Hearing the words from his uncle's mouth, Chujiu danced excitedly, and his grandfather and others also looked pleased.
After Chu Jiu explained it to me, I understood that drawing a talisman to invite divine power is similar to inviting a divine spell. The divine power of which deity is invited is random. However, the divine spell has a range of levels of gods. Drawing a spell to draw a spell depends entirely on the appearance.
"Then are you so excited? Isn't there someone more powerful than Mr. Guan, Lu Bu?"
After I finished speaking, Grandpa and the others looked at me with terrible, uneducated looks.
Master Chi Ming said with the same helpless smile, saying that my understanding of Guan Er Ye only stopped in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In fact, I know that Guan Yu has a very high reputation and status among the people. He is called the "Martial Sage" and has the same status as the "Literary Sage" Confucius.
Master Chi Ming told me that Guan Yu is not only famous among the people, but also given a very high status in Taoism.
Guan Yu is called the Guan Sheng Emperor by Taoism, and is also known as the Demon-Conquering Emperor because of his superb martial arts. He is revered as one of the four guardian marshals of Taoism. He is the god of martial wealth, and is also named the protector Jialan God in Buddhism.
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Grandpa also added on the side. It is clearly recorded in "Journey to the West" that Guan Yu is one of the four marshals.
After Sun Wukong subdued the Green Bull Spirit, he went to the sky to find reinforcements and met the four marshals.
The original text said this, the traveler said: "I have something to see the Jade Emperor, what are you doing here?"
Guangmu said: "Today is my turn to inspect the Nantianmen." Before he finished, he saw the four marshals of Ma, Zhao, and Wenguan making a salute and saying: "Great Sage, you are not welcome, please wait for tea."
"We have something to do," said the traveler. Then he said goodbye to Guangmu and the four marshals, and walked into the Nantian Gate.
Among the four marshals of Ma, Zhao, Wen and Guan, the marshal named Guan is Guan Yu.
Seeing that I still didn't understand, Chujiu added. At least he is at the same level as Marshal Tianpeng, much higher than General Shulian. Now he is at least the talker of a certain military region.
However, Chujiu told me that there are also some other legends. Although Guan Yu has a very high status in the mortal world and is revered as the Great Demon-Suppressing Emperor. However, after all, Guan Yu is a mortal who became a god, and his status in the heaven is still middling. He is just a subordinate of Emperor Zhenwu.
Divine generals. When Zhang Tianshi summons a divine general, Guan Yu also has to obey the order.
Grandpa looked at Chujiu with satisfaction, and then continued to update us, Guan Yu had countless titles, and basically all titles were added in every dynasty.
During the Huizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Guan Yu was first named the Duke of Zhonghui from the Shouting Marquis of the Han Dynasty, and later he was named the king.
In the first year of Tianli, Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty Tutemuer removed the title "Zhuang Miao" for Guan Yu in the Southern Song Dynasty and changed it to "Xian Ling", and the full title was "Xian Ling Yi Yong Wu An Ying Ji King". "Shanxi Tongzhi" records that Wanli
In ten years, he was granted the title of "Great Emperor Xietian".
After the rulers of the Qing Dynasty entered Guan, in the first year of Shunzhi, they named Yu the "Loyal and Righteous Shenwu Guan Sheng Emperor". Guan Yu's tablets must be enshrined in the royal family of the Qing Dynasty.
"It is rumored that Zhang Tianshi was able to summon Guan Yu because Emperor Guan was of low rank? That was because Emperor Guan returned favors to him. Zhang Tianshi once asked Shenzong Zhu Yijun to make Guan Yu the emperor, and the title of Guan Yu was changed from "Zhongwu" to "Heroes"."
After grandpa finished speaking, he went on to say that this was actually the first time that my uncle had invited a divine power of the level of Guandi. He had only invited some middle gods before.
Chujiu echoed from the side, the yellow talisman that carries Guan Erye's magical power is even more powerful than the blue talisman he used before.
I nodded in understanding and asked Grandpa, wouldn't it be better if I invited the Monkey King? Grandpa tapped my head with his finger again and told me that for an existence of that level, it would be better to invite Master Zu Lai.
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I asked out of curiosity, could it be that the Master invited divine power to descend to earth randomly? Grandpa nodded, the Master could invite as many gods as he wanted. Zhang Tianshi only invited Guan Yu for a specific purpose, and the others were also random.
It seems that the ninth day of the Lunar New Year is indeed worthy of excitement. It turns out that Emperor Guan's status in the immortal world is no worse than that in the human world. It is because my knowledge is too shallow.
Grandpa and Master Vidyadhara acted as commentators, and I realized that these were not the only reasons for excitement on the ninth day of the lunar month.
The effect of the talisman paper is related to the power of which deity is invited. After the talisman is formed into a talisman, it will be used in battle. The auxiliary deity, such as the medical fairy and medicine fairy, will be used for healing after the talisman is formed.
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Nine times out of ten, the divine powers summoned by the spell are auxiliary gods. Fighting divine powers rarely descend to the mortal world. Chujiu joked that gods who can fight would not bother to show their skills in the mortal world. Most of the auxiliary gods are
Have a loving heart.
Of course, the function of the talisman is also related to the god invited. For example, to cast thunder and lightning spells, the talisman carrying the divine power of Thunder God is more effective than the talisman paper carrying the divine power of Guandi, although the divine power of Thunder God is slightly lower than that of Guandi.
I asked my grandpa, what should I do if I want combat-type talismans and ask for auxiliary powers one after another?
Grandpa said to stop and ask for another date, or to draw the talisman a little slower, so that you can draw a few fewer talismans before the divine power dissipates.
It turns out that no matter which god’s power is invited, it needs to be consumed by drawing talismans, otherwise the power will stay in the brain hub for too long and the caster himself will be hurt.
In addition, there are many ways to draw talismans, the most common ones are house talismans, peace talismans and exorcism talismans.
When my uncle was drawing the talisman, he was just like the masters of calligraphy and painting that I had seen before. He picked up the talisman pen and dipped it in the paint. He finished the painting in one go and smoothly on a piece of talisman paper.
After drawing the runes, my uncle made a mudra and continued to draw the next one. After drawing twenty runes in a row, my uncle's eyes became clear and he smiled proudly at us.
After taking a short rest, my uncle once again chanted a mantra to invite divine power.
"My destiny is up to me and not God. Whether it is a fairy or a devil is up to me!"
Chujiu suddenly stood up from the bench, excited and full of disbelief.
"Old man's old man seems to have great luck this year. He has been a fighting spirit twice in a row. Hey, the talisman I drew this time is enough to last for several years."
This sentence sounds familiar, but I can't remember which god said it. Chujiu saw my expression and raised his eyebrows, saying that he was giving me a hint.
"Guo Guo, who do you think I most resemble in "Journey to the West"? The one who is very powerful at a young age."
It turned out to be the Third Prince Nezha, the Great Luo Immortal under the Jade Emperor. According to Taoism, he was the commander of the divine soldiers and generals, and was called "Marshal of Zhongtan" and "Mighty and Mighty General". The Jade Emperor named him the Thirty-Sixth Member.
A general envoy, the commander-in-chief of heaven.
"On the ninth day of the lunar month, you look like a red boy with a round head. If you have the chance, Sister Mi Li will embroider a red bellyband for you, and it will look even more like that."
Chujiu pursed his lips and called out to the third prince who was clearly audacious. Grandpa waved his hand to signal Chujiu to be quiet and be careful not to disturb his uncle. Chujiu stuck out his tongue and sat back on the small bench.
My uncle waved his hand on the blank talisman paper, and not long after, the painting on the twenty talisman papers was finished again. I noticed that the runes on the twenty talisman papers were different.
Chujiu also noticed this situation, and I saw the smile on Chujiu's face getting stronger and stronger. Finally, after my uncle's eyes regained clarity, Chujiu rushed to my uncle's side.
"It's a three-headed and six-armed talisman! It's a three-headed and six-armed talisman! Finally, there is a three-headed and six-armed talisman!"
Uncle slapped Chujiu on the forehead and said he was making a fuss. Chujiu replied smoothly, "Isn't this the first time you drew a rune with three heads and six arms?" Then he was slapped again by his uncle.
Chujiu came back with his head in his hands and a look of grievance. When Grandma Jian Shu saw Chujiu’s appearance, she smiled and asked Chujiu if he was very powerful with his three heads and six arms.
As expected, Chujiu immediately forgot about the pain and said with joy that if you use this talisman, one person can defeat three people in a short time. If you use it to fight ghosts, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
"It's a tiger among the sheep!"
I casually slapped Chujiu on the forehead again. Chujiu nodded with a smile and changed his mind to say that he was a tiger among sheep. Then he instinctively touched his head and immediately opened his eyes, as if he wanted to fight me.
"Look! My uncle started chanting the curse again!"
I pointed at my uncle. Chujiu stopped what he was doing and stared at his uncle closely. We guessed whose spiritual power we would invite this time.
"Even if you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you. Although the wicked will be rewarded by God, they still need people to do justice for God."
Chujiu and I were stunned at the same time, and turned to look at the three grandfathers behind us. Neither of us guessed which immortal represented these words.
Master Vidyadhara lowered his head and recited the Buddha's name and turned to look into the distance. Grandma Jian Shu stood up and said that the water in the cup was cold.
Chujiu and I stared at Grandpa, and Grandpa said angrily: "You don't usually read and study well, do you regret it now? It's He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals."
When Chujiu heard that it was He Xiangu, Chujiu's reaction was finally not so big, and he muttered in a low voice: "Why can't you fight?"
Grandpa happened to hear it, and he knocked Chujiu on the forehead.
"If you know how to fight in one day, will you become a gangster when you grow up? Saving people's lives is often more difficult than taking their lives!"
Chujiu nodded thoughtfully and said that it seemed to make sense.
"Amitabha, this is indeed the case! Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once said, 'If hell is not empty, you will never become a Buddha; only when all sentient beings are saved can you realize Bodhi.' But it is indeed more difficult to save people than to harm them."
Master Vidyadhara chanted the name of the Buddha softly, closed his eyes, and his face was full of solemnity.
According to what Grandpa and the others said, my uncle's drawing of the talisman really brought him great luck, and he summoned the power of immortals many times in succession. The happiest moment was the ninth day of the lunar month. He described himself as having a sense of security when he went to the front line and had enough ammunition.
It took my uncle nearly three hours to draw all the talisman papers. After the last talisman paper was drawn, he didn't even have time to take off his Taoist robe. He slumped down on the chair and drank several glasses of water in one breath.
"Old man, seeing as how hard you have worked so hard, I asked Sister Lanxi to make a supper, get some food to go with the wine, and give you two drinks."
The uncle glared at Chujiu with a sullen face, as if changing his face in a Sichuan opera, and immediately said with a smile:
"Hurry up and shout. Remember to dig some fresh bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. The soup made by Lanxi is the best."