At that time, a great eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace was seriously ill because he accidentally caught wind and cold, so he went to Dongyue Temple to offer incense and pray.
The great eunuch recovered soon after.
But when he saw that the temple was very dilapidated, he spent his own money to repair the temple.
In August of the same year, the renovation work was started and completed in November of the same year. The main hall, harem, east and west auxiliary halls, verandas, halls, statues of gods, and sacrificial vessels were renovated.
Later, the great eunuch saw the noisy residents outside the temple, so he built a screen wall and dug a well in the east corridor to relieve the thirst of passers-by.
Then came the third year of Wanli.
The Dongyue Temple became prosperous again. At that time, Empress Dowager Li donated her anointing money because she practiced Taoism and heard that the Dongyue Temple was very efficacious.
Empress Dowager Li, along with Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yijun's younger brother King Lu Zhu Yiliu, princesses and distinguished guests from the palace donated money to rebuild the Dongyue Temple.
He also asked the eunuch Feng Bao to send people to supervise the work.
In the fourth year of Wanli, the Dongyue Temple was renovated. Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet and the grand master, personally wrote an inscription called "Inscription of the Imperial Order to Repair the Dongyue Temple Stele".
Over the years, with the blessing of Royal Tianen, the Dongyue Temple has naturally become very prosperous, overwhelming all the large and small temples around the capital.
Hearing this, Shen Lie's heart moved slightly, and the image of the graceful and beautiful Empress Dowager, who was in her thirties, naturally appeared in his mind.
Why did Queen Mother Li do this?
Of course it's not nonsense.
Taoism is the quintessence of the nation. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the royal family praised Taoism in every possible way. The royal family even set an example by wearing Taoist robes in the palace, reading Taoist scriptures, and building large and small Taoist temples in the suburbs of Beijing.
Without exception.
From the royal family to the cabinet, everyone strives to carry forward Taoism.
It also really suppressed those bald donkeys to death.
Empress Dowager Li obviously adhered to the national policy set by her ancestors and did not hesitate to lead the young emperor and princess to promote the efficacious power of Dongyue Temple and strengthen the Taoist sect's momentum.
What this beautiful Queen Mother did was really profound.
Shen Lie thought this in his heart, and couldn't help but feel deep admiration for the thirty-year-old Empress Dowager Li.
No wonder she could tolerate Zhang Juzheng, no wonder she could stay behind the scenes and assist Zhang Juzheng in launching reforms as a widow to extend the life of the Ming Dynasty.
What a wonderful woman, she can live up to the respect of the world as her mother.
The sun is shining brightly, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
Shen Lie and others walked slowly to the front of the palace along the spacious road covered with peach trees. They looked at the endless stream of pilgrims at the entrance to the main hall and felt the atmosphere of the prosperous Ming Dynasty.
Hard work, weddings and funerals, burning incense and worshiping Buddha...
This is the life of many people in the Ming Dynasty, which is dull but full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy.
Walking further, you can see scholars sitting or lying in the peach blossom forest around the temple, among the pavilions, or under the shade of trees.
There are quite a lot of people.
We’ve arrived!
Shen Lie looked at the scholars, his eyes lit up involuntarily, and he took out a thick stack of palm-sized leaflets and small advertisements from the saddle bag on his horse.
Distribute the small advertisements to Zhang Kui, Zhang Jingxiu, Yun'er and others.
Shen Lie then began to assign tasks: "I will take one person to the west, Zhang Kui...you protect your young lady, take Yun'er to the east, and distribute them along the way."
Everyone nodded frequently, admiring this novel way of publicity.
"This is a good idea!"
Shen Lie smiled slightly and said softly: "Let's walk!"
So a few people walked in the east and west directions, taking action separately. When they saw pilgrims or gentlemen studying in the shade, they stuffed one into their hands.
This picture looks a little familiar, like deja vu...
Outside the temple.
Under the wall.
Under the shade of green trees and the fragrance of birds and flowers, a gentle scholar in his thirties was walking slowly, holding a volume of "Spring and Autumn Interpretation" in his hand and looking through it carefully.
Judging from the attire, style, and confident demeanor, this man is most likely a Juren master who came to Beijing from other places to take the exam.
The sound of urgent footsteps suddenly sounded in my ears, and the scholar who was flipping through the book was suddenly disturbed, and an impatient look appeared on his elegant face.
The scholar wanted to walk farther away, but the footsteps were getting closer and closer.
In anger, the scholar stuffed the book into his arms and started to curse: "Who is it? The road is facing the sky, everyone goes to one side..."
Before he finished speaking, the scholar was stunned. He saw a red-faced and white-toothed man in men's clothes three or five steps in front of him, looking at him with a smile.
At first glance, it seemed that she was a young man, only about twenty years old. Although he was wearing Confucian clothes, the look on his eyebrows, the dark eyebrows, and the bright eyes as clear as spring water betrayed her.
"Why?"
The scholar has good eyesight and can tell at a glance that this young master is a Xibei and a stunning woman.
The female companion wears men's clothing.
The scholar looked at the stunningly beautiful face of the beauty dressed in men's clothing, and was stunned. Then he looked at the handsome young man who was following closely behind the beauty.
Recognizing the daughters of the master and the servant, the master was overjoyed and quickly straightened his clothes to look polite.
A bold idea emerged from my mind.
"Is this a stroke of luck..."
This should be the rich daughter of a certain powerful family traveling in male attire with her pretty maid. Maybe she is also a charming young lady from a certain adult's family.
Sister flowers, Bingdilian.
The scholar couldn't help but think wildly, and his heart was beating wildly. It was probably because of his diligent study of poetry and books, and his rich knowledge that this rich lady took notice of him.
So the scholar showed a chic smile on his face, and was about to have a conversation with the pretty girl wearing male escort, but the girl couldn't help but say something.
He stretched out his plain white hand and thrust a thin leaflet into his hand.
The girl didn't care whether he wanted it or not, she stuffed the flyer, winked at him playfully, and then walked away quickly.
The scholar felt numb, stretched out his hand and said hello: "Miss... eh?"
Seeing the pretty girl walking towards another friend who was sleeping soundly under another tree, the scholar's face darkened and he looked down at the flyer in his hand.
"Bianyifang... order food... 20% off your first order."
The master of Juren was a little confused when he saw the young lady and her maid walking towards another younger scholar.
So the same thing happened again.
The sentimental scholar's face darkened, and he was a little angry. He threw the flyer away and cursed.
"What the hell... I just don't understand it!"
Busy time always flies by.
It was afternoon in a blink of an eye.
According to the agreement in advance, Shen Lie and others met in front of the main hall of Dongyue Temple. They looked at the sweat on each other's faces and showed knowing smiles.
Anyway, thousands of leaflets have been distributed.
But when a few people led the horses and returned the same way, they couldn't help but stop, looking at the scraps of paper that could be seen everywhere under the peach blossom tree, and stared blankly.
The little advertisement everyone just sent out was thrown everywhere.
Fortunately, there is no pollution to the environment, because this place was originally used to burn paper money and incense candles, under peach trees and on both sides of the road.
Small advertisements and paper money are mixed together, and they are colorful.
