CHAPTER 01 THE HALL
Three hundred and forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago, in the triple silhouette of the old city of Paris, the city of the University, and the new city, the clusters of bells struck early in the morning with a jarring clangor that awakened the city's inhabitants. However, January 6, 1482, is not a memorable day in history. Nor is the fact that the bells were rung early in the morning, and that the people were moved in unison, of any significance and not memorable. It was neither the Picardians nor the Burgundians who attacked the city, nor the procession with the reliquary, nor the rising of the schoolboys from the vineyard of La Ars, nor the entry of "His Majesty, the King, whom we call the Lord of Mighty Majesty," nor even the pleasing hangings of male and female pickpockets in the Place de Justice of Paris, nor the usual foreign envoys of the fifteenth century, which were not a part of the history of the city. Nor was it the usual fifteenth-century arrival of some foreign emissary in strange dress and feathered headgear. The last such party, the royal ambassadors of Flanders, had been in Paris less than two days, and had come to conclude a marriage contract between the Dauphin of France and the Princess Marguerite of Flanders. This called the Bourbon cardinal lord hurt his head, but in order to please the king, had to this group of noisy, rustic mayor of Flandre smiling welcome, and also in his Bourbon residence to entertain them to see "many wonderful allegorical play, silly play and farce," but unexpectedly a downpour of rain, to the entrance to the residence of the magnificent drapery of the entire The rain soaked the curtains at the entrance to the mansion.
On January 6, as John de Troyes put it, "what excited the whole population of Paris" was the fact that the day coincided with two great festivals from time immemorial, Epiphany and Mania. On this day, it was customary to set off fireworks on the river bank, to plant the May tree in the chapel of Braque, and to perform a miracle play in the Palais de Justice. The Lord Prefect's errand-boys, dressed in splendid fuchsia camel's-hair cloth-lined armor, with two large white crosses adorning their breasts, had blown their trumpets and shouted at the crossroads the night before. Early in the morning, homes and stores closed their doors, and groups of citizens, men and women, flocked from all directions to the three designated locations. Everyone has already had a plan in mind, some to watch the fireworks, some to watch the planting of May trees, some to watch the miracle play. However, the Parisian hobo who loved to join in the fun had the kind of insight that had existed since ancient times, and the vast majority of the crowd went to see the fireworks, because it was in season; or to see the miracle play, because it was performed in the hall of the Palais de Justice, with a tight roof, and closed windows and doors on all sides; and the poor May-tree, with its scanty blossoms, which the watchers did not want to look at, and which was left alone, under the cold sky of January, in the little church of Braque, with the flowers of the May-tree. alone and trembling in the graveyard of the little church of Braque. The people knew that the ambassadors of Flandre, who had arrived in Paris the day before, were coming to see the performance of the miracle play, and also the election of the madman pope, which was to take place in the same hall, and so the crowd thronged chiefly into the avenues leading to the Palais de Justice.
The Hall of the Palace of Justice was known in its day as a hall like no other in the world (admittedly, Soval hadn't even measured the halls of the Castle of Muntaghi at the time), and squeezing into it on this day was no easy task. Households crowded in the window to see the people look down, only to see the crowded Palace of Justice Square, like a raging sea, leading to the square of the five or six streets are like estuaries, every moment out of a stream of surging crowds. The square is shaped like a jagged piece of water, and all around here and there protruding corner, like a cape, the ever-expanding flow of people, rough waves, a burst of impact on these capes. Palace of Justice, the magnificent Ete front of the center of a tall step, two streams of people constantly up and down, this is because the flow of people in the center of the bottom of the steps after the fragmentation, and then to the waves of the momentum, to the two sides of the slope to spread out. In this way, I say ah, that the big steps like water, constantly injected into the square, like a waterfall into the lake general. Shouting, laughing, countless people stomping sound, converge into a huge sound, huge clamor. From time to time, this sound, this clamor, with the flow of people rushing to the center of the big steps of the folding, confusion or rotation, more and more deafening. This was due to one of the archers of the Prefect's office pushing people, or a constable riding across the street in a desperate attempt to maintain order. This screaming tradition was passed from the House Office to the Commander-in-Chief's Office, from the Commander-in-Chief's Office to the Mounted Police, and from the Mounted Police to
today's Paris Police Headquarters.
Thousands of faces of the citizens were gathered thickly on the doors of the houses, on the windows, on the skylights, on the roofs, and gazing at the Palais de Justice, gazing at the noisy crowds, and contented themselves with the fact that to this day there are still many people in Paris who are happy to watch the spectators, and that, besides, it is very interesting for us to know what is going on behind the wall of people.
If we were to see what was going on behind a wall of people, it would be very interesting to us.
If we, who lived in 1830, could have imagined ourselves in the midst of this crowd of fifteenth-century Parisians, and had been dragged and pulled and knocked and stumbled along with them into the vast halls of the Palais de Justice - so small on January 6, 1942 - we would not have felt that we were in the presence of the people of the Palace of Justice.
If we were to be in the Palace of Justice, we would not find the sights before us insipid or unattractive, but on the contrary, we would find it refreshing to be surrounded by things as old as they are.
If you agree, we might as well try our best to imagine what it would be like to walk into the hall with us, in the middle of a noisy crowd wearing short tops, half shirts, and short jackets.
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The Journey to the West
The First Journey The Spiritual Roots of the Spirit Nurture and Conceive the Source of the Flow of the Heart Cultivate the Great Way of Life
Poetry:
The Chaos has not yet divided the heavens and the earth is in turmoil, and no one has ever seen it in its vast expanse.
Since Pangu broke through the darkness of the heavens and the earth, the clear and the turbid have been discerned since the beginning of time.
The world is a place where people look up to benevolence, and where everything is invented for good.
If you want to know how to make the world a better place, you have to read the legend of the Journey to the West.
The number of heaven and earth is one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years. A yuan will be divided into twelve, is the son, ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Huxu, Ohio of the twelve branches. Each will be 1800 years old. And on a day and the theory: Zi time to get Yang Qi, and ugly is the cockatoo; c is not light, and d is the sunrise; chen time after the eclipse, and Si is to row; the day afternoon in the sky, and is not the West is erratic; shen time asr and sunset You, Huxu dusk and the people set the Ohio. Like in the big number, if to the end of the Hundred Days will be, then heaven and earth dim work and everything is not carry on. And then go to five thousand four hundred years, the beginning of the meeting of Ohio, when the darkness, and the two characters are not carried out, so it is called chaos. Another five thousand four hundred years, Ohio will end, chaste under the start of the Yuan, near the meeting of the son, and then gradually open. Shao Kangjie said: "winter solstice half of the son, the heart of the sky without change. A sun at the beginning of movement, when everything is not born." At this point in time, the sky began to have roots. And then five thousand four hundred years old, just when the child will be, light and clear on the ascendant, there is the sun and the moon and the stars and the stars. The sun, moon and stars are called the four elephants. Therefore, it is said that the sky opened in the son. And after five thousand four hundred years, the child will end, near the ugly meeting, and gradually solid. Yi" said: "Great Qian Yuan! To the Kun Yuan! All materials are born, is to follow the sky." At this point, the ground began to condense. And then five thousand four hundred years, just ugly will be, heavy turbidity under the condensation, there is water and fire and mountain and stone and earth. Water, fire, stone and earth, called the five forms. Therefore, it is said that the ground in the ugly. And after 5,400 years, the end of the ugly will be the beginning of the Yin will happen everything. Calendar said: "the weather down, the earth's gas rise; heaven and earth, all things are born." At this point, the sky is clear and the earth is fresh, and yin and yang are in harmony. And then five thousand four hundred years old, just c will be born in the life of animals and birds, is said to be heaven and earth, people, the positioning of the three talents. Therefore, it is said that people are born in the c.
Sense of Pangu opened up, the three emperors rule the world, the five emperors set Lun, the world was divided into four continents: said the East Sheng Divine Continent, said the West Niuga Continent, said the South Alimony, said the North Club Island. This book single table east victory divine continent. Overseas there is a country, called Aorai country. The country near the sea, there is a famous mountain in the sea, called the flower and fruit mountain. This mountain is the ancestor of the ten continents, the three islands of the Dragon, since the opening of the clear and turbid, Hongmeng judgment after becoming. Really good mountain! There is a word for proof, said:
Potential town of the ocean, Wei Ning Yaohai. Potential town of the ocean, the tide surging silver mountain fish into the cave; Wei Ning Yaohai, wave turning snow waves mirage from the abyss. The water and fire square corner of the high accumulation of soil, the East China Sea where towering peak. Dan cliffs and strange rocks, cut walls and strange peaks. Dan cliffs, colorful phoenix singing; cut wall before the unicorn lying alone. The peak of the time to listen to brocade chicken singing, grottoes every view of the dragon in and out. In the forest, there are deer and foxes, and in the trees, there are birds and cranes. The flowers of the grass and the pines and cypresses are always in spring. The peaches often bear fruit, and the bamboos always stay in the clouds. A ravine is dense with vines, and the grass is new on all sides of the original embankment. It's a great way to get to the top of the mountain, and it's a great way to get to the bottom of the mountain.
There is an immortal stone on the top of that mountain. The stone is three feet six feet five inches high, two feet four feet around the circle. Three feet six feet five inches high, according to the circumference of three hundred and sixty-five degrees; two feet four feet around the circle, according to the political calendar twenty-four gas. On the nine orifices and eight holes, according to the nine palace gossip. There are no trees on all sides to provide shade, and the left and right sides are lined with orchids.
Guy since the beginning, each subject to heaven and earth show, the sun essence of the moon, sense of both long, so there is the intention of the spirit. The internal development of immortal cells. One day burst, produced a stone egg, like a big ball. Because of the wind, turned into a stone monkey. All five senses, all four limbs. Then learn to crawl and learn to walk, worship the four directions. Eye transport two golden light, shot rushed to the bucket. Alarmed the high heavenly saint of the great mercy of the Jade Emperor great heavenly father Xuan dome high God, riding the golden queer cloud palace Ling Xiao Bao Dian, gathered Xianqing, see the golden light flames, that is, the order of the clairvoyant eye, wind ear open the southern heavenly gate to watch. Two will be out of the door on purpose, see the real, listen to the clear. A moment back to report: "I was ordered to listen to the place of the golden light, is the East Sheng Divine Continent Sea East Aorai small country boundaries, there is a flower and fruit mountain, there is a fairy stone on the mountain, the stone spawns an egg, see the wind of a stone monkey, where the worship of the four directions, the eyes transport golden light, shot rushed Doofu. Now serving bait water food, golden light will be resting." The Jade Emperor pendant grace and mercy said: "Below the things, is the essence of heaven and earth is born, is not different."
The monkey in the mountains, but will walk and jump, eat grass and trees, drink streams and springs, picking flowers, looking for trees and fruits; with wolves and insects for companions, tigers and leopards for the group, deer for friends, macaque apes for relatives; night under the stone cliffs, the tour of the peaks and caves. The company's main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
One day the weather was hot, with the group of monkeys to avoid the summer, all in the shade of the pine play. You see him one by one:
Jumping trees and climbing branches, picking flowers and fruits; throwing bouncers, playing knuckleheads, running sandboxes, building pagodas; catching dragonflies, puffing nymphs and waxes; participating in the heavens, worshipping the bodhisattva; pulling kudzu vines, weaving grasses; catching lice, biting and pinching; managing sweaters, picking nails; being next to each other, wiping the rubbing; pushing push the push, pressing the pressure; tugging the tugs, pulling the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs, the tugs and pulls, the pines and the pines, and the streams, and the streams with green water and the washing.
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Water Margin
The first time Zhang Tianshi prayed for the plague, Hong Taiwei mistakenly away demons
That is to say, the Song Renzong Emperor on the throne, Jiayou three years March 3, five nights and three o'clock, the Emperor sat in the Purple Palace, subject to the hundreds of officials to congratulate. But see:
An auspicious cloud of Phoenix Court, Ruiqi cover the Dragon Tower. The willow willows with smoke whisked the flags, with dew Palace flowers to meet the sword and halberd. In the shadow of the heavenly fragrance, jade hairpin Zhu Cu gathered in the courtyard; immortal music, embroidered jacket and brocade clothes to help the imperial chariot. The pearl curtains were rolled up, and the cash was on the golden palace; the phoenix feather fan was opened, and the precious carriage was parked in front of the white jade steps. The first time I saw this, it was a very good thing that I was able to get a good look at it, and I think it's a good thing that I did.
When there is the head of the temple officer drank: "Something out of the class early show, nothing to roll the curtain back to the court." Just see the class Department series, Chancellor Zhao Zhe, Counselor Wen Yanbo out of the class said: "Now the capital of the plague prevalent, injury and loss of many soldiers and people. I hope that His Majesty will release the crime and leniency, save the punishment and thin tax, pray for heavenly disasters, relief for the people." The son of heaven listen to the preaching, the urgent edict of the Hanlin Academy immediately drafted the edict, one side of the world amnesty prisoners, there should be civil taxes, all pardoned; one side of the order in the capital of the palace temples, repair good things to avoid the disaster. Unexpectedly, the year the plague turned to flourish, Renzong Emperor heard, the dragon body is uneasy, and will be the hundred officials to discuss. To that class in the Ministry, there is a minister, the class to report. The son of heaven to see, is the Councillor Fan Zhongyan, bye after getting up, said: "Today's plague is prevalent, the people and the army is suffering, day and night can not live. In my humble opinion, in order to avoid this disaster, can be declared heir Han Tianshi night and day before the court, on the capital forbidden courtyard, repair 3,600 points Luo Tianjiao, heard God, can avoid the civil plague." Renzong emperor approved the play, urgent order Hanlin scholar draft edict a, the emperor's pen, and descending imperial incense incense, inside and outside of the imperial commission to point out the temple before the lieutenant Hong Xin for the angels, to go to jiangxi xinzhou longhu mountain, declared to ask the heir of the emperor zhang zhenren starry night come to the dynasty, praying for the avoidance of the plague. On the golden temple burned up the imperial incense, personally will be Danzhao paid to the Hong lieutenant, even if the boarding trip to go.
Hong Xin received the holy edict, said goodbye to the emperor, back of the edict, full of imperial incense, with dozens of people, on the store horse, a line of troops, away from Tokyo, take the path to cast Xinzhou Guixi County to. But see:
Distant mountain stacked green, distant water clarification. The flowers are in bloom, and the willows are in bloom, and the willows are in bloom, and the willows are in bloom, and the willows are in bloom. The wind and the sun is warm, when the wild store mountain village; Road straight sand flat, night stay post pavilion stage hall. The company's products and services have been widely recognized as the best in the world, and the company's products and services have been widely recognized as the best in the world.
And said the lieutenant Hong Xin present Prime Royal Decree, a line of people from, on the road, more than one day, came to Jiangxi Xinzhou. The size of the officials, out of Guo to meet. Then sent to inform the Longhu Mountain on the Qing Palace abbot Taoist congregation, ready to receive the edict. The next day, the officials with the Lieutenant to the Longhu Mountain, only to see the Palace of the many Taoist congregations, bells and drums, incense and candles, blocks and streamers, a faction of the immortal music, all down the mountain to meet the Dan Zhao, until the Palace of the Shangqing dismounted in front of the horse. Lieutenant look at the palace, the end is a good seat on the Qing Palace! But see:
The green pine bends, cypress gloomy. The door is hung with a golden book, and the door is lined with jade seals of spiritual symbols. The virtual emperor altar, vaguely weeping willow flowers; alchemy furnace side, covering the old pine juniper. On the left side of the wall, the heavenly warriors, along with Taiyi Zhenjun, and on the right side, the jade maidens and golden children, clustered around Ziwei Da Di. With hair and swords, the northern Zhenwu stepped on tortoises and snakes; shuffling on the top of the crown, the southern pole old man ambushed dragons and tigers. In front of the row of twenty-eight stars, behind the thirty-two emperors and sons of heaven. Under the steps there is rushing water. Behind the walled courtyard, the mountains are surrounded. Cranes have their dandelions and tortoises have their green hairs. In the treetops, apes offer fruits, and in the sedge grasses, white deer carry chi. In the Hall of the Three Pristine Ones, the Taoist priests walk on golden bells, while in front of the Hall of the Four Sacred Ones, the Taoist priests knock on jade exhausts to salute the Taoist priests. Offer incense to the platform, colorful light shooting blue glaze; call the Yao altar, red sun shadow shaking red agate. Early outside the door of the auspicious clouds now, suspected of being the Heavenly Master sent Laojun.
Then on the real person from the abbot, down and Taoist children attendants, the front welcome after the lead, received to the three Qing dynasty on the temple, please will be the imperial edict in the center. Hong Tai Lieutenant then asked the supervisor of the Palace of real people said: "Where is the Divine Master today?" The real man forward reported: "good to teach the lieutenant to know: this generation of the master, said the virtual Jing Tianshi, sex is good and high, tired of welcoming, from the top of the Longhu Mountain, set up a thatched cottage, cultivate the true nature. Therefore do not live in the Palace." The lieutenant said: "today's son declared edict, how to see?" The real man replied: "I have to report: the edict right for the temple, poor road and so do not dare to open read. And please lieutenant to the abbot to offer tea, and then bother to discuss." At that time, the Danzhao offerings in the three clear hall, and all the officials are to the abbot. The lieutenant sat down in the center, the deacon offered tea, into the fasting offerings, water and land are ready. After fasting, the lieutenant again asked the real man said: "Since the heavenly master in the mountaintop nunnery, why not ask someone will come down to meet, open Danzhao." The real man reported: "This generation of ancestors, although in the mountaintop, in fact, the Taoist practice is very, can drive the fog Xingyun, trace uncertainty. Poor Tao and so on as usual is also difficult to see, how to teach people to invite down?" The lieutenant said: "like this how to see? Now the capital city plague prevalent, the last son of heaven sent a present to hold the imperial edict, personally present the dragon incense, to invite the celestial master, to do three thousand six hundred Luo Tian Dajiao, in order to avoid natural disasters, relief of the people. Like this how can I help?" The real man reported: "the son of heaven to save the people, only except is the lieutenant to do a little Zhi sincere heart, fasting and bathing, change cloth, not take from the people, from the back of the imperial edicts, burning the imperial incense, walking up the mountain to worship, kowtow to the celestial master, and only then allowed to see. If the heart is not sincere, empty walk, but also difficult to see." The lieutenant heard, then said: "I came here from the capital vegetarian, how the heart is not sincere. If so, according to you, tomorrow morning absolutely early on the mountain." That night, each of them had the right to rest.
The next day at five o'clock, all the Taoist priests get up, prepared incense soup, please lieutenant up bathing, changed a fresh cloth, feet wear hemp shoes and grass shoes, ate a vegetarian fast, took Danzhao, with a yellow baggage back in the spine, the hand carrying a silver stove, descending to burn incense, many Taoist congregation, sent to the back of the mountain pointed to the path. The real man and reported: "the lieutenant to save the people, Huo Sheng retreat repentance of the heart, only Zhicheng go up."
The lieutenant left the crowd, reciting the Heavenly Father's precious number, long strides up the mountain. When I reached the halfway point, I saw the big top invading the sky, and it was really a big mountain!
The root of the mountain is the corner of the earth, and the top of the mountain is the center of the sky. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get a good look at it, but I'm sure I'm going to be able to get a good look at it. It is called a mountain with different heights, a mountain with a rocky side passage, a mountain with a rugged path, and a mountain with a flat top. A rounded head and a strong bottom are called mountain ranges, hiding tigers and leopards are called caves, hidden winds and clouds are called rocks, and the secluded dwellings of the high and mighty are called caves. There are realms and boundaries called the House, woodcutters are said to be the path, can pass through the car and horse is called the road, the sound of running water is called the stream, the source of the ancient ferry is called the stream, the rocky cliffs drip water is called the spring. The left wall is a cover and the right wall is a reflection. What comes out is cloud, what comes in is fog. Cone tip like a small, precipitous like a cliff, hanging like a dangerous, cut magnetic like flat. Thousands of peaks competing, ten thousand ravines competing, waterfalls flying diagonally, vine hanging upside down. When the tiger whistles, the wind is born at the mouth of the valley, and when the ape cries, the moon falls on the mountainside. It's like a thousand pieces of jade dyed in blue, and ten thousand piles of smoke covered by blue yarn.