What is the identity of Yang Jian of Erlang God? . . ?

Erlang God is the first effective god of war in China mythology, and his ability is comparable to that of Wukong. The second big encirclement and suppression of Wukong by Heaven was that he chased Wukong to flee everywhere. Because he is a heroic god of war with indomitable spirit, the people respect him, which can be said to be one of the best. It was only later that Luo Guanzhong wrote The History of the Three Kingdoms, which made Guan Yunchang fantastic and brave, and gradually replaced Jiro's folk position. Especially in Guangdong and Hong Kong, almost all shops, police stations, rivers and lakes, and even ordinary families put the statue of Guan Gong in the middle. Before the Ming Dynasty, that position belonged to Jiro.

Jiro has such a folk identity, so there are many legends about his origin, which are rare in the immortal Buddhist world. Please let the old people come one by one.

First, Dayu's contribution to water control. In ancient times, the dragon was out of control and the world was flooded. The Emperor of Heaven ordered Yu to lead the people to control water. At first, Yu had no experience, and he often worked hard, but with little success. Later, some experts pointed out. First of all, they tamed a "dragon" and ordered to draw many waterways with its tail, so that the water could be led to the sea and the flood could be solved. Qu Yuan wrote a poem and said, "Where can I paint Ying Long when it enters the sea?" This is exactly what he said. The word "er" has a horizontal sound in ancient times, which is close to the word "Nie" and the word "Long" is close to the word "Lang". There were no words in ancient times, and deeds were all passed down by word of mouth, so people said that "Nie Long" was called "Jiro".

Second, the second son of Li Bing, the hero of water control in ancient Shu. At that time, he helped Li Bing to build Dujiangyan. He contributed the most, broke down from constant overwork and ascended to heaven. Today, the Erlang Temple in Dujiangyan is dedicated to the same god. The statue of Erlang God in the temple was originally a sitting statue with his right foot resting on his left leg, which is the origin of Erlang's legs. In the 1970s, the temple was renovated, and the statue was changed to a standing position, with a shovel (an ancient agricultural tool) in hand, similar to a migrant worker repairing water conservancy. This is a pity for a historical site.

Third, it is related to Li Bing and Dujiangyan, but not the second son, but two assistants under Li, namely "the second assistant minister". The temple was originally named "Erlang Temple" and was later mistakenly called "Erlang Temple". There is evidence. 1974, three stone statues were unearthed in Dujiangyan water, one of which was Li Bing, with the words "XX Fu Yin Li X,,," on the back. The other two have ambiguous words such as "Assistant Minister XX,,," and the next paragraph is engraved with "Second Assistant Minister Temple".

Fourth, it is said that Jiro is the god of water control. Later, someone wrote a novel "The List of Gods", saying that Jiro helped Jiang Taigong to fight against violence, and he had a third eye-the Eye of Heaven, which was omnipotent after the seventy-two changes. From then on, Jiro became the first god of war in heaven to eliminate violence, protect people and subdue demons. Throughout the land of China, Erlang Temple can be seen everywhere, and there are many floods, which is said to be the god of water control; There are many fires, and they are said to be gods who make fire. Even the ghosts in Liaozhai are looking for Jiro to stretch the snow. For details, see the title "Xi Fang Ping".

Jiro's surname is Yang Mingkun. Someone asked, since he is Li Bing's son, why is his surname Yang? According to the investigation, the original Erlang God was changed from a dragon, and there was no personal prototype. Li Bing's son said that he should have been born in the Li family later. Wanzi has three meanings: one is to cut off; Second, perfection, such as "valley" means perfection; Third, happiness. The word "Yang" originally meant "Yang", but it was later changed because the Chinese surname was not Yang. In my opinion, Jiro has become an omnipotent god of war, so all kinds of people respect him as a protector, ask him to promote good and eliminate evil, and pray for his blessing.

Sixth, finally, it is said that Jiro was originally the second son of Wissam, the most famous king in the north, with a unique name. The child once led the mountain soldiers to save Tang from danger. Otherwise, Li Longji will die with Yang Yuhuan in the Anshi Rebellion. There are four doubts about this statement: first, because he is the younger brother of Tiandi, his original surname is Yang. That time he was too late to save his sister, so he saved his brother-in-law. Second, this is Ming Di's brother-in-law, who was misinformed as the brother-in-law of the Jade Emperor. The third special significance is that Buddhism was introduced from abroad. King Vishnu was originally from Tianzhu, and his third son was Nezha, who made trouble in the East China Sea and pulled out the dragon tendon. In foreign Buddhist books, Nezha painted a portrait of a foreigner, which turned into a small gazi with a red Chinese-style chest covering in China, while Pishamenton became the company commander of Chen Tangguan in Shang Dynasty, and later Tota King Li Jing and Li Jing were passed down as Bing. In short, it became Li Bing. Fourth, the talent of the third son is still so high, and the younger brother Jiro is even higher, so there are seventy-two changes, three eyes, looking up at heaven and overlooking hell.

Seven, according to The Journey to the West's sixth "Guanyin went to the meeting to ask why, and the little sage showed great power to the great sage", Wukong said to Erlang God, "Do you remember that the jade emperor's sister wanted to go to the lower bound and cooperate with Yang Junsheng to split Taoshan with an axe?" So, Emperor Wen of Sui's surname Yang came from here. I remember that Tiandi had nine sisters, also called "Nine Fairys", and Mother Yang was the big sister. Third Sister married Liu Yanchang, and the Queen Mother of the West cheated Erlang God and ruined the good thing. She imprisoned Sanxian in Huashan, and her cousin Sean did what her cousin did and saved her mother. I wonder how Jiro feels about this (see the story of Lotus Lantern). Seven Sisters married Yong Dong, with "Huaiyin old man" as the medium (see fairy tale); Bajie married Bater, a Mongolian hero, and the Queen Mother of the West wanted to destroy it, but this time Jiro helped Bayi, escaped the persecution of the Queen Mother of the West, and lived a free and happy life on the grassland. This Jiro is sometimes a little confused and can't tell right from wrong.