When Jian Di heard this name, he hesitated slightly, and then said,
"This slave knows this monk.
Bianji was a native of Wuzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and his location is now Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province.
It is said that he became a monk at the age of fifteen and was a man of extraordinary prowess. He studied under Dao Yue, a famous scholar of the Sava multi-sect at Da Zongchi Monastery, and was stationed at Huichang Monastery in Jinchengfang in the northwest of Chang'an.
He is Master Xuanzang's favorite disciple and the one who wants to inherit Master Xuanzang's legacy.
He once helped Xuanzang translate scriptures and compile "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".
Later, he had an affair with Princess Gaoyang, the beloved daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and was found to have given and received a jade pillow secretly. Then Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was angry and had him cut in half, which was also known as the Jade Pillow Case at the time!"
"These are all recorded in historical materials",
Chen Zhi closed his eyes and said softly,
"What I want to ask you is, is this history true?
Is there such a person as Bianji? What kind of person is he? Is it true that he had an affair with Princess Gaoyang?
What was the process between their affair and discovery?"
"this……",
Facing Chen Zhi's question, Xuanniiao was silent for a while, and then answered softly.
"Master, forgive me, but my memory of Buddhism is actually very little.
We, the descendants of the old gods, actually stay away from Buddhism.
But in the memory of the slave ancestors, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, a monk was indeed executed.
The scene was extremely grand and the streets were empty. The ancestors of the slaves were among the crowd watching the execution.
I saw that the monk had an incense scar on his head and was limping. The monk's robes and cassocks were very worn, as if they had been worn for decades, and the straw sandals on his feet were worn out.
He walked staggeringly to the execution platform with heavy shackles on his body. The people were scolding him, and the executioner urged him to put his head on the knife rest.
Before he put his head down, he saw ants crawling on the blade of the knife. He gently wiped the ants off the knife, not having the heart to let the ants bury him with him.
In the end, he was beheaded in the market and his body was exposed for seven days and nights. It was the height of summer at that time, and it was bitten by mosquitoes and rats. It was in a dilapidated state, but no one came to collect his body. The people called him Monk Bianji."
"Yeah?",
Chen Zhi closed his eyes gently,
"Since your ancestor could see the ants on his knife, it proves that he was very close at that time.
Can you clearly see Bian Ji’s face? What kind of person does he look like?”
"..." When Jian Di was asked this question, she was stunned for a moment. Then she searched in her brain for a long time, and finally answered softly: "
"Master, I forgive you, I don't know the reason.
The slave girl cannot find the face of Monk Bianji in the memory of her ancestors.
His face was very blurry, as if it had been erased by a special spell.
But the slave girl could see that his shoulders were very narrow. He was a handsome and slender man with an upright face. He should be a humble monk with no strength, which was consistent with the legend.
As for her age~...~, she should be between 25 and 30 years old. As for the other slaves, I don’t know.”
"The monk whose face was wiped off?
interesting……",
Chen Zhi closed his eyes again and thought silently.
"These allusions and historical data are like this in history. They seem to fit perfectly, but when you examine them carefully, you always find that there are many gaps hidden in them.
When you open these gaps and investigate carefully, you will find the truth hidden behind it, which will be very shocking!"
"Owner!",
Jian Di asked lightly tentatively,
"Excuse me for talking too much, slave, but what promise does Master have that needs to be fulfilled?
Why are we asking about Buddhism? This Buddhism is not something we should have any contact with.
You must know that although Buddhism originated in India, it has already been introduced to our land of China. Now it has big trees and deep roots, and there are countless eminent monks who have attained enlightenment.
Buddhism emphasizes purity and the four elements are empty, which is completely opposite to the world of our old gods.
Moreover, since ancient times, Buddhism has regarded us as a heretic and has never been close to us, but it has never had any conflict with us.
God descendants like us should have less contact with them!"
"I know……",
Chen Zhi closed his eyes and replied in a deep voice:
"But now I owe a favor, and this favor comes from Tianfa Temple.
There is a hidden secret room under the underground palace of Tianfa Temple, which is said to be the place where Xuanzang copied scriptures.
And there is an unknown corpse there, which has been there for a long time and should have been there since the Tang Dynasty.
No DNA comparison can be found, and there is no record, but now the abbot of Master Tian is very interested in this ancient corpse.
I promised him that I would find out the true identity of the corpse."
"What's so difficult about this?",
Xuanniiao rubbed Chen Zhi's temples and spoke softly.
"Does the master still need to worry about such trivial matters?
Nowadays, human biotechnology is advancing rapidly, and blood ancestry has long been accurately confirmed.
If no matching DNA can be found on the corpse, it proves that there are no descendants of him in this world. He is just a monk with six broken roots!
During the Tang Dynasty, when Buddhism flourished, such nameless monks abounded. Most of them had no provenance and no descendants. Why worry about his identity?
If you really want to check, let your slave do it for you! There is no need to involve the master’s energy..."
"Um……",
Chen Zhi closed his eyes and remained calm for a while, and finally shook his head gently.
"It's better for me to go by myself. In a few days, I will go to Tianfa Temple in person to see what is there!
As for...",
After Chen Zhi said this, for some reason, Abbot Danxuan's face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, making him feel very uncomfortable.
He felt that the face was stiff and something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what exactly.
Chen Zhi fell into deep thought again. Finally, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jian Di next to him.
"Jian Di, do something!
Go and check the current abbot of Tianfa Temple, Master Danxuan.
I want to know who he is and what he has done in the past..."