Probably everyone has asked the story of Zhong Kui catching ghosts and Zhong Kui marrying his sister! In people's minds, Zhong Kui is a selfless and kind exorcist. How is the image of Zhong Kui formed?

Zhong Kui, a fictional character from ancient Zhong Kui. "Zhong Kui" is an artifact used in ancient families, which is what people call a wooden stick today. According to legend, in ancient times, some patients at home thought that ghosts were worshipping, so they picked up a wooden stick (Zhong Kui) to exorcise ghosts. Because Zhong Kui is recognized as having the function of exorcising ghosts and evil spirits, many people have named their children "Zhong Kui" since the Six Dynasties, such as Yang, the general of Emperor Wei Xianwen; Li, King Dunqiu of Emperor Xiaowen of Wei; Zhong Kui, eunuch of Wu Chengdi in Northern Qi Dynasty; Joe, etc. During Yang Di's reign, it was all about curing evil spirits and ensuring peace.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the image of Zhong Kui was not widely circulated, but Zhong Kui became popular after it was said that Ming Di dreamed of Zhong Kui catching ghosts in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Tang Ming contracted malignant malaria and did not recover for more than a month. One night, in his dream, he saw a child steal the real purple sachet and the little jade emperor, and then a GREAT GHOST came to eat it. Tang Huangming asked who he was, and he replied that this is Zhong Kui, a scholar in Zhong Nanshan. Because he failed in martial arts, he touched the steps and died, vowing to help the emperor get rid of the evil in the world. Don will be fine when he wakes up. So life Wu Daozi draw a portrait of Zhong Kui, listed on the list, "you want to dream in the spirit, you want to be paralyzed. Martyrs should be rewarded for exorcism. Because the picture is different, it is awarded to the department. When you drive away at the end of the year, you should get to know it again to get rid of evil spirits and benefit from evil spirits. This is to tell the world and inform the Committee. " And printed a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts for ministers, one of which was hung on the gate on New Year's Eve to exorcise evil spirits. Then this law spread to the people, and Zhong Kui became the gatekeeper of every household.