Jingmen
It is the first of the eight gates of Jianghu. It is mainly used to study good and bad luck and provide guidance for others. So nowadays, those who read fortunes and tell fortunes are all people in the world. The founders of the Jingmen were Fuxi and King Wen of Zhou. It is said that Fuxi painted the Bagua and King Wen performed the Book of Changes. There was another ancestor that the sorcerers often worshiped, namely Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty. It is said that Dongfang Shuo once set up a stall for divination in Chang'an City. If there is a classic in Jingmen, it is the "Book of Changes".
It is not unreasonable for the eight gates of Jianghu to be headed by Jingmen, because it studies the changes in the way of heaven. Once the Jingmen is mastered, the other seven Jianghu arts can be understood by analogy. Deducing good, bad, bad, good, and changes in world affairs is the core of the world. Modern fortune tellers may not have this ability, but the ability to read people is still a basic skill, and in the world of charlatanism, in short, it is about seeing what people will do. way. The practice of medicine here includes not only traveling doctors, but also doctors who sit in court, and even ancient witchcraft and so on. As long as they use various methods to treat people, they will all end up tired. There are two ancestors worshiped by people in the tired family, the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing and the medicine king Sun Simiao. But nowadays, when people talk about tired families, most of them are referring to wandering doctors.
The Tired Gate is second only to the Jingmen and is the second of the eight gates of Jianghu. Its status is also very important because it studies people's own knowledge. Strictly speaking, the ancestors of the Kumen are Huangdi Xuanyuan and Yandi Shennong. They are also the legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation. The classics of the Kumen are of course the "Huangdi Nei Jing" and "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".
Piaomen
It pays attention to the way of traveling to study. The founder of Piaomen is Confucius, a saint. This is probably something that many people would never expect. And to this day, jugglers, stage performers, and even fireworks prostitutes all call themselves Piao Men.
Cemen
The focus is on researching the past and present. The ancestor of Cemen was Sima Qian. To this day, those who engage in martial arts, those who deal with genuine and fake antiques, those who sell prostitutes, those who deal in calligraphy and painting, all claim to be members of the sect, and some even include those who rob tombs.
Fengmen
Studies the geography, mountains and rivers of the world. The founder of Fengmen is said to be Guo Pu, so today's Fengshui masters and Yin-Yang masters are all from Fengmen.
Huomen
It pays attention to various health-preserving techniques. The founder of Huomen is Ge Hongge Tianshi, whose classics include "Baopuzi", "Shen Tongqi", etc. Then alchemy, alchemy, and Fangzhongshu are all tricks of the Huomen Jianghu people.
Juemen
What matters is the way of being an official. Legend has it that the founder of the Jue Sect is Mr. Gui Gu, and the classics are "Gui Guzi" and "Warring States Policy". Mr. Gui Gu has two famous disciples, Su Qin and Zhang Yi. The traditional Jue Sect actually teaches the art of vertical and horizontal movements. Since modern times, the tricks of buying and selling officials, including defrauding people in the name of official organizations, can also be regarded as the charlatanism of noble families.
The important gate
focuses on the way of being down and out. This knowledge is very profound. How should we deal with ourselves and survive the adversity when we are in bad luck? The founder of the important sect is said to be Zhu Yuanzhang, and another is said to be Liu Xiatuo, but his identity is unknown. In modern times, those who beat lotus flowers to beg for food, those who eat from wealthy households to catch the autumn wind, those who pretend to be monks and nuns to make alms and deceive others, and even those who give menstrual sweat medicine can all be considered as members of the family. At the end of the story, the storyteller would ask the audience for money to soothe their throats. In the eyes of the ancients, this was the way to ask