However, legends are legends after all. But this auspicious sign alarmed Li Chunfeng, the national advisor of the dynasty.
Li Chunfeng, the great master of the Tang Dynasty, was watching the sky at night on a bright and clear night. He suddenly discovered a white auspicious light rushing straight into the world from the direction of Lingnan, shining brightly and lingering for a long time.
He was both excited and confused: because this auspicious sign was a great auspicious omen that was rare and once in ten thousand years, indicating that a great figure who would go down in history was about to be born.
Li Chunfeng, the great master of the Tang Dynasty, was also a famous astronomer and almanacist in the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Yong, Qizhou. He served as Taishi Ling in the early Tang Dynasty. He was an ancient Chinese scientist and historical and cultural celebrity.
Li Chunfeng was smart and studious since he was a child. He was well-read and especially proficient in astronomy, calendar, mathematics, yin and yang, etc.
His father, Li Bo, had served as a local official in the Sui Dynasty. "He was unable to achieve his ambition due to his low rank, so he abandoned his official position and became a Taoist priest." Li Bo "was quite learned. He called himself Huang Guanzi, annotated "Laozi", and wrote ten volumes of local chronicles, pictures and essays. "And wrote "Astronomical Elephant Ode".
Li Chunfeng, who was known as a "child prodigy" since he was a child, became well-read under the influence of his father, and was particularly fond of astronomy, geography, Taoism, and the study of yin and yang. At the age of 9, he went to Jingyun, Nantuo Mountain, Henan Province to worship Taoist Priest Yuan. Be a teacher.
He returned to his hometown at the age of 17 and was recommended by Li Shimin's friend Liu Wenjing. He became Li Shimin's adviser and participated in the uprising against the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. In 618, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor and named Li Shimin King of Qin, and Li Chunfeng became the official secretary of the Prince of Qin and joined the army.
In ancient times, calendar compilation was a specialized study that was difficult for ordinary scholars to learn about. Li Chunfeng was only in his twenties when he proposed revisions to the Wuyin Yuanli. This naturally attracted people's attention, and he was praised and awarded the title of General. Lang, entered the Taishi Bureau. Li Chunfeng took to the water like a fish in water and fully demonstrated his talents.
In 618, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor and named Li Shimin King of Qin, and Li Chunfeng became the official secretary of the Prince of Qin and joined the army.
Li Chunfeng was expelled from the court because of his extreme intelligence and ingenuity, which attracted the jealousy and frame-up of traitorous officials.
Besides, Li Chunfeng watched the sky at night and was puzzled. He thought: The Tang Dynasty was in its golden age, and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was the only emperor in history. Could it be that there are still huge changes brewing between heaven and earth?
With a nervous mood, he disguised himself as a Feng Shui master, quietly sneaked to Lingnan, and found the foot of Longshan Mountain.
Li Chunfeng climbed mountains in search of dragons during the day and stayed at the home of Huang Leitian, a wealthy man in Xialu Village at the foot of Longshan Mountain.
After many days of mountain climbing and dragon-hunting observation, he discovered that: Longshan Canglong Cave is like a Mani Pearl; it has been nurtured for millions of years and shines brightly for thousands of years.
This feng shui and this dragon vein are clearly the place where the emperor was born; however, this auspiciousness and these colorful clouds are so peaceful and soft, and there is no trace of the emperor's domineering power over the world. The charm here is better than that of the king. More charming, more free and easy than Wen Quxing.
Li Chunfeng fell into deep thinking: What kind of auspicious omen is this? What kind of person is he who inspires auspicious energy from the earth and auspicious clouds from the sky?
At this time, it is the darkest moment before dawn, the world is in chaos, and the thick morning fog fills all the space, making people feel heavy, depressed, and inexplicably upset.
The series of black mountains are like dead dragons and snakes, crawling in the wilderness...
This day is the twelfth year of Tang Zhenguan (638), the eighth day of the second lunar month.
On this day, exactly a century has passed since Patriarch Bodhidharma passed down Zen, the most incredible wisdom spirit in the universe, to the second ancestor Huike.
This is Xialu Village at the foot of Longshan Mountain in Xinzhou, Lingnan.
This place is five thousand miles away from Jingluo (Chang'an, Luoyang), the ruling center of the Tang Dynasty. It is an uncivilized and barbaric land that the Central Plains people call it.
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Half of the bright moon pokes out its curious head from time to time from the gaps in the floating clouds in the sky, peering into the changing world.
The wormwood in the wilderness, the wild flowers on the roadside, and the firewood leaves in the cottages are all bathed in a faint silver light.
Surrounded by these barren mountains and ridges, there is a small village - Xialu Village. There are dozens of families living in the village, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is quite quiet.
At this time, in a small courtyard with three thatched huts in a row at the east end of the village, a middle-aged man exuding elegance was seen walking around uneasily. He walked to the door several times and wanted to push it open, but he restrained himself.
It was nearly midnight, and many of the villagers were already soundly asleep. Even the noisy domestic dogs lay tiredly in the corners of various houses and dozed off. But the clamor of spring insects and the croaking of frogs made him even more upset and restless.
In the barren mountains and ridges of this barbaric land, how could this middle-aged man have such a bookish aura?
It turned out that this middle-aged man was born in the Lu family of Fanyang, named Xingxin, and was the thirteenth generation grandson of Lu Zhi.
You must know that the Fanyang Lu family has been the "Crown Family of Beizhou" since Lu Zhi, the Minister of Han Dynasty and the General of Zhonglang, and ranks among the four most prominent families in China: Cui, Lu, Wang and Xie.
Cao Cao once praised Lu Zhi for his "famous works all over the country, Confucianism as a scholar, a model for scholars, and a foundation for the country." For hundreds of years, the Lu family of Fan Yang had been promoted to generals and prime ministers, with numerous high-ranking officials and famous ministers. From the Three Kingdoms to the early Tang Dynasty, there were as many as twelve prime ministers.
His long-standing family education made him rich in knowledge and literary talent. Like most of his family's ancestors, those who excel in their studies will lead to officialdom. Lu Xingxin also got a not-so-small official to be the prefect of Fan Yang.
Since Lu Xingxin was a descendant of the prominent Lu family in Fan Yang and was an official in Fan Yang, how did he end up living in Lingnan, a place filled with miasma and untamed people?
It turned out that Lu Xingxin had lived in poverty for ten years. Although he did not have the highest ranking in high school, he was still named a fourth-rank official by the imperial court - Prefect Fan Yang.
After Lu Xingxin took office, he was honest and upright in politics. He did not cling to the capital, nor did he know how to be flattered by the officialdom, and he was not able to flatter others. This was a big disadvantage.
You know, there are all kinds of stinks in the world, but flattery does not stink. Since ancient times, among the seventy-two professions, only flattery is the most popular.
Although it is said that most of the people Shan Liu knows how to photograph have evil intentions, they photograph horses for the sake of riding horses.
But if this kind of person is proficient in business, he can enjoy it no matter what time, occasion or place.
Especially at that time, flattery was an evergreen tree in the officialdom. If you didn't know how to flatter someone, you wouldn't last long as an official.
Lu Xingxin did not know how to do this. He only knew how to be honest and love the people, and severely punished evil. This offended the powerful official Leng Gui, who demoted him to the people and exiled him to Xinzhou, Lingnan.
Lu Xingxin, who had his grievances but had no way to complain, was forced to go on the road with the grievances pressed by the official.
It was a long way from the North to Lingnan, and miasma was rampant along the way. Lu Xingxin endured hardships all the way, and finally arrived in this southern barbarian land.
After reporting to Xinzhou, Governor Liu learned that Lu Xingxuan was an upright man, but had been harmed by a traitor. Therefore, he let him go and did not treat him as an exiled prisoner, but asked him to go to the countryside near Juncheng. Settled down.
Lu Xingxin came to Xialu Village at the foot of Longshan Mountain alone. When he was extremely depressed, he was comforted by Li Hexiang, an old country doctor from Jiulang Village not far away. The two talked a lot. When Li Langzhong saw that Lu Xingxin was talented and a good character, he betrothed his daughter to him as his wife.
Lu Xingxuan settled down in Xialu Village, where the water is beautiful, the mountains are green, and the trees are green. The man works and the woman weaves, and the husband sings and the wife follows them. They live a leisurely life in the mountains and wilderness. But there was one thing that made him feel annoyed and regretful: he had been married to Mrs. Li for twenty years and had not yet given birth to a boy or a girl.
