Chapter 708 Sui and Tang Li Shimin’s surprise for Journey to the West Li Shimin! [Requesting Monthly Ticket]
Journey to the West, the Buddhist scripture-seeking team that left Pingding Mountain is now resting near a small town.
Xuan Zang cooked the noodles, served himself a bowl, and then gave the rest of the pot to the black bear spirit:
"Wu Ming, you worked hard building the road, eat more. . ”
There will be no monsters for a long time after the Lotus Cave in Pingdingshan, so the Buddhist scripture team focused on improving people’s livelihood and benefiting the people.
Xuanzang saw that it was difficult to travel to this small town. To go to the state capital, one had to climb mountains and ridges. In addition, he had to risk his life through a smoky place filled with poisonous insects, so he asked Wukong to remove the smog and let the black bear spirit dig through the mountains. , build a road for the people to come out.
Today is the third day of construction, and it is estimated that it will take several more days to completely repair the road.
The local mountain god Tuidi was quick-eyed and noticed that Tang Monk and his apprentices were building roads, so he quietly told the people in the city to prepare various fruits for fasting and come over to express gratitude.
At this moment, Wukong went to steal the fairy grass for the little white dragon. Before he finished eating the black bear essence noodles, he felt someone approaching. He quickly put down the pot and flew into the air with the black tassel gun. He found that it was The people then came down and told Xuanzang.
"Master, all the people here are ordinary people, there are no monsters. They bring food and drink, as if they are here to thank us."
When Xuanzang heard this, he put his cassock on his body and said:
"Ask the mountain god here if he knows about the land."
The black bear spirit said doubtfully:
"If "What if you don't know?"
"So many people are out of the city. If you don't know, then let your senior brother go to Chang'an to ask for an imperial edict to re-canonize the land of the mountain god... As a grassroots god, if you don't pay attention to the people's livelihood, secondly Not solving people’s travel problems is simply the biggest dereliction of duty.”
As soon as Xuanzang finished speaking, the mountain gods, the earth gods, the city gods and other minor gods appeared together. As soon as they met, they even denounced the mercy:
"Holy monk, calm down. We learned that the holy monk and his disciples helped people build roads and specially let the people in the city." I came to thank him, and several members of the city also promised to build a temple for the holy monk to commemorate the road construction. "
Xuan Zang asked:
"Is there no temple in the city?"
"Yes, but it is dedicated to Buddha from the East, not Tathagata Buddha. Yesterday Some believers wanted to go to the temple to thank them, but we stopped them.”
Tathagata people are building roads here, so you go and thank Maitreya Buddha. This is no longer flattering and slapping the horse's hooves. This is directly putting your head under the horse's hooves and letting the horse kick you.
When Xuanzang heard that it was the temple of Maitreya Buddha, he became suspicious.
Soon, the people came over and brought a lot of food, as well as a pallet of gold and two loads of silver. Black Bear Spirit was surprised. He had no idea that this place was so rich.
Xuan Zang thanked everyone for their kindness and kept the food, but did not take away the gold and silver.
The local magistrate suggested that it could be used to build a temple, but Xuanzang rejected it:
"Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. It is more meaningful to use this money to treat diseases and save people than to build a temple."
A member dressed as a rich man asked:
"The Holy Monk Quanquan If we don’t reciprocate our love for the people, wouldn’t it be disrespectful to ask the holy monks from the Tang Dynasty to give us a chance to express our gratitude? Otherwise we will have trouble sleeping and eating.” Merit, now the monks from outside are helping to build the road, so we must express our thanks.
Xuan Zang said:
"Isn't there a temple in the city? Why do we need to build it again?"
The prefect replied:
"The holy monk does not know that the temple in the city is dedicated to the Buddha who came from the east and the mountain god of yesterday. The gods such as the Land God and the City God informed us that the holy monks were not in harmony with them, and if we wanted to thank them, we had better build another temple."
Xuan Zang did not expect that the gods here were quite interesting, so he said with a smile:
"Lingshan is divided into factions, which have nothing to do with the people. Let me ask you, since the temple was built, has the Buddha from the east solved people's livelihood problems and saved the sufferings of believers?"
The prefect and several other officials looked at each other in disbelief, and finally they all shook their heads, saying they had never seen such a situation before.
Xuan Zang asked again:
"Have floods, droughts and other disasters occurred here since the temple was built?"
This question aroused everyone's interest:
"It happened. Last year, there was a severe drought for three months. Then it rained for more than half a month. Our whole city was soaked in water. It took a long time for the flood to subside. The streets were full of It was mud, and a small-scale plague occurred. Fortunately, Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun passed by and helped us solve the problem.”
Well done to Erlang Xian Sheng Zhenjun... Xuanzang praised in his heart, clasped his hands and said:
"Firstly, if he does not save the suffering, and secondly, if he does not solve the suffering of the people, what is the use of believing in such a Buddha?"
The magistrate did not expect that the monk in front of him would actually say such treasonous words, and said with a wry smile:
"Since this temple has been repaired, we can't smash it and rebuild it, right?"
Xuan Zang waved. Wave:
"No need to smash them, just tear down the statues and replace them with those of Tathagata Buddha... A big shot with higher status than the Three Realms said that the common people are the foundation of the Three Realms. All the gods dare not attack the common people. You just go and smash them. Just smash it and re-erect the statue... Are there any monks in the temple? "
The holy monk said so loudly... The prefect and several other officials were shocked. Isn't Buddhism a pure place? Why does this monk talk like...like a general?
The prefect replied:
“There are more than thirty monks with ultimatums in the temple, and seventy or eighty lay people practicing in the temple...Why did the holy monk suddenly ask this? ”
Xuan Zang said:
"Let them all come to build the road. If anyone is absent from work, they will confiscate the ultimatum and be expelled from the temple... Can there be any land in the name of the temple?"
"About 30,000 acres."
"It will all be taken back to the government and distributed to farmers who have no land. From now on, no temple has the right to occupy people's farmland. If there is The common people can come to this road to cry out about the occupation, and someone will come to seek justice!"
The prefect was confused by this series of orders:
"The holy monk is not from the Tang Dynasty! Is this the case? Forcibly controlling the monks here, the official is worried that it will cause a backlash from them.”
Xuanzang took out the gold medal given by Li Shimin:
“I am the sworn brother of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This time I am not only going to Lingshan to meet the Buddha, but also to expand the territory for His Majesty the Tang Dynasty. ...Although the monks here are not my subjects of the Tang Dynasty, in a few years, I, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, will still come and give you a chance to join the Kingdom of Heaven. Will you refuse?"
Prefect? The others all shook their heads:
“No, we sincerely hope to become the people of the Tang Dynasty.”
In the world of Journey to the West, the influence of the Tang Dynasty is extremely great. Even the officials at the foot of Lingshan Mountain will not see Xuanzang still called himself a lower official and called the Tang Dynasty the Celestial Kingdom. He was very polite to Xuanzang and did not dare to show any slights.
And Xuanzang has always maintained the demeanor of a superior country, neither being humble nor arrogant to the kings along the way.
On the other hand, people in modern society scolded Xuanzang for being weak and incompetent while kneeling down to worship the king of a small foreign country. Their ancestors were completely humiliated.
In those days, the revolutionary martyrs shed their lives and blood in order to make the Chinese people straighten their backs and conduct themselves as human beings. But now that the conditions are better and the material resources are developed, the knees have become soft.
Especially for some groups that represent the face of the country and openly kneel down to worship a king who is like a fool. The leader should really be pulled out and shot for ten minutes.
Soon, Wukong hurried back carrying two bundles of fairy grass.
Seeing so many people surrounding Master, I thought something had happened, and quickly lowered my head, only to realize that they were here to give gifts.
He was not polite, picked up a fragrant fruit and gnawed it. He also said that it tasted good and planned to order more, so that the master could bring it to the real world and give His Royal Highness the Holy Son a taste.
Xuan Zang said:
"Erlang Xian Sheng Zhenjun has the grace to drive away the plague here. Wukong notified him to come over and help the people here together."
"Easy to say, easy to say. , I, Old Sun, immediately called Xiaoerlang over.”
Wukong threw the golden cudgel into the air and turned it into a huge speaker. Then he placed the Bluetooth speaker at the mouth of the speaker, connected it to his mobile phone, and played the music:
"Little boy, Xiaoerlang, carry it on your back." Go to school with your schoolbag, don't be afraid..."
Halfway through the third verse, the speaker suddenly went silent, and then a god with a golden helmet descended from the sky, who was stationed at Guanjiangkou. Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun.
“You monkey, you are getting more and more presumptuous!”
Wukong quickly took out the fruits offered by the people and handed them to Erlang God:
"The people miss you, hurry up and try them. You can't eat these fruits at the mouth of Guanjiang River."
Erlang Shen took it over angrily and saluted Xuanzang first, then he learned that a road was to be built here. , without saying a word, he picked up a three-pointed two-edged sword and started building infrastructure together with the black bear spirit.
Working is hard work, but from the perspective of a god, it is a good thing to earn merit.
The reason why Xuanzang asked Wukong to call him Erlang Shen was because he wanted him to share more of his mental power for people's livelihood, not to use him as a coolie.
Wukong did not participate in the road construction, but flew into the air. After some observation, he found that a branch road was built in the south, which could connect to another state capital. With such a repair, people traveling thousands of miles away would no longer have to travel. Difficulty again. After he told Erlang Shen and Black Bear Spirit his ideas, the two began to repair according to the planned route. As for Wukong, he took the golden hoop and began to dredge the river, straighten the canals, and dig a huge reservoir for regulation. rivers to avoid another flood.
While they were busy, Xuanzang came to the real world and prepared to report the current situation to Li Yu.
When I came to the study, I found that Li Yu was not there. There were only two people, Mu Guiying and Yun Xiao, playing Two Players on PS.
"Little Sanzang? What are you doing here? You won't encounter monsters again, right?"
Mu Guiying's words made Yunxiao interested:
"If so I can help the monsters that Wukong can’t take down.”
Xuanzang quickly saluted and said:
"Greetings to the Third Holy Princess and the Fourth Holy Princess. We have never encountered monsters. Not long after leaving Pingding Mountain, we encountered a small town. Seeing that the people in the city were having difficulty traveling, they asked Wu Ming to Help them build the road. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the young monk came here to report to His Highness the Holy Son so that he would not worry about it."
Mu Guiying grabbed a handful of sticks. He put the crispy fruit into his mouth and said while chewing:
"You came at the wrong time. My husband and Sister Zhou went to the capital to get their marriage certificate and won't come back until tomorrow... I have the final say in the B&B now."
Xuan Zang did not expect that Li Yu actually went to get the certificate. He quickly said a bunch of blessings and read a passage of scripture, then left the study and went to the scenic spot to find Tathagata.
In the study, Mu Guiying was eating nut brittle and asked Yunxiao:
"Fourth brother, I have been addicted to games recently. Do you think this is playing with things to lose one's ambition?"
Yunxiao asked back. Said:
"Are you happy when you play games?"
"Happy, super happy. I feel like I'm exhausted if I don't play for a day."
Yun Xiao then asked:
"How do you feel after playing? Are you disappointed or a little guilty, feeling that you have wasted some time?"
"ennnnnnn... most of the time you are satisfied, a small part of it I felt a little guilty, feeling that after playing the game for an hour, I was one hour closer to the throne."
Hearing this, Yunxiao took a sip of black tea and said with a smile:
“If you can get satisfaction and happiness from games instead of guilt and emptiness, it means you are suitable for playing games. But if games can only allow you to escape reality for a short period of time, it is best to focus on reality first... According to Taoist theory, a person who can achieve a high degree of unity in behavior and thoughts is a real person. You are still a little far away from that step. Come on, Guiying, you are so smart, you will definitely achieve the unity of knowledge and action. "< br>
"Thank you sister Yunxiao for your encouragement. When your husband comes back, how about giving you a kiss as a reward?"
Yunxiao smiled and said:
"Why are you thinking like my husband, jumping around all the time?" "
Mu Guiying curled her lips and gave a speech that was very Lu Xun-like:
"I'm probably sick and not in the mood to play games, so I sat up and ate five packs of bubbles. I was eating noodles and drinking a big bucket of ice Coke, but the sadness always lingered in my heart for no reason. I opened the medical book and looked it up. Every page was written with joys and sorrows. I couldn't sleep. I read carefully for half the night, and it was written all over the book. With four words [Kill your husband to prove the truth]!”
Yunxiao smiled from ear to ear and patted her gently:
"Don't talk nonsense. When your mother-in-law hears it, it's time to teach you a lesson."
"I'm not afraid of her..."
Before Mu Guiying finished speaking, she looked around with a guilty conscience, fearing that she would suddenly fall for three days and three nights.
Yunxiao asked:
"Whatever you want to eat tonight, I'll cook it for you."
Mu Guiying fiddled with the money hanging around her neck and said:
"There's nothing you want to eat, how about I drive?" How about taking you to eat in the city, watch a movie after dinner, and then stay in Guanlan Mingshu Community for a night?”
Yunxiao had no objection to these arrangements. She opened the ticket purchase app and looked at it, shaking her head. Said:
“Forget about movies, there haven’t been any high-rated movies recently, so let’s watch them at home. The 100-inch TV looks quite interesting. It’s just the right time to watch some movies I haven’t seen in the past. Watch the movies and TV series next to each other. ”
Mu Guiying came over and took a look at the ticket purchasing software, and said with some regret:
"There really aren't any good movies. The quality of movies has declined in the past two years... Let's go, sister Yunxiao, I'll go talk to Brother Dao Tell Sister-in-law Xiuhe and let's go... Do you prefer a motorcycle or a car? "
"A car, you have to wear a helmet on a motorcycle, I'm not used to it."
Both of them. After packing up and driving to the city, Mu Guiying was too lazy to run far and went directly to the hot pot restaurant opposite Guanlan Mingshu Community, intending to turn her longing into appetite and have a good meal with Yun Xiao.
While ordering, Mu Guiying was a little confused looking at the various messy dishes:
"I'm too lazy to look at it. All meat dishes should be served in double portions. We are the emperor and we must treat everyone equally... Eat less vegetarian dishes. I am a carnivore. I can't digest too much green vegetables."
Yunxiao looked at it. , ordered ice powder and yam juice, and then sat and waited for the food to be served.
While the two were enjoying hot pot, Xuanzang was surrounded by believers in the small temple on the top of the scenic spot and asked for Buddhist teachings:
"Master, I had a crazy crush on someone a while ago, but Recently, I suddenly started to dislike her and started to like her best friend. Isn’t this considered a sign of abandonment?”
“Master, I caught a twenty-pound fish yesterday... No, it was a thirty-pound one. Black carp, while walking the fish, my friend sneezed and the fish was so frightened that it decoupled. I want to ask him for compensation. Is this considered a violation of the precept of greed?”
"Master, my girlfriend's best friend always rubs me under the table with her feet in stockings. I'm worried about being infected with athlete's foot. Isn't it too much to ask her to compensate me with a tube of Daxon?"
"Master, I bought it. A box of live cockroaches was used as feed, but it was stolen by the aunt in the community at the courier station. Now her house is full of cockroaches. I want to take my pet to her house to eat at the buffet in the name of killing cockroaches. Is this considered a violation of cause and effect? "< br>
“Last year a man chased me, but I didn’t agree. This year his house was demolished and I lost several houses. Master, can you help me get a house back?”
"..."
All kinds of messy questions made Xuanzang a little confused, but he still answered them one by one patiently.
Until the evening, these young people who were nominal believers in Buddhism but had been playing tricks gradually dispersed. Xuanzang bowed to Tathagata, then locked the temple door and prepared to return to the world in the book.
He came to the B&B and wanted to go to the study to say goodbye to the two concubines, only to find that there was no one inside. Just as he was about to leave, Li Shimin's voice came from behind:
"Xian Brother? That’s great, I have something to ask you.”
Li Shimin came upstairs and saw Xuanzang, and quickly put the 4T capacity mobile hard drive into the hands of his sworn brother:< br>
"Ask the Great Sage to help send it to Chang'an and show it to me over there. There is a folder [Li Shimin must read] in it. Be sure to let him click on it and have a look. It is best to use a projection with the ministers. Look.”
Xuanzang took it in his hand and said:
"Okay, I'll go back and ask Wukong to be sent to Chang'an City quickly... By the way, the brother over there asked me to tell you that if there is a shortage of food, he We can allocate some. "
"No, we have plenty of food in Jinyang City. We have planted hundreds of thousands of acres of winter wheat this year, and we will plant some spring corn next spring. It will be a good harvest."< br>
If there is a war in the world of Journey to the West, it is better not to use the resources there.
Even if you are short of food, you can still ask the Fourth Mistress for help. It can also increase the Fourth Mistress’s power of people’s livelihood, which is a good thing.
Xuanzang didn't stay long, and soon returned to the world of Journey to the West with the mobile hard drive.
As soon as he arrived, he called Wukong over:
"Send it to Chang'an and let His Majesty and the officials watch it on a projector. It contains information compiled by Li Shimin in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It should be related to the war. Related. "
When Wukong heard the word war, he took the mobile hard drive and flew to Chang'an in a hurry.
At this time, Li Shimin was attending the morning court meeting with his ministers, which was held every five or six days. All the officials of the fifth rank and above in Chang'an City came, and they were so densely packed that they were as crowded as a can of sardines.
Wukong flew into the palace, and Li Shimin quickly stood up:
"The Great Sage arrived suddenly, is there anything urgent?"
Wukong floated into the hall, and took out the mobile hard drive with a smile:
"You from the world of Sui and Tang Dynasties asked me to send this, and also said that it would be best to use a projector and watch it with the ministers... Please have the projector brought over, I want to join in the fun! ”
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