"Journey to the West" is broad and profound, many details in it are worth recalling, there is a question that I don't know if everyone has considered, that is, what is the greatest grace that the Jade Emperor has given to Rulai? In fact, this grace is even envied by the top big guys such as the Three Qing and Four Emperors.
Jade emperor
The Jade Emperor is actually like the emperor of the human world, the vast majority of his generals belong to the Taoists, and the leader of the Taoists is Yuan Shi Tianzun, which will weaken the rule of the Jade Emperor to a certain extent, such as the Zhenwu Emperor, the first god of war in the Heavenly Court, who both obeys the command of the Jade Emperor and accepts the will of Yuan Shi Tianzun. Similarly, the other immortals in the Heavenly Court were also facing this problem, how could they strengthen their imperial power? Of course, it is to win over some other forces to balance, and in recent years, the rise of the Buddhist sect represented by Rulai has made the Jade Emperor see hope, so the Yu Emperor began to deliberately woo Rulai, and gave Rulai great support in the open and in the dark. And Rulai was very good, respectful to the Jade Emperor, and praised the Jade Emperor in public many times, which further deepened the Jade Emperor's good feelings for him.
The Divine Demon World is actually the same as us, but also pays attention to profits, so the Jade Emperor has also given Rulai a lot of favors, so which of the so many graces given by the Jade Emperor is the biggest and most important? A pot of porridge try to analyze it. In fact, the Jade Emperor gave Rulai a lot of treatment. He was canonized as the Five Elders of the Five Directions, second only to the Three Qing and the Four Emperors. In addition, important personnel of the Buddhist sect are also invited to participate in the peach conference, and it should be known that the peach will be equivalent to the year-end dividend of an enterprise, and you can enjoy delicious dishes such as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, and you can also enjoy the peach that prolongs the life.
After surrendering Sun Wukong, the Jade Emperor also specially invited an Antian Assembly for Rulai, and asked Sanqing to give Rulai a salute, which should be a cap, right? More importantly, Rulai is most concerned about the sutra taking plan, through which Rulai can control the offerings of the Southern Zhanbu Continent in a dignified manner, strengthen the strength of the Buddhist sect, and let the Buddhist beliefs affect the Southern Zhanbu Continent from the West Niuhe Continent and the various countries and regions along the way. The Jade Emperor also approved this plan very happily, and promised to "call the heavens and the earth spirits."
So approving a Bible plan is the greatest grace, right? After all, this is to grab meat from the Daoist sect's sphere of influence and eat a large share of the Taoist offerings. However, according to the analysis of a pot of porridge, this is not the greatest grace given by the Jade Emperor to Rulai, and another grace given by the Jade Emperor to Rulai can be said to shock Rulai and make Sanqing envious.
If you don't sell Guanzi, that is the control of the prefectural government. According to ancient myths and legends, the leaders of the Prefecture are Hou Tu Niangniang, the Emperor of Dongyue, the Emperor of Fengdu, etc., because it has nothing to do with the content of this article, we will not discuss too much, interested friends can express their views on the head of the Prefecture in the comment area. However, no matter who it was, he was a Member of the Taoist Sect, because Buddhism was born after Taishang Laojun Xi left Hanguguan and turned Hu into a Buddha. The head of the prefectural government was also appointed by the Jade Emperor, so one day a few years later, the Jade Emperor appointed the Bodhisattva, the king of Dizang, as the supreme leader of the prefectural government in order to win over the Buddhist sect. The prefectural government, which had previously been controlled by the Taoists, was given to the Buddhist sect. Because of this, when Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the mansion, it was the Bodhisattva of the Jizo King who wrote a song to sue Sun Wukong.
Li Shimin
So why is it important to get control of the prefectural government? Because there are too many things that can be manipulated, for example, the reason why Li Shimin will let the Tang monks take the scriptures is because the Dragon King of Jinghe dragged Li Shimin into the difu, if Li Shimin did not go to the difu for a day trip, he would never have the idea of taking the scriptures. Of course, many things involving sutra learning are related to the prefectural government, why is the people of Dapeng eating lion camels still canonized as protectors of the Buddha Sect, why guanyin bodhisattva killing a river creature is still considered a good deed, why Sun Wukong can give others more life, why the six-eared macaque monkey obviously has the ability of an uncertain prophet, and still takes the initiative to die? And so these are all related to the prefectural government, especially the six reincarnations of the prefectural government, let's revisit its function:
The path of ascending immortality that does good deeds, the path of transcendental nobleness that is loyal, the path of rebirth and blessing of filial piety, the path of fairness in rebirth, the path of rebirth and wealth that accumulates virtue, and the path of evil fallen ghosts.
The life and death of the difu cannot prolong the life span, and how difficult it is to live forever in the western journey world, even the shouxing gong known for his longevity also needs to cultivate, not to mention other people, and as long as the difu hooks the hand, your life span can be extended by hundreds of thousands of years, and you don't have to worry about being hooked. And what a convenient condition it is to change the race of man through six reincarnations. Who can bear this temptation, I am afraid that even a big guy like the Three Qing and Four Emperors also cares about it, right? At least you can go to the disciples and disciples without worrying about the aftermath.