What's the story of the land Lord breaking into the worse heaven?

Master He Fu is the patron saint of China, and Guangdong people call him "He Bogong" or "Lu Bogong". Worship of Uncle Gong is the most common thing for people in Chaoshan area. On the first and fifteenth day of every month (except July 15 of the lunar calendar), many people will go to the Laoye Palace to worship. Master Ford's shapes are almost all white beards, white hair, smiling faces, dressed up by local officials, holding ingots in one hand and wishful or crutches in the other, which fully shows the kind and gentle demeanor of the elderly. The master of the old temple in Xixin Village, Fude, holds an ingot in his left hand and a crutch in his right.

What kind of god is Lord Ford? He used to be a "land god", that is, a natural god. Since ancient times, China has offered sacrifices to the God of the earth. People think that only land can grow food, and only food can feed mankind. So I gradually became grateful for the land, and later I regarded the land as a god. In particular, our country is based on agriculture, and it is conceivable that ordinary people attach importance to the land god.

Master Ford originated from human's worship of nature, and in our folk customs, he always likes to personify the gods and praise them with legends. Who is the personified He Bogong? Opinions vary. There are many legends circulating among the people. The following is a summary of several.

First of all, Master Ford, also known as Ford Shen Zheng, was born in Zhou Wuwang on February 2, 2002. He has been a gifted and filial child since he was a child. At the age of 36, he became the chief tax collector of the court and served as an honest official; He died in Zhou Muwang for three years at the age of 102. Incredibly, three days after his death, his appearance did not change; There was a poor family who built a stone house with four big stones to worship Master He Fu. Before long, he actually changed from poor to rich. Believing that He Fu was blessed by God, the people jointly built a temple and made a golden statue to worship He Fu. Therefore, businessmen often worship the god of crouching.

Secondly, Master Ford was originally a servant of the Zhou Dynasty scholar-officials, and his name was He Mingde. His master went to the distant Shangguan to take office, leaving his daughter at home. His little daughter is eager to see her father. He Mingde accompanied her to find her father thousands of miles away. On the way, she was caught in a snowstorm and the girl was freezing to death. In order to avoid catching cold, He Mingde undressed the young lady. He only wore thin clothes, but he froze to death because he couldn't stand the cold weather. At this time, there was a scene of "the Great Fairy Castle in the Nantianmen" in the sky. The literati thanked him for his kindness and built a temple to worship. In Zhou Wuwang, land was given as a gift, and later generations respectfully called it the land Lord.

Thirdly, once upon a time, there was an old man He who found an egg on the road and took it home for the hen to hatch the snake. He kept it at home, but one day when he went out, the snake broke out and preyed on his neighbor's chickens and ducks. When the old man knew about it, he exiled the snake to the mountains. But since then, snakes often hurt people and animals, and the emperor ordered them to be disinfected, but no one dared to take risks. At this time, Old Man He went forward bravely and stabbed the snake to death with a knife. He Laoweng asked the emperor to give him a public service, and then he was in charge of the land, which was called "Land Uncle" or "Land Uncle".