Chapter 218: Journey to the West
Chang'an City.
In a solemn temple, Chen Xuan is wearing a red robe, sitting in front of a Buddha statue with a sad face, scratching his ears for a while, and sparing his cheeks for a while, without the image of a generation of monks.
Chen Xuan is indeed very distressed, because he does not belong to this world, he comes from the later generations, he is a tomb robber, a tomb robber who is well-known at home and abroad in the circle but has washed his hands.
As for why he arrived in this world, it all started two days ago.
Two days ago, Chen Xuan received news that the remains of the ancient mythological era had been found at the ruins of ancient Greece.
Relics of the ancient mythological era of ancient Greece!
What's that?
That's the ultimate yearning of a tomb robber!
The reason why Chen Xuan didn't dry his hands was not because he was tired and sleepy and just wanted to have a stable home, but because he realized that there was nothing in the world that was worth making a move on as a thief.
Hearing the news of the unearthing of the ruins of the ancient mythological era in ancient Greece, Chen Xuan could not sit still, and immediately finished a bowl of noodle soup in two or three bites, and rushed to the ancient Greek ruins from a small city in the rabbit country where he had lived incognito for many years.
The thief does not go empty, let alone the king of thieves?
After several battles with the local military, as well as many mercenary forces from outside, and some gangster forces, Chen Xuan finally captured a treasure box left by Hades, the king of Hades, who is known as one of the totems of the Western Soil, from the era of Ragnarok, and then fled all the way back to the rabbit country.
was hunted down all the way, all the way to the end of the world, and waited until he returned to China, Chen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and had time to open the treasure box left by Hades, one of the so-called totems of the Western Earth, to see what it was.
How to think, as soon as the treasure box was opened, a large amount of blood-colored mist poured out from inside, and then, a generation of tomb robbers Chen Xuan fell straight down, and when he opened his eyes again, it was the Tang Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, and Chen Xuan became a bald donkey from a generation of tomb robbers.
What is this?
As a human being in two lives, Chen Xuan is still an old bachelor, and he hasn't married a daughter-in-law yet!
Immediately, Chen Xuan shouted that the old man wanted to return to the vulgar.
But it didn't work, the temple told Chen Xuan that tomorrow would be the Dharma conference held by the crown prince Li Shimin when he first ascended the throne, and he Chen Xuan was the presiding officer of the conference appointed by Li Shimin.
At this time, Chen Xuan was really completely confused.
Prince?
Li Shimin?
Are you bullying me for not studying history?
Do you know what I'm doing if I'm incognito?
I'm a history teacher.
Isn't Li Shimin the emperor who became the emperor of the Xuanwumen Change?
When did you become a prince?
When he first heard that Li Shimin was the crown prince, Chen Xuan was shocked in his heart, but after the shock, Chen Xuan immediately reacted that this was not the Tang Dynasty he was familiar with.
Thinking that this was not the Tang Dynasty he was familiar with, Chen Xuan immediately stopped shouting that he wanted to return to the vulgar, and he was new to the city and was unfamiliar with the place, so it was better to keep a low profile first.
So, Chen Xuan relied on his identity as a holy monk, waved away a group of monks, big and small, and thought carefully in the Daxiong Treasure Hall alone, which led to the previous picture of scratching his ears and cheeks.
It's a pity that after thinking about it for a long time, Chen Xuan couldn't come up with a reason.
Or vulgar?
Don't think about it, the future Tang Taizong Li Shimin's hand-picked Buddhist conference will be presided over by anyone, but it is impossible for him, and Li Shimin will not be able to pass the pass.
Run away?
He is now not the tomb robber king who has never met anyone in his previous life and doesn't know his appearance, but a well-known holy monk in Chang'an City, and he is afraid that he will not be able to run out of Chang'an City.
Besides, even if you can escape, can you run away willingly?
As soon as I opened my eyes, I came to this prosperous Tang Dynasty, leading the knowledge of more than 2,000 years, and I was really willing not to worship the prime minister for one of my feudal lords?
Alas!
It's all this restless heart!
In both lives, people don't want to be stable.
Chen Xuan sighed, stood up from the futon, straightened the crimson robe on his body, and said loudly outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall: "Someone." ”
"Amitabha. Two young monks in gray monk's robes walked in quickly from outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall, folded their hands and said respectfully to Chen Xuan: "What do the holy monks command?"
Chen Xuan glanced at these two monks slightly, in the end, he was still a person who had seen the world as a thief king, and it was still easy to imitate the power of a generation of holy monks.
Chen Xuan also clasped his hands together, and said Amitabha Buddha without humility or arrogance, and then said: "The poor monk is appointed by His Royal Highness the Prince, and he will preside over the Dharma Conference tomorrow and will open the altar lecture. ”
Listening to Chen Xuan's words, the two monks glanced at each other at the same time, but did not move their feet, one of the monks folded his hands and whispered: "Holy monk, you have studied the scriptures since you were a child, and there is no one in Chang'an City who knows the scriptures better than you, you still have to study?"
"Yes! Holy Monk. One of the monks also spoke: "You will have a lecture tomorrow, why don't you rest early tonight?"
"Hmph. Chen Xuan snorted, "Ridiculous, tomorrow's Dharma Conference is a major event for my Buddhism, how dare I rest tonight?"
Seeing that the anger on Chen Xuan's face didn't look like he was cheating, the two monks were immediately afraid, "The holy monk is angry, the holy monk is angry, we will marry the scriptures for you." ”
Chen Xuan's face looked a little better, "Go quickly." ”
The two monks trotted away, Chen Xuan frowned and thought for a moment, and after half a ring, he sighed slightly, the top priority is to preside over tomorrow's Dharma conference, and the rest, everything will be said later.
As a tomb robber king, many dangerous places need to be protected by Buddhism, so Chen Xuan is not ignorant of Buddhism, on the contrary, he has studied quite a lot.
It's just that Chen Xuan doesn't know if what he knows is consistent with the Dharma here, so he still needs to take a look at it first.
Soon, the two monks came over with a large bundle of bamboo slips.
Although the Tang Dynasty already had paper, such important things as scriptures were generally recorded on bamboo slips.
Chen Xuan took the bamboo slips, thanked the two monks, and then waved the two away, generally Chen Xuan didn't like people around him when he read books and thought about problems.
After carefully looking at the bamboo slips, Chen Xuan had a bottom in his heart.
It seems that this world is a little different from what he thinks, but in general it has not changed, at least Chen Xuan has read these scriptures, which are the so-called Hinayana Buddhism in his previous life.
After learning this, Chen Xuan was obviously relieved, at least, at tomorrow's Dharma Conference, he was somewhat sure that he could pass the test in confusion.