[Journey to the West] Jagged Tang San Burial

Just as he was talking about his former monkey grandson being slaughtered to death by the so-called God Erlang, who led the seven brothers from Meishan, the monkey remembered that he had not returned to Huaguo Mountain for more than 500 years, but he was very afraid, afraid that he would go back and see Fengyan collapse. , the trees are scorched, and there are no living things all over the mountain. If you want to see things and feel sad, you might as well not go back!But I can't go back, but I seem to remember it very much in my heart, and my mind is filled with Huaguo Mountain, with peach trees everywhere on the mountain, and monkeys swarming down the mountain.The monkey didn't say anything here, but Sanzang could see the hesitation on his face.

In all fairness, there are fewer monkeys to follow for three or four days, practice boxing in the morning and roll the curtain, and usually lead the horse and have Bajie, and you can avoid bickering and fighting with Bajie, which is really clean ears. Thinking of this, Sanzang said: Go back, I will allow you three or four days as a teacher, I will set off first, and then you will come over with the clouds." The monkey hurriedly called Nuonuo Nuo, and then praised Tripitaka. Bring some peaches and fruits from Huaguoshan to honor the master.But Bajie didn't mention which pot to open and which pot to open, and said coolly: "In the past, Erlang God set fire to the Huaguo Mountain of the senior brother, and now it is not certain whether the peaches will grow. Besides, the master not only has insight into the monkey's heart, but mine Master Zhuxin should also know it very well—is he a master?"

Sanzang didn't want to answer Bajie's words, so he could only say "I don't eat meat as a teacher, I don't know what a monkey's heart is like a pig's heart", and then took the reins and walked forward. The monkey had already interrupted endlessly to that pig and that idiot. I was so disgusted, I wondered if Grandpa didn’t eat meat now, he insisted on cutting out the pig’s heart alive, and then put it in front of the monk, and asked him if he recognized it or not, so he gave him a look, turned around and left. go.

He returned home like an arrow all the way. First, he had seen the Eastern Sea. He vaguely recalled that when he came back from learning art from Bodhi’s ancestor, he first went to the Eastern Sea, and then returned to Huaguo Mountain. At the beginning, I had to make a raft to cross the vast sea, but now I have crossed the East China Sea with a light ride, and I saw Huaguo Mountain in the distance, covered with mist and green, no longer the flowers and plants when he was escorted to the Heavenly Palace. No, the hazy and desolate appearance, overjoyed in my heart, thinking that after all, 500 years is more than enough, and I can still live a mountain, so I jumped off the clouds, landed on the peak cliff, looked around, and vaguely heard loud laughter. I hurriedly searched for the sound, and saw dozens of monkeys playing in front of Fangcao slope and in Manjingao.

The monkeys stood not far away, with sore eyes, one by one monkeys were identified, most of them could not be named, but their facial features were closely similar to those of his old friends, there must be many descendants, and one or two of them He still recognizes, already old.He once broke into the underworld and crossed out the names of countless monkey grandchildren, prolonging their lives forcibly. Although the monkey grandchildren must not die, they are not as good as he has learned the art of immortality.When he was watching in a daze, one of the old monkeys smelled the smell and looked over first. He saw a monkey wearing human monk clothes without any decorations, no crown, no armor, no cloud shoes, and a sad expression. Xi, the face is familiar, the old monkey couldn't believe it, wiped his eyes, then hurriedly knelt down on the ground, bowed his head, and shouted Grandpa Dasheng.

Only then did the other old monkeys realize that tears were streaming down their eyes, and they hurriedly went up to meet them. They looked at the appearance of their king carefully, feeling sad and distressed. They couldn't stop kowtowing, and the monkeys called out their names one by one. The monkey who used to be the vanguard of the general among his group of monsters is now completely unrecognizable, disabled and has grandchildren. Those little monkeys have also heard the name of the great sage, and surrounded him chatteringly, some pulled their trousers, and some stretched out their hands for hugs.

The monkey hugged a few young monkeys, followed by a group of old monkeys, and followed the old monkeys to the Water Curtain Cave. Along the way, there were flowers and plants everywhere, and fruit trees. It was completely different from the miserable scene before he left. The monkey couldn't help asking: "When I was captured to the sky, you were already killed by the god Erlang, and the mountain was destroyed. How can it return to its original appearance now? How many monkeys are there in the mountain today? There were [-] demons in the past, but now Where did it go?"

One of the old monkeys quickly replied: "Grandfather Erlang, you can't blame Bodhisattva Erlang. It turned out that Bodhisattva Erlang set this mountain on fire and burned most of it to death. We either hid under the iron bridge, or squatted in the well, drilled in In Jiannei, I escaped by luck. I thought I lost the support of flowers and fruits, and the Grandfather of the Great Sage did not know where he was. The hunters at the foot of the mountain captured my people again, and it was difficult to survive. Unexpectedly, about three or four hundred years ago, the Erlang Bodhisattva suddenly descended to the earth. , found me, and said first that I fought against your great king in the past, but unfortunately he was superb in force but stubborn, and it can be regarded as one person doing things and one person being responsible. It was not my intention to bully the weak with the strong, but now I just come to see you. Then After Bodhisattva Erlang finished speaking, he went down the mountain to drive away Orion, and then went to the Dragon King of the Four Seas to borrow some sweet rain and fairy water to help us water Huaguo Mountain and plant trees before and after. After a hundred years, many gods and Bodhisattvas came to visit us. It is said that in the past, there was friendship with Grandpa Dasheng in Tianting. Although the disturbance in Tiangong is irreversible, it is not good to see that his monkeys and grandchildren are cut off, and he has helped me a lot. Now there are more than 400 monkeys in Huaguo Mountain A few days ago, I heard that the great sage grandpa went to the west to learn scriptures, and everyone is waiting for grandpa to come back!"

The monkey was very surprised when he heard this. It is true that he has a lot of friends in the heavenly court, and it is understandable that there may be gods who come down to earth to help, but what happened to Erlang God? Shi Shi gritted his teeth and asked him why he killed my monkey and grandson just because you caught me and cut me up. That Erlang God didn't say much, with a serious expression on his face, now that he found out that he had received such favors, he was really puzzled. I can only wonder: Or is grandpa too charming?After a fight, Erlang Shen is willing to take responsibility to the end?

This speculation is really ridiculous, and the old monkeys also have some doubts. It was Erlang God who set them on fire that day, and now it is Erlang God who saved them. Ask them the Great Sage Grandpa, and the Great Sage also said he didn’t know, so he had to leave it first, rejoicing, Hug the Monkey King into the Water Curtain Cave.Just arrived in front of the waterfall, but saw a man in a brocade robe coming out from inside, the monkey took a closer look, and was shocked to find that the man he had just mentioned was Erlangshen.

He couldn't remember the face and figure of Erlang God, only he remembered that he was wearing a brocade robe and his face was solemn, and he looked the same now, his face was so tight, if it wasn't for the smiley little monkeys hugging him on his shoulders With him, the deterrent effect may be greater.Before the monkey and fairy greeted each other, the little monkeys beside them gathered together playfully, and some of them shouted into the water curtain cave: "Grandpa Great Sage is back!" They also said: " What a coincidence today, Zhenjun Bodhisattva is here!"

The little monkey on Erlangshen's shoulder smiled at him, and the monkey wanted to put on a smile, but then he saw Erlangshen's iron face, and the corner of his mouth twitched, but he couldn't smile, so he had to make a smile. With a dumbfounding expression, he bowed to Erlang God: "It turns out that Erlang Zhenjun took care of you a lot, and grandpa thanked you here."

The Erlang God responded lightly, and seemed to know that the monkey was thinking that it was his strength in force that attracted the other party's sympathy, so he said: "In the past, you stole the flat peaches, but you ran away privately. It was your fault, and I wanted to break your back. , but killed innocent people indiscriminately, the fault is mine, and the two things have nothing to do with each other."

It was the first time for the monkey to meet such a god, and he clicked his tongue twice in his heart, thinking that all the gods in the heaven are condescending, how could they have paid attention to the innocent people among the monsters they eliminated, this is different.He didn't know that Erlang God had a story: Erlang God's name was Yang Jian, and his mother was the sister of the Jade Emperor. Sifan married a mortal, and was crushed under Taoshan to think about it.Yang Jian grew up in the mortal world. Because of his immortal roots, he has extraordinary martial power. He was accepted by the real Yuding. The nephew, however, was unwilling to rely on connections, and only listened to the tune but not the announcement. Even though he eliminated demons, he did not touch innocent ghosts. The matter of Huaguoshan had always been to his heart. Only then did he suddenly realize that he had made a mistake.So during the 500 years when the monkey was crushed under the mountain, he saved the Huaguo Mountain and wiped out the old part of the monkey, just for the guilt of the day of atonement.Although the monkey's force made him feel sympathy, and there are few gods with such high force in heaven, and it is rare for him not to be pretentious or condescending, but if it is just this appreciation, he will definitely not let him do such a thing. .

It was a long time later that Monkey heard the story of Erlang God from his mouth. Now he only insists that Erlang God has a hard mouth and a cold face, and his heart may be warm and lively, but he can't express it. He can only explain it so strongly, so he also Without further investigation, I asked the little monkey: "How are the peaches growing in the mountain? Pick some good ones and let Zhenjun Erlang take them back. They can barely be regarded as my special product in Huaguo Mountain." The little monkey raised his face, his expression was a little dull: "But just now I have already picked it for Erlang Bodhisattva." He tilted his head and added: "I will give all the good ones."

Erlang God also responded as a promise, and he had a limited time to go down to earth, so he nodded with the monkey to signal to leave.The monkey couldn't believe what the little monkey said, so he went for a walk, and sadly found that there were only green and red peaches left. He thought that before he left, he told the monk that he would bring some peaches back. Let’s steal it. When we gathered with the monkeys and grandchildren in the Water Curtain Cave, we racked our brains to think about this question. Some old monkey saw that their king was preoccupied, so he asked, and the monkey answered truthfully. I don't know that the king will return suddenly today, but since he is the master of the king, this peach must also be taken. In the past, Erlang Bodhisattva went to the Dragon King of the Four Seas to water the living flowers and fruits with dew. The king might as well give it a try and see if it can be ripened peach.

Hearing this, the monkey suddenly remembered the matter of Wuzhuang Guan. At that time, Avalokitesvara used the scriptures and mantras to restore his original appearance, so how could he create it out of thin air? Now the peaches are half-baked, so how can they be ripened? He shook his head and said No, and I won’t mention it again.That night he stayed in Shuilian Cave, surrounded by little monkeys who wanted to tell stories about the journey to the West, so the monkeys had no choice but to pick out a few pieces and talk about them to satisfy their curiosity.On the second day, as soon as the monkey woke up, he went out of the Shuilian Cave and saw the Erlang God again.There was a basket in Erlangshen's hand, there were several flat peaches in the basket, rosy and plump, juicy, and he handed it to him.The monkey took it, and the Erlang god just said, "I have always been in love with peaches", then turned and left. The monkey stared blankly at the video on his back for a moment, but thought that Erlang god was really funny, with a strict look, so silly and cute.