At this time, Lu Xing completely lost his previous high-spirited appearance.

The current Lu Xing also has a blue nose and swollen face.

Even Yu Luxing's performance props, official seals, and gold ingots are missing.

The blessing of the star is completed by sending the blessing map.

Lu Xing is the official seal on the left hand and the gold ingots on the right.

The so-called "promotion and wealth" is such a source.

Therefore, like the blessing map in Fu Xing's heart, the official seal and gold ingots in Lu Xing's hand are also considered to be one of the treasures of the heavenly realm.

Looking at Lu Xing's embarrassed appearance, the Jade Emperor had a little more anger in his heart

As the saying goes, "beating a dog depends on the master", Fuxing is the lackey of the Jade Emperor, and Lu Xing is also the lackey of the Jade Emperor.

Therefore, it is understandable that the Jade Emperor's anger has increased.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor asked, "Who is it?"

Lu Xing hadn't answered the Jade Emperor's question, and the birthday star stumbled in again.

Shou Xing, the name of the star, is the god of longevity in Chinese mythology. It is also a god in Taoism (the only indigenous religion and belief in China), originally a star name (see below for details), one of the three stars of Fu, Lu and Shou, also known as the Antarctic Old Man Star. After Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he built the Shouxing Temple in Du County, near Chang'an. After the birthday star evolved into an immortal name. The Ming Dynasty novel "Journey to the West" wrote that the birthday star "holds Ganoderma lucidum in his hand", with a long head, big ears and a short body. "Warning the World" has a mythical story of "blessing, lu, and longevity for three weeks". In the portrait, the birthday star is a white-bearded old man, holding a staff and a bulging forehead. The ancients used it as a symbol of longevity. It is often set off with deer, cranes, peaches, etc., symbolizing longevity. The old man of the birthday star in the three stars of Fu, Lu and Shou. He is dressed as a civilian, kind and amiable. But in ancient times, he used to be a high-ranking and majestic star official. The birthday star is the old man's star, the name in Western astronomy is the α star of the ship base, located in the southern half of the celestial sphere about 50 degrees south latitude, in fact, it is difficult to see in northern China. According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Book of Heavenly Officials", when the Qin Dynasty unified the world, it began to build the Shouxing Temple in the capital Xianyang to worship the Antarctic Old Man. But the reason for worshipping him is very different from today. It is to the effect that it means to meet the birthday star. The world is peaceful, and if you don't see it, it will indicate that there will be war. In early astrological writings. He also said that if the color of the old man's star is dimmer or even completely missing, it indicates that there will be war. The peaceful and prosperous times of ancient China were indeed short and rare. Decades of chaos and governance. If you divide for a long time, you must be together for a long time. And this old man's star, which disappears from time to time, is a perfect symbol of this turbulent situation. But symbolism is not enough. The ancients observed the heavens. Astrology qi. All have a strong practical utilitarian purpose. So where is the practical value of the Antarctic Old Man Star? Perhaps it lies in his status as an elderly person and his ability to carry an important ethical value -- that is, respect for the elderly and filial piety. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he presided over a birthday ceremony. He personally offered the offerings. A memorial message is read to express respect. At the same time, a special banquet was arranged, and the attendees were all old people. All over the world, as long as they are 70 years old, whether they are nobles or commoners, they are eligible to become the guests of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. After the feast, the emperor also presented wine and meat, grain and rice, and a beautifully crafted walking stick. This grand event is recorded in the "Book of Han and Etiquette", and at the same time worship the birthday star in the sky and the longevity of the old man in the world, which is a major initiative of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. "Historical Records, Feng Zen Book", "Shou Xing Temple", "Suo Yin", "Shou Xing, cover the old man of Antarctica, see the world is peaceful, so the ancestral hall is to pray for longevity: "Song Lou Key" "Rose Collection" four "Ye Shi Portrait" poem: "Add pine and bamboo as a birthday star, I have been willing to dry the manuscript." Later, it is a metaphor for long-lived people. Yuan Fang replied to the poem "Wuxu Birthday" in the "Tongjiang Sequel": "The guest house is on a birthday, and the neighbor sends a birthday star." "Respect for the elderly is the embodiment of good nature. And Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty took this opportunity to show his virtue of respecting the elderly, which is undoubtedly a political show that wants to win people's hearts. More than just advocating, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty also granted privileges to the elderly. The royal scepter presented at the banquet is proof of this. The king's staff, also known as the dove staff, is a statue of a turtledove at the top of the cane. The emperor gave doves to the elderly, and it is said that because the turtle dove is a choking bird, the meaning may be to wish the elderly a healthy diet and a long and healthy life. In 1981, a batch of Han Dynasty bamboo slips were discovered in Wuwei, Gansu Province, which recorded a number of criminal cases, several of which involved privileged old men holding the royal staff. The first case is about a man surnamed Wang, a commoner in Runan, who beat an old man with a cane, and was later sentenced to behead and abandon his body in the downtown area. The second story is about a grassroots official in the Han Dynasty, who detained the old man without authorization because an old man with a cane was suspected of violating the law. Although there was no beating, he was sentenced to death and beheaded for public display. Judging from the verdicts in these two cases, it is clear that there is a deliberate bias towards the old man with the cane. In other Han Dynasty commercial decrees recorded on bamboo slips, we also find that the old man with a cane also had an incomparable advantage in the business field: in 32 BC, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty issued an edict stipulating that elderly couples without children could be allowed to operate a liquor business, and all were exempt from tax. Businessmen who voluntarily take care of the elderly who are lonely and widowed can also be granted tax-free treatment and are authorized to open duty-free shops to sell alcohol. Looking at the literature of the Han and Han Dynasty canonical systems, similar edicts are described from time to time. This is because respecting the elderly is not only a virtue, but also the ethics of filial piety derived from it are also the foundation of the feudal dynasty. At the heart of filial piety is obedience to patriarchal authority. In the Confucian doctrine of heaven and earth, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is equivalent to the relationship between father and son. Then advocating filial piety is actually praising the character of loyal ministers. Since the Antarctic Old Man Star undertakes such an important educational task, it is not surprising that ancient astrologers said that he is a birthday star related to the rise and fall of the country. But the strong political overtones led him to deviate from the original meaning of praying for a long life. Ordinary people are more concerned about how they can live forever. So Taoism offers a solution, and the way is to shape a successful practitioner of longevity and Taoism. Pengshan Town, Meishan City, Sichuan, recorded in "Huayang National Chronicles" is the hometown of Peng Zu. For the people of Pengshan, the birthday star in the sky is the Pengzu in the world, because he holds the highest longevity record - 767 years old. This statement comes from Ge Hong's Taoist work "The Legend of the Immortals" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The age of 767 is naturally not credible, but it seems that Peng Zu did exist in history. "Historical Records of the Chu Family" records his illustrious origins. He is the grandson of one of the Five Emperors. It is counted that from the Xia Dynasty to the Shang Dynasty, he lived for nearly 800 years. And the story of his longevity has been circulating long before the Qin and Han dynasties. He was mentioned in Qu Yuan's long poem "Tianwen", and Confucius and Zhuang Zhou also regarded him as a model of longevity in their own writings. Although Peng Zu was not a celestial star official, people were convinced that he had mastered a set of health preservation methods, and he was a successful person who achieved immortality through cultivation in real life. This is also the reason why people combine him with the birthday star. You can live to be 767 years old, what kind of immortal health preservation technique is this? It is recorded in "Zhuangzi Deliberately": Spit out the old and accept the new, the bear is stretched by the bird, and the technique of guidance, Peng Zushou is good for those who take the test. The so-called bear meridian refers to imitating the bear's action of climbing, and the so-called bird stretching refers to imitating the posture of birds, especially cranes, spreading their wings and leading their necks. It can be seen from this. Peng Zu's channeling technique is actually a kind of fitness gymnastics that mimics the movements of animal shapes. Pre-Qin Taoists believed that heaven and earth were immortal and eternal. Heaven and earth give birth to all things and give birth to life. This is the great virtue of heaven and earth. It is believed that the heavens are merciful, and that they are supposed to give life and teach people the art of longevity. However, later on, people were immersed in the superficial pleasures brought by various materialistic desires and utilitarianism, and they gradually lost their longevity instinct. But there is still a remedy, and that is the Tao of nature. Learn from the animals of the natural world. Imitate a bear. It is because he can go months without food during hibernation. Wellness experts believe that this is because he is proficient in the art of eating qi and clearing grains. The reason for imitating the crane seems to be that he likes his grace and the ease at which he lifts off, and perhaps people imagine that when they become immortals, they should also swim like the crane. Since the Wei and Jin dynasties. The Taoist theory of health preservation gradually became a system. He has written dozens of books under the name of Peng Zu, including "Peng Zu's Cultivation of Sexuality", "Peng Zu's Theory of Fertility and Nourishment" and "Peng Zu's Cultivation of Sex Preparation Prescription". In addition to guiding the theories of qigong, alchemy, traditional Chinese medicine and other health treatments, it also involves cooking and eating, and atrial surgery. In the Taoist classics, it has long been talked about these two physiological needs of human beings, "food, sex, and sex", which are considered to be people's innate desires. Diametrically opposed to the Confucian attitude of seeing it as a beast of prey, Peng Zu's health preservation technique did not shy away from talking about food and sex, and regarded it as an important part of his cultivation. The so-called food refers to the art of food and cooking. In the past, the chef industry regarded Peng Zu as the ancestor, and on the birthday of Peng Zu every year on the lunar calendar, the legend has it that on Peng Zu's birthday, the country's culinary masters gathered at the Peng Zu Temple outside the east gate of Xuzhou City to pay homage to the ancestor Peng Zu. Because Peng Zu was the first gourmets and skilled chef in recorded history. As early as in Qu Yuan's "Tianwen", it is mentioned that Peng Zu made pheasant soup and dedicated it to Emperor Yao. Peng Zu's superb cooking skills can actually cure anorexia stubbornly, so the concept of eating healthy and long life is easy for people to accept. Diet cooking was then incorporated into the theory of wellness and complemented by guided fitness. Imitating the physical movements of long-lived animals can lead to immortality, and a more straightforward way is to eat them. As a result, the so-called longevity animals such as turtles, deer, and turtles have become longevity tonics, and with the help of guided gymnastics and cooking delicacies to achieve the purpose of fitness and longevity, it can be said that it is a two-pronged approach. This is because the ancients compared men and women to heaven and earth, and heaven and earth were connected to all things, and men and women were combined to pass on their ancestors, so the combination of men and women was to imitate the way of harmony between heaven and earth. From the perspective of Taoist health theory, the atrial technique is also a cultivation method for immortality. Due to the integration of the Taoist concept of health preservation, the image of the birthday star has also changed accordingly. The most prominent thing is his huge brain. This is the mural of Yongle Palace in Shanxi, which may be the oldest surviving image of a birthday star. Among the thousands of immortals in Yongle Palace, we can recognize him at a glance because of his super brain. There are many speculations about the origin of the brain gate, some people believe that the brain gate comes from the phenomenon of rejuvenation, and the elderly and children have many similarities in physical characteristics. For example, newborn babies have sparse hair, and the same is true for the elderly. And with less hair, the natural forehead appears large. The brain door of the birthday star is also closely related to the image of longevity created by ancient health preservation techniques. For example, the head of the red-crowned crane is raised high. Another example is the longevity peach, it is the longevity fairy fruit of the queen mother's peach will be specially offered, the legend is that it is a flower in three thousand years, a fruit in three thousand years, and it becomes immortal and immortal immediately after eating. Perhaps it is because of the fusion and superposition of these longevity images that finally created the brain door of the birthday star. The change in the birthday boy's cane shows the weakening of his political and educational function. The royal scepter, which used to symbolize privilege and was carved with turtledoves, was replaced by a peachwood cane. It is said that peach wood can dispel diseases and strengthen the body. Prolong life. Folklore has it that in the northeastern part of the land is where evil spirits live, and there is a gate called the Gate of Ten Thousand Demons, which keeps evil spirits out. It is said that this gate was made of peach wood by the Emperor of Heaven. For the sake of insurance, two peach trees were planted in front of the door to ward off evil spirits. Interestingly, modern scientific research has found that the sap of the peach tree does contain a special component that inhibits the growth of bacteria. In the past, peach branches were also used as medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, and it was believed that the peach branches facing the northeast, that is, in the direction of the ghost gate, were the most powerful. The royal scepter that used to symbolize privilege. It has become a longevity mascot in the hands of the birthday star. Changsha, Hunan. Shouxing Street is named because there was a large-scale Shouxing Temple here. According to local chronicles, as early as the Tang Dynasty, there was a Shouxing Temple here, which lasted until the Republic of China. It is said that the incense was strong in those days. Many people come here to burn incense and pray for the blessing of the birthday star. More than a hundred miles to the south. You can reach the real blessed land of longevity - Nanyue Hengshan. That is, the Nanshan of Shoubi Nanshan that is often talked about in couplets. During the Tang and Song dynasties, there were no less than ten large and small Shouxing temples built on the mountain, and this Shouxing Pavilion exists. It is a relic of the Song Dynasty. However, the main god enshrined in Hengshan in ancient Nanyue was not a birthday star, but the Antarctic Immortal Emperor. This Nanyue Temple, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, was built especially for him. The gods of the five mountains in the southeast, northwest, and north are all evolved from the worship of natural mountain gods. The longevity of the so-called Antarctic may also come from the imagination of the ancients about the southern climate. The position of the birthday star in the sky also happens to be due south, and it is naturally easy for the birthday star to be heard by burning incense to make vows and express piety. In later folklore, the Antarctic Immortal Emperor and the Antarctic Old Man Star are often confused together, perhaps because they both have Antarctica in their names, which is close to the concept of longevity. In the Taoist immortal lineage, the status of these two gods is far higher than that of Peng Zu. Although Peng Zu has a long life, he is a historical figure after all, and he is not as noble as the Antarctic Emperor and the Antarctic Old Man Xingtianshen. So when it comes to birthday stars, they are most famous for their identity as Antarctic old man stars or Antarctic immortals. Since the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the ranks of Taoist immortals have continued to grow, and blessing longevity has been a must-do for immortals. For example, the Emperor of the Antarctic, the Beidou of the Southern Dou, the Zodiac Guardian Zhenjun, the Thirty-six Tiangang, the Sixty Natal Jiazi God, etc., all have the function of blessing longevity. The result of unrestrained god-making is to lead to the decentralization of power, which greatly weakens the divinity of the birthday star. The Ming government ordered the abolition of the state system of sacrificing birthday stars, which had been in place since the Qin and Han dynasties. The birthday star completely removed the political color, and since then he has made great strides into the people, becoming the most secular immortal in ancient China. In the old days, the people of Pengshan County would hang a portrait of the birthday star when they celebrated the birthday of the elderly. Although inviting the gods to come down to earth is often a formality, it is real that a birthday party can make the elderly happy. Families gather, children and grandchildren gather, taste delicious food and wine, and enjoy family fun. Such a scene is a family ritual to express filial piety and family affection, and the portrait of the birthday star is an indispensable auspicious symbol. The custom of celebrating birthdays was not popular at first, perhaps because of the rustic belief that their birthday was actually a mother's Good Friday. Remembering one's parents is incompatible with the festive atmosphere of celebrating one's birthday. After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the custom of celebrating birthdays for the elderly gradually emerged. Several unprecedented events in the prosperous era of Kangqian made the folk custom of celebrating birthday flourish. One of the most luxurious birthday banquets in history was the Qiansu Banquet held by Emperor Qianlong. This year, Qianlong was 74 years old, and he was happy to be the fifth great-grandson, claiming to be the son of heaven and an old man. He issued an edict inviting more than 6,000 representatives of the elderly over the age of 60 to come to the Forbidden City for a banquet to celebrate his birthday. This picture, titled "The Celebration of Longevity", depicts the pomp and circumstance of the time. The old people were invited to the banquet with the support of their families, and they were all over the streets and alleys of the capital. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has become a trend to celebrate birthdays for the elderly. And gradually formed a complicated ceremonial pomp, some of the old rules have been followed to this day. For example, the principle of celebrating the age of a birthday is generally to live an integer life, that is, forty, fifty, sixty. But after seventy, many more words were added. 77 is also known as Xi Shou, because the abbreviation of the word Xi is 77 and 88 is also known as Mi Shou, which is also the saying of splitting the word. This is because it is rare to be over 70 years old, and one more way to say that there is one more opportunity to reunite with the family and make the old man happy. After the age of 100, it has to be done every year, and it has to be done in a big way. This is an expression of filial piety by the children, hoping to bring more happiness to the elderly. Attaching importance to family and affection, respecting and loving the elderly is an important part of traditional Chinese morality. Birthday ceremonies are an externalized form of this virtue. Although the birthday star no longer has a majestic divinity, it has been passed down from generation to generation because of the needs of folk ethical life (to be continued......