A catastrophe in front of Yunsheng Temple was finally resolved by Zhang Zhenren's "magic power". [Full text reading] The people of Yizhou have become more and more loyal to Zhang Zhenren. Not only have they consolidated their original positions, but a large number of people have come to Yunsheng Temple to offer incense and take refuge.
This disaster also disrupted Taoist Zhang's plan. Originally, he planned to set up a sutra altar in Yunsheng Temple to give lectures on sutras and altars, set up a large altar, and invite the villagers to hold a ceremony on the seventh day of the lunar month, the day when the ancestor Zhang Daoling became enlightened. .
Because of this commotion, the ceremony had to be postponed, so Zhang Yingchen changed the date of setting up the altar to preach the sermon to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The customs of the Ming Dynasty, except for large-scale monasteries such as the "Luotian Dajiao" that prayed for "good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and the unification of the emperor and Ming Dynasty for thousands of years", had various restrictions on etiquette and had little relevance to ordinary people. In general, Taoist temples set up altars for Taoist festivals such as Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiayuan, where believers enthusiastically participate and donate money, food, cloth, incense, flowers and fruits, which is called "making offerings".
However, the Pudu Jiao of Yunshengguan in Dadianzhuang is somewhat different. The abbot of Yunshengguan, Zhang Zhenren, told people early in the morning that Taoism aims to save the world and save people. Now that it is a famine year, Yunshengguan does not need to Devotees give money and food, and the altar rituals are all simple. Incense, candles, flowers and fruits do not need to be offered by devotees, but if you have a petal of incense, it is a treasure of merit and virtue that can be offered to the saints. Not only that, when the ceremony was held at Yunsheng Temple, cereals were also provided to the monks and lay people. This news not only made the refugees extremely grateful, but the squires also felt that Zhang Zhen was really a true immortal like Leng Qian and Tieguan Taoist.
I also heard that Master Zhang subdued tens of thousands of hungry people who were instigated by folk sects in front of Yunsheng Temple, and avoided a massacre in Yizhou. The local squires were so lucky that they inevitably came to join in the fun - even if they didn't believe in any new Taoism, at least they had to have a good relationship with this "powerful" Master Zhang.
Especially the other three major wealthy families in Yizhou: the Beixing and Zhangxian Wang families, the Yue family in Chunsheng and Xiaoliuhang villages, and the Guan family in Guanjiayao village. These three families, together with the Dadianzhuang dealers, are known as the four most famous families in Yizhou. It is said that "Dadianzhuang, Beixing Zhangxianwang, Yuejiachunsheng Xiaoliuxing, and the most numerous housekeepers are Xiaoyaoshang". These four major families produced many officials and famous scholars during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The other three families also sent their clan elders to join the ceremony today and donate grains and cotton-padded clothes - everyone knows that the real person only accepts these for the purpose of relieving the refugees, and not for other donations. He was determined not to accept it.
With the support of the four wealthy families, Zhang Zhenren's power in Yizhou has become more and more consolidated - even the county magistrate of this county sent alms of food for this wedding ceremony. He also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Slowly infiltrate his influence into the other three families and influence their young children.
Early that morning, Zhang Yingchen followed the current Taoist customs and wore a Zhuangzi scarf. Wearing a crane cloak. He climbed onto the makeshift platform set up in front of Yunsheng Temple. Originally, according to his plan, he should wear the Qing Hibiscus crown and wear legal robes. However, the temperature in Yizhou at this time was too low. A small hair-tying crown such as the Shang Qing Hibiscus crown had no effect of keeping warm at all. It was for insurance. For the sake of safety, Master Zhang of Sai Chunyang still used Zhuangzi scarf to protect himself closely.
At this time, many people had gathered around Yunshengguan, including residents of Dadianzhuang. Among the refugees who came to Yunshengguan, there were also many "thieves and sinners" like Xiao Chuba who were lucky enough to survive. Although Zhang Yingchen is lenient. These refugees who were deceived by the cult and were lucky enough to survive the war were also accepted as a whole. However, there was a natural distinction among the refugees. Although the "sinners" could get a mouthful of gruel to die, no matter whether it was the banker's manager or the Hall Master Min of Yunsheng Temple intentionally leaves the most painful and tiring work to Xiao Chuba and others.
Xiao Chuba drank a lot in the refugee camp for several days, and got some medicine from Zhenren's disciples. The bitter cold weather prevented his wounds from being infected, and he slowly recovered, regaining energy and strength. Then I went to do some simple tasks: collecting and burying corpses dumped on the road, doing camp sanitation, cleaning toilets, storing fertilizer, packing farm tools...
A large number of refugees die in winter, and there are many corpses dumped on the road. If they are not collected and buried in time, the epidemic will easily spread when the weather gets warmer. As for other work, it is to prepare for spring sowing: Although there have been natural disasters in southern Shandong in recent years, it is not easy to transport tens of thousands of refugees. The transportation of food depends on people carrying and pushing it, which consumes a lot of money along the road. For a long-term solution, the road leader We decided to organize refugee production and self-rescue after spring.
Although there is a lot of work, it is not too heavy, and there are extra rations for those who do heavy work - the refugees are generally severely malnourished and do not eat enough. The cold weather consumes a lot of energy, so they cannot use too much energy. Otherwise, Mr. Zhang’s confusion will be in vain.
On the day of the Great Festival, the refugee camp had a holiday. Except for necessary clerical work, all kinds of work were stopped so that the refugees could come and listen to the Dharma.
Xiao Chuba came early that day to take up a position, and he had a good foothold. Some local idlers who arrived late and were very enthusiastic about the sermons of Sai Chunyang and Huo Yao Wang tried to force him to give up the place. They almost tried to give him some "good-looking food" while pushing and shoving him. ". Fortunately, Liu Zhushi in Yunsheng Temple, Liu Sanchu, was leading a few Taoists to maintain order. When he saw Xiao Chuba being bullied, he came over and stopped the idlers.
Nowadays, several trainee Zhushis in Yunshengguan have been promoted to the rank of Touring Zhushis. According to the rules set by Master Zhang, the believers should call them "Sir" for these blessings. Of course, the work of Zhu Shi is worthy of being called "Sir". According to Zhang Yingchen's latest arrangement, Yunsheng Temple holds half-day classes every seven days. Both the elderly and children can come to the temple to listen to and study. The person in charge of teaching is Zhu. Historians. Although Yunshengguan does not teach the Four Books and Five Classics, but only teaches some introductory courses such as arithmetic and literacy, Zhu Shi can be regarded as a private school teacher, and Mr. Sheng Sheng is worthy of his name.
After being rescued by Liu Sanchu, Xiao Chuba felt that he could rely on him, so he followed Liu Sanchu and refused to leave. The two Taoists around Liu Sanchu were responsible for delivering boiled water from Xiangji Kitchen to the venue. Xiao Chuba shamelessly snatched the job and delivered boiled water for others.
While carrying the kettle, he watched Master Zhang go up to the podium, followed by Palace Master Min and Aunt Luo. One of the two held an ancient sword, the other held a whisk, guarding Zhang Yingchen on the left and right.
Xiao Chuba seemed to have heard Zhang Guanzhu speak: "...Everyone, from the Wanli period to the present, Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi and even the two Zhejiang provinces, which are known as fertile areas, have suffered from floods, droughts, locusts, and plagues. Disaster strikes again..."
Starting with the disaster year, many refugees were already sentimental. The temporary meeting place was suddenly buzzing with whispers. Xiao Chuba couldn't hear what Zhang Guanzhu said even if he wanted to hear it. But amid the noise, he seemed to hear again:
"Everyone, in the days of Yao and Shun, the floods were overwhelming. The weapons of Kyushu were not as useful as they are today, and the people of Kyushu were not as prosperous as they are today. However, King Yu could not enter the house three times. He passed through three gates, drained the floods, and settled the land of Kyushu, so that we, the people of China, could not enter. The multiplication continues to this day. What King Yu relies on is the four words "Man can conquer Heaven."
Man is determined to conquer Heaven, how can God be against it? Xiao Chuba held a large kettle in both hands and thought blankly.
"People, many of you were hit by natural disasters and abandoned your family business to earn a living. Some of you died of hunger and cold on the way, and some of you were bewitched by evil spirits and heretics and died in the chaos. Speaking of which, It is sad and pitiable, but during the three generations of Yao and Shun's rule, there were floods in the world, and there was a severe drought. Because Yao and Shun were both saints, disasters were everywhere in the world, but the people could still live and work in peace and contentment.
"People, most of you are not local residents of Yizhou. You all came here to escape famine after hearing that you could find a way to survive here. It should be noted that Yizhou also encountered a major disaster. However, the elders of Yizhou followed the teachings of the ancient sages and learned The principles of the ancient saints have just created this forest of merit for the people of Shandong in these famine years.
"Everyone, when you are living here, you should see the wise and think about each other. Those who farm should learn the principles of farming, those who work should learn the principles of work, and those who have families should learn the principles of human relations. In this way, in the future Everyone in the world has learned the principles of the ancient saints and followed the actions of the ancient saints. How can there still be the tragedies you are experiencing now? What you have seen along the way is that parents abandon their children, and children and grandchildren abandon their grandfathers, just to get a bite of food. Water, the young and the strong harm the old and the weak, and even people imitate the ways of animals and eat each other. All kinds of sins are caused by your ignorance of the teachings of the ancient saints and your failure to follow the principles of the ancient saints. In the peaceful years, there are still national laws to deter you. If you don't do evil, when the disaster comes, you will show your true colors one after another. You will act like a good person and do this. Finally, in front of Yunsheng Temple, you will be punished! Everyone, if you are interested, please help me. In front of this altar, please quickly become pious and repent early!"
It was late at night, and there was no sound in the Zhuang family's courtyard. Only the light in Master Zhuang Qianzhuang's study was still on.
Zhuang Bi, the third master of Zhuang, was sitting next to Zhuang Qian. They each had a cup of tea in front of them, which was Li Mu Mountain Oolong tea sent by Zhang Yingchen.
"Third brother," after a long silence, Zhuang Qian spoke first, "I am increasingly confused as to who this Guanzhu Zhang is. I thought he was a first-rate alchemist named Li Shaoweng, but upon closer inspection, But he is just like a Confucian scholar. But now it seems that this king has great plans, and he is more like Zhang Lu in the late Han Dynasty."
Zhuang Ben was silent for a long time, but after listening to these words, he shook his head: "It is inappropriate to compare with Zhang Lu. In my opinion, this Zhang Jiao's behavior is quite different from Zhang Jiao and his like who use talisman water illusions to dazzle the stupid people, and even more He is dignified and upright. I have two people among the yellow crowns and silk robes, which are quite similar to him."
"Oh, which two are the third brother talking about?"
"Ge Zhichuan, who put an end to the Yangzhou Rebellion, and Yao Gongjing, who helped establish the emperor's legacy."
Ge Zhichuan is Ge Hong, and Gongjing is the posthumous name of Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di's famous monk advisor. Zhuang Qian shook his head when he heard this: "Comparing these two princes, they are overly praised." (To be continued...)
