"Old blind man, according to your opinion, the old god of Qinling is not some earthly immortal monster, but the true god of Qinling?"
Yue Guanchao thought that the Old God of Qinling was just like the old Black Mountain Demon and the Civet Cat Langjun, and was just a slightly famous mountain spirit wild monster in the mountains. From this point of view, the Old God of Qinling was still the real figure in this thousands-mile Qinling Mountains!
"How long has the old god of Qinling existed?"
When Yue Guanchao asked this question, the old lame man trembled and waved his hands: "I'm not sure. Anyway, the old man at home mentioned the "Shen Yi Sutra" when he was alive."
The old lame man was probably too old and could barely remember the words of his predecessors. He explained the origin of the Qinling Old God to Yue Guanchao and the others intermittently.
It is said that during the chaotic period of heaven and earth, there was Pangu who opened up the chaos, and then the sky rose up and became the sky of 45,000 li, and the earth thickened and became the earth of 45,000 li. From then on, the sky and the earth no longer touched each other, and they were collectively called 90,000 li. Nine thousand miles of heaven and earth, only then began to breed all things.
Then Pangu returned to chaos, and his son Hetian was born. When he was born, he settled in Mount Tai during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. From then on, he lived here for generations. After an unknown number of years, Mount Tai was passed to Hetian's grandson Shaohai. The fairy married him.
This woman dreamed of swallowing the sun and the moon and gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was named Jin Chan and was the Emperor of Donghua. The second son was named Jin Hong and was the Emperor of Dongyue, which is also known as the Emperor of Taishan Prefecture in later generations.
Starting from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, there was a saying that people would ask Chang'an about life and Mount Tai when they were dead. This means that if you want to be successful during your lifetime, you must serve as an official at the feet of the emperor. If you want to be successful after death, you must serve as an official at the feet of the emperor of Taishan Prefecture. Rumor has it that After death, people had to go to Taishan Prefecture to report their names and record their merits and demerits, so as to determine the rewards and punishments of heaven. Later, Mount Tai became the place where the souls rested.
This Lord of Mount Tai is also called the Old God of Mount Tai by the people!
"Old blind man, does the old god of Qinling also have such an identity?"
Yue Guanchao did not expect that the old god of Qinling was the same contemporaneous god as Lord Taishan. Although he was surprised, he was also full of curiosity about his identity, and urged the old cripple to continue talking.
"Emperor Donghua is the Duke of the East. He and the Queen Mother of the West are the yin and yang gods who control the gods of heaven and earth. The Queen Mother of the West lives in West Kunlun, and the Duke of the East lives in the East Kunlun. Today, West Kunlun refers to the Kunlun Mountains in the territory. Do you know that East Kunlun where?"
The three of them didn't know much about mythology, and they didn't know where East Kunlun was. Yue Guanchao said that if Song Qianjin were here at this time, with her words and vast knowledge, she should be able to talk to the old cripple, but she is angry now. He is also embarrassed to always be embarrassed in front of others.
Seeing the three people with confused faces and mysterious eyes, the old blind man pointed to the land under their feet: "This is East Kunlun."
Snap!
Xu Xiake was so shocked that he couldn't even hold the bowl and dropped his chopsticks.
"You mean, Qinling is East Kunlun?"
Xu Xiake couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Yes, in the pre-Qin period, West Kunlun was not a Chinese territory. At that time, the Kunlun Mountains mentioned by the Qin people referred to the Qinling Mountains south of Chang'an. This is the heritage of the Kunlun Mountains and is located to the east of the Kunlun Mountains. The name of East Kunlun is The number is not far-fetched, but it is real."
It was an old nonsense allusion. The three of them could not imagine the truth. Yue Guanchao quickly took a sip of wine and asked with wide eyes: "The old god of Qinling is actually the Emperor of Donghua."
"right!"
Speaking of this, the old man obviously became more talkative, and told them other ancient sayings he had heard: "The Qinling Mountains used to be East Kunlun, and the Prince of East lived in East Kunlun, and was in charge of all the Yang gods in the world. This Donghua In addition to being in charge of the Yang God, the emperor is also responsible for the destiny of heaven and earth."
"It is said that there is a Heavenly Gate in West Kunlun, and those who have become immortals can enter the Heavenly Gate to bow to Xi Mu; there is an Earth Gate in East Kunlun, and those who have become ghosts can enter the Earth Gate to worship Dong Gong. From this point of view, although the Eastern Emperor said that he does not care about the soul after death, but Once a living creature dies, it must first go to the gate of the earth to pay homage to Emperor Donghua and return its luck, and then report to the Lord of Taishan Prefecture."
"Brothers come first, then younger brothers, elders come first, then younger ones. This is also in line with the ancient rules for people to worship the earth god!"
The old blind man then lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of something, and whispered to them: "Qinling people, living in the East Kunlun Mountains, respect the ancient gods living here very much. Every household often respects the old gods of Qinling. We hope With the protection of the Qinling Old God, apart from the danger of mountain spirits and wild monsters, there is only the East Kunlun Gate hidden in the Qinling Mountains!"
The old lame man slapped the table and kept repeating this sentence: "Gate gate, gate gate, what is the gate gate? A door is opened on the ground, and the deceased is allowed to go out. What do you think this is a good thing? This memorial It’s the Gate of Hell, the real entrance to the underworld.”
"Think about it, people in Shanwowo guard the door for ghosts and gods to come in and out, how can they not be afraid!"
When Yue Guanchao heard this, he didn't know why, but suddenly a fire broke out in his mind, and his back felt like it was scratched by long nails, and the itch reached to his scalp.
"Ghost Gate? Are they all souls, inaccessible to strangers?"
Xu Xiake also realized that the description of the ghost gate was very similar to what they said about the soul mist of the cave mountain. Xianyue watched the tide and asked this sentence.
"Well, this is the entrance to the underworld. After death, all living creatures must return to the underworld to return their luck, and their souls enter the underworld of Lord Taishan."
