Text Chapter 56 Journey to the West

God...... Lao Gu didn't dare to imagine that if his companions came to this world one day and found that Oroboros and himself had actually become gods, I really didn't know what kind of words they would use to laugh at themselves, and then they would simply hang themselves on the southeast branch.

In fact, Lao Gu knows very well that almost all the gods that have appeared in human history are false existences made up by human beings themselves, and their essence is just a means to gain power, status and wealth. This is sometimes a more stable and effective approach than the general political system. For example, the locusts in Japan are the product of the combination of religious theocracy and politics. EVEN IF THE LOCUST LOSES THE BASIS OF ITS RIGHT TO RULE, IT CAN STILL RULE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IN THE NAME OF THE LEADER OF THE SECT.

"That's right, Oroboros. We rule the world in the name of the gods, so in what name do we rule Nazarik? After all, the dependents of the Great Tomb of Nasalik know that we are not gods. Therefore, we are always embarrassed to call ourselves gods in front of everyone in Nasalik, so in what capacity and in what way are we going to manage the Great Tomb of Nazarik...... It would be more accurate to say that what is our position in the internal management system of the Great Tomb of Nassalik? ”

Orobros could tell what the old bone meant to tell him what role he, the former president, and his current president, should play in the Great Tomb of Nasalik when there were only two people.

At this time, the Great Tomb of Nasalik was not the Great Tomb of Nasalik, which adopted the main system of the minority obeying the majority. Because everyone is a gamer, what you are looking for when you come to the game is always happiness. Therefore, there is no need to have a close relationship between superiors and subordinates like in real life, after all, if the management method is too strict, teammates will directly withdraw from the group. Because of this, the old bone has no real power in the guild of Nasalik's tomb, and his role is only that of the organizer and mediator of the guild's daily affairs. Of course, as the president of the guild, he still enjoys some privileges, such as many props and systems within the guild, which are generally in the hands of the old bones themselves, and the old bones can be used freely. However, these are the rights of "dead things", and for "living things", old bones are not completely binding.

But now it's different, the objects managed by Oroboros and Old Bone have changed from players to NPCs with autonomous consciousness. Despite their strong sense of autonomy, they are fiercely loyal to their leaders. In their cognition, the supreme being is their leader, and it is the existence that naturally leads them. Although there is no need to worry about their defection, they must be managed. Not to mention that they have to plan and organize themselves, Oroboros and Lao Gu must also make a division of power.

"Old Bone, since I have given up my position as guild leader to you, then you can continue to serve as the guild leader! No, if you have to say it, you're the king of the Great Tomb of Nazarik. ”

"Nope! Why do you want me to be king, you can be too, can't you? Compared to the employees of my company, you should be more suitable to be a king in a large company, right? ”

From the analysis of Lao Gu's character, he should not want to be this king. In the original book, the reason why Lao Gu embarked on the road of conquering the world was that he was forced to this road by his own subordinates from the beginning. Among them, Xiao Di alone contributed most of the firepower, and directly arranged the old bones clearly......

However, if you remove the old bone from the throne, you will lose a lot of fun. When the time comes, this film will change from "The King of the Undead" to "The King of Senluo", which is absolutely not good!

But if you let yourself be an old bone's subordinate all the time, you don't want to.

The reason why I was reluctant to become the guild leader in the past was because this guild president basically had no real power, and he also had to manage a lot of messy things in the guild. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to step down from this position and take out time to level up......

In fact, Old Bone's strength in the entire Nasalik Great Tomb is only considered to be in the middle and upper ranks, and there are many people who can overturn him. Take Oroboros, for example...... The reason why his strength is so unbearable is mainly because he is the guild leader. Because he has to deal with a lot of daily chores, it is difficult for Lao Gu to improve his personal ability to the strongest field.

But now it is different from before, in the past, it was useless and even dragged down one's power, but now it is really beneficial to oneself.

Xu is a general, and the world still belongs to the princes.

An ancient poem has two hidden meanings: one is that even though generals and prime ministers can be born commoners, the world still wants princes to rule; The first layer is that even if you have a JIE level that surpasses the commoners, you can't be satisfied, and you must become an absolute leader and ruler.

Since the ancients have said so, it is naturally impossible for Oroboros to throw away the rights like this, at least he must be an equal existence like the old bones.

After thinking carefully for a long time, Oroboros opened his mouth and asked, "Old Gu, have you watched "Journey to the West"?" ”

Lao Gu was immediately confused by this question from Oroboros, obviously he was still discussing national affairs just now, and now he is talking about "Journey to the West", a work that he was already familiar with in his childhood. The old bone instinctively felt that Oroboros was afraid that he was going to pit himself again, so he cautiously said that he knew about this work.

"Then you must know that in "Journey to the West", there is a place called Lion Camel Ridge, right?"

"Well......" Because the time is too long, the old bone can't remember the general plot of "Journey to the West" for a while, "I remember that there should be two goblins turned from lions and elephants living there, and they seem to have an eagle spirit brother, but they don't live with them." ”

"Well, you're right. Lion Camel Ridge, also known as Lion Camel Mountain and Eight Hundred Miles of Lion Camel Ridge, comes from the place name in the classical novel "Journey to the West" in the Ming Dynasty, occupied by the three demon kings of Green Lion, White Elephant and Dapeng, with 47,800 little demons, and is the force with the largest number of demons in the original Journey to the West. However, you shouldn't know that Lion Camel Ridge has a prototype in reality. ”

"Is there still a prototype of Lion Camel Ridge in "Journey to the West"?" Lao Gu suddenly became interested, "I don't know about this, you can talk about it!" ”

"Then I'll tell you a story from the beginning!" With a wave of his hand, Oroboros instantly conjured up a table and a piece of shocking wood, and then slapped the shocking wood on the case: "It is said that Tang Seng and his party passed the Huanghuaguan Temple, and they happened to meet a husband in the middle of the road. The father-in-law held a cane and said to Bajie: 'This mountain is called the Eight Hundred Miles Lion Camel Ridge, and there is a lion camel cave in the middle, and there are three demons in the hole'......"

Old Bone was suddenly stunned by the transformation of Oroboros, what the hell is this appearance of a Chinese storyteller, do Chinese like to tell stories like this?

So he pointed at Oroboros and shouted, "Speak of men!" ”

"Well, no kidding! Getting down to business...... "Oroboros put away the table and the wood, "Actually, the prototype of Lion's Camel Ridge is a place called the Corpse Grove in Buddhism, which is a very terrifying place full of dead people. The origin of Lion Camel Ridge is precisely the homonym of the corpse forest. ”

According to the "Sutra of Sacrificing Body" found in Dunhuang, it is recommended that people divide their flesh and blood after death and give alms to the corpse in the corpse (burial ground). In the Tibetan or Central Asian civilizations of China, there is a custom called celestial burial, that is, after a person dies of old age, his body is dismembered and sacrificed to the eagle in the sky in order to return to nature. The reason why the eagle should be fed is because in the Buddhist literature, there is a saying that Shakyamuni cut the meat to feed the eagle. ”

"It is worth noting that one of the three monsters in Lion Camel Ridge is the Eagle (Golden-winged Dapeng Bird)."

"In "Journey to the West", there is a monster called 'Little Diamond Wind' who once said something like this: 'My eldest king and the second king have lived in the Lion Camel Cave in Lion Camel Ridge for a long time. The three kings did not live here, but their original residence was four hundred miles away from here. There is a city in that compartment, called the country of lions and camels. Five hundred years ago, he ate the king of this city and the civil and military bureaucrats, and all the men and women of the city were eaten by him, so he took his country, and now it is full of monsters. "I won't talk about what happened to the golden-winged roc bird, but mainly about the country where the golden-winged roc bird ate it, the lion and camel country......"

"The prototype of the Lion Camel Kingdom comes from a place called the Qarakhanid Kingdom in Sanskrit texts, which was a country with flourishing Buddhism in history."

LATER, THE QARAKHANID STATE WAS INFLUENCED BY ISLAM, AND IN ORDER TO OCCUPY THE FAITH OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, THE ISLAMISTS LAUNCHED A LARGE-SCALE ZONG WAR TO EXTERMINATE BUDDHISM, AND CARRIED OUT EXTREMELY CRUEL AND BLOODY SUPPRESSION OF BUDDHISTS. At that time, the devastation caused by this war was so great that not only did the entire Qarakhanid state shed blood, but the flames of war even burned to the Hexi Corridor region of China, which is now China's Gansu and Qinghai regions. It is said that at that time, the followers of Islam hung their followers on the branches of trees, dried them into dried meat, and let the birds peck at them, in order to intimidate those who believed in Buddhism – which in turn corresponded to the corpse forest. ”

"In Journey to the West, the golden-winged Dapeng bird eats the people of the lion camel country cleanly, which corresponds to this historical event."

(Author: As for why Mr. Wu Chengen knew about this, I don't know.) It is estimated that he saw it from Buddhist texts. After all, when writing the Buddhist novel "Journey to the West", you should read a large number of Buddhist classics. )

"The political system of this country is very interesting, and the form of government that they have is called the Twin Khans. The Great Khan called it 'Arslan Khan', and the Deputy Khan called it 'Bughra Khan', where Arslan and Bughra mean lion and camel respectively, which is the origin of the lion camel country. Among them, Arslan Khan is called Lion Khan, while Bughra Khan is called Camel Khan. Later, due to the internal reform of Buddhism, the camel's position was gradually replaced by a more sacred and powerful white elephant, so that Bughra Khan was later called the White Elephant Khan. ”

"In the history of the Qarakhanids, the lion Khan and the white elephant Khan held different roles. The lion symbolizes force and killing, so the lion Khan's responsibilities are mainly military; The white elephant symbolizes wisdom and majesty, so the responsibility of the white elephant Khan is mainly political. ”

"Therefore, I wanted to establish a two-khanate system modeled after the form of government of the Qarakhanid. You and I will be Arslan Khan and Bughra Khan respectively, which means that the two of us will be in charge of the armed forces and politics respectively. You will be in charge of the task of external expansion, and I will be in charge of internal political affairs. The two sides also hold the posts of the highest civilian judge and the highest military judge, complementing each other's work and supervising each other. ”