The myth of Hanyuan pepper

Hanyuan pepper myth story: Tang monk Westward Journey The legend of inserting a stick of pepper

It is said that Tang Xuanzang, a monk of Tang Xuan Zang, took the scriptures in the west and went through thousands of hardships. To Qingxi County (now Hanyuan County), the hometown of peppercorns located at the foothills of Daxiangling Mountains, I suddenly saw rugged mountain roads and miasma fog all over the mountains. The production and life of the people are very difficult, and the master Xuanzhuang keeps going all the way Visit people's conditions and understand people's worries. At night, Master Xuanzhuang stayed at the Qingxi County Office (County Office) to discuss the coolness with the county official. He said that the local area is breezy and refreshing throughout the year, which is suitable for the growth of pepper, and there are many wild hills and wild slopes. But somehow, it was always impossible to grow it at home, resulting in very little output and very meager income to the villagers. The local officials, gentry, and local people all hope that the master can cast a spell to save it. Master Xuanzhuang was originally a compassionate person, but now he sees and hears the plight of the common people with his own eyes and ears, and is full of kind thoughts. In order to benefit the people of Li and save the people from fire and water, Master Xuanzhuang immediately chanted a spell and inserted the Li stick in his hand into the soil in the courtyard of the county office. The next morning, people suddenly saw a lively pepper tree in the courtyard. The peppers are covered with greasy, red and fragrant red peppers, and each red pepper has two small peppers on its back, which look like two ears. The fleshy red pepper fruit exudes bursts of intoxicating aroma, and its mellow taste is better than all other peppers that grow in the wild, and it can also drive off miasma and remove sputum. After staying for a few days, the Master set foot on the road to learn Buddhist scriptures in the west again. When he left Qingxi City, the Master even pronounced three Buddhist chants. Later, the villagers who had attained the Buddha’s name Zhendi along the way put the Master’s hand in the autumn. The prickly ash seeds produced by Li Zhanghua as a pepper tree have been planted and reproduced in Qingxi, and have been bred and planted from generation to generation. People call this kind of home-grown pepper "Li Jiao", which means that this superior pepper was made by the Tang monk’s sticking a Li stick. Later, "Li Jiao" became more and more famous and was used by the imperial court in the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty. The court was listed as "Gong Jiao", and this tribute was more than a thousand years, until the tribute-free stele was erected by Lei Xiang Rong Lei Zhi County in 29 Guangxu.

The Republican edition of "Hanyuan County Annals" records: Li Jiao,Trees such as cornel have thorns, nowadays the popular name Huajiao, it is produced in the county, and the Niushi slope of Fucheng is the best. Each cap has a small grain attached to it, so it is called the son-mother pepper. The ancient Tang Xuanzhuang master went west. Therefore, the planting rod is breeding in this department. It has a pleasant smell and has a wide range of uses. The local artifacts include this product, Yuanhe Zhi Gong Li pepper, Huan Yu Ji Gong red pepper, Ming Tong Zhi Gong pepper, large In addition to paying tribute every year, the tribute to Huajiao in the Qing dynasty is unreasonable. Those who win are not regarded as expensive.

Qing dynasty poet Nie Zhengchun has a poem "Zanthoxylum bungeanum"

Who is Li Jiao’s family, who is born in the family of Li Jiao, and the three Tibetan vines are used to remember the cause

The mother, how old is it to be stabbed all over the body

There are no strange elements and tribute products, the spoon Ding Nai exquisite spicy

The sign of a tribute-free stele found in Niushipo, Qingxi Town (formerly Jianli Township) , The content is as follows:

There are not many tribute peppers every year, and there are a lot of payments here. The pepper waits until the rest of the month is over Tongfu exemption,Never Seoul to discuss

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