After being polite here for a while, Li Shimin once again got to the point!
"Grand Imperial Master, I have been feeling a little weak lately. Is my lifespan approaching?! I still have many important things to deal with?! I don't want to end up so soon..."
Li Shimin paused for a moment, stared at Lin Ming with burning eyes, and continued:
"Great National Master, you also know that I have always respected you very much. As long as it is your request, I will not refuse! The longer I stay in this position, the more I can help the great country. Master, are you right?!"
Li Shimin began to use emotion and reason little by little, so that Lin Ming could give him some more elixirs here.
"Easy to say...easy to say!"
Lin Ming smiled slightly and said softly:
"Your Majesty, I have one last request. After this water and land conference, you will accept Xingzhi as your imperial disciple, and then send him to the West to obtain scriptures!"
"What!? Learning from scriptures?! Isn't he a Taoist priest?!"
Li Shiming was stunned after hearing this, and asked with disbelief on his face.
He knew very well that Lin Ming's lineage belonged to a serious Taoist sect. Logically speaking, even if people from his lineage wanted to learn scriptures, they would have to go to the Sanqings to learn the scriptures!
this……
Why would he be allowed to go to Xitian Buddhism to obtain Buddhist scriptures now? !
What scriptures can be obtained from Buddhism that don’t say anything about it? !
Even if there were any scriptures, would a Taoist like him be allowed to obtain them? !
Isn't this a joke? !
But from Lin Ming's face, Li Shimin couldn't see any intention of joking here!
Lin Ming is serious!
"You heard it right, I just want Chen Xing to go and get the scriptures! You don't have to ask about the specific reasons. You just need to do what I say. This pill is yours! It can help you extend your life for three years. Year!"
A life-extending pill flashed in Lin Ming's hand!
Three years of life? !
This was already a lot for Li Shimin. He nodded without hesitation and said:
"Okay, the Great Imperial Master must have the Great Imperial Master's principles when doing things. Since the Grand Imperial Master doesn't want to talk about it, I won't ask!"
"After this land and water conference, I will follow the instructions of the Grand Master and accept Chen Xingzhi as my imperial disciple, and then send him to Xitianling Mountain to obtain scriptures!"
"So good!"
Lin Ming raised his hand and threw the elixir to Li Shimin first.
He has been dealing with Li Shimin for more than a day and a half, and he knows the other person's character!
This elixir was given to the other party in advance, and there would definitely be no problems here.
What Li Shimin promised will still be accomplished here as much as possible.
He wanted to use Li Shimin's mouth to talk about the matter of seeking Buddhist scriptures in the West!
…
After the Land and Water Conference, Chen Xingzhi's name and prestige were pushed to a peak position in the entire Tang Dynasty!
Among the Tang Dynasty, when talking about Taoist masters, the first person is already Chen Xingzhi!
Chen Xingzhi's current position is inseparable from his own hard work and research!
At the end of the night, Lin Ming called him to his side again and said softly:
"Chen Xingzhi, from now on, you will officially join my sect, and I will give you the Taoist title: Join the World! I hope that in the next process of joining the world, you can experience the sufferings of the people, and the Taoist classics will also be included in this process. , compare Buddhist classics, take their strong points and make up for your own shortcomings!"
thump!
Chen Xingzhi quickly knelt down and bowed down. He was just a registered disciple when he was here with Lin Ming before.
When it comes to the status of this registered disciple, there is still a big gap between his status and that of a formal disciple!
For so many years, he had always wanted to become Lin Ming's official disciple, and he finally realized it here.
In his heart, he was naturally quite happy.
He quickly knelt down three times and bowed nine times, and performed the apprenticeship ceremony here again!
"Master, do you have any other instructions? This disciple must keep Master's instructions firmly in mind and never dare to forget them!"
"Um!"
Lin Ming nodded slightly and continued:
"When you enter the world, you will be ordered by Emperor Tang to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, you will encounter many obstacles. Likewise, you will also have several companions who will go with you..."
"Master, go to the West to learn scriptures?! Isn't this possible?!"
Shi Shi was somewhat dissatisfied with this matter. Even though he had been studying Buddhist techniques since he was a child, he also knew that he was still a Taoist priest.
Studying those exercises is more of a critical idea here!
Now here, he is asked to go to the West to get the scripture, which naturally makes him quite embarrassed here.
"hey-hey!"
Lin Ming smiled slightly. He could already tell what this disciple was struggling with here. !
"When you join the world, you don't have to worry about it here. You studied Buddhist scriptures in the past to confirm the Taoism!"
"It's the same now. We go to the west to learn scriptures. After we come back, we still want to confirm the Taoism!"
"As the saying goes, who is the right way, then you have to compare!"
"Nowadays, there are only some Hinayana Buddhist scriptures left in the Tang Dynasty. We have completed the comparison, and it can be confirmed that our Taoist scriptures are much better than theirs... The Buddhist scriptures are just crooked ways! "
"It is at this time that we are going to the Lingshan Mountain where Mahayana Buddhism is located to see if we can find Buddhist scriptures that we cannot verify..."
"dont you agree?!"
After some persuasion by Lin Ming, Chen Xingzhi still looked helpless and made his final struggle unwillingly.
"Master, do you really have to go?"
"Even if you want to learn the scriptures, can't you let others go?!"
"I think in our Tang Dynasty, apart from me, there must be many people involved in this matter... I think it is better to give up this position to those who want to go to Lingshan to receive the Buddhist scriptures! "
"Master, if this matter is not secure, don't worry about it. Just wait here for me for a while, and I will be able to find a group of qualified candidates for Master right away!"
While he was talking, he stood up, cupped his hands to Lin Ming, and prepared to grease the soles of his feet and run away right here!
He wants to run!
That would have to be done with Lin Ming's consent. If Lin Ming didn't agree with him, he wouldn't have anything to say!
"stop!"
Lin Ming raised his hand and called him directly.
"Master!"
Chen Xingzhi stopped and struggled again and said:
"You'd better go to someone else. I can't do this. I really can't..."
