Did Confucius really meet Kirin in the Spring and Autumn Period?

Kirin is an ancient legendary animal in China, conceived and created according to the way of thinking of China people. From its external shape, there are elk body, oxtail, horseshoe shape, fish scale skin, a corner, and meat at the corner, which is yellow. This kind of modeling is to reassemble many real animals after dismembering them, which concentrates on cherishing all the advantages of animals and fully embodies the concept of "Jimei" of China people. Qilinhe

Phoenix, tortoise and dragon are also called "four spirits", and Kirin is the first among them. In numerous folklore, there are not many stories about Kirin, but its eternal mascot status in people's lives reflects its unique precious and magical functions everywhere. In folklore, Kirin is closely related to Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and there is a legend that Confucius was born; After Confucius' parents Liang Shu and Yan Zhizai got married, they often went to Niqiu Mountain to burn incense and pray for a healthy boy. One day, I suddenly saw a unicorn falling from the sky and vomiting blood on a stone. Confucius was pregnant because she was sitting on a stone. When Confucius gave birth, melodious drums came from the sky. Then, a jade unicorn fell from the sky with a silk in its mouth and spit it in front of Confucius. It said, "The falling of Kuixing from heaven to earth will revive the Zhou Dynasty." Confucius was born when Jade Kirin flew away.

One day after Kirin sent the gobbledygook, Confucius had a very strange dream, dreaming that a crimson smoke came out of the rich field and persisted for a long time. I saw another unicorn hovering. Confucius thought: "Kirin is now, and saints are out." Will there be sages or sages, or will they point out my confusion? "So I drove to the southwest of Shandong. Passing through a swamp, Confucius saw a child hitting a unicorn with a stone. Seeing someone coming, the child quickly pushed Kirin into the bush, covered it with some grass and said to Confucius, "I saw a monster running west just now." "

Confucius took an angry look at the child, went into the bush, pushed aside the weeds and carried the unicorn out. Kirin burst into tears as soon as she saw Confucius. Confucius saw that Kirin was frightened, so he gently caressed it, took off his coat and covered it. Then he took out the silk and bandaged Kirin's wound.

After a while, Kirin quieted down. It licked Confucius' hand with its tongue, suddenly spit out three books from its mouth, then turned and jumped into the swamp and disappeared. ?

One summer, Lu Aigong took his ministers to chase their prey, and Confucius and his disciples enjoyed flowers and scenery by a stream. At about noon, Duke Ai of Lu sent someone to invite Confucius, saying that they had hunted a monster like an ox or a deer and asked Confucius to see what it was.

Confucius acknowledged it and said, "This is a unicorn. I heard that Kirin must have appeared in the Millennium, or a saint was born ... "

Hearing this, ministers gathered around Aigong to congratulate him, and Aigong was overjoyed. Confucius sighed: "Today's world can be regarded as a peaceful and prosperous time?" Kirin is a kind of benevolent beast, and its appearance will be during the reign of the holy king and the wise king. I heard that when Yao was in the wild, Zhou Xing Qilin was now in the suburbs. It appears now, and it was hunted by servants because it was not under the power of a wise king ... My Spring and Autumn Annals was never written again! "

Since the Spring and Autumn Annals became a masterpiece, Confucius has become more senile.

This is the story and legend that Confucius and his mother saw Kirin. Kirin is just an animal in the ancient legend of China, and it can't be true. When Shou Yinglin, Confucius was already old, and no one knew him. Confucius called an animal Kirin only through imagination.