In front of the Big Buddha in the Main Hall of Yunlong Mountain, there was originally a "Hall of Heavenly Kings" for the four heavenly kings. They are the four protectors in heaven. The people burn incense and kowtow to him every year, hoping to ask them to help the Buddha protect Xuzhou.
The four heavenly kings stood in the palace of heavenly kings. They saw that the incense in the main hall was getting stronger than that in the palace of heavenly kings day by day, and they felt very unhappy. Thinking that the people of Xuzhou were neglecting them and whether the ten thousand ghost flags would be useful over time, they had evil thoughts.
At that time, there was a little beggar who had no father or mother at the foot of Yunlong Mountain. He went to the city to beg for food during the day and slept in the ears of the Buddha at night. The wind doesn't blow here, the rain doesn't hit your face, it's warm in winter and cool in summer, so it's comfortable.
One night, he slept soundly. Suddenly I heard voices in the Heavenly King's Palace. He stretched out his head to take a look. Hey! I'm in a trance! The four heavenly kings were standing there, and they heard the great heavenly king say: "You don't have to go anywhere until tomorrow, just stay on the mountain." The second heavenly king asked: "What's going on?" The great heavenly king said: "Tomorrow There was a fire in Xuzhou, and the fire burned thousands of families." The Three Heavenly Kings asked: "Who caused this? Can it be solved?" The Great Heavenly King said: "The Lord Vulcan is angry, who dares to intervene?" The Four Heavenly Kings asked: "Shiranui Cong Which house started? How late did it burn?" The Great Heavenly King said: "Since the establishment of the Mahavira Palace, there has been less incense in the Fire Temple. The Fire God is very angry. He wants to show his power and punish these ignorant people. Tomorrow Early in the morning, an old man with a white beard came from the southwest. He was leaning on a faucet-headed cane and carrying a piece of meat to sell. Whoever bought the piece of meat would go home and cook it over a fire. The fire would start from that person's house. The fire would burn the head. It won’t stop until it’s dark.”
The little beggar was very clever, and when he heard these words, he was very anxious. As soon as it got light, he got up and ran to the southwest. As soon as I reached the intersection of the tea shed, I saw an old man with a white beard and a dragon-headed crutch coming towards me, walking from south to north with a piece of pork on his back. He thought that this person was exactly the same as the Great Heavenly King said, he must be the "God of Fire".
He rushed forward and got involved with the old man, buying meat from him. The old man ignored him and just walked north, but the little beggar persisted in his pursuit. The old man was anxious because of being pestered. He threw the meat to the little beggar angrily and said: "Take it, take it! Take it home and light a fire, cook it and eat it! Don't give it to others! Do you hear me?" After saying this, the man Gone.
The little beggar was holding this piece of meat and murmuring in his heart: Are the words of the four heavenly kings effective? If the fire really breaks out, can it burn down thousands of homes? He was thinking and walking, and he accidentally came to the gate of Wan Yuanwai's house in the south gate. This man of ten thousand yuan is one of the most wealthy people in the city. He is rich and powerful. He pretends to be charitable on the surface, but he is a treacherous person in his heart! On the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, rice porridge is given out in name. If the beggar goes early, he will not give it. If he goes late, he will not give it. If he goes neither early nor late, he will give away a bowl. Only the water can be seen, but no rice grains. The clear figure can be seen. Come. Over the past few years, this little beggar has suffered from a lot of cowardice in his family.
Today he wanted to send tens of thousands of foreigners to verify whether the words of the Great Heavenly King worked. Then he stepped forward and knocked on the door. As soon as the door opened, the old man at the door asked: "What are you doing?" "I've made an appointment with Wan Yuanwai to celebrate his fiftieth birthday, so I came to pay him a birthday in advance and ask for a birthday drink.'"
The old gatekeeper reported to tens of thousands of people outside: "Master, there is a beggar outside. He brought a piece of fat and thick meat. He said that he wanted to wish the master an early birthday and ask for a birthday drink. Do we accept this gift?"
Wan Yuanwai is greedy by nature. Hearing that someone comes to give birthday gifts, how can he not accept them? "Take it, take it!" The old gatekeeper returned to the gate, accepted the meat brought by the little beggar, and closed the gate again with a "clang" sound.
The little beggar returned to the street and thought: If it really comes true, if thousands of houses are burned down, won't it bring trouble to the neighbors? He also hurriedly shouted to every household to save water for fire prevention.
Wan Yuanwai was overjoyed when he saw the piece of meat and ordered the cook to quickly cook the meat. Unexpectedly, as soon as the fire was lit, the flames rushed to the roof. One room after another, one after another, the fire burned from early noon to past noon, and from past noon to dark. The fire burned more and more fiercely, until all the houses were burned completely, and nothing was left. Strangely enough, no one in the neighborhood was affected by the disaster.
When it got dark, the little beggar ran around the city for a day, returned to the ears of the big stone Buddha and fell asleep again. In the middle of the night, he vaguely heard the four heavenly kings talking again: "It's weird, today's fire should have burned ten thousand homes, but why only one 'ten thousand' home was burned? Someone must have ruined this matter, the fire God can’t cure them, let’s cure them!”
After dawn, people all over the city carried water to cook. After a while, they all felt burning and uncomfortable, and then abscesses broke out. This kind of sore is really annoying. It cannot be picked or scratched. It is itchy and painful when touched. People seek medical advice and ask whether the medicine Wangui Banner is useful , but it is not effective.
The little beggar who begged for food in the city did not escape this disaster. He also had abscesses all over his body. When I got back to the mountain, I felt extremely itchy, so I rubbed it on Heavenly King's leg. He muttered as he rubbed, "What kind of protector are you? You don't protect the people, but you help the God of Fire to harm others!"
As he talked, he rubbed it, and the more it itched, the more it itched, until it was covered in dirt, and he wiped it all over his body with his hands. Strangely enough, the tumors and sores all over his body were cured by the dirt from Tiangong's body. "After the common people knew the truth of the matter, they rushed to the Palace of Heavenly Kings to get soil for treatment. The four heavenly kings only showed their spirits at night. In broad daylight, they were nothing more than clay bodies. They had to stand there motionless and let others dig at them. Let anyone dig it up. In less than half a day, the clay statues of the Four Heavenly Kings were dug up by the common people. All the abscesses on the common people's bodies were eradicated. To this day, the "Hall of Heavenly Kings" is still preserved on Yunlong Mountain, but no longer There is no more king.