Catching Monsters

Chapter 74 Tianqing Temple

Jiang Qiaoqiao watched with wide eyes everything she saw and heard along the way.

Compared to the capital city, Nanzhou Prefecture, which was originally extremely prosperous in Jiang Qiaoqiao's mind, seemed like a small place.

Of course, Jiang Yun was a little curious at first, but after looking at it a few more times, he was no longer surprised.

According to Xu Suwen, the population of the outer city is about 1.6 million, consisting of middle and lower classes from all walks of life.

The population in the inner city is about 400,000.

At night, the gates of the inner city would be blocked, and people from the outer city were not allowed to stay overnight in the inner city. Once discovered, they would be severely punished.

The Jinyiwei’s yamen was naturally in the inner city.

It took everyone half an hour on horseback to reach the Jinyiwei Yamen.

There is a plaque hanging on it that reads "The Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards".

On the right side is hung the words "Eastern Pacification Office".

The entrance was empty and there was no one guarding it like in other government offices.

The Jinyiwei Yamen is not needed either.

"The three pacification offices in the east, south, and north all have different headquarters." Xu Suwen said with a smile, "We don't have many people in the East pacification office. In addition to the commander, there are two thousand households."

"Captain Yang is our boss."

"You haven't entered the Jinyiwei yet, so you can't enter the Zhenfusi Yamen."

Soon, many Jinyiwei escorted Zhao Chongfeng and Xu Huanchun into the room.

Along the way, Xu Huanchun wanted to shout a few words of injustice, but when he arrived in front of the Zhenfusi Yamen, his face was extremely pale.

At this time, Wei Huaian also walked up to Jiang Yun and said with a serious face: "Brother Jiang, you have worked hard on this journey. I will give you the money I promised you tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Wei Huaian also felt a little painful in his heart and couldn't help but glance at Xu Suwen beside Jiang Yun.

If this guy wasn't close to Xu Suwen, if he were an ordinary person, Wei Huaian would definitely refuse to pay the money.

"Lord Wei, remember to go to the bank and change it into gold and give it to me." Jiang Yun said with a smile.

"Yeah." Wei Huaian took a deep breath, turned around and walked into the Zhenfusi Yamen.

At this time, an old man who had been waiting for a long time walked quickly towards a teahouse next to the Zhenfusi Yamen street.

"Miss, Madam received your letter and knew that you would return to Beijing today, so she asked me to wait here for your return." The old man looked like a butler.

"Uncle Wu." Xu Suwen smiled when she saw the old man and asked, "How is mother doing lately?"

"I'm fine. I just miss you. I haven't been sleeping well lately. I want you to go back to Beijing and come home as soon as possible."

Xu Xiaogang, who was standing next to him, also hurriedly asked, "Uncle Wu, does mother miss me?"

"The young master is here too." The old man paused and said, "Madam must have missed the young master, but she just didn't say it..."

"Madam's thoughts about the young master are all hidden in her heart."

The corners of Xu Xiaogang's mouth twitched.

Listening to Uncle Wu's words, Xu Suwen looked back at Jiang Yun, thought for a moment, and said to Xu Xiaogang, "Xiaogang, I'll go home to see my mother first. You take Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou out for a walk."

At this point, Xu Suwen looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao and said, "Qiaoqiao, do you want to visit your sister's house?"

“And there are lots and lots of delicious food.”

"There are all kinds of rare and exotic fruits from the Western Regions."

Jiang Qiaoqiao was obviously a little greedy, but she still turned around and looked at Jiang Yun, obviously wanting to hear what Jiang Yun had to say.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Go ahead. Can your sister Xu sell you out?"

"it is good."

Before Xu Suwen left, he said, "Qiaoqiao, you can stay at my house first. It will be safer. When you join the Jinyiwei and I assign you a house, you can come back." Xu Suwen thought a lot about it. Jiang Qiaoqiao is a little girl. If she stays in the inn with Jiang Yun.

There are still some procedures for Jiang Yun to join the Jinyiwei, and the assigned courtyard may not be given so soon.

When Jiang Yunruo goes on a mission, Jiang Qiaoqiao will be alone in the inn. Firstly, she will be bored, and secondly, she will be unsafe.

Xu Xiaogang felt uncomfortable watching Jiang Qiaoqiao follow Xu Suwen away.

Why didn’t mom think of me?

He couldn't help but say to Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou, "Come on, I'll take you two for a walk."

The three men did not ride their horses again, but left their horses at the Jinyiwei Yamen.

The three of them walked and strolled around the inner city.

The inner city is not as crowded with people as the outer city.

The inner city has a smaller population and wider roads. The main road is a hundred feet wide and there are not as many food shops as in the outer city.

Instead, most of them are precious silks, expensive jewelry, or exquisite grain shops.

Jiang Yun took a casual look and found that they were all very valuable. One piece of silk cost twenty taels of silver.

The owner claims that it is made of silk imported from the Western Regions.

Jiang Yun secretly cursed the shop owner for being shameless. Jiang Yun also knew that silk from the Great Zhou Dynasty was the most expensive.

In the Western Regions, Northern Hu, Northern Man and other places, silk is hard currency.

Of course, Jiang Yun can also understand that this is a luxury product, and the essence of luxury goods is storytelling.

Qian Buchou liked to drink, and when he saw a pot of wine cost ten taels, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Jiang Yun smiled and asked, "Brother Qian, you must have brought a lot of money with you when you came to the capital this time. Buy a pot so that I can have a taste."

Qian Buchou shook his head repeatedly: "I'm here to make money, how can I spend money recklessly..."

Xu Xiaogang took the two of them for a stroll.

Suddenly, they came to a street, which made Jiang Yun feel like he was home.

There are actually two Taoist temples here, and in front of the temples, there is a Bagua diagram hanging...

On the streets, most of the storefronts are vacant and there are not many shops.

The entrance of the Taoist temple was also deserted and almost no one was around.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yun was a little stunned, and suddenly remembered the words left by the old immortal Xuan Daozi before he left.

When I regretted it, I went to Yulin Street to find him.

Is this Yulin Street?
Jiang Yun couldn't help but frown and asked in a low voice: "Xu Xiaogang, why are these two Taoist temples so deserted?"

Taoism is at least a great doctrine that is on par with Confucianism and Buddhism.

You know, the Taoist temple where you lived in your previous life was very popular and had a constant stream of believers.

Xu Xiaogang was obviously used to this scene, and said: "The high officials in Beijing worship Confucianism and Buddhism, and no one has paid attention to Taoism for a long time."

"Confucianism, there are probably more than a dozen third-rank Confucian scholars in the five major academies, not counting the Confucian scholars serving as officials in the court."

"There are only two third-grade Taoist Heavenly Masters left. And given the current situation of the Taoist sect, I'm afraid there is no one to succeed them. It's unclear whether there will be another Heavenly Master."

Jiang Yun listened to this, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Let's go to Tianqing Temple and take a look."

He wanted to see which deity the Taoists in this world worshipped.

The three of them soon arrived at the gate of Tianqing Temple.

A young Taoist priest who was guarding the door was leaning against the door, with his eyes closed, dozing off.

(End of this chapter)