Nine idlers

"According to my knowledge, the Sanbao eunuch was a Muslim first, and later converted to Buddhism. Why is his spiritual seat placed on a Taoist altar?" Although Elder Song was ready to answer any questions, Xu Changqing did not directly He asked the question he wanted to know the most, but took a detour to test the bottom line of Song Lao's answer.

Song Lao was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. He thought that Xu Changqing would ask some secret things about the secret factory, but he didn't expect that the first question Xu Changqing asked was such a person who was not even a member of the secret factory. Something that the little eunuch who lives in Dongtian can also know.

Although Elder Song was puzzled, he answered Xu Changqing's question in detail.In fact, things are simple and simple, and complicated and complicated. The reason why Zheng He was called the Sanbao eunuch was not because of the homophony of Sanbao in his natal horse Sanbao, nor because he received the three treasures of Buddhism after he converted to Buddhism, but because he It is strange in itself, with three souls in one body, each belonging to each other, but it is not exclusive, and it is somewhat similar to Taoism's one qi transforming into three cleansing.

The reason why Sapphire took Zheng He into the capital back then was because an expert under Sapphire saw the peculiarity of Zheng He himself, thought that Zheng He was a living treasure, and asked him to dedicate it to Zhu Yuanzhang for credit.It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about it, and Lan Yu gave it to Zhu Di, who was still King Yan at the time, as a gift to make friends with Zhu Di.

Zhu Di's attitude at the beginning was the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's, he didn't care about Zheng He until Yao Guangxiao saw Zheng He, and he saw Zheng He's peculiarities at a glance, and suggested that Zhu Di should focus on training, and then in the first year of Zhu Di's accession to the throne, he would Zheng He took it back to his sect and asked him to convert to Buddhism.

Because of Zheng He's three-point spirit, he was able to have different religious beliefs at the same time. After being taken under Yao Guangxiao's sect, and even under Yao Guangxiao's assignment, he secretly worshiped Wudang's sect and learned the true method of Xuanwu, so Zheng He Both a Muslim and a lay Buddhist.He is also a Wudang Taoist.

After Zheng He's death, the ownership of his spiritual seat also caused some minor disputes.Because of Zheng He's voyages to the West, he made great achievements and was blessed by the fate of heaven and earth.After death, his soul can be immortal, not reincarnated, born a spirit god, and his spiritual seat is his god's domain. The benefits of this are even the top sects in the practice world are envious.

then.Although Muslims have a certain influence in China, they are obviously insignificant compared to Buddhism and Taoism, and even some folk religions are not comparable, so they withdrew from the competition first.Generally speaking, the power of Buddhism is much stronger than that of Taoism at that time, and Zheng He's public identity is also a disciple of Buddhism, and his natal spiritual seat should be enshrined in Buddhist temples.However, in the early Ming Dynasty at that time, the imperial court always implemented the policy of suppressing Buddhism and promoting Taoism, and superficially praised the Buddhist sect.In fact, it is suppressed, and the secret factory that checks and balances the practice world is dominated by Taoist forces, so in the end Zheng He's natal spiritual position belongs to Taoism.However, in order not to irritate the Buddhists too much, the imperial court did not put Zheng He's spiritual seat in the Wudang Taoist temple, but took it back into the secret factory cave, so that his divine domain and cave sky could be integrated into one, becoming the secret factory's As for the patron saint, it was the court at that time who ultimately benefited.

"The spirit of the eunuch of the three treasures has merged with the cave sky?" Xu Changqing couldn't help being a little puzzled after hearing Song Lao's words.Said: "If this is the case, the cave will not be destroyed, and the spirits will not die. It is reasonable to say that when I enter the cave, the spirits of the three treasure eunuchs should still exist. Why can't I feel any spirits?"

Elder Song quickly replied, "That's because the Patriarch had already disappeared when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs."

It turned out that the Secret Factory Dongtian was too closely related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty perished, the Secret Factory Dongtian should have disappeared along with the Ming Dynasty.In order to keep the secret factory Dongtian, Zheng He moved Dongtian to Babao Mountain with all his strength.And using his own divine body as a bridge, he integrated a part of the secret factory cave and the dragon veins below Babao Mountain, so that the cave was attached to the Qing court's national destiny.

However, at that time, Zheng He also thought that there is no eternal dynasty in the world. If the Dongtian and the Qing court's national destiny were too closely integrated, then when the Qing court perished, Dongtian would once again encounter a crisis of survival, and it would be impossible to reunite. A second Zheng He came out to rescue Dongtian.Therefore, when merging, Zheng He is more about combining the cave and the dragon vein itself, rather than the fate of a dynasty in the dragon vein.Although doing so will make the fortune of the secret factory gradually decline and never have a glorious day, it will also allow it to survive for a long time, so that it will not perish due to the rise and fall of the dynasty.

Afterwards, the Qing Dynasty perished and the Republic of China was established. Zheng He’s arrangement did play a role. The influence of the Secret Factory Dongtian was very small, and it became a shelter for those lonely and helpless eunuchs. At least half of the eunuchs who were dismissed were in Aged and died in this cave, until the present government came into being.

Xu Changqing asked again: "The current government's destruction of the secret factory cave is equivalent to destroying your homeland. Don't you hate them?"

"I don't hate it! Because even if the current government does not appear, the secret factory cave will disappear." Song Lao shook his head without the slightest hesitation, perhaps thinking that Xu Changqing would not believe his words, and added: "There is a problem with the capital's dragon veins. , The secret factory Dongtian has also been affected, the one that was originally suppressed in the cave..." He paused for a while, hesitant and hesitant, but finally continued: "Mr. Xu, since you have been to the cave, you must also Have you seen the Taoist temple next to the main hall?"

Seeing that the topic turned to the main thing he wanted to know in this inquiry, Xu Changqing let it be, nodded, and said, "I see! That Taoist temple in the secret factory cave is indeed very strange."

Song Lao nodded, and then explained: "Before the establishment of the secret factory, this Taoist temple already existed in this cave. According to legend, in that Taoist temple, there is an ancient demon god. Once the cave is destroyed, then The Demon God will break free and destroy everything he sees."

"Do you believe in this legend?" Xu Changqing asked.

"I didn't believe it before, but I believe it later." Song Lao seemed to recall something bad, his face suddenly became very ugly, and his eyes were full of panic, and said: "I have seen the real body of the ancient demon god , I almost died of fright just by looking at it, if the patriarch hadn't left an elixir for calming the soul, maybe the person who is talking to Mr. Xu now is no longer me."

"Do you still remember what that demon god looked like?" Xu Changqing asked in a deep voice.

"I don't remember! It's just that when I think of it, I feel the fear of ignorance." The fear in his heart made Song Lao's voice tremble slightly, but he still tried his best to keep his tone stable.

"Have you ever been in that Taoist temple?"

"No." Elder Song shook his head and said, "Not only I have not, but even the predecessors of the secret factory have never entered, only the ancestor seems to have entered, and left a thing related to there. If you want Mr. Xu, I will bring it to you immediately."

Although Xu Changqing didn't act too abnormally, the careful Elder Song already felt that Xu Changqing was very interested in the Taoist temple, so he took the initiative to take out the only thing related to the Taoist temple in his hand.

"That's troublesome." Xu Changqing didn't intend to be polite, and nodded in response.

Elder Song turned and walked out of the room. After a while, he saw him walking in with an antique box, handed it to Xu Changqing and said, "I don't know what's in this box. The banning spell of the patriarch on it Even now it is still effective, we have no way to open it."

Xu Changqing took the box, looked at the sealing spell on it, and put it aside without saying anything, as if he didn't intend to open it in front of Song Lao, and didn't intend to let Song Lao get involved in matters related to the Taoist temple.

Seeing this, Elder Song was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say much. Although he was curious, he could also feel that the secret inside might be too big, so big that he couldn't bear it at all, and getting involved would only lead to his own death.Although he regrets not being able to solve the doubts in his heart for many years now, he also feels an inexplicable sense of relief. After all, this box that has been handed down from the early Ming Dynasty is also a burden to him.Now that Xu Changqing has taken the box away, it is tantamount to releasing his years of burden, and at the same time, he has severed the closest connection with the secret factory, so that he, who is proficient in spells, can also feel the subtle changes in his fate and luck .

Although the main things have already been understood, Xu Changqing still has a small long-cherished wish to be resolved from Mr. Song, so he asked: "Wen Chenggong's Dragon Slaying Technique should also be preserved in the secret factory, right?"

The question Xu Changqing raised also did not exceed Elder Song's expectations. He said the answer he had prepared a long time ago: "The dragon slaying technique is indeed passed down in the secret factory, and it is passed down in a single line, word of mouth, There is no written text, but unfortunately it has been lost now. The last successor is my master, and it stands to reason that the Dragon Slaying Art should be taught to me, but I finally refused."

"why?"

Elder Song blurted out without thinking, "I'm afraid of death."

The dragon slaying technique is a law against the sky, and it is inevitable to use it to shorten the lifespan, but what Xu Changqing heard from Song Lao's words is not to shorten the lifespan, but another meaning.

Xu Changqing can understand Song Lao's thoughts, but he doesn't think that the dragon slaying technique has really been lost as Song Lao said. After all, compared with the Qing Dynasty when foreigners entered the customs, it is obvious that the current rulers have a deep understanding of the Fengshui secret art. The attention paid to it is much lower. Since the dragon slaying technique was not lost during the Qing period, it is even less likely to be lost now.It can only be seen from Song Lao's resolute attitude that even if Xu Changqing asks more, he will not give other answers unless Xu Changqing uses some tough methods.The dragon slaying technique was just a long-cherished wish of Xu Changqing, it was not necessary, and he did not intend to fall out with Song Lao, so even though he felt sorry for not being able to see the mystery of the dragon slaying technique, he did not continue to ask go down. (~^~)