Legend of Shenggu Temple

It is said that when Wang Lang drove Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu ran for three days and three nights. When we arrived at Yanhuiwo Village in the north of Anping, the soldiers were thirsty, and it was really difficult to March. Liu is in a hurry. Suddenly, he saw a dignified and beautiful girl sitting under the big tree at the head of the village washing clothes by the well, with a water jar beside her. She hurried forward to salute and said, "Sister, can I borrow the jar?"

When the girl looked up and saw a strange general, she couldn't help blushing and said, "Why borrow the jar?"

Liu Xiu said, "Raising water can quench your thirst!"

The girl pointed to the jar and said, "Isn't there half a jar of water? Use it! "

Liu Xiu listened to his heart: "Girl! How can this water be enough for so many people and horses? "

The girl said, "Don't underestimate my half can of water, which is connected to the East China Sea, even if there are thousands of troops and horses!" " "

Liu Xiu was too thirsty to bicker with the girl, so he picked up a pitcher and drank. After drinking enough, I saw that the fruit in the jar was really not less, and I didn't care about my doubts. I called all the soldiers to fetch water. I don't know how many buckets and loads I poured, but there is still no water in the jar. Just then, Wang Lang's men caught up with him. The girl threw the water in the jar on the ground, and immediately there appeared a big river with white waves, which blocked Wang Lang's men. Before Liu Xiu could return to absolute being, the girl had disappeared, leaving only the raging river and Wang Lang who was stopped on the other side of the river.

After Liu Xiu escaped from danger, she looked for the girl everywhere, but asked all the villagers, and no one knew who the girl was. While he was wondering, he suddenly looked up and saw a small temple at the crossroads, with three characters "Xiaogan Temple" written on his flat forehead. Looking at the inscription in front of the shrine, I know that the shrine was set up for Hao's daughter in Huiwo Village, Anping County at the weekend. When I entered the temple, I saw a statue inside. Careful observation shows that this statue not only looks exactly like that girl, but also has the same clothes. Suddenly, I realized that I had to visit a big man and made a wish: "The goddess helped me, and Liu Xiu was very impressed. If I can be an emperor in the future, I will rebuild the temple and shape the golden body. "

A few years later, he became the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Luoyang. Without eating the order, he named Hao's daughter as a "holy aunt" and decided to build a Xiaogan Shenggu Temple in Anping County to repay his kindness.

The supervisor asked Liu Xiu, "How high is this temple?" Without thinking, Liu Xiu said, "Fix it, and I can see the main entrance of the temple when I stand in Luoyang City."

Luoyang is thousands of miles away from Anping. How high will it be? So I don't know how much money and manpower it cost, and several supervisors didn't make it. Later, a clever old minister supervised the repair. He thought of a way to build a Xiaogan Shenggu Temple in Anping County and a Daoshan Gate (main entrance) in Luoyang. After the completion, Liu Xiu stood in the palace and looked up at the north. Sure enough, he saw the entrance of Shenggu Temple and was very happy at once, rewarding the old minister.

This is why Shenggu Temple is built so high that there is no mountain gate.

(1) Hao's daughter is filial and admirable.

According to legend, the birth aunt's surname is Hao Mingnvjun, and she was from the village of Anping County at the end of the Zhou Dynasty. Father's name, mother's name is Zhang, and she has been farming for generations. This lady is virtuous and kind. One year, her father's backache was incurable for a long time. She was anxious and worried, so she used the girl's holy mouth to suck pus from the sore to treat her father. The villagers are worried that it will damage their health. She said, May my father recover and take his place. Soon my father recovered and all the villagers were moved. The female monarch is of marriageable age. When her parents advised her to get married, she said, "If you don't have the right person, it will worry her." This means that she has no brothers, and once she gets married, she will worry him. Since then, I have been more devoted to my parents and have never been married. After their parents died, they slept on a felt pillow to guard the grave and died on time for three years. Her filial piety touched God and became a fairy. The villagers respected and commemorated her, built temples for her and promoted her filial piety. According to local customs, she is an unmarried girl and is called a saint. People respect her and imitate her. Later, there were countless legends of two aunts and three aunts, and filial piety became a common practice.

(2) Handan, Wang Lang is king. From entering Boling to rebelling at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped Liu's regime. With the establishment of the new dynasty, farmers lost their jobs, food and goods were abandoned, the people complained, and farmers revolted one after another. The descendants of Liu Zongshi (a branch of Han Jing, the ninth emperor of the Han Dynasty) were noble people from generation to generation, but at that time, he had no real eunuch role, and was appointed to come to Hebei to announce his will on behalf of the imperial court, and asked the counties there to abide by the imperial edict. In Handan, Zhao, there was a fortune teller named Wang Lang, who claimed to be the son of Emperor Hancheng, and said that his mother was a singer of Emperor Hancheng, and she was pregnant and gave birth to him. It is natural that he is entitled to the throne. So with the support of local forces, he became king and made Handan his capital. Send someone to inform the counties north of Zhao to wait for the wind to respond. Wang Lang didn't know that Liu Xiu hated him until he arrived in Hebei. He paid a high price for Liu Xiu's head and sent a large number of soldiers to kill him. L (3) and Liu Xiu's Berlin were killed. One day, the nun saved him. Liu Xiu fled from Yang Guang Ji County to Boling County (Guanping), walked into a village and wandered around. Later, this village was called vagrancy. Finally, Liu Xiu decided to flee to the south. How do you know there are rivers and canals here, and floods often flood? One day, Liu Xiu's troops were resting in the willow forest when suddenly Wang Lang came to the pursuer. Liu Xiu and others tried their best to escape, but the river was blocked and the river was raging. There was no bridge or boat to cross the river. Liu Xiu is in a desperate situation. Suddenly, a girl appeared before her. She is beautiful and dressed simply. She drifted into the forest and broke a willow branch. She threw it into the rushing river, immediately connected the willow branches to form a pontoon bridge on both sides, and smiled at Liu Xiu crossing the river. Liu Xiuling led people across the river on the rickety Liuqiao. Looking back, all the willow branches in the river were gone. The surging river stopped the pursuers on the other side. Find another girl, and there's nowhere to find it. This is the legend of Liuzhi Bridge crossing Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu and others continued to flee to the south. It was getting late and they decided to spend the night in a village. In order to prevent Wang Lang's pursuers from attacking at night, Liu Xiu asked his followers to patrol at night. Later, this village was called Shaluo. One day, Liu Xiu and others suddenly met the pursuers and drove them away. Liu Xiu escaped in the wild and was caught. He met a farmer who was driving cattle to plough the land, and the girl floated up again, indicating that Liu Xiu was lying in the ditch of the new plow. The farmer then cultivated the land, turned over the soil and buried Liu Xiu. When Liu Xiu was out of breath, he only felt that a mole had arched a hole in his nostril and reached the ground. Liu Xiucai did not suffocate. And dodged the pursuers. This is the legend of mole rescue. The nearby village is called Niuju. Liu Xiu was chased and left behind. This village was later called Xiejiazhuang. Later called Xiegezhuang. One day, Liu Xiu couldn't run any longer, so he went into a forest near the village to have a rest. Suddenly, someone chased him into the forest, and Liu Xiu was frightened. Unexpectedly, his entourage arrived, and Liu Xiu was overjoyed. Later, the village near the Woods was called forest protection, and later it was called forest protection. Now it is called Lin Hu. Liu xiu, etc. After a short rest, he drove on. Later, he had the drive of the future, and later he drove the village. Now it's called chenggan. In early winter, the weather turned cold, and Liu Xiu fled to the river, where a thin layer of ice formed. In order to get rid of the pursuers, Liu Xiu and others ventured across the river. I think it would be great if the river thaws again and blocks the pursuers on the other side. Seeing the magic girl waving again, the river immediately melted and the river rolled again, blocking the pursuers on the other side. Liu Xiu once again got rid of her pursuers. This is the legend of the re-flow of meltwater. One day, Liu Xiu came to Huiwo Village, exhausted. He saw a girl washing clothes by the well at the entrance of the village, but she looked familiar but couldn't remember it at the moment. After begging for water, the woman handed Liu Xiu a jar of well water. Liu Xiu drank enough sweet well water, straightened up and wiped her mouth, and said to the girl, How can this small pot of water be enough for my soldiers to drink? The girl just laughed and didn't answer. Strange to say, the soldiers didn't finish drinking this small jar of water. People quench their thirst, what should horses do? The girl seemed to understand. She went to the well and knocked it down with a wave of her hand, so Ma Yuan could drink water. This is the legend of drilling wells.

Liu was surprised, and the pursuer arrived again. Liu Xiu begged the girl to save him. I saw the girl throw the washing water on the ground and suddenly turned into a fierce river. Liu Xiu failed to cross the river and was saved. At this time, Liu Xiulian tried to save him several times and suddenly realized that the fairy helped me. I was just about to come forward to thank you and ask questions. Suddenly, a sweet flute sounded in the air, and the girl floated away with the song. Liu Xiu chased the soldiers and saw a temple in front of him. The statue inside is this woman. Knowing that this woman is definitely not a mortal, Liu Xiufang dismounted to pay homage and said that she would definitely build a temple for her after she ascended the throne.

(4) Liu Xiu restored the country, sealed the sacred valley and built the sacred valley temple.

Liu Xiu and others evaded the pursuer for three transgressions and five times, and called Wang Ba and others to the side to discuss the strategy of turning the corner and breaking the enemy. They analyzed that only Xindu (now Jizhou) in Hebei is not affiliated with Wang Lang. So I decided to go to Xindu, and the villagers came out to say goodbye to Liu Xiu. Later, this village was called another village. Other villages are now called Xinmin Village. After Liu Xiu arrived in Xindu, he quickly recruited soldiers and joined forces with the insurgents, which greatly increased his power. Start again in April of the second year (AD 24), conquer Handan and destroy Wang Lang. In the second year, Liu Xiu captured Luoyang and held a ceremony to ascend the throne, which was called Guangwudi and Jianguo, and was called the Eastern Han Dynasty in history. After Liu Xiu pacified the world, he remembered Hao Nvjun, who had helped him many times in Hebei, and named him Xiaogan Shenggu. He popularized the sacred valley filial piety throughout the country, and formed the traditional culture of China, which was handed down from generation to generation. It was also announced that Shenggu Temple should be built in Anping, and the height of the temple should be visible in the capital (Luoyang). So Shenggu Temple was built on a high platform. Although Shenggu Temple is high, there is no capital in sight. What shall we do? The clever temple builder solved this problem by building Nantianmen (also known as Shanmen) in Beijing Shenggu Temple. According to Anping County Records, the Shenggu Temple we saw was built on the east side of the ancient temple in the 10th year of Dade in Yuan Chengzong (AD 1306). After the experience, there was a later scale. It is famous for its rare high-platform temple architecture on the plain. The myth and legend of Xiaogan Shenggu attracted believers from Anping and surrounding counties to make a pilgrimage.

(5) Shenggu Temple has a strong incense and far-reaching influence.

The incense in Shenggu Temple is very strong, and many good men and women come to burn incense in the surrounding counties, especially Raoyang. At ordinary times, there are 3355 pilgrims, and the first month is crowded with people. On special days such as the opening of the Virgin Mary, there are many people, as if several people were killed in 4 1 year. Temple fairs in Shenggu Temple are mainly held on June 6 and September 16, and the first month 16 (the legendary birthday of Shenggu Temple) is also very lively. During the temple fair, merchants came from all over the country, even from Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Japan and other foreign merchants. The extensive exchange of special effects and the prosperity of commercial trade have played a positive role in the development of screen industry in Anping County. Shenggu Temple was once a landmark building in Anping County. Shenggu Temple has a far-reaching influence on promoting filial piety, China traditional culture and the morality of Anping people.