Chapter 167: Arrive in Chang'an

Of course, Zhao Bi knew what Wang Ping'an said. A big business should be considered carefully. It would be strange if Wang Ping'an gave up a large amount of interests at this time. After all, their Zhao family and Wang Ping'an did not have much deep friendship. Last time they started a single medicinal business, they also showed distrust, which would leave a bad impression on people!

Wang Ping'an explained some things again, such as how to use high prices to collect medicines, so that local people can understand that "mountain lacquer" can be exchanged for money, so they start to search and dig, first find where the medicine is; then gradually reduce the acquisition price, forcing the people to start artificial cultivation of Panax notoginseng, which will form a stable source of goods, so that a large number of Panax notoginseng can be purchased, enter the Central Plains medicinal materials market, and promote it.

Although Zhao Bi is quite a playboy, he still knows these business methods and even makes several suggestions. Wang Ping'an wrote a good letter, handed it over to Zhao Bi, and sent someone to Xuzhou and handed it to Zhao Qi.

There was nothing to say about that night. The next morning, Wang Ping'an got up early and headed straight to the left-behind mansion. Along the way, he heard a lot of people talking about yesterday's military parade, but the people didn't care about the soldiers' exercises. They were tired of watching the exercises once a season. They were talking about who cured General Wei's eyes, which resulted in the 100,000 soldiers and civilians losing money together!

Wang Ping'an sounded funny. Wei Zhenyuan's move was really amazing. He held back his wife and it broke out until the last moment. As a result, it caused a huge loss of 100,000 soldiers and civilians. The people of the whole city knew that he was no longer a woman, but a ruthless man!

When he arrived at the left-behind mansion, Wang Ping'an asked Feng Ningrong to accompany him to Baima Temple. Feng Ningrong was pleased to go, put down his official duties, and accompanied him to Baima Temple in person.

As soon as he arrived at White Horse Temple, he saw that Nian Ku had been waiting outside the door, wearing a big red cassock, and behind him were monks from He Temple. It seemed that they were all waiting for this exciting moment!

After entering the temple, the ceremony was simple and not as complicated as imagined. Wang Ping'an held the Tripitaka in front of the statue of Sakyamuni and read a passage excerpted by Nian Ku. Nian Ku told him some allusions from Buddhism and gave him a Dharma name. The monks of the temple then recited the Buddhist scriptures in unison, which was considered to be a ritual.

From then on, Wang Ping'an became a lay disciple of the White Horse Temple, which was a very favorable identity in the Tang Dynasty. If you want to win the trust of someone, you just need to say that you were inspired by the Buddha in the Buddhist ancestral court, then someone will often believe that he is a good person. Of course, this refers to the general situation.

Wang Ping'an held a certificate of tribute given to him by Nian Ku, and was funny in his heart. Why did lay disciples have this? He always thought that only monks who have officially become monks have it, and he actually has it as a fake monk!

His Dharma name is thought of sorrow, which means not to forget the worries and sufferings of the world, and always think about the world and solve their worries and problems.

After the ceremony, I celebrated the bitter and held a vegetarian banquet, and invited Wang Ping'an and Feng Ningrong to talk about Buddhist allusions and Luoyang's famous scenic spots, and the atmosphere was harmonious!

After the matter was completed, Wang Ping'an and Feng Ningrong returned to the city, and nothing else happened within a few days. With the help of two little girls, Wang Ping'an compiled a hundred commonly used medicinal recipes and handed them to Yin Jiucheng for him to print them.

He meant to publish a thinner book first, so that the price of such a book is cheaper. First, try it first, and second, the large number of medicinal books must be carefully sorted out after he arrives in Chang'an before it can be officially published. This method is more rational and safe. After all, medical books are no better than anything else. Once there is a mistake, it is a great thing, so Yin Jiucheng naturally agreed and praised Wang Ping'an for doing things properly.

The Luoyang team spent more than half a month. Wang Ping'an and Mi Xiaomiao discussed it for a while and decided to get up and rush to Chang'an. They told Feng Ningrong that he kept it very much, hoping that he would stay for a few more days, but he was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would wait for a long time, so he gave up.

It was early one morning again, and the convoy to Beijing set off again, left the ancient city of Luoyang, and headed towards Chang'an. Feng Ningrong and Wei Zhenyuan saw him off in person, which was naturally a unique fun. Hundreds of willow branches outside the city were broken away!

Wei Zhenyuan gave Wang Ping'an another saddle and lost another 30,000 yuan of bets, not at all. It can be imagined that he should have made a lot of money in that big bet.

It is natural to be hard to travel in the middle of summer. Fortunately, time is not too tight. The car is less than fifty miles a day. I get up late and take a break early, and slowly head towards Chang'an. In just over ten days, I came to Chang'an!

Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was not the same as Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, but during the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui issued an order to build a new capital planned by Yuwen Kai, and named it Daxing City. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of Tang still used Daxing City as the capital, but changed the name to Chang'an again.

Chang'an was positively large during the Tang Dynasty, nearly ten times larger than the area of ​​the ancient city wall in Xi'an, nearly twice the size of the Yuan Dadu, and 40% larger than Beijing City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. If compared with foreign famous capitals, then Chang'an City was seven times larger than Roman City!

The center of the world, the city of gold, is synonymous with Chang'an City in this era!

Wang Ping'an and others came from the east, so they naturally had to go to the east gate, and they chose Yanxing Gate.

There are about thirty miles away from Chang'an City, and you can see the prosperity. There are so many villages and towns outside the city that they are so numerous that they are not like outside the city, almost the same as in Xuzhou!

Wang Ping'an finally saw the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. He saw that the road was flat, with countless cars and horses on it, and there were so many merchants with accents from all over the country that he could not count. His convoy was not small elsewhere, but compared with other convoys entering Beijing, it was nothing.

After entering Chang'an, he saw three or four caravans with more than 500 people, and one super caravan with more than 1,000 people had also seen one. The business was so prosperous. If it weren't for seeing it with his own eyes, of course he would not believe it.

Mi Xiaomiao is from Chang'an, so she started to be a guide. He smiled at Wang Ping'an and said, "No disease, is this the first time I have come to Chang'an? Have you ever been there before?"

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Aren't you talking nonsense? I've said so many times along the way. I haven't left Xuzhou before!" He replied with a smile: "This is the first time I've come back. I don't know much about Chang'an. Please give me a detailed explanation."

Mi Xiaomiao was waiting for this sentence, and he smiled and said, "Then do you know what the world is?"

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "I understand this word. The world is the meaning of time, the world is the meaning of space, and the word world is the sum of the world and all things. We live in the world."

Mi Xiaomiao smiled again and said, "Then do you know where the center of the world is?"

Wang Ping'an pointed to the city wall in the distance and said, "It's here!"

Mi Xiaomiao laughed and shook her head and said, "Everyone knows this. If you just pull someone on the street and ask him where the center of the world is, they will say it is in Chang'an. The key is, where is that center in Chang'an?"

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "It should be on the central axis of the city, under the emperor's seat, and when building the capital, it must have been planned like this!" He pretended to be confused and shook his head and said: "I don't know, Lord Mi, you really explained this to me. Where is the center point?"

Mi Xiaomiao went to ask other people again, and Hamiti and others naturally knew, even Qiu Tingxuan and Zhao Bi and others knew, but everyone was like Wang Ping'an. Except for Qiu Tingxuan's face, they all showed a confused expression on their faces and asked one after another: "Where is, I really don't know this, please give me an explanation."

Mi Xiaomiao said proudly: "I really have to ask me, because only I have seen this!"

Meng Xiaotian said, "Brother and I have seen it too!"

Meng Datian pulled him and said with a smile: "We are not counted as humans, so Lord Mi doesn't need to count us!"

Wang Ping'an grinned. What did you say? You are too modest. If you two are not human, then what will we become?

Mi Xiaomiao said: "Where is the center of the world? It is naturally there in the emperor! Wherever the emperor is, it is naturally at his feet! Under the emperor's feet, under the emperor's feet, this is what he means!"

Everyone spoke in unison and expressed their knowledge. If it weren't for Lord Mi's explanation, they wouldn't have known that the emperor's feet were referring to the center of the world!

Talked and laughed, and flew around. After walking for a long time, he arrived at the ten miles of the city. Qiu Tingxuan rushed to Wang Ping'an and said, "No sick, I have something to say to you, and I will talk to you."

Wang Ping'an whispered, "What's the matter?" He left the brigade with him and walked against the side of the road.

Qiu Tingxuan said: "Chang'an is right in front of you. Where are you going to rest after entering the city?"

It turned out that this is the problem. For others, where to live, it needs to be considered, but it is not difficult for him at all. Wang Ping'an said: "Mr. Yuchi gave me a house, located on Zhuque Street. I went to his mansion to ask for the land deed, and then moved in."

Qiu Tingxuan frowned and whispered: "Brother Yu has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"But it's okay." Wang Ping'an slowed down his horse and looked at Qiu Tingxuan's expression. He probably didn't say anything good.

Sure enough, Qiu Tingxuan said, "I advise you not to live directly in Lord Yuchi's house. I am for your own good. Before leaving, my father had repeatedly advised me and told me that after entering Beijing, I must not establish a relationship with any party before asking for a friend, because as long as I have something to do with one party, others will no longer recognize me as a friend, and the one who has something to do with me may not have to praise me. There are so many young talents, who can care about whom?"

The party he was referring to was the faction above the court. Although the faction of the court officials was not obvious under the rule of Li Shimin, it was also surging undercurrents. Maybe a wave could be made. Everyone understands this, and there is no need to point it out.

Wang Ping'an nodded and shook his head and said, "This is not a problem for me. I took the medical examination, not a Jinshi. I don't need to seek a confidant. It doesn't matter which party I have to have a relationship with!"

Qiu Tingxuan said, "Brother Wang, to be honest, I was quite jealous of you before, and I was afraid that you would have an extra opponent when you took the Jinshi exam. But people's minds are always changing. It's easy for me to guard you, but how can I guard against people all over the world?"

He paused, a little embarrassed, but he still said: "With the recommendations of Lord Yuchi, Lord Niu and Lord Feng, you can go directly to the Shangshu Province to report. In other words, even if you don't take the exam, you can still enter the Imperial Medical Office at least. Since the road is wide, why don't you rush forward? Or take the Jinshi exam? Maybe you can really be a lie!"

Wang Ping'an was immediately amazed and laughed. He didn't know how many taels of dry food he had eaten, but others didn't know it. It was impossible for him to pass the exam. Even he couldn't pass the exam with an ordinary Jinshi!

Seeing Wang Ping'an's thoughts, Qiu Tingxuan said: "Brother Wang, how many times can a person have in his life be? You have to try it? When you were in Xuzhou, the old man in your family was right. It was a bit unrealistic for you to get a Jinshi exam, but things have changed. Now your reputation is very famous. Others ask for confidants, and they have to kneel on the side of the road and have a famous book on their heads! But what about you, the prince takes the initiative to be your confidant. What are you worried about? What else do you have to worry about?"

Wang Ping'an frowned deeply. In his heart, like ordinary people, he had fantasized about high school heads and parading on horseback. But he had no foundation, at most he could write better, but he could not rely on writing to look good by writing alone, so he had to have practical skills. If he had any skills, he had nothing except prescriptions!

He sighed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Qiu, but I still like to do things with confidence. I should take the medical exam honestly! I know you are doing it for my own good, thank you, thank you!"

Qiu Tingxuan also sighed and said, "You have received the invitation from His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince, which means you have received his favor. You have cured Lord Feng's mother and also received his support. Getting their support is equivalent to getting the support of Lord Changsun! With the support of the current prime minister, you... Alas, I have always wanted to say these words to you along the way, but I feel a little utilitarian. Now Changan is right in front of me, so I have to say it out. What should I do, make your own decisions!"

After saying that, Qiu Tingxuan shook his head and walked away with a horse.

Wang Ping'an was a little dazed. Should he really give it a try? How many times can he fight in his life?

Someone was shouting in front of him, and Hamiti shouted: "Everyone, hurry up and be more energetic. We are about to enter the city. Let's go to the city for dinner, don't delay too much outside the city!"

Everyone was excited and screamed, rushing to the city with a big cart. Wang Ping'an was thinking about things in his heart and gradually fell behind. Soon, there was no one behind the little guards and the little girl's carriage behind him!

When I walked to the city gate and crossed the suspension bridge, someone suddenly shouted: "Chang'an, I'm here to Chang'an! Chang'an, I'm here!"

Wang Ping'an looked around and saw a young scholar holding an umbrella in his hand, dancing and shouting at the city gate!

Ouyang Li and others laughed and said, "This man must be his first time going back to Beijing, so he is so excited. But yelling like this at the gate of the city is very unethical. I think he is going to be unlucky!"

It was as he said. The guard at the gate of the city was furious, and a soldier shouted: "There will be one of them every few days, yelling loudly, will it be embarrassing to see you!"
Chapter completed!