In the Journey to the West, there are four monkey kings with great powers.
One nature is the protagonist of Journey to the West, the Qitian Great Saint Sun Wukong.
The other is the six-eared macaque monkey who fights with Sun Wukong in the story of the true and false Monkey King.
There are two, the sense of existence is a little weak, that is, the Macaque King and the Marmoset King who once worshiped Sun Wukong as a brother with a different surname.
I have to say that there are really many powerful people among the monkeys.
Both the Macaque King and the Marmoset King are powerful monkey demon kings. In the original Journey to the West, the Macaque King and the Marmoset King and Sun Wukong are ranked together with the Seven Saints, ranking above Sun Wukong.
And this is what Sun Wukong said himself.
In the story of the Great War of the Red Child, in order to make friends with the Son of the Bull Demon King, the Red Child, Sun Wukong introduced his seven brothers to the Red Child:
"You made Zun zun the Cow Devil King, called the Great Sage of Pingtian, and married my grandson as seven brothers, and made him the eldest brother... There was another macaque king, called the Great Sage of Ventilation, who became the fifth brother; there was another Marmoset King, called the Great Sage of exorcism, who became the sixth brother; only the old sun was small, called the Qi Tian Dasheng, ranking seventh. ”
How did Sun Wukong meet the Monkey King and the Marmoset King?
Sun Wukong successfully studied art under Bodhi Laozu and returned to his hometown. He armed his monkey monkey grandson with a sword, gun and sword, and then defeated the Chaos Demon King, becoming famous in a battle, thus creating a foundation in Huaguo Mountain.
Sun Wukong is not only brave, but also strategic. He knew that relying only on his own power was easily hostile and coveted by the big forces, and if there was no alliance, it would not be a good idea to be isolated in the future when he was in danger. Therefore, he began to frequently visit the powerful demon kings in the surrounding areas and befriend demons from all over the world.
It was at this time that he met the six demon kings, including the Bull Demon King, the Jiao Devil King, the Peng Devil King, the Lion Camel King, the Macaque King, and the Marmoset King.
The seven demons were like-minded, and they felt sorry for each other, so they worshipped as brothers.
Bull Demon King: White Bull cultivation into a demon, a party tyrant, strong strength, bold and heroic personality, for the big brother.
Jiao Devil King: Jiaolong cultivated into a demon, a prince of one side, as the second brother.
Peng Demon King: Dapeng cultivated into a demon, a prince of one side, as the third brother.
Lion Camel King: The lion cultivates into a demon, a prince of one side, and is the fourth brother.
Macaque King: Macaques cultivate into demons, one of the princes, for the fifth brother.
King of the Marmoset: The Golden Monkey cultivated into a demon, a prince of one side, as the sixth brother.
Sun Wukong: Stone Monkey cultivated into a demon, a prince of one side, as the seventh brother.
In the arrangement of the brothers, Sun Wukong is the last. This is not to say that Sun Wukong's strength is inferior to other demon kings, but that Sun Wukong knows how to advance and retreat and knows how to score inches.
Well, there is always a need to talk about seniority. You can't make an alliance with your fists alone.
Sun Wukong knew that his qualifications were shallow and was willing to rank last. With this move, Sun Wukong drew six demon king forces for his huaguo mountain as aid. The power of Huaguo Mountain was enough to make any demon in the mortal world dare not despise it.
The Macaque King and the Marmoset King are both monkey demon forces, so why didn't Sun Wukong choose to conquer and annex them?
If the two forces are annexed and absorbed, the strength of Huaguoshan will undoubtedly increase a lot.
The reason why Sun Wukong did not choose this method is speculated for three reasons:
One is that Sun Wukong doesn't want to. Sun Wukong only wanted to occupy the mountain as king, and did not have the great ambition to annex the world. Otherwise, he would not have accepted some small positions such as Bow Ma Wen and Qi Tian Dasheng, and his false name would have been easily drawn in by the Heavenly Court.
Second, Sun Wukong can't. As princes of one side, the Macaque King and the Marmoset King have experienced many great wars and small battles, combined vertical and horizontal, etc., to form today's power. Their relationship is intertwined, and the foundation is so large that it is not something that the newly rising Huaguoshan can oppose.
Third, Sun Wukong is unwise. Sun Wukong naively thought that through the alliance of different surnames, he could find a big arm for his Huaguoshan forces, and he could rely on it when he encountered the great disaster of the ethnic group in the future. Yet he overestimated the solidity of this alliance. When Sun Wukong fought against the Heavenly Court, none of the six brothers came to help; Sun Wukong was crushed on the Five Finger Mountain, and the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain lost their main hearts and bones and were brutally hunted by hunters, and none of the six brothers came to help.
Only if its own strength is strong, it is the real dependence.
What will be the outcome of the Macaque King and the Marmoset King?
Their ending is not mentioned in the original book. But we can guess reasonably.
On the way to learn the scriptures, Sun Wukong also encountered his eldest brother Bull Demon King. The Bull Demon King and the other six demon kings and Sun Wukong are brothers, but also boldly trespass, each took the title of "Great Sage", according to the Heavenly Court after cleaning up Sun Wukong, they will rise up.
The Bull Demon King and the other six demon kings were definitely not enemies, and the final result should be to cancel the title of "Great Sage" together and disperse and flee.
You see that after Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, the Bull Demon King never called himself the "Great Sage of Pingtian".
Since the Bull Demon King had survived, the other demon kings should also have the means to save their lives, and they could escape the retaliation of the Heavenly Court.
However, the two demon kings, such as the Macaque King and the Marmoset King, because they and Sun Wukong are both monkey demons, whether the Heavenly Court will easily let them go after losing face here with Sun Wukong is difficult to say.
Perhaps they had been defeated and eliminated one by one in the heavenly court's unforgiving pursuit.