More than half a month later, the emperor's Luan arrived at the foot of Songshan Mountain, which is more than 100 miles away from Luoyang City, and set up camp, because the military food is very timely, for this reason, Wang Meng's army has passed the crisis of lack of food, although, now the military food is somewhat insufficient, however, Songshan is only more than 100 miles away from Luoyang City, and the grain and grass of Luoyang City can be reached in a few days, for this reason, Wang Meng has no need to worry about the problem of military food.

In order to make Hua'an in Luoyang City ready to welcome the Son of Heaven Luan, Wang Meng sent his henchmen to Luoyang City as fast as possible.

However, Wang Meng did not expect that the emperor Sima Dan and the empress dowager Chu Garlic were attracted by the charming scenery of Songshan and planned to stay in Songshan for a few more days.

Seeing that the emperor's Luan drove to stay in Songshan for three days, Wang Meng wanted to dissuade him, but after thinking about it carefully, forget it, after all, Songshan is not far from Luoyang City, and his army is not worried about lack of food, so let the emperor and the queen mother have a good tour of Songshan! In this way, it is also possible for the emperor and queen to learn more about the outside world.

Of course, for such an important matter, Wang Meng naturally wanted to sue Hua'an, so as not to prepare too far ahead and waste his energy in vain.

Soon after the first henchman left, Wang Meng sent the second henchman to Luoyang City to tell Hua'an that Emperor Luan was not in a hurry to set off.

To say, the natural environment of Songshan is still very good, green trees everywhere, the trickle flowing between the valleys makes Songshan full of smart atmosphere, there is a very famous Taoist temple in the middle of the mountainside, there are hundreds of Taoist priests in the Taoist temple. All of them are strong in martial arts, but they are all people from outside the world and do not participate in the struggle between external forces, so that they can survive the chaos after the Jin family moved south.

And the purpose of these Taoist priests to practice martial arts. Naturally, it is for self-preservation, after all, whether it is a troubled era or a ruling world, there will be robbers and bandits, and practicing martial arts can deal with these bandits, and even, you can also do chivalrous deeds to save the suffering people. Of course, due to their limited ability, the target they want to rectify will always be a small group of bandits who can't get on the table, and for the heroes who support the army, no matter what they do, these Taoist priests will not ask, and they can't ask questions. For example, when the Hu army went around slaughtering the people. They can only be helpless, after all, they are Taoist priests, and the number of them is only a few hundred, and they are not capable of fighting against tens of thousands of troops at all. In order to protect themselves, they can only choose humiliating silence, and in this way, they can preserve their own strength.

At this time, the turbulent Central Plains had already been pacified by Hua'an. The Hu army that did all kinds of evil has long been driven away by Hua'an, for this reason, the Central Plains has restored the peace of the past, however, at any time, small groups of thieves and bandits will not completely disappear, and this is the goal that these Taoist priests need to eradicate, for this reason, these chivalrous Taoist priests have won the hearts of the people, in addition, what these Taoist priests have done has also helped the court officials in a certain way, for this reason, the officials of the nearby counties are also very grateful to these Taoist priests, and funded to help the Taoist temple expand its scale, At the same time, if they encounter some very difficult cases, for example, Jiangyang thieves with strong martial arts, or flower thieves who come and go without a trace, they will also ask these Taoist priests for help, after all, the county's ability to catch fast is very limited, not necessarily the opponent of these bandits, and the Taoist priests of the Taoist temple, perennial martial arts, pure thinking, full of arrogance not to admit defeat, for this reason, they are very willing to take on this kind of difficult case, in order to successfully arrest these bandits, reflecting their great feelings of helping the world and the people, as long as they can get the affirmation and worship of the people, That's their greatest wish.

Although the Taoist temple is inhabited by some monks, there should not be too much contact with the people of the imperial court, but now, the emperor and the queen mother of the Great Jin Dynasty, as well as many important ministers in the court have all come to visit the Taoist temple, these Taoist priests live in the land of the Great Jin Dynasty, naturally do not dare to slack off, for this reason, all the Taoist priests, including the head of the family, all walked out of the mountain gate, with the highest courtesy that has never been, to welcome the Son of Heaven and his party in the Great Jin court.

In order to ensure the absolute safety of the emperor and his party, before the emperor and his party entered the Taoist temple, the Wuyi battalion had sent a thousand soldiers to enter the Taoist temple in advance, and arranged them in a proper position, and the remaining Wuyi battalion soldiers were deployed around the Taoist temple to respond to their companions in the Taoist temple at any time, and Wang Meng, who was the outer guard, also let the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command be deployed farther away around the Taoist temple to observe all the movements within a radius of 20 miles around the Taoist temple to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Of course, Wang Meng himself and more than a dozen generals under his command followed the emperor and his party into the Taoist temple, after all, their positions were higher and they needed to listen to the emperor's orders at any time.

The Taoist priests of the Taoist temple did not have any prejudice against the imperial court, so as long as there were no accidents, the safety of the emperor and his party was not to worry about at all.

Moreover, even if a small thief breaks into the Taoist temple, he can't hide from the eyes of many soldiers, so the emperor's safety is not to worry about at all.

Emperor Sima Dan had long heard that there was a Taoist temple on Songshan Mountain, and the Taoist priests in it were all strong in martial arts, and he also liked to act chivalrous and righteous, eliminating violence and peace, for this reason, he was very admirable to the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, and at this time, he was very happy to see these Taoist priests with his own eyes.

When visiting the Taoist temple, Sima Dan asked the head of Songshan a lot of things about the Taoist priests' chivalrous deeds, and the head of Songshan was naturally very happy to answer these questions asked by the emperor, after all, these are the things that make these Taoist priests have a long face, and saying it makes his face shine.

Emperor Sima Dan was too young, and after listening to the glorious deeds of the Taoist priests, he suddenly wanted to stay in the Taoist temple to learn martial arts, and then become a Taoist priest who practiced chivalry and righteousness, and eliminated violence and peace.

In front of all the officials, he told the head of the Taoist temple that he wanted to give up the position of the Son of Heaven and become a Taoist priest.

This time, the officials were frightened, and the head of the Taoist temple was also frightened, after all, Sima Dan was the Son of Heaven of the Great Jin, and the responsibility of the Son of Heaven was to rule the entire country. How can you give up the position of the Son of Heaven and become an insignificant Taoist priest?

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!"

"The emperor is a daughter, how can he give up the position of the Son of Heaven and become a Taoist priest?"

"The old minister swears to death and can't let the emperor do such a thing."

The officials tried their best to dissuade them, and the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic was even more angry and speechless.

Apparently. It is impossible for all officials to agree to the emperor to be a Taoist priest, after all, this is an insult to the entire Great Jin Dynasty and irresponsible to the people of the world.

Seeing this, the head of the Taoist temple also dissuaded: "The emperor is the true son of the dragon, and he must think of the common people in the world, and he must not give up his roots and be a little Taoist priest!" ”

"I wish I could do what I did. Is it also wrong to do something good for the people? Sima Dan said naively.

The head of the Taoist temple hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, being a little Taoist priest, no matter how high your martial arts are, you can only save a very small number of people, but as the king of a country, as long as you are honest and honest, you can save thousands of people!" The emperor gave up saving thousands of ordinary people. It is very unwise to be a Taoist priest who can only save a very small number of people. I hope the emperor will think twice. ”

Obviously, no matter what, the head of Songshan can't accept Emperor Sima Dan, otherwise, all the ministers and generals of the entire Great Jin Dynasty will be very angry, and in this way. His Songshan Taoist temple is very likely to be wiped out, and the consequences are unimaginable.

"It turns out that I can save thousands of people, according to this, as long as I am diligent in government and love the people, I will be even more powerful than all the Taoist priests here combined?" Sima Dan heard this. Said happily.

"There are hundreds of monks and Taoist monks in Songshan Taoist Temple, how can they be compared with the emperor, and they are far behind." The head of Songshan hurriedly complimented.

"In that case, I will be an emperor and not a Taoist." Seeing that it was better to be an emperor than a Taoist priest, Sima Dan immediately canceled the idea of becoming a Taoist monk.

Seeing that Sima Dan no longer asked to be a Taoist priest, all the ministers were greatly relieved, and glanced at each other with palpitations, it can be imagined that if the emperor really became a Taoist priest in Songshan, what kind of example would he make to the whole world, I am afraid that the entire Great Jin Dynasty will become the laughing stock of the world.

Because the environment of Songshan Taoist Temple is very elegant, for this reason, the emperor and his party plan to live in the Taoist temple, and the head of the Taoist temple will also give up the best house of the entire Taoist temple to provide for the emperor and his party to stay.

Including the emperor Sima Dan, there are more than 100 people who live in the Taoist temple, and the rest of the personnel all live outside the Taoist temple, even the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion who are responsible for the guards can only stay in the Taoist temple, but they can not rest in the Taoist temple, their camps are all outside the Taoist temple, after the end of their duties, they all have to return to the military tent outside the Taoist temple to rest, after all, the houses in the Taoist temple are very limited, and they can't accommodate too many people at all.

Because the emperor and his party had to rest in the Taoist temple for three days, for this reason, the head of the Taoist temple strictly restrained his subordinate disciples, so that they must not disturb the holy car, and in order to free up more houses for the emperor and his party, the head of the sect even temporarily drove some disciples who did not know the etiquette out of the Taoist temple, so that after the Taoist temple had fewer Taoist priests, it was easier to manage.

In the evening, the emperor fell asleep early, and some people couldn't sleep at all, in a wide courtyard of the Taoist temple, Xie An looked up at the sky, paced lightly, the emperor suddenly asked to be a Taoist priest during the day, it really frightened him, he didn't expect that the emperor suddenly whimsically wanted to be a Taoist priest, which caused a great shock to him.

Fortunately, the head of the Taoist temple is very good at speaking, and in a few words, the emperor's idea of wanting to be a Taoist priest was extinguished, otherwise, he couldn't predict what kind of consequences would be.

"It's so late, Xie Tingshi hasn't rested yet?" Wang Meng walked over lightly and said softly.

Seeing Wang Meng coming over, Xie An was slightly surprised, and then said, "It turned out to be General Wang, what's the matter, General Wang can't sleep either?" After speaking, he looked at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng smiled and said softly: "The Taoist temple is full of smoke, and it makes people unable to sleep!" What about Xie Tingshi? Is it also so smoked that you can't sleep, or do you have something on your mind? ”

It is normal for Taoist temples to smell of smoke, after all, Taoist priests often burn incense, and burning incense will inevitably emit the smell of smoke, but Wang Meng can't sleep because of the smell of cigarettes, but it is a bit far-fetched, he is deliberately hiding that he has something on his mind.

"I'm just afraid that General Wang, like me, has something on his mind!" Xie An exposed Wang Meng's lies in front of him.

Wang Meng smiled, he naturally knew that it was impossible to hide this kind of small excuse from Xie An.

"The emperor is suddenly going to be a Taoist priest today, what does Xie Tingshi think about this?" Wang Meng asked in a low voice.

Xie An pondered for a moment, and said: "The emperor is just joking on a whim, and he doesn't really want to be a Taoist priest, what does General Wang think?" After speaking, he looked at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Why should Xie Tingshi deceive himself, you and I were both present at the time, and the emperor's expression and attitude didn't look like he was joking!" He sighed.

Obviously, Wang Meng was very disappointed in the emperor Sima Dan, even if Sima Dan was not very old, but since he was already pro-government, he should not make such a low-level mistake, you know, the emperor represents the dignity of a country, and he must be cautious in everything he says and does, how can he be a Taoist priest on a whim? Such an emperor is either stupid or ignorant, and will leave an extremely bad impression on his ministers.

The reason why Xie An can't sleep is also here, since the emperor has been in power, he has worked hard to cultivate the emperor, and the emperor has also learned a lot of truths, in addition, the emperor's ability to deal with political affairs has also increased a lot, which makes Xie An very pleased, but now the emperor is actually because he can be a Taoist priest can do chivalrous righteousness, he has to give up the status of the monarch, which really surprised him, from this, he can also conclude that the emperor is still not mature enough, even, too naïve, There is simply no way to be the supreme and ability that a monarch should have.

"Don't hide it from General Wang, I can't sleep because of the day's events! The emperor's rashness is really disappointing! Xie An said helplessly.

Obviously, in front of Wang Meng, Xie An didn't want to tell lies, after all, Wang Meng was a smart person, and he could see what he was thinking from his eyes and face.

When Wang Meng heard this, he thought for a moment, and said: "The emperor's behavior, although I am a little disappointed, but he is the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty after all, no matter what, this will not change." (To be continued......)