In ancient times, there was an epigenetic named Liu Mingdan Pavilion near Luoyang. He has been fascinated by flowers since he was a child, and he is addicted to growing flowers. Among all the flowers, peony is particularly good. There are many flowers and peonies planted in the front and back of the house. But because he grows flowers well, he is often attacked by sea urchins. He was very angry. Every time he was caught, he was fined a day's work, and everyone else played several times. So the local urchin nicknamed him "Bad Liu". This gradually spread, and over time, it replaced his name and became a "big name".
Speaking of "bad Liu", his flower arranging skill is really extraordinary. He planted more than 100 peony plants with rich varieties. One year, he planted a Jin Mudan, the color of which surpassed that of "Yao Huang". Neighbors were amazed, and the rich wanted gold and silver. At that time, yellow peony was very scarce, so he multiplied and planted it for a while, which became a fashion. Later, people named this flower "Evil Huang Liu", and this name was included in the book and handed down.
The Legend of "Pocket Peony"
In ancient times, about 200 miles southeast of Luoyang, there was a state called Ruzhou, and there was a small town called Miaoxia in the west of the state. Surrounded by mountains, the scenery is pleasant, and there is a wonderful custom: once young men and women are engaged, the woman must personally send a purse embroidered with Yuanyang to the man, which goes without saying. If it is decided to get married early, it must be embroidered by the wife's sister-in-law or the elder sister who has passed the door in the neighborhood as a lifelong token.
There lived a beautiful girl named Jade Girl in the town. Jade girl is eighteen years old, ingenious, naturally intelligent, good at embroidery and weaving, especially the various flower patterns on the embroidered purse, which often make bees and butterflies fall on it, showing the depth of kung fu.
Such a good girl, the suitors naturally broke the threshold, but they were all politely declined by the girl's family. It turned out that the girl had her own man and the family acquiesced. It's a pity that the young man has been exiled to the Great Wall for two years, with no news and no wallet. Jade girl looks forward to it every day, thinks about it every night, and misses it hard, so she embroiders a purse every month to talk about her worries and hangs it on the peony branches in front of the window. Over time, the purse formed a string and became what people called "purse peony".
The legend of "dead peony"
At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jin Bing invaded the Central Plains, and a general named Bian led his troops through Luoyang. It was the middle of winter, and his eyes were full of paraquat yellow, and thousands of trees withered.
The general was anxious to hurry his horse, but when his whip broke, he left a dead branch on the side of the road and drove Ma Xiangdong away.
After several battles, one day he led his troops to Biancang Town, Yancheng, Jiangsu. He is exhausted and needs a rest. The general dismounted, looked around and stuck the dead branches of the whip in the ground, so that his men could camp here. ...
The next spring, the dead branches planted in the ground actually took out buds and showed new leaves. After Grain Rain, they magically produced bright and beautiful flowers. When the locals heard about it, they came from Fiona Fang to enjoy flowers and burn incense. It was identified as a peony by a drug farmer. People rushed to tell each other: "Da Song is expected, Da Song is expected." And this kind of peony is called "dead branch peony". Later, the local people donated money to build a platform, built a "dead branch peony garden" and enshrined this peony in it.
All birds pay tribute to the Phoenix-peace and harmony under the wise ruler.
A long time ago, Phoenix was just a very humble bird with ordinary feathers, which was not as dazzling as the legend. But it has one advantage: it is hardworking, unlike other birds who don't know how to play when they are full, but it picks up the fruits thrown away by other birds one by one from morning till night and collects them in the hole.
What's the point? Isn't this a money fan and a big fool? Don't underestimate this behavior of storing food. At a certain time, it can be of great use!
Sure enough, there was a drought in the forest one year. The birds can't find food, they are so hungry that they can't support it any longer. At this time, Phoenix quickly opened the cave, took out dried fruits and grass seeds accumulated for many years and distributed them to everyone to tide over the difficulties with them.
After the drought, in order to thank Phoenix for saving his life, the birds all chose the most beautiful feathers from themselves, pulled them off and made a dazzling bird coat for Phoenix, unanimously recommending it as the king of birds.
Every time the Phoenix is born, birds from all directions will fly to congratulate the Phoenix. This is a hundred birds flying to the phoenix.