Yuan Shoucheng thought that the Dragon King would be beheaded by Cao if he disobeyed the imperial edict, and told him that if he wanted to live, he could plead with Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong dreamed that the Dragon King came to intercede with him, so he promised him and ordered Wei Zhi to follow him into the palace, so that Wei Zhi would have no time to behead the Dragon King.
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Characteristics of The Journey to the West:
The Journey to the West is the most outstanding ghost novel full of fantastic ideas in the history of China literature. Wu Cheng'en, the author, used romanticism to soar with unparalleled imagination, portrayed a colorful, magical and magnificent fantasy world, created a series of fascinating fairy tales, and successfully shaped the idealized hero image of the Monkey King.
In the fantasy world, it reflects secular human feelings and feelings in a tortuous way, shows fresh human wisdom, and is full of realistic flesh and blood and rich flavor of life. The Journey to the West, with his unique thoughts and artistic charm, brought readers into the beautiful art palace and felt its artistic charm.
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Baidu encyclopedia-journey to the west