In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the third day of the ninth month is an auspicious day.

Under the recommendation of the monks and the choice of the courtiers, Xuanzang became the great master of the altar of the water and land puja.

1,200 eminent monks gathered to give lectures on Buddhism at the Huasheng Temple in Chang'an City.

The altar has long been arranged.

When Xuanzang arrived, he saw that it was worthy of the water and land festival that Tang Emperor Li Shimin was going to do, it was atmospheric!

Flags and flags fluttered in the air, condensing into a colorful glow swaying.

The golden body of Shakyamuni Buddha sits in the center of the altar, and the treasure is solemn!

The Arhat Bodhisattvas standing on both sides have solemn expressions!

Flowers are inserted in huge bottles on the ground, and the brocade trees in the temple reflect the treasure temple.

It was the first time for Xuanzang to see such a large incense burner, burning sandalwood, and the incense clouds soared into the sky!

There are countless seasonal fruits, and all kinds of sugar cakes are piled up with colorful tables.

If it weren't for everyone's eyes, Xuanzang might have eaten it.

On this morning, Tang Emperor Li Shimin personally arrived at the scene.

Xuanzang saw from a distance that pairs of Jinwu were holding golden melons in their hands, holding axes, and walking in front of Luan, this was the honor guard.

On Luan's drive, the crimson gauze tents were hung on both sides, and it could be faintly seen that the imperial furnace was burning incense, the clouds were shrouded, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was long-eyed, and he did not look terminally ill that day.

I also saw Luan holding a crank umbrella on the top of his head, reflecting the glow of the rolling dragon robe. The rare and beautiful jade is connected into a ring, and the colorful phoenix fans are crossed behind it, fluttering.

The mighty forbidden army had about a thousand people, and they escorted Luan to the Huasheng Temple.

It was not the first time that Xuanzang and Emperor Tang had met, they had met once when they were treating him, once before Liu Hong was conquest, and once before the water and land festival was held.

However, this time the Tang Emperor obviously didn't have time to pay attention to him, and it was impossible for Xuanzang to chat with the Tang Emperor in front of thousands of people.

The monks present listed and recited the scriptures, and said things like pulling out lonely souls from suffering, which was actually a sign of determination.

Emperor Tang took hundreds of civil and military officials, each twisted incense sticks, and paid homage to the golden body of the Buddha and the golden body of Arhat, Xuanzang's grandfather Yin Kaishan was also among them, and secretly glanced at him.

Xuanzang was not familiar with him, but he was also an elder, so he secretly gave him a grimace.

Yin Kaishan hurriedly retracted his gaze, so many people watched, but he didn't expect Xuanzang to be so bold and reckless, daring to squeeze his eyebrows at him.

At the end of the visit, Xuanzang was the leader, leading the monks to see the Tang Emperor, Xuanzang looked solemn, performed a Buddhist ceremony, and said: "Meet the Tang Emperor!"

The monks were obviously stunned, this was somewhat different from their rhetoric, but since Master Xuanzang started like this, there must be a reason for him, so they saluted together and said in unison: "Meet Emperor Tang!"

The corner of Tang Emperor Li Shimin's eyes twitched, but his expression management was very good, and he was stunned and didn't let people see it.

Xuanzang secretly glanced at him, a little disappointed, in his memory, at this time, Emperor Tang should have grinned the corners of his mouth to the root of his ears, revealing the evil smile of the arrogant and uninhibited love for anyone.

It's a pity, what a good atmosphere......

The abbot of the temple hurriedly presented the inscription, which read: "The virtue is slim, and Zen Buddhism is extinguished." Pure and clear, circulating in the three realms. Ever-changing, controlling yin and yang. The body is really normal, and it is infinite...... May I protect my state and live a long life. ”

It's all some scenes, and Xuanzang pulled his face quietly.

However, Tang Emperor Li Shimin was obviously very useful, and said with great joy: "You should set up your original intention, and don't neglect Buddhism." When the work is complete, I will be rewarded, and I will never work in vain!"

Hearing that there was a reward, the mood of the monks was the same as when Xuanzang received the task, full of excitement, and sincerely thanked Emperor Tang in unison.

Emperor Tang's great wish can be regarded as having an explanation, it can be clearly seen that he is full of excitement now, if it weren't for the fact that there are too many people around him, and he has to take into account the royal face, Xuanzang estimates that he would have looked up to the sky and laughed.

It's no wonder that a generation of emperors was designed by Buddhism and dragged to the underworld to be scared, no matter how firm his mind is, he has to hesitate when facing life and death, not to mention that he has seen those souls who have died.

Those dead ghosts are all bones buried under his throne.

Fortunately before his death, Li Shimin was of course not afraid of them, but it was not easy to return his soul from the underworld, which was equivalent to picking up a life, how could Emperor Tang not cherish it, but go against Buddhism.

Moreover, in his impression, it was an incident that detained the wrong soul, and even if he felt that something was wrong afterwards, in order to seek peace of mind, he still had to hold this water and land puja to surpass the soul.

"You are happy, but you have to suffer me......" Xuanzang cried in his heart.

In these forty-nine days, the Tang Emperor only needed to symbolically come over to boost morale, and Xuanzang had to recite the scriptures for forty-nine days.

However, Xuanzang also has his own way of being lazy, using the doppelganger technique he just comprehended, dividing an incarnation to lecture for him.

The incarnation didn't know that he was tired, so he kept saying that there was no problem, but he had to convey immortal energy.

It's like a computer, if you want it to work, you first have to have electricity.

Xuanzang threw down a clone, performed a stealth technique, and left the altar of the Incarnation Temple.

"Morning!" Looking at the surprised expressions of the two guards in Princess Gaoyang's Mansion, Xuanzang greeted them with a smile.

The guards didn't dare to stop him, nor did he dare to ask, so they watched him enter the princess's mansion again.

Walking through the streets, Xuanzang easily came to Princess Gaoyang's room.

At this time, she was sitting in front of the window with her cheeks on her cheeks, her eyes empty, and she was stunned.

Xuanzang looked at her side face, fresh and elegant, but there was a different feeling.

"Ahem!"

A dry cough pulled Princess Gaoyang's attention to the door of the room, staring at Xuanzang with godless eyes, and after a while, those eyes gradually regained their light, and they rushed to Xuanzang's side with joy.

"Why are you here?"

The matter of the water and land festival, Chang'an City does not know which one does not know, and Xuanzang, who was only fifteen years old for a while, can serve as the head of the festival, has become the talk of the city.

When Princess Gaoyang heard the news, she was not surprised at all, and subconsciously thought that it should be Xuanzang.

But after Xuanzang went out of her mansion, she hadn't seen each other for the past few days, and Princess Gaoyang's heart was empty.

At this time, I saw Xuanzang, and joy and doubt were mixed together.

"It's not missing you, it's not!" Xuanzang entered the house by himself and found a place to sit down.

In the past, when he said this, Princess Gao Yang always felt that he was perfunctory, but this time, I didn't know how, I believed his words.

"Aren't you lecturing at the Land and Water Festival?"

"That place is too boring, how can you have fun here!" Xuanzang poured himself a cup of tea, using a teacup dedicated to Princess Gaoyang, "Don't forget, I'm a fairy!"