"Why?"
Although Sizi had this opportunity, Li Shimin couldn't feel at ease.
There is nothing so cheap in the world. When Si Ziyang was about to expire and should have died, Guanyin Bodhisattva descended from the sky and accepted Si Zi into the Nanhai Buddhist Sect. From then on, he shed his mortal body and his death certificate. It seemed that he easily obtained the long life that mortals dream of. .
Why?
"Because the emperor is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, because the Si son is in Ci'en Temple, and because even a Bodhisattva wants to establish his authority in the Tang Dynasty." Fahai looked at Li Shimin and said what Li Shimin was thinking.
Li Shimin remained silent because what Master Sanzang said was exactly what he was thinking.
The Bodhisattva saved Si Zi, so he owed the Bodhisattva a share of karma. Even if the Bodhisattva would not use this as a threat to himself, once the suspicion of the emperor arose, how could it be so easily eliminated?
"My dear brother, I yearn for the prosperity of the human king. Don't you know that the Kunlun divine generals all served under the human king at that time? The human king is not the king of the human race, but the king of the human world."
"Bodhisattvas are also in the human world."
Bang bang!
Li Shimin's heart stopped and then started beating rapidly.
Yudi's words seem to have nothing to do with his worries, but they are actually reminding him to take a long-term view. If he can recreate the scene of the ancient human king, then even if the gods and Buddhas of the gods come to the world, he will have to take a long-term view. Accept your own constraints and jurisdiction.
Having one's own strength is the original and right path.
However, Li Shimin quickly calmed down. Even if he thinks highly of himself, he still doesn't dare to think about commanding gods and Buddhas.
"My dear brother, sometimes I really doubt. If you were not a Buddhist but a general, what would the Tang Dynasty be like?"
"Amitabha." Fahai said with a smile instead: "Brother, the emperor must have forgotten that the ancestor of my brother is none other than Duke Yun."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized: "It is said that your father used to be a bachelor of Wenyuan Palace. Later, after your mother committed suicide, he resigned and returned to his hometown. I haven't seen him for a long time."
Fahai thought for a while, "When my brother left Chang'an and went to Lingshan to learn Buddhist scriptures, my father also came to Chang'an to see me off. But this time when I came back, I didn't go to see him."
"I heard that he opened an academy in the countryside, accepted disciples, and taught knowledge. His family was very prosperous." Li Shimin also sighed softly and said: "It's sad to say that what happened back then, your father was originally very talented, but I am The number one scholar in the imperial court was actually killed by an adulterer. Fortunately, my younger brother Tianming was still alive and was not poisoned. Otherwise, it would be a big deal for me to have one less sworn brother. If the three realms lose a holy Buddha because of this, it would be a great regret for the three realms. "
"Brother, your words are serious. I am just an ordinary monk. How can I deserve such ridiculous praise from my brother?"
Li Shimin knew that Sanzang was always modest, so he didn't argue much. He just asked Master Sanzang for advice: "My dear brother, what do you think I should do about the Bodhisattva?"
"Since it is Guanyin Bodhisattva, Your Majesty does not need to worry so much." If another Bodhisattva did this, Fahai would definitely think that the other party had ulterior motives, but Guanyin Bodhisattva was different after all. "Just let everything take its course. No matter what, Sizi is The Bodhisattva saves you without fail."
That is to say, Guanyin Bodhisattva wants to bring Sizi into the Nanhai Buddhist Sect, otherwise Fahai will be determined to keep Sizi for a few days. When the Consciousness Wei Sect opens the gate, he will transfer Sizi into the Buddhist sect.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, what Yu Di said was not unreasonable. In addition, Yu Di was sitting in Chang'an, so what if the Bodhisattva established the Taoist lineage in the Tang Dynasty?
What's more, with the Bodhisattva's reputation in the Three Realms, it's really not something he can easily stop if he wants to oppose him if he wants to preach in the Tang Dynasty.
As for Sizi being accepted into Buddhism and becoming a monk, I can only say that he was lucky to be able to save his life, and Li Shimin did not do what he asked for.
When a person's lifespan ends again.
Li Shimin, who had this idea in his mind again, couldn't help but think of his founding heroes Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Qin Shubao, Wei Zheng and others who had passed away one after another.
Every time he hears bad news, it is actually a psychological torment for Li Shimin.
People are jealous of God, so their life span is very short.
This is also true. From ancient times to the present day, the human race has always had no shortage of talents. It can be said that talents have emerged from generation to generation. This is also unmatched by others.
Li Shimin looked at his imperial brother in front of him and sighed in his heart: Isn't my imperial brother the most talented person in this era?
Thinking like this, his waist became straighter and straighter.
In the main hall of Ci'en Temple.
Bodhisattva and Jin Guangxian were invited by Fa Hai to meet here. Li Shimin and his three sons were also in the main hall.
Everyone was familiar with the Bodhisattva, but it was indeed the first time for Jin Guangxian to meet him. After being introduced by Master Sanzang, they found out that this seemingly inconspicuous Taoist priest was actually a Taoist great immortal, so it was natural to meet him again.
It's just that Jin Guangxian was still a little cautious when meeting the Bodhisattva. As for the matter of Princess Jinyang entering the Bodhisattva's sect, Jin Guangxian was powerless. He couldn't even snatch the disciples from the Bodhisattva. Even if you dare to take action, you may not be able to win.
Don't let the apprentice fail to grab it when the time comes, and instead try to get him in again.
However, Jin Guangxian's trip was not without success.
Perhaps the eldest brother Li Chengqian and his younger sister Si Zi both worshiped famous teachers. When Wei Wang Li Tai learned the identity of Jin Guangxian from Master Sanzang, he went directly to greet him and said, "Little Wang has seen the immortal."
Jin Guangxian smiled slightly and said, "I am so polite."
"I wonder if Xiao Wang has a destiny?"
King Li Tai of Wei was favored by Li Shimin in his early years, so he had a slightly domineering personality. Although he failed to seize the throne before, he only lost the qualification to compete for the throne. He was still a first-rate nobleman in the Tang Dynasty.
If he fails to become an emperor, he will cultivate immortality. This is the path his eldest brother has chosen, and he has also successfully become a disciple of Taoist Master Li Chunfeng. When he heard his father talk about it just now, he knew that his eldest brother had been recognized by Lao Jun and officially joined the Human Sect. .
Li Tai, who was not willing to lag behind, naturally became interested when he heard that Jin Guangxian was the Great Immortal of Jie Jiao.
At this moment, he did not hide his thoughts at all and directly asked Jin Guangxian.
Li Tai's temperament seems arrogant. In fact, in Jin Guangxian's view, it is just the temperament of a child, just ordinary.
In terms of unruly temperament, even Yang Jian, Nezha and Sun Wukong may not be at the forefront in front of their disciples.
"The qualifications are acceptable." Jin Guangxian looked at Li Tai for a moment, then looked at Li Shimin, and said with a smile: "If your majesty allows it, I can accept His Royal Highness the King of Wei as my disciple, and he will be a free and easy immortal in the future."
"Just a loose immortal?" Li Tai was still not satisfied.
"Hahaha——" Jin Guangxian laughed three times and said: "Are you really greedy? Are you not satisfied with being a loose immortal? As a prince of the Celestial Dynasty, it is already rare to be able to cultivate into a loose immortal. After all, those with imperial aura can become a loose immortal." The power of the tribulation thunder during the immortal tribulation will increase exponentially. This is one of the reasons why since ancient times, neither human kings nor emperors practiced cultivation. Even the disciples of the royal family, there are very few who can overcome the tribulation and become immortals."
The most famous among them is Liu An, King of Huainan of the Han Dynasty.
The so-called allusion of "when a person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven" comes from this prince.
Li Tai thought for a while and then said: "If others can't do it, why can't I do it as well? But I don't believe in fate. If the Taoist master accepts me as his disciple, he might teach a real heavenly king in the future. Isn't that a good story that has been passed down through the ages?"
After finishing speaking, Li Tai looked at Li Shimin again and said, "Father, my son wants to become a Taoist master, and please allow me to do so."
Li Tai knew it well. Apart from anything else, based on his father's high regard for his younger brother Li Zhi and the support of his uncle Master Tripitaka, Pheasant Nu's position as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty was basically unshakable.
Now that they have broadened their horizons, they will naturally not only focus on the position of the Tang Dynasty emperor, but face such a vast Three Realms. Knowing the future, whether they are trapped in Chang'an City or becoming a vassal in the future, they will never do anything. Not the best choice.
They are the sons of Tian Khan, and they should be able to accomplish something.
"Since Qingque is so confident, I will help you."
Li Shimin did not refuse. After all, he still wanted to see the current situation more than fighting against each other. As for whether Cheng Qian and Qing Que would dare to come back and attack the pheasant slaves after they became successful in cultivating Taoism. He thought There is no need to worry about this for the time being.
As the king of a country, he already had quite a lot of experience in using the Qi of the Emperor Ziwei. Just now, because he learned that Si Ziyang was about to die, he had another insight. After digesting it, he could also transform it. For its own foundation.
It's also that Li Zhi's body bones are somewhat weak. He doesn't have much talent in human martial arts, so he can only practice more in the Emperor's Qi.
Jin Guangxian is not a pretentious person, and Wei Wang Li Tai is decisive. The two of them do not need any special ceremony. Wei Wang Li Tai kowtows to Jin Guangxian a few times and successfully becomes the disciple of Jin Guangxian.
After all, he is of imperial blood, and Li Tai's talent is definitely not bad even in the world of cultivation. Unfortunately, because he has imperial aura, he is destined to never go smoothly on his journey to becoming an immortal.
As for the three Holy Emperors who, besides cultivating the power of the human bloodline, were able to distract themselves from their cultivation, they were truly gifted and extremely lucky.
What's more, with their temperament, if the heavenly calamity really wants to strike them, they will never sit still and wait for death. I'm afraid they will rush into the calamity cloud first and try to see if they can break the calamity cloud into pieces.
After the apprenticeship was successful, Jin Guangxian curiously asked Master Sanzang: "Holy Monk, why is there not a Buddha statue in this hall?"
There is not even a single Buddha statue in the main hall of the Consciousness Sect of Ci'en Temple. This is quite an explosion in the entire Three Realms.
In particular, Master Sanzang is also a holy Buddha of Buddhism, which inevitably makes Jin Guangxian curious.
For this matter, Bodhisattva did not find it strange. Li Shimin and the three princes had become accustomed to it.
The Bodhisattva didn't find it strange because she knew Sanzang's nature best. Instead of doing those formal rituals of worshiping the Buddha, it would be better to recite the Buddhist sutras seriously several times. Oh, Wukong could just recite it silently in his heart without speaking out loud.
Li Shimin and his son ordered the monks to remove all the Buddha statues in the temple on the first day that Master Sanzang took over Ci'en Temple.
If it is carved from stone, it will be preserved, but if it is made of gold, it will be melted directly to help the poor people.
After all, Ci'en Temple is a royal edict, and there are many treasures in it. But Master Tripitaka left behind only a few solitary classics and not a single thing that was outside his body.
It even issued an announcement that Ci'en Temple would not accept money from people for incense.
At that time, Ci'en Temple's big move caught the entire Buddhist community in Chang'an by surprise. They didn't know whether they should follow suit.
Even though Master Sanzang came forward to make it clear that the temples in Chang'an did not have to learn the temple rules of Ci'en Temple, there was still quite a stir in private.
After all, people's thinking is very simple: Master Tripitaka is a holy Buddha, the Mahayana "Mahayana Heaven", the Hinayana "Liberation Heaven" recognized by Lingshan Buddha, and the "right and omniscient" of the entire Buddhism. Can a holy Buddha do wrong things?
What's more, they didn't accept money from the people for incense. Instead, they used the treasures in the temple to help the poor.
So what do other Buddhist temples do?
Comparing the two, the people were naturally more convinced of Ci'en Temple where Master Tripitaka was located.
Everything is afraid of comparison. For those ordinary Buddhist temples in the human world, Master Tripitaka's actions are tantamount to drawing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.
Although some Buddhist sects have won over a group of people with the words "without Buddha statues and disrespectful incense, Buddha cannot bless you." However, facing Master Tripitaka who is at the peak of his personal charm at this moment, they are obviously still not satisfied.
Even when they were making great fanfare and preparing to come to Ci'en Temple to "make trouble", a passerby suddenly said: "Are you stupid? Master Tripitaka, the holy Buddha of the Tang Dynasty, you don't believe in Tripitaka who did good deeds in the world, but believe in those Stone statue. Buzz bang bang——"
Just a simple sentence almost instigated half of the people to rebel. After all, most of them worshiped Buddha just for peace of mind, and of course they also had pious hearts. Master Tripitaka is also a holy Buddha.
Isn't worshiping a living holy Buddha more useful than worshiping those stone statues and golden bodies?
This Ci'en Temple is not so much a temple.
Rather, it is a school. The difference is that this school teaches Buddhism instead of Confucianism.
Open the gates of the mountain widely and teach knowledge to the disciples. This is the insight Fahai gained after discussing Taoism with the sage Confucius in the Fire Cloud Cave.
Faced with Jin Guangxian's question, Fahai didn't say anything else. Instead, he asked Jin Guangxian for advice: "I wonder if there is any statue of the immortal Buddha enshrined in Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea of Bodhisattva?"
Well.
Jin Guangxian was speechless for a moment because the Bodhisattva's Luojiashan ashram was indeed clean.
It is said that the Bodhisattva was born to teach and worship the Sanqing Taoist ancestors as a matter of course, but she "rebelled" from Taoism and joined Buddhism;
Originally, the two saints of Western religions and the two Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Hinayana Buddhism had no incestuous relationship with them;
In addition, in today's Mahayana Buddhism, although the leader is the Tathagata Buddha, there is also a Bodhisattva's effort. After going back and forth, there is really no one to worship in the Nanhai Luojia Mountain Dojo.
