Legend has it that Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty asked the central management to ask the cabinet because he couldn't figure out the name of Jiuzi. At that time, Li Dongyang, a cabinet scholar, received the emperor's "imperial book post" and asked about "the name of Longsheng's nine sons", as if remembering that he had seen it in "miscellaneous books" when he was a teenager. He couldn't answer it at the moment and asked Shura to return. Shura said that he only remembered five or six of them. Then ask Liu Ji of the official department.
Liu Ji said that there is an old book at home that "records this language in writing". When he brought it, he found the name of Jiuzi on it, but he couldn't remember what book it was in, so he couldn't find it. The emperor's inquiry can't be delayed for too long, so Li Dongyang has to make do. He replied, "Nine sons of a dragon make no great achievement, and each has his own advantages." .
A prison cow and a dragon have good music all their lives. Today, the beast carved on Hu Qin's head is his portrait. Yazi is easy to kill all his life. Today, the dragon swallowing mouth on the hilt is his portrait. Laughing wind, I have had a close call in my life, and the beast in this corner of the temple is its portrait. The man who has been singing all his life is the portrait of the animal button on this clock. Sister-in-law, sitting in his life, the lion in the Buddha's seat today is his portrait. Overlord, a good burden in my life, this monument is a portrait of a beast's foot. Armadillo is a litigator all his life. Today, the lion's head on the prison door is his portrait. Lost is a good article, and the dragons on both sides of this monument are its portraits. Dear, life is easy to swallow, and the head of the animal on the ridge of this temple is its portrait.
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Heavy: lingering (after the sound), like a turtle, bearing a lot of weight. A craze can be seen in palaces, ancestral temples and tombs all over the country. In all kinds of arguments of Long Zi, it is generally ranked first among the nine sons.
Have a good look: Kiss (sound-eating kiss) likes to look around most, and it is often decorated on the eaves. Look at the decorative animals on the fork ridges of ancient buildings in China.
Food is the most gluttonous, you can eat and drink, and it is often decorated on the tripod cover. Because you can drink water, it is also decorated on the bridge railing to prevent the bridge from being flooded.
Born black boy: Yazi loves killing and fighting, and is often decorated on the knife ring and handle of weapons.
Armadillo (Yinbi 'an): People who hate crimes most are often decorated on prison lintels.
Good fireworks: Sister-in-law (sour mud), good fireworks, often decorated on the cover button of incense burner cover.
Good drinker: Papa (Yinbaxia) is located in the favorite water on the bridge and is often decorated at the top of the stone bridge railing. Lying on the four corners of the back door bridge, the shape is very beautiful.
Gentle-natured person: the charming rabbit who hates others entering its nest is often decorated at the gate.
Good singer: I like music and roar best, and I am often decorated on the knob of the big clock.
2. "Nine sons of the Dragon" has its own career, and "Prison Cow" is a good song.
Everyone is "ambitious", but the good wishes are often far from reality. Who would have thought that dragons are also entangled in "ambition". Because it is said that although the dragon has nine sons, none of them can become the dragon, and in the end they did not become the successors of the dragon, but chose their own development path.
Perhaps, although Dragon Dad will be unhappy in one way or another, Jiuzi will always have his own career. Bridges, temples, stone tablets, Buddhist temples, incense burners, tripod covers, etc. They are all decorated with the image of the son of the dragon, which has become a feature of traditional art in almost all places.
In the face of such an outcome, will those who are "looking forward to success" be encouraged?
Many people also know that there is a folk saying that "the dragon gives birth to nine children, each with its own differences". Then let's see how these nine dragons came from and what they did.
Among the people, the legend of "nine sons born in a dragon" has been circulating for a long time. But what exactly are the nine sons of the dragon? There is no exact record. So this incident made the emperor very curious. It is said that Zhu Youtang, the filial son of Ming Dynasty, once went to the early dynasty and had a sudden whim. He asked Li Dongyang, a well-known scholar of the Ministry of Rites and Wenyuange, "I heard that Dragon gave birth to nine sons. What's the name of Jiuzi? " Although Li Dongyang was knowledgeable, he didn't rush to answer, which made him lose face.
After leaving the DPRK, he thought about it and asked several colleagues. Finally, he pieced together a list of Kowloon sons from folklore and gave it to the emperor. Scholars' notes in the Ming Dynasty, such as Lu Rong's Miscellaneous Notes on the Garden, Yang Shen's Collection of Climbing the Temple, Xu Li's Essays on the Old Man in the Temple, and Xu Yingqiu's Tan Yun in Tang Yuzhi, all recorded the situation of nine dragons, but their names were not uniform. There is also a saying in history: There are not only nine kinds of "nine" in "Nine sons of dragons", but also many generic names, so you can see other dragons except the nine sons.
Let's synthesize those legends here and see what the nine sons of the dragon do.
Boss "Prison Bull" is good music, used on the piano head. Some precious headshots of Hu Qin are still engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head Hu Qin". Today, it can also be seen in the musical instrument decoration used in Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple in Beijing, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty. This is the shape of the bell in Dacheng Hall.
The second son, Yázì, is good at fighting, and is often engraved on the scabbard of the hilt. It is not only used to decorate the weapons of famous soldiers, but also widely used in etiquette and palace guards. On the halberd weapon on the inner side of Dacheng Gate of Confucius Temple, you can see the wallet with the dragon's head bowed and brave.
The third "mocking wind" had a good chance and great hope in his life and became a "beast" on the corner of the temple. Legend has it that it not only symbolizes auspiciousness and majesty, but also has the meaning of "shocking demons and eliminating disasters".
Old four's "not old" voice is so loud that it is used as the "animal button" on the clock; According to legend, he growled loudly when he was beaten, so he was put on a clock button to help him sing far and wide.
The fifth attribute of "sister-in-law" (sound Suān ní) is easy to sit, and it is the shape of a lion under the Buddha statue, which is often found on incense burners. According to legend, the sister-in-law of this Buddhist monk was introduced to China with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty, and was "created" by folk artists in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The old six "bully" has a heavy load and is used for turtles on the base; Legend has it that in ancient times, Baxia often carried three mountains and five mountains on his back and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu conquered it and made contributions to water control. After Dayu's flood control, he was worried that Pasha would run rampant again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, engraved with the achievements of Pasha's flood control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet prevented him from walking casually.
Lao Qi's "Armadillo" (sound bà n) is litigious and used to pave the title ring on the prison door. Legend has it that armadillos not only yearn for public interests and justice, but also dare to speak out, distinguish right from wrong and judge impartially. In addition, its image is majestic, so it is decorated not only on the prison door, but also on both sides of the official hall.
Lao Ba's Wandering (sound b √ x √) is a good essay. You can see it on both sides of the monument in imperial academy. It seems to be crawling slowly, matching the base.
Laojiu's "Kiss Kiss" (pronounced Ch and W ě n, also known as "Kiss Kiss") is easy to swallow, and it is a "dragon kiss" used on the back of the temple. Legend has it that the mouth of a kiss is thick and easy to swallow, which can be used to hate fire, so it is shaped on the ridge of the temple. According to legend, it was introduced from India in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Buddhist scriptures could put out fires under the rain god. So the kiss was changed, so it was placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires.
Although the nine sons of the dragon are different in appearance, personality and hobbies, although they have not become dragons, they are basically people who do their best.
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