Pick up the legend of the god of wealth

The legend of receiving the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month is related to Wang Yuanbao. Wang Yuanbao, a native of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, was extremely rich and made a fortune by selling colored glasses. Many of Wang Yuanbao's living habits, such as worshipping the God of Wealth and eating Nostoc flagelliforme on the fifth day of the first month, have a far-reaching influence on China's folk customs and have been passed down to this day. Wang Yuanbao's rise to fame As for Wang Yuanbao's rise to fame, Li Kang in the Tang Dynasty recorded in "Duzhi" that during the Kaiyuan period, there were people in Chang 'an who sold husbands, kings and two dog. They tried to sell silk between Zixian counties and made little profit. One day, the lonely museum was robbed and all the property was lost. Two dog sighed: God helps me too. So I hanged myself and tried to kill myself. I met an old man with a crown and a red robe, pale face and a long beard. Left hand "Ruyi", right hand "Yuanbao", rich star Li Xianggong, high-impedance reward. Xing Jun said, "When you are rich, you can't kill yourself! I wonder if Zizhou has colored glasses? " Give up one more ingot and go. Two dog later sold glass and became the richest man in Ann. I am also grateful for the gift from Xing Jun and changed my name to Yuanbao. Coloured glaze was already used in architecture in the Jin Dynasty. Guo Chengzhi's Guo Zi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote such a story: Man Fen, whose name was Wu Qiu, was from Gaoping. I am afraid of the wind sitting in the golden house, and there are glass fans in the north window, which are as dense as sparse and difficult to prosper. The emperor laughed at it. Fen said, "I am a black cow, and I am panting at the sight of the moon." In the Tang Dynasty, coloured glaze was a very rare building decoration material. Wang Bai, a scholar in central Tang Yizong, once wrote an article about glass windows: Those who have beautiful windows have glass windows. The hole is clear and the color is mixed with fine smoke. The moon is slanting, and the land machine is cold; The fresh wind is as penetrating, and the god of excitement is awe-inspiring. The new rules for the first husband to create rare treasures are easy to get rid of. Long Lin doesn't specialize in its jade, but cicadas can imitate its thinness. If it's a beautiful pregnancy, it's thin and bright. The building is covered with ice, and the room is full of electricity. Peep into the sun and sleep in a mica screen; Insight into beauty is the foil of water essence. Exquisite inside and outside, frost residue and dew melt. The column is far from autumn green, and the summer is pale and the evening is red. Piano books all over the sofa are like curling. The flowers and trees in the pavilion are still in the mirror. Therefore, embroidery is the credit, and the hall is in vain. Seeing the old place where lice hang, I suspect a new toad spirit. Blue feather, mist? Side cage; Jade girl is beautiful, faint, across the Milky Way. Liang Yan's several mistakes, a distant pony. I don't want to bid farewell to Qufu, but want to end up in Guidou. Look at it, though glamorous; It doesn't matter if you look far away. So flies are hanging, and insects fly without hindrance. The light is cold, the beads are connected with candles, the shadow moves, and Joan leans over. Don't envy the stone pavilion, the trees are lined with corals; Shamefully, in Han Yan's home, the bed is made of tortoiseshell. The price is heavy, but the name is rare. Cut the veil and sway, even the horns are clear and empty. If you sign its shape, the queen mother's palace can be a horse; If the language is clever, what is the beauty of Daqin? However, the country died of luxury and its status was lost because of luxury. The previous generation was an elephant, which made Yin cherish the jade tassel of the past. Its people can be counted, and its class is not one. What's the use of putting windows in the palace? From the preciousness of glazed pottery in Tang Dynasty, we can infer how much profit there is in selling glazed pottery. Mastering rare resources and finding a life of rare commodities should be the key to Wang Yuanbao's prosperity. Wang Yuanbao's Wealth The scale of Wang Yuanbao's wealth is described in Wu Shuang Lu: Xuanzong tried to call Wang Yuanbao and asked him how much furniture he had. Right:' I ask you to tie up a tree in Nanshan, your majesty, with a bundle. All the trees in Nanshan are used up, and I am not poor'.

Xuanzong Palace includes the Yuan Dynasty. Looking at Nanshan, he saw a white dragon on the opposite side of the mountain. Ask left and right, and see nothing. Wang Yuanbao was called to ask him, and Yuanbao said, "I saw a white thing lying on the top of the mountain. I can't tell its shape." The left and right nobles said, "Why didn't I see you?" Xuanzong said, "I heard that wealth can be the enemy. I am expensive in the world, I am rich in the world, so I see it. " Wang Yuanbao is a famous collector. Wang Yuanbao has a leather fan, which is very good. To entertain guests every summer is to put this fan in front of the seat and let fresh water spill on it, then the wind will be brisk and there will be cool color among the guests during the wine tour, so he ordered the evacuation. In Volume 94 of Zhuzi Language, it is recorded that Ming Taizu once sent envoys from China to see it, but he didn't accept it. The emperor said,' This dragon skin fan is also.' Housing in Wang Yuanbao is extremely luxurious. It is said that the wall of his house is made of gold and silver, the ritual room in the house is made of heavy sandalwood as a porch sill, and the ground of enamel brocade is used as a column base. The path in the back garden is paved with local copper coins, saying that it can prevent slippery. The traditional folk custom in Wang Yuanbao and China, the Han nationality in China, has the custom of worshipping the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month, and the God of Wealth visits the people to give blessings and gifts, which is said to be related to Wang Yuanbao. After Wang Yuanbao made a fortune, he never forgot to dig wells and the god of wealth. The god of wealth is worshipped at home, and the god of wealth is worshipped by the office. He also donated money to build the Caibo Xing Jun Temple in Chang 'an, which was hosted by the domestic Gaodao and dedicated at four o'clock, with a strong incense.

Every year, on the fifth day of the first month, he gets up early and goes to the first incense column of Xingjun Caibo Temple. So people followed suit. They all went to Xing Jun Temple in Xiang Bo on the morning of the fifth day of the first month, and sometimes even Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty went to Xing Jun Temple to burn incense. After the fifth day, the God of Wealth will be invited to visit the streets and lanes of Chang 'an at a huge expense. During the parade, the God of Wealth will be escorted by Lucky Boy and Lishi Xian Guan, and Lucky Boy and Lishi Xian Guan will also distribute lottery tickets or profits to passers-by to attract people to actively follow and compete for lottery tickets and profits. Shops along the street are filled with tributes and incense, and the God of Wealth is welcome to enter. When the God of Wealth passes by the house, businessmen will set off firecrackers, show their respect and knock on the door, and present lucky money to the God of Wealth. Big companies will also ask the God of Wealth to stop, hold grand sacrificial activities for him, welcome him with whips and firecrackers, and invite folk troupes to sing for him. In Chang 'an at that time, every household worshipped God on the fifth day of the first month. As soon as the shop heard the cock crow, it began to pick up the gods, put whips, set off firecrackers, hung red cloth on the signboard to celebrate the opening of the market, and drank the wine of the God of Wealth. Wang Yuanbao likes to sacrifice a big carp from the Yellow River. People think that carp is a homonym of "profit", so they call carp "Yuanbao fish" and "live Yuanbao". On Chang 'an Avenue, someone must sell gold ingots every morning on the fifth day. Shops compete for them. They put the fish ridges on and hung them on the beams, with their heads facing inward, and gold ingots on their bodies in red paper, which means "making money into treasure". In the long run, this custom spread to all parts of the country, forming the custom of worshipping the god of wealth and patrolling the people to send blessings and wealth on the fifth day of the first month. At that time, Chang' an circulated folk songs: the incense was flourishing on the fifth day of the first month, and the financial resources were extensive throughout the year; It doesn't cost much to touch the ingot on the fifth day of the first month; On the fifth day of the first month, please ask the god of wealth, and every household will make a fortune; On the fifth day of the first month, the gods entered the door and the grain was abundant. There is a folk song in Beijing, "Firecrackers are all ringing": firecrackers are all ringing, and lucky boys line up on both sides; If you sit in the middle of the god of wealth, you will increase your wealth and wealth. One scattered gold, two scattered silver, three scattered mules and horses into groups, scattered cash cows, five scattered cornucopia, and five sons entered the exam. The title of Li Zhezu can be tested at least four times in history. The first time was in the first year of Tiancheng in the Five Dynasties (926), which was given by Li Siyuan, the founder of Ming Dynasty, as a "blessing of the gods"; The second time, in the second year, in the second year of Tiancheng (927), Mingzong named it "Zengfuling Dehou"; The third time, in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1329), Yuan Wenzong presented it as "Floating Mountain and Stone Pinggong"; For the fourth time, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, "Ming Xing worshiped the famous officials of Jin Dynasty and still sealed the Tang Dynasty". A few years ago, a 49-year-old (1784) stone tablet was excavated during the renovation of the Fortress Temple in Zhangjiakou, Zhangjiakou. According to the inscription, the Temple of the God of Wealth was built in the ninth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (158 1), and was then called "Zengfu Hou Ling Temple". It was rebuilt in the 14th year of Qing Shunzhi (1657) and described the situation at that time. "Today is a bustling metropolis with business travel, which is unique. Chinese and foreign countries are unified, life is boundless, the gods are silent, the lucky stars are always shining, the people are rich and strong, the etiquette is salty, and the gods are happy and auspicious. " This monument is the evidence that Li Xunzu was named as "increasing happiness and making Dehou". Zhao Gongming and the Five-Road God of Wealth

There is only one god of wealth, and four subordinates only make up a slap in the face. However, there are so many people who want to get rich that demand exceeds supply. Therefore, some people take the initiative to balance the contradiction between supply and demand, which leads to a new genre painting-sending the god of wealth. On the fifth day, a group of poor beggars wear masks and dress up as the god of wealth, which is also called sending the god of wealth and jumping the god of wealth. According to the rules, the host must give money on the spot as a reward, otherwise it will make a scene in front of your house or shop, which will only make the onlookers laugh. It is better to spend a little money to send the living god of wealth away quickly. The poor pretend to be the living God of Wealth and rob the God of Wealth and send it away. This satirical street farce adds a lot of extra interest to the muddleheaded custom of welcoming the god of wealth. In recent years, the sight of jumping in droves to send the god of wealth has disappeared, and it has been replaced by acting alone-quietly walking to the door, sticking a red paper statue of the god of wealth behind the door, and then reaching for money, just to see that times are changing, customs are easy, and innovation is introduced. It is said that the god of wealth is enshrined by the rich, and those who have no money will not show their spirits. There is a story among the Han people that the Buddha divorced his wife: a long time ago, in the temple of the god of wealth, there was always a dignified and beautiful god of wealth around him. Later, the kind female bodhisattva suddenly disappeared. It turned out that she was divorced by the god of wealth. Why did the God of Wealth divorce his wife? This starts with a beggar. A beggar was very poor. He passed an ancient temple. After entering the temple, he never worshipped any bodhisattva. He just touched the statue of God of Wealth, then bowed and begged God of Wealth to give him money. Marshal Zhao Gong saw that he was a beggar. He thought he had to give up some incense sticks, but he still wanted money. There are so many poor beggars in the world, can I help them? But beggars think the opposite. He believes that the God of Wealth will always help the poor. Rich people don't worry about food and clothing. What's the use of seeking money? I've been worshipping. At this time, the god of wealth moved with compassion, trying to wake up the dozing rich man's husband, persuading him to have a heart and give some alms to beggars. But the god of wealth ignored him, yawned twice and closed his eyes again. Although she is the god of wealth, the financial power is in the hands of her husband, who doesn't nod. How can she give money to beggars? The queen had no choice but to take off her earrings and throw them to the beggar. Suddenly, the beggar felt something thrown out of the shrine. When he saw that they were a pair of gold earrings, he knew they were from the God of Wealth, so he quickly kowtowed and even thanked the God of Wealth. When the god of wealth opened his eyes, he found that the queen had given the poor beggar what she had given her all those years. He was furious and drove the god of wealth out of the shrine. Since then, for hundreds of years, no poor man has made a fortune by worshipping the god of wealth.

Han folk also legend, the god of wealth is a five-way god. The so-called five roads refer to the east, west, north and south, which means that you can get money when you go out of five doors. The Qing Dynasty's Jia Qinglu said: The fifth day of the first month is Shen's birthday. Golden gongs and firecrackers ready for sacrifice must get up early to meet them, which is called leading the way. He also said: today's road is the walking god in the five sacrifices. The so-called five channels are the middle ears in the east, west, north and south. The five sacrifices are to worship household gods, kitchen gods, land gods, door gods and mind wandering. The so-called head of the road, that is, walking in the five sacrifices.