《西游记》里多处写到的张、葛、许、邱四大天师,在通明殿值班,负责转达奏章、引领陛见、宣布谕旨等事宜。那么,这四大天师有何来历?明代小说《西游记》里多处写到四大天师。如第六回载:“至通明殿前,早有四大天师、赤脚大仙等众,俱在此迎着菩萨,即道玉帝烦恼,调遣天兵,擒怪未回等因。菩萨道:‘我要见见玉帝,烦为转 Zhang, Ge, Xu, and Qiu, the great masters of Zhang, Ge and Xu, who were written in many places in the Journey to the West, are on duty at Tongming Hall and are responsible for the transfer of their medals, the introduction of imperialism and the announcement of imperial edicts. So, what are the origins of these four heavenly nuns? The four great heavenly teachers were written in many places in the Ming Dynasty novel Journey to the West. Such as the sixth back load: ”To the bright temple, there are four great heavenly teachers, barefoot Daisen and other public, all in this meet the Buddha, that is, Dao Yu trouble, : ’I want to see the Jade Emperor, annoying to turn