Why was Zhong Kui called Shi Tian after his death?

In July12, he went to Chang 'an to take the exam. Zhong Kui wrote five poems, Waiting for a Banquet in Yingzhou, which was praised as a "wizard" by the examiner and ranked first in the palace poems. However, in the court examination (765438+65438+ 10/in 2002), the traitor Qilu tried to judge people by their appearances, which made him lose the highest prize. Zhong Kui's defense failed, and he was so angry that he crashed into the temple pillar and died. It's really earth-shattering The emperor was buried in Fushouling, Central South China, and was the top official. Because of jealousy of the crimes of good people, Qilu was sent beyond the ridge. One spring, Tang was ill for a long time after talking about Mount Li. One day, in his sleep, he saw a child stealing Yang Guifei's purple sachet and Tang Yu Di, jumping up and down in the temple and running around. At this time, a strange-looking hero, wearing a gauze hat, a blue robe, a horn belt and leather boots, tore up the little devil and swallowed it. He said to Tang, "I'm Zhong Kui, a scholar of Afuquan at the foot of the mountain, and I lost my job in a rage. Because of my gratitude to the emperor, I swear to work with your majesty to eliminate evil for the world. " Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty recovered quickly after waking up from his dream, so Wu Daozi, the drafter of the imperial edict, drew a picture of the house in Qifu Town, Zhong Kui according to his dream, and named Zhong Kui as "the sage of the house in Qifu Town", announcing to the world that bells and statues were hung all the year round to ward off evil spirits and keep peace. With a stroke of Wu Daozi's pen, it turned out that Wu Daozi had the same dream, so he "seemed to see it" overnight. Folk rumors: Bless the town house, only true Zhong Kui. Therefore, it is called Shi Tian.

Zhong Kui, whose real name is Zhong Ming Xiangzi Cheung Nam, is the god who kills ghosts and exorcises evil spirits in China folklore. In the past, China people often hung statues of Zhong Kui to ward off evil spirits. It is the "Tang Fuzhen Village Sheng Jun" in China traditional culture. According to ancient records, he was a native of central and southern Yongzhou in the early Tang Dynasty. According to ancient records and research by experts and scholars, Zhong Kui is a native of Zhongnan Village, Zhongnan Town, zhouzhi county, in the middle of Xi 'an Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, where there is a land temple in Zhongnan Zhong Kui. ) He has a pig iron face and looks strange. However, the window of Jinzhong is a talented, knowledgeable, knowledgeable and talented person. He is always upright, upright and honest, and treats others with integrity and sincerity.

During the Spring Festival, Zhong Kui was the door god (one of the most famous Taoist gods), and during the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhong Kui was the heavenly master who cut off the five poisons, and Zhong Kui was the only omnipotent god among the traditional Taoist gods in China. He wants to be blessed, become rich, and be responsive.