Well, yes, I'm going to write "Journey to the West" soon.

Actually, I am looking forward to writing it, but I really have to write it. I feel it is necessary to open a separate chapter to chat.

Because "Journey to the West" is really too popular, and there are many literary and film works derived from it. In addition, various marketing accounts have been interpreting "Journey to the West" in recent years. Some of them make sense, while others are completely perplexing, so it is inevitable that "there are 1,000 Hamlets in a thousand people".

Therefore, Bawan felt it was necessary to tell you about his ideas to avoid any differences in the views written there, which would make you misunderstand, as if you were stuck in your throat, like a ray of light on your back, or if you had some opinions, you would have a dispute.

Piee and love.

I hope everyone can be happy, except for being influenced by me out of context.

OK, get back to the point.

First of all, 80,000 will declare that the template of "Journey to the West" in this book is the original work, not various TV series versions, nor is it a storytelling version mixed with private goods. The world view is based on the original work. Many readers mentioned that the world view of "Journey to the West" written by the famous screenwriter Qian Yanqiu will not adopt it. As for those who told me about "The Legend of Wukong" and "The Legend of the West", please stop being cute.

Of course, the original work is just a material template of 80,000. 80,000 will make some rewrites based on the content of the novel, but the length and range will not be very large, and it will not affect your viewers' impression of "Journey to the West" itself. For example, in the "Women's Country", 80,000 will adopt the idea of ​​CCTV drama version to write the emotion of Tang Monk who "manicured ducks and butterflies flying together", rather than the idea of ​​the iron scumbag in the original work.

Then, it is about the legitimacy of the book "Journey to the West" in the world of idle books.

I saw that many masters mentioned that "Journey to the West" was a forbidden book in the backstage, especially when Sun Wukong shouted "The emperor takes turns to do it, and he will come to my house next year." Isn't it unreasonable to exist in this world?

Well, 80,000 has consulted some information. The most widely circulated statement should be from "What Things in the Ming Dynasty", but there is no historical material to support this statement. On the contrary, Professor Li Shiren of Shanghai Normal University "A Collection of Ancient Chinese Novels for Dismantling" included books that were officially banned. As of 1911, there were 92 books, including "Journey to the West".

Since I said that, I can pick up some banned books at will for you to see if I have 80,000 yuan.

"Meat Bulk", "Lantern Grass, Monk", "The Romantic History of Emperor Yang of Sui", "The Fragrance of the Country", "The Female Immortal Historian"...

"Jin Ping Mei", "Shuo Yue Quan Biography", "Dream of Red Mansions", "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties"... That's right, you read it correctly, these books have also been banned. I would like to mention "Jin Ping Mei" in particular, saying that he is not a banned book and saying that "Journey to the West" is a banned book with the same source. This is a false news, not a cold knowledge.

Once this question is clarified, you can answer the question raised by some readers, the legitimacy of "Journey to the West" in the world of idle books.

I think it won’t be.

Whether it is Sun Wukong's rebelliousness in the early stage or the allusion of the content of later articles, in the world of idle books with highly developed Confucian culture and lower imperial power than the sage power, it will only be more tolerant and generous than in the era when "Journey to the West" appeared in reality. Coupled with Chen Luo's identity and the existence of the power in the book like the demon clan, it is actually easier to accept, and the impact is far less strong than that in reality.

Of course, there is another key reason, which is explained in detail in the following question.

OK, the next thing is the biggest dispute. Eighty thousand has been chasing the question that he has been following since the introduction of the book.

Is "Journey to the West" respecting Buddha and defaming Buddha or respecting Taoism?

This is a very interesting question, because no matter which angle you stand, you seem to find many examples to prove your opinion, and the marketing account is almost typing up the debate.

Then, in some controversial corners, Bawan found a different voice, that is, "Journey to the West" actually describes Confucianism, or the integration of the three religions.

Similarly, many examples from books have been taken.

However, from my personal opinion, I do not agree with the above statement. Instead, I saw a relatively "niche" statement, which was deeply loved by me. (The niche is because I see less. Perhaps this is an authoritative view, and I have not verified this 80,000 yuan)

That is: "Journey to the West" is about Confucianism, not Taoism, not Buddhism, and not the unity of the three religions, but public opinion.

Because in the eyes of the common people, the emperor is the greatest, so in the heavenly court, the person who talks is the Jade Emperor, and even the Supreme Lord and the Tathagata Buddha must obey the orders.

Because in the eyes of the common people, Guanyin has the greatest reputation, so the pursuit of the scriptures in the West has always been Guanyin Bodhisattva running around.

Because in the eyes of the common people, the King of Hell is also under the jurisdiction of Heaven, so the book of life and death was torn by the monkey, and the King of Hell wants to go to heaven to complain.

From this perspective, are some of the seemingly inconsistent settings in Journey to the West suddenly reasonable?

Dear readers, we must look at the evaluation of a literary work in combination with the history of its birth. Now we read "Journey to the West", which reads out various metaphors, allusions, and various understandings. We will not discuss whether these understandings are correct or not. Put "Journey to the West" in the era when it was born, and it is a best-selling book!

It is precisely to show that he is a bestseller, so at the beginning, 80,000 had to prove that he was not a banned book. On the contrary, Journey to the West was still the book of fire at that time. How popular was it? There was a romantic relationship.

That is Journey to the East, Journey to the South, Journey to the North, and even "The Romance of the Gods" have many shadows of Journey to the West.

Then let’s talk about the issue of respecting Buddha or defaming Buddha.

In my understanding, when Wu Chengen (some people say that Wu Chengen is not the author, this is considered to be certain) wrote this book, he did not even think about provoking Buddhism and Taoism.

For example, Tao, is the Tao in the book really Taoism?

The highest god of Taoism is the Three Pure Ones, and among the Three Pure Ones, only the Supreme Jade Emperor appears; among the Four Pure Ones, there is only one supreme Jade Emperor left, and the others are not written at all.

Let’s talk about Buddha, Journey to the West seems to be the same thing, talking about the great prosperity of Buddhism, but there are also the closer we are to the West, the more demons there are. Ananda Kashyapa asked for bribes and the yellow-browed boy pretending to be a Buddha, which really made the Buddhist sect very bad.

But if you look at the content carefully, when Taishang Laojun used Vajra Carving to attack Sun Wukong in the original work, he once said, "I passed Hanguan and turned Hu into Buddha, which was a great loss." In other words, in the world view of Journey to the West, that Buddhism was founded by Taishang Laojun.

The saying "turning Hu into Buddha" was actually made by Buddhism in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to find a big tree. However, by the Ming Dynasty, Buddhist disciples had long disapproved of this statement.

As a result, in Journey to the West, I wrote it openly. Isn’t this a pagan way?

You know, that was the Ming Dynasty. Especially during the Jiajing period, Taoism was the national religion, and even the Emperor Jiajing practiced alchemy all day long (there are many examples of kings who believe in Taoism in the Journey to the West that harmed the country). If you really feel offended, it would be easy and pleasant to block a book, not to mention killing the author.

There is also Buddhism, which was also prosperous in the Ming Dynasty. Interested students can check the engravings of Buddhist scriptures in the Ming Dynasty, which shows it. Especially Buddhism is believed by eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, so if you really feel offended, you won’t take any light action.

But it just means that Buddha and Taoism are ignored. You should know that the earliest version of Journey to the West is the Shidetangfang engraved version of "Newly engraved with the big characters of the official board", which was officially published!

Why?

In the opinion of 80,000, it was Wu Chengen who just borrowed the skin of Buddhism and did not touch other people's core doctrines at all.

Just rubbing around the outside and didn't go in!

It's just a bestseller, whoever is serious will lose.

In addition, the court said before that the court did not care about the content in the book, so it can only be said that the court did not take it seriously.

Anyway, it’s for the people to show it, just have fun.

It’s like someone on the stage acts as an emperor, so there’s no need to really capture someone.

To sum up, the position of "Journey to the West" is actually from the perspective of the people, a Buddhist and Taoist temple that can be easily tried and done, and a universal meaning, so you don't have to conceal the Buddhist and Taoist scriptures to get a reluctant answer.

Of course, the content of Journey to the West is bound to be successful, and there are many metaphors in it. However, 80,000 is not recommended to misinterpret it. For example, 80,000 has been deduced that some people have deduced that Red Boy is the son of Taishang Laojun, and behind Journey to the West is the immortal life conspiracy of immortals and Buddhas, etc. To be honest, it is quite good, but the author may not know it.

According to historical records, Wu Chengen failed the imperial examination at the age of 30 and began to write Journey to the West. As a result, he suddenly passed the imperial examination and ran to become an official. He became the county magistrate. After more than 30 years of officialdom, he resigned and returned to his hometown and began to continue writing and revise Journey to the West. In terms of time, he experienced the dynasty with the highest IQ and the most powerful in the history of the Ming Dynasty and even the entire Chinese history. Teacher Liu Heping's "Ming Dynasty 1566" explains everything.

After walking down from such a court situation, the content of Wu Chengen's writings is impossible. If it is a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, it is impossible for Wu Chengen to make a fuss about the first half of his life, then the way to obtain the scriptures is his second half of his life. The game between Buddhism and Taoism in the book may be about the history he experienced personally. Perhaps the Buddhism in the book is Zhang Juzheng, who wants to save sentient beings, but the new policy makes people suffer from misery, but he brings hope for the Tripitaka True Sutra.

It's a bit far. Going back to the idle book, the characters in the book will also have various interpretations of "Journey to the West", but they are all based on the world view in the book, so some marketing account views or big V views do not need to be targeted.

Well, let me say more, the same is true for the subsequent "The Romance of the Gods". There is no need to use the world view of the prehistoric novels to force it.

Okay, what should I say is over. What impact will "Journey to the West" have on this world after its publication? What form will Sun Wukong, the largest saint in the ages, appear? How will the Western Regions Buddhism and ancient Buddhism be arranged? Should Chen Luo first write this book first or Bai Ze first?

Everything is in "I Use Idle Books to Become a Saint".

Thank you for your support.
Chapter completed!