Li Shimin followed them out of the palace. After a moment of trance, a city appeared in front of him. A big sign hung on the city gate, which read the seven golden characters of the gate of the underworld.
The flags on the city were swaying, and the two phoenixes followed Zhang Qingdi and others into the city and walked along the street.
Li Shimin felt a gloomy wind, and Emperor Zhang Qing waved his hand gently. A true sun fire hung above Erfeng's head. He just felt comfortable and no longer afraid of the gusts of wind.
"Do you want to meet your brothers?" Zhang Qingdi asked.
After hearing this, Li Shimin thought for a moment and asked, "Won't it cause trouble to everyone?"
"Of course not." Guanyin said.
This is a prepared project, so why bother?
If Li Shimin doesn’t watch, that’s the real trouble.
After walking a little further, I saw Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in front.
When they saw Li Shimin, they laughed and said, "Shimin is here! Shimin is here!"
"You two are so happy that you can leave when someone comes.
But you two dead ghosts can only stay here and never go back." Zhang Qingdi said.
After hearing this, the two ghosts wanted to claim their lives with Li Shimin.
"Donor Zhang, don't worry too much!" Guanyin said.
Emperor Zhang Qing also wanted to see what Li Erfeng would do.
Li Shimin looked at the two of them calmly and said, "How can you two have the face to ask for your life from me?
If it hadn't been for the Xuanwu Sect, it should be me and Guanyin Maid who are here now. But if it were I lost, I won’t cry like an insect like you two.
You are here to watch! Watch how I govern a prosperous Tang Dynasty!”
Er Feng! The words were so sonorous and powerful that the two ghosts were scolded so much that they covered their faces and cried.
Guanyin is a little helpless, why is this different from what the script thought. She couldn't help but look at Zhang Qingdi. This guy was really a big change.
Emperor Zhang Qing gave Li Shimin a thumbs up.
“What does this mean?” Li Shimin asked with a smile.
“It means powerful.” Emperor Zhang Qing replied.
Li Shimin was impressed by Zhang Qingdi's praise, and they continued to move forward.
They walked a few miles further and suddenly saw a high mountain, with clouds hanging over the ground and black mist in the sky.
"Mr. Zhang, what kind of mountain is that?"
Zhang Qingdi doesn't come here often, so he really doesn't recognize it.
“It’s the Netherworld Beiyin Mountain.” Guanyin answered.
When Emperor Zhang Qing looked at the mountain, he saw that the shape was more convex and concave, and the situation was even more rugged. It is as steep as Shuling Mountains and as high as Luyan.
It is not a famous mountain in the Yang world, but a dangerous place in the Yin Dynasty.
All I see before my eyes is ghosts and monsters.
The rustling wind is the whistle blowing from the mouth of the divine soldier; the long black mist is the sneaky breath blowing out secretly.
There are wild ghosts in the cave, and evil souls lurk at the bottom of the stream. In front of the mountains and behind the mountains, bulls and horses shout wildly; half-hidden, half-hidden, hungry ghosts weep to each other.
Li Shimin felt that if there were not so many red flames above his head, he would not dare to go forward.
"Let's continue." Guanyin was very satisfied.
Emperor Zhang Qing did not speak. He stepped forward, and Li Shimin followed him.
"Further forward is the eighteenth level of hell." Taibai Jinxing said.
"Oh? Which floor is it?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
“The hell of hanging tendons, the hell of secluded desolation, and the hell of fire pit are all lonely and troubled. They are all the result of having done thousands of deeds during life, and will be punished after death.
Fengdu Prison, tongue pulling prison, skin peeling prison, weeping and miserable, just because of unfaithfulness and unfilial piety, violating the laws of heaven, the Buddha's mouth and the snake's heart fell into this door.
Grinding oneself in prison, breaking one's hand in prison, crashing one's chariot in prison, tearing one's skin and flesh, and chewing one's teeth. This is to conceal one's true feelings and one's own injustice, and to use clever words to harm others.
Ice Hell, Shelling Hell, Intestine Hell, dirty faces and disheveled hair, frowning eyes, they are all big fights and small scales that bully stupid people, causing disasters to accumulate on themselves.
The Oil Pot Prison, the Dark Prison, and the Knife Mountain Prison are filled with fear and sorrow, all because of violence and bullying of good people, hiding their heads and shrinking their necks, and leading them to suffer in isolation.
The Blood Pond Prison, the Abi Prison, and the Weighing Steel Prison, the skin is peeled off and the bones are exposed, the arms are broken, and the tendons are broken. They kill animals just for the sake of making money. It is difficult to explain the degradation for thousands of years, and they will never recover from the sinking. "
After Taibai Jinxing finished speaking, he heard the evil spirits in the eighteen levels of hell wailing.
Li Shimin was indeed frightened, but he quickly returned to normal.
Those who do not change their color when Mount Tai collapses in front of them can worship the general.
Oh, he was originally the general of Tiance.
"This is the hell of the underworld. Have immortals ever seen hell on earth?" Li Shimin asked rhetorically.
Zhang Qingdi was amused when he heard this. In the original work, the character who was trembling with fear from hell was probably not Li Erfeng.
Taibai Jinxing and Guanyin looked at each other. They didn't expect that Emperor Tang would ask the question.
“I have seen it! The eighteen levels of hell in front of me are indeed scary, but the purgatory on earth is even more despairing.
I don’t want the people of the Tang Dynasty to suffer from that purgatory again. .
If I end up in the eighteenth level of hell one day, I am willing to do so!”
Boom! boom!
Li Erfeng's body shone with golden light, and heaven sent down merits to bless him.
Guanyin has an ugly face, and Taibai Jinxing has an expressionless face.
But Emperor Zhang Qing laughed loudly from the side.
"If you really do what you said, and there are still people who dare to let you enter the eighteen levels of hell. Then I will cut this hell to pieces with one sword to save you." Zhang Qingdi finally said.
Li Shimin gave Emperor Zhang Qing a thumbs up in a similar manner.
Guanyin didn't know how to continue for a while.
Fortunately, Emperor Zhang Qing said, "But after so many years of war, so many people have died.
Those souls still need to be saved. Buddhism has Mahayana Buddhism that can save the souls. Why don't you send them One person went west to obtain scriptures."
Guanyin did not expect that Emperor Zhang Qing would help her. Li Shimin frowned slightly, and Emperor Zhang Qing continued, "We have to go through countless hardships and small countries along the way. The pilgrims don't have a map, so they may have to go on their own."
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Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up.
"I'm afraid this Buddhist scripture seeker is looking for someone like Bowang Hou." Li Erfeng said clearly.
Guanyin and Taibaijinxing don’t quite understand, because they don’t know who Bowang Hou Zhang Qian is on his mission to the Western Regions.
I don’t even know what it would mean to Li Shimin if he could get the maps of the countries along the way.
"No, you must be a monk to learn Buddhist scriptures from the West." Emperor Zhang Qing said. "But you can let him draw a map!"
"I agree to this matter."
Send a monk there. He can find out the situation of each country, which will be a huge benefit.
If they die on the road, let them redeem themselves.
Although it did not achieve the effect Guanyin wanted, at least the Tang Emperor agreed to let people go to the West to seek the truth...
I don’t think this Tang Emperor is doing it for the truth.
Forget it, at least I agreed.
Guanyin glanced at Zhang Qingdi. She felt that it was all because of Zhang Qingdi that so many variables had occurred.
"I want to look further forward." Li Shimin probably understood the purpose of his trip.
It seems that Guanyin wants me to send people westward.
The Supreme Immortal Taibai should be checking for leaks and filling in the gaps. He cooperates with Guanyin, but he seems to be distrustful.
As for Emperor Zhang Qing, he is really helping me. His elders are indeed reliable.
They continued forward, and a golden bridge lay in front of them.
There is a silver bridge on the other side. On the bridge are several loyal, filial, virtuous, fair and upright people, and there are also flags to greet them.
There is another bridge in that wall. The cold wind is rolling, the waves of blood are surging, and the sound of howling is endless.
Li Shimin looked at it for a while and then asked tentatively, "Is this the Naihe Bridge?"
"Exactly." Taibai Jinxing nodded.
Li Shimin looked under the bridge. After one look, he didn't want to look again.
The vast water flows under this bridge, and the road is steep and narrow.
The yin energy is so cold that it penetrates the bones, and the fishy wind is so pungent that it hits your nose.
The waves are rolling, and there are no boats coming and going; barefoot and disheveled, everyone who comes and goes is a ghost. There is no handrail on the top, but there are evil monsters on the bottom that snatch people.
"What can I do for them after I go back?"
"If Emperor Tang really wants to do something for them, he might as well hold a land and water conference on July 7, 749." Guanyin said immediately.
"Okay." Li Shimin agreed directly.
"I have agreed to everything that should be promised, so it is time to go back." Zhang Qingdi said.
Guanyin nodded, Taibai Jinxing smiled and said, "I will send Emperor Tang back."
"Mr. Zhang, can I see you again?"
"We will meet you if we are destined." Emperor Zhang Qing said with a smile.
After hearing what Emperor Zhang Qing said, Li Shimin was sent back.
"This time things are so successful, Xiaoxian will definitely report this to Your Majesty." Taibai Jinxing said with a smile.
Guanyin snorted coldly.
The three of them went their separate ways.
In the blink of an eye, one year later, Tang Monk set out from Chang'an. He first went to Famen Temple, and then set off directly to Lingshan to obtain the true scriptures.
Tang Seng has grown even more handsome in recent years, and because of his intensive practice of Buddhism, he indeed has the temperament of an accomplished monk.
The monks discussed under the lamp the purpose of Buddhism and the reason for going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Some say the water is far away and the mountains are high, some say the road is full of tigers and leopards; some say the mountains and steep cliffs are difficult, and some say the poisonous demons are difficult to descend.
Sanzang kept silent, but pointed his fingers to his heart and nodded a few times.
“Why is it that the Master pointed to his heart and nodded?” A monk asked in confusion.
“When the mind arises, all kinds of demons arise; when the mind dies, all kinds of demons disappear.
I once made a great vow to the Buddha, but I cannot help but fulfill it. Once this goes, I will be determined We want to go to the West to see the Buddha and ask for sutras, so that our Dharma wheel can be turned around. May the Holy King and the Emperor be immortalized forever.”
On the next day, Tang Sanzang set out on the road with his two followers.
Emperor Zhang Qing looked at Hu Xuanwu in the hook fence of Chang'an City, and said to the little saint with a smile, "This Elder Tang is almost at Shuangcha Ridge."
"Well, it's just after Shuangcha Ridge. We are almost at Five Elements Mountain. "Little Saint is really happy for the monkey.
"Aren't you good friends with Elder Tang? Didn't you think of going to Shuangcha Ridge to help him during this difficult time?" Zhang Qingdi said as he threw a handful of copper coins.
"Is it appropriate for me to go?"
"Shuangcha Ridge is not suitable, and we have to look at the rest." Zhang Qingdi said.
"Then I'll go right away." Little Saint stood up and headed to Shuangcha Ridge.
On the other side, Tang Monk and the other three people traveled dozens of miles, and when they saw a mountain range, they had to pull grass to find a way.
While they were doubting, they suddenly lost their footing and the three of them and their horses fell into the pit.
Sanzang was flustered, and the two followers were even more frightened.
Before they had time to react, they heard a strange cry, "Take the future! Take the future!"
A strong wind was seen, and fifty or sixty demons came out, grabbing Sanzang and his two followers.
After a while, Tang Monk finally saw the three demon kings.
Xiong Shanjun, General Yin, and Sergeant Na Te.
This special scholar is a buffalo spirit, Xiongshanjun is a bear spirit, and General Yin is a tiger spirit. (End of this chapter)