Bu Yunfei followed the blind stream, hurriedly out of the west courtyard, at this time it was still the fifth watch, the sky was not clear, but the Great Ci'en Temple was already brightly lit, the monks picked up the lights in and out, busy, so lively. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the fourteenth year of Tianbao, Yang Guozhong is in the sky. In the middle of the court, he covered the sky with one hand, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty became his followers. Not to mention a small big temple of mercy and grace, it is a relative of the emperor, the prince and the prince, in front of Yang Guozhong, no one dares to say a word openly. Therefore, Yang Guozhong patronized the Great Ci'en Temple, the temple did not dare to slack off, and before dawn, the monks in the temple got up and prepared to greet them.

The blind streams hurried and met an old monk, who was dressed in a robe, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but not as vicious as empty repentance. Some people in the blind stream recognized it, but it was Kong Lin, the deacon of Zhiketang, and one of the eight deacons of the Great Ci'en Temple.

Konglin has a kind temperament and is a slow man, and when he saw everyone, he folded his hands: "Donors, please stay." ”

Just now, the law enforcement monk repented that he obviously wanted everyone to leave the temple quickly, but the old monk told everyone to stay. The blind streamers were surprised, but they didn't dare to ask, so they had to stop.

Konglin said: "All the donors know that the prime minister is coming to our temple. The reason for the matter is that Tubo Zanpu sent the national teacher of Kuma to my Tang Chang'an to learn Buddhism. Because my Great Mercy and Grace Temple is where Master Xuanzang's mantle is located, the emperor decreed that I was ordered to receive good students in the Great Mercy and Grace Temple. As a sign of solemnity, the Prime Minister personally accompanied Kuma Kunishi to come. The abbot has arranged a debate hall in front of the Mahavíra Hall to welcome Master Kuma and the prime minister. Just now, the Prime Minister sent an order, in order to show that my Tang Buddhism is prosperous and the people believe in it, please invite all the donors to watch the ceremony together. ”

Bu Yunfei was mixed in the blind stream, and when he heard Kong Lin's words, he laughed dumbly.

It turned out that Prime Minister Yang Guozhong wanted to use this group of blind streams to do a face-saving project!

Master Tubo Kumo came to Chang'an to learn Buddhism, but it was actually a diplomatic battle!

Both Tibet and the Tang Dynasty are powerful countries in the world and enemy countries. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the two countries have fought for hegemony in the Western Regions, and they have done everything they can. Historically, the confrontation between powerful countries has been nothing more than military, political and economic means. However, between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, in addition to military, political and economic confrontation, there is also a more important means - Buddhism!

Most of the countries in the Western Regions believe in Buddhism. During the Zhenguan period, Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures, brought back 10,000 volumes of Buddhist classics, and with the support of the imperial court, he translated the scriptures and taught the disciples in the Dacien Temple, and since then, Buddhism has flourished in the Tang Dynasty. After more than 100 years of development, Datang has become a holy place for Eastern Buddhism, and it prides itself on being the authentic descendant of Buddhism. In the surrounding countries, it enjoys great prestige. The expansion of the territory of the Tang Dynasty not only relied on force, but also the role of Buddhism in it should not be underestimated.

Since Songtsen Gampo, Tibet has begun to rise. Located in the bitter cold of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet has set its sights on the Western Regions. The Tubo forces and the Tang forces met in the Western Regions, fiercely colliding, and the two sides fought for many years, each with its own victory and defeat, but the Tang Dynasty always had a clear advantage. Tubo can temporarily submit a small country in the Western Regions by force, but once the Tubo power retreats slightly, these small countries will immediately turn to the Tang Dynasty, one of the important reasons is that the Tang Dynasty formed a centripetal force because of the prosperity of Buddhism.

The Tibetans soon realized this problem and began to promote Buddhism in the country, and on the basis of Theravada Buddhism, they gradually formed the Tibetan Buddhism, which was different from the mainstream Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty. Tubo claims to the outside world that Tubo Buddhism is authentic, and the Buddhist scriptures taken by Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty from Tianzhu are all forgeries. In order to win the recognition of the countries of the Western Regions. The imperial court spent a lot of money to worship Buddha treasures, train monks, study Buddhism, and launch a public opinion war with Tubo. It is nothing more than to prove to the countries of the Western Regions that the Buddhism of Tibet is fake, and the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty is authentic.

Of course, ordinary subjects of the Tang Dynasty are all in the fog about this, and they only know that the Tibetan Buddhism is not satisfied with the Tang Buddhism, and they do not know that this is a national dispute. There are even some princes and ministers from Confucianism who are extremely dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty's advocacy of Buddhism, believing that monks are not engaged in industry, but are purely social moths and should be banned. It is also difficult for the Tang Dynasty court to openly promote the real reason for Buddhism, otherwise, it will arouse the suspicion of the Western Regions countries against the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, people only see the monks on both sides bickering, and do not understand the deep reason.

Bu Yunfei has a deep study of Tang history, and he knows the reasons why the Tang Dynasty court advocates Buddhism. So, when I heard Kong Lin say this, I immediately understood.

Tubo sent the national teacher Gu Mo to the Tang Dynasty to "learn" Buddhism, and it seems that the public opinion war between the two sides has developed from scolding in the air to hand-to-hand combat. The Tibetans are coming to the door.

The Great Ci'en Temple is Xuanzang's sitting temple, which has irreplaceable influence in the minds of the Western Regions, and at the same time, the masters of studying Buddhism in the temple are like clouds. Therefore, the emperor pointed out that the Great Ci'en Temple received Kuma, which was equivalent to the exchange of troops between the two sides, and the Tang Dynasty sent an ace general to the horse. From this point of view, this Kuma's Dharma attainments are extraordinary! The Tang Dynasty did not dare to despise it.

The Gumo represents the Tibetan Zampu, and the Great Ci'en Temple represents the Tang Dynasty. This "debate" battle is no less than a war between the two sides in the Western Regions! The winner will gain the reputation of the true transmission of Buddhism, and the loser will be the "pseudo-law", and his prestige will be discredited among the countries of the Western Regions.

Therefore, the imperial court not only let the Great Ci'en Temple go out, but also sent Prime Minister Yang Guozhong to personally suppress the battle.

Not only that, Yang Guozhong also engaged in a face-saving project, and also recruited a large group of good men and women to come to watch the ceremony, to put it bluntly, it is to let the Tubo people see that the Tang Dynasty is not only profound, but also the enthusiasm of the people to believe in Buddhism is extremely high, and the status of Buddhist holy places is unshakable! In fact, Yang Guozhong not only arranged for some good men and women to go to the ceremony, but also sent invitations to envoys from various countries overnight, inviting them to go to the Temple of Great Mercy and Grace to watch the ceremony.

Yang Guozhong is so happy that he wants the Tubo people to lose their pants in front of all the countries in the world!

When the blind people heard that Konglin wanted them to go to the Daxiong Treasure Hall to watch the ceremony, they were extremely reluctant. They don't understand the joints, it's just that the people have always been afraid of officials, and a small county order is like a tiger in the eyes of the people. Sitting with the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, these little people don't know whether it is a curse or a blessing!

A blind stream said: "Master, how dare we show ugliness in front of the prime minister when our clothes are torn." ”

"That's it." The blind streams echoed in unison, and no one wanted to sit with Yang Guozhong.

Bu Yunfei smiled secretly, probably this incident came too suddenly, the Great Ci'en Temple panicked for a while, and didn't have time to find so many good men and women to come to watch the ceremony, so he brought the blind streams who stayed in the shed of the West Courtyard to make up the number. But these blind streamers are all ragged, with fluffy hair, and a stinking smell all over their bodies, if these people go to the Daxiong Treasure Palace, won't they be a shame for Datang.

But seeing Kong Lin smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, the prime minister has already sent clothes for you, and you can quickly go to the bath to take a bath and change clothes." It's just that you have to move quickly, and in half an hour, the prime minister will arrive. ”

The crowd was still hesitating. Bu Yunfei said: "Master, if we are hungry to watch the ceremony, I am afraid it will be extremely inconvenient, and I ask the master to provide a meal." After a night of trouble, Bu Yunfei's stomach growled.

"That's easy to say!" Kong Lin said: "It's just that time is pressing, you are not good at the table and fasting, when you change clothes, each person will be given two steamed buns, and the right to eat for fasting." ”

"In that case, step is a follower." Bu Yunfei knew well about the festival between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and knew that this so-called viewing ceremony was just to make up a number of people and fight for Yang Guozhong's face, and when the time came, just sit in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and make a look of listening to Buddhism, and there will be no trouble.

"This benefactor has already agreed, what do the rest of you think?" Kulin asked.

Someone in the crowd muttered: "This Mr. Bu is knowledgeable, he agreed, and he wants to come fine." ”

Early this morning, Bu Yunfei made the head of the shed, who has always been commanding, suffer a loss, relieved everyone's anger, and invisibly, became a hero in the shed, even he didn't expect it, what he said was quite appealing in the blind stream.

Everyone agreed.

Seeing that Bu Yunfei took the lead, Kong Lin agreed, and asked with great joy: "What is the surname of this donor?" ”

"Don't dare, the surname is Yunfei."

"It turned out to be a step donor, disrespectful!" Konglin Heten said: "I see that Mr. Bu is extraordinary, so I ask Mr. Bu to take all the donors to bathe and change clothes." "This empty forest is also shrewd, seeing that the blind streams are all obeying Bu Yunfei, they simply let Bu Yunfei manage it on their behalf, so as not to let the monks in the temple come forward and cause trouble if they don't manage it well.

"Well said!" Bu Yunfei arched his hand: "Please also ask the master to send two masters to lead the way."

After a while, Bu Yunfei took the blind stream, followed by the two little novices, to the bath, everyone took a bath, and the novices sent clothes.

Yang Guozhong is also generous, in order to show the wealth and majesty of the Tang Dynasty in front of the Hu people, the clothes sent are all fine fabrics and fine workmanship, in order to show that good men and women come from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty, long robes, horse coats, short clothes and green shirts, everything. The blind stream respected Bu Yunfei and asked him to pick first, Bu Yunfei chose a silk white robe embroidered by Shu to wear on his body, this is the scholar's attire, Bu Yunfei's face is white, and when he wears it, he also has a smell of books. It's just that there is no underwear, and there can only be a neutral hanging inside.

Everyone dressed up and came to the front of the Mahavira Hall under the leadership of the novice.