Chapter 962: The poor monk is sure that Xuanzang is a traitor sent by Taoism
In the first year of Zhenguan, an important move involving both Buddhism and Taoism took place!
Emperor Li Shimin, who had just ascended the throne, was provoked by the Chongxuan Office to ask him to pay homage to the "Ten Great Virtues" of monks. In a rage, he abandoned the system of the Ten Great Virtues of monks and officials that had been integrated from the Sui Dynasty, and even directly
The Chongxuan Bureau, which manages the world's monks, was directly merged into the Taishi Bureau and handed over to the Taoist priest Qing Weizi for management.
If it were in the previous era, his move, which was tantamount to directly declaring that the world's Tao is based on Buddha, would definitely cause an uproar. Not only the eminent monks and sages of Buddhism in the north would be excited, but even many Buddhist believers in the court would follow suit.
Waving flags and shouting, the dissuasive stamps will definitely fly into the imperial city like snowflakes...
However, thanks to His Majesty Li Yuan's previous actions against the Fahua Sect and the monks and nuns qualification examination that Li Shimin just held across Hebei not long ago, most of the northern monks were eliminated. Now the entire northern Buddhism lacks a large number of monks.
The backbone disciple's strength was severely damaged.
Under this situation, although these great Buddhist monks in the North are still filled with indignation, they can no longer rely on a large number of eminent monks to connect with each other and stir up the situation in the entire North as easily as before.
It was already dark, and a group of 'Great Virtues' who had been selected before but had their quota canceled again gathered at the Yinsheng Temple outside Chang'an City. However, when they met again at this time, their faces no longer had the same smiles as before.
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"Li Shimin is really abominable. If he didn't want to pay respect to the Three Treasures, he would have simply rejected someone's proposal. Why did he use this matter as an excuse to abandon the Ten Great Virtues and hand over the Chongxuan Bureau to the Taishi Bureau...
…”
Monk Zhishi of Dilunzong, who had previously asked Li Shimin to worship the Ten Great Virtues, said with an indignant expression.
"Isn't he clearly telling the world that the Taoist sect is superior to my Buddhist sect?"
“What the great monk Zhishi said makes sense!”
After hearing what Monk Zhishi said, Monk Huiri of Chengshi Sect also nodded in agreement.
"Li Shimin, this Hu'er's move is really too outrageous... Humph! A person who despises Buddhism and disrespects the Three Jewels will definitely go to the Mud Plow Hell after his death!"
"What's even more annoying is..."
Seeing that someone agreed with him, Monk Zhishi suddenly spoke louder.
"On the first day, that idiot Li Shimin handed over the Chongxuan Department to the Taishi Bureau. On the second day, Ran Xiangyu, the commander of Chongxuan, was dismissed by Taishi Ling Qingwei, and the person he replaced turned out to be an accomplice in the exam for monks and nuns.
, that traitor Xuanzang who helped Li Tangsha eliminate my Buddhist disciples!
What are they doing?
When could the position of Chongxuan Order be handed over to someone who is obviously incompetent?"
"The great monk Zhishi said that Xuanzang was a traitor to Buddhism. The old monk somewhat disagrees with this!"
When he heard Monk Zhishi saying that Xuanzang was a traitor, Monk Sengyan of Lianzong who was sitting on the side twitched the corners of his mouth, and then spoke tactfully.
"In the opinion of the old monk, the questions Xuanzang gave Li Tang are already very simple. This is obviously taking care of the Buddhist disciples. Otherwise, if he only gives a few small words and great ideas, I am afraid that fewer Buddhist disciples will pass the exam!"
"Master Sengyan, you were deceived by Xuanzang. It is because of his actions that you are even more hateful!"
Just as Monk Sengyan finished speaking, the Buddhist fighter Monk Falin on one side was already speaking next to him.
"The questions asked by Xuanzang may seem simple, but in fact they are broad. If you want to pass the examination, you must at least be familiar with many Buddhist classics... And there are very few people in my Buddhist sect who can do this.
There are very few of them, so Xuanzang’s move seems to be taking care of our Buddhism, but in fact it contains evil intentions!”
"..."
After hearing what Monk Fa Lin said, Monk Seng Yan blinked silently.
Monk Fa Lin said that he was deceived by Xuanzang, but he actually did not agree with it! After all, if he remembered correctly, Monk Xuanzang just responded to the request of the Qingwei Master and came up with a set of topics for a Buddhist scripture, that's all.
That’s all!
As for why the final test question is so broad, it has nothing to do with Xuanzang!
Because when the exam questions were selected, he, Seng Yan, was pulled up by Master Qingwei to do the questions all afternoon until he chose one that seemed simple, but was basically not a person who was familiar with many Buddhist classics.
Until you can't finish the paper.
In other words, that broad paper was not written by Xuanzang, but by his monk Yan!
"this……"
Monk Seng Yan clasped his hands together and continued to discern the Tao for Xuanzang.
"Does the old monk think this may be a coincidence?"
"This is definitely not a coincidence!"
After hearing what Monk Sengyan said, Buddhist fighter Fa Lin immediately refuted it.
"After the exam for monks and nuns, the poor monk had been staying in the same temple with Monk Xuanzang. Then the poor monk carefully observed Xuanzang for a period of time, and surprisingly discovered that this man was actually a traitor sent by the Taoist sect to come to my Buddhist sect...
…”
"What……"
After hearing the words of the Buddhist warrior Fa Lin, the eminent monks present were stunned.
"Master Falin, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
"Of course there is..."
After hearing the words of these eminent monks present, Buddhist fighter Fa Lin replied without hesitation.
"Everyone knows that in the past, the poor monk also joined the Taoist sect in order to verify our Buddhist dharma and learn from each other's strengths. He also got the favor of Lu Qiu Bangzhu, the junior disciple of Tao Hongjing of the Shangqing sect, and taught the poor monk the Three Cave True Sutra."
"good!"
After Fa Lin finished speaking, these eminent monks nodded immediately.
"In the past, when you, the great monk Falin, abandoned Taoism and became a Buddhist, you caused a big change in the Shangqing sect. In the end, it was the Fahua Sect that made up for the Shangqing sect, and only then could you, the great monk Falin, be saved.
Everyone has heard of these!"
"Because of this, the poor monk is no stranger to Taoist mental methods and Taoist true energy..."
Monk Fa Lin nodded slowly and continued.
"And the poor monk dares to guarantee with his life that this monk Xuanzang has pure Taoist Qi, and has cultivated to the realm of a real person, so he must be a Taoist disciple, and he must be the kind who has received the true inheritance!"
"ah……"
After hearing what Monk Fa Lin said, these eminent monks and sages immediately looked at each other.
Although it is true that there were people who practiced both Buddhism and Taoism before, there is always a priority. Just like this monk Fa Lin, although he received the true transmission of Taoism, he mainly practiced the secret method of Buddhism... But
This monk Xuanzang is actually practicing Taoist Qi, and he has already cultivated to the realm of a real person.
This is a bit outrageous!
"So in the eyes of this poor monk, this monk Xuanzang is definitely the secret disciple of the Taoist sect, and he is also the kind with a very high status!"
Monk Fa Lin clasped his hands together and said with a serious face.
"The reason why he pretended to be a monk was to cooperate with Li Shimin, a fool to destroy the Buddha. If you don't believe it, you can wait and see... The poor monk dares to assert that this monk Xuanzang, after becoming the Chongxuan Order,
I will definitely make persistent efforts to attack my Buddhist sect, and I will do so for the sake of my Buddhist sect in name only!"
"..."
After hearing what Monk Fa Lin said, Monk Seng Yan who was sitting aside blinked silently.
strangeness!
Is this monk Fa Lin also an undercover agent of Lord Qingwei? Otherwise, how would he know that the Lord had just taken out a book of Qing rules and precepts and given it to Xuanzang, asking him to start implementing it among Buddhists in the world?
"Alas! My Buddhist sect has always been kind to others, but I didn't expect that the Taoist sect would be so deliberate and determined to destroy my Buddhist sect! It seems that all the sects of our Buddhist sect must unite, otherwise they will only be defeated individually, and then sit back and wait for death..."
After hearing that the Buddhist fighter Monk Fa Lin revealed the details of the Buddhist traitor 'Xuan Zang', the monk Huizang of the Shelunzong Sect suddenly let out a long sigh.
"The old monk happened to know from a senior fellow of the Fahua Sect some time ago that Prince Jiancheng has raised a large army in the underworld and will soon return to Chang'an to seize his throne. In view of this,
The founders of the Shen Lun Sect in the Buddhist Kingdom have already passed down the message, saying that they will fully support Lotus and Prince Jiancheng."
"good!"
As soon as Monk Huizang finished speaking, he heard Monk Daoqing from Jushe Sect singing along with him.
"My ancestor of the Kushe Sect has also passed down the decree, and also said that he will fully support the establishment of the Fahua Sect and the Crown Prince..."
“It’s good to build a prince!”
Monk Daoxuan of the Vinaya Sect said something concisely and concisely.
"He is a man of integrity!"
"Thank you so much, great monks..."
After seeing all the "great sages" present standing up to express their support for Fahua Zong and Prince Jiancheng, Monk Haizang, the abbot of Yunjing Temple of Fahua Zong, immediately put his hands together to express his gratitude.
"To be honest, our sect will soon build the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Netherworld. We welcome all fellow Buddhists to participate in this grand event!"
…
While these 'eminent monks' were discussing matters outside the city of Chang'an, the current head of the Fahua Sect, the great monk Zhang'an, took advantage of the darkness of the night and led his beloved disciple, monk Zhiwei, and his nephew, monk Zhiyue.
, quietly came to the door of an abandoned house near Qujiang Pond in Qinglongfang.
"Zhiwei, Zhiyue, you two will lead out the two Hu Ji who have practiced the "Chantan Gandharva Transformation Sutra", and then the old monk will take action at the right time and capture them directly!"
The initiation monk put his hands together and said with a compassionate face.
"Of course, the old monk will be measured in his actions and will not harm the lives of these two ladies... After all, since they have practiced the Sutra of Transformation of Chantan Gandharva, they are members of my Buddhist sect."
Monk Zhiwei and Monk Zhiyue looked at each other, then nodded.