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Chapter 52 Hidden Rules of Zhai Jiao

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    November 29th, the day of Jiachen, is in opposition to Dog and evil spirits, so it is suitable for offering sacrifices, consecrating lights, traveling, entering a house, and migrating.

    Before dawn, Jiang Gaogong led five sutra chanting Taoist boys who had passed the first-class examination for three consecutive months and went down Wuji Mountain despite the coldness of the first snow.

    Two carriages were parked at the foot of the mountain. The brother-in-law of Guyang County Registrar Dong Fanlin had been waiting for a long time. He immediately welcomed Jiang Gaogong into the first carriage. Accompanying him, he also took five Taoists including Ma Zhili, Zhu Meng and Zhao Ran.  The child was arranged in the car at the back.  The driver raised his whip and made a crisp sound in the air. The wheels started rolling, pressing against the thin snow, and headed towards the county town along the official road.

    The carriage is extremely spacious, with quilts and other items prepared. It doesn¡¯t feel cold, which shows that the owner is very attentive.  Zhao Ran stayed up late reading scriptures in the Sutra Library last night. He didn't have enough sleep. As the carriage bumped up and down, he couldn't help but feel sleepy. He leaned against the wall of the carriage and fell into unconsciousness.

    The most delicious sleep is after returning to the cage. When Zhao Ran was sleeping comfortably and soundly, his nose suddenly felt itchy and he couldn't help but sneeze.  But it turned out that Zhu Meng, who was sitting next to him, couldn't resist his sleepiness. He tilted his head and rested his head on his shoulder to sleep, with the tips of his hair piercing Zhao Ran's nostrils.

    Zhumeng was woken up by Zhao Ran's sneezing, and his ears were ringing for a long time. When he came to his senses, he felt a wetness on his neck. He couldn't tell whether it was Zhao Ran's nose or the sneezing. He was so sick that he had goosebumps all over his body, and he was so busy.  He kept wiping his robe sleeves while glaring at Zhao Ran angrily.

    Zhao Ran spread his hands innocently: "Junior brothers, I didn't do this on purpose. You just made it happen on your own."

    "You" Zhu Meng was speechless and angrily moved to the side to show distance from Zhao Ran.

    The carriage stopped suddenly, but it had already reached the end.  Ma Zhili, who seemed to be the leader of the Taoist boys - indeed the leader of the disciples in the Sutra Hall, ordered everyone to get out of the car, and then moved down a large wooden box carried in the back of the car, which contained various utensils for opening the altar.

    Dong Fanlin, the chief registrar of Guyang County, renovated his old house, bought the two yards of his neighbor's house, built a garden pavilion, and will move back today.  According to the rituals of Zhai Jiao, it is necessary to open an altar to worship and arrange an earth and a house to hold the ceremony.  There are many altar methods in Zhaijiao rituals that are suitable for moving houses. Dong Fanglin's family is a powerful family in Guyang County, so Jiang Gaogong prepared to set up this most "luxurious" altar. According to Zhao Ran's understanding, this set of Zhaijiao  The method is really complex and complicated, it is really good to watch, and it is also good to collect the money.

    Jiang Gaogong was invited by Master Dong to drink tea in the inner hall, and Ma Zhili directed the Taoist boys to set up the altar.  The mouth of the altar is located in front of the main hall, with an inner altar, a middle altar, and an outer altar. Each altar is equipped with ten doors to represent the ten directions.  Just tying up the altar door with red silk ribbon took half an hour of work.  During this period, Zhao Ran made a small mistake, the way he tied the silk ribbon was slightly wrong, but the vicious-eyed Ma Zhili saw it at a glance and immediately reprimanded Zhao Ran loudly.

    Zhao Ran was stunned for a moment after being scolded by Ma Zhili. He thought to himself that I have never provoked you. Did you commit any offense today?  However, Zhao Ran was not an unreasonable person. Since the mistake was his own, he did not defend himself. He just quickly changed the knotting method and asked Brother Ma Zhili to re-examine it before continuing to make other preparations.

    Zhu Meng was working beside him, pursing his lips and enjoying himself. Zhao Ran glared at him, and he glared back without showing any signs of weakness.  After Ma Zhili scolded Zhao Ran, and when he turned to leave, he felt ashamed of his unwarranted anger, made a wishful thinking, and secretly recited "Taozu forgives me" several times.  But when he glanced at Zhao Ran, he couldn't help but feel unhappy. This was purely an instinctive sense of crisis, and he couldn't help but deal with it rationally.

    The three altars were arranged, and the twenty-eight constellations were set, and the talismans were affixed. Then the Liujia Shizhi lamps were lit and placed around the three altars. It took an hour to prepare everything.

    The whole altar is filled with silk ribbons, talismans are all over the beams, and there are many lanterns. It is really a big altar!  Zhao Ran couldn't help but admire the fruits of his hard work.  However, he was a little puzzled. It was common sense to arrange three altars and ten gates in the Antu Town Zhaihuan Town Ceremony. The twenty-eight constellations of the Talisman Paper Town were a bit excessive. The Liujia Ten Straight Lamps were also inconsistent with the requirements listed in the ceremony. The correct layout  The method should be to control the direction of the nine palaces and burn the five mountain lanterns symbolizing the land.

    Zhao Ran asked Ma Zhili about the reason, but Ma Zhili said, "Stop making noise, stay at the altar with peace of mind."  Ma Zhili came up with Ruyi Jue again and secretly recited "Tao Ancestor forgives the sin." Zhao Ran was a little angry, but of course he didn't show his anger on the surface - before time traveling, he had climbed from a section clerk to a division-level office director.  , who has been able to behave in an orderly manner for more than ten years, how can he be a good person without some self-cultivation?

    On the other hand, another senior brother beside him, Fang Zhihe, leaned over and whispered: "If you don't do this, it won't show our attention and effort."

    Zhao Ran was still thinking about this sentence, and Fang Zhihe further explained: "How many talismans are posted in Zhenjiu Palace? How many Wuyue lanterns can there be? How can it be as lavish as it is now?"??This is still a small amount. In June of the year before last, Zhang Dafu, a wealthy businessman in the county, purchased a house and burned the Tiangang Earth Evil Lantern!  What a scene and how heroic that is?  "

    Thirty-six of Tiangang and seventy-two of Earthly Demons, together they are one hundred and eight lamps. Zhao Ranguang felt dizzy just thinking about it. Now he finally thought about it and asked Fang Zhihe in a low voice.  : "How much is the bookkeeping fee given by Master Dong? Where is Zhang Dafu?"

    Fang Zhihe snickered: "Master Dong gave me one hundred taels, Zhang Dafu gave me five hundred taels!"

    ???????????????????????????? You get what you pay for. Otherwise, why don¡¯t you say that no matter how good the theory is, it will turn sour in practice?

    More and more people gathered in front of the main hall, and people who came to watch the ceremony and congratulates also arrived one after another, including the county magistrate, county captain, Jiaoyu, Liucao officials, Guyang gentry, the richest people in the city, and in the end, even the county magistrate arrived in person.  This shows the importance of Master Dong in Guyang County.

    Ma Zhili began to distribute the magic weapons, one to each person.  He took a bronze bell and gave it to Fang Zhihe and a wooden drum. Another junior brother gave him a whisk, Zhu Meng got a bronze mirror, and Zhao Ran took over a pure vase.  Ma Zhili also told everyone to follow Jiang Gaogong in the Yin Yang Bagua steps.

    At this moment, Zhao Ran was completely speechless.  According to the ritual regulations of Antu Zhaizhen Zhenyi, four elephant steps should be taken during the Bu Gang Step Fight to control the four directions. Together with Jiang Gaogong, a total of four people are required to perform, and each of the four people holds a magic weapon, which is only a spiritual tablet.  , whisk, bronze bell and bronze mirror, but no wooden drum or pure vase.

    Good thing now, the Four Elephant Steps have been changed to the Yin-Yang Bagua Steps - is it to get more people to perform?  Just gather people together, but you have to gather at least eight people, okay?  What does six mean?  Six people should walk in Liuhe steps

    At the third quarter of the hour, Jiang Gaogong stood under the incense table in the inner altar. Behind him, five Taoist boys stood in two rows, each of them put on their robes.  The cassocks were specially brought down from the mountains. They are wide and have large sleeves. When the arms are stretched out, they can almost touch the ground when they hang down.  Jiang Gaogong's cassock was crimson with golden cloud patterns embroidered on it, while Zhao Ran and the Taoist chanting boys wore gray cassocks, each lined with Haiqing (simple cyan Taoist robes).

    In addition to clothes, Jiang Gaogong also wears cloud shoes with round toes and square soles, and a tall yellow crown on his head. At first glance, he looks like a very good-looking pair.

    I heard Jiang Gaogong raise his voice with a "steep¡ª¡ª" sound, and shouted: "The auspicious time has come, let's open the altar!" He respectfully offered incense to the "Blessing and Controlling the House Saint" spiritual tablet on the incense table, and suddenly the smoke filled the air, and the smoke filled the air.  The fragrance enters the nose.

    The "Holy King of Blessings and Controllers" is what the people call Zhong Kui and Zhong Tianshi. In fact, Zhong Tianshi's main business is catching ghosts, so ghosts are afraid of him, so he unknowingly started a side job - helping  People guard the house to ward off ghosts.  This side job was very prosperous and gradually surpassed the main job. However, when people moved or built a house, they would respectfully ask for Master Zhong Tian's memorial tablet and put it on the door to ward off evil spirits.

    After offering the incense, Jiang Gaogong began to recite the Qing Ci. Zhao Ran had heard Fang Zhihe mention it before. The Qing Ci was written by Ma Zhili last night and was specially written on a piece of golden talisman paper. The talisman paper was from Huayun Pavilion.  Specially issued, Wujiyuan only has 24 pieces per year, which are very precious.  As for the rest of the talismans that hold the twenty-eight nights, they are all made by Wujiyuan.

    Zhao Ran asked if it was easy to draw the talisman, and Fang Zhi was happy: "It's simple. There is a talisman template in the sutra hall. After smearing it with cinnabar, cover it with yellow paper, and it's done. You can get more than a hundred of them in an hour or three."

    Zhao Ran was silent again, this is really convenient, easy and productive!

    Thank you again yangzhigang'brother for the reward!

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