Are Emperor Gouchen and Emperor Zhenwu the same person?

Emperor Gouchen, referred to as "Gouchen Emperor" [1], referred to as "Emperor", is the third god among the "Four Emperors" in Taoism. The emperor originated from the worship of stars in ancient China, just like Wei Zi, the emperor of China in the Arctic. "Pokémon Dafa" called the emperor: "It is to the left of the throne of the Arctic, with four stars. Its shape is linked by a hook, which is the name of Gouchen, and its next big star is among them, which is also the emperor. Its total star is in the same place as the North Pole, but it is a hub, and the emperor is also fine with heaven. It is advisable to start from scratch. " In fact, Gou Chen and Gou Chen are the names of the purple wall constellation in the sky, which is close to the Polaris and consists of six stars. "The Star Classic" said: "The six stars of Gouchen are under the five emperors, which are the harem and the emperor is the princess. He also lives in the six generals of the Son of Heaven and holds three posts. " Therefore, later generations took Gou Chen as the harem. "Jin Shu Tian Wenzhi" also said: "The six stars of Gou Chen are all in the palace. ..... Gou Chen first hit a star and proclaimed himself emperor. His god name is Yao Po Bao, the Lord of ghosts and gods, and the Lord of gods. " Taoism absorbed these beliefs, saying that Long Hannian invited a king named Tong Yu, who had boundless virtue and his people suffered a great robbery of 84,000. The king has a jade princess, who is wise and kind, nicknamed Mrs. Ziguang, and vowed to make a wish in the dust robbery, willing to have a son to assist Gan Kun for the benefit of nature; After three thousand robberies, the king was born, because when the flowers were in full bloom last spring, the backyard of the game came to the edge of the Golden Lotus Wenyu Pool and suddenly felt something. Lotus is a nine-bract, which develops in time and transforms into nine-bract. The second eldest son is the emperor and the emperor China. The second eldest emperor, who lived in the position of Gouchen in Ziweiyuan Taixu Palace, mastered the unity of the pagoda and Jigang and was the main leader of the stars. It is said that it was found in the Taoist scriptures "Jade Qing is the supreme spiritual treasure, the natural truth of Beidou". In addition, in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Junfang's "Cloud Seven Things" volume 24 said: "Xuan Ji Xing Jun, in the word line, is the master of the six stars, and is often the tiger of Chen Tian." It is listed as one of the Four Emperors alongside the name of the Emperor Shanggong. The function of Emperor Gou Chen is to assist the Jade Emperor in charge of the North and South poles, the talents of heaven, earth and people, rule the stars and preside over the military revolution on earth.

Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Tian Xuan God, Xuanwu God and Tian Xuan God, is the famous Jade Emperor among Taoist immortals. At present, the main god of Wudang Mountain belief is Zhenwu Emperor, which is called "Zhenwu Emperor" in Taoist scriptures, or "Zhenwu Emperor" for short. Folks call it "demon Buddha, founder, founder". After the Ming dynasty, it had a great influence throughout the country, especially in modern folk beliefs. Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Xuanwu and Longxuan, was the son of Pangu. After the jade emperor abdicated, he became the third emperor of heaven and was born with Yan Huangdi. He was once a descendant of Fuxi, the body of a dragon and the ancestor of China.