There are many myths and legends in our folk, which include the sustenance of the common people for various wishes, of course, including the hope of the emperors for immortality, otherwise how can there be such a god as the old man? The story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea must have been heard by everyone, but there is actually one mixed in, and he should have been an evil person.
In the different dynasties of ancient times, the members of the Eight Immortals were not very certain, but after the Ming Dynasty, they were set as what we know now, and the story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea is that TieQiu Li invited these immortals to gather together at Stalagmite Mountain. So which one are we talking about? It is Uncle Cao Guo. In the story of the Eight Immortals, he is the last to appear, don't look at the reputation of the Eight Immortals is very large, but when taken apart, there are not many records of Cao Guo's uncle, and there are many things that are bigger than him, so why did you choose him?
Uncle Cao Guo is said to be the younger brother of an empress of the Song Dynasty, named Cao Jingxiu, he himself is indifferent to fame and fortune, but he also has a younger brother who has been using power to corrupt the law, and he has not been punished, he really can't see it, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests to cultivate, and later met Han Zhong and left them, he was taken into the Immortal Realm, and he has been wearing official clothes since he became an immortal. But there is no cao jingxiu in history. Another theory is that Cao Guo's brother robbed Xiucai Yuan Wenzheng's wife Zhang Shi, and also strangled Xiu Cai to death, as a result, after his death, his soul went out of his way to find Bao Zheng to evaluate, in order to cover up the truth, Cao Guo uncle asked his brother to kill the woman he snatched, and he did not expect that halfway Cao Guo's uncle happened to meet zhang who escaped.
Zhang Shi thought that this was Bao Zheng in front of him, so he handed over the complaint, Cao Guo's uncle was very anxious, so he used an iron whip to kill him, but Zhang Shi's life was big and came back to life, found the real Bao Zheng, and arrested Cao Guo's uncle and his brother, and finally it was Empress Cao who interceded to save a life, after such a twist and turn, Cao Guo's uncle woke up and realized that he lived in seclusion in the mountains and finally met a high-ranking immortal. The image of this Uncle Cao Guo can be said to be the same as that of the imperial relatives in the minds of the common people, and it is actually a bit unworthy of the name to make such a bad person an immortal, and it is estimated that it is to promote the meaning of a prodigal son who does not change his gold.
Of course, after the legend of the Eight Immortals slowly became popular, the folk pulled out a corresponding person from history, that is, Cao You, his sister also happened to be the empress of the Song Dynasty, but cao tong here was relatively low-key and gentle, he relied on his sister's power to slowly become a high-ranking official, don't look at the muddy officialdom, but never talk much, nor do you talk about state affairs in private, so he lived to more than seventy years old.
However, from the image of Uncle Cao Guo in the Eight Immortals, he really looks like a clown, or the second version is more accurate, he is indeed an evil person, but the Eight Immortals are also a symbol of various people in the world, so it is normal to be such a villain.