Peng Zu, whose real name is Mingjian Ken, was born in Liu Dan on the 6th. His father is Lu Zhong and his mother is Fu. Peng Zu is the grandson of the ancient emperor Zhuan Xu (the eighth grandson of the Yellow Emperor). When Emperor Yao cooked wild chicken soup for him, Yao gave him the seal, and later generations called him Peng Zu. Shun Shi learned the truth from Yin Shouzi and lived in seclusion in Wuyishan. By the end of Shang Dynasty, he was 767 years old (or over 800 years old). Despite his advanced age, he still shows no signs of aging. Since he was a child, he likes quiet, does not pursue fame, does not attract attention, does not deliberately dress himself up, and takes health care and self-cultivation as his career all day long. The king asked him to be a doctor, but he couldn't get rid of it and had to agree, but he often refused to go to court on the grounds of illness. He is proficient in the art of assistant instruction; Take cinnamon bark, mica powder and elk antler powder regularly. On weekdays, he is silent, never boasting, and never does anything to confuse people and turn ghosts into profits. He often travels around and never rides a horse. Even if he has to travel for a hundred days or dozens of days, he doesn't bring dry food. When he comes back, it makes no difference when he eats and wears in peace. He is also good at guiding the circulation of qi and often holds his breath from morning till night. After that, he rubbed his eyes, massaged his body, licked his lips and spat before he stood up. Sometimes when the body is tired and uncomfortable, lead it to hold its breath and attack the affected area, so that its nine orifices, five internal organs, limbs and even hair are unobstructed and the body is as comfortable as ever. When the king heard about it, he asked him himself, but he kept silent. Give him tens of thousands of gold, and he will take it all and give it to the poor.

At that time, there was a woman named vegetable girl, who was also an enlightened person and knew how to keep in good health. Although she is in her sixties and seventies, she still looks like a woman in her forties and fifties. The king invited her to the palace, and specially built a purple pavilion house decorated with golden jade for talented women to live in. When Shang Zhouwang saw that Peng Zu refused to preach, he sent cainv there, hoping to learn a thing or two from it. Picking women came to consult Peng Zu's method of prolonging life. Peng Zu told her, "If you want to ascend to heaven, you need to eat elixir. This is the method that Taiyi uses in the daytime, but the king can't use this method. Secondly, we should love the spirit, take herbs, and live forever, but we should not serve the gods and fly in vain. And if you don't know how to press the second button, even if you take medicine, you can't live forever. I lost my mother at the age of 3 and wandered in the western regions 100 years. So far, I have lost 49 wives and 54 sons. I've suffered several times, and I'm so angry that I'm afraid I'll die soon. It's too superficial to promote. It is said that there is a Mr. Jing Qing in Dawan Mountain, who is over 0/000 years old and looks like a boy. He travels 500 miles every day and asks, "What kind of fairy is Mr. Jing Qing?" "Peng Zu said. "He is not a fairy, but a Taoist. The so-called immortals may be able to fly to the clouds without wings; Or ride a dragon in the clouds to reach day order; Or turn into birds and beasts and swim in the clouds; Or sneak in rivers and seas and soar in famous mountains. They eat vitality, eat grass and go in and out of the world, but people don't know that they never associate with laity. Although you can live forever, you are no different from a sparrow to a toad, but you have lost your true colors. I thought that taking glycerin, connecting yin and yang, making the joints hard and keeping their color will last forever, not being injured by wind, cold and rheumatism, not being offended by ghosts and gods, and the insects of the five mountains will not harm their bodies or be dragged down by emotions. " After that, he taught her room art. Women were selected to receive them one by one. When I came back, I taught the king, and the king tried it, which was very effective. Wang Shang wants to turn this technology into his own. Then I ordered it. Those who preach the art of Peng Zu are all killed, trying to harm Peng Zu. Peng Zu escaped and disappeared. Shang Zhouwang lived to be over 300 years old, and his face was as strong as that of a 50-year-old man. Later, Shang Wang got a beautiful daughter Zheng, who was very promiscuous. Shang Wang was too lewd and died of adultery.

Peng Zu, who was good at preparing delicious wild chicken soup for Emperor Yao, was sealed by Emperor Yao in Dapeng (now Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province). Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet in China, wrote in (Chu Ci Tian Wen): "What pleasure does the emperor have when Peng Keng irrigates pheasants?" How long can my husband last? "This artistically reflects Peng Zu's outstanding contribution in promoting the progress of China's food culture. Wang Yi, a scholar of Chu Ci in Han Dynasty, noted: "Peng Keng, Peng Zu also. Good and delicious, good at pouring soup, able to serve the emperor, the emperor is beautiful and delicious. Hong Xingzu of the Song Dynasty added, "Peng Zu's surname is Qian Ming Keng, and Huang Zhuan Xu is his great-grandson. Good at nourishing qi, can adjust the tripod, into the wild chicken soup, sealed in Pengcheng. "Peng Keng is the ancestor of the Peng tribe, and his descendants will multiply in the future, mainly because of his" mountain chicken soup ",so he was regarded as Peng Zu, and his descendants were called Peng Zu. Peng Zu's The Way of Wild Chicken Soup has gradually developed into The Way of Cooking. Wild chicken soup is the earliest recorded name in China's ancient books and is known as "the best soup in the world". China Cooking History 9 says that Peng Zu is "the first famous professional chef in China" and "the longest-lived chef" and is regarded as the ancestor of the kitchen industry.

Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Tian Xuan God, is a northern Xuanwu God, respected by the people and Taoism. Zhenwu is one of Four Holy Beasts's Xuanwu. At first, its position in Taoism was not high, mainly because of the needs of dynasty politics, it was established and became the Zhenwu Emperor. Especially after Ming Chengzu ascended the throne in the battle of Jingnan, in order to prove his orthodoxy, he said that he dreamed of the help of Zhenwu Emperor. Later, Wudang Mountain overhauled the Dojo for this reason.

Twenty-eight Xuanwu schools and seven northern schools are collectively called. Ancient books of the Warring States Period have been recorded.

There is a saying in "Songs of the South", which is called "Call Xuanwu and run for subordinates". Hong Xingzu's Addendum to Songs of the South (Volume 5) said: "Xuanwu is called tortoise and snake, which is located in the north, so it is called Xuan, and it is called Wu because of its scale." (1) "Book of Rites Quli" says: "Line, before Zhu bird and then Xuanwu, left Qinglong and right white tiger." Note: "Yes, the army will come out. Zhu Bird, Xuanwu, Qinglong and Baihu are also named in four directions. ..... The military should act in accordance with the law, and clean up the Rong array with justice. " ② Huainanzi Astronomy matched the four gods with the four heavenly emperors, calling Xuanwu Zhuan Xu's assistant, saying, "The water in the north, its emperor Zhuan Xu, its assistant Xuanming, ... its god is Chen Xing, and its beast is Xuanwu." ③ The Weft Book River Map regards Xuanwu as the essence of Hei Di, saying: "North Hei Di, the name of God is Ye Guangji, and the essence is Xuanwu."

He also said: "Hei Di in the north is Xuanwu, and its people look at each other with deep eyes and thick ears." (4) Although Xuanwu's status as a god was improved in the Han Dynasty, people still regarded Xuanwu's image as a tortoise and snake, and regarded Xuanwu as one of the four patron saints for a long time. For example, Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty said that the old gentleman Li Yong "has twelve green dragons on the left, twenty-six white tigers on the right, twenty-four suzaku in front and seventy-two basalt in the back" (⑤) as a guard. The image of Xuanwu in Youyang Miscellanies in the Tang Dynasty is still the image of tortoise and snake. The book continues with three clouds: "Taoist Zhu lived in Taihe for eight years and often visited Lushan Mountain and rested on rocks. Suddenly, he saw a flat snake like a pile of brocade, and Russia became a huge turtle. The mountain he visited was covered with mountains and the clouds were Xuanwu. " ⑥ In the Five Dynasties, a story about a man who killed a tortoise and snake was recorded in Ling Ying Lu. It is said that this tortoise snake is the "Xuanwu God". All landowners can be seen, until the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the status of Xuanwu God was still not high.

The prosperity of Xuanwu belief and the improvement of Xuanwu God's status began in the Song Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, Gaine was threatened by the northern foreign nationalities Qidan and Liao. In order to improve his self-confidence against invasion, he sought the protection of Xuanwu, a great god in the north. According to Yang Yi's Yuan Tan, "In the process of opening the treasure, a god came to Zhong Nanshan ..." It said, "I am the god of heaven, known as the general of evil, and tied for the general of heaven with Zhenwu and Tian Peng." Emperor Taizong acceded to the throne, and the palace was built in Shannan. Taiping rejuvenating the country for six years, General Feng Yisheng. "This year, Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu added" Righteous Saint Baode Zhenjun ". Since then, Xuanwu, Yisheng, Tian Peng and Tian You have been called "Four Saints". ⑨ During the period of auspicious symbols in Dazhong (1008 ~1kloc-0/6), in order to avoid the taboo of the sage (Zhao), Xuanwu was changed to Zhenwu. Collection of Great Letters of the Song Dynasty Volume 1 136 years. In the second year of Song Zhenzong Tianxi (10 18), Zhenwu was declared the true king. It is recorded in the Book of the Title of True Wuling Yingfushengzun that in the second year of Daguan in Song Huizong (1 108), "True Wuling Yingfushengzun title". "Literature General Examination" Volume 90 "Examination of Rural Community" contains, "In the first year of Qin Kang, it was written: You should be a true monarch when you travel to the holy and true Wuling, and you should be a true monarch when you travel to the smooth and true Wuling". AE Taoism worships the stars, especially Beidou, and advocates that "Nan Dou is reborn and Beidou is dead again". The so-called Southern Fight refers to the first night of Xuanwu Seven Nights. When the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty advocated the worship of Xuanwu for political and military purposes, Taoism also took the opportunity to add fuel to the flames and create various miracles for Xuanwu. One of the most prominent is the fabrication of Xuanwu's life experience. "The emperor's father said that Tian Xuan Tian Sheng Zhen Wu Ben's vivid mantra" said: "Yesterday Rhoda had no desire for heaven, and the king was good at defeating the queen. He dreamed of swallowing the sun and thought he was pregnant. Her mother's spirit does not accept evil and walks in the street every day. After April, she was born in the palace at noon on March 3, the first year of the emperor, and her appearance was extraordinary. When he grew up, he left home to resign from his parents and went to Wudang Mountain to practice. After forty-two years of hard work, he ascended to heaven in the daytime. The jade emperor has an imperial edict, and his name is Taixuan. The town is located in the north. The reason why there are traces to follow is from then on. " The Great Sage Biography quoted in Chen Juan's Nineteenth Sage of the Southern Song Dynasty is the same as this, only a few words are different, which proves that the previous paragraph comes from the Great Sage Biography written by the Song Dynasty. Before describing Zhenwu's life experience, Taishang Laojun said Zhenwu was the incarnation of Taishang Laojun. It says, "The ancestor of Xuanyuan was transformed into an old gentleman in eighty-one and Xuanwu in eighty-two. Therefore, Xuanwu is the body of the change of the old gentleman and the efficacy of Wu Qu." After this description, Xuanwu rose from one of the four ancient deities to a Taoist deity. The tortoise and snake symbolizing Zhenwu were changed into two demons collected by Zhenwu. Therefore, since the Song Dynasty, Zhenwu's portraits and statues are all "black swords, turtles and snakes, and followers hold black flags". The Yuan Dynasty brought the northern Jurchen nationality into the Central Plains, regarded the northern Zhenwu as the protector of the dynasty and worshipped it. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhenwu Temple and Zhao Ying Palace were established in Beijing and other places. In the seventh year of the end of Yuan Dynasty (1270), Xu Shilong wrote The Mystery of the Creation of Zhenwu Temple in the End of Yuan Dynasty: "The north of our country is the foundation, and its virtue lies in water. Today, the country is all over the world, belonging to the waterline, and the moon is flourishing, but the gods should fall. Therefore, it is a sign to delay the flood, make life rich and start the cause of eternal peace. In the same year, Wang Pan wrote "Monument Made in Zhao Ying Palace": "The north of the country is the base, and there are four seas to choose from. Today, the city is a success, but it is Raelag. If you don't say anything, cover it with an elephant! " To this end, Yuan Di upgraded Zhenwu's "true monarch" to "emperor". In Volume 79 "Group Sacrifice III" of Continued Literature, it was said: "In December of the seventh year of Yuan Dade, Zhenwu was named as Yuan Sky God of Yuan Shengren Wei. "When the Ming dynasty ancestors, worship is Zhenwu. Because the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty was originally a vassal king in the north, he had to use Zhenwu, a great god in the north, to "clear his name", so Yao, a counselor, created the myth of Xuanwu's help. Fu Yinglin's Shu Ming (Volume 16 Biography) contained that when he decided to send troops to Jingnan, he asked his teacher to stay in Yao and said:

"Don't also, when my helper. Yue:

Who is the helper? Said,' My teacher. After a few days, he said,' Nothing. therefore ...

Sacrifice. Seeing that the hair covered the sky with a flag, Taizong (Judy) Gu Zhi said,' What a wonder?' He said,' I am the Xuanwu God, as you said.' So Taizong imitated his image and put on his sword accordingly. "Therefore, after Judy ascended the throne, she worshipped Zhenwu very much. In addition to building Zhenwu Temple in Beijing, he also ordered Xin of Longping to lead more than 200,000 soldiers to build Wudang Mountain Palace in the tenth year of Yongle (14 12), so that the fragrance of worshipping Zhenwu reached its peak.

At this time, there are more and more Taoist scriptures worshiping Zhenwu. Only existing in the Taoist scriptures are Tian Xuan's Paying Attention to Parents' Kindness Sutra, Tian Xuan's Revelation, Tian Xuan's Spiritual Revelation, Daming Tian Xuan's Ruiying Catalogue, Tian Xuan's Hundred Words Holy Name, Emperor Tai's Father Tian Xuan's Zhenwu Supreme General and so on.

These books not only publicize the supernatural deeds of Zhenwu, but also further highlight Zhenwu's position in Taoist immortals. Zhenwu was called the incarnation of the old gentleman in the Song Dynasty, and was further called the "Golden Que incarnation" in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. There is a cloud in the record of Tian Xuan Shenqi: "According to the record of Zaxue Chiwen, there are qi and Tai Chi in life. When he went to Huang San, he fell to the beginning of reality; When he was in Huang San, he was reduced to a real person from the beginning; When I went to Huang San, I fell into a real person in Tai Su. When the Yellow Emperor was in the Yellow Emperor, he fell to the essence of the sun and entrusted it to King Jingle to win the queen. When I was pregnant with him in October and April, I was also eighty-two. " Its status is almost equal to Sanqing, the highest Taoist god. The Hundred-word Sacred Title of Tian Xuan Gods, which was collected in Wanli Xudaocang, arranged the titles of Zhenwu by emperors and Taoist priests in hundreds of words, and the length of the titles was not comparable to that of emperors or other gods. After the advocacy of Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Zhenwu Temple has been worshipped several times in the world.