The heavy curtains are deep in the Mochou Hall. After lying down, the night is long and thin.
The life of a goddess was just a dream, and the life of my sister-in-law was originally a dream.
The wind and waves don’t believe that the water chestnut branches are weak. Who can teach the moon dew that the osmanthus leaves are fragrant?
It is clear that it is useless to miss lovesickness, but it is pure madness to feel melancholy.
——"Untitled·Double drapery and going deep into Mochou Hall" Li Shangyin
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After the interrogation of Tian Bolang was completed, Bai Fu returned to the Bashu Guild Hall from Jingzhao Mansion. In the open space outside the Bashu Guild Hall, there was a girl with three servant girls, wearing wooden clogs, playing Cuju with several teenagers.
The young people are very agile and skillful in their movements. They catch the ball, kick the ball, and move and dodge like they are juggling.
The ball was kicked into the air from time to time, reaching a height of several feet. When it fell, the ball seemed to be attracted by a magnet and still stopped firmly on the insteps of several people.
The young people's superb skills attracted passers-by to watch, exclaimed and cheered.
Bai Fu sat on the horse, fascinated by the scene, and applauded it.
Look at this girl wearing wooden clogs. She is about seventeen or eighteen years old. She has a full bun and simple clothes. She is extremely pretty.
Seeing Bai Fu's gaze, the girl had no expression on her face. She waved her skirt and her ball flew towards Bai Fu like a rainbow.
Yue Suigong, who was closely followed by Yue Suigong, was highly alert, holding a shield and immediately guarding Bai Fu.
Bai Fu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter." He took the ball with his hand.
There is a piece of silk sandwiched in the ball, with two lines of small characters written on it: "Tomorrow at Mao hour, Daci'en Temple, if you are brave enough, you can attend the meeting alone."
When Bai Fu looked up again, the girl had disappeared, leaving only the previous few boys who continued to play Cuju.
The young men at the Bashu Guild Hall had admired and pitied the girl for a long time, and told Bai Fu that the girl lived in a small alley at the north gate of Shengyefang, living with her mother. Her family was poor, and she usually made sewing and embroidery.
The next day, at two o'clock in the fifth watch, the sound of winter drums came from the inner city, and the street drums sounded in succession. The square door was opened with the square key, and the night ban was lifted.
Bai Fu went to Da Ci'en Temple alone to attend the appointment.
Daci'en Temple is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang'an City. It was built by the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties. It is located in Jinchangfang in the southeast corner of Chang'an City, west of Xiuzhengfang and adjacent to Qujiang Pool.
Master Xuanzang once presided over temple affairs here, took charge of the Buddhist scripture translation field, founded the Consciousness-Wei Sect, and supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Therefore, Daci'en Temple is also the ancestral home of the "Weishi Sect" (also known as Faxiang Sect, Jushe Sect, and Ci'en Sect) and one of the three major translation centers in the capital.
The girl stood tall and graceful, waiting under the locust tree beside the temple entrance for a long time.
The girl looked arrogant and serious. When she saw Bai Fu, she said, "Young Master Bai, you are so brave."
Bai Fu came to the girl's side, followed Shen Xi's instructions, crossed his hands and saluted, and said: "The leader of the gang invited me here, what advice can you give me?"
The girl didn't speak much, and spoke concisely, saying: "The white jade pillow is indeed mine. I will give the jade pillow to you today. I am willing to surrender and wait for the death, in exchange for the brothers in my gang being released from prison, can you?"
Bai Fu nodded and said: "Deal."
The girl said nothing more and took Bai Fu into the pagoda courtyard of Daci'en Temple.
Although it was early in the morning, there were already pilgrims entering the temple to offer incense. When they saw Bai Fu, the man was graceful and graceful, and the woman was pretty, they appeared here early in the morning and couldn't help but stop and take a look.
Enter the pagoda courtyard and come to the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
There are stone doors at the base of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the lintels and door frames are engraved with Buddha statues and brick couplets. Steles are embedded on both sides of the south door opening on the ground floor. In the west niche is the "Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" written by Emperor Taizong and handwritten by Chu Suiliang.
In the east niche is the stele "Preface to the Holy Religions of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" written by Emperor Gaozong and handwritten by Chu Suiliang. It is known as the "Two Saints and Three Unique Steles".
These two tablets were erected here by Master Xuanzang himself in the fourth year of Emperor Yonghui's reign, and they are known as the "Yanta Sacred Religion" in the world.
There are multiple inscription steles inlaid on both sides of the coupon hole of the south gate, all of which are the inscription steles of Jinshi in Xinzhong of the Tang Dynasty.
According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, after the new Jinshi passed the imperial examination, the Emperor would give a banquet in the Apricot Garden. After the imperial banquet, the Jinshi would come to Ci'en Pagoda to inscribe their names, and then go to Qujiang to have a drink together. It is commonly known as "Yan Pagoda Inscription" and "Qujiang Inscription"
"Flowing Drink".
After ten years of hard study, I was rewarded with a title on the gold list. This is the most glorious moment for scholars, representing supreme glory and smooth success...
Bai Fu stopped in the cave and silently stared at two stone tablets: a stone tablet signed by Xu Zhong, which had been wiped clean and translucent. The characters were solemn and solemn, and each word was gilded.
Another stone tablet, in a lonely corner, remains of cobwebs, dark and dull. Dragons and phoenixes dance, and under the heroic writing, there is an unruly signature - Deng Bi.
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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda towers into the clouds and is of extraordinary majesty. The tower is dozens of feet high. The Wild Goose Pagoda was originally only five stories. During the Wu Zhao Dynasty, it was raised to ten stories.
Standing on the top of the tower, looking down from below, you can have a panoramic view of the magnificent Chang'an City.
The girl pointed to the top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and said: "The white jade pillow is at the top of the tower."
Although the courtyard door was open at this time, the pagoda door was still locked, making it impossible to enter the pagoda and climb the steps.
The girl took her time, pointed her toes, and leaped into the air, moving like a bird. In the blink of an eye, she was on the pagoda dozens of feet high. Looking from a distance, she looked like a nimble skylark.
The girl reached into the top of the tower and took out a stone box from a small Buddhist niche.
The girl raised her hand towards Bai Fu, then opened her arms, jumped down from the tower.
The girl seemed to be showing off, like a falcon hunting a rabbit, she dived and plunged headlong into the ground. The speed was so fast that even Bai Fu was stunned.
When she was still ten feet away from the ground, the girl fluttered her robe, turned around, and slowed her fall. Like a feather, she landed steadily on the blue bricks without making any sound.
"Good work!" Bai Fu praised sincerely.
The girl opened the stone box and handed it to Bai Fu. It was the royal treasure that kept countless people awake at night - the white jade pillow.
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Bai Fu looked up at the girl and said regretfully: "I don't care about loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. I only talk about settling down and settling down.
Nowadays, we are living in troubled times, and it is a great time to make contributions and establish a career.
A young man from your gang is highly skilled in martial arts. He does not serve in the army and makes a living by stealing. Isn't this a waste of natural resources?"
The girl's almond-shaped eyes widened, her eyebrows raised, and she said disdainfully: "You come with me, and the distance should not be more than one foot."
After saying that, he flew up the beams, jumped through the roofs of houses, flew over the eaves and walls of houses and houses, and was light and agile.
Bai Fu followed closely behind.
In broad daylight, jumping on the roof of a mansion is too conspicuous.
There are many watchtowers in every village, and the watchtowers sit high and watch the bandits and fires. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to avoid being discovered by the beacons who are on high alert.
Even though Bai Fu was extremely skilled in Qinggong, he still couldn't do it.
However, the girl didn't seem to care, and she jumped around as if she were in a deserted place. After passing through several squares, there was no sound of warning drums from the watchtower.
Bai Fu sighed to himself, pondering the girl's flying route and observing the direction of the watchtower.
After a long time, Bai Fu suddenly realized.
The girl seemed to be walking through the streets carelessly, but in fact, the route was carefully designed. With the help of the rockeries of pavilions and pavilions, the courtyard walls of the deep winding alleys, the water transport channels extending in all directions, and the boats and carriages that shuttled back and forth, she hid
The lookout from the watchtower at the beacon watch.
Everywhere he passed was in the blind spot of the watchtower beacon watcher. The occasional place he was exposed was during the changing of the guard at the beacon watchman.
This is not something that can only be achieved by high-level light skills. It also requires a thorough understanding of Chang'an's intricate terrain and the heavily guarded defense system.
It can be seen that the girl is not only a native of Chang'an, but also has many gang members under her command who are hiding in Jingzhao Mansion, bad people, and hidden secrets of the guards.
With these forces, not only stealing the palace of a noble prince, but also going in and out of the palace to steal treasures is also a matter of searching for things.
After thinking through this, Bai Futong suddenly tightened his grip, and another confusion arose: Why did the girl tell him such important information?