Therefore, according to the ancient legend, after death, three souls and six souls will go to the underworld. Before going to hell, cross the Naihe Bridge. There is a tea shop in Naiheqiaotou, and the shopkeeper is Meng Po. Every soul must drink a bowl of Meng Po Tang. After drinking Meng Po Tang, you will forget what happened in front of you, cleanse the world of mortals, and you can go to reborn. So who is Meng Po, and why do you want to pour soup on the bridge of Naihe River?
Legend has it that Meng Po was born in the Western Han Dynasty and was an old maid. She began to cultivate immortals when she was young. At the age of eighty-one, she became an immortal and became a "soup-filling woman" with the ten halls of hades. "Meng Po Tang", also known as "ecstasy soup", is Meng Po's exclusive secret recipe. The origin of this recipe is also related to her enlightenment.
Meng Po was named Meng Yueniang when she was young. She was born in a rich family. She was curious and famous since she was a child. /kloc-when she was 0/6 years old, her family found her a marriage, but she threatened to jump off a building, preferring to die rather than surrender. The family didn't help either, just thought that she had never given birth to this daughter. At the age of twenty, Meng Po ran away from home, disguised as a man, and traveled around the world, seeking immortality everywhere.
This year, Meng Yueniang was thirty-two years old, and she swam to the foot of Wudang Mountain. She was attracted by the aura of the mountain and decided to go up to see Master. Wudang Mountain is the Dojo of Zhenwu Emperor, who is an immortal in the water. Knowing that the visiting woman would not be easy in the future, she sent a disciple to receive her.
Meng Yueniang, who knew that there was a real person sitting on Wudang Mountain, came to meet, but I didn't expect the real person to send the apprentice. She is a little angry, but she doesn't get angry easily.
The apprentice of Zhenwu Emperor didn't have a high opinion. When he saw Meng Yueniang dressed like an ordinary peasant woman at the foot of the mountain, there was nothing special in his heart. She said, what does master want me to find this peasant woman for? It really delayed my practice. He is angry in his heart, so he is not considerate in hospitality. He asked the young man to have a cup of tea, went to practice by himself, and let Meng Yueniang see the scenery by herself.
Meng Yueniang was so angry that she couldn't stand this kind of anger and wanted to punish this person. She poured some herbal powder with her into the cup of tea, then fell to the ground and shouted, "Tea is poisonous!" "
The little tea boy next to him quickly went to the host disciple to report something bad, which poisoned people. That disciple also panicked. If he poisons the guests ordered by Master, he will be severely punished. He ran out and saw Meng Yueniang lying on the ground moaning and curled up into a ball. He hurried over and picked up the teacup and studied it carefully, hoping to see if the tea was really so poisonous. At this time, Meng Yueniang on the ground stood up with a carp, and poured the cup of tea into the disciple's mouth at once, so that he could drink it off. Then he smiled and said, "It's so bitter!"
It turned out that the powder was worn by Meng Yueniang herself and applied externally. It was even more bitter than Huang Lian, and it took three months to dissipate.
Meng Yueniang smiled for a while and found something was wrong. The apprentice didn't do anything she imagined. Instead, he sat in a chair, staring at the roof in a daze, counting "one, two, three, four …" The whole fool looked like.
Why ... Meng Yueniang was so flustered that she didn't dare to stay long and hurried out. But before she ran a few steps, she was blocked by a big river that appeared out of thin air. She knows that this is an excellent person, and it is useless to run.
Sure enough, Emperor Zhenwu came out of the river and said, "Daoyou, I am kind enough to entertain you with the unique cloud steamed herbal tea in Wudang Mountain, but why did you poison my disciples?"
Although Meng Yueniang was in the wrong, she refused to show weakness and said, "Your apprentice is too unworthy and disrespectful to me. I punished him a little. Is this how Taoist friends defend their shortcomings? "
Emperor Zhenwu laughed and said, "Daoyou misunderstood! Being original has come to thank Daoyou for coming! Thanks to your elixir, my unworthy apprentice has just completed the road of elixir! "
Meng Yueniang opened her mouth wide in surprise and asked, "What's the matter? My medicine is just some special wound medicine, which has a miraculous effect on healing, but it can't help people achieve the road at that time! "
Emperor Zhenwu smiled and said, "My apprentice has been with me for more than 300 years. According to his savvy qualifications, he could have become a Taoist priest long ago, but he had too many selfish distractions and was polluted by the world of mortals. This is the only way to become a Taoist. Taoist friends' panacea can make people forget the past and help people wash their hearts, so my disciple immediately became a monk. " After that, Emperor Zhenwu told Meng Yueniang a package of things and said, "This is my unique cloud steamed herbal tea in Wudang Mountain. Only by combining with your medicine can you achieve this miraculous effect. Being original expresses gratitude to the apprentice! "
Meng Yueniang has this medicine in her hand, and she already knows that it is of great significance here. Ten percent of this medicine can make people cry. I wonder how many monks want to get their hands on it. I, Meng Yueniang, have such a heavy treasure that something will happen to me. It's better to practice in Wudang Mountain first and get a certificate before going down the mountain. Thinking of this, Meng Yueniang turned over and said, "Disciple Meng Yueniang, I want to worship the Zhenwu Emperor.
Emperor Zhenwu quickly lifted Meng Yueniang up and said, "Please, Daoyou, how dare I be your teacher? We can be brother and sister! "
So Zhenwu Emperor and Meng Yueniang became brother and sister. Meng Yueniang practiced in Wudang Mountain for forty-nine years and achieved immortality. During this period, I met Yan Shidian, who came to visit Zhenwu Emperor, and became brother and sister. Meng Yueniang was invited to be the 11th Hall of Hades in the 10th Hall of Hades, but she refused and volunteered to go to Naihe Bridge to wash the world of mortals for the benefit of mankind.