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Chapter 1168 is the king's predecessor Chen Xuanzang

The Yan Lords of the Ten Halls respected him, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not dare to show his face. Naturally, he did not need to care about the business between the Buddhist sect and Li Shimin.

Chen Zhao only needs to show his prestige in the underworld, let Li Shimin owe him a big favor, and don't be perfunctory when he emigrates to Daming and sends craftsmen, farmers, and Confucian scholars.

The matter of learning Buddhist scriptures from the west is also the trend of the times, and he cannot stop it, so he is naturally unwilling to come out and do thankless things.

However, after Tang Wang Li Shimin came back from the dead, apart from amnesty to the world, releasing the court ladies, and holding water and land conferences, the first thing he did was to entertain Chen Zhao.

"I don't think my virtuous brother has great supernatural powers and is unscrupulous in the underworld. He is really a hero." Li Shimin sighed again and again.

Chen Zhao smiled slightly: "This is my innate supernatural power. I don't know when I possessed magic power. Some people say that I am the reincarnation of Tianzun, and some people say that I am an old demon who resurrected with a dead body."

After that, the two laughed.

During the meeting, Li Shimin himself took the initiative to upgrade the personnel exchange plan to a few levels, and then said: "My dear brother, you and I have a great grace to extend our lives, which will never be forgotten. In addition to Tang Ming's communication and being one with each other, I also have a word to say to each other." beg."

Chen Zhaodao: "Brother, please tell me."

Li Shimin said: "I have a younger sister, who is the No. 12 daughter of the first emperor. She is the eldest princess of Huainan, named Chengxia. She is beautiful and heavenly, virtuous and virtuous. She can be the wife of a virtuous brother. I don't know what the virtuous brother wants?"

As for Li Shimin sending his sister to the door, Chen Zhao naturally would not refuse, and said, "Since the princess is so precious, Chen Zhao would like to thank brother for his consideration."

So the two emperors quickly finalized the intermarriage plan.To be precise, it is a marriage.

Once the marriage is settled, the cultural and personnel exchanges between the two countries will be more convenient.

Chen Zhao stayed in Chang'an for more than a month. After finalizing the list and supplies to go to Daming, he returned to Daming.

As for the princess of the Tang Dynasty and the generous dowry, they were escorted by Jiang Xia Wang Li Daozong, and they had to walk slowly behind.

Zhuzi City is [-] miles away from Yumen Pass, Chen Zhao can reach it in a short time when he returns home, but his [-] guards have to go for more than half a year.This is also because Chen Zhao used a large number of Tubo prisoners of war to build Chidao.

As for the send-off team of Commander Li Daozong, I'm afraid it will take a year to walk on the road.

In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the age of Jisi, the third day of Jiaxu in September, is a good time for Guimao.According to the decree of the Buddhist sect, a water and land conference was held, and Chen Xuanzang was elected as the master of interpretation. 13 eminent monks gathered together to perform various wonderful scriptures in Huasheng Temple in Chang'an City.The emperor had already finished his court early, and he was handsome, civil and military, and many officials. He left the golden palace in a phoenix chariot and a dragon chariot, and went to the temple to burn incense.

Chen Xuanzang, a virtuous and eminent monk selected by Buddhism, whose real name is Jiang Liuer, came from a rough background, but you are profound in Buddhism, and everyone does not know that it is the reincarnation of Rahula, the son of the Buddha World Honored One, who was reincarnated as a golden cicada and is the number one in the secret practice.

But when he was a disciple of the Buddha, he only listened to him recite Buddhist scriptures and interpretations like flowers, and all the court ministers were fascinated by it. Inspired by Buddhism, their hearts were peaceful, and there was no more intrigue or secretive tactics.

The preaching of the Dharma attracted everyone to praise everyone as a good Taoist. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and hundreds of civil and military officials came to listen to the lectures every day, which made Chen Xuanzang famous far and wide.

However, it is said that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea has received the teachings of the Tathagata Buddha himself, and the good people who visited Chang'an City to learn from the scriptures have not met a true and virtuous practitioner for a long time.Suddenly, I heard that Emperor Taizong preached good results, elected eminent monks, and held a conference. I also saw that the master of the mage altar was monk Jiang Liuer. Overjoyed, Guanyin and his disciple Hui An Xingzhe turned into two scabbed monks, holding treasures and selling them along the way, charging extremely high prices.It happened that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was passing by, and he was happy to see her second treasure, so he led her to see Taizong.This bodhisattva was just playing tricks, knowing that the two treasures were for Xuanzang, so where did he ask for money?After two or three sentences, the two treasures will be presented as a gift, and Xuanzang will use them for free.

Speaking of Xuanzang's teachings, the mage was on the stage, reading the "Sutra of Survival and Death" for a while, talking about "Anbang Tianbao Zhuan" for a while, and proclaiming the "Advice to Cultivate Gongjuan" for a while.The scabbed monk transformed by Avalokitesvara suddenly approached, patted the precious platform and shouted sharply: "Then monk, you can only talk about Hinayana teachings, can you talk about Mahayana?"

Xuanzang was overjoyed when he heard the words, turned over and jumped off the stage, and bowed to Guanyin, saying: "Master, father, my disciple has lost sight and committed many sins. All the monks before me are talking about Hinayana teachings, but they don't know what Mahayana teachings are." .”

Avalokitesvara said: "This Hinayana teaching method can't save the dead from exaltation, it can only be muddy and light. I have the Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism, which can surpass the dead to ascend to heaven, can save the difficult from suffering, can cultivate the body of immeasurable life, and can do infinite life. Come and go."

In the middle of the speech, there was an official who inspected the hall, the incense, and said to Li Shimin, the king of the Tang Dynasty: "The master was talking about the magic method, but he was torn down by two scabbed wandering monks to talk nonsense." When I saw those two monks, I felt familiar. After thinking for a while, I remembered and asked, "Are you the monk who delivered the cassock the day before yesterday?"

When Guanyin saw the emperor, he didn't bow down, but stood up and replied, "It's the poor monk. What do you want to say, Your Majesty?"

The emperor said: "Since you came here to listen to the lecture, why did you talk nonsense with my mage, disrupt the scripture hall, and miss my Buddhist affairs?"

The Bodhisattva said: "Your mage is teaching the Hinayana teachings, and the dead cannot be saved to ascend to heaven. I have the Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism, which can save the dead from suffering, and the life and body will not be damaged."

Li Shimin asked seriously, "Where does your Mahayana Buddhism lie?"

Avalokitesvara said: "In the Daleiyin Temple of the Great Western Tianzhu Kingdom, my Buddha Tathagata is here. I can untie the knots of a hundred grievances and eliminate innocent disasters."

Li Shimin said: "Do you remember?" Avalokitesvara nodded, and Li Shimin said happily: "The teacher will lead you, please come to the stage and start a lecture."

At this moment, Avalokitesvara and Mu Zha reappeared in their original bodies, riding auspicious clouds, and standing in mid-air.Li Shimin was so panicked that he prayed to the sky, and all the civil and military men knelt down to burn incense. The monastery was full of monks, nuns, Taoists, scholars and workers, and there was no one who did not pray.Avalokitesvara lightly opened her lips and said, "I would like to tell the king of the Tang Dynasty that there is a Tripitaka of the Mahayana scriptures in the place where my Buddha Tathagata came from in the west. The distance to go is one hundred and eight thousand miles. If there is an eminent monk who can go and get it back, he can save ghosts and gods and become ten thousand generations." The foundation that is not easy, get the golden body and the fruit, and bless the country forever."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the words, looked around and said: "Who will accept my order and go to the west to worship Buddha and ask for scriptures?"

In fact, it's not anyone else's turn to do it.

Here, Chen Xuanzang was in charge of lecturing the scriptures. Avalokitesvara showed his spirit and said the Mahayana scriptures. The emperor asked people to ask for scriptures, so Chen Xuanzang had to come out.

Of course, if he did not want to suffer the pain of traveling to the west, he could have bowed his head and remained silent, but in the future his prestige in Buddhism and the court would plummet, and his reputation would be completely ruined.

Chen Xuanzang thought about this problem for a while, and he came out in front of the emperor, saying: "The poor monk is not talented, I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse, and ask your majesty for the truth, and pray that my king will last forever."

Li Shimin, king of the Tang Dynasty, was overjoyed, and then his eyes flickered. He stepped forward and raised his imperial hand and said, "Master, if you can do this kind of loyalty, you are not afraid of long journeys and trekking mountains and rivers. I am willing to worship you as a brother." Xuanzang bowed his head and thanked him.Tang Wangguo was very virtuous, so he went to the temple in front of the Buddha and worshiped Xuanzang four times.Xuanzang thanked him endlessly and said: "Your Majesty, what kind of virtue and ability does this poor monk have, how dare he be blessed by God's grace? I will sacrifice my life and work hard until I go to the Western Paradise. If I don't reach the Western Paradise, I won't get the scriptures, even if I die." If you dare to return to the country, you will fall into hell forever." Sui burned incense in front of the Buddha, taking this as an oath.

Li Shimin said: "Brother Yu, I got the 'Northern Silk Road Landscape Map' by chance, and I will give it to you. You only need to follow the map, and you will surely be able to reach the Western Paradise in the shortest time and get the scriptures."

Thank you Xuanzang.

After Li Shimin got up and drove back to the palace, Li Jing, Xu Maogong and others came forward and said, "Your Majesty, the 'Northern Silk Road Landscape Map' is a map given to Your Majesty by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. How about giving it to the Buddhist monks?"

Li Shimin laughed loudly: "That's just a sketch drawn by Yan Liben, the real map. How can you easily give the real map to my imperial brother? Generals, I plan to lead the army by your love ministers three months after Xuanzang got up. Expedition to the west, break through the Northern Silk Road, control the Western Regions, build the Anxi Capital Protectorate, and promote the glory of our Tang Dynasty."

At this time, not only Li Jing and Xu Maogong were in front of the emperor, but also generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, Su Dingfang, and ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng. After hearing Li Shimin's plan, everyone suddenly realized , understood that Chen Xuanzang was just a pioneer for the king, and were immediately amazed by the emperor's foresight. They all fell down in front of the emperor and shouted long live.

Not to mention the great ambitions of the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, after Feng Zhou returned to Zhuzi City, a guard came to report: "A monk came from the west. Worship him as a holy monk."

"Oh?" Feng Zhou raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since there is a holy monk coming to the dust, I want to see him."

The monastery where the fat monk placed the order is in Jinghuang Temple in Zhuzi City.

This Jinghuang Temple was the relic of Jinguang Temple obtained by Chen Zhao when he sacrificed to Saiguo. The Taishang King specially built this temple for enshrining it.

However, after Chen Zhao came to the throne, he devoted himself to developing the economy, destroying the country and expanding the frontiers. He never cared about this Buddhist Temple, and did not order it to be renamed Jinghuang Temple until after he became the throne.

This Jinghuang Temple is located on Luofengpo outside Zhuzi City.
On this day, Chen Zhao rode a bloody horse, brought several civil servants and military generals, and three thousand imperial troops to Luofengpo.

The Luofeng Slope in front of you is not very high, and among the trees, you can faintly see a Buddhist temple hidden in it.

Chen Zhao chuckled, turned to the general Jiang Bin and said, "When I was the crown prince, I once slaughtered peacocks here. Many years have passed, as if it was just yesterday."

Jiang Bin leaned back and replied: "I saw His Majesty's bravery that day, one person killed two monsters, and His Majesty gave the peacock thighs to eat. I am deeply impressed and vowed to be loyal to Your Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty has a lot of trust, and occasionally has small merits. I can still serve His Majesty in front of you."

"You are my humerus minister. You have made great contributions by breaking the city and killing generals. In the future, you only need to obey the law and obey the law, and you will naturally enjoy wealth and honor with me." Chen Zhao said.

Jiang Bin quickly thanked him, determined in his heart.

In fact, all civil servants and generals of the Ming Dynasty knew that the emperor of his family was extremely brave, killing monsters was just a matter of leisure, even the monsters respected him.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a demon army stationed in Xiaoleiyin Mountain, enjoying the treatment of a regular army, and loyal to the emperor.

Therefore, it can be seen that Chen Zhao's bearing is as vast as the sea, and coupled with his boundless bravery, it is impossible for the generals under his command to have different intentions, and he will not make a move to hide everything.

(End of this chapter)