Chapter 253: Feng Shui Roadmap

When Yun Xi returned to her home, she told Shi Pi what happened today, and Shi Pi was also surprised when she heard it, and at the same time, she had some doubts about this kind of prophecy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As soon as Yun Xi returned to his room, he put the jade pendant on the table, and then he found paper and a pen and began to copy it according to the road map on the jade pendant.

After hours of copying, a complete road map appeared on paper. When Yun Xi carefully read this road map, he had to invite Liu Yuting out and said: "Miss Liu, this jade pendant should be given to you by your father, and then he asked you to hand over this jade pendant to me, I am now very sure that this road map is the mystery of this catastrophe, as long as you can find what your father left behind, you can uncover the ultimate source of this catastrophe." However, this roadmap has been updated alternately for hundreds of years, and I can't see where the markings on this roadmap are, so I want to ask you what to ask you is; Where did you live in your former home? Are you familiar with this road map drawn by your father? Where is he most likely to leave what he left behind? ”

After Liu Yuting saw the road map, she frowned and said: "This jade pendant is indeed what my father asked me to give you, and as for this road map, it is indeed from my father's handwriting, I have been learning from him since I was a child, and I am also very familiar with his handwriting, so what my father left behind does need this road map to find out." However, I have been frail and sick since I was a child, I rarely have the opportunity to go out to play, and I am not very familiar with the surrounding environment and road conditions, I only know that our family lives near the Liuli Bridge in the capital, where there used to be a beautiful stone bridge, and the stone bridge of the Lantern Festival is very lively every year, and my father will also take me to play on the stone bridge on that day. By the way, I still remember that our house is not far from the Temple of Heaven, and one year the Temple of Heaven was rebuilt and rebuilt, and the current saint invited my father and several masters to see Feng Shui. ”

Yun Xi couldn't help but laugh happily when he heard this, he knew where the Liuli Bridge and the Temple of Heaven were, as long as he brought the drawings tomorrow, he might be able to find what Liu Yuting and his father left behind. Yun Xi thought of this, so he called Shi Pian in, and soon the two decided to go to Liuli Bridge and the Temple of Heaven early tomorrow morning to have a look.

Early the next morning, Yun Xi and Shi took pity on the vicinity of the Liuli Bridge, which is located in the southwest of the capital and is the main passage into the city in the southwest direction. There was a stone bridge built originally, because there are still six miles away from the Guang'anmen city gate, so it is called "Liuli Bridge". Today's Liuli Bridge has changed from the name of the bridge to a place name, and it is called Liuli Bridge near the original ancient bridge.

And just when Yun Xi was looking for the road map, Liu Yuting also got out of the jade pendant, and when she looked at the surrounding environment, she couldn't help frowning and asked, "Yun Gongzi, are you sure this is the Liuli Bridge?" I felt different from what I had done before, these tall buildings and other buildings had completely blurred my memories beyond recognition, and I couldn't tell which direction my own home was. ”

After hearing Liu Yuting's words, Yun Xi was also speechless for a while, after all, hundreds of years have passed since the Guangxu period, and the tide of heaven after a hundred years has changed too much. Yun Xi and Shi pity searched near Liuli Bridge all morning, but still did not find anything related to the road map, which made Yun Xi very discouraged. However, he comforted him with pity: "Yunxi, since we can't find any clues here, let's go to the vicinity of the Temple of Heaven to have a look, after all, Miss Liu's father participated in the renovation project of the Temple of Heaven back then." Yun Xi thought about it and agreed with Shi Pity's statement.

When the two came to the vicinity of the Temple of Heaven again, Liu Yuting finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, there is no change here in the Temple of Heaven, just like my father brought me here back then, but there are a lot more people here." ”

After Yun Xi listened to Liu Yuting's words, she said with a smile: "Miss Liu, the Temple of Heaven has now become a scenic tourist area, as long as you buy a ticket, you can come in and visit, I also know that in your time, the Temple of Heaven was a place for emperors to worship the emperor and pray for a good harvest, and not everyone can come in and play casually." ”

After listening to Yun Xi's explanation, Liu Yuting also nodded by default.

Another afternoon passed, and Yun Xi and Shi Pity were about to turn over the road map, but they still didn't find any useful clues, which made Yun Xi so angry that he almost tore up the road map paper. At this time, Shi Pian also shook her head a little helplessly and said, "Yunxi, why don't you ask that Miss Liu again to see if her father has left any clues for her?" ”

Yun Xi nodded, called Liu Yuting out again and asked, but the answer he got made him very frustrated. At this time, Yun Xi couldn't help but say with some annoyance: "Isn't the pavilion master of Tianji Pavilion amazing? It's not such a way to play people, if you can't find a clue, let's wait until the catastrophe comes to deal with it, as the so-called soldiers will block, water to cover, I don't believe that any catastrophe can be overturned. ”

When the two of them were about to drive home with exhaustion, Yun Xi suddenly thought of something, only to see him turn around and drive in the other direction. And Shi Pixi, who was sitting in the co-pilot, suddenly asked with some doubts: "Yunxi, where are you going?" We're not on our way home in this direction. “

"Pity, I know how to find clues, we all overlooked one thing just now, Miss Liu's father is a master of the land, so this road map should be related to Feng Shui. When Miss Liu's father was sent to the Temple of Heaven to rebuild it, he must have used his status as a master of the land to hide things in the mechanism he designed. I'm going to find Fu Lao now, he is the director of the Beijing Museum, and I believe that there must be some drawings of the Temple of Heaven in the museum, as long as we find these drawings, we can find out how this master of the land was laid out from the road map. “

Yun Xi's words also aroused Shi Pity's curiosity, when they came to Fu Yulin's house, Fu Lao was eating with his family, Yun Xi and Fu Lao were also old acquaintances, so he took Shi Pity's hand and sat down at the dinner table.

Fu Lao hadn't seen Yun Xi for a few days, so he was also very happy about Yun Xi's visit. In particular, his granddaughter Fu Xianxian said to Yun Xi enthusiastically: "Yun Xi, didn't you and Pity go to Wudang Mountain?" When did you come back? Two days ago, Sister Yashi was still saying that when you come back, everyone will get together together. ”

Yun Xi replied while eating: "I came back yesterday with Pity, I came to your house today because I want to ask Elder Fu about something, as for the party, you can book a date, and I will definitely participate." “

When Fu Yulin heard that Yun Xi was looking for him something, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked, "Boy, what are you looking for me, have you found any good objects that I need to help you look at?" But your kid's appraisal level is not bad, and you are the best appraiser I've ever met. ”

"Old Fu, I came to you to ask for some other things, I don't know if your Beijing Museum has the design drawings for the reconstruction and construction of the Temple of Heaven in the Guangxu period, I want to see if these drawings are related to the layout of Feng Shui?"

"Boy, when did you start learning Feng Shui, I remember that you Taoists are the authority in this area, as for the design drawings of the Temple of Heaven you said, we really have them in the museum. However, these drawings are treasures in our museum, and even those experts and professors in the Beijing Design Institute can only look at them, and cannot take them back for study. If you really want to see it, come to the museum tomorrow morning and find me, remember, you can only see it, you can't take it with you. ”

After being grateful, Yun Xi said goodbye to Fu Lao and drove back home. They are tired of the day today, and it can be regarded as a small gain. The next day, Yun Xi and Shi Pian came to the Beijing Museum very early, and when Fu Lao carefully took out some drawings, he said: "Boy, these are the design drawings of the Temple of Heaven that you want, and at the same time, I also have some information about the Feng Shui design drawings of the Temple of Heaven here, so I will lend them to you." But you kid have to take care of it, and if you break these treasures, see how I clean you up. ”

"Old Fu, don't worry, I promise you won't break any of the drawings. By the way, Elder Fu, last time our Ministry of Foreign Affairs just reached a deal with the Vatican, and their Holy See agreed to return some of the national treasures of the tide to us, I don't know if you have received any news about this? Yun Xi said these words to repay Fu Lao for helping him.

And after listening to Yun Xi's words, Fu Lao was really overjoyed, and after seeing him walk out of the room quickly, he picked up the phone and dialed it.

At this time, after putting on gloves, Yun Xi also carefully spread out those drawings on the table, and Shi Pi, who was standing on the side, also quickly took out a digital camera and took pictures. Yun Xi looked at these drawings and flipped through the materials, according to the records on the materials; The Temple of Heaven was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), with a total area of 273 hectares, and was used by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to "worship the sky" and "pray for the valley".

The architectural design of the Temple of Heaven is characterized by: circular; The architectural characteristics of the Forbidden City are square. The two are in stark contrast: that is, the place (Forbidden City) Tianyuan (Temple of Heaven). The name of the four gates of the Temple of Heaven is derived from the "Qian" hexagram of the Book of Changes, that is, "Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen". The Temple of Heaven is the holy place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties sacrificed to the heavens and prayed for the valley, prayed for rain on the summer solstice, and prayed for snow on the winter solstice, and it is also the largest existing altar and temple building in our country. Its shape is unique and exquisite, the decoration is magnificent, it was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), and was originally called the "Temple of Heaven and Earth". Because of the establishment of the four suburbs in the ninth year of Jiajing (1530), it was renamed the Temple of Heaven in the thirteenth year of Jiajing (1534), and then it was rebuilt by Qianlong and Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to form the current pattern of the Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is 1,700 meters wide from east to west and 1,600 meters long from north to south, covering an area of more than 2.7 million square meters, which is twice as large as the Forbidden City in Beijing. The double wall forms the inner and outer altars, and the altar walls are round in the south and north, symbolizing the round heaven and the earth. The mound altar is in the south, the prayer valley altar is in the north, and the two altars are on a north-south axis, separated by a wall in the middle.

The north-south axis of the Temple of Heaven is a pedestal 360 meters long and 29.4 meters wide. The south end of the pedestal is 1 meter high, and gradually rises to 3 meters from south to north, representing the ascension to heaven step by step. People call this pedestal that runs through the north and south of the Temple of Heaven as Shinto, also known as "Danbi Bridge".

The walls around the Imperial Dome are circular in shape, representing celestial phenomena. To the south of the imperial dome, is the mound altar, which is the place where the emperor worships the heavens, and is also called "the altar of heaven", "the altar of worship", "the altar of worship". There are two earthen walls on the outside of the altar, the first is square and the second is round, symbolizing "the sky is round and the place is round".

In ancient times, Tianchao believed that 9 was the most noble symbol, so the building of the mound altar was very closely related to 9. At the center of the altar is a round piece of marble (called the Tianxin Stone). Facing outward from the center, each of the 3 layers of the table is paved with 9 rings of fan-shaped stone slabs, the upper layer is 9 pieces in the 1st ring, 18 pieces in the 2nd ring, 27 pieces in the 3rd ring, and 81 pieces in the 9th ring; The middle layer ranges from 90 blocks in the 10th ring to 162 blocks in the 18th ring; The lower level ranges from 171 blocks in the 19th ring to 243 blocks in the 27th ring. There are a total of 378 9s on the 3rd floor, with a total of 3,402 pieces, symbolizing the nine heavens. The mound altar is 160.2 zhang long all around, with a total height of 5 meters, and is divided into three layers. There is also a prescribed number of stone slabs carved on the stone railings on the four sides, with 45 railings on each side of the first layer, and a total of 180 stones on the four sides, consisting of 12 9s. The third layer has 18 railings on each side, a total of 72 on all four sides, and is composed of 8 9s. The total number of railings on the 3rd floor is 360, which is exactly 360 degrees of a "week" in the calendar.

When Yun Xi finished reading these drawings and materials, the corners of his mouth finally showed a smile, and the roadmap he got had been memorized in his mind, and now he was using this roadmap to compare with these drawings and materials, and soon a complete treasure roadmap appeared in his mind, which made him happy, it seems that this roadmap is really related to feng shui design.

After seeing him take pity on the time, the two left the room holding hands, and at the same time they left the Beijing Museum after saying goodbye to Fu Lao.