Brief introduction of thirty-six plough in Water Margin
Taoism says that the Big Dipper has thirty-six highest-day stars, and each highest-day star has a god, a total of thirty-six gods. When Taoist priests practice fasting, they are often called to descend to exorcise ghosts. "On the way back to Shangqing Shutianyuan, I completed the Buddhism" and said, "In these thirty-six days, the God King in heaven ... seven general managers were too Yuan Jun to drive away the disaster for me". The Complete Biography of Tian Xuan, the Ancestor of Zhenwu in the North, said that these 36 generals were all gods captured by Zhenwu Emperor and all under Zhenwu's command. Their names are: Shui, Huo Guishe, Zhao, Guan Yu, Gou Bi, Marshal Zhou Guangze, Marshal Zhang Jian, Marshal Huo De Xie, Marshal Ling Guan Ma and Marshal Guan Da Zhu Yanfu don't believe it. In folklore, the 36-day plough often works with the 28-night stay and the 72-day demon to subdue the demon.