The first day of the first lunar month is the day when the five emperors will meet in the east.
The Five Emperors are the Five Old Gods. According to the "Tai Qing Jade Book", these five emperors are the Eastern Qingling Shi Lao Cang Emperor Jiuqi Tianjun, the Western Haoling Huang Laobai Emperor Qiqi Tianjun, and the Southern Danling Zhenlao Red Emperor.
The Three Qi Tianjun, the Five Spirits of the North, the Black Emperor, the Five Qi Tianjun, and the Central Yuanling Elder, the Yellow Emperor, the Yiqi Tianjun.
On the day of the twelfth lunar month, the five emperors determine the length of time for a person's spiritual energy to increase his life. Therefore, he should hold a large fast and worship the ancestors and gods to obtain blessings and prolong his life.
Zhao Ran wore a full set of Zhaijiao robes and led all the Taoist boys in the scripture hall. With the cooperation of senior Taoist priests such as Gu Duguan, Li Zhike, Zuo Xunzhao, etc., he prayed to the Five Emperors tablets and guided hundreds of devout believers who spontaneously participated in the Zhaijiao.
Recite the "Edict of the Five Emperors and the Five Lao Gods" aloud.
"The ancestor of Yin and Yang, the root of heaven and earth. He received orders from the Jade Emperor and enshrined the incantation seal on the spiritual treasure. He collected books, brocade and seals, and exhaled the essence of the five qi. He used a red elixir bag to emit three rays of light. He sang on the flute and flew in the Hanling Hall.
In the Ziwei Palace, I refine my body and suppress evil spirits. The great compassion and great wishes, the great sage and the great mercy, the five spirits and the five elders, the God who saves people and protects their lives!"
After chanting it three times, you will hear fairy music resounding from the sky, as if whispering in everyone's ears.
The believers were astonished when they saw the Five Emperors tablets in the temple shining brightly. The soft brilliance enveloped the entire White Horse Courtyard, making people feel refreshed, peaceful and happy.
Zhao Ran was a little regretful. After his talismans and Qingci worship expressions reached the sky, they could only go so far. If he wanted to invite the five emperors' shadow clones like he did when he ascended the throne, it was really difficult for Zhao Ran at the moment.
A profound scientific ritual that is difficult to achieve.
However, Zhao Ran vaguely felt that for the Taoist priests and hundreds of believers who participated in the fasting ceremony, it was also beneficial to their physical and mental health. The effect was not small, and his efforts were not in vain.
In fact, there is no need for Zhao Ran to speculate. Just by the look on the face of the old woman who was supported by the two brothers Baozhong and Xizhong among the believers, he knew that she must have benefited a lot.
After the fasting ceremony, Zhao Ran sat on the throne and stroked the heads of the believers who came to offer incense one by one. Those with minor ailments were treated on the spot. Those with serious hidden illnesses were given a few words of advice or even a prescription.
This kind of one-to-one "daylight manifestation" is the most powerful way to inspire faith, and of course it is also the most energy-consuming. Abbot Zhao is very tired at the end of the day.
When it was Mrs. Baozhong's turn, Zhao Ran not only stroked the top of her head, but also took her pulse carefully and said warmly: "It's already healed, but we need to pay more attention. Although it's freezing cold, we still need to move around to activate the blood circulation.
If you can't do it outside, just walk inside; in addition, you should pay attention to dietary supplements to nourish your vitality. I will write you a prescription later when you should eat more. Keep Baozhong and Xizhong in mind, and give you, my wife, more to eat."
The family of three knelt in front of Zhao Ran and kowtowed three times before getting up and leaving.
From then on until the Lantern Festival, the Taoist priests of Baima Academy held nine fasting festivals, three of which were to the three Ming army camps in Chewa Valley, Moon Crossing, and Anqu to pray for the soldiers, and two were to Hongyuan.
The Luodong family and two other wealthy families in the city conducted family rituals.
Zhao Ran personally hosted four of the nine fasting festivals, which was extremely busy. He took the opportunity to contact Zhumeng who was far away in Guyang. Zhumeng told Zhao Ran that he had also hosted two fasting festivals. Zhumeng claimed that the impact of the two fasting festivals was extremely great.
It was so far-reaching that it made Wujiyuan "prestigious", and many casual cultivators came to Wujiyuan specifically to participate in such "grand events".
As long as Zhumeng is happy, Zhao Ran has more confidence in him to persist in becoming abbot.
Since the third grade of junior high school, Zhao Ran has taken the time to travel to many places and pay New Year greetings to the following people:
Jade Emperor Pavilion Patriarch Longyang, Dongfang Celestial Master, Chu Celestial Master, Zhu Qigu, Dongfang Li, etc. By the way, Dongfang Jing is still traveling abroad and does not come home during the Chinese New Year, which makes Dongfang Celestial Master very unhappy.
The elders of the Huayun Pavilion, Master Lin Zhijiao of Wenqing Valley, especially Master Lin, Zhao Ran sat for an extra hour and reported to her in detail the construction progress of the Dajun Mountain Cave Heaven, and made an agreement with Master Lin about the Wenqing Sect.
Approximate time for relocation - around April.
Also visiting at the same time were Xuanyuan Guan Zhao Yunlou, Baoning Prefecture Song Zhiyuan, Du Fu Lu Tengen and other close Shifang Jungle Taoists. Of course, Zhao Ran originally wanted to recognize the door of Liu Yunwei, the abbot of Xuanyuan Guan, but Liu Yunwei celebrated the New Year
After returning home, his home was in Jiujiang, and his family members had not moved to Sichuan Province with him yet, so Zhao Ran had no choice but to give up. As for Ye Yunxuan, Zhao Ran didn't bother to pay attention to it at all.
Of course, when Zhao Ran paid New Year greetings, he would not forget his two supervisors, Du Tenghui of Tianhe Palace and Governor Xia of the Western Sichuan Governor's Mansion. In addition to giving personal New Year gifts, Zhao Ran also urged Ning Deshou to "act as agent"
The matter of the official transfer of "Hongyuan Shouyu".
In the same process, Commander Cao of Songfan Guard once again wrote about the Western Sichuan Governor's Palace. Governor Xia had made a meritorious service in Ning Deshou's arrest of party rebels in Hongyuan, so he drafted it and reported it to Songhe Palace for strong recommendation.
Originally, Songhe Palace had the right to directly approve it, but Du Tenghui was frightened last year. In order to avoid suspicion, he submitted this article to Xuanyuan Temple and it was rejected. Although Dutenghui wanted to approve it this year, it had to follow the precedent and once again
Report to Xuanyuan Guan.
This is also a helpless move. As long as there are opinions from above, you can no longer do it yourself. So what to report, what not to report, what things you can take responsibility for, and what things you cannot take responsibility for, you must first do it.
Think carefully. Once you submit the report once, it will be difficult to get the reinstatement rights back.
Du Teng would be very upset about this, but it was annoying, and the report had to be reported.
But don't be afraid. Zhao Ran is just waiting for Xuanyuan Guan to send an official letter asking for opinions. By then, he will definitely not be stuck again.
In addition to wishing the above-mentioned people New Year's greetings, Zhao Ran also gave full play to the role of flying talismans, specially flying talisman to pay New Year's greetings to teachers, seniors, relatives and friends.
His current contact list is quite high-end and high-end, ranging from the Great Heavenly Master to the real masters in the general hall, down to the elders, brothers and sisters of various houses, and even the casual cultivators of Long'an Mansion, etc.
When I came out, I saw that the numbers were no less than seven or eight hundred. If they were all sending out flying talismans to pay New Year greetings, Zhao Ran would have to shell out a few thousand taels of silver. Even if he was a rich man, such a New Year greeting would be too extravagant and he couldn't bear it anyway.
Therefore, he streamlined, streamlined, and streamlined, and finally found a hundred people and spent five hundred taels of silver to fulfill his long-cherished dream of flying talismans to celebrate the New Year.
From then on, every New Year, the sky of the Ming Dynasty is filled with white light. Every year, no less than 100,000 flying talismans are spent on New Year greetings, worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, among which the number of flying talismans is spent on the New Year greetings.
Most of them paid with public funds, so much so that the General Government had to issue a special "Edict on Strictly Frugality, Integrity and Self-Discipline During the New Year" to put a stop to this trend. This will be discussed later and will not be mentioned for now.