Chapter 45: Named Taoist Priest
The next day, Zhao Chuan woke up naturally from sleep, and found that the door was open, there was no one in the inner room, and the seven girls didn't know where to go.
Zhao Chuan remembered the words of the little boy Dao boy last night, washed up, and put on the light blue cloth robe, well, no, it should be a Taoist robe.
As soon as Zhao Chuan stepped out of the courtyard, he was surprised to find that the male Taoist boy was standing and dozing against the wooden door on the outside of the courtyard gate.
No wonder last night the seven girls said that the life of the children was not very good, and the Taoist children slept later than people and got up earlier than people. Seeing that he was trapped like this, he didn't even hear the movement of his own gargle, it seems that he has been waiting by the courtyard gate for a long time, and he is going to take me to see the host.
Zhao Chuan was stunned, then turned back to the house, sat at the table at the courtyard gate, and drank tea leisurely.
After waiting for Erzhuxiang's kung fu again, he suddenly heard the sound of a knock falling to the ground, thinking that the little Taoist boy had fallen to the ground after taking a nap.
Zhao Chuan glanced down with his spare eyes and saw a small head on the side of the courtyard gate looking here.
Seeing that Zhao Chuan got up, the little Taoist boy immediately came in and said that he would take Zhao Chuan to breakfast, and then he would go to the main hall to see the host.
Zhao Chuan followed Xiao Daotong, and on the way Zhao Chuan asked him how many people were still in the Taoist temple, and Xiao Daotong said that there were more than a dozen people.
Zhao Chuan knowingly asked why there were so few people, where did all the people go?
Xiao Daotong said that he went to Jiangzhou City to treat people infected with the plague.
Zhao Chuan said, Are you afraid of the plague?
Xiao Daotong said that he was afraid that the old host was infected with the plague and drove the crane to the west.
Zhao Chuan held back a smile in his heart, thought about it and asked Since it is so dangerous, why does the Taoist of Quanguan still go over there?
Xiao Daotong held back for a long time, saying that if he didn't go, he couldn't do it, he was an official.
Zhao Chuan couldn't laugh in his heart, he couldn't imagine that a ten-year-old child knew that the government was not easy to mess with, so it can be seen that not many people like officials.
Why doesn't even a child like to be an official?
When I arrived at the dining hall, it was a large hall with rows of long tables and stools, and a large square table at the front, on which there were several large basins and dishes.
At this time, there was not a single person eating in the dining hall, only a middle-aged Taoist priest with a scar on his face, who was sitting at a generous table at the front, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing Zhao Chuan come in, the man got up and began to put gruel in the bowl in front of him.
The staple food is rice, bread and steamed bread, and the dishes have three vegetarian dishes, and it seems that the food in the view is okay.
Xiao Daotong said that everyone has finished eating, so I'm waiting for you.
After Xiao Daotong finished speaking, he stood aside and waited, the Taoist with a scar on his face did not speak, nor did he look at Zhao Chuan, after silently preparing a meal for Zhao Chuan, and then sat down next to the square table.
Zhao Chuan felt very bored, so he took the meal and found a place to eat silently.
Remembering that Xiao Daotong was very thin, Zhao Chuan beckoned Xiao Daotong over and asked if he was hungry, or he would eat together.
Xiao Daotong shook his head again and again.
Zhao Chuan said that he wanted too much, and he couldn't finish eating it himself, so would it be okay to help eat a little?
Xiao Daotong shook his head when he heard this, and opened his mouth again to say that he had just eaten and was really not hungry.
Zhao Chuan saw that he didn't look like he was cheating, so he had to give up.
Halfway through eating, there was a sudden commotion outside the dining hall, and with a chaotic sound of footsteps, three people walked in.
The first person is in his thirties, tall and thin, with a black face, small eyes and a black beard, a protruding mouth forward, a very sharp upper and lower lip, and a big yellow bucktooth when he speaks.
"Cut! Lao Tzu is a descendant of Bian Que, then the Hou Ye still doubts our medical skills, and he is reluctant to spend money to save people, and he is reluctant to give us an official, who is willing to work hard for him? After eating, I left, and I never went again! ”
"That's it! It is! Let's go to other counties, and we can't find a place to work hard if we have the ability? If it weren't for the letter from Daoist Xuan Jing, who would be willing to come here! A thick man in the back echoed, looking like a warrior.
"The old man is also the descendant of Hua Tuo, "The Green Capsule Sutra" is a unique job, saving countless people, I didn't expect this Hou Ye to only believe in herbal medicine to cure diseases, it is really very knowledgeable. Forget it, there is no place to keep people here! The white-haired old man who walked at the end also muttered.
The three of them came in, glanced at Zhao Chuan, and then walked straight to the front of the square table, and the scar Taoist slowly got up and prepared a meal for the three of them.
Seeing some scenes, Zhao Chuan was a little puzzled, tilted his head and whispered to the little Taoist boy beside him, "Didn't you say that you have eaten?" ”
Xiao Daotong leaned over in Zhao Chuan's ear and said that these people were invited by the host a few days ago, and they went to Jiangzhou to help treat the disease, and they often came back to watch from time to time.
Zhao Chuan asked if the person who claimed to be Bian Que's descendant was really?
When Zhao Chuan said this, he immediately felt that he was asking in vain, because a little Taoist boy knew so much.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Daotong replied that he didn't know if it was really Bian Que's descendants, but he heard that the host said that the surname was Bian Dan.
Bian Dan? Zhao Chuan immediately laughed, Bian Que is not surnamed Bian, his real name is Qin Yue, also known as Doctor Lu, Bian Que is just his nickname. Bian Que is good at using the four diagnoses, especially pulse diagnosis and visual diagnosis to diagnose diseases, and is known as the sect of pulse science, the king of medicine.
When I was studying medicine at the Zhao Family Medical Center, Mr. said these basic common senses. But maybe what people are talking about is not this folk doctor, it may be the divine doctor Bian Que next to the emperor in ancient mythology.
Zhao Chuan smiled, no longer paid attention to the conversation between the three people, and ate in a hurry, so he was taken by Xiao Daotong to see the third uncle.
Dao Tong led Zhao Chuan to the back hall, which was dedicated to the Sanqing patriarch.
Entering the Sanqing Palace, the third uncle Zhao Kaizheng was waiting for him inside, and there was only the female Taoist boy beside him.
When the third uncle Zhao Kai saw Zhao Chuan coming, he said to worship the patriarch, after worshipping you, you will be considered a Taoist priest.
When Zhao Chuan heard this, he couldn't help frowning, first, he didn't want to be a Taoist, and second, this Qingfeng Guan was a true sect, and he was a monk like a monk, so he couldn't eat meat and get married......
Seeing that there was no one left and right, only two little Taoist children, Zhao Chuan whispered, "Third uncle, grandpa said that I would ...... in the future"
Zhao Kai waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said with a serious face No matter what, listen to uncle, kowtow first and finish saluting.
The third uncle Zhao Kai asked if he knew Taoist etiquette, Zhao Chuan said yes, and the third uncle responded with a hum.
I think that the Zhao Mansion was also a big family at the beginning, and every year it would organize people to go to nearby temples and Taoist temples, and Zhao Chuan would accompany several young masters of the Zhao family every year.
Zhao Chuan couldn't do it, so he had to walk to the worship mat in front of the statue of Sanqing, stand up, first knotted the Taiji Yin and Yang seal with both hands, raised it to the eyebrows, and slowly made a Taoist gift.
Then he began to bow and kowtow.
Zhao Chuan's left palm is downward, covering the right hand in the center of the prayer mat, and crosses with the right hand to form a cross. After pressing your hands on the center of the prayer mat, you will kneel down on both knees, and bow down with your whole body at the same time, your forehead flat on the ground, and your whole body will prostrate like a spirit turtle
Then the left hand is raised, put it in the heart socket in front of the front, and at the same time the right hand holds down the prayer mat to prop up the body, the head and knees are separated from the cushion and rises, the hands are still tied with the Taiji Yin and Yang seal, and the forehead is raised in front of the same front. This is the end of the ceremony.
The third uncle nodded with satisfaction after reading it, and said that he would bow to the ancestor and perform it nine times.
There was no way, Zhao Chuan repeated it nine more times.
After nine times, then the seal bends over, hangs down to the knees, and at the same time takes a step back, and the two hands of the seal are raised to the forehead again, which is "Ancestor Xie", so the ceremony is completed.
Seeing that Zhao Chuan was presentable, the third uncle Zhao Kai was very satisfied, with a smile on his face, and said as if he was talking to himself, "It's a pity, it's a pity......"
The third uncle said that you are a Taoist family.
Zhao Chuan said that this is it? Is the refuge ritual as simple as that?
The third uncle said of course not, but now the situation is special, there are not a few people in the Taoist temple now, and the only people I can shout are these two little Taoist boys, even if you have a name, anyway, you don't stay here often, and you don't learn the Tao here.
The more Zhao Chuan listened, the more confused he became, but the third uncle didn't explain to him afterwards, and asked Xiao Daotong to take him out to visit the Taoist Academy.
After the third uncle finished speaking, he took the little girl and left.
Zhao Chuan had no choice but to follow the little boy and Taoist, but as he walked, he wondered in his heart, he originally wanted to find Master Xiaoyaozi to crack his sealed acupoint, and he wanted to restore his spiritual energy cultivation, but now he was so refuted by the third uncle that he wanted to convert to become a Taoist priest, or from the Quanzhen Sect, what did the third uncle mean?
But he has obviously entered the Xiaoyaozi Sect, can a person worship two Taoist sects as a Taoist priest at the same time?
This third uncle Zhao Kai is afraid that it is really unreliable, no wonder he is called a stupid uncle by the younger generations, Zhao Chuan remembered the first time he let Huang come in to Qingfeng Guan to find relatives.
Xiaodaotong led Zhao Chuan to the mountain gate, and introduced the mountain gate, the spirit palace, the bell and drum tower, the Jade Emperor Palace, the Four Imperial Palaces, and the Sanqing Palace.
In these main halls, whenever Zhao Chuan has to bow and worship.
After reading the main hall, Dao Tong took Zhao Chuan to the side hall next to the main hall, what three palaces, the hall of salvation, the temple of the god of wealth, the palace of the king of medicine, the three-star hall, the Cihang hall, the Zhenwu hall, the Lei Zu hall, the Yuanjun hall, the Wenchang hall, the Lu Zu hall, the eight immortal halls, the Yuanchen hall......
After running through these halls, Zhao Chuan's waist couldn't stand up. Look at the sky, it's dinner time.
The next day, Zhao Chuan was taken by the Taoist boy, and went around to see the supporting ancillary facilities, what deacon room, scripture pavilion, guest hall, dining hall, precept hall, Taoist housing......
These places are not in one place, not as concentrated as the first few main halls, and they are all scattered on several nearby hills.
It's another day after this lap, and it's even more tiring than yesterday. Yesterday it was waist tiredness, today it is leg tiredness.
It's dinner time again, and Xiao Daotong said that Qingfeng Guan has finished reading it all.
But Zhao Chuan didn't believe it, because Xiao Daotong never took Zhao Chuan to the basement.
Zhao Chuan asked: Is there a basement for Tong? Dao Tong shook his head and said he didn't know.
Zhao Chuan asked him how many years he had been here, he had been here since he was six years old, and it had been six years now.
So this Dao Tong is already twelve years old, perhaps because of his thin size, he doesn't look like he is twelve years old.
This little Taoist boy is twelve years old, thinking about the same age as when he fled when the Zhao family was wiped out. Zhao Chuan couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic to this little Taoist boy.
"Are there places you haven't turned to yet?" Zhao Chuan asked, because he didn't see where Zhen Yuanzi was, and Xiao Daotong said that he had to deliver food to the elderly Taoist who had difficulty moving every day, and he didn't see them.
"They're in the cave to the east." Dao Tong said.
"What are they doing in there?"
"This ......" Dao Tong whimpered, saying that he didn't know very well, but he heard that there was an elderly Taoist with impaired mobility in it, and it may be that he was practicing some kind of exercise, because he often heard the sound of fighting and shouting inside. Every time I delivered food at the entrance of the cave, I left, and there were people inside to answer it, and I don't know other details.
Zhao Chuan wondered what kind of skills he could practice since he was unable to move? It is said that the donkey's head is not in the horse's mouth.
Zhao Chuan asked, can you take me to see it?
Dao Tong said no, the cave guards were not allowed to go, and they could only approach it when they were delivering food.
Zhao Chuan became interested and asked who was locked inside, and Dao Tong said that it was a few elderly Taoist leaders with limited mobility, and if he asked again, he didn't know anything.
Zhao Chuan asked who was guarding the cave, and Daotong said that the guards were in turn, and because of the lack of manpower recently, Zhen Yuanzi was also sent to guard it for a period of time a few days ago.
Mamotoko?
Where is this guy now? Zhao Chuan had an idea.