At the same time, the great Qi Jing Zhao Shaoyin and the guard ambassador Meng Kai, who were extremely gloomy and depressed, also passed through the heavy fortifications of the city and came to the vicinity of Mingde Gate; they were swimming around or carrying fire guns and strong crossbows on their backs. It was the Jiabing occupying the most important place. Under various interrogations and attention, he was introduced to the left of Zunshan Square, the third square of Mingdemen North, in a surviving Lanruo-Daxingshan Temple.
It's just that when most people see this monastery, they can't help but suddenly realize it and think about it. Because this is also one of the oldest Conglin in Chang'an. It was built in the second year of Taishi, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty (226 years). It was originally named "Zunshan Temple". Zunshanfang was named after this temple. During the reign of Emperor Wen Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, the city of Xi'an was expanded into Daxing City. The temple occupies the first square of Jingshan Square in the city. The name of the city is "Daxing" and the name of the square is "Shan".
This is also the ancestral court of Tang Mi (religion) in addition to the Daqinglong Temple, but the eight sects of Buddhism. Since the inheritance of the past dynasties, there have been the "Three Masters of Kaihuang" in the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty: the monks of Tianzhu, Nalian Tiliyeshe, Janajueduo, Dharma Gupta, and the three Kaiyuan monks of the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. King Kongzhi and Bukong stationed in Xiben Temple successively to translate the classics, set up altars and pass on secrets, and then go through a delegation and carry forward the benefits of the fruit;
It is also the place where the Buddhist priest Bukong Sanzang has been stationed in the three dynasties of Suzong, Daizong, and Dezong. Therefore, there is still the "Stele of the Three Zang Guoshi at the Great Xingshan Temple of the Tang Dynasty" and it is now the three largest in Chang'an. One of the translation sites, covering an area of one hundred acres and hundreds of monks, is known as "the temple is the highest in the capital." The only thing that the scale system can correspond to is the Royal Taoist Temple—Xuandu Temple.
It was not until the Tang Wuzong Hui prospered and destroyed the Buddha that the temple was temporarily abandoned and the monks forced to return to the vulgar; when Wu Zong died the following year, Xuanzong ascended the throne, and ordered the revival of Buddhism, and Daxingshan Temple once again became the left and right street monk who managed the Buddhist gates in Gyeonggi. Lu Si, and one of the great merit envoys of Left and Right Street who are famous as the prime minister, monks and nuns, can be said to have been prosperous through generations.
In fact, even if the rebels headed by Huang Chao entered Chang'an and established the new Daqi Dynasty, they had never thought of doing anything to these monasteries and jungles when they were looting and liquidating those who belonged to the court. After just ordering him to hand over a large sum of contributions, and sending monks to participate in the blessing ceremony and the Requiem super fast altar held in the new dynasty, there were no other measures to deal with and everything went as before.
On the contrary, after the official army "recovered", the Chang'an Jungle Gate that survived the disaster was in bad luck. Not only did the temples have been looted and looted many times spontaneously, even the monks in the center were also conscripted to "help the army." Naturally, it is not because of a person's relationship that the pond fish has been affected.
Because according to some officials in the camp, in front of the Prime Minister Cui An, the demon monk Zhou Ni, headed by the Taiping thief, was led by a lot of Buddhist priests. Therefore, these Buddhist monasteries in Beijing are really worthy of the Taiping army. The risks and possibilities of internal response, so we can only act first in order to forcefully deal with them decisively and avoid future troubles.
Of course, the motive for the Taiping Army’s Central Army’s Great Account to be moved from Mingdemen to this place was only because it was relatively well preserved and the available sites and buildings were large enough. The officers and soldiers who had been raging in the past, of course, ransacked all the valuable things and the eye-catching things in it, even if the curtain was cut off or the gold leaf on the tin-iron clay sculpture was scraped off and taken away; but Corresponding halls, pavilions, monks' residences and courtyards can generally be moved in after cleaning up.
For example, it can be used as a battlefield shelter for rescue and placement of wounded soldiers, or as a battlefield repair facility and temporary military manufacturing bureau with the army, which can be easily arranged and arranged. In addition, the 13-layer black tile and green roof of the Azheli Pagoda in the monastery is also the same as the big and small wild goose pagodas of the Dacien Temple in the city. It is one of the few high-altitude observation points in the center of the south of the city. The location of the artillery.
However, the situation was different from what Meng Kai had expected. The temporary army of the Taiping Metropolitan Dudu was not located in the Taiping Temple, which is said to have the same system specifications as the Taimiao. It is vaguely visible that the green tiles are flying and the golden temple is majestic and majestic Daxing Buddha Hall. ; (Here has been hung up with the signs of the "Military Training Center" and the "First Aid Center"). It's in an ordinary courtyard not far from the bottom of the tower-Jizo Betsusho.
It can be said that with the exception of the pro-direct camps and the minor corps, the sergeant of the teaching wing, and the sergeant of the Lin Li who stand majestically and without squinting, it is difficult to see this seemingly gray and well-used courtyard. It was the Taiping Metropolitan Governor’s garrison that carried the "tens of thousands of troops" in Jinnei and attacked and fought with the official army; as the verified identity of Meng Kai stepped into this place, it was cleaned up, leaving only the clean and clean. In the courtyard where the stone floor and walls are decorated with reliefs, suddenly there is a smell of scent.
This made Meng Kai, who had been busy running for almost a whole day, and had only eaten a few biscuits provided by the Taiping Army, involuntarily squirmed in his belly. Then the curtain was lifted, revealing a certain undisguised sucking sound accompanied by the fragrance.
Shining through the fine light of the lotus platform and the decorative panes of the treasure-like patterns, it looks quite a spacious interior room with four walls; besides many sandboxes, maps, and cabinets and cabinets for storing writings, there is nothing else. Other things. In the middle, a figure that looked rather strange and familiar was chewing on the case.
"It's Meng Shaoyin who is here... please sit down and wait..."
During his regular meal time, Zhou Huaian, who was concentrating on dealing with a big cup of hot chicken curd in front of him, just nodded to him and then immersed himself in it. It seems that this meal is more attractive to him. .
The so-called "Fufu" is a kind of boiled noodles from the Tang Dynasty, which is more similar to the hand-pulled noodles of later generations in the north, except that the ingredients are taken from the characteristics of water, soil and customs in Guan. For example, new wheat is planted on the edge of the Weihe River, and then sifted through a water mill to sift out the thin noodles like snowflakes, then knead it with soybean oil very evenly, and then pinch it into finger-wide strips by hand.
The soup base is a three-pound young chicken that is just a full year old and suitable for fat and tender. The thick white soup base is left after the ribs are boiled and crisp, because it is easy to condense a layer of thick yellow chicken oil on the top. The noodles are fully absorbed when the noodles are cooked; therefore, there is no need for any extra flavor, and just cut a few shreds of green onion and garlic for dressing. It tastes like the heavy grains and wheat aroma and the plump and tenderness of the chicken, and the interaction in the mouth makes people unable to stop at all.
Therefore, some of Meng Kai, who is sitting cautiously and sternly, is so stunned to watch the other party snortingly eating a large amount of feasts; however, his heart is full of ups and downs. I get up with waves of heart and thoughts; is this the scene of the Taiping Army's chieftain, who is the chief commander of the four roads and ten roads in the south, daily hospitality and daily life
Just sitting calmly and calmly, without any extra decorations and enjoyment utensils used to advertise your identity, it looks so simple and even some old military account furnishings, and enjoys the ordinary people at the bottom of the city can be used. Eat food; but it seems like it should be so serious and attentive.
This made it accustomed to seeing the generals’ mansion and the various army in the journey from north to south. As long as they were at ease, they could enjoy the atmosphere and manners of the Ming Dynasty regardless of the Ming dynasty; even more right after entering Beijing to establish the dynasty. The heroes who opened the court compared with luxury and extravagance. Meng Kai, who is not strange and even accustomed to it, could not help but feel so touched in his heart and consciously how to bear it.
We must know that he was once quite rejected these extravagant and vain things; however, after refusing the corresponding gatherings and entertainment several times, he was specifically called by the king to go to a good reprimand and persuasion; he even pointed out him personally. Insufficient gregariousness and disengagement from the public affection may lead to the disadvantages of subordinates and colleagues; they also gradually succumbed.
But he did not expect to be able to see again, the true example of consistent behavior in the world without changing his original intention. It was like the impression of getting along with him when he was in Guangfu; as long as there is corresponding food, no matter fine or crude or not, he can be used safely anytime, anywhere, even in the crude environment and place.
Then the emotions, doubts, and confusion that had accumulated in Meng Kai's heart for a long time seemed to be led and triggered to flourish, and became a kind of enlightenment that suddenly became clear. Perhaps, perhaps, this is how the opponent can easily defeat his own calculations and plans in Canton, and step by step to the present, even the new dynasty of Daqi must rely on his breath and help to survive the crisis of Ruoda. Power lies.
And perhaps the world needs to be able to lead most of the world’s insightful people who are determined to have no regrets after all, who are not affected by foreign objects, intrusive and temptation, and whose mind is like a stone and indomitable. , Aspiring people, hereby embark on a farther and more broad-minded road to salvation.
It’s a pity that it’s too late for me to come down several times. Even if I know that what the other person is doing should be the right thing, I want to secretly use these seemingly useful "remedies for the world," but he is always in I have a lot of worries about my position, and I have to usher in anticlimactic or halfway results in the process of trying to practice and implement.
Among them, it was his former comrades-in-arms and even the predecessors who valued him, and even King Huang had to come out to stop and beat him in the end. Therefore, he can only indulge himself a little bit to converge and exchange compromises without stretching his fists.
But now, he has finally tasted the evil fruits and sufferings that he has always held in mind with the luck. Perhaps this is the final limitation that can be achieved under the Huangwang pattern that was originally ambitious to "make up for the balance" and "live with the people." In the midst of Meng Kai's thoughts and thoughts, Zhou Huaian finally drank the last sip of the soup and raised his head. (End of this chapter)