Prime Minister Shamen
—— Weishuibowan (2)
text/Jiang Feng
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to Weishan , always want to visit someone.
He is not from Hunan, but he sleeps himself on the top of the mountain of Daweishan ; he is the prime minister, but he plays a significant role in Chinese Buddhist culture ; without him, there might not be the prosperity of Miyin Temple in Daweishan; he is a poet, without him, there might not be Wen Tingyun , Li Shangyin , Zhang Ji , Pi Rixiu, Lu Guimeng and other large number of Tang Dynasty great poets climbed to Weishan; he is a calligrapher, and in elementary school textbooks, the " Mysterious Pagoda Stele " written by him and handwritten by Liu Gongquan ; he is also the father of monk Fahai in "The Legend of White Snake".
, a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty born in Jiyuan, Henan Province and known as the "prime minister", has left too many legends and answers to future generations in Dawei Mountain.
On the summer of this year, with a pious heart, I visited the cemetery of the great prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and the great guardian of Weishan Miyin Temple.
My guide, Teacher Liu from Weishan Middle School, a poet and a passionate literary lover.
The sheep intestine path is surrounded by thorns on both sides, walking through the dense forests. The trees on the path are marked by the descendants of the Pei family every year during the Qingming Festival, so that people will not get lost. About 30 minutes' mountain road, on the ridge of Duanshan Peak, I saw the tomb of this Tang Dynasty prime minister.
is much smaller than expected, very ordinary and a little old, and is listed as "Hunan Province Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit ". The tombstone contains the "Tomb of Pei Xiu, the Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty", and the stone pillars on both sides are engraved with tomb couplets: "The bright and noble style is old, and the kindness of the world lasts forever." For more than 1,100 years, this powerful prime minister has been hiding silently in this mountain forest.
is about 92 kilometers away from the county town of Ningxiang and more than 72 kilometers away from the Miyin Temple. The top of Duanshan in Dawei is also called "Pei Lun Shang" by the locals because of the cemetery of Pei Xiu.
stands high and looks far here. In front of
, there are undulating mountains; in the distance, there is a clear water of Qingyang Lake.
"A thousand people pay tribute to each other on the day and tens of bright lanterns at night." People say this is a treasure land. There is a stone carving poem in front of the tomb, written by Yi Shi, the top scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty: 20,000 clouds hold the ancients' tombs, and flowers and trees compete for the wonderful purple fragrance.
Beautiful and beautiful, the sky passes through the night moon, and the mountain light reflects the water and storms the autumn.
The fields are still full of lotus and cultivate the Arhats, and the method is that there is a method for Lai Xianggong of Jincheng.
throws the goldfish but meets the Buddha's choice, and has been praised as the heroes of the Buddha.
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It can be said that without Pei Xiu, there would be no Miyin Temple.
In the eighth year of Yuanhe in the Tang Dynasty (813 AD), Zen Master Lingyou was assigned by Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai to come to Dawei Mountain. He worked hard for many years and established Yingchan Temple.
In the first year of Huichang in the Tang Dynasty (841 AD), Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty Li Yan ascended the throne and hated Buddhism, obeyed temples, and killed monks, which was the "Huichang Dharma Difficulty" in history. In just six years, more than 4,600 temples were damaged nationwide, more than 260,000 monks and nuns returned to secular life, and tens of millions of hectares of fertile land were confiscated. Weishan Yingchan Temple was unable to escape this disaster either. Lingyou and the monks returned to secular life and hid among the people.
In the sixth year of Huichang (846 AD), Emperor Wuzong died, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang succeeded to the throne, lifting the ban on Buddhism.
At this time, Pei Xiu, who was in Hunan to observe history, decided to restore the temple in Weishan. After the "Huichang Dharma is Difficult", Lingyou lived in seclusion in Zuta Township. After the ban was lifted, he refused to leave the mountain. One day, Pei Xiu came to search and met a farmer wearing a hat on the mountain road. After identifying it, he recognized him as , Xishan Lingyou Zen Master , so he asked him to come out of the mountain. But Lingyou resolutely refused on the grounds that he had returned to secular life.
On that day, Pei Xiu pretended to invite Lingyou to his home, and sent someone to carry him on his carriage and went directly to Yingchan Temple. When he approached the temple, he saw the left and right disciples lined up to escort the carriage. Pei Xiu himself stood in the ranks of Lingyou's disciples and personally escorted Lingyou to the throne of Dharma.It was difficult for everyone to disagree, so Lingyou had to put on the cassock again. Pei Xiu shaved his hair with his own hands and reappeared in the monk's appearance.
In the third year of Dazhong (849 AD), Pei Xiu asked Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to grant the name of the temple "Miyin Temple". Since then, Dawei has established the "Miyin Temple". Pei Xiu also wrote a couplet for the Zen Hall of Miyin Temple:
Thunderstorm protects the dragon pool, washes the bowl and keeps the meditation, dreams of Galan smile last night;
pine flowers are intoxicated by deer paths, rings the bell and enters the meditation, who knows that the Jiedu will come back?
Pei Xiu donated another 3,700 acres of land and 27,000 hills. At its peak, there were more than 3,000 monks in Miyin Temple. Now the arable land area of Weishan Township is only more than 6,500 acres, which means that more than half of the land in Weishan belonged to Miyin Temple at that time.
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This Dharma protector outside the Buddhist sect came from a prominent family.
In the seventh year of Zhenyuan in the Tang Dynasty (791 AD), Pei Xiu was born in Jiyuan, Henan. Pei family has become famous in Chinese history, and the prosperity of its family figures is unique in Chinese history. This famous family that emerged from the Wei and Jin Dynasties reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. The Pei clan successively produced 59 prime ministers, 59 generals, 14 ministers, 55 ministers, 44 ministers, 11 regular servants, 11 censors, 211 governors, 77 prefects, and countless county magistrates. He also married the royal family many times, with 3 queens, 4 princesses, 2 princesses, and 21 horses.
Pei Xiu is the second son of Zhejiang East observation to make Pei Su . Pei Xiu became a Jinshi when he was 32 years old. Shortly after that, his elder brother, Pei Qi, also won the Jinshi. A year later, his younger brother Pei Qi won the first place in the Jinshi class and was appointed by the emperor to win the top scorer. After Pei Qi won the "top scorer", Pei Xiu took the examination again and won the first title of "virtuous, upright and honest, and extremely admonishing subjects". Later, Pei Qi's second son Pei Yanlu won the top scorer again.
Pei Xiu’s connection with Buddhism began when he was a teenager.
Buddhism flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and many families believed in Buddhism for generations. In addition to chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, family members also burned incense and fasting. Pei Xiu grew up in such a family.
One day, a monk from ancient India came to Pei’s house to deliver the Dharma and gave the young Pei Xiu an ancient simplified script written in Sanskrit.
's fate with Gu Jian is like a destined prophecy, accompanying him throughout his life.
When he won the first place in the imperial examination, Pei Xiu, who had just entered the official career, met Zen Master Guifeng, a famous monk at that time.
Guifeng is the Sixth Patriarch of Tiantai Sect, , and is also the descendant of the Heze Sect of Zen. From members of the royal family to literati and poets, they often ask him some questions in Buddhist teachings.
Pei Xiu took out the ancient Sanskrit script and asked Zen Master Guifeng for advice. Guifeng translated Sanskrit into Chinese, meaning: "The great scholars are involved in customs, and the young scholars live in the true world. If you want to seek Buddhist paths, you will not leave the world."
Pei Xiu felt relieved when he saw it and knew how to go about his life. Those who have the aspirations to seek Buddha do not necessarily have to abandon the world as long as they have Buddhas in their hearts. So he gave up the idea of abandoning fame and fame, and no longer seeks to abandon his official position and become a monk. Instead, he practiced and realized the truth more diligently, and helped all living beings and promoted the Dharma on the road of the world.
This ancient piece of simplified Chinese monks who took him in his youth was like opening him the key to the hall of doctrines of Buddhism . Soon, Pei Xiu and Guifeng established a friendship that was both teachers and friends, and were as close as brothers. They kept writing letters to discuss teachings. In the first year he left , Chang'an to Mianzhou, he also prefaced some Buddhist books written by Guifeng.
When Zen Master Guifeng passed away, he had a happy expression on his face. After seven days, his face was still as bright as before his death. The relics left after cremation were shining and round. The emperor posthumously named him Zen Master Dinghui, and Pei Xiu personally wrote the article and wrote " Inscription on Zen Master Guifeng ". Now, this stone tablet is preserved in the Xi'an Stele Forest. At this time, another monk Duan Fu also passed away. Pei Xiu was ordered to write for Duan Fu the inscription "The Three Churches in the Record of Monks of the Old Street of the Tang Dynasty about the introduction of the Dade Anguo Temple, the Master Dada's Xuan Secret Tower, which was given purple square robe by Liu Gongquan, and wrote it with his pen. This is the famous "The Monk of Xuan Secret Tower", which is now included in primary school textbooks. Unfortunately, many people only know that it is a Liu style calligraphy model, but they do not know that this inscription was written by Pei Xiu.
Weishan Miyin Temple.Ning Xuan/Photo
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In the third year of Huichang in the Tang Dynasty (843 AD), Pei Xiu was demoted to the governor of Tanzhou and Hunan Observation Envoy. In the second year of Dazhong of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (848 AD), he left Changsha to serve as the governor of Xuanzhou. He served in Changsha for 6 years. Because of him, a large number of Tang Dynasty poets came to Changsha and Weishan.
Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu and Pei Xiu passed the Jinshi in the same year. They were both Jinshi and relatives, and their relationship was extraordinary. Pei Xiu was 32 years old and Du Mu was only 20 years old. Moreover, before taking the Jinshi exam, " Afang Palace Fu " had already brought Du Mu a high reputation, and it can be said that he was successful in his youth. Du Mu married Pei Xiu's niece Pei, so Du Mu called Pei Xiu the 20th uncle by his wife's seniority.
Pei Xiu went to Changsha to work. Soon, Du Mu came to Changsha to meet his friend and "Uncle Twenty".
It is the cold autumn, and the maple leaves in Yuelu Mountain are red like flames, and the colorful radiance of the radiant clouds dye the Xiang River red.
On this day, Du Mu took a carriage to the foot of Yuelu Mountain. Seeing such a colorful view of Yuelu Mountain, he couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart:
The stone path of Hanshan is slanted, and there are people in the place where the white clouds grow.
parking lots and love maple forests late, frost leaves are redder than February flowers .
Pei Xiu's second year of office in Changsha, the great poet Wen Tingyun also came to Changsha. Pei Xiu held a banquet to entertain him and talked about poetry with his old friends. Wen Tingyun wrote "The Banquet Song of Xiangdong":
The night banquet of the Golden Sable Man in Xiangdong, and the Chu girl was in love and beautiful.
Jade tube will blow the belt, and the brocade bag will blow the two unicorns obliquely.
The lonely sail left after the heavy city, fearing that the Qiong sign to report the dawn of heaven.
0,000 households are filled with green trees, and the clouds are flying and rain are dispersed.
wants to build a car with fragrance, and the clear song sounds and breaks the silver screen.
The candles outside the dike are returned, and the moon is white in front of the building.
Pei Xiu accompanied Wen Tingyun to climb Weishan to visit Miyin Temple. The green waters and green mountains, towering ancient trees, and the beautiful environment, Wen Tingyun was full of poetry and wrote "Visit Weishan":
The trees in the stream are uneven and green, and the jackdaw flew to Rihan Mountain.
Who is the quiet state of mind? Poetry, thoughts, Zen and hearts share the leisure of bamboo.
Many such literati gathered around Pei Xiu. He appreciates talented men and is willing to support others, but he also has his own principles for hiring people. Wen Tingyun's arrogant and unkindness to the world are typical representatives of literati. Although she has long been famous, she has failed in her career in her life. Poetry and prose are passionate art, but politics is a ruthless reality. Although Pei Xiu was very enthusiastic about him, he did not recruit him under his command and reuse it.
In the spring of the third year after seeing Wen Tingyun off, several famous poets came to the beautiful Hunan.
The romantic talent Li Qunyu is from Lizhou, Hunan (now Li County ). He is extremely talented, good at poetry and prose, calligraphy and other hand, and good at playing the sheng. He had no interest in scientific research or becoming an official, and liked to walk slowly in the green mountains and wander in the bamboo silk. He lived in Changsha for a while, and Pei Xiu accompanied him to drink wine and climb high to enjoy the moon. He wrote "Accompanying Doctor Pei to the North Tower in Changsha":
The rocks follow the high steps, and the piano respects the victories.
The golden wind blows the green mat, and the Hunan water enters the red building.
Welcome the clouds and the moon rises, and the lovely crane sees autumn.
is here for more leisure days, not to help you eliminate worries.
Then, in the same year of Pei Xiu, Zheng Ya brought his secretary Li Shangyin to Changsha.
Zheng Ya and Pei Xiu have a good personal relationship. Zheng Ya was blocked by the flood by the side of Pei Xiu on his way to Guilin. This was a month's stop. Li Shangyin, who gave Zheng Adam "Chief of the Guizhou Office", was also Du Mu's friend. These three people were together and talked about poetry and prose. After a month of life as a god, Zheng Ya later kept thinking about this period of time in his letter to Pei Xiu. Pei Xiu would take them to Weishan when he arrived in Changsha. After Li Shangyin arrived in Weishan, he became good friends with Zen Master Lingyou and had close contact. After Lingyou passed away, Li Shangyin wrote the monument of "Zen Master Dayuan Lingyou" for Lingyou Tomb Tower.
Because of Pei Xiu and these poets, Weishan is even more famous.In that cold winter, the late Tang poet Pi Rixiu and Lu Guimeng invited him to visit Weishan Mountain. On the second day after going to Weishan, it was snowing heavily. The two went to visit Master Ji together, but he went out to travel. So Pi Rixiu wrote "Visit Ji Master Ji but not met":
Where can I find the clouds and temporarily abandon Zen, and the guests came to sleep in the cottage.
Gui Han fell into the meridians and swept the water, and Shi Leng washed the spring.
The jade seal is still floating in the furnace, and the little golden immortal is still hanging in the niche.
must sign back 200 yuan, and you may get the master of the branch the next year.
Pi and Lu are both good friends and poems and essays are as famous as "PiLu ". When I saw Pi Ridou, I recited a poem, and Lu Guimeng immediately recited a poem "Together with Pi Ximei to visit Master Ji":
month, the wind in the building is quiet and heavy, and the frost is blowing into the Tao Forest.
The birds perch on the cold branches and the shadows move, while the people sit in meditation deep in the ancient temple.
Ming style stops the steps of the sky, and still chants by the white stone in the middle of the night.
is a companion of the gull by the sea, and the verses are even more painful.
Then he wrote a poem with a poem "When you visit the Master of Silence":
The stone railings are deserted behind the frost of the banana leaves, and there is no one in the bamboo room under the forest.
has not been copied into a small amount of cast-up, and the tin ring should shake the cold pond.
The futon is scattered with scattered water, and the tea utensil is empty and fragrant.
, but it is back in Zong Bingshe in the morning and evening, and the snow is facing the Zen bed late at night.
The futon where the monk sat was sitting was dusty, but the fragrance of tea remained in the empty tea cup. It was a cold and snowy night, and there was an empty Zen bed, but its owner didn't know where to go.
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Pei Xiu also sent his second son to Weishan.
In the third year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (849 AD), Prince Li Gu fell seriously ill and saw all famous doctors in the world but failed. One day, a monk saw the prince's illness and said: The prince should stay away from the world and he can get his life. When the emperor heard this, he said that he wanted the prince to become a monk. The emperor didn't say anything, but just frowned.
Pei Xiu, who was already the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, heard this and thought to himself: Why don’t I become a monk for the prince? It can not only relieve the emperor’s worries, but also free my son from the suffering of the worldly affairs, but also fulfill my wish to follow the Buddha.
Pei Xiu immediately reported to the emperor. The emperor was very moved after hearing this, so he treated Pei Xiu's son out of the palace with great gifts.
Pei Xiu's second son Pei Wende won the top scorer at a young age. The emperor named him a Hanlin bachelor and was about to make a difference in his career, but his father recommended him to become a monk in his place. It was really hard to say!
Pei Xiu also knew his son’s thoughts, so he personally sent his son to Miyin Temple in Weishan. When he walked to Wanshou Mountain in Ningxiang, he heard that the emperor rewarded the imperial edict was almost here, so Pei Xiu and his son lived in the home of an ordinary person in Wanshou Mountain and waited for the imperial edict.
Therefore, descendants built a pavilion here as a commemoration, called "Houzhi Pavilion". The pavilion is a hip-mounted roof with claws on all corners, covered with glazed tiles and , and there is a linking platform in the middle. It was damaged due to disrepair and no trace is found now. Although the pavilion does not exist, the couplets of the Houzhi Pavilion are still widely circulated. The couplet says:
Lingshan has opened the road to enlightenment, and people are aware of the coming and going. They like the furnace to warm incense, the birds sing and the flowers laugh, and they ask the head to the head to the house, for fear of being bound by the breeze and bright moon;
The Buddhist temple is surrounded by the tunnel, and the outsiders are running and suffering. They look at the main cause of the debt, the profit is locked in the reins of the fame, and encourage the conscript to stay and try to appreciate the evening drum and morning bell.
When he arrived at Miyin Temple in Weishan, the abbot Lingyou was overjoyed when he heard the news. He hurried out to greet him and said: The Prime Minister's son became a monk in his behalf, and he has great merits. He became a monk in my temple, which is a great color in the mountain gate.
So, Pei Wende was given the Dharma name " Fahai ". From then on, there was an "Monkey Fahai" known to everyone in the world.
Pei Xiu did not want his son to succeed at a young age, so he made a "police admonition" to give it to his son:
You and you must make ambitions when you become a monk. It is not easy to seek a teacher and learn the Tao.
Be diligent in burning incense and changing water, and sweep the Buddhist temple frequently.
Don’t travel leisurely, don’t like playing, and go clearly wherever you go.
I have never heard of a wonderful Dharma if I don’t return home for three or five days.
Respect senior brother and teach junior brother, don’t be idle in the empty sect.
Be respectful and humble, and don’t be ashamed of others.
It is difficult to eat and wear food and clothing, and it is not easy, so why bother to be delicate?
Qingbaishi thin porridge but ordinary, coarse linen clothes are divided according to the distance.
The glory is only in the purple robe. There is a saying that why gold is precious?
to understand the three emptinesses, to understand the four wisdoms, to surpass the first fruit and reach the tenth level.
rituals to Guanyin, keep the momentum, you can rest when others sleep.
Three hours and five hours, I hope to go to the Golden Palace of Sakyamuni,
pick the beacon, change the water, and pray to Tathagata for wisdom.
repays the kindness of parents' raising, and the deities and the eight tribes are happy.
Pei Xiu advised his son Pei Wende: You should cherish the fate of becoming a monk and be determined to learn the Tao. You must work hard to burn incense and change water, sweep the halls, and practice and recite scriptures in temples. Be elegant and don't play naughtyly. If you plan to go out, you should explain your destination to the deacon in the temple. Be harmonious with others, respect the elderly and love the young, be humble and courteous, and don’t be proud and arrogant because of your origin. You should always think that food and clothing are hard to come by. In Buddhism, you should take the time to go with the flow, and you should not be too greedy for the deliciousness and gorgeousness of food and clothing. If others sleep, don’t sleep. Go to bed late and get up early. Light more lamps for Sakyamuni Buddha, change water frequently, and worship more Tathagata Buddha to seek wisdom. This is to repay the kindness of parents for raising them.
Then Pei Xiu wrote two verses as gifts to send his son to become a monk to warn his son Pei Wende. One of the verses says:
sends your child into the empty door with compassion, and you should plant good roots day and night.
Do not dye your body and eyes with wealth and color, and the Taoist heart must be kept in the cold year.
Read the sutra and recite the Buddha's name according to the teacher's teachings, and strive to realize the heart and repay the four kindnesses.
Suddenly becomes a great man in the next day, and is still called honored in heaven on earth.
Pei Xiu sent his son to Miyin Temple in Weishan to become a monk with sadness. He advised his son to always have good thoughts every day, plant good roots, and never be in Buddhism, and his mind is polluted by worldly wealth, sex, fame and fortune, which hinders the original intention of becoming a monk.
Pei Xiu planted a ginkgo tree that was three years old and said to his son: Seeing a tree is like seeing a father, be content with peace of mind.
Today, "Pei Xiushu" is located in the lower left side of the main hall of Miyin Temple. It is about 24 meters high, with lush branches and leaves. After thousands of years of wind, frost, rain and dew, the old ginkgo is still vigorous and powerful. In spring, it is lush and full of vitality; in autumn, the ginkgo is full of golden fruits.
The life of the green lamp, wooden fish, cassock, and ancient Buddha was not romantic, and fell from prosperity to loneliness. When this Pei Wende, who enjoyed all his glory, could not withstand the ascetic life in the temple, but his father's orders were hard to violate, so he could only endure it. He carried water and chopped wood in the temple every day, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. One day, he carried a bucket of water in sweat, crossed the stones and avoided the cliff, and was careful not to let the water spill out, but he almost fell. He complained to himself, "Hanlin carried water and sweat to his waist, how could the monk ate it?" At this time, Zen Master Lingyou happened to hear it and said casually, "One stick of incense can eliminate all the robbery of food." Pei Wende felt deeply ashamed, and from then on he collected his body and mind and worked hard.
Later, Fahai went to , Lushan, Jiangxi, to , and then , Zexin Temple, , in , Zhenjiang, , to , Zexin Temple, . But at this time, the Zexin Temple, built in , the Eastern Jin Dynasty, had been destroyed and overgrown with weeds. Fahai, 46, knelt in front of the remnant Buddha and vowed to restore the mountain temple. To show his determination, he burned his fingers. From then on, Fahai lived in a cave, opened mountains and farmed, and studied Buddhist principles carefully.
On this day, Fahai accidentally dug a batch of gold while digging soil to build a temple, but he was not moved by the money and handed it over to Li Qi, the prefect of Zhenjiang at the time. Li Qi submitted a report to the emperor. The emperor was deeply moved and ordered the gold to be given to Fahai to restore the temple and ordered the name of Jinshan Temple. From then on, Zexin Temple was renamed Jinshan Temple. There is still Fahai Cave in Cash Mountain Temple, which is said to be the cave where the temple was built. With his superhuman perseverance and painstaking management, Fahai finally created the magnificent and unique Jinshan Temple. Fahai opened a large Buddhist temple in the south of the Yangtze River and made great contributions to Buddhism. It is regarded as the "Kaoshan Peizu" of Jinshan Temple.
Today, there is still a cave on the lower side of the west side of Jinshan Temple Pagoda in Zhenjiang, called "Fahai Cave", also known as " Peigong Cave ", which is said to be the place where Fahai practiced in the past. After Fahai passed away, the disciples carved this stone statue in the cave where he was sitting to worship him.
At some point, Fahai happened to meet Xu Xian in West Lake , and he meddled with other people's business. He must break up Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen couples, causing Bai Snake to flood the Jinshan Mountain, and finally suppress Bai Suzhen under the Leifeng Tower.In this beautiful love legend that has been passed down for thousands of years, Fahai has become the "murderer" who strangled love. Of course, this is just a legend made up by later generations, but this legend slandered the true Fahai's reputation for being famous for his lifetime.
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In the next few years, Pei Xiu was also doing well in the officialdom.
In February of the fifth year of Dazhong of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (851 AD), Pei Xiu served as the commander of salt and iron transport in various roads. This is a position with real power. When he was working in Hunan, he had heard and witnessed the various disadvantages of the salt and tea tax laws of the ancient tea road of the ancient tea road of the Xuefeng Mountain. He knew that the chaotic exploitation was not good for the people and was not good for the court. Therefore, he vigorously carried out the reform of the canal transportation and tea tax, and formulated the "Eight Things in the Salt Law" and the "Twelve Articles of the Tea Law", which not only cracked down on private sales of salt and tea evasion, but also strictly prohibited the establishment of random taxes and tax collection. Pei Xiu's new law reduced the tax payments of tea farmers and merchants, but instead increased the salt tea taxes of the court. Due to his outstanding political achievements, he was transferred to the Minister of War and the Censorate, and still took the post of Salt and Iron Envoy. In September of that year, he was ordered to act as the Minister of Rites and was granted the title of founding prince of Hedong County. In August of the sixth year of Dazhong (852 AD), Pei Xiu was promoted to the position of Pingzhangshi (prime minister) of the Tongshu Session of the Secretariat and was still in charge of the envoy of salt and iron.
is helpless and the officialdom is dangerous, and being with the king is like a tiger. This year, Pei Xiu thought about the Tang Dynasty for generations and asked Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to establish a crown prince as soon as possible. However, this was not the emperor's wish. The emperor was furious and dismissed Pei Xiu, who had served as prime minister for five years, and demoted him to the governor of Bianzhou and the governor of Xuanwu Army. In the winter of the 11th year of Dazhong (857 AD), Pei Xiu was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, Chief Secretary of the Luzhou Grand Governor's Office, and Censor; in October of the 13th year of Dazhong (859 AD), he was transferred to Taiyuan Yin, Beidu Liushou, and Hedong Jiedu. In the second year of Dazhong, he was transferred to Fengxiang Jiedu, and later served as the Minister of the Procuratorate Youpushe, Jiangling Yin and Censor's Office, and also served as the Observer of Jingnan Jiedu. In the early years of Xiantong (860 AD), Pei Xiu once again joined the court as Minister of Revenue, Minister of Personnel, and Young Master of the Crown Prince.
Weishan.
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In his later years, Pei Xiu and his wife lived in Weishan, and later Pei Gong'an was the place where Pei Xiu lived.
He traveled to Changsha, Yiyang and often preached Zen at Bailu Temple, Miyin Temple, Furong Temple, Guangfa Temple, Shishuang Temple, and other Zen works. He wrote "Hiang 6 Zhiming Dharma " and "Wanling Lu". Every time he followed him to various temples to teach Zen, there were hundreds, or even thousands.
In Miyin Temple, there is a famous "oil and salt stone". Its origin is related to Pei Xiu's wife Mrs. Chen.
One day, Pei Xiu's wife, Mrs. Chen, came to Miyin Temple for a short stay and met an old nun. The two fell in love with each other at first sight and had a good chat. Mrs. Chen invited the old nun to her room, had a heart-to-heart talk, and had a whole night.
The old nun saw that Mrs. Chen had a sad face and sighed, and asked her if she had any worries.
Mrs. Chen said: There are too many monks in Miyin Temple, and the oil and salt are not enough for everyone's life.
The old nun said: Madam, don’t worry, you have a way to solve this problem.
The next day, the old nun took Mrs. Chen to a big rock in the temple. I saw the old nun drew two circles on the stone and recited a few more spells. Suddenly, two holes as big as bowls appeared on the stone, and oil and salt gushed out of the hole.
The old nun said: The oil and salt in these two caves are inexhaustible and inexhaustible, and are exclusively for the monks of Miyin Temple. Please don’t worry about your wife in the future.
Mrs. Chen was about to thank the old nun, but turned around but found that she had disappeared without a trace. Then she realized that the old nun was the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva .
The "oil and salt stone" is really as the Bodhisattva said, with oil and salt constants. However, later, a chef in the temple secretly stole oil and salt to his lover outside the temple. The round hole of the "oil and salt stone" was closed and he no longer produced oil and salt.
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In the fifth year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (864 AD), a famous prime minister Pei Xiu completed his life with Buddha at the age of 74.
loves this land deeply and this green mountain deeply. He placed himself on the hillside of Duanshan, a lineage of Weishan.
The head rests on the green mountains, with long secret seals, the sound of the Sacred Shrine, the morning bell and evening drums.Perhaps, this is the satisfaction and last wish of this guardian of Miyin Temple.
Jiang Feng, whose real name is Jiang Taijun, is from Ningxiang, Hunan. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Central China Normal University. He has served as a university teacher, associate professor, and a member of the Hunan Prose Society. He is currently working in a provincial unit in Hunan. The essay collection "Cultural Tourism Guanlan" has been published.
