On the morning of the next day, Princess Qin Tang Yuewan rushed to Ganzhou City. Yunxi did not come forward, so Xu Miaojin took Zhiwen and other princes and princesses to greet her.
As soon as Tang Yuewan saw Zhiwen, she hugged him and started crying. A few days ago, when she learned that Ganzhou City was in danger, she almost fainted from fright. At that time, she had to rush to Ganzhou City day and night, but her body couldn't bear it.
I could only come slowly. When I saw Zhiwen, worry and fear came up together, and I couldn't help crying.
It took her a long while to gather her thoughts and talk to Xu Miaojin normally.
Song Ying hurriedly came out to plead guilty. He was responsible for protecting Zhiwen and others, but put them in danger. Although this crisis had little to do with him, he still had to plead guilty. However, Tang Yuewan was not lucid, so of course he knew it was none of his business.
After a while, Wen Yan comforted him and made him stand up.
One day later, Tang Yuewan proposed to leave Ganzhou City and return to Yiwu, but Zhu Ping couldn't stay, so he had to go with him.
Since Tang Yuewan left with the children, Yunxi had no intention of staying here anymore. Together with Zhu Zhen, he rewarded the heroes who contributed to the crisis in Ganzhou City and left here.
Before leaving, he told Zhu Zhen: "I originally asked Lan Qing to sit in Xi'an and be responsible for the soldiers returning eastward. Since we want to send troops to suppress the bandits, I will let him temporarily sit in Ganzhou. He will be responsible for the soldiers returning eastward and assist you.
Destroy the bandits."
"Yes, official." He agreed.
A few days later, on the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, Yunxi and Zhu Zhen celebrated the Double Ninth Festival together and left Ganzhou City. They traveled around and returned to the capital. Of course, political affairs were not completely forgotten.
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"Your Majesty, Qinghai Lake is also called Cuowenbu, which means "blue sea" in Tibetan. This lake has an area of nearly a thousand miles and is rich in water and grass. It is one of the few places in Qinghai-Tibet that is suitable for large-scale grazing."
"The scenery here is also very beautiful. It is a little worse now. Tang Yuewan. The climate is suitable in August. It is the most beautiful time of Qinghai Lake. Countless flowers are blooming around the lake. The vast expanse of blue is dotted with golden yellow, and the mountains and pastures are beautiful.
The wild flowers are as colorful as silk and brocade, and countless fat and strong cattle and sheep are dotted among them."
At this time, Yunxi and others were sitting on a boat, which was drifting on Qinghai Lake. Yunxi stood near the string, overlooking the beautiful scenery of Qinghai Lake, and listening to Tsongkhapa's explanation.
After he finished speaking, Yunxi turned around and said with a smile: "It is indeed the first lake in Qinghai-Tibet. The scenery is indeed beautiful. In my opinion, it is no worse than several famous lakes in the Central Plains."
"I heard that Master Tsongkhapa was born near here? It's really a good thing that I can see such beautiful scenery since I was a child."
"Your Majesty, although the place where the poor monk was born is not far from Qinghai Lake, it is not too close either. There is a river a hundred miles east of this lake called Huangshui, which flows into the Yellow River. There is a place along the Huangshui River named Huangzhong.
I was born in Huangzhong. Although it is close to Qinghai Lake, it is still four hundred miles away. The poor monk had never been to Qinghai Lake before going to Uzang to seek Dharma."
"However, the poor monk traveled between Qinghai and Uszang several times after that. Every time he passed by Qinghai Lake, he would stay for a few days, so he was familiar with the place." Tsongkhapa said with a faint smile.
Everyone talked for a while, and the boat had docked. So it was already getting late, so Yunxi turned around and said, "It's already the middle of Youshi, and it's getting late. Let's go back and have a rest."
Then he said to Tsongkhapa alone: "Since I have seen Qinghai Lake and took a boat ride in the lake, let's go to other places tomorrow."
"Are there any Tibetan Buddhist temples nearby? Although I have seen them in Ganzhou and other places, they are temples in Han China after all. They may be different in the past few decades."
"Your Majesty, although decades have passed, the style of the temple has not changed much. There are only some small differences. Your Majesty, you can see it if you want, but there are no big temples near Qinghai Lake. They are all small temples, so it is difficult to reflect
There is a difference in building a new temple." Tsongkhapa said.
"Then, what are the famous temples around here?" Yunxi asked again.
"If we talk about temples nearby, the only one is Xia Qiong Temple, five hundred miles east of here."
Tsongkhapa said: "The Xiaqiong Temple was built in the ninth year of Zhizheng of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty (1349 AD). It is the largest temple near Qinghai. The founder was Master Qujie Dunzup Rinqin, who studied scriptures in Nietang, Natang, etc.
Temple, he served as the altar of Lintao Temple, and later he came to Hualong and built Xia Qiong Temple."
"When the poor monk became a monk in his early childhood, he was also at Xiaqiong Monastery. Master Qujie Dundup Rinchen was the teacher who inspired him."
"Oh, it turns out this is the place where the master became a monk when he was young, so I want to take a look at it. I will set off to Xia Qiong Temple tomorrow to have a look." Yunxi said with a smile.
Tsongkhapa was about to say something more when someone suddenly interrupted: "Your Majesty, both Central Plains Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism are both branches of Buddhism. Although Tibetan Buddhism is all Mahayana Buddhism, Central Plains Buddhism has evolved since Zhenguan Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.
After Master Xuanzang traveled to the west to obtain the scriptures and returned, it has also become Mahayana Buddhism. Since they are all Mahayana Buddhism, there is no big difference, and there is nothing worth seeing in Xiaqiong Temple."
Yunxi didn't even need to distinguish the voice to know who was speaking. At this moment, the only person who dared to speak like this to him, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was Master Fangzheng, the presiding officer of Shaolin Temple.
Yes, Master Fangzheng is the host of Shaolin Temple. After Yunxi set out to return eastward, he also set out to return. He originally wanted to march with His Majesty, but Yunxi hurried over after receiving the news of the critical situation in Ganzhou City. Fangzheng was too old to do anything.
In such a hurry, he fell behind. However, after Yunxi stayed in Ganzhou City for a few days, he caught up and continued to return with Yunxi on the tenth day of September.
When he was speaking just now, he first glanced at Tsongkhapa with hostility, then turned his head and looked at Yunxi with burning eyes.
Yunxi understood the meaning of his gaze, and even more understood the meaning of his words. Tsongkhapa led the troops to relieve the crisis in Ganzhou City. It can be said that he saved the lives of Princess Su, Xu Miaojin and Zhu Yunzhi, and made great contributions.
Yunxi has been showing great faith in Tsongkhapa recently, which makes him very nervous, because both Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism are Buddhism, and it is not impossible to replace one with the other.
This has little impact on the middle- and lower-class monks. Even if Tibetan Buddhism replaces Chinese Buddhism, it is impossible to abandon all these monks. Most of them will be incorporated unless someone is too stubborn to do so.
But it was different for upper-level monks like them. When the Mongols ruled the Central Plains, Tibetan Buddhism was very prosperous. At that time, even the largest temple in the Central Plains could not compare with Shaolin Temple, and life was very difficult. In order to avoid such a situation, Fang Zheng
He believed that he must resolutely fight against Tsongkhapa.
Moreover, Yunxi also knew that the reason why he dared to speak like this in front of him was because of his 'miracle' in Yiwu. Witnessed by countless people, he was struck down by several lightning bolts in succession. Such an amazing deed made him
Not only did he become famous, he was even regarded by some as the reincarnation of Buddha or Bodhisattva. Since the second day of August, an endless stream of people visited him in the temple. Countless military generals asked him to pray to the Buddha to protect themselves, and donated a lot of money.
money until Fangzheng refused to accept cash and asked them to send the money to the Shaolin Temple after they returned.
All the people in Yiwu believed in Buddhism, and countless people rushed to get a square and consecrated Buddha statue to take home to worship. If they couldn't get one that had been consecrated by him personally, they asked his disciples to consecrate it.
Therefore, Fang Zheng himself was a little arrogant and dared to speak like this to Yunxi, even if it only involved the topic of Tibetan Buddhism.
Yunxi smiled at Fang Zheng and said slowly: "Master Fang Zheng, as the saying goes, listening to both is clear and partial is dark. Tibetan Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism are both Buddhisms. They have developed over thousands of years, and each has its own strengths.
As a master of Buddhism, you should absorb the strengths of other schools and eliminate the shortcomings of your own school."
"I had a conversation with Master Jiang Xin of Fayuan Temple in Baoji, Shaanxi Province when I went to the northwest. Although I don't know much about Buddhism, Master Jiang Xin deeply agreed with my ideas. I wonder what Master Fang Zheng thinks?"
Fangzheng knew from the tone of Yunxi's words that he was not satisfied, but he had to fight for what he should fight for. Just as he was about to think of some tactful words, he suddenly remembered something and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He forced himself to calm down and then said
: "Your Majesty is right, but the poor monk is wrong."
"In that case, Master Fang Zheng, please follow me to Xia Qiong Temple tomorrow to take a look." Yunxi said again. Fang Zheng nodded in agreement.
After saying this, everyone dispersed. Yunxi also set off to return to Xingzai. Yunzhi came up to him very curiously and asked: "Brother Emperor, why did the abbot of Shaolin Temple always oppose Tsongkhapa along the way, and even openly do so in front of Brother Emperor?"
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"But since he did this, why did the emperor suddenly admit his mistake and stop talking after he mentioned the abbot Jiang Xin of Fayuan Temple in Baoji, Shaanxi Province?"
"Miaojin, what do you think?" Yunxi turned around and asked Xu Miaojin.
"Husband, sister Yunzhi, the reason why Master Fangzheng of Shaolin Temple has always been against Master Tsongkhapa is probably because he is afraid that His Majesty will replace Buddhism in the Central Plains with Tibetan Buddhism. Both of them are Buddhism and can be replaced."
"But the emperor has no intention of doing this? The emperor just wants to spread Tibetan Buddhism to the Mongolian grasslands, not to the Han Dynasty," Yunzhi said.
"But Master Fangzheng doesn't know. He only knows that my husband has been a great believer in Tsongkhapa these days, and I have become a believer in Tibetan Buddhism, so I am very worried."
"So that's the case. But why did he admit his mistake later after the emperor mentioned the abbot Jiang Xin of Fayuan Temple in Baoji, Shaanxi? My sister remembers that it was not the case yesterday."
"My sister-in-law doesn't know." Xu Miaojin said this and turned to look at Yunxi.
