Chapter 67. Twenty-Four Filial Piety Thank you to Xiaoqq8 for the crown)
Master Tiesongzi went on to say, since these things are specially reserved for us to see, the Baji seal is unpredictable, and there must be more than one Baji seal in the world, but according to this way of connection, Hu Zongren must be the only one at present. So.
I think the two poles connected here refer specifically to Hu Zongren. In this case, the three words "Heaven and Earth" behind it represent the ghost incident you encountered in Chaotianmen Market before, which is what makes this incident
The entire test of the Baji Seal divided heaven and earth.
I asked Tie Songzi, what does "divide the world" mean? Tie Songzi asked me with a smile, did you ever play a game called "Planting the Earth" with other kids when you were a child? I said of course I did, it was just two people.
Draw a square on the edge of the mud and divide it into two halves. Use a knife or bamboo stick to dart three times on your side. If all are on your own land, you can hit the other side's land again.
Fly a dart, and then divide it. I am proud of the whole community in playing this game. No one is my opponent. Also, I am not a kid. Master Tiesongzi said with a smile, yes, it is this game. Since there is
The opponent will definitely win or lose. In fact, the two sides of your game are like heaven and earth at this moment, coexisting with each other but unable to invade each other. Master Tiesongzi explained that as one side becomes stronger, the other side will naturally become weaker, which is like
Our relationship with the Xuanyuan Society is the same. Since we are subject to the test rules of the Baji Seal, there must be a virtual range, and within this range, there are only two people who are opponents of each other. The world in this poem
Jian, in fact, refers to the eight extremes, each divided into heaven and earth.
I seemed to understand a little bit after what Tiesongzi said. He went on to say, "In fact, you explained the meaning of the second and third sentences well, but you overlooked one point, that is, although this poem borrowed the words of Gou Jian, King of Yue, and Chu
The experiences of Wang Xiangyu and Wang Xiangyu, two people from completely different eras, have one thing in common, that is, they are also experiencing war. Just imagine why the Xuanyuan Hui people used two sentences in a total of four lines of poetry to highlight the war.
? Before I had time to answer him, he asked himself and said that it was because he wanted to allude to the historical war between Sichuan and Chongqing.
I pursed my lips and said unconvinced, since you know the answer, just say it, why bother asking and answering yourself? Besides, I guessed the insinuating meaning of the original sentence, but I don’t know what it was insinuating. Master Tiesongzi continued
There were many wars in the history of Sichuan, but the Xuanyuan Hui people chose this place to leave this poem. Don’t you think it has something to do with the Huguang Guild Hall on the top of the slope?
When Master Tiesongzi said this, it suddenly occurred to me that in the third game of the poem, he was surrounded by people singing on the way home. Why is it the way home? Is it because their hometown is not here? If they are people who live far away, then in the history of Chongqing
There was only one such time, as I mentioned to Master Tiesongzi before, Huguang filled Sichuan. And it was for this reason that the Huguang Guild Hall was built as a place for people who migrated to Chongqing from other provinces to miss their hometown.
Master Tiesongzi said that this Huguang guild hall was one of the eight provincial guild halls in Sichuan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many businessmen from all over the country had strong financial resources because they did business in this area. In order not to forget their roots,
, to commemorate their ancestors, and also to provide a place for other colleagues from all over the country to gather, so these big businessmen built guild halls belonging to their respective ancestral homes, such as Jiangxi guild hall, Fujian guild hall, Guangdong guild hall, etc. These eight provincial guild halls
Among them, the Jiangxi Guild Hall and the Huguang Guild Hall had the strongest financial resources. At that time, the Jiangxi Guild Hall also had another name, called Wanshou Palace, and the so-called Wanshou Palace was dedicated to the local "God of Fortune" in Jiangxi. The name of this God of Fortune was Xu Zhenjun.
He was a very profound Taoist priest in the Jin Dynasty and was famous for his ability to subdue dragons. Master Tiesongzi took a look at us and said, "Of course, no one knows whether this is true."
Master Tiesongzi said with pride, you probably don’t believe why many ancestral halls choose to use Taoist ideas to inherit and continue, because in almost any period in history, the contributions made by Taoists are extraordinary.
Hu Zongren took the initiative and said, yes, just like Qiu Chuji and Lu Dongbin, these are all big shots! I rolled my eyes at Hu Zongren and said, of course he is a big shot, but because of his profound Taoism, these old Taoist priests
What contribution has he made to history? Qiu Chuji once helped the Mongols invade China in disguise! Master Tiesongzi said that the so-called contribution has nothing to do with the profundity of his own Taoism, and it does not necessarily mean that everyone
Anyone with profound Taoist knowledge knows how to fight ghosts. This matter of catching and fighting ghosts is still too niche after all.
Master Tiesongzi then said to me, what you just said about Qiu Chuji is actually a bit extreme. Although Qiu Chuji assisted the Mongols, it was to allow the Mongols who only knew brute force but not benevolence to rule China better.
, so that the people suffered less, the so-called "curve to save the country." From this perspective, he still has merit. And you all know Liu Bowen, right? The three of us looked at Master Tiesongzi and nodded, like a few
The primary school students who listened carefully to the class. Master Tiesongzi began to say proudly that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Bowen assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in fighting the Mongols, and finally returned the world to the hands of the descendants of Yan and Huang. This Liu Bowen was a very famous Taoist figure.
Master Tiesongzi went on to say that not only Liu Bowen and Qiu Chuji, but also Xu Maogong of Wagang in the Sui Dynasty assisted the Tang king in conquering the world and opening up a prosperous age, and was given the national surname Li;
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, he was also a master of metaphysics. He used clever strategies to scare Fu Jian into fighting, and won a complete victory in the Battle of Feishui, avoiding the danger of the Han people being exterminated by the Di Qiang and the former Qin Dynasty entrenched in the north;
Going forward, Zhuge Liang married Huang Yueying, and Huang Yueying was the daughter of Huang Chengyan, but Huang Chengyan was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of Taoism. Therefore, Zhuge Liang acquired the "Qimen Dunjia Technique" and assisted Liu Bei to consolidate the power of the Shu Kingdom; in addition, Zhang Liang
Assisted Liu Bang, Jiang Ziya helped Zhou conquer Zhou, Wushan Goddess helped Dayu control floods, Jiutian Xuannv helped the Yellow Emperor unify the Central Plains, etc. Zhang Liang, Jiang Ziya, Wushan Goddess and Jiutian Xuannv were all Taoist figures, and Taoists almost
Throughout history, he has repeatedly played the most important role, important enough to turn things around.
After Master Tiesongzi said these words, I suddenly felt very surprised, because I knew some of these people's stories myself. Although I didn't know much about them, I didn't know that these people were all that special until that time.
They are all Taoists.
Master Tiesongzi went on to say that not only the Longevity Palace of the Jiangxi Guild Hall, but also the Huguang Guild Hall above us, he also prefers Taoism. Because the Huguang Guild Hall had another name earlier, called Yuwang Palace. I said that I
I know, because King Yu’s wife, Tu, now has a Tushan Temple on the top of Mount Tu. Mr. Situ once took us there to meet Master Weicheng. It was a Buddhist temple, but it also worshiped Emperor Zhenwu.
, it belongs to the integration of Buddhism and Taoism. Master Tiesongzi said with a smile that the Yu Palace here has little to do with Tushan, it is just a pure Yu Palace. I say Dayu is not a Taoist in the strict sense.
There are also many Buddhist temples dedicated to King Yu. Master Tiesongzi raised his chin at Hu Zongren and said, what is the most common trick used by your Yaoshan sect to invite gods and send them to gods?
Hu Zongren thought for a while and said, of course it is the Big Dipper Star Step. Most Taoists should know this. Master Tiesongzi said with a smile, what is the other name of the Big Dipper Star Step? Hu Zongren hesitated and said,
Bugang step fighting? Master Tiesongzi said, yes, do you know who created this? Hu Zongren clapped his hands and said loudly, I know! It was created by Dayu, and there is also a common name: King Bu of foot Yu!
Master Tiesongzi looked at me, then spread out his hands, the red cloth bag in his palms fluttering in the wind. The meaning of his eyes seemed to say, look at it, just say you are short-sighted. Master Tiesongzi
It is said that the King Yu Step is a commonly used step, with the purpose of gathering energy and concentration, dispelling evil and strengthening the body. Huguang Guild Hall holds a ceremony to worship Dayu almost every year. During this period, Taoist priests practice one step that must be performed.
King Yu steps.
Master Tiesongzi saw that we didn't refute, so he probably thought that we all understood, so he pointed to the last sentence on the card and said, this sentence, "Lingering in front of the filial son's grave" is very clever. The word used by the Xuanyuan Hui people is "
"Linger" rather than "Linger". Although the two words have similar meanings, they still have some subtle differences. For example, "Linger" refers more to being nostalgic, reluctant to leave, and coming back again, while "Linger" means
There is an added feeling of being at a loss. That means that even a filial son, no matter how reluctant he is, still has to leave, but the time to see him again is far away.
Master Tiesongzi sighed and said that the Huguang Guild Hall has become a tourist attraction in recent years, displaying the culture of the guild hall in its heyday. The things in the hall are very well preserved, and several stages are still there. I said of course I
You know, it's not the first time I've come here. Master Tiesongzi continued, I was thinking that since Xuanyuan Hui chose to hide things here, even though it literally says "Dongshui Gate", he used two sentences to allude to it.
Huguang fills Sichuan and leads the direction up to the Huguang Guild Hall. There must be something in the hall that is related to it, but what I can think of is that apart from the statue of King Yu and those relief paintings in the hall, I really don’t know.
What are they referring to.
As soon as Tiesongzi finished saying this, I seemed to have thought of something. So I asked Master Tiesongzi, do you still remember the content of those reliefs? Master Tiesongzi said, yes, they are nothing more than some fairy tales.
There are some folk classic allusions, etc. I asked Master Tiesongzi, are there any stories about the Twenty-Four Filial Piety in those allusions? Master Tiesongzi said, yes... When he said this, he paused with his mouth open, and then looked
Verse on the card in hand.
This is an acrostic poem. The four sentences added together are exactly "Twenty-Four Filial Piety".