Laiyuan Folk Tales —— The Legend of Flying Fox and the Seal of the King City (Di Xin)

Legend has it that a long time ago, the western hills of Laiyuanqu village, now called Wild Fox Mountain, were filled with pine and cypress trees and wild flowers. There is a pool of water at the foot of the mountain, and the blue sky is below. From time to time, small fish dance up and down, chasing and playing. The rare birds on the tree are crisp and euphemistic, which is a beautiful place.

There are also a group of foxes living on this mountain. Every night, they jump from a distance and fly around in the jungle like stars and clouds. Therefore, few people generally go to Wild Fox Mountain. Among these foxes, a chitose fox who ate pine cones for 10,000 years became a fairy, sometimes an old man with a white beard, sometimes a kind middle-aged woman, and sometimes a beautiful and innocent girl to lead foxes to play among pine forests and live a carefree life.

However, this fox spirit also used his magic to save people from danger. Therefore, people are not only afraid of the fox spirit, but also very respectful.

In the slave cave southwest of Qucun, there lived a mother and son, who lived alone. My father was killed alive by a leopard weighing about 200 kilograms in a hunting five years ago, leaving only two girls. My son, who has just turned fourteen, is named Dan, herding cattle for slave owners. His mother works as a servant in the chieftain's house and lives a miserable life without food and clothing.

This year in Xia Zhishi, my mother has been very weak. Coupled with the high temperature, she suddenly fainted to the ground, foaming at the mouth and unconscious. When the son saw it, he hugged his mother and cried loudly. Hearing this, everyone panicked. An old slave said, "Son, hurry to the Wild Fox Mountain and ask the Fox Fairy to bless your mother!" " So he ran into the wild fox mountain step by step. Less than a hundred paces away, an old man with a white beard came face to face, holding a crutch with a small gourd tied to the top of it. He rubbed forward and asked, "Son, where are you going step by step?" Dan cried and told the story that his mother was ill and went to Wild Fox Mountain to ask Fox Fairy to save her. The old man dried Dan's tears and said, "Don't worry, son, wait until you are old."

He came to Dan's mother, touched Dan's mother's nose with his hand, and breathed faintly. He took out the spicule from his head and stabbed Dan's mother. All the people heard her boring beer song and slowly opened their eyes. The old man took out a glittering Dan medicine from the gourd and let Dan's mother take it. At this time, Dan's mother regained her sanity, and all the slaves and Dan's mother quickly kowtowed to the old man. The old man smiled and said, "Welcome to our villagers!" They looked up and the old man was gone. I realized it was a fox spirit.

In a semi-basement hut in the southeast of Qucun, there lived such a family of three. This 40-year-old mother lives with her teenage sister and five-year-old brother. When she was buried by the Sheikh's father two years ago, her father was the victim. My mother had to take two brothers and sisters to struggle in this bitter day. As long as there is something to eat, she keeps it for them. My mother only ate some wild vegetables to satisfy her hunger. Every day is very hard, and my mother has lung joint pain. She vomited blood, but she was worried that the two brothers would be left alone. This tone has been swallowed. It was the next day, and my mother was in a coma. My sister had to take her brother to dig some wild vegetables in the wild to satisfy her hunger, only to find that she was in trouble. When the hungry wolf saw his brother and sister, he immediately showed evil eyes and opened his mouth to surround him. The elder sister protects the younger brother, and the younger brother hugs her tightly. At this critical moment, he saw a golden light flashing from the direction of Wild Fox Mountain. A beautiful and innocent young girl threw herself in front of her two brothers and sisters, pointed her hand and shouted, "Raise the livestock! Leave quickly. "

When the wolves saw the girl, their tails twitched and they left soon. The girl quickly lifted her younger brother and sister up, grabbed them gently in the air and put them in her small pocket early, saying, "Take this rice home and cook some porridge." Then he took out two pills of Dan medicine from his pocket and gave them to his sister, saying, "Go back and let your mother drink. You will get better soon. It is getting late. Hurry home. It's dangerous here. " Then a golden light flew to Wild Fox Mountain.

This autumn, the chieftain's mother got heartbroken because she ate too many fruits and vegetables. I took a lot of medicine, but it didn't work. The chief was furious, called the doctor of his tribe to his home and ordered him to cure his mother's illness within a time limit. Otherwise, the whole family of doctors will die in the sacrificial activities after this fall.

Doctors know that this disease can only be cured by hot medicine. There is a kind of medicine "Trogopterori" which is very difficult to find. This is a kind of excrement called Hao Han bird. This kind of bird grows in a cave between cliffs, and it is very dangerous to take it away. People often die from taking this medicine.

But for the sake of the whole family's life, I had no choice but to take a broken straw rope to Lion Cliff, take "Trogopterori" to the top of the mountain and tie the rope to a tree. When I climbed halfway up the mountain, I was almost at the cave. Suddenly the rope broke and the doctor fell off the cliff. At this time, I saw a kind and dignified middle-aged woman untie the headscarf on her head and throw it with her hand. The headscarf was lifted like a big mattress and fell off. The doctor quickly knelt down and kowtowed, only to see the woman pointing to the hole, and a mass of black things fell to the ground. He looked forward and it was the "five dung" that he wanted to pick. The doctor bent down to look for the woman. He had disappeared.

This is the case with the fox spirits in Wild Fox Mountain. No matter rich or poor, as long as they are good people, they are all saved from danger in times of natural and man-made disasters. Anyone who needs anything to do, as long as it is called Ueno Fox Mountain, will be in front of him in the blink of an eye, but he must pay it back in full after use. If they stop asking, it's invalid. As a result, people spontaneously built a fox fairy temple in Yehu Mountain. An old man with a white beard hangs a crutch in the middle, and a small medicine gourd is tied at the top of the crutch. He wore a robe and blue shirt, a silk edge around his waist, a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet, a white beard floating across his chest and a kind smile on his face. On the left is a dignified and virtuous middle-aged woman, wearing an apron, a sky-blue gown, a flowered ribbon around her waist, a red cloak, a bone phoenix and a serene look, carrying a wicker basket filled with various medicinal materials. On the right, an innocent girl of 15 or 16 years old is enshrined, with her fingers in her hair, a long flowing sea floating between her cheeks, a pink flower coat, pink shorts, a green ribbon tied around her waist, two snow-white calves, red shoes on her feet and a peony flower in her hand, which looks like playing and jumping. From then on, the smoke from the Wild Fox Mountain fills the air, and the temples with blue tiles and red walls are hidden between Yu Songbai from time to time, a fairyland on earth.

On the 15th spring of the seventh year of Shang Dynasty in Di Xin, Zhou Wang led Manchu civil servants to pay homage to Nuwa Palace. Suddenly, a gust of wind rolled up the curtains, revealing the icon of Nu Wa Empress. She looks beautiful, colorful and graceful. She is really the fairy of Gong Rui and the goddess of Yuedian. Zhou Wang looked at it, lost in thought, and thought: I am the son of heaven, rich in the world. Although I have three courtyards and six palaces, I have no such color.

Upon request, the waiter brought pen and ink and wrote a poem on the wall:

"The wind is very crooked,

It's full of mud, gold and clever makeup.

Quyuan Mountain and Cui Fei,

The dancing sleeves reflect the Xia and Shang Dynasties.

Pear blossoms bring rain to beauty,

A spoonful of medicine is better than a cigarette.

But if the devil can move,

Take back Changle and serve the king. "

On this day, Nvwa was not in the palace, but went to Huoyun Palace to congratulate Fuxi, Shennong and Suiren. When I returned to the palace, I felt angry. I thought if you didn't want to govern Zhou Wang, you would be desecrated by me. If you don't repay me, you won't see my inspiration, that is, you will ask Bi Xia boy to drive to the Green Corner to sing. The two princes and Yin visited his father when they saluted each other. They unconsciously shot two red lights from above, soaring into the sky, blocking the cloud path of the mother empress. After counting only once, Mother knew that Zhou Wang still had twenty-eight years of luck, and she couldn't count on it. Then she drove the green bend to the north mountain of Qucun. Later, the mountain was named Phoenix Mountain, because it had fallen in the green bend of the mother. Take out the portrait of Zhao Xian from your arms, call Fox Fairy to the front, order him to possess da ji, and sing a song to confuse your heart and attack the power of sealing the king. The king of Wu's chop and seal will help you succeed, and when you are done, you will be successful. Solitary fairy can only do it in Nuo Nuo, and promised to start another day.

This autumn, thanks to the blessing of the fox fairy, the land of Gulaiyuan is in good weather, crops are ripe, millet is bent, corn is smiling, beans are full of horns, and people are intoxicated with the joy of harvest. On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, the moon is bright and the wind is clear. Chiefs and wizards led all fallen slaves to the Fox Fairy Temple to offer sacrifices. After the sacrifice, the fox spirit suddenly appeared. I casually said four words: "Laojun Dan furnace was accidentally tilted, and Yinfang Tongchuan turned to Tieling. Waiting for Zhao Lie and Xu Yuexian, the dollar is evil. " The leader and the wizard woke up from the surprise and let the fox spirit make it clear. "It's a secret," said Fox Fairy. You can't say it directly, fairy. Take your time. There is a big event in front of me, so I can't stay here for long. I hope you will be careful. I will go! " When he finished speaking, he showed his true colors. It turned out to be a fiery red fox, more than ten feet long. He spread his wings and flew away in the air. After three turns around Mount Hu Fei, he dragged his long voice and flew south.

In fact, Fox Fairy went to Zhou En Station in exchange for the soul of her beautiful sister who paid tribute to the king, and Fox Fairy became her sister. Since then, the story of the flying fox has spread further and further, and its reputation has greatly improved. Since then, Guyuan County has inadvertently taken flying fox life as its place name. According to Guangchang County Records, Wild Fox Mountain, ten miles northeast of the county seat, is called Flying Fox Mountain. It is said that the wild fox ate pine nuts and flew away to become immortal. People near the mountain often smell the fox at night, so the old name of the city is flying fox. This is why foxes often sing all night, because after foxes fly away, they miss fox spirits. " When Fox Fairy became her sister, she missed Wild Fox Mountain very much, so she buttered up the Wind Lord and asked the Wind King to build a castle, that is, a palace. One is to show off your glory in front of the world and let your fox and grandson enjoy all the splendor. Second, you can come back to live for a few days from time to time, enjoy family happiness with the fox grandson, and solve the pain of parting. Third, it consumed the financial resources of the Shang Dynasty. The king immediately sent a decree to Bigan to build a city in Yehu Mountain. Bigan was a famous loyal minister in Shang Dynasty. After Jiang Ziya's guidance, he had seen my sister's intention, so he built an ideal city on the highland in southwest three village, 70 miles diagonally opposite the Wild Fox Mountain, and named it "Wang Fengcheng". And ordered the wild fox hill to be set on fire, and all foxes and grandchildren became ghosts in the fire. From then on, the towering pines and cypresses were never seen in Wild Fox Mountain, the Fox Fairy Temple was razed to the ground, and the water in the pool was dried up by fire. I knew the truth a long time ago, and I was furious. I swear I won't rip out Bigan's heart and swear I won't become an immortal. So it leads to a story that my sister designed to dig deeper than dry heart. Before Bigan dug his heart, Jiang Ziya had given him a drink and entrusted him with it. Dig out his heart and go straight to the north gate without talking. As long as you run five miles, you will always be safe. Sure enough, after digging his heart, Beagan rode to the north gate. Shortly after he left the gate, he heard a woman selling "unintentional dishes". Bigan was shocked and stopped to say, "What do you mean by unintentional food?" The woman said, "I sell unintentional vegetables." Bigan asked, "What if people are not careful?" The woman said, "If you are careless, you will die!" Gamby let out a cry, ran into a Malay, and died of blood and dust. This woman who has no intention of selling vegetables was changed by my sister. Later generations built Bigan Temple in "Wang Fengcheng" to commemorate Bigan to show their admiration. According to the historical records of Hebei Tongzhi Draft: "The city of Wang was sealed in the east fifteen miles of Jianyuan County and spread in Qing Dynasty. Among them, there is a Bigan Temple, which was preserved in the former site of Shangwangcheng, a well-known city in Shanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty. " According to the general survey of cultural relics, urban sites from the late Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty were found on the platform in the southwest of three village. It is only fifteen miles away from the county seat, which is basically consistent with the literature. However, the ruins of this city were severely damaged in the capital construction of farmland, but cultural relics can still be found.

After the fox fairy possessed her sister's body, she successfully completed the task given by her mother and queen.

Due to the shackles of feudal ethics, this kind of thing that confuses the platform and hurts loyalty is regarded as a big sinner and degraded. In essence, Fox Fairy was an underground worker who entered the Shang Dynasty. Without her efforts, the Shang Dynasty could not have perished so quickly. Therefore, her contribution is no less than that of Zhou Wuwang, Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya. After the demise of Shang Dynasty, Feng Wang set himself on fire in the Star Tower. I was caught by Jiang Ziya. Before I was beheaded, the executioner and others were stunned and paralyzed when they saw my beauty. Finally, it was killed by the artifact in the treasure gourd that Taoist Liuya gave to Jiang Ziya. In fact, it was Su Hu's daughter who was killed, and people were very angry. Fox Fairy was called back to the Heavenly Palace by her mother, and became a personal maid of her mother.

I haven't heard from Fox Fairy for more than 300 years. What exactly is the great event that Fox Fairy wants to do and what the four even numbers mean have always been a mystery in people's minds. In order to remember the fox spirit, it was changed to "endless" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Which means there is no end. But the name flying fox has been called by the people.

During the Warring States Period in 408 BC, Xu Yue, the counselor of Zhao Liehou, speculated that there were a lot of mineral deposits in the land of flying foxes, with US dollars as gold and copper and evil gold as iron. So far, Shenyuan has retained the village names of Yinfang, Tongchuan and Tieling. So he wrote to Zhao Liehou, saying that if Zhao wants to be invincible in many countries, he must select and train talents, appoint officials, use them, save money, assess his achievements, and widely use copper and iron to strengthen military assets. Therefore, Flying Fox has been the mining and smelting base of Zhao's gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and lead since then.

The name of flying fox has a long history. With the changes of the times, it is too far away to remember.

Recall that only the swift Juma River flows eastward with the history of flying foxes. Flying fox is a bright pearl at the northern end of Taihang Mountain, and its glorious reputation spread all over the country in ancient times. Flying fox gives people a sense of mystery, a beautiful and moving story, which has been passed down to this day. In the past, fires in smelting and coinage workshops reflected the backs of many stalwart men. How many soldiers, in order to resist the invasion of nomadic people, guarded the flying fox iron wall, which is famous for its superior geographical location and rich minerals, day and night, and was valued by successive dynasties. In today's reform and opening-up, Flying Fox is attracting countless tourists with its fantastic green mountains and clear waters and human landscape, which makes them relaxed and happy. Painter Emma Wu Daozi and traveler Xu Xiake are alive. When they see these beautiful scenery, they will be surprised and amazed. Flying foxes really exude attractive charm.

Narrator: Liu Qiuyang

Recorder: Hongyin Wang

Interview time: July 6, 2006 438+04

Transmission area: Laiyuan Town