Li Jiancheng looked at the information handed over by Di Renjie - the monk Li Jiancheng met in the market today is called Xuanzang, the common surname is Chen, and he is a descendant of Chen Yu, a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his great-grandfather Chen Qin was the Taishou of the Later Wei Dynasty; Grandfather Chen Kang, who excelled in Northern Qi with academic excellence, Dr. Ren Guozi, and Zhounan (Luoyang, Henan); Father Chen Hui, tall and strong, beautiful eyebrows, usually devoted to learning, read scriptures, admired by the people of the time, once served as a county official in Jiangling, and later the Sui Dynasty declined, then lived in seclusion in the countryside, the sick could not be out, people of insight at that time praised his Zhijie. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Chen Hui had four sons, Xuanzang was his fourth son, Xuanzang was born in the second year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty. Xuanzang studied Confucian classics such as "The Book of Filial Piety" with his father when he was a child, "prepared the classics", "loved the ancient and sage", and developed a good character. After the death of his father, the second brother Chen Su became a monk in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, that is, Master Changjie. When Xuanzang was eleven years old, he entered the temple with Changjie to learn the "Lotus Sutra" and "Vima Sutra". In the eighth year of Sui Daye, Xuanzang was 13 years old at the time, and was rewarded by Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of Dali Temple, and became a monk in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Seeing this, Li Jiancheng smiled in his heart-

'Chen Xuanzang, no wonder I feel that I have a fate with you, it turns out that we have met since the time of the former Sui. At the beginning, I dragged my queen Zheng Wanzhen to Luoyang White Horse Temple to pray for a son. You're the little novice, and I didn't expect us to meet again. Li Jiancheng's thoughts returned to the scene when Li Jiancheng and Zheng Wanzhen went to Luoyang White Horse Temple to pray for blessings and ask for children - Zheng Wanzhen entered the temple to ask for a son Guanyin Temple, according to the rules, women ask for children, men cannot enter, so Li Jiancheng waited outside the hall and heard Zheng Wanzhen praying inside:

"The Bodhisattva is above, the believer Zheng Wanzhen is praying to you, the believer has been married to the husband for several years, but has never been pregnant, although the princess and the in-laws have not complained, but the believer always feels sorry for her husband's family, Wanwang Bodhisattva appeared, gave the believer a son, the believer will fast and bathe after getting what she wants, donate gold and silver, and regain the golden body of the Bodhisattva." Looking at Zheng Wanzhen's pious back, Li Jiancheng's heart was a little sad, he didn't want to see such a scene, so he left quietly, admiring the ancient tree bonsai of the temple while walking. At this time, I saw a little novice chanting the scriptures while sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard. Li Jiancheng saw that he had a beautiful face, and that he was so devout to the Buddha, he had a good impression in his heart, so he walked over.

"Little master, I'm polite." Xiao Shami raised his head and saluted Li Jiancheng in return. "The donor is courteous."

"Little master, you still have to recite scriptures when sweeping the floor, and I think that the little master is not sincere to the Buddha!" Li Jiancheng was trying to tease him, and the little novice said unhurriedly.

"The world is full of red dust, although I clean and wipe every day, but I may still be tempted by the red dust, so while cleaning and wiping from time to time, I must also study the Buddha's teachings more to prevent the temptation of red dust."

"Haha! Little master, as long as you close yourself off, you won't be tempted soon, will you? ”

The benefactor was surprised by this, you must know that gods and Buddhas are always done by people, and people are born in the world, even if they are sublimated into gods and Buddhas, it is inevitable to have a heart of thought, only by controlling the desires in the heart, can you always obtain bliss and seek great freedom. The little monk knew that his mana was shallow, and when he saw the hungry people and the displaced people all over the wilderness, he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he could only read more scriptures and hope that the world would be peaceful. Li Jiancheng listened to the words of this little novice, and seemed to have some feelings in his heart, yes! If it weren't for Yang Guang as the emperor, he also had the desire to create political achievements, not to open the canal, not to build Luoyang, then maybe the Sui Dynasty could last longer and would not die like the Qin Dynasty. However, the Grand Canal continued for the national glory of the Tang Dynasty in later generations, and played an irresistible role as a transportation hub for nearly a thousand years after the Tang Dynasty. There are many things in the world that cannot be explained by reason.

"Dare to ask the little master."

"Before the monk became a monk, his common surname was Chen, my brother first became a monk here, the Dharma name is Changjie, the little monk is just a novice who has just been ordained, he has not yet been full, and he has not taken the Dharma name. Donor, the little monk's land has been swept away, so he will leave. Looking at the back of the little novice leaving, Li Jiancheng always felt that this little novice had a relationship with him, surnamed Chen, and his brother was called Changjie, and now, Li Jiancheng has officially ascended the throne, and he didn't expect that the little novice had become a formal mage Venerable, Li Jiancheng only felt that the fate of the world was really wonderful, and he also admired Chen Xuanzang's knowledge, because Li Jiancheng knew through Zheng Wanzhen that Zheng Shanguo was arrogant and never easily praised people, and Xuanzang was 13 years old at the time, so he could be rewarded by Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of Dali Temple, He became a monk in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the eastern capital. It shows that this person is outstanding and wise. Li Jiancheng continued to watch. After Xuanzang became a monk, he first studied the "Nirvana Sutra" with Master Jing in the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang, and learned the "Mahayana Treatise" (hereinafter referred to as the "Commentary") from Master Yan for six years.

In the first year of Tang Gaozu Wude, due to the war, Xuanzang and his brother Jie left Luoyang to go to Sichuan, where they studied with two masters, Kong and Jing (Huijing, Regent Scholars). The following year, Xuanzang went to Chengdu to listen to Bao Xian's lecture on "The Treatise on Regency", and learned from Daoji the "Treatise on Abhidhamma", and then studied "The Theory of Wisdom" at Daozhen. [5] During Xuanzang's four or five years in Shu, he studied under many teachers, studied the doctrines of the Mahayana Sutra and the Northern and Southern Earth Theory School and the Regency School. During Xuanzang's entry into Hanchuan with his brother, he went north to Yizhou, where he met Master Kong and Jinger, and learned from it. Then the most eminent monks gathered in Chengdu to study. In the fifth year of Wude (622), Xuanzang received full ordination in Chengdu. Later, Xuanzang traveled all over the world, visited famous teachers, and preached the scriptures. In the past four or five years, through the instruction of many famous teachers, Xuanzang has a deep insight into the "Theory of the Great and Small Theravada Sutras", "The Theory of the North and the South", and "The Theory of the Subject", which is famous in Shuzhong. Xuanzang learned the "Treatise on Miscellaneous Hearts" from Huixiu, and then went to Zhaozhou (now in Zhao County, Hebei Province) to study the "Theory of Enlightenment" with Daoyue, and then returned to Chang'an to listen to the "Treatise on Kusha" from Daoyue, and consulted Buddhism with the Central Indian Po Garamitara (referred to as "Bopo") who came to China during the Wude period. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Buddhist academic community began to debate whether sentient beings have Buddha nature. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the long-popular "Nirvana Sutra", "Chengshi Sutra" and "Vitan" studies in the north and the "Treatise on Regency" and "Kusha Treatise" translated and transmitted in the south constituted the mainstream of Buddhism in the north and south at that time. However, through study, Master Xuanzang deeply felt that the translation of ancient virtues such as the true meaning was not good, resulting in vague principles, different understandings, different commentaries, and great differences on some important theoretical issues, which were difficult to integrate. In view of the difference between the northern and southern geographies, how to integrate the two has become a problem that Xuan Hui pondered and solved. So he often told his fellow disciples that he wanted to go to India to seek Maitreya's teachings. Seeing this, Li Jiancheng's brows furrowed: "This Chen Xuanzang is so obsessed with Buddhism and religion. There is a reason why Li Jiancheng has some prejudice against Buddhism - on the one hand, after the abuse of popular power by the Sui Emperor Yang Guang and the destruction of the peasant war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population of the Central Plains was greatly reduced, and the national economy was almost on the verge of collapse. This is because Li Yuan advocates Taoism, claiming to be a descendant of Laozi Li Er, and at the beginning, Daoist Qihui led eighty Taoist priests to participate in Li Yuan's Tang Army, and made great contributions to Li Yuan's conquest of Chang'an. Buddhism is different, it prohibits marriage, and again, when Li Shi's militia fought against Luoyang Wang Shichong, he used Shaolin monks many times, and so far, Luoyang Shaolin Temple still spreads the story of thirteen stick monks to save King Qin. These things make Li Jiancheng not have a good impression of Buddhism. In the court, Li Jiancheng has repeatedly declared: "The only thing I like today is in the way of Yao and Shun, and the teaching of Zhou Kong!" Emperor Wu of Liang's father and son did good things about Buddhism, but as a result, the country was ruined and the family was ruined, which should be used as a reference. "If it weren't for Zheng Wanzhen and Yang Yan's belief in Buddhism, and the large number of monks and soldiers in Shaolin Temple, Li Jiancheng would have wiped out many monasteries a long time ago.

"Humph! Chen Xuanzang, you are a talent that I value, since I have met you again, then you must be in my hands, I don't believe that you can escape from the palm of my hand. Li Jiancheng clenched his fists as he spoke. Mingyu's father-in-law and Di Renjie, who were waiting for Li Jiancheng beside them, both felt a trace of coolness.

Attached historical short story: The true history of the thirteen stick monks saving the Tang king: In the spring of the fourth year of Tang Gaozu Wude (621), Li Shimin supervised the army with Taiwei, Shang Shuling, Yizhou Daoxingtai of Shaanxi Eastern Province, Yongzhou Mu, General Wuhou of the left and right, envoy Jie, Liangzhou governor, Shangzhu State, and King of Qin, and carried out the unification war before he established the great Tang Dynasty. In February, Wang Shichong had been defeated, but because Dou Jiande led more than 100,000 troops to reinforce, the battle situation temporarily became complicated. At that time, the battlefield was mainly near Luoyang, there was a "Yuzhou" between Luoyang and Shaolin Temple, formerly known as Baiguwu, it was the temple property given to Shaolin Temple by Emperor Wen of Sui, fifty miles northwest of the temple, because of its dangerous terrain, it belonged to the place where soldiers must fight, Wang Shichong took it as his own, as a military fortress, let his nephew Wang Ren defend it, and he had troops not far from Luoyang, echoing and supporting each other, in order to resist the Tang army. On April 27, the monks of Shaolin Temple united with Sima Zhao Xiaozai of Yuzhou under Wang Renze, and joined forces with Wang Renze, captured Wang Renze and gave it to the Tang army; Three days later, Li Shimin sent officials to the temple to give a reward - 40 hectares of land (i.e., Baiguwu) and a body of water. This is the historical truth of "Thirteen Stick Monks Save the Tang King". There is no sword and sword shadow, no sorrowful sound of painted corners, no blood flowing, no beautiful love, plain as water, simple and unremarkable, almost unbelievable. Therefore, the monks of Shaolin Temple are not as loyal and courageous as in the movie "Shaolin Temple", if you look at history, the Shaolin monks just saw Li Tang's power, in order to sell well in front of Li Shimin, in order to protect their temple.