Liu An is the grandson of Liu Bang, the emperor of Han Dynasty. Because he was crowned king of Huainan, he was called the king of Huainan. The father of the king of Huainan was Li Wang Liu Chang, the son of Liu Bang. Because he made great mistakes, he was sent to the remote and desolate frontier to serve as an army. Liu Chang, who was born with a comfortable, rich and decadent aristocratic life, couldn’t stand the hardship and fatigue of the border defense, and died soon after arriving at the border. At that time, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the nephew of Liu Chang, was very sad when he heard that his uncle died in office. In order to get some comfort for his soul, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty made Liu Chang’s eldest son Liu An king of Huainan and inherited all the fiefs of his father. The following China story network editor will bring you a detailed introduction. Let’s have a look!
At that time, the foundation of the Han Dynasty had been established and the tyrannical empress Lu had been pacified. Therefore, the country was in peace and prosperity. Happiness is most likely to paralyze people and cause disasters. Seeing that there was nothing in the world, the princes and nobles thought that they could enjoy peace forever, and they only pursued the entertainment of sex and sex. Only Liu An, who was well versed in Mencius’ way of “dying in peace and suffering”, always adhered to his conduct, and he also learned from the four gentlemen of the Warring States period, courted the virtuous and corporal, and fed and fed many disciples. Liu An himself is also diligent in various academic fields and is very proficient in Confucianism, but what he wants most is the cultivation of immortality. Liu An asked his disciples to widely collect the essence and prescriptions in this regard, and compiled them into 22 chapters of the inner book and eight chapters of the mesoscopic theory, discussing the alchemy of Taoists and the cultivation of immortals. He devoted himself to grinding, and wrote “Hongbao” on Taoism and “Wanbi” on Bagua alone.
Liu Che, the son of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, especially respected his uncle Liu An for his erudition, foresight and sagacity. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also often summoned Liu An to draft an imperial edict, write ode, and sometimes discuss the gains and losses of imperial politics with Liu An. On the whole, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty really appreciated this unusual emperor uncle.
Because Liu An has such a good reputation and the virtue of the four gentlemen of the Warring States period, many people all over the world have traveled thousands of miles to visit him and want to join him. One day, there came eight old people, all with childlike faces and hair, hale and hearty. They all came to Liu’an’s door and asked the doorman to go in and inform Liu’an. But the official deliberately made things difficult for the eight old people, And said to them, “you know, we Huainan king only feed three kinds of disciples. The first class is a Taoist who knows the art of immortality, the second class is a family of great masters who are proficient in Confucianism, and the third class is a strong man like fan Kuai. I see that you eight are old and frail, and I can’t see whether you have any way to prolong life, and your conversation doesn’t involve” three graves “,” five codes “,” eight cables ” “Nine hills” and other Confucian classics, not to mention what critical force they will have, you’d better invest elsewhere. “
The eight old men didn’t want to argue. Seeing that the door officials thought they were old, they just smiled faintly and said, “why is it difficult to become younger!” So, they turned around one by one, and they all became energetic teenagers.
Seeing this, the doorman knew that these eight people must be sacred figures, and rushed in to inform Liu An, the king of Huainan. Liu An heard that such a capable person, regardless of his clothes, hurried out barefoot to meet him. He invited the eight people to the immortal platform built by himself, hung a brocade embroidered account for hundreds of boxes of incense, invited the eight people to sit down, knelt down and worshipped.
At this time, the eight teenagers changed back to the old man’s appearance and hurriedly got up to repay the gift. They said in unison, “we heard that Wang Lixian of Huainan, who is respected for his ability, has excellent alchemy and has made great achievements. We really want to compete with you.” Then they said: “Each of the eight of us has his own unique skill. The eldest can call the clouds and rain, and wherever he goes with his fingers, it will blow or rain; the second has the art of changing the world, which can turn the sea into a mulberry field, and can also turn the mulberry field into a sea, and all these changes can be completed in an instant; the third can separate and hide, which can transform into anyone, and can disappear in the blink of an eye; the fourth is good at controlling clouds and fog, and can breathe Travel thousands of miles between; Old five can be exposed to five cold, not afraid of frozen snow, not afraid of sunburn; The old six points out all things, so that all things change with their own will; Old seven can turn stone into gold and refine elixir; Old eight can know the past and predict the future. But we don’t know Huainan king. What do you want to learn? “
Hearing that they were ever-changing and omnipotent, the fairy Liu An paid them as gods and asked them devoutly for the magic method. In fact, these eight people are gods from heaven who came to earth to help Liu An become immortal. When they saw that Liu’an’s fate was over and his practice of Taoism was almost over, they left Liu’an with 36 volumes of the jade elixir Sutra, a celestial book for alchemy. Since Liu An got the jade elixir Sutra he dreamed of, he shut himself in a room by himself and concentrated on alchemy all day.
Soon, the elixir was refined. But it is at this critical moment. The Han Dynasty had a war with the fierce slaves in the north. Liu An should go to war according to the regulations, but it was delayed because of this alchemy. So his enemy Lei Bei went to Emperor Hanwu to expose him. At that time, according to the regulations of the Western Han Dynasty, if one of the kings did not fight against the Huns because of his desire for pleasure, he would be sentenced to death. Liu An should also be executed for not fighting against the Huns because of alchemy, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty paid special attention to Liu An. Besides, Liu An was his uncle, so he just reduced his fief and did not sentence Liu An to death.
Seeing that Lei was so hated by him, Liu An also waited for the opportunity to retaliate. After Lei was told that Liu An was bent on harming himself, a villain complained first and played in the face of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying that Liu An was going to rebel. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty listened to the slander of Lei and others, and began to fight to kill Liu An. At this extremely critical moment, eight old men who had previously visited the Huainan palace of Liu’an came. They said to Liu An, “your elixir has been refined and you don’t want to eat it. Hurry up and leave this mundane world of right and wrong?”
Liu An suddenly realized that he immediately picked up Sheng Xiandan’s jar, wolfed it down, and ate all the Xiandan in one jar. After eating the elixir, Liu An came to the sky with the eight old men.
Besides, when Liu An ate the elixir, many fell to the ground because he was too anxious. These fallen pills were eaten by his chickens and dogs. These chickens and dogs that ate Xiandan also flew up to the sky with Liu An. So later, there was an allusion that “when one gets the Tao, chickens and dogs rise to heaven”. That is to say, after Liu An became immortal, his chickens and dogs also became immortal with him.
After Liu An arrived in the sky and stayed in the sky for a long time, he thought about his doormen on the ground, so he asked the eight old men who accompanied him, “excuse me, eight immortals, can I take my best doormen to the sky to play?” Eight immortals agreed to his request, but asked him to take only five people at most. In this way, Liu An later took five people, including his friends Zuo Wu, Wang family and Fu Sheng, to the fairyland for a visit. Later, he sent them back.
However, because Liu An is the king of Huainan on the earth, he is used to living in dignity, so he is difficult to adapt to the rules of the sky. He always pretends to be the king of Huainan, which offends many immortals. The immortals then jointly complained to the Jade Emperor. In this way, although Liu An became an immortal in the sky, he is only an ordinary immortal, just immortal. Disclaimer: the above content originates from the network, and the copyright belongs to the original author. Please inform us if your original copyright is infringed, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.