Lei Qui is one of the famous "Eight Gongs of Huainan" in ancient times. It is said that he finally attained Taoism and became an immortal. There is also a scenic spot "Bagong Mountain" about the Eight Gongs of Huainan in Anhui Province.

The Eight Dukes of Huainan refer to eight people during the period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty. They are Su Fei, Li Shang, Zuo Wu, Chen You, Wu Bei, Mao Bei, Jinchang and Lei Bei. A sorcerer disciple recruited by Liu An, King of Huainan.

Lei Ban was superb in swordsmanship and was known as the "No. 1 Swordsman of Huainan" at the time. Because of this, he was recruited by Liu An, the king of Huainan. King Liu An of Huainan was the son of Liu Bang's youngest son Liu Chang. Liu Chang was deprived of the throne for colluding with the Huns and eventually died on a hunger strike. Liu An was deeply cared for by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and was named King of Huainan by Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. After all, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty had the most romantic relationship with Liu Chang. Be good.

Liu An likes to read and debate, like to try new things, and has a strong desire for power. When treating the people, Liu An was considerate of the people and won a good reputation; when treating talents, Liu An's reputation of having three thousand followers was very resounding, and countless celebrities came here to admire him. The "Eight Dukes of Huainan" mentioned in this article are known as the eight most powerful people among Liu An's thousands of followers.

I wonder if you know when and who invented tofu? Yes, it was Liu An, the master of the Eighth Dukes of Huainan. Luo Qi from the Ming Dynasty mentioned in "Wu Yuan" that Liu An made tofu in the Pre-Han Dynasty. In addition, Li Shizhen from the Ming Dynasty also said it in "Compendium of Materia Medica" "The method of tofu began with Liu An, the king of Huainan in the former Han Dynasty."

Because Liu An likes the art of alchemy, many of Liu An's disciples are warlocks who are proficient in the art of alchemy. The Eight Dukes of Huainan gathered around the alchemy furnace that Liu An usually prepared for them to make alchemy together. At this time, the news came that Liu An's rebellion was discovered. Liu An committed suicide out of fear of the crime. Seven people died in the Eight Dukes of Huainan, except Lei Fei. .

Later, this incident was spread into another version. It was said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent people to arrest Liu An and others. Liu An and the Eight Dukes of Huainan ate together before the officers and soldiers arrived. After taking the elixir they refined, he ascended to immortality. When the chickens and dogs in Liu An's yard smelled the remaining elixirs, they all ran to the alchemy furnace and ate all the elixirs that fell on the ground, so they also ascended to heaven. This is the origin of what people say: "One person attains enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven."

The second version is obviously folklore. In the first version, everyone was executed. Why could Lei Quan escape death?

It turns out that Liu An’s son Liu Qian also liked swordsmanship and thought he was invincible. Hearing that Lei Qui was a master of swordsmanship, he wanted to defeat Lei Qui. During the competition, Lei was avoided many times and finally hit Liu Qian. Liu Qian was furious and often made false accusations against Lei Qui. This means I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain! Lei was offended by Liu Qian, and he was afraid that Liu An, the king of Huainan, had listened to his son Liu Qian's words and offered to attack the Huns. In fact, he was fleeing to Chang'an to report the rebellion of Liu An and Liu Qian's father and son.

Later, Liu An only believed what his son said and dismissed Lei Fan from his official position. At this time, Lei Fan had already traveled all the way to Chang'an. He wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, reporting Liu An's rebellion. crime. Without the thunder quilt, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty might have been kept in the dark by his respected elder Liu An! Therefore, in reporting and exposing Liu Fa's rebellion, Lei Fei had merit, and it was understandable that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spared Lei Fei's death.

Afterwards, both Liu An and his son were arrested and executed by the court. Lei Guan died in the hands of the cruel official Zhang Tang after Liu An and his son.