[Journey to the West] So I am Monk Tang

I looked at the crown prince, very puzzled.

The crown prince is already the crown prince, and his position is stable. After the king dies, he will be the next king.Moreover, the king is considered old now. With the average life expectancy of this year, I can't think of a reason why the crown prince can't wait.

As for what he said about the father being a faint king, I just listened to it and didn't take it seriously at all.

If you want to rebel, of course you have to give a superficially righteous reason as a fig leaf, although in my opinion, it is a very stupid thing to rebel when the people are living a peaceful life even if it is not a prosperous age.

The right time, the right place and the right people, how much can you take?

"Son against father, unfilial, loyal and unrighteous, my horse will not be sold to such a person." I shook my head and refused.

The crown prince stopped the entourage's violent movements, and looked at me, "Master Tang, you have lived in the royal city for half a month, how do you like it here?"

Seeing that the crown prince did not intend to turn his face, I knew that I was on the right track. A person who can find a good reason for the rebellion will not turn his face easily. On the contrary, he will work hard Convince you, want to get your approval.This is of course for the sake of getting help for himself, but it may not mean that he is strengthening his confidence and hoping to get more recognition.

"The prosperous place is..." I shook my head, "If there were no robbers, I would think this place would be better."

"Why do you think there are robbers here?" the prince asked.

Robbers still need a reason?Even in times of peace and prosperity, when the common people live and work in peace and contentment, do not close their doors at night and do not pick up their belongings, it is not that there are no robbers.There can be thousands of reasons for it to appear, both external and internal. Let’s not worry about this for the time being, but it is true that this profession will not die out.

"There are always people who are lazy and try to take advantage of opportunities." I said lightly.

"There are indeed people like this, but the fundamental thing is that the king has lost the responsibility to educate the people." The crown prince said, "As the lord of a country, he does not teach the people to be good, but kills the monks who persuade the people to be good. After these people's compassionate education, those robbers will degenerate, and the people will suffer from it. If things go on like this, the people are all thieves. , in the future, there will be endless troubles!"

There was no fluctuation in my heart, and I even wanted to laugh a little bit.

Don't make trouble, even if I am a Buddhist with good roots, I dare not say such big words. It seems that in the view of the crown prince, as long as you believe in Buddhism, everyone will do good, and the wicked will be saved and abandoned. Good, good people are better.This is indeed an ideal state, but the changeability of human nature is doomed to be impossible to achieve. If everyone has the same personality and the same thinking...

I thought about it, and couldn't help shivering. This is a puppet. I thought it was very thoughtful. In fact, all thoughts are indoctrinated people without thinking.

"The king has his own reasons for doing this." I thought and said, "Isn't it because some monks were rude to him?"

"That's because he was rude to the monk first!" The crown prince retorted hastily, "It's the father who didn't follow the rules set by the ancestors, so how can you blame the master for scolding him?"

Is this your own son?Why does the elbow turn outward so much?Or, since ancient times, there will always be a few cheating brats?

"According to His Highness, the status of gods and Buddhas is higher than that of kings?" I wondered, is this crown prince stupid?As the prince of a country, the future king, who wants to ride on his neck?

As a result, the crown prince nodded quite naturally.

Although I don't think feudal kingship is so good, think about those Western countries where theocracy is supreme and even the succession of the king must be approved by the pope first, and the style of the Holy See that is completely inconsistent with the canon regulations. Although the so-called indulgences issued by the government are not of the same religion, it is not easy for me to agree with the crown prince.

Religion or something, the superior can be used as a tool, but if you agree with it from the heart, you can use it as an ancestor...

I steadied the crown prince and set a time with him to see the horses in an extremely serious and responsible manner.The crown prince had never seen a horse before, although his subordinates should have reported it to him, but for such an important matter, he would be more at ease if he went to see it with his own eyes.

After the prince left, I actually felt a little tired.

While I'm not into politics, I'd rather be up against an ambitious crown prince than someone who's about to rebel because of his religious beliefs.However, this is probably what I take for granted. In the hearts of believers, of course faith is above all else, and everything else must stand aside.

I discussed with a few Wuzheng how to continue to fool the crown prince in the next meeting, and got more news from him. As a result, someone came from the palace and the king invited him.

We really underestimated the control and rule of this royal city by a king who has the determination and courage to execute the killing of all monks.

When I saw the king mentioning the purpose of the crown prince looking for us in a clear tone, I knew that the king saw everything when the crown prince was dancing outside.

I don't know whether to feel sorry for the king or the prince.

"You are the Buddhist scriptures from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to the Western Paradise." The king was very old-fashioned, and immediately lifted our vests.

There is no point in denying it at this time, it will only make people look down on it even more, although I don't know how the king knows.

"Poor Monk Xuanzang, I have seen His Majesty the King." I saluted, but I was not particularly flustered. If the King wanted to destroy us, he would have done it long ago.

"Tang Sanzang, your reputation is very famous." The king nodded and stepped down from the throne, "The widow always thought that you were on the road, otherwise, there is no reason why the Buddhist books published by Wuji Kingdom and Chechi Kingdom are all It has been passed here, and you have not been seen yet."

This is very difficult for me to answer.

I can't tell the king that I'm dragging my time on the road, and I'm very different from those who rush to the road and believe that time is money.

Therefore, I can only smile.

But the king didn't care, "When I saw the scriptures you wrote for the first time, I felt a little enlightened, but I also want to say that the scriptures you wrote, although they look like Buddhist scriptures, if you After reading it carefully, it feels a little bit wrong. But as a king, I prefer this kind of thing."

This is of course, when I first wrote it, I didn’t have a lot of private goods, and for the sake of spreading, some free resistance was deleted, and some even echoed the thoughts of the superiors.

In fact, I don't have too many morals.

"At that time, there were too many monks in the country. They didn't pay taxes or go to corvee. There were many temples. There were few devout monks in the temples, and many broke the rules and regulations." The king shook his head, "The temple is more like a place to get rid of sin. If you go to the temple, you are a person from outside the country, and I, the king, can't control him."

I nodded with empathy. This problem actually existed in Datang. How did Wu Zetian enter Li Zhi’s harem after being Li Shimin’s concubine? I’m far away from Datang. The scene, but according to my unreliable memory, it seems that Wu Zetian went to a temple, shaved his head and became a nun...the official history was staged in front of his eyes, but I can only guess unreliably, and this feeling is also enough.

Anyway, just go to the temple for a walk, and when you come out again, the previous experience will be washed away, and you will be a fresh and fresh person again.

"If it's just that, it's fine, but they are still not satisfied and ambitious." The king sighed and told a story of the past.

Every time the kingship changes, it is always accompanied by power turmoil.Some people were successfully promoted from the second in command to the first in command, and some were not so lucky. There were a few uneasy brothers who wanted to pull him down and replace him.

The king was not so lucky, and had a bad brother.

He is the eldest son, but he is born with a pragmatic personality. Although he has also been nurtured by his family, it is obvious that his defensive shield is relatively thick. Although he is also familiar with Buddhist scriptures, he is only familiar with them, and he is not so enthusiastic about faith.And his younger brothers are much more loyal and fanatical than him, regardless of whether it is true belief or a play to win the favor of the old king, anyway, those younger brothers are more popular with the old king than the king who was still the prince I love you so much.

However, the old king obviously still had a sense of reason, and he still firmly passed on the throne to the then crown prince and the current king.

"They colluded with the monks in the temple, hid food, grass, horses and weapons in the temple, and planned to replace me." The king said lightly to his brother, "Those monks in the temple, because I was not close to them in those years, did not wholeheartedly please them." , so I supported my younger brothers with the money and goods allocated from the treasury by my father and the king. How can there be any appearance of a monk in this kind of behavior? It is just pretending to be a family member under the name of a monk , the same struggle for power and profit, the same calculations, because I put on a layer of noble clothes, but it makes me feel even more disgusted."

But I thought, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, the king had his own calculations in his mind, and he really didn't get mad and want to kill the monk after a few words from the monk.

"But they don't know. I have always been on guard against them, and I have underestimated my control over the country. In the end, the conspiracy went nowhere." The king sneered, "I naturally reduced the extra preferential treatment for them. Within a few years, people complained about me."

I can only say that this monk has always been praised too much and took everything for granted. When the treatment is withdrawn, it is impossible for them not to complain, unless it is a real dislike. He became an eminent monk with his own sorrow.

"Forget it, some public grievances, as long as I govern the country with my heart, the people's life will be better, and they will always know my good. But those monks should not bewitch the prince after they find out that my mind will not change." The king's voice carried Leng Yi said, "This is my country, not those monks'."