There is an interesting phenomenon on the way to learn the scriptures, when Sun Wukong descends to eliminate demons, he would rather take Zhu Bajie than take the sand monk, so why does Sun Wukong not want to take the sand monk to subdue the demon?
It is said that among Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, if you want to choose one person to assist in subduing demons, Sun Wukong should choose Sha Seng instead of Zhu Bajie. Because Zhu Bajie has always been cheating and playing tricks, he often shouts about breaking up on the way to learn the scriptures, on the other hand, Sha Seng is honest and loyal, hard-working.
Some people say that although the sand monk is hard-working, he is also mediocre in strength; Although Zhu Bajie is cheating and cheating, he also has the power to fight, and Sun Wukong of course chooses the strong as his assistant.
But in fact, the strength of the sand monk is not weak. After the war, Tang Seng asked Zhu Bajie how the situation was, and Zhu Bajie told Tang Seng that Sha Seng's strength was on par with him. You must know that this battle took place underwater, and water warfare is Zhu Bajie's specialty, and Zhu Bajie can only have a draw with Sha Seng even underwater, and it is even more conceivable on land.
The reason why Sun Wukong is reluctant to take the sand monk to subdue the demon is because there are three unsolved doubts in the sand monk, which makes Sun Wukong feel terrible.
Suspicion 1: The suspicion of being degraded to the quicksand river.
Sha Seng was originally the general of the Heavenly Court, and according to him, he was demoted to the mortal world by the Jade Emperor only because he accidentally broke the glass cup at the Pan Tao Banquet.
This statement is quite suspicious, you must know that the general of the rolling shutter is high and powerful, commanding the Heavenly Court Praetorian Guard, and the glass cup is just an ordinary glassware, the commander of the dignified Praetorian Guard, why would he break an ordinary glassware, and if he missed, he was demoted to the mortal world by the Jade Emperor?
This had to make Sun Wukong suspect that Sha Seng was not actually demoted to the lower realm, but was sent to the lower realm by the Jade Emperor in the name of being degraded, the purpose was to take the opportunity to break into the scripture-learning team, monitor the every move of each member of the scripture-learning team, and even successfully break into the Lingshan Group and become the intelligence officer placed by Heaven in the Lingshan Group.
Doubt 2: Eat the doubts of nine people who learn from the scriptures.
After the sand monk was demoted to the quicksand river, Guanyin Bodhisattva went to the east to find a scripture learner, passed through the quicksand river, and met the sand monk who was flowing downstream. Knowing that he is the general of the Rolling Blinds, he invited him to join the scripture learning team. Sha Seng agreed, however, during the conversation, he mentioned a cruel past, that is, he had eaten nine scripture learners.
What grievances do Sha Seng and Lingshan Group have? Why did you eat nine scripture learners one after another? What's even more puzzling is that after Sha Seng told this cruel past, Guanyin Bodhisattva was unmoved and continued to let Sha Seng wait for the scriptures in the quicksand river.
Knowing that Sha Seng has a history of eating scriptures, why does Guanyin Bodhisattva still let him wait for people to learn scriptures? Isn't she worried that the sand monk will eat the tenth scripture taker?
This made Sun Wukong wonder if the sand monk was a person from Guanyin Bodhisattva? Only in this way does Guanyin not have to worry about him attacking the tenth person who learns the scriptures. Guanyin Bodhisattva asked him to join the scripture-learning team, not to let him protect Tang Seng, but to monitor the members of the scripture-learning team.
Suspicion 3: The suspicion of paddling and fishing.
The main task of Sun Wukong is to subdue demons and eliminate demons, Zhu Bajie's main task is to carry the burden and assist Sun Wukong to descend demons and eliminate demons, while Sha Seng's main task is only to lead the horse.
However, the horse ridden by Tang Seng is the change of Xiao Bailong, the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, can he let Sha Seng lead? So, the sand monk actually has no task. If you don't have a task, you don't even want to do chores, such as turning into a fate, which is often undertaken by Sun Wukong, and Sha Seng eats ready-made every day.
But what is strange is that the sand monk paddled so much, but Rulai did not expel him from the scripture learning team. You must know that Sun Wukong is just because he is unruly, so he will try his best to get a tight hoop to wear on his head. Why don't you punish the sand monk for paddling and fishing?
Sun Wukong couldn't help but wonder, would Sha Seng be a person like this? He joined the scripture learning team, not to act as a helper, just to monitor Tang Seng and others for Rulai?
Sun Wukong couldn't understand these three doubts, and Sha Seng never explained them to Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong can't see through the sand monk, and subduing demons and eliminating demons is like going into battle to kill the enemy, who wants to let an unpredictable person be his comrade-in-arms who fights side by side? Who would dare to pin their safety on an unpredictable person? It is precisely because of this that Sun Wukong is reluctant to take the sand monk to subdue the demon. What do you think?