socalfunplaces Chapter 269
Chapter 269
The old man felt that something was wrong, so he introduced himself and explained his intentions.
"Old Taoist, Sun Simiao!"
"I want to visit and see the real person. If I am lucky enough to make friends with him, it will be a great pleasure."
The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard the old Taoist introduce himself.
He quickly stood up and bowed, "I didn't know that the old immortal came to our shop. I am very rude. I hope the old immortal will not be offended!"
"Shopkeeper, please don't be too polite. The old Taoist is just an ordinary person and cannot deserve the store's gift."
Sun Simiao helped the shopkeeper up and said with a smile.
"Old immortal, please sit down. To be honest, the strange man is a young man who has not yet reached adulthood."
The old immortal master and his apprentice were dumbfounded when they heard this.
Young man who has not yet reached adulthood?
There is a big difference between people!
The shopkeeper suddenly remembered something, "What a coincidence, old immortal, wait a moment, I will take yesterday's newspaper for you to read."
Newspaper?
The old immortal had never heard of it.
"Old immortal, this is a newspaper. The various sources of information on it are reliable, and the four big characters Chang'an Daily are written by the saint himself.
The newspaper is also written by that strange man, please take a look, old immortal."
The shopkeeper handed yesterday's newspaper to the old immortal.
"Thank you for the trouble, shopkeeper, let me see the handwriting of the strange man!" Sun Simiao thanked politely.
"Old immortal, you are so polite, both of you guests, please sit down! I'm going to buy today's newspaper. I heard that the court has a new policy."
The shopkeeper bowed and walked out of the store.
There are usually no customers during this time period. The target customers of the tea shop are generally merchants and some wealthy families.
Ordinary people don't need to go to the tea shop to drink tea.
Sun Simiao browsed every section of the newspaper very seriously.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the shopkeeper returned to the store with a newspaper.
Seeing that Sun Simiao was still reading the newspaper, he sat aside and read today's newspaper news without saying a word to disturb him.
The eleventh year of the Tang Dynasty?
Cement road?
Changle Avenue?
Zhenguan Hope Primary School?
A quarter of an hour later, Sun Simiao finished reading the newspaper and had many doubts in his mind.
"Outside Mingde Gate, due south of Chang'an, the old Taoist must meet him." Sun Simiao nodded and murmured thoughtfully.
"Renhai, let's settle the account!"
Cen Renhai was about to stand up to answer.
Unexpectedly.
"Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live your Majesty!"
The shopkeeper suddenly stood up and bowed in the direction of the imperial city.
Sun Simiao was suddenly surprised, "Why is the shopkeeper so excited?"
"Don't blame me, old immortal, I was so excited that I couldn't control myself.
Your Majesty issued a decree today, prohibiting corvée labor in Chang'an, and exempting labor taxes at the same time!"
"Old immortal, please take a look."
The shopkeeper handed the newspaper to Sun Simiao.
"Shopkeeper, where can I buy newspapers?" Sun Simiao waved his hand and refused.
"After the old immortal leaves the shop, go about fifty steps to the right. The newspaper sales will end at 5 p.m." the shopkeeper replied.
Sun Simiao nodded and hurried out of the shop.
"Renhai, let's settle the bill!"
Cen Renhai put down five copper coins and hurried to catch up.
"Old immortal, please don't do this. It's a great honor for our shop to serve you a cup of tea."
"Old immortal, don't leave..."
The shopkeeper picked up the copper coins on the table and rushed out to chase him.
...
Taiji Hall.
Originally, there was no morning court today, but Li Shimin temporarily ordered that tomorrow's morning court be moved to today.
The hall was just like yesterday, and it was time to read the newspaper.
Li Shimin quickly finished reading the newspaper. Most of the two issues of the newspaper were about some policy announcements of the court, and everyone present knew about this kind of news.
Reporters have been sent to various places, but the routes vary, and some even take more than ten days to arrive.
Therefore, there is no news outside Chang'an in the newspaper.
After everyone finished reading the newspaper, Li Shimin spoke.
"In the future, each department of the court will send people to buy newspapers on their own, and the cost will be allocated from the national treasury on a monthly basis."
Li Shimin planned to follow the normal procedures, which would make it easier for Ma Zhou and others to do statistics and accounts.
"Your Highnesses obey your orders!"
Li Shimin nodded, "Do you have any reports?"
Looking around, no one answered.
"Dismiss the court!"
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
At this time, a eunuch hurried into the hall and kept winking at Wang Defa.
After Li Shimin noticed it, he ignored it and walked out of the hall.
After whispering in his ear, the eunuch left.
Wang Defa immediately caught up with Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, the spies from the Six Gates reported that Sun Simiao entered Chang'an half an hour ago.
After sitting in the teahouse in the East Market, he bought a newspaper and left the city through the Mingde Gate."
The old king reported all the movements of Sun Simiao after he entered Chang'an.
The Six Gates were formed by the Ministry of Justice, one of the six ministries, during the reign of Li Yuan. At first, they mainly dealt with disputes in the rivers and lakes and the remnants of the previous dynasty.
The name of the Six Gates can be traced back to the pre-Sui Dynasty.
Later, it evolved into a spy organization. Each of them is proficient in criminal investigation and intelligence gathering.
"Oh? Send someone to invite Master Sun to the palace!"Li Shimin immediately gave the order.
"Yes!"
The old king turned around and arranged for people to execute the order.
"Wait, no need.
If my guess is correct, I will meet him at the manor tomorrow."
Li Shimin suddenly called Wang Defa, with a knowing smile on his face.
"I, let's see what that kid can do and whether he can keep Sun Zhenren."
Li Shimin sent people to look for Sun Simiao more than once, but they returned without success several times.
Sun Simiao seemed to avoid him intentionally.
He wanted to save the world and treat the poor people, and he was unwilling to enter the palace to enjoy high positions and generous salaries.
...
Sun Simiao and Cen Renhai walked out of the city and walked onto Changle Avenue. They were amazed to see the cement road.
Less than three miles away, at least five ox carts passed by and invited the two to get on the car to give them a ride.
Many people have heard of the title of Sun Simiao.
But few people have seen him.
Just because Sun Simiao looked white-haired, out of respect for the elder, he invited him.
Without exception, Sun Simiao politely declined.
"You, what can a dozen miles do to you?
You are so weak at such a young age, can I give you a good prescription?"
Cen Renhai saw that Sun Simiao had a bullock cart but didn't want to ride it, but insisted on walking with him.
He kept thinking angrily.
"Master, you are a god who has come down to earth, how can we ordinary people compare to you?"
Cen Renhai retorted.
"Gods who have come down to earth? The old Taoist feels more and more that the young man may really be like a god who has come down to earth."
Sun Simiao looked at the flat cement road and murmured.
After more than half an hour, the two followed the signs and finally arrived at Zhenguan Hope Primary School.
Sun Simiao stood in front of the gate and stopped to watch.
The plaque on the gate reads "Zhenguan Hope Primary School" in six large characters, and in the lower right corner, Li Shimin wrote four small characters.
"From left to right, this kind of writing has never been seen before."
After a while, the two walked towards the school square, where many people were watching.
Without exception, they were all adults with children, doing school registration.
"The Marquis is really an immortal who has come down to earth, a great man who saves people from suffering!"
"Yes, we will definitely set up a longevity monument for the Marquis after we go back, and worship him every day."
"Don't forget, the Marquis has compassion for all living beings, and your majesty has benevolent policies for the people, both of which are indispensable."
"That makes sense! Set up a longevity monument for your majesty and the Marquis..."
"Look, everyone, this window is sealed with glass, the Marquis is a big deal!"
Sun Simiao listened to the discussion of the crowd.
Immediately stepped forward to ask.