It turned out that the original design of the human king, Tathagata, only planned to let Guanyin take action... But from the mouth of the Heavenly Court, he learned that after the Emperor of Heaven descended to earth in person, in order to show his concern, he had to use the breath-shielding treasure given by Hongjun to come to Chang'an and personally layout!
At this moment, in the Changsun Mansion...sitting together, in addition to the Changsun family represented by Changsun Wuji, there were also heads of major families with five surnames and seven sects!
"Greetings to me, Buddha Tathagata!"
Changsun Wuji took the heads of major aristocratic families to pay homage to Tathagata.
"You great sages of the human race don't need to be polite."
Tathagata smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and lifted up the head of the family: "I am here this time for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty."
Heads of major families, you look at me, I look at you... for the sake of the people? What does it have to do with their family?
Changsun Wuji, on behalf of the clan leaders, took the initiative and asked: "Can the Buddha speak more clearly?"
"When I look at the four major continents, all living beings are good and evil, and they are not the same in each direction. Those in Sheng Shen Continent in the east respect heaven and earth, and feel refreshed and calm; those in Lu Continent in the north, although they like killing, only make ends meet and are clumsy in nature. There is no need to practice too much; I, the people in Xiniuhezhou, are not greedy and do not kill, nourish their energy and potential, although they are supremely true, everyone can live a long life; but the people in Nanfangbuzhou are greedy for sex and enjoy misfortunes, and kill many people. It is the so-called evil place of words and tongues. , the sea of right and wrong. Now I have the Tripitaka Sutra, which can persuade people to do good."
Seeing that the heads of the major families did not take it seriously, Tathagata smiled slightly and said again: "If the Tang Dynasty can find a good believer here, teach him to travel through thousands of mountains and thousands of rivers, come to me to obtain the true scripture, and pass it on forever In the Eastern Land, persuading all sentient beings is a mountain of blessings and a deep ocean of kindness. It is impossible to say that the recommended person will gain merits, be promoted to the Buddha realm, and achieve the true status of a Buddhist sect. I wonder what the donors think?"
This is equivalent to the Tathagata clearly telling the chiefs of the clans that as long as they can recommend suitable people to go east to obtain Buddhist scriptures, then the recommenders can also become Buddhas and ancestors and live forever!
Immortality, becoming a Buddha and becoming an ancestor? !
The eyes of all family heads suddenly lit up! Compared to going to the Fire Cloud Cave to become a sage, recommending people to go to the Eastern Land is really easy, isn't it?
"I wonder if there is a quota of candidates for the Buddha? When will he go west? How many recommenders will he have to become a Buddha?"
The head of the Lu family couldn't wait to ask.
Tathagata looked around and saw longing looks on the faces of all the family heads, knowing that these people had been trapped!
"As long as the purpose of traveling to the west can be achieved, one of the heads of each family present can enter the Buddhist world."
"But of course such great merit cannot be achieved by just recommending one person at random... My second disciple, Jin Chan, has entered the world and should be a member of the Westward Journey. After eighteen years, he can go to the West to obtain scriptures. But to carry the power of the Westward Journey, We need the help of human luck."
All the heads of the aristocratic families are also people who are familiar with history. After hearing this, they all made some guesses... Changsun Wuji, as the leader, took the initiative to ask: "Excuse me, Buddha, how can I get the help of human luck?"
"Simple, if the contemporary king issues an edict and sworn brothers with different surnames with those traveling to the west, and becomes a royal relative of a different surname, then they can be protected by the fate of the human race! When a group goes west, it can promote the good deeds of Buddhism and also encourage people to do good. Isn't it wonderful? ?”
Tathagata smiled slightly and said.
"Just that?"
Changsun Wuji asked in disbelief...Does the King of Tang just need to issue an edict? Become sworn brothers?
"that's it!"
Tathagata confirmed it again... All the family heads showed surprise on their faces. They were a family that controlled most of the merchants and court officials in the Tang Dynasty! There has always been a century-old dynasty, a family known as a thousand-year-old family!
Isn't it too simple for such a trivial matter?
At the scene, only Changsun Wuji was not completely knocked unconscious by the pie falling from the sky, and could still maintain his sanity!
"If that's all you need, why bother looking for our family? Come to think of it, Buddha only needs to pay homage to His Majesty, and Your Majesty will definitely not refuse!"
As soon as these words came out, all the family heads at the scene also woke up from their interests and looked at Tathagata suspiciously.
Tathagata smiled softly, without retorting, and said: "That's because today's court seems to have opinions about our Buddhism... After all, Buddhism is now the largest religion in the three realms! And the journey to the west is determined by the way of heaven itself. …”
Just a simple sentence has fully given all the owners of the scene the ultimate imagination.
Just like in the human world, Heaven is the king of men and Buddhism is the family...Buddhism is so powerful that it is known as the largest religion in the three realms, so it naturally poses a threat to Heaven; but under pressure from higher-ups, they have to agree. Head west.
The only way is to reduce the influence of Buddhism...for example, let the Westward Journey proceed silently; on the contrary, if Buddhism wants to expand its influence, it must make the Westward Journey proceed with great fanfare!
In other words, if they choose Buddhism, then these aristocratic families must be prepared to become enemies of heaven!
For a moment, the scene fell into silence... Against the Heavenly Court, with the power of the Heavenly Court in the mortal world in recent years, even with the temptation of becoming a Buddha and becoming an ancestor, all the family heads fell into deep thought for a while.
Seeing this situation, Tathagata said again: "You family heads can think carefully about where to stand... But I have to remind you of the conditions for going to heaven to become a god, haha... In three days, I will come here again, Hope to get an accurate answer,"
As the sound fell, Tathagata's figure faded and gradually disappeared... Only the last words set off huge waves in the hearts of all the family heads!
Yes, Heaven has never concealed the conditions for becoming a god... Today, in the land of the Five Mountains, there is still a stone tablet to ascend to the sky!
Being kind to others and meritorious are the most basic conditions, not to mention selflessness... But if they can really do it, how can they become a thousand-year-old family? Interest conflicts and greed can never be summed up in a simple sentence.
If you run out of money, you can go to heaven to become a god, and then take care of the family... Their family has already accumulated so many gods! But one of the rigid conditions for a god is to be free from the world of mortals and have no selfish motives... In other words, creating a god is a complete waste of family interests to achieve one person! How could everyone in the family agree?
But now, Tathagata has given them a shortcut! As long as the king of Tang can be persuaded to publicize the journey to the west with great fanfare... after the journey to the west is successful, one of the heads of each family will become a Buddha. How impressive is this temptation?
But the Heavenly Court was established by the great sages of the human race. Is it really worth going against the Heavenly Court?
For a time, many family heads were entangled...including Changsun Wuji!
Outside the uncle's house, Tathagata and Guanyin stood invisible in the sky, looking at this scene with a smile...
"The World Honored One's move really hit seven inches of the heaven!"
Guanyin exclaimed: "Heaven probably never expected that we would give up intimidating the human king and turn around to support the noble family!"
"Ha," Tathagata smiled slightly and replied: "If the Emperor of Heaven had not personally played the game, I would have chosen the King of Humans... But now that I have personally started playing chess, I naturally have to accompany you! I just don't know how to face what I am best at. How should the Emperor of Heaven respond to the wishes of the people?"
"Come to think of it, if the Emperor of Heaven knew about it at this moment, he would definitely have a headache. Haha!~"
Guanyin laughed particularly wildly... Heavenly Court, it's finally your turn to be embarrassed! ——
On the other side, Wei Zheng led the contemporary king Li Shimin, together with Queen Changsun, out of the palace without even taking any guards, and went straight to where Emperor Xin was...
About an hour later, Wei Zheng led the two people, who were traveling lightly, to the market by the Jinghe River.
"Wei Gong, is the Emperor of Heaven here?"
Seeing the poor woodcutter and boatman coming and going, and smelling the various unpleasant smells surrounding his nose, Li Shimin couldn't help but cover his mouth and asked Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng nodded and replied: "Your Majesty has always cared about the sufferings of the people... This time when he goes to earth, he will naturally go among the people and understand the real situation of the people in the world."
"Ah! This... Your Majesty, you shouldn't blame me, right?"
Li Shimin was a little uneasy... Although he was proud that the people under his rule were relatively wealthy, but where was this place? But it’s a place where poor people gather to survive! Not to mention that compared with the Heaven Realm, even some slightly richer cities are inferior. Wouldn't it leave a bad impression on the Heavenly Emperor?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty is not a person who doesn't eat minced meat."
Wei Zheng comforted him, his eyes lit up, and he sped up: "King and Queen, please, your Majesty is right in front!"
The two of them quickly quickened their pace to keep up with Wei Zheng... After a while, they arrived at a fortune-telling booth!
If you look carefully, you can see that the walls are decorated with beadwork and the hall is full of embroidery. The fragrance of the precious duck is unbroken, and the water in the magnetic bottle is clear. There are Wang Wei's paintings on both sides, and a ghost valley shape hangs high on the seat. The Duanxi inkstone, gold smoke and ink, contrasts with the frosty brush; the forest of fire beads, Guo Pushu, carefully corrects the new economics of Taiwan politics. Familiar with the six lines and proficient in the eight trigrams. Able to understand heaven and geography, and good at understanding the expressions of ghosts. A neck full of noon arrangements, a belly full of stars. It is true that things in the future and things in the past can be seen like a moon mirror; whether several families are prosperous or others have failed, they are like gods. Knowing the evil will determine the good, and it will end the death and lead to life.
Such a splendid stall looks out of place with its surroundings... Naturally, no poor people will come forward to ask! There was only one scholar in white, his head lowered, standing in front of the stall, as if he was being scolded by a young woman pointing at his nose? !
If you stand farther away, you can't hear any movement...but if you step within three meters of the stall, the sound of scolding can be clearly heard!
"Brother-in-law, tell me what you are good at...you know how to show off every day. When I am a niece in heaven, I have heard your words of showing off..."
"Because of your reputation, brother-in-law, even Buddhism is eyeing you! I plan to use you as a weapon to drive a wedge between Heaven and Buddhism..."
"If you continue to be so unworthy, believe it or not, I will sue my father...Bala, Bala, Bala..."
Information about heaven, Buddhism, alienation, etc. popped up from time to time in those words. Li Shimin was so shocked that he hurriedly tugged at Wei Zheng's sleeves and cast an inquiring gaze in the direction of the scholar in white.
"There is no need to be afraid, human king. This person is the Dragon King of Jinghe. The person who scolded him is his distant niece, who is also the Dragon Concubine of His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven."
After Wei Zheng explained something, he took the initiative to step forward and salute, without waiting for Li Shimin's reaction: "Your Majesty, I have brought the king and queen here with you."
"Oh, the Human King is here, sit down."
Behind the stall, Di Xin, who was pretending to be a Taoist priest, opened his eyes slightly, raised his chin, and motioned for the two of them to sit down...
Li Shimin and Queen Changsun sat tremblingly opposite Di Xin...even forgetting to salute...
No wonder they were afraid, but the status of the person in front of them was too high. He was one of the four emperors of the human race, and the current emperor of heaven. He belonged to the ancestors, and he was also the leader of the human race... They didn't prostrate themselves on the spot, it was already because they were very mentally stable!
If it were someone else, I wouldn't have to bow down to him on the spot!
Seeing someone coming, Dragon Concubine Ao Ling'er temporarily stopped scolding the Jinghe Dragon King, snorted coldly, and sat down next to Di Xin.
The Dragon King of Jinghe wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, smiled coquettishly at Li Shimin and Queen Changsun, and obediently stepped aside, standing behind the Human King with Wei Zheng.
"Your Majesty, I..."
Li Shimin said with respect on his face, but trembling with fear...
Seeing that Li Shimin, who was named the emperor of the ages in his previous life, respected and feared him so much... Di Xin was not used to it for a while.
In history, Li Shimin was revered as the Khan of Heaven, the emperor of the ages! But now, in front of him, he is just a mortal emperor...
"Prince Tang wants to ask, why did I recruit you here?"
After sorting out his mood, Di Xin looked at Prince Tang with a smile.
Li Shimin nodded impatiently: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Heaven and the Emperor of Humanity, I don't know what my virtues and abilities are, but I can be summoned by you in person... I wonder if your Majesty has something important to do when he comes to earth? If it has anything to do with the Tang Dynasty, I will give my full support without any hesitation!" "
"Indeed."
Di Xin nodded and thought for a while... He originally wanted to tell what Buddhism did in the original trajectory, or the heavenly court's guess... But considering that Yuan Shoucheng has not been seen since he came down to earth, Di Xin didn't know what Buddhism's plan was. In order to protect the majesty of heaven, I still didn’t say anything.
"I wonder how the human king feels about Buddhism?"
"Buddhism..." Li Shimin hesitated for a moment. As a mortal emperor, he had no idea about the current situation in Heaven and Buddhism... But when he went out to fight, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple sent thirteen stick monks to help...
Therefore, Li Shimin could only say tentatively: "It is a good teaching. It allowed people to have faith in the Tang Dynasty and persuaded people to do good. It should be... good?"
Di Xin was silent and did not answer... Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat. Did he say something wrong?
Or is it that Buddhism and Heaven are actually enemies?
Emperor Xin ignored him and looked at Queen Changsun: "What do you think, Queen? From the position of the mother of the country, what do you think of Buddhism?"
Queen Changsun subconsciously looked at Li Shimin... The Dragon Concubine on the side snorted coldly and said: "The Queen of the Human Race, the mother of the world! She is equal to the King of Humans, but she has never been a vassal of the King of Humans!"
"Ling'er!"
Di Xin glanced at her helplessly and said reproachfully: "Dynasties are different. The human race has its own development..."
"That's what it is!"
Dragon Concubine Ao Ling'er frowned and said: "In the Heavenly Court, the Queen Mother and you have the same status. During the Great Shang Dynasty, the Queen was never afraid of you. We, the concubines, are also responsible for the important affairs of the Heavenly Court and the management of the Three Realms. … Could it be that the future queen of the human race will become a vassal of the human king?”
As soon as these words came out, something bad suddenly occurred in Li Shimin's heart, and he quickly looked in the direction of the queen... only to see that the queen's eyes never fell on him again! On the contrary, the originally gentle and gentle temperament has become sharp and sharp at this moment!
"Dragon Concubine, I believe that Buddhism should be destroyed!"
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