Chapter 12 Deplorable "Wang Shanren"

Yulongguan, we can judge from the name taboo that this is a place where Taoism preaches.When we look up at this grotto cave located halfway up the mountain in Cunbei, Tianyu City, Zhaojin Town, the Yulong Temple in those days is already a residual memory in the passage of time.Only the well-preserved stele unearthed that year allows us to perceive the past glory of this desolate and dilapidated stone stream, and we connect the wisps of cold air around the cave with the rising smoke of good fire. stand up…… This stone stele was erected in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608 A.D.). The stele is 1.3 meters high, 0.65 meters wide and 0.12 meters thick. The stele is named "Yulongguan Stele Records".It is engraved with nine lines of regular script, with 45 characters in full behavior, about 400 characters. It was written by Qiao Yinfu, a native of Houshu City.What is the relationship between the date of birth and death of Qiao Yinfu, the engraver, and Wang Jinxiao?It is now unavailable.Wang Jinxiao in the inscription, "Wang Shanren" in folklore, has some deplorable stories in the legends and interpretations of the ancestors.

The owner of Yulong Temple, Wang Jinxiao, also known as Wang Shanren, grew up in Heitianyu Village, Zhaojin.Since he was a devout Taoist since he was a child, he became a loyal disciple of the Taishang Laojun.Due to the activities of Taoism in ancient Yaozhou, from the ancient Northern Wei Dynasty to the modern Republic of China, the teachings gradually became popular, and the incense became more and more popular and lasted for a long time.Yaowang Mountain, the activity center of Taoism.At that time, it has always been a very famous "Dongtian Fudi" of Taoism in Guanzhong.People in all dynasties also regarded Taoism as a god.People go to temples to burn incense, make offerings and give alms, and the activities of praying for the protection of gods have been enduring.grew up in such an atmosphere.Wang Shanren was guided by the teachings of Taoism. Year after year, day after day, he made alms for charity, wandered around the rivers and lakes, and became a sincere Taoist believer.Tianyuchuan at that time.The scenery is beautiful, and there are lush sea buckthorn and deciduous trees in various coins growing in the wide river.The Tianyuxun River is full of water, and the gurgling water curtain overflows the strange river pebbles in the coins and walks among the trees.The Tianyu villagers who have lived by the river for generations, backed by majestic and steep stone cliffs, stepping on the gurgling water like flowing clouds and flowing water, feel like living in the fairyland of Shenshan.Wang Shanren has been edified in this fairyland highly praised by Taoism since he was a child. Years of wandering in the rivers and lakes gave him the will to build temples and practice Taoism here.From then on.He observed carefully behind the cliff in front of Sichuan, looking for the location of Jianguan.

Hard work pays off.Perhaps it was the help of the Taishang Laojun in the dark, Wang Shanren finally found a natural jade cave on the hillside of the stone cliff in the north of the village.The vertical distance from the stone stream to the ground is more than a thousand meters.The cave is spacious enough.It can accommodate more than a hundred people.It's just that the narrow path leading to the cave is extremely steep, and the narrow and rugged path can only accommodate one person. The section of the path near the entrance of the cave is extremely dangerous.per line here.One must hold one's mind, half of one's body is attached to the side of the stone cliff, and one hand firmly grasps the ax-like stone edges and corners, so as to pass safely.From then on, Wang Shanren began his long journey of begging for alms and building temples.Every day he danced with chickens, left early and returned late, and transported all kinds of materials for alms through the path one by one, and transported them into the cave with difficulty.Day after day, brick by brick, gradually, there was a decent statue of the Supreme Lord in the cave, and his uneven face became much smoother.According to folklore, Wang Shanren brought food into the cave.Arbitrarily placed, resulting in groups of white mice in the cave.The white rat is very fat, and sometimes jumps out of the cave and falls to his death on the cliff, but Wang Shiren believes that all this is an auspicious sign that he will succeed in cultivating the Tao. And born.With the passage of time, Wang Shanren has also grown from youth to adulthood, and from adulthood to middle age.From middle age to old age,... Gradually, Wang Shanren also became exhausted.But he has always been the same, insisting on asking for alms every day every month, and sending various raw materials for almsgiving into the cave one by one... .Time flies, Wang Shanren has finally reached the age of the weeping potato, but he still insists on the belief of becoming a fairy by cultivating Taoism.One day, he took the raw materials from begging for alms, and climbed hard on the narrow path that he was familiar with.Since Wang Shanren was already weathered and weathered, it was very difficult for him to crawl away this time.When he walked to the narrow and dangerous path in Xingduan, Wang Shanren felt exhausted, and sparks shot out in front of his eyes, and he gasped for a moment.When he continued to climb with great difficulty, a tragedy happened. The trembling and weary man finally stepped on the air and fell under the stone cliff more than a thousand meters high.Wang Shanren was a real martyr at the end of his cultivation!It is said that the relatives searched repeatedly under the cliff where Wang Shanren practiced Taoism in the north of Tianyu Village, but they did not find any bones of Wang Shanren. Between the eyebrows.Chirping and cooing seems to be expressing his reluctance to part with his master.

According to Taoist theory, Wang Shanren may have finally cultivated Taoism and become a fairy. Except for Wang Shanren's persistent and firm belief.In addition to the tireless spirit of begging for alms and building a temple, Wang Jinxiao, who is looking forward to cultivating the Tao and ascending to heaven, is actually deplorable.It is said that since then, no one has ever set foot in this cave.Looking up at the cave from the bottom of the cliff today, the entrance of the cave has already been mostly covered by the chaotic city of Qiao.There is only a piece of dense Mihe growing luxuriantly on the steep rocky cliff.If it weren't for the stele, Wang Jinxiao would have been forgotten by people.Only the anecdotes of "Wang Shanren" are occasionally mentioned by those senile old people.

Almost no one mentions it now...