In fact, not only the royal family members, but also other high-ranking officials and common people would go to Daxingshan Temple to offer incense on these two days to pray for blessings and safety for their families.
Of course, except for Taoist believers.
Daxingshan Temple and Xuandu Temple are separated by a street, but the contrast is huge.
On one side it is busy with traffic and pedestrians are like crucian carp, on the other side it is deserted and empty.
However, Yang Ming feels closer to Taoism. The reason is very simple. This is China's own religion.
When Yang Ming and his convoy entered the long street outside the main entrance of Daxingshan Temple, the Houwei had already dispersed the people to both sides of the street to make way for them.
There are rules for offering incense in the clan, and the first-in-law takes the lead, also known as the noble first-in-law.
Therefore, the most embarrassing moment in Changning King Yang Yan's life was when Yang Zhao came to Daxingshan Temple to offer incense.
Even though he is the eldest son of the crown prince, he has to follow Yang Zhao when offering incense. Unlike worshiping ancestors in the Ancestral Temple, he belongs to the group in the East Palace when worshiping ancestors. With the glory of his father Yang Yong, he naturally stands beside him. In front of the Jin Palace.
Daxingshan Temple is the Great Sui Kingdom Temple. As for the origin of its name, it is not because it is located in Jingshanfang of Daxing City, but because Yang Jian's first title was Daxing County Duke, so it is called Daxingshan Temple.
It is not called Xingshan Temple, and the big character in front cannot be lost, and there was no Xiaoxingshan Temple in the Sui Dynasty.
Daxingshan Temple covers an area of about 120 acres and has 243 monks' houses. It faces south and has three parallel axes from north to south. On the central axis, there are the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the East-West Zen Hall, and the Dharma Hall. It is also the Daxingshan Temple. The most important building.
Indian eminent monks such as She Nahuta and Bodhidharmagupta came here successively to translate scriptures and spread the Dharma, so that Daxingshan Temple gradually became the ancestral home of the Tantric Buddhism in the Sui Dynasty.
Outside the mountain gate, there are densely packed royal vehicles parked. The princes of the East Palace, as well as the Yang family clan members such as Yang Xiong, Yang Hong, Yang Shuang and other family members have been waiting here for a long time.
The reason why they were waiting here was because after entering the mountain gate and passing the first Heavenly King Hall, they were about to start offering incense.
If Yang Zhao is not here, it will be in vain for them to enter.
When Yang Zhao's motorcade arrived outside the mountain gate, they all came forward to say hello, except of course those from the East Palace, because the conflicts of the previous generation had continued to their generation.
After Yang Ming got out of the car, he saw Yang Ke, the king of Xiangcheng, from a distance, so he waved his fist at him in a demonstration.
Yang Ke was immediately furious, but it was hard to argue with Yang Ming in front of so many people, so he spit on the ground.
He spat so loudly that many people heard him.
Yang Zhao suddenly became unhappy and pointed at the mountain gate of Daxingshan Temple and said:
"How dare you make a mistake in the holy land of Shanmen, in front of gods and Buddhas?"
How dare you spit at the door of Buddha's house? Don't you know that your grandfather is the son of gods and Buddhas?
Being reprimanded by Yang Zhao in public, Yang Ke did not dare to get angry, so he could only retreat angrily behind Yang Yan, King of Changning.
But Yang Zhao took a towel from the servant's hand, walked over and knelt down in person, and wiped Yang Ke's spit clean.
His action caught the eyes of those in the East Palace, and they all secretly cursed Yang Zhao for knowing how to show off.
But Yang Ming knew in his heart that Yang Zhao was really not just pretending. He had a good tutor and high quality. It was no wonder that Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo liked Yang Zhao the most. His words and deeds were truly impressive.
When Yang Ming asked himself, he never thought that using a towel to wipe his saliva would be the difference.
At Taichang Temple, which is responsible for offering sacrifices in the palace, someone has been waiting here for a long time, holding burning incense in both hands to lead the way.
So under the leadership of Yang Zhao, the third-generation descendants of the old Yang family crossed the mountain gate in a mighty manner, entered the temple and offered incense to the Buddha.
At the beginning of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yong brought his four younger brothers to offer incense. At that time, the relationship between the five brothers was still very good. After all, they were born to the same mother. Even if there was a little friction on weekdays, it would not affect it. Brotherly feeling.
However, as the four kings became feudal lords, the brothers got together less and separated more, and with the aide of each prince's palace fanning the flames, the relationship between the five brothers gradually became cold.
In fact, in Yang Ming's opinion, among the five brothers of the second generation of the old Yang family, the prince Yang Yong is the one who values brotherhood. Maybe because he is the eldest brother, maybe because he is the unshakable prince. In short, the rest Each of the four is more unkind and ungrateful than the other.
Among them, Yang Liang, King of Han, must be mentioned.
Because Yang Ming witnessed with his own eyes the entire falling out between Yang Yong and Yang Liang.
In the eighteenth year of the founding of the Emperor, King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo led his troops to invade western Liaoning. He was defeated by Wei Chong, the general manager of Yingzhou, and fled. Wei Chong was the future father-in-law of the second son Yang Jian.
Yang Jian was angry at that time, thinking that if I didn't hit you, you would provoke me instead?
So Yang Jian immediately summoned Han Wang Yang Liang and Wang Shiji as marching marshals, Shangshu Zuopu She Gaoxi as the chief official of the Han Dynasty palace, and Zhou Luohu as the general manager of the navy. He sent 300,000 land and sea troops to attack Goguryeo.
This was also the first time the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo.
But in this battle, they lost miserably.
According to historical records, nine out of ten died.
Although the epidemic had a major impact on this defeat, Yang Liang was too conceited and did not listen to Gao Jiong's advice at all, which was also a key factor in the defeat.
Why did Yang Jian place Gao Jiong next to his son? Isn't it because Gao Jiong was good at fighting?
Before Yang Su came to the fore, Gao Jun was the best commander in the entire Sui Dynasty.
For example, in the Sui Dynasty's battle to destroy Chen, Gao Jun was serving as the chief of the Jin Dynasty, that is, the chief of general staff. At that time, Yang Guang trusted Gao Jun very much. Only with the cooperation of the two did they achieve the unprecedented feat of destroying Chen.
After Yang Liang was defeated, he was afraid of taking responsibility, so when he came back, he ran to Dugu Jialuo and cried: "I am lucky that I was not killed by Gao Qiao."
What he meant was that this old bastard Gao Jiong had been interfering with my battle plan. If I didn't adopt it, he almost killed me.
Dugu Jialuo naturally knew what kind of virtue his youngest son was, so he did not blame Gao Jiong. However, Yang Yong, who was present at the time, could not help but stop and scold Nai Di, to the effect that you can't do it yourself, so you have the nerve to rely on Zuopushe?
Yang Liang fell out at that time, saying that you and Gao Jiong are related by marriage. Did Gao Jiong want to kill me because you were instigating it behind my back?
Yang Yong was slandered and immediately became furious. He slapped Yang Liang several times in front of his parents.
Yang Ming was present at the time and witnessed the entire process.
Those big mouths smoked really loudly.
In fact, Yang Ming believed that Yang Yong did nothing wrong in the entire incident. However, after this incident, when Yang Liang saw Yang Yong again, his nose was not a nose and his face was not a face. Neither brother wanted to talk to the other.
That's too far.
After the incense offering was completed, the people from the East Palace were the first to leave without even saying hello. As for the other clan members, they dispersed in an instant as if they had completed a routine mission.
But Yang Zhao took his two younger brothers to the presiding courtyard to meet Master Lingzang.
Master Lingzang's common surname was Wang. He was from Xinfeng, Yongzhou, and was a close friend of Yang Jian.
In the second year of Kaihuang's reign, after the Daxingshan Temple was built, he became the first presiding officer. At the same time, he was awarded Zhaoxuantong, also known as Shamentong, by Yang Jian, responsible for managing Buddhist affairs throughout the Sui Dynasty.
Master Zhaoxuantong Lingzang, a Taoist sect with great majesty and great dignity, is the supreme leader of the Buddhist and Taoist families in the Sui Dynasty today.
