Four Taoist Rulers of King Jade Qing Zhen

The Royal Four Gods are the four gods who assist the "Sanqing" in Taoism, so they are also called "four auxiliary gods". Their full names are: Zhongtian Weizi North Pole Emperor, Antarctic Immortal Emperor, Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, and Chengtian Imitation Emperor. "Ten Books on the Truth" Volume 7 "Dan Jue Ge" said: "Nine-nine roads to the real day, three clean-ups and four imperial days." Daofa Hui Yuan called Sanqing and Yusi "Seven Treasures", believing that Sanqing was the creator of all things in the universe and Yusi was the master of heaven and earth. In addition, Yusi also assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of heaven. The Northern Emperor of Zhongtian Wei Zi assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of the climate of heaven, earth, latitude, sun, moon, star, morning and four seasons. The immortal emperor of Antarctica helped the Jade Emperor to be in charge of human life and destiny, and the Emperor Shanggong helped the Jade Emperor to be in charge of the three talents of the North and South poles, heaven, earth and man, leading the military revolution on the earth. Inheriting the example of Heaven, Tudi helped the Jade Emperor to take charge of the fertility of Yin and Yang, the growth of everything and the beauty of the earth.

In the famous Taoist temple, besides Sanqing Hall and Huangyu Pavilion, there are four palaces dedicated to four emperors. The statues of the four emperors are all wearing dragon robes, which are extremely luxurious and are the images of emperors on earth. Sanqing and Yusi, as Taoist deities, are often called Sanqing together. In addition, Taoism is also known as the "Six Emperors". They are: Jade Emperor, Gouchen Emperor, Wei Zi Emperor, Tsinghua Emperor, Immortal Emperor and Local Emperor. This statement originated from the concept of "Liuhe" in ancient China. The so-called "Liuhe" refers to the huge space of the universe, that is, up, down and four directions (east, west, south and north). In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yongguang's Rhubarb Lodging Ceremony is arranged in the following order: Jade Jade God, Shangqing God, Gouchen Shanggong God, Zhongtian Weizi Beiji God, Dongjitaiyi Salvation God (that is, Tsinghua Emperor), Antarctic Immortal Emperor and Houtu Emperor.

The first three gods are Sanqing, and the last six gods form a "six-in-one" layout in four directions: upper (jade emperor), lower (thick soil). Taoism calls it "Hao Liu Tian Chen Yuzun", and together with Sanqing, it is called "Nine Emperors' Imperial Names". Later, in order to classify the four auxiliary Taoist scriptures (Taiqing, Taiping, Taixuan and Zhengyi), "Jade Emperor" and "Tsinghua Emperor" were removed, and today's "Four Emperors" were formed.

The Great Emperor of Wei Zibei in Zhongtian is also known as the Great Emperor of Wei Zibei, the Great Arctic, the King of Polaris and one of the four emperors.

Wei Zi's belief in the North Pole Emperor comes from the worship of stars in ancient China. The North Pole is the abbreviation of Polaris, also known as "Beichen" and "Shu Tian", and lives on the purple emblem wall. The fourth volume of "The Interpretation of the Soul" says: "The emperor of the Arctic is the emperor in the Ziwei Academy. According to the "Tianwenzhi" cloud, the South Pole is 36 degrees into the ground, the North Pole is 36 degrees out of the ground, and the sky is tilted to the side. The cover is half underground and half underground. All the stars are left-handed, but the north and south poles are fixed, so the sky can move. When people look at the north and say the North Pole, they actually live in the sky. He is the patriarch of the stars, Jerry of the three realms, second only to Wu Tian, and Shang Yingyuan is also the emperor of the Arctic. " Volume 48 of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty also said, "There is a Wei Zi Palace in the sky where God lives." Therefore, Ziweiyuan is Wei Zi Palace, and later the emperor also called his place the Forbidden City.

Taoism believes that Beichen is the eternal star, located in the center of the sky, with the highest status and the most noble, and is the "Lord of the stars" and "the foundation of the gods". So I have great respect for him. "Records" said: "The five stars in the North Pole and the six stars in Chen are all in the palace, and the North Pole and Beichen are the most respected; Its thin star is also the pivot of the sky. " Regard it as "the seat of the great emperor" and "the son of heaven often lives in it." There is a cloud in Confucius' Book of Shoushu in the Tang Dynasty: "The Big Dipper encircles the North Pole, and Emperor Wei Zhou, a scholar of Qing Dynasty, travels in five stars and is the governor of Youzhou. Twenty-eight lodgings are distributed in all directions, and the princes of Judah are also guarding the land for the emperor. Astronomical phenomena are the law of respect and inferiority. "

Regarding the origin of Wei Zibei's extreme emperor, Emperor Tai Shang said that Tian Xuansheng reached Zhenwu as a magical spell, and quoted the Beidou Bible as saying: "Yesterday, the Dragon and Han Dynasties were robbed at the beginning, and last spring, Lady Yuguo Ziguang swam in the bath, and then undressed and bathed. Suddenly, she felt that the lotus was nine bracts, and when she developed well, she turned into nine children. His wife hugged and bowed in the palace, and she volunteered to be a sage and assistant. The Emperor, the eldest son, Wei Zi Shanggong Jigang, and meta-stars are the main leaders. The second son, Wei Zi, assisted Zhongmou Tang Ming in establishing an army in the Arctic.

According to Taoist records, the function of Wei Zi Polaris Emperor is: to be in charge of heaven and earth, to command Samsung and the gods of mountains and rivers, to be the king of all things, to call the wind and rain, and to serve lightning and ghosts. For example, the volume "Notes on Nine Days' Ying Yuanlei Popularizing Tianzun's Imperial Books and Preserving Classics" says: "The Arctic Han Emperor mastered five thunders. Therefore, Wei Zi was worshipped by emperors, especially in the Song Dynasty, and people often worshipped him together with the Jade Emperor. In Dazu and other places in Sichuan, you can also see the statue of Wei Zi Dadi shaped in the Song Dynasty. " Book of Rites IV of Ming Dynasty states: "In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court also built the Wei Zi Temple and set up the Elephant Memorial Hall". Its image is dressed as an emperor, with a commander in chief, very noble and dignified. Wei Zi's birthday is on April 18th of the lunar calendar.

The full name of the Antarctic immortal emperor is "Tian Tong Sheng Yuan Tian Zun, Emperor Wang Changsheng of Xiao Qing Town" and Xiao Qing Fu Shen, referred to as Fu.

There are two theories about the origin of the immortal emperor in Antarctica: one is the theory of Yuan Di's eldest son. According to the Taoist Scripture "Preface to Master Wang Zishu of Lei Yuqing", "In the past, the space was not completed, Cheng Yuan was not born, and the heavenly king was the ancestor of Hao Mang in the early Yuan Dynasty, and he was bent on life, which was called chaos. Chaos is torn down, but there is heaven and earth. Chinese and foreign names are mixed. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the heavenly king, Yun Hua, painted, Jin Rong was brilliant, jade was as beautiful as the sky, Tao Yumiao was absolutely free from vulgarity, and he was divided into Kun and Kun. It comes from the upper and lower reaches of Yujing Mountain. When Wancheng's grandmother met her, she went to Qing's mother for nine days and went to the big cave to mix men and women. She gave birth to eight children and was called the immortal emperor of Antarctica. Also known as the Emperor of Japan Palace in Fusang, Kowloon. Also known as Gao Shenxiao. Take three people at a time, and the holy one is also. " The real king, absorbed in the golden que, missed all sentient beings in the world, suffered three disasters and eight hardships, and all guilty souls were rewarded. Also, because of robbery, many people's sufferings are endless, and they are reluctant to give up day and night, and life and death are like spinning wheels. Therefore, the true king showed mercy to all sentient beings in the three realms with magical powers, that is, under the Golden Gate. Please be polite and invite Wei Zi into the palace. Within nine days of treasure, please ask the secret method of the true king in the nine realms to be a three-volume book ... At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, God ordered the emperor Wan Fu to make the second book on Immortals, which was Yuan Shizu's ninth son. According to the Taoist scriptures "Leiyuyu Sutra of Great Brahma, Purple and Micro", the Yuan King said that "Nine sons were the great emperor Wang Changsheng, who was in power for thirty-six days and was immortal for thirty-six days". At the same time, the Eight Immortals of the Yuan Dynasty also recorded the priest's position of the Antarctic immortal emperor, in which it was said that the Antarctic immortal emperor was appointed as the king of the highest god Leiyuqing and served as the nine-year-old jade fairy king and jade of the sun, and it was forbidden to stick holes. The same volume "Eight Emperors' Official Positions" also said: "The eldest son was appointed as the Heavenly King Xiao Yuqing, and Chu Xiao Taiping was the Taoist Lord, which led to the nine gods of Fusang Sun.

Emperor Gouchen of Shanggong, referred to as "Gouchen Emperor" and "Emperor Huang" for short, 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 the sky. It is appropriate to start from the mouth (left head and right head). " 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. ..... In Gou Chen's mouth is a star called Emperor, and its god is called Witch, who is the master of ghosts and gods and holds the picture of all gods. "Taoism absorbed these beliefs, saying that Long Hannian asked a king named Tong Yu, whose virtue was boundless, and his people suffered a great disaster of eighty-four thousand. 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 Jinlianwen bath, and suddenly he 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 "Seven Signs of the Cloud" volume 24 said: "Xuan Ji is the star king, the word line, the Lord of the six stars, and often Chen Tianzhi is the tiger. "Tied with the name of the Emperor Shanggong, it was listed as one of the Four Emperors.

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.

Empress Chengtian imitates the earth, which is the fourth god among the "Four Emperors" in Taoism. Paired with the jade emperor who presided over the heaven, she is the goddess who dominates the mountains and rivers of the earth.