The story of Qianlong worshiping Mazu
Long traveled south and arrived in the south of the Yangtze River and Putian, Fujian. Because he had long heard that the goddess of Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island had spirits and beliefs, the goddess had become an invisible attraction to him. He felt that he must see the Mazu statue, so he decided to go to Meizhou Island with the accompanying eunuch Xiao. This afternoon, the weather is very hot and there is no wind. Long and the eunuch came to the ferry in Putian County Village. Before sunset, there were no boats on the river, and there was no shadow of a boat. The two of them were already sore from walking, and now they were also hungry. The little eunuch was full of complaints and said: "Long live the World Honored One, why do you have to be a local Bodhisattva and suffer such labor?" After hearing this, the dragon said angrily: "Since we are here, of course we have to go to the island. If Mazu uses a false name to confuse People, I will demolish the temple and smash the golden body!" As soon as Long finished speaking, I saw a small boat floating on the sea. There was an old fisherman sitting on the bow of the boat and a little girl standing on the stern. She is very handsome, like a nun. Her hair is like a sail, with several colorful shells pinned to it. She was wearing a white gauze skirt, water and fire shoes, and a bunch of spray paint on her toes. The rulers were lustful and the emperor was even worse. Emperor Qianlong was naturally with him. After seeing this fishing lady, he felt like he had drank five glasses of wine. His eyes were fixed on the secret place of this woman, and he hoped that he could not take this woman as his own right away. He is the emperor. What's impossible? But now he is traveling incognito, with only a young eunuch by his side, and he cannot use his ability to control wind and rain. An emperor, like a ruffian, looked at Chang'e and had wild thoughts. Unless the swan dies of old age and dies in that pool, and is met by a toad, of course he can have a good meal and the toad has a sweet dream. The little eunuch standing aside saw the emperor's infatuation, and gently tugged at the corner of his clothes to signal his master not to show off his flaws. Then, the little eunuch let go of his hen voice and shouted to the ferryman: "Please do us a favor and ferry us to the island so as not to waste time. Thank you later!" After hearing this, the old ferryman touched He stroked his beard and said: "My father and daughter are here to greet passing guests. It's just that the weather is hot today and there are not many passing guests, so they came out late. The two guests must have been waiting for a long time. Please get aboard!" The Dragon Emperor is still there! He stared at the fisherman girl, trying to find out the difference between the fisherman girl and his concubine, but the woman didn't give him a straight look. A pair of jade hands holds a wooden paddle and stares at the sea. The little eunuch had no choice but to help his master and pull him onto the boat. The fisherman rows the oars and the fisherman steers the boat towards Meizhou Island. Unexpectedly, the ship suddenly crashed as soon as it reached the sea. After a gust of wind, the small ferry boat bumped on the waves. This sudden change can throw the emperor's old man's fantasy into the sea, let alone possessing the fisherman's daughter. He is afraid that he and the fisherman's daughter will end up in the fish's belly and dream of being a couple! Thinking of this, her feet softened, and her knees, which were originally just kneeling in front of her lover, kissed the hard board of the ship. Of course, the little eunuch lost her beauty function, but this function was transferred to power and money. Of course, it is more honorable to be a dog to the emperor than to be a dog to those bureaucrats. But now I'm afraid it can't be a dog. Master and servant fell together. This is how I lost my rank and rank! The fishermen and fishermen were safe and sound, rowing and chatting and laughing. Seeing the panic of the two guests, the fisherman comforted him: "Sir, don't panic. This boat is blessed by Mazu, and it can bring good luck to every misfortune. Don't worry, you will be safe!" After hearing this, Long felt that he was the son of the Nine-Five Heavenly Emperor. In front of this woman, even if she is a goddess, she cannot lose her dignity. Thinking of this, she plucked up the courage to stand up. She kept her eyes on the fisherman and found a statue of a god in the cabin. This god's appearance and clothing resemble that of the fisherwoman who steers the ship. The difference is that the fisher girl wears a white gauze skirt, while the god wears a red skirt.
The mentality of an emperor is naturally different from that of a ruffian. At the same time, he will not be the same as those dog officials. In front of Sheng Sheng, even though I am ninety-five, I feel much smaller. His knees dropped involuntarily. At this time, of course, he is not courting his lover, but sincerely worshiping holiness. However, somehow, his knees were aimed at the fisherman girl at the helm, but the fisherman girl tilted to one side, and his end was just facing the fisherman girl's butt. In fact, the face shape and clothing of this fisherman girl are exactly the same as Mazu. However, she is not Mazu, but Mazu's maid Lanlan. She practiced in Putuo Mountain for 7749 days and finally achieved enlightenment. Hundreds of years have passed since the human world experienced birth, old age, sickness, death, and regime changes. People who claim to be the sons of God, honest, dissolute, shameless, cruel, and tolerant, are all like a merry-go-round, running wildly in the world. Another arrogant emperor Qianlong appeared in the world. Of course, Mazu knew who he was in his previous life. It was precisely because she knew this "secret" that Mazu decided to send Lanlan to Qianlong with clairvoyance to worship Buddha sincerely, govern the country with the heart of Buddha, and become a good emperor. So, he and the clairvoyant general disguised themselves as father and daughter and came to see Emperor Qianlong to take the opportunity to surpass him. Lan didn't expect that the "Emperor" who was worshiped by the world was also a womanizer, and she turned around with contempt - because she didn't have a past life as predicted by Mazu's divine power. If she knew, she would love my dog and my wife and maybe she wouldn't despise him. The Dragon Emperor faced the fisherman's butt, clasped his hands, and prayed: "Goddess, please grant me peace. If I can get what I want, I will repay you!" Dragon's sincere prayer finally moved Mazu, and in a blink of an eye, Mazu was moved. The weather was calm and the boat successfully crossed the strait. The boat docks at Meizhou Pier. The dragon asked the old fisherman to accompany him.
Although he only invited the old fisherman, naturally the fisherman's girl would also visit with him, so he took the opportunity to take a closer look. Is this fisherman girl a goddess? Seeing the guest officer's repeated invitations, the old fisherman couldn't refuse, so he had to accompany the guest officer. The fisherman walked in front. Qianlong and the old fisherman followed the fisherman closely and came to Mazu Temple. Li Hong looked up at such a majestic statue of Mazu, revealing a sense of intimacy towards him from that majesty - he really felt a little familiar. He couldn't help but took two big steps, walked to the futon, took a piece of silver from the eunuch's hand, and put it on the "merit box" because the entrance hole of the "merit box" was too small and the silver could not be filled anyway. Go in. Then he dropped to his knees. The nun standing nearby picked up the knocked off wooden cone. Qianlong knocked on his head once, and she rang once. Because the donor gave me a lot of money, the nun worked very hard to knock out the sound. Qingsheng echoed in this small Mazu temple. Just in time, the bell at the back of the temple rang, and the bell naturally overwhelmed Qingsheng. The dragon knelt in front of the statue of Mazu and bowed nine times before reluctantly walking out of the temple. I really took it one step at a time, always trying to find a face from the concubine that looked like the statue of Mazu. Seeing the strange behavior of the eunuch master, I was really confused. He had to come and take Qianlong away. The fisherman saw that the emperor's spinster was so abnormal, and thought: Why didn't the dragon girl come to surpass him, but sent her? She couldn't help but squeezed her beautiful little mouth, and then smiled at Qianlong. Although the "old fisherman" has profound knowledge, he still doesn't understand the ins and outs of this story - it is always difficult for the dragon girl to use the human emperor to worship herself! The sun had already set, and Qianlong had to ask the fisherman's father and daughter to take them back by boat again. On the boat back, Qianlong compared the fisherman at the helm with the statue of Mazu. It is obvious that although this fisherman looks like Mazu, he lacks the majesty of Mazu. Of course, it is natural for this fisherman to choose to enter the palace and become a talented person.
When he turned his attention from the fisherman to the fisherman, he asked curiously: "Why is the goddess Mazu so efficacious?" The fisherman replied: "The boatman has Mazu in his heart, so he concentrates and is able to deal with troubles." Don't panic. There will be no disaster, so the goddess said!" The fisherman sent the guest to the Wenjia Village ferry again. After the two landed ashore, they looked back and saw that the boat and the fishermen and their daughter had disappeared without a trace, leaving behind an endless sea, with the Mazu statue from the Meizhou Island-Mazu Temple occupying the entire sky. Long stood there with an inexplicable melancholy, and his Ninth Five-Year Plan statue also felt sad. However, when he squeezed his hand, there was a shell inside, which he slipped into his long sleeve. Back at the hotel, when Xiao went to prepare tea for him, he took it out of his sleeve again. There is nothing strange about seashells. He pushed it away with his hand, and a strange smell hit his nostrils. When he saw a pill inside, he put it into his mouth without hesitation. Look at the shell in that hand, it’s gone. He slowly sipped the pills, and the solemn statue of Mazu appeared in front of him. The fisher girl wearing colorful shells on her head gave him a nutcracker. What touched his soul the most was the beautiful smile. "Your Majesty, please drink tea!" Long Cai came back from missing Feifei, took Zhang Xiaozi to the teacup in his hand, took a sip, and swallowed the elixir. Li Hong used the elixir given to him by the goddess to rule for sixty years and lived for eighty years. Despite his dissolute side, he was indeed a good emperor. The most commendable thing is that in his later years, he took the initiative to give up the throne to his son Jiaqing. When Long returned to Beijing, he thought of Mazu's kindness and dared to make a mistake. He immediately wrote four words - "The sea cannot make waves", ordered people to make a gold plaque, and sent eunuchs to Meizhou to worship and promote Mazu's merits. At the same time, the painter of the First Palace was ordered to take the eunuch to the Mazu Temple in Meizhou, paint a portrait of Mazu and enshrine it in the palace so that Mazu can be seen every day. The descendants of Long took Mazu's talents to the extreme. Emperor Xianfeng named Mazu the "Queen of Heaven" with a 64-character seal: "Protect the country and protect the people, protect the souls and protect the people, protect the people and protect lives. I sincerely thank Xian and show the gods' praise, kindness, kindness, kindness, kindness, guidance, grace, "The gods of Fengliu, Wu, Jingyang Xizhi, Zhou, Baotai, Zhenwu, Sui Jiang and Tianhou". Since then, Mazu, a regional folk idol, has reached a status equal to that of gods. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, nearly a thousand years ago, various dynasties had given Mazu more than 40 titles. Since then, people have long forgotten the various male sea gods and only know the female sea god - Mazu.