Chapter 22 Chapter 8 The Land of Mountain Gods——The Way of Survival in the Cracks of the Bottom-Level Staff

In the whole film, the land of the mountain god seems to be the most basic employee of Xiaoxian. First, according to the group division, they are ghosts and immortals. Second, in terms of geographical division, they are generally far away from the big political center of heaven, and not close to the small political center of the underworld. They are very unimportant civil servants. Third, from the perspective of official positions, mountain gods and land gods generally have no rank. Fourth, in terms of the nature of their work, the mountain gods and land gods can do almost everything. Take the land gods as an example. The better ones can work in the heavenly court, just like the land that looks at the peach trees in the peach garden of the Queen Mother; A little respected by people in a good place, and you can get some oil and water, just like the land god in Chang'an City; None; the last time he lived in the territory of the big monster and was bullied by the two gods and monsters.Of course, some land gods are senior officials who were demoted to the mortal world to perform crimes and meritorious deeds, such as the land of Huoyanshan. He was originally the boy who burned the stove under the Taishang Laojun.

These land and mountain gods are at the bottom of society. Judging from their living conditions, they are struggling at both ends to survive in the cracks. Next, let's look at a few examples. Chapter 8 - He (Guanyin) and Mucha left here and traveled eastward, arriving in Chang'an, the Great Tang Kingdom within a day.The mist and clouds cleared away, and the master and apprentice turned into two scabies itinerant monks, entered Chang'an city, and sooner or later they didn't know it was too late.Walking to the side of Dashi Street, they saw a shrine to the land. The two of them went in, which made the land flustered and the ghost soldiers terrified. Knowing that it was a Bodhisattva, they kowtowed and entered.The land rushed to report to the city god, the social decree, and the gods of all the temples in Chang'an. They all knew that they were Bodhisattvas. See and said: "Bodhisattva, forgive the gods for being late." The Bodhisattva said: "You must not leak it. If there is any news, I came here to look for Buddhist scriptures by the order of the Buddha. I will borrow your temple and stay for a few days, and I will return when I visit the real monks." Don't worry, his masters and apprentices hide their true form.

Seeing this, the author can't help sighing, that Guanyin Bodhisattva is really a domineering person. When he sees other people's temples, he doesn't even knock on the door, but just walks in, which almost scares the grassroots cadres to death!After thinking about it again, if Guanyin Bodhisattva is really a kind and compassionate person, would he scare these poor little gods into such a state?Moreover, these people are all under the jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor. Guanyin Bodhisattva can not only issue orders to others, but also rob them of their houses.It can be seen that the status of the city gods of these lands has become extremely low. No matter which yamen you go to, as long as you are a powerful god, Buddha, and elder, you can scare them to death.

On the way to learn scriptures in the Western Paradise, Sun Wukong often asked the land and mountain gods to come out to ask questions and do miscellaneous work. Almost all of these mountain gods and lands were respectful. stunned. The mountain gods and the land are not only afraid of gods, but also monsters. They are really small employees who are trying to survive in the cracks.This reminds me of those small civil servants in real life, such as small judges in grassroots courts, small policemen in police stations, and small traffic policemen standing guard on the road. These people are not only afraid of leaders, but also of the underworld, big businessmen, and The second generation of officials.

In the twenty-fourth chapter, when Sun Wukong stole the ginseng fruit of Zhenyuan Daxian in Wuzhuang Temple, he didn’t know the five elements of the ginseng fruit. He let a ginseng fruit go into the ground, and he thought it was stolen by the land god—— ——He twisted the tactic and recited the "Om" mantra, which made the garden land come forward, and said to the traveler, "Great sage, what do you want me to do to call out to the little god?" Gai is a famous thief in the world. When I stole flat peaches, imperial wine, and elixir, no one dared to share them with me. How come you stole a fruit from him today, and you split my head! This fruit is a tree. As for the above knot, there should be points for flying birds in the air, so the old grandson will eat him, what harm is there? Why did you fish it just after it was shot down?" The land said: "Great sage, I blamed the little god. This The treasure is the property of an earth immortal, and the little god is a ghost, how dare you take it? Even if you hear it, you will not be blessed to hear it."

Look at this pitiful land god. He is a god anyway. He has an official, and he has been in Wuzhuang temple for tens of thousands of years. He dare not even smell the smell of ginseng fruit. The blessings of the little apprentices are far from each other. The mountain gods and lands who can't get good from the gods and bodhisattvas are even more difficult to live with the big monsters, which is terrible. In the thirty-third chapter, Sun Wukong and King Yinjiao fought, but King Yinjiao summoned several mountains with a spell and pressed them on Monkey King. Jintou Jiedi said: "Who owns this mountain?" The land said: "It belongs to us." "Who is under your mountain?" The land said: "I don't know who it is." Jiedi said: "You don't know .This is suppressing Monkey King Sun Wukong, who was making trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago... How did you suppress him with mountains and demons? You are dead. If he escapes one day, he will spare you! Light, the land also asks about setting up the station, the mountain god also asks about expelling the army, and we also get a big answer... The land mountain god, fearful in his heart, discussed with Wufang Jiedi, but came outside the three mountain gates and shouted: " Great saint!The god of the mountain came to see the five directions of Jiedi... The traveler said: "Send the mountain away, and I won't hit you." The gods recited the mantra, sent the mountain back to its original position, and let the traveler go.The traveler jumped up...and called the mountain god Land: "Everyone stretch out the crutches, each hit twice first, and relax with the old grandson!" The gods were shocked and said: "The great sage has ordered just now, please forgive me for waiting!" Sin, why did you change your language and want to fight when you came out?" The traveler said: "Good land! Good mountain god! You are not afraid of the old grandson, but you are afraid of monsters!" The land said: "That demon has great powers and powerful spells. Arrest me to wait in his cave, and take turns to be on duty every day!"

In the fortieth chapter, Tang Seng didn't listen to Sun Wukong's words, and was tricked away by the red boy-the traveler beat him for a while, and beat out a group of poor gods.They all wear one piece, hang one piece, without crotch, without pants, kneeling in front of the mountain... The traveler said: "I will forgive your crime. Let me ask you: "How many goblins are there on this mountain? The gods said: "Grandpa, there is only one goblin who wiped our heads off; we have no incense, no paper, no blood and no food, no clothes to fill our bodies, no food to fill our mouths, and we still have enough to eat." How many goblins... There is a demon king in that cave, who has great powers. He often takes away our mountain gods and land, burns fire against the door, and plays bells with him at night.What kind of regular money is Xiao Yaoer asking for? "The traveler said: "You are immortals of ghosts, what money do you have? The gods said: "It's because I don't have any money with him, so I have to catch a few mountain deer and wild deer, and hunt down the spirits in the morning and evening; if there is nothing to send, they will come to dismantle Zhouyu, strip my clothes, and disturb my life." ! "

In these two places, one is the King of Golden Horn and Silver Horn, and the other is the Red Boy, both of whom can do this to the land of the mountain god, yet the land of the mountain god obeys orders, dare not sue, and have nowhere to seek grievances, only hoping that Monkey King will rescue them , really pitiful.And this is precisely the true portrayal of the land of mountain gods. The gods are afraid of the gods in the sky, and they are bullied by monsters, and they dare not disobey anyone's order. In one book, Shanshen Tutu is the lowest-level civil servant, who is both ruthless and greedy for profit. In the forty-sixth chapter, when Monkey King and the Great Immortal Huli are fighting - the great sage goes to the killing field, Trapped by the executioner, he was bound into a ball and pressed on the high place of the mound, only to hear a cry: "Shoot!" and chop off his head... Panicked, Immortal Lu Li saw that there was such a method, and immediately read The mantra taught the gods of the land in this workshop: "Hold the head, and when I win the monk and play the king, I will build a small ancestral hall into a big temple with you, and change the clay statue into a golden body." It turned out that the land gods had five thunders because of him. Fa, but also obey his orders, secretly pressed the traveler's head down.

This land god is really greedy. He dared to offend Sun Wukong, the great sage of Qitian, because of a few empty promises made by Immortal Luli. On the whole, the land of the mountain gods survives in the cracks, and it is precisely because of this that they have learned the skills of talking to people and talking to ghosts. When the strong oppress them, they oppress ordinary people and creatures For animals, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat ants and shrimps, and mother shrimps eat river mud. This is their helplessness and the tragedy of society.