Back then, Emperor Kangxi's dragon heir Yongzheng was born, crying endlessly, and the imperial doctor was waiting for him, all helpless. Suddenly, a imperial doctor said: "Please go out of the city to find a woman, holding a jade seal in her hand, stepping on the green dragon, or you can stop crying." Kangxi frowned, although he didn't believe it, but he ordered someone to give it a try. With the hesitation of the eunuchs, a story of chasing the woman who "holds the jade seal in her hand and steps on the green dragon" kicked off. What kind of extraordinary woman can make the little emperor Yongzheng happy? What honors and encounters will she carry?
1. Xie's heirlooms: jade seal and green dragon
Outside Gyeonggi City, there is an ancestral manor with a large loess covering an area of 10,000 acres. In the depths of the manor, there is a towering mansion, which is where the ancestral hall of the Xie family is located. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Xie family has been a prominent local family, with talents, serving the imperial court, and being extremely popular. Next to the ancestral hall, there is a piece of rectangular bluestone with exquisite carving on the high pedestal, there is a turbulent blue dragon coiled on the stone, the dragon body is dashing and flying, looking up and looking up, as if it is about to rise in the air. This is the "family hidden dragon" that has been passed down from generation to generation since the Han Dynasty.
There is Xie Kerang, the seventh grandson of the Xie family, who lives in the house, a gentleman who respects the township. Kerang traveled to the capital in his early years, and got acquainted with a monk from Hunan, Daoyi, who often learned all the Taiyi techniques with the same Taoist, and learned them well. One year, Daoyi told the old man to return to his hometown, and before leaving, he predicted that Kerang had the great life of "entrusting the inheritance of the family and stationing the horse and the dragon". Many descendants were weak, and their only son was born when he was poor, and he was born 30 years later, so he became the right and wrong of the "Xie family heirloom". Kerang couldn't help but be deeply inspired and made up his mind to pass on the heirloom, so when the heirloom was written, he engraved a white "family motto jade seal" to encourage the heirs to practice diligently and guard against arrogance. The seal is seven inches long, three and a half inches wide, the texture is warm and white, the book "Xie family precepts" four words, the pen is strong, a school of demeanor.
As a result, the jade seal and the green dragon have become two extremely cherished heirlooms of the Xie family. Kerang's only son, Xie Dacheng, grew older, and finally valued treasures and regarded them as life. One year in the middle of summer, the Xie family was holding a sacrificial activity, Dacheng was carrying treasures, and walked to the ancestral hall, but he was stung by a snake drilling socks. Knowing that Qingliang was hiding a murderous intention, Dacheng hurriedly avoided it and ran to the ridge, but unexpectedly fell down, the jade seal in his hand fell off, and pressed the snake head at the bottom of the socks, which was a scene of "Inheriting the Family". The Qinglong Stone is not far away, Dacheng subconsciously stretched out his foot to step on it, and his left foot was stepping on the head of the Qinglong Dragon, which was an auspicious omen of "Zhuma Yunlong". Seeing this situation, Lao Xie urgently summoned the doctor to carefully inspect it, and the snakehead was actually non-poisonous, all of which were the layout made by Dao Yi Zhenren in the past. Dacheng has been safe and sound since then, and the two treasures of the Xie family have been passed down from generation to generation. The Xie family motto map of "holding the jade seal in the hand and stepping on the green dragon in the foot" has been passed down for hundreds of years, and has become a family heirloom believed by the whole family in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.
Second, Yongzheng cries more than adventures
Since the day Emperor Yongzheng was born in the world, he was destined to have an extraordinary relationship with the Xie family. When Emperor Kangxi's dragon heir Yongzheng fell to the ground, there was a heart hanging in the palace. Who knew that this imperial heir was crying, and the cry penetrated the sky, deafening. The doctors gave decoctions, fumigation, and massage, but none of them worked. The imperial doctor was helpless, and he was worried about losing face.
At this moment, an old imperial doctor was invited to the front of the dragon grandson's bed, he had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he had read countless people. After careful examination for a moment, he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for medicine stones from afar, but I would like to try it myself." Emperor Kangxi was puzzled, and the old imperial doctor continued: "The former dragon body is supreme, reflecting all living beings; Now the dragon heir is newborn, and he can't stop crying. Or there is a woman, holding a jade seal in her hand and stepping on the green dragon to stop crying. Hearing this, Kangxi frowned and groaned, he had relatives, but he also had a glimmer of hope. So he ordered many of his cronies to go out of the city separately to find the woman who was holding the jade seal and stepping on the green dragon.
The eunuchs were dedicated to searching inside and outside the city, trekking through mountains and rivers, and experiencing several setbacks. One of them trekked to Huanggezhuang Village, where they saw a woman in the village holding a white elephant walking on a ridge. The eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward and took a closer look, she was holding a white jade seal in her left hand, and her right foot was stepping on a bluestone on the side of the road, on which a coiled green dragon was carved. This was exactly what the imperial doctor had said before, and the eunuchs were overjoyed and hurriedly brought the woman back to the capital.
Back to the palace, Kangxi had been waiting outside Longsun's boudoir for a long time. As soon as the woman appeared, Yongzheng's cry stopped abruptly, and she immediately laughed and rejoiced. Kangxi was overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to give priority to the placement of this woman. After investigation, this woman was a distant concubine of the Xie family in Huanggezhuang Village, named Xie, a poor woman. Seeing that the situation was so abnormal, Xie himself was shocked, and after being reported, he became the nurse of Yongzheng Longhei, and since then he has been worshiped in the palace in abundance. For a time, everyone inside and outside the capital was shocked, just because Emperor Yongzheng's nurse was actually a village woman. And this so-called "hand holding the jade seal, stepping on the green dragon" magic method is also amazing.
3. Xie III cultivated fate
Xie was originally an ordinary peasant girl, and her fate was so closely connected with Emperor Yongzheng, which really came from an extraordinary fate. Going back several lifetimes, her great-grandfather Xie Wenzhen was a profound Tibetan monk who had made immortal achievements in the underworld.
According to legend, Xie Wenzhen participated in the Tantric Taoist temple in a deep mountain in western Sichuan. The Taoist temple is surrounded by clouds, lush vegetation and beautiful scenery. One year, there was a great drought in the sky, and the people were struggling to make a living. During Wenzhen's meditation, she dreamed that Lord Yama summoned him and ordered him to protect the mountains and wilderness and save the people of Li. Wen Zhen then gave up his robe, went into the mountain alone, and traveled through the world with mercy, which lasted for several months, and finally brought the local rain back. The drought people were rescued, and all kinds of people were completely new. Lord Yama personally came to the ceremony, praised it, and awarded Wenzhen a "Grace Seal". And this seal is the predecessor of the jade seal that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Xie family.
Wen Zhen was old here, and before his death, he handed over the blessing seal to his grandson, telling him to "inherit the family and seek blessings, drink grace and food". His descendants are diligent in their service to the people. As for Sun Xie Kerang I, he became attached to the Hunan wandering monk Daoyi. Dao Yi looked at the middle of the Kerang, gave him the dragon secret technique, and helped him engrave the inscription "Xie Family Motto". And suggested that he seal the dragon stone in his family to protect his descendants, and since then he has the good saying of "holding the jade seal in his hand and stepping on the green dragon".
Inherited from generation to generation, to Xie Dacheng I, he is upright and thrifty, and the rich are not extravagant. The later born Xie is a concubine, and her family is in the middle of the road, and she is looked down upon. One year, she obeyed her in-laws' family sacrifices, and unintentionally became an important part of "Seal Yunlong", and since then, the Xie family has prospered, and she has also been able to shelter in the palace. It can be seen that the accumulation of virtue in the three generations of the Xie family is destined to be an indissoluble bond between Yongzheng and the Xie family.
In the past and present life, Xie became Yongzheng's nursing mother, which was actually a cause and effect of the third generation. Although she came from a humble background, she had to be personally lifted from the courtyard of the farmhouse to the Forbidden City; She also tried her best to take care of the dragon heir, treating it as if she were her own child. Needless to say, the reward in the palace is self-explanatory, and the rich and thrifty heirloom of the Xie family can be said to be rich and rival the country. Until Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, her children and grandchildren were hereditary knights and enjoyed the protection of their descendants. I am afraid that this Buddha fate immortal encounter, it is no wonder that she was later named "Mrs. Gongqin", and Yongzheng Yuan Dingzhenxiang is really a mystery of the world.
Fourth, Yongzheng built the Yongling Dragon Tower
In the seventy-sixth year of Kangxi, Yongzheng ascended the throne, and the following year he immediately began to build a magnificent garden project. This is the predecessor of the later Old Summer Palace and Changling. At the beginning of the construction of the cemetery, Yongzheng had a unique intention, that is, to create a majestic dragon-shaped mausoleum in the center of the cemetery to highlight the dignity of the emperor.
When the project was being prepared, Yongzheng Yuzhun planned to designate the mausoleum to carve a dragon and build it next to the mountain. The site of the mausoleum is selected at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the western suburbs, and the geographical environment is unique. On the fragrant mountain, the air runs through the rainbow, and the clouds and mist are shrouded all year round; There is a pool of water at the foot of the mountain, called "cactus" pool, and the water quality is crystal clear. Yongzheng plans to build a main mausoleum here, the appearance is majestic and high, the weather is thousands, and it becomes the dragon body of Changling; And the cactus pond will be dug and deepened as the dragon's eye of the main tomb. An imperial mausoleum, the scale is like a real dragon entrenched in the mountains, and the momentum is extraordinary.
A large amount of stone and manpower were used in the construction of the mausoleum. Yongzheng quarries in many mountain fields in Gyeonggi and paves the path of the mausoleum. Along the road, there are twists and turns in the mountains, and the paths are intricate, which has the artistic conception of "dragon walking on the tree". So far, at the west foot of Xiangshan, you can still see an ancient stone field left in that year, known as "Longtan Grottoes". It is said that the Summer Palace was later built and was also taken from here.
And Longtan is even more magical. The Ministry of Industry deepened the dredging of the cactus pond and named it "Xichun Pond". At the beginning, the water in the pond was clear and shallow, and only small boats were allowed to swim. After the workers chiseled more than ten zhang deep, they found that there was a natural cave at the bottom of the pool, which ran to the top of Xiangshan Mountain. According to research, this cave should be a natural cavity left over from the lava period of Xiangshan. Engineers took the opportunity to expand the entrance to the cave and connect it to the mountainside from the inside, making it an underground river. Since then, on the huge Xichun Lake, there is a pool of clear water leading directly to the belly of the mountain, and the water of the pool is gushing like a note, which is extremely magical. Qing Dynasty praisers called it the wonder of "Dragon Tour Nine Songs". At this time, the prototype of the main body of the entire cemetery has appeared, and the dragon body and dragon eyes are readily available.
In the later stage of the project, Yongzheng built a number of garden landscapes nearby, such as 28 scenic spots and 40 scenic walkways. Carved railings and painted buildings everywhere, rockery and flowing water, the scene blends, so that the inside and outside of the cemetery complement each other, and the style is elegant. Later generations praised this mausoleum project and called it "an incomparable masterpiece". The construction process of the cemetery was extended to the death of Yongzheng, and the operation was continued by Emperor Qianlong, and it was named "Yongling". This Longling cemetery has also gone down in history as a representative of the Yongzheng Emperor's meteorology.
Fifth, Xie Shi Long Wentuo Mengna
After Yongzheng's death, Qianlong ascended the throne. He did not forget the legacy of the first emperor and pushed the Yongling Cemetery project to the final stage. However, the dragon-shaped mausoleum of the main mausoleum in the center of the cemetery has not been able to take shape. Over the years, the construction technology was worrisome, and the natural conditions of the mountain itself were complicated, so it was not possible to construct the original scale.
One day, Xie's nursing mother entered the consultation, and she thanked Emperor Qianlong: "The concubine was born from Emperor Yongzheng, and the protégé of the mother is a protégé, and there are some points of the three generations that can be used." Emperor Qianlong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately respectfully ordered the Xie family to explain the reason. Xie then said: "There is a 'dragon pattern canon' left on the ancestors of the concubine's family, which is the secret of the dragon clan's creation. At that time, Emperor Wen Nachen's concubine intended to draw the method of health preservation and cultivation from it. Now the ceremony is still there, I wonder if Your Majesty has the meaning of thirst? ＂
Emperor Qianlong has studied the ancestral teachings of the dragon clan since he was a child, and he is extremely eager for the "dragon classic". He immediately respectfully asked Xie for enlightenment guidance. Xie then ordered his family to take out the dragon seal jade book from the hiding place. This dragon seal is given by Yongzheng Qin, and the book "Dragon Seal Eternal Moment" is written on it, and the handwriting is strong. Xie read the dragon classic, pointed to Yongling and said: "The cemetery has great regulations, which is in line with the principle of 'dragon turtle house, and women have spirits', which is the best." The dragon house is an eight-for-for formation, yin and yang are subtle, and they cannot be taken lightly. However, in this world, there is a slowdown, and the cemetery can still be adjusted to the east. ＂
In the early morning of the next day, Xie followed the instructions of the dragon code, personally lined up the incense case, and ordered the palace people to carry the fire. Just as he was about to act, a gust of wind rose, and a yellow flower fell, and he fell on Xie's desk. Xie Shi suddenly felt something, so he stopped and meditated. After a while, she said to the palace people: "I am now breaking the dream of the dragon god because of the yellow flower." After speaking, she immediately bathed cross-legged and burned incense.
In the middle of the night, Xie did have a dream, and the true form of the dragon god appeared, and he vaguely remembered that it was a green dragon with a green body. The dragon god gave her the slightest hint in the dream, concise and to the point, to the effect that there are three things: one is the orientation of Yongling; the second is the design of rules; The third is the dragon body shape. When it came to the dawn, Xie Shi truthfully presented this dream to Emperor Qianlong, and after Qianlong read it, he immediately screamed at the case, and said to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry: "I have a dragon oracle dream today, and the Yongling has been placed. ＂
In this way, the entire Yongling project finally obtained the most perfect construction plan and implementation under the instructions of the dragon god. When the work is completed, the overall shape of Yongling is magnificent, and the weather is magnificent, which is not admirable. The Ministry of Industry and others witnessed the various processes of the Qianlong Dynasty's inheritance of the Long Clan, and they all marveled at the unfathomable wonder of the Dragon Classic. Later generations rely on the Yongling Tomb to praise this cemetery as the work of "swallowing the tombs", which can be seen.