We know that Zhu Bajie was originally Marshal Tianpeng, but because of the teasing of Chang'e at the Pan Tao Banquet, he was demoted to the mortal world by the Jade Emperor and became a monster with a pig's head and a pig's brain. But some people think that Zhu Bajie's demotion is very suspicious, and it may have nothing to do with molesting Chang'e.
First of all, Chang'e's status is not what people think, but the lord of the moon palace with a distinguished status. In the Journey to the West world, the real lord of the Moon Palace is Taiyin Xingjun, and Chang'e is just a palace maid under Taiyin Xingjun.
Secondly, Marshal Tianpeng's status is very high, commanding the 80,000 naval forces of Tianhe, which is equivalent to the commander of the Heavenly Court Naval Army, even if he is not the best official residence, he is also a military general in the first echelon of Heavenly Court.
Ancient society was unequal, a palace maid with a humble status like Chang'e, when the Jade Emperor was happy one day, it was entirely possible to give her to Marshal Tianpeng as a maidservant, and Marshal Tianpeng could treat her as he wanted.
Some people must say that the heavenly court is different from the mortal world after all, is it possible that all the immortals in the heavenly court are equal, and even the maidservants cannot violate it at will?
Even so, Zhu Bajie's mistakes did not make him degraded to mortality.
According to Zhu Bajie's own statement, "Just because the Queen Mother will have a peach, she will invite guests to a banquet in Yaochi." At that time, he was drunk and drowsy, and he staggered and spilled. The male crashed into the Guanghan Palace, and the Merry Fairy came to meet him...... There is no disrespect and humility at all, and he wants to accompany Chang'e", it can be seen that he molested Chang'e after drinking.
Moreover, he did not succeed, and was just about to bow to the Chang'e Overlord, but was discovered by the picket spirit officer, and then escorted to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall for questioning.
Therefore, Zhu Bajie's fault is nothing more than an attempt to come after drinking, and the heavy punishment is only for one or two years, far from reaching the point of being demoted.
So, what is the real reason why Zhu Bajie was demoted?
Some people believe that after Zhu Bajie was drunk at the Pan Tao Banquet, he not only molested Chang'e, but also overthrew the Bullfighting Palace, which was the real reason why he was demoted.
But in fact, the nature of the bullfighting palace is not as good as teasing Chang'e, after all, this is only damaging public property, and it is not deliberate, and it is enough to compensate for the loss. Because of this, when the Jade Emperor tried Zhu Bajie that year, he did not mention the overthrow of the Bullfighting Palace.
The real reason why Zhu Bajie was demoted to mortal may be that the Jade Emperor has long been dissatisfied with him, which is not difficult to understand if we only need to figure out how he became Marshal of Tianpeng.
In the nineteenth chapter of the original work, Sun Wukong was invited by Gao Taigong to surrender to Zhu Bajie, and the two confronted each other in Yunzhan Cave. Sun Wukong asked Zhu Bajie where he came from, and Zhu Bajie mentioned the situation in his early years when he reported to his home, "I was born clumsy, greedy and lazy. has never cultivated nature and cultivated truth, and the sun and moon have been obsessed with chaos."
Zhu Bajie was a lazy man in his early years, wandering around all day long, never cultivating himself, so how did he become an immortal?
He was lucky, "When he suddenly met a true immortal in his spare time, he sat down and said", and then, the old immortal gave him a nine-turn pill. After Zhu Bajie took the Nine Turns of the Great Returning Pill, after a little cultivation, he cultivated into a Daluo Heavenly Immortal.
After becoming a Da Luo Tianxian, Zhu Bajie soared to the sky, and the Jade Emperor actually led the immortals to greet him, and crowned him as the Marshal of Tianpeng in public.
Isn't this suspicious? Zhu Bajie did not establish much merit, and he was not related to the Jade Emperor, so why did the Jade Emperor lead the immortals to welcome him to the heavens? Why did he make him the marshal of Tianpeng at once?
The truth is likely to be that the old immortal who gave Zhu Bajie the Nine Turns of the Great Returning Pill was operating in secret, prompting the Jade Emperor to take special care of Zhu Bajie. As for who this old immortal is, some people think that it is Taishang Laojun.
We know that the Jade Emperor is a person with strong principles, and Sun Wukong was a cultivator and a great power, but he can still only be Bi Ma Wen, and there is no reason to let a fledgling newcomer ascend to the sky in one step and hold an important leadership position. Therefore, for Zhu Bajie, a related household, the Jade Emperor naturally looks unpleasant horizontally and vertically.
Because of this, Zhu Bajie was drunk and molested Chang'e, which was naturally used by the Jade Emperor to make a big fuss, which led to Zhu Bajie being pushed to the end and demoted to the mortal world. What do you think?