I couldn't help but feel emotional again, recalling the time when I was arrested and criticized as a feudal element. This is a wonderful era. When people don't recognize something they don't understand, they will always choose to attack each other overwhelmingly, and during this period, they will resort to violence.
I think the Taoists who behaved strangely in Changchun Temple were probably because they had witnessed that tragic scene, so now when strangers appear, they look terrified and bow their heads in repentance. This is considered a conditioned reflex. When they made such a reflex action, they never thought that they actually did nothing wrong.
Songzi didn't seem to know much about my tragic past, but after I finished saying this, he stopped and looked at me with a surprised but emotional expression. I didn't say anything, smiled slightly, and continued walking forward.
Changchun Temple originally occupied a large area, but because there were many destroyed areas, there was not much room for us to walk. After searching around pretending to be a tourist, I didn't find any valuable clues. So I said to the Taoist priest who had been following us, master, we want to donate some incense. Where is the temple that you can still visit now? This is the year of my birth year, and I want to pray to Tai Sui.
The Taoist shook his head helplessly and said, "Two Merciful Men, to tell you the truth, right now our temple only keeps people stationed there and does not open the door to welcome guests. In addition, our merit boxes were also taken away by others, so the two If you want to donate some money now, I'm afraid you are powerless. Xiaodao would like to thank the two of you for your kindness and kindness. If you really have the intention, a pillar of fragrance can be enough to inspire Taoist ancestors.
What he said was a bit miserable. In the age of the end of the Dharma, life is indeed very difficult for religious people. These monks who guard the temples are not as comfortable as we are. And I am not born in the year of my birth. The purpose of saying this is just to find Doumu Palace.
The Taoist took us to Doumu Hall, but when I opened the door and took a look, I felt sad. Except for the seated statue of Dou Mu Yuanjun in the center, the remaining dozens of statues of gods all had their heads knocked off, leaving an empty body. The feeling looked not only disrespectful, but also full of Weird. Many of the statues were repaired with clay. It seemed that the group of people who smashed the temple overturned and broke many of the statues. After the vicious group of people left, the Taoists silently repaired the statues. On. But the heads of these statues are all missing.
Now it seems that the Taoist was right. Even if I am really guilty of Tai Sui, worshiping here at this moment will have no effect at all. I even doubt whether there is any spiritual energy here. Judging from the condition of the statues, they are not that old, and many of them are painted in bright colors. After asking the Taoist priest, I learned that these statues were actually made in the early days of liberation. Inside Doumu Hall All the original old statues were destroyed, and even the destroyed batch, according to Taoist historical records, were made in the Qing Dynasty.
This has brought our investigation to a deadlock. If these sixty-year-old gods are one of the main reasons why we think this place is the location of "Zhao", now it seems that this road has no value for investigation. So Songzi and I offered a stick of incense in a meaningless manner and walked out of the hall. The Taoist immediately closed the already damaged door of the hall after we walked out.
Songzi asked, Master, both of us are very interested in the history and culture of Taoism. Before coming here, we had heard that there was an ancient well here. It is said that the old man dug it himself. I wonder if this well is still there today. Exist in observation? As soon as the Taoist heard what Songzi said, he immediately realized that the two of us were by no means ordinary pilgrims. At least we knew something about history. So he smiled proudly and said that the Merciful One was right. There was indeed such a well in Xiaoguan, but it had been sealed long ago. When the well was sealed, we were not even here yet. After speaking, he pointed in the direction of the main hall and said, the well is not far from the entrance. The well no longer exists. If you want to see it, the trail can take you there.
So I rushed to say that of course I wanted to go. Since I was here, I naturally wanted to go and see it. Because this matter was based on Song Zi’s inference from beginning to end, I had no contribution to it other than listening to what he said. Seeing that the road to Doumu Hall is no longer accessible, if I can find the location of the well, since I know that the senior who lived thousands of years ago hid the object here, I still need to know the location at least so that when I look for it in the future, Don't look around for it.
The Taoist led Song Zi and I towards the main hall. At this moment, the door of Changchun Temple was tightly closed, just like when we came. Maybe it was because we saw outsiders entering the Taoist temple. The rest of the people who had originally The Taoist priests who were sweeping the floor or cleaning the door all hid themselves when we entered the Doum Hall to worship, so that I could not see a single Taoist priest all the way to the main hall.
On the left side facing the main hall, there is a small side hall that looks like a sutra chanting hall, and between it and the main hall, there is a small alley less than two meters wide. However, since the area of the side hall is not as large as the main hall, the terrain opens up after a few steps. I saw a loess mud wall that was very out of place in the open space and the surrounding environment. It was very old, and it seemed that it could be knocked down with bare hands with just a little force. The ground beside the wall looked smoother and firmer than the surrounding ground, as if there were often people walking or standing in that place. And on the edge of this place, there is an octagonal fence.
Eight stakes were surrounded by iron chains, which looked like a Bagua shape. There is an opening on the ground that looks like a well, but the wellhead has been sealed. Not only that, but on the sealed manhole cover, there is also a stone tablet as high as a person, with four big characters written on it: "Be aware of yourself and be careful about yourself." ".
Presumably this is the location of the "Tiji Well". The so-called "clear mind" probably refers to Lao Jun's idea of using the surface of the well water as a mirror to repeatedly look at himself and think. The Taoist told me that this place has always been used to punish disciples who made mistakes in the temple. Master will ask Taoists who have done wrong things to stand by this old wall, think about their mistakes in front of the wall, and be aware of themselves. And this wall is actually a wall of the old side hall. During several renovations, this wall was the only one preserved. It probably means that together with the sealed well, it can bear witness to the Taoist sect. Honor and disgrace rise and fall.
But in my opinion, the situation in front of me is still not good, because if it is just blocking the wellhead, then I may still have a way to dig a hole and maybe be able to enter the well. But now there is a bluestone monument erected on top, which leaves us with nothing to do.
My thoughts became confused again, so I looked at Songzi, hoping that he would have some other ideas at this moment. Songzi glanced at me, probably understanding, so he asked, what if the well is sealed and this place is halfway up the mountain, so what should the Taoists in the temple do if they get thirsty? In fact, even I could tell that Song Zi’s words were completely knowing, because if the scale of a temple reaches the size of Changchun Temple, there must be more than one well. Even many rural yards have two or three wells. Sure enough, the Taoist replied that there are other wells in our Taoist temple, and the water from Tiji well comes from the same source. It will not be a problem for Taoists to get water to quench their thirst.
Song Zi pretended to be enlightened and said, "In that case, my partner and I came all the way, hoping to have a taste of the water from the well in the temple, so that we can be aware of ourselves." After saying this, he bowed respectfully to the Taoist without waiting for his reply.
I actually despise this kind of behavior of chasing ducks to the shelves, but I have to say that this is also a good method. It is the first time for everyone to meet, so they are polite in words, but Songzi does not give the other party a chance to refuse. So the Taoist said, since this compassionate person asked for it, Xiaodao should do his best to satisfy it, so please come with me.
So the Taoist took us along the road to a big tree behind the main hall. There was a well next to the tree. Judging from the color and carvings on the edge of the well, it seemed that it was only a few hundred years old. This large branch has lush leaves, presumably because it is close to a water source. So the Taoist asked us to stand aside for a while, and then he started to put down the windlass and go to the well to get water. And at this time, in addition to hearing the dull sound of the barrel touching the water, I also heard a sigh of "Hey...".
I was surprised at the moment, because we didn’t see anyone else along the way. Even if the Taoist here sighed, judging from the way he was afraid of us just now, it is unlikely that he would do it in front of us. While doing this, what really surprised me was that the sigh came from the direction of the well.
We were running around like headless flies, and we couldn't tolerate any mistakes at this moment, so I walked to the well at once, almost slipping on the moss on the ground, and then I put my hands on the well mouth and faced into the well. Looking around, he then asked the Taoist who was drawing water, "I heard someone sighing just now. It seemed to be coming from this well. Could it be that there is someone down here?"
I originally thought that my deliberate and impolite behavior would arouse the Taoist's dissatisfaction, but who knew that the Taoist actually smiled and said to me, "Mercy, you may have heard wrong, the voice you heard just now" Everyone actually heard it, but the sound was not someone sighing, but it did come from the bottom of the well.
What kind of well can sigh by itself?
