There were really too many doubts, so Qin Tai didn't dare to take action. Qin Tai wanted to find out the truth of the matter, so he needed to look at other materials. Only after reading all the information may you be able to make new discoveries. At least some literal questions can be solved, such as Qin Tai doesn't know who Sun Wukong is? What is the Bull Demon King's family like? Tang Sanzang is Sun Wukong's master, why does Sun Wukong protect him everywhere? Why did Red Boy rob this monk? This needs to be understood before the doubts can be solved.

Qin Tai basically figured out the relationship between each other, and the "Holy Child King" is a character in "Miscellaneous Notes on the Journey to the West". "Westward Journey Miscellaneous" is a mythological story with many gods and monsters. Wu Chengen is the author of "Miscellaneous Notes on the Journey to the West", although this novel has not been completely completed, but it has been paid attention to by many people. Therefore, we must first figure out who this Wu Chengen is, so that we can understand and understand everything from the source.

Wu Chengen was born in the eighth year of Hongzhi, so he is about sixty or seventy years old now. Born in the last generation of eunuchs, his ancestors were scholars and officials, and later his family fell into a merchant family. It seems that this Wu Chengen is more or less a little really talented, and he is not an ordinary storyteller. His father Wu Rui married Xu Shi, who was born as a small businessman, because his family was poor, and he sat in a shop in his hometown as a partner. Because Wu Chengen has been very smart since he was a child, his father has plans to let his children take the test to become an official. It seems that Wu Chengen's father also wants to change their political status and get rid of the low-status status of businessmen. However, Wu Chengen's repeated misses hit Wu Chengen's confidence. At this time, Wu Chengen was faced with an important choice, if he wanted to continue the scientific examination, he could not do business, nor could he be an official. In addition to receiving a bucket of rice every month, he can only live on the inheritance left to him by his father. If he wants to support his family, Wu Chengen will have to put down his identity, teach, sell words, and become an official, so that Wu Chengen can no longer participate in the scientific examination. For this reason, Wu Chengen didn't want to give up the scientific expedition just like that, and he didn't want the family to go hungry, so Wu Chengen came up with a way that was not a solution. Wu Chengen used a pseudonym to write some novels, and used a small manuscript fee to supplement his family. This is not considered to be a violation of the premise of the scientific examination, and it is not regarded as engaging in a lowly job, and you can still continue to participate in the scientific examination.

At first, almost no one read Wu Chengen's novels, and Wu Chengen had to paste the printing cost and production cost upside down. Later, Wu Chengen gradually understood everyone's needs and began to write some bizarre mythological stories. This is due to the social background at that time, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi believed in Taoism and was very interested in gods and monsters. In addition, most of the common people do not know words and like to listen to mythological stories, so there are many mythological novels in the folk bookstore. Wu Chengen hollowed out some myths and stories, but it was far from enough, and it could almost be said that the supply was in short supply. For this reason, Wu Chengen stayed in the teahouse and wine shop during the day, collecting various story sources, and at night Wu Chengen wrote short mythological novels. Gradually, Wu Chengen became somewhat famous, and some readers hoped that Wu Chengen would write a more independent and complete mythological novel. Wu Chengen began to write "Miscellaneous Notes on the Journey to the West", but intermittently in the middle, and only wrote a rough idea for more than ten years, and it will take some time before the end is received.

"Miscellaneous Notes on Journey to the West" was given by Wu Chengen himself, and was later renamed "Journey to the West" by his friend Li Chunfang. It is based on works such as "Travels to the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", and draws on the repertoire of Yuan songs such as "Erlang Shensuo Dasheng" and "The Legend of Gods and Demons", and is basically stereotyped as a mythological novel. The story is about Tang Sanzang leading his disciples Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Monk to the West to learn scriptures. It is interspersed with the past experiences of the four protagonists, as well as the hardships and tribulations along the way. In order to cater to the audience's requirements, the characters in the story pay attention to integrity and reputation, reflecting the characteristics of "gentlemen and gods". It is because of this that Wu Chengen's story was not banned by the imperial court, and even received the tacit approval of some officials. Li Chunfang is the biggest supporter, Li Chunfang is not only Wu Chengen's friend, but also a supporter and supporter of this novel. Li Chunfang not only gave Wu Chengen support and funding, but also put forward a lot of good suggestions. Li Chunfang is a well-known "prime minister of green words" and has a certain status in front of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi. It's just that he didn't have clear political ambitions, and he didn't stand on the right team, so he was not retained by Emperor Longqing. However, compared with Yan Song, Li Chunfang's fate is much better, not only can he continue to be an official, but also retains his due dignity. Every time Wu Chengen writes an article, he will send it to Li Chunfang as soon as possible. Li Chunfang will also read the article overnight and put forward her own pertinent suggestions. After revision, Wu Chengen decided to print and continued to write with the funds from the sale. It's just that because of poverty and age, Wu Chengen's writing progress cannot be accelerated, which limits some of his enthusiasm for novels.

After knowing the general content of "Miscellaneous Notes on the Journey to the West", Qin Tai did not read the novel in its entirety. I only looked through the articles in the novel about Red Boy, Bull Demon King and others. Although it is not read in its entirety, Qin Tai can also see Wu Chengen's ability. Although this novel is a long novel, it can also be viewed independently, and the connection between them is not too tight. Qin Tai personally feels that this novel will not only have a good future, but also is very suitable for the storyteller of the teahouse tavern to give a segmented speech. If it weren't for Qin Tai having important things to do now, if it weren't for the fact that Xiao Ping'an was still young and not around, Qin Tai would really read it all and tell Xiao Ping'an to listen. This kind of story is told to children, and coaxing children to eat and sleep is definitely an invincible "magic weapon". Qin Tai has decided to keep this novel, and if he has the opportunity to read it well in the future, he must tell it to his children.

After searching, Qin Tai did not find any valuable information in the story, which made Qin Tai a little disappointed. It seems that Wu Chengen, a suspect, can be ruled out, and Wu Chengen is definitely not the main messenger or insider. Besides, this Wu Chengen is far away in Jiangnan, and it is impossible to command the people here to kidnap so many children. It seems that the clues of the "Holy Child King" are not direct clues, at most they are just tools used by the other party.

No, Qin Tai thought of a key question. He hurriedly flipped through the information about the fourth part of the "Holy Child King" in the materials, and read it word by word. Finally saw that something was wrong, which attracted Qin Tai's special attention. The news hall said that the folklore "Holy Child King" is not only a descendant of the ancient gods, but also has royal blood, and has the help of great sages. Therefore, those who attach to and support the "Holy Child King" can have an unexpected future. This is not right, this contradicts the narrative in "Westward Miscellaneous", and there is a big difference.

First, it is clearly stated in "Miscellaneous Notes on the Journey to the West" that the biological father of the red boy is the Bull Demon King. And the Bull Demon King is Sun Wukong's eldest brother, and their seven brothers worship in Huaguo Mountain. The Bull Demon King is the eldest brother and calls himself the "Great Sage of Pingtian". Sun Wukong is the seventh child, known as the "Monkey King". In the novel, there is a narrative of the Bull Demon King, saying that the Bull Demon King is a wild cow cultivated into a demon. Therefore, the red boy has no blood relationship with the gods in the sky, let alone the descendants of the ancient gods. Second, in the novel, it is said that the Bull Demon King is nothing more than a robber who occupies the mountain. At most, he is just a grass king, and he doesn't even have a country name, so of course he can't be considered a royal family. Although Princess Iron Fan is a princess, her father is not an emperor, just a rakshasa in the hellish sea of blood. So as their child, Red Boy will definitely not have any royal blood. Third, according to the novel, the red boy was recovered by Guanyin in the South China Sea and forced to be Guanyin's attendant. How can a follower who has no freedom have a bright future? Fourth, after the red boy was recovered by Guanyin, he changed his name to the good wealth boy, and he no longer dared to call himself a king. The so-called good wealth boy is just a little brother who carries Guanyin's bag as a follower. How could Guanyin let Red Boy continue to be alone, let alone give power to Red Boy. Fifth, Guanyin is a powerful person, not a great sage. The so-called sage generally refers to a capable person who assists others. Just like Zhuge Kongming in the Three Kingdoms, people will be called sages by later generations. Fang Xuanling in the Tang Dynasty, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others in the Ming Dynasty can also be called sages. But Guanyin does not assist any mortal, so it must not be called a great sage.

Through the folk rumors, Qin Tai vaguely felt that something was wrong. This "Holy Child King" has broken away from mythology, and has also gotten rid of the shackles in "Westward Miscellaneous", and has become a rather humanized character. It's not a legend at all, it's like a real person. If you analyze it this way, after stripping away some mythological colors, what kind of person will this be? Could this be a real person?