I would like to ask whether the characters such as "Wang Ao, bodhi old zu" and "Mother of Li Shan" in the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties really existed at that time or were invented by later generations?

"Wang Ao's bodhi old zu" and "Mother of Mount Li" are legendary figures, but they don't exist! First of all, since The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties is a romantic novel, it contains fabricated elements. Different from documentary style, its purpose is to tell stories vividly and attractively. The introduction of mythical characters can not only increase the mythical color of the story, but also improve the background level of the protagonist.

1, mother Lishan, also known as "mother Lishan" or "mother Lishan", is one of the immortals in Taoism. It is said that Fuxi and Nuwa are brother and sister, so the historical origin of this mythical figure is far before Sui and Tang Dynasties, which was attached by the author of Romance to increase the readability of the story.

2. Bodhi Laoao (Bodhi Laoao) is the younger brother of Guiguzi Wangtong (aka). Wang Ao was deified, so he was called the bodhi old zu. From the Warring States to the Tang Dynasty, from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, there are legends about him. He is several thousand years old. According to legend, Di Qing, Xue Dingshan, Hu Yanqing and Yang Huaiyu were all his apprentices.

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1, Mother Lishan is not only an ancient deity worshipped by Taoism in China, but also a folk ritual activity with a long history. On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, people make bread to commemorate my mother's great contribution in refining stones and mending the sky. On June 13th, it was the temple fair of Lishan's mother, which lasted for five days. At that time, tens of thousands of pilgrims and people from all over the country went up the mountain to worship and sacrifice this ancient god with boundless merits, which was the source and ambition of virtue.

The ancestors of Wang Ao and his brother Wang Chan are both historical figures Wang Xu. Divided into two in the process of literary creation and legend evolution. Their disciples and residences are also "upside down" in different works.

For example, some versions and other characters are disciples of the old monk, and some versions are disciples of the old monk. Some versions live in water curtain cave, Yunmeng Mountain, and Wang Ao is the place where the ancestors lived. Some versions live in water curtain cave, Yunmeng Mountain, and Wang Chan is the place where the ancestors lived. Moreover, in some drum books, both brothers live in Yunmeng Mountain.

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