In the old camp official building in the previous article, except for a few old people in the village who are now old, it is estimated that few people can remember it clearly. But when it comes to the old camp temple, I believe that many young people in the village today should still have a certain impression.

The temple platform, as the name suggests, is a slightly higher platform at the entrance of the ancient temple. The platform of the old camp temple was originally a stele pavilion outside the gate of the south temple of the old camp near the west crossroads, where there used to be a stone tablet with four links, but it is a pity that now these ancient tablets have disappeared.

The current location of the Laoying Temple platform is the northeast corner of the intersection about 30 meters south of the current Laoying South Village Clinic. Earlier, there was a stone platform about 1.56 meters high and about 1.12 meters in diameter, which was a place for many naughty children to play at that time, and of course it is no longer there.

Laoying South Temple, according to legend, was built in the late Ming Dynasty during the reign of Shenzong, and the Guandi Temple (rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty) that still exists in Laoying North Village today is called the North and South Temple. Although both temples are dedicated to Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms (Taoist revered title Guan Emperor Shengjun), who was mythologized by later generations, the scale of the south temple at that time was much larger than the existing north temple.

According to the memories of the old people in the village and the relevant folk notes, the old camp south temple is about 30 meters from north to south and about 20 meters from east to west, covering an area of about one acre.

Based on the current location of the temple platform, about seven or eight meters to the east and slightly north, the original temple gate is located. The west side outside the temple gate is close to the north of the stele pavilion where the temple platform is located, and there were originally two small houses, which were the places where the temple watchers and some Taoist monks who traveled to the side lived temporarily. And on the east side of the temple gate, there is a bell tower.

About two meters into the temple gate, there is a shadow wall of blue brick structure, the top of the shadow wall is a mountain type, the center of the wall is a big brick carved blessing character, and the base is a common Sumeru seat.

Turn the shadow wall about two meters, and you will arrive at the first major hall, the Tianwang Palace, which enshrines the statues of the four heavenly kings. On the doorpost of the main hall, there was originally a couplet: listen to the Fa-rectification and broaden your eyes; Grow good roots, and hold the land.

The king of the Oriental Holding Kingdom, dressed in white armor and holding a pipa. He hinted to the world that stringed instruments should be moderately tight, too tight will be easy to break, too loose will not be loud, and the expression of the middle way.

The Southern Growth Heavenly King, dressed in green armor and holding a sword. He hinted to the world that the sword symbolizes wisdom, and that it is necessary to cut off all troubles and stay away from worldly grievances with the sword of wisdom.

The Wide-Eyed Heavenly King of the West, dressed in red armor, holds a snake in one hand and a jewel in the other. He hinted to the world that although the world is changing, his heart must always remain the same.

The king of the West is dressed in green armor, lying on a silver rat in one hand and a treasure umbrella in the other. He hinted to the world: You must keep your heart from the outside environment, and use a treasure umbrella to cover the world and avoid the demon gods.

After turning from the Tianwang Palace, about five or six meters, you will arrive at the Guan Emperor Palace, which enshrines the three statues of Guan Sheng Emperor and Guan Ping (Guan Ping Prince) and Zhou Cang (Zhou General). On the doorpost of the main hall, there was originally a couplet: Brother Xuande, Brother Yide, Brother Dede, Brother, Brother, Wolong, Youzi, Longlong, Youlong, Longshi.

Emperor Guan Sheng sits in the middle, Guan Ping is on the left, Zhou Cang is on the right, and the Guan Emperor Hall in other places is much the same, and there is no more description here.

After turning from the Guandi Palace, about four or five meters, you will arrive at the Guanyin Palace, which enshrines the willow Guanyin. On the doorpost of the main hall, there was originally a couplet: a branch of willow to the world, three drops of pure water to benefit the people.

Yangliu Guanyin sits on the lotus seat, the face is round and plump, dignified and wonderful, the left hand holds the water bottle, and the right hand holds the willow branch. The willow takes its suppleness, which is like the meaning of Guanyin's compassion and relief and the purification of all sentient beings, the so-called "King Kong angry eyes, Bodhisattva low eyebrows". The net bottle, the cloud bottle, is often stored in the pure water with great magical powers, which is used to treat all kinds of diseases and sufferings of the world.

The Laoying South Temple was built in the late Ming Dynasty, and was repaired several times during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and was finally completely destroyed in the turbulent period of ten years after the liberation.

Several repairs of the South Temple, originally recorded in the stele pavilion in the Sitong ancient stele, although now the Sitong ancient stele is unknown, but the content of these inscriptions is rare to remember. In particular, the stone tablet of the last Republic of China period was written by Luo Yongxu, an old man born in the Guangxu period in the nearby Shangzhai Village, and it is said that he was only thirteen years old at the time, and it was rumored to be a good story for a while.

Strangely enough, however, none of the inscriptions mention an important question, which is why the temple is such a strange pattern. These three halls are not only on the same central axis, but also roughly equal in size, which is a bit unbelievable.

In other words, it is a pity that there has been no clear physical record of this issue.

Because generally speaking, Guan Gong was named the protector god by Taoism, and the name of Emperor Guan Sheng was given by the ancient emperors, and it was allowed to build a separate temple for worship. Therefore, the Guandi Temple belongs to the Taoist system, especially in the Ming Dynasty (Song Shenzong successively named Guan Yu as "Xietian Protector of the Country, Loyal and Righteous Emperor" and "Three Realms Demon Emperor, Shenwei Yuanzhen Tianzun Guan Sheng Emperor").

In this way, the Guandi Hall of this Taoist system should not be sandwiched between the Tianwang Hall and the Guanyin Hall of the Buddhist system, which is indeed a bit nondescript.

Even in Buddhism, even if he is attached to Emperor Guan Shengjun as the protector of the Buddhist family, he is only a primary protector of the monastery. However, the four heavenly kings are equivalent to the leaders of the protector gods of Buddhism, so from the perspective of Buddhism, the status of the four heavenly kings is far higher than that of Guan Gong.

Therefore, generally speaking, in Buddhist temples, Guan Gong is only enshrined in the side hall. That is to say, according to Buddhism, the hall dedicated to Guan Gong should never be more respected than the position of the Heavenly King Palace, and there will be no reason for the four heavenly kings to guard the door of Guan Gong's palace.

It may be precisely because of this that Laoying South Temple has another name among the people, and the locals are used to calling it the Strange Temple. In other words, the layout of these three halls is very bizarre and strange, and many people are puzzled after seeing it.

However, according to old legend, there is such a story that has been circulating in the local area, which may explain all this euphemistically. And this story, there is still some corroboration, which may prove that all this is not groundless.

Legend has it that after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the feudal monarchy system in the second year of Hongwu (1369) in order to maintain the long-term stability of the Zhu Dynasty and to fight against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty for a long time.

His tenth son, Zhu Tan, was named the king of Lu shortly after the birth of Hongwu in the third year, and in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, he was vassal in Yanzhou. However, only four years later, on the 15th day of December in the 22nd year of Hongwu (1389), the first king of Minglu, who was only 19 years old, was nicknamed "Huang". Later, he was buried at the southern foot of Jiulong Mountain in the north of Shangzhai Village, about one kilometer northwest of Laoying Village, which is now known as the first tomb of the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, Zhu Tan's concubine (son of Concubine Ge), Zhu Zhaohui (1388-1466), King of Lujing, was also buried near this place after his death. The location is about three kilometers northeast of Laoying Village, north of Guanting Village, south of Yunshan Mountain, brick structure, double tomb on the top of the coupon.

And the fourth son of Zhu Zhaohui, King of Lujing, Zhu Taiqi (1416-1467), that is, the first King of Juye, was also called King Juye Shun because of his nickname "Shun", and he was buried closer. The location is less than two kilometers east of Laoying Village, north of Huangzhu Village, south of Huangshan Mountain, brick structure, three tombs on the top of the voucher.

In this way, the three generations of their ancestors and grandchildren finally gathered together after death, and it was much more convenient to contact each other in the underworld.

But according to the practice at that time, the craftsmen who built the mausoleum for them back then were considered to be unlucky.

Needless to say, under the high-intensity labor at that time, the ordinary migrant workers who were lucky enough to survive were probably less than 12 out of 10. However, even those who survive may not escape death in the end.

It is not difficult to imagine how these princely families could tolerate someone living to remember such great secrets. Not to mention the ordinary people who worked hard, and even the skilled craftsmen and some lower-level officials who participated in it, I am afraid that it is more than lucky.

In this way, the resentful souls who died tragically behind the three tombs are probably high, and in the long run, the yin qi in this area was very heavy at that time.

Therefore, the local people in the vicinity voluntarily donated money to build this Guandi Temple, hoping that he would be able to completely subdue these resentful spirits and not let them continue to interfere with everyone's normal life.

However, it seems that after a few years have passed, this Guan Emperor Saint Monarch does not seem to have played much role, and everyone is still uneasy. In desperation, everyone had to go to the doctor when they were sick, and they didn't care about what 3721, and donated money to build a Tianwang Hall dedicated to the Four Heavenly Kings in front of the Guandi Temple.

Originally, everyone's wishes were good, since you can't cover the second master, then ask the four heavenly kings to help out.

Not to mention, after the Heavenly King's Palace was built, I don't know if it was Guan Erye who saw that he had invited a foreign monk and moved his true qi, and he used his true skills in a hurry. It's still the first time that the Four Heavenly Kings have arrived, and they are afraid of losing the face of their boss Buddha, but this time they really sold their strength. All in all, the local yin qi is said to have been completely suppressed by them since then.

In this way, the local people have lived and worked in peace and contentment since then, and everyone was happy and happy at the beginning, and did not feel that there was anything wrong. But after a long time in the world, not only the passers-by from outside, but even the local villagers, slowly felt a little awkward.

The reason is that the two halls are too close to each other, and at first glance, it looks like the four heavenly kings are guarding the front hall for Emperor Guan and the Holy Monarch. Not to mention that they should be two Taoist Buddhas, even if they are barely in the same lineage of Buddhism, this is not the saying that the Four Heavenly Kings have given the Dharma Protector Jialan a gate.

But the situation at that time was already a foregone conclusion, and no one dared to dismantle one of the halls easily, so as not to anger the gods, so they had no choice but to do so.

Until one day later, a sloppy old Taoist priest suddenly came from outside and lived here. I never thought that although this old Taoist priest was sloppy and crazy on the surface, even how old he was, where he came from, and where he was going, even he couldn't tell clearly.

But in fact, he is a very wise man, it is said that he is not only proficient in the subset of the hundred schools of thought and history, but also can do everything in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially good at Feng Shui and Qi Huang.

At that time, there was a plague going on in this area, and even the people in a radius of dozens of miles around were affected to varying degrees.

When he saw the strange pattern of these two halls, he suddenly had an idea in his heart, and he laughed on the spot.

Then he quietly found a few local squires and told them that he was going out alone to make a fortune, and when he returned, he would definitely build another Guanyin Hall behind the current Guandi Palace.

Not only that, but he also promised that when this Guanyin Hall was completed, the plague in this area would also disappear completely and naturally. After finishing speaking, he didn't care whether people believed it or not, so he took his tattered gourd scoop and fishing drum (these two items were special objects for ancient Taoist priests) and floated away in laughter.

He has been gone for more than half a year, and after a long time, people have already forgotten about him, thinking that this is just a crazy wild man. Naturally, no one believed his original words, because he was originally a Taoist priest, but he wanted to claim that he would build a Guanyin Temple, which was a bit nondescript.

Besides, this strange plague has been going on for two or three years, and although the epidemic is not very fierce and the harm is not particularly great, it is very stubborn and difficult to cure and eradicate the roots. Even if he was a medical officer specially selected by the local government, he could only barely control the situation, how could he completely eradicate it at once.

However, no one expected that after almost half a year, this sloppy Taoist would suddenly come back. Not only that, but this time he really brought back a large amount of money, and this money should be more than enough to build a Guanyin Temple.

As long as he has money, it's easy to do, and of course people won't ask him about anything else. Next, the local squire came forward to invite some craftsmen from the outside, and under the guidance of the sloppy Taoist, a brand-new Guanyin Hall was built behind the original Guandi Hall in less than half a year, and the Yangliu Guanyin of great mercy was enshrined in it.

At the same time, even the surrounding courtyard walls and temple gates were all built at once. Not only that, but a small stele pavilion was built at the crossroads to the west of the temple gate, which was specially used to store merit tablets.

At the same time as the construction of the Guanyin Temple, the sloppy Taoist also used the surplus money to organize manpower to dig several deep wells in the village to supply the local people with drinking. There are still a few deep wells that still exist today, but they have long since been retired and replaced by cleaner and more hygienic tap water.

Not to mention, after the construction of the Guanyin Hall and those ancient wells was completed, it didn't take long for the local plague to be slowly and completely eliminated. At that time, people believed that this was the Yangliu Guanyin enshrined in the Guanyin Temple, and the incense here flourished unprecedentedly for a while.

But after a long time, some well-informed people slowly understood that it should be those newly dug deep wells that played a certain role, not some Guanyin manifestations. Of course, what the specific reason is, I'm afraid only the sloppy Taoist himself knows.

It's just that just after everything has passed, some people suddenly came from outside one after another, saying that they were looking for the sloppy Taoist to settle accounts.

It turned out that the large sum of money that the sloppy Taoist people got back was donated by these people. It is said that the sloppy Taoist once swore to the people, saying that they would use the money to build a bridge with one hundred (zero) two holes, not to build any Guanyin Temple.

These people were also curious about the grand project he was talking about, so they generously handed over the money to him. You know, at that time, a bridge like this one hundred (zero) two holes, everyone could not imagine it at all. To put it bluntly, it is precisely their curiosity that makes these givers happy to donate money.

But there was no impermeable wall in this world, although the transmission of information at that time was a bit slow, and after a long time, people slowly heard a little wind. It turned out that this sloppy Taoist did not really build a bridge with one hundred single two holes, but ran here to build an ordinary Guanyin Temple.

However, the final outcome surprised everyone, and these donors really left obediently. It turned out that this sloppy Taoist had long expected that these people would definitely find him, so he had already erected a small bridge with a stone tablet about 300 meters north of the current Laoying North Village.

After these people came to find them, he took everyone to that place without hurrying, and when they got there, everyone was dumbfounded. I only listened to the sloppy Taoist people who explained confidently, isn't this "one monument" and "two holes".

As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly realized that the so-called "one monument and two holes" of the sloppy Taoist people was not the "one hundred single (zero) two holes" that everyone imagined.

And at that time, everyone really didn't have a written contract, just a simple verbal promise, but it was just a clever use of homophony by the sloppy Taoist, and he played a word game with everyone.

What's more, the sloppy Taoist himself did not leave a penny privately, and all the money was used in the Guanyin Hall and the deep wells in the village.

Not only that, but not only did they skillfully eliminate the embarrassing pattern of the original Guandi Hall and the Heavenly King Palace, but also let the Four Heavenly Kings naturally talk about the past for Guanyin, and the Four Heavenly Kings naturally had no complaints. And although Emperor Guan Shengjun is a little nondescript between the two, he is attached to the Buddha Jialan Bodhisattva, of course, he can barely be said to be in the past.

In this way, the original embarrassing pattern will naturally cease to exist.

What's more, he also invisibly eliminated the stubborn plague in the local area, which can be regarded as a real benefit to one party. Besides, these people who gave money were originally quite good-rooted, and after seeing this result, everyone couldn't help laughing, and they were all deeply impressed by the great wisdom of this sloppy Taoist.

Speaking of the old camp South Temple, we can't help but mention by the way that Gong Zhenhuan, a historical figure who was once very famous in the local area during the Republic of China.

It is said that at that time, he set up his party headquarters in the old camp Nanmiao, and he has been entrenched in this area for many years. Originally, about eight or nine meters northeast of the temple platform, there were two regular stones about seventy or eighty centimeters square buried on the ground, which were clearly engraved with the Kuomintang "Blue Sky and White Sun" party emblem.

Gong Zhenhuan (1915-1948) was a native of Dongfuzhuang Village, Dian Town, Central Dian Town, Zoucheng City. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he graduated from the Fourth Simple Normal School of Shandong Province (now Yanzhou City), and when he was in social turmoil, he gathered people after graduation to form an anti-Japanese guerrilla force and occupy the areas of Dongfu, Laoying and Huangzhu.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, although he had the ambition of resisting Japan and saving the country, and had never defected to the enemy under the temptation of the Japanese army, he faithfully implemented the policy of passive resistance of Jiang Guangtou, engaged in "friction", actively opposed the revolutionary government of our party, brutalized the anti-Japanese forces of the Communist Party many times, killed more than 2,700 cadres and masses, and committed heinous crimes.

At the same time, he unscrupulously annexed his accomplices, collected guns, and gradually became full-fledged and his territory became larger and larger. In 1942, he was promoted to the commander of the 25th Brigade of Shandong Provincial Security and concurrently served as the magistrate of Surabaya County. In the summer of the same year, he participated in the military unification of the national name party.

Later, he served as a director of the board of directors of the "Minbao" in southwest Lu, director of the Zou, Zi, Qu and Si special education committees, the magistrate of Zou County, the chief of the Zou County People's Self-Defense Force, the secretary of the Zou County Branch of the Three People's Communist Youth League, and a member of the Zou County Party Committee of the Kuomintang.

In 1946, he served as the head of the Lunan Group of the Investigation Office of the Second Pacification Zone. In the summer of the following year, the Kuomintang central government awarded him the title of "model county magistrate". On June 16, 1948, in the battle of the People's Liberation Army to conquer Zou County, Gong Zhenhuan was killed in the northeast corner of the city.

Of course, Gong Zhenhuan's merits and demerits have their own historical assessment, and it is not something that those of us can comment on in the first place. I'm just passing it here, but it's an indisputable fact that he has been stationed in the old camp south temple for many years.

In addition, during the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, in addition to the two temples in the north and south mentioned above, Laoying Village was in addition to. In addition, there were three larger temples and a local Luojia temple, but their scale at that time was far less than that of the old camp south temple, basically the same size as the only remaining north temple, all of which were the specifications of a major hall.

Next, I will briefly tell you about the approximate location of those temples now, as well as the statues of the gods enshrined in them at that time and the couplets at the entrance of the temple.

The old grandmother temple is roughly located a few meters east of the road in the middle of the north and south central streets of Laoying South Village, and there is only one ancient well now. Even now, there are still people who worship at the well of that ancient well during the New Year.

The old grandmother temple is enshrined in Dongyue, Taishan, Tianxian Jade Maiden, Bixia Yuanjun, a statue of a god. The couplet in front of the door is: The divine light shines on Shi Deze, and Ciyun Guang is blessed by the people.

Sanguan Temple, roughly located in the northernmost end of the north and south central streets of Laoying South Village, about 30 meters east of the south of the road, there are still remnants of some temple sites.

The Sanguan Temple enshrines the three statues of the heavenly official (Tang Yao) who is in charge of heaven, the local official (Yu Shun) who is in charge of the underworld, and the water official (Dayu) who is in charge of the rivers. The couplet in front of the door is: the temple is glorious, the spirit is a thousand monuments, and the magic is mighty.

Longwang Temple, roughly located in the east of the first east-west street of Laoying North Village, about 200 meters to the east of the south of the road, now there is only a vacant land. The temple is dedicated to the dragon king and the dragon mother. The couplet in front of the door is: The wind and rain are smooth, the people are happy, and the Haiyan River is peaceful in the world.

Luojiajia Temple, roughly located in the south of the north and south central streets of Laoying North Village, about 200 meters to the east of the north of the road, now there is only one ancient well. It is self-evident that what is enshrined in it must be the ancestors of the local Luo family. It's just a couplet in front of the door, the author is not clear, so I can only leave it vacant for the time being.

Note: First, all the above information comes from the oral accounts of several respected old people in the village who are still alive today, as well as some scattered notes left by their predecessors, and are by no means made up by the author himself. Among these materials, especially a few of the couplets that have been handed down, are the most valuable.

Second, it is a great pity that the old camp south temple was almost completely destroyed in the ten years of turmoil after the liberation, and most of the physical materials were destroyed. Even the cumbersome stele has long been missing, so that future generations cannot truly record the inscription on it, which cannot but be said to be a great pity. If any reader can show some relevant physical materials about the Laoying South Temple, the author will be very grateful, and will definitely make corresponding additions and corrections to this article based on these physical materials.

Third, the specific locations of some of the temples in this article have not been described in detail due to many practical reasons.