During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, who was the green dragon referring to in "The green dragon was born four times, and the white tiger fell into the Tang Dynasty three times"? Who was the white tiger?
First of all, we must first understand the meaning of "green dragon" and "white tiger". So, what are "green dragon" and "white tiger"?
Qinglong, also known as "Cang Long", is the god of the East. It is the seven oriental constellations of the twenty-eight constellations. It looks like a dragon. According to the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, the east represents cyan, so it is called "Qinglong". ". In ancient China, the dragon represented the Nine-Five Lords and was the venerable among mythical beasts.
Xue Rengui
White Tiger is the god of the West, one of the seven Western constellations of the twenty-eight constellations. It looks like a tiger, so it is called "White Tiger", which means "God of War" and "God of Killing". ". The white tiger is extremely ferocious, so in ancient times it was mostly associated with military strategists. In ancient times, white tiger images were engraved on military amulets.
The so-called "green dragon was born four times, and white tiger fell into the Tang Dynasty three times" comes from characters in novels, not real historical figures.
The first reincarnation of the green dragon and white tiger comes from "Shuo Tang Quan Zhuan", in which the green dragon is Shan Xiongxin and the white tiger is Luo Cheng;
Guo Ziyi
The second reincarnation of the green dragon and white tiger comes from "Shuo Tang Quan Zhuan" "The Legend of the Later Tang Dynasty", in which the green dragon is Gai Suwen and the white tiger is Xue Rengui;
The third reincarnation of the green dragon comes from "The Three Legends of the Tang Dynasty", the green dragon is Su Baotong, and he is facing the second reincarnation of the white tiger Xue Rengui;
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The fourth reincarnation of the green dragon and the third reincarnation of the white tiger come from "Yue Tang Romance", in which the green dragon is An Lushan and the white tiger is Guo Ziyi.
When Shan Xiongxin died, he swore that he would "never surrender to the Tang Dynasty for three generations", so he was reincarnated as Gaisuwen, and Luo Cheng was reincarnated as Xue Rengui; after Gaisuwen's death, he was reincarnated as Su Baotong, because no one could restrain him. , the white tiger is still Xue Rengui; Gai Suwen was reincarnated as An Lushan after his death, and Xue Rengui was reincarnated as Guo Ziyi after his death. In fact, in the later "Remnant Tang Book", the green dragon and white tiger were reincarnated as Guo Wei, Wang Yanzhang, etc.
However, no matter what era it is, it is reasonable for Qinglong to lose to White Tiger.