64. The Truth of Merit
"The current divine realm is divided into two major forces, the Eastern Heavenly Court and the Western Divine Sect, and the current Jade Emperor and the Western Queen Mother are said to be the descendants of the White Emperor back then, of course, it has not been confirmed, but it doesn't matter, anyway, the ancient gods have been for so many years, and who is whose descendant is already a mess, and no one cares. ”
"If Heavenly Court is compared to a company, then the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are the CEO and president, and the main members of the company's board of directors are Yuan Shi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Taishang Laojun who are one of the three Qings. However, Yuan Shi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun basically didn't care about anything, so Taishang Laojun naturally became the chairman. The organizational structure of the Western Divine Religion is a bit like a community, Rulai is the boss, and Maitreya Buddha is the second, but the second is not very obedient and has his own power and territory, so Rulai has raised the golden cicada. ”
Chen Siwei asked: "Does the cultivation of the golden cicada have anything to do with the journey to the west?"
"It's too related, what is the inside story of the westward journey to learn the scriptures is said to be known to only four people, Rulai, Guanyin, Jin Chanzi and Taishang Laojun, and even the Jade Emperor only knows a little about it, so I am also investigating. ”
"Doesn't Sun Wukong know? If he doesn't know, why should he oppose the Western Heaven and the Heavenly Court at the same time?"
"He should only know a little bit, as far as I know, he found out that there was a conspiracy in the west, so he went to ask Rulai and Laojun, anyway, the two of them couldn't say anything, annoyed him, Sun Wukong was a stunned young man, I can't tell you to say, this is the first god war after the heroic era, Sun Wukong fought Buddhism and Taoism alone, and finally Sun Wukong was defeated, but the demon world was encouraged, many demon clans got rid of the control of the two Buddhist and Taoist families, and many immortals who were dissatisfied with the two Buddhism and Taoism also defected and re-entered the world as demons, so they formed a force, so in fact, now the Three Realms form a Buddha, Dao, and demon three-legged situation. ”
"Does the Demon Realm now have the ability to compete with the two Buddhas and Daoists?"
"Of course not, it's basically a disrupted battle, and the demon world is not united, and they often do their own people. But although this force is small, the power of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism is balanced, and if the demon world gets closer to which side, it is likely to become the last straw that crushes the camel, so both Buddhism and Taoism want the other party to attack the demon world first, otherwise they will be subdued long ago. Recently, I heard that Sun Wukong escaped from hell, and the fact that both Buddhism and Taoism did not arrest people is proof that they want to pull Sun Wukong's hatred to the other party, and when the two sides fight, the third party will sit and reap the benefits. ”
"But aren't they afraid that Sun Wukong will become strong again? Aren't they afraid of harming themselves by dragging it like this? Shouldn't they unite and kill Sun Wukong first?"
"If you say something like that, you lack political wisdom. Remember, politicians don't go to be heroes, but follow heroes and pick up ready-made. Although he is a hero, he is not capable of being a ruler, he cannot come up with a set of political programs to clean up the mess after the fight and build a new world, he has no political acumen, at most he can be a spiritual leader. Don't underestimate political wisdom, you see that Taishang Laojun is so capable, why don't he become the Jade Emperor himself? He is self-aware, so he would rather support the Jade Emperor and only be the spiritual leader of Taoism. In the same way, even if the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism sincerely cooperate to destroy Sun Wukong, they will still have to fight after destroying the two families, and they will be evenly matched and defeated in the end. But if you can make good use of Sun Wukong, maybe this battle can be won easily, and it is even more meritorious to pull Sun Wukong into your camp. The Jade Emperor and Rulai are both clever politicians, and the wise politicians actually don't like to use war to solve problems, and the best way is for others to come out and become saviors after they have finished fighting. ”
Chen Siwei didn't understand what he heard, and Sun Guohua shook his finger with a "why are you so stupid" expression: "I'll make it simpler." Suppose you are an ordinary person, you have a wife and children, although you don't like the current government but your life is still passable, but suddenly an anti-government guy starts a war, although you admire him, but do you really dare to leave your wife and children to rebel with him? And as soon as the war starts, the unlucky people are the common people first, and many of them must be ruined, do you think the common people will hate the government or the Monkey King?"
Chen Siwei was silent.
"So ordinary people are ordinary people, you can't expect ordinary people to have the courage of Sun Wukong or the political mind of the Jade Emperor, what they want is an ordinary life, and whoever disturbs them will hate him. Now ordinary people under the rule of Rulai and the Jade Emperor may have some people dissatisfied in their hearts, but not to the point where they can't live. If they know Sun Wukong too well, he is strong in magic but has no political acumen at all. If Sun Wukong is really a politician, he knows how to form gangs, knows how to cater to the interests of a certain class, knows how to make speeches, understands public opinion, and knows how to promise political visions to the people...... To put it bluntly, in the hearts of Rulai and the Jade Emperor, Sun Wukong is a big trouble, but he is not an opponent who has the ability to compete with them for power, so they just want to kick the trouble to each other, and it doesn't matter whether Sun Wukong is destroyed or not. ”
"But if there is a politically minded person around Sun Wukong, he can put forward a better political program, and Sun Wukong trusts him. Aren't they worried about such people?"
Sun Guohua shook his head, "This kind of person can't be Sun Wukong's friend." People who are heroes have something in common, they hate beating around the bush, they hate pretense, they hate being well-dressed, and they hate hiding behind the scenes. And that's exactly what a politician has to do. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Sun Wukong is mature and politically minded, can he compare himself with Rulai and the Jade Emperor, who have ruled the world for countless centuries and have experienced many political storms? There are so many smart people in this world, why can Rulai and the Jade Emperor be in a high position? Because they are the last seeded players to win in the political struggle for countless years. You see, even people like Taishang Laojun are willing to stay behind the scenes, and you think he doesn't want to be in the limelight? People understand that the Jade Emperor's work is not good, and you think that the Jade Emperor's position is easy to sit on? So you say that someone can put forward a better political program than the Jade Emperor or Rulai, so how smart is this person? Do you think it is easy to find?
"That's right. Chen Siwei thought for a while, "How do you think things will develop?"
"One possibility is that Sun Wukong took refuge in one side and destroyed the other; the second is that Sun Wukong defeated both sides, and then the world was in chaos, and many years later, a new batch of politicians were issued to re-integrate the world into the new order, and Sun Wukong became a tool for changing the dynasty; And the worst of all is that the war is too violent and leads to the end of the world. ”
"Which one do you think is the most likely?"
"This is not good, in my opinion, Sun Wukong may be the second co-worker, turning the world upside down, and finally alarming which ancient god came out to save the scene. But this possibility is very small, I estimate that the ancient gods thirty-three days away are not very interested in the cycle of life and death in our world. ”
"You mean there are immortals outside thirty-three days?"
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Otherwise, where would so many ancient gods and beasts go? Thirty-three days, the four continents are only a small part of the universe, and the outer world is still big. ”
Chen Siwei exclaimed, "Wow! I thought the ancient gods were dead." ”
"What are you dying? You won't die to the level of the Holy Spirit, let alone antiquity. Sun Guohua squinted at him, "I said I didn't look away, right? Are you an immortal of the Six Heavens? You don't seem to understand anything?"
Sun Guohua didn't know that he really looked away, Chen Siwei was as high as the thirteenth heaven, but first, he thought it was about five or sixth, and secondly, since Sun Guohua's wisdom eye practice, he had encountered the god or demon of the fifth heaven, no matter how high he had never seen it, he couldn't identify it. But even the Sixth Heaven Chen Siwei's knowledge is too little, and it is far from matching his identity.
Chen Siwei scratched his head embarrassedly, "I encountered some opportunities, but I didn't repair them myself." ”
"I guess so. Otherwise, at your level, how can you care about the lives of ordinary people like me?"
"Why is there no sympathy at a high level?"
"It's not about compassion, it's just that your horizons are widened, just like when you see a group of ants fighting, do you care about which ant lives or dies? ”
"To be honest, you really have to teach me, there are still so many things I don't know about this god realm. ”
"What do you want to know most?"
"For example, about the part of Sun Wukong, putting aside political factors, I heard that the biggest benefit of subduing Sun Wukong is merit, what is merit?"
Sun Guohua snapped his fingers, "After talking for a long time, you have asked this question to the point." However, it is stated that the copyright is exclusively owned by me, and the source must be indicated if it is to be reproduced. ”
"By all means, please say. ”
He cleared his throat and said, "There are many expressions of merit, such as 'the merit of retribution', 'the external extension of man's strength', and 'a higher state of merit'...... Etcetera. In fact, this is all made up by Buddhism and Taoism to bluff people, and the truth I tell merit is just two words: luck. ”
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