Riding the wind of rebirth

It is not difficult to find some coincidences when researching the origins of the two people-Mozi said that he was from Song, Luyang, and Teng.And Lu Ban is of course a native of Lu.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, these places were all next to each other, and judging from the records in "Mozi Gongshu", the two were not generally familiar with each other.

First of all, Mozi heard that when Lu Ban helped Chu State build siege equipment, he was in Qi State. Judging from the borders of the countries at that time, Mozi had to go from Qi State to Chu State within ten days. The fastest route was to go directly to Chu State. Through Lu and Song.

Unhindered all the way.

Afterwards, Mozi went to see Lu Ban first, and the two chatted for a while, without mentioning offense and defense at all. They first discussed international axioms and universal justice, and then Lu Ban said yes, you are right, and Mozi said that Let's stop fighting. Lu Ban said that I have already made an agreement with the king of Chu. Mozi said that you can introduce me. Lu Ban said yes.

What the hell is this?
The next thing is that the two performed in front of the King of Chu. Lu Ban had nine attacks and nine defeats, and finally said that I still have one last move.

Lu Ban said that I know what your last move is, and I also have a last move that can counter your last move.

My apprentice has already brought 300 people to Song State, and they know all these tricks, so it's useless if you kill me.

In the end, the king of Chu said that if it was impossible, forget it and stop fighting.

Zhou Zhi read this passage countless times, and every time he finished reading it, he felt that both Lu Ban and Mozi deserved the little gold medal.

If you want to perfect the offensive and defensive drills to nine attacks and nine defeats, and the king of Chu who is watching can't see any flaws, if you say that Mo Zi has never seen Luban's nine offensive methods before and worked out a proper defensive method, who would believe it? ?
This matter is an old project in traditional Chinese martial arts, called "dual training". The main points are reasonable offense and defense, accurate moves, consistent rhythm, appropriate distance, and proper adjustment. The most important thing is tacit cooperation.

Ok……

It is estimated that the king of Chu at that time watched the two practice against each other, as if the friends were watching Jet Li's "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement" for the first time, and they were only so focused on shouting, they forgot about routine performances.

In short, now, when Uncle Yao squatted here to explain the function of the pillow stone, Zhou Zhi admired the ingenuity of the ancient masters, and suddenly saw the glory of Lu Ban and Mozi.

The door pillow stone is commonly known as door plinth, door seat, door platform, and gate stone. It is a stone component used on both sides of the gate of traditional Chinese houses. It is called a door pillow stone because it is shaped like a pillow or a box.

Ordinary people see the door pillow stone, only notice the withered flowers on both sides into stone drums, four-season flower pillars, hydrangea lions and other door piers, but ignore the remaining parts and overall functions.

"In ancient times, doors did not have hinges, hinges, etc., and the door was fixed by door pillows and couplers." Uncle Yao patted the stone inside the door: "If there is no door pillow to support the door frame, the door will shake when it is opened and closed." indefinite."

"The door pillow stone is generally long, with one end outside the door and the other end inside the door. There is a groove in the middle for the lower sill of the door. Inside the door, there is a recess called a sea nest for the door shaft to rotate. use."

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"Under normal circumstances, the part inside the door is shorter and smaller, and the part outside the door is longer and larger. Its functions include several things. First, it must bear the weight of the door leaf, second, it must strengthen the door frame, and third, it must use its own weight. To balance the door leaf, the fourth is to act as a fixed hinge, and the fifth is to serve as a slot for the sill wood.”

"So the part inside the door is for support, and the part outside the door is for balancing decoration."

"Now this door is a bit cracked, and the balance is destroyed. The gate does not dare to move around, not to mention shaking, and it is very dangerous. Guess, how much is this gate?"

"How many pounds?"

"It's two feet five in height, one foot in eight in width, and seven inches in thickness. With the guard iron, a door weighs 150 catties."

"It's dangerous."

"I have to discuss the regulations with the blacksmith and stonemason tomorrow."

The ink master is a carpenter, but he is not ignorant of masonry and blacksmithing. The ink master knows all the parts, from the large beams to the small window pins, and the complexity of a hall can reach more than 1000 parts. , took the ink fountain and flicked it against the wood, and the rest of the work was done by the apprentices and the ordinary carpenters recruited temporarily, plus the cooperation of stonemasons, blacksmiths, and masons, and finally put together a large hall, which was perfect. This is kung fu.

This is also the reason why the chief engineer in charge of construction in ancient times was called "hand ink".

"This thing can be called a cultural relic no matter what, but it can't be repaired blindly." Zhou Zhi was a little worried: "The most ideal situation, of course, is to restore it to its original state. Can we still find such a master mason?"

The door pillow stone itself is effortless, the key is that the stone pier responsible for the counterweight outside the door is extremely exquisitely carved, one side is the cloud water lotus playing goldfish, and the other is the bamboo forest crane with the white deer, the method of deep floating is vivid and thoughtful The difficulty is not small.

Uncle Yao felt the same way: "The only way is for Master Cixiang to invite the Lion King."

"The Lion King?" Zhou Zhi was taken aback. This Hollywood blockbuster hasn't come out yet.

"Old stonemason Wang from Shuangxi Town is good at fighting lions. Everyone calls him the Lion King. I'm afraid he is the only one who can handle this skill."

It turned out to be such a Lion King!Uncle Yao, you scared me!
The statues in the main hall of Fawang Temple are regulated by "Horizontal Three Buddhas". In the middle is Shakyamuni Buddha in this world, on the left is the pharmacist Liuliguang Buddha in the Eastern Liuli World, and on the right is Amitabha Buddha in the Western Paradise.

Fawang Temple is the "Tathagata Dojo". Tathagata originally means Buddha and has three meanings, namely Dharmakaya Buddha Dari Tathagata, Sambhosana Buddha Lusana Buddha, and Yingshen Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha.

Generally, there are statues of Bodhisattvas or Arhats around the main hall, but due to the size of the main hall, Fawang Temple adopts the form of murals.

In fact, this is also a relic of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The Daxiangguo Temple in Bianjing City in the Song Dynasty, among the notes of many ancients, is a supreme holy place for murals and murals.

The murals on the walls of the main hall of Fawang Temple and the shallow wooden carvings of the Dharma Protector on the gate seem to be handwritten by the same family. Zhou Zhi even guessed that these on the wall can only be regarded as sketches, and the Dharma Protector at the gate is the final product. After the mountain, Fawang Temple declined too fast, and it was just that it had no strength to continue these projects.

The two-foot-high whitewashed wall gave the artist a great deal of room to play. The eighteen arhats were painted on both sides, but it obviously absorbed the theme setting of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. The nine arhats on one side were designed as a group gathering to show their respective skills and pets. The pictures endow them with a worldly atmosphere.

The portraits of the three masters behind them are dignified and elegant, like three irresponsible referees, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, not watching the arhats perform at all.

Different from the splendor of many halls, this place is very elegant.

The Buddha statues and murals were somewhat mottled and cracked, which made Zhou Zhi frightened.

What Uncle Yao was more worried about was the algae well above his head, where there were signs of water leakage and erosion in some places.

"Is this also Jin Sinan's?"

"No, not all of them." Uncle Yao said, "Look, those rafters are from camphor wood, and those flower heads are from boxwood."

Zhou Zhi raised his head and followed Uncle Yao's instructions to look at the logs, but he didn't see any difference between these dark logs.Chapter 460 Five
Riding the wind of rebirth