Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Just as he was wondering, Aisha came out, still wearing a blue robe, but there was no Dharma King by her side.Concubine Rong saw that she seemed to have just woken up, but her complexion was normal, and she was not surprised to see her, so she told her that she was going to take her to the mosque, and the emperor agreed.Aisha nodded, said that she had eaten, and then said to the little lama: Go get my hat and cloak, and tell the king, I will be back in a while.The little lama hurriedly responded, went in hurriedly, and came out to bring things to Aisha.After Aisha was dressed, Concubine Rong smiled at her and let her get into her sedan chair. The two sat side by side in the sedan chair and headed towards the mosque.

In the sedan chair, Aisha happily commented on her beautiful Hui-style sedan chair, and Concubine Rong just smiled without saying a word.When they arrived at the mosque, Concubine Rong entered the small auditorium through the outer door, asked two Hui maids to guard the outside, closed the door by herself, pulled Aisha to sit on the carpet, and asked, "What's the matter with you?"So the Fawang treats you?Only then did Aisha understand why she brought herself here, so she shook her hand and said: I'm fine, the Dharma King just likes me, but I'm the Holy Mother, and... She hesitated a little, and then said: The Living Buddha also likes me, His Majesty dared not do anything to me.Concubine Rong was taken aback, and said: Living Buddha?He can't get married, can he?Nor can the king of France.Aisha said: Well, blaspheming the Holy Maiden and the Holy Mother is a serious crime, and you will go to Avici Hell.

Concubine Rong was relieved and said: Then what are you talking about?Aisha said: The Dharma King is a master of Tantric Buddhism, and the Dharma King of the Yellow Sect is his senior brother in Tantric Buddhism. His senior brother has been active in Tibet. He has been planning secretly for many years to overthrow you, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who is your husband.Concubine Rong said in surprise: What? !Aisha nodded and said: I have been looking for someone to send you a letter, but there is no reliable person, so this time I will tell you myself, I think, you and him must know about this and stop it .Concubine Rong knew that what Aisha meant was Fu Heng, not the emperor, and she had a flash of inspiration in her heart, and asked, "Does the King know the details?"

Aisha nodded, and said: It was a few years ago, I overheard the Dharma King and the Living Buddha talking about this matter, I was still a saint at that time, so I always made friends with him deliberately, he felt that I was interested in him, and then I Then he became the Holy Mother, so he could always stay beside him and the living Buddha and know more about this matter.Concubine Rong was very moved and said: Thank you, you are so kind to me.Aisha said: I still do it for him.Concubine Rong nodded again.Aisha said: The inside story of this matter is very complicated. His senior brother has a relationship with a certain person, and that person has a grudge against your husband. But you have to ask the Karmapa for details.

Concubine Rong had many thoughts in her mind, and said, "Well, I will try to tell Fu Heng first, and ask him to talk to the King of Dharma when the time comes, and you wait for my news."Aisha said: Well, don't worry, it won't be so easy, and it won't be so fast.Concubine Rong's heart was very heavy, but she nodded with a smile.

After Concubine Rong returned to the palace, she immediately wrote a letter and went to the Harmony Department to find Lu Wenhong in person, asking him to send him to Yujing Garden immediately, but in the letter she only said that the Holy Mother told herself in private because she could speak Tibetan, and did not mention it. Who is the Holy Mother.After reading the letter, Yingluo was also taken aback, and when Fu Heng came back at night, she immediately showed the letter to him.Fu Heng finished watching, thought for a while, and said to Yingluo: I want to meet the Holy Mother first, find out the character of the Dharma King, and ask the Holy Mother how to meet the Dharma King.

Yingluo nodded and said, "You guys still go to the mosque to meet?"Fu Hengdao: No, let's go to Changchun | Pharmacy, there are too many people and the goal is too big, don't go, I will go to meet them first.Yingluo nodded.Changchun|The pharmacy opened after Uzhina returned to Beijing, and it has been open for half a month. There is an endless stream of civilians who come to get the medicine, because they only sell at cost price.

So on the evening of the second day, Concubine Rong went to the mosque to pray, only bringing colorful clouds with her, and then her sedan chair was left in the mosque, while she and Aisha changed into civilian clothes and wore black hats, accompanied by two of Fu Heng's relatives Guarded, quietly went to Changchun | Pharmacy not far away.Fu Heng is already waiting in the inner hall of the backyard.Seeing that Aisha didn't take off her bamboo hat, Concubine Rong understood her thoughts and didn't take off her bamboo hat either.

Fu Heng naturally didn't take it seriously, and saluted Aisha: Fu Heng has seen the Virgin.Aisha looked at him behind the veil, feeling very excited. The last time I saw him was also the first time I saw him, ten years ago... I didn’t expect him to be so handsome in ordinary clothes, with a face like a crown and lips like a Danzhu, with bright eyes and brows, is as charming as before. It's hard to imagine that he is a military minister of Jiaofang Xunqi, who has made great military exploits and has power in the court... At that time, they all said that "Fu Jinglue" was just a young man, I never thought that he would always be like a pure boy... Concubine Rong coughed lightly, and Aisha joined her palms together to salute, and said in a calm voice: Master Fu Heng is polite.

Fu Heng then asked Aisha about the details of that incident, and Aisha only said: I have already told Fatima about the details, I should ask the Dharma King.Master Fu Heng wanted to see me because he was worried that the Dharma King would not be easy to deal with, so he would not tell you casually, would he?Seeing her being so forthright, Fu Heng smiled and said, "My Lady, you and the Dharma King are our honored guests. The Dharma King is a master of Esoteric Buddhism and has a very high status in the White Sect. Fu Heng must treat her with courtesy and not let the Emperor down." face.When Aisha saw that he called her an adult, she couldn't help laughing, coughed, and said: "Master Fu Heng, you are too modest, and you speak Tibetan very well."

Fu Heng nodded and said: My second brother died in Tibet. He used to be the imperial court's minister in Tibet.Aisha nodded, she naturally knew that Concubine Rong was surprised and looked at Fu Heng.Fu Heng smiled at her and said: This matter is a long story.Then he said to Aisha: "My Lady, is it related to the matter of the Yellow Sect and the matter of my second brother?"Aisha said: Well, but it's more complicated, let's wait for the Dharma king to tell you.You don't have to worry about His Holiness, he will tell you everything with me by his side.Fu Heng looked at Aisha in amazement, and then at Concubine Rong, who nodded.

Although Fu Heng didn't understand it very well, he said to Aisha: Thank you so much, Mrs. Madonna, let's make an appointment after the performance in your palace. Fu Heng invites you to perform dances in Yujing Garden, saying that my wife wants to see, and the emperor will agree , It is more convenient to speak at home.Aisha was a little surprised, looked at Concubine Rong, and Concubine Rong nodded to her.Aisha said: "Okay, it's a deal. On the second day after the dance performance in the palace, we will rest for a day before going to Mr. Fu Heng's residence."Fu Heng said: Thank you.Then he said to Concubine Rong: Thank you, Madam.Concubine Rong only nodded with a smile.

After the two were escorted back to the mosque, Concubine Rong asked Aisha with a smile: How is it?Is he still the same as before?Aisha was silent.Concubine Rong knew she was emotional.After a while, Elsa asks: What kind of person is his wife?Concubine Rong said: "Just like him, she is a brave and smart person who has helped me save me many times. She opened the pharmacy for the common people."Elsa nods.After going back that night, she couldn't sleep for a long time. She didn't expect to see him again, but he naturally didn't know who he was...

On the afternoon of the second day, in the Palace of Qianqing in the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager and the other concubines watched the Baijiao's song and dance together. It was still the Empress Dowager, the emperor and empress sat on the steps, and the rest sat on both sides of the hall.His Holiness first lit a bundle of Tibetan incense and put it in the large incense burner under the steps of His Majesty. Amidst the smoke, two teams of white-clothed saintesses walked in from outside the hall, 18 people on each side. The Lama musicians of the Bai Sect struck the chime bells on both sides of the hall, and the Holy Mother held the Vajra Conquering the Demon Pestle, leading the singing but not dancing, and sang Buddhist songs in the scriptures of the Lamaism.The saintess danced to the rhythm of the bell, and danced and sang in chorus. Although the people in the hall did not understand Sanskrit, they had melodious rhymes and singing one after another.It's completely different from the Huangjiao Dagui Tiaobuza familiar to Beijing, and everyone's heart is shaken.

The holy dance of Baijiao and the famous song and dance "Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance" of the Yuan Dynasty court have the same origin.Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance is a dance of Tantric Buddhism. Its prototype comes from the Vajra Dance of Tibetan Buddhism. Its content is related to the legend that Master Rinpoche subdued the witch and made her a guardian goddess. It is said that the creator is the master of the black hat department of the Karma Kagyu Sect , the Baijiao is the Kagyu sect, and the Karma Kagyu sect is the most widely popular sect in the Kagyu sect.The Vajra Dance was originally related to Shuangxiu. It was spread in the Hexi area during the Xixia and Yuan Dynasties, and it was modified after entering the Central Plains.

The sixteen demons originated from the secret rituals of Shengle Vajra and Vajra Haimu.The earliest record about the Sixteen Heavenly Demons is "Sixteen Heavenly Demons Dance with Long Sleeves" in "Gong Ci" by Wang Jian, a native of Shu in the late Tang and Five Dynasties.According to ancient records, in the 14th year of the Zhengzheng Dynasty, Emperor Yuanshun Tuohuan Tiemuer ordered the compilation of court music and dance "Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance".The content of the dance revolves around the appearance of sixteen demons who appear as bodhisattvas and confuse all living beings, but were later subdued by Buddha Sakyamuni.

The "Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance" in the court of the Yuan Dynasty "decorated 16 beauties and dressed up as Bodhisattvas. Tian|Yi', gold miscellaneous jacket, long and short skirt with gold lock on the waist, woven golden cloud shoulders on the shoulders, wrapped with soft and elegant long colorful ribbons, delicate and small Mongolian-style female leather boots on the feet, and 'Gabba' in hand With the accompaniment of various musical instruments, the "Golden Character Classic" is led by one person holding a pestle in one hand. Everyone joins together, singing and dancing, in various poses and with different expressions, with endless changes, such as spring winds and clouds, boiling in the sky, and heavenly maidens scattering flowers. , the fallen flowers are colorful, and the viewers feel like they are in a fairyland." In addition, there is an accompaniment band composed of eleven court ladies, led by the eunuch Chang'an Diebuhua.The performance is only performed when doing Buddhist ceremonies in the palace, and those who are not palace officials who have received secret precepts are not allowed to watch it inside.

The theme of the Baijiao Holy Dance is to sing the Sanskrit Gita. The music is different from the Tianmo Dance of the Yuan Dynasty. In order to divide the parts, the number of people is also more than that of the Tianmo Dance of the Yuan Dynasty. Her hair is braided, she wears a golden robe with sleeves that covers her whole body, and she holds a white canopy of a golden stupa. However, the dance, like the demon dance, is a direct lineage of the Vajra Dance of Tibetan Buddhism, and it is an exaggerated dance of worshiping the Buddha.Its shape is like "returning snow is difficult to determine, and Xingyun refuses to return. Wuxin is in a hurry, and one by one is about to fly."

The queen mother looked at it for a while, closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and murmured: Oh Amitabha.Concubine Rong often went to see the Dharma King standing by, and this was the first time she saw the Dharma King.I saw him less than 40 years old, tall and burly, wearing a tall red and gold two-color Gampopa hat on his head, wearing a light-colored gold robe, with white stripes in the monk skirt, high nose and deep eyes, sharp edges and corners, and hands Holding the Vajrayana staff in his hand, his expression was indifferent, and his eyes shone with unfathomable light.It was really difficult for her to connect him with Aisha, but Aisha said that she deliberately made the Dharma king like her, it must not be a lie, but she couldn't see that the Dharma king had emotions and desires.

Because everyone was wearing light-colored clothes, only Aisha was wearing green clothes, so she stood out very much. Everyone admired the dignified beauty of the Holy Mother in their hearts, but not many people paid attention to the appearance of those saints.Concubine Rong looked at these saints in white and felt very emotional. In Jinchuan that year, Aisha said that she knew that the saints of the Baijiao wore white robes and sang the Sanskrit Gita, but in fact, what kind of white robes did the saints wear? Aisha didn't know what it was like, so she went to the clothing store with her to buy the most expensive one, and paid a lot of money to ask them to rush to make it overnight...

A total of six Buddhist songs were sung, each of which won warm applause from the hall.Immediately after the performance, the emperor gave rewards, and the rewards from the King of Dharma and the Holy Mother were all golden Dharani quilts embroidered with gold thread.Dharani quilt, also known as Dharani Sutra quilt, is a kind of burial object woven with golden Sanskrit scriptures. Emperors, concubines, nobles and above can use Dharani Sutra quilt.The quilt is made of white silk, with Tibetan Buddhist scriptures printed on it, and the characters are made of gold. The surface of the quilt is decorated with many Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues, pagodas, patterns, etc., which not only has the sacredness of Buddhism, but also the majesty of the royal family.Although this is the last funeral object, the Dharani Sutra is originally a holy product of Tantric Buddhism and was bestowed by the emperor, which is a very high honor.After the death of princes and ministers, the leftovers of the play can also be rewarded by the emperor.When Wang Youdun was seriously ill, the emperor gave it directly.

Each of the saintess got a small golden bell inlaid with precious stones, and each of the musicians got a decorative tambourine inlaid with gold rims, both of which are very valuable.

Everyone knelt before His Majesty to thank him, and the emperor praised and comforted him with a smile.The queen mother also said a few words happily, followed by the queen's condolences.Then there was the lychee banquet. It was the first time for the people of the Baijiao to eat it. They all praised the sweetness and juiciness of the lychee, and the emperor was very proud of it.

On the second day after that, the saint was invited to perform dances in Yujing Garden.The huge palace chime bell was transported into the Yujing Garden by the Ministry of Internal Affairs the day before. Aisha was very surprised that the emperor had spent so much trouble. Fu Heng was indeed the most powerful minister of the Qing Dynasty.At this time, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the performance of Yujing Garden is held in the theater building of "Xiangjing Changzhou" in the back garden.

Yingluo saw that the Dharma King was very cold and unsmiling in addition to being courteous, and was very curious. She also found the Virgin Mary tall and fit, such a young beauty, and she also found it interesting, but her overall demeanor was completely different from that of the saints.Seeing that the Madonna's clothes were pure blue, with only a round ivory plaque hanging on her chest, with Sanskrit engraved on it, she asked her curiously.Aishaben was also looking at her, and after listening to Fu Heng's translation, she said: This is the amulet of amulet awarded to virtuous and holy men and women in the Lamaism. This is given to me by the Living Buddha.As he spoke, he glanced at the Dharma King beside him, who was indifferent and unresponsive.

Aisha saw that Yingluo was wearing a stone blue formal gown of the same color as Fu Heng, with a white flower embroidered on it, so she looked at Fu Heng and asked: "What kind of flower is the flower on Madam's dress?"Fu Heng smiled and said: "It's gardenias. This garden is called Yujing Garden. Yujing refers to gardenias. There are many gardenias planted in this garden. Now is the season of blooming. The fragrance you smell is it." the taste of.Aisha nodded, knowing that gardenia must be his wife's favorite flower, and the name of this garden must also be related to his wife, and said: This smells very good.

Yingluo laughed and said, "The name of this garden was bestowed by the emperor."Fu Heng then translated, and Aisha nodded again, thinking that Fu Heng called the name given by the emperor.The song and dance won everyone's admiration and praise. Hai's years of worshiping the Buddha made him feel more fresh and joyful. He sang in Sanskrit, and Yingluo unconsciously thought of those stone carvings in Yuling's underground palace.After the singing and dancing, Yingluo asked Haishi and Pearl to take the saintess and musicians to the garden to have a look and sit.

Fu Heng and his wife took the Karmapa and the Holy Mother to the study for a secret talk.When Fu Heng asked a question, the Dharma King answered without saying anything.Aisha often looked at the Karmapa tenderly, but the Karmapa kept his expression indifferent.Fu Heng's face became more and more serious the more he heard it. Yingluo felt very uncomfortable seeing him like this. She also noticed that the Holy Mother often looked at Fu Heng, which made her feel strange.In addition, this Virgin is also naturally cold, making people afraid to get close, and she is indeed worthy of the name of the Virgin.

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[Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance] is a dance that was popular in the Yuan Dynasty.In addition to the description in the article, the following is added: The Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance and the "Hu Xuan Dance" introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty are regarded as China's most famous classical music and dance from the Western Regions.At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, from the folk to the court, the dance of the Four Heavenly Kings was very popular. Even the honor guards of the royal court had the "Four Heavenly Kings Banners" painted with the statues of the Four Heavenly Kings.Sadura's "Shangjing Miscellaneous Songs" describes the situation of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, watching the magic dance of the sixteen heavens in Shangjing (Shangdu): the cool hall is full of emerald lights, and the prince is feasting in red clothes and hats.The red curtain is high and the incense is blowing, and the sixteen demon dances have long sleeves.

However, according to the discovered historical data, the Sixteen Heavens Demon Dance can only be traced back to Emperor Yuan Shun.In the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Yu was the poet who wrote "The Song of the White Sparrow Ling". He also praised the dancing posture of "The Dance of the Sixteen Heavenly Demons" in "The Song of the Chariot": "The music of the Western Heaven is long and graceful, and the hanging clothes of Yingluo are called unique clothes. In the singing and dancing in the grand banquet hall, the Huayan Sea will celebrate the king. Western dancers are heaven and man, and the jade hands are full of green epiphyllum. They dance and sing celestial demon worship songs, and the king often listens to them in the moon palace." "Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance" was the most popular in the Yuan Dynasty court The Buddhist ritual music and dance, the religious significance is downplayed, and the pleasure is more prominent, which absorbs a lot of the music and dance style of the Tang Dynasty.Combined with the scattered records of historical materials, Tanqi Yuewu not only has the characteristics of healthy dancing "rotating like wind and flying like snow", but also has the soft dancing posture of "slender waist and long sleeves good at dancing wind", showing the style characteristics of "masculinity and femininity", which is very strong in the Tang Dynasty. A legacy of soft dance style.Its dancing shape can be seen from the Dunhuang Wall Grottoes.

After the dance appeared in the palace, the noble mansions in most cities followed suit. Even the family of Zhang Shicheng, who was under the separatist regime in the south, had a demon dance team. It became popular in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places at that time, and its influence reached the northwest border.Because this dance was loved by Emperor Yuan Shun, who was addicted to pleasure, it was considered the source of the "Desolation Policy" and was called the "□□flower" of the Yuan Empire.After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, many people blamed the Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance for this reason. "Who is the witch who asks the sky and sings the sound of the jade tree in the palace of Chen Gong?" .When Emperor Yuan Shun left Dadu and fled to Mobei, he did not forget to bring his beloved Tianmo dance team, "The felt carts are full of heavenly magic, only Ying holds the imperial garden flower", and continued to "great joy" up.

Looking back at the Yuan Dynasty from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there is an interval of three to 400 years, which is similar to the time and feeling when we look back at the Qing Dynasty today.But the difference between us today and the Qing Dynasty is even greater, because the feudal era ended and modern society and civilization entered.

[Vajra Pestle], also known as Puba Pestle, is a kind of magic weapon in Tibetan Buddhism. It was originally a kind of ancient Indian weapon, and it is now cited as one of the magic weapons by Buddhism.One end is in the shape of a vajra, the other end is in the shape of a triangular edge with a pointed tip, and in the middle there are three Buddha heads as handles, one for laughing, one for anger, and one for scolding.This instrument is usually used by Buddhist esoteric sects to subdue demons and grievances, which means that they have mighty magic power.

[Vajrayana Tianzhang], also called Tianzhang (Kazhangga), literally means "the foot or leg of a small bed", and is the most complicated piece of symbolic utensils in Vajrayana Buddhism.Its structure is: a long wooden pole of eight-faced white sandalwood (the bottom of the pole is decorated with a single-strand Vajra or a half-length Vajra, and the top of the pole is crowned with a cross Vajra), a golden vase, and a bloody human head. , a rotting human head, a dry skull, an upright vajra or flaming trident.From the crossed vajra and vase hang a ribbon and one or two hanging beads.On the ribbon are the sun and moon symbols, a triangular streamer, a dharma and a Dharma bell.The Vajrayana Rod basically symbolizes the ultimate bodhicitta as the combination of bliss and emptiness, which is most fully manifested in the dual practice of the deity and his consort.