After Erlang Shen killed all the monkeys and monkeys, why did Sun Wukong take the initiative to call him brother?

Influenced by various film and television dramas, in the minds of many readers, Sun Wukong has always been a brave and fearless hero who hates evil and dares to compete with the world.

In fact, the character of Sun Wukong depicted in the original work "Journey to the West" is much more complex and profound than that in the film and television drama. For example, Sun Wukong's attitude towards Erlang Shen is thought-provoking and profound.

Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong were enemies. When Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor sent a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to encircle and suppress them. Due to various reasons, Li Jing, Nezha and others failed to encircle and suppress them. At the recommendation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Jade Emperor summoned Guankou Erlang to go and subdue the demon.

Erlang Zhenjun is worthy of being the famous god of war in heaven. He fought with Sun Wukong for thousands of rounds, with no winner or loser. Because of the roaring dog and the help of the Seven Sages of Meishan, he was still stronger than Sun Wukong.

Later, Taishang Laojun came to help, dropped the diamond and knocked Sun Wukong over. The roaring dog pounced on Sun Wukong in time and bit Sun Wukong's calf. Erlang Shen and the Seven Sages of Meishan swarmed up and finally captured Sun Wukong. .

After capturing Sun Wukong, Erlang Shen ordered the Huaguo Mountain to be burned down. There were originally 46,000 monkey demons on Huaguo Mountain, but they were burned by Erlang Shen’s divine fire, killing and injuring most of them. Because all the flowers and fruits on Huaguo Mountain were destroyed by the divine fire, most of the remaining monkey monsters hiding in the deep streams of the cave died.

When Sun Wukong walked out of the Five Elements Mountain and was driven back by Tang Monk because of three dozen white-bone demons, there were only a thousand monkey demons left in the huge Huaguo Mountain.

Most of these thousand monkey demons are the descendants of monkeys that have been born in the past five hundred years. From this, it can be seen that Erlang Shen’s fire burned Huaguo Mountain and almost burned out the 46,000 monkey demons. It is said that Erlang Shen and the It is not an exaggeration to say that Sun Wukong has a life-and-death feud.

Sun Wukong is extremely conceited and cannot tolerate the slightest slighting from others. If someone dared to laugh at him as Bi Ma Wen, who raised horses for the Emperor of Heaven, Sun Wukong would definitely be furious, pick up the golden cudgel, and beat the opponent to death.

However, in the story of the Nine-Headed Insect, when Sun Wukong met Erlang Shen, the great enemy who massacred the monkey monsters in Huaguo Mountain, his attitude was very flattering, which was surprising.

The Nine-Headed Insect of Bibotan is quite powerful. He has nine heads and can see in all directions and hear in all directions. Regardless of offense or defense, he has almost no flaws. In addition, the original work also emphasized that the nine-headed insect is an ancient divine bird, and its flight and escape skills are comparable to those of the roc. Therefore, even if Sun Wukong uses his full strength, the Nine-Headed Insect can dodge in time.

It is quite difficult to conquer the nine-headed worm. When Sun Wukong had no idea, a cloud suddenly flew from the sky. There was a group of people in the cloud, it was Erlang Guankou and the Seven Saints of Meishan.

Logically speaking, when enemies meet, they will be extremely jealous. With Sun Wukong’s character of retribution, he should immediately rush forward and fight Erlang Shen. Unexpectedly, Sun Wukong called Zhu Bajie and told Zhu Bajie to ask someone for help, and he would be able to defeat the Nine-Headed Insect.

When Zhu Bajie asked who that person was, Sun Wukong actually said: There is Brother Xiansheng inside. I was surrendered by him and it is difficult to see him. Go and stop Yun Tou and call out, "True Lord, please wait a moment." Stay here, the Great Sage Qitian is here to pay his respects. ?

Sun Wukong was very polite to Erlang Shen in his words, even flattering. After all, anyone familiar with the situation knows that it was not Erlang Shen who really surrendered to Sun Wukong during the riot in the Heavenly Palace. Erlang Shen swarmed in and captured Sun Wukong after he was knocked over by Taishang Laojun.

If there is no sneak attack by the Supreme Lord, Sun Wukong's Somersault Cloud Escape Speed ??is unparalleled, Sun Wukong can successfully escape even if he is defeated by Erlang Shen Meishan's Seven Saints.

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, Zhu Bajie was also quite puzzled. Zhu Bajie was the lower realm of the Tianpeng Marshal in Heaven, and his status was higher than Erlang Shen in his early years. When Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was watching from the Nantian Gate, so he naturally knew the truth. So, when Zhu Bajie went to deliver the message, he did not follow Sun Wukong's original words, but shouted loudly: "Zhenjun, please wait a moment, the Monkey King is here to see you." ?

Sun Wukong’s original words were that he was here to pay homage (to come in to meet, to pay homage), which had an obvious connotation of superiority and inferiority. However, when Zhu Bajie changed it to Qitian Monkey King’s invitation to meet (to invite him to meet), it was The meaning of fighting against etiquette in separate courts.

Later, Erlang Shen met Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong said that he was an elder brother and respected Erlang Shen very much. In fact, Sun Wukong was older than Erlang Shen. When he first met Erlang Shen in Huaguo Mountain, Sun Wukong said that he was a young general. , and also laughed at Erlang Shen for being a junior.

Why did Sun Wukong’s attitude change so drastically? Is it because Sun Wukong only recognizes fists and is afraid of being beaten by Erlang Shen? Of course not.

It may be a bit too much to say that Sun Wukong is arrogant, but it is true that he has a rebellious character and is completely arrogant. Back then, Tathagata Buddha pressed him under the Five Elements Mountain and made him suffer a lot. However, when they met again, when he learned that Tathagata Buddha and Dapeng had an old relationship, Sun Wukong still jumped on his feet, pointed at Tathagata Buddha's nose and cursed.

Sun Wukong has another reason for his respectful attitude towards Erlang Shen.

First of all, Erlangshen setting fire to the mountain was not a personal action.

At that time, Sun Wukong was considered a rebel, and the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain were also rebels. Erlang Shen was ordered by Heaven to kill all Huaguoshan, but Erlang Shen just set a fire. That's it. After the fire, Huaguo Mountain seemed to be dead. In fact, there were still 10,000 to 20,000 monkey demons hidden in the caves, crevices in the rocks, and in the rivers. As for the fact that some monkey monsters starved to death because there was no food in Huaguo Mountain, Erlang Shen cannot be entirely blamed.

What’s more important is that Erlang Shen was recommended by Guanyin Bodhisattva.

After causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he and Guanyin got closer. When Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain, the four great generals introduced Erlang God to Sun Wukong, and they all called him Erlang Bodhisattva. On the one hand, this may mean that Erlang Shen still has a compassionate heart. On the other hand, it also means that Erlang Shen has most likely turned to Buddhism and has attained the status of Bodhisattva in Lingshan.

Sun Wukong is very smart. Along the way to learn the scriptures, he gradually understands the true meaning of the scriptures. The most important thing about the scripture-seeking action is not to retrieve the scriptures from Lingshan, but to slay demons and promote the scriptures along the way. Dharma. Therefore, combating the Taoist forces and strengthening the Buddhist forces has always been one of Sun Wukong's important missions. Since Erlang Shen has joined the Buddhist sect, he is Sun Wukong's ally. Even if there was some quarrel between the two before, for the sake of Guanyin Bodhisattva, they should put it down. Moreover, in the original work, Sun Wukong asked Erlang God why he was here, and Erlang God only said that he was returning from hunting.

In fact, Erlang Shen’s dojo is in Guankou County, Nanfangbuzhou, and Sun Wukong is located in the Jisai Kingdom in the middle of Xiniu Hezhou. The two are tens of thousands of miles apart. Erlang Shen going out to hunt is obviously an excuse. It is possible that God Erlang came to help on the orders of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

On the one hand, Guanyin Bodhisattva has long known that the Nine-Headed Insect has great magical powers and is worried that Sun Wukong will be unable to defeat it alone. On the other hand, Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong have long had a feud. If they can find the right time to resolve it, they will be good to each other. A good thing.

It was precisely because Sun Wukong saw the clues that he deliberately put down his posture, changed his past arrogance, put aside his past grudges, and was quite polite to Erlang Shen; Erlang Shen did not have any arrogance when he met Sun Wukong. Befitting the brothers Sun Wukong, they toasted and drank, and finally defeated the Nine-Headed Insect together.