Bai Wuchang knelt on the ground, feeling upset and uneasy. He raised his head secretly and took a look, but he didn't dare to look at Zuo Aoran's face. He only saw his waist. Bai Wuchang only saw a white jade badge hanging on his waist.
The word "door god" is engraved on it.
The predecessor of the door god is the peach charm, also known as the "peach board". The ancients believed that peach wood is the essence of the five woods and can defeat hundreds of ghosts. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, there has been a custom of using peach as a tool to ward off evil spirits. Peach wood is used as a peach figure and peach seal.
Peach boards, peach charms, etc. can ward off evil spirits.
The door god is said to be the god Tu and Yu Lei who can catch ghosts. Ying Shao's "Customs" of the Eastern Han Dynasty quoted the "Book of the Yellow Emperor" as saying: In ancient times, there were two brothers, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, who lived on Dushuo Mountain.
There is a peach tree on the mountain, which is like a canopy. Every morning, they inspect the ghosts under this tree. If there is an evil ghost harming the world, they will tie it up and feed it to the tigers.
Later, people used two peach boards to draw pictures of the gods Tu and Yu Lei, and hung them on both sides of the door to drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits. Liang Zongjing of the Southern Dynasties recorded in "The Chronicles of Jingchu Years": On the first day of the first lunar month, "Peach boards were made"
On the door, it is called fairy wood, and two gods are painted on the left and right sides of the door, the god Tea on the left and the Yulei on the right, which are commonly known as door gods."
The door god is one of the gods with the largest number of religious groups throughout our country. In the old days, almost everyone had a door god on their door, and there were many types of door gods. In addition to the general door gods for generals, there were also door gods for praying, catching ghosts and other types of door gods.
The door god, this unique folk culture of our country, reflects from a special aspect the common people who have a clear distinction between love and hate, worshiping heroes and respecting heroes, and their views on good and evil.
The most widely circulated military generals and door gods among the people are undoubtedly Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, the famous generals who founded the Tang Dynasty. According to the records of traditional legendary novels: Qin Qiong, named Shubao, was from Licheng, Shandong, a filial mother like Zhuan Zhu, a friend of Sai Mengchang, a magic boxer.
Taibao, a general with two maces, beat six prefectures in Shandong with his mace, rode his horse on both sides of the Yellow River, and shocked half of the sky in Shandong. How could he run to the door and become a goalkeeper?
According to legend, during the founding years of the Tang Dynasty, the Dragon King of the Jinghe River made a bet with a fortune teller, and as a result, he violated the law of heaven and deserved to be executed. The Jade Emperor appointed Wei Zheng as the supervisor and executioner. In order to survive, the Dragon King of the Jinghe River appealed to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty for mercy.
Taizong agreed, and when it was time to slay the dragon, he summoned Wei Zheng to play chess with him. Unexpectedly, Wei Zheng took a nap, then his soul ascended to heaven and killed the Dragon King. The Dragon King complained that Taizong did not keep his word, and stayed there day and night.
The people outside the palace shouted for their lives. Taizong informed the ministers that General Qin Shubao said: "I would like to wait outside the gate with Yuchi Jingde in uniform. Taizong agreed. As expected, nothing happened that night. Taizong couldn't bear the hard work of the two generals, so he ordered Skillful Painting.
The real faces of the two generals were painted and pasted on the door. Later generations passed them down, so these two generals became the gatekeepers of thousands of households. Among them, the one holding the mace was Qin Qiong, and the one holding the whip was Yuchi Jingde.
"Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" records: There was a period when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was in a very bad mood. He often heard bricks and tiles being thrown outside his bedroom at night, and ghosts calling, making the harem restless at night. He was very scared and told the emperor and his ministers about the matter.
Qin Shubao said: "I spent my life as a soldier, killing enemies like cutting melons, collecting corpses like gathering ants, why should I be afraid of ghosts and ghosts? I am willing to guard the palace gate with respect and virtue." Li Shimin agreed. As expected, nothing happened that night. From then on,
He asked the two generals to guard him every night. Later, Li Shimin thought that the two men were working hard, so he ordered a painter to paint a full-length portrait of the two men guarding the house as usual and hang it at the door. The evil spirits disappeared from then on. If the superiors do something good, the subordinates will follow suit, so the door god spread the word
Among the people, Qin Qiong is still the door god among the people, with the image of respecting virtue.
Bai Wuchang said solemnly: "I don't know if you are the dharma master of the Door God, the Immortal. Just now we two brothers have offended many times, so please forgive me."
"You two lead the way and take me to the Temple of the King of Hell quickly." A very deep voice said.
The two men, Black and White, responded solemnly: "Yes!" Without even daring to raise their heads, they turned around and took Zuo Aoran's immortal body to the Palace of Hell.
Palace of Hell in the Underworld
Black and White Wuchang led Zuo Aoran to the Hall of the King of Hell very respectfully. As soon as he entered the Hall of the King of Hell, he heard: "This person has done no evil and will be sentenced to the eighteenth level of hell and will never be reincarnated!"
"Master Hell, please spare your life! Master Judge, please save your life!" a wailing voice said.
"Why don't you send this person to the eighteenth level of hell!" said an extremely feminine voice.
