The blacksmith knocks the nails, the carpenter hammers and chisels, their figures are so familiar, but so strange. Speaking of the Eight Great Folk Craftsmen, do you know their stories? Do you know the most mysterious goblin craftsman? Do you know that the great craftsmen of that generation once created?"Xing, the people live and work in peace and contentment"The heyday.
How excited are you when you hear that these ten craftsmen are nine difficult? When the handicraft industry is forgotten in the long river of history one day, where will you go? Perhaps, you will choose to embrace that one"Able to walk"carpenter, go in search of dusty memory fragments. Because, they deserve to be remembered. The story of the craftsman will also become eternal!
When it comes to the relationship between carpenters and witchcraft, the most important thing to mention is Nalu Bangong! When we are among the many eight great craftsmen, the reason why the carpenter is extremely high can be traced back to this one that even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was helpless"Divine craftsman"body.
In the Spring and Autumn Period of the third century B.C., there was a man named Lu Ban, who was good at using wood for various shapes and carvings, and even had a strange skill to carve wood into various birds and beasts. Legend has it that the wooden utensils carved by Lu Ban can really fly in the air, easily spanning hundreds of miles, and the movements are so agile that they are not like wooden people. In the "Narrative of Differences", there is an expression of General Lu Ban"Carved as a wooden crane, it can fly for 700 miles"It can be seen that his wood carving skills are unbelievable.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty united the princes to attack the Zhao State, Lu Ban also resolutely brought his own carved wooden weapons and carried food on his back, and trekked thousands of mountains and rivers to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, to help the Zhao army.
According to the account, Lu Banta"Whether it is a face or a color, or a number or a drink, its sound is like the voice of a ghost", Results"War is as skillful as life, and archery and stones can also hit people"。This posture does not look like a simple wooden weapon at first glance, and it can also hit people accurately, and we have to admit that Lu Ban does have some inexhaustible magical powers.
And after the death of this Lu Bangong, it continued"Able to walk"When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to retrieve the wooden crane he stored on the west peak of the North Mountain to the Beijing Master for viewing, the wooden crane flew to the South Peak without permission, which shows the magical power that has been handed down and attached to the carpenter.
Since then, there may be people like Lu Bangong who have opened roads and built bridges in the mountains and rivers"Divine craftsman"It was difficult to appear, but the mysterious connection between carpenters and witchcraft was firmly born, and it also opened up a path for future generations of carpenters"Psychic"way.
If our fathers and elders mention the folk tradition of the eight craftsmen, then when it comes to ten craftsmen and nine difficult craftsmen, the first thing that comes to mind must be the carpenter. It can be seen that carpenters have long enjoyed a good reputation in many traditional handicraft industries, and they should not be underestimated.
So why did an ordinary carpenter become a magic key? Let's take a look at some ancient stories related to carpenters. For example, there was a man named Li Peng who wanted to find a carpenter to build his house, but he had a dispute with the carpenter.
Originally, this was just a small friction, and no one would take it to heart, but the carpenter had the idea of reflection in his heart. He decided to imitate Li Peng's example, specially carved a small wooden figure, and then tied it with a lotus flail, intending to secretly bury it under the beam of Li Peng's house, which is also a famous ritual that was circulated in ancient times"Bury the lotus"Finish.
Moreover, the carpenter also planned to recite some incantations to the little wooden man when Li Peng was not paying attention, which meant to put a curse on Li Peng's family. However, fortunately, Li Peng discovered it in time, and the carpenter saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly changed his words and said that this was a one"Good luck"。We can see from this that if the conflict between ordinary people and the carpenter is not resolved, then the carpenter can directly curse you with his own spells.
There is also a well-known story about a merchant who hired a carpenter to build a ship, but unfortunately did not serve the carpenter well and despised the other party. The carpenter had a plan, and in the middle of the night he secretly got up and recited a spell on the merchant's ship, in an attempt to kill the man. And the merchant happened to encounter the whole process of the carpenter's spell, so he quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake, so as to avoid a catastrophe.
It can be seen that in ancient times, carpenters were a very mysterious type of people, and ordinary people rarely offended these carpenters. Because the carpenter has more than just carpentry skills in his hands, there is also a secret of communication with witchcraft hidden behind it. Once there is a feud between two people, the carpenter can always use some small witchcraft spells to take revenge on ordinary people, such as using the wooden curse, or using spells to destroy the other person's property.
This actually explains why there is a saying among the people that carpenters are difficult"Nine out of ten craftsmen are difficult, and carpenters dare not provoke"。Thinking about it, ordinary people really don't dare to provoke these carpenters easily, this is more difficult to deal with than ghosts!
Therefore, our ancestors also paid tribute to these carpenters in history, asked them to do things, and tried their best to serve them. As the saying goes"Three points into the wood, six points into the ink"In fact, this is talking about how strong the carpenter's ability is, and he is the best among many craftsmen.
So why is it that among the eight great craftsmen of the people, the carpenter ranks first? We have to say that there are many extraordinary factors in this, from the miraculous story of Lu Ban, the ancestor of carpenters, to those strange stories related to carpenters recorded in ancient times, and even those that have been passed down for thousands of years"Nine out of ten craftsmen are difficult"。In fact, in the final analysis, this proves that the carpenter's ability is high, and he can rank first among these many craftsmen.
In fact, to put it bluntly, in the development of most infrastructure projects in ancient China, not only the cooperation of stonemasons, masons, bricklayers and other craftsmen from all walks of life is required, but also the close cooperation of carpenters with flexible minds and ingenuity, and it can even be said that carpenters are"Grand Administrator"。Mainly such as the various roof trusses of the house, the meridian beams, the placement of doors and windows, are all related to the carpenter's skills. This makes ordinary people always talk about the name of the carpenter whenever they talk about house construction.
Do you still remember the story above about Li Peng asking a carpenter to build a house? Here we can see in the opposite direction how much work the carpenter has to do in the construction of the house, and if there is no carpenter, there is no frame of the house. Therefore, carpenters even have a lot of say in the field of ancient infrastructure for thousands of years.
We often say"It is difficult to move wood"Although the handling and placement of wood seems simple, it is really not something that ordinary people can do well. Because if the timber is placed incorrectly, it means that the entire building is a safety hazard. So the old ancestor concluded that as long as"Shake down a craftsman's work"As long as the carpenter is willing, the hard work of thousands of craftsmen can be wasted.
So if the carpenter wants to curse, it's actually easy to use small spells. As mentioned above, when the carpenter is not satisfied, he can use some spell figurines to secretly place them in the beams or pillars of the lord's house. If you're not careful, you'll be hit. Because this is equivalent to planting a curse in the key parts of the entire building, and just thinking about it will make you afraid.
From this point of view, the reason why the carpenters in history won it"Nine out of ten craftsmen are difficult"The reason for this is not difficult to understand. If he has such a miraculous ability, and is so indispensable, how can he not be feared by the common people and other craftsmen? Therefore, among the eight great craftsmen, the first position should be entrusted to the carpenter.
After figuring out the magical power of carpenters, in recent years, many history lovers have also been full of interest in some of the tools commonly used by carpenters. Among them, the most concerned is the legendary ruler that can ward off evil spirits.
We know that as a carpenter, whether building or making wooden components, the use of rulers is commonplace. However, it should also be noted that the rulers used by carpenters are heavier and have some intricate patterns. This is the legendary ruler that has the function of warding off evil spirits.
So where did the origin of this ruler come from? In fact, there have always been people in history who have been studying it. For example, Zhao Xuemin, a doctor in the Ming Dynasty, left a text that surprised later generations:
My family's ancestral law, from Lu Ban, is taught by the secret method and immortal law in the "Nine Palace Bagua Divine Machine Sutra", which has been passed down from generation to generation, and has been passed on for dozens of generations. I received its secret as the sixteenth heir, this year's sixtieth birthday is extremely poor, no heirs, the gist of the book, in order to warn the world. "
It turns out that Zhao Xuemin's family history can be traced back to the era of Nalu Bangong, and it also involves some quite mysterious content. And the method of making the ruler is the product of a mixture of various mysteries such as feng shui, kanyu, and immortal law. Now we finally understand that the reason why this ruler has a certain effect is inseparable from the great ability of the carpenter patriarch.
Thinking of other similar records, it can better confirm the power contained in the ruler. For example, Zhang Xuecheng in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties had such a record:"How is carpenter used for measuring? "Zhang Xuecheng's carpenter said"I have a ruler made of ink thread in Yujingshan. Measuring the length and height of the shape of the house on weekdays is not inconsistent with the gossip theory. "He also said"The ruler does not leave the body to ward off evil spirits"。
So let's look back, isn't the carpenter's ruler a microcosm of the carpenter's vast mana? In the eyes of carpenters, this small ruler is like their charm, which can bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.
The world often laughs at some witch doctors for using charms to catch ghosts and exorcise demons, but in fact, our carpenter ancestors have been doing similar things with simple rulers, but more low-key.
Speaking of which, we can also understand why carpenters have been so revered by the world throughout history. Not only because the carpenter is good at using witchcraft, but also because the master craftsmen of the past generations have been carrying forward the magical inheritance of Mr. Lu Ban and writing the legendary story of this craftsman's career.
After talking about the story of the carpenter, let's go back to the original starting point, those ordinary craftsmen. Today, many of the great craftsmen of the craft industry no longer exist, and too many traditional crafts are in danger of being lost. Do we still have time to sigh? Do you feel the craftsmanship that has long been submerged in the dust of history?
No, it may be time for us to protect these craftsmen who are about to disappear. For example, carpenters, masons, blacksmiths, and stonemasons in those days. The stories they wrote with their hands will eventually disappear one day. But as long as the spirit of craftsmanship remains, their history will not die out completely. Perhaps, this can also be the responsibility of our generation.