Jiang Fan suddenly said: "Touche, in this case, it would be better if the Southern Sect is fully responsible for the affairs of the Northern Sect."
The great monk actually bowed his head and said: "My lord, take your orders."
Unexpectedly, he called himself a minister, which made Jiang Fan stunned, but he saw the great monk's face was calm: "Seeing the dragon in the field, I should clarify my identity." After saying that, he turned to look at the second prince who was smiling calmly: "It's time to finish Your Highness’s long-cherished wish is to sincerely worship the Buddha from now on.”
It is not difficult to understand the meaning of his words. It means to pay homage to the Lord today. After you complete your great work, the second prince can completely cultivate Taoism.
Jiang Fan nodded towards the second prince: "Thank you uncle."
The second prince said softly: "If you want to have both ends of the world in life, it's best to separate them first."
Jiang Fan smiled softly: "So, this counts as one point, but what about the second point?"
The great monk said: "This second point is because of the Iron-faced King."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment: "He?"
The great monk said: "Your Highness, although we don't know what the relationship between this person and you is, there is one thing that the poor monk understands. He must be one of yours. This is because in the battle of Hulukou, believers from our temple participated. , and his status is extremely high."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but take a breath of air-conditioning. Religion should not be looked down upon.
"To be honest, we are also very shocked. Senior brother kept silent and actually made such a layout in this distant southern border. With such deep thoughts, great courage, and broad layout, he is indeed worthy of being the real dragon that His Highness is optimistic about. "
Jiang Fan said: "I want to know, is the Iron Masked King threatening Thousand Buddhas Temple? He is in Southern Xinjiang, and you are in Nanling. It seems..."
The great monk said: "It is not a direct threat, but in order to hide the monk soldiers and facilitate training, we specially created a sect in Shiwanda Mountain. Now this sect happens to be within the target of the Iron Mask King's conquest."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh. This really flooded the Dragon King Temple.
"You can send someone to tell the Iron Masked King directly that we are related. Don't you have followers?"
The great monk sighed: "I told you, but how could the King of Heaven think you could enter Buddhism? So he asked for evidence, and you just came. But there is a problem. Our hoarding of monk soldiers will inevitably arouse His Highness's suspicion, so let's think about it. Tell your highness."
It turns out that such a thing, indeed, has to be clarified sooner or later anyway, so it is better to be direct and simple.
"As for the third reason..." The great monk thought for a moment, raised his hand and pointed to the west.
"Foxi is coming."
Jiang Fan was stunned: "Come from the West? The birthplace of Buddhism?"
The great monk solemnly said: "Yes, a thousand years ago, Buddhism was introduced to the Chinese from the Western Regions and has since taken root. After a long time, it has actually evolved into a new religion with Chinese characteristics, but in the final analysis, believers still Respect the Great Western Heaven.”
"They are coming...what do they want?"
The great monk said: "I want to take control of Chinese Buddhism."
Jiang Fan's eyes suddenly froze, and after a moment he said: "Simple Buddha, or... Maurya Dynasty?"
The great monk's eyes flashed: "Your Highness, do you know about the Maurya Dynasty?"
Jiang Fan nodded: "The Buddhist country in the Western Region has a strong dynasty."
The great monk said: "Of course, the Maurya Dynasty respected the Buddha and founded the country, and it has been immortal for thousands of years. As far as we know, the Buddha's visit this time is related to the Maurya Dynasty."
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes quickly: "Stop them!"
The great monk was stunned, and then showed an incredible look: "Your Highness, you are very decisive."
Jiang Fandao: "Cultural invasion often represents political invasion."
The great monk's gaze became profound, and a strange light flashed in the second prince's eyes: "Good nephew, now my uncle finally understands why my brother-in-law chose you."
The great monk sighed: "We still tortured the person who did it first and went through many deductions before we came to a vague conclusion. However, we just thought that the other party wanted to expand religious power or even gain economic benefits. I never thought that His Highness had such far-reaching vision. , What a political invasion. Your Highness’s words awakened the man in his dream, and he made a prompt decision. He really has people from all over the world.”
Jiang Fan shook his head. This was a matter of vision across the long river of time.
"So, you knew that the Maurya Dynasty was promoting this matter, and you just decided to reveal your identity."
"Yes, for this reason, we also began to need the power of the temple to participate. Five hundred years ago, there was a fierce friction between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Mauryan Dynasty. We are well aware of the horror of the Buddhist kingdom. His Highness also said that history cannot be repeated."
Jiang Fan looked at the second prince with some surprise: "My uncle hopes to cultivate Buddhism, but he resists the origin of the sect. This makes my nephew a little surprised."
The second prince smiled and said: "You are not surprised. You know more than me. But my uncle knows one thing. The Buddha is me, and I am the Buddha. So, why does the Buddha come to the west?"
Jiang Fan almost raised his thumb: "That's what Master said."
The great monk was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses: "Amitabha, Master Xuanzang is indeed the supreme power of our Buddhist sect."
"His scriptures have surpassed the Great Western Heaven. If there is a scripture debate conference, you will naturally know about it." Jiang Fan said confidently.
The two great monks looked at each other and felt a little incredible: "How do you know about the Bible Debate Conference?"
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment: "What? Is this really happening?"
The great monk touched his head that looked like a Ninja Turtle and was greatly surprised: "The Buddha came from the Western Regions and proposed to debate the scriptures with the Chinese Buddhist sect to discuss orthodoxy. But this is the first of its kind, so no one should know about it... "
Jiang Fan couldn't help but secretly chuckle, "I really don't know. I only know that Xuanzang once won a complete victory in a debate competition."
Facing the incredulous looks from the two men, Jiang Fan had no choice but to say it casually.
The two of them were somewhat unconvinced, but there was indeed no rumor about this matter. This was too much of a coincidence.
Jiang Fan quickly changed the subject: "So, you have already faced them?"
"Yes, the envoy came with great arrogance. After being received by the poor monk Haosheng, he was intercepted secretly by someone on his way back."
Jiang Fan:......
This great monk insisted on calling him Buddha in front of others and a devil in others. He seemed to be even more deceitful than the treacherous Buddha of Beizong.
The great monk didn't think anything was wrong, and continued: "After interrogating for a long time, I got a lot of information. I will present it to His Highness the Grand Sun later."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Since they are envoys, they are considered as outposts. When will the people come from behind?"
The great monk said: "Next year around the Double Ninth Festival, there will be eminent Buddhist monks and special envoys from the Mauryan Dynasty coming with them."
Jiang Fan said: "It's still early. You have enough time to prepare. In this way, you can send someone to visit the mortals later. I still have some manuscripts of the Archmage to give to you."
The great monk was immediately overjoyed. A piece of the Heart Sutra has made him feel like he has found a treasure. If there is a secret scripture, it will be a great blessing for the Buddhist sect.
Unexpectedly, the second prince touched his bald head at this time and looked curiously: "...Nephew, is there really Master Xuanzang?"
Jiang Fan was stunned. Hearing this, he had never believed it before?
The second prince narrowed his eyes and smiled and said: "It's not that the emperor doesn't believe it, your father has said that if you believe me even five points, it will be enough..."
