Emperor Zhenwu has boundless power and has the power to step on turtles and giant snakes. Why did he refuse Wukong’s request for help?

He is the son of Pangu, with boundless magical power, and can step on turtles and giant snakes. Why did he refuse Wukong's help? lt;img class="pgc-img-caption"

Ever since Sun Wukong was tricked by Tang Monk into wearing a tight hoop, Guanyin promised him: "It is called Tiantian Lingling, and it is called Earthly Lingling." From then on Whenever Wukong encounters a difficult monster, he goes to bring in reinforcements. Moreover, the gods from all walks of life respected Wukong very much. They all called him the Great Sage and responded to all requests. Whether it is the Tathagata of the West or the Jade Emperor, they will help him whenever he is in need. lt;img class="pgc-img-caption"

However, there was a person who did not treat Wukong like this. Instead, he declined Wukong's request and only sent a few of his subordinates to help. He is the son of Pangu, the Zhenwu Emperor with boundless magic power, who can step on turtles and giant snakes.

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Emperor Zhenwu has a majestic figure. He is a hundred feet long, with loose hair, gold chain armor, and five-color turtles at his feet. The two generals and the giant snake. It is said that Emperor Zhenwu was the son of Pangu and the incarnation of Taishang Laojun. He was born in the Jingle Palace of the Pure Land of the Desireless Heavenly Palace in the Daluo Realm. He was the son of the king. He entered Wudang Mountain to practice Taoism. After forty-two years, he achieved full results and ascended to heaven in the daytime. The Jade Emperor issued an edict, conferring him the title of Taixuan, and established him in the north, also known as Dangmo Tianzun. lt;img class="pgc-img-caption"

So why didn't Emperor Zhenwu go to slay the demon himself and declined Wukong's request for help?

It is said that Tang Monk accidentally entered Xiaoleiyin Temple and was caught by the yellow eyebrow monster. Wukong and the yellow-browed monster fought for dozens of rounds, but it was difficult to win, so they called the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Five Fang Jiedi to help, but they were all kidnapped by the opponent's acquired human race bag.

Wukong was waiting to ask for help from the sky, but he was also afraid that the Jade Emperor would be offended, so he remembered that there was a Zhenwu from the north named Dangmo Tianzun. He was now on Wudang Mountain in Nanfangbuzhou. Wukong did what he thought and rode on the somersault cloud to Mount Wudang.

When Sun Wukong met Emperor Zhenwu, he told the story in detail. According to common sense, Emperor Zhenwu's power is boundless. If he went to Xiaoleiyin Temple in person, he would definitely kill the yellow-browed monster instantly. However, he politely refused Wukong's request. He even boasted about Wukong, saying: "When I ruled the north, took over the position of Zhenwu, and cut down the evil spirits in the world, it was under the order of the Jade Emperor. Later, I wore my hair barefoot, stepped on the snake and turtle, and led the army. Five thunder god generals, giant horned lions, ferocious beasts and poisonous dragons have subdued the black energy and demonic atmosphere in the northeast. They are summoned by Yuanshi Tianzun to enjoy Wudang Mountain peacefully in the Taihe Hall. There has always been peace in the sea and peace in the world. In the area where the island meets Luzhou in the north, demons are cutting down and evil ghosts are lurking. Now that the Great Sage has descended, I have no choice but to do so. However, there is no will from the upper realm and I dare not go to war without sending the gods. I'm sorry for the great sage, but it's my fault again. I forgive that even if there are evil spirits on that west road, it won't cause any great harm. I will help you with the help of the turtle and the snake and the five great dragons to discipline and capture the monsters. It’s hard to save your master.”

As a result, Emperor Zhenwu’s men were also trapped by the yellow-browed monster’s acquired human race bag.

At this time, Sun Dasheng felt ashamed to go to the Heavenly Palace and ashamed to live in the sea! Afraid to ask the Bodhisattva why, worried about seeing the jade statue of the Tathagata! I don’t know who to ask for help. lt; img class="pgc-img-caption"

It turns out that Wukong is well aware of the unspoken rules of officialdom. He must have been taught a lesson by Guanyin since the last time the Monkey King embarrassed Guanyin by distinguishing between true and false. Dayton. Because the six-eared macaque pretended to be the Monkey King last time, Wukong didn't understand the rules and flew to the South China Sea shouting at Guanyin to distinguish the true from the false. As the leader of the South China Sea, Guanyin personally identified the real and fake Monkey King. Unexpectedly, Guanyin failed to identify it and went to Lingshan with them. Tathagata knew it was a six-eared macaque at a glance. This made Guanyin extremely embarrassed in front of the gods. As the leader of Nanhai, he couldn't tell the truth from the false, which made people laugh.

From then on, Sun Wukong no longer easily asked Guanyin for help.

From the above, we know why Emperor Zhenwu did not go to Xiaoleiyin Temple in person to surrender the yellow-browed monster, but sent his own men there. The reason is that Emperor Zhenwu knew that the yellow-browed monster was from Maitreya Buddha. The so-called strong general has no weak soldiers. If he lost to Maitreya Buddha, he would lose face as the top leader. Even if he defeated the yellow-browed monster, he would not be able to defeat the yellow-browed monster. Offended Maitreya Buddha. Therefore, Emperor Zhenwu declined Sun Wukong's request and only sent his second generals Turtle and Snake and fifth general Shenlong to help out. lt; img class="pgc-img-caption"

In fact, this is not the case in our lives. Generally speaking, leaders will not easily handle problems personally, but let their subordinates handle it first, and then their subordinates will handle it well. If it is done, it is the credit of the leader, and the leader is good; if the subordinates do not handle it well, then it is said that it was the subordinates who did it, and the responsibility belongs to the subordinates and has nothing to do with you. This is the so-called unspoken rule of leadership. No matter how well the subordinates handle things, the leader will never lose face.