When we describe "in order to accomplish one thing, everyone has come up with their own methods and abilities", we often use "the eight immortals cross the sea to show their magical powers", so who are the "eight immortals" in this?And where did they come from?
The "Eight Immortals" refer to Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Lu Dongbin, Tie Guan Li, Han Xiangzi, Uncle Cao Guo, Lan Caihe, and He Xiangu.
Let's talk about "Han Zhongli" first, Han Zhongli is very recognizable among the "Eight Immortals", five big and three thick, topless chest**, looking like a reckless man, but he combs his hair in a bun that only two children comb, a beard, and thick black eyebrows, which are very incommensurate with the bun above his ears.
There are many theories about Han Zhongli's past and present life, one of which is that Han Zhongli was a native of the Han Dynasty and a general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that in a certain year, the border pass was threatened by the enemy, and Han Zhongli was appointed by the imperial court, and Han Zhongli was sent to fight the enemy army. And in the imperial court, traitorous ministers are in charge, and the minister in charge of sending troops is jealous of Han Zhongli's ability, and is also afraid that Han Zhongli's merits are too high, so when sending troops, they are all old and weak soldiers. As the saying goes: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", so as soon as the battle began, Han Zhongli's army was at a disadvantage, and his own troops were scattered by the enemy. Just when Han Zhongli was at a loss for what to do about the current situation, a more mysterious thing appeared, and a strange person suddenly appeared in front of him, it is said that this person is Tie Guan Li, who not only helped Han Zhongli to guide him, but also taught him the method of immortality, and brought him into the ranks of the immortal family.
Lu Dongbin, we are all familiar with it, we often say that people who don't know how to be good as "the dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn't know the hearts of good people", it is said that when Lu Dongbin just became an immortal, he received the character, Erlang God's roaring dog went down to the world to harm the world privately, Lu Dongbin went to subdue it, and put the roaring dog in the canvas. But after a while, Lu Dongbin was moved by compassion, thinking that there would be no more moths after the Howling Sky Dog was **, so he let him out, but as soon as he came out, the Howling Sky Dog bit Lu Dongbin fiercely. Since then, we have used "the dog bites Lu Dongbin and does not know the hearts of good people" to describe those who do not know how to be good. Lu Dongbin's image in the Eight Immortals is also very recognizable, wearing a Taoist robe, chic and dignified. It is said that Lu Dongbin was born in the family of the official eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, read poetry and books since he was a child, and hoped to be able to go to high school in the imperial examination. The results were unexpected, the three exams were named Sun Shan, and at the age of forty-six, Lu Dongbin walked on the road to Chang'an at one time, and later met Han Zhongli in a tavern, under the guidance of Han Zhongli, Lu Dongbin was enlightened, gave up fame and fortune, abandoned his family and business, and followed Han Zhongli to the Tao.
Zhang Guolao is also easier to recognize, he is the one who rides a donkey. There seems to be no exact statement about which dynasty Zhang Guolao is, but it is recorded that during the Wu Zetian period of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Guolao was once seen, and many old people at that time said that they already had Zhang Guolao when they were young, and now he is more than a few hundred years old. Wu Zetian also sent someone to look for Zhang Guolao's whereabouts, and finally found it, but it is said that Zhang Guolao pretended to be killed in order not to face the saint, but soon, his whereabouts were found in Hengshan.
Han Xiangzi's origin is a little different from the others, it is said that he was originally an immortal, and he was a small official in charge of incense in the heavenly court, but because he made a mistake, he was turned into an immortal crane and relegated to the world to repent. The crane cultivated for thousands of years and still had no way to change back into human form, and finally with the help of Han Zhongli, he turned into a child and went to Han Huifu, which was later Han Xiangzi. Later, Han Xiangzi worshiped on Lu Dongbin's door, devoted himself to cultivating immortals, and finally became one of the "Eight Immortals".
Let's talk about Tie Guan Li again, Tie Guan Li once helped Han Zhong Li to become an immortal, so how did he become an immortal?It is said that Tie Guan Li was originally a hermit who had attained Taoism, and later was invited by Taishang Laojun to participate in the holy meeting, and on the appointed day, Tie Guan Li handed over his body to his apprentice, and the original god left his body to participate in the holy meeting. Before leaving, Tie Guan Li explained to his apprentice that if the Yuan Shen had not possessed his body after seven days, he would let the apprentice spark his body. But on the last day, the apprentice's mother died suddenly, and the apprentice was in a hurry to mourn, and without waiting for the last moment, he sparked Tie Guan Li's body. Tie Guan Li, who lost his body, later became an immortal with the help of Taishang Laojun.
Uncle Cao Guo is the most noble one among the "Eight Immortals", before he became an immortal, he was the grandson of Cao Bin, the king of the Northern Song Dynasty, his father was Wu Caoxi, and Cao Xi's daughter was the sister of Uncle Cao Guo was Queen Cao of Song Renzong, so this is the origin of Uncle Cao. Originally, as a relative of the emperor, he had no worries about food and clothing, and enjoyed endless wealth and glory, but Uncle Cao Guo didn't like these very much, but preferred to study Taoism, and later simply scattered his family wealth, hidden in the mountains and wilderness, and devoted himself to cultivation, and later became one of the "Eight Immortals" under the guidance of Han Zhongli and Lu Dongbin.
Lan Caihe's image is also more characteristic in "Eight Immortals", he is dressed as a **, and he is the one who always holds a flower basket in his hand. Lan Caihe himself is an immortal, and he is the appropriation immortal of the heavenly court. We all know that Sun Wukong once made a mistake in the Heavenly Palace at the Queen Mother's peach conference, and this Lan Caihe also made a mistake at this peach banquet, he ate the Queen Mother's peach because of his greed, and was turned into the world by the Jade Emperor's anger. Later, with the help of Tie Guan Li, he cultivated and became an immortal.
He Xiangu is the most special among the eight immortals, and it can be said that she is a little red in the green bushes. As the only woman, how did He Xiangu become one of the Eight Immortals?There are many theories about He Xiangu's past and present lives, such as a theory that He Xiangu was instructed by an immortal in a dream and transformed into an immortal after eating mica powder. Another theory is that He Xiangu was the child daughter-in-law of a family, because she took pity on seven poor people and gave them free noodles, and was forced by her mother-in-law to ask for money, otherwise she would have let those seven people spit out the noodles, and later those seven people really spit out the noodles. The evil mother-in-law forced He Xiangu to eat the noodles she spit out, but she didn't expect He Xiangu to take off the mortal fetus after eating and become an immortal. There is also a theory that He Xiangu was pure and good, and became a member of the Eight Immortals under the guidance of other immortals in the Eight Immortals.
Of course, there are many stories about the Eight Immortals, and their past and present lives are also different, what other stories do you know about the Eight Immortals?