Everything is fine, the only drawback is that there is a guy named Zhu Pingan in the crowd!
On the way to Xiyuan, Yuan Wei felt as if he accidentally swallowed a fly while eating delicacies!
But, okay, it’s time to show off his face! Let him understand his position, so as not to think that he is self-righteous because he wrote a few pieced-together food-related poems!
Yuan Wei made up his mind that he must write another Qingci that shocked the audience this time!
Zhu Pingan didn't have so much on his mind. He was just curious. He was curious about what Emperor Jiajing's woodcutter was like, how big it was, and how it was held. On the way to Xiyuan, Zhu Pingan whispered to Zhang Siwei.
Exchanging views with each other, we arrived at Xiyuan before we knew it.
At this moment, Xiyuan is filled with smoke. I don’t know how many incense candles there were in the Xiyuan Incinerator on that day. I guess I have to use the amount of incense in the truck. Fortunately, the air quality in Daming is good, otherwise burning incense would increase the PM2.5 index.
The various guards and sergeants on duty in Xiyuan all wrapped apricot cloth strips around their weapons and swords to express their will to heaven to do good deeds and not to kill. The decoration in Xiyuan is a bit like a Taoist temple, with Taoist statues, incense burners, various
If you are here for the first time, you will definitely mistakenly think you are in a Taoist temple.
Li Mo took Zhu Ping'an and the others to Xiyuan, handed them over to a man dressed as a middle-aged Taoist priest, and then went to Pinglu where the cabinet was on duty. Li Mo had a disdain for the practice of zhaiqiao from the bottom of his heart.
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Now that the Strict Party is in power, laws and disciplines are lax, the Holy Spirit has not been in court for more than ten years, and there are thousands of major national events, how can it be solved by cultivating immortals?! If cultivating immortals can really achieve Taoism and become an immortal, then what
How could the previous Heavenly Master Shao Yuanjie, whom the Holy One treated as a teacher, pass away? Shao Yuanjie would inevitably die, so why would the Holy One even bother? I really don’t understand that the Holy One is so smart that he can hold the government in his hands even if he does not go to court.
.But why can’t you see through such a shallow truth?
Li Mo sighed several times in his heart, shook his head, and went to the flat house where he was on duty. He closed the window and paid attention to the woodcutter and other things outside. Out of sight, out of mind.
"My lords, please wait a moment. Master is discussing with the Holy One the matter of fasting and woodcutting." The middle-aged Taoist priest waved his Buddha dust and said to Zhu Pingan and others, indicating to Zhu Pingan and others to wait for a moment.
Zhu Ping'an noticed that the Bagua pattern and other lines on the middle-aged Taoist priest's robe were all outlined with gold threads. It was really luxurious. Such a robe would have to cost at least several taels of gold to make!
While the middle-aged Taoist priest was talking, Emperor Jiajing and Tao Zhongwen in the Sanqing Hall had already decided on all the details of the woodcutting ceremony, and Tao Zhongwen had already stood up from the Bagua mat to salute Emperor Jiajing.
"This will help the pottery master." Emperor Jiajing also stood up from the Bagua mat.
Emperor Jiajing treated Tao Zhongwen very politely, and Yan Song would definitely be jealous if he saw this scene here. Emperor Jiajing actually called Tao Zhongwen "Master", and Emperor Jiajing only called Yan Song by the word "Master".
In addition, if Yan Song wanted to see Emperor Jiajing, he had to ask for permission. When Tao Zhongwen saw Emperor Jiajing, he could go in directly without asking for permission, and Emperor Jiajing would give him a seat every time he came in.
There is almost no other person in this dynasty who receives this level of courtesy.
While Zhu Ping'an was waiting outside, he also observed the layout of the altar. Oh, to be precise, it should be a "dojo". There were many Taoist priests wearing gold-lined Taoist robes around the dojo. They were holding various
The magical instruments, apricot yellow flags, court slips, Ruyi, jade albums, jade seals, swords, command flags, command arrows, tokens, etc., these magical objects are all shining with gold, and wherever metal is used, they are all made of gold.
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Seeing this scene, Zhu Pingan could hardly help but want to slap some of them!
With so much gold, how much does this fasting and woodcutting ceremony cost? All the blood and sweat of the people of the Ming Dynasty were used to do this?! How good it is to spend it on the people!
And, that’s not all!
The dojo is very wide, with a total of nine altars built, one of which is the main altar. The other eight altars are smaller. The altars are high platforms built of earth and wood, used to communicate with heaven. Among them, the main altar is about the same size.
It is seven or eight meters high. On it are placed incense burners, candlesticks, vases, incense slips and other offerings, as well as banners, talismans, seals, water, hand stoves and other items. There are nearly a hundred kinds of scattered items.
many!
In addition to the altar, there are ninety-nine and eighty-one incense burners in the ashram. Each of these incense burners is half a person tall, with a one-meter-long incense stick on it that is as thick as a baby's arm. The smoke is filled with smells.
There are also the smells of several medicinal herbs and spices, which shows that the price of this incense is definitely very valuable.
What a waste!
It would be great if the money spent on fasting and woodcutting could be used to do something practical for the common people! All the money is just wasted! What a waste!
The more grand the scale of the woodworking industry, the more distressed Zhu Ping'an became.
When Zhu Ping'an was heartbroken, he heard the voice of the Infinite Heavenly Lord, and then he saw an old Taoist priest with a white beard and a crane-like face in the distance, wearing an apricot-yellow robe, slowly coming towards him. All the Taoist priests in the dojo were far away from the old Taoist priest.
He bowed from a distance and was greeted by several middle-aged Taoist priests with higher status, waiting for the old Taoist priest's instructions.
Although he was far away, Zhu Ping'an could almost clearly see the appearance of the old Taoist. He had a sense of immortality and Taoism, almost like the appearance of the old immortal often described in the book, with a fluttering white beard and a strong spirit.
This kind of magic stick is comparable to the old magic stick that Zhu Pingan met on the bank of the Qinhuai River who gave Zhu Pingan two books.
However, what can be confirmed is that this Tao Tianshi is not the old Taoist Zhu Ping'an met last time by the Qinhuai River! This Tao Tianshi appears to be older and more imposing.
Hey, cultivate your way in the mountains and recite your sutras! I, the Ming Dynasty, can’t stand your torment like this! Speaking of which, the tall buildings and mountains of the Ming Dynasty collapsed after more than a hundred years. To a certain extent, these people in the palace
Taoist priests also "helped"!
Zhu Pingan looked at Tao Tianshi from a distance and curled his lips secretly!
After finishing his instructions, Tao Tianshi in the distance went to another palace, probably to share a bath and prepare for fasting and woodcutter.
After several Taoist priests who listened to Tao Tianshi's instructions arrived, they led Zhu Ping'an and others to the altar. One Taoist priest and one Hanlin were responsible for an altar. They went to write Qingci, plaques, couplets, etc. on the altar.
wait.
Yuan Wei should be a regular visitor to Zhai Qiao, and all these Taoist priests knew him. A Taoist priest who looked like a senior brother led Yuan Wei to the largest main altar.
So, Yuan Wei, who had ascended the highest and most ** altar, looked at Zhu Pingan, who ascended the small altar not far away, and showed a proud look! (To be continued.)
When the ground comes down and the clouds come down, come to the pavilion and you can get the view.]