Journey to the West: People are in heaven, working from nine to five

Chapter 1992 Fengxian County Destruction

Fengxian County belongs to Xiniu Hezhou, and Xiniu Hezhou is originally under the jurisdiction of Xitian, so there are also managers from Xitian here.

The Buddha responsible for managing the Fengxian County area in Xitian is named Jingguang, and he was originally a monk on duty at Leiyin Temple in Xitian.

Three years ago, because he transformed into a golden Arhat and deceived the county princes, he was promoted by Xitian and came to Fengxian County to enjoy the incense.

However, Jingguang can be considered unlucky. Three years ago was when the disaster in Fengxian County began. The people of Fengxian County were gradually becoming deprived of food and clothing, and there was no spare money to burn incense and add incense to the Buddha.

So Jingkong has been working here for three years, but he hasn't made any money at all. And as the number of people in Fengxian County has become smaller and smaller, his performance has become worse and worse, and he is often scolded by Xitian.

But recently, the people in Fengxian County were worshiping Buddha like crazy, and he was naturally happy to see them.

"I have gained so many followers, so I can take credit again."

Although Jingguang was also confused about this, he saw that his credit was about to be obtained and did not pay attention to the reason.

The crazy worshiping of Buddha in Fengxian County continued for a while, and finally reached a turning point.

Because the people in the county worshiped Buddha and burned incense so sincerely, the situation in Fengxian County did not improve. The sky was still scorching with scorching sun, and not even a rain cloud was seen.

“Why are we so religious and yet it still doesn’t work.”

"That's right. Didn't the Golden Arhat say that as long as we are pious, the Buddha will save us?"

"Isn't this Buddha a liar? He doesn't work at all."

Some people began to raise doubts, and these doubts spread like a plague.

"Buddha turned out to be a liar and would never save us."

Finally, someone raised their arms and called out, and received responses from countless people. In fact, most people thought the same way.

"Since Buddha won't save us, what's the point of worshiping him."

"The belief that deceives us is not a Buddha!"

"I'm going to destroy the temple right now."

This is what Tang Seng said. Things must reverse when they reach their extremes. It seems that the people of Fengxian County have changed their ideas again overnight.

And the change was so complete that even the original Buddhist believers began to abandon their beliefs.

At ten o'clock in the morning, those temples opened their mountain gates, preparing to welcome a flood of pilgrims.

But after waiting for a long time, they still didn't see anyone coming. When they were wondering, they finally saw a figure.

However, the appearance of these people surprised them greatly. There were quite a few people coming, but their aura was obviously not good.

What he held in his hand was not an offering of incense, but a shovel and hammer head, which made the monks in the temple realize that something was wrong.

"The Buddha was ineffective and deceived the world. Everyone rushed in and smashed the Buddha statues in the temple."

People shouted, rushed directly into the temple, and started smashing mode.

Facing such crazy people, those few monks were powerless to stop them. After a while, the temple was in a mess and the Buddha statues were incomplete.

In just one day, 80% of the temples in Fengxian County were destroyed, and all the monks in the temples fled without a trace.

In the Junhou Mansion, Tang Seng and the Junhou also got the news.

"It's time for the county prince to come forward and announce that Fengxian County has been destroyed."

Tang Seng said to the county prince, at this time, with the help of public opinion, as long as the county prince makes an official announcement, Fengxian County can be completely wiped out in an instant.

"Elder Tang is so clever. This plan is really brilliant."

The prince raised his thumb to Tang Monk and said.     "This is the only way to avoid suffering for the people."

The method Tang Seng took was tantamount to breaking the faith in a roundabout way and avoiding direct conflict.

"But one thing I still don't understand is that Elder Tang is also a Buddhist, why would he help me come up with such a plan?"

The prince asked Tang Seng.

Tang Seng was also a monk, and he went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures from the Tang Dynasty. He helped Fengxian County fight against the West, which puzzled the county prince.

Tang Seng smiled at this, as if he had already seen the doubts in the prince's heart.

"May I ask the prince, what is Buddha and what is Dharma?"

Faced with such an inquiry, the prince, who did not believe in Buddhism, naturally shook his head and had no answer in his heart.

"As the saying goes, if your heart is good, it will be bliss. You can put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. Buddha is a state of mind.

And all conditioned laws are like dreams and bubbles. It has been shown that the law is a way of thinking.

Although the Dharma is publicly known, the Dharma is based on the Buddha, so the Buddha includes the Dharma, and the Dharma is sometimes not the Buddha. "

Tang Seng said to the county prince, although these words are profound, it is not difficult to understand them simply.

That is, the Buddha is the right path, the Dharma distinguishes right from wrong, the Buddha guides people to do good, and the Dharma controls the world.

"Xitian is known as the Buddha's country, with its bright and universal Mahayana Dharma, but they do not completely represent the Buddha. The so-called Dharma is also Xitian's own thoughts.

What I teach you is only the Dharma, not the Buddha, because the real Buddha cannot be destroyed. "

Tang Seng continued to explain to the prince that these were some of his insights after the destruction of France.

"Elder Tang really has great wisdom. We mortals can only worship him."

The county prince may not fully understand Tang Seng's words, but Tang Seng's actions are indeed helping them.

On the second day after Fengxian County went crazy to exterminate the law, the county magistrate publicly made an official announcement.

"Buddha has no pity for the world, does not understand the sufferings of the people, and is not worthy of enjoying incense and worship. From now on, Fengxian County will no longer worship him. Anyone who burns incense and worships Buddha will be expelled immediately."

The announcement by the governor just catered to the people's psychology. With official support, the people became more motivated to act.

In just three days, all the temples in Fengxian County were smashed or sealed, and all the Buddha statues inside were destroyed.

Regarding the monks, the county magistrates and the people did not take violent measures, but only expelled them or asked them to change their profession.

This is also what Tang Monk said about the Buddha who will never be destroyed if the Dharma is destroyed.

Moreover, Fengxian County's act of eradicating law triggered a chain reaction nearby, and many places were affected by it.

Jingkong was very happy a few days ago and was ready to ask Xitian for credit, but now he was confused when he looked at the temple that had been sealed and destroyed.

"How could this happen? Do the people of Fengxian County have mental problems?"

He didn't understand why the people who were crazy about worshiping Buddha a few days ago began to reject Buddhism so much now.

But the matter of destroying the law in Fengxian County was of great importance, and he had to report it to Xitian.

Jingkong immediately rode the clouds towards the west sky. When he felt the west sky and came to Leiyin Temple, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Because the Leiyin Temple at this time had just been destroyed by Chu Hao and Sun Wukong, and was being rebuilt.

"Why is Leiyin Temple even more shabby than the temple in Fengxian County?"

(End of this chapter)