The legend of Gulou Mountain
Gulou Mountain is located in the Yin of the Yangtze River in Pengze County, Jiangxi Province. The blue sky is connected to the top, and the waves of green water are below. The mountain peaks stand tall and the strange rocks are craggy. The hillside is green and bamboo, and the bayberry is a monkey. The water is murmuring under the mountain, and the fish are playing with the stones. The beautiful scenery attracts an endless stream of tourists. Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the south of the Yangtze River has developed step by step, becoming more and more prosperous, and Gulou Mountain has accompanied the people who have lived here for generations, bearing the torture of wind, frost, rain and snow together, and enjoying the bathing of spring breeze and sunshine together. With the changes of the times, the rise and fall of society, and the advancement of history, Gulou Mountain has left many beautiful legends that few people know.
Gulou Mountain has an ancient name called Gulong Mountain. Legend has it that in ancient times, there were no hills here, a plain, when there was a long drought and no rain, the rivers and lakes dried up, and the red land was thousands of miles. People have been uprooted from their homes. One day, the eldest prince of the Dragon King of the East China Sea flew over here, and when he saw this tragic situation, he couldn't bear to see it, and suddenly he had a heart of benevolence, stirred up wind and rain, and rained rain, saving hundreds of millions of living beings. Everyone cheered and thanked. But I didn't know that there was a villain who reported to the Heavenly Court, and the Jade Emperor was angry that he violated the laws of Heaven and ordered the eldest prince of the Dragon King to go to the scene immediately and never be pardoned. The poor prince was severely punished for the sake of Li Min's life, to whom did he complain? had to lie dormant at the scene honestly, not daring to move. Millions of years later, it turned into a stone mountain. From a distance, the ridge is raised, so the local name is: Gulong Mountain. Gulong Mountain is undulating and undulating, more than ten kilometers long. At the foot of the mountain is the Qilihong Valley, and there is a road in the valley. Every rainy season, the flood in the valley is overwhelming roaring and rushing, the ancient dragon mountain is slowly floating in the flood, the water and stone fight each other, the sound is like thunder, the momentum is imposing, just like the dragon going out to sea, mighty and majestic. At the north pass of Qilihong Valley, there is a stone slope in Gulong Mountain that protrudes to the water surface under the mountain, and people call it Longzuitou. The head of the dragon is facing a deep pool, and the water surface is calm but bottomless. There was a local villager who dived into the water to touch the fish, accidentally found that there was a hole in the mountain body in the water, then went along the hole, and soon saw a splendid dragon king palace, Qionglou Immortal Pavilion, pavilion and water pavilion. The inside is full of rare treasures, full of dazzling eyes. I saw the dragon son and the dragon girl singing and dancing lightly, and the music was pleasant. The villagers were frightened out of the cave, the people of the village of language, the villagers were amazed, and immediately went to seek, but there was no hole in sight, only the faint sound of bell music, listening to the heart, happy and forgetful.
Gulong Mountain was later renamed Gulou Mountain, which is related to the story of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang competed for the world and fought in Pohu Lake for 18 years. In one battle, Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated and fled in panic. Chen Youliang chased after him. Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the ship from Duchang, Jiangxi Province and rushed to Pengze 30 Capitals, and was blocked by the high and steep Gulong Mountain in front of him. Zhu Yuanzhang expected that he would die under Chen Youliang's knife. In desperation, he angrily drew his sword and stabbed towards the mountain, and there was an unexpected thunderclap, and the mountain collapsed, and a narrow passage immediately appeared in front of him, and Yuan Zhang led the remnants to pass through quickly. The pursuers followed, only to see thick smoke and the narrow valley closed, and the pursuers retreated in horror. Zhu Yuanzhang turned the danger into a disaster, and said happily: "The sky will not destroy me, and it is too peaceful to escape this pass!" So he climbed Gulong Mountain, built a drum tower on a round boulder, gathered the remnants, and regrouped. He personally climbed the tower and beat the drums, ordered to counterattack the enemy, and since then he has turned defeat into victory, winning one victory after another, and finally exterminated Chen Youliang and established the Ming Dynasty. In the following year, Yuanzhang passed down a holy decree to change the name of Gulong Mountain to Gulou Mountain. The ancient post station under the Gulou Mountain was renamed Taiping Pass. A general succeeded in ten thousand bones withered, the Ming army took advantage of the victory to pursue and annihilate the Chen Han army, killed countless defeated soldiers, blood flowed seven miles, dyed red Drum Tower Valley, so the world changed the name of the valley seven miles of Hong for seven miles of red. Now that spring is coming, the rhododendrons are blooming all over the mountains, red and bright, a vast ocean, and it is also a veritable seven miles of red!
Standing in the Qili Red Valley and looking up, the steep rocky cliffs of Gulou Mountain, the screen stands in array, like a long circular high wall. The landscape is majestic. Legend has it that the original mountain was gentle, and there was a plain under the mountain, open and open. Master Xiang said that this is the land of dragon veins, and there will be emperors who will come here to establish the capital. It's really a coincidence that the book is not written, when the prince of the dynasty cheated on a palace maid, the palace maid became pregnant. The prince was afraid that the lives of the palace women would not be guaranteed, so with the help of the eunuch, he secretly transferred out of the palace. It is also planned to choose a site at the foot of the Drum Tower Mountain to build the palace Golden Palace, and wait for the succession to the throne after the establishment of the palace maid as the main palace. The palace maid was ecstatic, flattering in every possible way, and favored the princess. Unexpectedly, the prince's move alarmed the compassionate Guanyin Niangniang. On a whim: The prince, the prince! Hide from the sky and cross the sea, and build a palace privately. How can a palace maid be a queen? Wouldn't it mess up the dynasty and the world, and we must properly handle this matter as soon as possible. After thinking about it, she decided to go down to investigate first, so she jumped off the lotus throne, turned into a merchant, carried a load of daily necessities on her shoulders, and walked all the way to the bottom of Gulou Mountain. Besides, there is a small village under the Gulou Mountain, the village name is Liu, located on the east side of the Qili Red Valley, close to the foot of the Gulou Mountain. The small river in front of the village flows in all seasons. The river beach is green and bamboo, and it is evergreen all year round. Legend Zhu Yuanzhang in the fierce battle with Chen Youliang, had the woman born of Ma settled here, and left 500 soldiers to protect the safety, when Zhu Yuanzhang in the front command of the battle, the rear empty, Chen Youliang sent an army to attack the Ma camp, 500 guards to defend for three days and three nights, in danger, suddenly the riverside green bamboo section blasting, jumped out of 3,000 men and horses to help the battle, inside and outside the attack, the Chen army was beaten to the ground, Ma Shi was in danger. Or say: Bamboo soldiers are divine soldiers! After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, the 500 guards still stayed and did not return, and they settled down and worked in the local area, but they changed their surnames to "stay". However, because there is no "Liu" surname in the surname, "Liu" is homophonic with "Liu", so the surname was changed to "Liu". These are probably the reasons for the name of Shenxia Liu Village! Shenxia Liu Village is indeed magical, the village site is near the river, only less than three meters higher than the river water surface, but during the flood period, the surging surge, higher than the village site, the water is like avoiding the water droplets, passing around the village, the village site does not drip, a strange also! Erqi is that there are no mosquitoes and flies in the village all year round, there was an unbeliever who made a special trip to the village to investigate, dog days, he slept in the village for three days and three nights, there were no mosquitoes and flies bites, and it was cool and pleasant, and he fell asleep peacefully.
The villagers of Shenxia Liu Village are simple, kind, hardworking and intelligent. Small-scale peasant economy, abundant food and clothing. One day, a group of idlers came to a vacant compound next to the village, and they did not leave the courtyard during the day. No one knows what they want to do. On this day, Guanyin Niangniang went down to investigate here, she carried the merchant burden, a shout, the courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged man came out, wearing a square scarf and hat, wearing a long shirt, and his face was pale. The left side of the face is hairless, and the right side is covered with a long black beard. The bearded man went straight to the merchant, and after selecting some items and putting them in his arms, he said that he would go back to the courtyard to get money to pay the bill, and he went into the house without looking back. Immediately afterwards, one after another middle-aged men came out, their clothes and beards were the same as the first beard, and they also did not pay for the goods. Guanyin Niangniang didn't care about them either, and let them do whatever they wanted. In this way, ninety-nine beards came out, and a load full of goods was taken away. Guanyin knew in his heart, and he had already used a little magic power, branded their clothes with serial numbers that were invisible to all eyes, and followed the last person into the courtyard, only the last person paid the silver, and the first ninety-eight people refused to admit it. Guanyin's kind words and persuasion were combined with fists and feet, and the compassionate Guanyin Niangniang shook her head again and again and sighed and went out of the hospital. She came to the site of the prince's palace not far away, and the stone and wood building materials were piled up on the edge of the site, which had not yet been constructed. When I opened my eyes, I saw that the site of the palace was located in the center of the dragon vein, and the purple qi was rising. After the inspection, the clouds under his feet were born, and he went straight to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and played the Jade Emperor one by one. The Jade Emperor was very angry, that is, he summoned the god of Gulou Mountain with Tai Bai Xing and issued a holy decree: "Lang Lang Qiankun, there are actually ninety-nine bearded men who gather to do evil, such misconduct, and pollute the Pure Land of the East." There is also the current prince, who behaves misbehaps, and the sky does not tolerate it. Hurry back and deal with it properly. "The mountain god comprehended, returned quickly, exerted his magical powers, suddenly lightning and thunder, the sky was dark, the earth shook the mountain, there was a loud bang, the Drum Tower Mountain was unrecognizable, the gentle hillside suddenly became steep like a wall, the prince's palace sank to the bottom, and the ninety-nine side beards did not know where to go. The compound and Shenxia Liu Village are safe and sound. The sun is back, the wind is beautiful. Later, I heard that the palace maid was in exile, and some people said that the palace maid committed suicide by throwing herself into the water. Ninety-nine beards were swept away by the wind, and after hard training, all of them reformed themselves, supported themselves, became rich through hard work, and had a prosperous family
The mountain has a fairy name, and the water has a dragon and a spirit. There is a beautiful legend on Gulou Mountain, which is gratifying. The author hopes that friends near and far who pass by the foot of Gulou Mountain will "stop and sit in love with the maple forest at night"! Take these stories of history and gods to all directions!