Author: Ning Wenying Li Qiming
Emperor Kangxi has never bowed his head to anyone to admit his mistake. This time he had to open his jade mouth and pass on a message to eunuch : "In order to save the people, I have to welcome them back with my kin!" At this time, someone told Kangxi that there were several Taoist priests sitting on Lugou Bridge , as if they had escaped from the capital. Could it be Wang Changyue and the others.
Kangxi hurriedly said, "Go ahead and welcome Wang Changyue to Lugou Bridge!" The emperor took action himself. Fortunately, Lugou Bridge is not far from the capital, and the road is wide. It will arrive in just a few hours. From a distance, I saw several Taoists looking around on the bridge. Wang Changyue's beard floated in the wind, and Kangxi hurriedly drove away. It was indeed Wang Changyue and the others.
Kangxi hurriedly said, "Gao Dao, please come back. I didn't know Mount Tai yesterday, and I offended it!"
Wang Changyue heard Kangxi's words and hurriedly said, "The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is above. I only want to spread the Dharma and protect the country, and have no other begs. As long as the emperor accommodates me in Beijing to spread the Dharma and preach the Dharma and preach the Dharma, I dare not disobey the imperial edict!"
Kangxi said, "What do you want to know? I agree to it one by one!"
Everyone was happy. Kangxi took Wang Changyue's hand and took the car together, returning to the capital in a mighty way.
With the support of Emperor Kangxi, Wang Changyue held a grand ceremony for Thousand People in the history of Chinese Taoism in Baiyunguan . This thousand-person great precept means that one thousand Taoists will open the altar and preach the Dharma. At that time, the news reported to Kangxi. Kangxi said, "This is easy. You can recruit thousands of people to come to Beijing to take precepts. I will join in the fun and see the majesty of Taoist !"
Wang Changyue was dedicated to spreading the Dharma and promoting Taoist , but it was not held for a long time. Kangxi was anxious and asked, "Wang Gaodao, it's been three years since he was gone, why didn't he open the precepts?"
Wang Changyue said, "The Yingbo has been prepared, but one person can't fill a thousand, so he has been delayed!"
Kangxi was eager to see the spectacular scene of rituals and Taoism, and answered by the way: "Do I count me?"
Wang Changyue said, "The Lord is the Lord of Long Lives, how dare I offend him? Besides, the Lord is a body of wealth and honor, how can he withstand poverty constraints!"
Kangxi said, "What's the difficulty? It's just to follow everyone's actions."
Wang Changyue said, "Okay, the ceremony of thousands of people will be held tomorrow. The emperor must not miss it!"
Kangxi said, "I am willing to convert to Taoism now, and be my disciple once!"
Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Kangxi personally participated in the Thousand People's Ring, which caused a sensation in the capital. In order to ensure the safety of the emperor, the Nine Gate Admiral used all the banned soldiers in the capital. Three steps, one post, five steps, one whistle. The people ignored these things and surrounded Baiyun.
Wang Changyue's entire show of dignity, fasting and coming to the altar. I saw flags and flags flying, bells and chimes ringing. The performance began, and the huge Baiyun Temple was filled with thousands of people. Emperor Kangxi was caught among the Taoists without showing any power. Lu Dongbin came over and said to Kangxi, "Before the lord of the zodiac, Wang Gaodao ordered you to guard the mountain gate."
Kangxi did not answer. Since he accepted the Great Prison for Thousand People, how dare he not follow the rules? Thinking of the fact that the capital was cut off from water and fire some time ago, he went to guard the mountain gate obediently.
After a while, the altar of precepts began. Wang Changyue wore a Qing crown, put on Luo Xiaotai robe, held Ruyi in his hand, and sat in Taichung , like a Taoist immortal master. He spoke and said, "The Taoist sect is pure and quiet, and there is no right path without being pure and quiet. The Dharma is vast, and you cannot obtain the Dharma without abiding by the law. If you want to achieve the supreme Dharma, you must have a clear and quiet mind and do not have any evil thoughts." After that, he picked up a handful of ht, which is about three feet long and three inches wide. The wooden board was raised in the air and continued, "You must know that this is the clear precept ruler. This ruler has four verses. It is a clean way; the rules are to regulate the masses; the precepts are to prevent their mistakes; the ruler is to measure their crimes; now orders to correct the masters, keep this precept ruler, and inspect the inside and outside of the precepts. If there are those who do not keep their minds and do not tie their horses, they will blame them for this ruler!" Kangxi was ordered to guard the mountain gate himself. It was the missionary who was patrolling the school. Could this Wang Changyue have asked me to be the missionary to conquer the precepts? While thinking, Wang Changyue’s forum had been completed. Even if all the Taoists left, they would stay in their own positions and sit quietly and practice meditation.
Kangxi thought, I couldn't stay there, so would I be the gatekeeper here? This is not what the emperor does.If this continues, I will be cleared and fresh rice all day long, kowtowed and worshipped, and I can’t eat delicacies, and many concubines and beauties can’t sleep... Just as I was about to leave here, I was suddenly "splashed" on my head, but the master of the picket was beaten with a ruler. Kangxi covered his head and asked, "Master, why did I hit me?"
Master said, "Why did you hit you? You just took the ordination, and you were distracted. If you want to go back to the palace to sleep with the palace maids."
Kangxi heard this, he thought to himself, "What a guy, all the Taoists of Baiyun Temple are gods. I actually knew that I was thinking about the concubines and beauties in the palace. I couldn’t stand it, so he sneaked out of Baiyun Temple and went back to the palace.
only because Kangxi participated in the Thousand People Ceremony. In this way, thousands of people became brotherly relationships, and Kangxi's name was filled in the "Zhenzhen Lu". The news came out that all the officials and officials from all states, prefectures and counties all came to Baiyun Temple to see the Taoist priests who took the ordination became the emperor's god brothers and the Qiansheng Master. For a moment, the whole country said: "The lamas in the capital have left the capital," and added another sentence: "The Taoist priests in Baiyun Temple are as big as the sky." At this moment, thousands and eight hundred Taoist priests were fine all day long, traveling around. Traveling around, officials from all over the country are overwhelmed with the work of Taoist temples all day long, such as incense that enter the incense and the temple that builds the temple. In this way, the early Qing Dynasty set off a wave of great worship of Taoist temples nationwide. For a time, the three officials of Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor , Queen Mother , Three Officials , and Guan Yu , even Guan Yu , Land, Dragon King, Niu Wang, Horse King , and even Sun Monkey also had the Monkey King Temple. The development of Taoism has reached its peak.
Since this happens, government officials in various places are in a hurry. Kangxi urgently found Wang Changyue and asked the Taoists to take back the "Certification Record", otherwise it would delay national political affairs. Wang Changyue said yes, but after collecting this, he actually collected 997 documents. The Taoists stopped their activities. In addition to Kangxi, two others were confiscated: one was Li Laixian; the other was Fuyang who came to Baiyun Temple, and he did not bring the certificate of "Certification Record" at all. After
, the activities of Taoists no longer interfere with local political affairs.
Kangxi was named king for this purpose Changyue as the national teacher, given purple clothes, and presided over Baiyun Temple. Later, Wang Changyue went to Yinxian Temple in Nanjing to preach in , Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then went to Wudang Mountain to preach and recruit disciples, which made the Longmen Sect last forever.
The prosperity of Taoism over the past two hundred years began with Wang Changyue, known in history as the ancestor of Taoism’s revival, and the opening of the precepts began with Wang Changyue.
Wang Changyue passed away in the 19th year of Kangxi (1860). It is said that he lived to be 159 years old. The emperor personally gave him the title of "Holding a High Man". His works include "Discussion on the Sutra" and "Dragon Six Heart Methods".
There is a poem saying:
Hold a noble man, Wang Changyue, Hua Yue Doumu's religion comes true.
Thousands of people’s quarrels shook the capital, and Emperor Kangxi also worshiped him.
(To be continued)
( Ning Wenying , Shaanxi Writers Association member, Shaanxi Dramatists Association member, Chinese Dramatists Association member)
(Li Qiming, Weinan person, high school Chinese teacher)
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