Chapter 155: How can I be afraid of a Tang Dynasty monk?
The king's words scared the abbot, the master of the courtyard, so much. Could he have heard such a thing? Fortunately, he had sent those monks out of the house early. Otherwise, if the news had leaked out, wouldn't it be a huge disaster?
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Three years ago, Quanzhen came to the country. He had the ability to control the wind and rain, and turn stones into gold. He solved the drought in the country and became brothers with the country's leader.
Everyone knows this.
At that time, even the incense of their Royal Baolin Temple was affected.
But then Quanzhen seemed to disappear out of thin air and was never seen again. However, he never thought that he had harmed the king and that he had transformed into the king before the court.
It was also because the Buddha appeared the day before yesterday and asked the abbot, the master of the courtyard, to consecrate Master Tripitaka as a holy monk. Otherwise, he would not believe what he saw and heard.
"Don't make this matter public, only you know about it."
"It's clear, it's clear." The abbot, the head of the hospital, immediately promised that he was determined to keep his mouth shut and would not let any information leak out.
The master of the courtyard summoned the monks again, prepared a bathtub, and asked a few clever young men to come in and serve him. After washing up, he was purified of the dead energy and got rid of bad luck.
The king put away all the original royal clothes and asked the servant to get two cloth collars and put them on. He took off the Lantian jade belt and tied it with a yellow silk ribbon. He also put away the worry-free shoes and replaced them with a pair of old monks' shoes.
shoe.
When he came back to the public, he was already dressed as a commoner, but his unusual temperament could still be seen.
"Wu Jing."
Fa Hai looked at it for a long time and then called Sha Monk to come.
"Master, what are your orders?"
"Spare half of your salute."
Sha Monk was a little confused, but he still listened to his master and divided the salute into two parts.
Seeing that Wu Jingfen was doing well, Fahai looked at the king and said, "How about you help me pick up a load and accompany us on this forty-mile mountain road?"
The king did not hesitate after hearing this, stepped forward, picked up a load, and said: "Holy monk, the grace of saving my life is like recreating my parents. The little king is willing to hold the whip and put the stirrup, serve the holy monk, and go to the West with him...
Now that my prince has grown up and is quite talented, he has exorcised the evil spirit, and the little king will be passed down to him without any worries..."
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say." Fahai stopped him with one hand and continued.
The Great Sage also arrived in front of the king and said with a smile: "We are going to the West. There will be many obstacles along the way. If I take you with me...if I encounter monsters, I will have to let my master take care of me. If you go to the West with me,
I'm just afraid that kindness will be repaid with hatred."
"Oh!" After hearing the Great Sage's words, the king didn't know how to respond for a moment, and his expression was quite awkward.
The Great Sage patted him on the shoulder and told him to relax: "You only go 40 miles to enter the city. When Na Quanzhen is captured, I will give you justice and you will be your king... You can make the people of this country
If you live and work in peace and contentment, you will live up to my master's experience in saving you."
This is also a method of cause and effect, which can be regarded as actively resolving this life-saving cause and effect.
"Thank you, elder, for your guidance." The king quickly bowed down and thanked him.
Several people walking together——
The great sage saw that although the king had been a king for many years and had been resurrected not long ago, the way he carried the burden was also very authentic. He walked twenty miles without even saying a word of hardship, which shows that he has a tough mind.
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Even Bajie was far inferior to him at the beginning.
The Great Sage suddenly stopped a few steps, walked with the monarch, and asked: "I forgot to ask yesterday, what happened to the monk who was punished in the moat?"
"Although he was a scoundrel, his crime would not lead to death. Xiao Wang only had people put him into the water during the day and carry him out at night. He never stopped eating, but he did not repent and did not need a bite..."
"The stalemate lasted for three days and three nights. Xiao Wang saw that he was stubborn and his body was not damaged even after being soaked in water. It was a pity that he had good health. So he wanted to polish his temper and get him to change his ways.
Then he issued an order to assign him to the farm to work, and asked him to experience the difficulty of food for himself... But the person who sent the order found that he had broken the rope and did not know where to escape." After the king finished speaking, he whispered to the general.
The saint asked: "Elder, is that monk really an envoy from Lingshan?"
Although he didn't think he had done anything wrong in this matter, it was an act that offended Lingshan after all. How could he not be worried?
"There's no need to worry." The Great Sage pondered for a while and comforted him: "Those immortals and Buddhas were worshiped by the human world, but they all pretended not to eat the fireworks of the human world... If he dares to embarrass you again
, I, the old man, will help you seek justice... If I couldn’t use my words, wouldn’t I still have my master here?”
"That's right, that's right." Bajie also chimed in, "My master is here, so there's no need to worry."
When Fahai saw the two disciples praising him like this, he felt helpless for a moment. If he really provokes any great power, he will first ask you two traitors to come up and learn his methods.
As they walked, several people chatted about past events, especially when the leader of the country talked about how miserable the people were before he founded the country. They burst into tears and sobbed... It can be said that as long as he has a mouthful of food, he will also
It won't lead to rebellion.
"The people's demands are really not much." The king sighed, "Even though I am from a humble background, now I only give them a mouthful of food and praise them everywhere... This throne seems to be occupied by only a few people.
But if the people had not died, how could the little king be today? Wei Zheng, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, once said that the people are like water, and the king is like a boat. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it... I deeply believe this. Therefore, the more they praise me, I
The less I dare to make mistakes, for fear of betraying their trust."
"You are a good emperor." Fa Hai said at this moment: "Even the gods and Buddhas dare not really harm you, so you have the opportunity to return to the sun today... Maybe the person who really saved you was not the poor monk, but the poor monk.
It is your merits in governing the country and teaching the people virtues in the past twenty years."
All the disciples said in unison: "Good!"
After the masters and disciples walked on the road for half a day, they saw the city approaching. The king of the country spoke to Master Sanzang: "Holy Monk, the capital of the Wuji Kingdom is just ahead."
The Great Sage and Xiao Bailong had already been here twice, so they naturally recognized him, "Exactly, let's rush into the city to do some work."
The two of them were militants, and the Great Sage had received a promise from his master to surrender this monster to him, so he was impatient for a long time.
The five masters and apprentices, together with the king pretending to be a porter, entered the city. They saw people in the market and the scenery was lively. Then they looked at the Phoenix Pavilion and the Dragon Tower, which were also very magnificent... Xiao Bailong asked at the side: "Your Majesty
How do you think what you see before you is better than when you were in power?"
The king looked at it with a complicated expression, "Not to mention the drought days five years ago... Even when Xiao Wang was at his most prosperous, it was still not as good as now."
He was momentarily frustrated.
The Great Sage said from the side: "To be honest, that Demon Dao Quanzhen... is more diligent than your Majesty."
"Ah this..."
"Your Majesty should not belittle yourself. If it had not been for Your Majesty to recuperate and recuperate for more than ten years, I am afraid that the disaster five years ago would have brought disaster to the country. This fake king also borrowed the power of Your Majesty to do this...
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"Thank you to the holy monk for your advice. The little king understands." To be able to be the founding king of the country, the leader of the Wuji Kingdom is definitely an extraordinary person. Now he only has one idea, to sort out this fake king's strategy of governing the country and turn it into his own use.
The leader of the country asked Master Tripitaka: "The holy monks are descendants of the state. How does our country compare with the Tang Dynasty?"
"If we just talk about the overseas palaces and buildings in front of us, and then talk about the singing and dancing in the shops...it seems a bit luxurious in the prosperous Tang Dynasty." Fa Hai saw that the king seemed a little obsessed with the precious fan surrounded by red clouds, fresh robes and green mist.
Looking at the glorious scene of light, he said: "Your Majesty, this kind of golden and golden phase is a reflection of the strength of a country, but... I feel that we should pay more attention to the people's livelihood. If your Majesty is confused, you might as well pay more attention to it.
Thinking about the hardships faced by the opposition back then, we may be able to understand what a peaceful scene really is."
When the king heard this, he was shocked and seemed to have a bright spiritual light. Because he was carrying the burden, he just respectfully said to Master Tripitaka: "Little king, please be taught."
Bajie looked at it for a while, then he touched his belly, then looked at the king on the side, his eyes rolled slightly: "Master, should we go to the Yamen first to exchange the customs clearance documents, or what?"
Before the master could speak, the senior brother spoke first: "As long as the real king is here, we can go straight into his palace hall, cast down the demon, and just ask for the king's seal. Wouldn't that save a lot of trouble?"
The lord of the country also said: "That's exactly what it should be."
Bajie thought for a moment and said, "After we get rid of the demon, is there any entertainment?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Seeing that it was Bajie who said this, the king nodded repeatedly.
Wasn’t it this elder who gave me my share of food this morning?
"Oh!" Bajie was quite happy when he saw that the king agreed, but after a while he felt something was wrong and specifically said: "Old Zhu, I told you in advance that you are entertaining us this time, not
We need alms for alchemy... and we must have the proper royal food."
The king couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, which made everyone laugh.
As he walked towards the palace, Bajie said again: "Master, if you go straight into the court...do you have to bow down when you see the fake king?"
"You idiot, you are usually smart, why are you so stupid now?" The great sage said a little coldly: "How can he, a fake monk, accept the master's gift?"
The king of the country also said at the side: "Even the little king now worships the holy monk, and there is no ceremony for the holy monk and the elders to meet and worship."
Arriving in front of the palace gate, everyone stopped under the command of the imperial guards. The Great Sage bowed his hands to the master, took out the golden cudgel from his ear, played a flower stick in front of him, and said, "Master, please be patient.
Wait for the disciples to go ahead and open the way!"
The Great Sage led the ambassador to the court gate and said to the pavilion gate: "We are the people sent by the Tang Dynasty from the east to go to the west to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. We are here to change the customs..."
The Imperial Guards saw the Great Sage taking out a stick and were about to press their weapons against each other when they heard: "Wait a minute!"
Everyone went to ask about the reputation and saw the prince coming in a hurry.
It turns out that the young prince knew that Master Sanzang and his disciples were going to the court today to slay demons. Firstly, he was afraid that the guards of the imperial army would collide with the eminent monk and lose his life; secondly, he was also afraid that his master and disciples would not be able to enter the palace smoothly, and there would be another setback...so why
Wait here and personally lead them into the temple.
"Go and pass the message, and lead the Tang sage monk and his entourage to the palace." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered to the Huangmen on the side.
The Huangmen official immediately entered Duanmen, knelt down and said: "There are six monks outside the imperial gate. They say that they are the imperial envoys of the Tang Dynasty in the East who went to the West to pray to Buddha and seek scriptures. Now the customs have been changed. His Royal Highness has been introduced to the palace gate.
, hurry to the outside of the palace."
When the first false king heard this, he didn't know why, but his heart trembled for three times. He secretly muttered: How can I be afraid of him, a monk from the Tang Dynasty?
He regained his composure and said solemnly: "Xuan!"