Water Margin Chapter 1 Hongxin release demons
In the Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, the whole world was in chaos and confused for more than 50 years. After Zhou Hall before the point check Zhao Kuangyin Chen Bridge mutiny, yellow robe added body, set the capital of Tokyo Bianliang, the national title of Song, for Taizu Emperor Wude. Emperor Taizong passed the throne, Emperor Taizong passed the throne with Emperor Zhenzong, Emperor Zhenzong passed the throne with Emperor Renzong. For more than 90 years, the river has been clear and the sea has been peaceful. Who expected extremely sad, Renzong Jiayou three years spring, Jiangnan plague epidemic, soon spread to the east and west two Beijing. Bao Qingtian, governor of Kaifeng, took out his own salary, alms soup, but to no avail, more and more patients. Renzong Tianzi helpless, take the minister's advice, personally write the imperial edicts together, descend a incense stick, imperial dispatch inside and outside the point of the temple before the Taiwei Hongxin angel, to Jiangxi Longhu Mountain, declare Zhang Tianshi starry night to pray for plague.
Hongxin received the decree, took dozens of attendants, and went straight to Guixi County, Xinzhou, Jiangxi Province. More than one day, Hongxin and his party came to Xinzhou, and the officials of all sizes greeted them, and accompanied Hong Taiwei to Longhu Mountain the next day. The abbot of the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain led all his disciples to ring bells and beat drums, and to welcome Hongxin and his party to the mountain. Upon arriving at the Hall of Sanqing, Hongxin issued a decree and asked, "Where is the Master of Heaven?" Ask him to come and receive the decree." The abbess said, "Your Honor, this generation of heavenly master is called Xu Jing Heavenly Master. He is of a pure and lofty disposition. He lives in a Maoan on the top of a mountain, not me." Hong asked, "What should we do then?" The abbot said, "If the Son of Heaven wants to save the people, he can only see it if he asks the chief officer to fast and bathe, take the edicts from himself, burn imperial incense, and walk up the mountain to worship the Master of Heaven." The chief officer said, "I have been a vegetarian all the way here from the capital, how can I not be sincere? Tomorrow I will walk up the mountain, as you said."
The next day, before dawn, all the monks bathed in fragrant soup, changed their linen clothes and shoes, ate vegetarian food, wrapped the imperial edicts in yellow cloth, carried them on their backs, carried silver censers, burned imperial incense, pointed out the way and sent him up the mountain. Hongxin recited the Tianzun Treasure, climbed the mountain alone, turned over two or three hills, walked about two or three miles, his feet were sore, his legs were soft, and his heart was a little unhappy. Just then, with a loud roar like thunder, a tiger jumped out from behind the pine trees. Hongxin gave a cry of surprise and fell to the ground. The tiger looked at him, roared, and jumped down the hill.
After the tigers had gone for a long time, Hongxin got up, cleaned up the incense burner, and went on. Not long after he had gone, he was again muttering to himself that he had been frightened. Who expected a gust of wind blowing, and from the mountain side of the bamboo forest jumped out a flower snake to come. Hong Xin threw away the incense burner and exclaimed, "This time I am finished!" Fell on the edge of a large rock. Coiled beside Hongxin, with golden eyes, and a blood-red tongue out, the snake sprayed poison gas in his face and slid down the hill. Hongxin got up and scolded the Taoist priest for his rudeness. If he could not see the Heavenly Master, he would settle accounts with the Taoist monks later.
As Hongxin was about to move forward, he suddenly heard the melodious sound of a flute from far to near. When he looked up, he saw a Taoist boy riding a yellow cow backwards and blowing an iron flute across the hollow mountain. Tao Tong smiled and said, "The Heavenly Master has gone to the capital to make 3,600 Luo Tian Jiao prayers for the plague." When Hongxin heard this, he thought of his fright, and turned and went down the mountain.
Back to the upper Qing Palace, Hongxin complained that the monks should not cheat him into the mountain, almost died in the mouth of the tiger snake. But the abbot said that both the tiger and the snake were the heavenly masters who tested his sincerity, and the footpath boy was the heavenly masters. Since the Heavenly Master has known the call of the Lord, he has already gone at this time, so please ask the chief officer to stay for a few days and have some fun. Afterwards, the abbot held a feast and invited the chief officer to drink until the evening.
After breakfast the next day, the abbot and all the monks accompanied Hongxin on a mountain tour. Hong Xin visited various palaces, and finally came to a temple on the right porch. He saw that the door of the temple was locked with a large lock with the width of his arm. On the plaque in front of the eaves was written four gold characters: "Hall of the Devil." Hongxin asked, "What is this hall?" The abbot said: "This is the Tang cave of the Xuanguo master blockade of the demon king, each generation of heavenly masters must add a cover, so that children and grandchildren will not be allowed to open." Hongxin said, "I want to see what the devil king looks like." The abbot said hurriedly, "Chief Officer, this temple must not be opened." The first lieutenant became angry and said, "If you do not let me see it, when I return to the court, I will tell the Emperor that you have violated the imperial decree, denied me the heavenly Master, pretended to be the Lord of the town lock, misled the public with evil words, and sent you all to the remote military regions to suffer!" The abbot was forced to call some fire workers, broke the iron lock, and opened the temple door. Hongxin went in, but it was dark and there was nothing inside. He ordered people to light more than ten torches, and saw a huge stone turtle carrying a stone tablet in the hall, which was engraved with four characters: "Open in the flood." Hongxin said, "You won't let me see, but you don't know that you were destined to teach me to see hundreds of years ago." Get me some more men and dig it up with hoes and spades!"
The abbot hurriedly tried to persuade him. How could he persuade him? Taiwei ordered everyone to move the stone turtle, dig three or four feet deep, see a blue SLATE. They pry open the SLATE, Hongxin probe a look, it is a dark cave. Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound in the crypt, and a black gas rushed out, collapsing half the corner of the temple, and rushing into the sky for half a day, scattering as a hundred golden rays, and going in all directions. Everyone was shocked and ran away. Hongxin dumbfounded, no longer dare to stay, hurriedly packed up, with people from the mountain. These golden lights are reincarnated as 108 heroes of Liangshan.