Chapter 106: There is a cloud platform at sea
At this time, the sunshine in early autumn shines down from the west, covering the mountains in front of you with a mysterious golden color. The forty-seven rolling peaks of Yuntai Mountain are only a few hundred meters above sea level, but they are all gathered on an island with a radius of only 200 miles, which is a natural danger.
From a military perspective, Yuntai Mountain is a dangerous place that is difficult to attack and cannot be defeated. But at the same time, it is also a fairy mountain. Along the way, you can see the halls, lofts, and roads everywhere. All the way has been renovated. Although it is easy to guard, it is not difficult to move.
"Dalang, there are forty-seven peaks, seventy-two temples, and more than ten valleys, caves, streams, and waterfalls. The largest valley is called Wanshou Valley, and the side slope is Faqi Temple. The temple was built in the Han Dynasty and was the origin of Buddhism in the Central Plains."
Lu Zhishen went to Haizhou early in the competition between Wu Haogu. He had been on Yuntai Mountain for some days, so he lived in Faqi Temple. He had been visiting the mountain these days and learned a lot of allusions of scenery. Today, he played a guest appearance as a tour guide, leading the way and talking to Wu Haogu.
Wu Haogu and his group had already arrived in the Wanshou Valley at this time. This valley was about four miles long, and there was Wanshou Mountain in the south, so it was named after it. There were cliffs and streams in the valley. During this period, there were more than a dozen natural landscapes such as Jiushou Jingtan, Cliff, Foguang Cliff, and Mu Buddha Platform.
What is even more valuable is that although Wanshou Valley and even the entire Yuntai Mountain are steep, they are not remote. Because they have long been named the Fairy Mountain of Haidong, they were fully developed as early as the Han Dynasty. The mountains are full of roads, buildings, and entry and exit are very convenient, as well as the famous specialty Yunwu Tea.
In addition, the water source on Yuntai Mountain is extremely abundant, with mountain streams and waterfalls everywhere. If a large army stationed here, there is no risk of water shortage.
As long as Ma Zhi said, a seawall castle was built in Suchenggang at the foot of the mountain, hundreds of elite troops in Bule could become a maritime anti-Jin fortress adjacent to the Central Plains!
Of course, the premise is that there is a strong navy to ensure Yuntaishan's external transportation and logistics supply.
"Dalang, that is the Faqi Temple." Lu Zhishen pointed to the numerous pavilions standing on the slope of Sucheng Mountain in the north of the valley and said to Wu Haogu, "It is said that more than a thousand years ago, when Buddhism was introduced to China, this big temple was established. The monks who came to the Central Plains to preach the Dharma all practiced here and translated Buddhist scriptures, so the Faqi theory was introduced.
During these days, Shajia lived in Faqi Temple. He was familiar with Master Jingyin, the abbot of the temple, and could arrange for you to check in the rooms in the temple."
Wu Haogu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I will stay in Faqi Temple tonight, rest early, and visit Yuntaishan again tomorrow."
He was still a little lacking in physical strength. When he walked from Suchenggang to Wanshou Valley, he felt sore waist and legs. Moreover, it was still late now, so if he didn't find a place to rest, he would have to walk at night.
Hua Manshan also said, "What Dongweng said is that you have to rest early tonight, so that the rooster crows tomorrow and you can see the scenery of Yuntai fog. It is really white clouds and fogs are covered with Cangwu, and the mountains are only exposed with sharp corners. It can be said that clouds are in the mountains, mountains are on the clouds, and the name of Yuntai fairyland comes from this."
The great monk Lu Zhishen also said, "Brother Hua is right. If you go to Yuntai Mountain, you will see the scenery of clouds and mists. Maybe you can still see the heavens and men in the clouds and mists."
Wu Haogu looked at Pan Qiaolian, "If you can live in seclusion here, watch the sea of clouds and the sunrise every day, it will be the realm of a god.
Master, have you ever seen hermits in the mountains these days when you were in Yuntai Mountain?"
"Are hermits?" Lu Zhishen smiled, "Sha family has really seen some people living in the mountains. I don't know if they are hermits.
But Dalang, what do you do? Do you want to live in seclusion in Yuntai Mountain?”
"I dare not say that I live in seclusion," Wu Haogu said with a smile, "I just want to buy a villa here and stay here for a few months every year."
"The teacher is so elegant." Mi Youren said, "Actually, my father also had this idea. After a few years, he would come back to old age, and he would set off in the mountains to accompany the gods."
Wu Haogu suddenly turned around and looked at Ximen Qing and Ma Zhi. The two of them seemed to have no sense of being able to travel around the mountains and rivers. After leaving the Xiankeju, they didn't say much, but just followed them all the way.
However, this performance is not surprising. Ximen Qing was probably a doctor who smuggled medicinal materials, while Ma Zhi was an ancient person who was not polite! Well, for the people of the Song Dynasty, Ma Zhi was an ancient person. Although he spoke Chinese, Confucianism, and was also a Han nationality, his thinking was not from the Song Dynasty, but from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. And it was not the thinking of the prosperous times of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the mind in a troubled world.
He, Lin Wancheng and Lin Chong were both born in the wrong era. If he had been with Li Er at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, he might have the chance to graphic Lingyan Pavilion... Oh, Ma Zhi did not have the chance, but would definitely be ranked among the twenty-four heroes.
What he thought about now was probably how to accumulate strength, wait for the opportunity, and then turn the Yanyun land into the territory of the Han family again, right?
Before they knew it, Wu Haogu and others had already climbed Sucheng Mountain and came outside the gate of Faqi Temple.
This Faqi Temple is built on the mountain, facing the south, with a large area, almost comparable to that of Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng. Just imagine it is normal. How expensive is the land in Kaifeng Prefecture? As for the land of Daxiangguo Temple, if it is taken out to develop real estate, there will be "several small goals".
Although Yuntai Mountain is an immortal mountain, not many rich people came here to build a sea view villa, so the land was very cheap. Faqi Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, is also known as the source of Buddhism in the Middle Land. It would be strange if it was small.
However, although Faqi Temple is a large temple, its incense is not prosperous, and the tall and large mountain gate looks quite deserted.
Two Toutu guarding the mountain gate recognized the Lu monk's judgment. The monk of this level was not very good in Kaifeng Prefecture, but it was too big to reach Yuntai Mountain. One Toutu guarding the gate dignified to welcome Wu Haogu and others in, and the other rushed to inform the abbot of the monk like a flying.
When he walked into the temple, Wu Haogu discovered that the temple was large and dilapidated. Not only was the incense not strong, but he didn't even see the monk.
Just when it was strange, the sound of chanting scriptures came to my ears. Wu Haogu looked at it according to the sound and saw that it was facing the mountain gate. There were countless steps above it. There was a towering hall of chanting scriptures. The sound of chanting scriptures came from there.
"It's the evening class now." Lu Zhishen said, "The monks here are very disciplined. They have never delayed their morning class and evening class. They don't eat after noon. Both meals a day are light soup and water-free, but they are very bitter."
Reciting scriptures in the morning and evening, and not eating after lunch are all precepts that monks should follow. However, Lu Zhishen has always been a monk Hua and ignores this.
Wu Haogu and others climbed up the steps and soon arrived at the square directly in front of the Main Hall. There was a huge bronze incense tripod on the square to set off incense.
Mi Youren invited some incense sticks to the mountain at the market in Suchenggang, and now he took them out and distributed them to everyone, and all of them were lit and placed in the incense tripod.
Then, except for Lu Zhishen and Guo Jing and Liu Wuji in Taoist outfit, everyone added some incense and oil to the merit box behind the incense cauldron. At this time, a tall and thin monk, about forty or fifty years old, walked out of the Great Hall accompanied by a little novice monk and the guardian who had just been to inform him. Seeing Lu Zhishen, Wu Haogu and others, he put his hands together and performed a Buddhist ritual: "Master Zhishen, dear donors, the two Taoist priests, and I am a monk who is hosting here."
Chapter completed!