Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 1883:
"...Your Majesty, this Dragon Mountain is towering, surrounded by mountains on three sides, like a dustpan. The mountains are densely wooded and the environment is quiet. Standing on the top of the main peak, following the sulfur ditch, looking towards the east, The entire city of Taiyuan can be seen in the eyes, and it is a place of beauty and beauty.
It is said that Zen Master Hongli traveled so far and saw five-color bright clouds shining from above the ground. In the bright clouds, there were four boys sitting on the green lotus seat playing games, shaking the earth, and coughing and coughing. On the shore collapsed, a statue of Amitabha appeared, and the Three Jin Dynasty paid tribute. After Zen Master Hongli recorded this vision, he reported it to the court and applied for a temple to be built here, so the present Tongzi Temple was built! "
Taiyuan City, in the southwest corner, Li Tai, Qin Huaiyu, Meng Wenhao, Tiedan and other students from Yanhuang Academy, escorted by the 300 Forbidden Army led by Duguxin, came to the top of Longshan, standing on the top of the mountain and heading east Looking at it from the extreme, the city of Taiyuan under the sunrise is dazzling, and the guard of the governor's palace sent by Wang Liaoyuan, at this time, was by Li Tai's side and gave his best explanation.
"Heh! You know a lot!"
Looking around, Li Tai was extremely satisfied with the environment here. He couldn't help but praise the guard. When the guard heard it, he opened his eyes and smiled: "His Majesty, the youngest one is a native of Taiyuan Mansion. Here and growing here, I know a little bit more than others. This Tongzi Temple, you have come here a lot before, your majesty, in front of you is the pavilion of Tongzi Temple, which enshrines the Western Three Holy!"
Speaking of this, the guard pointed to the north and made a please gesture to Li Tai.
It is a huge Buddhist pavilion with two tiers up and down, built on the hillside, and its scale is very magnificent.
Duguxin winked at the left and right. The two teams of forbidden troops immediately filed out and ran towards the Buddhist pavilion to the north. Li Tai did not say anything when he saw this, but stood beside him quietly. What are waiting for.
After a while, a forbidden army quickly ran out from the inside and whispered to Duguxin with a fist, "General Kai, everything is normal in the temple, no danger is found!"
Duguxin nodded, and then winked at Li Tai. Li Tai understood, and said to the guard of the Provincial Governor's Mansion: "Since you are quite familiar with this place, then come forward and lead the way!" /
"Yes! Your Highness!"
The guard clasped his fists and slowly walked towards the temple at Li Tai's left front.
Li Tai and others walked in and discovered that the Buddhist pavilion is composed of the front porch and the main part of the pavilion. The front porch is five rooms wide and one room deep. The width of the front porch is about ten feet, and the depth is about two feet. There are nine eaves columns, all of which are large-scale covered lotus styles, arranged in a north-south direction. The diameter of the covered lotus part of the column base is nearly three feet. , Taiming is made of stone, and the ground is covered with flagstones, but square bricks are used in Ming Dynasty.
The main body of the Buddhist pavilion is more than ten feet wide and five feet deep, which is more spacious than the front porch. The wall is vertically built with strip stones, and the northern part of the wall is directly built on the natural rock mass. In the middle of the wall, the door will be opened during the day. There is no sculpture on the outside of the wall, and the inside is full of thousands of Buddhas. The images of the thousands of Buddhas are different and spectacular!
The three western saints-Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, and Da Shizhi Bodhisattva statues are carved in the Buddhist pavilion on the cliff. The three Buddha statues are towering and tall. They are more than ten feet high. The head of the Buddha is more than two feet high. The appearance is solemn and can't help being awe-inspiring!
"This pavilion is magnificent. With these three Buddha statues and the thousands of Buddha carvings on the stone wall, it can be called a Buddhist holy land. It was abandoned and ruined due to the war in the Central Plains. It is a pity!"
After inspecting the temple, Qin Huaiyu couldn't help but sigh.
Qin Huaiyu's mother believed in Buddhism, and the backyard of Qin's family also built a Buddhist temple. Under the influence of ears and eyes, Qin Huaiyu had some good feelings for Buddhism, so he sighed!
After hearing this, the rest of them couldn't help but nodded.
In all fairness, although the Tongzi Temple is a bit dilapidated on the surface, the majestic architecture, Buddha statues, and exquisite carvings in the temple all show its former glory and the great thoughts of the temple builders. The inner artistic value can actually be concealed by the dust in this Buddhist temple?
"Whether it is ruined or splendid, now this Buddhist temple can be used by us~IndoMTL.com~ can be regarded as the best use!"
Because of the long time spent with Li Zexuan, a disciple of the Celestial Master and Taoism, Li Tai didn't "catch a cold" very much towards Buddhism. Hearing Qin Huaiyu and others sighed, he was a little disapproved.
"Blue bird, are you planning to...choose here?"
Listening to Li Tai's words, Meng Wenhao's heart moved and asked aloud.
When Li Tai assigned the task in the morning, he thought it would take a lot of time to select the location of the telegraph relay station, but he never expected that just a trip to Longshan would lead Li Tai to decide on the location. Isn't this going too smoothly?
Although he was surprised, Meng Wenhao did not relax his vigilance and did not tell any news about the telegraph relay station, because there was an outsider here-the guard of the provincial governor's house!
It is a matter of the success or failure of the academy's mission and the safety of the teachers and students of the academy. Any one of them must be more cautious!
"Almost, but before deciding, I have to make certain things!"
Li Tai nodded and responded to Meng Wenhao's. Then he said to the guard of the Provincial Governor's Mansion, "Is there another layer on top of this temple? What does the upper layer do?"
The guard hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness, I have been to the small ones on the upper floor, just a few Buddhist rooms, nothing special, I should be able to live in after tidying up!"
Li Tai nodded and said: "Okay! This king knows! There is nothing to do with you here, you have done a good job, first go down the mountain and go back to the city to get the reward from Wang Cishi!"
From the beginning to the end, he didn't ask what the guard of the governor's mansion was called, because for him, he didn't need to know!
"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The guard was overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank him.
After speaking, he saluted Li Tai and turned back down the mountain.
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