Lv Chunyang Zi, whose real name is Lv Dongbin, is called Lv Chunyang Zi because of his real name "Chunyangzi". He was one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism and was born in the Tang Dynasty.
His story goes like this: In the Tang Dynasty, in a place called Yongle Township, there lived a family named Lu. This Lujia has been a scholar for generations and has been an official in the imperial court. Lv Dongbin was born in such a family.
It is said that when Lv Dongbin was born, Mrs. Lu's house was full of exotic fragrance and Yue Xian was floating. A white crane descended slowly from the fog of Xiangyun, flew into Mrs. Lu's bed and disappeared. Soon after, Lv Dongbin was born. Maybe it's because we are brothers of scholarly family, or Lv Dongbin was originally a fairy in the sky. He was born with great ambitions, and there are many incredible places. When he was still a baby, his family invited a Zen master named Mazu to visit him. Master Mazu was surprised to see the little childe of Lujia, because it was very different from ordinary children. So he praised: "Your youngest son's appearance is far from ordinary people. I am afraid that he is the reincarnation of the gods in the sky. " I think that one day, he will become a monk and seek immortality and return to the celestial world. "
After listening to the words of Zen master Mazu, the Lujia people seem a little unhappy when they think that their children will become monks in the future. But I also thought that if I can really become an immortal, I can save the people's suffering and make my family happy.
The little childe of Lujia really lived up to expectations. He has been smart since he was a child, and he never forgets anything. He recites thousands of words every day and speaks eloquently. When I grow up, I am even more personable and majestic. My biggest hobby is to love Chinese towels. However, although Lv Dongbin is handsome, he still doesn't want to get married and start a family in his twenties. His parents didn't rush him much, because they had already heard the words of Zen master Mazu.
Although Lv Dongbin doesn't want to marry, she really wants to be an official. She has participated in the Jinshi exam for ten or twenty times in a row, but all failed. But he is rich in talent, with five cars and eight fights. Why does he always try again and again? It seems that Lv Dongbin is destined to be a fairy, and God will not let him step into the mortal world to be an official. Later, some people said that he failed in the exam because "immortal prose didn't enter Shu Ren's eyes and Zhu Yi didn't nod", which means that most people can't understand his article.
But Lv Dongbin never gave up. At the age of sixty-four, Lv Dongbin went to Beijing to take an examination of Jinshi. This time, he came to Chang 'an a few days early, so he was still very leisurely before the exam, so he traveled around Chang 'an. Once, in a small house in the suburbs, I met a Taoist. A Taoist priest in a white robe in Tsing Yi is reciting poems. In fact, this is Han Zhongli, who measures his achievements by becoming an immortal. Lv Dongbin saw Han Zhong's strange appearance and elegant poetry, which immediately aroused his great interest, and he started talking with him.
When Han Zhong left, he was disrespectful and calmly responded. Later, Han Zhongli said to him, "I am Mr. Zhong Liquan from Fang Yun, and I am a monk from Heding, Zhong Nanshan. Are you willing to give up the wealth of the world and learn from me? " At this time, Lv Dongbin's mood is still very heavy. He always wanted to be a big official like his ancestors, but he just shook his head and refused.
In the evening, they spent the night here. Lv Dongbin lay on the kang reading a book and soon fell asleep. And Han Zhongli, cooking at a side.
After Lv Dongbin fell asleep, he soon entered the dream that Han Zhong gave him. In his sleep, Lv Dongbin dreamed that he won the first prize in one fell swoop, had a successful career, rose all the way, and soon became the prime minister of the imperial court, with children and grandchildren. But it soon aroused the jealousy of treacherous court officials and framed him everywhere. Then he lost the favor of the emperor and was sentenced to a heavy crime. Finally, I lost everything and separated from my wife. When he was old, he was left alone, down and out, shivering in the snow alone.
He woke up when he felt cold and hungry. At this point, Han Zhongli's meal is not ready yet.
When Han Zhongli saw him awake, he smiled and said to him, "You sleepwalked to the fairy country before this meal was cooked, so the dream was too short." Lv Dongbin was very surprised and quickly bowed down and asked, "How did the old man know my dream?" Han Zhongli said: "You are in the secular world and your heart is floating dust. Who doesn't know your dream? " But this glory is too fleeting. So no matter what you get, don't be happy; No matter what you lose, don't be sad. This world of mortals is just a dream. "
I heard that, Lv Dongbin suddenly realized, immediately knelt down and asked Han Zhong to accept him as an apprentice. However, Han Zhongli is afraid that he is not firm and wants to further try his determination to seek Tao. In this way, there is the story of Han Zhong's ten attempts at Lv Dongbin.
The first time was like this: one day Lv Dongbin came back from the outside, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw that the whole family had died inexplicably. Seeing this scene, he was neither sad nor regretful, but silently arranged the funeral of his family. While he was preparing for the funeral, his family suddenly became active, but Lv Dongbin was still neither sad nor happy. The second time: Lv Dongbin went to the streets to sell goods. He has negotiated the price with the buyer, but in the end the buyer changed his mind. Lv Dongbin is still not angry or upset. The buyer pays as much money as he likes and takes it away. The third time I was herding sheep in Lv Dongbin, I met a fierce tiger chasing a lamb. Regardless of his life, Lv Dongbin blocked the tiger with his body. The tiger saw it and had to leave angrily.
In this way, Lv Dongbin's ten consecutive tests on Han Zhongli were treated with a depressing mood. Han Zhongli said to Lv Dongbin, "I tried you ten times, and you all passed. It is obvious that you can achieve Tao, but you have to earn 3,000 merits and 800 virtues to become an immortal. "
From then on, Lv Dongbin learned Daoism and magic from Han Zhongli, and later learned fencing from the real dragon, constantly saving lives, ward off evil spirits and benefiting the people, and made many merits. In folklore, there are stories about his exploits, such as cutting jiaozi in Jianghuai, being a crane in Yueyang, beating dogs in Dong Bin and so on. But the most popular story is Lv Dongbin's play The Peony Fairy.
In other words, Lv Dongbin traveled all over the world and came to Tongbai Mountain, a beautiful mountain, but he found that the earth shook, the house collapsed and the mountain peak was about to collapse. He looked intently and saw that it was a huge pangolin at work.
Lv Dongbin was very angry and wanted to catch this harmful pangolin at once. But the local land god told him: "If you want to subdue this pangolin, you must use the mountain god needle." This magic needle is the Empress Dowager's Hosta. "
Lv Dongbin was embarrassed and looked sad: "So, Hosta is the personal belongings of the Queen Mother, and it is impossible for ordinary people to get it. What should I do? "
The land god said to him, "It's not impossible to take the Queen Mother's Hosta.
There is a handmaid named fairy peony beside the Queen Mother. She has a heart to think about worldly things. If you can impress her, you can get on well with Hosta. "
Soon, at a flat peach party, the Queen Mother ordered the maid Peony Fairy to pour wine for all the immortals attending the party. When Fairy Peony came to Lv Dongbin to pour wine for him, Lv Dongbin understood what he meant. He gently squeezed Fairy Peony's hand. The fairy peony moved, but she blushed and bowed her head.
Fairy peony went straight to the edge of Yaochi, staring at the peony flowers open by the pool and thinking. At this time, Lv Dongbin quietly followed. He walked behind fairy peony and whispered to him, "fairy peony, do you envy the world?" Fairy peony blushed, bowed their heads and said nothing.
"But you know what? In Tongbaishan area, houses collapsed everywhere, killing ten people and injuring nine others. Because there is a pangolin at work here. If you want to get rid of this monster, you have to get the mountain god needle from the Empress Dowager's Hosta. Can you help me get the mountain needle from the queen mother? "
The peony fairy said anxiously, "I really want to help, but I don't know what to do." Please give some advice. "
Lv Dongbin was glad to see that the Peony Fairy agreed to help. He told the peony fairy this and that, and also sent a fake Hosta to the peony fairy.
The next morning, Wu Zetian took a bath and asked the fairy peony to comb her hair. Fairy peony took the opportunity to steal the Hosta and put the fake one on the Queen Mother's bun. The Queen Mother didn't notice it at all.
The Peony Fairy changed the genuine Hosta and gave it to Lv Dongbin. Lv Dongbin took this mountain god needle and immediately went to Tongbai Mountain, where he soon caught the evil pangolin.
However, paper can't wrap fire. The queen mother was both happy and angry when she learned about it. Although it has brought harm to the people, it should be rewarded. But god forbid, fairy peony should be so supercilious! But for all the immortals to intercede for Peony, she saved Peony's life and demoted her to Shu Ren.
At this time, Lv Dongbin has just achieved three thousand merits and accumulated eight hundred virtues, and finally became immortal.