In "Fengshen Yanyi", there are two people who are the most impressive, one is Jiang Ziya and the other is Shen Gongbao. The two are opposing positions, and it is precisely because of the confrontation between the two that they have pulled up the prelude to such a great drama of sealing gods. Then Shen Gongbao is obviously a negative role, why was Shen Gongbao also canonized when he was finally canonized?
Why can Shen Gongbao be canonized
It is understandable that Jiang Ziya, who was busy in order to seal the gods in the fengshen rendition, finally did not get the god position because of his fate, but the negative role of Shen Gongbao was awarded the god throne, and many people will feel incredible. But in fact, this is not without reason. Although Shen Gongbao did not have merit in the matter of sealing the gods, he had hard work. Moreover, his canonization was actually a punishment for him.
It is useless to seal the gods, but it is laborious
The Master of the Tongtian Sect had originally told his disciples not to set foot in the red dust, but to retreat in their own caves and keep quiet. However, Shen Gongbao was jealous and fighting with Jiang Ziya, so he entered the red dust and fought with Jiang Ziya. After Shen Gongbao entered the red dust, he invited people everywhere, three mountains, five mountains, five lakes and four seas, and called many people to participate in this battle. It is precisely because so many people are involved that they can complete the great cause of sealing the gods and complete the killing of heaven and earth.
However, Shen Gongbao's act in this way disturbed the order and increased the number of sins, so in general, Shen Gongbao had no merit in the matter of sealing the gods, but there was labor. Therefore, in the end, Shen Gongbao was named a general of fenshui, which was a reward for his labor, but after being named a god, he did not die, and Shen Gongbao was sent to zhen Beihai Haiyan, which was the punishment for his sins.
The gods have their own fixed numbers
In addition, regarding the matter of canonizing gods, in fact, there are already fixed numbers, and the three religions have publicly established the list of canonized gods, and who should be whoever should be. Shen Gongbao's canonization of the god throne was also predestined. Like Jiang Ziya, it is said that he originally left himself the position of Jade Emperor, but as a result, he was picked up by his own servants, and he had no chance to be canonized, which is the reason why Jiang Ziya was not on the list, which is also the number of lives.