960 A.D., Zhao Kuangyin Chenqiao mutiny, after the imperial robe, and all the founding emperors in history, in order to make the children and grandchildren in power, they think about choosing the imperial mausoleum of the matter.
Throughout history, from the common man to the king of a country, many people are superstitious to choose a good feng shui grave, that will make the family prosperous, career developed. Zhao Kuangyin was very different from others, he did not only consider feng shui, but also the future stability of the kingdom.
He thought, the Kyoto Kaifeng a flat river, no danger to defend, for the stability of the kingdom is very unfavorable. In the future, the capital must be moved, if you choose the mausoleum, it is best to choose in the vicinity of Xindu is the most appropriate.
Where to choose the new capital? Zhao Kuangyin first thought of Luoyang.
Zhao Kuangyin was born in Luoyang clamping horse camp fire street, also grew up in Luoyang, where everything he is too familiar with. But moving the capital is not a small matter, to be in line with the will of heaven, the will of the ministers, to get the support of all sides. Moreover, the war is only over, the national strength is weak, moving the capital is not a matter of instant decision. But to create a situation to move the capital, should be in the selection of the mausoleum on the more articles.
This year in the fall, Zhao Kuangyin traveled to the mountains and water, to the Taoist resort - Gong County's floating play mountain. There, although in the north, but the mountain is high and cold, the temperature inside the mountain is much higher than outside the mountain, showing a southern scenery, pine, bamboo, sandalwood and vine, luxuriant forests, flowing springs and waterfalls, Jade Immortal Virgin Mother old temple incense smoke. The towering mountains are like a city, jutting out of the clouds. Especially that high above the mountains, the tea produced, the aroma overflowing, stirring the soul. Zhao Kuangyin after tasting tea, interest, catch the pen to mention the words, sealed the first tea mountain in the north.
It is also at this time, Zhao Kuangyin produced the mausoleum in the ancient Gong County (now Gongyi) idea. Gongxian is the Luo River Yellow River confluence place, is the emergence of the river map Luo book, Fu Xi painted gossip, the Yellow Emperor Yandi built altar sinking Bibi holy place ah!
Out of the floating drama mountain, he led the men and horses west to Luoyang, traveling to a green mountain, he asked: "This is what mountain?" The people said, "Green Dragon Mountain."
Zhao Kuangyin climbed Qinglong Mountain overlooking the mountain. Here west of the Luo River, west of the Luo River is winding undulating Mangshan, Mangshan north is the vast and majestic Yellow River. Geographic momentum makes his heart excited.
At this time, a flock of geese flew in the sky, and Zhao Kuangyin said to his attendant guards, "Take the bow and arrow!" The attendant then handed over the bow and arrows.
Zhao Kuangyin said jokingly, "The place where the rabbits beat gongs and the geese beat drums will be my graveyard in a hundred years!"
Said, Zhao Kuangyin will draw the bow and arrow, the arrow is like an electric flash flying to the geese array. The arrow pierced two geese, and the geese cried out and slanted down from the sky. The guards under the mountain then someone horse, a smoke to pick up that the emperor shot down the geese.
To say also coincidentally, Qinglong Shanxi five or six miles away from a village called Dengfeng village, Dengfeng village people are banging gongs and drums to play the lion dance, to celebrate the completion of the new land temple outside the village. The emperor shot down the geese crooked, people do not pay attention to, suddenly "dong -" "dong -" two The geese landed on two drums. People were stunned. Also at this time, people saw two yellow rabbits jumped up and ran in front of them, and there were a few officials on horseback in the back running this way. People stopped to watch the entertainment, who knew that the two yellow rabbits scampered up, respectively, hit the gong hanging in the gong frame on the gong, issued a "clang--" "clang--" vibrating and melodious.
The two yellow rabbits scampered up and hit the gongs respectively, making a "clang-" "clang-" "clang-" tremulous sound.
Originally, the imperial guards went to pick up geese in a hurry, disturbing a pair of rabbits feeding in the field, the rabbits panicked, and have been running, resulting in the above scene.
The guards picked up two geese and pawed two rabbits, and presented them to the emperor, who had already walked down the Green Dragon Mountain. The ministers were amazed and looked at Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin stroked his beard and laughed up to the sky and said: "really the will of heaven, heaven knows my will ah!"
The guards exclaimed, "Your Majesty is really a golden tongue.
Zhao Kuangyin led the people to the place where the geese beat the drums and rabbits beat the gongs, and personally delineated the cemetery. Zhao Kuangyin for the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty royal mausoleum area will be set on the south bank of the Yellow River north of Songshan this hilly ground.
Oral narrator: Fan Qingui 73 years old
Record: Zhang Xinqi 55 years old
Circulating area: Zhitian area