"Master rest assured that the disciples will definitely remember the master's teachings in the future, and try to minimize the karma of killing except for certain necessary slaughters. At the same time, the disciple promised that if he could get the help of Buddhism, in the future, the disciple would set the world and level the four seas, so that the west of the Tang Dynasty, the east of the East China Sea, the south of the South China Sea, and the north of the North Sea would all pay homage to the Three Jewels and take refuge in Buddhism. ”

In fact, for the role of religion in stabilizing society, Li Xian, as the emperor's family, knows better than those monks, so he naturally does not mind the spread of religion, if Buddhism can help him seize the world, he does not mind promoting Buddhism to the vast world of Western Europe and the United States, although this sect is not a religion native to China, but after all, it has been integrated with the culture of China for thousands of years, and it is not a hundred times better than some sects in the West?

Therefore, based on the above considerations, Li Xian dared to make this promise to Xuanzang. Of course, Li Xian did not make empty promises, in order to show his determination, he also showed the letter of commitment he had already written to Xuanzang and personally sent it to Xuanzang.

"Amitabha, if this can be the case, my Buddhism will be spread all over the world, spread for thousands of years, and educate all living beings with good Taoism, then the merits of the king will definitely fill the universe, and the karma created will be eliminated." After listening to Li Xian's assurance, Xuanzang couldn't help but fold his hands, praised again and again, and finally said to Li Xian: "Please rest assured that my Buddhism is only knowledge, Faxiang, Fahua, Dongshan, and Shaolin, and I will do my best to help the king pacify the world and appease the four seas, but one of them also asks the king to remember, if it is not necessary, try not to let my Buddhist monks come out, because this move will cause disputes in Buddhism and Taoism, which is not conducive to the country. Perhaps the fruit of the king's harvest will become the cause of others, so the king should be careful in the future to be safe. ”

"What does the master mean by this?" Li Xian heard that Xuanzang's words had a deep meaning, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly asked.

"This is a heavenly opportunity, it cannot be revealed, the king only needs to pay attention, as long as the time comes, all the conspiracies will surface, the little monk is all here, the king's day logistics are more precious, by the way, senior brother Zhikong is looking forward to the arrival of the king in the cave, or there are advanced exercises to teach, time is urgent, the king is going quickly."

After finishing speaking, Xuanzang seemed to be in a state of mind, and never said a word again.

"Master, take care, the disciple has taken his leave." Li Xian knew that this should be the last meeting between himself and his master Xuanzang in this life, so he couldn't help but burst into tears, bowed to his master, bowed a few more times, and then slowly left.

"Alas, although this son can be achieved, but the hardships experienced during the period are unimaginable to ordinary people, the little monk can only return to it, praying for the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to bless him all the way to turn evil into good fortune and become auspicious in trouble."

Xuanzang silently watched Li Xian leave, and sighed in his heart.

After a short rest to regulate his breath, Xuanzang called the two monks who were guarding the outside to invite all the monks in the abbot's room and said that he had something to explain.

When the monk heard that Xuanzang was going to explain the aftermath, he was shocked, and hurriedly left one person to take care of Xuanzang, and the other hurriedly rushed to the abbot's room.

About the time of tea, a group of more than ten monks rushed to Xuanzang's room, although these are all virtuous monks, accustomed to seeing the impermanence of life and death, now seeing Xuanzang's death, I can't help but feel sorry in my heart.

After all, the imminent death of a knowledgeable and virtuous monk will reduce the prestige of Buddhism, which is fighting against Taoism.

Xuanzang naturally knew what these great monks were thinking, so he couldn't help but smile and said lightly: "Senior brother, don't be sad, the little monk just went to Elysium first, this is a fortunate thing, but before leaving, the little monk invited the senior brother to help with something, and asked the senior brother not to refuse." ”

"What did Senior Brother Xuanzang say? Although we are not of the same sect, we worship the same Buddha, and we should do our best to seek opportunities for our Buddhism. If you have any commandment, let me say, and we will do our best to fulfill my wish for him. "Master Zhishan, the abbot of Shaolin, is the person who knows Xuanzang's wish best, and he is also the only one who has cooperated with Xuanzang to fulfill this wish.

And when Zhishan made such a statement, other monks naturally followed Zhishan to express their attitude, and this statement was actually in line with Zhishan's attitude.

Xuanzang saw that everyone had the same attitude, so he was naturally satisfied, and hurriedly saluted everyone, and then said slowly: "All the ranks are born with discernment, and the little monk does not need to say more, Zhou Wang Xian, who came to comfort the little monk today, is the disciple of the little monk, and the senior brother should be able to see that this son looks like Taizong, although he is young, his tenacity and courage, wisdom and martial arts have not lost to the current prince, and the prince and King Pei are all short-lived, so the little monk concluded that the Tang Dynasty will definitely belong to this son." ”

Although what Xuanzang said was shocking, if it was heard in the outside world, it was likely to be thrown into prison for the crime of bewitching the public, but for these monks, it was like talking about the parents in the short ordinary, because most of these monks also knew physiognomy, and when they saw it yesterday, they could see that Li Xian would be unspeakably expensive in the future.

And Xuanzang saw that everyone agreed with each other, so he continued: "However, this son's life is destined to be full of twists and turns, and there will even be a lot of risks, so he needs to rely on the help of your senior brothers." This son also promised the little monk before, in the future, it will be made tens of thousands of miles of land in the territory of Siyi to pay homage to the Three Jewels, take refuge in Buddhism, if there is really that day, my Buddhism will be spread all over the world, with good Taoism to educate sentient beings, such a great merit from us, how fortunate? ”

"Really?" When the monks heard what Xuanzang said, they all felt shocked, and a great joy suddenly overflowed.

"Hehe, it's true. This is Zhou Wangxian personally promised to the little monk, I still have a letter of commitment here, please see the list. ”

Xuanzang showed the letter of commitment to everyone, and personally handed it to a tall and thin monk, and then said: "Senior Brother Hongren, this letter of commitment will be handed over to the senior brother for safekeeping, and I hope that the senior brother will carefully collect it, so as not to leak it, after the little monk passed away, he handed over the apprentice to the senior brother to take care of." ”

It turns out that this monk turned out to be the five ancestors of Zen Buddhism! If Li Xian was here, he would definitely jump in surprise.

And the person who surprised Li Xian was naturally not only Master Hongren, but also Master Hongren's eldest disciple Shenxiu. Although this monk was unable to inherit the mantle of the Five Ancestors because he was inferior to his junior brother Huineng, the development power of the Northern Sect of Zen Buddhism at that time far exceeded that of the Southern Sect of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng.

In addition, there are several high-ranking people of Xuanzang, although these people are only Xuanzang's disciples, but even Xuanzang does not dare to really regard himself as a master, because these are the patriarchs of various sects, such as Master Peeji, one of the founders of the Wisdom Sect, Master Yuanji, a Silla monk who is as famous as Peeji, as well as Huayan Everyone, Silla Yuan Xiao, Master of Law, Nanshan Daoxuan, Xuanying, a famous scholar of righteousness, the Lord of Xinshu, Dongta Huaisu and so on.

Of course, because Li Xian has relatively little research on Buddhism, and there are not many opportunities to meet Xuanzang at the same time, and those disciples of Xuanzang are even rarer, so I don't know what influence these disciples have had in later generations, so I only have a general impression of these names, and most of them don't know each other even if they do.

But how did Li Xian know? His senior brothers helped him too much later, and it was only at this time that he was really glad that he chose to worship Xuanzang as his teacher, how fortunate he was?

"Peep into my disciple, the little monk knows that you were born in the Wei Chi family, and is the nephew of Chi Jingde, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, and has a deep relationship with Baolin Baoqing, the son of Jingde, and hopes to help the apprentice when necessary, I believe that not only will my Buddhism benefit, but also the Ru Wei Chi family, and it will definitely last longer."

"Senior Brother Zhishan, Master Wu Ming's nephew, Shaolin Temple will please two, I believe that my Shaolin monks will be able to follow the Ming Lord to make meritorious contributions, like the original thirteen stick monks to help Tang Wang go down in history."

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Xuanzang's arrangements for these people one by one seem to be tireless, of course, in addition to asking them to take care of and help Li Xian, there are also some of his own aftermaths, this arrangement lasted for two hours, and after everything was over, the time was exactly the fifth day of the second month.

"Hehe, the fifth day of the second month has arrived, fellow initiates, I will meet in the Western Elysium in the future, I believe that at that time, the world will be stable, the four seas will be peaceful, the sword and soldiers will not be able to afford it, the people's hearts will be kind, and my Buddhism will also spread all over the four places. Wukong my apprentice, go for the teacher, this serious illness, for you to suffer a lot of pain, but also for you to eliminate the sin karma of tens of billions of eons, for the teacher can do only this, the next thing, you can do it yourself. ”

Xuanzang's face was full of smiles, his hands were like flowers, and there was no sound, and a generation of monks passed away. For a while, I saw the fragrance in the air, the bell chime sounded, and the sky floated with clouds.

"Master Xuanzang is about to die, rank up, quickly help chant the mantra." The monks couldn't care about their grief, and hurriedly helped to recite the mantra so that Master Xuanzang could be happy in his life.

At this moment, Li Xian, who was in the cave and asked Master Zhikong to teach advanced light skills, suddenly felt a depression in his chest, and listened with bated breath for a moment, but he didn't see any sound, so he wanted to go out of the cave to watch, but he heard Master Zhikong say: "You don't have to go out, this must be the death of Master Xuanzang." ”

"Huh? Master. Thinking of Xuanzang's kindness in the past and his voice and smile two hours ago, even though Li Xian's heart has always been hard, he can't help but cry like rain.

"Wukong disciple, now is not the time to be sad, the news of Xuanzang's death will reach your residence in a moment, you should return to your residence as soon as possible, lest someone break into your bedroom at that time and expose your disguise."

"It turns out that Master Zhikong also has such insight into world affairs, it seems that he didn't ask about the world before, and his temperament was weird, either he pretended it on purpose, or he was immersed in martial arts and was too lazy to think. Alas, how lucky I am Li Xian, I have met so many talented people. It's a pity that Master Xuanzang and his old man left me, and I can't listen to the teachings anymore. ”

Li Xian had tears in his eyes, held back the grief in his heart, and left Zhikong.