For a long time, the mainland has been circulating a variety of popular myths and stories, such as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, Chang'e running to the moon, Jingwei reclamation and so on. The so-called "eight immortals crossing the sea" each shows their miraculous powers, that is to say, after the end of the gathering of immortals on Penglai Island, the eight immortals do not take a boat, and each returns by his own ability. Later, people often used it as a metaphor for things that create miracles by their own ability. What we want to tell today is the story of the protagonist of these eight immortals crossing the sea.
In the legend, these eight gods and immortals are all from the human world, and each of them has a variety of folk tales, which have always been loved by the people. In the past, in people's hearts, the immortals were immaculate, but among these eight immortals, there was a great immortal who had done many evils, and finally he was able to attain the Dao Ascension Immortal.
Eight immortals
These eight immortals were Tie Quan Li, Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Lü Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi, and Cao Guo's uncle. The eight of them, each with their own characteristics and influence, are mostly kind to others, sympathetic to the sufferings of the people, and respected by the world. Let's take a few of them.
Among these eight immortals, TieQiu Li is known as the head of the Eight Immortals, and unlike several others, Tieqiu Li is a legendary figure, and the image of the others can be found in history. Regarding the surname, image, etc. of TieQiu Li, there are different theories from era to era. However, the most common thing is that he has unkempt hair, is lame, crutches an iron crutch, and often carries a gourd, which is said to contain immortal medicine, which is used to treat the people.
Another Lü Dongbin, I am afraid that everyone is not unfamiliar, and the folk often have the saying that "the dog bites Lü Dongbin, and does not know the good heart". Lü Dongbin is a Taoist person, the Taoist name is Pure Yangzi, he is one of the most humane among the eight immortals, who is dashing and funny, and is good to eliminate violence. According to legend, in the process of cultivation, he worshiped Han Zhong as a teacher, and after the success of cultivation, he traveled all over the world to relieve the people, and was respected and loved by many people.
Let's take a look at He Xiangu, He Xiangu is the only woman in the Eight Immortals, her original name is He Xiugu, and her parents make and sell tofu for a living. According to legend, she met a Taoist priest on the mountain, and after eating the peach he sent, she gained mana, and since then she has cultivated immortals, and finally the Dao has soared.
After becoming an immortal, He Xiangu still did not forget the suffering of the people, and was willing to be charitable, and all the good people of the people needed her help, as long as they prayed sincerely, she would come and help people in time.
However, compared with these people, the one who seems out of place is Cao Guo's uncle, Cao Guo's uncle is the last one to appear in these eight immortals, he was not a good person before he became an immortal, and he was even called unworthy of being an immortal, so what is going on?
Aided by the abuse of Cao Guo's uncle
Regarding the prototype of Cao Guo's uncle, there is a saying that Cao Guo's original name was Cao You, he was a descendant of Cao Bin, the founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty, and his sister was the second empress of Song Renzong, so he was known as Cao Guo's uncle. Uncle Cao Guo also has a younger brother, known as Xiao Guo Uncle, who relies on his sister's noble status, bullies men and women in ordinary days, and does no evil.
Uncle Cao Guo also thought that his brother was doing something improper, so he often advised him to do good, but in the end it was fruitless, so he had to stop. Later, there was a Xiucai from Guangdong who took his wife Zhang Shi to Beijing to catch the exam. Because Zhang Shi was young and beautiful, he attracted countless people to watch, which was also just seen by Xiao Guo's uncle. Although Uncle Xiaoguo has seen many beautiful women, the more beautiful women for him, of course, the better.
In order to take Xiucai's wife for himself, Xiao Guo's uncle sent someone to invite the two of them to come to the palace as a guest, and as soon as the two of them entered the door, Xiu Cai was hanged by Xiao Guo's uncle. The remaining Zhang clan, although they would rather die than obey, but as a weak woman, they could not defeat many of their men, and eventually they were imprisoned by Xiao Guo's uncle.
At that time, this matter was known to Lord Bao Zheng, who had always been just and honest, and was not afraid of these magnates at all, and he immediately ordered that someone be sent to investigate the matter. After Uncle Cao Guo learned of this news, he quickly sent someone to inform Uncle Xiao Guo to dispose of Zhang.
After Xiao Guo's uncle received the news, he hurriedly threw Zhang Shi into the well, only to be accidentally escaped by Zhang Shi. However, in the process of escaping, Zhang Shi met Cao Guo's uncle, who thought she was an official, so she immediately cried to him about her experience and asked him to be the master for her.
After Uncle Cao Guo listened, he hurriedly sent someone to beat her to death with a whip. Fortunately, Zhang Shi's life was great, and the whip in front of her only knocked her unconscious, and Cao Guo's men thought she was dead, so they threw her body into the wilderness. After waking up, Zhang Shi went to the county court, found Bao Zheng, and filed a complaint against him.
After Lord Bao found out the truth, he took Uncle Cao Guo and Uncle Xiao Guo into prison together, and Uncle Xiao Guo, as the main offender, was immediately beheaded, and Uncle Cao Guo, as an accessory, was even more difficult to escape death. At that time, Empress Cao and Emperor Renzong of Song both came to persuade Bao Zheng, but in the end they were unsuccessful.
Later, due to Emperor Renzong of Song's amnesty, Cao Guo's uncle was released. Since then, Uncle Cao Guo has lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, repenting for his mistakes. Later, he was inspired to cultivate immortals, and because of this, he also met Lü Dongbin and Han Zhongli, who were able to grant immortals and finally obtained immortals.
Uncle Cao Guo, a god, has always been full of controversy. Many people believe that Uncle Cao Guo knew that the crimes committed by his brother were extremely bad, but he did not criticize and teach him much, but instead connived at him, and his brother harmed others, and he also wanted to help him continue to kill people and destroy his mouth, which was really an unforgivable crime. Therefore, no matter how he finally repented and changed his experience, this incident was ultimately an indelible stain on his life.
However, some people also say that the eight immortals, most of whom are mortals, can eventually become immortals, which also shows that they have good qualities, and although Uncle Cao Guo has done evil, the reason why he can become immortals must also go through some repentance. As the saying goes, mistakes can be changed, and good deeds are great. What do you think about that?
epilogue
Everyone is not sober throughout the whole stage of life, and will make all kinds of mistakes. Although it is said that people cannot completely deny a person because of a mistake, but personally, this should be judged from the degree of error, small mistakes can be corrected, it is indeed forgivable, but big mistakes, such as Uncle Cao Guo, if you say forgiveness, it is unacceptable. Uncle Cao Guo's affairs have gone beyond the principle of ethics, and he really does not deserve the title of immortal.
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