As for the reaction of the Wang family, Shen Tang didn't care! If the Wang family knew what was going on, that would be fine. Qian Hong and others taught him a lesson, and the matter was considered exposed, and they could just lock him up for a few days and let him go.
If the Wang family doesn't accept it, then they'll start arguing! Do they really think that a century-old family is invincible?
The group of people walked for more than an hour and finally arrived in front of Qingyang Palace!
Although Qingyang Palace is not located in a famous mountain or river, due to its long history and extremely large scale of construction, it has the reputation of being the first Taoist temple in Sichuan.
In front of the mountain gate, Shen Tang and others got off the sedan and dismounted from their horses! The portal has a double-layered eaves, and in the middle of the second floor are three golden characters of 'Qingyang Palace'! On both sides of the main entrance, there is a pair of Taoist couplets!
The first couplet is: The power locks the reins of fame and win over many heroes! The second couplet is: Morning bells and evening drums awaken countless idiots!
On one side of the gate, two children in Taoist robes greeted the pilgrims! Shen Tang and his party entered the door in a mighty manner, and faced a huge stone wall with the four words "Tao follows nature" written on it.
The first level of palace after passing the stone wall is the ‘Lingzu Hall’! It is dedicated to the Taoist protector god.
After Lingzu Hall is Hunyuan Hall.
This Hunyuan Hall has twenty-six stone pillars and two wooden pillars, all of which have hollowed-out phoenixes, elk, lions and other auspicious animals! When you step in, the one enshrined in the middle is the founder of Hunyuan! The Zhao and Song dynasties advocated Taoism. , especially the Zhenzong Dynasty! Moreover, the Zhenzong relatives named Taishang Laojun the "Emperor of Hunyuan Shangde".
This is also the origin of Patriarch Hunyuan!
The Patriarch has a kind face, holds the Hunyuan Universe Circle, and pulls the circles apart to form one. This is also a metaphor for the fact that the world was originally chaotic, and then the Patriarch created the world, making the principle of "Tao gives birth to one, one life gives rise to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!" '
Everyone burned incense and worshiped with serious faces, then stood up and continued walking back!
"Husband, what exactly is this 'Tao'?"
Hearing Liu Xiangling's question, Shen Tang was slightly startled, and then slowly said, "Tao is all things, and all things are Tao! For everyone, birth, old age, sickness and death are Tao, and for heaven and earth, the rising and setting of the sun and moon are Tao. Tao, for the emperor, the stability of the world is the Tao, for the peasant woman, firewood, rice, oil and salt is the Tao! The Taoist is everywhere, but it is indescribable! It can be said that everything that exists is the Tao!"
"Then what is the husband's way?"
Liu Xiangling asked again.
Shen Tang looked around and smiled slightly, "I, Shen Tang, failed to seek the Tao in my last life. I thought I had never attained the Tao! However, it was not until I met all the good wives in this life that I realized that I had already found the Tao! You are me. The path I sought in my last life is also the path I have experienced in this life! The fate of the two lives is all here!"
Liu Xiangling and others had smiles on their faces. They only thought that Shen Tang's words were words of love, but they didn't know that Shen Tang was really destined to live in two lifetimes!
"It turns out that our way is our husband!"
Shao Muyu said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, our guide is Brother Shen!"
Zhao Ling said with a smile.
Turning around to the back hall, the person enshrined is "Zhenren Cihang", also known as "Master Guanyin" of Buddhism.
According to legend, Cihang was originally a male immortal, one of the twelve golden immortals of Taoism. However, he saw that there were many sufferings in the world and women had no way to become a monk, so he was reincarnated as a woman, practiced Buddhism, and opened the door for women. The second method, from then on, there was a way for women to become monks and practice.
But I saw the real person sitting on the lotus platform, with a kind appearance, spreading nectar all over the place and saving all living beings! For this reason, Zhenren Cihang is worshiped in Taoist temples and temples.
After passing Hunyuan Hall, there is Bagua Pavilion!
This Bagua Pavilion is built on a heavy platform. The pavilion is three stories high. The platform is square and the pavilion is round, which means the sky is round and the place is round! In the middle, there is a statue of Laozi riding a green bull! Around it, there are stone pillars. There are sixteen inner and outer layers, and the eight stone pillars on the outside are hollow rolling dragon-holding pillars, which are majestic and lifelike.
After passing Bagua Pavilion, there is Wuji Hall, the main hall of Qingyang Palace, also known as Sanqing Hall!
The three supreme gods of Taoism are naturally enshrined in the main hall: Yuanshi, Lingbao, and Taishang!
Shen Tang solemnly offered incense and worshiped, and said silently in his heart, "Disciple Shen Tang pays homage to the ancestor! Please ask the ancestor to bless the disciple, firstly for the well-being of the family, and secondly for the peace of the country and the people..."
If it were before, Shen Tang might still have doubts about the existence of ghosts and gods.
However, since I have somehow come to the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago, what is impossible?
Whether you are praying for blessings or for peace of mind, Shen Tang is also willing to believe that these gods really exist! The root of everyone's uneasiness is actually the lack of faith, and there is good and evil in faith, but there is no right or wrong! With faith, It’s a good thing after all!
After paying homage to the Sanqing Hall, the group visited Doumu Hall, Purple Gold Terrace, Birth Platform, Lecture Platform and other places! They did not stop until they had a sumptuous vegetarian meal.
After finishing the vegetarian meal, Liu Xiangling asked a passing boy, "Taoist priest, we want to donate some incense money, but we don't know what to do?"
"ah!"
The boy was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clapped his hands and said, "This layman, please wait a moment, I will go find my senior brother!"
After a while, an older Taoist priest followed the child and hurried over. After saluting Shen Tang and others, he said, "Thank you for your kindness, layman, but our Qingyang Palace does not accept incense money!"
"I see there are quite a few of you Taoists. If you don't have money for incense, how will you eat?"
Wanyan Yue, who is quite experienced in this field, asked differently.
"This layman has more than a hundred disciples in Qingyang Palace, but we have more than a hundred acres of fertile farmland to cultivate around us! Therefore, there will naturally be no shortage of food and clothing! Furthermore, there are disciples who make incense to sell on weekdays. If there are The owner of the restaurant will also have some income, so Qingyang Palace can not only be self-sufficient, but also have a lot of surplus!"
"Including the vegetarian meal you used, we will also charge several dollars for this meal!"
"Our temple masters have often told us that we, the Taoists, eat the offerings of the world. If we are still not satisfied, we will definitely not be able to cultivate the Tao in the future! Therefore, laymen, please forgive me!"
"Moreover, not to mention the incense money, even the surplus in the temple will be used to help the people! A month ago, the people suffered from floods, and all the brothers and sisters in the temple were ordered to go to various places to give porridge until the food was exhausted! Don't be afraid of lay people. What a joke, if the layman gave too much money for incense, then the temple owner would have to worry about how to spend it on the people."
Seeing the girls stunned, Shen Tang stood up with a smile, and then said, "You guys stick to yourselves and don't care about fame and fortune, which is really admirable.
If there were more Qingyang Temples in Chengdu, it would be a blessing to the people!"
"Don't dare, don't dare..." The Taoist priest waved his hands repeatedly, "We are just doing what we can. Speaking of which, if we have a magistrate in Chengdu Prefecture, it will be a blessing for the people!"