In the eighth year of the reign of the Jin Emperor (1148), seven years after the Song-Jin Shaoxing Peace Conference, a family surnamed Qiu in Binduli, Qixia City, Shandong Province, gave birth to a baby boy named Brother Qiu.
Although his nickname sounds a bit domineering, his childhood was not satisfactory, his parents died when he was young, and his bones were hastily buried. Many years later, when he became famous, the villagers helped him reburial.
Unlike other young men, Brother Qiu has had a deep love for Taoist culture since he was a child. At a young age, he was already deeply attracted to Taoist culture and longed for the mysterious Taoist world.
His pursuits and hobbies made him unique in the society of the time.
At the age of 19, Qiu Ge left his hometown to concentrate on learning Taoism, lived in seclusion in Kunyu Mountain, and began his journey of monasticism. However, after months of solitary penance and no progress, he could not help but begin to doubt himself.
At this time, Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Quanzhen Sect, passed by Kunyu Mountain, and Brother Qiu heard his name for a long time, so he went to visit him and asked to become his **. Wang Chongyang was moved by Brother Qiu's talent and determination, and immediately accepted him, and gave him a limerick poem to express the joy of receiving the apprentices: "The fine golden scales play with the blue stream, and you can find incense bait and swallow the hook."
was slowly retracted by Yu and dragged into Penglai Yong free. Since then, Brother Qiu has been named Qiu Chuji, called Changchunzi, and has become one of the "Seven Truths of the Northern Sect". Qiu Chuji's ** Wang Chongyang is also a legendary figure, he was born in a famous family, he was both civil and military when he was young, resisted the Jin rebellion, and had great ambitions.
However, after Jingkang, Wang Chongyang was deeply disappointed when his anti-gold cause was frustrated, so he became obsessed with performance art. He dug a "tomb of the living dead" in Zhongnan Mountain, wrote "Wang Xiaofeng (Wang Madman) Spiritual Seat" with a sign, and stayed in the tomb all year round, concentrating on research.
Although he can't change the world, he at least does not be changed by the world. In the end, Wang Chongyang, who saw through the red dust, became a monk, devoted himself to cultivation, and founded the Quanzhen Sect, which made the once declining Taoism rise again, and was respected by the rulers of Jin and Yuan.
Wang Chongyang is the "Zhongshentong" in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he was portrayed by Jin Yong as a martial arts master and the founder of the Quanzhen Sect in **, but in fact, he did not participate in the Huashan Sword Debate, nor did he have a grudge with Lin Chaoying.
Qiu Chuji is one of his **, and the time he practiced with him was not long, but under the influence of Wang Chongyang's missionary and philanthropic thoughts, Qiu Chuji began a thirteen-year retreat, during which he traveled around, preached and taught, and imitated Wang Chongyang's penance in the tomb.
Under the penance, he still couldn't let go of the books, and when he was so poor that he had no money to buy books, he had to borrow books from friends to read. After leaving the mountain, Qiu Chuji became the new head of the Quanzhen Sect and made great contributions to the widespread spread of the Quanzhen Sect.
Although the rulers of the Jin Dynasty once forbade the construction of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, they still resisted Buddhism. After the religious methods of intellectual research led to a rebellion among the people, the Jin Dynasty forbade monks and Taoists to shave their own degrees, and stipulated that monks and Taoists must take exams to receive degrees, and ordered them to follow the Tang system, worship their parents, and perform filial piety.
During the period of Jin Shizong, the Quanzhen Sect was recognized by Jin Shizong, and was even given the title of "Ping'an Hou". However, after Jin Shizong's death, the status of the Quanzhen Sect was impacted, especially the existence of the Yuan Concubine Li Shi'er, which made the Quanzhen Sect no longer pure.
Li Shi'er was born from a humble background, and initially entered the palace as a palace maid because of his family's crimes, and was favored by Zhang Zong because of fate. When Zhang Zong was in power, she was the same as the queen, the Li family chicken dog **, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.
However, Li Shi'er was extremely jealous, as long as Zhang Zong was lucky to the other concubines, she would try her best to make trouble behind her back, making them unable to get pregnant, and even miscarried, which eventually led to Zhang Zong's no heir.
In order to ask for a son, Li Shi'er even invited Quanzhen Sect to the palace, hoping that they could help him. Quanzhenjiao has become an infertility hospital, such a way of seeking children is doomed to be fruitless, believe in science, and only ***
However, the national power of the Jin Dynasty was also severely affected as a result, which eventually led to the demise of the Jin Dynasty. In the context of the rise of the Mongols, Qiu Chuji was disappointed with the Jin Dynasty and believed that the Jin Dynasty emperor had "unkind evil".
Although the Song Dynasty had invited Qiu Chuji to Lin'an, Qiu Chuji politely rejected the Song Dynasty's invitation, believing that the Song Dynasty also had the "crime of dereliction of government". Qiu Chuji supported the Mongol Empire's ambitions, but did not want to see the lives of the Mongols in ruin.
Qiu Chuji was a famous Taoist priest in ancient times, who once traveled around to pacify the people during the chaos of the Mongol army's attack on Jin. Although the Quanzhen Sect classics record the story that he recruited Yang An'er, the rebel army of the Red Jacket Army, without spending a single soldier, causing hundreds of thousands of rebels to "defect and worship their lives", this may be an exaggeration.
However, Qiu Chuji did lead the congregation to accumulate virtue and do good deeds in the chaos of war. Among Genghis Khan's cronies, someone had already recommended Qiu to him. Liu Zhonglu, who is proficient in medicine, once said to Genghis Khan: "The Central Plains Qiu is in the middle of the year, with a life span of 300, and there is a secret technique for maintaining longevity." ”
Qiu Chuji is 300 years old, which is naturally Liu Zhonglu's boasting, but for the monarch, immortality is indeed a dream. Genghis Khan, who killed people without blinking, was also moved.
At that time, Genghis Khan was marching west to the old land of Naiban (now the upper reaches of the Irtysh River), and he ordered Yelu Chucai to draft an edict, and Liu Zhonglu took the edict and went to the Central Plains to ask Qiu Chuji to meet.
Qiu Chuji first came to Yanjing, which had been captured by the Mongols, and although he did not meet Genghis Khan, he did not give up, but stayed in Yanjing first. The following year, after learning of Genghis Khan's whereabouts, he set out from Yanjing to Central Asia, a journey of 35,000 miles.
Before leaving, friends came to see each other off, and when asked about the return date, Qiu Chuji himself could not predict it, but said lightly: "Three years!" With that, he got up and left.
Qiu Chuji went north from Xuande Prefecture and passed through Fuzhou, this place is called "Swallow City" because there are many swallows, and it is a necessary place to go to Kyakhta. At that time, it was the second lunar month, and the spring was cold, and the desert was especially cold, but Qiu Chuji still braved the wind and sand, crossed the desert, and reached Dalinor Lake on the Mongolian plateau.
Genghis Khan's youngest brother Hu Chen was stationed here, and he treated his brother's guests with great courtesy, and Qiu Chuji and his party were able to rest for two days and receive dozens of carriages and horses. After that, Qiu Chuji continued to go west along the Khitan hometown, and at the end of June, he arrived at the palace tent of Jith Khan's ear piercing, and the queen asked Qiu Chuji to enter the account and supply cheese every day.
However, Qiu Chuji did not stay long, and after resting, he set off again. When he arrived at Tianzhen Haicheng, he met the Jin Dynasty clan and Han craftsmen who had been captured here, and they complained with snot and tears.
Qiu Chuji's heart was stirring with feelings for his family and country, so he left Song Daoan and other nine people to appease the remnants of the Jin Dynasty and build Qixia Temple in this border city. Traveling all the way to the west, Qiu Chuji saw where the Mongol army went, the city was razed to the ground, and the people suffered heavy casualties.
After the Mongol cavalry captured the city, they often brought the common people to Mobei to serve as slaves, and seven or eight of them died of fatigue or cold on the road. This situation strengthened Qiu's determination to stop killing.
After that, he passed through the city of Hui, through the Gobi and desert of the Junggar Basin.
Qiu Chuji was a determined westward traveler over seventy years old, and although his ** Zhao Daojian died of illness on the way, he did not give up because of this. He buried his beloved disciple on the plateau east of the city, and then continued to move forward, firmly believing that only when the goal was achieved, the sacrifice of ** was meaningful.
After more than a year of ups and downs, Qiu Chuji finally arrived in Samarkand, which is known as "the most beautiful paradise on earth". However, he found that the place had changed beyond recognition, because Genghis Khan's Mongol iron cavalry was ** the people along the way.
Seeing all this, Qiu decided to go to Genghis Khan immediately, hoping to convey to him some meaning and value of life. As soon as Genghis Khan saw Qiu, he asked: "If a real person comes from afar, what is the elixir of eternal life?" ”
Qiu Chuji replied: "There is a way of hygiene, but there is no elixir for longevity. When Genghis Khan heard this, he was immediately very interested, and he exempted Qiu from kneeling and let him stand and bow with his hands crossed.
In the months that followed, Qiu had three preacerbation visits and 12 conversations with Genghis Khan. His words deeply touched Genghis Khan and made him understand the true meaning and value of life.
After going through hardships, Qiu Chuji finally met Genghis Khan. He did his best to give Genghis Khan three suggestions about the general trend of the world: first, love life and avoid killing.
Second, keep a pure heart and few desires, do good deeds and accumulate virtues, and prolong life. Third, it is necessary to make full use of the resources of the Central Plains region and open up a hegemonic industry. In particular, in order to persuade Genghis Khan to stop killing, Qiu Chuji tried his best to persuade him.
Genghis Khan was deeply touched by this and began to reflect on his actions and reconsider the future of the Mongol Empire. There has been controversy in academic circles about the authenticity of Qiu's westward journey to "stop killing", but according to the records of the parties involved, Qiu's suggestion did have an impact on Genghis Khan, prompting him to change some of his radical policies.
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty expressed his admiration for Qiu Chuji, and wrote a couplet for this: "Eternal life, do not eat Xia to seek secrets; Stop killing in a word, and you will know that there are miraculous feats in the world. ”
After Qiu Chuji left Genghis Khan, the two have maintained a deep friendship. After Genghis Khan left Qiu, he still missed him all the time, and expressed greetings and concern to him through messengers.
Qiu and his party successfully returned east, and on the way they were helped by Genghis Khan's men. After returning to Yanjing, Qiu Chuji kept his three-year agreement with Genghis Khan.
Three years later, Genghis Khan went south to attack Jin, but he still did not forget the opportunity of Qiu, and issued an edict to put him in charge of Taoism in the world, and the status of Quanzhen Sect reached its peak. In the same year, the two passed away one after another, and although they only met a few times, they established a deep teacher-student and friend relationship, which is very emotional.
Taixu Palace, from the Qiu Chuji presided over the construction, with the world's largest "road" door as the entrance. In the Yuan Dynasty, Qiu Chuji ** Yin Zhiping carried forward the Quanzhen Sect, built palaces, and set up a hall to provide comfort for the people who were struggling with life and death.
Yin Zhiping is the sixth generation of the Quanzhen Sect, but in Jin Yong's "The Condor Heroes", he is portrayed as a shameless person who violates Xiaolongnu. This setting caused strong opposition from the Taoist community, and even Jin Yong himself felt embarrassed.
Therefore, in the new version of "The Condor Heroes", he changed "Yin Zhiping" to "Zhen Zhibing".