicated to the royal family. It is not subject to folk incense. What does it do?"

    DaBianKong Temple is a royal temple!  Hearing Shangguan Jin's words, Tang Song suddenly remembered that when he met Fazang at the gate of Suzhou City that day, he happened to meet the Suzhou governor coming out of the city to greet him.  It is definitely not easy for this old monk to get the envoy of a state to greet him in person.

    On that day, the Suzhou envoy personally welcomed him, and now he is enshrined in the Dabinkong Temple in the inner court. Judging from the situation, it is very likely that this old monk came to Beijing under an imperial edict.  Then his reminder is not empty words.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Has someone in the inner palace stabbed me in the dark?  If this is true, why is there no news from Shangguan Wan'er?  But if Dharma ZanglaoheIt's all empty talk, and Karamatsu can't believe it no matter what.

    When Karamatsu thought of this, his brows slowly wrinkled.  !  .

    (To be continued)

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