The origin of the name peony parrot

in the north of Luoyang, there is a rugged earth mountain named Mangshan. It is adjacent to the Yellow River in the north and Yishui in the south, just like a golden dragon lying between the two waters. According to legend, a long time ago, it was a beautiful place. Flowers are blooming, streams are clear, trees are lush, and paths are winding. On this picturesque hillside, there lived a hardworking and kind couple. The young couple farmed and wove, and lived in harmony, as beautiful as flowers and as sweet as spring water. However, the husband and wife also have something unsatisfactory. It's almost three years since I got married, and I haven't had children yet. Can't help but bring some loneliness and loneliness to this happy little family. Husband seeking medical treatment everywhere, to no avail; The wife prayed to God to worship Buddha, offering incense in vain. For this matter, the couple often feel depressed and sigh secretly. One morning, the young couple were hoeing on the slope when suddenly there was an anxious cry for help from overhead: "Help! Help! " The couple looked up, and in the blue sky, a fierce old harrier was catching a beautiful parrot with pale wings. The poor parrot seems to have been injured, and colorful feathers are falling one by one. The vicious old harrier, with round eyes and hooked mouth, is still pouncing. Oh dear! Not good! Seeing the sharp claws, it is necessary to catch the parrot that is weak and weak ... Seeing this scene, the young couple are as uncomfortable as a heart, and they are in a hurry. They didn't care about hoeing the ground. Women waved hoes one by one, and men grabbed clods and threw them into the air. After a shout, the old harrier was frightened, screamed and flew to the distant Woods. The parrot fell from the air and lay in the grass on the ridge. The couple rushed over and carefully held the parrot in their hands. When they looked carefully, their dexterous wings were scratched by the claws of the old harrier, and the deep red blood dripped down. The parrot closed its eyes and gave a slight groan ... The couple took the injured parrot home, washed the wound with a bowl of salt water, and collected herbs for mashing and coating. They also go up the mountain to catch insects and feed them to maintain their health. One day, two days, three days ... After a whole month of careful care, the parrot's injury has healed, and it looks more beautiful after eating Yueba. Every day, as soon as the young couple go out, it keeps the door at home. That pink mouth is so clever that it can say anything. Since then, this quiet and lonely small courtyard has added a bit of joy. Over time, the relationship between the couple and the parrot is getting deeper and deeper. However, the couple are both sensible people, and they have already suffered from childlessness. How can the parrot also suffer from this lonely pain? After discussion, they decided to let the parrot return to the big world. This morning, they said to the parrot, "Parrot, your injury has been cured. It's time to go back to your own home." The parrot is very clever, and it has understood the owner's mind. It said, "You are my lifesavers. I won't leave you until I repay your kindness." Hearing this, the couple laughed and said, "What can you repay us?" The parrot said solemnly, "to tell you the truth, I have long known your worries." Begging for children and women, I have tried everything. In fact, there is no need to worry. There is a xianrentai on Mangshan Mountain, and Ganoderma lucidum grows on the immortal stage. Eating ganoderma lucidum can make you white and fat. " The couple eagerly asked, "Where is xianrentai? How far is it from here? I'll pick it now. " The parrot said, "Now my wings are fine and I can fly. Can you still go? You wait at home and I'll be back in three days. " The parrot said, "Immediately spread its small and exquisite colorful wings, flew out of the yard and disappeared into the clouds in the sunlight ... On the third morning, the parrot really returned to the yard with a Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth. The couple are extremely happy. The parrot said goodbye to the benefactor and flew high. My wife drank the soup with Ganoderma lucidum and soon became pregnant. Later, the baby was born. It was white and fat, less than the husband and wife. J said how happy he was. In order to remember the friendship of the parrot forever, they specially named their son "Ying Ge". By the time Ying Ge was six years old, he had already begun to understand. He is tall, strong and very clever. Every day, I go up the mountain to chop wood with my parents and farm in the fields. Be filial to parents and respect elders. Everyone in the village praised him as a good boy. Unexpectedly, a disaster came. When Ying Ge was ten years old, my father suddenly got a strange disease. This disease caused fever at night, chills during the day, limp limbs and dripping water. I took all the medicine, and I didn't feel any lighter at all. Before long, he died. Ying Ge lay on dad, crying her eyes out. Later, with the help of the villagers, Dad was buried among the flowers at the foot of Mangshan Mountain. Who knows, the time is not long, and this disease has spread in villages and villages in Mangshan. What a terrible disease! You pass me, I pass you, a strong man, and he fell down. There is no race in the land, and there is no one to fight firewood. There was a wailing sound everywhere. Ying Ge's mother is also infected with this disease and has been bedridden. Ying Ge looked at her mother's scrawny and dying appearance, feeling worse than gouging out the tip of a knife. He was terrified at the thought of his mother's illness as his father's. Yes! If mother dies again, how can little Ying Ge live? Ying Ge dried her tears and said to her mother, "Mom! You wait, I'll go to Mangshan and dig up all the medicines, and I'll definitely cure you. " Mother shook her head and said, "Silly child, there is no cure for this disease except Ganoderma lucidum on the immortal stage." But who knows where xianrentai is? " As soon as Ying Ge heard that Ganoderma lucidum on the fairy stage could cure her mother's illness, she made up her mind to find xianrentai. This day, just before dawn, he sneaked out of the house. Although little Ying Ge is only ten years old, he is more calculating than that big boy! He searched all the way, inquired about everyone he met, and walked forward without stopping. On the way, he met an old man with a white beard. The old man has an extraordinary expression and a smiling face. When he heard that the little urchin was going to xianrentai, clear voice burst into laughter and said, "xianrentai is in the northeast, and it has to cross 99 streams and 99 ridges. How can you climb up at your young age? !” Ying Ge was unconvinced when he heard what the old man with white beard said, and thought to himself, Hum! You really underestimate people. Wait! I can't go to xianrentai, and I'll never come back! Ying Ge walked along the direction pointed by the old man with white beard. Thorns ripped his face and hands, and blood cut one by one; The stone has worn away his baseboard, and it hurts like a stick. He gritted his teeth, endured the pain and climbed up step by step. He has only one thought: even if he goes to the horizon, he will pick Ganoderma lucidum back and cure his mother's illness! I don't know how many rivers he has crossed and how many ridges he has turned. Seeing that the sun has set, there is no sign of xianrentai. Ying Ge is thirsty, hungry and really tired. I felt that everything was spinning, Venus was jumping around, her eyes were black, and she fainted on the winding and rugged mountain road with a thud. When Ying Ge woke up, the sun had already risen in the east. He rubbed his bitter eyes with his little hands, patted the soil on his body, and was about to leave. The old man with white beard appeared in front of his eyes again. Little Ying Ge didn't like him a little, and he was trying to avoid him. Unexpectedly, the old man with white beard repeatedly praised him and said, "Little boy has ambition! Perseverance! But I don't know why you went to xianrentai? " Ying Ge didn't want to tell him, but when he saw the old man's voice changed, he told the story of picking Ganoderma lucidum for his mother in xianrentai. The old man with white beard listened and said, "Ganoderma lucidum can cure all kinds of diseases, but it can't cure your mother's disease." "Why?" Ying Ge asked in surprise. "Because your mother is suffering from a cold fever, the best medicine on earth can't be cured." The old man with white beard said unhurriedly. Ying Ge asked anxiously, "According to you, there is no cure for my mother's illness?" The old man with white beard took out a stone from his body and gave it to Ying Ge, saying, "I have a stone here. When can you grind it into a key, your mother's illness will be cured." "Grinding into a key? Can the key cure my mother's illness? " Ying Ge felt very strange. When he asked carefully, the old man with white beard disappeared. Ying Ge thought, this old man is not an ordinary person, he must be a fairy. Otherwise, how could he just come and go? He believed what the old man with white beard said, so he set up a millstone, scooped up a bowl of spring water, and laboriously ground the stone in his hand on it! Grind! After grinding for three days and nights, a delicate small stone key was finally ground. I don't know when his two hands were stained with blood, and when the blood spilled on the key, in an instant, like a treasure, it was golden and bright. Just then, the old man with white beard came again. Little Ying Ge grabbed him and said, "Grandpa God, tell me quickly, how to use this key?" The old man with white beard stroked Ying Ge's unkempt hair, looked at the distant sky and said, "There is a Yaochi in the sky, and the backyard of Yaochi is the alchemy room of the Queen Mother. This key can open the door of the alchemy room. As long as you can take out an elixir from it and let your mother eat it, your mother's illness will be cured immediately. " Ying Ge was a little embarrassed when he heard this. "Grandpa God, I can't go to heaven. What can I do?" I saw the old man with a white beard blowing a mouthful of fairy dust and blowing a breeze. Not long after, a pill fell into his hand. He said to Ying Ge, "If you swallow this medicine, you will naturally ascend to heaven." Ying Ge took the pill, and suddenly, he felt sharp-eyed and as light as a swallow, and immediately took off and flew to the clouds. He flies! Fly! I don't know how many clouds I passed through, but finally I saw a magnificent pavilion with a eaves of Ryukyu tiles, and the word "Yaochi" on the gate sparkled. Ying Ge is eager to seek medicine for her mother, so she can enjoy the beautiful scenery in the sky. He saw the magic guard at the door, so he went around to the back. "He crossed the wall and sure enough, there was an alchemist's house in the backyard. He quickly took out his key and inserted it into the lock. With a little effort, the door opened with a click. Ying Ge pushed open the door and went in. At first glance, he found a jar lying on the desk. He was so happy that he went up and picked up the golden jar, opened the lid and poured it out. Unexpectedly, "Hua", then scattered all over the floor. Oh dear! How many! He quickly picked one up from the ground and walked out. However, just walked to the door and stopped. He thought, there are so many elixirs, why don't I take more back? How nice it would be for everyone on Mangshan who is as sick as my mother to eat this elixir and cure their diseases! Thinking of this, he turned back again, lifted the elixir from the ground with his hands, and packed all his pockets, then walked out of the room, climbed over the back wall and headed for the boundary. Unexpectedly, just as he had arrived over Mangshan Mountain, he heard someone shouting behind him: "Don't run away!" " It turned out that the Queen Mother found that then was lost and came after her with a sword in her hand. When Ying Ge looked back, he saw that the Queen Mother was just around the corner. O He thought, If I am broken, I will be caught by her and she will never spare me lightly. It doesn't matter if I die. I can't take this elixir back. How can my mother's illness and the diseases of so many people on Mangshan be cured? He was so anxious that he wanted to cry. At this time, he clearly saw that Mangshan was at his feet. However, no matter how fast you run, you can't run as fast as a fairy! What should we do? Suddenly, he had a brainwave and thought of a way: I scattered then on Mangshan Mountain. You just killed me, and then you can't take it back. My mother and people on Mangshan Mountain will come out to pick up these glittering elixirs. As long as you eat it, you will get better. Ying Ge thought of here, hurriedly then out of his pocket, vigorously down. As a result, countless then with the light breeze, scattered to the world. At this moment, the heavenly queen caught up with Ying Ge and stopped him. When she saw that then had been scattered, she was so angry that she stabbed Ying Ge with her sword. At this critical moment, an auspicious cloud floated from the southeast, and the old man with white beard stood on the cloud. He repeatedly shouted: "Queen Mother, stop! Queen Mother, stop! " When the Queen Mother looked at it, it turned out to be an Antarctic fairy. She asked inexplicably, "Antarctic fairy, why did you come?" The Antarctic fairy came forward to protect Ying Ge and said, "This urchin is young and eager to save his mother, which is the key I gave him, so that he can get the elixir from the alchemy room to treat his mother. But he was kind at heart and wanted to save more villagers, so he took more elixirs. For my sake, please spare him! " The heavenly queen learned the truth and forgave Ying Ge. She put away her sword and went back to Yaochi. The Antarctic fairy said to Ying Ge, "The elixir that you just scattered on Mangshan Mountain has already grown a strange flower. This kind of flower is not only beautiful, but also its roots can cure diseases. You go back and let your mother and the villagers dig out its roots and take it as medicine, and the disease will be fine. " Say and drive away. Ying Ge bid farewell to the Antarctic immortal and returned to Mangshan. Sure enough, the mountains and plains were full of beautiful flowers. Thus, everyone in the village and every household was alarmed. Everyone watched and talked, and no one knew how this flower came from. Ying Ge told everyone the whole story at this moment, and the villagers were overjoyed to hear it. Hurry up and dig out the flower roots and boil them into medicine for patients to take. It's a cure. Ying Ge's mother and all the people who are harmful to this disease on Mangshan Mountain have been cured. Due to the ornament of this strange flower, Mangshan's scenery is more beautiful. However, it has no flower name yet! The villagers thought and thought for 999 times, but they were not satisfied. Finally, it was Ying Ge's mother who said, "This kind of flower was changed by the Queen Mother's elixir. Let's call it' Mu Dan'! Hearing this, everyone applauded. Later, people changed the word' mother' into the word' male'. Since then, this flower has been named "Peony". Peony is known as the "national beauty and fragrance" and "flower king". The flowers are huge, gorgeous and elegant, and they have been deeply loved by the broad masses of people for thousands of years. Peony originated in China. It was first recorded in Wuwei medical bamboo slips in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. It was cultivated in the Tang Dynasty. After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, his hometown moved peony to Chang 'an. Since then, it has flourished in Chang' an. In Song Dynasty, Luoyang Peony was the best in the world. Legend has it that on a snowy winter day, Wu Zetian wanted all flowers to bloom at the same time, so she wrote, "I swam to the garden in the Ming Dynasty and quickly reported the spring knowledge; Flowers need to be sent overnight, so don't wait for the morning breeze. "Baihua didn't dare to disobey her orders, so she had to open it, but the peony didn't move." Wu Zetian became angry from embarrassment and demoted the peony to Luoyang. Who knows that after arriving in Luoyang, the peony was in full bloom, and Wu Zetian ordered the peony to be burned to death, but unexpectedly, the peony became redder and redder, and it became brighter and brighter. From then on, "Luoyang Peony was under the sky".