The stars are dark in the middle and wrapped in gold at both ends. The design is full of ghosts and gods, with dragon patterns and phoenix prints on it.
Let's call Lingyang. It's hard for Tibetans to see it in the deep sea. Forming changes will soar and five colors will shine.
I want to learn the Tao and return to the mountains, with endless changes and many experiences. Time should be as thick as a big urn or as thin as wire.
As thick as Nanyue, as thin as a needle, the length varies with your mind. Gently move the colorful clouds, bright as lightning.
The air conditioner is cold and all the fog is in the air now. Take the dragon and tiger and travel all over the world.
This stick was used to make trouble in Heaven, and the flat peach banquet was given by completely discredited. The heavenly king failed in gambling, but Nezha was difficult to defeat.
The immortal didn't hide with a stick, and hundreds of heavenly soldiers fled. General Thunder will protect Lingyun and fly to Tong Ming Hall.
The palm of your hand is shocking, and the guards of Xianqing are disturbed. Lift a stick to knock over the Beidou Palace and turn around to open the South Pole Courtyard.
Emperor Quedi came to see me when he saw the evil spirit of Cudgel. It's easy for a military strategist to win or lose, but it's hard to tell the difference between difficulties and fortunes.
For 500 years, thanks to the advice of Nanhai Bodhisattva. There was a monk in the Tang Dynasty who vowed to send a flood to heaven.
In vain, the city is a ghost, and Lingshan will learn from it. There are demons all the way to the west, so it is very inconvenient to move.
Chinese odyssey, a known iron bar, is my companion on the road. Evil spirit soup removes ghosts and turns the world of mortals into stiff noodles.
Demons are dying under sticks everywhere, thousands of them. The bullfighting palace was destroyed from above, and the Rosen Hall was destroyed from below.
Heaven will have chased Jiuyao, and hell will be wounded and die. Instead of leaving a Xinhua sword in the traditional era, it is better to leave a vibrating mountain and river in midair.
Thanks to this stick to protect the Tang Priest, all the demons in the world were beaten away!
Many weapons appeared in the Journey to the West, but only the Monkey King's golden cudgel left a deep impression on people. Relying on this iron bar, the Monkey King made a scene in the Heavenly Palace, which not only created the title of "Monkey King", but also ensured the successful completion of the arduous and crisis-ridden Buddhist scriptures. It should be said that the golden hoop holds an extremely important position in the Monkey King's life resume.
First, let's look at the origin of the golden hoop. On the third trip to the West, the Monkey King went to the Dragon King in the East China Sea for treasure hunting. The Dragon King took out David's sword, nine-legged fork, Fang Tianji and other weapons, but the Monkey King always thought it was too light and didn't like it. When the Dragon King said that there was no weapon, the Dragon Lady reminded the Monkey King that his treasure hunt had a bright future. At this time, the golden hoop came on stage. It turned out to be the magical power of "stator shallow river deep sea" when Dayu was controlling water. The second miracle is that it usually lies quietly at the bottom of the sea, unknown, but these days it is "full of sunshine and spirit". The third miracle is that there is a line engraved on the golden hoop stick, which is called "Ruyi Golden Hoop" and weighs 13500 Jin. The fourth wonder is that at first it was "about one hundred bushels thick and more than twenty feet long". When Wukong wants to make it shorter and thinner, it can change "as expected" and finally become an embroidery needle hidden in his ear.
Here, the author has taken great pains to endow the golden hoop with all kinds of magic. People often say that "swords are given to heroes". For a hero like the Monkey King, who is well-connected, resourceful and brave, only in this way can the magic golden hoop be worthy. It is a perfect match and bring out the best in each other.
However, this is not enough. In the 88th novel, the author deliberately used a poem to "report" the awesome in all directions:
HarmonyOS system first sentenced Tao Tie, which was founded by Dayu's relatives. Lakes, seas and rivers are shallow and deep, and I once knew this great thing. It was normal to live in Haique, Dongyang Town, when cutting mountains to control water. Over time, rosy clouds can dissipate energy, as bright as new. I have a future and I can't change it. Small but like a needle knot. The great name is like a golden hoop, and the world is a must. It should weigh 13.5 thousand Jin, thick or thin, and it can live or die. He also helped me make trouble in the Heavenly Palace and attacked the crypt with me. Hu fulong is everywhere, and the devil plays strange tricks. Looking up at the sun, ghosts and gods are timid. Chaos fairy has been passed down to this day, and it turns out that it is not mortal iron.
From this poem, we can at least get the following information: first, the golden hoop is a treasure of Dayu when he was managing water, and it was a treasure that once saved the world and helped the country. Readers may still remember Jia Baoyu's "psychic Baoyu" in A Dream of Red Mansions, and its origin is also unusual: it turned out to be a "stubborn stone" left by The goddess patching the sky. "psychic Baoyu" was supposed to save the world, but it didn't come in handy. Its ending implies Jia Baoyu's fate of finally embarrassing Jia Fu. But the golden hoop is different. It has also contributed to saving the world and people, and it can even be said that it is hard. Isn't it because the author hopes that the Monkey King can save the people from fire and water by this iron bar? Secondly, why has such an extraordinary treasure been silent in the deep sea for many years and has not been taken seriously? The author sets such suspense for readers here. Aside from the complicated textual research and hypothesis of indexer, we can at least feel this: "A swift horse is common, but Bole is not common." There is no doubt that the golden hoop is a "swift horse". Unfortunately, the Dragon King of the East China Sea is not a "Bole", not only not, but also a "villain" who is timid, timid and likes to report. The fate of the golden hoop in his hands can be imagined. Using this detail, the author shows that Wukong is a real "Bole" and a real hero. On the other hand, he also hinted at some satire on the dark and unequal social reality. Third, the name of the golden hoop is "Ruyi", which is naturally different from ordinary weapons. It is changeable, but it can be big or small. You can "hide in the universe" when you are big. When I was young, it was only the length of an embroidery needle. The golden cudgel completely changes according to Wukong's preference, and Wukong can make it handy, adding infinite strength to his possession of monsters on his way to the Western Heaven.
Needless to say, the importance of the golden hoop to the Monkey King. In the fourth time of the novel, Wukong calls himself "the Great Sage of the Monkey". Because he thinks his gauze hat is small, the Jade Emperor sends heavenly soldiers to capture Wukong. In the battle between Wukong and the pioneer giant spirit god, the golden cudgel showed its power for the first time. In the face of the "world-famous" giant spirit god, Wukong just "gently turned the iron bar and his head was full of numbness." Before Wukong exerted his strength, the giant spirit god was numb all over, and Wukong "hit his head", so Xuanhua axe was broken in two. Between a loose and a tight, a strong and a weak, people have a preliminary understanding of the golden hoop. In the process of confronting Nezha, the golden hoop showed the other side of power: Nezha turned into a superhuman being with six weapons and viciously "punched" Wukong. And Wukong did not show weakness, and turned into a superhuman powers. He turned the golden cudgel into three sticks, and six hands held the three sticks face to face. Later, the golden hoop became Qian Qian, "like raindrops and meteors in midair". When encountering a strong enemy or a large number of opponents, Wukong's golden cudgel can become a thousand, and he will be like nobody's business in all kinds of strange things. As for the thieves and robbers, that is even more important. With a gentle pressure, it immediately becomes a meat pie. Wukong's stick technique can be described as skillful, refined and flawless, and sometimes even won the praise of goblins. The fifty-fourth time, when the one-horned king fought with Wukong, he repeatedly cheered: "Good monkey! Good monkey! It is really the ability to make trouble in heaven. " You can get praise from your opponent, and the magical power of the golden hoop can be seen from this.
Another function of the golden hoop is that it can be turned into various utensils and tools to help the Monkey King escape from danger at a critical moment. For example, in the sixty-fifth time, Wukong was trapped in a golden cymbal by the yellow eyebrow monster. Wukong first turned an iron bar into a pole and propped up a gold cymbal. After the failure, he turned the golden hoop into a steel drill, drilled a hole in the corner of Kang Jinlong, and got away. What is intriguing is that when dealing with ordinary robbers and small demons, the golden hoop is very powerful, and it looks invincible wherever it goes, but its power is greatly reduced when it comes to that powerful demon. There are many scenes in the novel in which the Monkey King and the pregnant monster are in a tight fight. Is the golden hoop broken? Obviously not. Because most monsters have been practicing for many years, they often have gods and bodhisattvas in the sky as their backers. As the saying goes, "the Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high." The powerful magic of monsters reflects the ups and downs and difficulties of learning from the West. Because the golden cudgel is the Monkey King's tool to exorcise evil spirits, once it is lost, the loss will be great.
It is written twice in the novel that Wukong lost his golden hoop. The two losses are different, one is quilt cover and the other is stolen. Let's look at the 50th and 5th1times. When Wukong fought with the one-horned king, the golden hoop was "cut off by shining white steel, making Sun Shengda run away with his bare hands and somersault." When the monster returned to the cave successfully, Wukong lost his mind and his mind. As can be seen from this detail, once Wukong lost his golden hoop, his usual wit and courage immediately disappeared. In desperation, he ran to Lingxiao Concert Hall for help. First, I sang a big song, and then I bowed deeply. When Ge Xianweng teased him, "What is a monkey?" Wukong replied, "I dare not! Dare not! It's not that I respect you, and I'm not good at it today. "At this time of the Monkey King, where there is any shadow of making havoc in heaven and despising everything? And it is the golden hoop that has changed him so much. Look back at the 89th time. When the Wukong brothers' weapons were placed in the factory yard of Yuhua County, Tianzhu County, they were captured by Huang Shijing. As soon as Wukong heard that there was a monster in the hukou cave of Baotou Mountain, he immediately "roared away", which showed his eagerness. Wukong met two wolf spirits on the road and tried to kill them, but they had no weapons in their hands, so he had to stop them by a fixed method. The golden hoop was recovered, and Wukong's joy was beyond words, even forgetting to "change his image more." Now he has given up all his skills and hit all the way. In short, on the way to the Western Heaven, with the golden hoop, Wukong can call the shots, exorcise demons and swing around, but once he loses it, he loses his mind and has no idea. Greatness, in a sense, is the Monkey King's suffering and his life and death brothers.
Some people may ask, why did the Monkey King use the golden hoop instead of other weapons? In fact, this just reflects the author's ingenuity. There are three reasons: First, the golden hoop is in line with the Monkey King's character as a monkey. In China's classical novels, the description of weapons often becomes an integral part of characterization, such as Zhang Fei's Zhang Ba snake spear, jy's Barnax, Lu's mord and so on. They have one thing in common: they are strange in appearance, strong and brave. Because of its strange shape, it can shock the enemy; Because he is strong and brave, he shows courage and anger. The golden hoop stick conforms to the above characteristics, and the monkey's nature of playing with guns is the perfect footnote for this. The second is the cultural psychology reflected by the golden hoop. The golden hoop is a "treasure in the sea", which has also helped the world and the country. In a sense, it is the "Tianzhu" of the country and the people. The author hints at this point many times in his novels, hoping that the Monkey King will become the "pillar" of national stability. In the late Ming Dynasty, the author lived in a corrupt government and poor people. The author looks around the world, but he can't find a hero who can save everyone from fire and water. Therefore, it is natural for him to pin his hopes on the pen. Third, compared with swords, spears and halberds, golden hoops are more "gentle". In the era of cold weapons, swords, spears and halberds are often extremely aggressive, and the result of cutting the sword with a knife is to kill the enemy. As the saying goes, "the sword has no eyes", between the sword and the shadow, only the flesh and blood are blurred, the limbs are broken, and the blood gas is bound to fill the paper, which is incompatible with the tone of the novel's worship of Buddhism and abstinence from killing. In the novel, Wukong killed a robber and goblin with a golden hoop, which was often just crushed into patties. Although his brains sometimes burst, the degree of terror is far less than that of bloody pieces, and more importantly, it will not lead to corpses everywhere. Therefore, we have reason to believe the humanitarian thought contained in the novel.
The Monkey King is the most successful figure in The Journey to the West. His love for freedom and hatred for evil have won the love of readers for thousands of years. The appearance of the magical and extraordinary golden hoop has played an important role in shaping the image of the Monkey King, even making the finishing point, greatly strengthening the characteristics of the characters, and making the glorious image of the Monkey King fresh in readers' minds.