Chapter 24 Chapter 10 Erlang God - Little Sage in Independent Jargon

Erlang God has always been a favorite character image of many readers of gods and demons novels, probably because of his performance in the novel and folk stories and legends.I am afraid that many people have always believed that Erlang God is more powerful than Monkey King, and even made up the saying that Erlang God Yang Jian can change in seventy-three ways, which just beats Monkey King who only has seventy-two changes.In fact, such a statement is ridiculous and cannot withstand scrutiny. First of all, there has never been any word about "seventy-three" in the book. ", and the number of "eighty-nine" is exactly "seventy-two"; secondly, in Chinese classical literary works, the numbers that often appear are characteristic numbers with meaning, such as "three", which is the number of the three talents of heaven, earth and man, "Five" in yang numbers, "nine" in yang numbers, "seven" in the Big Dipper, "thirty-six" in Tiangang numbers, "seventy-two" in earth evil numbers, "eighty-one" in ninety-nine, etc. Sun Wukong's seventy-two changes are exactly the number of the seventy-two stars of the earth evil, but seventy-three is meaningless; again, there is no standard for judging the strength of a person by the number of changes. ", the Great Immortal Zhenyuan is "magnificently powerful", and has never said how many changes have occurred in Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi, and Taishang Laojun.Therefore, fans of Erlang God use the reason that Erlang God has seventy-three transformations to prove that Erlang God is better than Monkey King. This idea is cute, but it is not realistic.

In the novel, Erlang God appeared twice, the first appearance of Erlang God was also when Monkey King made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, Guanyin recommended candidates to the Jade Emperor, and Erlang God was invited to appear on the stage. The book briefly introduces Erlang God's identity, origin, power and character traits. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty ordered my nephew to appear as the holy Erlang Zhenjun, and he lived in Guanzhou and Guanjiangkou to enjoy the incense below. He used to kill six people. Strange, there are also brothers Meishan and the 1,200 Caotou gods in front of the tent, who have great supernatural powers. But he just listened to the instructions and did not listen to the announcement. Your Majesty can send a decree to dispatch troops, and with his help, they can be captured."

The identity of Erlang God is the nephew of the Jade Emperor. According to what Erlang God himself said, "Erlang is also the king of Zhaohui Ling". He lives in the temple of Zhenjun in Guanjiangkou. , has achieved the record of killing the six monsters.The character of Erlang God is somewhat similar to that of Sun Wukong, and both have a rebellious side. Therefore, although Erlang God is a god and is admired and worshiped by the people all over the world, he does not live in fairy caves, famous mountains, let alone heaven. He has a group of tigers and wolves under his command. Teacher, but "listen to the tune but not to the announcement".

The author believes that the reason why people like Erlang God is not only because of his high skills, but also because of his rebellious character, individuality, independence, and flaunting alternative, so there are countless fans.If Erlang God is like other gods, a thug who defends the heavenly court of the ruling class, I am afraid that there will not be so many people who like him. There is also the image of Erlang God in "The Lotus Lantern". The Erlang God here is completely the image of a feudal Taoist guardian, which has attracted many people's complaints. So why did Erlang God in the movie rebel?His uncle is the Jade Emperor, why doesn't he obey his uncle?The author thinks that Erlang Shen's rebellion is not because of his inner subjective intention, but because he is forced to do so.

Why do you say that? When Sun Wukong was confronting Erlang God, he asked about the origin of Erlang God. After Erlang God said his name, Monkey King said: "I remember that the Jade Emperor's sister Sifan went down to the world, and she cooperated with Yang Jun to give birth to a man. Is it you who used an ax to split Taoshan?" I want to scold you a few times, but I don’t have much hatred; I want to beat you, but it’s a pity that your life is lost. You young man, please go back and call you the Four Heavenly Kings.” From Sun Wukong's words, we can see the source of Erlang God's forced rebellion. His own mother was oppressed by the Jade Emperor under Taoshan because of thinking about the lower realm.Therefore, Erlang God is undoubtedly rebellious, but whether Erlang God's rebellion is a small rebellion, or is it limited to Gangchang, he was able to split the mountain to save his mother, which just shows that when the righteousness of life conflicts with the precepts of heaven, he does not put the rules of heaven on the ground. in the eyes.However, Erlang Shen didn't resist thoroughly. Objectively, he did rebellious things and had a certain break with the Heavenly Court, but deep down he wanted to return to the ruling class, so although he didn't listen to the announcement, he still listened to it.

What does "listen to the tune but not to the announcement" mean?It means to only listen to orders with a good attitude, and not to listen to orders with a bad attitude. words, but the result is the same. I'm afraid this is also the reason why Sun Wukong had a lot of contempt in his words when he first met Erlang God.Perhaps in Sun Wukong's view, a person like Erlang Shen who was forced to rebel and did not rebel thoroughly is not worthy of competing with him. Perhaps many readers will question the author, asking why the author concludes that God Erlang subjectively does not want to rebel against Heaven?Is it just based on the phrase "listen to the tune but not to the announcement"?

That sentence alone is of course not enough, the author still has enough evidence. That sentence alone is of course not enough, the author still has enough evidence. First of all, when the Jade Emperor sent the powerful ghost king to convey the order of dispatching troops to Erlang God, Zhenjun Temple reported the ghost judgment of the gate to the inside and said: "There are angels outside, holding the order." Erlang God immediately went out with all the brothers to meet the order. Burn incense and read.When he heard the decree saying "after success, he will be promoted and rewarded", Zhenjun was overjoyed and said: "Angel, please come back, I will go and draw my sword to help."

If you are really dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court, how can you be overjoyed after hearing the Heavenly Court's will to dispatch troops and the promise of rewards?And he promised, "Just go and draw your sword to help"?When the angel came, he went out to greet him, burned incense and read, was overjoyed, and promised, even without consulting his brothers, he took it all on his own. Erlang's words and manners all showed his eagerness to make contributions. Secondly, when Erlang Shen was asked about his origin when he fought against Sun Wukong, Erlang God shouted: "You have eyes but no pearls, so you can't recognize me! I am the nephew of the Jade Emperor, and I am the king of Zhaohuiling Erlang. I am ordered to capture you here. Bi Mawen, who rebelled against the Heavenly Palace! Hozen, you still don’t know how to live or die!” From this, it can be seen that Erlang God is still proud of being the Jade Emperor’s nephew, receiving the Jade Emperor’s imperial seal, and carrying out the Jade Emperor’s orders. ?

Again, the Jade Emperor once promised Erlang God that after he succeeded in subduing Sun Wukong, he would give Erlang God a "high promotion and great reward". It's a great achievement!" Erlang Shen said modestly: "This is the great blessing of the gods, the authority of the gods, what merit do I have?" How can such humble words come from a rebellious person?And the Jade Emperor's so-called "Gaosheng heavy reward" is just "Xuan Erlang rewarded hundreds of golden flowers, hundreds of bottles of imperial wine, hundreds of pills, rare treasures and bright pearls, etc., to share with righteous brothers." the meaning of?Regarding this blatant deception, Erlangshen actually didn't complain at all, "Xie En returned to Jiangkou without question."

This character is not so much rebellion as weakness.Perhaps it was the indifferent policy implemented by the Heavenly Court towards Erlang God, which made Erlang God understand the pain of loneliness, loneliness and being ignored, so that Erlang God's original character of rebelling against heaven and despising the rules gradually faded away, and disappeared without a trace. Erlang Shen will be "overjoyed" when he hears that God has instructed him to get rid of Monkey King. This overjoyed mood, in addition to showing his attitude of obedience and cooperation to God, may also have a feeling of relief that "I finally have something to do". .

When Erlang God led his brothers and subordinates to Huaguo Mountain, he met Li Jing and the four heavenly kings. When they asked about the victory or defeat, the heavenly king made the above statement. It is necessary to fight with him for a change. Lie Gong will make a net of heaven and earth, don't put a veil on the top, just surround it tightly, let me fight. If I lose to him, I don't need Lie Gong to help, I have my own brothers to support; if I win him, I will also You don't need to be bound by the princes, I have brothers to do it myself. Just ask the king of Tota and me to use a magic mirror to stand in the sky. If he loses the battle for a while and flees to another place, he must illuminate it with me and don't let him go." When Li Jing talked about the defeat, Erlang smiled. This smile also has a deep meaning. The heavenly soldiers and generals are incompetent, Monkey King is powerful, and he is confident. I have to use my "feelings to vent! It is not so much that living in Guanjiangkou is that Erlang God does not associate with the Heavenly Court, it is better to say that it is because of his helplessness that he was neglected by the Heavenly Court.Erlangshen, who had nothing to do all day long, had to travel around the mountains and rivers with his brothers, hunting around for entertainment. Therefore, Erlang God is a minor sage, and Sun Wukong is a great sage. Although both of them have changed in seventy-two ways, Erlang God is not as energetic as Sun Wukong in COSCO.So in the end, the scene where Erlang God captured Sun Wukong was very invincible. First, he let the six Meishan brothers engage in other monkeys and monkey grandchildren, disturbing Sun Wukong's mind, and then with the help of the six Meishan monsters, Xiaotiangou and Taishang Laojun , A group of people swarmed up and caught Monkey King. Erlang God is not rebellious, his rebellious spirit is about to be exhausted, and there is only one slogan "Listen to the tune but not to the announcement", and he is struggling to maintain the independence of the true king. How will he feel when he sees Monkey King who is rebellious to the end and making troubles in the heavenly palace?Anger, fear, envy or confusion?Perhaps the most is to find the feeling of deja vu, and to cherish each other. From the description in the later book, it can indeed be seen that Erlang God took great care of Monkey King. He did not kill all the monkeys and grandchildren of Monkey King, but left a line for Monkey King, and made the Huaguoshan uprising group of monsters The important members of the team were all put back. It is well-founded to say so: First, all monkeys and grandchildren of Sun Wukong were captured by the six monsters of Meishan and the 1,200 grass-headed gods under their tent; Second, Monkey King was expelled by Tang Monk when he was beating the Bone Demon for three times. When he turned back to Huaguo Mountain, there were still more than a thousand monkeys and monkey grandchildren, and the leaders Marshal Ma Liu and General Benba were all there; Thirdly, in the sixty-ninth chapter, when Sun Wukong met Erlang Shen when he conquered the Nine-Headed Insect, they had a great time. The group had dinner and wine together at night and admired the moon, and worked together to eliminate demons during the day. They were very intimate, and Meishan six The monsters called Sun Wukong "brother", and Sun Wukong said something to Erlang God-"To Meng Mo's great kindness, I have not shown my repayment", the "great kindness" here is definitely not Erlang God's handling of himself. It is the kindness of showing mercy to his monkey and grandson. Some people may say that Huaguoshan was burned by Erlang God, and half of the monkey monkey grandson was killed by him. Why? The author wants to say that God Erlang was dispatched by the Jade Emperor to subdue demons and eliminate demons. This kind of show must be done. If he doesn't do it, Li Jing and others will do it. Not left. God Erlang burned down Huaguo Mountain and killed half of the monkey monsters. One was to prevent the Huaguo Mountain monsters from recovering their vitality in a short period of time, so as not to cause chaos. The other was to let the Jade Emperor and Li Jing see clearly that the mountain had been burned That's right, the monkeys have been killed too, so you don't need to do anything. Erlang Shen has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and has already learned to be tactful. According to the book, God Erlang is not a frequent visitor to the Heavenly Court. Although he has great abilities and great supernatural powers, there is no place for him in the Pantao Club.God Erlang is not the guest of the gods. Other gods invite friends and make friends everywhere. God Erlang lives in Zhenjun Temple in Guanjiangkou in a low-key way, and his brothers don't even have Tianlu.Others don't invite God Erlang, and of course they don't go to Zhenjun Temple. Immortals and Bodhisattvas from the three realms and Bodhisattvas visit from all over the world to drink tea, chat and play chess, but God Erlang can only hunt with his brothers.Guanjiangkou seems to be a place isolated from the world. If Monkey King hadn't made a big disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, Erlang God might have been forgotten by people.How lonely must a person who can't even remember his uncle be? So what caused Erlang Shen's bleak situation? Perhaps it was the fault of the phrase "listen to the tune but not to the announcement". An independent person may be liked by people outside his class, but he will never be able to integrate into his class. No matter how good he is, he will always be rejected, even the better he is, the more he will be rejected . Even if there are gods who want to get close to God Erlang, they will have many concerns. One is afraid that Erlang God will look down on him as a person who listens to the announcement; Therefore, only people like Monkey King who are not afraid of anything will have friendship with Erlang God. So, you are either completely opposite, or you are completely integrated, making a "listen to the tune but not to the announcement", which seems to have a personality, but is actually very ambiguous.Put yourself in a detached and unique position, you have to pay the price, not others isolate you, but you isolate yourself. Don't be independent, be responsible for endless troubles, and be lonely.