(Long) Ming those thing – History should be able to write good-looking [1777]
Xu Hongzu travel only obstacle is his parents. His father died early, leaving his mother unattended. Saints have taught us: parents, toward society.
Therefore, prior to departure, Xu Hongzu always hesitated, but his mother found him, he said such words:
“Men Zhizaisifang, when one’s mind to the heavens and the earth!”
In this way, Xuhong Zu began his great journey.
His two-year-old left home, dressed in clothes and without government support, no friends to help, alone, traveling the world more than twenty years, he had been in the areas of Hubei and Hunan, Sichuan, Liaodong, Northwest, simply, the country 13 provinces, All traveled.
He climbed mountains, including Mount Taishan, Huashan, Hengshan, Songshan, Zhongnanshan, Emei Mountain, simply, you heard that he had been, you have not heard, he had visited.
In addition, the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, River, River, almost all rivers and lakes, all the travel.
In the course of travels, he had three bandits were robbed, who are charged with stab wounds, but also due into the mountains, unable to find a way out, several times without food, almost starved to death. The most one hanging is in the southwest.
At that time, he traveled to the Yunnan-Guizhou area, the results go halfway, suddenly discovered that traffic disruption, accommodation by the local indigenous Wai, a few days, the Ming army out again, around again, around a few days, they started to play, played a few days, they begin to chaos. Xu Hongzu anyhow’ve been around, run faster, finally successful escape.
In the trip, he also began taking notes, daily experience, he recorded in detail, in view of his own name except, there are a number, called the Xia-off, so later, he notes that this would be called “Xu Travels.”
Chongzhen nine (1636), five-year-old Xu Hongzu decision to travel again, and this is his last trip, although he did not expect.
While he considered the direction of travel, when a monk to find him.
The monks of the Buddhist name, is called Jing Wen, who lives in Nanjing, he was very religious and very respectful Jiaye Jizu Mountain, Buddha Temple, had also punctured finger, blood written a Lotus Sutra.
Jizu Mountain in Yunnan.
Jizu Mountain in Yunnan at the time, regarded as wilderness, the Sha does not pass, go, can only walk.
Obviously, Jing-wen is sensible, he knew he should go alone, is estimated to halfway on the rest, and must find a companion.
Xu Hongzu fame, has been great at the time, so he was out to get the door, keep up with him.