Bigan
Yes, the one from the Shang Dynasty, but Bigan is the national god, and the real god of wealth is Zhao Gongming
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde became the door gods It's because of history, see the information below
Guan Yu did not take away the title of door god and the god of wealth, because Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde are still the authentic traditional door gods, and Guan Yu is also included in the ranks of door god statues. Because everyone likes to regard the loyal and righteous people in ancient times as door gods
Guan Yu is regarded as the God of Wealth. Because of his loyalty, he is worshiped as the protector by merchants, and over time he also becomes the God of Wealth
National Gods Qian, after the surname Zi, was from Moyi (now north of Weihui City). He was born on the seventh day of Yin Emperor Yi Bingzi's reign (the fourth day of the fourth lunar month in 1092 BC) and died in 1029 BC. He was the son of Shang Wang Taiding, a nobleman of the Shang Dynasty, and his name was Qian. Bigan was smart in his childhood, diligent and eager to learn. At the age of 20, he took up the high position of Taishi to assist Emperor Yi, and was entrusted to assist Emperor Xin alone. Qian has been in politics for more than 40 years, advocating the reduction of taxes and corvee, encouraging the development of agricultural and animal husbandry production, advocating smelting and casting, and making the country rich and powerful. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Emperor Xin's promiscuity continued, and Bigan said: "As a minister, you have to fight to the death." He strongly remonstrated with Zhou. Zhou angrily said: "I heard that the sage's heart has seven orifices." He cut Bigan open and observed his heart. Bigan's wife, Gui, was just three months pregnant. Fearing that disaster would happen, she escaped from Chaoge and gave birth to a boy named Quan (the ancestor of Lin's surname) in a stone chamber in Changlin. Bigan was the great ancestor of the Lin family. Nowadays, descendants of the Lin surname are making extraordinary achievements in various fields.
Later, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty granted Bigan Long the title, and Long became the national god. The descendants were given the surname Lin; Emperor Xiaowen of the Wei Dynasty built a temple in Tuoba Hong; Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to confer the posthumous title of "Zhonglie Gong" and "Taishi"; Song Renzong wrote a poem for the "Lin Family Tree", and Yuan Renzong erected a stele and statue for Bigan. The poems inscribed in memorial ceremonies for Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, the main hall of Bigan Temple repaired by Emperor Xuanzong of the Qing Dynasty, etc.
"Historical Records? Yin Benji" records: At the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, many princes betrayed Zhou and submitted to Xibo. Xibo became more powerful, and Zhou gradually lost his power. Prince Bigan persuaded Zhou, but Zhou refused to listen and became more promiscuous without stopping. Wei Zi tried to persuade him many times, but Zhou refused to listen. Wei Zi discussed with the Grand Master and the Young Master, and then fled the State of Yin. But Bigan said: "As a minister, you have to fight to the death for advice." So he tried his best to give advice. Zhou was furious and said, "I heard that the saint's heart has seven holes." So he cut open Bigan's chest, dug out the heart and looked at it.
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Glazed windows, The vermilion-lacquered door houses the God of Wealth in the hall; the God of Wealth, who emerged from the mortal world, gathers and disperses three times, the Yue King and his ministers; the Yue King and his ministers, rich and noble, hold a cornucopia in their hands; the world hears about the cornucopia, and the wealth is rolling into the universe;...
——Nursery Rhymes of the Han Dynasty
The God of Wealth is one of the Taoist secular gods and the god of wealth worshiped by Chinese people. People in the world yearn for a happy and wealthy life, and whether this pursuit can be realized is often related to the amount of wealth a person possesses. Therefore, many people worship the God of Wealth devoutly and hope that the God of Wealth can give money. Belief in the God of Wealth appeared in the Song Dynasty and gradually became popular thereafter. It has a broad belief base among the people. "Man dies for wealth, and birds dies for food." It is human nature to pray for blessings and receive wealth. "Everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit, and everything in the world is bustling for the sake of profit." "When you have a thousand fields, you want ten thousand fields, and when you have a mountain of silver, you want a mountain of gold." This is the way of the common people; "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way" is the way of an elegant man. in principle. Although the sayings are different, they all reflect people's pursuit and worship of money for thousands of years, which has led to the rise of a wealth culture. The core of this culture is the "God of Wealth", and its main purpose is to educate people to acquire money in a wise way. Encourage people to be charitable and charitable.
The biggest feature of folk belief in the God of Wealth is that the God of Wealth is not just a "person", but a group, a collection of various gods with very different origins. There are Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth in the world, The just and unintentional King Zhou Shubigan, the Tao Zhugong Fan Li who made money in a righteous way, the loyal and trustworthy Guan Yu, etc. Bigan is the oldest of the many prototypes of the God of Wealth. Because of his "intentionlessness", he is also the expectation of equality and justice in the world.
In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, due to the success of Shanxi merchants all over the country in the business field, Guan Yu, who was enshrined in Shanxi merchants' clubs, became more like the God of Wealth. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were tens of thousands of Guandi temples, large and small, in China, far exceeding the Confucius Temple of the literary sage Confucius.
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The authentic traditional door gods are two famous generals of the Tang Dynasty - Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong. The origins of Qin Qiong and Jingde as door gods originated from Huozhou and the battle of Huoyi in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang was unruly and the world was in chaos. In 617 AD, Tang Gong Li Yuan raised troops from Taiyuan and went south, hoping to conquer the Sui Dynasty and establish the Tang Dynasty. When the troops arrived at Huoyi, Luzhou (now Huozhou City, Shanxi Province), they were blocked by Sui general Song Laosheng and had no idea of ??heading south. Huoyi is located on the main transportation route between the north and south of Shanxi, with Hanxin Mountain in the north and Baibi Pass in the south. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. As early as Yao and Shun, it was known as "the important town in Zhongzhou and the barrier of the imperial capital". The two sides fought for more than a month. It is said that with the help of Huoshan God, Li Yuan conquered Huoyi and beheaded Song Laosheng, and then went straight to Chang'an with overwhelming force. Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, but Shanxi, where he established his foundation, was occupied by Liu Wuzhou, known as the Tianxing Emperor. Liu Wu defeated Zhou and merged the state, fell into Jiexiu, captured Huoyi, occupied Hedong, and his power would reach Guanzhong. In the winter of 619, Li Shimin led his army back to Jin. Collect Hedong, restore Pingyang, and march to Huoyi. Liu Wu and Zhou ordered Marshal Song Jingang to defend Huoyi, and Song Jingang ordered Yu Chigong, a partial general, to guard Baibi Pass to prevent Li Shimin from advancing north.
Li Shimin attacked Baibi Pass many times, losing troops and generals, all in vain. Li Shimin turned eastward and entered Huoyi along the western foot of Huoshan Mountain in 620. The eastern part of Huoyi is known as the "Miliang River". Yuchi Gong found out that Li Shimin had escaped the natural danger of Baibiguan and entered Huoyi, so he sent his troops to attack him and started a desperate battle with Qin Shubao, Li Shimin's marching general manager, at "Mi Liangchuan". When the two generals clashed, almost every round, Yuchi Gong would hit him with three whips, while Qin Qiong would return two blows. Because Yu Chigong's whip weighs sixty kilograms, and the force of three whips is one hundred and eighty kilograms; Qin Qiong's mace weighs ninety kilograms, and the force of two maces is one hundred and eighty kilograms. "Three whips for two maces" shows that the two generals are basically evenly matched. Li Shimin had long heard of Wei Chigong's loyalty, bravery and uprightness, and was deeply impressed by his superb martial arts. Now he was sitting and watching the two tigers fight each other, fearing that one of them would be injured, so he raised money and withdrew his troops, hoping to find an opportunity to take Wei Chigong back to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin met Wei Chigong with kindness many times and persuaded him to surrender many times. Yuchi Gong finally agreed that as long as Liu Wuzhou died, he would return to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin was eager to seek talents, but could not capture Liu Wuzhou immediately, so he had no choice but to kill a man who looked exactly like Liu Wuzhou and gave his head to Yuchi Gong. Yu Chigong failed to distinguish the true from the false, so he surrendered to Li Shimin. Li Shimin calmed down Liu Wuzhou's war, and added another tiger general Yu Chigong to his army, and he was overjoyed. He decided to take a short rest in Huoyi and then return to Beijing.
Li Shimin stayed at Huoyi Yamen (now Huozhou Department) at night, but was awakened many times by two headless men in his dreams. Li Shimin thought about it carefully and found that one of the two men looked like the Sui general Song Laosheng who was killed in Huoyi in 617, and the other looked like the man who had his head cut off because he was pretending to be Liu Wuzhou. These two headless ghosts harassed Li Shimin from time to time, making Li Shimin restless. Li Shimin summoned Xu Maogong to ask for advice. Xu Maogong said: "My lord killed this man who looked like Liu Wuzhou because he was eager to surrender General Yuchi. My lord can send General Yuchi to guard the Yamen at night, and maybe he will be in peace." Li Shimin obeyed his words and asked Yuchi Gong to guard the door. Sure enough, the evil spirit like Liu Wuzhou no longer bothered him, but the evil spirit like Song Laosheng still came. Li Shimin once again sought advice from Xu Maogong. Xu Maogong said: "I heard that although Mr. Song was a general of the Sui Dynasty, he was commendable for his loyalty and bravery. I heard that Mr. Song admired the second brother Qin very much in his life. I will try to send the second brother Qin to guard the Yamen at night. Maybe it will be safe." Li Shimin followed suit. Qin Shubao was sent to guard the Yamen at night, and sure enough, Song Laosheng's wronged soul never came again.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Maogong made a plan in Huoyi, and Qin Qiong and Jingde guarded the car in front of the Yamen at night, so the Dragon King of Jinghe harassed Taizong, and Taizong summoned Xu Maogong, Qin Shubao, and Yuchi Gong to see him. It can be seen from this that Qin Qiong and Jingde, two famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, first met in Huozhou, fought fiercely in Huozhou, and formed a friendship in Huozhou. The roots of their becoming goalkeepers were also in Huozhou.
It is said that the image of the door god described by Wu Chengen in "Journey to the West" is based on the Huozhou door god. Tianjin Yangliuqing's traditional Chinese painting of the door god is also a collection of Huozhou door gods.
Everyone likes to regard the loyal people of ancient times as door gods
The door gods are the statues of gods affixed to the doors in our country. The basic intention of the custom of affixing door gods is to escape disasters and obtain happiness. . The door god originated from the worship of common people in ancient times. According to research, there were door gods in the Zhou Dynasty in my country, but at that time the door gods were still nameless. There were three door gods in the Han Dynasty, one was Chengqing, and the other two were Shen Tu and Yu Lei. In the Tang Dynasty, there were two door gods, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were countless folk door gods. To this day, the custom of posting door god paintings during the Spring Festival still exists. Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong, the two military generals and door gods, are the most widely circulated among the people and have the greatest influence.
There is a legend about Qin Qiong and Jingde becoming door gods: In order to fight for the throne, Li Shimin killed the two brothers at Xuanwu Gate. After living in the palace, he often had nightmares, dreaming that his two brothers turned into Evil spirits came to seek his life, and he was unsettled all day long. Taizong had two generals, one was Yuchi Jingde who was extremely brave, and the other was Qin Shubao who was sure to win every battle. The second general volunteered to guard the gate in military uniform, and Li Shimin felt relieved. However, as soon as they leave, Li Shimin will fall ill immediately. Wei Zheng asked a painter to draw the portraits of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong and paste them on the door. Li Shimin no longer had nightmares. This matter spread among the people, and the common people knew how powerful Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were, so they also painted their portraits and put them on their doors during the New Year, calling them "Door Gods".