1, purple gas from the east
According to Records of the Historian, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Li Yong, an old man in history, saw that he was going to decline and went to the west to live in seclusion.
In 49 1 BC, Yin was ordered by Hanguguan to leave home early in the morning and stood on a earthen platform (now looking at Zilou). He saw the purple gas in the east, glowing all around, and looked at the wonders of the sky. He was ecstatic and shouted, "Purple gas comes from the east, and there must be outsiders passing by." I ordered the customs officer to clean the street and wait for strangers. Sure enough, I saw an imposing old man with elegant silver hair riding a green cow backwards to close the door.
Yin was greeted by a busy man, and after announcing his name, he invited Lao Tzu to live here. Lao Tzu gladly obeyed, and wrote the Tao Te Ching here, which is a magnificent work of 5,000 words. Later, on the lintel or Spring Festival couplets in Hanguguan area, the word "purple gas comes from the east" was engraved, which has been passed down to this day, indicating good luck.
2. A panacea for saving people
When I wrote the Tao Te Ching in Hangu, his green Niu Shan was raised by an old local farmer.
At that time, a plague prevailed in Hanguguan area, and many people died, and doctors could do nothing. One day, Lao Tzu's green cow didn't eat or drink, which worried the breeder.
He went to a doctor, who said that people were not good at it, even worse, and the breeder insisted on grinding it hard for the cows. Green cow is dying, the doctor helps people stand up, and the cow can't stand steadily. Only when he coughed and suddenly coughed up a meatball (which is now called bezoar), the cow was relieved and opened his mouth to eat grass. The doctor was overjoyed, so he took the meatballs home, made them into small pills and distributed them to the sick people.
The patient felt very light just after eating. People say this is an elixir to thank Lao Tzu for saving his life. Up to now, Lingbao still has the custom that the 23rd day of the first month is the festival of the ox. On this day, every door was pasted with a green cow pattern cut out with yellow paper, which read, "On the 23rd day of the first month, the old man in the sky refined the elixir, and every door was pasted with a golden bull, which was safe all the year round".
3, chicken calls dog thieves
During the Warring States Period, Meng Changjun of the State of Qi was famous for its hospitality and love for the virtuous. Xiang of Qin had already heard about it and wanted to go to Qin. He sent his younger brother Jingyang Jun to Qi as a hostage and invited him. Meng Changjun was jealous of the illness of the Prime Minister when he arrived in the State of Qin. In front of the king of Qin, respect words and frame them. After the King of Qin went back on his word, he wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of being reviled, so he temporarily imprisoned Meng Changjun.
After returning home, Jing Yangjun heard the news, wanted to save Meng Changjun, and asked Yanji. Yanji asked for the fox white coat that Meng Changjun gave to the King of Qin. The last guest entered the warehouse through the dog hole, and the night watchman heard something. The guest barked like a dog, cheated the night watchman away, stole the fox white fur coat and gave it to Yanji.
Yanji only helped to get the customs clearance documents, and Meng Changjun and his party hurried to Hangu Pass. It was already midnight. At that time, the customs regulations were "cock crows and closes at sunset". The pursuers are approaching and the situation is critical. At this time, a guest was standing in Tufu, crowing in the school, surrounded by roosters, and officials were busy opening and closing the door. Meng Changjun and his party hurried out of Hangu Pass. Later, after the disease came here, Meng Changjun had been through customs for a long time.
The last army gave up the task.
Han Jingdi re-established Hangu Pass in BC 153, and ordered it to be strict as a voucher for entering and leaving the checkpoint. In BC 140, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, summoned wise men. At that time, there was a gifted scholar named Zong Jun in Jinan. At the age of eighteen, he was elected as a doctoral student, and he was as famous as Jia Yi, a young genius, and was called "Zong Jia".
One day, he walked from Jinan to Chang 'an and arrived at Hanguguan. The customs officer checked the operator and returned it to him. He abandoned it. The official laughed at his ignorance. He said that a gentleman can make a name for himself when crossing the border, and he won't use the money used by ordinary people any more.
Later, the final army was really reused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as the ambassador of South Vietnam. When he passed Hangu Pass again, the customs officials recognized him and said that this was the child who abandoned the Pass that year. The attendants shouted, "This is the ambassador to South Vietnam. Don't talk nonsense. " The official was afraid, bowed and closed the door. In the future, Lingbao people often say: "Make progress, learn the army" and "be a talented person".
5. Xuanzong changed yuan
It is recorded in Zi Jian that there was a soldier named Tian Tongxiu in Chen Jiazhong at that time. One morning, he said that he dreamed that the old gentleman met him in Fengdan Building in Hanguguan at night. Lao Tzu said that there was a peach symbol buried in the place where he wrote the scriptures. Whoever can get it will win the world.
After hearing this, Xuanzong immediately ordered Tian Tongxiu to take people to the Hanguguan where Laozi wrote scriptures, dug three feet and dug out a peach symbol engraved with the ancient word "Sang", which was interpreted by ministers as forty-eight.
Mulberry is a symbol of agriculture, which means that if we attach importance to agriculture, Xuanzong can be blessed to sit in the world for 48 years. Xuanzong was overjoyed and thought it was a godsend. He immediately changed the title of Kaiyuan to Tianbao, made Laozi Emperor Xuanyuan and changed Taolin County to Lingbao County.