Who is Venus Taibai? A probe into the story of Taibai Venus.

Who is Venus Taibai? A probe into the story of Taibai Venus

Taibai Venus is one of the most famous Taoist gods. It turned out to be the only student of Taoist philosopher Laozi. Later, it learned the truth of Taoism from Laozi. In order to thank Laozi for his true biography, it built a moral palace in the enlightened place. He has a great influence on ordinary people. Nowadays, people all know that he is a white-haired and kind-looking old man. He is honest and kind, and his main position is the special envoy of the Jade Emperor, who is responsible for conveying various orders, so he is deeply loved by people.

He is also the deification of natural things. In ancient China, people called Venus in the sky Taibai, also called it Taibai Star. Because it is the second star in the solar system that is closest to the sun and the earth, it is easy for people to be interested in it.

At first, after being deified by people, Taibai Star was described as a female image. According to the description of early Taoist classics, the goddess was dressed in yellow, wearing a hat similar to cockscomb flower on her head and holding a musical instrument called pipa in her hand. But after the Ming Dynasty, because the famous mythical novel The Journey to the West was widely circulated, and the Taibai Venus in this work was an old male god, almost all people in China accepted this fact, so his original immortal face was forgotten.

Taibai is Venus, also known as Baidizi, which is the deified figure of the morning star on the horizon. As a Taoist god, according to the Seven Obsidian Disaster Law, the original image was a goddess wearing a yellow skirt, a cockscomb and playing the pipa. After the Ming Dynasty, this image became an old man with a white beard, holding a handful of clean and soft dust in his hand and entering Xiu Yuan as a lofty god. It often appears in some influential classical novels, the most famous of which is The Journey to the West, but it is not respected and valued. Recently, the eight-stream TV series even insulted its existence. As the god of Taibai Star, Taibai Star mentioned in Tang Yi's history is closely related to Sun Simiao. It is the four wonders of wandering immortals and drinking and talking about the sky in Shu. Guang Yi Ji also mentioned an old man who was also in Sichuan and claimed to be the Taibai Mountain God, who could summon tigers. There is also the white Venus that helps Aquilaria sinensis in the lotus lantern.

In the face of foreign invasion, the rulers in history always have a hawk, a hawk. For various reasons, people often understand pacifism as capitulationism; Lords and factions are mostly villains, associating them with Qin Gui and other ugly people, while lords and factions are usually understood as heroes. However, there are some exceptions in The Journey to the West. Contrary to the ugly face of the Lord and the Sect, he is a kind-hearted old man.

Few people can win the respect of the Monkey King in Journey to the West. For the jade emperor in power, it is called the jade emperor's old son; For the old gentleman, I almost pulled him back to make fun of him; For Tathagata, I am afraid of him and don't worship him, laughing at Tathagata as the nephew of the monster; He even called all the immortals in the Heavenly Palace. Only Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taibai Venus make Wukong respect. Wukong's respect for Guanyin Bodhisattva stems from his help and guidance, while his respect for Taibai Venus largely stems from his superb communication art and simple personality charm. Taibai Venus not only makes Wukong respect, but also makes readers like it. Mr Wu Cheng'en's description of Taibai Venus deserves our special attention. We know that many monsters that hinder the great cause of Buddhist scriptures are mounts, boys, pets, etc. But Taibai Venus has absolutely no such bad record.

Taibai Venus's ability to deal with the world is undoubtedly outstanding, which makes him qualified to be an imperial envoy to win over. Wukong robbed the Dragon King, bullied the Yan King, and alarmed the Heaven. The Jade Emperor ordered the encirclement and suppression of Guo Hua, and Taibai Venus immediately began to play, suggesting embracing the Monkey King. The Buddha preached to the civil and military immortals and asked: When was this demon monkey born, and when was it born, but it was so good? Before saying a word, the class flashed a clairvoyant, clairvoyant, saying that this monkey was born 300 years ago. I didn't think so at the time. In recent years, I don't know where to cultivate immortals, turn dragons into tigers and sell them to death.

The jade emperor said, which god will subdue the inferior world? Before the speech was over, the class flashed the star of Taibai Changgeng, and began to say: Anyone who has made nine achievements in the three realms of Shangjie can cultivate immortality. Nai, this monkey is a body conceived by heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon are pregnant. He also stood on the ground to eat. Now that it has become a fairy road, it has the ability to reduce dragons and tigers. Why is it different from others? Your majesty, I can read biochemical kindness, send an imperial edict to woo, announce his upper bound, grant him large and small official positions, and tie him here with the name _. There is fate, and there will be a report later; If you disobey your destiny, you will be arrested. One is not to move labor, and the other is to collect immortals.

The jade emperor was very happy to hear that. He said that it was played by Qing.

In other words, Wenquxing officially revised the imperial edict and Taibai Venus supported it.

The opening ceremony of Taibai Venus was in line with the psychology of the jade emperor at that time: on the one hand, the jade emperor was unwilling to send troops to fight; On the other hand, in the face of the complaints of the Dragon King and the Prince, I also want to take it out on my men. The strategy of wooing Taibai Venus just solved the jade emperor's embarrassment. Venus Taibai admits that Wukong was born in heaven and earth and should be used by heaven, so it is natural to woo him. So the jade emperor was very happy and approved it immediately. It should be said that Taibai Venus is very good at grasping the jade emperor's psychology, which makes the plan of wooing an be implemented smoothly. From the tone, the Jade Emperor felt that he was on his side, promoting the divine power of heaven and affirming his absolute leadership. As soon as Venus Taibai arrived at Huaguoshan, he changed his role, put down the shelf of an imperial envoy, grasped Wukong's psychology of affirming his title, kept his mouth shut, made Wukong happy to hold a banquet, and immediately promised to follow Venus Taibai to heaven to accept peace. In fact, wooing is a seemingly simple thing, but it is actually a relatively difficult thing. The main reason is that Wukong is born with no hierarchical concept and insufficient understanding of social power. Do you think he even dares to rob the dragon king, the director of the water conservancy bureau, and will never take any imperial envoys seriously? Taibai Venus plays by the book, so it's no good to be nice to Wukong. You must beg Wukong to be an official in the Heavenly Palace in an equal and humble tone, and he will accept it. If you don't do this, you won't succeed. Even the imperial envoys will be beaten by Wukong. By grasping Wukong's aggressive nature and his love of flattery, we can make good use of his personality weakness. Taibai Venus accurately grasped Wukong's psychology, resolved a struggle with excellent communication art, and the second woo was successful.

The success of Venus Taibai lies in his excellent role as a mediator, rather than an imperial envoy. He praised him in front of the Jade Emperor and flattered him in front of Wukong. On the surface, it seems to be cheating, but in fact it is a necessary diplomatic means. Under his successful mediation, the Jade Emperor and Wukong turned their swords into enemies, which was beneficial to both sides.

On the way to learn the scriptures, Tang Priest fell into a bottomless pit in an empty mountain. The leprechaun is the goddaughter of King Tota. When Wukong learned the truth, he went to heaven and sued King Tota for not being strict with his daughter. The Jade Emperor also asked Taibai Venus and Wukong to fight against King Tota. Unexpectedly, King Tota forgot all about taking his daughter hundreds of years ago, thinking that Wukong falsely accused him and ordered him to be tied up. Nezha reminded him that he didn't remember. Wukong was caught red-handed this time, and Wukong will not spare him. He must ask the Jade Emperor for an explanation. King Tota had to beg Taibai Venus to intercede. Taibai Venus knows that Wukong has a clear love and hate, and thanks him for his kindness, begging Wukong to give himself face. Wukong really agreed to let bygones be bygones for King Tota. How did Taibai Venus get Wukong to drop the lawsuit against the Jade Emperor? Let's take a look at the suggestion of Taibai Venus: Venus said: One day, the official business will take ten days. You tell the imperial edict that the demon is the daughter of the heavenly king, and the heavenly king says no. You two are arguing in front of the court. Repeat. I said one day in the sky and one year in the next. This year, the demon trapped your master in a cave, let alone got married. What if a happy peanut gave birth to a son and a young monk, but didn't miss the big event? Monkey bowed his head and thought, Yes! When I left Friar Sand in Bajie, I only said that the rice had been cooked for a long time and the tea would come back soon. Now I've been working on it for a while, but it's not too late? Old fairy, according to you, how could this be returned? Venus said, you tell King Li Tian to order his troops and go down with you to subdue the demon. I will report back.

"How do you get back?" Monkey asked. ? Venus said, I just said that the plaintiff escaped and the defendant put him on the loudspeaker.

Monkey laughed and said, OK! I just looked at your face and you said I ran away! Tell him to wait for me outside the south gate, and I will send the letter back with you.

The heavenly king was afraid and said, if he has something to say when he goes, it is that I support you.

The monkey said, what kind of person do you think I am? I am a gentleman, too! It's hard to catch up with a word, so what's wrong with you? The heavenly king thanked Monkey, who responded with Venus.

Wukong was very clever, but Venus was too white to induce Wukong to drop the lawsuit, which made him repeatedly recruited and made people admire the diplomat's talent.