Cao Guojiu

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The newest of the Eight Immortals, Royal Uncle Cao or Cao Guojiu (in pinyin: cao2 guo2 jiu4) or Wade-Giles: Ts'ao Kuo-ch'iu, is named Cao Yi (曹佾 cao2 yi4) (courtesy name Gongbo (公伯 gong1 bo2)) or Cao Jing (曹景 cao2 jing3) or Cao Jingxiu (曹景休 cao2 jing3 xiu1) or Cao You (曹友 cao2 you3). He was the uncle of the emperor and the younger brother of Empress Dowager Cao (曹太后), hence the title Guojiu. This Empress Dowager Cao in reference is Cishengguangxian Queen (慈聖光獻皇后 ci2 sheng4 guang1 xian4 huang2 hou4) and is the wife of the fourth Song emperor, Ren Zong (仁宗 ren2 zong1).

His jade tablet can purify the environment.

Cao Guojiu's younger brother Cao Jingzhi (曹景植 cao2 jing3 zhi2) was a bully, but no-one dared prosecuted him because of relation to the queen, not even after he killed a person. Royal Uncle Cao was so overwhelmed by sadness and shame that he resigned his office and left home.

Depiction

He is shown in the official's court dress with jade tablet. Sometimes he holds castanets.

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