330 [The Reincarnation of Heavenly Concubine Du'e Goes Through the Tribulations]
While the major monasteries in Zhejiang were busy remodeling the angry-eyed statue of Avalokitesvara, Wang Yuan also extended his sinful hands to Taoism.
Instead of alarming Du Gang of Hangzhou Dao Gang Department, Luo Puren of Yulong Taoist Academy was selected.
Luo Puren devoted himself to Taoism in Yuhuang Mountain. Not only was he profound in Taoism, but he was also proficient in poetry and painting, and he had many contacts with celebrities in Zhejiang. Historically, Zhengde traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, invited many people to visit him, and was conferred the title of "Master Wuwei". He was the founder of Fuxing Temple in Yuhuang Mountain.
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Wang Yuan went to Yuhuang Mountain for a walk. As soon as he explained his purpose of coming, Luo Puren readily agreed to help and devoted his time to compiling "The Book of Reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine to Save the Tribulation of Disasters".
Taoists have a very casual attitude towards immortals, and often read books to change the "immortal design". Take Lao Tzu for example, he was just a mortal Taoist ancestor, and gradually became one of the incarnations of the moral deity.
In order to compete with Buddhism for believers, Taoism changed its gods and goddesses and even borrowed Buddhist settings.
And how can we change it as it is easy to preach? The Queen Mother and Emperor Donghua were originally a couple. Ever since the Jade Emperor was born, the poor Emperor Donghua has been completely corrupted.
Taoist deities are also recorded inconsistently in different Taoist classics.
Eating books is normal; editing books is also normal.
When Zheng He was on his voyages to the West, Zhu Di decreed that Mazu be conferred the title of Concubine of Heaven, and the Taoist priests quickly compiled a book called "Tai Shang Laojun Speaks of the Effective Sutra of Concubine of Heaven to Save Sufferers".
The general content is: Taishang Laojun was observing the ocean waters in Wuji Realm, and various spirits capsized boats and damaged people's lives. So he asked the Miaoxing Jade Girl to be born into the world to save the people. After the success was completed, Laojun named her the Heavenly Concubine.
After the concubine was granted the title, she made fifteen great vows, vowing to save the country and protect the people, so as to bring peace to the world. The old king gave her crowns and clothes, sword seals, chariots, guards, followers and boundless magic power. The people only need to believe and follow them, that is,
It can satisfy your wishes.
Wang Yuan asked Luo Puren to compile "The Scripture on the Reincarnation of the Heavenly Concubine to Save the Suffering Tribulation", which was based on "The Supreme Laojun said the Heavenly Concubine's Practical Experience of Saving the Sufferings".
It is said that Tian Fei spontaneously made a great wish, and after accepting Lao Jun's supreme magic power, she always helped the suffering people in the world, and her magic power became more refined and profound. One day, Tian Fei's heart palpitated, but it was the people praying for rain and a child, which did not belong to her.
The scope of the priesthood. However, the Concubine Tian was compassionate and could not bear the disappointment of the believers, so she went to seek advice from the Supreme Lord.
The old gentleman said to Tian Fei that the Jade Emperor had to practice for 13200 kalpas before he could enjoy the infinite path. You have not experienced enough kalpas. If you want to quickly increase your magic power and have the power of making rain and sending children, you must be reincarnated.
Experience calamities in the world of mortals. Therefore, the Concubine Tian separated countless Taoist spirits and reincarnated into the homes of common people to experience calamities. Any family reincarnated by the Concubine Tian will surely have a prosperous population, wealth for ten generations, and her husband's family will also be prosperous, with more husbands and sons-in-law.
He was the number one scholar in high school and became the prime minister.
Here, Taoist Luo was asked to write the Taoist scriptures, and over there, Tang Bohu was asked to write the script.
The story in the script is very simple. A soul of the Concubine Tian was reincarnated into a wealthy businessman's family in Zhejiang. The wealthy businessman thought that the birth of a girl was unlucky and wanted to drown the baby girl born by the Concubine. Fortunately, her mother could not bear to do it and sent her personal maid to kill her.
Baby girl abandoned on the roadside.
It is strange that the baby girl was adopted by a fisherman. Every time the fisherman went out to sea to fish, not only would he not be exposed to wind and waves, but he would also get a lot of money every time he set off the net.
Unfortunately, due to the misdeeds of corrupt officials, the fishermen who had gradually become rich were once again ruined and had to go out to sea to fish when they were old. The baby girl gradually grew up, went fishing with her adoptive father, and rescued a poor scholar who fell into the water.
The relationship between the two grew stronger, and they made a lifelong commitment. The scholar vowed to come back and marry her after getting a degree. The reincarnated woman of the Concubine prayed for the scholar every day, and the scholar who barely passed the examination became so lucid that he won three yuan in a row and was appointed by the emperor.
Be the number one scholar.
Next is the story of Chen Shimei. After the scholar won the first prize in the exam, he returned to his hometown to visit relatives. He was favored by a local wealthy businessman and was willing to marry his youngest daughter to him. He was also willing to give him a dowry of thousands of acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of silver. The scholar was greedy for money, so he was ungrateful and married to him.
The rich businessman's youngest daughter got married.
As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a coincidence. The wealthy businessman is the biological father of the reincarnated Concubine Tian, and the woman who married the scholar is also the younger sister of the reincarnated Concubine Tian.
The reincarnation of Tian Fei was so distraught that she attempted to commit suicide, but was rescued by a fisherman from the same village.
Under the care of the fisherman boy, the reincarnation of Tian Fei gradually came out of the gloom. It happened that Governor Wang opened the sea, and the fisherman boy went to apply for a job as a sailor. Because of Tian Fei's prayer and protection, the boy was safe every time he went to sea.
He was also rewarded with gold and silver for saving the life of the ship owner. Gradually, the young man got his own sea ship and his life became more and more prosperous.
The two got married lovingly, had two children, and the fisherman adoptive father also lived a long life.
The eldest son born to the two was a child prodigy. He was a scholar at the age of nine and became the number one scholar at the age of fifteen. He was promoted all the way and received promotions and titles, and was highly valued by the emperor. Because he couldn't stand the unfaithful scholar for being corrupt and perverting the law, he worked hard to impeach him, and the scholar was demoted and exiled.
Death on the frontier.
The wealthy businessman who abandoned the reincarnation of Tianfei also had bad luck, and his situation worsened. He ended up having his family confiscated and exterminated because of his collusion with Japanese pirates.
The Concubine Tian was reincarnated and lived a hundred years, with many children and grandchildren, and a ray of soul finally returned to her throne.
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While Tang Bohu and Luo Taoist were busy writing, Wang Yuan brought a group of doctors to the governor's mansion.
"You are all gynecological masters in the counties of Hangzhou Prefecture. You should know which families are about to have children recently," Wang Yuan asked Yuan Da to hand out pen and paper, "write them all on paper. The governor will visit them one by one!"
The gynecologists did not dare to disobey the order and started writing the list with trembling hands.
Wang Yuan added: "Those wealthy families who have long families and no children must be specially noted!"
The doctors thought of the governor's recent actions and immediately understood what he meant, wondering which family would definitely be in trouble again.
After sending these doctors away, Wang Yuan carefully checked the list and found that the Huang family in Yuhang County was the most suspicious.
The Huang family is a well-known wealthy businessman in the local area. Their ancestors have been passed down alone for several generations, but they have given birth to a large number of daughters and are related by marriage to many prominent families.
This generation is even more bizarre. Huang Yuanwai is nearly fifty years old and has no children.
Maybe how many baby girls were drowned to wash the baby!
Wang Yuan also summoned the famous Wenpo (midwives) from each county and asked them to report to the Governor's Mansion immediately if they delivered a baby girl. If a baby was found to have been drowned in a house, the reporter would immediately receive a reward of twenty taels of silver.
Knowing and not reporting is the same crime as a person who drowns a baby!
Wang Yuan also specifically asked about the situation of the Huang family in Yuhang. A stable woman said: "I delivered Mrs. Huang's baby, and the baby girl died a few days after birth. The villagers said that the Huang family was having a baby."
"If the Huang family gives birth to a baby girl, come and report it immediately!" Wang Yuan said to Po Wen.
"Hey, I will definitely report it to the Governor." Po Wen smiled happily, because there would be money to take.
Naturally, Wang Yuan couldn't keep throwing away money to get Wen Po to report the news. He had to catch a typical example and punish him severely before he could proceed with the follow-up plan.
While waiting slowly, "The Sutra of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Transformation into a Girl" and "The Sutra of the Concubine's Reincarnation to Save Tribulations" were completed one after another. Wang Yuan immediately had them printed with a wax printing machine and distributed them to government offices, temples, Taoist temples and temples throughout the province.