When the golden hoop stick first appeared, it was really mysterious and profound, because its name or difference is too much, Dayu when he controlled the water, the god of iron, can be big and small, and the most terrifying thing is that the weight has reached 13,500 catties...... Such a divine weapon is believed to be an existence that bombs the sky even in mythological novels.
However, as the plot deepens, this miraculous golden hoop stick seems to be just like that, there is nothing to make a fuss about, and the power exerted is far less than expected, which is actually very consistent with the consistent routine in novels and commentaries - the early stage is supernatural, and the later stage is unremarkable.
But even so, the uniqueness of the Ruyi golden hoop stick has never changed, so why does the six-eared macaque also have an identical iron rod in the chapter of "The True and False Monkey King"?
The treasure that caused the dragon palace to make trouble
Sun Wukong was originally just a carefree stone monkey in Huaguo Mountain, calling himself the "Monkey King", and then because of the gradual emergence of people dying in the same category, he was worried about this, so he went overseas to study, and finally apprenticed to Su Bodhi Patriarch in the three-star cave of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, and learned a skill. But after he returned to the Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave, he learned that after he left, the monkeys and monkey grandchildren were bullied by the Demon King of the Mixed World, so they rushed to the Water Dirty Cave to seek revenge and killed the Demon King of the Mixed World.
At that time, Wukong had no weapons, but after killing the demon king of the mixed world, he grabbed his knife and used it, but this big knife was just a mortal soldier, and it was very difficult to use, so after learning about the many treasures of the Dragon Palace from his subordinates, Sun Wukong resolutely got up and rushed to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.
The dragon king is also generous, and has ordered his subordinates to take out the big knife, the nine-strand fork, the Fang Tian painting halberd, etc., but unfortunately it is difficult to enter the monkey's eyes, among which in addition to the big knife came up to refuse, there is only one reason for the refusal of other weapons - too light. However, the 7,200-pound Fang Tian Painting Halberd was already the ultimate weight among the many weapons in the Dragon Palace. It wasn't until Long Po reminded him that the Dragon King remembered the piece of divine iron left over from Dayu's water control. But the dragon king thinks it's an iron lump, clumsy and heavy, where is it a weapon? But Sun Wukong was interested, and the dragon king saw this and simply took him to watch, saying that if he could take it, he could take it.
Here we need to explain the true definition of the golden hoop stick in the original book, because a considerable number of people have misunderstood its initial setting. As the name suggests, it is naturally the treasure of the East China Sea, so after Wukong took the golden hoop stick, the dragon palace shook, the sea water fell down, and the dragon king sued the heavenly court, which led to the follow-up stories of the later Monkey King official Feng Bi Ma Wen and the Havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
In fact, it is not like that at all, this statement belongs to the exaggeration of the golden hoop rod to spread falsely, the original book does not have the "Dinghai Shen Needle" such a statement, but the material of the golden hoop rod is called "Shenzhen Iron", which is the tool used to measure the depth of the water when Dayu controlled the water, that is to say, he used to be a large ruler, the so-called "Dingjianghai" in the "Ding" is the meaning of measurement. And later, Sun Wukong revealed the hidden attributes of the golden hoop stick and forced himself to be overjoyed, so he played the stick all the way out of the Dragon Palace, because the movement was too big and the monkey did have some magical powers, so the Dragon Palace shook and the sea water tumbled.
In addition, the Dragon King sued the Jade Emperor not because Wukong took the golden hoop stick, at first Wukong asked for the weapon fashion was polite, and the Dragon King did not hesitate for half a minute, the reason why the Dragon King made people feel rebellious, not because of the weapon, but because Wukong got the golden hoop stick after getting an inch, and asked for armor, the annoying Dragon King refused, and the monkey directly changed his face, and he was going to fight if he didn't give it, which was no different from a burglary, and as the Jade Emperor, the Dragon King of the East China Sea naturally had to tell the truth.
In short, Sun Wukong got his dream combat partner in the Dragon Palace, which can be big and small, and the weight is appropriate, which may also be the will of heaven in the dark, because Dayu, who was illiterate before, only used it as a measuring tool, which somewhat made the pearl dusty. At this point, the description of the golden hoop stick has come to an end, and it can be said that anyone who sees this must regard it as a supreme divine weapon, but as the plot progresses, we find that it seems that this golden hoop stick is not as divine as it was originally positioned.
The chicken rib attribute of the golden hoop stick
In mythological novels, what is the most important? Dao Xing cultivation is martial arts ability? In fact, it is not, the most able to improve the actual combat effectiveness is actually a magic weapon, a good magic weapon is completely worth tens of millions of years of Taoism, from this point of view, Wukong is simply a poor egg, in addition to weapons and armor, one more valuable thing can not be taken out, I have to say that there is, and when I learn the scriptures, I also have one - the golden hoop on the head, but it is better not to have it. And after coming out of the Five Elements Mountain, the shoes and armor that had forced the Dragon King of the Four Seas to take it by force had long since disappeared, and the only thing that accompanied him when he learned the scriptures was the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick. This also makes it so that on the way to learn the scriptures, Wukong obviously fights with no one and does not fall behind, but he is always deflated by the powerful power of the other party's various magic weapons, and sometimes he can't even ask the gods to do it.
It can be seen from the fact that Wukong's private purple gold bell was recognized by Guanyin in the Sai Tai Sui chapter, it is nonsense to say that monkeys are not greedy for these magic weapons, otherwise what are you doing with Bodhisattva things? And people often lack more than anything, the more they like to show off (monkeys are the same). There is no magic weapon that can be used, but it can't weaken the power when facing the enemy, so in addition to boasting of his magical powers, the only thing the monkey can blow is the golden hoop stick in his hand, let's take a look at what he said:
The rod is a nine-turn iron smelting, and Lao Jun is calcined in the furnace by himself.
King Yu asked for the number of gods, and the four seas and eight rivers were certain.
The stars in the middle are secretly laid out, and the two ends are wrapped in gold sheets.
The pattern is densely covered with ghosts and gods, and the dragon pattern and phoenix seal are made.
The name of the Lingyang stick is a stick, which is hidden deep in the sea and is difficult for Tibetans to see.
The forming changes should soar, and the five-colored glow will appear.
Lao Sun has the Tao to return to the mountain, infinite changes and more experience.
The time should be large and thick, or small and slight as iron wire.
Thick as Nanyue and as thin as a needle, the length changes with my mind.
Gently move the colorful clouds, bright and soaring like lightning.
The air conditioning is cold, and the fog appears in the air.
Descend the dragon and subdue the tiger with you, and swim all over the ends of the earth.
Once this stick was in the heavenly palace, and the majesty scattered the peach banquet.
The king of heaven never won the gamble, and Nezha fought against the enemy.
The gods did not hide, and the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers fled.
The thunder generals will protect the spirit and fly up to the Tongming Palace.
The palms of the angels were all shocked, and the escort immortals were all disturbed.
Raise a stick to overturn the Beidou Palace, and look back at the opening of the Antarctic Academy.
Emperor Jinque saw the murderer, so please come and see me.
The soldiers are free to win or lose, and the hardships and disasters are indiscerning.
For five hundred years, I lost the persuasion of the Bodhisattva of the South China Sea.
There was a monk in Datang who made a vow to the sky.
In vain to die in the city of ghosts, Lingshan will ask for scriptures.
There are demons along the way in the West, and it is very inconvenient to move.
It is known that the iron rod is unparalleled in the world, and I am a companion on the way.
The evil demon soup went to the netherworld, and the flesh turned into red dust and bones.
Everywhere the goblins die, and there is no plan for thousands of them.
The upper part of the bullfighting palace was damaged, and the lower part was crushed to damage the Senluo Palace.
The heavenly general once chased Jiuyao, and the underworld was injured and sentenced.
Throwing down the mountains and rivers in mid-air, it is better than the Tai Sui Xinhua sword.
It's all about protecting Tang Seng with this stick, and all the demons in the world are beaten!
In addition to the hand of Taishang Laojun, although the others are slightly exaggerated, the experience of the comparison monkey is basically true, and the refining of Taishang Laojun may be known by Wukong later when he has a deeper understanding of weapons, of course, it may also be to put gold on the face of the golden hoop stick, but these are not important, the important thing is that these are real in the past, but it obviously exaggerates the role played by the golden hoop stick.
Whether it was the havoc in the Heavenly Palace at the beginning, or the scriptures in the West Heaven later, Sun Wukong's remarkable achievements relied on supernatural martial arts, and the existence of the golden hoop rod did improve his combat effectiveness, after all, there are weapons and bare hands that cannot be compared, but this kind of bonus can also be done with other weapons, such as the nine-strand fork and Fang Tianhalberd that he didn't look down on when he was in the Dragon Palace.
Some people may think that you are just taking this for granted, but I want to ask rhetorically, in all the battles that Wukong has experienced, was it because of the advantage of weapons that he won once? What is the advantage of weapons, for example, in "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", Zhanzhao vs. Bai Yutang originally did not distinguish between victory and defeat, but later Zhanzhao saw that Bai Yutang was aggressive, and directly released the power of the sword, and a sword cut off Bai Yutang's steel knife, which is a real divine weapon in the battle.
Some people may also say that even if the golden hoop stick does not improve the user's combat effectiveness, it can be big and small, at least it is convenient to use. In fact, this is also of little significance, because these people in the book will have some magical powers, especially Wukong is proficient in the seventy-two changes of the earth, so theoretically the weapon can be changed by spells. Some people may disapprove and think that the seventy-two changes can only transform themselves, but do you still remember that when Sun Wukong fought Erlang God to cast the law of heaven and earth, the two of them became hundreds of times bigger, but no one's clothes and pants were burst. And when it comes to weapons, it's not surprising that the golden hoop stick can be big and small, and isn't the three-pointed and two-edged divine edge of Erlang God also getting bigger? Could it be that the armor, shoes, and weapons of the two are all Ruyi series?
And at the beginning of the much-hyped weight of the weapon, we found that it was even more useless when we saw the back, when the three brothers showed off their skills in Yuhua Prefecture to accept apprentices, Wukong gave the three princes immortal energy, taught the heart method, and then ...... Three children in their teens and less than twenty began to practice martial arts with the weapons of the three brothers, among which the eldest prince carried Sun Wukong's golden hoop stick with ease, without any pressure at all, and the two younger brothers who used the nine-toothed nail rake and the demon scepter looked no different.
A mortal who has been given immortal energy can use it freely, so Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and even Nezha, Jiuyao, and Twenty-Eight Constellations in the heavenly court will not move? So the biggest gimmick of the golden hoop stick, "weight", also fell into the dust, and as its last veil of glory was lifted, we can only say that this is just a weapon, not that it is bad, but it is by no means as important as it is shown.
The six-eared macaque's "freewheeling hardcore soldier"
Although the effect of the golden hoop stick is not as strong as imagined, it is an indisputable fact that it is the only one in the Dragon Palace and the only one in the Three Realms, so how to explain the identical stick used by the six-eared macaque?
In fact, there is an explanation of this in the book, and the weapon used by the six-eared macaque is called "free-hearted hardcore soldier", and it is reasonable to speculate that this should also be an unusual treasure, and the name can probably be changed at will. Some people may question that since the gods and Buddhas in the sky can't tell the truth of Sun Wukong and the six-eared macaque, wouldn't it be good to look at the weapons? But since they can change at will, then the six-eared macaque only needs to turn the weapon into the same shape as the golden hoop stick, even if the golden hoop stick is the only one in the Three Realms. After all, Sun Wukong is also the only one, everyone is still familiar with it, the six-eared macaque is not the same to hide, the main body is still like this, let alone the weapon?
Therefore, the six-eared macaque can make the weapon fake and real not because he has found another wishful golden hoop stick, but because the weapon can be changed at will, and even if the name does not represent the substance, but with the same magical means as the six-eared macaque and Wukong, it may not be difficult to change the form of the weapon by magic.
Generally speaking, the extraordinary performance of the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick is relatively superficial, which means that there are many theoretical advantages, but it does not have too direct and powerful help to achieve victory in battle. Even I think that between Sun Wukong and the Golden Hoop Stick, it is because of Wukong's strength that the Golden Hoop Stick has achieved the prestige of the Golden Hoop Stick, if you change to other weapons, I believe it can also become a symbol of the Three Realms, because his master is the Monkey King, the Monkey King, and the Monkey King.