Dong Fangshuo, as a strange man without a plan, why did he finally become the thief's grandfather?
The granddaddy of the blacksmith is Lao Zi, the granddaddy of the carpenter is Lu Ban, and the tea industry is Lu Yu. Not only is it a legal profession, but all religions have their own ancestors. For example, thieves and their grandfathers were Dong Fangshuo.
Dong Fangshuo was a strange man in the Western Han Dynasty. Although his political achievements in the Western Han Dynasty were not high, he had deep contacts with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He himself is familiar with classics and history, good at calculation, and knowledgeable. He is a strange man. There is a plot in the TV series "The Son of Man", in which he tells fortune by measuring characters and never misses anything.
Although I don't know whether Dong Fangshuo's divination is really that magical, at least he is highly educated and has outstanding abilities. Thieves who steal chickens and touch dogs and do unprofitable business have always been like rats crossing the street. How did Dong Fangshuo come into contact with them and become the originator of this industry?
Dong Fangshuo became the originator of thieves, which was related to the story that he stole a flat peach from the Queen Mother of the West.
In Zhang Hua's "Natural History of Jin Dynasty", there is a plot in which the Queen Mother of the West gave peaches to Emperor Wu. When the Queen Mother presented peaches to Liang Wudi, Dong Fangshuo peeped from the Zhu bird in the south wing of the temple. When the Queen Mother of the West saw this, she said to Emperor Wu, "The man who peeped from the crested ibis has come to steal my flat peach for three times."
The emperor was very surprised when he heard the words of the queen mother. So from then on, the whole world said that Dong Fangshuo was a fairy. The flat peach of the Queen Mother of the West bears fruit only once in 3,000 years, but Dong Fangshuo stole it three times, that is to say, he experienced the ripening of the flat peach three times. Not to mention the time before and after, he stole peaches three times and spent nine thousand years. People who have lived for so long, if not immortals, what are they?
Dong Fangshuo stole peaches, and later he became a painting material. Wu Daozi, a great painter in the Tang Dynasty, first painted "The Picture of Dong Fangshuo Stealing Peach", wishing people a long life.
It is also said that during the Shaoxing period in the Song Dynasty, a Taoist named Song Yuanxing once dug a bronze medal under a bridge. The bronze medal reads: "I have a flat peach tree, which is born once in a thousand years." Who will steal it? " Ask Dong Shuangcheng. "Here, Dong Fangshuo is not only accused of stealing peaches, but also has a personal relationship with Dong Shuangcheng, the fairy in charge of Taoyuan.
Even in the national novel The Journey to the West, there are scenes depicting Dong Fangshuo stealing peaches. The Monkey King stole the ginseng fruit of Yuan and destroyed the ginseng leaves, which caused great disaster, so the Monkey King went to heaven to ask the Jade Emperor for help.
On the way to the Jade Emperor, I met Dong Fangshuo. The Monkey King called Dong Fangshuo a thief, while Dong Fangshuo called the Monkey King an old thief.
Ordinary thieves steal money from ordinary people. Famous thieves secretly collect royal treasures. But like Dong Fangshuo, it is really difficult to steal the flat peach fairy fruit of the Queen Mother of the West once.
So compared with ordinary thieves, Dong Fangshuo is much better. There is such a great man in front, and thieves of later generations will naturally respect him as their ancestors!
Because of the legend of stealing the flat peach from the Queen Mother, Dong Fangshuo not only became a symbol of longevity, but also became related to the thief industry and became the originator of thieves!