Hail God
Taishi Tang Jiwu went to Rizhao County, Shandong Province to attend the funeral of Anjia.
On the way, we passed the temple of Hail God Li Zuoche and went in for a tour.
There is a pool in front of the temple. The water is crystal clear and several red fish are swimming in the water.
Among them was a fish with a crooked tail, which floated on the water and sucked food. It was not afraid of people.
Tang Taishi picked up a pebble and was about to throw it for fun. The Taoist priest hurriedly advised him not to throw it.
Taishi asked him why, and the Taoist priest said: "The people with scales in this pool are all dragons. If you offend them, you will inevitably cause wind and hail."
Taishi of the Tang Dynasty laughed at the Taoist's nonsense, and finally threw stones at the fish.
After the tour, Taishi of the Tang Dynasty boarded the car and headed eastward. He saw a black cloud like an umbrella cover floating with the car, and hailstones as big as cotton seeds fell on the ground.
walked another mile, and then the clouds disappeared and the sky cleared.
Tang Liangwu, the younger brother of Tang Taishi, was driving behind and caught up to talk to Taishi. Taishi asked him that he didn't know about the hailstorm.
asked the person in front again and they said the same thing.
Tang Taishi laughed and said: "Could this be Lord Guangwu Li Zuoche causing trouble?" He was not surprised.
There is a Guandi Temple outside Anjia Village. A hawker was resting his burden outside the temple gate.
Suddenly he threw away a basket, ran to the temple, pulled out the sword on the shelf and began to spin and dance.
and said: "I am Li Zuoche. I will accompany the Tang Taishi from Zichuan, Shandong tomorrow to help him bury him. I would like to inform Master An in advance."
After saying a few words, he woke up, but he didn't know what he had said. What, I don’t know who Tang Taishi is.
Anjia heard about it and was very scared. The village is more than 40 miles away from Li Zuoche Temple. The An family prepared paper and silk sacrifices and went to the temple to pray devoutly. They only asked for mercy from the gods and did not dare to condescend.
Tang Taishi blamed the An family for being too superstitious. Asking the owner, the owner said: "The efficacious signs of the Hail God are the most obvious. He often speaks through the mouths of living people, and they come true one by one. He never makes false promises.
If you don't sincerely pray to him not to come, the wind and hail will definitely come tomorrow." "
Yi Shi said: When Chu and Han were fighting over , Lord Guangwu Li Zuoche could be regarded as a first-class person who was wily and resourceful and shouldered important responsibilities. To be the Hail God in the East, perhaps he was appointed by God because of his indelible spirit. But he has become a god, so why should he continue to be unconventional and innovative to show his extraordinaryness? The moral articles of Taishi of the Tang Dynasty have long been admired by heaven and man. This is probably why Lord Guangwu wanted to win his trust.
