Chapter 697: The Elephant of the Turtle and Snake
"Let's go up the hill and have a look." At this time, the Gu Yue monk greeted and led the way with ease.
The others followed, and after walking for a while, Xiong Mao couldn't help but ask: "Layman, there are many palaces and Taoist temples on the mountain, where are we going?" ”
Wudang Mountain is 800 miles around, there are 72 peaks, 36 rocks, 24 streams, 11 holes, 3 pools, 9 springs, 10 pools, 9 wells, 10 stones, 9 platforms and other scenic spots, and the famous Taoist palace buildings are a lot.
If you don't take the cableway, just take a turn around and watch the flowers, it is estimated that it will take most of the day. Everyone is here to play, not to suffer, but to calculate the itinerary.
"Just keep up." Gu Yue said with a smile: "Climbing more mountains is good for losing weight." ”
Xiong Mao patted his protruding belly, and immediately stopped talking, but he still sighed a little. Zhang Yaoyun pursed her lips and chuckled, and said kindly: "Boss Xiong, there is a ropeway in front, let's just sit on it, we don't need to walk." ”
"Say wow." Xiong Mao's spirits lifted and he smiled.
"There......"
Under the guidance of Zhang Yaoyun, everyone also went up the ropeway and slowly moved up in the air.
Condescendingly, some of the scenery can be seen very clearly, only to see the surrounding mountains surrounded, the trees are evergreen, a stream of water, and the blue waves are clear. The palace walls with red walls and green tiles, the splendid palaces, and the temples shaded by green trees are completely a blessed place.
"Wonderful." Xiong Mao looked at it for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have heard for a long time that there is a turtle and snake in Wudang, and now it does look a little similar. ”
"The elephant of the turtle and snake actually has a bit of a sense of attachment." Gu Yue Jushi smiled: "Wudang doesn't just mean a mountain. Rather, it is a collective term for many mountain peaks. Different mountains, looking at different angles, naturally have different conclusions. ”
"After all, there are many peaks. You can always find some landscapes similar to turtles and snakes, and everyone is happy to excavate the landscape, enlarge it, and talk about it. Later, the Taoist priests on the mountain simply evolved the Taoist palace building in this direction, and naturally there was the image of a turtle and a snake. ”
Gu Yue said eloquently: "For example, the main peak of Wudang Mountain is like a turtle moving forward with its head held high. And those palace buildings built on the mountain are just like a swimming golden snake. It's artificially shaped, and you use it as a propaganda tool. Just listen to it, and don't take it too seriously. ”
"I'm not serious." Xiong Mao waved his hand and said, "I just want to know, what is the real feng shui shape of Wudang Mountain?" Presumably, after the study of generations of masters, it is also very transparent. ”
"Ancient books record. Wudang Mountain originated from Qianhui. The land of Liguan, Long, Jin, and Fang, thousands of miles away. Gu Yue said with a smile: "In addition, there is the friendship between Taihe Jujing and Liang and Yu, and the axis of the earth and the heavens run up. Left sandwich Minshan, south of the Yangtze River; The right divides the mound, and the Han River returns to the north. Its layers of peaks and ravines, marked strange and pregnant, as the southwest of the town. Polite and respectful statements. ”
That is, if you sit in a west-facing east-facing position. The location of Wudang Taoist architecture is the pattern of Feng Shui, the ancestral mountain is Kunlun Mountain, Shaozu Mountain is the branch of Kunlun Mountain, the case mountain is the Dabie Mountain Range, the Qinglong Mountain on the left is the tall and majestic Qinling Mountain Range, and the Baihu Mountain on the right is the Daba Mountain Range. ”
Gu Yue Jushi counted and said: "The green dragon and white tiger, the Vermilion Bird Xuanwu, all of them are all together." In addition, looking to the north, there is the thousands of miles of Han River with rolling blue waves; Looking south, it is the mighty Yangtze River. Wudang lives in it, wants mountains to get mountains, and wants water to get water, this is Wudang's feng shui big shape shì. ”
"Sure enough, it's a large shì." Xiong Mao was not very satisfied, shook his head and said: "Layman, I didn't say it, a large feng shui like this is basically useless unless it is to build a city." ”
"Originally, it was going to build a city." Fang Yuan said with a smile: "Boss Xiong, you forgot about it, didn't the layman say just now, when Emperor Yongle built a lot of construction in Wudang Mountain, he used this place as a palace to build." ”
"That's right." Gu Yue Jushi thought deeply: "The nine palaces and eight views of Wudang Mountain in the Ming Dynasty are simply the heavenly palaces, very splendid, magnificent, I am afraid that even the provincial capital at that time is far inferior." ”
"You can also imagine ......" Xiong Mao nodded, and sighed: "But no matter how beautiful the building is, it can't compete with the erosion of time, only a few hundred years have passed, and there is no shining sky here in the past, and the eight tables of Bright and Bright ......"
With a sigh, the ropeway stopped. A few people left the ropeway, and then they saw a steady stream of believers, some climbing up, others walking down. It was bustling, shoulder to shoulder, and very lively.
"The festival hasn't officially started, and it's already so noisy, so it's going to be tomorrow." Xiong Mao sighed: "The peak of Wudang Mountain's incense can also be seen from here. ”
"In special seasons, you can also be considerate." Gu Yue Jushi smiled, and then beckoned: "Let's go, let's not join in this excitement, avoid them, and take a detour." ”
Guyue Jushi often comes to Wudang Mountain, and he is too familiar with the environment here, and it seems that even Zhang Yaoyun is not as familiar with him. Under his leadership, the crowd broke away from most of the tourists and went deep into it along a sheep's intestine path on the side.
The mountain trail is very tortuous, up and down, twisting and turning, and it can be regarded as a bit bumpy. It took about ten or twenty minutes to reach the destination.
It was a small temple built on the hill, right next to the hanging. The blue brick and stone tile structure, gray tone, has gone through vicissitudes, is unpretentious, and very ordinary.
There are no ornate buildings, no gilded statues, and no flourishing incense, only a clay statue of Taishang Laojun, as well as a small offering platform, a small incense burner, two green oil lamps, and a few straw futons. In addition, it was an old man with white eyebrows and a kind face who sat cross-legged in the temple and practiced.
Suddenly, Zhang Yaoyun staggered and rushed over: "Grandpa, we came to see you." ”
"Yaoyao!" When the old man opened his eyes, a happy smile appeared on his face.
Needless to say, he is Gu Yue's old friend for many years, Zhang Ping's father, Zhang Yaoyun's grandfather, and the great master (chef) who retreats from the world here, and the old man Zhang Enze.
Zhang Enze was very happy to see his granddaughter come to visit him, and then saw Gu Yue Jushi who was following his granddaughter, he was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Old Gu, you are finally here." ”
"I only arrived yesterday afternoon, and I came this morning, so it's not too late." Gu Yue Jushi smiled: "Who told you not to stay at home, you have to come to this remote mountainous area to live in seclusion." At night, the mountain is closed and I can't get in. ”
"The layman is right." Zhang Yaoyun also took the opportunity to persuade and said, "Grandpa, you better go home and live." It's dilapidated and rotten, and the conditions are not good, you live here for a long time, and people who don't know still think that we are unfilial. ”
"Those gossip, what they do." Zhang Enze said disapprerovitically: "Whether it is good or not here, like people drinking water, they know whether they are warm or cold." My jolly, they don't understand. Then again, even if they don't understand, you must understand that you are also practicing in seclusion in the mountains, why do you always persuade me to go back? ”
"Can you compare with me?" Gu Yue Jushi laughed and laughed: "I have been practicing in the mountains since I was a child, and I have already been a year old, and you are only a few years old?" Everything should be done step by step, and I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry......"
"That's why I'm going to take my time, stay here for a few days, go home and recuperate for two days, get used to it step by step, and finally I will definitely get used to it." Zhang Enze said proudly: "For example, this time, I have lived here for ten days, and I haven't seen any problems. ”
"It's fine." Gu Yue took a closer look at Zhang Enze's complexion and found that he was in good spirits and a little red-faced, it really didn't look like he was lying, and he didn't persuade him anymore at the moment.
"No problem." Zhang Enze also took the opportunity to divert the topic, glanced at Xiong Mao, and stretched out his hand, showing a happy smile: "Old Gu, this is the Master Fang you said, look ......up to it for a long time, look up to it for a long time."
"Ahem!" Xiong Mao was very embarrassed, and he couldn't hold Zhang Enze's outstretched palm, and he didn't hold it. After hesitating for two or three seconds, he still shook hands in response, and sneered: "Old man, I am not Master Fang, he is." ”
"Huh?" Zhang Enze was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Fang Yuan, obviously stunned.
"Lao Zhang, didn't I say it, Master Fang is very young." Gu Yue said with a wry smile: "I have already reminded you, but you still mistook Feng Jing for Ma Liang, which made Master Fang dissatisfied, then it was a waste of my hard work." ”
"Ahh Zhang Enze was shocked and anxious, at a loss.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan smiled helplessly: "Layman, listen to what you mean, dare to be affectionate in your mind, am I the kind of person who is very cautious?" ”
"Master Fang is known for his open-mindedness and magnanimity, which is already a well-known thing, how can it be associated with stinginess." Xiong Mao smiled and said: "When the layman said this, it was clearly the belittling of the other party's master. Master Fang, I definitely can't bear it, if you don't eat a few meals at the layman's dojo, can you dissipate your anger? ”
Everyone knows that Gu Yue Jushi and Xiong Mao cooperate tacitly and make jokes, which is to resolve the embarrassing scene. And the effect is also very obvious, between the three words, everyone smiled, putting Zhang Enze's small mistakes behind them.
However, at this moment, a voice that did not know the current affairs came: "Who is well known, how can I not know." ”
Everyone took advantage of the situation and saw a Taoist priest walking out of the small temple.
The Taoist priest is very young, in his twenties, handsome, dignified, wearing a loose Taoist robe and robe, walking with his hands, his clothes move with the wind, and he also has a bit of a sense of grace.
As soon as he walked out, the young Taoist priest's gaze did not leave a certain shadow, and his face was filled with a bright smile: "Miss Yaoyun, you have come to visit Elder Zhang." ”
"Daoist Zhu, you're here too." Zhang Yaoyun nodded lightly, her expression was very cold, and there was a sense of rejecting people thousands of miles away...... (To be continued......)