The Legend of Jiang Taigong

Henan
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On this day, King Wen finally visited the Weishui River, so he asked his son Ji Fa (later King Wu) to pull the carriage to invite Zi Ya. When Zi Ya saw Ji Fa coming, he "concentrated on fishing". No matter how Ji Fa invited him, he just didn't turn around, and kept muttering: "Fishing, fishing, fishing, big fish don't come, but small fish come!" Ji Fa had no choice but to go home and tell his father Ji Chang. The ministers were all unhappy and said: "Such a useless fisherman is so arrogant. The prince can't invite him. Just coax him away!" King Wen quickly stopped him and said: "My ministers, please don't act rashly. Since we are going to visit the wise, we must be sincere. Prepare the carriage!" So, after preparing the carriage, King Wen got on the carriage and headed straight for the Weishui River. When they arrived at the river, King Wen personally invited Zi Ya to get on the carriage. The ministers pulled the carriage, but Zi Ya still refused to sit. King Wen asked the ministers to move aside and he pulled the carriage himself. The ministers were very dissatisfied. Finally, they arrived at the palace. King Wen stopped the car. He was sweating profusely and didn't bother to wipe it off. King Wen asked Zi Ya to get off the car. Zi Ya got off the car, thanked King Wen, and said with his hands folded: "King Wen is a wise king. It is really a blessing for his subjects! You pull me 800 steps, and I will protect your country for 800 years!" King Wen was delighted when he heard it. He quickly bowed and asked Zi Ya to get on the car and continue pulling. Zi Ya said: "It won't work if you say it out loud!" So, the Zhou Dynasty enjoyed good weather and good harvests for 800 years, and the subjects lived and worked in peace and contentment. Later, Jiang Taigong was deified according to the order of his master Yuanshi Tianzun. His wife wanted to show her gratitude to her husband and wife, so she came to ask for the title: "Zi Ya, you are deified, so what should I eat?" (What you eat is what the gods govern) Jiang Taigong became more and more angry, and said: "I will eat stones!" If she eats stones, she will be finished, nothing will happen, and she should have her own deity. She heard it wrongly, and heard it as: "eat ant Zhou" (ant Zhou is a homonym, which is said to be grasshoppers). Therefore, my wife became the god of grasshoppers. My wife left happily, and before leaving, she did not forget to ask for a title for her brother: "When my brother comes, you must give him a high title!" Jiang Taigong was furious, "Okay, I will give him a title on the top of the temple, let him be high above!" So the brother-in-law became the scarecrow in the temple that was exposed to wind and rain. Jiang Taigong was old, and Ji Fa asked how to appease the country in the future. Zi Ya told him: "After a hundred years, I will hang my coffin above the Jinluan Palace. If 1 appears on one side, the big head of the coffin will be turned to that side, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe." Ji Fa was very happy. 808 years passed. One day, the imperial chef was carrying food to the throne room. When he passed under the coffin, a drop of blood fell into the food. The imperial chef dared not say anything. When the king was eating, he felt that the food tasted unusually delicious. He tortured the imperial chef to find out why. The imperial chef had to tell the truth. The king was shocked and ordered people to open the coffin for inspection. When the coffin was opened, eight pigeons flew out and flew in eight directions. Then the world was in chaos. The 808-year guarantee period was up. The king was ashamed that he had no luck and finally lost Jiang Ziya's protection. (No pictures, welcome to provide.) (No pictures, welcome to provide.)

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