Chapter 268: Gathering of Ten Thousand Surnames

The Japanese monk Kukai once lived in Xiangguo Temple when he studied in the Tang Dynasty. After studying Buddhism and writing in the Tang Dynasty, the master used the cursive radicals of Chinese characters to create a Japanese alphabet called hiragana, which greatly influenced the development of Japanese culture.

played a significant role.

When Taizu sent General Cao Han to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty, 500 bronze Arhats transported back from Donglin Temple in Mount Lu were placed in Xiangguo Temple.

After Taizong carried out a large-scale expansion of Xiangguo Temple in his later years, not only the scale was enlarged, but the appearance of the temple was also changed.

To this day, Daxiangguo Temple has long been named a royal temple, and the great monks in the temple have also been granted titles by the emperor like the Taoist masters of all generations, and have entered the most prosperous period.

The Song Dynasty's own artistic masters: Gao Yi, Yan Wengui, Sun Mengqing, Shi Ke, Gao Wenjin, Que Bai, Li Jiyuan... Countless artists left their works here.

"The two corridors of the main hall are all in the handwritings of famous officials of the country. The left mural is filled with blazing light and the Buddha descends on the nine-star ghosts and performs a hundred plays, and the right wall has the Buddha descending on the ghosts and their children and uncovering the bowl."

"The palace hall is dedicated to the music, cavalry, and the like. The corridors in the main hall are all full of figures hidden in the towers, which is really exquisite."

"The golden green shines brightly, and the clouds and clouds disfigure you."

Unlike medieval Europe, in China, religious areas in large urban areas are often very interesting and fun places.

"The three main gates are full of birds, cats, dogs, rare birds and strange animals, everything is there."

“Secondly, all three gates use real objects, and a colorful curtain is set up to expose the house and charity shop during the festival.

Selling stalls, mats, screens, washcloths, saddles and bridles, bows and swords, fruits, preserved meats, etc.

Near the Buddhist Hall, Wang Taoist of the Meng Family Taoist Temple has Mi Jian, Zhao Wenxiu's pen, and Pan Gu's ink.

On the two corridors, there are all the masters and nuns from the temple selling embroidery work, such as collars, flowers, pearls and emerald heads, colorful and gold-painted futou hats, special bun crowns, ribbons and the like.

At the back of the palace and in front of Zisheng's gate, there are books, paintings, and local items such as incense and medicine from dismissed officials."

The last one is very interesting. The Song Dynasty did not allow officials to engage in business, so when officials returned to Beijing from the local areas, they also brought a large number of local specialties and brought them here for sale.

This is a huge pet market, entertainment market, and department store.

The so-called open houses are stalls formed in small places in the square with colorful curtains.

All kinds of people are selling their things here, and rare and exotic goods from all over the world are concentrated here.

There are too many stories of later generations picking up leaks here, and there are also too many legends of various gods and monsters.

Some time ago, a petty official spent three guan of money here to buy a stone as a paperweight. Later, a jade worker saw it and offered a price of 20 guan. Seeing that the price was so high, the official suspected that it was a treasure and refused to agree.

Later, in order to decipher the secret, officials couldn't help but cut open the stone. A live fish jumped out from inside, and there was a pool of clear water in the stone.

There was also a stone that a certain Hu merchant met and offered 10,000 guan, and finally the price reached 100,000 guan before the deal was completed.

Someone asked what was so magical about this stone. Hu Shang soaked the stone in water, and the shape of a flying horse appeared on the stone.

Hu Shang proudly told the onlookers that the stone was called the Dragon Colt Stone. If a horse drank water soaked in this stone, it would give birth to a dragon colt.

True and false, false and true.

The legend is not very credible, but old man Mei did receive a jade poppy here. He felt sorry that no one knew such a precious cultural relic, and wrote a poem to commemorate it.

Under the old cypress in the ancient temple, there are jade poppies.

The animal's feet are upright and its belly and shoulders are flat.

A spoonful of empty energy appears, and its color merges with blue water.

What did I do alone? I was shocked when I saw it.

The family doesn't have any livestock, and they don't spare a hundred gold.

Everyone is ignorant of treasures and is blind in the daytime.

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Shi Tong and several children also set up a stall here.

Su You was in the abbot's presence, and was personally received by the abbot.

There is a magical saying in later generations. If you want to contact Bill Gates, you only need to go through three middlemen.

Today, Su You actually feels that there may be some truth to this statement.

Mr. Gao, the Prime Minister of Dali Elementary School, was half a fan of Mr. Su. Then, Mr. Gao, the Prime Minister of Dali, debated scriptures with the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple several times, which caused a sensation in Bianjing City, and the two became good friends.

And the image of the young master of the Su family, after being magically rendered by the little Prime Minister Gao, also turned into a monster-like child, which left a deep impression on the host.

Hearing that Su Xun and Su Mingyun were visiting with their families, the abbot asked Zhike Monk to bring them all into the meditation room and entertain them with good tea and snacks.

Monks also like to gossip.

When he saw Su You, the great monk didn't think there was anything strange about him. On the contrary, Da Su seemed to have a predestined relationship with Buddhism and they were very congenial.

Su You, he was only very interested in the snacks from Daxiangguo Temple and thought they were no worse than the peach slice cake and cream biscuits he developed.

The great monk Daolong entered the temple to practice at the age of five. He is very familiar with the history of Daxiangguo Temple and knows all kinds of allusions and cultural relics.

The conversation was happy, so he asked the monk in charge of the library to bring over the secret book of calligraphy and painting of the Tang Dynasty collected in the Daxiangguo Temple, and he and Sisu looked at it.

This favor is huge. The large paintings of Wu Daozi in the Tang Dynasty are rare to see.

Wu Daozi's "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" has no records at all in later generations.

Su You feels that he is happy. After traveling to the present day, he can see many things that future generations will never see.

Su Shi was also an expert in painting. He thought Wu Daozi's line drawings were more exciting than the color paintings. He was so excited that he said: "Look, Mingrun, Daozi paints figures like using a lamp to take shadows. They go backwards and forwards, and sideways and sideways emerge. Horizontally, you see." If it is oblique or straight, multiply and divide each one, you will get a natural number, without any difference. Come up with new ideas in the law, and send wonderful principles out of boldness. The so-called freedom of movement, the movement of weight into the wind, can be compared to the past and present."

Su You rolled his eyes, "The Book of Mountains and Seas" Li Youren said: "You are right, the method you mentioned earlier is called the projection method. I also sometimes use charcoal to sketch, but you don't know the method I use? ?”

Su Shi glanced at Su You: "The law is the essence of painting. How dare you compare it with Wu Zi with your graffiti? Are you ashamed?"

"The two styles of Cao and Wu are inherited by scholars. According to the records of famous paintings by Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty, Cao Zhongda of the Northern Qi Dynasty and Daozi of the Tang and Wu Dynasties were the most advanced painters of Buddhist statues. Wu's brush strokes are round and the clothes are flying. Cao's brush strokes are famous for their paintings. The body is thick and stacked, and the clothes are tight and narrow. Therefore, it is known as 'Wu's belt catches the wind, Cao's clothes flow out of the water.'"

Su Shi is now obsessed with Wu Daozi's strokes: "Look, every stroke is divided into its own parts, wide, thin and urgent, and the form and spirit are integrated. It's fascinating..."

Su You only knew a few strokes of orchid stone paintings, and he followed the freehand route. He was almost a layman in the art of painting, so he surrendered and said he didn't understand.

Monk Daolong sighed: "It's a pity that the Daxiangguo Temple has been struck by lightning many times due to its magnificent architecture. Among them, the most severe ones were during the Dashun period of Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty and the third year of Jianlong, the Taizu of our dynasty. Two thunderstorms caused fires and lost a lot of money." A large number of calligraphy and painting scriptures. Cao Zhongda’s paintings are no longer in Zhurong.”

Su You felt very sorry: "How could this happen? In fact, this can be prevented very easily. The thunder from the sky can be used to prevent trouble..."

As soon as I said this, I saw a monk, who was the leader of the market management team, barging in and saying: "Abbott, there is a dispute in the second exposed room."

The abbot frowned and said, "Didn't you see me receiving guests? Just go and do the cooking."

The monk looked troubled: "Abbott... there are some things... that are difficult to handle."

The abbot asked: "What's going on?"

The monk said: "Well, the merchants in this exposed house are the Shi family. The ones competing for the goods are the Cao family and the Gao family..."

Su You was shocked: "Oh, that's a big stone. This is our stall. Go and have a look."

When everyone rushed to the second door, they saw that there were already a lot of people surrounding the place, and their stall was in the center.

It took a lot of effort for Su You to squeeze into the center: "Big Stone, what's going on?"

Shi Tong grinned broadly and said, "I'm fine. It's these two officials who are in trouble."

A young man in Confucian clothes shocked Su You as soon as he spoke: "Imperial City Envoy, this glazed mirror is indeed a rare and novel thing. I have been looking for a birthday gift for my sister for a long time, and I just found the right one today.

How about you just give it up to me?"

I saw another middle-aged young man wearing a brocade robe and said: "Shilin, there are more than a dozen mirrors here, why do you insist on competing with me for this one? In addition to the deceased Empress Wen Cheng, there are

I have always been thrifty and don't like gold and silver. It's rare to have this glass mirror decorated with fragrant wood, so please give it to me."

Su You was speechless. Shitong would sell the glazed mirror with the agarwood frame cheaply? Even though it was a wooden frame, wasn't it still unfrugal?

He couldn't help but ask Shi Tong in a low voice: "How much are you asking for this glass mirror?"
Chapter completed!