Yuan Zhen returned the greeting: "Little sir, please!"
Li Xiuyuan sat down and took another sip of tea. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, as if he was memorizing the scriptures he had just read. Under the gaze of a group of stunned ministers, he began to recite.
"At that time,... I will help you rejoice. You will be able to achieve long-lasting kalpas and make great vows. When the breadth is almost completed, you will realize Bodhi."
"Those who even hear three or five words of this sutra, or one verse or one sentence, will experience wonderful peace and happiness now, and in the future life, for hundreds of thousands of lives..."
Li Xiuyuan just opened his mouth, just like the words of the Buddha, which shocked a group of courtiers from the Tianfeng Kingdom, and even stunned the envoys of the Silver Moon Kingdom. Even Monk Yuanzhen looked ashamed.
This is not reciting sutras, it is like the Buddha coming to the court to preach to all living beings. For a time, the hall is brightly illuminated, and there are many wonderful phenomena. After reading the wonderful place, it seems that there are Bodhisattvas speaking in unison in the void.
In Yuan Zhen's view, even he could not do such a recitation. Even if he held the scriptures in his hands and recited, he could not achieve such a solemn and wonderful scene as Li Xiu Yuan.
"At that time, the World-Honored One spoke a verse: Now and in the future, as gods and humans, I am diligently entrusting you to use your great supernatural powers and expedients to save you from falling into the evil realms..."
After reading for half an hour, Li Xiuyuan stopped and drank a cup of tea. Ignoring the surprise of the people around him, he spent another half an hour reciting the entire scripture.
At the last moment, he actually picked up the flowers, smiled, stood up and paid his respects, just like the eminent monk in the Buddhist hall who had finished his morning lessons.
Hundreds of civil and military ministers forgot to cheer for a while, and even the King of Qin and the Queen were sitting in the hall, staring at Li Xiuyuan speechlessly.
However, Xiaoyun woke up quickly and brought more tea to Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan stood up to thank him, then took a cup of hot tea and tasted it slowly. The tea from the palace really tasted better than the tea he drank in the Taoist temple.
"Young Master's Taoism is wonderful. With Buddha and Taoism, many poor monks have fallen short of me. I'm really ashamed. I hope you'll bear with me, Mr. Yuan." Monk Yuan savored Li Xiuyuan's words carefully and said to Li Xiuyuan happily.
This was more than a competition between the two countries. It would be better to say that Li Xiuyuan gave a lecture on Buddhism to Yuan Zhen and others.
The envoy of the Silver Moon Kingdom looked at Li Xiuyuan and said blankly: "You are not a Taoist priest. Are you a senior monk from which monastery in our Silver Moon Kingdom?"
When King Qin and Queen Changsun heard this, they couldn't help but stare at His Highness Li Xiuyuan and became stunned.
Li Xiuyuan was stunned on the spot. After a while, he stood up and walked to Bawang Chen, took his hand and laughed.
"What the envoy said is wrong. I am the Taoist priest from Luoxia Mountain at the junction of the three realms. The villagers in the three nearby villages all know me. Where did I live since I was a child... If my eldest brother hadn't saved me, I don’t know where Xiuyuan was sold to by now.”
Li Xiuyuan recounted his experiences word for word to everyone.
After listening to Li Xiuyuan's account, King Qin looked at Overlord Chen and asked: "General Chen, are you serious about this?"
When Overlord Chen heard this, he quickly stepped forward and replied: "Of course this is a real person. At that time, there was not only one general at the gate, but many soldiers were present, and the blood of the little brother activated the arch..."
Overlord Chen recounted the strange things that happened that day.
"It turns out that the little gentleman is of the blood of my Shura clan. It seems that God has really blessed our Tianfeng Kingdom!" Queen Changsun couldn't help but sigh with emotion when she heard that Li Xiuyuan was also of the Shura clan.
Having said this, King Qin couldn't help but look at the envoy from the Silver Moon Kingdom and replied coldly: "The life and origins of the young gentleman are already clear, what else do you have to say?"
"I don't believe he is a Taoist priest!" the envoy of the Silver Moon Kingdom shouted back.
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help shouting: "I am a Taoist priest. Why don't you believe it, sir?... I can write runes? What peace charms, exorcism charms... Our villagers who went down the mountain Everyone likes the talisman I wrote..."
After speaking, Li Xiuyuan took a few talismans and handed them to Overlord Chen beside him, and continued: "If I have cinnabar yellow paper, I can write you a peace talisman for free."
"Poof!" With a sound, the Silver Moon Kingdom envoy sprayed a mouthful of blood on the ground.
"We lost this game. Let's play the second game in three days! Let's go!" After saying this, he didn't even salute King Qin. He took out his silk scarf and wiped his mouth before walking out of the palace.
Yuan Zhen and Li Xiu Yuan saluted together and said, "I welcome you, sir, to come to Thousand Buddha Temple in the capital of Silver Moon Kingdom. The poor monk would like to hear my sermon preach to me."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
The envoys from the Silver Moon Kingdom followed Yuan Zhen and left the main hall of the Tianfeng Kingdom. After all, they lost this game, and they lost without any suspense.
It wasn't until all the envoys from the Silver Moon Kingdom left that King Qin came back to his senses, clapped his hands and shouted: "Are you still in a daze, ministers? We have already won this competition!"
King Qin was in a good mood. He patted the dragon case hard, looked at Overlord Chen and said, "General Chen, what level of general are you now?"
Overlord Chen was startled and quickly stepped forward to reply, saying: "Your Majesty, I am a fifth-grade general!"
King Qin nodded and said with a smile: "From now on, I will be promoted to the fourth rank of Military Guard General!"
Overlord Chen was shocked. He didn't expect that he would be promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank general just by bringing Li Xiuxingyuan to memorize the scriptures.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live my emperor!" Overlord Chen knelt down to thank him.
King Qin waved his hand and said with a smile: "As for the young gentleman..."
Before King Qin could say anything else, Queen Changsun said first, "Since the young gentleman is familiar with the scriptures, I will invite him to the palace to read with him... I will give him a title when he grows up. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
When King Qin heard this, he turned to look at the queen and laughed: "I thought so too. It would be a waste of great talents to put this in the military camp!"
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but stare at Bawang Chen, thinking that he had just escaped from the tiger's mouth and fell into the wolf's den again. There is no freedom in the military camp in this palace. I want to leave here and go to some paradise.
However, the current situation was beyond his control, so he had no choice but to step forward to thank him, looked at King Qin and replied: "Your Majesty, please go back to the palace camp to tidy up next time. There is also this scripture that I want to borrow and copy a volume!"
King Qin looked at him and smiled and said: "Leave the affairs of this military camp to General Chen to help you, and you can stay here with peace of mind...Wang Lin, give the scriptures to Li Aiqing."
"Retreat from the court. Let's all rest for a few days and think about how to deal with the competition in three days!" King Qin waved his hand and gave the order. A group of courtiers received the order and thanked him one after another.
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Overlord Chen then stood up, took Li Xiuyuan's hand and explained everything until Li Xiuyuan nodded in agreement and left happily.
From this moment on, he is a fourth-grade general and no longer has to guard the city gate.
"Let's go!"
The queen was in a good mood, and with Xiaoyun's support, she got up and returned to the palace.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at King Qin and followed Xiaoyun without any emotion, looking like he was beyond love. I thought that I had finally made it down the mountain, but things had changed again and again.
I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
Back at the Queen's Cining Palace, Xiaoyun looked at the dejected Li Xiuyuan and couldn't help but laugh.
"Little one, just be content. You must know that except for the maids and eunuchs, even the ministers are not allowed to enter Dao Cining Palace. From now on, stay here obediently. When you grow up, the Queen will give you an official title." After that, just think about going outside and enjoying it.”
The implication is that you have to be obedient in the next few years, otherwise you will suffer a lot.
Li Xiuyuan made a sad face, glanced at Xiaoyun, and cupped his hands with the queen and asked: "Empress Qi Zhuo, will it be inconvenient to live here next time?"
I thought to myself, what if I, a man, hang out with women like you? I'm not a eunuch.
Could it be that you want to murder me? I will never be a eunuch.
The queen seemed to have read through his thoughts and said calmly: "I didn't arrest you to be a eunuch. You live a good life here. The palace is no better than outside. How can anyone arrest you and sell you as a fat sheep?"
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he nodded and said, "I don't know, my queen, but I was scared to death that day. First, the swordsmen from Taoyuan killed a few bandits. I thought I was saved, but I didn't expect that the killers from Tianfeng Kingdom came again... ...That swordsman died so unjustly!”
The queen looked at him and nodded in response: "You have personally experienced the dangers of this world, so I don't need to say more. From now on, you can live here and practice in the palace, and when you have nothing to do, accompany me and the emperor to read and write..." Allowing you to have a stable cultivation environment can be regarded as our reward for you."
The queen sighed. She didn't expect that the little Taoist priest in front of her had just lost his master, and soon he would be caught and sold as a fat sheep. She thought to herself, what kind of world is this?
"There are many empty courtyards in the Cining Palace. Xiaoyun will take you to a clean place later, have a good rest, and accompany me to continue the competition with the Silver Moon countryman in three days!"
Seeing that the queen had made up her mind, Li Xiuyuan did not dare to continue to pester her, so he had no choice but to follow Xiaoyun out.
"I really don't know how many lifetimes you have been blessed to have the Queen ask you to come over to read with you. This is something that has never happened in the palace. If it weren't for the fact that you won the Silver Moon Kingdom today, Even the emperor will never agree."
Xiaoyun pulled Li Xiuyuan out and started chatting with him.
Perhaps thinking that she would have to get along with the little guy in front of her for many years in the future, Xiaoyun's tone gradually softened, and she looked like a big sister, which made Li Xiuyuan finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I found a courtyard for myself, so I don't have to mix with women.
Xiaoyun took Li Xiuyuan around and found a small courtyard for him that looked relatively clean. She opened the door and went in. She saw mountains, water and a small garden inside, which was considered a world-class place in Cining Palace. I am in paradise.
"How about it, is my sister treating you well?"
Xiaoyun looked at Li Xiuyuan who looked curious and giggled. Thought: At this glance, it is like the little Taoist priest from the mountain came down to the mortal world, amazed by the prosperity of this world.
No wonder he was captured by bandits and used as fat sheep. It would be me too.
Li Xiuyuan didn't know Xiaoyun's thoughts. He was very satisfied with the residence in front of him. It was much bigger than the Taoist temple. He didn't have to worry about eating and drinking.
In the following days, I can practice with peace of mind, whether it is swordsmanship or "Tai Xuan Jing".
"Sister Xiaoyun, please go and do your work. I will take my time to tidy up here. When it is cleaned up, I will invite you and my wife to come over for tea in a few days and try the tea that my master taught me to make..."
When you receive a favor from someone, you cannot repay it, so you can only cook a cup of tea to entertain the guests. This is the principle that the old Taoist taught Li Xiuyuan when he was young.
Xiaoyun didn't expect Li Xiuyuan to be so well-behaved, so she felt extremely happy.
She looked at him and smiled and said: "You should practice here obediently. When your realm breaks through to Nascent Soul and you grow to fifteen years old, I will ask the empress to reward you with an official position..."
Li Xiuyuan naturally understood what she meant, and replied with a smile: "Sister Xiaoyun, if you like this "Tao Te Ching" or that "Ksitigarbha Sutra", I can copy a volume for you, but it will take a lot of time, so there is no rush."
When Xiaoyun heard this, she couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, and giggled: "Little guy, you are smart! I'm leaving!"
Xinyun is not stupid. There is no Buddhist scripture that Li Xiuyuan can memorize in the entire Tianfeng Kingdom. She had to quickly ask for a volume while Li Xiuyuan was here. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, it was still a treasure.
