Chapter 961: Is Master Xuanzang, a Tang monk, coming to the Chongxuan Department to be an official?
"What? Your Majesty actually canceled the Ten Great Virtues and merged the Chongxuan Bureau into the Taishi Bureau..."
After hearing Kong Qing's clone briefly tell them the content of the edict delivered by the chamberlain just now, representatives from other Taoist sects, such as Yin Wenchao of Louguan, Pan Shizheng of Shangqing, Bai Guiling of Silk Family Taoist School, etc.
Even Zhang Junzang, a member of the Zhanyuan sect who was famous for his foresight, had a look of surprise on his face.
"Is the saint planning to attack those monks again?"
"Who knows this?"
Faced with these noble questions, Kong Qing's clone did not answer, but waved his hand casually.
"But since the saint's will has been made, then our Taishi Bureau should obey it..."
Having said this, Kong Qing's clone turned to look at Yin Wenchao, the master of the ten great masters of Louguan Taoism, and Pan Shizheng of the Shangqing sect, who were sitting not far from him, and said with a smile.
"Zhenren Yin, Zhenren Pan, now that the Chongxuan Bureau has been merged into the Taishi Bureau, naturally we cannot be as free and undisciplined as before. Someone must be responsible, so Pindao wants to ask one of you two to take charge.
The Chongxuan Bureau manages that group of monks, but I wonder which of you would volunteer to take charge of this matter to share the worries of the Taishi Bureau?"
"..."
After hearing what Kong Qing's clone said, both Yin Wenchao and Pan Shizheng looked embarrassed instantly!
The management of the Chongxuan Department is not easy to handle no matter how you look at it. If it is done too harshly, the bald Buddhists will definitely not be satisfied, but if it is done lightly, the 'broad-minded' Taishi sitting in front of him will
Ling Qingwei will not be satisfied.
This is a standard hot potato!
"Master Qingwei, it's just a poor Taoist who doesn't want to share the worries of the Taishi Bureau..."
Then, he saw that Yin Wenchao had already taken the lead and spoke to Kong Qing with a sincere expression.
"The main reason is that our Dharma Master Lou Guan Daoqi is about to be reborn, so he has been in retreat during this period, and Pindao, as the next Dharma Master of Lou Guan, has to temporarily take over all the affairs of Lou Guan Dao, which has led to the recent
Pindao has almost delayed some of the work of the Taishi Bureau. If the Chongxuan Bureau is added to the mix, Pindao is worried that he will not be able to do the job, so..."
Yin Wenchao raised his hands and bowed deeply towards Kong Qing.
"I don't want to do it, but I really can't. Please forgive me, Master Qingwei!"
"oh……"
After hearing Yin Wenchao's words, Kong Qing smiled and nodded.
"Is Dharma Master Qi actually going to be reborn? It's really gratifying. Since you, Master Yin, are busy with your affairs, I won't force you... Master Pan!"
With that said, Kong Qing turned his head and looked at Pan Shizheng.
"You shouldn't be as busy as Master Yin recently. After all, you have a lot of talented people in the Qing Dynasty. You, Master Pan, may not be able to take over the position of master. I think Master Wang Gui is also very good, and he is still in Maoshan.
, Near the water tower, maybe I will become your supreme Dharma master at some time."
"..."
After hearing Kong Qing's heart-wrenching words, Master Pan immediately pursed his lips expressionlessly.
"I disappoint you, Master Qingwei. Pindao's cultivation is at a critical juncture recently, and he really has no time to spare. For the affairs of the Chongxuan Department, I'd better ask Master Chongxuan to hire someone else, Gao Ming!"
"hehe!"
Although Pan Shizheng's attitude seemed a bit bad, Kong Qing didn't seem to mind at all and was still smiling.
"What a pity. Originally, the poor Taoist thought of turning this burden off... No! I leave this job to you, but it turns out that you, Master Pan, have no time to spare... Master Pan, why don't you think about it carefully? You can manage all the monks in the world,
How majestic this is!”
"..."
Master Pan silently rolled his eyes at Kong Qing.
Qingwei, don’t think that if you changed your words quickly, Pindao wouldn’t have heard you say the word “burden”.
"Well, since both Taishi Cheng are not free, then..."
Kong Qing's eyes swept over the high-ranking people present, as if he was considering who should give this position to. Just when his eyes fell on Zhang Juanzang aside, he saw him
He was already busy waving his hands.
"Master Qingwei, the old Taoist is of low strength. If you take this job, you might be beaten by those Bodhisattva Arhats from Buddhism one night when you walk at night. You'd better hire someone else!"
After Zhang Juanzang spoke, the other Taoists also expressed their rejection.
"Yes, I actually have quite a lot going on..."
"Zhenren, I am planning to go to the mountains to do some spiritual cultivation at this time..."
"Otherwise, Zhenren, you should personally take charge of the Chongxuan Department!"
"..."
"well!"
Looking at the group of high-level Taoists in front of him who were avoiding each other, Kong Qing pretended to sigh.
"Pindao is here to give you benefits, but in the end, all of you... It's true that I originally wanted the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch! Okay, then Pindao will take charge of the Chongxuan Department. Don't be envious then.
Jealousy and hatred, in the end, he secretly said that Pindao was arbitrary and independent... That's right, Master Pan, Pindao was talking about you!"
"snort!"
Master Pan snorted at Kong Qing with an annoyed look on his face.
"Master Qingwei, please don't slander Pindao. Pindao never talks about people's rights and wrongs behind their backs!"
"hehe!"
Kong Qing chuckled again and continued.
"Okay! No more joking with Master Pan, let's get down to business..."
As he spoke, Kong Qing snapped his fingers, and then the experts present saw a roll of maps flying out from the room behind Kong Qing, as if there was an invisible hand in the air.
Just like it.
Whoosh!
After a soft sound, the map untied itself in the air and spread it out in front of them.
"Pindao did some calculations and found that our next-door neighbor, the Yushitai, is about the same size as the Chongxuan Department. So in order to facilitate management, Pindao decided to help move the Yushitai and Chongxuan Department to a new home.
The Chongxuan Department moved next door to us..."
As he spoke, Kong Qing tapped on the map with his hand.
"Pan Zhenren, your Shangqing sect has a wide network of contacts and has contacts with high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the court, so..."
Kong Qing raised his head and looked at Pan Shizheng with a smile.
"I'll leave it to you to swap the Yushitai and Chongxuan Department. Is that okay?"
"this……"
Pan Shizheng originally planned to continue to refuse, but at this moment, he turned his head as if by mistake, and his eyes happened to meet the eyes of Kong Qing who was sitting on the main seat.
Seeing Kong Qing's kind smile and gentle eyes, Pan Shizheng shivered reflexively for some reason, and swallowed his unspoken words.
"Of course it's not a problem, leave it to Pindao!"
…
Ever since a written examination question bank was given to Buddhist disciples at the request of Kong Qing, Master Xuanzang, the monk of the Tang Dynasty, began to have some minor worries in his originally peaceful life.
For example, when he was doing homework in the main hall during the day, the other monks were always far away from him; when he went to the cafeteria to eat, he was always met with cynicism; when he was meditating in the middle of the night, some monks came to his meditation room specially.
Making some noise in front of the door...
Although Master Xuanzang could deal with these matters calmly due to his profound meditation skills, he still had some incomprehension.
His question is obviously very simple. Anyone who can memorize Buddhist scriptures can't answer it. Why are so many monks still eliminated?
Could it be that these monks don’t usually read Buddhist scriptures... But the question is, if you don’t even read Buddhist scriptures, why do you want to be a monk?
And what makes him even more puzzled is that the monks who usually give him a look are all monks who have passed the examination. Since you can pass the examination, you should know that the questions I asked are very simple, why do you have to do this?
What about attitude?
Today, Master Xuanzang finished his dinner in the cold eyes of other monks. Then he took his alms bowl to a corner of the dining hall, poured a ladle of water and washed it, then carried it in his hand and walked towards his room.
As he walked along the road, he could clearly hear the monks whispering around him.
"That guy Xuanzang can still stay here shamelessly..."
"That's right, he has deceived so many fellow Buddhists, and now he can still look like nothing has happened. He is so shameless!"
"What's even more annoying is that I went out of my way to disturb him last night, but he slept like a pig... Damn it, how could he sleep after doing such a shameless thing?"
"..."
Amidst the sarcasm of these people, Monk Xuanzang still walked slowly forward with his alms bowl in his hands with a calm expression, as if he didn't hear anything at all.
Of course, he didn't try to tell the monk who said how he could sleep. In fact, he had been woken up by him before the other man came under his window yesterday, and he just didn't want to get up and argue with him.
Just as Monk Xuanzang walked all the way back to the door of his meditation room and just opened the door, he heard a familiar voice coming from the room.
"Master Xuanzang, you don't seem to be very popular among these monks!"
"Huh!"
Monk Xuanzang blinked and looked with some astonishment at a Taoist priest in white who was sitting cross-legged in his meditation room.
"Master Qingwei, why are you here?"
"Pindao comes to visit in person, so of course something good will happen!"
Kong Qing raised his head with a smile and said to the fat black monk in front of him who was not as handsome as described in Journey to the West.
"Now there is one less Chongxuan Order in the Chongxuan Department, so Pindao immediately thought of Master Xuanzang. How about you, Pindao, is he a good friend?"
"The Chongxuan Order is vacant..."
After hearing Kong Qing's words, Tang monk Xuanzang suddenly had a puzzled expression on his face.
"When did this happen? Why doesn't this poor monk know about it at all?"
"Oh... this order was given by Pindao when he just left home, so Master Xuanzang you can be forgiven for not knowing."
Kong Qing smiled and took out a fish talisman from his sleeve, along with a petition and an ultimatum, placed them on the ground, and pushed them in the direction of Monk Xuanzang.
"Master Xuanzang, do you want to aggrieve yourself and do something for Buddhism in the world?"