Chapter 141 The beautiful woman alone defends the empty city
The mountain night in Daleiyin Mountain is particularly quiet. From the bottom of the mountain, you can see many mountain temples connected to each other. Only the silver moon is shining brightly, and there are no fireworks or lights on the mountain.
Several restaurants around outside were all closed, only one was open, and the three people inside were chatting.
"Speaking of this Jialan Temple, the story has to be told from a long time ago." The shopkeeper said everything he knew and couldn't stop talking. He wished he could tell more to make the price of that silver dollar worth it. He was kind-hearted and at ease.
The story about Jialan Temple is roughly like this.
During the period of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a general who defended the city was ordered to station in Luoyang. While stationed, he met a local woman. The two fell in love at first sight and became privately engaged for life.
At this time, the Northern Dynasty and Northern Wei armies invaded, and the general was ordered to go out. Before leaving, the general said to the woman affectionately: "When I come back victorious, I will definitely marry you..."
The woman said goodbye all the way to the outside of the city, watching the general leave on the saddle without looking back, leaving an indifferent figure behind.
After leaving here, the general spent several months waiting for the annual cycle to go round and round. At that time, the Southern Dynasty was retreating steadily, and the Northern Wei army attacked on all fronts. Emperor Wen of the Southern Dynasty did not listen to the advice of his courtiers and launched a strong attack. Luoyang City was lost and a lamp was lost.
The lamps are broken, the mountain gate collapses, and the souls of old friends are cut off.
In the years of war and chaos, the thousand-year-old capital Luoyang collapsed and fell into ruins. The imperial capital was reduced to ruins and dilapidated. The seriously injured general was living outside, missing the taller vegetation in his hometown, the mellow aroma of rice and wine, and the beauty playing the guzheng beside him.
The woman stayed there and never saw the general return. The grass and trees were deep, the sound of the herdsman's flute in the suburbs was still melodious, the mottled city gate, the entangled tree roots, and the stone slab where the woman sat were all she could do was wait. She finally escaped into the empty gate and guarded the lonely city.
After the general went through hardships and found the Jialan Temple outside Luoyang City, the woman had already passed away. People here told the general that there had always been a woman sitting on the stone slab waiting for the return of her beloved...
The general lamented that he had been deeply in love throughout his life and had wandered around in the mortal world without ever passing through his previous life. After that, the general often sat on the stone slab in front of Jialan Temple, waiting for someone to take root. In this way, the general felt that he was not lonely. In his world,
He and the woman heard the rain falling in front of the Jialan Temple and looked forward to eternity in the next life.
Although the story is a bit euphemistic and poignant, there is no adulteration in it. The shopkeeper also said that if you don't believe it, you can go to the Jialan Temple on the mountain to check the stone slab. It is still in front of the temple.
Zhang Xiuxian then asked: "Is Nagalan Temple a nunnery? How come that woman became a monk and ended up here? Is there a temple for female monks on Daleiyin Mountain?"
The shopkeeper patiently explained: "The word Jialan comes from Sanskrit, which means a common garden for monks, so there are male and female monks in Jialan Temple. Jialan Temple is deep in the Daleiyin Mountain, and it is a bitter meditation monastery.
It's a place where one can train one's will in the depths, and few people would go there."
Zhang Xiuxian made a fuss and shouted: "Are there male monks? Are there female monks? Damn it, is this going to be messy? It's still deep in the mountain."
The shopkeeper didn't react for a moment and asked a question. Feng Yu still understood Zhang Xiuxian and explained: "What are you thinking, a Zen monk practicing as hard as he can, practicing Zen in the mountains, what kind of chaos is this? Do you think everyone thinks the same as you?
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Zhang Xiuxian chuckled, "Aren't I afraid that they will do something improper? This is the pure land of Buddhism."
Feng Yu cursed in his heart, saying that people in Buddhism’s pure land know about it ten thousand times better than you do.
The shopkeeper smiled and probably understood what Zhang Xiuxian meant. Feng Yu said to the shopkeeper: "Don't listen to his nonsense, there is no other meaning."
"It's not surprising. In fact, you two are not the only ones who have the same doubts as you. Jialan Temple is indeed different from other temples. If you want to go, you will be able to see it when you go there. However, I still suggest that you two go there first.
If you want to go to Nanga Temple, the main temple in Daleiyin Mountain, you can’t pass by a Buddhist site without going to the Buddhist gate and kneel down to worship. You must go to Nanga Temple.”
Feng Yu felt that the shopkeeper's words were reasonable. He had come all the way from Taiyuan to Daleiyin Mountain. Wouldn't it be a shame to only go to Jialan Temple just for his father's sake? This is a holy land of Buddhism, and he had just graduated from Fox Immortal.
It is also good to come out of the tomb to get rid of bad luck.
"What you said, shopkeeper, makes sense. We really should go to Nanga Temple. We will go to Nanga Temple tomorrow morning and then go to Jialan Temple the day after tomorrow. In these days, the shopkeeper can give us some advice on what we should bring on the mountain.
, I’d like to trouble the shopkeeper to prepare some arrangements, and I’ll be rewarded when the time comes.”
When the shopkeeper heard that there was still money to be made, his face lit up with joy. He immediately replied: "I'm a guest from afar, no problem. These things are simple. There are ready-made things in the store, including Buddhist niches, sesame oil, high incense, and merit buns. You guys will come tomorrow
Just come and get one."
Zhang Xiuxian nodded and slapped another silver dollar on the table, "I said, shopkeeper, I heard that there are many rumors about the story of Da Leiyin Mountain. Nine of the ten temples are famous. You have to tell us.
I don’t have any other hobbies, I just like to listen to stories to relieve my boredom.”
Seeing the warm welcome, the shopkeeper put away the silver coins on the table, filled Feng Yu and Zhang Xiuxian with another pot of new tea, and told another story.
On the first day of the second year of Emperor Yuanguang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Mei met General Zhenyi Han Jin on the Wei River. Liu Mei secretly promised that in the second year, the Yellow River in Puyang burst. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent 100,000 people to rescue the disaster. Han Jin was the governor
After checking, Liu Mei went to see Han Jin off and expressed her feelings, but Han Jin said: "You are still young..." and rejected Liu Mei.
Three years later, when Han Jin was stationed in Dingxiang, Liu Mei wrote to him many times, saying that she was old enough to get married, but Han Jin did not reply to her.
Another three years passed, and Liu Mei and her sister were investigating Chang'an. Every time they met Han Jin, they were filled with joy and fear.
Three years later, Liu Mei fell ill and could not be cured. Just in time for Han Jin to go out with General Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu. Liu Mei was afraid that they would never see each other again, so she dragged her illness and chased the army for ten miles. In the end, all her strength was exhausted and she could no longer pursue him.
.At that time, she was coughing up blood, her clothes stained white, and she was emaciated and emaciated.
In the first year of Yuanshou, the conspiracy of Liu An, King of Huainan, and Liu Ci, King of Hengshan, to rebel was exposed, and Liu Mei was implicated and imprisoned.
In order to see Liu Mei, Han Jin went to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and kowtowed in front of Weiyang Palace until his forehead burst and blood flowed all over the ground, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still could not agree to him...
After Liu Mei passed away, Han Jin buried her on Zhongnan Mountain with his own hands. Since then, a song has spread in Chang'an City, "The tombs and creeping grass will not grow old year after year; the wind and rain will be like darkness, who will live and die?"
The unexpected embrace of the snow on the temples, the lamp of piety on the bank of the Wei River, is ultimately a green tomb. In the next life, we can wash the moon and sing the zither, and maybe we can say goodbye to each other after a long time.
The story of the shopkeeper is simple but extremely sad. Zhang Xiuxian and
Feng Yu was immersed in the story and was infected by it.
Feng Yu asked: "Since ancient times, parting love is the most poignant. I hope there is true love in the world and no separation pain. Shopkeeper, why are your stories all miserable love stories?"
The shopkeeper's answer explained: "You two still don't know something. What the brother just said is half right. Daleiyin Mountain does indeed have ten temples and nine stories. But it's a new arrival. Daleiyin Mountain has been a love mountain since ancient times. The monks who became monks here
Most of the monks were hurt by love."
Zhang Xiuxian shouted, "Holy shit," "There is so much love and love. Since ancient times, only money has everything. I don't accept refutation. I said, shopkeeper, tell me something else. I want to hear a story about a monk fighting a tiger."
,How about it?"
"The shopkeeper has said that most of the monks who became monks in Daleiyin Mountain became monks out of love. Are you asking people to hunt tigers? Did you go to the wrong mountain gate?"
Zhang Xiuxian deliberately lied, "Who said the only one who can fight tigers is Wu Song? Why can't monks fight tigers?"
Feng Yu winked at the shopkeeper, meaning that he wanted the shopkeeper to tell him that there was no story about monks fighting tigers. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper said, "There are no stories about monks fighting tigers, but there are other stories about tiger generals.
Do you want to hear a story about fighting a tiger general?"
Feng Yu cursed in his heart, he's so rich, he can really make a fool of himself. The few silver coins he gave to the shopkeeper could make a big difference.
Feng Yu hurriedly stopped and said: "No, no, no, shopkeeper, I don't want to hear the story about fighting a tiger general. It's getting late today. Let's go back first. We'll keep the story until we get back from Nanga Temple tomorrow."
Feng Yu patted Zhang Xiuxian and asked him to get up and go back to rest. Zhang Xiuxian was still not satisfied, so he took a few bites of food, got up and walked out.
The shopkeeper greeted him warmly, saying that he could just come over early tomorrow morning to pick up the items and he would prepare them properly. However, Feng Yu could only think of two words, money is really a good thing.
There was nothing to say all night, and I had to get up early the next day to join the crowd and go to Nanga Temple.
Fang Zhi was worshiping Buddha, so he brought Zhi Zhi along with him. Zhi Zhi had never seen such a large number of worshipers before. The crowd was like a crowd, rushing to follow the dumplings. Not to mention Zhi Zhi, it was Feng Yu himself.
I have never seen such a scene. After all, it is a Buddhist holy place. Although the whole country is in flames of war, it does not affect people's worship of gods.
People from all over the world went straight to Nanga Temple, the main temple of Daleiyin Mountain, early in the morning. After picking up some things from the shopkeeper, Feng Yu and the other three followed the crowd up the mountain. They were among those lagging behind.
The scenery of Daleiyin Mountain is pleasant. Standing on the mountain road and looking elsewhere, you can see the mist on the mountain. Basically, they are connected temples with golden tile roofs and red walls. It can be said that it is a perfect match.
, build temples.
It is said that there are more than 700 temples on Daleiyin Mountain, which is quite large.
Following the flow of people, we soon entered Nanga Temple. The Feng family was born in Guanshan Taibao. Their descendants made a living by robbing tombs and collecting treasures. Generally speaking, they rarely worshiped gods. Regardless of Taoism or Buddhism, the Feng family rarely
To worship, I read through the book "Guan Shan Fu", which records that there are only a handful of people from the feudal family who worshiped Buddha.
Naturally, Feng Yu didn't want to go to worship the gods and Buddhas in Nan'a Temple. It was just a formality, and there was no reason to go here without entering.
