Who is Emperor Zhenwu? Why is it called Emperor Zhenwu?

Zhenwu Emperor, formerly known as Xuanwu Emperor.

In order to avoid the name of Zhao Xuanlang, the ancestor of the Song Dynasty, he changed his name to Zhenwu. Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province.

It is the Taoist temple of Emperor Zhenwu. It symbolizes the North Star in the twenty-eight constellations.

and Beigong Xuanwu. It is the great Taoism of the North.

God. The north belongs to the water in the five elements and can command all aquariums and water things. The god of Xuantian is also the protector god of the Ming Dynasty, the god of subjugation of demons, and the god of war.

Many Xuantian temples were built in the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Emperor.

It has the divine power to eliminate disasters and difficulties, control water and fire, protect martial arts, and prolong life. Emperor Zhenwu was an energetic immortal. He is in charge of the demons of the Three Realms.

He is committed to cultivating immortals. In order to cultivate immortals, he gave up the opportunity to be a king. Moreover, he is the embodiment of the supreme old gentleman.

As a result, he rose step by step in the world of immortals and was regarded as the main god king of Taoism.

Now Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province is dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu. We have also done a very important job in the Heavenly Court, which is to guard the North Heavenly Gate, which is guarded by Emperor Zhenwu. No bad guy dares to break in.

Therefore, Emperor Zhenwu had a very high level and great ability. Emperor Zhenwu only wanted to practice, so he didn't have much thought about the children's private affairs. Emperor Zhenwu conscientiously guarded the North Heavenly Gate every day from beginning to end.

Never left, except for the Jade Emperor.

Send Emperor Zhenwu to complete the mission.

Emperor Zhenwu. 's mana is very strong, only a little lower than the Jade Emperor, and it can also be compared to the Jade Emperor. But Zhenwu didn't want to be the emperor, but helped the Jade Emperor.

Not only can it guard the North Heavenly Gate, but it can also defend against foreign monsters, but Emperor Zhenwu is very low-key and never deliberately displays his mana. His body is the body of a dragon, the ancestral god of the Chinese nation. This can be seen in his son.

It is said that the descendants of Yan and Huang are the descendants of Yan and Huang, and everyone is a descendant of Yan and Huang. It can be seen that the status of Emperor Zhenwu in the hearts of the people is the birthplace of his ancestors.

He is a figure in Taoism, because his status is relatively high, and in order not to conflict with the name of Song Shengzu, he is called Emperor Zhenwu.

It refers to the Emperor Xuanwu, and the dojo is in Wudang Mountain in Hubei, which is known as the ancestor of repaying his kindness or the patriarch of the hair, because the Emperor Zhenwu belongs to water, can control water, and can also precipitate, from folk beliefs.

This is a mythological figure, and it is not clear who it is, but it is just an immortal in Taoism, and it will be called Zhenwu Emperor, which is an ordinary name.

Emperor Zhenwu is talking about the god of Yujing. Because his ability is very prominent, he is a very famous existence among Taoist immortals, so he has such a title.

Emperor Xuanwu, because of his very high status, guarded the country, and was also a god of war. Can command things on the water.

This god only appeared in the early Ming Dynasty, and it is most likely Zhang Sanfeng himself.

What is Xuanwu In the Taoist immortal system, the entire universe is divided into five directions: east, west, north, south, and middle, the supreme ruler is the Jade Emperor, the east is the green dragon, the west is the white tiger, the south is the red bird, and the north is Xuanwu. In the ancient Chinese theory of yin and yang and the five elements, the north corresponds to the water in the five elements, and the water in the five elements corresponds to the color of Xuan (black). Therefore, the god who rules the north is called Xuanwu Emperor, and his image is the same body of turtle and snake.

Xuanwu Zhenjun, Marshal Tianpeng, Deputy Marshal Tianyou, and General Heisha are also known as the Four Saints of the North Pole.

Now the main god of Wudang is the Xuanwu Emperor, in Taoism, he is also called "Zhentian Zhen Wuji Blessing Holy Emperor", and the folk are also called "Demon Tianzun", "Patriarch of Retribution", "Patriarch of Hair" and so on.

During the period when Xuanwu changed its name to Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to dilute the negative impact of the "Yuanyuan Alliance" on him, Song Shenzong began to look for a mysterious belief to anesthetize himself. So, Zhao Xuanlang (Zhao Gongming) respected him as his ancestor. In fact, in order to elevate his family, the feudal emperor did not do this kind of thing of recognizing his ancestors.

For example, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty honored Lao Tzu (Taishang Laojun) in the Spring and Autumn Period as the ancestor of the surname Li. After all, Lao Tzu is a real figure in history, and the ancestor recognized by Song Shenzong is purely imaginary.

In order to avoid Zhao Xuanlang's ridicule, the people changed "Xuanwu Emperor" to "Zhenwu Emperor". But the name of "Xuanwu" did not disappear in the annals of history, in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), when Zhu Di built the Forbidden City in Beijing, he still set the north gate of the palace as "Xuanwu Gate", until the Kangxi period, in order to avoid the Kangxi (Xuanye) Emperor's obscurity, it was changed to "Shenwu Gate". Therefore, to avoid this matter, it depends on the emperor's mood.

According to the record of "The Origin of Things", in the first year of Tianxi (1017 AD), "there were people in the camp who saw turtles and snakes, and the sergeants built a real martial arts hall." In the fourth month of the second year, on the side of the spring, the people who are sick and sick will be cured by drinking." It means that when someone saw a turtle and snake spirit beast, they built a true martial arts hall.

In the second year, a spring gushed out from the side of the Zhenwu Hall, and the sick people were cured after drinking it. It can be seen that during the Northern Song Dynasty, "Xuanwu Emperor" has been changed to "Zhenwu Emperor".

Xuanwu legend folklore has a legend that Xuanwu (Zhenwu) was born on the edge of the sea and sky called Jingle country, born as a prince, it can be seen that the gods only come out of the rich family, for example, Sakyamuni is also the identity of the prince. There is even a legend that Xuanwu is the eighty-second reincarnation of Taishang Laojun, which is much more powerful than the reincarnated spirit child.

Xuanwu's father governed the country in good order, and while his mother was playing in the back garden, an immortal suddenly came running and grabbed the sun and threw it to her. When the sun fell on the earth, it became a fruit, and his mother took it and became pregnant. It can be seen that whether it is an immortal or an emperor in the world, they are born with some visions, and it is best that his identity has nothing to do with his father.

His mother was fourteen months pregnant, and Xuanwu was born. After Xuanwu was born, he had no teacher and was a generalist in civil and military affairs at a young age, but he was unwilling to inherit the throne and devoted himself to cultivating immortals. So, a sacred mountain came to the world, taught him the art of immortal Taoism, and finally attained the Tao.

Zhenwu Emperor is one of the four saints of the North Pole of Taoism, and is also known as Xuanwu Emperor, which is reported to have appeared in the ancient Yellow Emperor period.

It is the incarnation of Taishang Laojun. It appeared before the Ming Dynasty, and it was during the Ming Dynasty that his fame reached its peak.

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