Chapter 213: Four Hundred and Eighty Temples of the Southern Dynasty
After seeing the road in front of them, Zi Beyu and his party quickly passed through this passage covered with crystals, and they passed through the light and came to a place.
It's actually raining in this place, that's right, it can rain in the cave, even Zi Buyu can't help but be amazed. Due to the rain and fog, the visibility is not high, and looking at the somewhat blurry scene in the distance, it seems to be buildings? They can't see what the building is.
"Did you bring an umbrella?"
Zi Beyu was a little idiotic for the two people behind him, and after asking, he felt like he was asking an idiot question, who would bring an umbrella when he came out to explore. However, the next moment, Li Qihan broke common sense, and saw her groping for an umbrella from her backpack. Looking at Zi Buyu with a grin.
"A handful of ......"
"Isn't one handful enough?"
Before Zi Bei could finish speaking, she pulled out another umbrella from her backpack. Zi Beyu felt a little pain in her face. But fortunately, because I brought an umbrella, I won't get caught in the rain. Zi Beyu and Li Qihan have the same umbrella, Xuanyuan Kongwen has an umbrella alone, and the three of them hold two cartoon cat umbrellas, walking in this smoke and rain, which is really unique.
After they walked in, Zi Beyu finally saw clearly what these buildings were, these were actually temples, and the style of the temples was not like modern times, a bit retro.
"Why are there so many temples here?"
Looking at the dense temples, a few people were a little strange, originally wanted to see clearly where there was an exit, but so many temples blocked the view, and it was rainy, not to mention the exit, even the things in front of them were a little blurry.
"There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. Shopkeeper, is this poem the scene in front of you? ”
Li Qihan, the only one who didn't have any ideas, kicked the water under his feet and asked a little happily.
"Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are ...... in the smoke and rain" Zi Beyu kept chewing this poem, there are so many temples here for no reason, what is it for, Zi Beyu did not understand.
"Could it be just a whim?"
"No, it's like the meadow just now, the people who built this place seem to be trying to tell us something? Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, the Southern Dynasties, the source of this poem should be Du Mu's "Jiangnan Spring", the word Southern Dynasties refers to the Liang Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Zi Beyu looked at the temple looming in the smoke and rain, "But it was the late Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu who wrote this poem. The Tang Dynasty was the prosperous era of China, the so-called prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the Westerners called us Tang people because of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty at that time, so that the world remembered the prosperity of China. ”
"But in the late Tang Dynasty, the national strength has declined, but the ruler practiced Buddhism and built Buddhist temples, which seems to have a tendency to repeat the mistakes of the Southern Dynasty, which is nostalgic for the past and hurts the present."
"Buddhism prevailed in the Tang Dynasty, and among the 20 emperors, except for Emperor Wu Li Yan, who was anti-Buddhist, the other emperors basically tended to support the development of Buddhism. During the more than 200 years of the Tang Dynasty, there were eight emperors, including Gaozong, Wuhou, Zhongzong, Suzong, Dezong, Xianzong, Yizong and Xizong, who welcomed and offered Buddha finger relics to the Buddha. Every time the welcome and send-off is huge, the government and the opposition are sensational, and the emperor bows and worships, and the level is so high that it is unique. According to history, "once it opens in 30 years, it will be rich and peaceful", which can be calmed down, the country and the people are safe, and the wind and rain are smooth. ”
"So what are you trying to say?"
"Don't interrupt my train of thought."
Zi Beyu frowned, walking back and forth, what the grass just now wanted to express was to say that the five elements of yin and yang, mutual restraint, complement each other, and pay attention to the fact that all things in the world conform to the principles of heaven and develop in a balanced manner.
"I don't think we need to solve these puzzles, after all, he doesn't restrict us from entering, we just need to find the hole and enter."
"No, I always feel that this thing didn't appear for no reason, it must be connected to something behind it, otherwise it wouldn't have worked so hard to build these things."
Zi Beyu rudely interrupted Xuanyuan Kongwen's suggestion, and then looked back at these towering pagodas, Buddha, what is Buddha? There is no desire, no desire, the six roots are pure, and the red dust and distracting thoughts are broken, Buddha. Big talk. Qin Yan knows. The first sentence of the Fahua text says: "Xizhu said that the Buddha, the one who is enlightened and the knower, knows the name of the fool, and the person who knows the name of the fool." ”
But this is certainly not to tell them what a Buddha is, and that he should mean something else.
Zi Beyu looked at this smoke and rain, why is it raining here? The thought popped into his mind, this is obviously a cave, why is it raining?
As if he had found something, Zi Beyu immediately looked around, but the fog was too heavy, and he couldn't see it clearly from a distance.
"What kind of flashlight is this?"
"Military flashlight, didn't you say you wanted to take this kind of flashlight?"
"Give it to me."
Zi Beyu snatched the flashlight from Xuanyuan Kongwen's hand, and then shot upward, the military flashlight has an advantage, that is, it has strong penetration, and the distance is far, following the light, Zi Beyu saw the sky not far from their heads, no, it's not the sky, it's the camouflaged sky. The sky was surrounded by white and blue, but in the center there was a large, black gap, in which the water was tilted, and it became the rain here.
The water spreads all around, turning into droplets. Zi Beyu looked at the hollow, and suddenly remembered a mythical story in his mind:
"Huainanzi Lan Shen Xun": In ancient times, the four poles were wasted, Kyushu was divided, the sky was not covered, and the earth was not circumferential. The fire is not extinguished, and the water is vast and unstoppable. Beasts eat the people, and birds grab the old and weak. So Nuwa refined the five-color stone to make up for the sky, and the broken ao was enough to set up the four poles, kill the black dragon to help Jizhou, and accumulate ashes to stop **. The sky is supplemented, the four poles are positive, ** is dry, Jizhou is flat, the cunning worm is dead, and the people's livelihood is gone. Back to the state, hug the round sky. and spring and summer, killing autumn and winter, pillow and sleeping rope, the place of yin and yang is impassable, and the trick is reasonable; Those who go against the spirit and hurt the people will be stopped. (This is too long.,Only send a part.,If you're interested, you can find it on Baidu)
"There is a gap in the sky, Nuwa makes up for the sky, so that the heaven and the earth can return to normal. Why is there a gap in the sky? What does the 480 Temple of the Southern Dynasty want to express here? ”
A series of mysteries continue to plague Zi Beyu, Zi Beyu holds his head, and there are words in his mouth:
"Southern Dynasty, Late Tang Dynasty, Prosperous Tang Dynasty, Prosperous Dynasty, Prosperous ..... Flourishing? Flourishing! Prosperity must decline! ”
Zi Beyu slapped his thigh violently, and said to Xuanyuan Kongwen and Li Qihan with some excitement:
'I know why?'
"Why?"
"As the saying goes, everything in the universe will develop and reach a peak, but this peak is destined to stay for a short time, because the peak must decline, so we need to understand the importance of balanced development. Look at the meadow just now, the five elements of yin and yang are balanced, so everything is thriving. You look at it, it's very dark, it's starting to decline because it used to be so prosperous. The more Zi Beyu spoke, the more excited he became, but the two of them were a little confused, what is this?
"There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. Although it is a scene, it is actually to reflect that the rulers of the late Tang Dynasty have been worshipping Buddha and ignoring the government, so that the Tang Dynasty will perish. And this poem was originally closely related to the founding emperor of Southern Liang, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, who reigned for 48 years, and later generations called the heyday of his reign the rule of the Heavenly Prison. ”
But later, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, was devoted to Buddha, and he almost went mad in the later period. For the affairs of the world, he was compassionate to the monks and granted amnesty many times, which also led to the misery of the common people, which led to the destruction of the Southern Liang. ”
"In the end, these are just telling us a truth, a four-word truth, prosperity must decline."
"So, how are we going to get out?"
"The passage is actually in front of our eyes."
Zi Beyu pointed to the stupa in front of him, this stupa is very high, but it is leaning against the mountain behind it, and at the bottom of the stupa, there is a black hole, which is real, and the doors of the other stupas temples are fake.
"How do you know?"
"When I looked at it just now, I found that the doors in many places looked like paintings, because they were too flat, but here, there was a feeling of unevenness, and based on how many holes we entered, I probably guessed it."
Zi Beyu was a little regretful, no one thought about the problems here with him, and he began to regret a little, whether he brought the wrong person here. Maybe it might be better to bring star fruit, this Xuanyuan empty text is not like when they first met before, and now it looks more like a reckless man.
Tomorrow weekend, five watches a day! A total of 10 changes in two days! Come and smash my ticket!
(End of chapter)