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The beautiful Tianshan Tianchi has many classic myths and stories.
In this issue, we will take a look at the story of King Mu of Zhou", "Eight Juns went to Yaochi" to meet the Queen Mother of the West.
Act 1 · King Mu of Zhou first heard of the Queen Mother of the West
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Ping Yin meets Rong Chenggong
According to legend, King Mu of Zhou inherited the throne when he was fifty years old, and it was very hard to conquer the west for many years, and after the four seas were pacified, he arranged state affairs to be managed by the Great Situ Junya and the Tai servant Zheng Bolu.
He led his entourage to patrol the mountains and rivers to enjoy the happiness of the Son of Heaven.
In the winter of the fifteenth year, King Mu of Zhou went hunting in Pingyin, encountered a fierce storm and snow, and could only return to the palace in defeat.
One day, someone reported that there was a man on the street who was barefoot and sang loudly and loudly, which attracted the crowd to watch.
King Mu summoned this man into the palace and saw that he was wearing a purple robe, a white vine tied around his waist, long hair fluttering, and his body was full of immortal atmosphere.
After inquiry, it was learned that this person was actually Rong Chenggong, the minister of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan's clan.
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Ask Kunlun Mountain
The overjoyed King Mu of Zhou hurried to worship and talked with Rong Chenggong very happily.
King Mu of Zhou asked Rong Chenggong, "What is the most interesting place under the heavens?" ”
Rong Chenggong turned back and said, "Ordinary people only know that there are five mountains in the Central Plains, but they don't know that there are five mountains beyond the five mountains."
To the east of the Bohai Sea there is the Guangcheng Mountain, to the south of the Bohai Sea there is the Linong Mountain, to the west of the Qinghai Sea is called the Great West Mountain, and the Guangye Mountain is in the north of the Hanhai, and the middle of these four mountains is the Kunlun Mountain.
Kunlun is between the eight waters, holding up the heavens and the earth, and is the place where the Queen Mother of the West feasts on the immortals. On Kunlun Mountain, there are Countless Qionghua Yuque, Yulou Xuantai, Purple Void Hall, Bilin Hall, Guanyu Pavilion, yaochi, cuishui, jinjing, and flying waterfall scenery. ”
Act II · King Mu of Zhou was determined to visit the Queen Mother of the West
Admire the Queen Mother of the West
After listening to Rong Chenggong's story, King Mu of Zhou was fascinated and asked Rong Chenggong, "Who is the Queen Mother of Naxi?" ”
Rong Chenggong said, "Symbiosis with heaven and earth, mother of all immortals." King Mu admired him in his heart, and he was determined to visit the Queen Mother of the West.
Rong Chenggong told him that there were ten hundred and eighteen thousand miles one way from Hojing to Kunlun, passing through nine mountains and nine long rivers in the middle.
But King Mu was determined not to change it. Rong Chenggong then instructed him to go to Kwapa Mountain to find the Divine Horse, who had experienced hundreds of battles and traveled thousands of miles a day.
Looking for God Jun
Since then, King Mu of Zhou has been preparing to go to Yaochi. After half a year, King Mu of Zhou found a famous trainer named Father Maker.
King Mu of Zhou ordered his father to look for Shen Jun, and after many hardships, he finally found eight shen juns and dedicated them to King Zhou Mu.
About Eight Jun
Each of the eight horses has a different name——
The first horse called the Jedi, ran up and hoofed to the ground;
The second horse, called Tumbling Feather, runs faster than a bird;
The third horse is called Benxiao, which can travel thousands of miles in one night;
The fourth horse, called Super Shadow, is capable of running after the sun;
The fifth horse is called Yue Hui, which not only runs fast but also has a brilliant coat color;
The sixth horse, known as Super Light, runs faster than daylight;
The seventh horse is called Tengwu, which can run up and ride the fog;
The eighth, known as the Winged Wing, has fleshy wings on its body and runs like a flying dragon.
King Mu of Zhou was overjoyed, and ordered his father to bring eight divine horses to Longchuan for careful domestication, feeding them with "dragon blade" grass, and the divine horses could run thousands of miles a day after eating.
The old proverb says, "A dragon sword is transformed into a dragon colt," which means this.
Act III · King Yaochi of Zhou Mu met with the Queen Mother of the West
Set off for Yaochi
In the spring of the seventeenth year, King Mu of Zhou entrusted the major state affairs to Junya, Bo Ran and other ministers, took gifts, and set off in full gear.
He also brought with him a fierce white-haired dog named Wan, which had been following him for seven years, and was a precious gift from the Windproof Clan, which could run for nineteen hundred miles a day, and even tigers and golden leopards could be swallowed by it.
The horse galloped, and in an instant, it crossed the Ten Thousand Heavy Mountains. Within a few days, the Father-Maker rode eight chariots over eight peaks and over eight rough rivers.
The road is difficult
On the way, encounter a monster raid. The monster sang loudly, "I drive this road, this mountain is my home; if you want to live from here, leave your money behind!" ”
Suddenly, the fierce dog jumped from the car and went straight to the monster to assist King Zhou Mu in subduing the monster.
Then, the group encountered the rough waters of the river, and Shen Jun hesitated.
King Mu of Zhou pulled out his jade axe and gently tapped the beam in front of the car three times.
Suddenly, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand large crocodiles were neatly arranged on the surface of the river, and the tail and tail were connected into a pontoon bridge, and the eight scooters crossed the river smoothly.
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Kabaike Aikai
King Mu of Zhou crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and overcame many difficulties to finally meet the long-admired Queen Mother of the West.
What interesting things happened after that?
