Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 408 Change to an obedient emperor; isn't this a coincidence?
The reunion of father and daughter is a joyous event.

Naturally, Master Fahai and his disciples would not destroy the scene of the reunion of their relatives.

For His Majesty Tianzhu, the father and daughter just haven't seen each other overnight. But the princess, it has been two years.

After a while, the father and daughter finally restrained their emotions.

After taking her seat, the princess told her father about her experience completely. She only concealed the fact that she was a fairy in Yuegong Su'e in her previous life, and she didn't explain the details of the Jade Rabbit to her father. The rabbit spirit was taken away and locked up in Bujin Temple.

"Oh!" The emperor was also terrified, and hurriedly said: "My prince is in such a catastrophe, and I don't know it at all?"

The emperor clenched his fists and smashed it on the desk again, showing remorse again, obviously blaming himself, he explained: "Although I noticed that the king's state was different after that day, how could I have thought of it?" Is this the reason? Besides, she said at the time that she was suffering from the wind and cold! "

The Emperor Tianzhu sighed, held the hands of the princess beside him, and said, "My lord, you have suffered for the past two years."

After finishing speaking, he sincerely thanked Master Sanzang and others: "The holy monk and all the elders saved my beloved daughter. How can I not thank you? Come and take ten thousand gold."

As expected of His Majesty the Emperor, he is generous in his actions and ten thousand gold in his mouth.

However, their masters and apprentices have never paid much attention to money, but now that His Majesty wants to thank him, Fa Hai is not going to refuse, but just changed the saying: "Your Majesty, if you give ten thousand gold, it is better to exchange this ten thousand gold for Food and goods, scattered among the people."

The emperor of Tianzhu got up immediately, and made a Buddhist salute to Master Sanzang, saying: "The fruit of the holy monk's compassion is unusual, and he is a true Buddha. Let him follow what the holy monk said."

"Amitabha." Fa Hai recited the Buddha's name.

It was also influenced by Wukong's previous words. After Fahai entered the palace, he looked at His Majesty a few more times.

Although it was just the first time to see the emperor of Tianzhu, in this area of ​​Xizhou, he could be regarded as a rare emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Ordinarily, with him sitting in Tianzhu Kingdom, the fate of the country should be unimpeded, but why did he suffer disaster because of himself?
Could it be that this Hericium is not good at learning, so he made a mistake?

Fa Hai temporarily suppressed what he thought in his heart. After all, even Guanyin Bodhisattva said that today's secrets are not clear, especially when it comes to himself, there will always be some deviations from the originally established things, and even completely go to the opposite direction. an opposite direction.

Fa Hai himself knew the reason for this.

After all, the road to the west was supposed to be taken by Master Sanzang, but now he was replaced by himself.

Don't you see, Wukong hasn't put a magic spell on his head until now?
Things that haven't happened are unknown after all, even if some clues are peeped, so what?
His Majesty the Emperor did not forget to release those palace people. After all, the princess is back, so it is not their fault. Besides, how can some mortals in the palace live with a goblin?

When the Great Sage entered the palace, he looked around, but he didn't find any masters in the palace, even the strongest imperial guard commander in the palace, he was only among mortals, he was regarded as the pinnacle of generals.

Maybe let him fight head-on with some ordinary monsters, and he might win, but if the monsters cast magic changes, he will naturally be blinded.

But who would have thought that there would be monsters invading the capital of Tianzhu, which was blessed by Lingshan?
Even changed the princess?
Although the emperor of Tianzhu was still showing a kind smile to Master Sanzang and his party at this moment, there was a little chill in his heart: Could this be a warning to himself?

Thinking of this, Tianzhu Huangdi felt bitter in his heart: Yes, Tianzhu was originally protected by Lingshan Buddhism, but I have never been able to see those Buddhist temples in the mortal world, and even once wanted to reform these Buddhist temples, but it was still difficult to carry out. It is because many Buddhist temples rely on Lingshan and have a tough attitude, and secondly, there are many Buddhist believers in the ruling and opposition parties.

How can it be so easy to restructure a Buddhist temple by yourself?

He put it on hold for a while, but his thoughts never stopped.

Perhaps it was this thought that could not be let go of in my heart that caused my daughter to suffer such a catastrophe. The meaning is: If you can replace your Tianzhu princess with no one will know, then replace it with an obedient emperor, who can see the flaw?

After all, there is still a spiritual mountain pressing on his head, even if he is the emperor, there is nothing he can do about it.

It's not that he doesn't like Buddhism, he doesn't want to see monks, if all the monks in the country are like Master Sanzang, how can he have such an idea?
Therefore, after Master Sanzang defeated and conquered those Buddhist temples one by one within the border, he would applaud him from the bottom of his heart.

It's a pity that Master Sanzang is not from his own country, but an eminent monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

It is heard that he was still the world's great explanatory capital monk gang in the Tang Dynasty. Such a person can really be regarded as the world's number one monk.

People say that the orthodox Buddhism is in Tianzhu, but the emperor has never taken it seriously. Now that he sees Master Sanzang, he even sneered at the so-called authentic Buddhism.

But what can he do?

Now that his beloved daughter has returned, before he has the ability to change the status quo, he can only go into hibernation for the time being.

Not long after, all the dishes were served, because he knew that Elder Zhu had a large appetite, so his share was doubled. The emperor put down the depression in his heart for the time being, and now he had to concentrate on entertaining Master Sanzang. yes.

It didn't take long, and in some daily exchanges, everyone was already full.

The emperor of Tianzhu wanted to let Master Sanzang stay overnight in the palace, saying that it was a good thing to talk with Master Sanzang about Buddhism all night, and Fa Hai naturally would not refuse.

Although Buddhism is prosperous in Tianzhu Kingdom, in Fa Hai's view, even some eminent monks, their understanding of Buddhism is actually not deep, and even a little superficial.

Speaking of this, Fa Hai couldn't help thinking of what the Bodhisattva said in Chang'an back then.
After he prepared to go to the Lingshan Mountain, he released the pictures he had recorded while debating Buddhist scriptures in front of the Buddha, all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the Daxiong Hall.

Let them take a good look at it. This is the Buddhaland of Xizhou boasted by the Bodhisattva in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the court when he was in the Tang Dynasty.

Perhaps a large part of the reason why the Bodhisattva asked me to come here is because he wanted to use the pressure I brought to reverse the atmosphere of the Xizhou Buddhist Temple.

It is not that Xizhou has no real eminent monks, like the old master of Nabujin Temple, in the eyes of Master Sanzang, he has already obtained the Buddhist scriptures and samadhi.It's just that people's hearts are impetuous nowadays, and there are very few people who can really calm down and learn Buddhism. Even after the young monks in the entire Bujin Temple, only the Zen monk under the old master's door is hardworking. , the intention is obviously not pure.

Otherwise, the old homeowner wouldn't lie that the princess is a ghost.

Said it was a long talk all night, His Majesty the Emperor really talked with Master Sanzang for a whole night, if it wasn't for the time to go to court, I'm afraid it would be far from over.

Your majesty will go to court.

Fa Hai left the palace first and returned to the Huitong Hall.

The emperor of Tianzhu presented himself with a gold medal. With this order, he can walk freely in Da Nei, or even the whole Tianzhu country, and no one dares to stop him.

"Master is back!"

During the day yesterday, after fasting, several disciples had already been released from the palace.

It is rare for the great sages to spend half a day in the capital of Tianzhu.

Ba Jie is still looking for local delicacies, Wu Jing writes and draws without stopping. As for the Great Sage and the Little White Dragon, the Great Sage went to the Town God’s Temple to play with children, and the Little White Dragon went out of the city to stroll in the surrounding mountains.

After nightfall, they rushed back to the posthouse and began to do evening classes.

Even Bajie is very conscious, and now they have already formed the habit of assigning tasks for themselves without the supervision of their master.

Seeing Master coming back at this moment, they all rushed forward, and the Great Sage asked Master as a representative: "Master, how many words does the emperor have? Could it be that he really understands Buddhism. How could he talk to Master for a whole night?"

"On top of Buddhism, this Majesty can only be regarded as having a half-knowledge." Fa Hai shook his head, "This night, it was said that it was about Buddhism, but in fact, it didn't say much at all."

"What did they say?" Bajie became curious.

"The emperor of Tianzhu cared about the people." Fa Hai said softly: "He asked his teacher about the people's livelihood in the Tang Dynasty, and what he had seen and heard in various countries along the way. In addition, he also asked some people in Tianzhu, the towns outside the city real situation."

The Great Sage waited for a few disciples to hear this, and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, it's really rare to think that the people of Tianzhu Kingdom will be able to relax under his rule, right?"

"I hope so."

"Since Master is back, do you want to set off?"

"You can't leave right now." Sitting on a chair, Fa Hai saw the doubts on the faces of all the disciples, and he didn't show off, and explained directly: "The customs clearance documents are still in the hands of His Majesty, and the Tongzheng Palace he placed yesterday , but now His Majesty has gone to the court again. Let’s wait for him to go to the court, get the certificate, and then go on his way.”

After the meeting.

The emperor of Tianzhu took the certificate of customs clearance, and summoned his companions to send it to Master Sanzang.

Although this night's long talk was far from enough for him, it had already broadened his thinking. Compared with the ministers in the court, the Emperor Tianzhu even felt that Master Sanzang was more suitable to stand there than them.

As soon as they go to court, there will be a lot of noise and noise. If they want to solve the problem at the court meeting, not to mention whimsical, they are asking for trouble.

Therefore, in many cases, he directly made a decision and announced it directly at the court meeting. If everyone had no objection, then he would do so.If anyone has a different idea, they will submit it separately and talk about it later.

Naturally, the process is the same today, and several veterans and confidantes were left behind.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the princess returned safe and sound."

The remaining few courtiers also echoed and said some auspicious words.

"Okay." The emperor waved his hand and said, "In the future, the palace will recruit some practitioners. Great companions."

"The old slave is here." The big companion who had just kicked the customs clearance document stopped quickly.

"You do it."

"Yes." Da Companion nodded, "Although he doesn't go out of the palace often, he can't stand the fact that there are so many disciples and grandchildren. There are also many eunuchs from all over the place looking for some practitioners. Naturally, it is not difficult."

But now he boldly said: "Your Majesty, Yuhua Prefecture now feels that because of the covenant with the seven lion kings, the old slave may start from there."

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Yes, I wrote a letter in my hand, and I will go find Master Sanzang to explain this matter in a while, and ask Master Sanzang to write a letter, saying that I will invite a lion king to come to the palace to grievances." Make an offering."

After saying this sentence, the emperor thought for a while, and then pointed out: "I heard Master Sanzang mentioned that there is a great Confucianist in the Central Plains Confucianism who is preaching and teaching in Xizhou. It would be best to come to Tianzhu to set up a school. If the master refuses, you must not use force."

The emperor accompanied you to say something, but I said something to you. But the faces of the senior officials below changed. When they were about to say something, it was a younger official who walked more agilely. He stepped forward and asked His Majesty. : "Your Majesty. I see that His Majesty's brows are tightly knit today, and he still can't relax. Is there any difficulty? The so-called master worries about the minister's humiliation. I beg you to share your worries for Your Majesty."

"There is indeed an incident." The emperor only said it as a joke, "but it's not a troublesome matter. It's just that he is a little reluctant to let this Master Tripitaka go."

Trouble is not trouble, in fact, it is only at the emperor's thought, if the emperor does not insist on this, it is not a big deal; if it is really necessary to keep Master Sanzang, then it is not a simple word "trouble" I can describe it.

The emperor was just talking casually, but another courtier came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have a not-so-proper way."

The emperor glared at him: "Since it's not authentic, it goes without saying."

Then some old officials waited for the opportunity to persuade: "Your Majesty, you might as well listen first."

"Hmph, let's see what you have to say."

"Your Majesty, to say that this matter is unreasonable, the key lies in the princess."

"Okay!" The emperor waved his hand without waiting for him to finish, "You don't need to say anything, this matter will end here, my companion, and go to the Huitong Hall to deliver the customs clearance document."

"Yes."

The companion went straight out of the palace, and arrived at the Huitong Hall, where he brought the certificate of customs clearance, and told his majesty about inviting a lion king to be enshrined in the palace, and asked Master Sanzang to send a letter as well.

Naturally, Fa Hai would not refuse, and he even said: "Since this is the case, the poor monk will stay for a few more days, and when the lion king comes, he can also be a witness in person, so that both parties can rest assured."

At that time, Da Compan's expression changed slightly, but he didn't dare to say anything more, he just thanked him, and he hurried back to the palace after Master Sanzang finished writing his thanks, especially after a week.

The courtiers in the Tongzheng Palace had already dispersed, but the princess was actually in the palace, with tears in her eyes as she spoke to her majesty. But she didn't know why this was the case.

After listening to a few words, the big companion finally understood.

It turned out that the princess wanted to marry Master Sanzang. I begged His Majesty to find a way.

But His Majesty said that Master Sanzang had obtained the certificate of customs clearance, so he may have left by now.
Isn't it a coincidence that this happened?

And wait. Marriage?

Isn't he recruited as a son-in-law?
The big companion looked at the princess in shock, but also hesitated.

(End of this chapter)