One of the legends of Miaofeng Mountain: Emperor Hanming personally cultivated pi | Cui Xuefa

To the northeast of the ancient city of Xia Pi, is an endless plain, more than ten miles away, there is a pavilion of Miaofeng Mountain. This pearl in the green sea is a natural altar in ancient times.

1. Liu Xiu went down to Mount Pi Miaofeng to pay tribute to the fallen Han soldiers

In the second year of the first year (24 AD), Dong Xian rebelled against the East China Sea (東東海, in present-day northern Tancheng, Shandong). In the third year of Jianwu (28 AD), Liu Xiu sent the Huya general Gai Yan and the Pingdi general Pang Meng to attack Dong Xian. At that time, Emperor Guangwu's edict was only given to Gai Yan and forgot to give it to Pang Meng, who thought that Gai Yan had said something bad about himself, so he was confused and rebelled. When Emperor Guangwu learned of this, he was furious and personally led his soldiers and horses on a crusade. Cute for people to be submissive. Even see faith in love. The emperor often said: "You can support the loneliness of six feet. The one who sends the order of a hundred miles. Pang Meng is also. In his letter to the generals, he said, "I have tasted the minister of Pang Meng Sheji. The general has to laugh at his words? Old thieves pawn. Please prepare your soldiers and horses, and fight suiyang! ”

At this time, the rebel generals gathered in Xia Pi, the Han general Wang Chang besieged Xia Pi, Liu Ling held on to the city, Wang Chang invited a battle at the city gate, the rebel general closed the city gate, Wang Chang chased down to the city, the city was like rain of arrows, Wang Chang was not willing to fight, Liu Xiu personally supervised the battle in the south of the city, saw Wang Chang attacking the city bravely, sent eunuchs to comfort, and issued an edict to persuade the rebels in the city. Dong Xian and Pang Meng fled. After Liu Xiu entered Xia Pi, he used Xia Pi as a base and sent the general Wu Han to defeat Dong Xian at Xinyang in Donghai Commandery and Jianyang (both in the south of present-day Zaozhuang, Shandong). Later, Dong Xian fled to Tan County (郯县, near present-day Tancheng, Shandong), which Wu Han led his army to conquer. However, under the blows of the Eastern Han army, after repeated defeats, Dong Xian and Pang Meng were forced to retreat south to Shu County (朐县, in present-day western Lianyungang, Jiangsu), and Wu Han followed and pursued them into the besieged city. The following year, the city ran out of food, Wu Han then attacked his city, Dong Xian and Pang Meng escaped, and they were all killed one after another. Leave Xia Pi and return to Lanling.

When Dong Xian and Pang Meng fled to Tancheng, Liu Xiu quickly occupied Xia Pi. A large army was stationed between Xia Pi and Tancheng and attacked the remnants of the rebel army in Tancheng and Shuxian. The Han army was stationed in the eastern part of present-day Pizhou, and Liu Xiu's battalion was stationed in the area of present-day Zhanglou and artillery vehicles. The stone trough of Liu Xiu's feeding horse still exists, and it is still worshiped by local villagers who burn incense and pray. Liu Xiu rebelled against Dong Xian and Pang Meng, and lived for a long time in Dunji Village, Gunche Town, Pizhou City, from the autumn of 29 to the spring of 1930. It was also the longest time that Liu Xiu left the capital (Luoyang) after becoming emperor. At this time, the ancient city of Xia Pi was in the "Three Miles of Geyi Mountain", surrounded by mountains and rivers, but the northeast was an endless fertile plain. Miaofeng Mountain was originally a natural altar in Xia pi, Liu Xiu buried the Han troops who died in battle in the northern foothills of the miaofeng mountain altar (that is, the north of the mountain), after sweeping away the rebels, Liu Xiu specially paid tribute to the fallen soldiers at Miaofeng Mountain. Since then, Mount Myoho has become a natural altar for the Xia Pi official palace and a folk shrine. During the Great Leap Forward in 1958, the remains of neatly arranged Han officers and soldiers were also found at the northern foot of Miaofeng Mountain.

2. Liu Ying, king of Chu, descended to the Mount Ofi Miaofeng to worship the Buddha

After Liu Xiu returned to the dynasty, Jianwu made Liu Ying the Duke of Chu in the fifteenth year, the King of Chu in the seventeenth year, and the state in the twenty-eighth year. The State of Chu in the Han Dynasty was the area around present-day Xuzhou, Suqian, and Huai'an. After Liu Zhuang became the queen of Chu, although the seat of government was moved from Xia Pi to Pengcheng, Xia Pi has always been the central area.

The Tenth Book of the Later Han Dynasty, The Biography of Liu Ying, king of Chu, also records: "When Ying was young, he was a good ranger, a traffic guest, and he liked Huang Lao more in the late festival, and learned to fast for the floating tu. In the eighth year of the Reign of Emperor Ming of Han, Emperor Ming issued an edict to report: "The King of Chu recited the whispers of Huang Lao, the Benevolent Ancestral Hall of Shangfu Tu, the Three Months of Clean Fasting, and the Oath of God. It was also redeemed to aid the feast of the Ipusa Sanmon. ”

Originally, as early as 170 years ago, Zhang Qian passed through the Western Regions, and Buddhism was introduced to China along with the western regions, and the products from the western regions, such as grapes and garlic, were widely cultivated in the second-class land of China. Picheng Ximen Bridge was also named Bowang Bridge after Zhang Qian's title of Marquis of Bowang. The time when Zhang Qian passed through the Western Regions was the heyday of Buddhism in the Western Regions. Buddhism has spread among the people in China, especially in the Lower Pi area. It is also natural for Liu Ying to "bathe the Buddha" in this land where Buddhism has spread for nearly two hundred years.

Emperor Hanming's edict commended Liu Ying, the king of Chu, for advocating the Buddhist "ren ancestral hall" and advocated "giving away the silk veil to atone for his sins." And "the class shows the middle masters of the kingdoms" to show the officials of the princely states and let them learn. Liu Ying had long ago gone to the Buddhist ancestral hall to learn to do the ritual of fasting and fasting in the Floating Tu, and after receiving the commendation of the emperor's edict, Liu Ying even "became a great traffic alchemist, made a golden turtle and a jade crane, and carved words to think that fu Rui" and vigorously developed Buddhism. Unexpectedly, he gave himself a big disaster.

In the thirteenth year of Yongping (70 AD), the male Yan Advertising Ying and Yuyang Wang Ping, Yan Zhong and others made books, there was a conspiracy, the Han Ming Emperor was furious, ordered the relevant departments to investigate thoroughly. After a period of verification, the official in charge told Emperor Ming of Han that the evidence of Liu Ying's rebellion was conclusive and that he should be executed. Emperor Ming of Han did not approve the execution of Liu Ying, but deposed Liu Ying and sent him to Jing County, Danyang County, without holding Liu Ying's children and Liu Ying's mother, Empress Xu, accountable, leaving them to still live in the Chu Palace. After Liu Ying arrived in Danyang, he committed suicide. For several consecutive years, the imperial court vigorously pursued Liu Ying's case. In particular, Liu Ying secretly recorded the world's celebrities in the register, and Emperor Ming got this list, so he asked the relevant departments to arrest them one by one according to this list and be tried. More and more people are involved, as many as thousands. Among these people were relatives and nobles in the dynasty, there were important officials of the feudal state, and there were folk celebrities. Under severe punishment, many were executed or exiled.

3. Emperor Ming of Han ming descended on Mount Miaofeng to cultivate it

In fact, Emperor Ming of Han had doubts about Liu Ying's "rebellion" from the beginning. He deposed the King of Chu and issued Danyang. "Give Tang Muyi five hundred households." Send da hongqi to escort the festival, so that the tricksters, slaves, prostitutes, advocate obedience, have to ride on the wheel, hold crossbows, shoot and hunt in the way, and be extremely happy with themselves. Men and women are lords, and the food is the same. Empress Dowager Chu did not want to go to the seal and keep the Chu Palace. "It's just house arrest. Unexpectedly, Liu Ying committed suicide, and Emperor Ming issued an edict to comfort Empress Xu: "The country has always heard about chu things, fortunately it is not." Knowing the truth, and using mourning, he wanted to make the whole king's body, so that he could protect the heavenly years, but the king did not think of the empress dowager, and he did not spare himself. This destiny is also nothing! The empress dowager was weak in maintenance and barely fed. May the king be rich and noble, and so are the people. There has been a commandment, and the one who has the plan, order Yasuda House. ”

After Emperor Ming learned of Liu Yingli Buddha, he then said to himself, "Emperor Ming dreamed of seeing the Golden Man, growing up, and having a bright light, in order to ask the courtiers." Or 'There is a god in the West, known as the Buddha, whose shape is six feet long and golden.' The emperor then sent an envoy to Tianzhu and asked the Buddha's Tao. In the eleventh year of Yongping, he established China's first Buddhist temple, the White Horse Temple, in Luoyang. He was the first emperor to introduce Buddhism to China.

Through the facts, Emperor Ming knew that he had listened to rumors and was wrong. But how could the emperor of that era admit mistakes? In the fifteenth year of Yongping (72 AD), Emperor Ming had become the first Chinese emperor to believe in Buddhism. I felt sorry for Liu Ying, the King of Chu. It was decided to go to the Buddha's bath place in Xia Pi Liu Ying to worship the god of five grains and "cultivate in Xia Pi". Thus affirming the correctness of Liu Ying's bathing buddha. In February, Emperor Ming left Luoyang and went to Pengcheng first, "to see Empress Xu and Ying's wife Yu Inner Temple." Weeping, touching left and right. Then, after Emperor Ming came to Xia Pi, he came to the altar of Miaofeng Mountain and solemnly sacrificed the gods of Heaven and Earth, Shennong, and Sheji. Dress up the selected cattle according to the etiquette of the Son of Heaven's personal cultivation. Seriously cultivate in the farmland of MyohoYama. The fame of Xia Pi and Miaofeng Mountain immediately rose, and people established monasteries on Miaofeng Mountain, and later Sun Quan, the Wu Emperor who was born in Xia Pi and believed in Buddhism, established the Buddhist Shengshou Temple in Changxing, Jiangnan. This Buddhist temple was also named Shengshou Temple, which became a famous thousand-year-old temple.

After Liu Zhuang personally cultivated Xia Pi, he immediately issued an edict to change the Linhuai Commandery of the former Chu State to the State of Xia Pi,with the capital Xia Pi (present-day Suining Gu Pi), and made his favorite sixth son Liu Yan the Prince of Xia Pi. Lead seventeen counties. Xia Pi entered the largest and most glorious period in history. Still not satisfied, Emperor Ming of Han moved the administration of Xuzhou from Tancheng to Xiapi, and xuzhou had jurisdiction over the states of Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai, and Guangling. There are a total of five counties and sixty-two counties. This was the largest period under the jurisdiction of Xia Pi as the seat of Xuzhou, and played a pivotal role in the Han family world.

Since Emperor Hanming was the first emperor to believe in Buddhism, and his affirmation of liu yingyu Buddha, the king of Chu, Buddhism flourished in China. It laid the foundation for the development of Buddhism in China in the late Han Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.