Introduction of Heavenly Unicorn Officer (三界麒麟天官簡介)

A lot of People had encountered or seen this Heavenly Unicorn Officer (三界麒麟天官), but most of the People are not aware of the Function, Task & History Background of this Special Heavenly Officer.

Recently, after Vabien Lee had made a Brief Introduction on this Heavenly Officer, many People started to get more aware of him and was interested in finding out more on him (Link at: http://juin987.multiply.com/photos/album/78/78).

In here, Jave will do a quick Introduction on the History Background of this Special Heavenly Officer (the more known and realistic one).

According to what Jave knows, this Heavenly Officer was a Real Person in our Chinese History that occurred in Tang Dynasty.

The Story goes like that:

In Tang Dynasty (唐朝), after Empress Wu (武則天) was being overthrown, the Li Empire (李氏皇朝) regained its Empire-ship.

Few years after Emperor Zhong Zong (唐中宗李顯) ascended the Throne, in the Southern Part of China, a Boy with the name of Zhou Wei Gang (周威罡) was born.

Since the Day of his Born, the Zhou Family started to encounter several Spiritual Issues, such as smelling un-known Fragrances in the Premises, seeing Light Rays appearing on top of the House, finding special Bird species flying into the backyard, etc.

At 3 years old, Zhou Wei Gang was able to memorize the Chinese Classic that his Elder Brothers studied on.

By the age of 4, Zhou Wei Gang started to able to command Animals or Birds in the Premises to pluck Fruits & Flowers for him.

One Day, when Zhou Wei Gang was about 12 years, a Taoist Master approached the Zhou Mansion.

Upon entering into the Mansion, the Taoist Master walked straight to where Zhou Wei Gang was standing and told him that soon you would be able to return back to the Place of where you came from.

At the moment, the Parent and other Siblings were shocked but instead, Zhou Wei Gang was smiling happily and nodded his head showing that he somehow knew it.

From that day onwards, almost every night, Zhou Wei Gang’s room would be filled with Laughter and Conversation sounds and whenever the Family Members peeked into the room, they couldn’t see anything but only Light Rays floating around.

At first, the father was worried that Zhou Wei Gang might had offended some Beings and so, on the 15th Day of Lunar Month, he went to the nearest Temple to engage Spiritual Masters to his Mansion to conduct the Warding Off of Negative Entities Ritual but when the Spiritual Masters were about to start the Ritual, they would be punished for no reasons and soon, the news spread out to the whole County.
After a month, this news reached the Imperial Palace and Emperor Zhong Zong was surprised and delighted to know that in his Era, there were such People existing and so, immediately, he made an Order for Zhou Wei Gang to come into the Imperial Palace to meet up with him (Emperor Zhong Zong was an Emperor that deeply believed in Spiritual Beings & Immortals).

On the Day of Zhou Wei Gang’s arrival, the Imperial Palace was filled with a strange Fragrance and as Zhou Wei Gang was walking into the Main Hall, Emperor Zhong Zong was deeply attracted by his Immortally look.

Upon paying his respect to Emperor Zhong Zong, Zhou Wei Gang was being order to take his Seat at the Right-side of the Hall.

At this moment, one of the High-ranking Officers was quite unpleased with the benefit that Zhou Wei Gang got from Emperor Zhong Zong and he started to claim that Zhou Wei Gang was an Evil Being that spread rumours and created Un-realistic Teaching for the Commoners.

Knowing that the Officer was jealous, Zhou Wei Gang had to stand up and made his report that he was born in this form and slowly, he told Emperor Zhong Zong his life-time encounters, etc.

After hearing the life-time stories of Zhou Wei Gang, Emperor Zhong Zong was deeply attracted by him and admired Zhou Wei Gang’s Spiritual Power and so, on that very Day, Zhou Wei Gang was being bestowed by Emperor Zhong Zong as his Empire Tian Guan (朝中天官一職) for performing Predictions and Conducting Spiritual Requests for the Country & People. Besides that, he was being bestowed with a Red Robes (紅綢緞袍), Gold Belt (金腰帶), Double Golden Flower Hat (雙錦花烏紗) and an Amulet Bag for placing Special Documents & Records (金鑲帶錦囊), this was to represent that he was a Well-treated Officer and Special Graded Officer for the Empire.

From then, Zhou Wei Gang was being treated well in the Imperial Court and whenever Emperor Zhong Zong needed his Spiritual Power for Reporting to the Celestial Realms, Emperor Zhong Zong would personally made his trip to the Office of Zhou Wei Gang to make his order.

Soon, this action was being jealously remembered by a few Crude Officers in the Tang Empire.

On the Day of Zhou Wei Gang’s Birthday (Lunar 20 years old), Emperor Zhong Zong threw a banquet for him and invited the High-ranking Officers to join in the Celebration. Just as Emperor Zhong Zong started to get drunk and being sent back to his Resting Chamber, one of the Crude Officers approached Zhou Wei Gang to toast him with Wine.

Knowing that if he didn’t drink with the Officer, he would offend the other few Crude Officers and so, Zhou Wei Gang had to accept it and slowly, the few other Crude Officers came forward to toast him.

After 10 odd rounds of toasting and drinking, Zhou Wei Gang started to get drunk and just as at immediately, Zhou Wei Gang began to spit blood. Within moments, Zhou Wei Gang collapsed onto the floor and after the Imperial Physicians rushed to the Celebration Venue, Zhou Wei Gang was announced died.

Upon getting the news, Emperor Zhong Zong fell from his Dragon-bed (龍床) and without hesitation, he dashed to the Venue and with his horror, he saw Zhou Wei Gang laid there still and cold.

Due to Emperor Zhong Zong doted & admired Zhou Wei Gang a lot, his departure made Emperor Zhong Zong felt that something precious had really gone and just as Emperor Zhong Zong was about to approach the body, a gust of Warm Breeze blew cross and a loud roar of the some creatures was heard above them.

By looking up, Emperor Zhong Zong and the other Officers were shocked to see Zhou Wei Gang wearing the same Apparel that Emperor Zhong Zong bestowed upon him, riding a Unicorn, slowly ascended into the Celestial Realm.

At first, Emperor Zhong Zong & the other Officers thought that they had saw illusions but after Zhou Wei Gang shouted to Emperor Zhong Zong on thanking him for his bestowing & caring, Emperor Zhong Zong & the other Officers believed in what they had saw.

Slowly, Zhou Wei Gang disappeared into the Sky and on the spot, Emperor Zhong Zong bestowed the pass-on Zhou Wei Gang was San Jie Qi Ling Tian Guan Jian Xun Shi Tian Xia Ci Fu Shi (三界麒麟天官兼巡視天下賜福使), from then, Zhou Wei Gang was being “appointed” as the Deity for Making Requests for Beings and also, to transmit any form of Messages to the Celestial Realms (傳達天命與代言).

And this is how, San Jie Qi Lin Tian Guan or so-called the Unicorn Officer is being invited in Taoist Rituals/Ceremonies nowadays.

Due to Cultural-revolution and Changes, now many Places do not used this Unicorn Officer despite, the People will used Jin Jia Shen aka The Golden Armour Marshal (金甲神) & Master Zhu aka Zhu Wen Gong (朱文公) to take over the position of Qi Lin Tian Guan.