Chapter 2 Chapter two
Di Gong raised his eyebrows and looked around the mountain road, the heavy rain covered most of the scenery of Longmen Mountain.The strong wind was mixed with muffled thunder from the valley.The lightning flashed, and clusters of gloomy peaks and trees were revealed in the whiteness.
When Di Gong and his family members set off from the capital in the morning, the weather was still sunny and beautiful.In the evening, the dark clouds were dense, the mountain wind gradually tightened, and the violent mountain rain came in a short while.It seems to them.Xing will not be able to reach Hanyuan County tonight. ——Di Gong is the county magistrate of Hanyuan County, Yongzhou, Gyeonggi. He and his family members celebrated the Duanyang Festival in the capital. Now Zhenghan is returning to the county.
This is the steepest section of the Longmen Mountain, with cliffs on one side and deep valleys on the other.The muddy mountain road was very slippery and the slope was steep. Just after a big bend, Di Gong ordered the car to stop.He poked his head out of the oil caravan and said to the driver: "We can no longer toss about in this strong wind and rain. It's dark and the mountains are high. If we are late, wouldn't it be a waste of time? Do you know if there is a place to rest nearby? ?”
The coachman replied: "What the master said is that the wind and rain are so fierce that if you don't drive properly, you will be in danger of overturning. There is no post station near this mountain road, and there are no people's houses. It's just that there is an ancient Taoist temple on the top of the mountain. It’s been hundreds of years, and now there are hundreds of Taoists, and the religious affairs are very busy. You might as well go to that Taoist temple to stay overnight, and it won’t be too late to start when the sky clears tomorrow.”
A flash of lightning flashed, and Di Gong looked up and saw a row of lush trees in the white rain, and the green tiles and red walls were exposed at the breaks of the trees.It really is a majestic Taoist temple.
There was a deafening thunder, and the surroundings were once again pitch black.
Mr. Di climbed down from the oil caravan and ordered the driver to go to the temple first to spread the word that the county magistrate wanted to enter the temple to avoid the rain, and ordered the abbot of the temple to prepare a comfortable and spacious room for them to rest at night, and sent several The Taoist servants carried three soft sedan chairs down to wait on them.
The drivers of the two carts took orders, lifted the lanterns and walked quickly up the Taoist temple along the stone steps.
Duke De lifted the tarpaulin awning of the second carriage, and his three wives and maids were shivering inside the carriage.Thunder rumbled in the mountains, and the torrential rain beat on the roof of the car like icicles.Water leaked in the small carriage, and a trace of cold wind came in through the gap.When the three wives saw Duke Di, they complained endlessly and asked this and that.Di Gong comforted them and told them that there would be soft sedan chairs to take them to an ancient temple on the top of the mountain to take shelter from the rain.I will rest and sleep in Guanli tonight, leave early tomorrow morning, and return to Hanyuan before noon.
Tao Gan came to report to Di Gong that the three soft bridges sent by the Taoist temple on the mountain had arrived, please get on the sedan chair quickly. —Tao Gan and Di Gongyuan ride in the same car.
Di Gong looked back and saw a few handyman Taoist priests in coir raincoats and bamboo hats, who were carrying two big rocks to fill under the wheels of the oil caravan to prevent the car from overturning in the wind.The two coachmen hurriedly unhooked the horses.Di Gong hurried forward and helped the three wives out of the oil caravan, and got into the soft sedan chair.Two handyman Taoists carried a sedan chair, and "Hangyao Hangyao" meandered up to the stone steps of the mountain gate.Di Gong, Tao Gan and the two coachmen followed the sedan chair in the heavy rain. Their bodies were already soaked, and they didn't care much. They only blamed the Taoists for not bringing more coir raincoats and bamboo hats.
The mountains are towering, the peaks turn back and forth, the stone steps are like a line of guts, and the cliffs are like criss-crossing.Seeing the three soft sedan chairs move forward lightly, Di Gong and Tao Gan gradually lost their strength and fell behind, sweating profusely and panting.After turning over a pavilion, suddenly the mountain road was cut off, and a deep stream of hundreds of feet appeared.Three stone slabs are erected on the deep stream as a flyover, and the two sides of the flyover are protected by iron cables.Pedestrians walk on the overpass without fear and fear.Tao Gan suddenly remembered something, and said, "Master, last summer, three young women died in this Taoist temple for no reason. Didn't the master plan to come here to investigate in person? If I remember correctly, this Taoist temple is called Chaoyun Temple. One of the three dead ladies was surnamed Liu, one was surnamed Huang, and the other was surnamed Gao. It is said that the surname Gao jumped off the cliff from this bridge, and the body was not found at that time. Look under the bridge, it is unfathomable and cloudy Diffuse, how dangerous it is!"
When Di Gong heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help nodding his head slightly.
At this time, the rain in the mountains was getting lighter, and Di Gong looked up and saw the golden and green glazed tile roof ridges protruding from the top of the hills.A red wall is hidden among the pines and junipers.The blood-red temple gate on the base of the white jade pedestal has been opened wide, and there are many Taoist congregants in the darkness, with flags and treasure covers, and lanterns and torches, waiting at the gate of the mountain.The sound of golden bells and jade pans can be faintly heard, and there are three large gold characters on a plaque on the mountain gate: "Chaoyun Guan".
A chubby Taoist headed by him, wearing a Hunyuan scarf on his head, a yellow silk sash around his waist, wearing red on his feet, and holding a dust tail in his hand, came forward and bowed to Duke Di and said: "Blessed people come from the blessed land, the county magistrate Your Majesty is here. The abbot, Zhenzhi Zhenren, is slightly ill. He cannot greet you in person, so I ask Xiaodao to lead all the Taoists to wait outside the mountain gate, and wait for the master's order, and give orders as you like."
Di Gong bowed back and said: "Don't pretend to be mediocre, but pretend to be a god, just beg to avoid the thunderstorm in front of you, and stay here overnight, it's very disturbing."
"Where! Where! I don't know that today is the birthday of Emperor Zhenwu, and it is also the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the temple. It is a rare festival. The temple has invited the next troupe to sing in the temple. It is very lively. Master, My wife might as well watch it in the hall if she is free, so as to break the silence of the long night."
Di Gongdao: "In this way, it is exactly what I want. It's just that the whole body is soaked now. It is not too late for Wang Xianchang to lead to the residence to change his clothes first, and then watch the drama."
"Master's residence has already been cleaned and tidy. There is a flight of stairs above the east building of the temple. Master and wife follow the path."
The fat Taoist priest led the way with a lantern in his hand, and two little Taoist boys accompanied him with candles on both sides. Before Di Gong and Tao Gan walked, three wives and maids were in the middle, and finally six Taoist priests carried their bags. Cage. ——The two-car driver lives in the downstairs of the Taoist temple.
Pass through the front hall, go up to the east building, and walk a long and winding staircase.The fat Taoist turned into a cold corridor.There are a few lanterns hanging in the corridor, a row of powder walls on the right, and a row of tall windows on the left.The whine of the strong wind outside could be faintly heard through the window, and the rain seemed to be falling heavily again.
The fat Taoist said, "My lord, here is a staircase that leads directly to the hall downstairs. The theater troupe is performing in the hall, and the master can still hear the faint sound of silk and bamboo. But the stairs are steep and dark, so you must be very careful when walking. The biggest feature of this concept is that there are many stairs and the doors are confusing. Master, don’t go wrong.”
After the fat Taoist finished speaking, he turned on the lamp and moved forward.Suddenly, a gust of wind blew open a wooden window on the left, and cold raindrops came in.Di Gong quickly leaned out and grabbed the window with all his strength, trying to close it.At this time, Duke Di was surprised to find a soldier wearing a silver helmet hugging a naked woman in a dimly lit small room opposite the east building.The woman covered her face with her right arm, but only a jagged stump remained on her left arm.As soon as the soldier let go, she fell toward the wall.
Di Gong was waiting to take a closer look, the window was blown by the strong wind, and hit his face with a "bang", the pain made his eyes stare.Seeing this, the fat Taoist priest and Tao Gan hurried forward to hook the window.Di Gong rubbed his eyes, endured the pain and pushed the window open again.When I looked intently, there was only a solid gray wall five or six feet away from Xiaoxiao in the night rain.He leaned out of the window and looked up again, and it turned out that it was a tower in the Taoist temple. ——The southeast tower is only five feet away from the east tower.
Di Gong didn't say anything, but he was very suspicious.He asked the fat Taoist in a low voice, "What is the room under the opposite tower used for?"
"My lord, that's just a warehouse, with some sundries piled up indiscriminately."
"Sometimes I saw the windows there open, but they were quickly closed again."
"Window?" The fat Taoist said in amazement, "Is it possible that the master's eyes are blurred, that warehouse has never had a window, and there is only a solid wall on the other side."
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