Hunting for the Southern Song Dynasty

Furong asked Liu Xia'an and others to pull me up, carried Xiaoduo into the idle room, and I followed.

Fu Rong went back to her room to bring some new clothes, and threw the man out, except me.Furong and several women helped Xiaoduo wash her body while crying, Bingbing was shocked, "Honglian!"

Everyone saw the red lotus on her back, stopped crying, and stared blankly while holding their breath.

"It's so beautiful!" Furong couldn't help but exclaimed.

The girls cleaned Xiaoduo and put on new clothes for her. The red lotus flashed in front of my eyes for the last time and was covered.

He Yiduo or Ye Rumei was buried in Wanglong Lake by water.In those days, whenever he had time, he would go to the lake, and He Yiduo would be in the middle of the water, but when he opened his eyes again, he could only see the flowing water but no people.

Cao Hua's father also moved into Wang's house, declaring that if gourd thieves harass Wang's house again, he will order wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, no matter his surname is Guan or Zhang, none of them can escape.

Fu Rong bought the courtyard of Feng Tuzi's house, and got together, built the courtyard wall, rebuilt the secret passage, and prepared for retreat.

Furong made proper arrangements for the family, and the guard work was temporarily taken care of by Grass Flower Dad and the driver Liu Dehua, with Liu Xiaan's assistance, and Mo Yu for the small family affairs, so under the guidance of Gong Suran, he accompanied me to Jiulian Mountains.

Wang Yuanwai didn't want Furong to go far away, but he was worried that the gourd thief would come to catch Furong again, so he might as well go out to avoid the limelight.

If my dumbness can't be cured this time, I can only speak a few words in weird ventriloquist.

When we arrived at the county seat, there was naturally a lot of traffic and people walking like weaving.

Some small shops attract diners in front of the door under the guise of "Cui Mutton" and "Zhoujiajiu".

"Wait for me to put it down and have a rest!" The shouts continued, and the voices got closer and closer, only to see a dwarf walking over with a load.

Gong Suran waved to him, the shorty really put down and rested, Fu Rong asked the price and paid, the shorty gave us nine ring cakes, one for each of the two women, and seven for myself.

The dwarf shouted, "Wait for me to put it down and have a rest!" Carrying the burden, he slipped into the stream of people.

We ate cakes and hurried on our way, Gong Suran said: "Actually, they didn't shout like this before, they shouted 'I'm the one who suffers'."

"Haha, interesting. How did it change to what it is now?"

"I wonder if you've heard of Empress Yuanyou?"

Furong shook her head.

"Empress Yuanyou's surname is Meng. She was Song Zhezong's first empress. She was deposed twice and restored twice. It can be said that there were two ups and downs."

"How was it abolished?"

"Meng's family is from Meishan. She was 16 years old when she entered the palace, and she was sealed as a queen. Her daughter, Princess Fuqing, was seriously ill, and no medicine could help. Meng's sister brought Taoist healing talisman water into the palace for treatment. This book It was a palace ban, Meng Shi was shocked, hid the Fushui, and then explained the situation to Zhe Zong. When the two things got together, some people told the truth, saying that this was cursing the emperor. Zhezong suspected her and ordered people to investigate the case. Under the instruction of the prime ministers Zhang Dun and Liu Jieyu, they arrested the queen Dozens of maids and eunuchs had their limbs mutilated or their tongues cut off, and they used torture to extract confessions, but these people did not wrong the Meng family. In the end, they had to forge confessions to convince Zhezong that Empress Meng was plotting something wrong. The Meng family was abolished, Ordained and lived in Yaohua Palace."

"How did you make a comeback?"

"Zhezong died of illness, and his brother Zhao Ji succeeded to the throne, which is Huizong. The Empress Dowager Xiang and others gained power, and the Meng family was restored when the times changed. Because she was enshrined in the Yuanyou period, she was called Queen Yuanyou.

"Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Xiang also died of illness the next year. Huizong re-appointed Cai Jing and others. The Meng family was implicated again and was abolished for the second time. She returned to Yaohua Palace and was bestowed with the title of 'Xiweiyuan Notice and Immortal Master Miaojing'. No. Speaking of which, they are people of the same path as me, and it has been like this for more than 20 years.”

"I heard that many concubines and princesses were taken to the Kingdom of Jin due to the disaster of Jingkang, and most of them ended up miserable. What happened to Empress Meng at that time?"

"In the early years of Jingkang, the Meng family moved to Yanning Palace due to a fire in Yaohua Palace. Later, Yanning Palace caught fire again and left the palace to live in a private house in front of Xiangguo Temple. Because she was a long-lost person, she was not on the list of Jinren. Fortunately, he stayed. Later, Zhang Bangchang welcomed Mrs. Meng to live in Yanfu Palace, with the honorary title of "Empress Dowager Song", and later restored the honorary title of Empress Yuanyou, and let her listen to the government behind the curtain. Later, Zhao Gou died in Yingtian Mansion. The throne, Queen Yuanyou withdrew the curtain and no longer listened to the government, and was respected as Queen Mother Yuanyou. After the southward journey, the Meng family followed Gaozong to the southward to Hangzhou. In the third year of Jianyan, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan mutiny forced Zhao Gou to abdicate. The 3-year-old crown prince succeeded to the throne. Forced by the rebellious army, the Meng family once again listened to the government behind the curtain. On the surface, the Meng family comforted Miao Fu and others, but secretly called Liang Hongyu to find Han Shizhong to come to the king quickly. After the chaos was settled, the curtain was withdrawn again .”

"It seems that this empress is really remarkable. She is able to turn the crisis around in adversity, and she is not greedy for power in adversity. This kind of person can be called Yao and Shun among women."

"Not long after Gaozong traveled south, the Jin people invaded the south again. Gaozong entered the sea by boat, and the Meng family fled to Jiangxi, and even came to the embarrassment of having to use a peasant to carry a sedan chair. Gaozong has always been very grateful to her, and sent people to welcome her to Gaozong's palace. Meng's temperament is respectful, but she likes to drink, so Emperor Gaozong ordered people to buy sweet wine for her to drink. I didn't want to die in the first year of Shaoxing, but Gaozong was like a filial son when he was seriously ill."

"Residence in the Taoist temple, and has experienced many twists and turns, this Meng family may also be drinking to drown his sorrows. Do you drink?"

"Of course I drank it, even the surnamed Niu may not be able to drink it better than me."

"Hmm... ah..." I turned a corner and made a sound to express my dissatisfaction.

Gong Suran turned her head and smiled at me, and continued: "One time, a peddler who sold ring cakes didn't shout in the right place, and even shouted in front of the deposed Empress Meng, which attracted the attention of the yamen servants, saying that he was satirizing the emperor for deposing the empress. , arrested him for interrogation, and learned that he was indeed shouting in order to sell more cakes, so he was beaten and released. Since then, this man never dared to shout, "I am the one who suffers." It's gone', ingeniously shouted 'wait for me to put down and have a rest'."

Fu Rong smiled and said, "Hahaha, you can't say you've suffered a loss, but it's okay to take a break."

"You can't make money by walking around all the time, and you can only make money after taking a break. Doesn't it make sense." Gong Suran shouted, "Let me put it down and have a rest." Fu Rong laughed, and the laughter Not much, but still a laugh after all.

Walking and resting along the way, looking around, it was past noon when we reached the foot of a mountain.

Gong Suran pointed to the mountain in front of him and said: "This is Jiulian Mountain. Nine mountains are connected, and there are nine caves in the mountain, and ninety-nine 81 caves. There are wonders in all the caves. There is a temple on the mountain called Honglian Temple."

Fu Rong smiled and said, "What a gaudy name."

Gong Suran said: "The so-called gaudy is that everyone feels differently. The number of petals of lotus is different. There are not dozens in the world, and hundreds in the sky, but the lotus in the pure land has more than a thousand petals. The lotus is born in the mud and blooms. On the surface of the water, there are flowers that are real, symbolizing pure merit and cool wisdom. All beings in the three realms are reborn with lust, and saints in the pure land are incarnated with lotus flowers. Of course, these are all Buddhist principles.”

The two of them dismounted and led the horse up the mountain.My big green horse can still go up the mountain by itself.

Fu Rong said: "I didn't expect you, a Taoist nun, to understand Buddhism."

Gong Suran said: "Buddhism and Taoism are interlinked. The abbot Zhinan of Honglian Temple is also a person who can write poems and paintings. He doesn't have many poems, but there is a quatrain that I like very much. Help me cross the bridge east. The rain of apricot blossoms makes my clothes wet, and the wind of willows blows my face."

"'Apricot blossoms rain when your clothes are wet, and the willow wind blows on your face' will become a famous sentence through the ages." Furong praised it as she read it.

Gong Suran said: "Whether it's talking about Taoism and Buddhism, or talking about poetry and painting with this kind of person, it really makes me feel very happy."

Fu Rong said: "Sister said so, I really want to see him as soon as possible."

We arrived at the temple when the sun went down.There is a tall pavilion built against the mountain in the temple, called Jiutian Pavilion.I counted and it was nine floors.

Master Zhinan, who went out to greet him, was standing upright but leaning on a cane. Only his bleached beard made him look old, but he couldn't tell how old he was.After exchanging pleasantries, we were led into the main hall, which was filled with lotus pillars and floor tiles.

The monk in the hall tilted his head and looked at the two women while reciting sutras.

With a wave of Zhinan's big hand, all the monks left, some even dared to look back at the two women.

We sat down, Gong Suran said: "Let's see if this dumb person can be cured."

Master Zhinan waved his hand, "Don't worry, don't worry. I'm tired all day, take a little rest, and it's not too late to see tomorrow. Hongyuan!"

A monk with a strange head came in.

Master Zhinan instructed Hongyuan: "Take the two benefactors to 'Simeiren' quickly. I will sit down with Suran for a while."

Furong and I followed the monstrous monk and we arrived at a cave in a detour.

The sky is slightly dark, but you can see a few big characters in official script "Thinking of Beauty" engraved on the entrance of the cave, and couplets are engraved on both sides, "Thinking of worry and appreciating the scenery, beautiful heart nourishes calmness."

Fu Rong smiled and asked, "Do you often think of beauty here?"

The monk with a strange head touched his head and said with a smile: "The benefactor doesn't know something. The Jiulian Mountains are connected to each other. There are nine caves in each mountain. The largest cave in each mountain is named, and each name corresponds to the name of the cave. A chapter title of Qu Yuan’s nine chapters. The list is Cherishing, Shejiang, Aiying, Thinking, Huaisha, Thinking of Beauty, Cherishing the Past, Song of Oranges, and Returning to the Wind. Since the abbot asked me to arrange, I think there are When the beauty comes, it’s better to live in Simei.”

Fu Rong said: "Haha, you really can talk."

The monastic-headed monk led us into the cave, lit a lamp, and said, "Sit down for a while, you two, and tea and rice will be served later."

The monster-headed monk leaves.

The hole is so large that the light can only illuminate a small area.

The walls are painted with flying girls.

The stone statues of beauties are even more properly arranged. The first giant statue I saw was Wu Meiniang, the queen of the former dynasty. The rest are much smaller and stand in sequence, with different postures—Concubine Mi, Su Daji, Baosi, Xi Shi, Zhuo Wenjun , Wei Zifu, Wang Zhaojun, Zhao Feiyan, Diao Chan, Zhang Lihua, Mrs. Hou, Yang Yuhuan, Zhang Hongfu, Yu Xuanji, Xue Tao, Zhu Shuzhen, Mrs. Huarui, Li Shishi... Every woman has a legend.

Furong walked to the side and read: "Thinking of a beautiful woman, I'm tired of crying. The media is dead, and I can't make a deal, so I can't get it..."

I walked over and saw the small script engraved on the wall, which is the "Thinking Beauty" in Qu Yuan's Nine Chapters.I consciously read a lot, but I didn't know many words. Furong read it eloquently, with clear rhymes.

Spring water flowed out from the depths of the cave, forming a water pool, and water mist floated on the water pool, and the water mist curled up and drifted away.

When I looked closely, there was a stone boat in the water, and in front of the boat stood a stone statue of a nun with a floating skirt, looking far and wide.

The more you look at this nun, the more she looks like Lin Moyu.