Life is like a white horse, no matter whether it is powerful or ordinary, it cannot escape the fate of birth, old age, sickness and death. The ancients believed that life and death are fateful, but they also firmly believed that things are man-made. This kind of thinking has formed a unique color in Chinese culture, that is, while believing in fate, it is constantly challenging fate.
As a result, many legends and practices of "changing one's life against the sky" were born, such as the well-known "Seven Stars Life-Extending Lamp".
1. The history of the seven-star life-sustaining lamp is a magical magic weapon that is said to change the fate of the dying and allow them to extend their life on the original basis.
This ritual weapon matches the position of the Big Dipper, and corresponds to certain characteristics of the human body, in addition to the seven main lights, there are also the main life lamps that represent the fate of the life continuator and the seven seven forty-nine auxiliary lights.
However, this method of "changing one's life against the sky" is little known, whether it is true or not. Only two people in history have used the Seven Star Lantern to survive, and one of them failed, while the other managed to live for an additional 12 years.
During Zhuge Liang's six northern expeditions to Cao Wei, he fell ill and finally died in Wuzhang Plain. However, he knew that his time was limited, but he was not willing to die.
Because his life was full of grand plans and unfinished goals, especially the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei, he had not yet achieved it. Therefore, Zhuge Liang, who was proficient in Qimen Dunjia Technique, was persuaded by Jiang Wei to decide to use the "Method of Prayer" to change his fate.
He hopes to borrow another life with the seven-star life-sustaining lamp from the sky, so that his dreams will not be shattered before the end of his life. In the military tent, he arranged a seven-star life-sustaining lantern array, and told Jiang Wei that he could bring forty armor soap flags and soap clothes rings around the tent.
If the light is not extinguished within seven days, he can prolong his life. If the lights go out, it means that God is not willing to lend him life, and he will inevitably die.
The two armies of Shu and Wei were facing each other, and the atmosphere was tense. Wei Yan didn't know anything about Zhuge Liang's affairs, and only felt that the Wei army was coming, so he hurriedly broke into Zhuge Liang's military tent. He inadvertently extinguished the main lamp, and forty-nine small lamps were also blown out by the wind.
Zhuge Liang was unable to continue his life because the lights went out and passed away. On the occasion of his death, Zhuge Liang said that this is "the destiny of heaven". Some people say that this is due to the fact that Zhuge Liang burned several fires in the past violated the way of heaven, which led to the shortening of his lifespan, and God was unwilling to lend him his life, so that the lamp went out and people died.
Liu Bowen was born in Nantian, a blessed land of outstanding people, and has shown extraordinary talent since he was a child. He was gifted and diligent and studious, so he was admitted to Xiucai at the age of 12 and was known as a "prodigy".
After entering the Fuxue School, faced with the mysteries and profound meanings of the Confucian classics, Liu Bowen only needed to read through them twice to memorize them and understand the meaning. He did even better than the other students.
It is said that the ancients said that "reading a book a hundred times is self-seeing", but for Liu Bowen, it only needs to be done twice.
Liu Bowen's talent is amazing, and his talent has been unanimously praised by teachers and celebrities, who all believe that he is "bound to make a difference". With this talent, he had already accumulated a wealth of knowledge at a young age, and his chest was full of heaven and earth wisdom, laying a solid foundation for his future achievements.
During the turbulent period of the 20 years of Zhizheng, Liu Bowen became an important figure in the troubled times with his wisdom and courage.
Liu Bowen, one of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, although he foresaw that his limit was approaching, he was unwilling to let his talent and learning go to waste. He used the "Seven Star Life-Extending Lamp" to renew his life for 12 years, during which he established outstanding feats for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Many of Liu Bowen's mysterious deeds, such as Zhuge Liang's "borrowing the east wind", are related to his position as Taishi Ling. Taishi Ling was in charge of the astronomical calendar and rituals, and his remarks often had the mystical flavor of the "Mandate of Heaven", which made the emperor have to take it seriously.
In the early days of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the legal system was not yet perfect, resulting in many unjust, false and wrongful cases. Liu Bowen noticed this problem and linked the "great drought" with unjust, false and wrongful convictions, which attracted the emperor's attention.
After the emperor ordered the redress of unjust, false and wrongful convictions, heavy rain followed. Liu Bowen took this opportunity to request the establishment of a legal system and made an important contribution to the construction of the legal system in the Ming Dynasty.
3. The Truth of Mysterious EventsFrom an objective point of view, behind these seemingly mysterious phenomena is actually a keen insight into the laws of nature. Just like Liu Bowen was able to predict the arrival of heavy rain because he noticed the occurrence of the "sky hanging elephant".
And those who are worshiped as "living immortals" by people are actually only good at discovering and using the laws of nature to achieve their own goals. For ordinary people, these are naturally incomprehensible, so they are rumored to be more and more mysterious.
There are many similar charlatans, all of which take advantage of people's yearning for mysterious powers.
In the hearts of many readers, Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a classic among famous books. Although it is only **, in order to attract readers, the author has added some mysterious elements, such as the "Seven Star Life-Extending Lamp".
And the statement of "Seven Stars Life-Extending Lamp" may have been fabricated by Luo Guanzhong in order to create the image of Zhuge Liang. As for Liu Bowen's seven-star lantern life-continuation, it may also be a rumor.
People often compare Liu Bowen to Luo Guanzhong, so some people may think that Liu Bowen's life-sustaining lamp is more successful. However, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Bowen was also a person of that era.
Therefore, it is difficult for us to determine whose product the "Seven Star Life Renewal Lamp" is. For our contemporaries, when understanding a thing, we should see the cause and effect and the essence in it, rather than simply categorizing it as superstition or blind acceptance.
We should believe in science.