Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Four Heavenly Masters
"Who is there in there?" Xiao Wang was so curious, eager to know who was in the climbing plow, with such a powerful spell.
"Inside is the Four Heavenly Masters. General Yin spat out six words softly but solemnly.
"Is it the Four Heavenly Masters of the Jade Emperor in the Heavenly Palace? This is too shocking, isn't it? Will the four Heavenly Masters with outstanding merits and profound Taoism sit on the plow, or will the horse climb the plow?" Xiao Wang's eyes widened, and he was so shocked by his own thoughts that he couldn't close his mouth. No, such an existence is beyond the limits of imagination.
The four heavenly masters, whose legends have a long history, are Zhang Daoling, Xu Jingyang, Ge Xuan, and Sa Shoujian, who are the four gods of the Jade Emperor's Tongming Palace, and have a high status.
Zhang Tianshi, whose name is Zhang Daoling, whose real name is Zhang Ling, is the eighth grandson of Zhang Liang, a god-level figure in the Western Han Dynasty.
For the Chinese, Zhang Liang himself is a magical existence. If someone says that Zhang Liang is not an immortal, it is estimated that few people are willing to believe it. "In the midst of strategizing, winning thousands of miles away", how can it be done by not immortals. As for the story that is also familiar to Chinese, when Zhang Liang picked up his shoes, Huang Shigong, who worshipped the teacher, was even a strange person who had attained the Tao - the body was even the stove when Nuwa was refining stones to mend the sky. When the great god Nuwa mended the sky, he searched for suitable materials from all over the world, and finally chose the five-color stone. Because the five-color stone is difficult to refine, the more heat-resistant yellowstone is selected as the stove. Because of this, Huangshi attained enlightenment, and cultivated diligently to the point of great success.
Zhang Liang in history, strategizing and assisting Gaozu Liu Bang to lay down the Han Dynasty, is also the only one who recognized the situation, retreated bravely, and died a good death in the early Han Dynasty, which can be described as a legend in his life. There is such an ancestor, Zhang Ling as his eighth grandson, Han Guangwu Jianwu was born in Feng County Afang Village for ten years, before birth, his mother dreamed that Kuixing was descending, and she felt pregnant. When he was born, the room was full of strange fragrance, and it did not disperse for a whole month, and the yellow cloud covered the top, and the purple air filled the courtyard. Zhang Ling has been brilliant since childhood, and at the age of seven he read through the Tao Te Ching, astronomy and geography, and the book of Heluo Weiwei. When he was a scholar of Taixue, he was a scholar of the Five Classics, and later sighed: "These books can't solve the problem of life and death!" When people asked, they said: "Life is in the world, but it is only a hundred years old, time flies, and it will pass in an instant." The parents are long, and the wives and concubines are lovely, and they will disappear at any time. Please tell the Holy Lord, as long as you are quiet and have few desires, and rule by doing nothing, the world will naturally be decided, what use do you want me? I am determined to be in the green mountains!"
Suddenly, one day, Taishang Laojun came to the place where he lived, gave him a male and female sword and many talismans, and asked him to destroy the Six Heavenly Demon Kings and the Eight Great Ghost Marshals who were rampant in Sichuan. Zhang Ling cultivated for a thousand days and refined all kinds of demon-subduing spells. Soon, the eight ghost commanders led a total of hundreds of millions of ghost soldiers to harm the world, and they brought all kinds of plagues and diseases and mutilated sentient beings. Zhang Daoling then set up a Taoist altar on Qingcheng Mountain, rang the bell and buckled it, calling for wind and rain to command the divine soldiers to fight with these evil ghosts. Zhang Ling stood on a glass seat, and as soon as any sword and arrow approached him, he immediately turned into a lotus. The ghosts set fire to burn again, Zhang Ling pointed with his hand, and the flames burned back again. The ghost commander was angry and attracted thousands of troops and horses to surround him, but Zhang Ling drew with a Dan pen, and all the ghost soldiers and the eight ghost soldiers kowtowed and begged for mercy. But they were not convinced, and after they went back, they invited the six demon kings to lead millions of ghost soldiers to besiege Qingcheng Mountain. Zhang Lingshen was calm and unmoved, he only used a Dan pen to draw lightly, all the ghosts were dead, only the six demon kings fell to the ground and couldn't get up, so they had to kowtow and beg for mercy. Zhang Ling waved his pen again, and a mountain was divided into two halves and trapped the six demon kings inside, unable to move. So the demon king had to promise never again to harm the world. Later, Zhang Lingnai and his disciples Wang Chang and Zhao Sheng returned to Yuntai Mountain in Cangxi County, Sichuan Province, and cultivated for more than 20 years. Eventually, he ascended to become a true immortal.
Xu Tianshi, for the Jin Dynasty Taoist Xu Xun, the word respect, was the commander of Jingyang County, Shudi. During his political career, he was fair and honest, the people were pleased, and the people felt his kindness, so they set up a shrine to worship his statue, and people affectionately called him Xu Jingyang. Later, the Jin family was in turmoil, and even abandoned the official and returned to the east, roaming the rivers and lakes, seeking the way. During this period, he traveled to Jiangzuo with Wu Jun, and together with Guo Pu to stop Wang Dun from making trouble. After Guo Pu was executed by Wang Dun, he and Wu Jun went into seclusion together, went to the mouth of the Lujiang River, met the boatman, turned into a degree, taught him to serve grass, and taught him the art of immortals. Later, he met the saint Zhenren to teach the Taishang Lingbao Pure Ming Method, and there was a way to kill evil and capture demons. Soon you Yuzhang, met a young man named Shenlang, is a mirage essence, several floods harm Jiangxi, then turned into a black cow, led his disciples to kill it, for Jiangxi Jian to remove the flood. Since then, Xu Xun's Taoism has been greatly revealed, his reputation has been remarkable, and he has many disciples. After the family from Yuzhang West Mountain, the sun soared.
Sa Tianshi, also known as Sa Zhenren, Chong'en Zhenjun. According to legend, it was a famous Taoist priest in the Song Dynasty, called Quan Yangzi. Sa Shoujian was a doctor when he was young, but because his medical skills were not very skillful, he prescribed the wrong medicine and ate people to death, so he gave up medicine and followed the Tao. He studied under the thirtieth Heavenly Master Mr. Xu Jing, Lin Lingsu and Wang Shichen. Mr. Xujing passed on his secret technique of spelling jujubes, Wang Shichen passed on his thunder method, and Lin Lingsu passed on his treasure fan. After Sa Shoujian learned the secret method, he used the spell jujube technique to help the poor and pull out the suffering, used the thunder method to eradicate the rape and eliminate the harm, and used the treasure fan to avenge the people. So the Taoism was greatly displayed and famous. Later, he was called "Chong'en Zhenjun", and was named "Tianshu Leader Zhenren" by the Jade Emperor.
The most famous related deeds are that Sa Shoujian accepted Wang Lingguan, the heavenly general of the Yushu Fire Mansion of the Law Array, as a general, and passed on the secret of his talisman. However, among the people, Wang Lingguan's reputation is far louder than that of his teacher. In "Journey to the West", it is recorded that Wang Lingguan actually tied with Sun Wukong in dozens of rounds in the heavenly court. This Wang Lingguan, formerly known as Wang Evil, is the temple god of Xiangyin Fuliang, because he devoured boys and girls, he was burned by Sa Shoujian Fei Fu, and burned Wang Evil into a fiery eye. The king was not convinced, and he reported to the heavenly court. The Jade Emperor immediately gave him a discerning eye and a golden whip, allowing him to secretly follow the Sazhen people, and if he found his mistakes, he could take revenge on his former enemies. In the past twelve years, Wang Wei has observed everything with his discerning eyes, and there is no fault that can be attributed to the Sazhen people. Later, in Fujian, Baisa Zhenren was the teacher, and he swore to hold it. Sazhen changed his name to "good", changed the evil of the king to the good, and reported to the heavenly court, recorded as the thunder of the third and fifth trains of the thunder department, also known as the spirit officer. Wang Lingguan often sculpts in the mountain gate, guarding the Taoist temple.
Today, we enter the Taoist palace, the first hall in the mountain gate is often the Lingguan Palace, the hall ** is enshrined with a red beard, wearing gold armor and red robes, three eyes are angry, the left holds the hot wheel, the right holds the steel whip, the image is extremely powerful and brave, the feared immortal, this is the first protector of Taoism God King Linggong, called the train Lingguan Wang Marshal.
Ge Tianshi, the name Xuan, the word filial piety. He once learned Taoism from Zuo Ci, practiced Taoism, and received various secrets. Legend has it that he once cultivated in the soap mountain of Jiangxi Pavilion, often took bait in the valley, was good at spelling spells, and could use the talisman to drive people away from illness. Taoism respects it as "Ge Xian Gong", also known as "Tai Chi Zuo Xian Gong".
There are many Taoist and folk legends about him, some say that he can turn the rice grains spit out of his mouth into thousands of bees, can make stubborn stones walk, toads, insects, Yanque can dance under his command, can take money from the well to invite guests to drink, can draw talismans to pray for rain for the people, some say that he can take the monster and catch the monster, once whipped the demon in the hotel, for a show to relieve the snake spirit entanglement, burn the evil temple evil ghost, some say that he once traveled with Sun Quan, sunk in the river, and returned for several decades, some said that he had given the Qu family two daughters of the elixir, so that the two of them became immortals after serving, some said that he had been refining the pill on the stone wall, accidentally dropped a grain, after a bird ate, that is, into a crane, some said that after his meritorious deeds, the Emperor of Donghua recorded his name into the immortal register。 In short, its immortal traces are very extensive.
The Three Qings are the supreme avenues, and the Four Heavenly Divisions are the sublimation of the people. Although it is not as high as the former, it is also an amazing existence. Even with the unruly personality and strong skills of the red boy in "Journey to the West", when it comes to Zhang Tianshi, you must respect "Mr. Zhang of Zuyan Daoling", which can be seen from this alone.
"Is there four Heavenly Masters in this horse climbing plow, or is it one of them?" Xiao Wang asked tentatively.
"Inside is the Four Heavenly Masters. ”