Fa Ming said slowly: "The poor monk laughed at you for reading the Buddhist scriptures out of context, and you only knew half of the Buddha's principles, but you only knew what it was, but you didn't know why. ”

Zhang Xinglian was so ridiculed that his face was red and his neck was thick, so he endured it so that he didn't get angry, and said stupidly: "Since the master is familiar with the Buddhist scriptures and is proficient in Buddhist principles, please tell me why." How did more than 5 billion years shrink to a thousand years? ”

Fa Ming said: "Buddhism is not only about separation, but also about harmony. The Buddha said many times in many scriptures: "'All is one, one is all; One thought suddenly exceeded a million catastrophes. So, according to Buddhism, time and space are relative and harmonious. The 5.67 billion years you are talking about are just a moment in the realm of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. ”

Debating Buddhism, how are ministers opponents of the mage? Therefore, Pei Judao and Zhang Xinglian had no choice but to obediently retreat to the court. However, they couldn't recover Wu Zetian's dislike for the two of them anyway, and a month later, their heads were cut off one after another - this is a later story.

Wu Zetian was very happy to see that the two ministers who dared to forcibly come out were speechless by Fa Ming's argument, and said: "The master is really erudite and strong, and his argument is not hindered. It just so happened that Hongu had a question for you. ”

So, Wu Zetian recounted his dream. She concluded: "As soon as I arrived at that place, I suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, a memory that seemed to be a lifetime away. The palace made of the seven treasures, the glazed river, and the fairy flowers and plants are all so familiar, so cordial, as if I have revisited the old land, and as if I have returned to my hometown after many years of absence, I seem to have lived there for a long time. Is this a dream? Is it magical? Or ......"

Before the words fell, Feng Huaiyi immediately threw himself to the ground, prostrate at the feet of Wu Zetian, and shouted loudly: "Oh my God, it turns out that Your Majesty is really the Maitreya Buddha reincarnated from the Tushi Heavenly Palace!" Shamen Huaiyi, meet Maitreya Rulai. ”

Wu Zetian seemed to have some doubts, and instead asked Master Fa Ming: "Master, you have gone deep into the scriptures, you have seen a lot of knowledge, and the place where the main palace is fugue is really the Tushi Heavenly Palace?" ”

Fa Ming nodded very affirmatively and said, "What Your Majesty returned to in his dream is precisely the inner courtyard of Tushi where Maitreya Bodhisattva is located. The scene you are telling is exactly the same as the one depicted in the "Buddha Says to View Maitreya Bodhisattva Shangsheng Tushi Heavenly Sutra" translated by the layman Fuqu Jingsheng during the Northern and Southern Dynasties!"

Fa Ming's junior brother Yun Xuan couldn't help but interject: "This is definitely not a coincidence, it can be seen that Your Majesty is even more sure that it is the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva!" ”

Fa Ming added: "It's not just that. According to the book "The Great Cloud Sutra" just completed by Yunxuan's junior brother, Maitreya was born as the master of Yan Futi, and the Li family was micro. ”

Wu Zetian said very excitedly: "Master Yunxuan, please take a look at your book "The Great Cloud Sutra" through the main palace. ”

Yun Xuan hurriedly presented his new book.

Wu Zetian looked at it and seemed to unconsciously read out his voice: "...... Thirty-six children read Tang Tang, and the second song was also sung by Wu Meiniang...... There is a clump of plums on Long, the sick and dead leaves are sparse, and the branches will be about to tilt, and finally the parrot will help ......"

Wu Zetian raised his head from the book and said with a smile: "Interesting, interesting." Master Yunxuan, your annotations are really interesting! ”

Yun Xuan clasped his hands together, bowed down and replied, "What Your Majesty is reciting are some folk songs collected by his disciples. Although they are simple and popular, they also reflect the will of the people. ”

Fa Ming then said: "The Buddha said that Maitreya Bodhisattva was born in the Sutra of Birth" cloud: Maitreya was born, and the land was rich. Now, Your Majesty is Maitreya Bodhisattva who has descended to earth and reigned in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth will surely become a paradise. ”

In this good show, Wu Zetian's nephew, Wu Chenghe, who was then the left prime minister of Wenchang (the first prime minister), was already looking forward to the opportunity to appear on the stage. Only then did the minister understand why His Majesty was so martial and so wise, and it turned out that he was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha in the next life! Your Majesty, you should be carried by heaven, and the dynasty will be changed. ”

Wu Zetian was very calm and said: "Although what Qing Zhi played, although it is not unreasonable, this palace does not want to stand on behalf of Tang. ”

Wu Chengsi was very anxious and said: "The will of God cannot be violated, and the will of the people cannot be reversed." I hope that the Holy Mother and Emperor will ascend to the throne early! ”

Wu Zetian was silent.

Feng Huaiyi retreated and said, "Fa Ming, Yun Xuan and other nine mages on the "Great Cloud Sutra" is the Buddha's will, and Your Majesty should declare the world. ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head slightly and said: "According to the intention of Master Huiguang, this palace will promulgate the chapters of the monks to be circulated throughout the country, and at the same time, the new translation of the "Great Cloud Sutra" and "The Great Cloud Sutra" will be issued to the world. ”

As a result, everyone in the world knows that the Empress Dowager Wu Ze is the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva. And "Maitreya is born, and the grains are abundant......; Maitreya respects the Buddha in the world, and hundreds of millions of people enjoy the glory ......" and other folk songs are even more well-known, everyone knows, "Maitreya is born, the people are happy" The belief is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people......

Two months later, on September 3, 900 people from Guanzhong traveled hundreds of miles to the Luoyang Imperial Palace to present a proclamation requesting the abolition of the Li dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Although Wu Zetian did not agree to them, he promoted the leading Fu Youyi to the imperial history of the fifth rank (in the middle of the matter).

So, the next day, more than 60,000 civil and military officials, as well as the emperor's relatives, chiefs of the Quartet, and ordinary people, all went up one after another, asking Wu Zetian to replace Tang with Zhou. Even the titular emperor Li Dan also presented a concert, asking to follow his mother's surname Wu.

On the third day, all the officials of the imperial court jointly signed a letter and presented the "Persuasion Table": The wish of the world is inviolable, and the Empress Dowager Wanwang recognized the invitation of the ministers and the people, ascended to the throne early, and changed the name of the country to Zhou......

On September 9, Wu Zetian complied with the will of the people, climbed the tower of Zetianmen, and announced to the people: amnesty for the world, the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and the change of the year name to the first year of "Heavenly Grant......

Wu Zetian finally became the only female emperor in Chinese history. Its honorific title is "Ci's Yue Ancient Heavenly Book Golden Wheel Holy Spirit".