How old is the Monkey King? Journey to the West is not written directly, but Wukong's personality is flamboyant, but it is one of his characteristics to rely on the old to sell the old. He has a pet phrase: my old grandson. When he was the monkey king in heaven, he only called himself "old" when he saw Sanqing. Every four emperors said "Your Majesty"; With Nine Obsidian Stars, Fangwujiang, Twenty-eight Hostels, Four Heavenly Kings, Twelve Celestial Realms, Five Five Elders, Putian Astrology, Han and God, we only treat each other as brothers and call each other. Sometimes it is called Buddha, and the Jade Emperor is often called Laoer. When I met this old gentleman, I just sang a song. Call me Lord in front of demons, and often call them sons. Wukong followed the Tang Priest to Kannonji, and the owner of the old courtyard told the Tang Priest about the past, only to see the old monk's face wrinkled, like an old mother from Lishan; A pair of mixed eyes, but like the East China Sea Dragon King. It doesn't matter if your mouth is closed, because your teeth have fallen out and your back is bent into a spasm. Sanzang asked, "What is the life span of the old hospital?" The old monk said, "I am 270 years old." Monkey heard this: "Chiyo is still my grandson!" How old is the Monkey King? The Journey to the West didn't tell us directly, but there are many sporadic accounts in the book. We can relate them and roughly calculate his age and birth age. There are several important narratives about Wukong's age in The Journey to the West. One was when he was 342 years old and had a fight with the underworld (the third time). Second, when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, that is, in 9 AD, Wukong was crushed at the foot of Wuxing Mountain (the fifth and fourteenth times). Thirdly, in Zhenguan 13, Wukong was rescued from the foot of Wuxing Mountain by Tang Priest, and followed the Buddhist scriptures in 14. In the twenty-seventh year of Zhenguan (Journey to the West), the Tathagata fought against Buddha (the fourteenth time, the hundredth time). When Wukong was 342 years old, one day, Wukong invited six kings, including Niu and Devil Jiao, to drink, dance and sing. As a result, he was as drunk as a fiddler. In the dream, he was put on a rope by two dead fools and taken to the "underworld", saying that it was time to die. How can Wukong tolerate it? He beat the two damn fools to a pulp, and waved a golden hoop to beat the ghosts hiding in the east to pieces. The tenth generation of Hades, the son of the underworld, came out to persuade them. Qin Guangwang quickly asked the little devil to check the book of life and death, and Wukong personally reviewed it. Sure enough, he found that the Monkey King's name was marked on Soul ZiNo. 1350, which was a natural stone monkey, and he died naturally. Wukong shouted, my old grandson cultivates immortality and lives with heaven. He has transcended the three realms and jumped out of the five elements. I don't remember the number of longevity, just say the name. Wukong picked up a pen and ticked out all the famous things such as monkeys. I fell from the book of life and death and danced all the way to the underworld. The Dragon King of the East China Sea made a scene in the Dragon Palace because Wukong had the best golden cudgel. Qin Guang, the king of the underworld, went to the Jade Emperor and told Wukong to surrender the dragon and tiger, forcing him to die a natural death. Hearing this, the Jade Emperor wanted to send heavenly soldiers to forcibly suppress it. At the suggestion of Taibai Chang Geng Xing, the Jade Emperor gave way to the imperial edict and recruited Wukong as Bi Ma Wen. The Monkey King was very unhappy when he became Marvin Bi, and several generations refused to be an official. Today, I finally got a tight job, so I fattened the horse meat diligently and felt that I still had more than half a month. One day, after drinking with all the prison officials, I realized that Bi Marvin was an inexperienced junior official. Wukong asked, "What do you mean' dirty'?" The prison official said, "Last class. This official is the youngest, and the horses are well fed, but they have not been well fed. " When Wukong heard this, he flew into a rage and said, "You look down on me! I am the king and ancestor of Huaguoshan, so don't be him! Don't be him! " Knock down the case, go through the customs all the way, and return to Huaguoshan. When the monkeys saw Wukong, they said happily, Congratulations, Your Majesty. You must be very proud to be back after more than ten years in the upper bound. The Monkey King said, I have only been there for more than half a month. Where have I been for more than ten years? It turns out that one day in the sky, the lower bound is one year. Wukong was a junior official in heaven from 15. The next morning, with the imperial horse supervisor Cheng and the deputy supervisor, he reported to the Jade Emperor that Wukong was too junior to be an official, but he went to the Heavenly Palace yesterday. The Jade Emperor appointed Li Jing, king of Tota, as the demon commander, and Prince Nezha as the deity of Santan Yinyue Society, and immediately mobilized troops to capture Wukong. The soldiers who knew Li Jing were no match for Wukong at all. Prince Nezha was wounded by Wukong and defeated at home. Venus Taibai is still offering strategies to harness peace. At the right end of the Flat Peach Garden, the Great Sage of Qitian will be built. There are two departments in the mansion, one is the quiet department and the other is the calm department. There are fairy officials in all departments, and they serve around. Give Wukong a false name of the Monkey King, with officials and no salary, which can avoid a lot of confusion and loss. Wukong went to heaven for the second time and became the "Monkey King". Because Wukong had nothing to do, the Jade Emperor put him in charge of the Flat Peach Garden. Because the queen mother held a flat peach party, Wukong was not eligible to attend. Only then did I know that I had been cheated again, eating flat peaches, drinking jade liquid and nectar, taking treasures, drinking enough wine to be brave, fooling around at will and stealing the elixir of the old gentleman. Dan wine woke up, only to know that he had made a big disaster and fled back to Guo Huashan. When the monkey grandchildren met the Great Sage, they all said, "What did the Great Sage do in heaven for a hundred years?" Wukong will be cheated again and make trouble in heaven. The Jade Emperor once again sent heavenly soldiers to capture Wukong. One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals could not defeat Wukong, and Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taishang Laojun came to help. Finally, Jiro caught Wukong and burned him to death in the gossip furnace of Taishang Laojun. After 7749 days of fire, the old gentleman turned on the stove. Instead of burning Wukong, he turned Wukong into a violent eye. 49 days of calcination is 49 years. When Wukong came out of the gossip furnace, the gods could only surround Wukong and could not subdue him. Finally, the Jade Emperor turned to the Tathagata for help and crushed Wukong at the foot of Wuxing Mountain with one stroke. This is the year when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, that is, in 9 AD. This is the first time that The Journey to the West has linked Wukong's affairs with the historical era, so that we can calculate Wukong's age and origin.