Chapter 23 Chapter 9 Jinglong King and Heishuihe God—Don’t Be a Civil Servant Without Backing

To be honest, when I saw Jinglong King for the first time, I felt the same as Zhu Bajie at the first time, it was—shocking! It was a total surprise. Chapter Thirty-Eighth——He (Zhu Bajie) really got cold again, and suddenly opened his eyes and saw an archway with the words Crystal Palace on it.Bajie was startled and said, "Forget it! Forget it! You've gone the wrong way! You came down to the sea! There's a crystal palace in the sea, how can there be one in the well?" It turned out that Bajie didn't know that this was the crystal palace of Jinglong King. Mr. Wu used a very interesting sentence here - "It turned out that Bajie didn't know that this was the Crystal Palace of Jinglong King". Zhu Bajie turned out to be the marshal of the canopy in the sky and the leader of the 100,000 Tianhe sailors. He has a deep connection with water, but There is a dragon king in the well, but he doesn't know it.This can explain a problem very well, Jing Longwang is not a permanent official position, but is very likely to be a temporary worker.Therefore, the well-informed Bajie didn't know.

But in fact, there is not only the Jinglong King in this well, but also the Crystal Palace, and the Yaksha who patrols the water.This water watcher Yasha is also very interesting. When he saw Zhu Bajie coming down, he quickly pulled out and reported: "My lord, what a disaster! A monk with a long mouth and big ears has fallen from the well! He is dripping red, has no clothes, and is still alive. Forced to speak." This sentence is very ambiguous. Words such as "falling down", "not dead", and "forced to speak" have profound meanings. This at least shows that there are not many people coming to the well, otherwise why would Yasha make such a fuss?

Anyway, there is a dragon king in the well, but he doesn't come here often, which shows that this is a cold trap. Going one step further, since it is a cold mechanism, why should it be set up?In other words, what is the point of setting up the position of Jinglong King? Totally pointless. First of all, I have never heard of a dragon in the well, and it is also the Dragon King; second, I will not use him to control the creatures in the water, because there seems to be no other aquarium in the well except for microorganisms and occasionally many toads; Third, I will not use Jinglongwang to make rain, after all, there is not enough water in the well.

Therefore, the author boldly speculates that this Jinglong King is a small civil servant who has been forgotten in this small corner. He is here to be the Dragon King in name, which is actually equivalent to being exiled. Let’s read a passage first—it is written in the book that when Zhu Bajie arrived at the Crystal Palace, the Dragon King adjusted his clothes and led all the water tribes, and came out and shouted loudly: "Marshal Tianpeng, please sit inside." But Bajie said happily: "It turns out It's an old acquaintance." Regardless of good or bad, the idiot walked into the Crystal Palace.In fact, I don't know up and down, and I sit on it dripping red.The Dragon King said: "Marshal, I recently heard that you lost your life, converted to Buddhism, and protected Tang monks from the west to learn scriptures. How did you get here?" Miles." The Dragon King said: "Poor, how can I get a treasure here? It is not comparable to the Dragon King of Jianghe Huaiji. There is a treasure when it flies and changes. I have been stuck here for a long time, and the sun and the moon cannot be seen for long. Where did the treasure come from?" come too?"

This passage is very interesting and can explain the problem very well. First of all, King Jinglong knew Zhu Bajie, and even knew his details. This shows that King Jinglong was once a person who had seen the world; , there will be a baby.I've been stuck here for a long time, and the sun and the moon can't see each other for long. Where did the baby come from?These words are very sour, they can fly and change, but I am stuck here, even the sun and the moon are not common, there is a fart baby! From this analysis, firstly, there is no need to set up a dragon king in the well, and secondly, there are restrictions on the dragon king. Why is this?

The author speculates that there are three possibilities. First, King Jinglong is a dragon king with no background. He was first sent to the grassroots by the leaders to exercise. The Dragon King, who has made mistakes, is here to imprison him in a disguised form; the third is to let the king of Wuji Kingdom have a place to store his corpse, which was specially set up by the higher authorities. Further analysis, from Jinglong King's words and deeds, and his understanding of the scripture learning plan, etc., it seems that this Dragon King is not isolated from the outside world, and he doesn't seem to be imprisoned, so the second possibility is ruled out.

It seems unnecessary to set up an institution for the king of the Wuji Kingdom to store corpses, and when the corpse of the king of the Wuji Kingdom was taken away by Zhu Bajie, there was no sign that the institution of Jinglong King was disbanded, so the first type The most likely possibility is that King Jinglong is a small civil servant who has been forgotten at the grassroots level. Here, the author would like to say sadly, it is difficult for those without background to mix with civil servants, especially those who start from the grassroots! After explaining the matter of the Dragon King who completed the well, the author remembered another thing, that is, it was not smooth for the ghost of the king of Wuji Kingdom to meet Tang Seng. Guarding the door like a dog, the ghost of the king couldn't get in at all. The reason why he could get in was entirely because of the help of another fairy, and this fairy was the night wandering god.

In fact, in the book, these gods who secretly help are not only Ye Youshen, but also the real Zhang Ziyang when he was Taisui. Both of them helped the king, and the one who offended was Manjushri and the other was Guanyin Bodhisattva. Woolen cloth? Buddhism and Taoism stand together!Some upright gods can't bear to see a certain Bodhisattva use these dirty tricks to deal with a mortal king. Moreover, the author secretly guesses that these kings often worship these gods on weekdays. , how could you be ashamed not to help? The world here is a very strange world, and it is also a very chaotic world.

Take rivers and lakes as an example, some rivers have only dragon kings, such as the Jing River; some rivers have only water gods, such as the Yellow River; The Liusha River was occupied by Sand Monk when he was a monster. The original owner of the Tongtian River was an old turtle, who was later occupied by Guanyin's pet goldfish. Therefore, the author has always wondered why such a domineering place like Tongtian River and Liusha River didn't send officials to station, but set up a Crystal Palace in the well instead? After thinking for a long time, I came up with my own opinion. The Liusha River is the place where the criminals of heaven are exiled, and the Tongtian River is the place where the pets of gods and Buddhas play, so there is no water god or dragon king.

After complaining, let's get to the point and talk about Heishuihe. There is a river god in the Heishui River, but unfortunately, a dragon came and drove the river god away. Regarding that dragon, that is, the Blackwater River Demon, we will talk about it in detail later, but now we will only talk about the Blackwater River God. Chapter 43 - I can't say, I saw an old man walking out of the bay, knelt down from a distance and called: "Great Sage, the God of the Blackwater River kowtows." The traveler said: "Are you the one who sailed the boat Yaoxie, are you here to lie to me again?" The old man kowtowed and said with tears: "Great Sage, I am not a demon, I am the true god of Hanoi. That goblin came here from the Western Sea during the high tide in May of the previous year. The little gods fight. But I am old and weak, and I am no match for him. He took away the Heishuihe Shenfu in Hengyang Valley where I was sitting, and injured many of my aquariums. But I had no choice but to go to the sea to sue him. It turns out that the Dragon King of the West Sea is his uncle, who forbade me to be my son, and taught me to live with him. I wanted to tell the heavens, but I couldn't see the Jade Emperor because of my insignificance. Come to worship and reincarnate, and the Great Sage Wanwang will help me to avenge my grievances!"

The next verse——Pedestrian said: "You never went to drink, but you were charged with drinking." Ao Shun was shocked and said, "Why is Xiaolong guilty?" Pedestrian took out a slip from his sleeve and handed it to him Dragon King.When the Dragon King saw him, his soul flew away, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Great Sage, forgive me! That guy is the ninth son of my younger sister...Unfortunately, my younger sister died of illness the year before last, but he has no place to live. I took him to the Heishui River Cultivate one's character and cultivate one's true nature, if you don't expect him to commit such a crime, Xiaolong will send someone to capture him." The traveler said: "How many virtuous men do you make your sister have? Are they all here to make trouble?" The Dragon King said: "There are nine sisters. Son. Those eight are all good. The first little yellow dragon, see Ju Huaidu; the second little Lilong, see Ju Du; The dragon guards Hedu; the fifth vain dragon, sits with the Buddha; the sixth steady beast dragon, guards the ridge with the priest; the seventh respects the dragon, guards the sky with the Jade Emperor; , to occupy Taiyue at the place of our elder brothers..." The Dragon King of the Four Seas has always acted cautiously, and Ao Shun was caught by Monkey King once he was corrupted occasionally, no wonder he was scared out of his wits. Comparing the sons of Jinglong King and Jinghe Dragon King, we can easily draw such a conclusion that there are people in the court who are easy to be officials. Although Jinghe Dragon King was unreliable and was accidentally killed, his wife had a good family and he had a good brother-in-law—Xihai Dragon King Ao Shun. Ao Shun is indeed very powerful, you see the work is arranged, the Huaihe River is occupied, the Jishui is occupied, the Yangtze River is occupied, the Yellow River is occupied, the Hanshui (Taiju Taiyue) is occupied, the guard of honor at Tathagata and Jade Emperor Also entered two, all of them are better than his father. This is the ability of the Minister of Water Resources. Although, looking at the entire ruling class, the Dragon King of the Four Seas is nothing, but in the industry, that is, the water area, it is the Dragon King of the Four Seas who has the final say after all. Of course, there is a Shui De Xingjun in the center that cannot be underestimated. As we all know, places like the Yellow River, Huai River, Jishui, Hanshui, and Yangtze River all have river gods and water gods, and these gods are leaders in the industry. Basically, they are not under the management of the Dragon King, but directly under the central government. In this case, Ao Shun can also insert people, which shows that Ao Shun's interpersonal relationship and official skills are really good. To arrange these people well, the relationship between the Dragon King of the Four Seas and Shui De Xingjun must be very good, and the relationship between the Dragon King of the Four Seas and the big rivers and the bosses of the big rivers must also be good. In this way, the tragedy of Heishuihe God is easy to understand. First of all, the Dragon King of the West Sea asked his nephew to be gilded. You should be more sensible and cooperative, and let the water mansion come out on your own initiative.If you don't let me, people won't beat you? Second, if you still sue, are you going to the West China Sea or the East China Sea?The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are all other people's uncles, if you really don't give them these big dragon kings face, of course they won't allow you to sue! Thirdly, you go to complain, Shui De Xingjun and his uncles call each other brothers, and those major water systems are guarded by his brothers, where do you go to complain?Even if the complaint goes in, don't tell the Jade Emperor, you will be mad at you! The Heishui River God really wanted to cry without tears. Fortunately, he met Sun Wukong, the imperial envoy, and fortunately, that little turtle dragon went to rob Tang Seng. The Heishui River God may never expect to return home for the rest of his life. Therefore, the story of Jinglong King and Heishuihe God tells us that it is best not to be a civil servant without background. Small civil servants are easily forgotten at the grassroots level, and even small civil servants cannot beat the second generation of officials.