"Taoist, Sanhua Empress seems to have been poisoned."
"The glutinous rice soup is indeed poisonous."
"Ah? Why didn't you say it was poisonous last time?"
"Miss Sanhua, please take a nap."
As soon as Song You bent down, he grabbed her and lifted her up. She was also very honest, with her limbs hanging down naturally and her tail raised to protect her privacy. She obediently let the Taoist lift him up and stuffed her into her gauze.
Then he stuck his head out and looked around.
As Yanzi said, Qingxiao Temple is not far away, and the group of people had already arrived at dusk.
I saw a round hill in front of me. The hill was surrounded by farmland. At this time of year, no grains were grown. Instead, water was stored in the fields. The fertile fields were connected together, and the red glow in the sky Completely reflected inside, it is a beautiful rural scenery.
"It's so beautiful..."
The maid sighed from behind.
Seeing Song You's gaze, she smiled and said to the Taoist: "Before we came to Changjing, we often saw such beautiful scenery. It was naturally different from this, but it was equally beautiful. Unfortunately, it was like this when we arrived in Changjing. It’s like being trapped, I haven’t seen it for a long time.”
"You two are free."
"I hope I can be free for a long time."
The maid said with a smile, sitting and swaying her feet.
Song You withdrew his gaze and continued to move forward.
There is a road that passes through the paddy field and goes straight to the hill. A man, a horse and a carriage behind him drive past it. The water on both sides reflects the complete sky, and the red clouds are all over it, as if they are walking in the sky.
The carriage had to stop at the bottom of the mountain. The master and servant got down and followed the Taoist to the mountain.
The Taoist temple is not big, but the gate is old and has a sense of time.
There are three big characters "Qingxiaoguan" on the top.
There are still door couplets written on both sides, which are very common Taoist door couplets:
It rains heavily and there is no moisture and no grass roots;
The Tao is broad and must save those who are thoughtful.
Song You stood at the door and took a closer look.
I have been down the mountain for six and a half years, and I have visited many Taoist temples. I have seen this door couplet several times, but the font of each door couplet is different. The charm is different depending on the time.
The door is open and still welcoming guests.
Song You held his robe and stepped in.
The Taoist temple was not big. As soon as we entered, we met a young Taoist priest. When the Taoist priest saw him and the two beautiful women walking behind him, he was stunned for a moment.
"This Taoist Priest..."
"My surname is Song You, a native of Yizhou. I have a relationship with Taoist Priest Yunzi of Qingxiao Guanmu. Yun You is passing by and I came here to visit you."
The head of a calico cat protruded from the trousers on his body, staring blankly at the little Taoist priest.
"Does the Taoist priest know my master?"
"Two or three months ago, in Taohua Village outside the capital, my children were invited by the government to go out to slay demons and had a fate with our respected master." Song You said with a smile, "Taoist Mu Yunzi has profound spiritual practice and outstanding virtues. I have heard of his name in other places.”
The young Taoist priest was stunned when he heard this.
At this moment, a swallow flew lightly and silently, and landed on the door tile behind the Taoist.
"It's you……"
The young Taoist priest was finally sure. He quickly recovered from his daze, but he was a little more panicked. He bowed his hands respectfully and saluted: "Master, please wait a moment. I will go and invite the master right now."
"Fellow Taoist, you don't have to be like this. I'm here to visit Taoist Mu Yunzi because of his reputation. I'm here to reciprocate our relationship, and I'm also here to beg for food and shelter."
"Okay, okay..."
The little Taoist priest was at a loss and ran away quickly.
"The Taoist Master is so proud..."
The maid's smiling voice came from behind.
"No rudeness."
Then the woman scolded softly.
After hearing this, the Taoist pretended not to hear anything and turned to look at the small Taoist temple.
There is a courtyard in front of the Taoist temple, directly opposite the main palace, which houses Taoist gods. Due to the differences in folk customs and temple trends in different places, there is a separate temple on the left, which is not much smaller than the main palace directly opposite. , it is the gods of the Lei tribe headed by Zhou Lei Gong, which means that this palace is mainly dedicated to the main god of Leibu. On the right is a small temple half a person tall, which is dedicated to the local god of Fude.
Song You took two steps slightly to the left and looked at this separate temple.
The temple also has a door couplet, which reads:
If you have evil thoughts, burning incense will not do any good;
The body is upright and large. It doesn't matter if you don't bow to me when you see me.
The door couplet is brand new, as if it was written not long ago.
There is a row of statues of the gods of Lei Bu inside. Originally there should have been ten statues including Fu Lei Gong, but now that Fu Lei Gong was beheaded, only nine are left. The middle one is taller, and the statue is brand new. Look at the god with a big horse and a golden sword sitting on the altar, condescending, glaring down, full of majesty, if it couldn't be Lei Gong of Zhou, who else could it be?
Song You raised his head and looked at him.
It seems that after Zhou Lei Gong was promoted to the chief officer of the Lei Department, Gong Guan made a new chief officer statue for him.
Most of the couplets were changed in this way.
While he was watching, Taoist Master Mu Yunzi came to greet him with his two disciples.
"I didn't know that when your Majesty arrives, he will be greeted from afar."
"Don't you dare." Song You quickly withdrew his gaze and turned around to return the greeting. He did not dare to neglect at all, "I have taken the liberty to visit you. I should apologize to my fellow Taoist."
"Your Majesty has arrived, and the flowers will shine brightly."
"You should never take the word "respected" seriously." Song You said, "This is because I admire the Taoist priest's virtues and cultivation. I happened to be traveling through it, so I came to visit the Taoist priest. If it is convenient, I asked for a meal and stayed overnight. I happened to pay my respects. If it is inconvenient to pay homage to the spirit in the Taoist Monastery, you must come and see the Taoist in person."
"It's convenient! Even the rooms and food in the temple are shabby. I hope you won't find it objectionable!"
"My surname is Song, and my name is You. I don't have a Taoist title for the time being. The Taoist priest is older than me and is my senior." Song You said, "Taoists are free to call me fellow Taoist."
"Pindao Mu Yunzi."
"This time I also brought my children and my swallows with me." Song You said, reaching out and touching the little head sticking out of the robe, "and the two friends behind me, called..."
Song You turned around and looked at the two people behind him.
"Wan Jiang met the Taoist priest."
"San San, you're polite..."
"Guys please come in quickly."
Taoist priest Mu Yunzi invited them into the hall and quickly ordered his two apprentices to cook while he stayed to entertain them.
But facing Song You, he didn't know what to say.
"It is said that four years ago, when I came to Beijing from Jingzhou to Angzhou, I passed through Donghe County. At that time, I heard that there was a Taoist temple in Donghe County, which was quite efficacious. However, it was raining for days and days, and I was anxious to step on it. It's time to go to Beijing to meet the old friend who is waiting in the capital, but he didn't come to visit until now." Song You spoke first.
"Fellow Taoist, are you traveling around the world?"
"Exactly."
"Where does this go?"
"Going south."
Song You chatted with Taoist Mu Yunzi.
Miss Wanjiang sat quietly beside her, only listening attentively, and sometimes looking at them with a smile, giving people the feeling of being attentively listening. The maid still stood behind her, but she lowered her head and exposed the Taoist's robe. The cats on top of each other looked at each other, exchanging glances.
The calico cat was dumbfounded and just stared at her blankly.
As the sky grew dark, the Taoist lit up the lights for dinner, and then rested for the day in the guest room arranged for them by Taoist Mu Yunzi.
Early the next morning, people came up the mountain one after another.
After Song You had breakfast, he looked through the sacred book at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
There are many gods in the Heavenly Palace, including civil and military clergy, major departments, and many separate systems of gods who are responsible for many aspects. Even the largest temple in the world cannot worship all the gods. Different temples in different places often worship different gods according to their needs. No matter how small a god is, there must be a temple with a statue of him in the world.
Generally speaking, regardless of the major temples, several main gods of the Tiangong must be worshipped. This is a formality.
In addition, according to local beliefs and main gods, different gods will be enshrined, either placed next to several main gods, or like Qingxiao Temple, a separate small temple will be built for the main gods of Leibu.
These gods are the main gods worshiped by the temple.
It is also the Taoist inheritance of the Zhengerba Jing, and it is a god that can be contacted and invited by the temple when something happens.
But what about the rest of the gods?
There is a divine book, which is a list of gods.
It records all the gods, big and small, with names and priesthoods in the Celestial Palace. It is updated regularly under the instructions of the Taoist ancestral court and the ancestral department in charge of religious sacrifices under the court's Ministry of Rites. If a pilgrim who comes to offer incense cannot find the god he wants to worship in a Taoist temple, it is the same thing if he takes the book of gods, finds the god, turns to that page, and places an altar.
Song You slowly turned the pages and looked at them.
Some of the divine books have pictures of gods, while others only have names, brief biographical information, and priestly duties.
There are more and more pilgrims coming to Taoist temples.
Most people go to the temple on the left to worship Thunder God, but there are also many people who drop by the main hall to worship some of the more amazing gods out of respect, but they obviously don't stay long.
The smell of incense wafted into Song You's nose.
The sincere prayers of the pilgrims seemed to have turned into whispers, drifting to Song You's side together with the scent of the fragrant thread.
"Thunder Lord has appeared..."
"The villain is going to Jingzhou to do business, please protect me from Thunder Lord, and don't encounter monsters along the way..."
"The Great Emperor Chijin wishes that my son will recover soon..."
It seems that many of them come to fulfill their wishes, and in addition to praying for peace and recovery from illness.
Pilgrims these days offer incense to gods in a very targeted manner. This is probably because there is a real god, so everyone knows which god is in charge of what. If there is any relevant matter, they will go to this god specifically, so many gods or Either by himself or by the palace, in order to attract incense, he began to place many priesthoods on the gods that did not belong to him, so that the people would come to worship him.
What if the relevant deity cannot be found?
Most people will go directly to worship the Lord God.
Just like now, there is no god in Qingxiao Temple who specializes in managing diseases, only blessings and misfortunes. When people come to pray for health and recovery from diseases, they all go to the Chijin Emperor in the middle.
Song You's face was calm and he continued to flip through the sacred book.
"He Xianweng, with the surname He and the given name Xinlai, was originally a descendant of the northern stars and served as prime minister of Dayan. He was an upright official throughout his life, loved the people like a son, helped the world, and finally performed a successful service. After his death, he returned to the immortal class and contributed to the welfare of the north. The Immortal of Luck is in charge of the good fortune of the world."
This is the He Xiang.
The so-called Star Lord descends to earth to save the world and returns to the Immortal Class after death. This is all nonsense and deceiving the world. But it is true that He Gong became a god.
Why is it called Xian Weng?
It's not that he is an immortal rather than a god, but that he has no specific clerical position or authority. The so-called person in charge of the blessings of the world is actually a nice way of saying it, which is basically useless even if he worships him.
"Wow..."
Song You turned the next page.
At this time, there were more and more people in the Lei Gong Temple in the courtyard, and they were even crowded, and there were still people arriving in a steady stream, which couldn't help but attract his attention.
(End of chapter)
