Who is Shi Tian Zhong Kui?

The Tang Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, and the country was rich and the people were safe. At that time, at your feet, there lived a scholar named Zhong. Although he studies hard, he has no choice but to have a bad career. In his fifties, he didn't pass any candidates in the exam, so he was not famous. His wife gave birth to a son because she dreamed of the falling stars in the sky. Academic Zhong liked it very much, so he named his son Zhong Kui after his dream, hoping that he would be the first in the exam when he became an adult, so as to realize his lifelong ambition and honor his ancestors.

A few years later, his parents died one after another, leaving Zhong Kui and his sister Meier to live alone. Although Zhong Kui is poor, he has high ambitions. He inherited his father's footsteps from childhood, studied hard, learned a lot of literary talent and martial arts, and was bent on being the top scholar, honoring his ancestors and doing great things.

A few years later, Zhong Kui 18 years old, a scholar, a juren easy to get. This year, he can go to Beijing to take the Jinshi Palace Examination. But his family is poor, and he doesn't have any travel expenses. He is about to miss the exam. Fortunately, Du Ping, a kind man, generously gave him twenty taels of silver. Zhong Kui is very grateful. He took the travel expenses and hurried to the exam at once. He is determined not to go home without passing the exam. Due to the hasty road and the hot weather, Zhong Kui accidentally caught a cold and had a fever on the way. He didn't dare to miss the exam, and he didn't dare to live up to the expectations of Du Ping and his sister, so he stumbled forward. One dark night, he went to a ruined temple for the night and was met by a group of wild ghosts in the middle of the night. The wild ghost was very jealous when he saw that he was ambitious, talented and resourceful. They fought around Zhong Kui, beating others without ghosts, but he couldn't see the ghosts around him at all, only felt severe pain all over, and he just walked to the capital to take the palace exam.

Zhong Kui, after all, is a star in the sky, and his articles are excellent. The examiner surprised him and admitted that he topped the list. However, when the Emperor Palace summoned the champion in the exam, he saw that Zhong Kui was extremely ugly: panther face, lantern eyes, very different from ordinary people. The emperor was very uncomfortable and refused to choose him as the top scholar. The examiner repeatedly persuaded him that he was three feet long and could stutter for Zhou Chang, a good minister of Qi State, and was capable of assisting the Han Dynasty. Zhong Kui's talent is outstanding, and he should be the top scholar! Look before you leap! "Zhong Kui also told the emperor about his adventures on the road, but the emperor never changed his mind.

Zhong Kui is a hot-tempered man. He never imagined that the emperor refused to be the top scholar because of his ugly appearance, which made him miss fame. He was so angry that he repeatedly shouted, "I'm so bent!" I'm dying! "Say that finish, he slammed into a bronze tripod next to him, suddenly bleeding profusely and losing his life. Seeing such a heroic scene, the emperor felt a little sorry, so he ordered Zhong Kui to be buried.

In addition, the ghost of Zhong Kui, full of resentment, floats in the dark and cold Yamaraja Temple. When he met the king of hell, he lit a nameless fire in his heart, pointing to the king of hell and cursing: "You are the heaven of the underworld, so be impartial." Why do you ruin my appearance even if the evil spirits come? " I lost my reputation and face to see my poor sister and Du Ping who helped me. The emperor of Shi Yang is a bad king, and so are you, the emperor of Yin Shi! This world, inside out! "Hades also don't know what's going on, I saw Zhong Kui shouting, while conveniently grabbed a glittering spike stick waving at random in front of Rosen hall. As it happens, this wooden stick is not an ordinary wooden stick, but a treasure given to Yan by the Jade Emperor in heaven. As long as you hold it in your hand, all the ghost soldiers in the underworld dare not stop it, including Yan. He is so scared that he hides from the DPRK.

Zhong Kui was dancing in Rosen Hall with this wand in the city hall. Inadvertently, he only heard a bang, which was deafening. It turns out that this is a Tian Tongzhong! Such a knock shocked the jade emperor in the sky. The Jade Emperor hurriedly asked the Taibai Venus around him. Taibai Venus pinched her finger and said to the Jade Emperor, "This is someone making trouble in Rosen Palace. This man used to be a star in the sky, but now he is complaining in the underworld. " On second thought, the Jade Emperor thought that the Monkey King made trouble because he refused to obey the control of heaven, and now Zhong Kui is making trouble again. It's better to roll with the punches and roll with the punches. Then he called the Prince of Yan and ordered him to say, "This Zhong Kui was born as a star, but he is a genius on earth. It is natural for him to be extremely angry and resentful when he died of lack of talent, so it is understandable that he made trouble in the underworld. I decided to make him a general to exorcise evil spirits, command 3000 ghost soldiers, and specialize in managing human monsters. This is the touch of Green's sword, please give it to him! " Yan got the jade emperor's will and hurried back to the underworld. At this point, Zhong Kui had made a fuss about it, but he was helpless. With the will of the Jade Emperor, Yan people couldn't help it. He conveyed the jade emperor's will, collected the treasures of the town hall, and gave him the sword of Qingfeng to kill the demon. He was also given a treasure gourd to turn ghosts into magic weapons, a magic book and a set of judges' clothes, and asked Zhong Kui to get a seal from the Tang Emperor to exorcise ghosts from the dead. Zhong Kui heard that he could control the monsters in the world, save some disasters for the world and do some good deeds, so he received an imperial edict.

In this way, Zhong Kui became a special god to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts. However, what really made him famous was that he caught ghosts for Emperor Tang Ming and a generation of painter Wu Daozi painted for him.

Words Tianyuan years, Tang Wuhou returned to the palace after inspecting the school in Lishan, has been unhappy, and soon fell asleep. In my dream, I saw a child with one foot bare, the other wearing sandals, a shoe hanging around his waist and a broken fan. When he saw the ghost steal the imperial concubine's sachet and his jade emperor from the dragon bed, he got the nerve to scold.

The kid smiled and said, "I'm a kid named waste." Waste is to steal other people's property for fun. Waste is to make people less happy and more worried, and turn people's good things into bad things. " Ming Taizu was furious when he saw such rudeness, and asked the samurai to arrest him. Suddenly, he saw a huge ghost with a sword, a gourd hanging around his waist and black boots. As easy as blowing off dust, he grabbed the kid, broke it in two, and stuffed the kid into the gourd around his waist. Ming Taizu was frightened to disgrace and asked who he was.

GREAT GHOST said respectfully, "I am Zhong Kui, an exorcist on earth. I have come to repay you for your gracious burial. " Hearing this, Tang felt very ashamed, so he named Zhong Kui "the exorcist" and went all over the world to exorcise evil spirits. Zhong Kui made great contributions to the elimination of ghosts, and was named "exorcist" by the Jade Emperor.

When Tang woke up, he was in a normal mood. He cheerfully called Wu Daozi to the temple and asked Wu Daozi to paint Zhong Kui according to his dream. As a painter, Wu Daozi naturally writes good articles. In a short time, he seemed to have experienced a dream and painted Zhong Kui's portrait vividly. Ming Chengzu saw the portrait and was full of praise. He was rewarded with 120 gold. The Ming Emperor immediately issued an imperial edict to the world: In the future, every household will hang a portrait of Zhong Kui, the exorcist, on New Year's Eve. From then on, Zhong Kui became famous and became a famous exorcist.

On this day, Yan Luowang hosted a banquet in honor of the newly appointed exorcist general Zhong Kui. At that time, Hong Zhong was green, Guan Sheng was stringed, and the bamboo was green, and the song and dance were light and lively. Who knows, Zhong Kui was touched by the scene and burst into tears unconsciously. Yan hurriedly asked him why he was sad.

Zhong Kui replied, "When I was alive, I lived alone with my sister Meier. Now I think of my sister and feel very lonely, so I am very sad. Besides, she is young and never married. Why don't you let me worry? " The prince said, "So does your sister have a sweetheart?" Zhong Kui said, "Yes, it's Du Ping, my sister's childhood friend."

It turns out that Du Ping is a fellow friend of Zhong Kui. He is a philanthropist. At ordinary times, he took good care of Zhong Kui's brother and sister. When Zhong Kui went to Beijing to take the exam, he also took out silver as a gift to help Zhong Kui give it a try. Zhong Kui was dismissed as the top scholar by the emperor because of his ugliness. In a rage, he crashed into a tripod and died. Du Ping, who took the exam with him, gave him a grand funeral. It's just that Zhong Kui died not long ago, and his bones are not cold. Considering Mel's mood, he will never talk about marriage.

Yan saw Zhong Kui's brothers' friendship and friends' loyalty, so he was allowed to lead many ghost soldiers to the world to fulfill this wish.

So Zhong Kui told Du Ping and Meier about his experience in the underworld. Now that he belongs to God, his relatives should be happy, not to mention afraid. Finally, I said my long-cherished wish that Du Ping and his sister should get married as soon as possible, but they should be brothers.

On the wedding day of my sister's email, Zhong Kui selected dozens of boys and girls, ghosts with kind and gratifying looks, and restored them to human form as "seeing her off".

In a trance, Mei Er felt that she was riding on a high horse with a red coat, and her brother Zhong Kui was also on that high horse. I also handed her a blessing and said, "Congratulations to my sister, congratulations to my sister."

Meier is also shy and polite.

So Zhong Kui led the way, and the farewell party was full of joy and excitement. Some make humorous faces, some tell happy jokes, dance while walking, applaud the bride, and be as happy as the world.

In the east, the sky was a fish-belly grey, only to hear Du Ping's team coming ahead. Zhong Kui said goodbye to his younger sister, Mei Er, and gradually retired with many ghosts. Zhong Kui married his younger sister, and since then, he has fulfilled a wish and returned a kindness. He is indifferent to human family affairs, so he becomes a general who can catch ghosts and subdue demons with peace of mind.