After Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan gradually went away, Pukong and Puxuan, the two highest-ranking masters of the Shaolin Sect, looked at each other, and then they both sighed.
Pukong said to Puxuan: "Junior brother, this little benefactor is young, but his words are quite Zen-minded, and his martial arts are not weak. He is really a young hero."
Pu Xuan on the side said with a smile: "Zhenren Zhou's beloved disciple of the Kunlun sect is certainly not a wasted reputation. Besides, he is also a descendant of Yang Laolinggong. Zhenren Zhou will naturally teach him in an eclectic way, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. He should be able to master all his studies."
Pukong smiled when he heard this, then sighed and said to Puxuan: "Although Yang Shaoxia is young and heroic, I think he has a deep obsession in his heart. I'm afraid it will fetter him in the future."
Pu Xuan did not answer the question, but answered the question: "Senior brother, are you really not going to attend the Kunlun Ding Martial Arts Conference next year? Other sects should be going, do we also have to send people to participate?"
Pukong clasped his hands together, shouted the Buddha's name, and said: "I watched him build the Zhulou, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his tower collapse. How often do these worldly disputes end? Why do I, a Buddhist disciple, need to get too involved in the world of mortals? , It’s in vain to increase the number of sins, and it’s in vain to break the commandments.”
Hearing his brother's answer, Pu Xuan also shouted the Buddha's name and sighed: "Amitabha, brother, how do you know that we are not under this Zhu Tower? If the Zhu Tower collapses, how can we safely practice Zen? If there was no such thing in the early Tang Dynasty, "Thirteen stick monks saved the king of Tang Dynasty." How could Buddhism have flourished for hundreds of years? Nowadays, many officials believe in Taoism. If our Buddhist sect no longer has any merit in the country, how can we develop our Buddhist sect and spread our Buddhist dharma?"
Pukong was silent after hearing this, and fell into deep thought.
After bidding farewell to everyone in the Shaolin sect, Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan rode on horses on the mountain road to Jinghu North Road. After leaving Beijing North Road, the road gradually became difficult to walk. From time to time, they dismounted from their horses and took boats, and from time to time they galloped. From time to time, he led the horse and walked all the way south, heading straight to the next destination - Wudang.
Wudang Mountain is located in Lujun County, North Jinghu County, and is a world-famous Taoist mountain. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the end of the Han Dynasty, many dignitaries came to Wudang Mountain for cultivation, such as Dr. Yin Xi of Zhou Dynasty, and famous alchemists and alchemists Ma Mingsheng and Yin Changsheng also lived in this mountain for cultivation.
From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to social unrest, hundreds of scholar-bureaucrats either resigned from office or abandoned their homes and ran away, gathering in Wudang to practice Taoism. At the same time, scriptures about Zhenwu appeared.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Tang claimed to be a descendant of Laozi and supported and worshiped Taoism, making it the first of the three religions.
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Yao Jianfeng, the governor of Wudang, ordered the construction of Wulong Temple in Wudang Mountain in response to his prayers for rain. This was the first temple built by the emperor in Wudang Mountain.
At this time, many famous Taoists lived in seclusion in Wudang Mountain to practice Taoism, such as Yao Jian, Sun Simiao, Tao You'an, Lu Dongbin, etc. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wudang Mountain was listed as the ninth blessed place among the seventy-two blessed places of Taoism, and the Taoist status of Wudang Mountain was greatly improved.
Wudang Sect is an important sect of Taoism. It is a Taoist sect that "takes Wudang Mountain as its base and believes in Emperor Zhenwu as its main god. It is good at thunder and talisman, emphasizing the ethics of loyalty and filial piety, and the integration of the three religions as its main characteristics."
As the saying goes, "When the country is in trouble, Taoist priests come down from the mountain." During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Wudang master Guo Wuwei studied in Wudang for more than ten years and acquired martial arts. At the same time, he also studied Wudang astrology and prophecy. Well-read poetry and books, full of knowledge.
During the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, Wudang master Guo Wuwei resolutely decided to go down the mountain to save the people. He first came to Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty at that time, and co-acted a bitter trick with Guo Wei.
Guo Wuwei pretended to have a falling out with Guo Wei and left, and finally came to the Later Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Liu Jun of the Later Han Dynasty had just ascended the throne. When he learned that such a reclusive sage had come to the Later Han Dynasty, he tried to invite Guo Wuwei to become an official in the Later Han Dynasty. Later, Guo Wuwei gradually rose to the rank of prime minister of the Later Han Dynasty, and gradually controlled the political power of the Later Han Dynasty.
After Liu Jun's death, Guo Wuwei believed that the time had come to serve the Central Plains court. He planned to kidnap the new emperor Liu Jiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty and lead the Later Han Dynasty to surrender to the Central Plains Dynasty, ending the division of the country and avoiding the disasters caused to the people by the war between the two countries.
But Guo Wuwei underestimated the ability of the new emperor Liu Jiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty. After Liu Jiyuan ascended the throne, he faced Guo Wuwei's insubordination, while contacting the Khitan people. Finally, he took advantage of Guo Wuwei's unpreparedness and overthrew Guo Wuwei's power in the Later Han Dynasty.
After learning about the situation, Guo Wuwei had no choice but to escape. However, on the way to escape, he was captured by Yang Ye, who was a general of the Later Han Dynasty at the time, and was eventually hanged by Liu Jiyuan for treason.
Although Wudang master Guo Wuwei did not lead the Later Han Dynasty to peacefully return to the Central Plains, Guo Wuwei's deeds were respected by most people in the Central Plains, and Taoist temples were built in many places to worship him.
Yang Yunfan and Chen Zishan finally arrived at Wudang Mountain after more than ten days of arduous trek, traveling by boat, horse and foot, and changing trains back and forth.
Yang Yunfan looked at Wudang Mountain surrounded by peaks and was filled with admiration.
The overall layout of the Wudang Mountain building complex is centered on the Golden Temple of Tianzhu Peak, and radiates around with the official road and ancient Shinto as the axis. It adopts a unified design layout in the royal architectural French style. The entire building complex is large in scale, with prominent themes and orderly.
The ancient architectural complex of Wudang Mountain also embodies the Taoist idea of "advocating nature" and maintains the original natural style of Wudang Mountain.
Chen Zishan reined up his horse and said to Yang Yunfan with a smile: "Wudang Mountain is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the north and Bashu in the south, stretching for more than 400 miles. The seventy-two peaks of Wudang Mountain are high, dangerous and deep, with flying clouds and mist. They are majestic. Especially Wudang Jiushi Rock. , Patriarch Chen Tuan once lived in seclusion here to practice."
The two rode horses to Wudang Mountain, handed over greeting cards at the mountain gate, and were led to the Taihe Palace by a young Taoist priest.
Taihe Palace, also known as the Golden Palace, commonly known as the Golden Summit, is located on the south side of Tianzhu Peak. It is one of the main palaces of the Wudang Sect. The width and depth of the palace are three rooms, and there are twelve pillars around it.
The stacked frames, foreheads, beams, and double-warped and single-warped brackets on the columns support the upper and lower eaves respectively, forming a double-eaves and bottom hall-style roof. Dragons are cast to confront each other at both ends of the main ridge.
Four lattice doors are installed on the four walls between the columns. The top of the hall is made of a flat chess ceiling, with shallow carvings of flowing cloud patterns and soft and smooth lines. The ground is paved with purple stone patterns, which are polished and smooth.
The roof is characterized by the "push-mountain" approach. In the hall, there is an altar in front of the screen on the back wall, with a seated statue of Emperor Zhenwu. The golden boy on the left holds a book, the jade girl on the right holds a treasure, and the two generals of water and fire hold flags and swords to guard the two sides. Under the altar is a Xuanwu statue, which is a combination of Jin and Wan. Set up an incense table and offering utensils in front of the altar.
In the Golden Hall, a Taoist priest who is over fifty years old and has black and white hair is sitting on the Taishi chair in the hall. This man is thin, has a long beard and a beautiful beard, his hair is pulled into a bun, and he is wearing a green Taoist robe. Although he is over fifty years old, , but his eyes are still bright and electric, making people dare not to blaspheme.
This person is Zihe Zhenren, the leader of Wudang. I saw that he was still holding in his hand the greeting card that the young Taoist from the mountain gate had just sent to Yang Yunfan and the two of them. When he saw the two coming in, he put down the greeting card, looked at the two of them, and said: "Are the two young heroes disciples of the Kunlun Sect? I don't know. What's the purpose of coming here this time? Is Mr. Zhou okay?"
The two of them bowed and Chen Zishan said: "Junior, I pay my respects to Master Zihe. Junior Chen Zishan, this is my junior brother Yang Yunfan. The two of us are here to deliver a message to the Taoist Priest."
