What the Taoist priest said to me is actually information that can be disclosed to the world on the surface, and in today's world where the Internet is so developed, it is very easy to check if you want to.

I knew that the Taoist priest would never just use these things to fool me, so I patted him and asked him to stop talking about these things on the surface, and to reveal some secret content to me!

The Taoist priest smiled mysteriously, lowered his voice and asked me, "Do you know why the Taoist told you before that you would never find Maoshan without me?" ”

It's good that he didn't mention it, but I also felt a little strange when I mentioned it, the famous Maoshan has such a clear geographical location, it should be easy to find, why is the Taoist priest so sure that I can't find it without him?

I shook my head and told him to stop selling it and hurry up.

Maybe it was because of the turtle on his head, the Taoist priest was not in the mood to sell anything to me anymore, and then asked me another question: "Let me ask you again, in addition to Maoshan, there are also many famous Taoisms in Shenzhou. ”

After he asked, I seemed to understand what he wanted to express, and asked in surprise: "You mean, after the founding of the country, these sects have become dormant and have become low-key?" ”

The Taoist priest smiled but did not say a word, and nodded lightly.

I'm a little puzzled, you must know that Taoism is a native religion in China, even if the current situation does not advocate it, it is impossible to be suppressed, right? Moreover, during the war, especially when the country and the nation were in danger, Taoism in Shenzhou has always defended the dignity of the nation in its own way, and has never stopped fighting for a moment.

Isn't there such a saying, called: When the country is in trouble, you don't see the Buddha, and when the country is prosperous, you don't see the Tao. It is said that when the country is in danger, even the quiet Taoist priests go down the mountain to kill thieves and contribute to the country, and when the country is strong, the Taoist priests close the mountain and cultivate the Tao, so there is rarely a trace of Taoist priests in the prosperous era.

Of course, this statement does not mean to respect the Tao and suppress the Buddha, but because it is indeed a common phenomenon in modern China. As far as Maoshan is concerned, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Maoshan was the center of the New Fourth Army's base area in southern Jiangsu, and has always insisted on fighting against the Japanese invaders, and then was praised by the leader as one of the six major anti-Japanese base areas in the country.

The Taoist priest listened to my thoughts and shook his head disapprovingly: "You think too simply, let's not talk about it from afar, you just say that in addition to the Four Old Societies, how many Taoist temples in the entire Shenzhou have been smashed?" At that time, if anyone dared to say that he was a Taoist priest, he was afraid that he would be beaten into a cow, a ghost, a snake and a god the next day. ”

As soon as I wanted to ask what kind of philosophy of life it was, the Taoist priest continued: "Whether in prosperous times or troubled times, they will not reveal themselves all to the world. Maoshan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, these famous mountains have basically been occupied by tourists, do you think these gate factions on the mountain are really indifferent to this? ”

This series of questions made me a little confused, and I couldn't figure out what the Taoist priest was trying to express for a while.

The Taoist priest didn't sell it, and smiled: "Let me tell you the truth, in fact, these Taoist temples and temples that the world sees are only a small part, and they are the product of the mediation between the Taoist Association and the official. ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but be a little curious, and asked: "With so many tourists every year, there will always be some unruly people who want to break into the forbidden area of the law, but if someone breaks in and sees everything, and goes back and talks about it, won't this secret be made public?" ”

Hearing this, the Taoist priest looked at me like an idiot, and said with a smile: "Chuang? You try one! ”

I was shocked, "Damn, you're not going to have to cut your finger or something after you get caught, right?" ”

"Not really! However, most of those forbidden areas are equipped with powerful magic circles, and ordinary people will be guided into the formation as soon as they make a little contact. Of course, those are mazes, they won't be fatal, they will only make people get lost, and then someone who specializes in guarding the formation will take you to the management office to accept the fine, hehe, in the end you may just think that you are lost. ”

"Then what if someone who knows the formation breaks through the maze?" I then asked.

"If that's the case, it's a different story!" The Taoist priest's expression became serious, and he said to me: "If you break through the maze, it means that you know the formation, then you are also a member of the Xuanmen, and if you are caught, you will be severely punished by the sect-religious law." And there will be other formations outside the maze, each sect is different, these formations are extremely dangerous, the slightest mistake will kill you, because your behavior itself is an illegal invasion, even if you die in the formation, according to the provisions of the sect-religious law, the sect has no responsibility, you deserve to die. ”

After listening to the Taoist priest's account, I realized that in addition to the management of the Taoist Association, there was also a sect-religious law to control the various sects of Xuanmen. The so-called religious law is actually a hidden law that applies to all religions in China, and unlike the Taoist Association, the Taoist Association can only regulate and restrict the sects of the members of the association, while the religious law is the law that all religions in China must abide by.

Whether you are a Miao Jiang witch, a Taoist sect, or a Buddhist monastery, you must act within the limits stipulated by the sect-religious law.

The conversation with the Taoist priest lasted for more than two hours, and it was not until I couldn't stand the long bumps and my head was a little dizzy that we stopped talking, but this conversation also broadened my horizons and cognition.

Due to my physical discomfort, I slept against the car window for the rest of the day, but I didn't expect to fall asleep.

During this period, I also had a dream, dreaming of the prehistoric god king, in the dream he was handsome, with a majestic body, riding a one-horned horse, holding a bronze war spear, wrapped in divine brilliance, like a god.

He knelt down on one knee, propped his spear in one hand, and made a reverent salute to me, and I saw his lips moving, as if he were saying something to me, but no matter how much I listened, I could not hear the slightest sound. In a daze, he led me to a hazy place, with layers of water vapor and misty, like a fairyland, until I suddenly heard the sound of splashing......

I woke up with a chill and I opened my eyes to find myself still in the car, but it was completely dark outside the window.

"Two little dolls, what are you doing with your uncle on your back?" The old turtle stared at the two of us with squinted eyes.

"No, no, how can the younger generation hide something from your old man!" The Taoist priest explained in a sweat, and I hurriedly deleted the conversation while the old turtle's attention was not on me.

The old turtle fox looked at us suspiciously, and did not pursue it further, and leaned down with the Taoist's mobile phone with his two front paws and asked, "Hurry up and show the uncle, how should this thing be used?" ”

The Taoist priest wiped the sweat from his head and looked up with a smile on his face, but because the old turtle's claws were too short, the Taoist priest couldn't see what was on the screen, so the old turtle glared at me.

Naturally, I don't want to offend it, this old turtle is extremely grudgeful, and now it has finally set its sights on the Taoist priest, I don't want to let a turtle ride on my head as a prestige. So, I also enthusiastically leaned over to see: "Come on, Uncle Turtle, what do you want to play, I'll teach ......"

Before I finished speaking, I saw that the chat interface of a social software was displayed on the screen of my mobile phone, and the name of the other party displayed at the top of the interface was: 300 fast food, 500 nights......

My face turned black all of a sudden, the Taoist priest of the dog day is really not serious, what kind of mess is this?

Seeing that I didn't speak with a black face, the Taoist priest who didn't know why asked me what's wrong, I really didn't want to speak, so I didn't bother to pay attention to him, but the old turtle was not happy, and his white eyebrows trembled: "Boy, how do you want to do this, uncle saw you write directly with your hands before, why can't uncle?" ”

I'm sweating, and I feel that this master is still going to chat with others!

"Uncle Turtle, you ...... What do you want to write? ”

"Nonsense, of course it's an inn where you book food and accommodation, this broken box is about to suffocate the uncle to death......"

I almost told the old turtle that Lei fell down, and hurriedly told him that this is not a reservation for inns and food, and that this car is on the highway, and it must wait for a place to stop. The old turtle didn't believe it, and said that I was lying to it, and said that he had just heard the people in the back seat talking about booking a hotel.

I really don't know what to say, the Taoist priest doesn't know why, and he is still making trouble at this time: "Senior, don't listen to the reporter's nonsense, although we are a Taoist, but we are also a Taoist priest who keeps up with the trend of the times, come, your old man will come down first, he won't teach you, I will teach ......"

Looking at the Taoist priest's flattering smile, I was really angry, and I scolded in my heart, saying that Lao Tzu doesn't care, what is the love!

The Taoist priest managed to flicker the old turtle off his head, but when he saw what was displayed on the screen, he almost jumped.

The old turtle asked what was wrong, the Taoist priest looked embarrassed, lowered his voice and said to the old turtle: "That, senior, the reporter is right, this really can't be ordered, I made a mistake just now......"

"What?" The old turtle suddenly became angry, and the Taoist priest hurriedly explained: "Senior, senior, listen to my explanation... It's not this software that booked, you exit first......"

"Fart, don't you want to fool the uncle, although these words are weird, the uncle can also distinguish them, these words are clear: fast food three hundred, five hundred nights, you are the uncle, can I be blind?"

There are not many people in this bus we take, because of the existence of the old turtle, we specially picked the location of no one nearby, but the old turtle shouted loudly, and the people in the car suddenly heard the sentence 'fast food 300, night 500', all turned their heads to look at us.

Lin Qiao'er and the doctor, who were three rows of seats away from us, also turned their heads with strange expressions, no one would have thought that it was a turtle who spoke, and all the eyes in the car were focused on me and the Taoist priest, I thought that if there was a pit on the ground at this time, I would not hesitate to get into it, this is really a shame.

……

This is just a small episode, and after the Taoist priest sweated and taught the old turtle to type, he finally sent this master away, and then the topic just now, the Taoist priest and I talked about some of the past related to Maoshan.

Maoshan is a famous Taoist mountain in Shenzhou, is the birthplace of Taoism Shangqing School, is located in Jurong City, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, is called "Shangqing Altar" by Taoists, and has the reputation of "the first blessed land, the eighth cave sky" since ancient times.

Maoshan is actually the name of two immortal mountains, the two mountains are Sanmao Mountain and Juqu Mountain.

Legend has it that during the Han Dynasty Emperor Yuan Dynasty, there were three brothers in Xianyang, Shaanxi, the elder brother Mao Ying, the second brother Mao Gu, and the third brother Mao Zhen.

The three brothers walked all over the famous mountains and rivers, and finally on the shore of the Yellow Sea, they saw a high mountain, the forest towers to the sky, the green shade covers the sun, the grass is like grass, and the lemongrass is everywhere, which has the charm of fairyland on earth.

The three of them were attracted by the beauty of this place, so they chose this mountain as the place to ask the Tao, and since then they have cultivated their nature, collected medicine and alchemy, and saved the world. After years of cultivation, the three brothers finally achieved positive results and became ranked in the immortal class, leaving endless legends.

Therefore, the descendants built the Sanmao Taoist Temple here, and the three brothers were regarded as the real people of Sanmao, and this mountain was called Sanmao Immortal Mountain. Later, there are countless people who come to the mountain to seek medical advice, at that time, the plague is just prevalent in the Jurong area of the south of the Yangtze River, people heard that there are three Mao real people in Maoshan in Jiangbei who have superb humane law, excellent medical skills, can cure all kinds of diseases, and some people go to ask them to go out of the mountain to help the world. Sanmao Zhenren was merciful and gladly went, lived in Huayang Cave of Juqu Mountain, and cured countless people infected with the plague.

Later, after the death of Sanmao Zhenjun Immortal, people were grateful to Dade and established a Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, and the statue was enshrined. Since then, Juqu Mountain has been renamed Nanmao Mountain, and Sanmao Mountain in Jiangbei has been renamed Beimao Mountain, referred to as Maoshan Mountain.

After that, Ge Hong, a famous scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, practiced in Maoshan and Pufeng, and Yang Xi and Xu Mi also wrote the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" here, and founded a sect with unique southern characteristics - Maoshan Shangqing School.

The person who really inherited and carried forward Maoshan was Tao Hongjing, this person we also mentioned before, and his name was among the feathered immortals who had traces to follow in Shenzhou.

This person inherited the Shangqing Sutra passed on by Yang Xi and Xu Mi, carefully searched for the lost parts of the Shangqing Sutra, and compiled more than 200 volumes of Taoist scriptures, such as "True Message", "Dengzhen Hidden Secret" and "True Spiritual Position Karma Map", which specifically described the early teachings, techniques and history of the Shangqing School, and carried forward the Shangqing Sutra.

After decades of painstaking management by him and his disciples, the Maoshan sect of the Shangqing sect gradually began to become a well-organized sect, and developed to its peak in the years that followed.