In the early program, we talked about Li Shimin's tour of the mansion, so why did li Shimin, as the king of the world, do the ghost kings of hades to perform the courtesy of the king?
Some people may say that because Li Shimin's predecessor was The Ziwei Emperor, and the predecessor of the Ziwei Emperor was the Emperor of Fengdu that we mentioned in the last episode, and it is also full of such statements in many commentaries.
We do not care whether this statement is accurate or not, but what is certain is that neither the original nor the mythological novels are alternating because of history, and it is not certain that Li Shimin is the embodiment of the Ziwei Emperor, so since it cannot be proved and affirmed, what is the reason for the actions of the Yama kings?
Let's take a look at the relevant records: in the "Unitary Yang Miscellaneous Tricks. In book III of the previous collection, it is recorded that those who are loyal to the most filial piety will eventually be the underground masters, such as the Five Heavenly Sons of Yan Luo, which is a clear example.
It can also be seen from this that no matter how high the status of the Ten Dynasties of Yan Luo is, his status before he dies is not as high as that of a king, and the reason why they can become rulers is only because they have good conduct during their lifetime.
Just like the judge Cui in "Journey to the West", although he was the judge of emperor Fengdu, he still had to kneel and worship after seeing Li Shimin, although he was the Xiangguo of the former dynasty, he was still respectful and respectful to Li Shimin.
In general, the reason why the Yama kings performed the courtesy of the emperor to Li Shimin was because their status was not as high as Li Shimin's, although they were the rulers of the prefecture, they did not have real power, and the real power was still the Emperor of Fengdu or the Ziwei Emperor, and after the infiltration of Buddhism, it was Guanyin, it was Rulai, and it was the Jade Emperor.
Of course, there are also historical influences in this, and the gods and Buddhas are highly holy, and if they lose the support of the rulers, it is only a very small legend.
Just like the difficulty of the three great immortals of the tiger, deer and sheep in the Journey to the West, the reason why they can run amok in the Che Chi country is entirely because their emperor is supporting them, and since Sun Wukong and others came, the emperor has also changed his view of Buddhism, so that there is a way to turn to Buddha.
Therefore, no matter how bad Li Shimin is, he is also in a higher position and more influential than the ruler of the prefecture government, do you say?