Chapter 217
It is said that thousands of years ago, the Jade Emperor wanted to visit the human world because of the cramped space in the heavenly palace. However, because he was old, he did not want to suffer the pain of soaring clouds anymore. So he sent Taibai Jinxing to visit him.
When Taibai Jinxing saw the Jade Emperor, he asked: "Your Majesty, what is the matter with Mr. Xuan?"
The Jade Emperor said: "I want to build a tunnel leading to the human world. Firstly, I can take a car to inspect the lower world and understand the sufferings of the people. Secondly, I can also announce the loyal ministers, filial sons, honest women and virtuous women in the human world to come up and let them
I can also praise him face to face when he goes to visit the Heavenly Palace."
After hearing this, Taishang Laojun on the side thought that he could take a car to see old friends in the lower world that he had not seen for many years, and he could also use the car to transport gifts from old friends back, so he said: "This is very good, very good."
Taibai Jinxing said: "Your Majesty is really a benevolent king, so concerned about the sufferings of the world. He has the style of Yao and Shun. I should handle this matter immediately."
So Taibai Jinxing led all the heavenly workers to build a corridor from heaven to the human world. The door of this corridor is in today's Xixiang. After the corridor was built, the Jade Emperor was very happy and took a dragon, horse and phoenix chariot to go there.
In the human world, when he came out of the Heavenly Gate, the Jade Emperor was very unhappy because there was a large stone bare mountain outside the gate. So he ordered Taibai Jinxing to build a garden here.
Therefore, Taibai Jinxing reported to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the land of the human world. It is inconvenient for heavenly craftsmen to construct here. It is also difficult to have the charm of the human world. It is necessary to invite skilled craftsmen from the human world to do it." The Jade Emperor asked him.
"Who can do this?" Taibai Jinxing replied: "Your Majesty, Lu Ban can do this." The Jade Emperor was surprised: "Lu Ban is a carpenter, how can he do this?" Taibai Jinxing said again.
"Your Majesty does not know that although Lu Ban was a carpenter, he was also an accomplished stone worker. Lu Ban had built a stone bridge in Zhaozhou, Hebei Province. Zhang Guolao, in order to embarrass him, used a wheelbarrow to carry Mount Tai over it, but he did not
It collapsed, leaving only a rut on the bridge." After hearing this, the Jade Emperor said, "Take him to see me in heaven quickly."
After the Jade Emperor finished speaking, he went back to heaven. Taibai Jinxing quickly went to find Lu Ban and took him to the heaven through the corridor. When the Jade Emperor saw Lu Ban, he told him what he wanted. After hearing this, Lu Ban said: "We must do this."
The task is not difficult. You can use rocks as branches and clouds as flowers and leaves. After the construction is completed, it can be irrigated with water from the sky. This garden will definitely be loved by your majesty." The Jade Emperor was overjoyed when he heard this: "You can do it quickly, and there will be a garden after it is completed.
Great reward."
Lu Ban said to the Jade Emperor: "This project is huge and requires a large number of stone-chopping workers." The Jade Emperor said: "You can go to the human world to recruit. The labor, food and accommodation will be reimbursed by heaven." Lu Ban replied: "Your Majesty, this is
It is something that no human being can do, but only a ghost who can split rocks can do it."
So the Jade Emperor ordered Zhong Kui that any lonely ghost who could split stones must not be captured. He should be treated with courtesy and brought to work for Lu Ban.
When Lu Ban returned home, he first said goodbye to his father and fellow villagers, then to his parents, and to his wife, children, and then went to the place where Tianmen is. His wife stayed at home to take care of his elderly parents-in-law and young children.
Lu Ban arrived outside the Tianmen and fought side by side with the ghosts, day and night, and never went home once in ten years. Ten years later, the garden was finally repaired. It was indeed beautiful in autumn, spring green, winter snow, and summer flowers. The Jade Emperor looked at it
He was very happy. So Lu Ban prayed to the Jade Emperor for the wild ghosts who were working. The Jade Emperor thought of the suffering of the wild ghosts breaking stones, and allowed them to be reincarnated in the next life. The wild ghosts all happily reincarnated as humans.
The emperor also wanted to reward Lu Ban heavily, but Lu Ban declined. Lu Ban still returned to the people and continued to work for the people.
Taibai Jinxing chose a mountain for the Jade Emperor in today's Huizhou. On a peak in the mountain, he built a palace in the shape of the Heavenly Palace. This peak was later called Tiandu Peak, and this mountain became the name of the Jade Emperor.
This is the place where the emperor summered and recuperated in the lower realm. Mortals were not allowed to go up there. This mountain was called Huangshan in those days.
Later one year, the Queen Mother held a peach gathering. Buddha, Guanyin and other gods from all walks of life came. When the gods were having a banquet, the fairies danced in front of the hall. It was really a lively and fairy-like music. The Buddha was very happy with the jade.
The emperor said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you have a secluded place in the world. It is very beautiful. Can you take me to have a look?"
The Jade Emperor said: "The Tathagata wants to go, how can I refuse?" So he took Tathagata and the gods Qi, escorted by heavenly soldiers and generals, and surrounded by palace fairies, to the Imperial Mountain.
The Jade Emperor Buddha and his entourage were enjoying the delicacies of the world in the palace of Tiandu Peak. There were steamed sea bass, sweet-scented osmanthus prawns, Dongpo meat, beggar's chicken, toon scrambled eggs, cold cucumbers. Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Arhats, etc.
Wait, because we don’t eat meat, there are also vegetarian fruits for us. There are steamed asparagus, first-grade tofu, mushrooms, rapeseed, stir-fried shredded vegetables, tomatoes mixed with sugar, and Cantonese lychees. The last dish is Buddha Jumping over the Wall. After hearing this, the Buddha hurriedly brought it
The Bodhisattvas and Arhats left the palace at Tiandu Peak to travel elsewhere.
The Bodhisattvas and Arhats walked around and looked around, and came to a mountain peak. They were a little tired from walking and planned to take a rest. The heavenly soldiers and generals who followed quickly prepared the lotus throne, spread the tablecloth on the stone table, and placed watermelons on it.
Hami melon, white melon, and purple luminous cups were filled with freshly squeezed juice for the Bodhisattvas. There were orange juice, peach juice, and carrot juice. After the Tathagata had rested, he went back to the palace to meet the Jade Emperor and all the people.
The gods chatted, and the heavenly soldiers and generals followed. Later, the peak where the Tathagata and the Bodhisattvas rested was called Lotus Peak.
Later, Sun Xingzhe made trouble in the Heavenly Palace several times, disrupted the Peach Club, kicked down the Bagua furnace, and disturbed the peace in Heaven. Later, Gonggong and Zhu Rong had a falling out, and in a rage, they knocked down the Tianzhu. For a while,
Lands collapsed and the ground cracked, and the turbid waves emptied. The sky tilted and fell to a corner. The heaven was also shaken, and countless houses were damaged. The corridors leading to the human world were blocked in some places by falling boulders, and in other places were blocked by raging floods.
Blocked. The Jade Emperor felt heavy. In addition, the palace was damaged, and the economy of heaven was shrinking. The Jade Emperor had no money to rebuild the corridor, and he no longer had the intention to visit the lower world. Therefore, the road from heaven to earth was cut off. And the garden outside the Tianmen,
Because there is no water from the sky, dense branches and leaves can no longer grow. However, some green grass and shrubs can still grow in Shifengli. Matching the color of the rocks, coupled with the jungle-like peaks, there is also something else.
What a scene. There is still a huge dome left in the Tianmen of the past.
Once again, strong men gathered here, whistling in the mountains and forests, leaving behind many cottages. Now the strong men have disappeared, but the cottages are still there. Although there is no water from the sky to water this place now, it is also a clear stream moistened by the rain, snow and sweet rain of the human world.
Green grass, gurgling water, green trees, and blooming flowers have become a tourist attraction. Later, Ma Liang, who was said to be a magic pen, came here. He wanted to paint several times, but he always felt that the charm was missing, so he wrote away. Some people heard this and
I sighed and wrote a poem to prove it:
Green is in the rock and the stone is the peak,
From the Tianmen Cave to the Sky Dome.
The green peaks of Bizhai are cold in spring,
The purple streets of Qingxi River are full of autumn colors.
Zhong Kui does not hold the ax charm.
How can Lu Ban know how to be a masonry worker?
I lament again that it is indescribable and colorless,
Ma Liang's painting was difficult to achieve.
Let’s talk about Huizhou’s Mount Huang. Because the Jade Emperor no longer comes, no one has repaired the palace. Over time, there are no traces of it. But the peak where the palace was located is still called Tiandu Peak. And the peak where Tathagata rested is also still there.
It is called Lotus Peak. Without the guards of heavenly soldiers and generals, mortals can also go up the mountain to play. The name of the mountain was later changed to Huangshan, which means that the color of the mountain is yellow. Although the mountain has no gods, it is still full of beautiful pines and strange rocks.
, the clouds are steaming and the mist is thick, just like heaven and earth. Someone visited here and felt that this mountain was the residence of gods in those days. Seeing such a scenery again, he wrote a poem:
Two peaks towering together with three peaks,
The mist hides the rocks in the mountains, and the clouds appear,
Green pines rarely catch the dew from the sky,
Tourists are lucky enough to visit the Cold Palace.
It is said that thousands of years ago, the Jade Emperor wanted to visit the human world because of the cramped space in the heavenly palace. However, because he was old, he did not want to suffer the pain of soaring clouds anymore. So he sent Taibai Jinxing to visit him.
When Taibai Jinxing saw the Jade Emperor, he asked: "Your Majesty, what is the matter with Mr. Xuan?"
The Jade Emperor said: "I want to build a tunnel leading to the human world. Firstly, I can take a car to inspect the lower world and understand the sufferings of the people. Secondly, I can also announce the loyal ministers, filial sons, honest women and virtuous women in the human world to come up and let them
I can also praise him face to face when he goes to visit the Heavenly Palace."
After hearing this, Taishang Laojun on the side thought that he could take a car to see old friends in the lower world that he had not seen for many years, and he could also use the car to transport gifts from old friends back, so he said: "This is very good, very good."
Taibai Jinxing said: "Your Majesty is really a benevolent king, so concerned about the sufferings of the world. He has the style of Yao and Shun. I should handle this matter immediately."
So Taibai Jinxing led all the heavenly workers to build a corridor from heaven to the human world. The door of this corridor is in today's Xixiang. After the corridor was built, the Jade Emperor was very happy and took a dragon, horse and phoenix chariot to go there.
In the human world, when he came out of the Heavenly Gate, the Jade Emperor was very unhappy because there was a large stone bare mountain outside the gate. So he ordered Taibai Jinxing to build a garden here.
Therefore, Taibai Jinxing reported to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the land of the human world. It is inconvenient for heavenly craftsmen to construct here. It is also difficult to have the charm of the human world. It is necessary to invite skilled craftsmen from the human world to do it." The Jade Emperor asked him.
"Who can do this?" Taibai Jinxing replied: "Your Majesty, Lu Ban can do this." The Jade Emperor was surprised: "Lu Ban is a carpenter, how can he do this?" Taibai Jinxing said again.
"Your Majesty does not know that although Lu Ban was a carpenter, he was also an accomplished stone worker. Lu Ban had built a stone bridge in Zhaozhou, Hebei Province. Zhang Guolao, in order to embarrass him, used a wheelbarrow to carry Mount Tai over it, but he did not
It collapsed, leaving only a rut on the bridge." After hearing this, the Jade Emperor said, "Take him to see me in heaven quickly."
After the Jade Emperor finished speaking, he went back to heaven. Taibai Jinxing quickly went to find Lu Ban and took him to the heaven through the corridor. When the Jade Emperor saw Lu Ban, he told him what he wanted. After hearing this, Lu Ban said: "We must do this."
The task is not difficult. You can use rocks as branches and clouds as flowers and leaves. After the construction is completed, it can be irrigated with water from the sky. This garden will definitely be loved by your majesty." The Jade Emperor was overjoyed when he heard this: "You can do it quickly, and there will be a garden after it is completed.
Chapter completed!