Known as the "God of Everything", what can Zhong Kui do except catch ghosts?

Zhong Kui in China's traditional culture? Bless the sage of the town house? . According to ancient books, he was born in Zhong Nanshan, Chang 'an, in the early Tang Dynasty (according to ancient books, Zhong Kui's hometown was Happy Valley, Zhong Kui's hometown was Shijing Town, Huxia County, Zhong Nanshan, and the middle part of Qinling Mountain in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province). He was born with a leopard head and leopard eyes, and his face was ferocious and his appearance was strange. But he is a talented and knowledgeable person, always upright, upright, and honest with others. He is the most familiar figure in China's folk beliefs. Sticking to the door is to kill ghosts and exorcise evil spirits, and hanging nave is to eliminate disasters and disenchantment. In exorcism, brave men unite ghosts and gods to slay demons, from which various Zhong Kui plays and Zhong Kui pictures are derived. Zhong Kui was the door god during the Spring Festival (one of the most famous immortals in Taoism), and Zhong Kui was the heavenly master who killed the five evils during the Dragon Boat Festival.

According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty suffered from a strange and inexplicable disease after returning from a cruise. Doctors failed to cure this strange disease in many ways, so he had to lie on the sofa all the time. One day, in his dream, he saw a red child stealing some of his treasures. In the dream, he angrily scolded the seemingly indifferent child and made him smile sarcastically. Just then, suddenly, an ugly man in a broken hat grabbed the kid and ate him in a few bites, crunchy. The emperor was surprised and asked who he was. GREAT GHOST's eyes were wide open and full of anger. He replied, I am a scholar in nearby Zhong Nanshan, and my name is Zhong Kui. Because the old emperor disliked my ugliness, he refused to let me be an official in high school and killed me on the steps of the palace in a rage. After my death, I engaged in ghost hunting.

The next day, Tang Xuanzong woke up, and his strange disease was actually cured. He immediately called Wu Daozi, the most famous painter, and asked him to draw the image of Zhong Kui, the ghost catcher in his dream, according to his own description. Because the emperor himself was a fanatical Taoist believer, with his strong support, Zhong Kui was called a ghost catcher from now on. ?

Besides ghost hunting, there are many stories about Zhong Kui, such as? Zhong Kui married a sister? Wait!

There is also a folk saying that Zhong Kui walked into a valley on his way to Chang 'an to catch the exam, and was trapped by a ghost. His face was hurt by a ghost, which was ugly. After Zhong Kui fled the valley, running all the way went to the examination room. Zhong Kui, the top scholar in China, was removed from the position of top scholar by the emperor because of his ugly appearance. In a rage, he bumped his head on the stone steps in front of the temple and died. Du Ping, a fellow countryman friend, buried Zhong Kui. Because his face is not like a person, his face is not like a ghost, he is afraid of everyone and finally dies with grievances. After his death, Zhong Kui played the role of the Jade Emperor, and was appointed as the general to behead the gods, with 3,000 troops in charge of the ghosts and gods on earth. In order to repay Du Ping's kindness, Zhong Kui personally lured the ghost home before New Year's Eve and married his little sister to Du Ping. This is famous? Zhong Kui married a sister? .