Tang Priest has no kung fu, but why can he become the Monkey King's master?

The Journey to the West, as one of China's four classical novels, has been remake for various TV series or movies for many times, and the plot inside can be said to be endless. Counting the main characters in The Journey to the West, the Monkey King was only seventy-two years old, but Friar Sand was not bright but willing to work. Although Pig Bajie was lazy, he was also a good disciple who faithfully protected the Lord.

However, the Monkey King, Friar Sand, Pig Bajie and even Bai all have magical powers, and the Tang Priest is a "mortal" in front of them, and his hands are powerless.

It happened that the weakest Tang Priest was the master of several "strong men".

How did Tang Priest subdue his formidable apprentice? Friar Sand, Pig and Bai are all mild-tempered, so forget it. The Monkey King, who is stubborn and has the greatest ability, also recognized the Tang Priest as a teacher, and suffered all the way just to protect him. Why?

In fact, the Tang Priest is not so much the master of the Monkey King, Friar Sand, Bajie and Bai, but rather the "leader" of them, and also the kind of "virtuous leader" who "convinces people with virtue" and grows up.

Here, through analysis, we can know that for the Monkey King, Tang Priest is a life mentor who helps the Monkey King to control his stubborn temper and regulate his virtue. Is also a successful career, guiding the Monkey King's "noble".

From the story back to reality, we can also find valuable enlightenment from the relationship between Tang Priest and the Monkey King: a truly outstanding leader may not have the "sky-high ability", but he can make good use of those who have the "sky-high ability" and fulfill himself by achieving others.

1, people of different ages will see different feelings when Tang Priest looks at Journey to the West's "guidance" on the Monkey King's "being a man".

When Yan Xiaoer watched Journey to the West as a child, he just watched the "excitement" of myths and legends. He thought the world in the story was wonderful and the adventures of Tang Priest and the Monkey King were very exciting. Besides, I didn't think about anything else. In fact, my experience at that time did not allow me to "think too deeply."

Now, when we look back at the plot in The Journey to the West, we find that there are many details worthy of our careful study.

The Monkey King is undoubtedly a very powerful character in Journey to the West. It seems that few people in the world can help him except Tathagata.

In life, there is also a class of people with outstanding ability, so outstanding that they can almost stand out from the crowd in their own circles. It is precisely because of this "outstanding" ability that everyone is a loser except the top "big boss" who can temporarily suppress him.

This "invincible", coupled with a stubborn and even conceited mentality, will make a person break the "rules" in the circle.

Without rules, there would be no Fiona Fang.

In the circle that can't be Fiona Fang, the circle is reversed, or the circle becomes chaotic and irregular, or outstanding people are excluded from the "circle". There is no doubt that neither result is good.

After all, talents are rare, the development of the circle needs talents, and the development of talents needs the stability of the circle.

In order not to waste rare talents, but also to ensure the "stability" of the circle, the Monkey King, who almost stands out from the crowd and has outstanding ability, needs a person with high emotional intelligence, patience, tolerance and strong principle to guide him.

There is no doubt that in the Journey to the West, the Tathagata chose the Tang Priest.

Tang Priest's guidance to the Monkey King is not the same as Tathagata's "suppression by force", but a combination of hard and soft.

When the Monkey King is stubborn or even bad, the "hoop curse" comes in handy. However, under the restriction of the "hoop curse", the Monkey King surrendered temporarily, and then, with the long-term company of Tang Priest, the Monkey King was imperceptibly subdued by Tang Priest's kindness and tolerance, and he unconsciously approached Tang Priest.

In other words, the Tang Priest guided the Monkey King's "virtue" and further made the Monkey King grow up in "treating others".

In fact, from the story to the reality, the so-called "hooping spell" is more like the benefit of establishing a "cooperative relationship" between two strangers.

Because of this interest, the first two people are wary and "touch" each other. People with leadership skills, under long-term contact, give sincere care and guidance, so that people with strong abilities can better play their own abilities. Through tempering and growing up, the "glacier" between two people will gradually melt.

People with strong ability are used by people with leadership ability, and people with leadership ability help people with strong ability to grow up in life.

In Yan Xiaoer's view, "Monkey King" and "Tang Priest" are actually a perfect match in the cooperative relationship.

2. Tang Priest's help to the Monkey King's career. In fact, Tang Priest and the Monkey King are more like "mutual achievements".

The Monkey King has great abilities and skills, but he can't give full play to his talents in a proper position. At the same time, he has some snobbery and arrogance, which the "ruler" can't like. He was cheated and coaxed into being "Bi Marvin". Finally, he got angry and made a scene.

The Monkey King lacks an "introducer" and an "opportunity to prove himself".

The appearance of Tang Priest is equivalent to giving the Monkey King a "chance to prove himself", and Tang Priest also acts as an "introducer" for the Monkey King.

For the Monkey King, Tang Priest's pilgrimage to the West has actually proved two points: First, the Monkey King is very capable and is a "good hand" that "Heaven" cannot miss; Second, although the Monkey King jumped out of a stone, he was not a fairy or even a "monster", but along the way, he successfully proved that he had no disloyalty to "heaven".

Capable and loyal, will "Heaven" spare such talents? Of course not.

Here, when there was no Tang Priest, the Monkey King was just a Bi Marvin, and finally he became a "fighting Buddha".

Besides, Tang Priest. Tang Priest didn't come out of the stone. He has a strong background. In his previous life, he was the second disciple of the Tathagata, Jin Chan. In layman's terms, he is quite close to the "big boss" in the sky.

That is to say, the Tang Priest's background is no problem, and he is absolutely trusted by the Tathagata, but the Tang Priest lacks one thing, that is, the Monkey King's "skill of reaching the sky".

Tang Priest doesn't have to have the Monkey King's "flying ability", he just needs to be the "leader" of a team, unite the team and move forward with the team.

The Tang Priest's personality characteristics, such as kindness, generosity and principle, are very attractive. At the same time, he was more tolerant of the stern the Monkey King, and there was warmth in sternness, which made the Monkey King completely obedient from the beginning. This is the greatest advantage of Tang Priest.

Here, the Tang Priest reorganized the "learning team", which made his disciples' skills and emotional intelligence grow constantly, and at the same time ensured their "ability" and "conduct" with the results of learning from the scriptures. The persistence of his disciples also made him make great achievements in "learning from the scriptures".

3. For the Monkey King, the Tang Priest is a "life mentor" and a referee on his career path. We can draw a conclusion that for the Monkey King, although Tang Priest is delicate and his hands are weak, for the Monkey King, Tang Priest is like a "life mentor" at first. He taught the Monkey King "patience" and "compassion" and taught him how to get along with all kinds of people.

Secondly, Tang Priest is the reference of the Monkey King's career. What the Monkey King jumped out of the "stone" shows that he has no "background" and is too strong, which will inevitably lead to suspicion and even jealousy, while Tang Yan has a strong background and excellent personality, which can erase others' "doubts" about the Monkey King. For the Monkey King, Tang Yan is a "professional" referee.

From the above points, it is not difficult to understand that the Monkey King, who is almost invincible, is completely obedient to and reveres Tang Priest. The leadership art of Tang Priest is an important treasure that many "leaders" need to know carefully.

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