The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 152 Arriving at Yunxin Temple

"Brother Huang, we are here!" Zhao Si looked at the magnificent temple in front of him, it looked like a palace from a distance, and it was magnificent.

Zhao Ji climbed up to Yunxin Temple, sweating profusely. This mountain is really too high, and he climbed an unknown number of stairs.Zhao seems to be a martial arts practitioner. This rugged mountain road is easy for him. This is difficult for Zhao Ji. He is a literati, and his martial arts are just for physical fitness, not for actual combat, so he is tired. Panting, out of breath.

Zhao Ji slowed down and exclaimed, "This is Yunxin Temple? It's really spectacular!"

Zhao Si said: "Brother Huang, we have just climbed up and have not yet entered it. This place is the entrance, and what we can see is just a faint pass through the passage. If you want to enter the temple, you must pass through this place. Otherwise, you will not be able to enter the temple."

Zhao Ji said: "Haven't you arrived at Yunxin Temple? Isn't this mountain too high?" Looking ahead, he saw solemn and solemn statues in front of him, and couldn't help saying: "Thirteen brothers, it's not as good as ours." Rest here for a while."

Zhao Si stood at the entrance and looked at the scenery in front of him. He was also dumbfounded, and nodded at the same time. He also wanted to watch the scenery here.The place where the two of them were standing was the entrance of Yunxin Temple. Up the hill was the Jingshou Pavilion, and down the hill was the Anle Pavilion.

The two of An Leting and the others had seen it before, and they rested for a while before continuing up the mountain.So, Zhao Ji and Zhao Si went up the mountain and came to the Jingshou Pavilion. They sat on the stone bench and watched the scenery in front of them intently.I saw the beautiful scenery on the mountain peak, which is composed of four wonders: sunrise, cloud sea, Buddha light and holy lamp, which is very spectacular.

In addition, you can also see the dojos of the two great Buddhist kingdoms in the east, namely the Miaoxi Kingdom of Akha Buddha and the Liuli Kingdom of Medicine Buddha. The garden-shaped ring-shaped landscape formed at the center was formed during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when Bao Zhigong integrated Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism into one, introduced Buddhism, and Mount Sumeru was formed into 48 parties.

Zhao Ji and Zhao Si’s footsteps along the way can’t be too fast, because both of them are carved with sawn rocks along the way, such as Buddha statues, auspicious beasts, release pools, Yinyue Cave, relic pagoda ruins, Dafa Pagoda, etc. The landscape is attractive, and there are Shimen Valley, Wuzi Tianshu, Kuzi and other landscapes. It is really a great joy in life for them to enjoy the beautiful scenery while climbing.

"The scenery here is so beautiful, why have I never heard anyone say it?" Zhao Ji was filled with emotion, and sighed: "If I had known that there was such a beautiful scenery here, I would have come to appreciate it. It seems that the mountains and mountains are chaotic and chaotic, and every landscape is beautiful. A masterpiece with superb craftsmanship is the level of a true generation of masters."

"If you know who made this place, the scenery along the way, especially the statue, deserves to be number one. If this person serves the Song Dynasty and reorganizes the architectural design of the palace, it must be another magnificent building , can be called a miracle.”

Seeing his elder brother feeling very sorry, Zhao Xi shook his head helplessly. He knew that Zhao Ji was thinking of recruiting talents to serve the court again.However, when he heard what Zhao Ji said earlier, he was surprised and said, "Brother Huang, you don't mean to go there, do you?"

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "It is true!"

Looking at the scenery ahead, Zhao Ji was deeply attracted, he really had this idea to climb up and have a look.However, his idea was ruthlessly rejected by Zhao Si, saying: "Brother Huang, I'm afraid that with your body, it will be difficult halfway. Besides, there are only the two of us. I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I have taken it for granted. Even if I am climbing I'm afraid it's too much to go up, let alone you!"

"Besides, Brother Fang La mentioned Yunxin Temple, not there. Besides, we don't know anything about it, how can we go up there? I'm afraid the local people don't know about it, and there are probably very few people who can go up there. You Look at the high mountains and mountains at the peak, there are few people, otherwise you will not be able to see the road clearly."

Zhao Ji said with a smile: "The thirteenth brother is right. We don't want to look at the scenery anymore, we just do serious things. We will enter Yunxin Temple through this place. If there are people in the temple, we can inquire about it, otherwise it will be another Returned in vain."

The two of them had also inquired about the situation here before they went up the mountain, but few of them knew what Fang La was, and they all shook their heads.As a last resort, Zhao Ji and Zhao Si had no choice but to ask where Yunxin Temple was, and they climbed up by themselves after knowing the direction.

Now, what they are looking forward to is nothing else, that is, someone in the temple knows Fang La, otherwise they can only return in vain, and they don't have much time to stay, so they must return to Beijing as soon as possible.Although Zhao didn't seem to care, Zhao Ji couldn't wait that long because he had an appointment with Queen Mother Xiang.

The two went up the road again, and finally arrived in front of the mountain gate of Yunxin Temple. They saw a flat river under their feet, as if they were walking on flat ground, and every place was paved with stone slabs of equal size, just like a mansion garden; The height of the temple is the same, there are towering trees, and there is a standing archway in front of it, with three big characters "Yunxin Temple" written on it.

Zhao Ji and Zhao Si walked forward again, and saw a series of connected wing rooms. Right in front of them was the "Daxiong Palace". The bronzing handwriting clearly came into view. There are two rows of simple handrails made of clay sculptures. The white lime has turned into a light yellow, which shows that some years have passed. Looking at the steps, there are also potholes and traces of erosion by rain; looking up, there are quaint houses all around. The trees have already been painted with vermilion paint countless times. In some places, the paint surface has already dried up, while in some places it has just been painted.

Yunxin Temple was founded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a total of 180 scenic spots, including 60 humanistic scenic spots and 120 natural landscapes. Various stone Buddha statues have been dug for hundreds of years according to the stone gates and cliffs of the Southern Dynasty. The largest Buddhist country” is known as “Fuquan Mountain”. There is a rumor passed down by local believers: “Going up the mountain to worship the Bodhisattva is worse than worshiping the stone pagoda!”

It is precisely the uncanny craftsmanship of Bao Zhigong in the Southern Dynasty that made the sculpture such a masterpiece. Therefore, the reason why Zhao Xi shook his head helplessly when he heard Zhao Ji's words was because this person had already died, and it was impossible for him to be resurrected again.Without this person's superb skills, the majestic Great Buddha City would not have been formed, and it would have been integrated with nature, as if it was a natural creation, not made by human beings.

The main halls of Yunxin Temple include Tianwang Hall, Western Hall, Daxiong Hall, Notre Dame Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, Cangjing Building, Xiangu Hall, Mani Hall, etc., as well as Qianfo Temple, Dafang Pagoda, Nishi’s Tomb, Qianseng Tomb, etc. building, and the big tree they both saw was the millennium dragon cypress.

"Brother Huang, wait here for a while, I will come as soon as I go!"

Seeing that there were incense candles burning in the incense burner, Zhao seemed to know that there must be an abbot in the temple, so he asked Zhao Ji to stay and go to inquire alone, because he knew that Zhao Ji's health was not as good as his, so he let him rest for a while .

Zhao Ji nodded, and he didn't object, because he was really tired and wanted to take a rest.However, the beautiful scenery in front of him made him linger and forget to return, and he started to travel around on his own.Moreover, he also wanted to offer incense to pray to the queen mother, so he went to see where he could offer incense.

(End of this chapter)