What is the relationship between the six brothers of Meishan and the seven monsters of Meishan? Which is God and which is demon? Interested partners, come and have a look!
The six Meishan brothers are like assistants who have been following Erlang God Yang Jian. Many people must be deeply impressed by them when they watch the TV series “Baolian lantern”. The seven monsters of Meishan sound very similar to the six brothers of Meishan, but there is only one more person. But in fact, they are two completely different “group organizations” and come from two different classical novels. However, is there any connection between the six brothers of Meishan and the seven monsters of Meishan?
Friends who have seen the treasure lotus lamp must know that Yang Jian has six brothers of Meishan, but what we are familiar with is the name “seven monsters of Meishan”. Many people must not know the difference between the two, so what is the relationship between them? In fact, whether there is a relationship between the two has always been a dispute. “Meishan six brothers” is written by Wu Chengen, a novelist in the Ming Dynasty. It is also the name in journey to the west, one of China’s four famous works. The six men are the subordinates of Erlang God Yang Jian. The “seven monsters of Meishan” comes from the Ming Dynasty’s novel “Romance of the gods”.
Although the six Meishan brothers first appeared in the novel Journey to the west, in fact, there are very few descriptions of the six Meishan brothers in the journey to the west, only calling them followers of Mr. Erlang’s true monarch, and only briefly describing and skipping them. But “seven monsters of Meishan” has a lot of roles in the worship of gods.
It is said that when he was a child, Nezha Santaizi secretly ate the new flat peaches, but when he was happy, he accidentally knocked down the seven flat peaches beside him. This is amazing. Seven flat peaches came down to earth to make seven animals, namely, horses, foxes, dogs, rats, apes, eagles and dragons, into monsters. As a result, Nezha Santaizi came down to earth to defeat the monsters. Later, these monsters went to help the Shang Dynasty to block the Western Zhou army’s expedition, and were finally subdued by Yang Jian. From here, we seem to feel that there is no relationship between the six brothers of Meishan and the seven monsters of Meishan. Neither of them is in the same system, and it is difficult to compare them.
From another perspective, there is a saying that the six brothers of Meishan in journey to the West are actually six of the original “seven monsters of Meishan”. Why six? Because one of them is Sun Wukong, who is responsible for following Tang monk to the west to get scriptures, while only six follow Yang Jian. Why do you say that? Because Yuan Hong, the eldest of the “seven monsters of Meishan”, came out of the sky mending stone of the empress Nuwa. After a long period of cultivation, he became a white ape, and led the monsters of Meishan to help king Zhou resist the Zhou army, repelling the army led by Jiang Shang many times.
Other “six monsters” were killed by Yang Jian because of their inferior skills, but Yuan Hong was extraordinary in strength, able to compete with Yang Jian and proficient in various changes. Finally, in desperation, Nuwa showed her holy spirit and rewarded Yang Jian with a picture of mountains, rivers, and the country, so that Yuan Hong could finally be taken in. Yuan Hong was beaten back to his original shape by Nu Wa and thrown onto the Huaguo Mountain. After that, he finally became a monkey again after training, that is, Sun Wukong in the journey to the West. Is this statement reliable? First of all, they are all made of stone, and they are proficient in all kinds of changes. Not only that, but also to fight with Yang Jian. If it wasn’t for the later Monkey King, how could he have tied with Yang Jian? There is another evidence to prove.
In the episode of “two monks playing with monsters in the Dragon Palace, the saints getting rid of evil and getting treasures” in “journey to the west”, it was mentioned that when Sun Wukong and hydra were fighting, they moved soldiers to Yang Jian. At that time, there were six Meishan brothers. After hearing that Sun Wukong came, they all called him “brother”. It can be seen that they used to be old acquaintances, and Jiang Ziya also told Yang Jian that Yuan Hong could not be killed, and would be more difficult to deal with in the future, which shows the connection between them.
The six brothers of Meishan and the seven monsters of Meishan are both teams based in the three realms with the word “Meishan”. One appeared in the romance of gods and the other appeared in the journey to the West. Many legends have been left in Chinese folk. Because their names are similar, many people often confuse them. What is the relationship between the six Meishan brothers and the seven Meishan monsters? Why are their names so similar?
First of all, we need to make it clear that the six brothers of Meishan are not the seven monsters of Meishan. There are essential differences between the two teams. To put it bluntly, one is a God and the other is a demon. Although the seven monsters of Meishan were finally deified, they were essentially the same as monsters. Next, let’s take a detailed look at the six brothers and the seven monsters of Meishan.
Six brothers of Meishan:
The six brothers of Meishan, also known as the six friends of Meishan, are characters in the Chinese classical mythological novel Journey to the West. They are the six immortals who assist sasaro to show his holiness to Zhenjun (Erlang God), and they are called the Seven Saints of Meishan together with Erlang God.
In the novel Journey to the west, Wu Cheng’en does not particularly describe these six people. There are only two times in the book, one is to fight against the monkey king with Erlang God, and the other is to help the monkey king deal with the nine headed worm. There is little information.
In volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of three religions, the seven monsters of Meishan are the seven people who assisted Zhao Yu in cutting the Jiaos in the water. In the Zaju “Erlang God shoots and locks the magic mirror”, it is said that the seven people only worship Zhao Yu, who cut off the Jiao and returned, and did not enter the water. Both of these statements confirm that the seven people are subordinates of Erlang God.
The six brothers of Meishan are: Taiwei Kang Anyu of Meishan, Taiwei Zhang Boshi of Meishan, Taiwei Li Huanzhang of Meishan, Taiwei Yao Gonglin of Meishan, general Zhijian of Meishan and General Guo Shen of Meishan.
Seven strange creatures of Meishan:
The seven monsters of Meishan are derived from the Chinese God and demon novel “the romance of gods”. Their original features are refined by seven animals, namely White Ape, pig, ox, dog, sheep, snake and centipede. The seven monsters went down the mountain one after another to stop the army led by Jiang Ziya. Later, the seven eccentrics were killed by Yang Jian and others, and after their death, they were granted the title of the righteous God.
There are seven strange creatures in Meishan. They are cultivated from seven kinds of animals, including white apes, pigs, cattle, dogs, sheep, snakes and centipedes. White apes are the most powerful. When Jiang Ziya led his troops to Mengjin, the seven monsters went down the mountain one after another.
White Ape assumed the pseudonym Yuan Hong as the commander-in-chief and used the ability of Qianli eye and Shunfeng ear to repeatedly see through the actions of Zhou Ying. Yang Jian went to Jinxia cave in Yuquan mountain and asked his master, immortal Yuding, about the origin of apes and demons. After returning to the camp, he took corresponding countermeasures to disturb the enemy’s eyes and ears, making Qianli eye and Shunfeng ear ineffective, and killed Qianli eye Gaoming and Shunfeng ear gaojue in the battle.
Yang Jian borrows a magic mirror from Yun zhongzi and carries it with him. On the way, he meets Zhu Zizhen, the pig spirit. Zhu Zizhen swallows Yang Jian in one gulp and mistakenly believes that he has destroyed Yang Jian.
After Zhu Zizhen returned to the camp, Yuan Hong and others held a banquet to celebrate his success. Suddenly, Zhu Zizhen made a sound in his stomach. It was only then that he realized that Yang Jian was not dead, and that he could not get Yang Jian out. Yang Jian ordered Zhu Zizhen to show his original shape. Yang Jian ordered Zhu Zizhen to go to zhouying and kill Zhu Zizhen, the pig spirit. He came out of the pig’s neck.
Yang Jian killed Niu Jingjin Dasheng and Yang Xian. At this point, Yuan Hong was very angry when he saw that six of the seven monsters of Meishan had been killed. He wanted to fight with Yang Jian. Because Yuan Hong’s magic power was very strong and unpredictable, it was difficult to distinguish between him and Yang Jian. Nu Wa became a saint and gave Yang Jian a picture of mountains, rivers, and the country hanging on a tree. Only then did she accept Yuan Hong.
After returning to zhouying, Jiang Ziya ordered that his head be beheaded, and the lotus flower appeared. The lotus flower turned into a head again and again. Again and again, he could not be beheaded. Jiang Ziya invited Lu Yadao to kill Yuan Hong with the seven treasures chopping immortal Throwing Knife. After the seven monsters of Meishan, Jiang Ziya was granted the title of seven gods.
The seven monsters of Meishan are Yuan Hong, Chang Hao, Zhu Zizhen, Yang Xian, Dai Li, Jin Dasheng and Wu long.
The seven monsters of Meishan and the six brothers of Meishan are two completely different groups, but they are only in Meishan. The seven monsters of Meishan were Yang Jian’s opponents during the period of deification, and later became Yang Jian’s subordinates after being deified. They are all monsters with different forms. Disclaimer: the above content originates from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author. If your original copyright is infringed, please inform us, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.