Li Jing's mythological prototype is a famous soldier in Tang Dynasty. Why did he appear in the fairy tales of Shang Dynasty?

Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty was gradually turned into King Tota Li Tian because of his outstanding military talents. In fact, there were fairy tales and legends before Jing Li became famous. There is a story about rain in Jing Li in Li Jing, a sequel to Tang's riddle.

Li Jing used to hunt in Huoshan. Because it was too late, he stayed in a big house. At night, someone knocked at the door and asked his son to get wet in the rain, and his son was not at home. So the wife asked Li Jing to go and told him that this was the Dragon Palace. The second son didn't come home and begged him to get wet.

Excavate refused, stayed at the host's house for one night, and she agreed. The lady took out a small bottle of water and tied it to the saddle, warning Li Jing that you should ride the horse, leave the reins alone and let the horse go. If the horse screams, take a drop of water from the bottle on the horse's mane, not much.

So I got on the horse and walked for a while, and then the wind blew, thunder and lightning, and I took a drop of water from the bottle, and then the clouds opened. Excavate overlooks the village where he is resting. He thought I had disturbed the village for so long and didn't report it. Now experts are dying in the drought. I am the one who is raining now, so why don't I do more?

This should start with the book Romance of Gods, which was written later than The Journey to the West. The Journey to the West is the first book in China that systematically introduces the whole immortal system, and most stories about immortals in Romance of Gods are based on The Journey to the West.

China's immortal system evolved from Li Jing in Tang Dynasty to Li Tianwang in Tota, and it was absorbed into the whole celestial system by Journey to the West. However, the Romance of the Gods tells the story of the attack of King Wu, so it is impossible for Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty to participate in the attack. Therefore, the Romance of the Gods turns Li Tianwang of Tota into Li Jing, the company commander of Chen Tangguan, so that the whole story can conform to the development of the plot.

Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty could not be a Shang Dynasty in history, but it was possible in myths and legends. If you must think that the two Li Jing are not the same person, there is no problem, because there are many legends in mythology.