Text: HuiMing; Source: Honey Brother Tells Stories
You can travel the world without leaving home: a magic trick handed down through the chinese dynasties (Photo: [Qing] Dong Bangda painted the "Ten Views of the West Lake Picture Scroll" part)
In ancient China, there were many strange techniques that could not be explained by modern science. Most of these miraculous arts were circulated among practitioners, such as monks and Taoists, but some were also circulated in the folk, and they were found in all dynasties and dynasties. Many people know the story of The Tang Ming Emperor's Yue Yue Palace, and it is said that the "Neon Dress Feather Song" passed down by the world originated from the Tang Ming Emperor You Yue Palace.
1. Emperor Tang Ming's Yueyue Palace
Legend has it that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in a certain year, Emperor Tang Ming and Ye Fashan admired the moon together, and the moon was as bright as silver and blue. Emperor Tang Ming remembered the legend that Chang'e stole medicine and ran to the moon, and there must be a palace in the middle of the moon, so he raised the idea of visiting the Moon Palace, so he asked Ye Fashan to perform Daoist magic and visit the Moon Palace. Only to see Ye Fashan throw the wat in his hand, and a long silver bridge appeared, connecting the moon.
Ye Fashan took Tang Xuanzong to visit the Moon Palace
Ye Fashan helped Emperor Tang Ming and stepped up the bridge, and wherever he walked, the bridge immediately disappeared. The two came to a place, Emperor Tang Ming saw that there were many fairies dressed in white under the laurel tree singing loud songs, dancing, Tang Ming Emperor asked about these fairies, learned that these fairies dressed in white were called "Su E", and felt that the songs sung by these Su E were very beautiful, and when they asked, they knew that this song was called "Neon Dress Feather Song", Tang Ming Emperor secretly wrote down the melody of the song, and once he returned to the palace, he immediately ordered the music officer to compose a "Neon Dress Feather Song" according to the tune he had secretly memorized.
2. Song Zhenzong entered the Three Mountains of Penglai
During the Northern Song Dynasty (1008-1016), when the Song Zhenzong Taishan Sealing Zen matter was ready, The Zai Official came to the apse, and Zhenzong said: "Since the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, the world has been at peace, and I have long wanted to go to one or two places with the secretaries of state and have not yet succeeded, but today I can do it." After saying this, he led the Qungong and a few of the servants into a small hall.
There is a rockery at the back of the temple, and there is a hole in the front of the mountain, and the emperor enters first, and then beckons the Qungong to follow him. At first, I felt that the cave was very dark, and after taking dozens of steps forward, I suddenly opened up in front of my eyes, and another scene appeared, only to see a thousand peaks and hundreds of peaks, miscellaneous flowers and flowing water, not a scene in the world.
After a while, I came to a place, only to see the heavy building and the pavilion, the golden and green shine. At this time, two strange-looking Daoist monks greeted them and saluted, and Song Zhenzong respectfully returned the salute. Afterwards, the Daoist priest invited the emperor to enter a large hall and let Song Zhenzong sit as the chairman, and the emperor repeatedly let him sit down.
After paying homage to the Daoist, the group also sat down, after the Daoist. At the beginning of the dinner, the Taoist priests talked about the subtle truths of the mysteries; the wine and dishes eaten were not owned by the world. The birds danced in the hall, and the sound of the flute was heard far away, and the dinner party did not end until very late. The Daoist priest sent the emperor out to say goodbye, saying: "The emperor still has to deal with the visit of the minister in his busy life, don't be stingy about this time." After that, the emperor and his courtiers returned the same way.
Later, some ministers asked about Song Zhenzong, and Song Zhenzong replied, "This is what taoists call the Three Mountains of Penglai." "The ministers all felt like a dream, and they couldn't slow down for several days. No one went back, and no one knew what was going on. Wang Mingqing's grandfather listened to Ouyang Xiu say this.
Song Zhenzong replied, "This is what the Taoists call the Three Mountains of Penglai (Photo: [Qing] Yuan Yao's "Penglai Wonderland Map")
Third, the mother of a certain Zhongcheng traveled to the West Lake
During the years of Daoguang and Xianfeng, a certain Zhongcheng was transferred from Zhejiang to Guangdong, and Zhongcheng's mother also went with him. After arriving in Guangdong, Zhongcheng's mother was very nostalgic for the beauty of the West Lake and was eager to return to Hangzhou immediately.
At a family banquet held in the house, a friend introduced a warlock to Zhongcheng, who warmly entertained him and accidentally talked to the warlock about his mother's great nostalgia for the beauty of the West Lake. The warlock said, "It's easy. As he spoke, he drew a city gate on the wall with his fingers dipped in ink, and then invited Zhongcheng's mother to sit on the palanquin, and the warlock told the palanquin, "Just go inside, there will be no obstacles." Sure enough, the palanquin carried the palanquin through the wall, and the city gate was closed, and the palanquin was gone in the blink of an eye.
Zhongcheng sat and waited for about an hour, not resting at ease. The warlock exhorted, "Don't worry too much, Madame Is now enjoying the snow at the Lake Pavilion." After a while, the city gate on the wall opened, and the lady returned in a palanquin. Zhongcheng hurriedly stepped forward and asked his mother what was going on. Madame said: "I came to the wall but I didn't know that it was a wall, I only knew that I opened the door and entered, as if I had come to the city of Hangzhou." After swimming all over the Six Bridges and Three Zhus, what you see is not bad at all with the West Lake of Hangzhou.
When swimming to the lake pavilion to rest, look at the fungus moss in the lake by the railing, and the wind is fragrant. I thought to myself, how nice it would be if I had to look at the snow at this time. Just like this, immediately see the wood falling lotus withering, the clouds are dense, the climate is like winter, when the sky suddenly snowflakes fly, filled with a white, and then look at the pavilion of the building like Qionglou Yuyu. After a long time of playing, I was happy to go home, but I didn't know where to come out. ”
Zhongcheng was amazed and rewarded the warlock. Wait until the next day to sign the morning dressing, looking for the palace powder can not be. Suspecting what the warlock was doing, he sent someone to ask. The warlock said, "Mrs. Lady cang wanted to see the snow, so she had to use it to snow." Otherwise, how could Teng Liujun fly here? Only then did the crowd understand what was going on.