Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Zhen Yuanzi——The past events of Wuzhuang Temple

In the last book, on the way to learn Buddhist scriptures, there are only two masters who have convinced Sun Wukong (except for Sun Wukong’s teacher, the ancestor Subhuti), one is Zen Master Wuchao, and the other is Zhenyuan Great Immortal. Zen Master Chao Sun Wukong is convinced, but he is convinced of Zhenyuan Daxian, otherwise Sun Wukong and Zhenyuan Daxian would not cherish each other and become brothers of the opposite sex. Great Immortal Zhenyuan is the ancestor of the Earth Immortal, but his reputation is far from that of the Taishang Laojun. Everyone knows the Taishang Laojun, and his prestige is unmatched. The incompetent Fu Lu Shou Samsung, even Sun Wukong, who was once the Monkey King, did not know his existence. This shows that Zhenyuan Daxian is a low-key and simple style as the leader of the Taoist school.

Chapter 24 - On that day, Zhenyuan Daxian received a brief note from Yuanshi Tianzun, inviting him to listen to the Hunyuan Daoguo in the Miluo Palace in the upper Qing Dynasty.Zhen Yuanzi instructed Er Tong: "Don't disobey the brief note from the Great Heavenly Venerable, and go to Miluo Palace to listen to the lecture, you two should be careful at home. The Great Immortal Zhenyuan is the ancestor of the Earth Immortals, but he said that he should not disobey the brief notes of the Great Heavenly Venerable, which shows his humble character. (Sun Wukong and others) Then they all went in together, and saw a pair of Spring Festival couplets on the two gates: Immortal Immortal Mansion, a Taoist family with the same longevity as the sky.The traveler said with a smile: "This Taoist is bluffing people with big words. When my grandson made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago, I never saw such words at the head of the Taishang Laojun's family."

Sun Wukong said this, not without irony, but Sun Wukong didn't know that Zhenyuan Daxian had another nickname called "The Same King with the World", so it can be seen that this couplet was written by Zhenyuan Daxian after he was humble. Let's see, Tang Seng (after entering the manor) stepped forward, held incense with his left hand and poured it into the stove. Master, you only serve the two characters of heaven and earth as incense?" The boy smiled and said, "I'll tell you the truth, the two characters, the ones at the top, are worthy of the ceremony; the ones at the bottom can't stand our incense. It's my master who flattered me. of."

It can be seen from this that Zhenyuan Daxian has a prominent status. Sanqing is the three giants of the Celestial Immortal faction, and he is the ancestor of the Earth Immortal. If ranked, in Taoism, his status is only second to Sanqing. Said: "San Qing is a friend of the family teacher, Sidi is the old friend of the family teacher, Jiu Yao is the younger generation of the family teacher, and Yuan Chen is the guest of the family teacher." Sun Wukong didn't think so, but Qingfeng and Mingyue didn't mean to brag.After Sun Wukong pushed down the ginseng fruit tree and fled, the Great Immortal Zhenyuan chased Tang Seng and his disciples. With only one jade stag, within two or three rounds, he cast the spell of Qiankun in his sleeve, and put Tang Seng, master and apprentice together with people and horses into the palace. In the sleeves, it can be said that the mana is boundless.

Sun Wukong has never suffered such a setback except for the big loss he suffered from the Tathagata. When he met Zen Master Wuchao, he was probably heartbroken. This time he met a first-class master, and he probably wanted to die. . Perhaps this is also the reason why Sun Wukong began to change his combat style, and began to pursue the principle of being cautious and careful in the process of learning scriptures. With such astonishing strength, the Great Immortal Zhenyuan was still able to conduct himself in the world with humility. He treated Yuanshi Tian with undiminished respect, respecting the sky and worshiping the earth, which is the display of his great immortal demeanor.

Another demeanor of the Daxian is the kindness of dripping water, and the spring is reciprocating. The ginseng fruit tree is the foundation of Zhenyuan Daxian's immortal cultivation. It is described in this way-the general treasure in the temple is the first division of chaos, the beginning of judgment of the primordial, and this spiritual root was born when the world was not yet opened.Covering the four major continents of the world, only Wuzhuang Temple in Hezhou, Xiniu, is called Cao Huan Dan, also known as Ginseng Fruit.It blooms once in three thousand years, bears fruit once in three thousand years, and it takes another three thousand years to ripen, and it takes only ten thousand years to eat.It seems that in these ten thousand years, only thirty fruits have been produced.The appearance of the fruit is similar to that of a child under three dynasties, with all four limbs and five sense organs.If a person is predestined, if he smells the fruit, he will live 360 ​​years; if he eats one, he will live 47,000 years.

For this kind of rare treasure, when the garden opened, all the talents in Wuzhuang Temple ate two, but the Great Immortal Zhenyuan wanted to give Tang Seng two. The wife handed him tea. In the original book, Zhen Yuanzi explained: "An old friend passed by in a few days, but don't neglect him. You can beat two of my ginseng fruits and eat them with him, as a token of old love."The second disciple learned that the old man of the master was a monk who went to the west to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures, and said: "Confucius said: "The way is different, so don't conspire with each other. 'We are Taiyi Xuanmen, how come we know that monk very well! Zhen Yuanzi explained: "The monk is the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, the second disciple of the Western Saint and Elder Tathagata."Five hundred years ago, I met him at the 'Bon Festival'.He once passed on tea with his own hands, and the disciples of the Buddha respected me, so it was for an old friend."

The kindness of serving tea is reciprocated in this way, and the generosity is so generous that it is worthy of the word "great immortal". The Great Immortal Zhenyuan gave Tang Seng two ginseng fruits, presumably the original intention was for Tang Seng to eat one, and Sun Wukong and his three apprentices to eat one. Tang Seng was no longer the golden cicada in the past, but now he is a common monk with naked eyes, and he would not be beaten to death. After taking the elixir of life, Qingfeng and Mingyue became cheaper in the end. Zhu Bajie didn't get any benefits, so he urged Sun Wukong to steal the fruit, and a series of conflicts arose from this. Out of temper, Sun Wukong overturned the spiritual root between heaven and earth with a stick.

In the original book, Wu Chengen deliberately made various exaggerated descriptions of ginseng fruit trees, trying to highlight its preciousness, and in the tone of immortals such as Fu Lu Shou Samsung, Donghua Emperor, etc., he absolutely respected Zhenyuan Daxian and ginseng fruit trees, Its purpose is to pave the way for the conflict between Monkey King and Zhenyuan Daxian. The fruit tree was pushed down, Monkey King and others fled, and Zhenyuan Daxian chased after him, so conflicts arose from this, and we could further see the various demeanors of Zhenyuan Daxian. When Zhenyuan Daxian returned to the village, he heard that the ginseng fruit tree had been overthrown, but he acted like this—the Daxian heard the words, and he was not angry, saying: "Don't cry, don't cry! You don't know that the surnamed Sun is also a Taiyi." Sanxian once made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, and he has great powers. Now that the precious tree has been knocked down, do you know those monks?" Qingfeng said: "I know them all." Daxian said: "If you know them, come with me. Pack up the instruments of torture, and beat him when I come back."

Qingfeng Mingyue didn't look after the house, and the ginseng fruit tree was broken and the murderer went away. Not only was Zhenyuan not angry, but he comforted them and excused them, which is really a rare elder style. Also as a master, Tang Seng treats Sun Wukong differently. As soon as Sun Wukong got into trouble, Tang Seng began to scold non-stop, "splashing monkey, splashing monkey", then complained that he was hurting himself, and finally threatened to recite the curse, nothing at all The generosity and grace of a teacher. After Tang Seng and others were locked in the room by Qingfeng Mingyue, Tang Seng complained to the traveler and said: "You monkey head, you are in trouble again and again! You stole his fruit, so you will be angry with him and let him scold you." That's all. Why did you push down his tree again! If you talk about such a reason and sue, even if your father is an official, it won't make sense." The traveler said: "Master, don't make trouble, the boy has gone to sleep. Just wait for him to fall asleep, and we get up overnight." Drifting said: "Brother, the doors on several floors are locked and tightly closed, how can we get out?" The walker said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry! Sun has his own way." Bajie said: "I'm sorry you have no way! Once you change, what kind of leech will fly out from Gezi's eyes, but we will not change if we suffer, so we will stand here You must suffer!" Tang Seng said: "How many times does he do this trick, he won't go out with you and me, I just recite the old sayings, but how can he bear it!"

And under the guidance of Monkey King, the four of them ran away all night without stopping until dawn, when Tang Seng cursed again: "This monkey head killed me! You tired me all night because of your mouth!" On the other hand, Sun Wukong was always thinking of Tang Seng and others. When beating someone, the Daxian said: "Tang Sanzang is disrespectful, so beat him first." Hearing this, the traveler thought to himself: "My old monk can't help beating. It’s broken, but it’s not my karma?” He couldn’t help but say: “Sir, it’s bad. I’m the one who steals the fruit, I’m the one who eats the fruit, and I’m the one who knocks down the tree. Why don’t you beat me first? ?” When beating the man for the second time, the great immortal gave another order: "San Zang should be beaten for not being strict in teaching, and letting the recalcitrant be unrestrained." The immortal beat him again.The traveler said: "Sir, it's wrong again. My master didn't know when he stole the fruit. He talked to your second boy in the hall. It was my brothers who did it. Even if there is a crime of lax teaching, as a disciple, I should Hit me instead, hit me again." When the torture was over and Zhenyuan Daxian and others were resting, they looked at Tang Seng's face again—the elder had tears in his eyes and blamed his three apprentices: "You caused me to suffer here when you caused trouble. How did you start?" The traveler said: "Don't complain, hit me first when you hit me, and you haven't been beaten before, so what's the matter?" Tang Seng said: "Although you haven't been hit before, you still hurt yourself from being tied up." Sha The monk said: "Master, there are still others here." When I saw this, the author almost burst out laughing. Sun Wukong was beaten for a whole day without saying a word, but Tang Seng complained about the pain of being tied up. Comparing the above and the next, Tang Seng's bitterness and narrow-mindedness are undoubtedly revealed. Fortunately, he is the reincarnation of Tathagata's second disciple. It can be seen that Tathagata's ability to teach his disciples is really not very good. Everyone's personal character is extremely poor, which is really a joke for Taoists. Next, let's look at the domineering aspect of Immortal Zhenyuan. When Sun Wukong was captured alive by Zhenyuan Daxian and escaped after making trouble several times, the original book described it like this—but said that Zhenyuan Daxian put his hand on the walker and said: "I also know your ability, and I also heard your famous name. It's just that you're being too rational and deceitful now, even if you have to, you can't let go of my hand. I will tell you to the west, and when I see your Buddha, I will have to return my ginseng fruit tree. You don't have supernatural powers!" These words are really domineering, except for Monkey King when he was making a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, there is absolutely no other person in Jaejoong. And what this said is not only domineering, but also polite, neither humble nor overbearing, Monkey King is eloquent but irrefutable. From this, Monkey King really understood the power of Zhenyuan Daxian. In fact, from the very beginning, Zhenyuan Daxian was not in a hurry or angry when he learned that the ginseng fruit tree was overthrown. It can be inferred that Zhenyuan Daxian should be sure to heal the ginseng fruit tree, otherwise he would not be so easy Monkey King is entangled to come and go. Moreover, it can be inferred from common sense that Zhenyuan Daxian, the ancestor of the earth immortal, is the leader of the faction on the same level as the Tathagata Buddha. Even the Tathagata's apprentice Guanyin can heal the ginseng fruit tree. The fruit trees that have been planted for tens of thousands of years can't be healed, so how can he use this spiritual root to achieve Taoism and immortality? Don't forget that Immortal Zhenyuan is the ancestor of the Earth Immortals, the roots on the ground, how could he not be able to heal them? The reason why Zhenyuan Daxian insisted on Sun Wukong to heal him was because Sun Wukong smashed his dojo and destroyed his spiritual root, and at this time, Sun Wukong was a Buddhist disciple, not the former Taiyi Sanxian. Just let Sun Wukong and others go without saying a word, and then healed the tree by himself. It is a small thing to fall into one's own reputation, but it is a big deal to fall into the reputation of Taoism. Therefore, Daxian Zhenyuan must let Monkey King heal the tree, even if he reconciles with Monkey King afterwards. Great Immortal Zhenyuan did things with reason and evidence, neither humble nor overbearing, he really deserved to be the leader of the sect of earth immortals. Judging from Sun Wukong's experience of seeking prescriptions in three islands and four seas, the prestige of Zhenyuan Daxian is very high. When Monkey King arrived in the South China Sea, he was scolded by Guanyin Bodhisattva. When Sun Wukong asked Guanyin Bodhisattva to move the healing tree—the great immortal bowed to thank Bodhisattva and said, "How dare you ask Bodhisattva to descend for Xiaoke's deed?" Bodhisattva said: "Tang Monk is my disciple. .” Immortal Zhenyuan is the master of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and they are from different sects, but Immortal Zhenyuan can condescend and curtsy like this, it is really personable. Taoism and Buddhism, as two major political sects, have never lacked intrigues and mutual comparisons. From the words of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the previous article, we can see that Guanyin Bodhisattva often competed with the Supreme Lord—the Bodhisattva said: "Back then, the Supreme Lord He once won a bet with me: he pulled out my willow branches, put them in the alchemy furnace, scorched them, and sent them back to me. I took them and put them in a vase. After a whole day and night, I regained the green branches and leaves. Same old." But now, Zhenyuan Daxian and Guanyin create a harmonious scene, which is also the peaceful coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism, and the tone of Daxiu Qingping politics continues. The author deduces that it is only a pretense that Zhenyuan Daxian went to Yuanshi Tianzun to listen to the lecture, and the actual content is still related to the grand plan of learning scriptures. In the end, after the ginseng fruit tree was healed, "the great immortal was very happy, and hurriedly ordered to fetch the golden hammer, knock down ten fruits, and invite the Bodhisattva and the three elders to return to the treasure hall. ". It stands to reason that if people in the Buddhist sect pushed his fruit trees, they should be dealt with by the Buddhist sect. It would be a shame not to ask them to ask for compensation for mental damage, so why invite them to eat the fruit? But Immortal Zhenyuan didn't think so, he was still kind to each other with a spring of water, and thus saw the immortal's grace and generosity. At the end of the story of Zhenyuan Daxian, Zhenyuan Daxian and Sun Wukong sworn brothers and bid farewell. In the book, the Great Immortal Shi Zhenyuan repeatedly asked him to stay, and he had an inexhaustible brotherhood with Monkey King until he had to let him go. The performance here is very ambiguous, Sun Wukong is Tang Seng's apprentice, Tang Seng is a disciple of Guanyin, Guanyin is a disciple of Tathagata, and Tathagata and Zhenyuan Daxian are of the same generation, so Zhenyuan Daxian's seniority is fully higher than Sun Wukong's three generations, but he is not the same as Sun Wukong became a brother, which has to make people suspicious. According to the author's speculation, there are three reasons why Zhenyuan Daxian did this: First, Daxian Zhenyuan admired Sun Wukong very much. Heroes cherish heroes and sympathy, so they swore to each other.This point was also expressed by Immortal Zhenyuan when he was fighting with Monkey King. Second, in order for Monkey King to heal the tree, Zhenyuan Daxian once made a promise to become brothers with Monkey King. Third, Zhenyuan Daxian wants to establish a very stable relationship with Monkey King. Why did Immortal Zhenyuan win over Monkey King so much? As mentioned above, there are many factions of Taoism, and they are not united. The faction of immortals headed by the Jade Emperor and the faction of heavenly immortals headed by Sanqing are not very harmonious. The Jade Emperor respects Tathagata and pays homage to Guanyin, which can be said to be for political interests. , deliberately being very close to the Lingshan forces, and using the power of the Tianxian line of the Taoist sect, they are the pro-Buddhist sect of the Taoist school. And shortly before the Tang monks went to Wuzhuang temple, Zhenyuan Daxian was called away by Yuanshi Tianzun, so there is something interesting about it. The play is to win over Monkey King who has committed himself to Buddhism. No matter what the purpose is, the result of Sun Wukong and Zhenyuan Daxian's sworn marriage is very happy. And we can also imagine that although Zhenyuan Daxian is the leader of Taoism, he is not bound by red tape and is a character with true temperament. This is also the similarity between him and Monkey King. From the story of Zhenyuan Daxian, we can also understand such a truth. The reason why a school of masters can become a school of masters is because he should have the grace, the modest demeanor, the gratitude, the He has all the political awareness, otherwise he would not be able to start a sect and establish a solid foundation for tens of thousands of years without falling. Taishang Laojun takes the route of being close to the people, Tathagata Buddha takes the route of domineering, Zhenyuan Daxian takes the route of demeanor, and personable demeanor is one of the core competitiveness of Zhenyuan Daxian. The story of Zhenyuan Daxian also tells us that if a person wants to have a good status and powerful strength, he must master the technology that can create core competitive products. The core competitive product, and the ginseng fruit tree is the unique technology of Zhenyuan Daxian, which is the only one in the world!If a company wants to grow bigger, it needs to be like this, and if a country wants to be strong, it must also be like this.