The kitchen boat was in full swing in the drizzle. The chef didn't expect that the unlucky weather would receive such a big order. He was excited and wondered what kind of person it was on the boat. There were special people to supervise the kitchen, but his own people were not allowed to look around. However, he had seen the world and knew that there must be a big man on the boat, but the boat looked really shabby. Apart from the bow of the boat, the hull was gray and white, and there was no exterior decoration. It didn't look like a special cruise ship, but it looked like a warship.

The cook knew that the official army had led his army to recapture Lin'an, and there were many upstarts in the city. Maybe some "country bun" didn't understand the rules and drove the warships to the lake to play, otherwise how could he not bring the kitchen on the boat? Although he looked down on these people, he also knew that he could be with these upstarts. He had no worries about his business, so he also used his ability to serve him carefully. However, when he wanted to find out which big man he was, he not only did not say it, but was scolded.

What made the cook feel even more strange was that the big boat was drinking and talking, and then a small boat came over, anchoring the boat on the lake not far away. An old Taoist priest on the boat wore a straw raincoat but caught fish in the rain. So a strange situation formed on the lake, and no one was driving it away on the big boat, and the small boat was not approaching, so he just confronted him.

The cook said that when he saw that the Taoist priest had not caught fish for a long time, he was probably still hungry, so he packed some meat buns and waited for the food to send it to his waiter. However, the kung fu was not good, so the waiter brought the food back intact, but the other party didn't ask for it. When asked why, the waiter replied that the Taoist priest asked first if it was sent by someone from the big boat, but heard that it was donated by the kitchen boat, so he asked him to bring it back as it was.

Things became even more strange. The cook couldn't figure out why the Taoist priest didn't eat what he gave, but wanted the ones on the big ship. But at this time, the people on the big ship called Tianji Tiancai, so they were busy greeting the guests on the boat and saw that the small boat carrying the Taoist priests were still moored there, as if they could eat the people on the big ship. The people on the big ship were still eating and drinking on their own, let alone giving them something, they didn't even ask a question. The cook couldn't help but blame those people for being stingy...

"Haha, it seems that this Taoist priest will definitely eat me!" The cook's unintentional action soon reached Zhao Bing's ears. He picked up a shrimp ball and put it in his mouth and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Taoist priest is indeed coming for Your Majesty. Should you do it?" Chen Dun glanced at the small boat still in the lake. At this distance, he could sink them with a crossbow.

"I have nothing to do with this Taoist priest, why should I get entangled?" Zhao Bing took the telescope and looked at the lake. He looked very handsome. Even in Qiongzhou, he had never had any immortal relationship with any Taoist priest. The biggest possibility is that he wanted to get in touch with him, so he acted like a subordinate of the world to attract his attention. But he has never been interested in such a person, because there were too many masters in his previous life, and his routine was exactly the same. The final result was either not famous or had to "Xianyin" or to be imprisoned.

"Your Majesty, these Taoist priests who have practiced for a long time have some methods, so it's better not to act rashly!" Yang Shilong now knew who the world was the final decision. Although the empress dowager was his aunt, the little emperor could make him disappear silently with a wink. He thought about it and said carefully.

"You have been in Beijing, see if you know each other and what is the origin!" Zhao Bing handed the telescope to Yang Shilong and said.

"Your Majesty, the Taoist priest on the bow of the boat seemed to mention Lang Rushan, Dongxiao Palace, and named Yishan!" Yang Shilong looked at it for a while, and said in a little uncertainty.

"Well, Commander Yang is right. This Taoist priest is Lang Rushan!" Ma Duanlin heard it and took the telescope and looked at it again, "The Taoist priest who was raising the boat should be Chen Duofu, a Taoist priest who lived in the mountain. I had seen him many years ago, and it took him a long time, but his appearance did not change much!"

"Since it's the two of them, then the one who plays the piano in the cabin should be the Mr. Wenxing, who calls himself an outsider of the Three Sects. I said why did he hear the sound of the piano sound so familiar!" Ying Xu guessed after hearing this.

"Oh, they pestered me what I wanted to do. Do they also want to play the trick of admiring Taoism from the lake?" Zhao Bing smiled and said, knowing that Dongxiao Palace was not only a symbol of advocating Taoism in the Song Dynasty, but also had profound political significance, and it was not as simple as a Taoist temple.

Emperors of the Song Dynasty advocated Taoism and established many palaces inside and outside the capital. Those in the capital were the poems of the capital, and those outside were the temples. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, Prime Minister Wang Dan was appointed as the envoy of the Zhaoying Palace in Yuqing, and was the beginning of the prime minister and the palace envoy. Subsequently, the relatives, royal family members and the prime minister were dismissed from office and stayed in the capital, and served as the palace officials. Officials who were tired and did not take office but did not retire also held this position. Therefore, a system was formed: when ministers dismissed their current positions, they ordered them to manage Taoist palaces to show their etiquette. They had no official duties, but they were called "to eat their fortunes", which was called "Shen Lu".

First, there were very few envoys from the palace and temples at that time. Wang Anshi was in power during the Xining period. It was stipulated that the palace and temple officials were not limited to the quota, and officials above the prefectures could be dispatched. It also stipulated that the salary and term of office of the palace and temple officials should be paid at different levels. At the beginning, it was just to rectify those high-ranking officials who had objections to the new law. Later, it became a change of flavor. Once the high-ranking officials were expelled, they were mostly sent to the palace and temple to serve as envoys or promotions, calmly and contemplating their mistakes.

However, as a means of punishment, it is equivalent to modern probation. Civil officials and senior officials are equivalent to officials of the military governor. Once they make mistakes, they are often sent to the palace and temple part-time jobs, and if they are not good, they can be fulfilled and become old Taoists at any time. At that time, the "lifting" in Dongxiao Palace was often able to sit on two tables of mahjong, and most of them were to push one hand and get in; to mention the part-time jobs that could get up.

In addition, there was a tradition in the Song Dynasty. Any magistrate and officials who were over 60 years old and could not be appointed as the court officials should be dismissed and demoted. Those who did not have the court and the court would be demoted. However, the Ministry of Personnel could still treat it as the "self-devoted palace and temple" to show good etiquette and call it good old. It was even more interesting after the southward transit. During Shaoxing, the literati and officials were displaced and the court had no official placement, so it was promised to "one more than Chengwulang to subsidize the palace and temple once"; there were many selected, and there was no official shortage to make up for it, and they also gave the Yue Temple temple a special salary. Therefore, this Dongxiao Palace is not only a Taoist temple that worships heaven and earth, but also has another universe.

During the Shaoxing period, Prime Minister Li Gang was dismissed and promoted to Lingxiao Palace. He worked part-time for thirteen years. In addition to him, there were Xu Fu, a scholar of Duanming Palace, Wang Boyan, a scholar of Zizheng Palace, Zhang Jun, who had just been re-elected as the Zuo Xuanfeng Doctor in Yongzhou, Liu Dazhong Doctor at Zuo Tongyi Doctor Wang Shu, and Zhu Shengfei, a scholar of Guanwen Palace, and others, which led to the saying of the Dongxiao Palace was half a court.

It can be seen that the Dongxiao Palace is a place where ghosts and monsters live, and a place where dragons and tigers hide and hide. Some of them fall from one person into the abyss in one day, and some can ascend to the sky in one step. Therefore, this view seems to be a place outside the ground is not calm, but it still has the power to stir up the world and influence the government. The Taoist priests who can raise the Dongxiao Palace are naturally not ordinary people. The skillful channel method is not certain, but they must have a pair of wisdom that can see through people's hearts.

Zhao Bing does not believe in any religion. Of course, he has never been promoted to a palace position in his years in power. He is not interested in Taoist people, but he has no disgust. But today they are confused with themselves, which makes him unhappy. When they know their true identities, they feel even more unhappy. They pretend to be a god and are not sure what is invisible to others afterwards.

However, after a few introductions, these three people were not casual. Lang Rushan entered Dadi Mountain since he was young, studied teaching scripts carefully, and was appointed as the teacher of Mr. Yang Mingyi, the abbot of Dongxiao Palace. Mr. Yang Dazhong's master, was blind in middle age. Rushan served food and life and worked tirelessly. During the Jingding period, Lizong summoned him to the capital to live in the Yanxiang Pavilion of the Imperial Household Palace, and granted him the title of "Master of the Chief Education Master". However, he refused to take office in every possible way, and Lizong had to serve his father and asked him to return to the palace to raise Dongxiao.

Everyone who knows that everyone praises the emperor for knowing people and being good at responsibilities, Lang Rushan is modest and cautious. But Zhao Bing, who has always been slander, has to think too much. Li Zong is originally half stupid and easy to fool. Lang Rushan may have revealed his skills and made Li Zong confused. He only thought that he would meet a master and would definitely reward him. Lang Rushan did not give in at this moment, and he also wanted to give up his relatives, making Li Zong feel that he was not only talented, but also modest and cautious, but also very useful. In this way, Lang Rushan used the trick of trying to get, and not only got an official for his father, but also made him a step to the emperor and the court. After that, he also led the capital Xitaiyi Palace and the Taoist sect in Xidao in Zhejiang.

Deng Mu is a more complicated person. He is known as an outsider of the Three Deeds. His meaning is that he does not believe in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. He also fiercely criticized the ruling class, saying that they "use the vastness of the world, and the use of a man," "take what others like, and fight for what others compete" and "exhaust the wealth of the world to serve himself". He believes that the reason for the war is that he has to be angry; he has to exert his strength to complain. When a person is in chaos, he has to take his food; when a person is in danger, he has to exert his strength. He longs for the abolishment of the Ministry of You, go to the county magistrate, listen to the world's own governance and safety, and fantasizes about a society where the king and the people are at peace.

In Zhao Bing's view, Deng Mu was a madman and angry young man. As he knew, for eight hundred years, neither the West nor the East could realize his ideal social system. His thoughts were advanced enough, but they were too many. They were no longer idealists, but the whispers of madmen. In today's society, people who want to realize their ambitions in their hearts, besides being officials, can only rebel. However, they will not be an official, not marry, either stay at home or be a hiker, and have something to say but do nothing. Isn't they a standard angry young man?

In addition, Zhao Bing thought Deng Mu was still a contradiction. People said that he was indifferent to fame and fortune, traveled all over famous mountains, but he often sat quietly and had meals once a day. After arriving at Dongxiao Palace in the first year of Deyou, Taoist Shen Defu built a stone room for Bailu Mountain for him, but he said it was empty house and planted plum and bamboo next to him. Usually he did not wear cloth clothes, but only used mulberry paper as clothes, and often went to Chaoran Hall to sit quietly, sometimes not for several months. His strange behavior is really puzzling, but he is friendly and close to Xie Ao, Zhou Mi and others. You should know that those two people are serious Confucian scholars.

Everyone was not very familiar with the Shen Duofu who was raising the boat. They only knew that he was the Taoist in the palace in Dongxiao Palace. Zhao Bing estimated that he was a Taoist who was a so-called Taoist in the Yufang. He was idle in the temple and was appreciated by Lang Rushan and accepted it as a confidant, otherwise he would not have let him raising the boat.

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the three, Zhao Bing felt a little clear-headed. If they were really alchemists, they would have to be careful. Those people were meticulous and tricked, and they were unable to guard against it. They would just take a while and it would be too late to catch them when you woke up. And these domestic people dare not be so unscrupulous. After all, they can't run away from the monks and the temple...

"Your Majesty, they seem to be unable to sit still!" Chen Dun suddenly reported.

"Hmph, they were pretending to be mysterious in front of me, just to lead me into the hub, but we turned a blind eye to it and ignored it. They naturally couldn't pretend if they didn't have the opportunity!" Zhao Bing looked out, and saw that the Taoist priest who was fishing had already closed the rod and snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, is it also fake to float in the air?" Ying Xu asked with a frown.

"Jingsheng, you are also a martial arts practitioner. Have you ever seen someone with high skills floating in the air?" Zhao Bing asked with a smile.

"No, but it is said that those who practice Taoism can ascend and fly away after obtaining the great way. It is probably impossible to float in the air!" Ying Xi thought about it and replied.

"Practicing martial arts is to train a person's muscles and bones, and to maximize the potential of the human body. Master Yuanmiao's martial arts are pure and he has almost reached the realm of transformation, but he still cannot do it. And being able to ascend flat on the ground with just a few so-called secret techniques and the refined elixirs is tantamount to dreams!" Zhao Bing curled his lips and smiled.

"Your Majesty, but we all saw it floating in the air with our own eyes. Could it be that there is any deception?" Yang Shilong still disbelief and questioned.

"It may not be true when you see it!" Zhao Bing smiled and said, "Removing the remaining mat and starting the boat!" Wang De immediately asked the little yellow goalkeeper to remove the bowls and chopsticks and repay the money for the wine and food with the kitchen boat. Zheng Yongze directed the sailors to take their seats and raise their anchors, and prepare for the boat.

"Please walk slowly, my Taoist priest has a few words to say to you!" Sure enough, the boat on this side was about to start, and the Taoist priest who was raising the boat on the other side shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, what should I do?" Zheng Yong asked for instructions.

"Don't pay attention to them and drive the boat slowly." Zhao Bing said with a chuckling.

"Yes!" Zheng Yong sent an order, and the three ships quickly adjusted their positions and set sail in a column.

"Great man, walk slowly, wait for a moment!" The boat was even more anxious when it saw this, and he hurried over while yelling.

"Hmph, let's see who can't hold back!" Zhao Bing looked at their panic and said with a secret smile.

"Neither, I have a few words to say!" Even though the dragon boat was slow, it was not slow. The boat rushed to catch up, but was still blocked by the long oars and could not lean on it. The old Taoist on the bow waved.

"Master, are you talking to me?" Zhao Bing pretended not to understand and looked around, then turned his finger and pointed at himself.

"That's right!" The old Taoist on the bow of the boat proclaimed the roar and said politely.
Chapter completed!