What is the legend of Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace?

Legend has it that during the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Mount Weng was a bare hill with a lonely little temple on the top. There is only one old monk in the temple. I wonder how old he is.

Later, when the Mongols became stronger, Genghis Khan led troops to Beijing. At first, he was stationed in Haidian area. One day, Genghis Khan and his minister of civil and military affairs went hunting in the western hills. Yeluchucai, a new minister, took a fancy to Wengshan at the first sight. He asked Genghis Khan to put people at the foot of Mount Weng and then went to the temple at the top of the mountain together. When the old monk in the temple met someone, he just asked and stood by. Genghis Khan asked him how old he was and replied that he was deaf. Ask him what the name of this mountain is, and answer or say deaf. A few words made Genghis Khan furious He drew his sword from his waist and tried to kill the old monk. Yeluchucai quickly advised him to stop, and hinted with his eyes that Genghis Khan said: This monk should not be deceived. And secretly issued an order to surround an Weng Mountain with wind and rain. Things done, the monarch and his party set up several cowhide tents not far from the small temple and settled down.

Late at night, Genghis Khan and Lu Ye Chucai were still talking. Suddenly, a small school entered the account and knelt down and said, "Report to Khan, the old monk in the temple hasn't rested yet, just holding a small stone urn and mumbling tears. Don't know why? " Yeluchucai smiled and said, "It's very kind of you to be so careful. But don't disturb him! Let me know as soon as you have any new information. Go! " Shortly after the primary school left, the monarch and his subjects fell asleep, only to hear a loud noise, and then golden flowers flew around in front of them, and there was chaos outside the account. Just now, the primary school responsible for monitoring the old monk rushed to Genghis Khan's account, with a face of panic and sweating. It took a long time to make it clear that it was the old monk who stumbled out of the gate of the small temple at the fifth watch that day, holding a stone urn in his arms, and all the soldiers stopped him. Unexpectedly, the old monk was so strong that dozens of people failed to stop him. He ran to the cliff in three steps and even jumped down. Genghis Khan and Lu Ye Chucai quickly put on their clothes and went to the foot of the mountain to watch. With the soldiers playing, the originally flat land suddenly turned into Wang Yang, with green waves rolling and spray splashing. Genghis Khan was happy and immediately ordered to build a palace here. The lake was called Wengshanpo.

Yelu Chucai knows clearly that Mount Weng is actually a golden mountain, the stone urn is a treasure, and the old monk in the temple is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. He knew that Genghis Khan had just arrived in Beijing, and the treasury must be empty, so he wanted to take the stone urn to Genghis Khan and make great contributions. Unexpectedly, the old monk didn't buy it. Before he laid hands on him, he poured all the treasures in the world at the foot of Wengshan Mountain and turned them into a clean stream.

Later, Lu Ye Chucai was critically ill. He said to Yuan Taizong's successor, Wo Kuotai, "I have a request, long live. After I die, please bury me next to Wengshan Park. First, I like the beautiful scenery there. Second, the jewels in the lake must be guarded day and night, so that I can do my best for you after I die! " Wokuotai buried Lu Ye Chucai next to Wengshan Park at his request. Later, Qianlong dug Wengshan Lake as Kunming Lake and moved his tomb to a small yard behind Zhichun Pavilion. There is a stone tablet in the yard, which was erected for Qianlong when he was buried.