An ordinary Weibo of an ordinary passerby, because a picture attracted a lot of people. There are dozens of Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes, half surrounded by an old monk. At first glance, this picture is really surprising.
"6666 what is this for, monk: what are you going to do to Lao Na..."
"Laugh to death, let's fight a ghost, a bunch of Taoist priests surround a monk."
"It's appalling! Bloggers, don't leave, live broadcast!"
"This picture is so beautiful that I can't bear to watch it."
"Seeking the psychological shadow area of monks..."
"The Daoist is merciful!"
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Unbeknownst to the people at the scene, it was very lively on Weibo, and the picture was later used as a spoof by netizens who didn't know the truth, accompanied by various words.
Under the crowd of passers-by who also did not know the truth, the monks and Taoists were very harmonious.
Xie Lingya said, "It's okay, you can take it. Let's go."
The Taoist priests were about to get on the bus, and there was a sign in the front window of their bus, which marked the driver's name and the Tuyang group.
When the old monk saw the word "Qiyang", he slapped his forehead, remembered it, and stopped Xie Lingya: "Is your surname Xie?"
Xie Lingya turned back, "Yes, do I know you?"
The old monk raised his face and smiled, and said cheerfully: "Fate, fate, I met you."
Xie Lingya: "?"
He was confused, he was still familiar with Taoist temples, and he had never really entered the temple a few times, let alone knew the monks. This face has no impression at all.
The other Taoist priests were going to get in the car and wait, and they couldn't help but look strange. Hey, what do you mean by fate? Who has fate with you? This is our Taoist person!
The old monk smiled and glanced at Shi Changxuan again, and said, "The mountains and rivers offer lotus flowers, you and I have a forerunner!"
As soon as he said the five words "mountain and water for the lotus", others didn't know why, but Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan suddenly realized it. Last year, Shi Changxuan set up a Fengshui Bureau for the Buddhist temple to be built in the resort area of Tang Qitang, and supported the Buddhist temple of the Pure Land Sect, also known as the Lotus Sect.
At that time, Tang Qi said that after the Buddhist temple is repaired, there will be eminent monks invited from other places to sit in town. Now it seems that it is the old monk who is not very good-looking
"Are you the Zen Master invited by President Tang?"
The old monk nodded, "Exactly, after I know the design of the Buddhist temple, I will remember you two."
The old monk introduced himself, the Dharma name Liantan, and he became a monk at Donglin Temple, the ancestral court of the Pure Land Sect. Of course, he will pass after Tang Qi's construction is completed.
He recognized Xie Lingya because he added Tang Qi's WeChat, and Tang Qi had forwarded the photos of Xie Lingya and the others that were posted online.
After hearing the name, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan looked at each other again. Coincidentally, there was also a lotus character in the old monk's name, so this game and him were also right.
Although the disciples of Shizong cannot do feng shui calculations and pay attention to the presence of Buddhist temples, that means they have spirits, but they have been derived from China for so many years, how can they completely get rid of the local influence. Why did the old monk remember them? He didn't think the Feng Shui Bureau was interesting.
"That does have a forerunner. I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you here to participate in the event?" Xie Lingya asked politely.
"I'm here for business." Lian Tan said very briefly, and didn't mean to clarify the specific matter, but it was nothing, everyone just met by chance.
Relying on this little fate, after chatting a few words, Lian Tan thanked Xie Lingya again for sending him back the phone, and then said goodbye.
—Seeing the monks and Taoists waving their goodbyes in a friendly manner, the passers-by onlookers showed a somewhat disappointed expression. No quarrel or fight
After Xie Lingya got on the bus, someone else asked how they met.
After Xie Lingya finished speaking, Zhang Daoting, who was sitting in the back, leaned on the back of the seat and said, "I thought the monk was going to pull you into the team, but suddenly a fateful sentence scared me to death."
"Hahaha, how is that possible, I'm open to Taoism." Xie Lingya thought they were too funny.
"The two families of Shi and Dao have learned from each other for thousands of years. There are also people who have abandoned Shi and entered Dao or who have abandoned Dao and entered Shi." Shi Changxuan was not surprised and said lightly, "One of the five ancestors of the Southern Sect of the Jindan School. The real Bai Yuchan, that is, because of his understanding of Buddhism, was invited by Shizong to join the teaching, but he refused."
-Look, don't say that you just opened a Taoist temple, even if you become a Taoist priest, it is possible that people will come to pull you.
Bai Yuchan's name Xie Lingya has heard of it before. The Jindan School does not refer to specific schools such as the Lingxiao School and the Sazu School, but is classified by the subjects majored in by Taoists. , Jin Dan sent refers to the main alchemy.
Bai Yuchan was a Taoist priest of the Song Dynasty and was very famous, but Xie Lingya didn't know his detailed deeds. I didn't expect this cow to be a Buddhist.
"There's still this kind of operation, but don't worry, I'm not very interested in Buddhism yet." Xie Lingya thought about it, "In this day and age, there should be very few people who learn both Buddhism and Taoism."
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Xie Lingya didn't take the chance encounter with Liantan to heart. Neither of them added a WeChat account. After getting in the car, they went to the local palace, the Jade Palace.
As the name suggests, the Jade Palace is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, and it is also a local scenic spot. Most people need to buy tickets to go up the mountain. Basically, there is no need to buy tickets for the group, as long as they have a Taoist certificate, and only those like Xie Lingya need to buy tickets.
There is also a cable car here, but it is for tourists to ride, they come to ask, and naturally walk up the mountain.
When they arrived at the Jade Palace, the abbot here came out to greet them and entertain everyone for tea.
- It is not wrong to call it abbot. The words abbot and abbot are both from Taoism and belong to the highest teaching title of Taoist temples. Generally, the Quanzhen faction is called the abbot, the positive faction is called the abbot, of course it is called the Guanzhu, and even the director (usually there is a temple management committee) is also correct.
The abbot of the Jade Palace was named Fang Xushan, who looked like a middle-aged man. He had a few words of greetings with Daochang Zhou, the leader of the Taoist group and one of the members of the management committee of Taihe Temple, and introduced the members of the group one by one.
When introducing Xie Lingya, Daoist Zhou jokingly said, "This is our wine sacrificial Taoist priest."
Fang Xushan immediately realized, "Is it Xiao Xie?"
Xie Lingya sweated, but he didn't expect that he was really famous outside, "It's me, it's me."
There are many kinds of Taoist priests. Some are monks, that is, they live in Taoist temples, and some are at home. They are Taoist priests like Shi Changxuan, while Taoist priests are not familiar with Taoism. Ritual, but Taoists who are unwilling to preach - there is a difference between laypeople.
"I pay attention to your official account of Baoyangguan, and I watch it every issue." Fang Xushan was quite enthusiastic about Xie Lingya, "The content in it is very good, I also recommended it to the believers, I said this It is very helpful for everyone to learn the classics.”
Xie Lingya also hurriedly said a few words of modesty, saying that this was the achievement of the ancestors of Baoyangguan, and they were always willing to share it with their colleagues.
"If you had come a few days earlier, you would have just met our Tourism and Culture Week, which has a lot of activities." Fang Xushan showed a meaningful smile, "Every year, we hold such large-scale activities several times with the support of the government and enterprises. , attracting tens of thousands of tourists to visit.”
When Xie Lingya heard this, this was exactly what he was interested in. He immediately got excited and listened to Fang Xushan's words attentively.
"Xiao Xie, are you interested in coming to our Taoist temple for an internship? I heard that you are relatively qualified in management." Fang Xushan suddenly turned to ask Xie Lingya.
"..." Come, come, come again, Xie Lingya said wearily, "I still prefer to stay in Baoyang Temple."
What kind of management aptitude is the aptitude in Taoism, it's just a bit more subtle.
"Hey, you can come and talk." Fang Xushan said without hesitation.
Xie Lingya spent a lot of words to fool the past, but fortunately, he had expected such a situation.
After all, Fang Xushan took everyone to visit the temple again, and when he walked to a temple, there was something going on inside. Xie Lingya saw that there was a camera at the scene.
Fang Xushan also introduced: "This is a cooperation project between us and a live broadcast platform. It broadcasts the legal process for believers, and up to tens of thousands of people watch online." Let’s take a look at contract revenue and live broadcast revenue.
Xie Lingya always felt that Fang Xushan looked at himself while saying that he was still old, probably wondering if this would appeal to him.
Xie Lingya only felt envious, and what he thought was that the popularity of the Jade Palace is really good, and there are tens of thousands of people watching the live broadcast. When will Baoyangguan reach this level
"I'll take you to the expansion site over there." Fang Xushan led everyone out, and the Jade Palace was also expanded, but the scale was much larger than that of Baoyang Temple.
Fang Xushan behaved so well to Xie Lingya, some people take it for granted, and some people will be dissatisfied. For example, a Taoist priest surnamed Liu who participated in the reception is Fang Xushan's junior brother.
As he walked, he said to Xie Lingya, "Mr. Xie, how much salary does Baoyangguan give to the resident Taoist priest every month?"
Xie Lingya's foundation is hard to say. Although he has not compared it, he knows that he can get all the merits back, and if he is not happy, he will certainly not be stupid enough to start from this aspect.
At first, Xie Lingya hadn't reacted, and said, "Now the single money is 2,000 per month for each Taoist priest."
Compared with the first bill for Zhang Daoting, this has already risen, and it is not considered a commission.
Taoist Liu smiled, "We are six thousand here."
The Jade Palace is a large palace, and the city is also larger, so the standards are naturally different.
He asked again, "How do you charge for a fasting ritual?"
"Participate in the puja for 100 yuan, and the ceremonies will be counted separately..." Xie Lingya replied, feeling a little subtle too.
Fang Xushan was also raising money just now, but that one was to introduce the situation inside Guan, and the other was to sell Amway to Xie Lingya, so that it would not be offensive. And this man's tone made people uncomfortable, as if he was mocking Huoyangguan.
Dozens of Taoist priests walked back and forth, and the two of them were not very loud, and others thought they were discussing something serious when they saw it.
Xie Lingya didn't care much anymore. He stepped into the mountain gate hall with one foot, and Taoist Liu was still talking: "Is it difficult to worship at ordinary times? What is the area of your temple?"
Xie Lingya was not willing to answer. He usually likes to withdraw money because he has a heavy responsibility. Is it interesting that you are a monk who always withdraws money? Are you here to cultivate or to make money
However, there seem to be quite a few such priests now.
Taoist Liu: "...How tall is the main statue of Guiguan? Clay or bronze?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy object fell down and landed in front of Liu Daoshi's feet, almost wiping the tip of his nose!
Xie Lingya glanced down at the ground and almost couldn't hold back his smile, turned halfway around and lowered his head to avoid being seen.
The Taoists were all attracted, "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Are you injured?"
"The statue should be repaired. Don't be reluctant to spend so much money. We have gold there." Xie Lingya raised his head and said slowly, then walked to the statue and put on three sticks of incense.
Taoist Liu glanced at him in shock, touched his nose, looked down, and saw a huge middle finger in front of his feet pointing upwards, facing his face.
This is a hand with an upright middle finger and painted clay sculptures, but in Taoism, which immortal has an upright middle finger
They have just entered the Mountain Gate Hall. There is a spirit officer in the temple, and a central army in the Jewish government. Since ancient times, Lingguan Township Mountain Gate, this hand fell from the statue of Wang Lingguan in the Mountain Gate Hall!
The other Taoist priests turned back and looked at the statue, and they all felt that the meaning was not very good. Fang Xushan quickly picked up his hand with a yellow cloth, and then asked someone to contact the craftsman. He was muttering about what the factory was doing, the tofu dregs, it could still be broken.
"Junior brother, are you alright?" Fang Xushan asked when Taoist Liu was still dumbfounded.
Taoist Liu went to see Xie Lingya. Xie Lingya had just finished offering incense. At this time, there were other Taoists who went to offer incense because of the scene just now, but he was the only one who stood aside with a half-smile on his face.
Taoist Liu felt a chill in his heart, how dare he tell the truth about the situation just now. He walked to the mountain gate hall and mentioned the main god of Baoyang Temple. Now, when he thinks about it, isn't the main god of Baoyang Temple Wang Lingguan...
Even a coincidence is scary enough, not to mention that Liu Taoist is a Taoist.
For a time, Taoist Liu was discouraged and did not dare to talk to Xie Lingya again.
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"What happened just now, Teacher Xie, are you not hurt?" Zhang Daoting and Shi Changxuan were both pulled by other Taoists to talk just now, Zhang Daoting asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's just..." Xie Lingya glanced at the portrait of Lingguan, "Hey, your grandfather is still your grandfather."
The grandfather's temper is really violent. No wonder his original name is "Wang Ei".
Zhang Daoting nodded half-understood, "Then I'll go and give the patriarch a fragrance."
That night, I also spent the night in the Jade Palace. There are rooms specially designed to entertain laymen and tourists, but they are all sleeping in one room.
"Let's sleep together, are you above or below?" Xie Lingya habitually asked Shi Changxuan after entering the room at night.
Shi Changxuan: "..."
Xie Lingya: "?"
Shi Changxuan: "...the upper bunk."
The beds are bunks.
"You're so kind." Xie Lingya also thanked him, but it's so inconvenient to get in and out of the upper bunk, so Shi Changxuan took the initiative to take it upon himself.
Most of the other beds are for the younger ones, and the older ones take the initiative to sleep on the upper bunk.
Shi Changxuan hesitated, but finally buried his head and climbed to the top bunk.
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On the second day, the group of Qiyang asked the Taoist group to have a formal discussion with the Taoist priests of the Jade Palace. In order to escape Amway, Xie Lingya squatted at the door and used his mobile phone to write a WeChat push.
Just then, a little Taoist hurriedly ran towards this side, stumbled on the stairs, and fell with a nosebleed.
Xie Lingya walked over with a stride, supported the little Taoist priest and recited the hemostasis spell, "Don't let the blood come out, and don't raise the turbid blood!"
Now that he recites the Hemostatic Mantra, he no longer needs the patient to spit, and the nosebleed will stop after reciting.
At this time, the Taoist priests inside just finished speaking and walked out. They saw Xie Lingya supporting the little Taoist priest, who was full of nosebleeds.
Fang Xushan: "Xiaoyou, no matter how good-looking Senior Brother Xie is, you can't have a nosebleed."
Little Taoist: "..."
Xie Lingya: "…"
Shi Changxuan: "..."
The little Taoist jumped up and down anxiously, "Director, don't be joking! I just received a call from the police station, asking us to assist in the investigation."
Fang Xushan looked inexplicable, "What are you asking us to help investigate?"
Fang Xushan complained and left with the little Taoist priest. He disappeared for about 20 minutes before coming back, his face was a little unsightly, and he said with some grief, "A devout member of our Taoist temple was found to have died in a strange way. at home."
Not only devout people, but also devout people who donated a lot of money, but died suddenly. He also went up the mountain to burn incense two days before his death, so the police also contacted the Taoist temple during the investigation.
"Hey, Jushi He is a devout and benevolent believer, how could such a thing happen," said a Taoist priest from the Jade Palace.
Fang Xushan didn't say anything at the time, but after the Taoists dispersed, he grabbed Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan, and said with a sullen face: "Xiao Xie, Xiao Shi, give me some details. I called and asked for more details. It is suspected that Jushi He may have been cursed to death by someone.
"When Jushi He's body was found, he was holding a Taoist scripture in his hand, which I enshrined in the temple to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts.
"Jushi He is usually in good health, and even the police don't quite believe it was a sudden death from a sudden illness."
"That doesn't sound right, is there any sign?" Xie Lingya asked.
But Fang Xushan didn't go to the scene, just inquired about some details, and the three discussed it, but they felt that there was such a possibility and could not be sure.
"I'm definitely going to save Jushi He, can you come with me?" Fang Xushan knew, not to mention Xie Lingya, Shi Changxuan came from a Taoist family, which is very famous in the industry. In this respect, he may not be as good as Shi Changxuan.
Jushi He usually helped a lot to the Jade Palace, so Fang Xushan did not hesitate to invite Shi Changxuan and the two to see it together.
The two naturally did not refuse, "Of course this is possible."
Fang Xushan helped and talked to the leader, and took Xie and Shi down the mountain, all the way to the city. Jushi He had his wife ready, Fang Xushan called his house, and when he arrived at the house, someone came to open the door, it was Jushi He's son.
Mr. He looked tired, looked at Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan, and thought they belonged to Fang Xushan.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw an old monk with a white beard besides He Jushi's wife in the living room.
"Lian Tan Master?" Xie Lingya said in surprise.
Lian Tan looked up, "Xiao Xie?"
"Do you know each other?" Mr. He asked in confusion, wondering how a monk and a priest seemed to have a good relationship.
"I know." Xie Lingya replied subconsciously, "Why are you here too?"
Isn't the He family a devout believer, what is the situation when the monk comes to the door? Fang Xushan didn't quite understand this.
Jushi He's wife looked a little weird and said: "Abbot Fang is here, this Master Lian Tan just came uninvited, but he said the same thing as you, my old man died in that way."
Fang Xushan had contacted her and made it very clear that he was not only here to save himself, but also suspected that the means used by the perpetrators were unusual.
"Amitabha." Lian Tan stood up and said to everyone in the room, "A month ago, the daughter of a believer in our temple died in exactly the same way, and couldn't recruit ghosts. I traced the clues to this place, but before I found out , and found that there were also people dying here."
He took out a booklet from his bag and handed it to everyone, "This is the clue, which appeared at the last victim's house."
Xie Lingya looked at it and saw "Hunyuan Hongyang Piaogao Linfen Jing" written on it. It looked like a book of some sect. He frowned, "What is this?"
"It seems a little familiar?" Fang Xushan was also confused.
Shi Changxuan deserves to be a religious student, he can tell from the first glance, without waiting for Lian to talk about popular science, he said, "Is it the book of Hongyang Dao?"
"Which faction, I haven't heard of it." Xie Lingya was even more confused.
Shi Changxuan: "This sect has been developing for hundreds of years. Although it is called Dao, it is actually a crooked folk sect that pretends to be a Taoist sect."
After all, in China, Taoism and Buddhism have the most influence, and the official admits that everyone still has a sense of trust in monks and Taoists.
There are a lot of crooked and heretical ways of pretending to be Buddhist or Taoist, and they do use some Taoism, because some of them are developed by true Taoists or Buddhists.
In fact, there are many folk sects, such as Lushan Fa and Meishan Road, which have become intangible cultural heritage, but Hongyang Road is still despised. Of course, there is a reason.
Shi Changxuan took the sutra and opened the follow-up, "Those who practice this way worship Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, as well as Taoist gods, and advocate that Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism must read his sutras in order to soar. In modern times, I heard that Not even God has escaped..."
Everyone: "..."
Xie Lingya: "...No, you have to read this scripture to enter heaven, do they translate it?"