The Celestial Thearch didn't seem to mind. He stopped smiling and said seriously,""Sun Wukong, today I declare you to be an immortal in the Heavenly Court. This is a great opportunity for you. If you do not violate the rules of heaven, do not violate the laws of heaven, do not suffer the fate of heaven, you will live forever.”At this point, the Celestial Thearch suddenly paused and looked at Wukong." I heard that you once caused a great disturbance in the Nether World by relying on your supernatural powers. I consider that you were born from heaven and earth and have been a demon in the lower realm for a long time. You lack enlightenment, so I won't hold you accountable. However, you must follow the rules in the Heavenly Court from now on and don't make any more mistakes."”
Wukong hastily bowed and thanked him,"The Heavenly Emperor is wise. I was the one who caused such a ruckus in the netherworld when I was drunk. I have forgotten, I have forgotten."”
The Celestial Thearch smiled and rebuked," How dare you throw a tantrum. Don't quibble about causing a ruckus in the netherworld." I know that you are the stone left behind by our ancestor to nourish the heavens. You were born after being infected by the essence of heaven and earth for hundreds of millions of years. You are a symbol of peace and prosperity. Considering your abilities, I should give you a chance to display your ambitions.”Then, he asked Wukong,""Sun Wukong, what are your plans for coming to the Heavenly Court? What position do you want?"
How would Wukong know what positions there were in the Heavenly Court? He scratched his ears and thought for a while before saying,"Celestial Venerable, I, Old Sun, just want to find something a little more relaxing to do. I don't care about the amount of salary.”
The gods saw that Wukong Monkey's nature had not changed. Even now, he still called himself "Old Sun" in front of the Heavenly Emperor, so they laughed again. When the Celestial Thearch heard Wukong's words, he said," Oh?”He was quite surprised and said,"Sun Wukong, you have the ability to wreak havoc in the netherworld. You should be ranked in the martial arts class and be a Demon Slayer Divine General. -- Heavenly King Li, Star Lord Wude, you two gods should see if there are any idle positions in the Warrior's Department and arrange for Sun Wukong so that he can put his studies to use.”The Celestial Thearch instructed Heavenly King Li and Star Lord Wu De.
The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li saw that the Stone Monkey was summoned by his old rival, Taibai Jinxing, and that the Stone Monkey behaved inappropriately in front of the Heavenly Emperor, but the Heavenly Emperor did not mind. He was worried that once the Stone Monkey became a god in the Heavenly Court, he would become a powerful man and would be used by Taibai Jinxing. If he arranged for him to be a Martial Immortal or Divine General by his side, it would be like planting a pair of eyes for Taibai Jinxing by his side. This could not be done. Thinking of this, he quickly left the class and reported,"Heavenly Venerable, there are many martial and divine generals in our department, and the positions have long been filled. Little God had been thinking about reducing the size of the army to save military expenses, so he had no idle position to arrange for Sun Wukong.”
Heavenly King Li turned around and looked at Sun Wukong carefully. Then, he reported,""In addition, I feel that Sun Wukong has just escaped from the demonic path and his demonic aura is still not clean. If I arrange for him to be a Demon Slayer Divine General in the Warrior's Department, I'm worried that he will collude with the demons and do something like leaking military intelligence to inform the demons in the lower realm. Wouldn't that be raising a tiger to invite disaster?"
Heavenly King Li thought to himself, How capable can a mere monkey demon be? He had only become an immortal after burning incense and walking on good luck. It's fine if you behave yourself in the celestial heavens in the future, but if you don't behave yourself, see how this king will deal with you in the future.”
The relationship between Wude Star Lord and Li Tianwang was the best. Seeing that Li Tianwang was unwilling to arrange for Sun Wukong to work in the Marshal's Office, he knew that Li Tianwang did not like Sun Wukong. Thus, he understood and decided to help Heavenly King Li. He left his shift and went forward to report,"Heavenly Venerable, yesterday, Zhu Tianpeng, the original Head Chef of the Imperial Kitchen, was transferred to the Heavenly River as the commander. The position of Head Chef of the Imperial Kitchen has not been filled yet. Why don't we let Sun Wukong be the Head Chef of the Imperial Kitchen?”
Taibai Jinxing knew that Heavenly King Li had the intention to decline, and when he saw that Wude Star Lord had recommended Sun Wukong as the head chef, he thought that these two gods always wore pants, and this move was ill-intentioned. He hurriedly left the class and reported,"Heavenly Venerable, Sun Wukong was born as a stone monkey. His nature is mischievous, and he has just entered the immortal class as a god. As for the position of the head chef, it needs a careful and steady immortal god. Lord Wude recommended Sun Wukong to be the head of the imperial kitchen. He had ulterior motives and was irresponsible. Please enlighten him.”
The Celestial Thearch looked at Wude Star Lord unhappily and said,""Your civil and military classes have always been noisy when discussing matters. Where is the trace of an immortal god? I also think that Taibai Jinxing is right. Sun Wukong is too careless. How can he be the manager of my imperial kitchen?”The Celestial Thearch retracted his gaze and looked at the civil and military immortals in the hall." Think again, are there any vacant positions in the other departments…suitable for Sun Wukong?”
Star Lord Wude and Heavenly King Li were in the same class and had a close relationship. Zhu Tianpeng, the head chef of the imperial kitchen, often fawned over the two gods. Later, Heavenly King Li and Star Lord Wu De demoted Marshal Tianpeng, who would not fawn over the two gods, to the vice marshal of the Heavenly River. Two days ago, the Martial Virtue Star Lord had come forward to recommend the head chef, Zhu Tianfeng, to be the Heavenly River Marshal. The Celestial Thearch seemed to be dissatisfied with this slovenly head chef and immediately approved. This time, in order to secretly help Heavenly King Li, although he knew that Sun Wukong was not suitable to be the head of the imperial kitchen, he deliberately recommended him. It was obvious that he had ulterior motives and sinister intentions. However, Wude Star Lord did not expect that as soon as he finished speaking, he would be rebuked by Taibai Jinxing and make the Celestial Thearch unhappy. He was extremely embarrassed and returned to the line without saying anything else.
Heavenly King Li rolled his eyes and had an idea. He went out to report again,"Reporting to the Heavenly Venerable, I thought about it carefully just now. There really is a position suitable for Sun Wukong.”
"What position?" asked the Celestial Thearch.
"I just remembered that the original steward of the Imperial Horse Bureau, the Three-eyed Horse God King, has been transferred to the Department of Demon Slayers of the Warrior's Department because of his meritorious service in raising horses. The Imperial Horse Bureau is currently lacking a steward, and I think this position is most suitable for Sun Wukong's 'relaxed and fun' requirements.”Heavenly King Li said.
The Celestial Thearch nodded and said to Sun Wukong,""Sun Wukong, the positions of the Imperial Chef and Imperial Steward are of the same rank.”
Although Sun Wukong was naturally simple and straightforward, he was also smart and quick-witted. He could tell the good from the bad from the inside. He had clearly heard the conversation in the hall just now. He knew that Heavenly King Li and the Star Lord Wu De had bad intentions towards him. He felt that the Taibai Jinxing that had brought him to heaven had treated him well. Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor had allowed him to choose between the two positions of the head chef and the head of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, he could not help but think to himself,"I, Old Sun, was a master who was served in the lower realm. How could I come to heaven to be an immortal who served immortals? Moreover, he was serving the Celestial Thearch. There was a saying in the human world that 'accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger'. If he did not do it well, he might make the Heavenly King unhappy and casually sentence Old Sun to a crime. Old Sun would be kicked out of the mortal world before he could even sit in the Heavenly Court. How embarrassing would that be? With my temper and character, how can I do a good job in serving the gods? However, raising horses was different. It didn't matter if they were a little fatter…or a little thinner. After all, animals couldn't do anything to Old Sun. Moreover, Old Sun especially liked horses. That's right! I would rather serve animals than the Celestial Thearch.”
Wukong made up his mind and bowed to the Celestial Thearch,""Old Sun still feels that being an officer in charge of horses is suitable for Old Sun.”
The Celestial Thearch nodded and said,"If that's the case, you'll be the supervisor of the Imperial Horse Bureau. In the future, you'll be in charge of all kinds of heavenly horses in the Heavenly Court." In addition, I'll give you the title of 'Horse Plague Avoidance', which can ward off all kinds of diseases and poisons. After you leave the palace, Civil Star will take you to the Sage Hall, Tushita Palace, and Thunder Temple to listen to the scriptures for a day each. After that, you will be appointed to the Imperial Horse Supervisor.”
On the way to the sky, Wukong saw patrolling heavenly soldiers riding on pegasi galloping through the Azure Sky Cloud Sea. At that time, he was extremely envious. Seeing that he was about to become the manager of the horses in the celestial heavens, he was overjoyed. He hurriedly bowed to the Celestial Emperor and thanked him before leaving the hall.
Under the lead of Civil Star, Wukong arrived at the Sage Mansion of Confucius. There were already five cultivators who had just become immortals in the Sage Hall. They were sitting below the stage and listening to the scriptures. The speaker on the stage was not Saint Ancestor Kong, but one of Saint Kong's disciples.
After Wukong entered, he greeted the teacher on the stage and the five students below the stage happily. Then, he sat down cross-legged on a futon."Self-restraint is benevolence. If you can restrain yourself and restore propriety, the world will return to benevolence. Is it because of oneself and others that benevolence is achieved?" Wukong was puzzled. He raised his hand and asked the teacher on the stage,""Sir, what exactly does 'benevolence' refer to? Please explain in detail. I don't understand.”
The teacher on the stage glanced at Wukong and said unhappily,""Immortal friend, you can't restrain your desire to 'please the limelight' and 'please the limelight. Your words and actions are not benevolent.”
Wukong blushed and said,""Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing. Old Sun is 'quick-witted and studious, and is not ashamed to ask questions of his inferiors'. Why should Sir be angry and blame Old Sun?”
Wukong had heard bits and pieces of these things from his senior brother Wu Chen when he was learning in Bamboo Mountain and had inadvertently memorized some of them. At this moment, when he saw the teacher on stage talking about this again, he felt a little regretful."If I could have learned more in Spring Mountain, why would I waste my time here today?”When he saw that he did not understand the content of his teacher's lecture, he could not help but ask his teacher. However, when he saw his teacher blaming him, he blurted out the words that he had inadvertently remembered back then.
Ruzu's disciple stared at Wukong for a while and said seriously,""Since Little Ru is a disciple of the Divine Ancestor, I believe that I'm quite proficient in the teachings of Confucianism. No matter what, I'm stronger than everyone below. But what position does this immortal friend hold in Heavenly Court? How dare he say that he was 'not ashamed to ask'? Haven't you heard of the saying,'When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher'? Could it be that you are more proficient in the Confucian Way than my Confucian Sect disciples?
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