Guo Lanfang, a professor of philosophy at Peking University, wrote in On Laozi's Philosophical Thought: Laozi's surname is Li Mingyong, and he is from Qurenli, Li Xiang County, Chen Guo. He was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He used to be a librarian and librarian in the Zhou Dynasty, and he was the predecessor of Confucius. Once he asked him out of courtesy.
Lao Tzu's birth story:
Laozi's father, Lao Zuo, is the Sima of Song State. When the State of Chu attacked the Song Dynasty, Lao Zuo was shot in the back by a fish and stone man of the Chu army while guarding Bide in Pengcheng, and died unfortunately. Song Jun leaderless, flight, scattered. Lao Zuo's family is in a tent in Song Ying, with several maids, dozens of generals and dozens of guards.
Suddenly, when I heard that Lao Zuo was killed and saw the enemy coming like a flood, many families would rush to protect the old lady and fight and run. At night, although the pursuers disappeared, the old lady was left with only two maids and a driver. Home will not dare to stop, Dai Yue in the dark, desperate, ran along the southwest.
At dawn the next day, the old lady and her maid came to a remote village and asked the villagers about the way to the Song capital. They all shook their heads and said they didn't know Home will only know that it should go west, but I am already in the south. A group of four people walked around the path for seven days, but they still didn't see Song Capital, but they came to Xiangyi, Chen. Walking, the old lady suddenly felt a stomachache.
It turned out that she was pregnant in July. Old Zuo Wei kept his promise in front of you and went to war with him as soon as possible with the heart of winning. At this time, the old lady was defeated, lost her husband, fled to other countries, was anxious, tired, and even had fetal movement in her abdomen, and the pain was unbearable. When the servant girl panics, the family will stop at the roadside and rush to the village to find the old woman.
However, a moment later, there was a cry of "whoa, whoa" in the caravan, and a premature baby boy was born. This is Lao Zuo's son-Lao Zi. I was born with a weak head, wide eyebrows and wide ears, bright eyes like abyss beads and a double nose. Because its ears grow up, it is named "Yong";
Because he was born in the Year of the Tiger in Geng Yin, his neighbors also called him Xiao Li, which means "Little Tiger". Because people in Jianghuai area call "cat" "raccoon dog" with the same pronunciation as "Li Er". Over time, Lao Dan's nickname "Beaver" became the famous "Li Er", which was handed down from generation to generation.