Vol 2 Chapter 1074: Hopeless to return to Beijing

Listening to the familiar local accent and the familiar cries, Master Wuwang showed a smile on his face like an old monk.
Twenty years away from Beijing, I didn't expect the suburbs of Beijing to become so lively.
"Master, after passing this toll booth and walking for dozens of miles, you will reach the foot of the capital."
The little novice monk who was waiting for his living all the way opened half of the car window obediently.
Master Wuwang glanced out of the car window, looking at the lively street scene, his mouth slightly cocked.
"I heard that this toll station closest to the capital is stuck in traffic every day. Settle down today, will Your Majesty Minger summon the master?"
The Hopeless Master was silent.
From Xiliang to Dazhou Capital, thousands of miles away, he was silent for most of the journey.
He is old, he has been running around for decades, and his body has many diseases. Dao Xuan Qing prescribed medicine for him, only to make him age less obviously.
His body knew that he was ready to die in Xiliang.
Unexpectedly, his Majesty called him back to Beijing with a paper edict.
Twenty years away from Beijing, I returned to the place where I was dreaming again, hopelessly in a calm mood.
Just a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Pass the toll station smoothly and move slowly on the spacious official road.
"This section of the official road was expanded last year, with four more carriage passages and pedestrian passages. The road is really smooth."
"The road has doubled, and the carriage is still so slow. I can't imagine how the road had to be crowded before it was widened."
"There were originally many shack and thatched houses on both sides of the road, where many local villagers lived. The road was expanded and all were demolished. The houses were rebuilt and the houses were rebuilt. All of them were converted into two-story and three-story buildings... In the inn on the first floor, glazed windows are installed, which is really generous."
"I heard that the colored glaze burned in the south is getting better and better. The colored glaze that was burned before is opaque, and there are all kinds of impurities. In the past one or two years, there have been few magazines in the colored glaze. The glazed windows have been modified. If anyone does not have one or two transparent glazed windows, they would be embarrassed to entertain guests."
"Because of the increasing number of glazed windows, the business of the cloth house has also improved. Many people have added curtains with various patterns. Master, look at the curtains of the inn, which is the most popular style in Beijing this year, called Lady Mochizuki."
"An inn, with glazed windows, and a lady looking at the moon, really lavish. The owner behind it, I'm afraid it has a lot of background."
The Wuwang Master smiled, listening to the little novice monk talking nonstop.
He didn't need to open his mouth to ask, he had already learned enough information.
The little novice monk is obviously a talkative.
This temperament, I am afraid that I can't sit still, but being a wise monk is a good one.
If you are not willing to become a monk, you can still marry a wife.
The carriage rushed into the capital before dark.
During the Jing Ming Dynasty, commerce and trade were developed, business routes were unobstructed, assisted by Sanhe Express, and goods flowed rapidly. The closing time of the capital city gate was delayed by half an hour from the time set by the ancestors.
Don't underestimate half an hour.
The city gate was postponed to close for half an hour, and the small merchants and hawkers had half an hour more business.
Large merchants and merchants also had more opportunities, and the night market in Beijing took advantage of the trend.
People have an extra place to go at night, which is equivalent to an extra place to spend money.
The stalls in the night market also rose and then rose again, still unable to stop the enthusiasm of the merchants.
Before, I could only do business during the day and earn money during the day.
The city gate is closed for half an hour late, and even the money for the evening can be earned.
This is the carnival of merchants.
It is also a source of inspiration for literati. As the saying goes, looking at beauty under the light, the more you look, the more beautiful you look.
The atmosphere of the capital is now more and more open and inclusive, with a vague tendency to catch up with Jiangnan.
The girl's house can also walk out of the house freely, unlike in the past.
To say the greatest feeling, there are many foreign visitors on the streets of Beijing.
Qin Lou Chu Pavilion also launched the Orchid Dancer project to attract merchants.
Foreign visitors are very cautious when acting in the capital.
Once a crime is committed and caught by the embroidered guard, the lighter will be fined with varying amounts of gold and silver, and the severer will be expelled from the country and registered in the blacklists of major gates.
Once on the blacklist, I never want to enter the territory of the Great Zhou again in my life.
Most of the foreign visitors in the past came from the Western Regions.
Now there are more Siamese, poisonous people, and indigenous savages.
These native savages are slaves.
Although the court did not openly object to the good people selling themselves and selling themselves as slaves.
However, judging from the attitude of the imperial court in the last two or three years, in any case of forcing the good into a slave, the government has severely sentenced it.
Even if the local government makes a light sentence, the inspection yushi will dismiss it.
Once the Ministry of Justice intervenes in such cases, without exception, the sentence is severe.
There is no shortage of smart people.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice, inspecting the censorship, severely sentenced, one set of one set, the punches were clearly a set of combined punches, all of which were imperial routines.
The information revealed is intriguing.
Ever since, smart people reacted quickly and started the business of extraterritorial population early.
Smart people are smart people because they are three or five steps faster than others.
Don't underestimate these three or five steps, the accumulated wealth is terrifying.
How many people rely on these three or five steps to become a big business.
The imperial court cracked down on forced slaves, but did not restrict the sale of people outside the region.
Pulling these people into the Great Zhou Dynasty, when they passed the customs, the attitude of the customs was clearly to turn one eye and close the other, and double the tax.
The attitude of the customs has already explained the attitude of the court.
Overseas, whatever you want to play. No one cares about you.
But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, you have to abide by the rules.
Who dares to harm one's own people, don't blame the government for business affairs.
Businessmen are very acquainted, and we will never harm our own people. We specialize in harming barbarians.
We cannot be forced into slavery, and the scale of the dental market is shrinking, but the mansion lacks servants to work.
How to do?
What a businessman does is to meet demand.
It's easy to want a servant!
Barbarian slaves, at a fair price, just call, you get what you pay for.
Since then, the dental market has expanded and the population sources have diversified.
Governments, customs, merchants, and big families are all happy.
...
Master Wuwang settled down in the small temple in the city, waiting for the emperor's summons.
When Xiangguo Temple learned that he had returned to Beijing, he had cleaned up the quiet room of Houshan and welcomed him in at any time.
The little novice asked, "Does the master go to Xiangguo Temple? The Su Zhai at Xiangguo Temple is excellent."
Wuwang smiled and asked, "Do you like Su Zhai in Xiangguo Temple?"
"I like it! The food in Xiliang is very different from that in Beijing. I haven't eaten well in Xiliang, so I missed the vegetarian restaurant in Xiangguo Temple along the way."
"Gaiminger, you can go to Xiangguo Temple to eat vegetarian food."
The novice monk waved his hands again and again, "No. The master does not go to Xiangguo Temple, I am a little novice, how can I get to the Suzhai of Xiangguo Temple."
Hopeless and silent.
The little novice monk was a little flustered, worried that he had said the wrong thing.
But he was a big-hearted person, and after worrying about it for less than half of the time, he started talking non-stop.
Hopeless to listen to the little novice monk speaking, his mind has long drifted to the distant horizon.
On the third day of hopeless arrival in Beijing, Emperor Liu Zhao summoned him.
The content of the conversation revolved around Xiliang.
There is no hope and no details, report one by one.
He has been in Xiliang for twenty years, and he deserves to be called Xiyutong.
After inquiring about business matters, Liu Zhao talked about the reason for calling him back to Beijing, "The queen mother is not in good health, and I learned that the master’s Dharma is profound. I call you back to Beijing to pray for the queen mother."
"Running for the first time, you can return to your homeland when you are old. The poor monk is grateful to your majesty for his love."
"You can think so!"
Liu Zhao sent someone to Weiyang Palace to ask the Queen Mother Pei if he wanted to see Master Wuwang now.
The inquiring servant returned quickly.
"Your Majesty, the empress dowager said that it is inconvenient today. I would like to ask Master Wuwang where to place the order. The empress dowager would like to live in the temple for a few days and talk about Buddhism with the master."
Queen Mother wants to leave the palace?
Liu Zhao frowned slightly, and opened his eyes again.
Queen Mother Pei wanted to leave the palace, just as she wanted.
When you are old, do whatever you want.
Since Empress Dowager Pei lived in the palace, there have been very few opportunities to leave the palace.
The palace seems to be very large, but to those who have lived for a decade or two, it is very small.
Small as a cage.
Being able to walk out of the palace and experience the profound Dharma at a temple is just a relaxation.
"Master, where can I place the pending orders?"
"Amitabha!" Master Wuwang first sang the horn of the Buddha, and then said: "The poor monk plans to go to Xiangguo Temple to place orders."
"Very good! Lin Shuping, send someone to Xiangguo Temple to make preparations. In a few days, let the King Duan accompany the Queen Mother to visit Xiangguo Temple."
"Old slave follow the order!"
...
After leaving Xingqing Palace, there is no hope that the servant will lead him to Chang'an Palace.
"The Queen Mother ordered that the master must go to Chang'an Palace to have a meal of tea. The mountain spring water sent from Yuxiu Mountain this morning is most suitable for making tea."
Wuwang's mouth smiled, "Twenty years away from Beijing, the poor monk also has something to say to the empress."
At Chang'an Palace, Hopeless was invited into the tea room.
A short table, a small red clay stove, teapots, cups, and tea sets of all colors are all available.
"I haven't drunk the tea made by the master in a long time. I wonder if I have this honor today?"
Gu Jiu sat on the ground, greeting Hopelessly.
Wuwang smiled forward, "I still remember the last time I asked the empress for tea, I was in the tea room in the backyard of the idler."
"The master remembers things many years ago really clearly."
Hopeless to control the fire, soon the mountain spring water bubbled.
He lifted the kettle and started brewing.
The action goes smoothly.
Pour out the first bubble, and the second bubble is the essence.
The white porcelain teacup, translucent, is very valuable.
He has slender fingers in his hands, holding a tea cup, and placing it in front of Gu Jiu, his movements are beautiful and charming.
Gu Jiu picked up the tea cup, took a breath and drank it all in one go.
"The same tea, made by the master, is really extraordinary."
"Niangniang is absurd! Poor monk's tea-making skill is not as good as before."
"In Xiliang, was there a shortage of tea for the master?"
"There has been no shortage. It's just too busy. Many times I just deal with it casually. Just like today, I deliberately choose a tea room to enjoy tea and talk. There are not many opportunities."
"Master of hard work all these years! Back to the capital, I will have a good rest."
"Thank you Niang Niang for your concern! The poor monk also intends to retreat after finishing this period of time."
"Master is going to retreat?"
"Exactly!"
"Before retreating, let's talk about Xiliang with this palace."