"The people are the foundation of a country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful."
Fahai was not proficient in the art of governing the country, but he was not ignorant either.
Besides, he was born in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and then had the opportunity to travel to this world. At this time, he inherited the income from Master Tripitaka, which can make some sense.
These eight characters are the governing philosophy of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
The so-called king depends on the country, and the country depends on the people.
Carving the people to serve the king is like cutting off the flesh to fill the belly. The belly will be full and the body will die. The king will be rich but the country will perish.
As for how much the king in front of him can understand from it, it is beyond Fahai's control. However, with many high-ranking officials in the court surrendering themselves, there are still many headaches.
Eight simple words, easier said than done.
"The poor monk can recommend someone to Your Majesty. If you can get help from this great sage, it won't be difficult to get through this calamity safely."
The former criminal monk of Jinguang Temple was expelled from the monkhood by the new abbot of Fulong Temple and sent to prison.
The monarchs and ministers of Jisai Kingdom, together with the people and the serious monks of Fulong Temple, sent Master Tripitaka and his entourage out of the city.
"Everyone, please come back."
"I want to send the holy monk twenty miles away."
"Your Majesty, please get off the sedan chair and see me off on foot." The great sage joked at the side: "Otherwise, Buddha would have thought that it was the sedan bearers who sent my master off for twenty miles."
His Majesty's face suddenly turned red. He got down from the sedan chair and said, "The young elder is right. I lacked consideration and acted inappropriately."
When Fahai was about to refuse, he suddenly paused, turned sideways, and looked behind the crowd. He saw Mr. Ziyu nodding to him, and said to the leader of the Jisai Kingdom: "Your Majesty, there is no need to send the poor to the poor." The monk is twenty miles away, just wait until His Majesty feels tired, how about that?"
The king's face was filled with joy and he said: "It's my wish to see you all the way, so we don't care about the distance. Holy monk, please——!"
"please."
The lord of the country was the only son of the late emperor, and he had been well clothed and well-fed since he was a child. He really wanted to ask him to leave. He only walked about three and a half miles before he stopped.
It was not that he had reached his limit. As Fa Hai said before, he felt that his feet were a little tired, so he stopped there and said to Master Sanzang: "I have to say goodbye after a thousand miles, so I sent the holy monk here and consecrated the holy monk. This trip to the west has been smooth sailing and will be successful soon.”
Not only the leader of Jisai Kingdom, but also the subjects and monks from Fulong Temple who came to see him off also returned to the city together.
There was an episode during this period. It was these monks from Fulong Temple who wanted to go to Lingshan Mountain with them. They either wanted to go to Lingshan Mountain to worship Buddha, or they simply wanted to serve Master Tripitaka on the way.
But Bajie came out and scared him away, saying: "There are monsters and monsters blocking the way along the way. If my master takes you, hum, but also protects you from being harmed by monsters and strong men. If so, when will we reach Lingshan? If you call me My master has delayed his journey, can you afford it?"
Because Bajie's face was the most ugly, and he deliberately acted like a demon when he spoke, his tone was even more ferocious, which scared all the monks back.
"Master, why did you agree to the king to give you a ride?"
"It was invited by Mr. Ziyu." Fahai saluted the Buddha with one hand and said, "Ziyu sent a message to him as his teacher, saying that he had no intention of serving as an official in the country of Jisai, but the government was shaken because of the poor monks giving lectures in the country. .If he doesn't take action, he may disrupt the government and the people will be the ones who suffer. He should do this because he thinks about this."
"But what does this have to do with the king sending you out of the city?"
"It seems that Mr. Ziyu, an extraordinary human race, can leave the Fire Cloud Cave and come down to earth to preach. He has already been invited by the Jade Emperor. If he rules a country in the human world, it is also a violation of heaven." Fahai said helplessly: " But there is no way to resolve this kind of situation, just like it is now, it is all determined by the fate of heaven, and even heaven will acquiesce in this."
The Great Sage thought thoughtfully and said, "Could it be that the fact that this king can send the master as far as he can is because of the fate between him and Mr. Ziyu?"
"Although it's not a hit, it's not far off."
In fact, this is the fate between the king and Fahai, and Mr. Ziyu was recommended by Fahai. In this way, the fate between the king and Fahai is used as a bridge to ask Mr. Ziyu to resolve the sacrifice. The difficulty of racing against the country.
Just like when Mr. Ziyu fell into the world, he went to Chechi Kingdom. This was his fate with Chechi Kingdom. Therefore, he served as prime minister of Chechi Kingdom for one year, and after the expiration, he hung up his seal and left.
Otherwise, it will not be a blessing for Chechi Country, but will bring disaster.
Although humanity and heaven coexist in the Three Realms today, heaven is still dominant in the end.
The king sent "Master Sanzang" as a gift for three and a half miles, but he didn't know how many years he could keep Mr. Ziyu.
Fahai finally looked at Mr. Ziyu and saw that he looked relaxed and showed no embarrassment. He knew that just relying on the "three and a half miles" fate was enough for him to sort out the politics of Jisaiguo.
It was precisely because Mr. Ziyu took over that Fa Hai could leave with peace of mind.
Just like when he handed over the affairs of Gaochang Kingdom to Erlang Zhenjun.
Professional matters should still be left to professional people. Compared with changing dynasties, governing the country is obviously more suitable for Fa Hai than to eliminate demons and transform the undead.
Not to mention laymen, even insiders do things. Sometimes some mistakes lead things to another direction.
And these are exactly what Fahai himself has experienced personally.
It means that he, the great mage who conquered demons and demons, ended up becoming a demon himself.
The five masters and apprentices kept going west.
It's just that the time sequence has changed, and we can see the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It's neither warm nor cold, and it's just the right time to travel freely.
Since leaving Jisaiguo, the masters and apprentices have become more and more relaxed and contented.
All the powerful demons around him were wiped out in Jilei Mountain, and the remaining ones were just some mountain spirits, not to mention harmful to people. If you encounter a more powerful hunter, you have to be careful about your life.
Xiao Bailong was one step ahead of everyone else, exploring the road ahead. He saw a mountain range from a high altitude, which was blocking the westbound road, so he rode on the clouds to watch.
The mountains are long and stretch as far as the eye can see. It can be said that the ground is far away from the sky, with mist and rain, and the mountains are covered with green cover.
Looking from a high place, you don’t know where to go in the distance; when the clouds are lowered, it looks like green clouds when you look up close.
Seeing that the path was long and narrow and difficult to walk, with thorns on both sides, the little white dragon turned into a little white snake and escaped into it. There was no taboo anymore.
After walking for a while, Xiao Bailong explored the entire mountain. Although it was a thorny mountain, there were also pines, cypresses, bamboos, many plums, many willows, and even more mulberries. The daisies twine around the old trees, the vines twine around the weeping poplars, it’s just...
The little white snake turned into a human form, a spear appeared in his hand, and said: "Monster! Ao Lie, the third prince of Xihai, is here, and he has not yet shown his true form!"
When Fa Hai and the other three disciples were approaching the mountains, they saw the little white dragon falling in front of them and said: "Master, there is a mountain in front of us, called Thorn Ridge, and on the top of the mountain is the road."
"The ridge is crisscrossed with thorns and entwined with daffodils. Although there are traces of the road, there are thorns and thorns on both sides. When the disciples came here to clear the road, they also attracted a group of grass and tree spirits. They said they had long admired the master's demeanor. I would like to invite Master to come as a guest."
"Oh?" Fahai said with a smile when he heard this: "I have never seen ghosts who want to invite poor monks as guests before. Since they are so interested in becoming teachers, I will go and meet them."
Obviously, Fahai wanted to see what kind of spirit he was that dared to be so bold.
"Hehe." The great sage smiled and said: "Maybe the monsters know how powerful the master is and don't dare to kidnap him. This time they used a trick instead."
"Using a trick?" Bajie murmured from the side: "Master is not even afraid of the beauty trap of the leader of the Xiliang Kingdom, but he is afraid of them."
As he was talking, he suddenly felt his neck froze, and subconsciously glanced at the master, but saw that the master's expression was as usual, nothing strange, and he had no intention of blaming him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master, I have seen them before. Although the leaders have ordinary magic power, they have some character. It's just that some of the little demons are rude, but they should be mentally immature and reckless in nature." Xiao Bailong had just seen this person. The first impression of the tree spirits planted in Thorn Ridge was pretty good.
Xiao Bailong led his master to the foot of the mountain, where he saw four old men waiting outside.
There was no need for Little White Dragon to introduce them on their behalf. The four of them came up first to see the ceremony. The old man in charge had an air of immortality. If he were an ordinary mortal, he would probably kneel in front of him and call him an immortal.
But Fahai was different. He could see their true identities at a glance, and the Great Sage was no exception.
The old man at the head was the first to speak: "Old Zhuo's name is Jin Jie, and all fellow Taoists call him the Eighteenth Master."
Then there was a Taoist who was very handsome and practiced Taoist etiquette.
Then he stretched out his hand to guide the two people beside him and said, "Ling Kongzi, Fuyun Sou."
If such serious monsters were not evil-doers, Fahai would have killed them long ago when he saw them. Moreover, if they only lacked a chance, they would all be able to attain enlightenment and become immortals.
They are all old demons who have been practicing for more than a thousand years.
"The poor monk Tang Sanzang."
"I've admired you for a long time, I've admired you for a long time——!" Si Weng quickly raised his hands.
"Holy Monk, please come in first."
"please."
The eighteenth prince waved his hand, and the thorns that had covered the mountain road all retreated, revealing a broad road.
"Great Sage." Since the Eighteenth Duke was accompanying Master Tripitaka, Duke Guzhi landed on the side of the Great Sage and said with a smile: "I have heard about the great sage's reputation for a long time, but now that I see him, he is really extraordinary."
When people praised themselves, the Great Sage naturally couldn't be ignored. He responded with a smile: "Although I have never met you before, but now that I have accepted your hospitality, it can be regarded as a friendship. I think you are really weird, but Why is it that you don’t practice magic and have practiced Taoism for thousands of years but just practiced some basic Tao techniques?”
"You are worthy of being a great sage. You can see our true identity at a glance." Duke Guzhi sighed and said: "We are ordinary plants and trees that have been transformed by spiritual energy. How can we inherit the magic method? In the past, we only practiced through Innately absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the stars and moon. This is the basic Tao method of this kind of practice. It was also learned by seven sages who traveled here during the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Middle Kingdom. When they discussed Tao, I listened to it. "
"That's it." After hearing this, the Great Sage stopped talking.
It is the natural thorns of the Thorn Ridge that protect them. Otherwise, based on their identity as the spirit of vegetation, they are rare spiritual materials in the world of human cultivation. Whether it is refining weapons or refining elixirs, they can be sent. Of great use.
It is their luck that they can practice till now.
After walking a hundred miles inward, I saw an open space. There was a stone slab on the road, with three big characters on it, which was "Thorn Ridge"; and two lines of fourteen small characters on the bottom, which were "800 Thorns Climbing." Here, there has always been a road with few people traveling on it."
Bajie laughed when he saw it: "Master, how come everything is eight hundred miles away? First there is Huangfengling, which is eight hundred miles away, then Junior Brother Sha's Liusha River is eight hundred miles away, and the Tongtian River is also eight hundred miles away. The flame that passed by not long ago The mountain is still eight hundred miles away.”
Wu Jing was an honest man after all, so he retorted: "The mountain that conquered Red Boy is only six hundred miles long, so the Black Water River is only about ten miles wide?"
Bajie snorted and did not argue with Wu Jing. He only smiled at Ling Yunzi beside him and said, "That means you guys came to greet me early and backed away from the thorns. Otherwise, your protective foundation will be destroyed by the old pig along the way." I hugged them all with one hand and one palladium."
Xiao Bailong, who was walking at the end, listened to the words of the second senior brother and said seriously: "If this is the case, I will write a few words under this stone tablet. Fortunately, senior brother can break through it and the road to the west will be flat."
"Good poem, good poem." Bajie nodded, but after a moment he shook his head and said: "Inappropriate, inappropriate."
Fu Yunsou asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
He didn't care about Bajie's conflicting words.
Bajie looked serious, "If I only wrote the word "senior brother", who would know that it was the old pig who took the credit for me?"
The Great Sage listened for a long time and saw that what he cared about was actually "leaving his name." He turned around, pinched his ears, and scolded him with a smile: "You idiot, do you want to change the word "Senior Brother" to "Bajie"? ke——!”
Seeing their brothers fighting so freely, the worries in the hearts of the four old tree spirits at first seemed to relax a lot.
After passing the road monument and walking for a while, the golden crow fell into the sea and the jade rabbit appeared in a jade plate.
When everyone walked outside an ancient temple, the Eighteenth Duke stopped and said to Master Tripitaka: "This is where we transformed back in time. The Seven Sages also discussed the Tao here."
Everyone took a look and saw that there were pines and cypresses, and peach and plum blossoms. Although this place had been abandoned for a long time, it also contained the spirit of the mountain spirit.
"Now we have another family property." The Eighteenth Duke smiled, stretched his hand deep behind the temple, and said: "Please——"
The crowd followed, crossed a small road, and arrived in front of a hazy stone house. The three characters "Muxian'an" on the door clearly pointed out their whereabouts.
The eighteen male figures are pine trees, Guzhi male is a cypress tree, Lingkongzi is a juniper tree, and the old man Fuyun is a bamboo pole——
But Fahai only took a brief look at this place and knew that the spirits in the mountains were definitely not the four of them. The few remaining spirits hiding aside but not showing up made Fahai become more and more interested in them.
"Everyone, why don't you go into the small nunnery and have some tea?"
After hearing this, Bajie immediately became displeased and said bluntly: "You and these old tree spirits are really unreasonable. You said you were inviting Master to be a guest, but you only invited me to drink tea. I walked all the way, old pig. At this moment But my belly is empty.”
They have been cultivating for thousands of years, and they are the essence of vegetation, so they are born without grains.
But Bajie was different. Even if he practiced successfully, his appetite would be like a bottomless pit. Otherwise, there would be no need to carry this big pot and kitchen utensils all the way west.
(End of chapter)
