In thousands of years of Chinese civilization, many legends have left their own marks in history and will be remembered by future generations. When it comes to the era of the rise of heroes, we have to say the Three Kingdoms.
During this period, many outstanding generals and generals were born, such as Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao. Any one of them, no matter in which dynasty, can be a vassal. Unfortunately, they were all born in the same era and disappeared in the hegemony of the three countries. ?
During the Three Kingdoms period, these heroes, no matter how fierce they were before their death, will turn into a handful of loess after their death and gradually be forgotten by people in the long history. However, there are always some people who are still remembered and worshipped by future generations even after thousands of years of death. What will people give them to show their respect and admiration? Seal the gods? It may be official or folk, but in any case, it represents the admiration for those heroes. Among them, four of Liu Bei's five tiger generals were deified.
First place, of course, is Guan Yu. In folk images, Guan Yu usually appears as a door god or a god of wealth. In some businessmen's homes, Guan Yu's idols are often sacrificed at home to seek Guan Yu's protection. In many places, there will be? Wusheng Temple? It can be seen that Guan Yu is very popular with people, which should be related to his upright image. Guan Yu has been following Liu Bei since he became friends with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. At that time, Liu Bei had to be displaced because of his weak strength. During this period, Guan Yu was also mistakenly assigned to Cao Cao. But Guan Yu was very loyal to Liu Bei and eventually reunited with Liu Bei. But in the end, Guan Yu was attacked by Monroe and died on the battlefield. After Guan Yu died, he was made a prince. Later, Guan Yu was gradually deified and called the warrior sage.
The second is Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was the first of the five deified people. In fact, Zhang Fei was deified even before Guan Yu. Before the demise of the Three Kingdoms, he had been enshrined in a temple and enjoyed incense. According to historical records, Zhang Fei became a god in the Chenghuang Temple after his death. He was responsible for handling all the trivial matters, and later became a grand visiting ambassador of Yin and Yang Division.
The third place is Ma Chao. Although Ma Chao was criticized by later generations for his bad character, he was still named a god after his death. His original name was General Shenwei. Later, with the whitewashing of the novels of the Three Kingdoms, he became more and more famous and became one of the thunder generals. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, people began to cut his portrait into paper-cuts and stick it on the door as a door god. However, Ma Chao became famous not in the Central Plains, but in Xiliang. He unified Xiliang and was regarded as a god by Xiliang people. He is regarded as the patron saint of Xiliang.
The fourth place is Zhao Yun. What is Zhao Yun's seal? Wu Shen? . Because Zhao Yun's impression on later generations is almost loyalty, bravery and high achievement. He broke into Cao Jun's camp and was regarded as an allusion. Therefore, Zhao Yun combines the advantages of almost all generals, and Zhao Yun is considered to be one of the most perfect gods in history. So Zhao Yun was called after his death? Wu Shen? To show respect and admiration for him. After Zhao Yun's death, Taoism named Zhao the true princess of Yunnan. He was called Emperor Zhao Shengdi by Taiwan Province people and enjoyed the incense.
The fifth place is Huang Zhong. But Huang Zhong is the only one among the Five Tiger Generals who has not been deified. Because Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei in his later years. He was 59 years old when he became famous, and Huang Zhong didn't do anything brilliant, so people often forget him. No one saluted him, no one gave him a god, not even a city god.