Li Erlang left the palace and heard that there was a debate there, so he went there with great interest.
There are two sides in the debate, one is a scholar and the other is a monk.
The two talked about benevolent governance of the country, the scholar studied both Confucianism and Buddhism, and the monk only talked about Buddhism. Although what he said was clear and logical, there was still something missing.
Seeing that the monk was defeated, people on the other side shouted and called Xuanqi, and then pushed another monk out. He defeated the scholar by telling stories from Buddhist scriptures.
Li Erlang thought it was very interesting and went to make friends after the meeting.
Yamazaki looked speechless in the crowd, this is how they can get together!
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Three years later, Xuan Qian became the most famous monk in the Western Capital. When he lectured on Buddhist scriptures, the crowds were really empty.
But on this day, a pair of monks came. An old monk and a young monk came to sell Zen staff and cassocks.
Yamazaki glanced and saw that Guanyin Bodhisattva was coming.
Guanyin Bodhisattva also saw him and put his hands together in greeting.
Yamazaki nodded in greeting as a return gift.
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It happened that Li Erlang was also listening to the lecture. He looked at the Zen staff and cassock and thought it was good, so he decided to buy it.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva does not sell it, saying that he is not a knowledgeable person. The implication is that the sword points at Xuanqi who preaches sutras.
Xuanqian cleared his throat and began to argue.
But Guanyin Bodhisattva did not argue with him. To be honest, you may not be able to argue with him.
Guanyin Bodhisattva jumped out of the box and asked another question, "Amitabha, what the Zen master said is only Hinayana Buddhism. There is Mahayana Buddhism. I wonder if the Zen master can understand it?"
Nonsense, I’ve never heard of it, how can I possibly understand it?
Xuanqian told the truth that he had never heard of it, and then asked where the Mahayana Buddhism could be found.
"Amitabha Buddha is naturally in the spiritual mountain of my Buddha Realm."
"Ah, in that case, I wonder how I can get it?"
"Of course the Zen master has to go and get it himself, go to Lingshan Mountain and worship Tathagata."
"Okay, then let's ask the old Zen master to lead the way."
"Haha, it's a journey of 36 million miles, do you really want to go?"
"Amitabha, no matter how difficult it is, as long as we can obtain the true scriptures and find a path of benevolence for our people, no matter how far the road is, it will end."
Li Erlang clapped his hands and praised, "Well said, my dear brother is really a distinguished monk now."
"In this way, I will send this cassock and Zen staff to the Zen master. I hope the Zen master has a smooth journey and we will meet at Lingshan soon."
"Ah?" Many people have discovered that when they meet in Lingshan, they naturally say that the old monk is from Lingshan.
"Amitabha."
Guanyin Bodhisattva showed his true body, folded his hands to Li Erlang, and then disappeared.
The person worshiping the Bodhisattva immediately looked at Li Erlang, which made him greatly embarrassed.
He is accomplished in spirit and has an ageless appearance. He has been pretending to be young in this group. Now he can no longer hide it. From now on, he will have to withdraw from the group and will have no more fun.
However, it was difficult to get off the tiger at this time, so he showed his sword.
With a flash of golden light, everyone understood.
"It's Xuanyuan Sword!"
"It's His Majesty the Emperor!"
"See Your Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
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Ten days later, Xuan Qian set off.
Li Erlang sent him outside the city and with a smile invited someone to hand him a plate of wine.
"Your Majesty, poor monks are not allowed to drink alcohol."
"My dear brother, this is water and wine specially brewed for you."
Xuan Qian glanced at him and saw that the elder brother was very weak.
He is not alone, there are many people.
Li Erlang couldn't stand it anymore, so he had an idea, leaned over and pinched some soil, then sprinkled it into the cup.
"This is the soil and water of my hometown."
Everyone was speechless and Xuan Qian was sweating.
But there is no way to deal with him. Who calls him the emperor?
Close your eyes and drink.
After three glasses of water and wine, I burped.
My face was red and my stomach was burning.
This was not just because of the alcohol, but also because he was angry. He was so angry that he actually gave him alcohol, and it was still strong alcohol. It was so bad!
Li Erlang turned a blind eye to Xuan Qian's angry glare.
"My dear brother, it's been a good journey!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will surely live up to everyone's expectations!"
After Xuanqian saluted, he turned around and walked, feeling dizzy and falling down!
Li Erlang was immediately overjoyed, and many people couldn't help laughing.
Yamazaki shook his head. This glass of wine might have harmed Xuan Qian, making him unable to complete his important task in this life.
He will become a, how should I say, role model in the future.
If you break the precepts, you will be stained and you will not be able to obey others.
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When Xuanqian woke up, he found that he was already on the carriage.
Enduring the headache of a hangover, I climbed out of the carriage to take a look, and found that there was a large group of people following me.
The leader of the team happily told him that His Majesty the Emperor sent them to escort them all the way and to conduct diplomacy in Hezhou, Xiniu.
Xuanqian wanted to refuse, but he heard that it was diplomatic, so he had to give up.
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The team used talismans to travel all the way, and arrived outside Nanjing Pass in ten days.
Seeing the large number of monsters, the originally loose team suddenly became murderous.
However, the diplomatic envoys knew that Nanjingguan was a country of monsters, which was different from the scattered monsters outside, so they quickly warned the generals not to cause trouble.
The envoy handed over the documents and let them pass.
Xuanqian also submitted the paperwork and was curious as to why humans and demons lived together here.
So I asked a passerby, "My father-in-law, aren't you afraid?"
"Monk, the Buddha said that all living beings are equal, do you think humans and demons can live together?"
"This?" Xuan Yan was speechless immediately.
"In the six paths of reincarnation, there is often only one cause and effect between being a human or an animal. Do you think you will definitely be a human in your next life? Why do you think demons are bad?"
Xuanqian told the truth, "Amitabha only kills people because of demons."
The old man nodded, "Monk, you are sincere, but your Buddha nature is too shallow. You kill chickens and even eat the unborn eggs. Whose sin is more serious?"
"This cannot be generalized."
"Why not? This means that all living beings are equal. In fact, even you monks who are vegetarians are guilty of sin, because vegetation is also life."
"ah?"
Xuan Qian's head suddenly became confused. If he couldn't kill animals and eat meat, and then he couldn't even eat vegetarian food, how would he live?
The old man smiled and said: "When you are alive, it doesn't matter what you eat or drink. It depends on what merits you do and what causes and effects you achieve."
Xuan Qian understood somewhat and clasped his hands together solemnly, "Amitabha, thank you very much for your advice."
"These principles are nothing to us. For us, the most terrifying thing is not monsters, but humans."
"Why is this?"
"Demons don't have a good brain, they do things straightforwardly, and they usually abide by the law. But people are different. They know how to delve into the gaps in the law, and the law can't help them when they do immoral things. Nine times out of ten, they are humans.
"
"Well……"
The old man waved his hand, "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go and get a seat."
"Stealing a spot?"
"Queue up to receive this month's supplies."
"Oh." Xuan Qian didn't understand at all.
The father-in-law did not leave and continued to talk, "Since the late period of the Shu Kingdom, the forces of Nanfangbuzhou have begun to eliminate demons. In addition, Chi You caused chaos, and demons, humans, and demons fought in a melee."
"The monsters who don't want to fight and just want to live quietly are running towards us. There are gradually more monsters than people here."
"In order for people not to resent the demons for occupying places and jobs, the city lord distributes some supplies to ordinary civilians every month."
"It's farmers, fishermen, hunters, craftsmen, etc. who don't have extra land, especially helpers who don't have enough land. The demon competes with them for their jobs."