Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 32 Monarchs and ministers travel together at Baiyun Temple, the master and servant order to break the pavilion (1)
Kangxi took Wei Dongting and Bumble Shan to ride their horses to the west gate, and Baiyun Temple was already in sight.Bumble said with a good smile: "Long live, it's the end of Fang Yin, and it's not yet the day of society. Three of us, master and slave, are running side by side in this wild hazel and wild wormwood. Those who know are going to play, and those who don't know should be We are thieves!" Kangxi reined in his horse and looked around, seeing the desolation and indifference, he said with a smile: "The thieves are only a short distance away from the emperor. If you stick to the kingly way, you will be the emperor. If you follow the evil way, you will be a traitor. Tao becomes a thieves."

When Bumble heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "The master's knowledge is so advanced and his holy thinking is so quick, the slave can't match it."

But Wei Dongting didn't care to listen to the two of them talking and joking, he just paid attention to the movement around, saw Hao Laosi and Stubborn Donkey from a distance pretending to be poor mowers and selling firewood, scattered nearby to cut thorns, knowing that the arrangement was ready, he apologized and said with a smile : "Long Live Lord, Baiyun Temple is just ahead."

Kangxi raised his eyes and saw that the mountain gate was faintly standing among the cloud trees.He got off his horse and said, "Let's not be thieves anymore, let's just be tourists. Riding a horse into the temple is not very respectful." At this time, more than a dozen guards in long clothes came with wine and food utensils, and the three of them took the reins Give it to a guard to take it, and walk to the gate of the mountain.

Baiyun Temple is located three or four miles away from Xibianmen. It was originally the "immortal palace" dedicated to Qiu Chuji, the leader of Quanzhen sect of Taoism at the time of Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and it was the side of Changchun Palace in Yuan Dynasty.After Qiu Chuji became immortal, his disciple Yin Zhiping led all the yellow crowns to change this side to Guan, and named it "Baiyun", which means Taoists ride yellow cranes and ride white clouds.

In the early Qing Dynasty, when Beijing was conquered by troops, a fire broke out outside Xibian Gate, and hundreds of palaces and houses, as well as thousands of nearby houses, were burned down.In the courtyard there were piles of rubble and clumps of basil six or seven feet high, making it look very quiet and desolate.The only surviving hall of worship and the clay sculptures under the east corridor give people a sense of mystery. The clay sculptures drawn according to the story of "Journey to the West" attract tourists and pilgrims.

Bumbleshan looked around, seeing that there were few people, and he thought to himself: among the dozens of famous temples and temples in and around Beijing, Baiyun Temple is the most dilapidated one. It’s incredible to choose such a place for a visit.When Wei Dongting went to deliver the decree yesterday, he guessed what Kangxi was thinking, and he also wanted to know how the baby emperor thought of him——while he was in a daze, he saw that Kangxi had entered the mountain gate and was walking up and down beside a golden incense tripod Examining it, he rushed over and laughed: "The couplet on the mountain gate is not bad, 'Respect the sky and love the people to govern the country, kindness, thrift and tranquility to cultivate one's morality'. The former Ming Zhengde Emperor's handwriting is quite good."

Kangxi didn't answer, but looked around the six-foot-tall tripod with great interest.

Speaking of this incense tripod, there is also a legend.According to legend, when the incense was flourishing in those days, Daotong only had to get up in the morning to burn incense and pinch the fire, without manpower, and the mountain gate would open itself after a while.When it is dark and night, store water in the tripod, and the mountain gate will close by itself.In fact, even the little Taoist didn't know that the Xiangding and the mountain gate were related by news.People spread rumors and believed that the Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple was in charge of the nine-day talisman, and all these temple affairs were sent by gods.Therefore, although the temple is decadent, even the most money-grubbing people dare not touch the wrong gold on the tripod.

Kangxi knocked on the tripod with his hands and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Ao Zhongtang was not invited to come with him. He has the power to lift the mountain and carry the tripod. Tell me, can he move the tripod?" glance.

This question is too explicit.It turns out that since Yu made a tripod for each of the nine states in the world, aspiration for the top has become synonymous with usurping the country.In the third year of King Xuan of the Zhou Dynasty, the son of Chu assisted the emperor to attack Luhun. After the victory, he paraded in Jinji, Luoyang.Chu Zi took the opportunity to inquire about the size of the nine tripods in Wangsun Mantai Temple, with the intention of occupying them.At this time, Kangxi's introduction of this code naturally has the effect of knocking mountains and shaking tigers.Bumble is good at reading all books, how can he not know this classic?He just found it difficult to deal with, he hesitated for a while before he laughed dryly and said, "This tripod is probably two thousand catties, so Ao Zhongtang may not be able to move it."

"Wuliangshou Buddha!" ​​When the three of them were looking at the tripod, an old Taoist priest in his fifties came out from the ear room on the east side of the Taiji Hall at the back, cupped his hands and said, "Lay monks are blessed! It's rare to be so devout and come so early. Go ahead and watch the universe." It's already deserted, and the back is still clean, please come in and have some tea!" The three of them hurriedly turned around to salute, Wei Dongting then said, "Please do yourself, Daoist. Let's pay our respects at the front first, and then go to the back later!"

"This is a begging for us." Wei Dongting smiled after seeing the old man leave, "Except for the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, when we can collect some incense money, pilgrims rarely come here on weekdays. Seeing us coming, You are dressed in riches and honors, how can you let this bull nose go easily!"

Kangxi patted his body and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, I just didn't bring any money out today!" Bumbleshan hurriedly took out a 50 taels of silver from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "The servant dare not compare with the Long Live Lord, let's go Wherever you go, you must bring some silver."

"It's a pity that it's too big," Wei Dongting said, "One tael of silver can buy 130 catties of fine rice. If you give too much, it will attract people's suspicion." Then he took the silver and held it in his hand, clasping his palms together, "Heh With a bang, the silver was broken in two. ——throwing the big part back to Bumbleshan, weighed the small one and said: "I'm afraid there are 20 taels, this is considered a rich pilgrim." Bumbleshan couldn't help but see that he was so good Shocked, he became even more apprehensive, and said with a smile: "This move by Huchen, I'm afraid it won't work without a thousand jin of strength, but this is not Lintong Doubao, why is it so?"

Kangxi invited Bumble to come here today, just to investigate him—he is his elder brother after all—and hope that he will regret it.In this place where no one is going, if you still think about the brotherhood and agree with each other, that's all.Unexpectedly, Ban Burshan was just pretending to be stupid, so he felt that the problem was not that simple, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and said: "I've seen this tripod, and there are clay sculpture stories about Tang Monk's ninety-nine and eighty-one difficult times in the corridor over there." , more than half of it is ruined, and I don’t know what to do with the rest, so why not take a look.”

Bumble was good at watching his face, knowing Kangxi's intentions, he sneered in his heart.Fang wanted to speak, but he saw a little Taoist priest coming over, holding a tea tray made of earthy-yellow bundles in his hand, with three cups of clear tea still steaming on it, so he smiled and said, "Hu Chen, I have fulfilled your words, and I will send you the money soon." Let's go!" Then he left and followed Kangxi to the east corridor to read the story.

Here Wei Dongting put the silver on the tea tray and said with a smile: "Xiao Xianchang, we don't need tea, you can take this silver and go!" After speaking, he wanted to go back to Kangxi, but he saw Wu Ciyou lifting the front of his long gown and going up the stairs with great interest. On the other hand, he turned around and scrutinized carefully beside the wrong golden tripod.Aunt Su Ma followed closely, but seemed a little distracted, looking around frantically.Wei Dongting was startled suddenly, turned his head to see that Kangxi and Bumbleshan were appraising the statues one by one, then quietly backed away.Aunt Su Ma had also seen it earlier, leaving Wu Ciyou aside, she pretended to be unintentional and came over.

"My aunt!" The two turned to the back of the broken wall in the west corridor, and Wei Dongting complained in a low voice, "What kind of job is this called? Here you are dealing with a monster of the world, why did you bring another Taibaijinxing with you? What's wrong with you?" manage?"

"You're right!" Aunt Su Ma said, "All the people from the Suo Mansion have been dispatched to guard around here, and they are almost empty. If he wants to come, which family's tablet am I, and I can stop him?" ? Don’t hurry up and think of a way, just complain!”

Wei Dongting frowned tightly, and said after a long while: "Since you've come, you'll be at peace. It's not an option to hide blindly, and it's not important to just see him." Aunt Su Ma said, "I'm afraid this fool will shout out ' Long Er', what should we do?" Wei Dongting laughed and said, "The big deal will be exposed—you don't say anything, be vigilant, and act according to my wink."

After finishing speaking, Wei Dongting left in a hurry, and listened to Kangxi talking and laughing from a distance: "This Qiu Chuji is also making trouble out of nothing. The bull-nosed Taoist boasted about the monk and wrote "Learning from the Western Paradise". Later generations will come up with these stories. Placed here in Sanqing Dojo." Bumble said with a smile: "Yes, this temple will be rebuilt in the future, so it's better not to have these stories." Wei Dongting hurriedly said: "Speaking of 'Journey to the West', I still listen to it. I made a joke——I entered the customs, and the soldiers came to Hejian Mansion. The people in the city had to avoid the disaster of the soldiers, and they left naked. There was an old man who looked at the door god before going out, and sighed: "Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao has a Now, the world doesn’t have to be in such a mess.” It happened that the neighbor was an old pedant from Sanjia Village. Hearing this, he pouted his beard and said, “The door god is the god Tu Yulei! Qin Shubao and the others were made up by old man Qiu Chuji. You just believe it!" The old man refused to accept it, and brought out "Journey to the West", and the pedant found "Fengshen" to argue with him until it was dark and the city gate was closed. The soldiers broke the city on the second day, and the two They all died in the chaos."

(End of this chapter)