In the imperial city, there are many temples and Taoist temples.

But when it comes to the prosperity of incense, it is not possible to do it in a non-Chinese temple, and if you want to talk about the reason, there is a lot of origin in it.

When Sheng Liang was first built, and even traced back to the previous dynasty, the subjects of the world were all superstitious, that is, the court officialdom set up a heavenly government court to specialize in witchcraft.

Later, when the Tensein Temple collapsed, all the people in the courtyard were beheaded, and the king ordered a temple to be built on the ruins of the Tenseiin Temple for the monks who recited the scriptures to live in.

Perhaps, it is precisely this reason that makes the senior brother uneasy, and he does not want me to serve in the Hongwen Pavilion, for fear that one day I will be like those warlocks in the Heavenly Government Court, and I will be killed by the king.

When my brother and I came to the temple, we saw that the temple was crowded with people, and many people knelt in front of the tower to pray for blessings, so we walked over.

This tower is called the Eternal Life Tower.

It is a remnant of the Tenshoin Temple, and today it is one of the sacred places of Hokke-ji Temple.

The whole tower is made of wood, which looks gorgeous and exquisite, and if you have better eyesight, you can also see all kinds of runes carved on the ridges of those thick wooden towers.

In my life, I have seen countless towers, most of them are seven floors, this wooden tower, is built by the order of the king, the ancients respected nine, should build nine floors, but this tower, there are ten floors.

Obviously, the Tianzheng Academy at that time did not have the courage, let alone the mistake of the craftsman, and the only explanation could only be deliberately done by the king.

However, for ordinary subjects, one tower is just one, and one more layer or one less is not a big deal.

But in the eyes of us cultivators, ten is an even number, and a full number, which is the big taboo among the taboos, so this tower, no matter how you look at it, feel terrible and weird.

The senior brother has never paid much attention to the words of gods and ghosts, and as for chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha, he has no interest in it.

But he is very filial, and that Aunt Fu is a person who is addicted to Buddhism, in the past, when we went out to do errands, whenever we passed by the temple, no matter how urgent the task was, he always had to get off the horse and go to the temple to worship, and said that it was Aunt Fu's instructions.

Later, when I went to Fu's house as a guest, I did hear Aunt Fu say that we young people are away from home, and our parents are not around, so we will worship the temple when we meet it, so that the gods can bless and be safe, so that the family can rest assured.

I have no father or mother, I have been an orphan since I was a child, and I have never experienced what it is like to be remembered when I am away from home.

Naturally, he is not as good as his senior brother, every time he goes out, he always has to think about what to do, so as not to worry his parents.

He bought incense and knelt on the futon with those people, and I waited on the side, really bored, and when I saw his appearance, I found it interesting, so I also learned from him, and knelt down beside him.

But seeing that the senior brother folded his hands, closed his eyes and prayed, and finally bowed to the Immortal Tower, he raised his eyes and saw me kneeling beside him, as if he had seen a monster: "What are you doing?" ”

I looked at the wooden tower, closed my palms and said, "Make a wish." ”

The senior brother was dumbfounded and asked, "What wish did you make?" ”

"May the people in this tower be able to put aside their grudges as soon as possible, sleep here in peace, and be able to surpass." I closed my eyes and knocked a song.

But I heard the senior brother blame: "You are talking nonsense again!" ”

"What is enshrined in this tower is the tablet of Princess Hanji and the queen mother, where did the grudge come from?"

He got up and helped me to stand up, muttering in his mouth: "In the past, whenever you passed by the Taoist temple, you always didn't want to go in, and what did you say, it was better to ask for others than yourself, laughing at me for being pedantic and superstitious, I thought that you had made some wish for yourself this time. ”

I smiled and said, "Senior brother, have you ever heard that cultivators don't count divination, and how have you ever seen a monk in a temple chanting sutras to pray for their own blessings?" ”

"That's ......," the senior brother muttered to himself, leading me up the stone steps towards the main hall of the temple.