A tourist bus left Lingxiao County and walked eight or nine kilometers to Gaoxi Village.
Jiang Zhonglou and the Niu sisters got off the car with the tourists, and saw that Gaoxi Village was a small village, located in a mountain valley, with a wide stream flowing in front of the village...
"Let me go... The famous Gaoxi is actually such a small and broken village?"
Niu Shuangshuang looked at the small village filled with smoke and said depressedly.
"Beauty, although our Gaoxi Village is small, it is the birthplace of Hongmen and the holy land of Hongmen disciples all over the world!"
The beautiful female tour guide held up a flag and carried a portable microphone and said: "Everyone, follow me to Gaoxi Temple over there!"
Everyone walked together to the mountain in the north of the village. The female tour guide told everyone the origin story of Hongmen as they walked: "According to legend, during the Kangxi period, a group of mysterious Xilu demons appeared in the Xiliang Desert...
They had mysterious magic, and the Qing government was unable to exterminate them after losing troops, so it issued a recruitment notice...
The monks from Putian South Shaolin Temple unveiled the list...
After pacifying the Xilu demon, the monks of the Southern Shaolin Temple did not want to reward him, but this aroused Kangxi's suspicion, so he sent some masters to burn down the Southern Shaolin Temple...
The Southern Shaolin Temple suffered a catastrophe. Only five young monks were ordered to flee to the Gaoxi Temple in Gaoxi Village and worship the great monk Tixi as their teacher...
Monk Tixi asked his disciple Chen Jinnan to teach and raise five young monks. Finally, they burned incense and worshiped in front of the Honghua Pavilion in front of Gaoxi Temple, established Hongmen, fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. These are the five ancestors of Hongmen..."
Everyone listened to the story and soon reached the top of the mountain.
I saw that this is a hill at the foot of the mountain...
The hills are backed by mountains, and opposite are the vast expanse of blue sea.
Standing here, one feels suddenly enlightened.
There is a small temple on the hill, with only about ten houses in total. The main hall is only twenty or thirty square meters, which is not as big as the Chenghuang Temple in some big cities.
"Is that all Gaoxi Temple? Isn't it too inferior?" Niu Shuangshuang said again.
"Beauty, although this Gaoxi temple is small, it has mountains on its back and faces the sea, and it has a wonderful scene!"
The female tour guide pointed at the gate of Gaoxi Temple and said with a smile: "Let's take a look at the couplet on the door. It says: The earth shakes the high hills, and the streams and mountains are beautiful through the ages; the door faces the sea, and the Sanhe River flows for thousands of years...
Although Gaoxi Temple is small, the Hongmen that it gave birth to has a long history, with disciples all over the world, and many great figures who have changed the world have emerged..."
"What about the Honghua Pavilion where the Fifth Patriarch worshiped?"
Niu Shuangshuang asked, looking at the bare yard in front of Gaoxi Temple.
"Due to historical reasons, Honghua Pavilion no longer exists..."
"Then why not rebuild it?" Niu Shuangshuang asked puzzledly.
"Well... the Red Flower Pavilion is a small thatched pavilion. It's not actually called the Red Flower Pavilion, but the Guanyin Pavilion. Because there are many red flowers growing next to the pavilion, it's called the Red Flower Pavilion..."
The female tour guide explained: "Later, Hongmen disciples traveled around the world and were afraid that the Qing government would know the name of Guanyin Pavilion and trace it here, so they called Guanyin Pavilion Honghua Pavilion. In some places, Hongmen was also called Honghuahui."
"The Red Flower Pavilion turns out to be a thatched pavilion!" Niu Shuangshuang shook his head dejectedly.
"Gaoxi Temple was indeed a very inconspicuous small temple at that time, which is why the Fifth Patriarch was able to live here in seclusion without being discovered by the Qing court. If it were a famous mountain temple with strong incense, the Fifth Patriarch would have been discovered by the Qing court!"
"Well...that's right!"
"Although the Gaoxi Temple is inconspicuous, Monk Tixi is an accomplished monk. His common name is Zheng Hong. He is the second oldest monk. He is also called Monk Hong Er. His official Buddhist name is Zen Master Yunlong..."
The female tour guide added: "It is said that Monk Tixi has the ability to create spaces and travel through the past and present. Every time the Qing government's minions come to search, Monk Tixi hides the Fifth Patriarch in the mysterious space he created..."
"This..." Jiang Zhonglou was shocked. Niu Shuangshuang said at the side: "Creating space? Isn't this too ridiculous?"
"These are all legends, and of course they can't be true!" the female tour guide laughed, "In fact, after the fifth ancestor of Hongmen lived in Gaoxi Temple for a period of time, he was discovered by the Qing court. They went down the mountain separately and founded
Tiandihui, Sanhehui, Ge Laohui, Xiaodaohui, Paogehui."
"oh..."
Niu Shuang nodded and took the lead in entering Gaoxi Temple.
Everyone also followed him into the temple.
I saw a statue of a red-faced and bearded god enshrined inside, wearing a crown and a dragon robe...
There are two statues of gods enshrined on both sides, they should be the subordinates of the red-faced statue...
"Isn't the monk worshiped in this temple Tixi? Why is he a red-faced prince?" Niu Shuangshuang asked again curiously.
"The temple in Gaoxi Village was originally the ancestral hall of Kai Zhang Saint King Chen Yuanguang, and later became a temple. Therefore, the main hall has always enshrined King Chen Sheng and his generals. However, King Chen Sheng and Hongmen are also a little bit different.
Origin..."
The female tour guide added: "According to legend, the surnamed Zheng Chenggong often came to pay homage to King Chen Sheng. King Chen Sheng blessed him with victorious battles, against the Qing court, and finally conquered Taiwan...
Zheng Chenggong's generals, after paying homage to King Chen Sheng, packed a bag of incense ash and hung it on their chests. During the war, King Chen Sheng would protect them...
It is said that when Zheng Chenggong conquered Taiwan, he fought with the red-haired ghost. A soldier carrying the flag had his head cut off, but he still rushed to the front carrying the flag, and then defeated the red-haired ghost.
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Later, people found the incense ashes of King Chen Sheng of Gaoxi Temple on the chest of this soldier...
So, there are the couplets next to the shrine, Fu Guo's surname, Platform Island, He Yao's power spreads to other cities, protects the people, kills long hair, and worships Gaoxi in a majestic temple!"
"I'll go... Is King Chen Sheng's incense ash so awesome? Then I'll get a bag of incense ash and hang it on my chest!"
Without saying anything, Niu Shuangshuang grabbed a pinch of ashes from the incense burner in front of the statue and put it in a plastic bag.
"Uh..." All the tourists were speechless.
"Beauty, you are such a pretty little girl, and you don't want to fight. What do you do with King Chen Sheng's ashes?" the female tour guide said with a smile.
"This... you are too underestimating King Chen Sheng. Since he can bless the country's surnamed master to be victorious in every battle, isn't it a piece of cake to bless us to be safe and prosperous?" Niu Shuangshuang said plausibly.
"Well, you hope that King Chen Sheng's incense ashes can protect you and make you safe and prosperous..." The female tour guide shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Let's go and see the side hall dedicated to the fifth ancestor of Hongmen!"
The female tour guide took everyone to the side hall of Gaoxi Temple, but they saw that there were no statues of gods here, only some simple portraits hanging there.
On the front wall, two portraits hang.
One portrait shows a short, skinny old monk with a stooped figure and an unattractive appearance...
The portrait says: Zen Master Yunlong, whose lay name is Zheng Minghong, also known as Monk Tixi and Monk Hong Er. Hongmen is honored as the ancestor Wan Yunlong, the eldest brother.
In another portrait, there is a middle-aged man with three long beards and a delicate face. The words on it read: Chen Jinnan, whose real name was He Yonghua, later changed to Chen Yonghua, and Hongmen respected him as the second ancestor.
On the walls on both sides of the side hall, there are portraits of the five ancestors of Hongmen, as well as introductions to their names...
Jiang Chonglou looked at these portraits with doubts in his heart.
First of all, in Hong Kong Island's Hongmen legend, Brother Wan Yunlong alludes to Zheng Chenggong. Unexpectedly, he actually refers to monk Wan Tixi, because his official Buddhist name is "Master Yunlong"...
Monk Tixi’s lay name is Zheng Hong. Is there any relationship with Zheng Chenggong?
Moreover, the female tour guide said that Monk Tixi can create space spells, which... is Mo Xian's unique skill!
Could it be that Monk Tixi and the monks from Putian South Shaolin Temple are really the descendants of Mo Xian?
If Monk Tixi is really the descendant of Mo Xian and knows mysterious magic, it is not difficult to explain why the incense ash from Gaoxi Temple can make Zheng Chenggong's soldiers headless and still carry the flag and charge...
Also, Chen Jinnan’s original surname was not Chen, but He, and his real name was He Yonghua...
And Hei Guren's surname is Hei, and Hei and He are homophonic...
The key point is, Afeng’s surname is also He!
Is this...all a coincidence?
Jiang Zhonglou couldn't help but ask the female tour guide: "Tour guide, how do you know so many legends about Hongmen?"
"Of course it's because my last name is He!" the female tour guide said with a smile.
"What? Your surname is He too? Could you be..."
"Yes, I am a descendant of Chen Jinnan!" The female tour guide nodded.