What is Meng Po and Meng Po soup?

According to the Book of the Prince of Yan, after being punished in each temple, the ghost was sent to the next temple in turn, and finally transferred to the tenth temple to be delivered to the king of the wheel. No.10 branch Meng Po Tang

Specializing in ghost reincarnation, ghosts who are sent here to be reborn will be taken to the Forgetting Desk in Meng Po to drink mysterious soup, so that ghosts can forget all previous lives. Legend has it that there is a road called Huang Quan Road, a river called Forgetting River and a bridge called Naihe Bridge. There is an earthen terrace opposite Naihe Bridge, called Wangxiang Terrace. There is an old woman selling Mengpo soup in Wangxiangtai. Forget that there is a stone called Sansheng Stone by the river, which makes you forget everything. Sanshengshi records your past life. We walked across Naihe Bridge, took a last look at the world at Wangxiangtai, and drank a bowl of boiled water at Forgotten River. Those who have loved, those who can't let go, countless joys and sorrows in the rolling world of mortals, will only slowly enter the throat with "Meng Po Tang", and will forever solidify in the embarrassing and tearful look back on Naihe Bridge, turning into smoke clouds and dispersing indifferently. Is it a regret of a lifetime rush? Is it a pity that Yin and Yang are separated forever? Or the farewell of the sword and the shadow of the sleeve? ..... doesn't matter anymore. Because after drinking this Meng Po soup, everything becomes indifferent.

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Legend has it that Meng Po Tang is made of the "flower of the other shore" Manzhu Shahua and the forgotten river water. The following is the legendary practice of Meng Po Tang. Legend has it that the practice of Meng Po Tang is to first send ghosts who have been sentenced to various places in the Ten Halls, and then add herbs collected from the secular world to make a soup similar to wine, which is divided into five flavors: sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty. All ghosts who are going to be reborn have to drink Meng Po's ecstasy soup. If a sly ghost refuses to drink, a hook knife will trip his foot at once, and a sharp copper pipe will pierce his throat and force him to swallow it. No ghost can be spared. On the other hand, everyone will cry when they are alive: because of joy, because of sadness, because of pain, because of hate, because of sadness, because of love. Meng Po collected their tears drop by drop and cooked them into soup.

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It is said that Meng Po was born in the Western Han Dynasty and studied Confucian books since childhood. When he grew up, he began to recite Buddhist scriptures. When she was alive, she never looked back.

The atlas of Meng Po's network image (13) never considers the future, but only devotedly advises people not to kill animals and be vegetarian. She was a virgin until she was eighty-one. She only knows her family name is Meng, so she is called "Granny Meng Po". Later, Meng Po went to practice in the mountains until the later Han Dynasty. Because at that time, people who knew the karma of past lives often revealed secrets, therefore, God appointed Meng Po Lao Nai as the god of the underworld and built a platform for her to forget. Allows the selection of ghost officials to use. The ghosts of the people who were drafted and sent there in the tenth temple synthesized a soup like wine, which was divided into five flavors: bitter, bitter and spicy.

When I came to Naihe Bridge, my mother-in-law asked me why I didn't have my first child. I said I was waiting for someone. I waited for her down there for many years, so far away that I forgot what she looked like. My mother-in-law smiled. She said I was a child, but she was waiting for me. My mother-in-law smiled faintly when she said this. I always thought she was teasing me. Later I asked her if she was really waiting for someone. She hit me on the head. She said she was Meng Po. How can Meng Po wait for someone? In fact, I know that my mother-in-law is really waiting for someone, but I don't want to ask more. I am not a curious person.

One minute passed that morning, and I said, grandma, let me help you. She said, why? I mean, are you tired of making soup every day? I can help you cook soup. In addition, you can see many reborn people here. Maybe I can find her. My mother-in-law asked me if I was really waiting for someone. who is it? I said I forgot, I only remember that I had to wait for her. Later, my mother-in-law asked me if I really didn't remember. I really forgot, she knocked me on the head and said, boy, you are so treacherous. In fact, my mother-in-law knows that I remember that person's name, but she doesn't want to ask more. My mother-in-law is not a curious person either.

My mother-in-law's cabin was built near Naihe Bridge. Every morning, I throw a big bag of herbs into the pot and let me fan the fire. When the soup became dark and thick, she scooped it out for those who were in a hurry to be reborn. When it is cold, my mother-in-law likes to make a pot of tea. She never drinks, she just smells. The tea is cold, pour it out, continue to cook and pour it out. I like watching people coming and going on Naihe Bridge. If most of the people I see are old people, it is peacetime, and if they are young and middle-aged, it is wartime. This kind of life is not boring, watching people come and go every day-maybe it should be called ghosts, beautiful, ugly, old and not old.

Until that day, my mother-in-law asked me how many years I had been waiting, and I said I forgot. She said she had been waiting for 500 years, and then she asked me if I had seen her. No, I said no. I didn't see her. I don't know how many times she was reincarnated. I don't think I'll see her again. Mother-in-law says you'd better drink a bowl of soup and leave. Forget it. I said I wouldn't go, but I still have to wait. She shrugged her shoulders. Whatever.

Can I not drink? I don't want to forget her, and I want to find her. The man said. He picked up a bowl of soup and put it back slowly. My mother-in-law and I shrugged at the same time, whatever. So he left, Naihe Bridge Head, and he looked back and said, Thank you.

The mother-in-law smiled, a little cruel. My mother-in-law said that I had seen him seven times, and every time I said the same thing. I asked him why he always remembered to find that person. Past lives, why bother. The mother-in-law sneered. He thought that he could keep the memory of past lives without drinking Meng Po Tang. In fact, once he was reincarnated, his memories of past lives were all gone, and it was the same whether he drank or not. I am puzzled: Then why do you still drink Meng Po Tang? What is the difference?

You will forget whether you drink or not, but if you don't drink, the ending will be even worse. This is the punishment of the underworld for those who violate the destiny. Mother-in-law continued to laugh. They are destined to look for a lifetime in Yang's world, but they don't know what they are looking for. They couldn't remember the person they were looking for until they died, so they decided not to drink, and they were born and died, discouraged in the search and waiting. This is the punishment for not drinking Meng Po Tang until they give up drinking Meng Po Tang and forget everything.

Unfortunately. I hope they can finally be together.

Is it? Do you think she will forgive him? She will never forgive him!

So, I said nothing. Mother-in-law was silent

Grandma, the tea has been cooked for a long time.

Grandma, is that him?

Grandma, why did you do this to him?

Grandma, why don't you talk?

Many years later, my mother-in-law suddenly said to me: It's him.

Grandma, what did you say?

My mother-in-law said it was him and I was waiting for him. We were once a loving couple. He left me to do business in the north and never came back. The people who went with him told me that he had a new love there. I hate him, and I will always watch him make amends again and again in front of me. I smiled, mother-in-law, what is this? You've at least enjoyed love. When I was a child, I lived in secret with a girl. But she died before I met her again, so I waited for her here. Maybe she has forgotten me. Mother-in-law nodded, you are worse than me, forget it, have some soup. This is the last time I advise you, and it's not up to me in the future.

I looked at the soup my mother-in-law handed me, shook my head and refused to drink it.

Is it worth it? What's the girl's name?

I forgot. I can't say.

Sometimes I will tell my mother-in-law that I have been in the underworld longer than you, so don't call me a kid. My mother-in-law said yes? I have been here for more than 730 years, and then I have been in my post for more than 600 years. If I don't call you kid, what's your name? I've thought about it for a long time, so you'd better call me a kid.

I saw him again, walking far and stumbling.

Grandma, how many generations? The seventh. Mother-in-law doesn't talk, mother-in-law is silent.

I want to say, grandma, your punishment should be enough.

He quietly looked at the soup on the table for a long time. She stared at him for a long time.

Can I have a bowl of soup? I want to forget her. I will never find her. He finally couldn't hold on.

... you ... drink. The mother-in-law said with difficulty.

So he raised the soup and said, thank you. His hands are shaking.

You're welcome. Mother-in-law looked up and her hands were shaking. You drink, drink, and then forget.

His fingers rubbed gently on the rim of the bowl, moved to his lips one by one, opened his mouth, and the bowl gradually tilted.

I suddenly stood up and knocked out the bowl in his hand. Enough! Look at her! Look at Meng Po!

He looked at me in shock and anger, and then turned to his mother-in-law. Lin Miao! He cried. Daoping. She said. He cried with his mother-in-law in his arms. Why are you doing this? Why? Because I hate you! I waited for you in Shi Yang for forty years, but you abandoned me and never came back! He spoke slowly because I had died of illness by then. I asked my friend to tell you that I changed my mind because I was afraid of your double suicide. I have always wanted to see you again. I've been looking for you. My mother-in-law finally smiled with tears in her eyes. I know, I won't miss it again.

Lin Miao, let's go back to the afterlife. I will always be by your side. He said with joy.

I shook my head slowly. It's impossible. Whether you drink or not, you can't be together. The mother-in-law smiled. After drinking this bowl of tea, we will think of each other and we can be together. This is Meng Po's reward from the underworld. Only a bowl of tea can truly retain memories. This bowl of tea has been waiting for more than 700 years.

Son, we're leaving. From now on, you are Meng Po. I cried. How is that possible? Meng Po, but you! The mother-in-law shook her head. Meng Po is just the name of this profession. I am the fifth Meng Po, and you are the sixth.

Naihe Qiaotou, holding hands, turned around and said, thank you.

I shouted, mother-in-law, your name is not Meng Po?

She smiled, many years younger. My family name is Chen, and my name is Chen. I am a little fool. Hundreds of years have passed, I don't know the name, but now I'm asking.

It suddenly dawned on me.

My mother-in-law is the one I have to wait for.

787 years ago, on Qixi, Lin Miao and I were firmly hooked by two delicate little fingers.

"I want to go to the south with my father. When I grow up, I want to come back and be with you! "

"I will always be here waiting for you. If I die, I will wait for you in the underworld, and I will always wait for you. We won't tell anyone about this agreement, nor can we tell anyone who asks. Don't tell anyone. Oh, Lin Miao, remember that I am waiting for you, but don't forget. "

"Ok, let's pull the hook!"

"hang yourself, 800 years, no regrets!"

Mother-in-law, I went back on my word. Meng Po, I don't want to do it anymore. Naihe Qiaotou, I lifted Meng Po Tang and drank it off. Lin Miao, I chose to give up. Also chose to forget. You and your beloved Dao Ping go!

When I came to Naihe Bridge, my mother-in-law asked me why I didn't have my first child. I said I was waiting for someone. I waited for her down there for many years, so far away that I forgot what she looked like. My mother-in-law smiled. She said I was a child, but she was waiting for me. My mother-in-law smiled faintly when she said this. I always thought she was teasing me. Later I asked her if she was really waiting for someone. She hit me on the head. She said she was Meng Po. How can Meng Po wait for someone? In fact, I know that my mother-in-law is really waiting for someone, but I don't want to ask more. I am not a curious person.

One minute passed that morning, and I said, grandma, let me help you. She said, why? I mean, are you tired of making soup every day? I can help you cook soup. In addition, you can see many reborn people here. Maybe I can find her. My mother-in-law asked me if I was really waiting for someone. who is it? I said I forgot, I only remember that I had to wait for her. Later, my mother-in-law asked me if I really didn't remember. I really forgot, she knocked me on the head and said, boy, you are so treacherous. In fact, my mother-in-law knows that I remember that person's name, but she doesn't want to ask more. My mother-in-law is not a curious person either.

My mother-in-law's cabin was built near Naihe Bridge. Every morning, I throw a big bag of herbs into the pot and let me fan the fire. When the soup became dark and thick, she scooped it out for those who were in a hurry to be reborn. When it is cold, my mother-in-law likes to make a pot of tea. She never drinks, she just smells. The tea is cold, pour it out, continue to cook and pour it out. I like watching people coming and going on Naihe Bridge. If most of the people I see are old people, it is peacetime, and if they are young and middle-aged, it is wartime. This kind of life is not boring, watching people come and go every day-maybe it should be called ghosts, beautiful, ugly, old and not old.

Until that day, my mother-in-law asked me how many years I had been waiting, and I said I forgot. She said she had been waiting for 500 years, and then she asked me if I had seen her. No, I said no. I didn't see her. I don't know how many times she was reincarnated. I don't think I'll see her again. Mother-in-law says you'd better drink a bowl of soup and leave. Forget it. I said I wouldn't go, but I still have to wait. She shrugged her shoulders. Whatever.

Can I not drink? I don't want to forget her, and I want to find her. The man said. He picked up a bowl of soup and put it back slowly. My mother-in-law and I shrugged at the same time, whatever. So he left, Naihe Bridge Head, and he looked back and said, Thank you.

The mother-in-law smiled, a little cruel. My mother-in-law said that I had seen him seven times, and every time I said the same thing. I asked him why he always remembered to find that person. Past lives, why bother. The mother-in-law sneered. He thought that he could keep the memory of past lives without drinking Meng Po Tang. In fact, once he was reincarnated, his memories of past lives were all gone, and it was the same whether he drank or not. I am puzzled: Then why do you still drink Meng Po Tang? What is the difference?

You will forget whether you drink or not, but if you don't drink, the ending will be even worse. This is the punishment of the underworld for those who violate the destiny. Mother-in-law continued to laugh. They are destined to look for a lifetime in Yang's world, but they don't know what they are looking for. They couldn't remember the person they were looking for until they died, so they decided not to drink, and they were born and died, discouraged in the search and waiting. This is the punishment for not drinking Meng Po Tang until they give up drinking Meng Po Tang and forget everything.

Unfortunately. I hope they can finally be together.

Is it? Do you think she will forgive him? She will never forgive him!

So, I said nothing. Mother-in-law was silent

Grandma, the tea has been cooked for a long time.

Grandma, is that him?

Grandma, why did you do this to him?

Grandma, why don't you talk?

Many years later, my mother-in-law suddenly said to me: It's him.

Grandma, what did you say?

My mother-in-law said it was him and I was waiting for him. We were once a loving couple. He left me to do business in the north and never came back. The people who went with him told me that he had a new love there. I hate him, and I will always watch him make amends again and again in front of me. I smiled, mother-in-law, what is this? You've at least enjoyed love. When I was a child, I lived in secret with a girl. But she died before I met her again, so I waited for her here. Maybe she has forgotten me. Mother-in-law nodded, you are worse than me, forget it, have some soup. This is the last time I advise you, and it's not up to me in the future.

I looked at the soup my mother-in-law handed me, shook my head and refused to drink it.

Is it worth it? What's the girl's name?

I forgot. I can't say.

Sometimes I will tell my mother-in-law that I have been in the underworld longer than you, so don't call me a kid. My mother-in-law said yes? I have been here for more than 730 years, and then I have been in my post for more than 600 years. If I don't call you kid, what's your name? I've thought about it for a long time, so you'd better call me a kid.

I saw him again, walking far and stumbling.

Grandma, how many generations? The seventh. Mother-in-law doesn't talk, mother-in-law is silent.

I want to say, grandma, your punishment should be enough.

He quietly looked at the soup on the table for a long time. She stared at him for a long time.

Can I have a bowl of soup? I want to forget her. I will never find her. He finally couldn't hold on.

... you ... drink. The mother-in-law said with difficulty.

So he raised the soup and said, thank you. His hands are shaking.

You're welcome. Mother-in-law looked up and her hands were shaking. You drink, drink, and then forget.

His fingers rubbed gently on the rim of the bowl, moved to his lips one by one, opened his mouth, and the bowl gradually tilted.

I suddenly stood up and knocked out the bowl in his hand. Enough! Look at her! Look at Meng Po!

He looked at me in shock and anger, and then turned to his mother-in-law. Lin Miao! He cried. Daoping. She said. He cried with his mother-in-law in his arms. Why are you doing this? Why? Because I hate you! I waited for you in Shi Yang for forty years, but you abandoned me and never came back! He spoke slowly because I had died of illness by then. I asked my friend to tell you that I changed my mind because I was afraid of your double suicide. I have always wanted to see you again. I've been looking for you. My mother-in-law finally smiled with tears in her eyes. I know, I won't miss it again.

Lin Miao, let's go back to the afterlife. I will always be by your side. He said with joy.

I shook my head slowly. It's impossible. Whether you drink or not, you can't be together. The mother-in-law smiled. After drinking this bowl of tea, we will think of each other and we can be together. This is Meng Po's reward from the underworld. Only a bowl of tea can truly retain memories. This bowl of tea has been waiting for more than 700 years.

Son, we're leaving. From now on, you are Meng Po. I cried. How is that possible? Meng Po, but you! The mother-in-law shook her head. Meng Po is just the name of this profession. I am the fifth Meng Po, and you are the sixth.

Naihe Qiaotou, holding hands, turned around and said, thank you.

I shouted, mother-in-law, your name is not Meng Po?

She smiled, many years younger. My family name is Chen, and my name is Chen. I am a little fool. Hundreds of years have passed, I don't know the name, but now I'm asking.

It suddenly dawned on me.

My mother-in-law is the one I have to wait for.

787 years ago, on Qixi, Lin Miao and I were firmly hooked by two delicate little fingers.

"I want to go to the south with my father. When I grow up, I want to come back and be with you! "

"I will always be here waiting for you. If I die, I will wait for you in the underworld, and I will always wait for you. We won't tell anyone about this agreement, nor can we tell anyone who asks. Don't tell anyone. Oh, Lin Miao, remember that I am waiting for you, but don't forget. "

"Ok, let's pull the hook!"

"hang yourself, 800 years, no regrets!"

Mother-in-law, I went back on my word. Meng Po, I don't want to do it anymore. Naihe Qiaotou, I lifted Meng Po Tang and drank it off. Lin Miao, I chose to give up. Also chose to forget. You and your beloved Dao Ping go!