The great sage and others chatted about family feuds in the queen's palace.
Fahai was invited by the king and was sitting across from him in the room.
"The poor monk looked at the layout of your palace. It is quite similar to the palace in Chang'an City...could it be that craftsmen from the Central Plains were invited to supervise the construction?"
After looking at the palace for a long time, I saw the Taiji Hall, Huagai Hall, Guanwen Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, Yanying Hall and many other palaces, as well as Zhaoyang Palace, Changle Palace, Huaqing Palace, Weiyang Palace and other palaces and gardens. The size is much smaller than the Daxing Palace in Chang'an, but the layout is basically similar, hence this question.
"When I was young, I studied with my father in the Central Plains. At that time, the Central Plains was still the Sui Dynasty. My father and I had the honor to meet His Majesty the Sui Emperor... After the war in the Central Plains, we returned to our home country with my father." The king also recalled. In the past, he sighed and said: "I have admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time. To be honest, the holy monk said that this palace... was rebuilt bit by bit after I and my father returned to China. It took ten years to make it what it is today. The scale...but compared to the imperial city above, it only manages the lower city."
"I see."
The two of them used this conversation to chat about a lot of interesting things about Chang'an. Fahai talked about the present and the king's words about the past - gradually leading to the main topic.
"I wonder what your Majesty has in mind?" Fahai asked the king.
But the king got up and walked all the way to the door. After scolding all the guards outside the door, he closed the door. He walked to Master Sanzang and bowed down: "Baoxiang country is in danger. Please save me." A whole country!"
"Your Majesty, please get up quickly. Why is this?" Fa Hai was also a little moved and pale. Even though he upholds the Dharma and has deep magical power, he is not willing to accept such worship from the emperor of the world easily.
"This matter is also a scandal in our country. If I hadn't seen the holy monk who is a great virtue in this world, I would never dare to rely on this..."
"Your Majesty, please tell me the reason slowly." Seeing His Majesty's appearance, Fahai knew that this matter might be quite difficult, but he had no intention of retreating, but...he had to hear clearly about this matter first.
"Holy monk, please sit down and wait for me to speak carefully."
When the king saw the holy monk asking him to take a seat, he thought about it for a while and then said, "Does the holy monk know why our country was founded?"
"I heard that I was able to establish the country after receiving the blessing of a spiritual tusk elephant Buddha."
"Does the Holy Spirit really know this?" The king's eyes lit up.
"I met a family of young and old who had fled in Baihu Ridge before, and I learned about it from their mouths. Correct update @" Fahai asked curiously: "Could it be that the difficulty your Majesty said is related to the Spirit-tusked Elephant Buddha?"
"Holy Monk... I need to ask the Holy Monk a question first. After the Holy Monk answers it, I will talk about it later."
"Why ask?"
The king whispered: "The holy monk is a true Buddhist figure. Have you really heard of the origin of this Lingtus Elephant Buddha?"
"Huh?" Fahai was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: Your family worships the true Buddha, and you come to ask this poor monk? I still want to ask you a question!
Seeing Fa Hai hesitate for a moment, the king suddenly looked miserable and said: "As expected, as expected... I know that there is another true Buddha who wants a virgin as a sacrifice."
boom!
Fa Hai was unable to restrain his momentum for a moment, and the cassock on his body blew up without any wind, causing the king's beard and hair to fly messily.
As if aware of the lapse, Fahai quickly restrained himself, but his expression was undoubtedly much more serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "Tell me more details."
The king cautiously asked for confirmation again: "Holy Monk, please don't deceive me... I am not a Buddhist, and I would like to ask the Holy Monk to clarify whether there is any spiritual fang among the Buddhists who needs a boy or girl as a sacrifice. Like Buddha?"
"No." Fahai gave the king's answer directly without any hesitation.
Don't say it really doesn't exist, even if it does exist...it won't exist from now on.
At this point, the king became much calmer. It seemed that with the support of Master Tripitaka, he was not afraid even if the true Buddha came.
"I would like to thank the holy monk in advance for his willingness to listen to these words." The king could not stop thanking Master Tripitaka today, and he almost said this word of thanks.
Fahai suppressed the nameless fire rising in his heart for a while, but this time he did not recite the name of the Buddha to acknowledge the precepts. He just said to the king in a deep voice: "No words of thanks. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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I have to say more. Your Majesty might as well tell you more about how this Spirit-tusked Elephant Buddha asked you for sacrifices of boys and girls. "
"Actually, my father and I came back from the Central Plains, and we no longer believe in Buddhism..." The king seemed a little unsure. After all, he was saying in front of an eminent monk that he did not believe in Buddhism, and he asked for help. It was indeed a bit embarrassing.
"How can a true Buddha blame the world for not believing in him? He will only reflect on whether there is anything he has failed to do, and therefore he has lost the trust of the world." Fahai did not mind this, saying: "Buddha helps the world , and convince the world. If you don’t help because the world doesn’t believe, the Buddha is not a Buddha.”
When the king heard this, he subconsciously looked at Fahai. Seeing such deep and firm eyes, he couldn't help but be fascinated by them.
After a while, he suddenly woke up and said, "The holy monk is the real Buddha."
"Hahahaha." Fahai said with a smile: "The poor monk has long said that I am just an ordinary monk. When I go to the West, I am going to Lingshan to pay homage to the true Buddha and obtain the true scriptures."
"Yes, yes, I was quick to talk for a moment." The king responded with his mouth, but he said in his heart: I have never seen what a true Buddha is, but if the virtues of eminent monks are not considered a true Buddha, then...how can the world be restored? Is there a real Buddha?
"Because neither my father nor I believe in Buddhism, so since my father ascended the throne, the queen has been waiting to burn incense and pray for blessings on every day of sacrifice... But Baoxiangguo Temple is our country's national temple after all, and the incense has never been cut off during this period. On that day, they did not stop the people from burning incense and offering sacrifices... Not only the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple in the royal city, but also the temples across the country are also full of incense." After saying that, the king looked at Master Tripitaka again and said: "But... How ineffective."
"This matter has not been taken to my heart in the past. After all, since the beginning of the founding of the country, Xiang Buddha has rarely appeared. In addition, it is not an important matter, and the country has always been peaceful... My father and I He didn't pay much attention to it, and just passed on the farming and equipment techniques learned from the Central Plains to the people, and they got a good harvest all year round, and they were well fed and clothed." The king told the story in detail, and finally got to the point, " Things went wrong thirteen years ago—"
"But it has something to do with Princess Baihua being kidnapped by the yellow-robed monster?"
"Exactly." The king nodded repeatedly and said: "That day, a strange wind swept away my prince. I immediately sent out soldiers and horses to search inside and outside the city, and even the whole country... but I still couldn't find him. Someone. A big living person disappeared without any reason... Even if there is an accident, there must be a body, right? "
"I had a suspicion at that time that my prince might have been eaten by goblins, so he was never seen again." The king paused and then said: "But how can I ignore my daughter's death? So I kissed her. I went to a Buddhist temple to ask the Elephant Buddha to appear. At that time, I also expected it. Sure enough, the abbot and elders in the Buddhist temple said that I had long lost my respect for the Buddha. I was afraid that it would be difficult for the Elephant Buddha to appear... But I couldn't care about many things. Because the only one who could save me, the prince, at that time was Xiang Buddha..."
"The result...hehehe." The king was a little depressed, "I prayed for seven days and seven nights, but no real Buddha appeared. But when I was disheartened and about to leave, the abbot and the elder said that he was like the Buddha. The holy edict has been sent down. If you want to appear like the Buddha, you need to sacrifice a boy and a girl."
Hearing this, Fahai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty agreed?"
"The holy monk underestimated me too much." The imperial master straightened his body and said, "Is it true that only my daughter is a child, and the children of ordinary people's families are not children? I am the king of a country, and I am also the parents of the people. How can we sacrifice the sons of our subjects because of the loss of a hundred flowers?”
"If I had agreed, I'm afraid Baihua would have been rescued long ago... and there would be no need for her to endure the hardships of these thirteen years." When the king said this, he also had mixed emotions. He looked at Fahai and said, "I don't dare to compare myself. The founder of the country was a man of great talent and strategy, but he was also determined to make the country's subjects live in peace... It's a pity that few people have limited talents and can't do enough..."
"Now that she was rescued and returned to the court by a holy monk, she was unable to protect her mother and son. Instead, she was asked to think about everything for me. I was afraid that the reputation of her and her two sons would tarnish the reputation of the Wang family...I insisted on becoming a monk. Correct update @ The king paused and said: "I am incompetent - I feel sorry for Baihua, and I feel ashamed to call her father."
As if he had said something sad, the king stamped his feet and beat his chest, almost sobbing.
It was Fahai who interrupted him and said: ". (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Your Majesty is very righteous, and it is a blessing for your subjects to have a monarch like you. As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too. I believe Princess Baihua will not blame His Majesty for sacrificing her life for righteousness. "
Fahai waited for the king to calm down a little, and then asked: "Since your majesty has never agreed to sacrifice boys and girls, now Princess Baihua has returned to the court safely... I wonder where this disaster came from? Could it be this spiritual ivory elephant Buddha? , and will he punish you because you didn’t agree to deliver the best product? But thirteen years have passed since this happened..."
But the king said: "The holy monk didn't know something. Back then, the Elephant Buddha asked me for a boy and a girl. Although I never agreed... I was afraid that some people would be deceived by this and sacrifice babies to pray for the Elephant Buddha to appear. Therefore, he was promoted to Ming Dynasty. The Buddhist temple is a national temple, and only my royal disciples can enter to worship. Therefore, the incense in the Buddhist temple is far less than usual."
"First of all, I don't believe in this "true Buddha" at all; secondly, this elephant Buddha has not appeared for a long time, and finally gave me some feedback, so I sacrificed boys and girls. Such evil Buddhas are no different from demons. If it weren't for Because she had blessed the establishment of our country, I even wanted to demolish this Buddhist temple for a time..." The king was also not in a stable mood. At this moment, he said bitterly: "I have been living in peace with each other for more than ten years, but I never thought that the holy monk just died yesterday. The little girl was rescued... The abbot of the temple came to deliver a message, saying: This time it was the appearance of the Elephant Buddha that rescued Baihua, and asked everyone to send the sacrifices quickly, otherwise retribution will be imposed. First update @ ".
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