AD 742. The young and vigorous Li Bai traveled all over the country. In this year, he was recruited by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty to serve as an imperial edict. A bright future was beckoning to this great poet. Not only Li Bai, the Tang Dynasty was in its prime at this time

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AD 742.

The young and vigorous Li Bai traveled all over the country. This year, he was recruited by Tang Minghuang to serve as an imperial edict. A bright future was waving to this great poet. Not only Li Bai, the Tang Dynasty was in its prime at this time, and it was well-dressed and attracting thousands of people. Everything seems so beautiful.

However, it is a different scene in the border and the western regions . "The sun rises in the east and rains in the west." The world is not like this.

The Tang Dynasty's Anxi City in the Western Regions was crumbling and precarious under the siege of a group of soldiers. When the defenders were at a loss what to do, a god suddenly appeared on the north gate of the city. I saw him wearing a crown on his head and a green cloak, his eyes wide open, his temples full of tiger beards, and holding a treasure umbrella. Commanding more than 300 magic soldiers wearing golden helmets and armor, they rushed towards the Fan soldiers, and countless golden rats bit off the Fan soldiers' bow strings. For a time, the enemy army was in chaos. The Tang army took advantage of the victory to pursue it and won.

It is said that this god who descended from the sky to help the Tang army fight is the king of Duowen among the four heavenly kings. In Sanskrit it is called the king of Bishamon . Since then, the Tang army has painted and embroidered King Duowen on the military flag, which is called the "Tianwang Banner".

In fact, it may be a myth that Duowen Tianwang protects the Tang army. This Venerable, in Buddhism, is the Dharma protector Jialan who guards the north. Together with the King of Growth, the King of Guangmu , and the King of Upholding the Kingdom , they are collectively called the "Four Heavenly Kings". The common people also call them "good weather" because of the different treasures they hold, namely umbrellas, pipa, snakes and swords. The "Four Generals of the Demon Family" in The Romance of the Gods are based on the four heavenly kings. King Duowen was called "Moli Hong", and he was killed by Huang Tianhua during his crusade against Xiqi.

It is said that there are endless heavenly dragons and gods guarding him behind him. The right hand holds a precious umbrella, but the left hand holds a precious rat. The precious umbrella on the right hand symbolizes the rain in favorable weather conditions, bringing nectar to the world and nourishing all living beings. As for the treasure-vomiting rat on the left hand, it spits out rare treasures and bestows wealth on earth.

Therefore, Duowen Tianwang is also called the God of Wealth.

It is said that King Duowen had many sons, two of whom were more famous, one was named Dujian and the other was named Nazha. Du Jian has three eyes and is a brave general. And Na Zha has a beautiful face and a flamboyant behavior. According to research by some scholars, Dujian is the prototype of Erlangshen , and Mian Nazha is the prototype of the later famous Nezha.

This is King Duowen, one of the four heavenly kings in the Temple of Heavenly Kings.

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