Chang'an, west side of Zhuque Street, Chongye Square.

Here is the largest Taoist temple in Chang'an City - Xuandu Temple. According to "Leibian Chang'an Chronicles", "Xuandu Temple is located in Chongyefang. In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, he moved from the old city of Chang'an to this temple and changed its name to Xuandu Temple.

, compared with Daxingshan Temple in the east."

In the first year of Dading, Yang Jian was abdicated as emperor by Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and became the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Later, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen and unified China that had been divided for hundreds of years. At that time, the old city of Chang'an was dilapidated and narrow, and the waterways were seriously polluted. It was not the same as that of a huge country.

The capital did not match. In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, at the suggestion of Yu Wenkai, Minister of Industry, began to build a new capital, Daxing City, on the Longshou Plain southeast of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty.

The site selection and construction of Daxing City incorporated Feng Shui theory and the concept of Qian Gua of Zhouyi. Daxing City is distributed on six high hills from south to north, symbolizing the six lines of Qian Gua, palaces, official offices, temples, lanes, etc.

They are distributed on these six lines. Xingshan Temple and Xuandu Temple on both sides of Zhuque Street in the south of the city are located on the ninety-five statues of the six lines.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was born in poverty and was raised by nuns. He served as prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and after he ascended the throne, he respected Buddhism and Taoism. Later, Xuandu Temple became the royal Taoist temple of the Sui Dynasty.

To the west of Xuandu Temple, there are one or two courtyards with blue bricks and tiles, double eaves and cloisters. The entire courtyard seems to give people a kind of spiritual comfort, and it reveals tranquility and elegance everywhere.

"Dad, Mom, the baby is back~!"

When it was getting dark, a little boy wearing a green Taoist shirt pushed open the door and shouted to the middle-aged Taoist priest who was looking at the sky with his hands behind his hands and the woman who was collecting clothes in the courtyard.

The middle-aged Taoist priest was startled, looked at the boy and said, "Yan'er, why did you come back at such a time~?"

It turns out that this little Taoist boy is Li Yan, who came second in the Yanhuang Academy entrance examination. Obviously, this middle-aged Taoist priest is the famous Li Chunfeng in later generations, and the woman next to him is his wife Liu.

The little Taoist boy said as he walked into the courtyard: "After the opening ceremony in the afternoon, the gentleman from the academy took us to visit the academy and taught all the students how to use some of the new things in the academy, so we came back later!"

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she said happily: "So, Yan'er, you have been admitted to Yanhuang Academy~?"

Li Yan didn't go home at noon, so it was understandable that Mr. Liu didn't know about his results. Li Chunfeng on the side had a slight smile on his lips, but said nothing.

Li Yan replied: "Yes, mother, I passed the exam, but I only came in second place. The first place is the current King of Wei~!"

Mrs. Liu took her son, stroked his little head, and said happily: "Not bad, not bad! I heard that King Wei has been very knowledgeable since he was a child. It is already very good for you to be second in the exam, and you are still good for your mother."

I heard that even His Majesty went to Yanhuang Academy to attend the opening ceremony today. This proves that my son is promising~! Haha, Yan'er, just wait, my mother will go and prepare delicious food for you right now. Our family will also be there tonight

Let’s celebrate!”

"Well, thank you, mother~!"

The little Taoist boy gave a crisp cry, Mrs. Liu pinched her son's little face, turned around happily and went into the house to cook.

Li Chunfeng looked at this warm scene with a trace of warmth in his eyes. Then he turned around and said, "Yan'er, come to the study with your father~!"

"Yes, father~!"

………………

"By the way, father, how did you calculate that I didn't get the first place in the exam yesterday~?"

In the study, Li Yan raised his little head and asked curiously.

"Haha~! This is a heavenly secret. I will tell you as a father when your divination skills, Yan'er, advance further~!"

Li Chunfeng did not answer, but turned around with a smile, paused, and asked:

"Yan'er, how do you feel at Yanhuang Academy today~?"

Li Yan pursed his lips and seemed to be organizing his words. After a moment, he replied: "Father, although the architectural style of Yanhuang Academy is strange, the overall layout coincides with the meaning of Yin Yang and Five Elements of Taoism. It can be seen that Li Zexuan

.....Well, it's the mountain chief. He put a lot of thought into designing the academy.

Besides, inside the building, the smooth stone floor is as smooth as a mirror, the large clear glass windows, and even the toilet there are extremely luxurious. There is not much odor inside at all. In terms of feeling, the child feels...

..I feel that this Yanhuang Academy does not look like something from the Tang Dynasty at all, as if...it does not belong to the world we live in!"

At the end of the sentence, Li Yan frowned like a grown-up, with a look of confusion and confusion on his face.

When Li Chunfeng saw this, he couldn't help but smile. He walked up to Li Yan, patted the latter's head, and said with a smile: "Haha~! This Yanhuang Academy does not belong to me, the Tang Dynasty~!"

Li Yan raised his head and asked curiously: "Father, what do you mean~? And what do you mean when you said before that the mountain chief is the destined person of the Taoist sect~?"

Li Chunfeng was silent. After a while, he walked to the window, carrying Li Yan on his back, and slowly said:

"Great wealth lies in heaven, while small wealth depends on hard work. Planning depends on people, and achieving things depends on heaven. Most people in this world are destined by heaven, but there will always be a kind of person whose destiny is not only undetermined by heaven, but can also be changed.

This kind of person is called a person of destiny~!"

Li Yan opened his mouth in surprise, and murmured: "Father, are you saying that the mountain leader can change his life against the will of heaven? How is this possible? When Mr. Kong Ming died, he laid out a seven-star life-extending lamp array, but it couldn't be reversed.

God changes destiny, how can the mountain chief do it~?"

The Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp is also known as the Seven Souls and Seven Orifices Lamp. It has been recorded in Taoist theory: "When the child is in the body, the three elements are nourished and the nine qi are transformed. The five stars are the five internal organs, and the Big Dipper opens its orifices. The seven stars descend to the child to protect it.

body."

The explanation can be interpreted as the seven souls of human beings are decorated with seven stars and are also guarded by seven stars. If one of the seven stars is destroyed, the soul will not be able to gather; if all seven stars are destroyed, the soul will also dissipate. He is proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia.

Zhuge Liang was deeply in tune with the principle of soul gathering and soul dispersing, so he set up the formation of the seven-star life-extending lamp, hoping to gather his gradually dissipating soul together again so that his life span could be extended.

But it is a pity that destiny cannot be violated. A gust of wind caused by the hurried footsteps of his subordinate Wei Yan broke the magic circle set up by Zhuge Liang, causing the seven souls that had gathered together to be dispersed again. Not long after that, Zhuge Liang died of a sudden illness in Wuzhangyuan.

In the study, Li Chunfeng's expression changed for a while. After a long time, he sighed meaningfully: "He is both a person destined by fate and a person outside destiny. Of course, he is not bound by fate! Not only that, he will also bring me great success in Datang."

There are unexpected things and unexpected variables~!”

At this point, I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but the wind and rain outside suddenly changed, and a violent storm poured down without any preparation~!
Chapter completed!