Kumarajiva's skinny face twitched slightly, and he said slowly: "These military matters are what you people in power and conspirators who play tricks have to worry about. I have already become a monk.
, no longer care about these worldly things, and just want to let as many people as possible gain peace and happiness. If the war really breaks out in Guanzhong and burns down this Caotang Temple, then I can only protect the Dharma with my body and use my life to protect it.
These hard-won scriptures."
Doupengke nodded: "That's right, you, a monk, can't become a Buddha and ascend, so you have to be a living Buddha. If you want to be famous for centuries, for the sake of the fame of the eminent monk, you have to leave these translated scriptures. This is better than yours."
Life is important."
Kumarajiva sneered and said: "Why, you still want to deal with these scriptures? Doupeng, I advise you to give up. The translation of these scriptures has been done by thousands of ascetics for decades.
It is through hard work and hard work that these scriptures that advise people to do good and not to use weapons rashly have allowed Guanzhong to be basically stable in recent years, and the remnants of the Fu clan of the former Qin Dynasty and the Han people who believed in Fu Jian's benevolence would not raise armies for revenge."
"Yao Xing values this work more than me. He even hopes to send these scriptures to the grassland to break the fighting spirit of the Hu Xia soldiers. Therefore, he will never let you do anything bad. He has a large number of masters and guards overtly and covertly.
By guarding these Scripture Pavilions, you don’t have to think too much about your previous tricks of assassination, arson, and poisoning. Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to completely destroy these scriptures!”
Doupengke smiled and said: "You, a great monk, knew I was coming, so you made preparations in advance. In the past two years, you have chosen this place to translate scriptures, and you even fooled Yao Xing into ferrying those brutal and murderous Hu Xia people to China for him.
Manzi, Yao Xing's protection against you now is even stricter than in his palace. Even Yao Laoxie's Kunlun Guards were used. It seems that you have made arrangements in advance."
Kumarajiva smiled with a smile on his face and said: "To deal with such an unparalleled villain like the donor, it is impossible not to prepare early. The moment I saw you two years ago, I knew that you, the lingering devil, must be
Will you come back to attack me again? You know that I have understood life and death now, and even sent me on my way early to help me escape. I will no longer be tortured by the past events in my early years. But these scriptures of mine, these wisdom that help the world escape from the sea of suffering, you
Don’t think about the harm!”
Doupengke smiled and waved his hand: "So, you are unwilling to cooperate with me, right?"
Kumarajiva gritted his teeth: "I will never cooperate with the devil or Shura again. Just kill me and help me escape from the sea of suffering. I know you won't come back empty-handed!"
Having said this, Kumarajiva closed his eyes, opened his arms, and exposed his thin chest.
The hooded man's eyes were gleaming and uncertain.
A moment later, a breeze blew up Kumarajiva's cassock. When he opened his eyes again, there was nothing in front of him. The figure in the poncho had disappeared into the night outside the window, and there was a sound as thin as a gnat.
Passed into his ears: "Monk, killing you will do me no good. Within three days, I will definitely let you act according to my will. It was possible before, and it is the same now!"
A smile flashed across Kumarajiva's face, and the door to the Zen room on one side opened slightly, and two young novice monks ran in. While rubbing their eyes, they said: "Abbot, just now, we seemed to have dozed off just now.
I'm confused, what happened?"
Another young novice saw the wide open window and the fluttering curtain outside the window at a glance, and said quickly: "Abbott, the wind blew the curtain and the window opened."
Kumarajiva looked at the Buddhist scriptures in front of him calmly and waved his hand gently: "It's not the wind, nor the curtains, it's just your heartbeat. It's none of your business here. Go down and rest early. I'll be alone for a while.
."
The little novice monk bowed and retreated. Kumarajiva gently put down the Buddhist scripture in his hand, and a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Doupeng, let's see how you can make trouble this time!"
On the outskirts of Chang'an, by the Ba River and outside the small forest, two black figures stood side by side. Tao Yuanming, dressed in a black robe, stood beside the cloaked guest and smiled slightly: "There is no one in this world who can prevent the master from returning with success this time."
There are really not many, and Kumarajiva is indeed a wise man in this world."
A fierce light flashed in Doupengke's eyes: "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have deliberately appeared in front of him two years ago. This bald donkey was able to successfully deceive Yao Xing and let Yao Xing send heavy troops to guard his shackles. This
I didn't calculate that, now he is not afraid of life and death, he only cares about these scriptures, I didn't expect that there is such a guy in this world who deceives himself and others, and even deceives himself."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Maybe because of my uneasy conscience for so many years, I could only rely on translating scriptures and saving sentient beings to escape reality, anesthetize myself, and reduce the pain and torture. Over time, this became a lifelong pursuit and obsession, just like
Back then, I had the idea of ascending to Buddhahood. Now that I have translated so many scriptures and have become a eminent monk in this world, then passing away and sitting down will be my liberation."
Doupengke said coldly: "That is to say, he still has weaknesses. These scriptures are his life's work. If these scriptures are destroyed, or if he is no longer allowed to translate the scriptures, it will be better than killing him.
It’s still uncomfortable, isn’t it?”
Tao Yuanming nodded: "That's for sure. However, the defense of Caotang Temple's Sutra Building is very tight. Our main force has never been in Guanzhong. Now we are sending our men from Jingxiang to come for reinforcements. I'm afraid it won't be enough in three days. Do you want me to think about other options?"
What about other methods, such as recruiting and buying some dead soldiers locally?"
Doupengke waved his hand: "No, I already have a way. People always have weaknesses! And Yao Xing will help us exploit and solve this weakness. Yuan Ming, get ready to go to court again."
A flash of surprise flashed in Tao Yuanming's eyes, and he turned to salute respectfully: "Okay, I'll get ready right now."
The cloaked man turned around, looked into Tao Yuanming's eyes, and said, "Do you know why the black robed asked me to come to help you this time?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "The decision of my lord and seniors is not something that my subordinates can speculate on. Even if you don't come, I will do my best to complete this mission."
Doupengke shook his head: "It doesn't really matter to us whether you complete the task assigned to you by Liu Yu this time, but I agree with the future plan you told Heipao last time.
I am very interested, so I came to help you in person this time. On the one hand, I have an old relationship with Kumarajiva and can use him. Secondly, I also want to ask you in person about your future plans."
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This chapter has been completed!