On this day, a group of people came to the Mingji Mountain outside Yongxing County, the Turks invaded the Central Plains at the beginning, the border people were not at peace, Emperor Taizong personally conscripted, stationed in this mountain, heard the sound of chickens on the mountain at night, so it was called the Chicken Song Mountain. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThere is an ancient Taoist temple on this Mingji Mountain, called Bixia Yuanjun Palace, Gao Fenglin had heard Yuan Chengzi say this view in the past, for the Taoist has not passed and entered, Gao Fenglin is the most respectful to Yuan Chengzi, today came to the foot of Mingji Mountain, how can there be no reason not to go up to worship, and said to everyone:

"Everyone, in the past, I heard that Yuan Chengzi respected the road, there is a Bixia Yuanjun Hall here, it has a history of more than two hundred years, when his old man traveled the world in his early years, he stayed here, I want to go up the mountain to have a look, you continue to hurry, how about we meet in Wende County in front of us later?"

Everyone nodded and said yes, asking Gao Fenglin to be more careful, Zhang Xuan said:

"I have often heard people mention this Bixia Yuanjun Palace, and I want to see it when I pass by today, and I will work with Brother Fenglin to take care of it. ”

Seeing that Zhang Xuan also stayed, the two took care of each other, Ping Qingyun and Zhou Shangjing and others were relieved, after all, An Lushan's men and horses chased all the way north, and they were always in danger of encountering the enemy, so they warned the two to be more careful.

Two people hike all the way up the mountain, along the mountain path in the mountainside to find the Bixia Yuanjun Palace, the Taoist temple is not big, the main hall and the side hall are only five rooms, this hall was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty during the period of Emperor Xiaowen, it has been more than 270 years so far, the incense is very vigorous, the two people come up from time to time to meet the pilgrims who come here to make a wish or return a wish.

Gao Fenglin entered the main hall and bowed to Bixia Yuanjun, and after the salute, Gao Fenglin asked the Taoist boy on the side:

"Little master, dare to ask if the Daoist of Yunyangzi in your temple can be in the view?"

The little Taoist boy didn't pay attention at first, but when he heard him say the word "Yunyangzi", he paid attention and asked:

"Who is the layman, and how do you know my Yunyangzi Patriarch?"

Gao Fenglin said:

"Coming from Chang'an, listening to the elders say that there is a Yunyangzi Taoist here, highly respected, deeply respected by the world, passing by the precious land today, I came to visit, I don't know if there is this blessing in the next?"

The little Taoist boy spoke old-fashionedly and said:

"The layman is kind, the little Taoist has understood this, but my Yunyangzi Patriarch has been immortal three years ago, and I have not been able to receive the kindness of the layman, which is a pity. ”

Gao Fenglin discrepancy, I couldn't believe it, and repeated it again:

"You've been immortal three years ago?"

The little boy said:

"Exactly, the Immortal Patriarch went away in the abbot's room three years ago, without much pain, very peaceful, presumably Yuhua ascended to the immortal. ”

Gao Fenglin saw that this little Taoist boy was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he spoke politely and thoughtfully, unlike people of the same age, so he asked:

"Then I wonder who the abbot is in the current view?"

The little Taoist boy shook his head and said:

"There is no abbot in this view. ”

Gao Fenglin was even more surprised:

"I think the incense in the temple is very prosperous, why is there no abbot?"

Speaking of this, Gao Fenglin only remembered that he had not seen a Taoist priest since he entered the door, except for an old man sweeping the floor outside the door, there was only a little Taoist boy in this hall, and then Zhang Xuan said:

"It seems that there is no one else but him?"

Gao Fenglin asked:

"Why is that?"

The little Taoist boy asked rhetorically:

"The layman said that he came from Chang'an, but I don't know which book the layman was reading at home?"

This is the jargon of the Taoist faction, which began with the Yellow Emperor, calling the Yellow Emperor the ancestor, Lao Tzu the Taoist ancestor, and Zhang Ling the religious ancestor. There are different branches in Taoism, during the period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Xianyang Taoist Mao Ying and his younger brother Mao Gu and Mao Zhen are famous for collecting medicine and alchemy, and they are famous for creating a faction of Maoshan Mountain. During the period of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Peiren Zhang Ling founded the Zhengyi League Weidao in Shuzhong, which is the later secular called the Five Buckets of Rice Dao, or called it the Heavenly Master Dao. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Ling, Zhang Jiao, a Taoist of Huang Lao, founded Taiping Dao in the Central Plains, and then Zhang Jiao launched the Yellow Turban Rebellion and was suppressed, and Taiping Dao disappeared for a time, but it has been handed down. In addition, there are different branches in Zhongnan Mountain, in addition to the Sanqingguan school, the other most prestigious is the Zhongnan Shaoyang school, and the Maoshan school also has the difference between South Maoshan and North Maoshan, and different schools read through different Taoist classics.

Gao Fenglin inherited the Sanqingguan, belonging to the Tiangang faction, the Tang Dynasty regarded Laozi as the "Taishang Xuanyuan Emperor", naturally the first to recommend Huang Lao, and the Sanqingguan was passed on from Huang Lao. Gao Fenglin saw that these words came from the mouth of a little Taoist boy, and couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and said:

"I am quite familiar with Huang Lao, and I recently read the Tao Te Ching. ”

The little Taoist boy nodded slightly and said:

"Don't hide it from the layman, the patriarch Yunyangzi had two apprentices when he was alive, I had the honor to serve the patriarch's eldest disciple Ling Xuzi, but Master Ling Xuzi has not accepted me as an apprentice, a few months before the death of the ancestor of Yunyangzi, Master Ling Xuzi also died of illness, and soon the patriarch Xianyou, there will be no abbot in this view. ”

Zhang Xuan asked again:

"Doesn't Daoist Yunyangzi still have a second apprentice, what about him?"

Speaking of this, the little Taoist boy shook his head and said:

"I heard from the patriarch that his two apprentices had already broken down the door and didn't ask about the master's affairs. ”

Hearing this, Gao and Zhang were not very embarrassed, there was a huge Taoist temple, and only this little Taoist boy presided over the affairs of the temple, and the incense in this view was still prosperous, and there was a sense of admiration for this little Taoist child.

Zhang Xuan asked:

"I don't know what the little master is called?"

The little boy said:

"Just call me Yunhua. ”

Zhang Xuandao:

"Little Master Yunhua, have you been taking care of this temple alone for the past three years?"

Yunhua shook his head and said:

"It's not all, not long after the death of Yunyangzi Patriarch Immortal, suddenly one day there was an old man outside the door, I saw that he was pitiful and lonely, so I took him in to sweep the floor and remove the dust. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at the old man sweeping the floor outside the door, and saw that his sideburns were gray, wrinkled, and a few strands of silver swayed with the mountain wind, which made him even more lonely.

Zhang Xuan saw that Yunhua's small Taoist clothes were also shabby, and he was moved in his heart and asked:

"The incense in the view is good, there should be some sesame oil money, why are you two dressed so shabby?"

The little Taoist priest smiled and said:

"When the patriarch was alive, he often taught me that the monks should be open-minded, and this sesame oil money came from the people and should be returned to the people, so in addition to a little incense, candles, lamp oil, gold paper and other items in the view, we all buy rice and give it to some poor people. ”

This remark really embarrassed Gao Fenglin and Zhang Xuan, at a young age, he has such a mind and understanding, and his daily cultivation is limitless. Zhang Xuan really couldn't look at it, so he gave some sesame oil money, and in addition, he took out some fragmentary copper plates, gave them to Yunhua, and said:

"You can use this money to change your clothes. ”

Yunhua had never encountered such a situation, looked at Zhang Xuan, then looked at Gao Fenglin, saw Gao Fenglin nodded and said:

"This is a little bit of our heart, so let's take it. ”

What Yunhua thought in his heart was: "This money can buy two more buckets of rice." Immediately accepted the money, Zhang Xuan went out again, found the old man who swept the floor, gave him some money, and asked him to buy a fitting dress.

Gao Fenglin and Zhang Xuan were familiar with Yunhua at first sight, seeing that he was young, but his conversation was extraordinary, and he faintly had a famous demeanor, seeing that the time was still early, he stayed with Yunhua to talk about Daozang, speaking of this Daozang, Yunhua also read through a hundred schools, and they all have their own opinions, Gao Fenglin has read very little about Daozang, and when he talks about Yunhua, he can only listen to it.

Unconsciously, after noon, suddenly Gao Fenglin and Zhang Xuan smelled a smell of rice, and saw that in the stove room on the side, the old man who swept the floor came out and greeted:

"The two of them came from afar, the mountains are simple, only some coarse tea and light rice, I hope the two of you must not dislike it. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard some of the food, he was overjoyed and said:

"Thank you, sir. ”

Yunhua greeted Gao Fenglin and Zhang Xuanzao to eat in the room, eating rice porridge, and suddenly heard a burst of sound from outside the temple, as if a group of people were coming over this side, and the sound didn't look like they were coming up the mountain to worship, and there shouldn't be anyone at this time, the four of them looked at each other, and they didn't know what happened, so they put down the dishes and chopsticks and went out to see what was going on.