Chapter 21 The Water and Land Conference
Projecting the world!
When I was outside the sky, I saw Sun Wukong making a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace. At that time, the projection world was still the world of the Han Dynasty. However, the time flow rate of the projection world was different from that of the outside the sky, so when the alien army entered the projection world, things and people had already changed.
The world of the Han Dynasty has become a thing of the past, and the world is divided into countless human countries. Among them, the human country in Dongsheng Shenzhou is the largest, called the Datang Kingdom.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was named Li Shimin.
Because Li Shimin promised to protect the Dragon King of Jinghe who had violated the Heavenly Order, he was killed by his minister Wei Zheng in a dream, and was taken into the underworld by the wronged soul of the Dragon King of Jinghe. He saw countless wronged souls he had achieved the throne and killed all the way. He was worried that the wronged soul would seek revenge after his death, so after returning to the sun, he wanted to hold a "water and land conference" to save the wronged souls and wash away his sins.
The water and land conference chaired by the emperor will naturally be famous all over the world, and it is related to everything he has to face after his death. Li Shimin naturally puts great effort into selecting the most enlightened monk to preside over the water and land conference. Otherwise, a fake monk will not achieve the effect, but will take his own busy schedule.
Therefore, Minister Wei Zheng was sent to personally screen out the monks invited from temples all over the world.
In Chang'an, monks were full of troubles for a while.
Wei Zheng was also very capable. Although he didn't know much about Buddhist scriptures, he knew how to test monks by monks. He divided the nearly 10 monks who came to him into multiple examination rooms. Each examination room had ten monks, and they taught each other's scriptures and distinguished methods. Among them, they chose the most powerful monk. In this way, under the disruptive order, the monks everywhere did not know each other and were staring at each other, so naturally there was no possibility of cheating.
In a hall in the examination room, Minister Wei Zheng drank tea and looked at the subordinates of the officials who came to report.
"Is there any result?" Wei Zheng asked lightly after taking a sip of tea.
"Yes, the monks such as Shaolin Temple, Dabei Temple, Xiangguo Temple, and Daming Temple may have been too respectful in the past. They sat there and just spoke, and the other monks in their own examination rooms sat and listened!" said a subordinate.
"Virtue and respect? Qualification is not the only criterion for judgment. You are optimistic. Your Majesty must be a person with a profound Buddhist teachings, not a person with a high moral teachings! It doesn't matter to young people. As long as you are truly profound Buddhist teachings, I will be the first in my official position!" Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.
"Yes! But speaking of this, in addition to those who are profound in Buddhism, there are also some monks with powerful magic, and they...!" the subordinate frowned.
"Spell?" Wei Zheng frowned.
"Yes, for example, in the No. 13 examination room, there was a monk who was not tall and had a good appearance. However, every time he recited scriptures, golden lotus appeared on the ground, like the legendary golden lotus gushing in the earth, with extraordinary magical effects! Oh, by the way, the monk came from the host of Tusheng Temple, named Tu Xingsun!" the subordinate recalled.
"Tusheng Temple, Tuxingsun? Golden lotus surging in the ground? Humph!" Wei Zheng snorted coldly.
"Sir, the methods of Tu Xingsun are really powerful. The Dharma is profound and the golden lotus is surging in the earth. The only vision scares other monks to fight against it!" The subordinate said immediately.
"Vision? Humph! I asked them to take the exam for teaching Buddhism, but he was buying magic tricks? Do you really think that my Tang Dynasty is easy to fool?" Wei Zheng snorted coldly.
In Wei Zheng's dream, even the Dragon King of Jinghe had been killed. Will he care about some ordinary spells?
"Ah? The lord doesn't like what he does? Then..." the subordinate frowned.
"Forget it, don't worry about him. His nine opponents of the debates do not even dare to debates. It seems that they are all vulgar people. Next, next time we compare, we will put together magic and let them die for themselves!" Wei Zheng said lightly.
"Yes!" the subordinate said respectfully.
"You have been watching for so long, except for the respected and the magical vision, there are no other people who seem to be profound in Buddhism?" Wei Zheng asked again.
"Speaking of this, there was a young monk who was not so virtuous and respectable, but his Buddhism was really powerful. At least, during the debate, the nine opponents were not his enemies!" the subordinate recalled.
"Oh?" Wei Zheng said curiously.
"It's the No. 81 examination room, from Jinshan Temple, Master Xuanzang! He sat upright in an examination room and spoke wildly, which could solve the confusion of the monks. The nine monks could find out what they didn't understand when they were practicing Buddhism, and he could help them understand!" The subordinate recalled.
"Let the other nine monks test him?" Wei Zheng suddenly became interested.
"Yes, the nine monks are all from the world's most respected monks. I don't know how many scriptures I have read. Many of them have been asked have not been heard by the other eight people. However, Master Xuanzang was very good, and when asked, he answered them in a slight manner! It seemed that he had filled the whole world's scriptures in his belly, and he had a thorough study of their essence. The nine monks were still angry and wanted to stump Master Xuanzang, but not long after, he was impressed by Master Xuanzang's Buddhism and listen to Master Xuanzang's great views!" The subordinate recalled.
"I admire others with Buddhism? This is the real monk who has attained enlightenment. Hey, you mentioned his name just now, Jinshan Temple, Master Xuanzang?" Wei Zheng's expression moved.
"I am very good at memory. It is the Master Xuanzang who was famous in Chang'an not long ago, the former top scholar and son of Chen Guangrui, who was killed. Xuanzang, as his posthumous son, wandered to Jinshan Temple. Not long ago, he came to Chang'an to avenge his father and eliminate the cause and effect of the mortal world!" said the subordinate.
"No wonder, Chen Guangrui was extremely smart in the past, well-known and memorable, and never forgets his son, but he was the same. What a pity, such a talent has entered Buddhism. It would be great if he could contribute to the Tang Dynasty!" Wei Zheng sighed.
"Sir, isn't the current water and land conference just to contribute to the Tang Dynasty?" the subordinate said with a smile.
"That's right!" Wei Zheng nodded.
"However, if you really discuss Buddhism, maybe Master Xuanzang can really stand out and surpass the audience!" said the subordinate.
"oh?"
"When Master Xuanzang was preaching and distinguishing the Dharma, the villain happened to pass by. Master Xuanzang was confident and had lotus flowers on his mouth. He was extremely virtuous. However, he could still see a strange look in his eyes when he looked at him in countless people!" The subordinate smiled.
"What a strange color? What a strange color?" Wei Zheng said curiously.
"Sir, don't laugh. This is my impression. Master Xuanzang's eyes seemed to be saying, "As for Buddhism? In front of me, all the monks here are rubbish!" the subordinate smiled.
"Hahahahaha!" Wei Zheng laughed.
"Master Xuanzang is so arrogant!" the subordinate joked.
"Hahahaha, okay, keep paying attention to me, no, I'll go and see the next big competition myself!" Wei Zheng laughed.
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In the first preliminary examination, 90% of the monks were screened out, and there were still a hundred monks left.
For the monks in Chang'an, these hundred monks can stand out from Buddhism, which is naturally extraordinary.
After the first exam, I took two days off and conducted the re-examination.
The same is true for the re-examination, ten examination rooms and ten monks argue with each other about scriptures.
At this time, the respected and respected monks were separated. They were both famous masters, so naturally they were not as good as their identities. They could only compare to Buddhism. A group of respected monks became more and more profound in their debates.
The monks who know magic were divided together, and naturally, they were brilliant and colorful, and they were very lively.
As the chief examiner, Wei Zheng was only interested in monks with true profound Buddhist teachings, so he naturally came to Master Xuanzang's examination room.
In the examination room, Master Xuanzang sat upright, and a group of monks in front of him defended each other's scriptures.
If someone from a foreign race is here, he will definitely recognize him at a glance. Who is Master Xuanzang in front of him, not Saint Cunti?
No, this is not the saint of Cundi, but the reincarnation of Cundi. Moreover, because of the confusion of time and space, the memory of Cundi is gone, a memory and personality that grows up again because of the wisdom of the Buddhist Dharma.
The nine monks fought each other for a while, and suddenly frowned and looked at Master Xuanzang.
"Which temple are you from that young monk?"
"Yes, we are fighting each other. If you don't say that, do you want to get a bargain?"
"The young monks nowadays have no pursuit of Buddhism at all, they only know how to take shortcuts!"
"Which temple is yours?"
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Nine monks frowned and scolded the way.
"Amitabha Buddha, the poor monk Jinshan Temple, and the Dharma name Xuanzang, I haven't spoken just now, just to talk to you for a while and enjoy it!"
"Enjoy it? What does it mean?" A monk looked puzzled.
"Because once I speak, you will have no chance to speak!" Master Xuanzang said seriously.
"Hmm? Do you look down on my Buddhism?" A monk's face turned cold.
Other monks also frowned and looked at Xuanzang.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting you, I mean everyone here is the same!" Xuanzang said with a smile.
The monks glared.
"The little monk is so brave!"
"We are talking about the secrets in the Amitabha Buddha Sutra? Do you understand?"
"A shameless young people nowadays..."
"Hmph, I'll test you. If you can't tell me, get out of here!"
"That's right!"
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The nine great monks looked at Master Xuanzang who did not understand the rules coldly.
Master Xuanzang opened his sleepy eyes, looked at the nine monks, and chuckled: "Okay, I don't want to show off, you've been aggressive, I'll talk to you, who will come first? No, let's come together, otherwise I'll bully people too much!"
Let's come together?
The nine great monks were extremely well-educated, and the anger in their hearts was instantly ignited by Xuanzang's tone in front of them.
This young monk is really arrogant. What do you think of us? Are you a little novice monk from Jinshan Temple? Do you want to fight us one by one?
They recited several sentences of "Amitabha" one by one to suppress the anger in their hearts. Since Xuanzang from Jinshan Temple is ungrateful, he really thinks you are invincible in the world? Then find some scriptures from the side to teach him a lesson.
For a moment, the monks immediately attacked Xuanzang with Buddhist scriptures.
And Master Xuanzang is also very good. Every sentence is quoted from the scriptures, and a monk asked about the doubts in the Amitabha Buddha Sutra. Xuanzang explained clearly in the Diamond Sutra with the sentence I heard in the Diamond Sutra.
No matter where he asked, Master Xuanzang was not afraid and picked it up at will, which made a slight cold sweat appear on the forehead of the nine great monks. For Xuanzang, these seemed to be simple truths. It seemed that the entire Buddhist scriptures were thoroughly understood by Master Xuanzang. When he debated the scriptures, he felt like a fish in water.
The monks are invincible in their eyes. They are above and overlook the mediocre people!
Wei Zheng, who was watching outside, nodded and admitted the profound Buddhist teachings of Master Xuanzang.
"Sir, I'm talking about it. Master Xuanzang is amazing in Buddhism, but he is too arrogant. When you look at his eyes, you look down on everything. That proud look!" a subordinate whispered.
"If he has real skills, he is not called pride, that is called self-confidence! However, speaking of this, Master Xuanzang is also a wonderful person. This person's personality can specifically attract hatred! It is not worth the life to be angry! Those who work with him will definitely be angry with him halfway! But he is powerless! Hahahaha! Interesting, interesting! I don't know who will always accompany him in the future, and it's time to observe a moment of silence for them, hahahaha!" Wei Zheng smiled disapprovingly.
PS: This book will not write entirely about Journey to the West, but will take a little bit of clips, mainly writing stories outside Journey to the West, I hope everyone likes it.
Chapter completed!