The marriage and love between Chang'e and Hou Yi

 

The marriage and love between

Chang'e and Hou Yi

 

Adhuo asked Agudengba:

Toads are originally toads and are ugly in appearance. Folks should look down on this toad. "A toad wants to eat swan meat" is a famous Chinese proverb! How could this toad climb to the moon and become a mythical beast in the moon like the Jade Rabbit?

"You should have heard the story of Chang'e flying to the moon, right?" Agudenba said.

Agudemba continued:

Chang'e, known as Chang'e in ancient times, was renamed to avoid the taboo of Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. "Gui Zang" is a divination book from the Shang Dynasty. This book has been lost. However, with the unearthing of Qin bamboo slips in Wangjiatai, Hubei Province, relevant scholars have inferred that the easily accounted part is "Gui Zang", which contains records related to Chang'e's flight to the moon.

"Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sea and blue sky are in my heart every night." These are two lines from the poem "Chang'e" by Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The story of Chang'e flying to the moon has been spread throughout ancient China. But to tell the story of Chang'e flying to the moon, we must first start with the marriage and love between Chang'e and Hou Yi. ​

According to legend, Chang'e is the niece of the Emperor of Heaven. She was beautiful, and the Emperor liked her very much. He would give her whatever she wanted. She lived a prosperous life in the heavenly palace.

Hou Yi was a general under the Emperor of Heaven. He was good at martial arts and had very good archery skills. He could hit the target with hundred shots from a hundred steps away.

At that time, the heavenly wolf was harming the heaven. The emperor was very afraid and sent several generals to go there, but they couldn't put it down. The heavenly soldiers and generals were all frightened and did not dare to go out. Hou Yi volunteered to shoot the wolf. He carried a long sword on his back, hung a quiver of arrows on his waist, and held a red bow. He drove a steam cart and galloped forward. He fought with Sirius for several days and nights, and finally shot him to death with one arrow. From then on, there was peace in heaven. The Emperor of Heaven appointed Hou Yi as the Protector General and took charge of the protective army.

When Chang'e saw that Hou Yi had the trust of the Emperor of Heaven and that he was powerful and handsome, she made up her mind to marry him.

Chang'e knew that to make this marriage happen, the Emperor of Heaven had to make the decision. She asked the waiter to get a thousand pearls from the Milky Way, and then set the pearls in a crown. She took the crown as a gift to the Emperor of Heaven and asked the Emperor to consummate her marriage to Hou Yi.

The Emperor of Heaven knew that Chang'e was in love with Hou Yi, and he didn't want to meddle in these nosy matters, but he couldn't bear Chang'e's repeated requests and accepted such a precious gift from her, so he couldn't refuse. He also thought that Chang'e was his own niece, and she was married to Hou Yi. After getting married, with an extra layer of kinship, Hou Yi would become even more caring to him. Thinking of this, he said to Chang'e, "Let me figure this out slowly."

After some time, the Emperor of Heaven transferred Luo Shen out of the Heavenly Palace for some reason and asked her to manage Luoshui. She was not allowed to return to Heaven.

A few days later, the Emperor of Heaven ordered a banquet and invited Hou Yi to come and drink. He secretly asked people to put a kind of medicine called Wangqingcao in the wine Hou Yi drank. After Hou Yi drank this wine, he forgot all about his previous love with Luo Shen. When Hou Yi was slightly drunk after eating wine, the Emperor of Heaven ordered Chang'e to come out and toast Hou Yi. Chang'e can be regarded as a beauty in the Heavenly Palace, and the dazzling appearance and attire add to her beauty. The Emperor of Heaven pointed at Chang'e and said to Hou Yi: "This is my niece. People say she is beautiful and very skillful in her craftsmanship. She made my crown with her own hands. I want to marry her to you, but I don't know what the general wants." how?"

Hou Yi drank the Wangqing Wine and was drunk again. He looked at Chang'e and nodded blankly to the Emperor of Heaven.

In this way, Chang'e became Hou Yi's wife.

Once, the Emperor of Heaven received a report from Emperor Yao in the lower realm, saying that there were many evil beasts causing harm in the world. Among these evil beasts are 猰貐, Chiseltooth, Jiuying, Gale, Fengzhu, etc., which are very powerful. The shape of the beast is very scary. It has a dragon head, four claws like a tiger, and roars like a wild leopard. I don’t know how many people this beast has eaten. The chisel tooth is also a monster. It has the head of a beast, a poisonous snake The body has teeth like sharp saw teeth. Jiuying is a nine-headed water monster. When it attacks, the four heads on the left can spit fire, and the four heads on the right can spray water. Fires can burn crops to death, and floods can sink villages. These evil beasts are causing harm everywhere at the same time, making it impossible for people to produce and live.

After receiving the report from Emperor Yao of the lower realm, the Heavenly Emperor of the Upper Realm sent heavenly soldiers and generals to the human world to eliminate the evil. Several groups were sent, but they were all devoured by evil beasts. The Emperor of Heaven was very afraid and asked Hou Yi to protect him and the Heavenly Court.

Hou Yi said: "If the evil beasts are not removed, there will be no peace in the world, and it will be difficult for the heaven to be safe." Hou Yi took the initiative to request that these harmful beasts be removed. The emperor was afraid that the evil beasts would endanger the heaven, so he agreed to Hou Yi's request. ​

Hou Yi came to the world with a red bow on his back and a quiver of arrows. With his divine arrows, he shot Chisel Teeth in the wilderness of Chouhua, eliminated Jiu Ying on the fierce water, and killed the strong wind horse in Qingqiu River. He followed the 茰貐's footsteps, fought north and south, and finally shot it to death. Captured the pig in the mulberry forest, and got rid of the poisonous snake by the Dongting.

Hou Yi eliminated great harm to the people, and the people were grateful for his merits. The Emperor of Heaven granted Hou Yi an official position.

Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people, and was consecrated by the Emperor of Heaven. Chang'e was naturally happy. But she still felt very dissatisfied because Hou Yi often went out to do things for everyone and rarely accompanied her in the palace.

Agudengba sang a song "Toad Palace Lovesickness":

 

Chang'e lived alone in the Toad Palace,

Thinking of Hou Yi,

Suffering from lovesickness.

Feeling dizzy,

Trembling all over,

Feeling uneasy.

Missing my husband leaves the lingering fragrance empty,

Looking forward to seeing each other again, old dreams never come true.

Stealing people's favor,

Stealing medicine and abandoning husband.

There is no use regretting

Confused and confused.