Legend has it that the god of Vesta is also known as Stove Jun, Stove King, Si Ming Stove Jun, East Chef Si Ming, etc., and is commonly known as "Stove King Ye".
In the past, the kitchens of almost many homes were dedicated to the king of the stove, who was the god of the household, the head of the family, and the patron saint of the family.
The sacrificial stove, also called the "word stove", is to send the king of the stove to heaven and report all the things in the world to the Jade Emperor, especially the good and evil deeds done by the family he is in, so that the heavens can reward and punish.
The king of the stove was originally surnamed Zhang and his name was Zhang Lang. Originally not Hanako, who was blind and asked for food, but the son of a wealthy family. His wife, Lilac, was of good character and virtuous, with black and shiny hair that was more than five feet long. Zhang Lang's home is bustling with frequent gatherings of relatives and friends.
However, Lilac's sister Begonia is a lazy girl who wanders around all day. She often went to her sister's house to eat and drink, and once while her sister was not at home, she lied to Zhang Lang, saying that her sister was using a flat stretcher ratio to make a foot wrap, using a door panel to make a quilt, and even sewing socks for you according to the foot ratio of the land master, which made Zhang Lang misunderstand lilacs.
Lilac was kind and innocent and was misunderstood by Zhang Lang, and was beaten without justification. Zhang Lang took Lilac off in a fit of anger. Seeing that the scheme had succeeded, Haitang quickly asked someone to mediate, and finally succeeded in marrying Zhang Lang. She still lived lazily, profligately, and within a few years she would destroy the Zhang family.
Zhang Lang was angry and remorseful, regretting that he drove Lilac out of the house, and he was angry and blind. After losing his vision, Haitang left Zhang Lang regardless of the idea of sitting on the mountain for the Zhang family.
After that, Zhang Lang was reduced to asking for food, and one day, he came to the door of a rich man's house, and a servant gave him food. After he finished eating, seeing that it was not early, he begged to stay in this pot house for the night. After the servant asked the hostess, he agreed.
Zhang Lang said: Your master's heart is so good, you give me a word, I want to meet her. When he saw the hostess, it turned out to be Lilac who was taken out of the house by him.
Lilac asked Zhang Lang: How did you get to this field? Zhang Lang was so ashamed that he couldn't help himself, so he got under the pot and burned to death.
The Heavenly God of the Wandering World reported this matter to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor felt that although Zhang Lang was not good, he still knew the shame, which showed that he was not bad to the end, since he died under the pot stove, let him be the king of the stove!
Since then, Zhang Lang has become the king of the stove in our mouths.