Chapter 61: The Twelve Heavenly Generals
"It turns out that this pattern is painted with the twelve heavenly generals......"
After hearing Niu Kelian's introduction, Shen Lang finally had a general understanding of the so-called six gods and twelve gods, and looking at the way he was talking to himself, he seemed to have comprehended.
However, we still overestimated him, and when we saw his subsequent actions, we realized that after all, no one could understand what was going on in his head.
Shen Lang's mind may be a realm that we will never be able to reach, and after he determined that the mysterious pattern on the door was the Twelve Heavenly General, not only did he not have half a moment of excitement on his face, but looked at us and said disdainfully.
"I thought it was a great secret, I know the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, I remember watching Journey to the West when I was a child, didn't I overturn a lot of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals when Sun Wukong was making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and it didn't look very good."
Unexpectedly, after listening to Niu Kelian's introduction, Shen Lang not only did not have any understanding of the past twelve days, but would mistakenly associate it with Journey to the West, which really made us cry and laugh.
After hearing this, I slapped my head helplessly, afraid that he would say something embarrassing to us, so I didn't dare to continue to put on a profound appearance, but hurriedly grabbed Shen Lang, stopped the shocking remarks he was about to say next, and explained the difference between the two.
"My stupid brother, what you are talking about is the heavenly general of the heavenly soldiers, the heavenly general is not so unbearable, purely because in Journey to the West, the power of Sun Wukong is highlighted, and for this consideration, the heavenly general is artistically modified to weaken it.
What's more, what we are talking about is not this heavenly general, but refers to the twelve heavenly generals in the number of six heavenly generals, and the two are very different, but they must not be confused. ”
Although Shen Lang didn't quite understand the difference between the two, but looking at my helpless appearance, he also knew that his understanding seemed to be a little wrong, so he didn't ask more questions but waited for my next explanation.
Seeing Shen Lang like this, I finally put my mind at ease, and after taking a long breath, I seriously talked to him about the difference between the heavenly generals in this Tongtian Palace and the heavenly generals in his mouth.
The heavenly generals mentioned in Shen Lang's mouth are essentially referring to the heavenly soldiers and generals in the legendary Heavenly Palace, these heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals are the generals and soldiers of the heavenly realm in myths and legends, and their main role is to protect the heavenly palace, maintain the Dao Law, and subdue demons and eliminate demons in the lower realm.
This statement comes from Taoist legends, Taoists say that there are 36 Tiangang stars in the Big Dipper cluster, and there is a god in each Tiangang star, and there are 36 god generals, which is commonly known as the 36 Tiangang in the world.
In folklore, the Thirty-six Tiangang often joined forces with the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Seventy-two Earthly Demons, and legend has it that it was these Thirty-six Tiangang who fought when Sun Wukong was havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
Among the thirty-six Tiangang, some were originally historical figures, such as the martial saint Guan Yunchang, who was the representative of Chinese loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, so he was enshrined as a god after his death.
There are also such as Wang Evil, because it eats boys and girls, so it was burned by one of the Four Heavenly Divisions of the Sazhen Flying Talisman, and burned it into a fiery eye, Wang Evil was not convinced, and he observed everything with his discerning eyes for 12 years, and there was no fault that could be attributed to the Sazhen people, so he changed his name to Wang Shan, and became a Wang Lingguan after being mythologized.
However, more of them come from the myths and legends that have been passed down since ancient times, such as Zhao Gongming, the god of martial wealth, the black tiger, Xuantan, Wen Qiong, the first Taibao plague god in the Dongyue Ten Taibao, and Yin Jiao, the eldest prince of the Shang Dynasty in the Yin Shang period.
In addition to the thirty-six Tiangang, there are also the thirty-six gods of the thunder department and the thirty-six gods of the Xuantian God, but most of the thirty-six of them are just general names, and most of the famous martial gods have been regarded as one of the thirty-six gods.
But in the final analysis, because these gods have considerable attainments in magic and martial arts, most of their duties are to protect the safety of the Heavenly Palace and the immortals......
However, the heavenly generals we are talking about are not any of the above-mentioned gods, but the six and twelve gods.
The origin of the six gods and twelve gods, also known as the twelve heavenly officials, comes from the Chinese astrology around the North Star, and is mainly used in the number of divination, as one of the reference conditions for predicting the success or failure of things.
Specifically, these six gods and twelve gods are nobles, beetle snakes, vermilion birds, Liuhe, Gou Chen, Qinglong, sky, white tiger, Taichang, Xuanwu, Taiyin, and Tianhou.
The six gods and twelve gods are auspicious and fierce, among which the beetle snake, Vermilion Bird, Gou Chen, Xuanwu, White Tiger, and the sky are fierce generals, and the remaining Liuhe, Qinglong, nobles, Queen of Heaven, Taiyin, and Taichang are naturally auspicious generals.
Because the fierce generals and auspicious generals in the six and twelve gods alternate with each other, so at different times for different things, the twelve gods should be made in different rankings, which is why the ancients called the six gods the first of the three styles, which is really complicated and difficult for ordinary people to grasp.
Because these twelve gods correspond to the heavens on the stems of the heavens and the earth, they are called the twelve heavenly generals, and because the world distinguishes them from the December generals, they are also called the twelve heavenly generals.
Hearing me come here, Shen Lang realized how much mistake he had made just now, his face was flushed, and he looked at us and showed that sneering smile, lowered his head and didn't dare to speak casually.
Seeing Shen Lang's appearance, we couldn't help laughing out loud, and the tense and embarrassing atmosphere was finally relieved.
"But there's still a problem......
When we finally discovered the secret of the pattern, and everyone was laughing, Xue Nan, who was delicate, did not laugh like us, but frowned on the spot alone, and made a weak voice after pondering for a long time.
"I'm not suspicious of everyone's discovery, I can be sure that the content on this pattern is the Sixteen Heavenly Generals, but what should we do next?"
Hearing Xue Nan's doubts, everyone looked at each other, and the smile on their faces gradually faded.
This is indeed a problem.
The layout in the Tongtian Palace is mysterious and weird, and until now, we have only learned from the patterns left on the dark door and the Qin seal characters that we know the twelve earthly branches and the twelve heavenly generals hidden here.
But we still don't have a clue about what to do next.
Just when we were at a loss, Chen Gong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"Boss, I have one more discovery here."
Hearing that Chen Gong actually made a discovery, Shen Lang forgot the embarrassment just now, raised his head and asked in disbelief.
"Chen Gong, how could you still find out, could it be that we missed something?"
Chen Gong did not answer Shen Lang's question, but looked up at the third floor of the Vientiane Divine Palace, and his mouth was still as concise as before.
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