When commenting on Hanshu, Mr. Gao Feng said that the "ancestor" of "Hou Zu in Hanshu" was a "road sacrifice god". So what is the prototype of "Road God"? The "ancestor" in Ying Shao's Code of Customs and Righteousness records: "In the Book of Rites, the son of * * * worker said that he had traveled a long way and arrived in his footsteps, so he was considered an ancestor. Ancestors are also embarrassed. Shi Yun: Han Hou is an ancestor, and a hundred pots of sake. This is also the case. " Ying Shao proved that people's "the road god who worships ancestors is a worker's son" based on "Emperor Han Chengzu".
To put it another way: Shen Lu is not the son of a worker, but the son of the Yellow Emperor, "Lei Zu". History of the Thirteen Kings, Biography of Linjiang Wang Min and Liu Rongchuan, Rongxing, the ancestor of Jiangling North Gate, Yan Shigu's note: "The ancestor, the farewell sacrifice, was due to drinking. Yesterday, Lei Zu, the son of the Yellow Emperor, traveled far and died in the Tao, so later generations thought that he was also a god. "
The third argument is that people think that the road god who paid homage to the Yellow Emperor is not a male, but a female Lei Zu, the princess of the Yellow Emperor. Wang Kui's Chronicle of Xuanyuan: "When Emperor Zhou was on a cruise, the ancestors of Yuan concubines died in Taoism, and the emperor sacrificed her as their ancestors." Wang was a native of the Tang Dynasty, and this material was included in the 100th volume of Seven Records. It can be seen that Lu Se's women's thoughts were all rumors before the Tang Dynasty. The Taoist idol handed down from later generations is a male elder wearing a dome, and there is no graceful shape.
Fourth, Fang also seems to have the God of the Road in the anonymous "Three Religions Seeking God" (Volume 7). The article said: "The way to open the road is the side of' Zhou Li'. According to legend, Emperor Xuanyuan traveled nine times, and Princess Lei Zu died of Taoism. He asked the second princess to take good care of him, because he bought a "photo" to prevent the night, so he covered the beginning. The common name is in danger. " Mr. Yuan Ke said: "Spiritual God is the Lord God." It can enlighten people and exorcise evil spirits, especially at night (or funeral), so it has to be circulated in popular letters.
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