Double Journey to the West: Suppress Buddhism and Taoism at the beginning

Chapter 114 The Tang Emperor returned to the Yang Dynasty and held a water and land ceremony

Wei Zheng asked: "What's going on?"

Having said this, Emperor Tang sighed and recounted his experience in the underworld.

Among them, there are too many innocent souls in the underworld, which will destroy the peace of the world.

"It seems that, just like Cui Yu said, we should hold a water and land ceremony in the human world."

"Only in this way can the souls of the dead be saved."

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement and agreed with Emperor Tang's opinion.

Tang Huang frowned slightly and told what he saw.

"I have seen a strange man in the underworld and heard news from other countries."

The Emperor of Tang was surrounded by not only Wei Zheng, but also various civil and military officials, and even concubines.

At this moment, everyone was looking forward to what His Majesty the Tang Emperor would say next.

"What kind of strange person?" Wei Zheng asked bluntly.

"That man's name is Mingyang, and he is the great national master of Chechi Kingdom!"

Tang Huang spoke slowly.

Wei Zheng was slightly shocked.

"The Imperial Master and the Tenth Palace of Hell are old friends. When they met, I was also present."

Emperor Tang said slowly: "The kings of hell in the ten palaces were very polite to him, and even gave him the main seat."

Except for Tang Huang and Wei Zheng, everyone in the Tang Dynasty looked confused.

They had never heard of Chechi State, let alone Mingyang, the great national master of Chechi State.

Wei Zheng sighed: "Two days ago, he was still in heaven, and within two days, he went to the underworld. It seems that this great master of Che Chi State is really a great person!"

Emperor Tang nodded and continued.

"I heard about the affairs of Chechi Kingdom from the conversation of the King of Hell of the Ten Palaces."

"In that place, there are no beggars, no robbers, no hunger, no cold."

"Moreover, not only is the country developing rapidly, but even the land is being equally distributed."

As soon as the Tang Emperor said this, the civil and military officials in the court shook their heads and expressed doubts.

"How can there be such a country in this world?"

"Everyone has food to eat and no beggars? This is like a fantasy."

"Yes, when I came to go to court, I saw a beggar when I passed by!"

How could there be such a wealthy country in this world?

This was the first thought of the ministers.

Emperor Tang shook his head: "It should be true. Not only the Tenth Palace of Hell, but also the great mage Mingyang said so."

"Moreover, the underworld judge also brought several undead souls from the Chechi Kingdom. They all said that Chechi is heaven on earth."

Emperor Tang said in a deep voice: "Because there is a sacred object called 'Daoshu' in Chechi State. This potato is a magical thing. It is a Taoist seed and can produce thousands of kilograms per mu."

"If our Tang Dynasty had such a treasure, maybe everyone could fill their stomachs!" This was the thought in the minds of all the courtiers.

Even Prime Minister Du Ruhui also suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to Chechi State to ask for the sacred object that yields a thousand catties per acre for the Tang Dynasty."

"Are we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, still afraid that we will not have enough to eat?"

"That's what Aiqing said. We can discuss this matter in the court tomorrow."

Emperor Tang looked tired. He had just returned from the underworld and needed a good rest, so the people in the hall began to get busy.

The next day, in the main hall.

His Majesty the Tang Emperor formulated many new laws in the court.

Among them, there were those who retried the prisoners, those who pardoned the innocent, and some who released many maids who were about to die of old age in the palace. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty even announced in public that all virtuous people would come to participate in this "Water and Land Dharma Assembly".

Publish a recruitment list to recruit strange people from all over the world.

In addition, Emperor Tang also told the story of Che Chiguo.

He also needs to send someone to Chechi Country to obtain a magical crop that can produce a thousand kilograms per acre.

It didn't take long.

Outside the Chenghuang Temple, Xiao Bailong transformed into a handsome young man in white. He looked at the notice on the wall and couldn't help but walk over.

"Sir, the current emperor has issued a "Recruitment List", calling on all capable and moral people to hold this water and land ceremony to send all the ownerless souls to the underworld to live in the underworld for eternity. Peace.”

Xiao Bailong Aoyu asked Lin Yao, "Master, do we want to join..."

Lin Yao shook his head, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "This time, I chose people from the Buddhist sect to save the souls of the dead."

"I'm afraid not many Taoists in the world are willing to participate."

"For Buddhism, this is a good thing. But for Taoism, it is better to practice yourself well if you have this time."

"After all, there are so many innocent souls without owners in the world, when will they be able to be saved?"

"Even if there are thousands of scriptures, they are just recited by oneself to hypnotize oneself."

Lin Yao said while looking towards the direction of the palace.

"This Emperor Tang...it seems that what I did before did not wake him up."

"There are so many resentful spirits in this world, how can they be saved so easily?"

"As long as there are problems in the Tang Empire, these innocent souls will not disappear. This is a good thing for Buddhism."

"The people are suffering, and the officials ask them to recite Buddha's name. Once they have Buddha nature, they won't feel so miserable."

"However, most people can't escape a life of poverty even if they worship Buddha all their lives."

"This Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has not tried to solve the fundamental problem until now. Instead, he is still thinking about Buddhism. He is really stupid and cannot be carved out of rotten wood!"

Lin Yao did not hide his disappointment in Tang Huang.

What Lin Yao had done in the underworld before was deliberately shown to Emperor Tang.

He originally thought that after this incident, Emperor Tang would change his mind and re-examine his world.

It's a pity that Emperor Tang was influenced by 'Buddhism' and didn't realize this at all. He was still trying to use Buddhism to solve the problems of this world.

The Water and Land Dharma Assembly continued as usual, and His Majesty the Tang Emperor still chose to use Buddhism as the basis.

No wonder Lin Yao is so disappointed

"Extremely stupid!"

Disappointed, Lin Yao lost interest in this so-called "recruitment list". Lin Yao fell into deep thought and made up his mind to do something.

……

The recruitment of talents in Chang'an City has been going on for a long time.

Finally, after some selection, a monk named Chen Xuanzang was selected.

Chen Xuanzang was elected to serve as the host of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. He presided over a water and land Dharma Assembly that lasted for 7,749 days to redeem the wronged souls in the world.

All the royal family and officials in Chang'an participated in this water and land ceremony, which was a huge event.

Xuanzang held this Water and Land Dharma Assembly at Huasheng Temple to teach Buddhist scriptures. More than 1,200 monks accompanied him to assist him.

In the distance, many people gathered here to listen to the scriptures.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Muzha transformed themselves into ordinary monks, carrying cassocks and tin staffs, and entered Chang'an to sell. They offered seven thousand taels of silver at the first opening, which discouraged many people.

At the same time, a young Taoist priest, accompanied by a handsome white-robed waiter, also walked out of the City God's Temple and went to Chang'an City to participate in a water and land ceremony.

(End of this chapter)