When Wu Zetian's imperial edict came out, Baihua Fairy panicked and got together to discuss countermeasures. Someone said, "In this cold winter, we shouldn't blossom. How can we do that? Some people say, "How can Hou's imperial edict be violated? Otherwise, it will definitely come to a tragic end; " Hua Xian was silent, and they all witnessed Wu Zetian's behavior of "those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me die". What shall we do? The next day, a heavy snow fell from the sky. Although the wind roared and dripping water turned into ice, Hua Xian still dared not disobey orders. I saw in the backyard that colorful flowers really braved the snow and opened. Wu Zetian was very happy to see this scene. Suddenly, a desolate flower bed came into view, and Wu Zetian's face suddenly sank. "What is this flower? How dare you violate my imperial edict? "You see, the original is full of peony flowers. Wu Zetian was furious after hearing this: "Immediately drive these bold peonies out of Beijing and demote them to Luoyang. "Who knows, these peonies in Luoyang, casually buried in the ground, will soon grow green leaves, beautiful flowers. Wu Zetian was furious and immediately sent someone to Luoyang to burn all the peony flowers. The relentless fire dyed the sky red, and the peony struggled and groaned painfully in the fire. However, people were surprised to find that although the branches of peony were blackened, the blooming flowers were even more dazzling. In this way, the peony flower won the title of "burnt peony", and the fairy peony was praised as "the king of flowers" by Huaxian because of its awe-inspiring righteousness. Since then, peony has taken root and blossomed in Luoyang, becoming famous all over the world. Xu Shuxin's poem "The Peony Legend" reads: "I have a high heart and am beautiful when I expel Xijing and demote Luoyang. It is ridiculous to shovel a burnt bone, which makes the poet say Huang Wu. "
Peony, alias Mu Peony, Luoyang Flower, Grain Rain Flower, Deer Leek and so on. It is a perennial deciduous shrub of Ranunculaceae. In China, peony is the flower king, and peony is the flower phase. In the east of Sanhe Village, Shibi Township, on the site of the original Buddhist temple, there is a cluster of Bai Mudan more than five feet high, which is called "Peony God" by the locals. According to textual research, this Bai Mudan is the largest single wild peony ever discovered in China. In the ancient "Yue Yang Zhi", it was recorded that "there is a Bai Mudan plant in Sanhe Buddhist Temple, with repeated leaves, white petals as jade, and a golden wick inside, and its fragrance floats for miles when it blooms." According to the memories of the 80-year-old people in the village, whenever flowers bloom, people from the surrounding villages come to enjoy them in droves. Among the flower watchers, many people come to ask for medicine and make a wish. A bunch of peony flowers, why is it so magical? There is such a beautiful legend among the local people. According to legend, in 690 AD, Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty was changed to Tang Lizhou, which was ambitious. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wu Da, Minister of Wen Chao, was called in and gave a banquet to celebrate his achievements. At the banquet, when the wine is drunk, open the window to enjoy the snow and view the scenery; Suddenly, I felt a faint fragrance coming. After careful examination, it was found that wintersweet was in full bloom in the cold. At that time, a minister wrote a poem on the spur of the moment: "At the beginning of the forest, it was like a group of ministers, and Huangmei United in their own new ideas. Who saw it in the small garden in Chun Xue, it was even more shocking. " Ministers praised them again and again, scrambling to flatter and please, saying, "God helps my emperor, and everything is happy." At this time, Wu Zetian was half drunk and said to his ministers, "Isn't it better to let a hundred flowers blossom?" At that time, Wu Chengsi, the nephew of Wu Zetian, wrote this book and said: "It must be that Duo Hua has never seen the imperial edict. If the emperor gives an order, Duo Hua will not dare to disobey. " Wu Zetian ordered someone to wait on him with a pen and inkstone. After drinking, she wrote a letter: "I will swim to Mingyuan and return to Spring as soon as possible. Flowers must be released overnight, don't wait for the evening wind to blow. " After receiving the imperial edict, the flowers in the imperial garden bloomed overnight, but the peony didn't want to flatter the emperor and didn't bloom. The next morning, the ministers of the Zhou Dynasty came to the garden with great interest. When they saw all the flowers in full bloom, they didn't see the peony flowers. This angered Wu Zetian and ordered two thousand peonies to be burned. The rest were driven out of the capital and sent to Luoyang, renamed as "Luoyang Flower". On the way of peony being sent to Luoyang, a Bai Mudan appeared in front of the fairy and turned into a girl in white. Afraid of another disaster, she wanted to find a quiet place and live in peace, so she ran away halfway and went to the north. After several days and nights of travel, she came to Sanhe Village. She saw a river in front of Sanhe village, backed by mountains, with beautiful scenery. Fairy peony was fascinated by the beautiful scenery here and loved the beautiful morning light of the villagers in Sanhe who lived hard and quietly. The fairy stopped at Sanhe village and walked eastward for a day. As she walked farther and farther, she saw few people, barren hills and desolate mountains, so she stopped walking and hired a donkey cart to return to Sanhe Village. The driver is an old farmer. When the sun was about to set, he went to the Buddhist temple at the east end of Sanhe Village. The fairy jumped out of the car and said, "I'd rather go to the Buddhist temple and pay the fare when I come out." The old farmer waited left and right, but no fairy came out. Seeing that it was getting dark, he knocked on the door of the Buddhist temple and walked out of an old monk. The old farmer told the old monk what had happened, but the old monk didn't see a girl enter the temple to make a wish, so he had to pay the carriage fare to the girl. The following spring, a Bai Mudan grew in the courtyard of the Buddhist temple. After the Grain Rain Festival, a flower as white as jade bloomed, as big as a plate, emitting bursts of fragrance. Around Bai Mudan, four peonies grow, and people nearby say that they are four maids of fairy peony. The longer this peony grows, the more lush it becomes.
A few years later, it grew to five feet high. Later, a large family in the neighboring village wanted to keep the peony for themselves, so they moved it to his yard. After the peony was removed, it withered day by day, and there were successive murders in this family. The master quickly transplanted the dead peony to its original place. Unexpectedly, peony sprouted from the roots and grew as tall as before in a few years. After the peony robbery, its pride is getting stronger and stronger, and it is inseparable from the troubled times and flourishing. Strangely, locals say that when Bai Mudan is prosperous, the three-in-one area will have good weather and good crops; If the three-in-one area encounters a disaster year, the peony will have withered branches and yellow leaves. It is said that this kind of peony never flourished during the ten-year turmoil of the Cultural Revolution. This may be the reason why she is called "God Peony"! Peony has good color and fragrance, high ornamental value and high medicinal value. Peony is mainly used as medicine by root bark. Because there are many varieties of peony, the ancients also had a choice in application. "It is better to use red and white single petals as medicine, and the rest smells are not pure, so it is not suitable for medicine." Its medicinal name is peony bark, which has a history of more than 2000 years. It is a good medicine for cooling blood and removing blood stasis.