The story of Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals crossing the sea

Among the eight immortals, there are the most legends and the most famous, and Lu Dongbin should be the first to be recommended. In history, there is Lu Dongbin, his surname is Lu, the word Boyu, also known as Shaoxian; After becoming a monk, he changed his name to Yan, the word Dongbin, and the number Chunyangzi. He was a native of Chengle County, Hezhong Prefecture (now Yongle County, Shanxi) in the late Tang Dynasty, and most of the stories about him come from legends. Legend has it that he was smart since he was a child, but his career was not smooth, and he was not ranked in two moves, and he was 64 years old. I met Zhong Liquan at the Chang'an wine shop, saw his three poems inscribed on the wall, and asked for his name to express my admiration. Zhong Liquan was not polite, and immediately asked him to compose a poem, and Lu Dongbin wrote a poem on the wall: "Born in Confucianism and met peace, choose a cloth with a draped cloth body." Who can compete for fame and fortune in the world, and want to serve the emperor and God. ”

Zhong Liquan persuaded him to leave home early, Lu Dongbin couldn't make up his mind for a while, Zhong Liquan was not in a hurry to persuade him again, and only said that he would cook a meal of yellow rice to eat. When Zhong Liquan was cooking on the fire, Lu Dongbin fell asleep, and at this time a dream came to him, and he went to Beijing for his son, and began to work in the Hanlin Academy. then rose step by step, marrying wives and concubines, all of whom were rich ladies. In the remaining two years, the son grew up and married a wife, and his children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren were around his knees, full of books. In this way, forty years, followed by the emperor's reuse, ten years alone, the power is prominent, and it is indispensable. Rong Ji was defeated, the felony was confiscated, the family assets were scattered, his wife was exiled, and he was left alone, and he was immediately in the wind and snow, with mixed feelings, and then he sighed, and suddenly woke up, and the cooking was not yet cooked. I saw Mr. Zhong Liquan smiling and leading out two lines of poetry: "The yellow sorghum is not ripe, and I dream of flowers." Lu Dongbin asked, "Does Sir know what kind of dream I had?" Zhong Liquan replied with a smile: "Your dream, in a thousand forms, has many ups and downs, and it is a collection of fifty years of joys and sorrows and a moment. Therefore, it can be said that there is no joy in gain, and there is no worry about loss. Moreover, if there is great happiness, there will be great sorrow after it. When Lu Dongbin heard this, he didn't realize it, so he asked Mr. Zhong Liquan for a way to live the world. Zhong Liquan set ten difficulties to test his sincerity, and he broke through them all. Zhong Liquan led him to the Tao of Heling and taught him the secret of becoming an immortal. Later, there was a real fire dragon to teach swordsmanship, and since then the immortal tour activity has begun.