Chapter 815 Five Hundred Years Later

Not long after this blog post called "On the Road" was published, it aroused countless discussions. In recent days, everyone has been delving into the various metaphors of "The Legend of Wukong". Now when I saw this blog post, some things that I couldn't figure out suddenly suddenly Mouse suddenly became enlightened.

"I've been here, I've fought, and that's enough. This sentence is really good."

"The familiar scenes make up the most meaningful story. I dare not say that Qingda's understanding of Journey to the West is correct, but I cannot deny the excellence of "The Legend of Wukong"."

"A monkey sings and dances at the end of solitude, making it more noisy than millions of sentient beings in the world. I always thought that Journey to the West was a conspiracy that is difficult for readers to discover. When I encountered "The Legend of Wukong", my views coincided with each other, and it suddenly became clear !”

"Once upon a time, we were all such lawless monkeys, but fate will eventually make us wear a tight spell. When we laugh with flowers, we may still be able to see the jumping monkey in our eyebrows. I don't agree with Qingda's comment on " "Journey to the West", but I like "The Legend of Wukong", the two are not inconsistent."

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Luoyang looked at the comments with a smile on his lips.

Master Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" is one of the four masterpieces that has not changed in the past and present, and its status in literary history is irreplaceable.

Interpretations of the four great classics have existed since ancient times. For example, "A Dream of Red Mansions" has various interpretations. There are even scholars who specialize in the study of Red Mansions, officially called "Red Scholars". The influence of the four great classics is evident. .

As for "Journey to the West" with the same status, the same is naturally true.

The current "Wukong Biography" is a derivative of "Journey to the West". The interpretation of Journey to the West is not necessarily accurate, but its interpretation does have research significance. At the same time, this interpretation is also among the various interpretations of Journey to the West in previous lives. , the most famous work!

Journey to the West is a conspiracy. Wukong becomes the victorious Buddha, but it is a kind of setback——

Regardless of whether it is "Life Is Ever Hateful" or "The Legend of Wukong", this view is surprisingly consistent, which already illustrates some problems.

In fact, Luoyang himself has thought about similar issues. He remembers watching "Journey to the West" when he was a child. He always felt that Sun Wukong was an invincible example when he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. No magic weapon can stop Wukong. Only Erlangshen can fight Wukong head-on. At this time, except for the Western Tathagata who can steadily suppress Sun Wukong, there is almost no one who can restrain him!

However, five hundred years later, Master Wukong and his disciples traveled westward with Monk Tang.

Encountering monsters along the way, Wukong's fighting power seems to have begun to shrink sharply!

Many monsters can make Sun Wukong exhausted. Not to mention saving Tang Monk, sometimes Wukong himself is in danger. Some monsters that do not seem to be powerful can beat Wukong miserably...

Why has Wukong's fighting power shrunk so much?

At that time, Luoyang didn't understand and just felt a little aggrieved.

Later, the development of "Journey to the West" puzzled Luoyang even more. Many monsters actually have backings, and their backings are gods in the sky...

What’s even more interesting is that these monsters with backends usually steal the treasures of the gods, and then use the power of the treasures to torture Sun Wukong to death. You know, when Sun Wukong caused havoc in the heavenly palace, all the immortal treasures came out and they were unable to do anything to Sun Wukong. Among them Even the famous Eight Trigrams Furnace of the Supreme Lord failed to burn Wukong to death. Instead, Wukong was allowed to develop his piercing eyes. But why can any monster now, holding the treasure of the gods, torture the powerful Sun Wukong to death? Alive again?

"Journey to the West" made Luoyang more puzzled and even depressed the more he read it.

Later, after reading more various interpretations of "Journey to the West" and seeing works such as "The Legend of Wukong", Luoyang faintly realized that "Journey to the West" may not be as simple as traveling to the west to fight monsters, and the ideological trajectory contained in it is also real. Yes, the Journey to the West conspiracy theory appeared in Luoyang's mind at that time...

This conspiracy theory has been sublimated in "The Legend of Wukong".

Many people resonate with watching "The Legend of Wukong", probably because of a similar plot of invincibility. Why would the invincible Monkey King be so embarrassed on the way to the west? How could a monkey who had already developed all his abilities? Do you need to ask those gods to do things and act based on people's looks?

How about your domineering attitude when you asked the Dragon King for the golden cudgel?

What about the courage to cross the book of life and death in hell?

Not to mention the monkey's energy and spirit when he caused havoc in the heavenly palace, ate peaches, and stole elixirs.

Later, the closer Wukong is to the West, the further away from the readers. When he achieves victory over the Buddha and says Amitabha, the once lawless and lovable monkey has completely become a Buddha with no desires or pursuits.

Some people say...

In fact, Wukong was already dead.

When Wu Cheng'en wrote the "True and False Monkey King", he had already sentenced the monkey to death.

Later, the six-eared macaque was always the one who protected Tang Seng during his journey to learn scriptures. Because Sun Wukong was wild and untamed, he was selected by Tathagata to replace the monkey and become Tang Seng’s disciple. Because Sun Wukong was a rebel, and Tathagata was the supreme ruler of the Western Heaven. What ruler would allow a rebel to live in this world?

In addition, everyone knows that Sun Wukong has never respected Tathagata.

Therefore, Tathagata will try every means to eliminate Sun Wukong. Of course, he cannot kill Sun Wukong directly, so an identical Wukong appears and kills Sun Wukong invisibly.

The above statement is of course not true. If Wukong died early, the story of "Journey to the West" itself would not be true. However, this statement occupies a considerable part of the market, which shows that everyone is disappointed with the later Wukong. Disappointed with him, they will naturally put the blame on Liuer Mihou. Because they love Wukong, they take the initiative to excuse him...

Luoyang is more inclined to the interpretation of "The Legend of Wukong".

Journey to the West itself is a conspiracy, otherwise it is difficult to explain some well-known contradictions in it. Why did Sun Wukong's strength decrease greatly after 500 years, and why did the backstage of those monsters happen to be those gods back then?

There are countless similar questions.

However, after expressing his own views, Luoyang no longer participated in the discussion.

So many people in the previous life studied "Journey to the West" but failed to study it thoroughly. Luoyang naturally did not dare to say that he could be better than those professional scholars. He could only add some of his own judgments to the views of others, and "The Legend of Wukong" can be regarded as his contribution to the Journey to the West culture of Longguo.