Chapter 19 Chapter 5 The Dragon King of the Four Seas—Ministers of the Ministry of Water Resources who are good at dealing with others

The Dragon King of the Four Seas has played a lot of times in the middle, stealing the spotlight more than other gods. This is not because the Dragon King of the Four Seas is powerful and powerful, but because of their geographical location and special duties. Geographically, the East China Sea is next to each other. Huaguo Mountain, so that Sun Wukong formed an indissoluble bond with the dragon kings from the very beginning; and in terms of duties, the Dragon King of the Four Seas is in charge of the rain in the world, and Monkey King needs to use rainwater many times on the way to learn scriptures. Dragon King is naturally easy to appear on camera.

Although the magic power of the Dragon King of the Four Seas is not strong, it has a pivotal position in the world. It can even be said that without the Dragon King of the Four Seas, there would be no Monkey King, and there would be no Monkey King, because the weapon of the Monkey King's golden cudgel and The clothes are all obtained from the Dragon King of the Four Seas. The Dragon King of the Four Seas is in charge of the largest water area in the Three Realms, holds billions of sea creatures in the world, and is in charge of the good weather in the world. At the same time, there are endless treasures stored in the Crystal Palace, all of which make the Dragon King of the Four Seas famous.

However, the famous Dragon King of the Four Seas, the Jade Emperor's ministers of water conservancy, are too weak to be seen. What will the shrimp soldiers and crabs do?Can you fight in water?As for the housekeeping skill of the Dragon King of the Four Seas - rain, its usefulness is extremely limited, even the real fire of Samadhi can't be extinguished, and even a little rain must have the Jade Emperor's will before it can be rained. The Jinghe Dragon King made a mistake. In the slightest, it was cut. Of course, we have never seen the Dragon King of the Four Seas fight, so we cannot have a very intuitive and clear understanding of the strength of the Dragon King of the Four Seas, but from their fear of Monkey King, they are indeed very weak, at least in front of Monkey King It's not worth mentioning, otherwise, how dare Sun Wukong openly extort and extort in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, and the Dragon King of the Four Seas has no choice but to go to the heaven to make a small report?

The majestic Dragon King of the Four Seas, why is he so weak? This is entirely because the department where the Dragon King of the Four Seas is located is very fat, but from a political point of view, it is too cold. It's like lawyers are easier to make money than judges and prosecutors, but their status is far behind. First of all, managing water conservancy is a hard job, thankless, and no one cares about it.The world is so big, the dragon kings are required to move the clouds and spread the rain, and there must be no difference, otherwise you will follow in the footsteps of the Jinghe Dragon King and let you go to the dragon cutting platform.

Secondly, the dragon kings have no military power, and their little shrimp soldiers and crab generals are at best the security personnel in the underwater yamen. Again, the dragon kings are far away from the political center of heaven, they are in the lower realm, and it is the water realm. Only those who want weapons or those who want treasures will think of them. Finally, although the dragon kings are the masters of the waters, they do not control all the rights of the waters.Needless to say, Tianhe is the waters in the sky that the Jade Emperor directly controls, but the rivers and lakes on the ground are not all under their control. The Shui De Xingjun of the heavenly court also has to intervene. It can be seen that the famous Yellow River water god He Bo is directly under the command of Shui De Xingjun.

Therefore, the dragon kings are weak politically and militarily, and they can only pass through economically. However, the golden cudgel, the treasure of the palace, was snatched away by Monkey King. In the Three Realms, it can be said that they have lost the most core competitive product. , extremely embarrassed. However, the strange thing is that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are still able to thrive in the extremely dangerous officialdom, and they have made the position of the Minister of Water Resources a hereditary official position, just like a prince! This seemingly incomprehensible situation actually has a reason that is not difficult to understand.

Throughout the whole book, the way of the Dragon King of the Four Seas has really reached the point of perfection. In general, the dragon kings have seven characteristics in life, broad-minded, cautious, generous, enduring humiliation, united, putting the overall situation first, resourceful, and good at speculation. This is not only the way to succeed in life, but also the way to survive in officialdom, shopping malls, and the workplace. The author will analyze it in detail in combination with the original text. The third time - (the Monkey King) was walking, suddenly saw a Yaksha patrolling the sea, stopped him and asked: "The one who pushes the water, who is so holy? Make it clear, so that I can greet you." Wukong said: "I Sun Wukong, the natural sage of Huaguo Mountain, is your old dragon king's close neighbor, why don't you know?" When Yecha heard this, he hurriedly turned to the Crystal Palace to report: "My lord, there is a Sun Wukong, a natural sage of Huaguo Mountain outside, who claims to be the king's neighbor, and he will arrive soon. The palace." Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, hurriedly got up, went out of the palace with the dragon son, dragon grandson, shrimp soldiers, and crab generals to greet him: "Shangxian, please come in, please come in." Until they meet in the palace, sit up and offer tea, Asked: "When did the Shangxian attain the Tao, and what immortal technique did he teach?" Wukong said: "After I was born, I became a monk and practiced, and I got a body that has no life and no death. The proximate cause is to teach and play children and grandchildren, guard the cave, but there is no weapon I have heard for a long time that my virtuous neighbors are enjoying the Yao palace, and there must be a surplus of artifacts, so I am here to ask for one." Seeing this, the Dragon King said that it was difficult to refuse, so he took out a big saber and offered it to him.

It can be seen from the book that Monkey King is very arrogant, but Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, is not angry.In fact, Ao Guang didn't know about Monkey King, and he really didn't know that Monkey King was his close neighbor, but he didn't shout: "Get out!" , Shrimp soldiers, and crabs will come out of the palace to welcome you." This is where Ao Guang is cautious. Fortunately, he treated Monkey King courteously, otherwise the Dragon Palace might be in ruins.After Ao Guang welcomed Sun Wukong into the Dragon Palace, he slowly took Sun Wukong's origin, which is still a manifestation of his cautious character.When he heard that Monkey King came to fight the autumn wind and asked for weapons, Ao Guang was still not angry, and he agreed to Monkey King's request, and took out all the magical weapons in the Dragon Palace, and let Monkey King choose at will. He is not stingy with property, he is very generous, and values ​​righteousness rather than profit.

Someone might say, if Ao Guang is really generous, why didn't he let Monkey King take away the golden cudgel, and go to heaven to report on Monkey King? This actually does not conflict with the generosity of the Dragon King.First of all, Dinghaishenzhen is not a product of the Dragon Palace, but used by Dayu to control the water and measure the sea water. It is a divine object, and its ownership should belong to the heaven. How dare the Dragon King give it away?Secondly, the Dinghaishenzhen is the symbolic artifact of the East China Sea, the treasure of Zhenhai, and the only product with core competitiveness owned by Dragon Palace. No matter how generous a person is, he will not give away his lifeblood to others, right?Third, the Dragon King is cautious by nature. If he really gave the golden cudgel to Monkey King, it would be a disaster if the Heavenly Court prosecuted him for the crime of secretly befriending monsters and funding the enemy, but it would be easy to say if Monkey King took it away. All it takes is a piece of paper to be sent to the Heavenly Court, and you are freed from your ties.

Therefore, Ao Guang's series of deeds after his appearance are enough to show that he is generous, open-minded, cautious in doing things, considerate from top to bottom, has a far-sighted vision, and the overall concept that a leader should have is throughout. The Dragon King of the East China Sea is the eldest brother of the Dragon King of the Four Seas. If the boss behaves like this, he can basically refuse the way of the Dragon King of the Four Seas. Let's look at the behavior of the dragon kings when Sun Wukong demanded the golden cudgel, and then asked for the cloak. When the bells and drums were ringing, the dragon kings of the three seas were indeed alarmed. They arrived in no time and met outside together. Ao Qin said: Big brother, what’s the matter, beat the drum and hit the bell?” The old dragon said: “My dear brother! It’s hard to say! There is a born sage in Huaguoshan who came to recognize me as a neighbor in the morning, and later asked for a weapon, offering a steel fork I think it is too small, but I think it is too light to hold a painted halberd. I took out a piece of Tianhe’s precious iron, and lost some solutions. Now I’m sitting in the palace, and I want to ask for something to wear. I have nothing, so I ring the bell and drum, Brother, please come here. Do you have any clothes, give him a pair, and send him out." Hearing this, Ao Qin said angrily: "My brothers, raise your troops, take him!" The old dragon said: "Mo Say take it! That piece of iron will die if you hold it a little bit, and you will die if you knock it a little bit. Put on a pair of clothes with him, send him out of the house, and open the table to play to heaven, and heaven will punish itself." Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, said: "That's right. I have a pair of silk shoes walking on the clouds here." Said Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea. "I brought a pair of golden armor with locks." South China Sea Dragon King Ao Qin said: "I have a purple gold crown with phoenix wings." The old dragon was overjoyed, and introduced it to the Crystal Palace to present it.

This paragraph of description vividly expresses the unity of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, bearing humiliation, putting the overall situation first, and scheming. The Dragon King of the East China Sea has seen Sun Wukong’s skills, so he does not advocate fighting. And there was no evasion at all. Not only did they propose better countermeasures in an instant, but they also generously donated money to help Big Brother tide over the difficulties. As the saying goes, brothers with one heart can break gold with one heart, and the dragon kings of the four seas are one with one heart, which is an example. But for Monkey King, he got a peerless magic weapon and a good outfit, and everyone shouted "My lord is so gorgeous!" Therefore, the "beauty" of the Monkey King is almost entirely due to the gift of the Dragon King of the Four Seas. And how could Sun Wukong, who values ​​love and righteousness, not get close to the Dragon King of the Four Seas?And the Dragon King of the Four Seas and Sun Wukong became friends, which can be said to be one of the most wise things the Dragon King of the Four Seas did. After Sun Wukong escaped from the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, he killed a few robbers and was scolded by the monk Tang, so he "turned somersault on the cloud and went straight to the Eastern Sea. Hold down the cloud head, part the waterway, and go to the front of the Crystal Palace." What does this mean?It shows that the first place Sun Wukong thought of to sue his grievances was the old dragon of the East China Sea. When Wu Chengen wrote this detail, he didn't mention "Huaguo Mountain". It's not going back to Huaguo Mountain and passing through the East China Sea. The next plot is also very interesting - the traveler looked back and saw a painting of Diqiao Jinlu hanging on the back wall.The traveler said: "What kind of scenery is this?" The Dragon King said: "The great sage comes first, and this matter comes later, so you don't recognize it. This is called the three-advance shoes of the bridge." The traveler said: "Why are the three-advance shoes?" The Dragon King said: "This fairy is Huang Shigong, and this son is Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty. Shi Gong was sitting on the Di bridge, and suddenly lost his foot under the bridge, so he called Zhang Liang to fetch it. This son was fetched immediately, and knelt down. Dedicated to the front. So three times, Zhang Liang had no arrogance or negligence. Shi Gong loved him and was diligent, and he gave him the heavenly scriptures at night to help the Han. After that, he planned a strategy and won the victory thousands of miles away. After the Taiping, he resigned and returned to the mountain. Swimming from red pine nuts, enlightened to immortality. Great Sage, if you don’t protect Tang Monk, don’t work hard, and don’t receive instruction, you are a demon after all, so don’t expect to achieve true fruit.” Hearing this, Wukong pondered for a long time and remained silent.The Dragon King said: "The Great Sage is the judge himself. He can't be comfortable and misses the future." Wukong said: "Don't talk too much, I will go to protect him." The Dragon King said happily: "In this case, I dare not stay for long, please The great sage has shown mercy early, so don’t neglect your master for too long.” Seeing his urging to please go, the traveler hurriedly shrugged, left the sea, and drove the cloud, saying goodbye to the dragon king. This scene once again shows that the relationship between Monkey King and the Dragon King of the East China Sea is very close. Otherwise, with Monkey King's temper, he would not listen to other people's teachings. , It can be seen that the relationship between the two is good.And this good relationship is also obtained by the dragon kings who are good at speculation. After that, Sun Wukong often asked the dragon kings for help on the way to learn the scriptures. He used the dragon kings to fight against the red boy, eliminate the demon Che Chiguo, catch demons in the Black Water River, practice medicine in Zhu Ziguo, pray for rain in Fengxian County, and subdue demons in Shituoling. , and it responded without hesitation. From the words and deeds of Monkey King, it can be seen that Monkey King respects the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas very much, and it is rare to call the Dragon King of the Four Seas respectfully "Ao's Kunyu". And the reason why the dragon kings treat Monkey King like this is because they like Monkey King as a big backer. The Dragon Kings are very aware of the great significance of learning scriptures. To help Monkey King is to give Tathagata face. Facts have proved that the speculation of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas is very wise. Sun Wukong was awarded the title of "Fighting and Conquering Buddha" after learning the scriptures. Just imagine, an old neighbor and good friend is a Buddha, and a descendant prince is a Bodhisattva. In the future, which god would dare not give some face?