Just now, if they were to say that it was Hu Xuanwu, they had heard of it more or less, and were not very curious. There was only one thing they couldn't see clearly. When Hu Xuanwu finished spinning, something clearly appeared from her body. The golden phoenix is covered in fire. It is for this reason that the spectators are willing to cheer loudly and give generous rewards.
"Is that golden phoenix also part of Hu Xuanwu?" Yue Guanchao narrowed his eyes and stared at the woman downstairs.
Na Yi shook her head: "Of course not, Hu Xuanwu is Hu Xuanwu, and this golden phoenix is just Hu Xuanwu's prize. You can understand that in order to earn more reward money, they combined Hu Xuanwu with illusion. That one The golden phoenix is an illusion unique to the territory."
"Illusion?"
"Then you have to introduce it to us in detail."
Since Yue Guanchao and the others experienced Wu Coffin Village, they have seen and heard countless hallucinations. Some hallucinations are caused by drugs, some hallucinations are caused by psychological factors, or the reasons for some hallucinations are still unclear.
They saw the phoenix rising from the flames during the day, and of course they were curious about the cause of the illusion in front of them.
Nayi thought for a moment, her eyes became mysterious, and said: "Illusion in the Western Regions has been around for a long time. If we want to talk about it in detail, we have to start from the Han Dynasty..."
During the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his most beloved Madam Li passed away. In order to meet his beloved concubine after death, Emperor Wu recruited many magicians to summon the soul of Madam Li.
Many talented people who practiced metaphysics and sought immortality were summoned by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to enter the court to summon the soul of Mrs. Li.
At that time, the Han Dynasty had opened up the Western Regions through the Xiongnu War and established the Great Protectorate in the Western Regions. Many talented people from the Western Regions also began to enter the Central Plains through trade flows, hoping to use illusions to summon the soul of Mrs. Li to gain fame and fortune. , the imperial court awarded him.
Their efforts have either succeeded or failed, but one thing cannot be denied - that is, the illusion of the Western Regions has gradually sprouted in the Central Plains and entered the eyes of the world.
In the following hundreds of years, with the introduction of Buddhism to the Central Plains, the exchanges between the peoples of the Western Regions and the Central Plains became increasingly frequent. In addition, the Silk Road was gradually opened up by the Sui and Tang emperors. People from the Western Regions began to travel through the Silk Road with precious stones, spices, and jade articles that were lacking in the Central Plains. The road enters the Central Plains.
The Hu people, with the help of commercial trade with the Central Plains, began to have wealthy merchants with huge assets. The business atmosphere among them was extremely strong. Especially the small Hu people in Hexi regarded getting rich through business as a lifelong must. event.
For them, the Central Plains is like the spiritual palace of the barbarians. Even if they are as poor as beggars, they still want to enter Guanzhong to beg for food through their own feet.
Under such a trend, not only Hu merchants would go to the Central Plains to do business, but also some Hu people and tourists who admired the Central Plains culture would also enter the Central Plains via the Silk Road to see the prosperity, recovery, tolerance and openness of the Central Plains.
Under the open and tolerant atmosphere of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the three religions and nine streams of the Hu people were unimpeded in the Central Plains, with almost no restrictions. And because their exotic faces were completely different from those of the Han people, they would arouse the curiosity of the people along the way, or give them generous treatment. Or make friends with them and do business together.
As the old saying goes, fish and dragons are mixed together, and the mud and sand are mixed. Among the groups of people from the Western Regions who entered the Central Plains, the most special one is the illusionist!
Their starting point is very low. It is very likely that one person and one camel dare to follow the caravan into the Central Plains. Even some illusionists in the Western Regions are not free agents, but are slaves raised by the caravan to relieve boredom during the journey. No matter how low their status is, as long as they have excellent illusion skills, Once you arrive in Datang, there are endless possibilities.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty, from the court to the people, admired Hu style and liked Hu clothes. Even in their daily diet, they liked Hu people's Hu cakes and Hu drinks. Everyone in the nobles considered it fashionable to wear Hu clothes. The illusions of the Western Regions, of course, also It has become something that is loved by both high-ranking royal officials and ordinary people.
In the eyes of the common people, these foreign-looking barbarians from the Western Regions have curly blond hair, blue eyes, and high noses. They possess varying degrees of magic and illusion. As long as the barbarian illusionists appear, the surrounding markets will be surrounded.
In this extremely popular situation, the illusions in the Western Regions have also developed many new tricks!
There is a story recorded in the "Yuanfu Turtle Book". During the Kaiyuan period, an illusionist named Fanying could control the weather at will and transform wind, rain, thunder and lightning at any time.
Once, he made a bet with a friend that the weather near Chengdu Prefecture was very hot and there was likely to be a fire. If a burst of rain happened to extinguish the fire when the fire broke out, that would be his magic trick. If he said If it is true, this friend will donate a house as a donation to the Buddha. If he is not right, Fanying will volunteer to become this friend's slave.
At that time, Fan Ying was far away in Luoyang, three thousand miles away from Shu. It would take at least half a month to travel at a high speed. Of course, it was impossible to reach Shu in half a day. His friend only thought what he said was a joke and readily agreed to the bet. .
Then, Fanying was seen chanting a mantra in his mouth and burning a yellow talisman in his hand. His expression was extremely mysterious, and he seemed to be confident.
His friends didn't believe that he was really that magical. After half a month, he personally asked a businessman from Shu. According to the businessman's recollection, there was indeed a fire in Chengdu half a month ago, but soon a dark cloud came from the east. The fire was put out directly.
After hearing this news, this person believed that Fanying could indeed use magic to control the weather. Of course, this friend was also willing to donate a courtyard to the Foxuan Temple at that time.
There is also a story recorded in "Youyang Zazu".
It is said that during the Tianbao period, an illusionist named Mibao had the unique skill of making candles. I heard that he was good at making illusion candles. These two-inch thick and one-foot-long candles burned like incense, filling the room with incense. It emits colorful firelight when burning, and can directly transform into pavilions and pavilions in the candlelight. The shape is extremely magical.
The period from Kaiyuan to Tianbao was the most prosperous and open era of Tang culture. It could be called the mighty China. Heaven provided for all nations, and even illusions emerged in endlessly!
What about "Fantasy and Colorful Clothes", "Melons Falling Ripely", "Flying Cranes", "Wandering to Make Wine", "Dragon Circles the Pillar", "Clouds Roaring with Thunder", "Instant Flowers", "Goddess Offers Incense", "Fire Phoenix Nirvana", "Folding White Donkey" and "Lying Down". "Escape in a hanging vat", "Escape by climbing a rope", "Resurrection of a murderer"... These strange and confusing illusions are innovative, and while confusing the people, they have also created the spectacle of the prosperous age and the Kaiyuan Dynasty!
All these and so on, of course, countless illusion masters have been produced, such as Zhang Guo, Xing Hepu, Shi Yeguang, Ye Fashan, Luo Gongyuan, Fu Kong Tripitaka, and Yixing Monk. They all have won the favor of the royal family and the people with their own top-secret illusions. favorite.
One of them, an illusionist named Ye Fashan, has been serving Wu Zetian, Tang Zhongzong, Tang Ruizong, and Tang Xuanzong since the time of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Because of his superb illusion skills and mysterious Taoism, he was canonized as a Celestial Master and supported by successive emperors.
Heavenly Master is also the highest achievement these illusionists can achieve!
Some people say that the greatest illusionist during the Kaiyuan Tianbao period was actually Tang Minghuang himself.
During his reign, he personally created the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which was favored by all the countries and the barbarian people. After the Anshi Rebellion, the prosperous Tang Dynasty was shattered into pieces. The entire Tang Dynasty was in great decline, and it took a sharp turn. The fate of the country was like a mirror, a mirage, a mirage. , is the greatest illusion created by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for all the people of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
After the Anshi Rebellion, Anxi, Beiting, and Hexi fell, and the Tang Dynasty lost the Western Region forever. When the Han people once again set foot on the territory of the Western Region, it was already the former dynasty a thousand years later.
With the interruption of the Silk Road from the Western Regions to the Central Plains, illusionists naturally ceased to exist in the Central Plains. If they had not come to southern Xinjiang, it would be impossible to see this kind of illusion in the Central Plains.
As for how these illusions are created? Even now, no one knows for sure.
Some people think it's the spices, some people think it's the powder, and some people think these are all deceptions and ingenious traps used by illusionists. There are different opinions, but it makes the illusionists' illusions even more bizarre, and no one knows about them. reason.
It is precisely because illusions are so bizarre that they are so popular among ordinary people. It is not surprising that these wealthy businessmen are willing to give generous rewards.
At this point, the dancer has already walked under the window of the street building, and the many spectators upstairs will certainly not be stingy. They all took out their pockets and threw copper coins downwards. Some wealthy people even dropped their money bags directly. Of course, Yue Guanchao and the others couldn't lose face, so they collected a few silver coins and threw them on the copper plate.
The silver coins were put into the plate, which was extremely pleasant to the ear. This crisp sound also made the dancer look up for a few times. Her eyes moved as if she was ogling everyone at the window.
After the dance ended, the crowd dispersed. Seeing that order had been restored to the street, they got off the crossing and continued walking towards Gaotaicheng, finally stopping at the foot of Gaotaicheng.
After Kerry stopped, he pointed to the scattered residential houses in Gaotai City and said, "When my father and I came to southern Xinjiang, we liked to live in this kind of residential houses on Gaotai City. We can see far from a high place and see many doorways. come out."
After that, Keli led them up to Gaotai City and stopped in front of a seven-story building.
Careful observation shows that this seven-story building is based on an earth platform, hollowed out inward and protruding more than ten meters above the stone wall, thus forming a building pattern of four floors below the cliff and three floors above the cliff.
The overall shape is like the Chinese character "bulwark", like a tall pagoda with high eaves. Under the rammed earth exterior wall, you can see cloister carvings and niches with colorful utensils. The arched door openings are filled with exotic stained glass windows. Corridors and balconies on each floor connect to the surrounding street buildings. , you can go up, down, left, and right, which is very convenient.
Close to it, there is a plaque written in Uighur on the front door, and in the corner it says "Grandpa Ba's Comfortable Courtyard" in Chinese.
