The old professor continued," In the first version, there was a place called the Iron Tile Temple. The approximate location is unknown, but according to legend, it was in a place called Dongzhuang Village. There was such a temple. The temple was divided into two houses. It was built by a middle-aged couple who lost their son and became a monk here to cultivate. It was rare to see it in the front yard. The temple was called the Dharma Temple, also known as the Faxiang Temple. The woman lived in the backyard, and the monastery was named Tai Fo Nunnery. Because of their lingering obsession, before they passed away, the couple asked others to make a double-sided drum with their human skin after they died. They hung it in front of the hall of the Iron Tile Temple and asked people to beat it thousands of times to pray for the orphans and widowed mothers who had no parents or sons to eliminate the disaster. This was a version of the legend of the Human Skin Drum having two sides.”
The old professor sighed and continued,""The other legend was verified because it was from a similar era. Some people might have heard of it before. It was said that Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty dreamed that he was cruising in the northwest. In the desolate desert, an oasis suddenly appeared. There was a clear stream with towering trees that covered the sky and the sun on both sides of the river. The river was shaped like a crescent moon and was extremely clear. A dazzling golden crown and jade belt hung on the tree. Not far away, there was even a magnificent city. The surroundings were filled with birds and flowers, and the grass and trees were fresh. It was like a paradise on earth.”
"After Kangxi woke up, he was overjoyed and ordered people to follow the map to investigate the fairyland related to the scenery in his dream.”
" However, what I got was that there was a bridge bay next to the vast northwest. There was a river winding around it, and there were two willows by the river with straw hats and belts made of straw ropes hanging on them. The only thing missing was a city.”
"Thus, Kangxi allocated a huge sum of money to build a military defense city here to strengthen the military in the west to prevent the border from suffering.”
"At that time, Cheng Jinshan and his son were in charge of building the city. They relied on the fact that the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, embezzled military pay, and privately embezzled a huge sum of money. He only built a small earth city.”
" Later, an imperial envoy passed by this place and discovered this matter. He reported it to Kangxi. Kangxi was furious and ordered the imperial envoy to behead Cheng Jinshan and his son. He then locked the skulls of his two sons together and carved a silver drum stand with two dragons playing with a pearl in the middle. The drum was made of their human skin, and Cheng Jinshan's skull was made into a human head bowl. He also sounded the drum from time to time to warn future generations.”
The old professor talked for half an hour. He was a little thirsty and took a sip of the tea he had prepared. Looking at the expectant students below, he thought to himself, He was still a child after all.
Then, he said the third version." This version comes from the Tang Dynasty. There is a Black Mountain Temple in the north of the platform. There is a monk here named Fa Ai. He has been the supervisor of the temple for twenty years. He is also corrupt and used the money of the temple to buy a lot of land. He also owes a bad debt. After his death, it is said that he has to pay off the debt for three generations. Later on, he visited his disciples in a dream and peeled off his skin to make a human skin drum for them to beat to atone for their sins.”
These three were legends of the Human Skin Drum, buried in the dust because of its long history.
Although the last one had a certain religious mythological color, its existence could not be denied.
The first one was a legend that people yearned for.
Among the three versions, one was a folk legend, the second was a legend fabricated by the royal family, and the last was the spread of religious beliefs.
But no matter what, they all told us one thing, and that was to learn to distinguish what should be done and what should not be done.
The old professor lowered his head slightly." The next part is the real point. You have to remember, remember with all your heart. Where did the real Human Skin Drum come from?”
The old professor picked up the chalk and wrote a few big words on the blackboard. Each stroke was vigorous and powerful. Obviously, he was also a calligraphy master.
On the blackboard was written,"The origin of evil will be teased by justice and become the past of history, while people will still live in peace and harmony."
The old professor said," Remember this sentence on the blackboard. No matter when, no matter how dark and chaotic history is, the final victory will always be the justice of mankind because society is developing and mankind is progressing.”
"Next, I will tell you where the real human skin bulges from.”
"During the Tang Dynasty, the Consort of Akasong Tokzan, Cetensha, once said,'These so-called spiritual artifacts made from human bones and organs are not religious teachings.'This meant that there was no human skin drum in Tibet at that time, but it was imported from India. If the legend of the human skin drum in the Central Plains was just a warning to corrupt officials, then the formation of the Tantra ritual implement was a kind of evil spread. It came from India and after hundreds of years of development, it became the ritual ritual implement of the Tibetan Tantra. There were human skin drums, skull bowls, human bone flutes, skull crushing hammers, catastrophe bone clocks, and so on. These were all perverted religious evils. This was its origin. After it was spread to the Central Plains, especially during the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhism was worshipped the most. There were a large number of things made of human skin and bones in the palace. It was also very popular during the Ming and Qing Dynasties."
In the end, the old professor said with grief and indignation,"History has set a precedent for us, and we should take it as a warning. I can't let everyone know the importance of history, but now that your bodies and minds may be hurt, please study his history on your own. It's not a crime, but to prevent history from repeating itself. Let us have a quiet and harmonious learning environment.”
"That's all for the class. Goodbye, students."
"Goodbye, teacher."
The old professor left.
However, the students suddenly exploded into an uproar. The discussion rose and fell, and the sound of it entered their ears.
"Eh? Don't you think the old professor's lecture today was very good?”Some of them looked excited.
"Yes, yes! I've never seen an old professor teach like this. If he told stories in every class, I think studying wouldn't be so boring!”This was a pretty girl. She had a cute expression on her face, and her face was filled with yearning. This was because she loved listening to people tell stories.
"Brothers, it's time to be liberated. Why are you still competing here? Hurry up and go out and have fun together!”A certain man's adrenaline surged and was blown away like the wind.
The classroom was suddenly in chaos. Soon, the entire building was shaking in the huge sound wave. Countless students quickly left, and soon the building was silent again.
On the way.
The boss looked lonely. Zuo Tian asked curiously,""Boss, you were cooked? Or was it exploded?"
"Third Brother went to pick up girls, leaving me alone. Who else can fight with me? I was so heartlessly abandoned by Third Brother.”The eldest cried out in tears about the heartless third brother.
"You guys are really passionate!" Zuo Tian pouted and mumbled.
"Then, Fourth Bro, where are you going now? Can you bring me along? I'm extremely fragile now. I can't take a little blow. Don't reject me. I have nothing left. Oh! NO!”Zuo Tian answered and ran away.
Boss turned back to look at Second Brother. Who knew that when he saw that something was wrong with Boss, Second Brother and Zuo Tian looked at each other and ran away.
The boss was so angry that he almost cursed.
Zuo Tian went to look for He Jing.
Because he had always had a guess in his heart that the old professor was too abnormal today. He would rather believe it than not believe it.
Zuo Tian made all kinds of bold assumptions, but he still had no clue.
Therefore, Zuo Tian decided to investigate the clues with Wang Cai tonight. The first step was to follow the old professor and see if there was any movement on his side.
However, he was worried about his little sister and the others. They should not go out and walk around tonight. It was safer to stay quietly in school.
Zuo Tian walked to the girls 'dormitory. The scenery here had always been good. There were all kinds of coquettish, cute, lecherous, and crazy.
After making the call, Zuo Tian was really tired from facing the sea of people along the way.
After about ten minutes, he walked downstairs and saw his sister waiting there.
Zuo Tian walked over and said,"Sister, I'm here."”
"Brother, what's the matter?" He Jing asked. Why did you have to come here personally? Have you never been to the girls 'dormitory building before? Are you using the excuse of looking for me to peep?”
"Ahem, stop fooling around. Even if I want to see it, I'll do it openly, right, Sun Xiaodan?”He Jing's words made Zuo Tian choke.
Sun Xiaodan was also spouting nonsense in a serious manner."Why don't I bring you in to take a look? Don't worry, your long hair looks like a girl's. Let's find a place and I'll put on makeup for you to satisfy your fantasies.”
Zuo Tian's face was filled with grief and indignation. How could you tease me like this?
He rolled his eyes at the two of them helplessly." Who caused you to be in this state? You have no moral integrity and speak nonsense."”
Then, he said," Alright, I came to look for you because I have something to do today. You should stay in the dormitory obediently. According to reliable sources, something might happen in the next few days.”
Looking at Zuo Tian's serious expression, although the two of them really wanted to go out and play, they still dismissed the idea for personal safety.
In fact, Zuo Tian was afraid that they would pester him, so he deliberately exaggerated it. Girls were easily frightened, and if he scared them, they would not pester him.
After settling his little sister down, Zuo Tian rushed to the rented house without stopping.
Along the way, the campus was bustling with people. Zuo Tian could see many beautiful women from time to time.
"Strange. It's just a third-rate university. Why are there so many beautiful women? Even if they keep a low profile, what's with these people who drive cars to pick them up?”Zuo Tian was puzzled.
Ever since the incident three days ago, Zuo Tian had secretly checked the school. There were not so many beauties.
This was obviously abnormal.
If a school, regardless of whether it was an important or ordinary school, had all kinds of school belles who were talented, beautiful, and had a good family background! And there were so many of them! Under such circumstances, it was either the world in the book had changed or the author had made a fool of himself!
Zuo Tian believed in this.
Putting down the doubts in his heart, he quickly left the school.
Back at the rented apartment, Zuo Tian turned on his computer and logged into the school's website to find the old professor's address. These were all public, so it was easy to find out.
"Yes, it's at Sun Pavilion at 45 Chaoyang Road. This old man was very rich. He had opened an antique shop in a prosperous area of the mountain city. Tsk tsk. They're all rich people."
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