Chapter 37: All the Saints Get Their Treasures, and the Heroes Rest in Peace
Wukong and the nine-headed worm started fighting, and Zhu Bajie also joined the battle group. I don't want this monster to have eyes everywhere, and when I see that the situation is not good, I show my true appearance, but it is a monster like a nine-headed evil bird, and it looks like a king, and the voice of the call is very fierce. Lao Wu almost said that this thing is not a good bird, it is a mongrel.
When Zhu Bajie saw that he was frightened, he was a little scared, then the momentum was poor, and his skills couldn't be used, so he might as well be caught in the water by the nine-headed worm.
But he said that Sun Xingzhi was also afraid in his heart, and this guy was so staked!
The monkey also turned into a crab like last time and went down and crawled sideways. When he inquired where the old pig was, he went over and saw the idiot tied to a stake.
The walker approached and said, "Bajie, do you recognize me?" Bajie heard the voice, knew that it was the walker, and said, "Brother, what's wrong!
To be honest, I can't understand these few lines of dialogue between the monkey and the old pig, and I don't know what mystery Lao Wu wants to express. If you pay attention, even the later Maitreya Buddha and Wukong said the same thing. There is also Bajie's words that are even more strange and depressing.
Seeing that there was no one else, the walker bit off the rope with the tongs, and stole the old pig's nail palladium back.
The nerd got palladium, so he came to the end, and wanted to get back to the field, so he caught the monster off guard, broke the door, broke the table and chairs, and smashed some of the house fires that ate and drank.
There is a poem as evidence, the wooden mother was captured by a water monster, and the heart ape was reluctant to find each other. Secretly tricked to steal the lock, showing great power and hatred. The horse was busy hiding with the princess, and the dragon king trembled. The doors and windows of the Water Palace are damaged, and the dragons and grandchildren have no souls.
This is also a bit ridiculous, the old pig broke some furniture or something, and it took so much trouble to write a poem? Thinking of the above doubts, it can only be affirmed that the description of this paragraph is deliberately reflecting something. It is estimated that after the restoration of Ming Yingzong in Nangong, he began to liquidate the so-called heroes Shi Heng Xu Youzhen one by one.
As soon as Bajie made such a fuss, he provoked the nine-headed insect old dragon dragon and grandson, and they came out of the water to chase the old pig.
However, he said that Sun Xingzhi seized the opportunity, and killed the old dragon first. bluffed the dragon sons and grandsons to flee for their lives, and the nine horses collected the dragon corpse and went to the palace.
Bajie has now taken a bad breath, and he has returned to his old temperament, lazy and sparse, wandering and prevaricating, and it doesn't work for the walker to urge.
At this time, the monkey saw Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun leading the six brothers of Meishan to come enthusiastically. The walker said, "Bajie, that's my Seven Holy Brothers, it's better to keep them and help me fight." If you succeed, it's a big opportunity. ”
Hey, when did Wukong's attitude towards the Seven Sages of Meishan improve so much? What a big opportunity, it is definitely not as simple as catching the nine-headed worm.
Bajie is naturally happy, who is not happy to have a helper.
Goku continued, but there was Erlang God who had caught him and was embarrassed to meet people. Otherwise, Bajie you go to say hello, just say, "Zhenjun, let's stop for a while." Monkey King worships here. ”
Hey, the monkey's attitude towards Erlang God is more interesting, and he also understands etiquette.
The nerd hurriedly jumped through the clouds, went up the mountain to stop him, and shouted loudly, "Zhenjun, drive slowly, there is a Monkey King, please see you." ”
Bajie probably wondered in his heart, he had never seen a monkey so polite to a character, but he changed the meaning of the monkey slightly, and became a great sage to see Erlang God.
As soon as Erlang God heard this, he immediately ordered the six brothers to stop, saw the Eight Commandments, and asked, "Where is the Monkey King?" Erlang said, "Brothers, go and invite you." The six brothers are Kang, Zhang, Yao, Li, Guo, and Zhi, each of whom came out of the camp and shouted, "Brother Sun Wukong, eldest brother is invited." And the walker came forward, and saluted the people, and went up to the mountain.
This Erlang God's attitude is also strange now, it was originally 500 years ago, and now it has become an elder brother and younger brother.
Grandpa Erlang greeted him, held each other's hands, and said together, "Great Sage, you go to get rid of the great calamity, receive the ordination of Shamen, finish the carving of the sun, and ascend the lotus, congratulations, congratulations!"
Hey, it's not easy for this Erlang God, a high-minded and arrogant master, it's rare to be so polite, and he sincerely respects the monkey, and the news is quite well-informed, and he actually knows that Rulai is ready to make Wukong a Buddha in the future.
Wukong is now in a Confucian style, speaking very politely, and asking Erlang God for help sourly, and even calling others brothers, and the bullshit brother of the Bull Demon King is completely different from the same concept.
Erlang said with a smile, "I have nothing to do in my spare time, and I returned from hunting with my brothers, but fortunately the great sage did not abandon the meeting, which is full of nostalgia." If you want to subdue the demon with your life, you dare not do it! But I don't know what kind of strange thief is here?"
This should be the first time that Erlang God has laughed in front of outsiders, and his words are even more polite.
The Six Sages said, "Big brother forgot? This is the Chaotic Stone Mountain, the bottom of the mountain is the Blue Wave Pond, and the Dragon Palace of All Saints." Erlang was shocked, "The old dragon of all saints is not in trouble, how dare he steal the tower treasure?"
This statement proves that there are no three hundred taels of silver here. Where could Erlang God be so coincidental, just after hunting. I don't know who is a monster here, but I know a lot about the old dragon, and the inconsistencies can only show that Erlang God is pretending to be stupid and stunned, and he deliberately came here to help the monkeys.
Wukong must have understood it in his heart, but he won't say it, so he briefly introduced what happened. Erlang God said, "After hurting the old dragon, I just attacked him, so that the guy couldn't be caught off guard, but he didn't even exterminate the nest?
This guy, Erlang God, can't wait to establish a good relationship with Wukong, and to give a good impression to the monkey, he is a master who sticks a knife in his brother's ribs.
Kang Yao Guo said straightly, "Big brother is not busy, Second Brother Sun is also a distinguished guest, Zhu Gangguan has returned to Zhengguo again, and there are wine and food in our camp." One is to congratulate the two, and the other is also a narrative. Let's have a good night, why not wait for the day to dawn?"
This is interesting, it seems that this wine and food have been prepared for a long time, and it is carefully arranged for the monkeys. It is also obvious that Erlang God cares about Wukong, not Zhu Bajie.
Erlang was overjoyed and said, "Brother Xian said it very appropriately. "But he ordered the small school to arrange, and the walker said, "The rank is gracious, and I dare not be stubborn." But being a monk is fasting, and I am afraid of inconvenience of meat and vegetarianism. Erlang said, "There are vegetarian fruits, and wine is also vegetarian." "The brothers are in front of the stars and moonlight, the curtain is on the ground, and they raise their glasses to reminisce about the past.
Erlang is overjoyed, but no, he has an identity, so he can't say that our brothers drink a pot first. The six saints of Meishan knew Erlang's thoughts, so they spoke their hearts for the eldest brother. Erlang God naturally goes down the stairs, and eating and drinking can bring the relationship between the two closer to each other. The key is that Erlang God actually has vegetarian fruit and vegetarian wine, what does it mean, this is obviously arranged a long time ago, and I found the most suitable time and opportunity, which is to have a good drink with Wukong.
It is the loneliness that is longer, the joy of the night is short, and the east is white.
In this sentence, Lao Wu also showed the heartfelt envy and fascination for heroes to see heroes. It can also be seen that Erlang God and Sun Wukong did cherish each other in a big battle 500 years ago, and did not judge heroes because of victory or defeat. It's a pity that the position was different at that time, but now, Erlang God has seen through the Jade Emperor's face after the last lesson, and Wukong has not been able to forget and will never forget his own heart after more than 500 years of mental practice.
This is also Lao Wu's expression on the side that the monkey's heart has never changed, even if he becomes a Buddha. At the same time, Lao Wu is also very optimistic about Erlang God-like characters, and his heart is also excellent, and he is a hero and hero of Anbang and Dingguo. We can see that Erlang Zhenjun and Zhenyuan Daxian are not the same. Zhenyuan Daxian's friendship with Sun Wukong is obviously utilitarian; Erlang God and the monkey have a natural heart, although they do not worship, but they are more like brothers, everything is in plain sight. However, it is a pity that there is more than one Maxima, but where is Bole now?
Yes, where is Bole? Bole has become a Bole at this time, and Longqing is happy in the palace. Lao Wu's heart is cold, but he doesn't express so many emotions now, and he misses so many heroes and heroes. At this time, how Lao Wu wished that he was Zhu Bajie, and that he could accompany Sun Wukong Erlang God to drink and chat with him, even if people turned a blind eye, even if it was only one night.
also said that the Bajie drank for a few minutes, but he also knew that he couldn't let the two big names make the first move, so he volunteered, "The sky will be clear, wait for the old pig to go into the water to fight also." ”
Erlang said, "Marshal be careful, as long as you lead him out, my brothers will be able to do it." Bajie smiled, "I know!
You see, Erlang God casually expressed a little politeness to the old pig, and the happy Bajie couldn't find the north. Brave and brave, he rushed into the water, one came to double the spirit, and the other was lucky, so he took a rake to clamp a dragon with his head, and built nine holes with palladium.
As soon as the old pig tossed like this, he lured out the nine-headed insects. On this shore, Monkey King and the seven brothers rushed forward and chopped a dragon grandson into a meat patty.
The colt didn't look good, and then he reappeared. Erlang immediately took the golden bow, installed the silver bullet, pulled the bow full, and hit it upward. The strange man hurriedly sharpened his wings, swept to the side, and wanted to bite Erlang, and only then did he stick out a head in the middle of his waist, and was picked up by the thin dog, and with a bite, he bit down his head bloodily.
One thing descends another, and this evil bird is also afraid of dogs. The monster escaped in pain and threw itself into the North Sea.
Bajie was about to rush away, but the walker stopped, "Don't chase him, it's the poor don't chase, he was bitten on the head by a thin dog, and he must have died more and lived less." "Erlang and the Six Holy Ways," if you don't drive him, it's okay, but if you leave this kind of thing in the world, it will be a harm to future generations. "So far, there is a nine-headed insect dripping blood, which is a relic.
It's hard to understand, why did the monkey release this nine-headed insect? What is the bloody remnant of the nine-headed insect that Lao Wu said?
If you think about it carefully, you can understand. At the beginning, Ming Yingzong did not click all the so-called heroes of the restoration of Nangong, but there were still remnants that were let go, and even continued to be favored.
Wukong is good at changing, so he turned into a nine-headed insect and deceived the relics of the princess of all saints, the Buddha treasure and the nine-leaf lingzhi. The palace master panicked, so he wanted to snatch the box, but Bajie ran up, carried a palladium on his back, and fell to the ground. There is also an old dragon woman who withdrew and left, was pulled by Bajie, raised palladium to build, and the walker said, "Stop! Don't kill him, stay alive, so that you can go to the country to see merit." ”
The fate of this princess and Long Po is different, the princess died, and then Long Po was taken into custody in the pagoda, so it is better to die than to live.
Long Po is the wife of Xu Youzhen, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and Princess Wansheng refers to the combined image of his nine daughters (no wonder her husband is a nine-headed worm), and Princess Wansheng also reflects Princess Gaoyang, the daughter of Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty. The two little fish spirits in front of me may be alluding to the executioner who killed Yu Qian in the first place.
The walker said to Erlang, "Feel the power of my brother, get the treasure, and sweep away the demon thief." Erlang said, "One is that the king is blessed with Qitian, and the other is Xiankun Yu's supernatural powers, what credit do I have!" The brothers said, "Since Second Brother Sun has succeeded, let's say goodbye." "The traveler is grateful and wants to stay with the king. The princes refused, so they returned to the mouth.
Erlang God is indeed too mature now, and he has seen through the kings and Jade Emperors, and he doesn't even see each other, this time it's purely for the sake of the monkey's face to help, or it's better to go back to the nest and have a good time.
Lao Wu deliberately described the walker holding the box, which shows that Lao Wu cares about the relics in the box very much, and respects and loves them, but it is not because of any Buddha treasure, but the relics represent Yu Qian. If this is really a Buddha treasure, according to the character of the monkey and Wukong's previous practice, that is, just kick it in your pocket and throw it into a vegetarian bag.
Wukong and Bajie dragged Long Po back, and Tang Seng also said that he could drink and feast only after returning to the treasure in the tower. How to deal with Long Po, the walker said, "If there is no crime in the family, I will spare you, and I just want you to look after the tower for me for a long time." Long Po said, "It's better to die than to live evil." But leave me to do what you teach. "That is, he took an iron rope and pierced the pipa bone of Longpo. This is also a corroboration that expresses the author's sincere admiration for Yu Qian. fast
However, the walker swept the thirteen-story tower layer by layer with the sesame grass and placed it in the bottle to warm the relics. This is the old as new, the glow of the sun, the thousands of ruiqi, still seen in all directions, the four countries look at the same eye.
Did the monkey sweep the tower like this at the beginning, no, three times five divided by two to fool Tang Sengli. But now that the martyrs are back, Lao Wu arranged for the monkeys to do this, which is not over, through the mouth of Wukong, this temple was changed to "Ejian Protector Fulong Temple".
Yu Qian naturally deserves to protect the country and Fulong, and is commemorated by people together with Yue Fei. After the death of Lao Wu, there was also a Zhang Huangyan in the Ming Dynasty who was loyal to the country and praised for future generations.
Then the Bull Demon King, the Dragon King and his family are a reflection of a few guys at the time of the restoration of Nangong. Let's go back to the details of that history.
In 1450, Zhu Qiyu welcomed Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing, imprisoned in Nangong, and respected as the emperor. Jin Yiwei monitored Zhu Qizhen day and night, but Zhu Qiyu did not do anything desperately, but still lived with his brother's concubines and Zhu Qizhen, and gave birth to several children in seven years. This south palace not only strengthened the door wall, but also locked the palace door and filled it with lead, so that food could only be passed through small holes. Hehe, the door of the tower in the book is also a big lock filled with lead.
But in the seventh year of Jingtai (1456), Shi Heng was originally a general reactivated by Yu Qian in the defense of Beijing, and he made great contributions. Looking at it now, Zhu Qiyu is about to be Ou'er, the new emperor ascends the throne, will he no longer reuse himself, so he conspires with the eunuch Cao Jixiang, the governor Zhang Xuan, the left capital of the Imperial Court Yang Shan, the Taichangqing Xu Bin, the left deputy imperial history Xu Youzhen, and Wang Ji who is retired at home.
After discussing these discussions, it was decided to support the restoration of the Emperor Taishang, and Yu Qian and others could not be allowed to support others. When Yu Qian and the others planned to write a letter asking for the reinstatement of Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince, Xu Youzhen and the others couldn't hold their breath anymore, so they hurriedly launched a change to seize the door, so that they could become heroes.
On the night of the sixteenth day of the first month of 1457, Xu Youzhen told his wife and daughter, and he was going to do something big, so you should be ready to get rich.
At this time, he was seventy-nine years old at the time, put on a horse and held a gun, and took his son and grandson to set off to support the emperor Zhu Qizhen. This old guy was a famous general in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and he was very powerful in war, and his military exploits were also impressive, and his corruption of military salaries was even more unambiguous. Of course, he was relatively honest when he was not a big official, but then he was so powerful. However, although everyone knows that he is greedy, there is no way, and he has to lead the army to quell the rebellion.
The old man was originally a secretary of the military department, but he was withdrawn after lying about his military exploits, but it was Wang Zhen, a dog eunuch, who saved his life. Because he still has a lot of skills in the war, Zhu Qiyu continued to appoint him, and let him be the Nangong guard for a period of time, it is estimated that he is the king of growth that Lao Wu said. Of course, when he was too old, he retired, but at this time, his body was still very strong, he drank wine and ate meat every day, and he often went to Goolan to play at night.
There is also that Yang Shan, that is, he took it upon himself to get the Emperor Taishang back in 1450, not only did he not thank Zhu Qiyu for not killing him, but he also tried to restore the Emperor Taishang again, and he also found a few family members to do big things.
Xu Youzhen, Wang Ji's grandson and Yang Shan converged with Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang when they arrived outside the gate of Nangong, and the giant wood hit the door, and later realized the change of seizing the door.
After the restoration of the Emperor Taishang, he divided them. These guys got carried away at the time, so a lot of them were unlucky later. Because Zhu Qizhen is not a complete fool, he is very conflicted about killing Yu Qian, and later he will liquidate some vicious dogs. However, Zhu Qizhen's liquidation of the evil dog and partial rehabilitation of Yu Qian was not out of conscience, but just the emperor's power technique.
Because Wang Ji was too old, his main purpose was also to have a good future for his children and grandchildren, so he retired soon after, and died in less than four years, which can be regarded as a good death. But Lao Wu is willing to let it go, the old dragon of all saints is this Wang Ji, since you are dead, you have to let your little wife go to the wake.
The Bull Demon King must have reflected Xu Youzhen, who once served as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, but in the process of the dog-eat-dog struggle, he was demoted to the common people by Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and others. But he asked Lao Wu to arrange for him to take refuge in Buddhism, giving the boss face.
Shi Heng, the credit is the first, after biting down Xu Youzhen, it was even more than that, until Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear it, and finally deducted the hat of the crime of rebellion, and deserved to be beheaded according to the law, but unfortunately he died of illness in prison, just beheaded his sons, and wronged him a little, but he deserved it.
There is also the eunuch Cao Jixiang, as soon as he saw Shi Heng's fate, he had a premonition that something was wrong, so he really planned to rebel, and he didn't want to be exposed, so Yingzong ordered to quell the rebellion and break Cao Jixiang's body into the city. Then Cao Jixiang is one of the heads of the nine-headed insect, that is, the one that let the Howling Sky Dog gnaw down.
Without saying it one by one, there were also a few people among the crowd who had a good death and were not slaughtered. In addition, Cao Jixiang's subordinates still continue to be retained by the emperor, so Lao Wu said that there are still relics, and the nine-headed insect is dripping blood.
By the way, let's talk about a controversial history, which is the story of the Tang Dynasty's widow, Princess Gaoyang, and the monk who debated the machine. Because this is a smoke bomb set off by Lao Wu, it is used to hide his true purpose.
After Fang Xuanling's death, according to the hereditary system of the Tang Dynasty, this title was given to the eldest son Fang Yizhi, and it was not Fang Xuanling's turn. Princess Gaoyang was too favored by her father Li Shimin, so she tossed blindly, and wanted her husband to replace the title of eldest brother Fang Zhizhi. Fang Yi looked bad at it, and he was going to give up the title he inherited from his father Fang Xuanling, but Li Shimin felt that this was too much to say, so he didn't agree.
Princess Gaoyang is also suspected of believing in Buddhism, and has a deep relationship with the monk Debate. In the New Tang Dynasty, it is said that the relationship between the two is not normal, and there is a golden pillow as a token or something. But when this golden pillow happened later, it involved the monk who debated the machine, and Li Shimin was furious and beheaded him. also taught the baby girl a hard lesson by the way, but it made Princess Gaoyang even more resentful.
Li Shimin also died soon after, and Princess Gaoyang became even more unscrupulous, playing tricks in front of Li Zhi, can that work? Later, Li Zhi was demoted to the general, but the two of them united with Xue Wanche and others, who had lost power at that time, and planned to rebel and support Li Yuanjing, and after the incident, Princess Gaoyang was ordered to commit suicide. Among these people, there is also Li Shimin's other concubine Chai Lingwu and his wife Princess Baling, this Chai Lingwu's father is the famous Chai Shao, the hero of Lingyan Pavilion, but he is a colt of Li Yuan, who married the legendary woman - Princess Pingyang.
But how to deal with the turbulent rebels this time, it is not the turn of Emperor Li Zhili who can really make up his mind, and he was expanded by the prime minister Chu Suiliang and the eldest grandson Wuji, and at the same time, Li Ke, the king of Wu who was lying on the gun, was also innocently deducted from the crime of rebellion, and also followed Li Yuanjing and Princess Baling to death. The aforementioned Li Daozong was also a bad disaster, and he was relegated to Xiangzhou, and died of illness on the way.
Fang Yiai is the second son of Fang Xuanling, the official to the Taifuqing, the free cavalry permanent attendant, and the general of the right guard, with Li Shimin in the east. So the hydra ostensibly reflects him, and in the end he was killed for rebellion, and his son was sent to Nanling.
Xue Wanche, Chai Lingwu and others are the superficial reflection of the Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King's family and Jiaojing.
According to the New Tang Dynasty Book, the golden pillow that Princess Gaoyang gave to the monk is actually the relics of the Buddha treasure mentioned in the book. It is easy to understand that Princess Gaoyang went to the Queen Mother of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to steal any nine-leaf Lingzhi, it is not that the Princess of All Saints is very capable, this Princess Gaoyang must have taken some other treasures from the palace.
But what Lao Wu really wants to express is Yu Qian, this is the real relics of the Buddha. It is said that when Yu Qian was executed, the sudden change in the sky corresponded to the blood rain of the sacrifice country, and every household was sad, and the whole country was to serve Yu Qian.
It is said that after Yu Qian's death, he was still a eunuch under Cao Jixiang, and he was moved, so he risked his life to collect the body, I am afraid that Lao Wu also believed it a little, so he was merciful to the nine-headed worm and did not completely break the roots.
After the restoration of Nangong, Yu Qian once said with a smile that those guys wanted to execute themselves and then quickly, so they didn't need to go to the book to argue, and calmly decided that I would die with Xuanyuan. When he raided his house, he found that the family of the military department Shangshu was really poor and white, which also gave Ming Yingzong some shock in his heart and a little uneasy conscience.
Shi Zaiming Yingzong originally didn't plan to kill Yu Qian because of his merits, but Xu Youzhen said that if you don't kill Yu Qian, it means that your throne is not right, either he dies or you live. So Ming Yingzong only died of Yu Qian, and later regretted it, partially rehabilitated Yu Qian, and also killed some culprits.
But from a careful reading of Journey to the West, this is doubtful. It seems that Ming Yingzong's original intention was to execute Yu Qian, but he was also very conflicted in his heart, so he pretended to follow Shi Heng's advice and let others kill his loyal ministers for himself. But how many people can be fooled, there is a history of Zhao Gou in the Southern Song Dynasty who wronged Yue Fei, so Lao Wu said through the mouth of the monks of Jinguang Temple that the domestic language of the sacrifice is not virtuous, the martial arts are also bad, and the monarch is not Tao.
Lao Wu writes very vaguely, and we need to be patient to dissect it. But we have to convince Mr. Wu, this Journey to the West is really written at a high level, and from this point of view, it is difficult to see the back of his neck when the other three strange books are tied together. Many people commented that Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions borrowed from the book The Golden Vase, which is also very reasonable, but Caesar thinks that the influence of Journey to the West is actually greater on Lao Cao. The layout of the book is exactly the same as that of Journey to the West, it is all absurd on the surface, but it is actually written about stubbornness.
Tang monks, masters and apprentices have completed their merits, insist on not wanting gold and jade rewards, and continue to travel west. This is really the truth, the evil monster cut off the tranquility of all realms, and the pagoda returned to the light of the earth.
May the martyrs rest in peace for a long time.
It's a pity that Lao Wu's good intentions are good, and Emperor Wanli and his successors have not been able to keep the earth bright.
Journey to the West is written here to reflect some of the before and after of the restoration of Nangong, but there is still no perfect end, and there are scattered hidden fingers in the back.
After all, I don't know what the road ahead is, so please listen to the nonsense next time.