Why did Weichi Gong change from a general to a doorman?

Qin Qiong, that is, Qin's, and Jingdezhen, that is, the image of the two of them as door gods, have been preserved. Until today, the door gods that we see posted on the gate or the door gods on the New Year pictures are all these two people. It's strange to think about it. Why were the door gods in Sui and Tang Dynasties not gods, ghosts, immortals and demons, but two generals?

Qinqiongmen statue

According to legend, after Li Shimin laid the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, when he slept at night, he often heard something outside his bedroom, sometimes even the sound of brotherhood of the Wolf, which made him sleepless at night. Li Shimin thinks that he killed his brother for the world, so many soldiers have died on the battlefield. There should be many murders to kill himself, so he felt nervous, so he told the princes about it. At this time, General Qin said: He and General Wei Chi served in the military service all their lives, killing countless people and stepping on countless bodies, which laid the foundation. Even ghosts and gods are afraid of their killing. Will they still be afraid of those demons?

So he asked Li Shimin to allow him and Wei Chijingde to keep vigil for Li Shimin, and Li Shimin agreed, so Li Shimin slept soundly all night. But we can't let them do this every night. Although liegeman is loyal, Li Shimin sympathizes with liegeman. Li Shimin thought it best to ask the court painter to draw a portrait for them and hang it outside the door. Those ghosts should be scared too, so it really works. I don't forget the past, and the image of Qin and the two door gods, the teacher of the future, has spread to the people. Since then, portraits of two people who can drive away ghosts and gods have been hung on the doors of every household.

Qin Qiong goalkeeper

Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China. On this day, every household should put up a door. Who is the so-called "samurai door god"? The most popular are two heroic generals in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong and Jingde. So, how did Qin Qiong become a goalkeeper?

Qinqiongmen statue

Anyone who has seen Journey to the West knows that there is such a description that Jing and Lao Long made a bet with a fortune teller, which violated the dogma. The Jade Emperor ordered him to be beheaded at three o'clock at noon, and Wei Zhi was sent to prison. The day before he was beheaded, the old dragon of Jinghe asked Li Shimin to intercede for himself in front of Wei Zhi, and Li Shimin agreed. The next morning, he went to the court and left Wei Zheng at home under the pretext of playing chess with himself. He believes that Wei Zhi will not be able to leave and go to prison, and this matter has been satisfactorily resolved.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Zhi beheaded the old dragon in Jinghe in his sleep, so he responded to the old saying that "people are not as good as people" and thought that he could not die. In the end, he didn't escape the punishment of God. He didn't want to. In his view, it was because Emperor Taizong failed to keep his promise that he died in vain. Therefore, his ghost haunts Li Shimin every night, which makes Li Shimin very uneasy. Later, Wei Zhi asked Qin Qiong and Weichi Gong to guard the palace gate, which enabled Emperor Taizong to sleep peacefully at night. Although Emperor Taizong could have a good sleep, the two generals couldn't sleep at night and worked very hard. In order to solve this problem, Emperor Taizong finally ordered the portraits of the two to be posted on the palace door, which was found to be equally useful.

Now, it is recorded that Emperor Taizong has a bad sleep and often dreams of ghosts. After Qin Qiong knew about it, he suggested that Jingde keep vigil with him. After getting the consent, the emperor can really sleep under the escort of two people. Later, in order to understand their hard work, they posted their portraits.

Anyway, the method of putting portraits on doors began to spread among the people, and Qin Qiong became a guardian.

Weichi Gong goalkeeper

In China traditional New Year pictures, the door god is the most popular city god. As we all know, the archetypes of the left and right door gods are Weichi Gong and Qin, famous men in the Tang Dynasty. How did these two good friends "become gods" when they were alive?

Statue of Weichi Gong Gate

According to legend, Weichi Gong was a blacksmith with high martial arts when he was young. He joined the army at the end of Sui Dynasty and got to know Li Shimin, the king of Qin at that time. Moved by the sages of the king of Qin

In the war with the king, the king paid a lot of money to dig his feet, which led many generals who surrendered to the king of Qin to fall to their own camp. Under the command of Li Shimin, many people pointed their doubts at Weichi Gong, who was also a general, and even privately suggested killing Weichi Gong. Convinced of Weichi Gong's loyalty, Li Shimin took him to the inner room, presented him with gold and silver, and promised to let him go.

With the demise of the Sui Dynasty, the war with Wang intensified. One day, he led 500 cavalry to survey the terrain, and Wang suddenly led an army to surround the cavalry squad. Seeing that the king's general Dan wanted to kill him with a lance in his hand, Weichi Gong stepped forward without thinking, stabbed Dan off his horse, covered the siege, and killed Emperor Taizong in the chaos. After the stability of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong attached great importance to Weichi Gong and wanted to betroth the princess to him. Weichi Gong had a wife at home, so she kowtowed and declined politely.

A few years later, Li Shimin became ill. Every night, he dreams of his brothers Li and Li Yuanji who were killed by himself in the Xuanwu Gate incident, so he can't sleep at night. Empress Grandson felt that Weichi Gong and Qin were brave and virtuous, so she asked the painter to paint portraits for them and put them on the bedroom door, guarding the palace door at night, so that Emperor Taizong could sleep peacefully. To this day, people still like to paint portraits of Weichi Gong and Qin, and put them on the doors to drive away the ghosts of towns and houses and protect their homes.

Qin Qiong Film Company

Emperor Taizong ordered strict portraits of 24 heroes who fought alongside him, and built Lingyan Pavilion to display the portraits. Qin Qiong, as one of them, of course, is also listed in The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. This should be the earliest official portrait of Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong iron and steel company

Of course, there must be more folk portraits of Qin Qiong, because the heroic general kept vigil for the emperor with Weichi Gong because Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin couldn't sleep. Later, because Emperor Taizong understood their hard work, he posted his portrait on the door of the palace. This practice spread to the people and became a door god, and the portrait was passed down from generation to generation.

Of course, with the development of modern media, Qin Qiong's pictures are no longer limited to the portraits evolved from characterization in novels and the 24 heroes handed down from history. Qin Qiong, played by different actors, has established different images in people's minds.

As the saying goes, "A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets", which also applies to Qin Qiong's paintings. Some people will think that Kevin Yan's performance in The Legend of Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties is almost the same, while others will think that it is more appropriate to play in The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. In short, if you search for Qin Qiong's picture in Baidu, there will be many pictures, such as door gods, paper cuts and meticulous paintings. Of course. There are many forests, and you will be rewarded!

Weichi Gong pictures

Weichi Gong and Qin Qiong are two door gods in our country. Every new year, people in many areas will buy portraits of these two people and stick them on their doors to ward off evil spirits, praying for a safe and smooth New Year and a prosperous life. Since Weichi Gong is so powerful, what does he look like? I'm afraid this problem needs the help of Weichi Gong's pictures to solve.

Stone statue of Weichi Gong.

At present, when posting "Pictures of Weichi Gong" on the Internet, many related people and pictures may emerge, so which ones can see the original Weichi Gong? First of all, if you want to see a more vivid version of Weichi Gong, you can choose paper-cut pictures and couplets. The former can vividly show the overall shape of Weichi Gong, while the latter can vividly show his appearance in people's minds. In addition to these two portraits of Weichi Gong, there are many statues of Weichi Gong among the people, such as Weichi Gong riding in his hometown of Shuozhou. Pictures of this are also easy to find on the Internet. They can truly reflect Weichi Gong's appearance, especially his imposing manner and serious attitude. At the same time, most of the images of this statue type are similar to Weichi Gong depicted in the book.

In order to better understand Weichi Gong's personality characteristics in history and deepen our impression of this character, we can also look at some pictures of Weichi Gong's actor, such as his actor Zhao Shuai in The Legend of Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties and so on. Understanding Weichi Gong through pictures and reading is a good way to learn and deepen your memory.