Tie Guai Li

Among the Eight Immortals, Tie Guai Li is the oldest and most experienced, but it appeared late in the literature. Also known as "Li Tieguai". Yuan zaju "Lv Dongbin Du Tie Guai Li Le" began to have its name. There are many legends about the origin of life experience. When it comes to the Queen Mother of the West becoming immortal, she is granted the title of leader of Donghua and an iron staff. Speaking of real floods, he often begs in the city and is despised by people. After that, he used an iron bar to throw air pockets like a dragon, and Lapras died like a fairy. When I said my family name was Li Mingxuan, I didn't know it until I met the old gentleman. One day, I wandered to Huashan Mountain, met the old gentleman in Taishang, and told my disciples not to return for seven days to reform themselves. But the disciple wanted to go home because his mother was ill, and he was dissolved in six days. On the seventh day, Li Xuan returned to his soul, but he was attached to the body of a lame beggar. He was unkempt and limping, and the bamboo pole leaning on him with water turned into an iron crutch, hence the name Li Tieguai.

The second of the Eight Immortals

Zhong Liquan

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. Quanzhen religion in Yuan Dynasty was regarded as "the founder of Zhengyang" and one of the five northern ancestors. Its theory began in the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty. According to legend, Li Zhong's surname is "Zhengyangzi" and "Mr. Fang Yun".

The Legend of Immortals says: Zhong Liquan, a native of Yantai, was a general of the Han Dynasty. During the conquest of Tubo, he was jealous of his boss, Liang Yi, and only gave him 30,000 old, weak and disabled soldiers. As soon as he arrived at his destination, he was robbed by the Tubo army, and the sergeant fled. Zhong Liquan also fled to a valley and got lost on the road. However, "Ji people have their own nature." When they met a monk, they took him to a small village and said, "This is Mr. Donghua's residence." And say goodbye. After a while, I suddenly heard someone say, "This must be because Ren Hu with blue eyes is very talkative. Suddenly, I saw an old man dressed in white deerskin and holding a green thistle stick, and asked Zhong, "Is this man a Han general? Why don't you stay with the monk? " Zhong Liquan was frightened, knowing that he had met a stranger, so he sincerely learned the Tao and begged the old man to learn the way to save the world. The old man taught Zhong Liquan's "Dragon True Decision", followed by fire and dragon fencing. Zhong later met the real Huayang and the immortal king and learned to live forever. Finally, I lived in the four noble peaks of the Purple Mountain in Kongtong Mountain, and got the "Jade Box Secret", making it a real fairy. The Jade Emperor named him "a real person in Taiji Zuogong".

On the other hand, Li Zhonghan was from the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he declared that "all people in the world have the right to leave Han Zhong", and later generations read it under the word "Han", so it was called "Han Zhong Li".

Quanzhen Sect was founded, and the bell was named as the "founder of Zhengyang", ranking second among the five northern ancestors (Wang,,,).

Three Eight Immortals

Zhang

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. Also known as Zhang Guo. According to the records in the Tang Dynasty, there was a real person who was a folk charlatan and was regarded as a fairy because of folklore. Living in Zhongtiaoshan, Shanxi, he said that when Yao was born, he had the law of immortality. Emperor Taizong and Tang Gaozong (Wu Zetian's husband) recruited him from time to time, but he refused. Wu Zetian also told him to come out of the mountain, and Zhang played dead in front of the temple. It was midsummer, and soon, his body rotted and stinked. Upon hearing this, Wu Zetian had to give up. But soon someone saw him in the mountains of Hengshan.

Tang Xuanzong summoned him several times to seek eternal life. Tang Xuanzong saw Zhang, who was old and frail. He asked, "Mr. Wang is an enlightened man. Why is he so careless and senile? " Zhang Dui said, "It decays when there is no magic to follow, so it is a shame to become like this. However, if these sparse residual teeth are pulled out today, won't new ones grow? "So he pulled out his sideburns in front of his temples and knocked out his teeth. Xuanzong was a little scared and asked someone to help Zhang to rest. After a while, Zhang returned to the temple. Sure enough, his face was refreshed, his temples were green and his teeth were white. So the dignitaries at that time rushed to worship the secret of rejuvenation, but they were all rejected by him.

Once, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty went hunting and caught a big deer, which was slightly different from ordinary deer. The cook was about to cut the deer when Zhang saw it and stopped it quickly, saying, "This is a fairy deer, which is over 1000 years old. I followed Emperor Wu when he was hunting. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty captured the deer, he later released it. Xuanzong said, "The world is big and there are many deer, but times have changed. How do you know that he is the deer you mentioned? " Zhang Dui said, "When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty released it, he made a sign in the lower left corner with a bronze medal on it." So Xuanzong ordered someone to check. Sure enough, there are two-inch bronze medals, but the handwriting is blurred. Xuanzong asked again, "When did Emperor Wu hunt? How many years have it been? Zhang said, "It has been 852 years." Tang Xuanzong ordered people to check, which is correct.

Zhang Guishan died soon, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty built the Qixia Temple for him. Zhang has a quirk. Riding a white donkey on weekdays, I can go to Wan Li every day. Of course, this donkey is also a "god donkey". It is said that when not riding, he can fold it up and put it in his purse.

Four of the Eight Immortals

Lv Dongbin

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. The famous rock, Dong Bin, has its own name "Chunyangzi". Tang Jingzhao House (now Chang 'an County, Shaanxi Province) was born. He was made a county magistrate by Jinshi. When his mother was about to give birth to him, the house was filled with strange smells, and Yue Xian burst in the air. A white crane fell from the sky and disappeared from his mother's narrative. Lv Dongbin, who was born, is really outstanding. He was smart since he was a child, keeping a diary full of words and reading aloud. When I grow up, I am "eight feet and two inches long, wearing a Huayang towel, wearing a yellow cedar, and wearing a soap cymbal. I look like Zhang Zifang and don't marry at twenty." When he was a baby, Mazu saw him and said, "This child has extraordinary bones and is from the city. Meet Lu, live in the house, buckle at the sight of the clock. Pay attention. " Later, Lv Dongbin visited Lushan Mountain, saw a real dragon, and taught the Tiandun swordsmanship. At the age of sixty-four, I visited Chang 'an, where I met a feather scholar in a white robe, writing poems on the wall. Lv Dongbin saw that he was eccentric and poetic, so he asked his name. Yu Shi said, "I'm Mr. Fang Yun. I live in He Ling, Zhong Nanshan. Do you want to go with me? " Lv Dongbin never made a promise. This Mr. Fang Yun is "Zhong Liquan".

In the evening, Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin stay in the bar together. When Lv Dongbin was asleep, Mr. Fang Yun cooked for him alone. He dreamed that he was the top scholar, proud of officialdom, and full of children and grandchildren, which was extremely glorious. Suddenly, he was convicted of a felony, his family property was confiscated, and his wife and children were separated. When he was old, he knew all this. He was down and out, standing alone in the snow shivering, almost sighing. Suddenly, Zhong Liquan's rice was not cooked, so Zhong Liquan wrote a poem, "Huang Liang is not cooked yet, and he dreamed of Chinese food." "Lv Dongbin exclaimed," Do you know my dream? " Zhong Liquan said, "The dream you just had is full of ups and downs, with thousands of honors and sorrows. Fifty years old is like an instant! What you get is not worth celebrating, and what you lose is not worth mourning. Life is like a dream. So Lv Dongbin decided to learn Taoism from Zhong Liquan. After the test of "Ten Tests", Zhong Liquan awarded him Daoism. Lv Dongbin has Daoism and fencing skills, which can kill demons and harm people for the benefit.

He was honored as one of the five northern ancestors (Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang, and Chun, Lv Dongbin is the most famous of the Eight Immortals, and there are many legends about him.

Five Eight Immortals

he xian gu

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. There are many stories about his life. Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian and other places have local He Xiangu. However, there are many legends about why my daughter met a fairy on the road, ate Xiantao or jujube and became a fairy, not knowing hunger. Intellectuals who can predict fortunes and are good at flying are suitable. One man said that he was a disciple of Lv Dongbin.

Fairy Wonderland says: He Xiangu is a daughter named He Tai from Zengcheng, Guangzhou. I was born with six hairs on my head. At the age of sixteen, he dreamed that a fairy taught him: "Eating mica powder can strengthen your body and live forever." So she listened to the fairy's instructions, ate mica, vowed not to marry, and often traveled to and from the valley, hiking like flying. Go out every morning and bring some wild fruits back to her mother at night. After gradually not eating whole grains, Wu Zetian sent envoys to call her into the palace and suddenly disappeared on her way to Beijing. After that, the immortal was born during the day. In the ninth year of Tang Tianbao, he appeared in Magu altar, standing in five clouds, and then appeared in Xiaoshilou, Guangzhou.

Song Zengmin's "Awakening Alone" magazine records: "Di Qing passed Yongzhou when he fought for Nannong in his early years. He heard that He Xiangu could predict good and bad luck, so he specially asked about the outcome of the war. He Xiangu said: "You don't have to see a thief. A thief will leave after defeat." Di Qing didn't believe it at first. Later, Song Jun Pioneer fought against the soldiers of Nannong Gaozhi, but there was no chance. Gaozhi was defeated and fled to Dali.

He Xiangu often holds a lotus flower.

Six Eight Immortals

Lan Caihe

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. Tang Kaiyuan was born in Tianbao. Summer clothes, winter ice and snow, Chang 'an songs are often sung, and the lyrics are more immortal. Someone saw him when he was a child, and when he was old, he saw him with the same face, and then rode away drunk in a restaurant. With this anecdote, Yuan people wrote a play "Han Zhong", which took off the blue Cai He.

In the wonder of the immortal Buddha: "Lan Cai He, I don't know where people are. Often in rags, with a six-inch belt, one foot in boots and one barefoot. Wear a long gown and thick underwear in summer and lie in the snow in winter, exhaling like steam. Every time I beg in the street, I hold a big racket, which is more than three feet long. Sing when you are drunk. Everyone, old and young, watched him sing. He looks crazy when he sings, but he is not. The lyrics are written casually, and the songs are full of fairy tales and unpredictable. Drag the money you get on the rope and forget it. Sometimes it is given to poor families, and sometimes it is spent in restaurants. Traveling around the world, some people saw him when he was a child, and some people saw him when he was old. Lan Caihe looks the same. Later, someone saw him drinking in Haoliang's restaurant, heard Xiao Sheng's voice, and suddenly flew into the sky by crane, leaving boots, clothes, belts and plates behind, and slowly rose.

The Yuan zaju "Zhong Liquan Dulan Cai He" said that Lan Caihe was a stage name, and his real name was Xu Jian. He sang zaju in Goulan. At the age of 50, he was detained by the government because he didn't know what he had done wrong, and was later turned into a fairy by Zhong Liquan.

Seven Eight Immortals

han xiang zi

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. Han Yu's nephew in Tang Dynasty. He has a bohemian nature, so he has to drink. He was handed down from generation to generation as an immortal figure. When he went to visit relatives in Charlotte at the age of 20, he praised the mountains and rivers there and never came back. He hasn't heard from me for over 20 years. During the Tang Yuanhe period, he suddenly returned to Chang 'an, dressed in rags and acting strangely. Han Yu asked him to study with the students, but Han Xiangzi didn't say a word when discussing with the students. He only gambles with servants, sleeps in the stable for three or five days when he is drunk, or sleeps on the street. Han Yu was very worried and asked him, "Everyone has his own strengths, even vendors have their own skills. What can I do in the future? " "Han Xiangzi said," I also have a skill. You just don't know. " Han Yu asked, "What can you do? At that time, it was early winter, which made the peony bloom in several colors, tasted it and was covered with soil, and it blossomed in an instant.

After Han Xiangzi, this legend was learned from Lv Dongbin. Ranked in the fairy class.

the Eight Immortals

Cao Guojiu

One of the Eight Immortals of Taoism. According to legend, he is the great prince's uncle, named Shu, and also served as the king's withdrawing army. Cao Guojiu's younger brother went to Beijing to test the beauty of the scholar's wife, hanged the scholar and stole his wife. The ghost of the scholar appealed to Bao Zheng, and Bao Gong allowed them to investigate. Cao Guojiu told his younger brother that he must kill the scholar's wife to avoid future trouble. So my second uncle threw the scholar's wife into the well and she escaped. On the way, I met Cao Guojiu and mistook him for Bao Zheng. She appealed to Cao Guojiu, and Cao Guojiu was frightened. His men killed the scholar's wife with iron bars. His men thought she was dead and left her in a remote alley.

After the scholar's wife woke up, she complained to Bao Gong. After Bao Gong asked the truth, she cheated, and Cao Guojiu came to Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng ordered the scholar's wife to sue and put Cao Guojiu in prison one by one. Another fake letter sent my second uncle to Kaifeng to let this woman complain. Send my second uncle to prison. Queen Cao and herself came to persuade Bao Zheng to release her two younger brothers, but Bao Zheng refused and ordered her second uncle to be executed. Song Renzong forgives the world. Bao Gong released Cao Guojiu.

After Cao Guojiu was released, he went into the mountains to practice and disappeared from the mountains. He is determined to study Buddhism and immortals. One day, Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin asked him, "What do you have?" "Cao Guojiu said," I have tao. The fairy smiled and asked, "Where is the Tao?" Cao Guojiu pointed to heaven and said, "The Tao is in heaven." The fairy asked again, "Where is the sky?" Cao Guojiu pointed to the heart. Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin said with satisfaction: "The heart is the sky, and the sky is the Tao. You have understood the true meaning of the Tao." One by one, he was awarded the "true secret letter" and asked to practice seriously. Soon, Cao Guojiu became an immortal.

There is another saying.

Immortals are "scattered immortals" among immortals, specializing in punishing evil and promoting good, helping the world and helping the poor. There are many stories about them in folklore, among which the stories of "Eight Immortals Birthday" and "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" are the most popular. According to Taoist records and folklore, the "deeds" of the Eight Immortals are as follows:

Tie Guai Li, also known as Li Tieguai. Li Tie monster, according to legend, named Li Ningyang, or Hong Xiaoyin monster, named Li Kongmu. I once met an old gentleman on the throne. When wandering, the body was cremated by disciples by mistake, and the wandering soul had nowhere to return, but a body starved to death was attached. He was unkempt and limped, and the bamboo pole leaning on water turned into an iron rod, so he was called "Tie Guai Li". Yue Bochuan's drama script "Lv Dongbin Crossing Tie Guai Li Yue" recorded its story, which was later adapted into The Journey to the West, but the plot was different.

Han Zhongli, whose real name is Quan, was later renamed Jue, a native of Yantai, whose name is Gu Zi and Zhengyangzi. According to legend, it was like a fire when it was born. Because of Tie Guai Li's enlightenment, he went up the mountain to learn Taoism. After going down the mountain, he flew a sword to cut the tiger and gave money to the people. Finally, he and his brother ascended to Lv Dongbin on the same day. It can be found in Travels to the East. Its immortal legend began in the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty. "Xuan He Shu Pu" Volume 19: "The immortal Li Zhong became famous, I don't know when. However, it is said that he was born in the Han Dynasty. Lv Dongbin Yu Xiansheng held a reception ceremony. Later, it was called "Han Zhongli" without a name. Zhong Liquan preached with her hair tied in a double bun, shaking her fan and revealing her belly, which was the wind of scattered immortals.

Zhang, also known as. Originally a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, according to legend, he lived in seclusion in Tiaoshan, Hengzhou, and often rode backwards on a white donkey and traveled to and from Wan Li every day. Don Wu Ze claims to be several hundred years old. When Wuhou told him to come out of the mountain, he pretended to be dead. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, an envoy invited him to the DPRK and named him Dr. Yin Lu and Mr. Yin Lu. Its story was first seen in Ming Taizu Miscellanies. Both New Tang Book and Old Tang Book have Biography of Zhang Guo, which belongs to alchemy. There was a warlock in the Tang Dynasty who was famous for his good Buddhism. It is estimated that Zhang existed in the world as early as the beginning of chaos, and is probably the oldest fairy.

He Xiangu, Joan, and Guangzhou Zengcheng people. When I was thirteen years old, I went into the mountains to pick tea and met Lv Dongbin. Later, I dreamed that God taught me to eat mica powder, so I vowed not to get married and flew around the valley as a light man. Go out every day, and come back at dusk with mangosteen to wait on my mother. After solving the fairy corpse.

Lan Caihe, a hermit in Tang Dynasty. It was first seen in Shen Fen's Biography of Immortals in the Southern Tang Dynasty. I often wear a blue shirt, a pair of boots and a pair of shoes. I wear wadding in summer, and I lie in the snow in winter, breathing hot air. Lan Caihe used to sing and beg in the city, holding a big castanet more than three feet long, as if he were drunk but not drunk. He said, "Singing Blue Cai He, the world can be geometric." A beautiful face is a tree in spring, and the flying shuttle is cast in the fleeting time, which is the meaning of immortals. After Zhong Liquan got his degree, he went to travel in the clouds.

Lv Dongbin, namely Lv Yan, whose real name is Dong Bin and whose real name is JunkoS, was born in the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Lv Dongbin's Jinshi came last in Zhong Liquan. Li Zhong cooked a meal on the stove and gave Dong Bin a pillow to take a nap. He dreamed that he was a scholar, an official, an assistant minister, a married man, a prime minister, falsely accused, a ruined family and a poor man ... He suddenly woke up and didn't know that his talent was good enough and his inferiority complex was not enough. This world is just a dream. He abandoned his home, took Zhong Liquan as his teacher, and entered Zhong Nanshan for monasticism. Legend has it that he used to chop jiaozi in Jianghuai, get cranes in Yueyang and get drunk in the inn. The myths and legends about him probably originated in Yuezhou area in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are many stories reflected in novels and operas.

Han Xiangzi, whose real name is Qing Fu, is said to be the nephew of Han Yu in Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Han Xiang studied Taoism in his early years, followed Lv Chunyang, and then died under a peach tree and in a corpse. When Han Yu paid homage to the assistant minister of punishments, guests were crowded and friends gave a banquet to congratulate him. Han Xiangzi advised Han Yu to abandon his official position and learn Taoism, and Han Yu encouraged Han Xiangzi to abandon his official position and learn Taoism. Han Xiangzi, an inch gourd, drank the wine all over the guests, and there were countless barrels. Cover the soil with pots, and there are two bloom flowers with a golden symbol: "Where is the cloud crossing the Qinling home, and the snow is holding the green horse back". Later, Han Yu welcomed Buddha's admonition, relegated Chaozhou, and went to another post station, passing through Languan, where the snow was heavy and the horse was tired. Han Xiangzi came in the snow. Han Yu asked about the land, namely Lan Guan, and lamented the efficacy of Han Xiangzi's prophecy. After Han Xiangzi's protection and recovery, he moved to zhou yuan, and finally his uncle Han Yu became a Taoist.

Cao Guojiu, surnamed Cao, is from Xuzhou. It's Cao's younger brother, so he's called my uncle. Cao is ashamed of his brother Jing Zhi's illegal murder, because he lives in seclusion in the rocks and is disheveled and determined to fix the truth. After the transformation of Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin, Cao Guojiu became a true secret and became a monk, and was introduced to Xianban by Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin. Among the Eight Immortals, his deeds are the least and his background is the latest.

Every Eight Immortals can find their historical background, but Lan Caihe's real background is not elegant. Recently, in a village named Lan in Zhuodijing Town, Daying County, Liaoning Province, a family tree of Lan with a history of more than 400 years was discovered. It was recorded in the Ming Dynasty, which recorded the rise and fall history of all family members of Lan family from Sui Dynasty to the Republic of China. There is a story about Lan Caihe's resume, his wife Li and their descendants. It is understood that this genealogy has been sent to the Sichuan Provincial Museum for identification, restoration and reproduction.