The real reason for ranking
We know that the Monkey King's character is supercilious, and he has no ability lower than himself. Therefore, whether it is the Dragon Palace or the Heaven, he doesn't care. He just fought and left. But he became sworn brothers with Niu Wangmo and others, willing to grow old together.
He also explained that he would like to be a younger brother. They are classified according to size. As a result, he is the youngest and the cow is the biggest, so the old cow is the boss and he is the old seven. Actually, it's not like this at all. After watching Journey to the West, we know that monkeys love to take advantage, and he never dares to suffer. How could he want to be a younger brother? He only needs to perform a magic trick to be the first. Sorting by head is ridiculous, so the real reason is based on the size of the head. the Monkey King is the weakest and can only rank seventh. If he is so weak according to this reasoning, he can still make a fuss.
The real power of heaven
In fact, the strength of Heaven is far from what we imagined. We know that hell is a subsidiary organ of heaven. Let's take some time to read the letter written by Bodhisattva, the long hidden king of hell, to the Jade Emperor. Words are very humble, indicating that hell also looks up to heaven. Moreover, the Monkey King's ranking in the book of life and death is only 1350, and there are many demon kings in front of him, but I have never heard of any demon king who is dissatisfied with the punishment of the underworld and destroys the book of life and death like the Monkey King. Even the underworld can stabilize these lich kings, let alone heaven.
The Jade Emperor is the Lord of the Three Realms. His imperial edict can make the Tathagata surrender to the demon monkey, let the four emperors of Sanqing attend the celebration banquet held for the Tathagata, and mobilize the Zhenwu Emperor to destroy the demons in the world. If the Jade Emperor lets these bosses make moves, which demon in the world can't surrender? Therefore, the power of heaven is far from as weak as you think. The scene of the Monkey King scaring the Jade Emperor into drilling the table is just a TV play. As a matter of fact, the Monkey King was stopped by Wang Lingguan, the deputy of Marshal God Blessed, one of the Four Saints of the Arctic, before he entered the Hall of the Soul. Therefore, it is an idiotic dream to make a scene in heaven with the power of monkeys.
The thoughts of the six saints
Except the Monkey King, these six people are much longer and richer than monkeys in terms of practice time and experience. Don't they know the true strength of heaven? In their eyes, there are only two reasons why the Monkey King dares to make a scene in the sky. Either the background is strong and invincible, or there is a hole in the head. But no matter what the reason, they dare not stand tall and make a scene with the monkey, because they know it is a dead end.
In fact, the Monkey King should also be able to see this result. At that time, the monkey called himself the Monkey King, and he suggested that other brothers should also be called saints. At that time, the six people were trapped and scared. So the monkey's voice was backward, and the scene was silent. After thinking for a long time, Niu Wangmo broke the deadlock with a high-pitched voice. Only when an old cow takes the lead can others be called saints.
We can see two things from here. First of all, Niu Wangmo is bolder than other demons. Second, these people are all bragging in Huaguoshan, but God can't see them anyway. So later, the Monkey King really made a scene. These demons are afraid to come out and help the monkeys. Even though the Monkey King was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain, few people came to help.
For this, the Tathagata has a thorough understanding. He once strongly advised the Monkey King not to clash with the Jade Emperor, because the strength of the Jade Emperor is far from that of monkeys, and so is it for other lich kings. To end this article, quote Tathagata's original words:
He has been practicing since he was a child and has been robbed 1750 times. Every 129600.