It was impossible for Bai Song to go to court all day long, at least until Li Chengqian ascended the throne.
Now Bai Song does not have a reasonable identity, but with Bai Song's current fame and power, he can no longer leave the court.
Therefore, Bai Song must arrange a spokesperson for himself in the court.
This person must not only be absolutely loyal, but also have enough weight.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry, this official position is sufficient, and Zhang Liang has no complicated relationships, and his dependence on Bai Song is definitely sufficient.
This person is the perfect choice to be the spokesperson.
Bai Song has been planning, but has not taken the initiative to find the other party. Only when the other party takes the initiative to come to him can the other party know more clearly how much favor he has given.
Bai Song would definitely compete for a spot as an examiner. Even if he failed, it would be an opportunity to get closer to Zhang Liang.
"Then there's Lord Lao Bai! I'm hosting a banquet in my mansion today, and I beg you, Lord Bai, to show your respect."
"Master Zhang, let's wait until the results come out before we talk about it. There is no reward for no merit, and besides, I have a lot of things that I haven't dealt with today."
"No, no, Master Bai must give me a favor. Since Master Bai returned to Beijing, I haven't had a proper drink with Master Bai yet."
Zhang Liang was very sincere and decided to have a banquet today.
Bai Song thought about it and agreed.
At this time, a familiar face appeared on the test not far away.
Beili stood before the test and seemed to have some conflicts with some people.
Bai Song said goodbye to Zhang Liang: "Mr. Zhang, there's something going on ahead, I'll go take a look."
With that said, he took Qing'er and walked forward.
Arriving at a preliminary test venue, Beili remained silent among several veteran Taoists, who looked very unhappy.
Bai Shi nodded to Beili without saying anything, and then asked the examiner: "What's going on?"
The examiner said: "Several Taoist priests were dissatisfied and said that a woman cannot pass the preliminary examination."
Bai Song looked at the old Taoists and waved his hands: "If you don't accept it, I'll arrest you."
With a few simple words, the idle guards around him instantly became on guard, and they moved towards the veteran Taoists with neat steps.
"What are you going to do?"
"Don't...don't do anything, we...can't we just leave?"
Bai Song ignored her at all and pointed at Bei Li: "Let her in."
After hearing this, several veterans gave up and shouted: "Hey, she hasn't taken the test yet!"
Bai Song was still like that, not paying attention to the sounds around him at all.
Beili did the same, striding into the imperial city.
Bai Song followed Bei Li for a few steps and said with a smile: "You don't come to see me now. After all, you are a related household. Having me here will save you a lot of trouble."
"In recent days, I have seen in the city that people are increasingly questioning Taoism. I have the responsibility to revitalize Taoism and do not want to see such a situation."
"This is not what I could have predicted, but it has happened, so what can I do? Do you want to blame me for arranging this Alchemy Conference?"
Beili frowned and said: "Now I am only worried about what actions the emperor will take after the Alchemy Conference? What is the future of the Taoist sect?"
"Why do you say that?"
"The reason why the emperor attaches great importance to this alchemy conference is simply because he wants the elixir of longevity. As a result, you and I both know that the emperor will definitely be disappointed. Faced with such a result, will the emperor vent his anger on Taoism?"
Bai Song thought about it and felt that it was not impossible.
But again, things have happened and they are beyond his control.
There are usually official exchanges between various ministries in the imperial city. Today, there are more Taoist priests, which has become the most beautiful scenery in the city.
Among the Taoist priests, a young monk wearing a monk's robe suddenly appeared, which made him look even more eye-catching.
"How come there are monks?" Beili frowned, as if he didn't like the profession of monk.
Bai Song was also stunned. The monk was very young, probably around ten years old. He was fair and cute, and the most important thing was that he wore a gold silk cassock to make him more eye-catching.
Bai Song did not recognize this person, but he recognized the cassock.
"Master Xuanzang?"
Bai Song quickened his pace and shouted: "Master Xuanzang?"
In front of him was Xuanzang. When he heard the voice, he turned around and smiled when he saw Bai Song.
"Bai Song, long time no see."
Bei Li followed and frowned and asked, "Do you know each other?"
"This is Master Xuanzang, who is still my teacher after all."
"Teacher?" Bei Li felt even more strange.
Xuanzang explained with a smile and briefly explained his previous experience of meeting him in the academy.
Bei Li nodded: "Since you are old friends, I won't disturb you anymore."
Obviously, Beili has no interest in monks.
It seems that all Taoist priests are not interested in monks.
Taoist priests passing by would raise their heads in disdain when they saw the little monk Xuanzang, close their eyes and pretend not to see him.
Bai Song didn't have any prejudice against the two families. When Beili was about to leave, he saw her stopping him: "You have already passed the preliminary examination and you have to wait two days in the imperial city. Why do you need to leave?"
"Donor, meeting each other is fate. The young monk and Bai Song just exchanged a few words."
Perhaps it was because Xuanzang was too young and too cute, so Beili didn't show much hostility. Hearing what the other party said, he acquiesced.
Just on the street of the imperial city, Bai Song asked: "Master Xuanzang, why are you here?"
"I'm going to see the saint later."
"Meet the Holy Spirit? For what purpose?"
"For the Alchemy Conference."
"Ah?" Bai Song was puzzled.
Bei Li also laughed: "The Alchemy Conference is a Taoist thing. Are you Buddhists going to start refining alchemy too? But at the young master's age, I'm afraid he doesn't have such advanced Taoism."
Xuanzang smiled and said: "It's not that I want to make elixirs. I just want to persuade the emperor that it is not advisable to stick to the way of making elixirs."
After hearing this, Beili started to think highly of this person.
After all, Xuanzang's purpose was the same as hers, and he dared to face the emperor directly without fear of angering him.
This courage is still worthy of recognition.
Bai Song shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! This is too risky. If the young master goes directly to say it, the emperor will not listen. It might even cause trouble for himself."
However, Xuanzang was full of determination: "The young monk has made a decision, and today he has to face the Holy Spirit to give his advice. The young monk has his own plan, so Bai Song does not need to worry."
Bai Song frowned. He knew how stubborn people who were obsessed with immortality could be. Think about what Li Chunfeng did.
Xuanzang directly told Li Shimin that if there was no elixir of immortality in the world, the other party would not care whether you were a child or not.
"Little Master, you really don't want to go."
Xuanzang smiled and imitated Bai Song's tone: "I really want to go."
Seeing Xuanzang's expression, it seemed that he didn't take this matter seriously at all. Going to see the emperor like this would be a lie if nothing happened.
"No, no, if the young master really wants to see the emperor, I will go with the young master."
"In that case, I'll leave it to you."
Xuanzang did not refuse.
Bai Song rubbed his forehead and said to himself that no matter how young Xuanzang was, he still had a master-disciple relationship, so he would definitely help if he could do anything he could.
"Beili, I'm going to see the emperor and I'll come back to you later."
