427 Evening Drum and Morning Bell (3)
Xuanzang smiled, like a rare cool breeze in the hot summer: "But according to the humble opinion of the little monk, the truth is not as His Majesty said." ”
Xuanzang put away the book and walked back slowly in the direction of the temple gate: "Sanskrit is not difficult, when I traveled with my brother in the eastern capital of Luoyang earlier, I knew a little. Your Majesty put this thing here with the little monk, and you can rest assured. ”
"Stop. Emperor Tang's face was solemn, this was the first time that someone did not take him as a son of heaven in his eyes, and his dissatisfaction with him was clearly revealed between the lines, but he still didn't know what he said: "What do you mean by what you said?"
Xuanzang stopped at this time, when he first came to Jinshan Temple, he was not very old, and some things were not very clear. But now that so many years have passed, if you are still ignorant, you can't say it: "Jinshan Temple is a Buddhist temple, but why can't you stand the incense alone, how can Your Majesty explain this?"
Whether it is out of the dust or joining the WTO, it all depends on those in power, and only when the situation is stable and the world is determined can the people choose. The desertion of Jinshan Temple is the reason why the imperial court is behind the control. Otherwise, how to explain it, there are 100 temples in Chang'an, and only Jinshan Temple can be crowded.
"I was still feeling guilty at the time, and I hurt you by letting you enter the temple, but I didn't protect you. Now it seems that Master Xuanzang is really different from ordinary people. Emperor Tang put his hands behind his back: "If I say, this matter has nothing to do with the imperial court?"
Xuanzang is obviously an extremely paranoid person, and there is no possibility of overturning the truth he believes, and he is not afraid of offending any powerful person: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land." Whatever His Majesty is willing to say, that is naturally what it is. If he was really such a greedy and vain, greedy for life and afraid of death, he would not have come here to become a monk even though he knew about Jinshan Temple.
It's not that Emperor Tang can't hear the slight irony in Xuanzang's words, it's just that the other party is a disciple of Buddhism, and he won't create karma after all, even if it's oral karma: "Now, people who dare to talk to me like this are not around Xuanzang." ”
Emperor Tang's eyes flashed with a look of appreciation, worthy of being a person chosen by God to travel west, and only with this kind of integrity and ability can he bear such a heavy burden: "In recent years, has Jinshan Temple continued to burn incense?"
This sentence can be regarded as completely revealing the control of the imperial court over Jinshan Temple behind the scenes. In a capital city where incense is flourishing, there really shouldn't be such a big difference between the temples, unless it offends the imperial court.
What is the reason for the use of such means by the imperial court? I am afraid that it has always been the most taboo for kings—rebellion.
Xuanzang said in a deep voice, "Since Your Majesty thinks that Jinshan Temple is disloyal, why should you give hope to the monks of this temple." In his opinion, this is extremely cruel. If it weren't for today's dialogue, I'm afraid he would have been kept in the dark forever.
"If there is a grievance, you must not ignore it. It's just that Master Xuanzang can help me?" Tang Huang watched the scroll being firmly held by Xuanzang in his hand, and his heart settled down.
As long as he can understand the meaning, he will be able to solve his current crisis.
"How can I help?" Xuanzang asked, although he didn't think that the dignified generation of the Son of Heaven would still be useful to him.
The development of Jinshan Temple depends on you, child. This is what the old monks often told him. Even though the second brother said that he was too cold, but he was not a grass and tree, and he was ruthless, Xuanzang really didn't want to watch Jinshan Temple continue his current embarrassing situation.
It's not so much a mutual help as a fair deal. He solved the obstacles in his heart for the Tang Emperor, and the Tang Emperor helped the Jinshan Temple to settle the grievances.
"What's the matter? What did the emperor say to you?" Xuanzang, who returned to the temple, was immediately surrounded by a group of brothers and sisters. Everyone is talking about it, but they are all asking the same question.
Just opened the temple door this morning, wearing a bright yellow dress, when the son actually drove to their Jinshan Temple today, in fact, it still caused a lot of uproar, and there will be a great reaction in any temple. However, after all, he was a monk, and his reaction was very normal after all.
Emperor Tang said that he came to the temple to find people, and there was no need to be alarmed. When he chose to come back to explain the scriptures, the emperor actually sat in the corner casually.
It can be seen that he doesn't want Xuanzang to notice him at a glance. Even so, the monks did not say much.
"Unravel the Sanskrit of Tianzhu. Xuanzang looked at the somewhat tattered book cover in his hand, some years, although he and his second brother had read a lot of Sanskrit classics, but after many years, I don't know how much skill is left.
The old monk pressed his hand on Xuanzang's shoulder: "Since you want to do it, you must do it to the extreme." ”
He nodded: "Xuanzang understands." ”
For the next month or so, Xuanzang almost never took half a step out of his room, and translating Sanskrit was not a simple matter.
What's more, it's still for Xuanzang, who doesn't have any information at hand. Fortunately, the Tang Emperor sent people to collect some classics from Tianzhu out of nowhere, which also came in handy to some extent.
That night, Emperor Tang, who had not appeared for more than a month, hurried to Jinshan Temple, and retreated a group of guards and close attendants, looking like he had something urgent to discuss with Xuanzang.
The monks knew that they were going at this time, but they were very rude, so they didn't know what was going on, and they packed up and settled down.
The wax oil flowed on the table, the candlelight was even more dim, Xuanzang's eyes were slightly astringent, and he seemed to have not closed his eyes for two days.
At first, the desire to help Jinshan Temple made him actively translate and search for obscure Sanskrit. Later, Xuanzang slowly discovered that the scriptures of Tianzhu were Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that he had never seen in Dongtu.
The inspiration of curiosity and his love for the scriptures actually made Xuanzang indulge in it for two whole days and nights. Because of the arrival of Tang Huang, an "uninvited guest", he found that his eyes were already dry.
He slowly stood up with the table: "Your Majesty, you came here late at night, but what is the matter?"
Thinking about it like this, Xuanzang bent down and picked up a pile of papers, which was all his hard work in the past month or so. Because of the translation of Sanskrit scriptures, even the morning and evening classes he would do every day were a little delayed.
Fortunately, although the whole book seems extremely difficult to understand at first, halfway through the trip, a lot of memories have been pulled out. Looking at the current situation, there should be less than two days left before it is done.
As soon as Emperor Tang came in, he didn't say anything to him, he sat directly on Xuanzang's bed, he was in a state of uneasiness, his eyes were dull looking at the flickering candle wick, and he gasped a few times from time to time.
"This ...... When you're done translating, it's not too late to hand it over to me. He smiled bitterly, and his face was a little incongruously stiff: "Xuanzang, do you know why I want to know what is said in this book?"
Xuanzang shook his head honestly: "The little monk doesn't know. "He is neither the Tang Emperor nor a god or Buddha, how can he know what a person thinks.