Master Tripitaka's current reputation in the Three Realms is actually not as optimistic as imagined.
Although there are great immortals like Zhen Yuanzi, and Gods like Erlang and Nezha who are on good terms, looking at the entire Three Realms, there are undoubtedly many enemies.
Not to mention anything else, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the entire Lingshan Mountain are almost completely offended by their masters and disciples. There are still only a few who are as close to their masters and disciples as Guanyin Bodhisattva and Maharashtra Tathagata.
But even so, Master Sanzang's establishment of a sect still caused a stir in the entire Three Realms.
This matter also attracted the attention and discussion of many gods in heaven. The Jade Emperor even brought the matter to the court for discussion.
If their own interests are not involved, in fact, for most of the gods in heaven, it is just a joke for everyone to watch Lingshan in private. However, this time it is brought up in the great court meeting. Isn’t it a bit embarrassing? Making a fuss out of a molehill?
Or does the Jade Emperor also want to plan something from this matter?
Taibai Jinxing, who was already going to be reincarnated into the lower world, temporarily stayed for a few more days because of this matter, as the diplomatic envoy of the Jade Emperor. He still had to stand the last post. When the sect completed the main hall, he also had to serve as the representative of the heaven. , went to congratulate him.
Others don't know the Jade Emperor's thoughts, but Taibai Jinxing can actually guess one or two things. Even if there is no substantive unification, the Jade Emperor actually wants to bring the Consciousness Only Sect into the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court in name.
Just like the Buddha in Lingshan Mountain in the West and Guanyin in the South China Sea, didn't they also accept the edicts of the Five Elders of the Five Directions in Heaven?
The other three are the Arctic Xuanling, the Central Huangji Huangjiao Immortal, and the Chongen Holy Emperor of the East.
These five of them basically hold positions in the lower realm but do not go up to heaven. They all have their own power in the lower realm. Although they are nominally under the jurisdiction of heaven, they are actually autonomous jurisdictions.
There are many similar places, such as the Wuzhuang Temple of Zhenyuan Immortal, the Yinshan Taoist Temple of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the West Kunlun Temple of Queen Mother of the West, and Penglai Three Immortals Island, etc.
Of course, there are also sage monasteries such as Jin'ao Island, the Donghai Jiejiao monastery, which are not within the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, but they are exceptions after all and cannot be counted.
Now that Master Tripitaka has attracted the attention of the entire Three Realms, how could the Jade Emperor turn a blind eye?
"Is there something wrong with establishing such a mountain gate in the mortal world or in the capital of a country?" Since it is a matter of discussion, someone will naturally raise the question. Although King Li Tian and Master Sanzang The relationship is not bad, but he is the Jade Emperor's confidant, and except for him who has some confidence to dare to ask this question, I am afraid that other gods will not raise it easily.
The way of being an official is not only popular in the dynasties of the lower world, but also a very profound knowledge in the heaven.
It's just that King Li Tian has always lacked some consideration in this aspect, so he seems to be more upright. Perhaps it is this that allows him to always have a very strong position in front of the Jade Emperor.
But Grand Master Wen, who knew everything well, could not discuss such matters at the court meeting with half-squinted eyes and come up with a conclusion. Even if a conclusion was reached, it was because the Jade Emperor had already had an idea in his mind. The extravaganza is just an introduction to the gods, and then they can reach their decision naturally.
As the old master of the three dynasties of the Great Shang Dynasty, he has experienced too many such things. The so-called great court meetings are often just a formality. In fact, the real core affairs only need to be decided by three or five core people. Down, that's it.
The gods obviously have strong opinions in their hearts, not to mention that the one who speaks is His Majesty's loyal confidant Li Tianwang. Naturally, they will not be ignorant and express their opinions at this time.
Sure enough, as soon as King Li Tian finished speaking, Taibai Jinxing came out and bowed his hand to the Jade Emperor, "Your Majesty, Master Tripitaka is the Holy Buddha of the Three Realms. He is determined to save all living beings. His consciousness-only teachings have impressed Lingshan even more." Buddhas. As far as I know, Master Tripitaka established the Buddhist sect, and its main purpose is to spread the Buddha's teachings in the three realms, and it is not to impart unlimited methods of practice to all living beings in the world."
Taibai Jinxing paused and then said: "So if these Buddhist sects set up a place to hide from the world in the mountains and old forests, how can they talk about saving all sentient beings?"
"I think that the Heavenly Court may issue an edict to rectify the name of Master Tripitaka's lineage of the Consciousness-only Sect."
"What Jin Xing said makes sense." Yang Jian said concisely and to the point.
Nezha, who finally made the trip to heaven, immediately followed his second brother: "Nezha seconded the proposal."
As soon as Yang Jian spoke, the gods from the original Xiqi camp and the various heavenly courts that now have business dealings with the True Lord Temple also spoke one after another: "The little god seconded the proposal."
When Grand Master Wen saw the Jade Emperor looking at him, he knew that he wanted to make a statement. Grand Master Wen did not resist this at all. Since then, Tripitaka broke his relics to save King Zhou from trouble. Grand Master Wen I will always remember this kindness.
As soon as the grand master opened his mouth, the people from Jiejiao, Lei Bu and the original big business people also agreed: "I second my opinion."
For a time, it seemed as if the entire heaven was united and the monarch and his ministers were in harmony.
When the Jade Emperor saw the ministers asking for orders, he smiled and said: "In that case, I will go to the lower realm of Venus for a while."
Compared with Lingshan's great job and righteousness, heaven's imperial edict is obviously more affordable. The Jade Emperor drew the power of heaven and wrote an imperial edict, and then the god general on the side took it and delivered it to Taibai Jinxing.
The Jade Emperor also had a worry in his heart, that is, since their masters and disciples did not accept the great position of Lingshan, they might not be able to accept the imperial decree from Heaven. Therefore, this time the Jade Emperor did not grant Master Tripitaka the title, but as the Emperor of Heaven. The authority mobilized the power of Heaven and decreed the "Consciousness-only Sect" as the "Consciousness-Only Dharma", allowing it to be recognized by Heaven and become the authentic sect of Buddhism.
From a legal perspective, the Consciousness Wei Sect will stand side by side with Lingshan, and will not be a sect under Buddhism.
As the leader of the sect, Master Tripitaka does not need Lingshan Tathagata Buddha to be promoted to the Great Realm, so he will naturally become the Buddha of the Consciousness Only Sect.
Before that, there were three orthodox schools of Buddhism: Hinayana, Mahayana and Esoteric Buddhism.
Pure Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Vinaya Buddhism are lower than the above three. Tantric Buddhism manifested itself in Mahayana Buddhism when the Great Sun Tathagata was trapped in Buddha Mountain.
Tantra and Esoteric Buddhism, even though they are one word apart, they are actually fundamentally different.
The Taishang Laojun on the side smiled and said nothing. He just smiled and looked at the Jade Emperor with squinted eyes. His Majesty really doesn't want to see Buddhism. Buddhism is already in chaos, and this move is just adding fuel to the fire. .
But what if we see through this conspiracy?
Will Lingshan protest to heaven because of this matter?
Tathagata Buddha might be eager for this. After all, he now only wants to enter the cycle of tribulation and return. Before, he wished he could pass the position of Lord of Lingshan directly to Tripitaka.
And will Sanzang reject the overtures of Heaven and the Jade Emperor?
Although it is not easy to grasp this point, judging from the behavior of Master Sanzang, he is also a soft-spoken man. And if at this time, someone expounds the pros and cons around him, saying that if he receives the decree of heaven, what will happen to him? Lingshan is afraid and even offends the Western Buddhas, etc.
Then this matter is basically a done deal.
Buddhism is in the midst of great prosperity, but it seems that before it reaches its peak, internal strife has already begun.
This is a common problem among all sects. How prosperous was Taoism back then, and how powerful were the three religions of Ren, Chan, and Jie in controlling the world?
Isn’t it the same now as it used to be?
Dispersed.
The gods gathered together in twos and threes. Just now in the Lingxiao Palace, everyone was pretending to be dumb, but in private, they were also holding small meetings.
It was also Yang Jian who had a lot of things to do, so he hurried to the lower realm after leaving the court, otherwise they would have to pretend to be serious for a while.
Nezha found the Huang family brothers and Jiazi Taisui and the two gods of increasing blessings and destroying blessings under his command. Tu Xingsun saw him in the distance and wanted to come over to join in the fun. But on the other side, he saw Deng Chanyu and Long Ji. The princess, Fairy Guanghan, and Taiyinxing were in one place, and he subconsciously glanced over there a few more times. When he came to his senses again, Nezha and the others had disappeared.
"Don't look at it." However, Hong Jin happened to pass by Tu Xingsun and said, "Is it possible that Xing Jundao still misses the fate we had back then?"
Tu Xingsun was stunned for a moment, but saw that Hong Jin had already left.
Hong Jin actually didn't want to say anything about Tu Xingsun and Deng Chanyu. Although the two of them seemed to be in similar situations, they were actually very different.
After all, Tu Xingsun used force back then.
And he himself should have died, but it was only because of the princess that he lived a little longer.
When he was captured by the princess, his skills were inferior to others. He was convinced and later learned that the moon in the sky and the old man's lower world were combined. He said that he was ordered by Fu Yuan Immortal, saying that he and the princess had an earthly marriage. They had made a promise with a red silk thread, and they should have a life together. couple.
Hong Jin was also a disciple of Jie Jiao. He had a certain magnanimity and was very respectful to the princess since they got married. He did not overstep his bounds just because of their marriage. In fact, the two of them are just a couple in front of others, and they live in separate beds privately.
And this is what makes Hong Jin feel most fortunate. After they were killed in battle, the souls of the two were on the list of gods. After being named gods, he did not see the Fuyuan Immortal in the heaven.
It seems that there is no such immortal in heaven.
Then it was the princess who found out the key, saying that the Fuyuan Immortal went crazy while practicing, causing a catastrophe. Unfortunately, he died.
At that time, Hong Jin broke out in cold sweat after hearing that. He was not a stupid person, and in an instant, he thought about the most frightening possibility in his mind.
Just like this, he has always been very low-key in heaven. As long as he can't show up in front of the Jade Emperor, he will never come out. Normally, he stays in his Longde Xingjun Mansion to practice.
The two of them are not like Deng Chanyu and Tu Xingsun, who turned against each other directly after becoming gods. Although they are not husband and wife, they still have some friendship. Princess Long Ji was naturally aware of her father's temperament, and just in case, Long Ji stopped having any more contact with Hong Jin.
And the fact that Hong Jin could still remain calm in front of Long Dexingjun had something to do with it.
In fact, Hong Jin did not have any small group in the heaven. After all, he was born in Jie Jiao, but later rebelled and went to Xiqi. There were also many Jie Jiao Taoists who died at the hands of Hong Jin and Princess Longji.
Now that we are ministers in the same palace, we feel uncomfortable meeting each other after all.
And he was even less familiar with the gods from Xiqi and Chanjiao.
However, not long after he returned to the Xingjun Mansion, he saw a chamberlain from His Majesty's side hurriedly looking for him and said: "Consort, Your Majesty bids you an audience."
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Hong Jin's heart was pounding for a while, but after all, he was also a Taoist monk at that time. Although he didn't know why the Jade Emperor called him and asked the eunuch to call him "consort", he quickly calmed down and said: "The prince-in-law does not dare to pretend that he does not know where his majesty is summoning him, so he asks the angel to lead the way."
"Your Majesty has given instructions, saying that we will meet you at Yaochi." The chamberlain said with a smile, "Please."
Judging from the attitude of this chamberlain and the place where he was summoned, it seems that he may not be asking for guilt.
Walking all the way to Yaochi, he saw Princess Longji waiting outside the palace gate. Hong Jin was even more confused. Princess Longji also seemed a little surprised and did not expect to see Hong Jin outside Yaochi.
At this time, a female fairy in orange clothes came out of the palace and said: "Sister Long Ji, Father Xingjun asked my little sister to come and greet you."
The female fairy in orange is Cheng'er, the third among the seven fairies. Because of her gentle and virtuous temperament, she has always been kept by the Queen Mother's side. She basically handles all matters in the Yaochi.
It can be said that he is the Queen Mother's right-hand man.
Princess Long Ji and Hong Jin entered the Yaochi, paid homage to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, and stood to one side. Hui Long Ji asked first, "Father, why did the Queen summon your son and minister here today?"
"Sit down and talk." The Jade Emperor pointed to the seat next to him and said with a smile, "No need to be formal."
"the same as you."
The Jade Emperor obviously said the last sentence to Hong Jin. Of course, the tone was relatively cold.
Long Ji grew up in Yaochi since she was a child, and her father and mother are not as difficult to get along with each other now, so she was not too restrained and sat down generously. Hong Jin naturally knew how to behave and sat down. Half of them were ready to get up at any time.
"A few days ago, Liuhe Xingjun mentioned it to me, saying that I hope that I can come forward to completely dissolve the marriage between her and Tufu Xingjun." The Queen Mother looked at Long Ji and asked: "Are you Hongluan? Mr. Xing, I should also ask your opinion on this matter."
Long Ji thought for a while and said, "According to Erchen's opinion, there is nothing wrong with this matter."
"Oh." The Queen Mother followed suit and asked, "Tell me more about it."
"It was originally a mortal marriage in the lower world. Moreover, I didn't say much about the forced marriage back then. I only said that although they became gods after death, they were able to retain their true spirits, but now that they are the gods of heaven, their earthly relationship will naturally end early." Princess Long Ji stood up and said to her father, the emperor, and her mother: "I also want to confirm with my father, the emperor, and my empress. Will this earthly marriage be counted in heaven?"
Hong Jin on the side also quickly stood up.
The Jade Emperor thought about it for a moment and said: "There is no final answer for this matter, and there is no precedent. You can compile this matter, as well as the matters related to the Marriage Hall and the Heavenly Rules, into a book and send them to the Temple of Justice."
"Zhenjun Erlang is perfecting the heavenly rules, and this matter may become an example."
