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    What Fuzang said weighed heavily on Karamatsu's mind. When he got up the next morning, Crystal and others continued to finish the list, while he rushed all the way to Miyagi.

    The side door of the palace city in front of him was open, but Tang Song could only linger outside the city gate. Because the inner palace pass that was given by Wu Zetian had already been handed back, and he just remembered it.  .

    It¡¯s really frustrating these days that such low-level mistakes would happen.

    The guards at the gate of the palace only recognized waist badges but not people. Without waist badges, Tang Song could only look at the city gate and sigh, unable to get in, let alone see Shangguan Wan'er.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????mb etc. but with no results. When Tang Song was about to go back to Princess Taiping's Mansion, it was time for the guards to change shifts.

    After seeing clearly the commander of the imperial army who was responsible for the shift change, Tang Song's eyes lit up, he turned back to the palace gate and waved, "Brother Chen"

    The commander was Chen Xuanli, who had been to the White Horse Temple that day. When he saw Tang Song, he explained a few words to his men and then walked out with a smile on his face, "Brother, are you here to find me? Please wait for two sticks of incense."  , after I have arranged the rotation of several other city gates, I will come to see you for a drink."

    "It's not a hurry to drink." Tang Song stepped forward, put his arm around his shoulders, walked aside, and told him about entering the palace.

    Chen Xuanli held his chin with his hand and said in great distress, "Brother, it's not that I won't help you with this matter, I really can't help you. This is the inner palace, with many restrictions and inspections, and the inspections are very strict. If you don't have a pass, you are the palace.  I¡¯ll let you in through the door, but you won¡¯t be able to go far before you¡¯re stopped.¡±

    Karamatsu thought about it, he could let people in casually.  This inner palace is no longer an inner palace.  Hey, my mind has been really unclear these past two days.

    After thinking about it carefully, Tang Song whispered again.

    Hearing this, Chen Xuanli looked at Tang Song up and down several times.  "Looking for her? And asking her to come out to see you?"

    "Brother, please don't look at me. I also spent some time in the Hongwen Hall of the Inner Palace last year, and I met Shangguan Daizhao several times. The matter this time is urgent, so maybe she is willing to come out to see me.  By the way, I forgot to ask, brother, do you have the authority to reach where she is?" Although he had a good impression of Chen Xuanli, it was not Tang Song's character to have shallow conversations and deep conversations, so he naturally had reservations about his words.

    "You think my good popularity is for nothing. Brother, you really underestimate me. Don't worry, I can go wherever there are guards on guard. I will find a way to get the message to you, but that person can't come out.  It's not up to me to make the decision. Besides, I don't dare to say about the time, so don't worry," Chen Xuanli finished.  He stopped talking to Tang Song and placed him in a small hut at the gate, then led the other forbidden troops to the next city gate.

    Tang Song also understood now that with Chen Xuanli's current level, he couldn't reach the depths of the inner palace. This trip to deliver the message for him was all based on his good popularity.  And he had to wait until he finished arranging his duties before he could go inside to deliver the message.

    So Tang Song just sat back and waited. The small shack he was in was similar to the guard room in the government compound in later generations, except that the furnishings were more sophisticated.

    It is impossible for all the people on duty to stand outside. There are still some rotating Imperial Guards left in the room.  now.  Chen Xuanli's good popularity is reflected in his reputation.  These people were also very warm to Karamatsu, even though they didn't have any wine.  But some food was all taken out.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out out of?and chatting with them about Chen Xuanli¡¯s old stories in the military, and how they fought on the battlefields on the northeastern border back then, time passed by without even realizing it.

    Nearly an hour later, a middle-aged eunuch walked in from the outside. After looking at each other with Karamatsu, the eunuch who said nothing turned around and walked out again.

    Tang Song stood up and bowed his hands in a group salute to the Imperial Guards, "I'm sorry to disturb you all now, but after these two busy days, I will buy wine at the Song and Dance Shengping Building to thank you. Needless to say, Brother Chen, all brothers must also do the same  Arrived¡±

    "Singing and dancing to reach the highest level? That's a great place!"

    "Oh! Isn't there a chance to meet Shen Dahuai? It's such a good thing that I won't go."

    Hearing this, Tang Song also smiled, "Brothers, I don't dare to say anything if you want to meet other people. If you want to meet Mrs. Shen, I'll give you a guarantee." After saying that, he didn't stay any longer and walked away. He vaguely heard the sound behind him.  "He seems to be a nice person, but he speaks too loudly".

    When he left the palace gate, he saw that the eunuch in front of him was not waiting for him, but was walking towards a wine shop in the distance.

    Karamatsu slowly followed him, and did not approach him until he entered the wine shop.

    It was still some time before noon, and there was no one in the restaurant. Even so, the eunuch still asked for a secluded room.

    After entering the elegant pavilion, the waiter who brought the food and wine was dismissed, and the eunuch bolted the door himself before asking Tang SongBow and bow.

    This middle-aged eunuch is Fuxiang, one of Shangguan Wan'er's confidants in the inner palace. It seems that Tang Song and he are old acquaintances.

    Tang Song stood up and returned the bow and then the two of them sat down. Fuxiang didn't say anything nonsense and said directly: "Shangguan can't get away from the imperial edict and can't come to meet the young master. Besides, His Majesty seems to be quite dissatisfied with the young master these days.  It is inconvenient to arrange a meeting with your Majesty for the Young Master to wait for the imperial edict."

    What Fa Zang said is true!

    "Do you know why Your Majesty is dissatisfied with me?"

    Yixiang shook his head, "I don't know what the imperial edict is, and I am trying to find out the reason. Because the reason is unknown, it is inconvenient to arrange an audience with the Young Master."

    Karamatsu nodded.  The emperor has a problem with you, but he doesn't know why. In this case, if you act rashly, the consequences will be unpredictable.  Shangguan Wan'er's arrangement was just for his own good.

    In silence, he recalled everything he had done since his last visit. Tang Song didn¡¯t find anything wrong. He stayed at home every day, and he really couldn¡¯t offend Wu Zetian!

    After thinking about it carefully but without any clue, Tang Song simply stopped thinking about it and asked Fuxiang about the origin of Fazang.

    "Fazang?" Fuxiang glanced at him in surprise, as if he didn't expect him to ask about this person.  Following his introduction, Karamatsu secretly thought that this old monk was indeed not simple.

    Fazang was originally from Kangju. He lived in Chang'an with his grandfather when he was young, and took Kang as his surname.  This person has a long-lasting relationship with Buddhism.  At the age of seventeen, he went to Taibai Mountain to seek Dharma. Later, he went to Yunhua Temple to worship the famous monk Zhiyan as his teacher and listened to the "Huayan Sutra" and received his direct transmission.  In the first year of Xianheng, Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty, Mrs. Yang of Rongguo passed away.  Wu Zetian converted the residence of his biological mother into Taiyuan Temple and consecrated monks to plant fields of blessing. Fazang took advantage of this opportunity to obtain a consecration certificate and officially became a monk.

    He then opened a forum to teach the Huayan Sutra in Taiyuan Temple, which was highly praised by Wu Zetian. He ordered ten eminent monks from Chang'an to confer full ordination on him and named him "Xian Shou".

    ????????? It is said that Fazang was saved by Wu Zetian personally, and she personally came forward to establish his position in Buddhism.  Over the past few decades.  Fazang is already a very important figure in contemporary Buddhism.  The reason why he came to Beijing under the imperial edict this time was to cooperate with the eminent monk Shishananda who came from Khotan to retranslate the Avatamsaka Sutra. This was a Buddhist matter that Wu Zetian was most concerned about at the moment, so both of them were enshrined in the temple.  The inner court is in an empty temple.

    It can be said that Wu Zetian's worship of Buddhism was well known to everyone in later generations.  This aspect is certainly due to political considerations.  By promoting Buddhism, they suppressed Taoism, which was designated as the state religion by Li Tang.  On the other hand, it does come from personal beliefs.  In any case, it is an indisputable fact that she has a close connection with Buddhism.

    It seems that the identity of Fazang is somewhat similar to that of Shangguan Wan'er. Shangguan Wan'er managed the inner palace for Wu Zetian, and Fazang was Wu Zetian's contact person in Buddhism.

    After listening to Fuxiang¡¯s introduction, Tang Song already knew the origin and status of Fazang.  "When His Majesty went to Dabinkong Temple recently, did Shangguan Dizhao accompany him?"

    Yixiang shook his head, "Every time your Majesty goes there, he must recite sutras and worship the Buddha with devotion, and then listen to the eminent monks preaching about Buddhism. It takes a long time. There are too many things to do in the Sixth Palace when Shangguan is in charge of the imperial edict, so Your Majesty has approved that you don't need to accompany him."

    This is it!  After asking what he wanted to ask, Karamatsu didn't waste any more time.  "Eunuch Lao went back and sent a message to Shangguan waiting for an edict. He asked him to carefully check who was accompanying his Majesty when he went to Dabinkong Temple recently. Especially when he met with Master Fazang, who was there?"

    Yixiang nodded in response, and paused when he stood up, "Young Master must have already met Master Fazang. This person is highly trusted by Your Majesty. If you can get close to him, it will be of great benefit to the Young Master in the future. In addition, the one who just sent the message  Although Chen Xuanli's status in the Forbidden Army is not high, he is brave and good at fighting and has an upright character. He is very popular among the people in the Forbidden Army. This man is also from a clean background and has a bright future. He is really worthy of the young master's spending.  A thoughtful and charming person"

    In response to these words, Tang Song stood up and thanked Fuxiang. After returning the gift, Fuxiang said nothing, opened the door and left.

    On the way back, Tang Song kept wondering who Fazang said was the person who shot him cold arrows. Unfortunately, there was too little information, so it was difficult to determine.

    This is the capital of the gods. There are too many people who are qualified to enter the palace and meet the saints. They are qualified to follow Wu Zetian to Dabinkong Temple to worship Buddha. Tang Song has offended many people before, especially the time he kicked the emperor's list, which brought many powerful people to the throne.  The Jinshi that someone else's son had already obtained was deposed, which inadvertently offended many people.

    If you can't be sure, you can only have temporary doubts and wait for new information from Shangguan Wan'er before making further calculations.  However, he has secretly decided in his heart that once he finds out who it is this time, he must pay back ten times and a hundred times.

    This is not because Tang Song likes Yaizi and must retaliate. It is actually because this person has endangered his foundation.  I have offended so many people for doing things before, but now that the government is in chaosZhong could not seek refuge with either of the Wu and Li parties. For him, everything about him was now closely tied to Wu Zetian's trust.

    "Once he loses this kind of trust, his life will be in danger, let alone wanting to do something. Others will want his life, so Karamatsu dares to be polite to others.

    Karamatsu was simmering with anger in his heart, and his face naturally didn't look good when he got home.  Seeing him like this, the servants became more attentive to their work. As a result, the list was advanced by one day and was completed the next morning.

    After looking at everything carefully, Tang Song went out and rushed to Lu Yuanfang's mansion without stopping at all.

    It was only halfway through that I remembered that tomorrow was the holiday, and Lu Yuanfang would definitely not be at home now.  Immediately, he ordered the charioteer to go straight to the imperial city.

    It didn't take much trouble to enter the imperial city. Although he didn't wear official clothes, his reputation in the imperial city was so great now that the guards who had been on duty here for a long time had heard of him even if they didn't know him. After registering, they  Let him in.

    The political affairs were placed in a secluded corner of the imperial city. Although this organization was powerful in the world, except that the office space was larger, there was nothing special from the outside.

    When you walk into the door of the political compound, you will see a row of concierges, and there will be a buzzing sound inside.

    Karamatsu walked into a room and took a look.  Although the concierge is not big, it is extremely neat and elegant inside. There are some officials wearing various official uniforms sitting or standing, talking quietly.

    When Karamatsu was watching.  A young official in Tsing Yi came over carrying a tea pot, "Where is this place that allows you to poke your head in? Who are you? What do you do?"

    Tang Song didn¡¯t care about his bad attitude. He cupped his hands and said, ¡°Excuse me, please inform me that I have something urgent and I need to see Prime Minister Lu.¡±

    Seeing that he was not wearing official clothes and was young, the young official in green became even more disgusted. "You don't know any rules and yet you dare to barge in. You think this is your home, you can come when you want, you can see whoever you want"  ¡­¡±

    You don¡¯t have time to argue with him about something like this, and you can¡¯t argue with him.  There are too many in the imperial city!  Without waiting for the guy to continue talking, Karamatsu casually took out a ten-guan flying ticket from the eggplant bag at his waist that could be used as a wallet for future generations and stuffed it in.

    After the young official in green lowered his head and glanced at the money count, his expression got a little better, just a little better, and he raised his finger and pointed to the second door.  "If you want to see Prime Minister Lu, go there and wait. I'm here waiting to see King Wei. Seeing that you're not a bad person, I'll tell you that I'll come to see the Prime Minister later. Find out who he is in political affairs first.  According to your rank, enter that door. So as not to attract gossip."

    The king of Wei is Wu Chengsi, and he is the chief assistant.  The first bungalow in this row was prepared for the officials waiting to see him. Since Lu Yuanfang was the second prime minister, the second bungalow was naturally used, and so on.  After Tang Song understood, he nodded to the young official in green and went directly to the door next door.

    Seeing that Tang Song left without saying a few polite words to him, the young official in green clothes changed his face again, lowered his head and spat, "What is that?"

    There were quite a few people waiting to be introduced to him in the second room. Many of them clearly recognized Karamatsu, but no one came up to say hello. One or two people even had faint hostility on their faces.

    They did not come up to greet Tang Song, nor did they approach him. After asking the young man in Tsing Yi who was serving inside about the rules, they took a booklet and wrote down their names and the reason for their visit.

    It took ten more coins to be handed over before his bookmark was given away by one of the young officials in green clothes.

    When the green-robed official left, Tang Song also found a bench to sit on, silently thinking about the rules for reporting things to Lu Yuanfang later.  The officials in the room who knew him looked at him playfully, while those who didn't knew him glanced curiously at him from time to time, but still no one spoke to him.

    In just a moment, the young official in green came back and walked up to Tang Song with a smile on his face, "See Mr. Lu, I'll take you in right away."

    Those officials stopped working when they heard this. Some of them came early in the morning, and they haven't seen Lu Yuanfang yet. What's wrong with such a white-bodied boy who is no more than a young man?

    But as soon as they opened their mouths, the green-clothed young official took the lead and said loudly: "Xiang Lu has told me that we won't see anyone else this morning. If you have anything to do, please come back in the afternoon when you go to the Yamen." After saying this, he took the  He followed Karamatsu and walked out.

    Now the buzzing behind was even louder. Finally, these officials still remembered that this was an important place for political affairs and did not dare to make any noise.

    Even so, some of the discussions were still heard by Karamatsu.

    "Who is this person? Prime Minister Lu can see you as soon as you want, and he sends everyone away at once. In the past, even the ministers from various ministries didn't have this face when they came."

    "Who? He isHis voice moved the world, and Prime Minister Lu personally recommended him. When he entered the officialdom, he was awarded an official rank, Tang Song, who had risen from the seventh rank.  By the way, Old Liu, you are the doctor who should be in charge of Hong Zuocheng, right? Doesn¡¯t Tang Song, the newly minted minister, happen to be your subordinate?  "

    "Bah, just treat me badly. His contact with the officials was decided by Prime Minister Lu himself. How can I manage such a person?"

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    As people walked further and further away, the subsequent discussions became increasingly unclear.  Tang Song just ignored this, but the young man in green treated him much better.

    After I came in, I realized that this large courtyard with several entrances had been transformed into small courtyards of similar size but relatively closed. Each husband had one, and there were secluded paths connecting the courtyards.

    The further inside it became, the quieter it became, and finally Tang Song was brought into Lu Yuanfang's official room.

    This official room is located in the main room of the small courtyard. Although many people can be seen busy in the side rooms on both sides under the steps, the entire courtyard is quiet.

    The office room is large, but the layout inside is very simple. Except for the desk in front of Lu Yuanfang, which is twice the size of the normal one, the rest is not much different from the study room of ordinary scholars.

    "Tea," Lu Yuanfang said, extending his hand to Tang Song, "Bring me the list."

    Tang Song handed over the thick stack in his hand, and Lu Yuanfang immediately buried his head in reading.

    After reading the top list carefully, Lu Yuanfang pointed at the thick stack below, "What is this?"

    When Tang Song was waiting for Lu Yuanfang to read the list, he had been carefully observing his face, but could not see anything at all. It was still the same at this time.

    Lu Yuanfang's face didn't reveal any information, so it was difficult for Tang Song to judge his attitude towards this list, so he could only answer in a regular manner: "If you want to choose this list from three files, you have to  There is a basis and a criterion for evaluation. The following are the criteria for selection and the detailed description of each candidate."

    Lu Yuanfang nodded slightly and then immersed himself in the thick pile to look through it carefully.  After all, this place is different from home. Since he is silent at the moment, Karamatsu can only sit back and wait.

    Seeing this, Lu Yuanfang didn't raise his head again. It wasn't until the Sanya bell in the imperial city rang that he woke up. He patted the thick stack of bamboo-patterned paper and said, "Zhengshi's banquets have always been lukewarm.  "Dish, I won't keep you here anymore. You go back first. I'll talk to you after I've looked at your things."

    After Tang Song walked out of the door, he was still unwilling to give in. He simply turned back and said, "The task you gave me this time, Mr. Lu, has made me miserable. Just because of this, please give me a message, otherwise I will do this."  I¡¯m back, and I don¡¯t have the heart to eat in Duanzhong.¡±

    Lu Yuanfang's expression remained unchanged, "A gentleman does not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the country, so what is a 'trap'? As for this list, I appreciate your seriousness and diligence in doing things, and we will talk about the rest after I read it."

    No words could be heard, and nothing could be seen on his face. Tang Matsu could only leave in frustration.

    At noon that day, Lu Yuanfang did not take a nap after the government hurriedly finished the dinner. He continued to read the things Karamatsu had sent. In the end, he even informed the concierge that all afternoon appointments would be waived.

    After reading through the things without saying a word for several hours, Lu Yuanfang got up and walked around in the official room for a long time to digest and think about what he saw, then left the political affairs and walked towards Chengtianmen with these things.

    Chengtianmen is the gateway to the palace city, and Lu Yuanfang clearly came here to ask for an audience.

    When he approached Chengtianmen, the Sanya bell in the imperial city behind him rang slowly.

    It was still the Yaoguang Hall beside the Ningbi Pool. When Wu Zetian saw Lu Yuanfang walking in from the outside, he changed his original casual attitude and walked to the throne to sit upright.

    Shangguan Wan'er and the maids on duty have long been accustomed to this. Among so many important ministers in the Manchu Dynasty, Lu Yuanfang is definitely not His Majesty's most favored minister. Even the word "favorite" cannot be applied to him, but he is indeed  Among the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty, he was the most respected and trusted by the emperor.

    Unless it is a major court meeting at this time, even the Chang Dynasty does not need to kneel down to worship the emperor, let alone now.  Lu Yuanfang bowed his hands in greeting and explained his intention.

    Hearing Tang Song's name, Wu Zetian frowned slightly, and was looked at by Shangguan Wan'er, who was standing on one side.

    Wu Zetian didn't read the list after receiving it from the eunuch, and asked directly to Lu Yuanfang: "Lu Qing, you have been leading the election for many years, and to be honest, how many officials in this list belong to Li's party or are close to him?"  How many?"

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