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Chapter 511 Talking about the Eight Immortals
The Eight Immortals are the eight immortals of Taoism widely circulated in Chinese folklore.

The name of the Eight Immortals was different before the Ming Dynasty. There were the Eight Immortals of the Han Dynasty, the Eight Immortals of the Tang Dynasty, and the Eight Immortals of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the listed immortals were different.It was not until Wu Yuantai's "Journey to the East" in the Ming Dynasty that it was defined as: Tieguai Li (Li Xuan), Han Zhongli (Zhongli Quan), Zhang Guolao (Zhang Guo), Lu Dongbin (Lu Yan), He Xiangu (He Qiong), Lan Caihe (Xu Jian), Han Xiangzi, Uncle Cao Guo (Cao Jingxiu).

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The legend of the Eight Immortals originated very early, but there are many versions of the characters.

The Eight Immortals have different origins and different eras.The person who was first seen in historical records and who really existed was Zhang Guo, a Taoist in the early Tang Dynasty.

In the Five Dynasties and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, fairy tales and legends about Lu Dongbin were very popular, which echoed the spread of the Taoist inner alchemy practice method.During the Jin and Yuan dynasties, Quanzhen Taoism emerged. In response to folk beliefs and legends to promote its teachings, Zhongliquan and Lu Dongbin were promoted as the Northern Five Patriarchs.Folklore, zaju dramas, etc. are mutually evolved with Taoist gods, and the stories of the Eight Immortals have become more widely spread and richer in content.Lu Dongbin is the core figure in the formation of the Eight Immortals. Taoism calls him Lu Zu. Taoist temples in various places, especially Quanzhen Taoist temples, continue to offer sacrifices.

The deeds of the Eight Immortals are mostly found in the books of the Tang and Song Dynasties, but the "Eight Immortals" group has not yet formed.It is in the dramas created by the people of Yuan Dynasty that the eight people are really collectively called "Eight Immortals".Although there are eight gods in these dramas, the names of the people are different, and each family is not the same.

Ma Zhiyuan's Zaju "Lv Dongbin Three Drunken Yueyang Tower" at the end of the fourth chapter "Shuixianzi", in the tone of Lu Dongbin, introduces the Eight Immortals one by one: "The first one is Hanzhong Liquan, who is now holding the group of immortals; this one is Tieguai Li This one is Lancaihe, Banqi Yunyangmu; this one is Zhang Guolao, riding a donkey on Zhaozhouqiao; this one is Xu Shenweng, with a gourd on his back; this one is Han Xiangzi, Han Yu's My nephew; this one is Cao Guojiu, a member of the Song Dynasty; and I am Lu Chunyang, Jianzi Yugu who loves to play." The above-mentioned eight immortals are all male, there is no He Xiangu among the eight immortals that was later passed down, but there is an extra god named Xu.

The "Shangdong Eight Immortals" were selected only after the publication of Wu Yuantai's novel "Journey to the East" in the Ming Dynasty.Wu Yuantai arranged the order of the Eight Immortals: first, Tieguai Li, second, Zhong Liquan, third, Lan Caihe, fourth, Zhang Guolao, fifth, He Xiangu, sixth, Lu Dongbin, seventh, Han Xiangzi, eighth, Cao Guo uncle.The composition and ranking order of the Eight Immortals have been completely consistent with the Eight Immortals passed down later, which shows that most people accepted Wu's statement.

Bagua azimuth broadcast of the Eight Immortals

Lu Dongbin belongs to the elephant of dry gold.The Qian hexagram is Chunyang, so it is called the ancestor of Chunyang, and the sword used is also called Chunyang Sword.

Tieguai plum belongs to the image of gold exchange, with the iron crutches as the feet, iron belongs to gold, and the feet are under the yin, which means the image of soft gold, which is different from the dry and rigid gold.

He Xiangu belongs to the image of Kuntu. She is the only female among the Eight Immortals, and she is soft soil.

Cao Guojiu belongs to the elephant of Gentu. Legend has it that his elder brother's underground soul possessed him and committed evil, imprisoning his own soul underground.The underground is the seat of the earth, but it is a strong earth. Cao Guojiu finally defeated the evil through a duel with the evil spirits, and he regained his spirit, and he was all strong.

Zhang Guolao belongs to the Elephant of Zhenmu and is located in the due east.Because Zhang Guolao cut down the linden tree in the Moon Palace, the tree was originally a rigid wood, which was different from the soft wood.

Lan Caihe belongs to the elephant of Sunda wood, holding orchid, and the herbs are all soft wood.

Han Xiangzi belongs to the sign of Kanshui.In the novel, there is a severe drought among the people, and Han Xiangzi plays a flute for the people to make rain.

Zhongliquan belongs to the image of Lihuo.He has a fierce temperament, one of the treasured fans will emit fire, and the dragon palace is set on fire, all of which are Zhongliquan's actions.

Introduction to the Eight Immortals

The Eight Immortals are different from many Taoist gods. They all come from the world, and they all have colorful mortal stories before they attain Taoism. They are completely different from the sacred and solemn images of ordinary gods, so they are deeply loved by the people.Among the Eight Immortals, there are generals, relatives of the emperor, beggars, Taoist priests, etc., who were not born immortals, and all have some shortcomings, such as Han Zhongli showing his breasts, Lu Dongbin's frivolous personality, Tieguai Li's alcoholism and so on.The Eight Immortals also represent male, female, old, young, rich, noble, poor, and humble.Generally, Taoist temples have a place to worship the Eight Immortals, or a hall for the Eight Immortals is specially built, and the Eight Immortals also appear in the temple fair of the gods.The Eight Immortals also often appear in New Year pictures, embroidery, porcelain, lanterns and dramas. According to legend, the Eight Immortals regularly go to the Queen Mother of the West to celebrate her birthday at the Peach Peach Festival. Therefore, "Eight Immortals Birthday" has also become a common birthday theme in folk art.The so-called "Eight Immortals Opera" such as "Drunken Eight Immortals" or "Eight Immortals Blessing Birthday" are often staged when the folks reward the gods.

Tieguai Li

Tieguai Li is the head of the Eight Immortals in folklore. Some books say that his surname is Li and his name is Hongshui. Yi's "Xin Yu Cong Kao" also said that his surname was Liu.It is said that he was born between Emperor Xuanzong Kaiyuan and Daizong Dali. He learned Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain. Once his soul came out of his shell, he didn't expect his body to be eaten by a tiger, so he had to devote himself to a lame beggar. "Tongjian of Immortals of Past Dynasties" states that he was originally very tall and tall, with a dignified appearance, and practiced in Dangshan Cave.Because it was agreed to participate in the Laojun's Huashan Fairy Association, before leaving, he told his disciples that if the Yuanshen did not return for seven days, the corpse would be incinerated, and then the corpse would be left behind, and the Yuanshen would travel abroad.Unexpectedly, on the sixth day, someone from the disciple's home reported that his mother was critically ill, and the disciple had no choice but to burn the corpse.Not long after the disciple returned home, Li Tieguai's soul returned, and he had nowhere to turn. Suddenly he saw a starving corpse in the forest, and he entered through his forehead.Tieguai Li hurriedly poured out the elixir from the gourd that Laojun had given him, and the gourd shone with golden light, reflecting an ugly figure with a black face and disheveled head, tendrils and giant eyes, and his right foot was still lame.He was surprised when suddenly someone applauded behind him, and when he looked back, it was Laojun.In desperation, Tieguai Li wanted to jump out of the Yuanshen, but Laojun stopped him and said: "The virtue does not lie in the appearance, you look like this, as long as you are full of kung fu, you will be a true fairy of vision." After that, the Laojun gave him a golden hoop Tie up the messy hair, and use an iron crutch to help the lame.Tieguai Li also often carries a gourd on his back. It is said that it contains fairy medicine, which is specially used to cure diseases and save people when it falls to the world.

Zhong Liquan

Zhongli of the Han Dynasty is second only to Tieguai Li in fame among the Eight Immortals, and has a higher status among the Eight Immortals. In the Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhen Taoism was regarded as the "Zhengyang Patriarch".The prototype of his characters appeared around the time of the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty. "Xuanhe Chronicle", "Yijian Zhi", "Song History" and other books all have records of his deeds, but it was only later that he was mistaken as Han Zhongli, and he was attached to the Han Dynasty. "Tongjian of Immortals of Past Dynasties", "Tongkao of Continued Documents" and other books state that Zhongliquan, whose surname is Zhongli again, has the word Jidao, is named Yunfang, and is also named Zhengyangzi.A native of Xianyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his father Zhonglizhang was a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his brother Zhonglijian was a general of Zhonglang.In the Tang Dynasty, there was indeed a man named Zhong Liquan. "The Complete Tang Poems" recorded three of his quatrains, with a small biography: "People from Xianyang, when they meet an old man who teaches immortal formulas, and when they meet Huayang real person and Shangxian king Xuanfu, He preached into Kongtong Mountain, and he called himself Mr. Yunfang, and he will go to the immortals." The poem he left behind is titled "Trying Three Quatrains in Chang'an Wine Shops", in which there is a sentence "Always carry a pot of wine when sitting and lying down, and don't teach your eyes to recognize the emperor's capital." ", "It's not easy to meet a true immortal, when will I go back, I hope to follow you" and other sentences.

The legend about Han Zhongli is very vivid.It is said that one day, a giant strode into his mother's inner room and said loudly: "I am the ancient Huangshen family, and I will take care of the child here." Suddenly, I saw a strange light like a raging fire, and then Han Zhongli was born.He was born as big as a three-year-old child, with a round top and broad forehead, thick ears and long eyebrows, a square mouth and big cheeks, round lips, round breasts and long arms.What is even more strange is that he is silent day and night, neither crying nor eating.On the seventh day, he suddenly said a word: "Walking in Zifu, famous book Yujing." This sentence surprised his parents, because Zifu and Yujing were the palace cities of the Jade Emperor in the sky, and they thought he was a fairy. reincarnation.His parents wanted him to grow up to be more powerful, so he was named "Quan".It is said that when Zhong Liquan grew up, he served as an admonishing doctor of the imperial court. Later, he was called to fight against Tubo, was defeated, and lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain.Zhongliquan met Donghua Emperor Xuanfu in Zhongnan Mountain, and obtained the secret formula of longevity, golden elixir fire and Qinglong swordsmanship; later met Huayang real person, taught him Taiyi Jiugui, fire talisman golden elixir, and understood the mysterious way; In the end, he got the secret of the jade box in the Forbidden Sihao Peak of Kongtong Mountain and became a fairy.Legend has it that he transformed Lu Dongbin during the Tang Dynasty and was one of the five Northern Patriarchs of Taoism.The image of Zhong Liquan is often bare chested, with a brown fan in his hand, big eyes, red face, two buns tied on his head, with a calm demeanor, like an idle man.

Zhang Guolao

Zhang Guolao is the oldest immortal among the Eight Immortals, named "Zhang Guo". Because he is the oldest among the Eight Immortals, people respectfully call him "Zhang Guolao".In the history, there really was Zhang Guo himself. During the first year of the Tang Dynasty, "The Records of Zhang Guo, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Immortal Zhang Guoji" recorded that he was "a native of Guangzong in Xingzhou" (now a native of Zhangguzhai Village, Guangzong County, HEB Province). The new and old "Book of Tang" There are rumors.During the time of Wu Zetian, Zhang Guo lived in seclusion in Zhongtiao Mountain. Everyone at that time said that he had the secret technique of longevity. He claimed to be hundreds of years old. Wu Zetian sent envoys to summon him, but Zhang Guo pretended to die and refused to go.In the 21st year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Wei Ji, the governor of Hengzhou, reported his anecdote to the emperor. Xuanzong summoned him, and Zhang Guo pretended to be dead again.Xuanzong heard about it and sent Xu Qiao to invite him again, so Zhang Guo had to go to Beijing.It is said that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was suspicious of his rumors. He once asked Xing and Pu, who were good at calculating longevity, good and evil, to tell Zhang's fortune, but Xing didn't know Zhang Jiazi; there was also a Taoist "Yeguang" who was good at seeing ghosts. Asked: "Where is Zhang Guo?" He was facing him but couldn't see him. "Taiping Guangji" records that Zhang Guolao claimed to be from the time of Emperor Yao. Tang Xuanzong asked the warlock Ye Fashan about Zhang's origin. Ye Fashan said: "I dare not say it, and I will die if I say it." At the beginning of the day, there was a "white bat spirit", after speaking, he fell to the ground and died. After Xuanzong interceded, Zhang Guocai rescued him.

Legend has it that Zhang Guo used to carry a Dao love tube on his back, riding a white donkey upside down, traveling around, preaching Dao love, and persuading people. Later, the famous folk saying "Riding a donkey to read the songbook" originated from this.The white donkey he rode traveled thousands of miles a day, folded like paper at night, and put it in a box; when riding during the day, he sprayed it with water in his mouth, and it turned back into a donkey again.Later generations wrote a poem: "How many people in the world are like this old man. It's not riding a donkey backwards, and everything looks back."

Lu Dongbin

Among the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin is the one with the most stories. In Taoism, Quanzhen Dao regards him as the "Chunyang Patriarch", also known as "Lu Zu".Lu Dongbin, born in Hezhong Prefecture, Puzhou (now Yongle Town, Ruicheng, Shanxi Province), was originally named Lu Yan ("Yan" or "Yan"), with the word Dongbin, and his Taoist name Chunyangzi, also known as Hui Taoist.Lu Dongbin is the patriarch of Quanzhen Taoism, a famous immortal in Chinese legend and one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. He has an extremely important position in both Taoism and folk beliefs. His poems are included in "Quan Tang Poetry" and "Ci Zong".It is recorded in "Helin Yulu" by Luo Dajing in Song Dynasty, "Yi Jian Zhi" and "Ji Xian Zhuan" by Hong Mai.Lu Dongbin was a county magistrate in Xiantong Middle School of Tang Dynasty.It is said that he was from Jiujiang. He was originally a member of the Tang clan. Zhong Liquan enlightened him.Lu Dongbin is the most humane of the Eight Immortals. He is unrestrained and humorous. He eliminates violence and peace for the people, kills demons and monsters, and loves wine and sex. There is a legend in the world about "Lu Dongbin's Three Plays of White Peony".There are many and complicated legends, but it can also be seen from them that he should have been a scholar of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, and was later deified into a fairy by people.Today in Sui County, Henan Province, there is still the Luzu Temple in Yuanjiashan built by Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, to worship Lu Dongbin.

It is said that when Lu Dongbin's mother was about to give birth to him, there was a strange fragrance in the room, and there was a burst of music in the air. A white crane flew down from the sky, flew into his mother's tent and disappeared.Lu Dongbin was born with extraordinary bearing. Since he was a child, he was very clever. He kept a diary of ten thousand words, which he could recite from memory and speak well. When he grew up, he was eight feet two inches long and wore a Huayang scarf.When he was a baby, Mazu saw him and said: "This child has extraordinary bones. He lives in the city. When he met Lu, he lived there. When he saw the bell, he buckled it. Take care and remember it." Escape sword technique. At the age of 64, You Chang'an met a Taoist priest in green clothes and white robes in a wine shop, writing poems on the wall. Lu Dongbin saw his strange appearance and poetic flavor, so he asked his name.The Taoist said that he was Mr. Yunfang, who lived in Heling, Zhongnan Mountain, and asked Lu Dongbin if he would go with him.Lv Dongbin was so heartbroken that he didn't agree.This Mr. Yunfang is Zhong Liquan.In the evening, Zhong Liquan and Lu Dongbin stayed in the restaurant together, and Zhong Liquan cooked for him alone.At this time, Lu Dongbin fell asleep. He dreamed that he was the number one scholar, proud of his officialdom, full of children and grandchildren, and extremely prosperous.Sudden felony crime, family property confiscated, wife and children separated, old age alone, poor and destitute, standing alone in the snow and trembling, just about to sigh, suddenly woke up from a dream, Zhong Liquan's meal was not yet cooked.So Zhongliquan wrote a poem: "Yellow beams are still immature, and I dreamed of Huaxu." Lu Dongbin asked in surprise: "Does the master know my dream?" Zhongliquan said: "The dream you just had is full of life and death. Qianduan, 50 years old is like an instant! What you get is not worth joy, and what you lose is not worth sorrowing. Life is like a dream.” So Lu Dongbin made up his mind to learn from Zhong Liquan, and after the test of “Ten Tests”, he finally He was granted the Taoism by Zhong Liquan.Lv Dongbin has Taoism and Tiandun swordsmanship, and he slays demons and harms for the benefit of the people.Lu Dongbin was regarded as one of the Five Northern Patriarchs (Wang Xuanfu, Zhongliquan, Lu Dongbin, Liu Haichan, Wang Chongyang) by Quanzhen Taoism.

He Xiangu

He Xiangu is the only female among the Eight Immortals, and there are different opinions about her life experience.One said she was from the Tang Dynasty.In the early Song Dynasty, "Taiping Guangji" cited "Guangyi Ji" as saying that there was "He Erniang", a peasant woman who made shoes as a profession. Later, because she thought the house was too boring, she traveled to Luofu Mountain and stayed in the mountain temple. Mountain fruits are often collected for the monks in the temples to fill their fasts.Once, a monk from Xunzhou Mountain Temple, which was [-] miles away, came to Luofu Mountain Temple and said that a fairy went to the other mountain to pick bayberry fruit one day. Where did these many mountain fruits be picked, and Erniang was considered to be the fruit-picking fairy of the Xunzhou Mountain Temple. Since then, Erniang has become famous far and wide, and she no longer lives in the mountain temple because of this.One said she was from the Song Dynasty.Some literati notes in the Song Dynasty often call her a native of Yongzhou (Lingling) in the Northern Song Dynasty, and some say that she met a stranger when she was young, and she had to eat fairy peaches to become a fairy.It is said that she was grazing in the fields, and when she met a stranger, she gave immortal jujubes, and after eating, she became immortal.Song people's notes also record some deeds of He Xiangu divination for others, and predicting misfortune and fortune.

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