Stories of the Eight Immortals: Four folk legends about Tieguai Li

Legend 1

In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there lived two folk doctors named Cai and Gao at the foot of Stalagmite Mountain. They were both very famous and kind-hearted in practicing medicine for the people. The common people did not take any money. One day when they were on a medical visit, they met unexpectedly in the stalagmite mountains and walked together. While talking, they saw a woodcutter supporting a lame beggar and an old man on the roadside. The old man's legs were broken. The ulcerated leg had a strong stench and was covered with maggots, so doctors Cai and Gao asked the woodcutter: "Excuse me, brother, who are you, old man? Why is his leg injured so serious?" The woodcutter replied: "My surname is Ye. Jinbaoshan, who lives at the foot of the mountain, is not related to the old man. I just passed by here to collect firewood and saw that the old man was in pain and suffering. He was very pitiful, so he helped him to rest." Doctor Cai and Gao, the second doctor, looked at Ye with admiration. The woodcutter put down the medicine box at the same time and took out the herbs to treat the lame old man's leg ulcer. Because the two of them unintentionally hurt the old man when they were treating him, the old man angrily took out the iron cane in his hand and beat Cai and Gao Er doctor with curses. Not only did they not Instead of leaving angrily, he treated the old man's leg injury more carefully. After Cai and Gao finished treating the wound on the old man's leg, the old man turned around and left pretending to be disdainful. The strange thing was that the old man could not move freely when he got up. He was a man with broken legs. He moved like flying and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The three of them were looking at each other strangely, dumbfounded, when they suddenly heard the old man's echo echoing through the sky from the mountain: "Hahaha... The old man is in embarrassment. If there is no money for medicine, I will give you three descendants nine feet of land each in two hundred years, so that your descendants can enjoy glory and wealth and benefit the country." Cai, Gao and Ye smiled at each other in confusion and thought to themselves: "What nonsense is this old man talking about? We each have several acres of land and are living in such poverty, let alone only nine feet of land." At this time, only the man named Cai's doctor said: "I don't want your nine feet of land, just give me Doudou Tian. The descendants will come back to transform Stalagmite Mountain in the future." After saying this, they left without paying attention. Of course, the descendants of these three people later came. There is no way to prove it without using Jiu Chi to make a fortune. Later, a Feng Shui master said: "The nine-foot land mentioned by the old man refers to the Feng Shui treasure land." The lame old man among them should be Immortal Tieguai Li, the first of the Eight Immortals who practiced Taoism in the Stalagmite Mountain. I don’t know if there have been any wealthy families with the surnames Cai, Gao, and Ye under the Stalagmite Mountain.

Legend 2

"The first of the Eight Immortals, 'Tieguai Li', whose real name is Li Xuan, practiced immortality in the human world and gradually gained the true way. One day, his spirit left his body and went to Mount Huashan, alone. He left his body in the mountains. After a few days, Li Xuan Yuanling returned, but he didn't see his body. When he looked for it, he found out that his body had been killed by a fierce tiger. Suddenly, he saw a man who had died of hunger, with an ugly face and lame feet. His main soul had died from the Heavenly Spirit Cap and was suffering from "nerves". They were all destroyed, so they went crazy. Li Xuan saw that he was about to die from hunger, so he took possession of his body and held an iron crutch. After that, the lame man held the crutch many times. After casting a spell to save people, everyone in Enze Township realized that the lame person was Li Xuan, so they called him "Tieguai Li". Before Tieguai Li became an immortal, he had a wife and a son. On New Year's Eve, there was no light in the house. His wife cried and said, "My neighbor is celebrating the New Year and my house is cold. My house is bright and there is no light." Tieguai Li heard this, but he closed his eyes and said nothing. He made a wooden dummy in order to steal oil. He went to his neighbor's house in the middle of the night. He was afraid that someone would notice him, so he used the wooden dummy to enter the door. When the neighbor noticed it, he slashed it with a knife. The wooden dummy fell to the ground, and Tieguai Li fled in surprise. After that, Tieguai Li devoted himself to seeking immortality, and finally left his body and became an immortal. His wife worked hard to raise his son and became an official. On the day of his wedding, Tieguai Li came to earth. When he looked around, he saw a deep house with a courtyard like a market place, and heard the music playing loudly. His wife was dressed brightly and busy in the courtyard, waiting for guests. Tieguai Li looked at her and sighed, so he turned Tieguai into a pen and wrote an inscription on the wall. The poem said: "I stole lamp oil at night and cut off the wooden head with a steel knife. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Who will make horses and oxen for my children and grandchildren?" The prime minister was surprised and shouted at the wall. His wife was shocked when she heard that her husband had come. She went out to look for him and saw his back outside the village. She looked at him slightly. His hair was as white as a broom and he was lame and hunched. He turned out to be Tieguai Li. , then pursued him closely. Tieguai Li stopped and slashed the ground with his crutch, but heard a thunderbolt and the earth split into a canyon. His wife had no choice but to lie on the ground and howl. Suddenly she saw Tieguai Li throw his crutch and turn it into a canyon. Dragon, it rides on the dragon and goes away.

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Legend 3

According to legend, during the Chongzhen period of the late Ming Dynasty, Tieguai Li, one of the Eight Immortals, traveled to Jiangxi once and passed by Rongfang Village, Tengqiao Town. He saw an ancient camphor tree growing in the village. It was so strange that I couldn't help but say: "Wonderful place". So I pressed my head and sat under the tree. Not far from the ancient camp, there was a private school where an older gentleman could be seen teaching a dozen disciples. "Zi Yun's Poems" and so on. Tieguai Li couldn't stand the cool breeze and fell asleep after a while. Passersby saw that he was an ugly old man, with no clothes on his body and an open chest. A rotten lame leg was covered with flies chasing the rotten smell, making them walk away in disgust.

After a while, the private school dismissed, and a group of children saw Tieguai Li. In this way, most of them were scared away. Only a few brave ones surrounded Tieguai Li and yelled: "Beggars, bad legs." "After shouting several times, Tieguai Li let out a long yawn. The sound was like thunder, which scared away several children. Finally, only a teenage boy stood in front of him. Tieguai Li saw that he was a The stupid child stood in front of him and said, "What's your name?" Did you wake me up just now? The child was not timid when he asked himself. He did not answer his question first, but instead asked him: "Who are you and why do you sleep here?" When Tieguai Li saw the child asking him, he laughed again: "Who am I?" You can't guess, but I can guess your name, do you believe it? "I don't believe you can guess my name. You're lying." The child quickly waved his hand and answered. Tieguai Li said, "Don't believe it?" Then we bet. The kid said, "Just bet. If you can't guess, ride on me as a horse." Tieguai Li said: "Okay, if I can guess your name, how about you lick this rotten leg for me?" The child nodded and replied, "Okay!" "Because he thought, this kidnapper must be a foreigner. How could he know my last name? The child was afraid that he would default on his debt, and even tried to hook up with him, "Whoever cheats is a puppy." "In fact, how did he know that the kid sitting in front of him was a god? Tieguai Li knew that Wang Qin would become a local official in his hometown. Tieguai Li pointed at the child and said: "Your name is Wang Qin, and you are ten years old this year. , right? "Wang Qin's eyes suddenly widened. Hey, how does he really know his name? Alas, he lost this time and wanted to lick his scary rotten legs. But he had sworn in advance to pull the hook. Wang Qin is a The kid who kept his word didn't want to default on his debt, so he leaned over and licked Tieguai Li's bad leg. Tieguai Li smiled happily, held Wang Qin's little head and said, "You are an honest child. "Wang Qin wanted to lick Tieguai Li's leg once or twice and the bet would be over. Unexpectedly, the taste he licked was sweet, like honey and sugar. So the more he licked, the more delicious it became. He licked all the pus and blood under Tieguai Li's legs before he got up. "Okay, thank you, Wang Qin. We'll see you later." "After saying that, Tieguai Li stood up and limped away.

Originally, Wang Qin was studying in a private school, and his grades were not very good. Among a dozen classmates, he was second to last. But after licking Tieguai Li's rotten leg, his studies improved greatly. Within half a year, he went from second to last to first. The teacher was very surprised. One day, he specially asked Wang Qin to stay. What happened to him, so Wang Qin told him the story of meeting an old crutcher. At the end, he said, "After licking the cripple's rotten leg, my memory became particularly good, so the teacher taught me the book , I can all remember it. "Oh," the gentleman asked again, "What kind of person is the old man you met?" "Wang Qin also described everything to the teacher. He was an old man and had naturally seen a lot of legends about immortals. He thought that what Wang Qin met must be an immortal, but the secret must not be leaked, so he did not ask any more about it. , and did not tell others, but worked harder to teach Wang Qin than before. He believed that Wang Qin would be a promising person in the future.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Qin was fifteen years old. In the autumn examination of the same year, he won the second rank of Jinshi and was appointed by the imperial court as the magistrate of Chongqing Prefecture in Sichuan Province. At the beginning of the next year, Wang Qin took office in Woye Qianli, Baguo (Chongqing) Prefecture. After Wang Qin took office, he was ambitious and wanted to do something good for the people. Unexpectedly, things went counterproductive. After Wang Qin took office, Chongqing Mansion, which had always had good weather and good harvests, became There was a severe drought for three consecutive years. In Chongqing, hungry prisoners were everywhere, and the people were in dire straits. In response, some gangsters took advantage of the situation and made trouble. The whole Chongqing was in chaos, so Wang Qin had no choice but to lead civil and military officials to build altars and sacrifices. , help the sky to rain.

A month later, a high earth altar was built. According to the instructions of the wizard and Taoist, Wang Qin fasted and bathed for seven or forty-nine days, and then went to the altar to pray for rain. One or two days passed, and the sky was still cloudless. Incited by some people, the angry hungry people said that Wang Qin was a monster and that he had done some evil in his previous life, thus bringing disaster to Chongqing since he took office. So when Wang Qin went to the altar to pray, he brought bundles of dry firewood and piled them under the altar, preparing to set fire to burn him alive when Wang Qin prayed for no rain to relieve his hatred. Wang Qin, who was standing on the altar, looked at the dry firewood everywhere under the altar and understood eight or nine points in his heart. He knew that if the rain really didn't come, his life would be over. He couldn't help but lament, knowing that he had nothing to do with the drought, but how could he explain it to the people, and how could the people believe him? Alas, today I have reached the point where I have no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. Thinking like this, he unconsciously complained about the old man he met when he was a child. He thought that if he hadn't met him and made a bet with him to lick his legs, which made him smart and studious, he wouldn't be able to win the Jinshi or become an official. It was not his turn to encounter this trouble, and he began to hate the old man.

There is no such thing as a perfect road. Just when Wang Qin was in trouble, he suddenly saw a dark cloud coming from the sky. When you get close, you can reach it. Wang Qin was discouraged again. What's the use of this small piece of cloud top? Chongqing is thousands of miles away. When he was frustrated and lamenting, the clouds disappeared, and an old man stood in front of him. Ah, isn't this the old man I saw when I was a kid? I saw that the clothes the old man was wearing had not yet been changed. Just as he was about to speak, the old man spoke first: "Wang Qin, why don't you recognize me?" Wang Qin said sadly: "It's all your fault, otherwise, why would I have such trouble farming at home?" ." There was complaint in his tone. Tieguai Li knew clearly what happened to Wang Qin, but wanted him to tell it himself, so he asked again: "What kind of difficulties have you encountered? Tell me, maybe I can help you, ah, haha!"

At this point, Wang Qin had no choice but to tell him or not to tell him, so he summarized the three years of drought in Chongqing since he took office and the construction of the altar. He went through the situation of asking for rain and the people wanted to burn him to death. When it was over, he closed his eyes and lamented again. Unexpectedly, Tieguai Li burst out laughing after hearing this and said, "Wang Qin, why didn't you tell me earlier that this is not a difficult thing? Isn't it just a drought? I'll give you seven days and eight nights of heavy rain, which is enough." Well, why are you so worried?" Wang Qin glanced at the old man and thought: Who are you? How dare you say such nonsense? It's as easy as guessing my name to make it rain. So he said: "Master Immortal, who are you, can you really help me with this big favor?"

Tieguai Li had already seen through his mind, so he said: "Wang Qin, you don't believe that I can control the wind and rain? Let's make a bet again. What's the condition? If I win, you will lick my legs. If I lose, I'll ride on my horse." As he spoke, Tieguai Li took a broken bowl from his waist and handed it to me. He and Wang Qin asked him to take it. He muttered something in his mouth and said "water". Suddenly, a bowl of water came from nowhere in the bowl. He also said "clouds". In an instant, dark clouds suddenly rose and a strong wind blew. , Tieguai Li asked Wang Qin to throw the water in the bowl into the air, and said "let it rain", and suddenly it started to rain heavily. Seeing that it was really raining, Wang Qin danced happily and knelt down quickly to kowtow to Tieguai Li: "Thank you, Immortal, for rescuing the people. May I ask your name and where your immortal residence is?" "Ha, ha, ha." "Wang Qin, don't ask about this, just lick your legs for me." Wang Qin didn't dare to break the contract, so he knelt down and licked his smelly rotten legs. After licking, Tieguai Li stood up and said goodbye: "Wang Qin." Qin, if I go, the weather in Chongqing will be smooth again in the next three years." After saying that, the clouds disappeared, leaving only a string of laughter.

The rain lasted for three days and three nights, restoring vitality to the drought-stricken Chongqing. In the next three years, the weather in the country of Ba (Chongqing) was really good, the grain was abundant, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Three years later, when Wang Qin took leave and returned to his hometown to visit relatives, the people of Chongqing gave him many things to express their gratitude to Wang Qin for praying for rain for the people. Among them was a precious white limb tree, which was sent to Wang Qin's hometown Rongfang Village. . After Wang Qin returned to his hometown, he built an official hall and used the Li wood as beams. To this day, this official hall is still on the edge of Wugui Mountain and is well preserved.

Legend 4

According to legend, there was a wandering doctor whose specialty was the use of herbal medicine for external application to treat minor injuries such as bruises, bites, sores, etc. . That is to say, mix the herbs, apply them to the wound, and wrap them with a piece of cloth.

The effect is average but troublesome, but he is kind-hearted and has good medical ethics. As long as he comes to his door, he will treat them carefully, no matter how high or low he is. If the patient is poor and has no money to pay for the medicine, he will not charge a penny. After Tieguai Li learned about it, he wanted to help You Yi, so he turned into a beggar and went to deliberately test You Yi. Tieguai Li came to Doctor You and asked him to treat his lameness, and declared that he had no money to pay for the treatment. Doctor You saw that Tieguai Li was really pitiful, and without saying a word, he went to the trouble of treating his legs and changing dressings every day. Unexpectedly, the leg got worse and worse with treatment, and Tieguai Li couldn't help but curse. Feeling guilty, Doctor You allowed him to stay in a hotel and bought him dog meat to replenish his health. After Tieguai Li finished eating the dog meat, he also scolded his medicine as fake. He poured the medicinal ingredients from Doctor You into the dog meat soup, stirred it, and then poured the boiled medicinal ingredients into a paste on the dog skin on the wall. Only the iron was visible. Tieguai Li put some on the dog's skin with his hands and applied it on his lame leg. Doctor You was worried that Tieguai Li would be burned, so he hurriedly uncovered the medicine, only to find that his leg was completely healed. While You Yi was in a daze, Tieguai Li disappeared and disappeared. Only then did You Yi realize that it was the gods who were urging him. Later, he used Professor Tieguai Li's method to treat people's injuries, which was very effective. This may be the origin of "dog-skin plaster". However, due to the evil intentions and unconscionable intentions of some quack doctors, the original artistic conception of "dog-skin plaster" has been corrupted, causing people to associate it with "dog-skin plaster" when they hear it. Equivalent to charlatanism.

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