Wei Zheng
deity sky Chinese single tradition · 1
A senior minister from the court of Emperor Taizong who was commanded by the Jade Emperor to execute the Dragon King. His spirit left his body during sleep and traveled to Heaven to carry out the execution at noon. He served as an executioner for divine justice on behalf of the Jade Emperor.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Dragon King of the Jing River
- serves
- Jade Emperor
- co occurs with
- Zhong Kui, Shenshu, Yulü, Yuchi Gong, Qin Shubao
- manifested by
- Menshen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the Jade Emperor would send Wei Zheng—a senior minister from the court of the Emperor Taizong of the Tang—to execute him at noon the following day...his spirit had left his body during his nap and gone to Heaven to carry out the Jade Emperor's order.”
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