Chapter 137 Drinking tea and chatting at the Star Observation Tower
Chapter 137 Drinking tea and chatting at the Star Observation Tower
Two Taoists walked through the bustling streets.
Mao'er walked in front with cheerful little steps. He seemed to have memorized the way back. He stopped from time to time and looked back at Song You behind him, then at the Imperial Master, and at Song You's clothes again.
The clothes on the Imperial Master's body, she glanced at Song You's feet, and then at the Imperial Master's feet. She didn't know what she was thinking. When they got closer, she continued to move forward.
Behind him were the voices of two Taoists talking.
"I wonder if Master Duoxing is good?"
"He was still in good health when he came down the mountain."
"When I was young, I followed my master, and he was also my father. I was lucky enough to meet Taoist Master Duoxing." The national master looked nostalgic, "I still remember the style of Taoist Master Duoxing."
"She is getting older now. She usually stays in the temple. She neither goes down the mountain nor sees guests." Song You replied in a low voice, "When I leave, I'm afraid the door to the Taoist temple will rarely be opened again."
"Really?" The Imperial Master seemed a little surprised, "I heard that Taoist Master Duoxing loved making friends back then."
"Maybe it's because I ran out of friends when I was young."
"rational……"
"As you get older, things will change."
"Who in this world is immortal?"
"yes……"
Song You paused and looked at him again: "I wonder how the Imperial Master recognized me?"
"Although my talent is not very high, I am favored by His Majesty and am regarded as a national advisor. In his position, I will seek political advice. Naturally, I have to pay more attention to the affairs of this world." The imperial advisor said with a smile, "I have heard this since I heard it.
After Cui Nanxi met an immortal in Yunding Mountain, I was curious, so I looked up the legends about immortals in the world in recent years, and found some obvious connections. Mingde was in Yizhou in the first year, Xuzhou in the second year of Mingde, and Nan Hua in Pingzhou
The rumors about the county were in the early summer of the second year of Mingde, and the rumors about Yunding Mountain were in the late summer and early autumn of the third year of Mingde. Finally, there were also rumors in Jingzhou and Angzhou. Until this year, the Changjing City God and the demons outside the city, think about it, they are almost the same.
It’s time for another generation of Fulongguan descendants to come down the mountain.”
"I see."
"One night on the mountain and one year on the mountain, Taoist friends are really immortals." The national master glanced at him, "Then Cui Nanxi is lucky enough to meet Taoist friends walking with him."
"It's just a coincidence." Song You shook his head, "This is the master plan."
"The poor Taoist association is just a small way, and the main road is in Fulong Temple. The Tiansuan Taoist back then was the true immortal that I admired at Fengtian Temple in Luming Mountain." The Imperial Master complimented him, "But then again, in Fulong Temple,
In front of Longguan's inheritance, which inheritance in the world is not a small path?"
"What the National Master said is wrong. All the laws in the world can reach the extreme, and there is no difference between the great and the small." Song You paused for a moment, "I have heard that the National Master is capable of governing the country with martial arts and bringing peace to the country.
, is knowledgeable and able to make calculations, and assists the people of Dayan to make the people rich and the country strong. This is worthy of admiration."
"Don't take it seriously. The world doesn't scold Pindao. Thousands of years later, no one will say that Pindao's demonic laws are ruining the country. Pindao will burn high incense." The national master looked ashamed, "If Pindao is really capable, then
We will not allow those demons and ghosts outside the city to cause chaos for many years without being able to do anything about them. We have to wait until our fellow Taoists arrive in Changjing to calm them down."
"Everyone has his or her own strengths."
"It's still early at this time, and Pindao's Star Observation Tower is not far from here. I still have a few taels of tea given by His Majesty at home. If my fellow Taoist appreciates it, I'll go sit there and have a long chat with my fellow Taoist."
"..."
Song You thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
The reputation of this Imperial Master among literati and ordinary people is indeed more positive than negative, but after all, he is too deeply involved with power. A lazy person like Song You should not have a close relationship with him. But meeting is fate, people
Since we are both Taoists and have had a relationship with the Master, there is nothing wrong with the warm invitation and just a casual chat between Taoists.
"this way please……"
The Imperial Master pointed to the right side of the alley ahead.
The calico cat had already walked to the left. He turned around to look at them when he heard the sound, and ran back again, but this time he was walking behind.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Song You and Mao stopped under the star observation tower and both looked up.
This is a pavilion specially built by the emperor of the current dynasty for the imperial master to observe the stars at night. It is located in a secluded place and the terrain is high. The pavilion is also built high and has a majestic posture. It is nearly 20 feet high and the bottom floor is more than 10 feet wide.
It has five floors of cornices and a glazed tile roof. Perhaps thousands of years from now, if this pavilion is not destroyed by natural disasters or man-made disasters, it will become a world-famous building and a place that future generations will visit when they come to Changjing.
Perhaps it will also be mentioned in poetry and prose.
At this time, it only belongs to one person.
It is said that the imperial master usually lives in the Star Observation Tower, and he does not have a residence in Changjing.
"please……"
The Imperial Master should go in first.
Naturally, such a famous building is not comparable to a small street building like Song You. Once you walk in, there is a huge space on the first floor, which is used to receive guests. There are many rooms on the second floor, which are used for Taoist boys under the Imperial Master.
The third floor is filled with bookshelves and books and scrolls. The fourth floor is where the Imperial Master lives. There is also a room in the middle of the fifth floor with tables, chairs and coffee tables. I think the Imperial Master occasionally invites people up to drink tea and talk.
, there are corridors surrounding the floor, which can be used for stargazing.
The imperial master then invited him to the attic, where he personally found a charcoal stove to light a fire and boil water for tea.
"I haven't introduced you to the Imperial Master yet, but this is the Sanhua Empress. I met her after we went down the mountain and traveled around the world together." Song You paused for a moment, then looked at the Sanhua Cat, "This is the Imperial Master.
"
"It turns out to be Empress Sanhua, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"It turns out to be the Imperial Master. I'm disrespectful and disrespectful~"
The calico cat imitated people's tone of voice, but it didn't sound like it. The imperial master couldn't help but smile, lowered his head and hammered tea leaves, and added charcoal to the small stove.
"The City God of Changjing has been more and more diligent in the past two months, and Changjing has also become more peaceful. This is all due to fellow Taoists."
"I just gave him a push, so I can't claim any credit."
"The Lord Cheng Huang, who is a poor Taoist, also knows something about it. At that time, Empress Pei was well-educated, her mother respected the world, and she managed the harem in an orderly manner. To be able to raise such a daughter, she is not a mediocre person, but she did not dare to act lightly without virtue and prestige.
Secondly, he is timid and lacks courage, and has always been timid, fearing to anger the powerful and be deposed. Thirdly, he does not know what the incense of the people is. He only thinks that being a city god is a gift from His Majesty. He can live on forever in such a muddle-headed way. When he comes back to his senses,
Come, when you find that your spiritual body is in danger, it is no longer as easy to make up your mind as it was before."
Crush the tea leaves with a mallet and grind them in a tea mortar. The sound coming and going is very quiet, accompanying the sound of his voice.
"Pindao once thought of helping him make up his mind, but he could only do divination and divination. He had neither the ability to scare him nor the magic power to help him get rid of demons. Fortunately, fellow Taoist friends came. Now it seems that, then,
After the City God has experienced the true love and incense of the people, I am afraid that if someone forces him to go back and lie down, he will not be able to lie down anymore."
"The things I have done are actually very small."
"But sometimes it's just like this. In just one thought, a step to the left or a step to the right can make a huge difference. But not everyone is like fellow Taoist and has the ability to make him take a small step to the left."
"Everyone has his own strengths."
Not long after, three cups of tea were placed in front of me.
"please!"
"..."
Song You picked up a glass and took a sip.
With good tea leaves, good water, and good tea art, the tea produced will also be good tea.
The calico cat also lowered his head and took a lick, looking thoughtful.
"how?"
“Good tea.”
"Meow~"
"That's good."
The Imperial Master showed a smile, then looked at Song You, and said with a smile: "People who practice Taoism are casual by nature, and Fulong Temple is even more so. Poor Taoists will not go around the bush. I wonder if you have ever heard of the theory of reincarnation in the underworld?"
"I've heard it a lot."
"Since fellow Taoist disciples of Fulong Temple, they naturally know where the Heavenly Palace comes from and where the gods and Buddhas in the sky come from." The Imperial Master also raised his cup to drink tea, "Nowadays, people are gradually convinced that there is an underworld underground, just like back then.
They are convinced that there are gods who are three feet above their head, and they are also gradually convinced that they will enter reincarnation after death. I wonder what your friends think of this?"
It turned out that he invited himself here because he wanted to talk about this.
Song You raised his cup and sipped tea again.
I don’t know whether what Beishan Taoist said about “the underworld of reincarnation is being fueled by the national master behind it” is true or false. I don’t know if the national master is asking this question because he is not sure whether these beliefs can unite the underworld to create reincarnation. I would like to hear what the descendants of Fulong Temple think about it.
How do you think about this? Or maybe he has some thoughts on this and wants to hear Fulong Guan's opinion, or maybe he needs his own help.
"Let nature take its course."
Song You put down the teacup and said.
The Imperial Master listened calmly and poured half a cup for him: "Speaking of it, the theory of underworld and reincarnation has something to do with Buddhism. Pindao went to Tianhai Temple today to visit Abbot Zhenghui and discussed it with him.
Regarding the theory of reincarnation in the underworld, Abbot Zhenghui is very knowledgeable and insightful, and I have benefited a lot from it."
"What does the Imperial Master think?"
"I believe that there are many lonely ghosts in the world who have not dissipated and have nowhere to stay. There are also many evildoers in the world who have escaped from the laws of the world for various reasons, or the laws of the world cannot punish them."
"yes."
"If there is an underworld, it can not only take in the lonely souls and wild ghosts in the world, give them a place to stay, but also prevent them from causing chaos in the Yang world. It can also set up a law enforcement department in the underworld to deal with those ghosts who cause chaos in the Yang world, and it will also help the human world.
The rule of peace and law. In addition, if the soul no longer disperses naturally after death, the underworld is the destination of everyone after death. Those who have violated the law in the upper world and are not punished, whether they hide it from heaven or because of their noble status, do not receive the laws of the upper world.
Those who are punished, when they get here, they will all be tried again. They will be acquitted in the world and punished in the underworld. Can this not deter the evildoers?"
"..."
Song You thought for a while and had something to say, but he was not sure whether he had thought it through clearly or whether the Imperial Master wanted to hear it, so he gave up and just smiled and said to him:
"If the Imperial Master's words were heard by the royal nobles in the court, I don't know how many people would be unable to sleep."
"Of course I don't dare to tell them, and I don't dare to tell it outside. However, Fulong Temple is a place outside the world, and the temple owners in the past generations are human beings. Looking at the world, I only dare to tell it to fellow Taoists.
"Yes." The Imperial Master narrowed his eyes again when he said this, "But then again, it doesn't matter if they can't sleep. It's a good time if they can't sleep. If there is this underworld that can keep them awake, it should be a good underworld."
"There must have been such rumors among the people for a long time."
"Fellow Taoist refers to..."
"A talk about hell."
"So, even if they are afraid, they shouldn't be afraid of poor Taoists. People think so whether there are poor Taoists or not. If they can make poor Taoists dare not speak nonsense, how can they make the people of the world dare not think nonsense?
"
"It doesn't sound easy."
"What Taoist fellow Taoist said is true, but from the current point of view, under the will of the people and the convergence of beliefs, the cohesion of the underworld is almost inevitable. The only difference lies in when it cohere and what it looks like. This cohesion is
How does the underworld work?" The Imperial Master shook his head, "If we leave it alone, the underworld will be in chaos when it is first established."
"It's like the Heavenly Palace at the beginning."
"Exactly! Gods compete for position, and people also compete for position. On the contrary, the world is full of monsters and demons, and the people are in dire straits!"
"What do the Imperial Masters think?"
"Make preparations early, link up with the Heavenly Palace, and the imperial court below, and prepare for the construction of the Yin Division." The Imperial Master said, "When the underworld is initially simple, it will do simple things, and then it will gradually improve, and then it will do perfect things. From Pindao's point of view, the initial
The underworld only needs to have Yin divisions to hunt down all the demons and ghosts in the world. When the underworld gradually improves and the faith and incense of living beings creates more Yin gods and brings more supernatural powers to the Yin gods, the Underworld will have more responsibilities and can naturally do more things.
, the most important thing is to do it naturally, step by step, without causing any trouble..."
The Imperial Master had a long talk with Song You.
It was probably because there was no one else to say these words except the descendants of Fulongguan. Once I started talking, I couldn't stop. However, because the two of them had just met for the first time and didn't know each other very well, they restrained themselves.
Only talk about big things and big trends, things that will definitely happen.
I won’t mention the small details.
Song You didn't ask him if the underworld was built, what position would he have in it, and what would be the position of the current emperor who supported him now. That would be inappropriate. At the same time, Song You didn't care much. Life was short, and the completion of the underworld would be of no use to him.
The only thing worth looking forward to is to witness this amazing thing happening with my own eyes. Other than that, I have no other ideas or pursuits.
"I wonder if you think it can be done?"
"As the Imperial Master said, since the people all over the world firmly believe in this, and some people have even enshrined the statue of the Yin God, the birth of the underworld is only a matter of time." Song You thought about it and said, "The birth of the underworld is simple, but to develop it
Reincarnation, I’m afraid, is not easy.”
"What fellow Taoist sees is basically the same as that of Pindao." The national master said, "It's just that Pindao thought that since it is only a matter of time before the underworld can be united, it is better to let it succeed in this generation. Now that Dayan is strong, His Majesty is also a wise man.
Although the emperor and the prince are still undecided and fighting for power and profit, they are not incompetent. Although the world is not peaceful, it is stable, and it is a good time."
"I admire the vastness of the concerns of the Imperial Master."
"What do fellow Taoists think?"
"I don't understand, so I don't dare to say anything." Song You glanced at the sky outside and cupped his hands, "It's getting late. I have to go back to cook. It's almost time to say goodbye."
"Why leave in a hurry? Why not just have dinner here in Pindao and watch the stars together at night."
"Definitely next time."
Song You has already stood up.
In the past few days, the food we have been eating has been brought back from outside by our neighbor, the heroine. The heroine provides the ingredients, and he is responsible for cooking, sharing the company, and tasting the fresh food. If she does not go back, she may be hungry.