辯偽錄 2.9

2.9

The nineteenth transformation states: In the time of King Wen of Zhou, Lord Lao was the son of the Xie settlement. At that time, Emperor Zhou was reckless and tyrannical, and all under heaven suffered miserably. He then rode a chariot of whirlwind wheels, with the Wind God as his vanguard and Pengzu as his companion in the carriage, and descended south of Mount Qi. The Western Earl heard of him and appointed him Archivist. When King Wu conquered Shang, he was promoted to Archivist. He composed the Chijing jing to teach King Wen the way of benevolence and righteousness, and composed the Xuanji jing to bestow upon the Duke of Zhou. Through the reigns of King Cheng and King Kang, he served successively as Archivist. In the time of King Zhao, there was an omen of black qi (this refutes the event of the twelve rainbows entering and piercing the Taiwei constellation on the night of the Buddha's birth). Lord Lao bestowed the hidden script of the eight heavens upon King Zhao, but the king did not employ it; later, he met with the disaster of the glued boat.