Chapter 964: Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty
Now that he has negotiated the cooperation with Donghuang Taiyi, Wang Chongyang has also begun to plan, how to see Tianwu again, you can't plan for a long time here, and in the end you can't find anyone Tianwu at all, so all the plans are just empty talk.
Donghuang Taiyi continued to complete his work of devouring evil qi, this time it was completely devoured by Donghuang Taiyi alone, since this evil qi has the function of regeneration, it cannot be completely devoured and dried, and a little seed must be left forever.
After Wang Chongyang and Donghuang Taiyi left the source of evil qi, Wang Chongyang looked around and saw that there was no trace of Zhang Yuntai, and then his heart moved, the last time he and Donghuang Taiyi came out at the source of evil qi, it had been more than a thousand years, and this time it should not be more than a thousand years, right?
Thinking that Wang Chongyang immediately said goodbye to the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, he went directly to the Qitian Palace to find Zhang Yuntai, and went to the Qitian Hall to look around, and finally saw Zhang Yuntai in the back garden in the pavilion and feeding the fish.
When Zhang Yuntai saw Wang Chongyang, his excited appearance really made Wang Chongyang feel like he hadn't seen him for a thousand years.
Wang Chongyang walked quickly in front of Zhang Yuntai, held Zhang Yuntai's hand and said, "How long have you not seen me?" ”
Zhang Yuntai immediately said, "It's been a whole year and a half!" ”
Wang Chongyang's heart moved, and the secret path was only a year and a half, but then he thought about it wrong, the time of this Kunlun Wonderland and the time in the world were asymmetrical.
A year and a half is more than 540 days, and that family has at least passed more than 400 years, which is not a short time.
Wang Chongyang counted the days, it should be time for Sun Wukong to be rescued by Tang Seng from Wuzhi Mountain, thinking that after a few words of greeting with Zhang Yuntai immediately, he went to Wuzhi Mountain.
When Wang Chongyang arrived at Wuzhi Mountain, he saw that moss had already grown in the place where Sun Wukong was pressed, and half of Sun Wukong's head had been blocked by moss and weeds.
After Wang Chongyang brushed aside the weeds, he revealed Sun Wukong's head, Sun Wukong looked depressed at this time, and when he saw Wang Chongyang in front of him, he suddenly looked excited, and just like two "monkeys", he said loudly, "Master? Master! Are you here to save your disciples? ”
Wang Chongyang secretly said that it was still not time, Tang Seng had not come to save Sun Wukong so far, and thought about immediately saying to Sun Wukong, "I don't have the ability to save you, but now I can go to find someone who can save you!" ”
Saying that, Wang Chongyang immediately rose into the air, and disappeared in front of Sun Wukong in a blink of an eye, Sun Wukong just really thought that Wang Chongyang was here to save himself, and he didn't want Wang Chongyang to leave immediately after he came.
Sun Wukong said loudly to the sky, "Master, the disciple has been suppressed for four or five hundred years, when will it be a head...... Master, don't leave your disciple behind, Master......"
Wang Chongyang knew that the only one who could save Sun Wukong was Tang Sanzang, so he immediately flew to Chang'an City, the country of the Tang Dynasty.
But on the way, Wang Chongyang thought of a problem, since he and Donghuang Taiyi had reached an agreement, they wanted to deal with Tianwu together.
And what to learn from the scriptures, what to make trouble in the Heavenly Palace, is it just a game planned by Tian Wu, so is it necessary for him to complete these tasks according to Tian Wu's intentions?
Just thinking about it, Wang Chongyang had already arrived in the sky above Chang'an City, but Wang Chongyang was always hovering in the air, hesitating for a while, not knowing whether he should continue to care about these things.
After hesitating again and again, Wang Chongyang still decided to leave it alone, since everything was arranged by Tianwu, he was intent on opposing him, and what did he do according to the steps he set?
You followed Wang Chongyang and immediately flew away from Chang'an City, but since you don't care about this matter, and you can't find anything else to do now, you can't wait aimlessly for Tianwu to appear again, right?
Thinking that Wang Chongyang turned around again and flew towards Chang'an City, this matter still has to be managed, but it is no longer to complete Tianwu's task, but to prevent himself from appearing idle.
Outside Chang'an City, Wang Chongyang descended from the sky, and then entered Chang'an City with the procession of pedestrians.
At this time, it is worthy of the most rebellious period in the Tang Dynasty, and the pedestrians on this road are not only local people from the Tang Dynasty, but also some yellow-haired and blue-eyed businessmen and pedestrians from the Western Regions.
After arriving in Chang'an City, Wang Chongyang found that the Chang'an seen in Chang'an City was completely different from the Chang'an City overlooking in the sky, such a prosperous scene, although it could not be compared with the high-tech city of the 21st century, but Wang Chongyang also lived from the flood to today, and has also experienced many changes of dynasties.
In this entire Chang'an City, there are merchants from all over the world, selling the treasures brought by various countries, and there are many rich people living in Chang'an City, and the ordinary people seem to be very rich.
But despite this, Wang Chongyang still felt that there were some holes in this Chang'an City, as if there was always an intriguing paleness behind this prosperity, which made Wang Chongyang very uncomfortable, but he couldn't find the ultimate reason.
After walking around Chang'an City, he suddenly saw pedestrians suddenly start surging in one direction, Wang Chongyang grabbed a pedestrian and asked, "Where are you going?" ”
The pedestrian immediately said to Wang Chongyang, "You must have just arrived, right?" Master Sanzang, a senior monk of Luoyang Pure Land Temple, is going to open a lecture on Buddhism in my Hongfu Temple in Chang'an today, and we are all going to listen to the master's lectures! ”
As soon as Wang Chongyang heard this, it seemed that he had just the right time to come out of the source of evil qi, just in time for this time period, was this also arranged by Tianwu?
Thinking that Wang Chongyang still decided to go and have a look, and soon followed the crowd to the east gate of Chang'an City, but at this time he saw that pedestrians gave way to both sides, and a group of monks walked in from the east gate, and more than a dozen monks carried an altar behind, and a young monk sat on the altar, with his hands folded, his eyes closed, and his mouth chanting words, as if he was reciting Buddhist scriptures.
The pedestrians on the side of the road were talking, all saying, "This is Master Sanzang?" Why does it look so young, is it a fake? ”
Some people also said, "Three years ago, I went to Luoyang once, and I went to the Pure Land Temple on a special basis, and I also saw this Sanzang Master, it was him, and he couldn't run!" ”
Wang Chongyang can naturally see at a glance that the monk on this altar is Tang Seng, because with his cultivation, he can see at a glance that he is the reincarnation of the golden cicada.
Soon, a group of monks carried Tang Sanzang towards Chang'an Avenue, and the people behind followed invariably, and some even shouted towards Tang Sanzang's altar, "Master, Master Sanzang!" ”
This posture is no less than that of the 21st century in the later generations, and those crazy fans saw the appearance of their film and television idols, and almost some female fans shouted Sanzang, I want to give you a baby.
Wang Chongyang followed the flow of the monks and the people all the way, and then arrived at the outskirts of Xicheng in Chang'an, where Hongfu Temple was located.
After Tang Sanzang came down from the altar and entered Hongfu Temple, all the enthusiastic Chang'an fans were a little disappointed, and they were still counting on Tang Sanzang to open the golden mouth and say something good, but it seemed that there was no hope.
And just when everyone was disappointed, the gate of Hongfu Temple opened again, and a monk came out of it, and said loudly to everyone, "Master Sanzang, from tomorrow I will give a lecture on the dojo outside Hongfu Temple for three days!" ”
As soon as the people heard this, they immediately boiled, it turned out that after Tang Sanzang entered Hongfu Temple, it is estimated that even if he preached the scriptures, he was in Hongfu Temple, and he spoke to the monks of Hongfu Temple.
I don't want this Tang Sanzang to set up the pulpit in the open ground dojo outside Hongfu Temple, which means that everyone can come to listen to the lecture.
Wang Chongyang was surprised when he heard it, didn't he say that Buddhism would not flourish in the middle of the way, how could he look at the performance of these people, it seems that Buddhism has become the first sect in Middle-earth?
However, the gate of Hongfu Temple was never opened after it was closed again, and the crowd surrounding Hongfu Temple gradually dispersed, and Wang Chongyang had to follow the people back to Chang'an East City and find a hotel to live in first.
Anyway, Tang Sanzang said that he would give a lecture outside Hongfu Temple for three days from tomorrow, according to the normal logic, at this time Guanyin Bodhisattva will appear, and then he will give Tang Seng some generous gifts.
After staying at the hotel, Wang Chongyang listened to the locals and the king's businessmen in the hotel seem to be talking about Tang Sanzang's coming to Chang'an Hongfu Temple to give lectures.
Wang Chongyang couldn't help but ask the merchant Jia of the Western Regions on the side, "Do you also believe in Buddhism over there?" ”
The Western Regions businessman said, "We have believed in Buddhism for a hundred years, the Buddha can save people, the Buddha misses all sentient beings, of course we have to believe in the Buddha!" ”
Wang Chongyang said secretly in his heart when he heard this, it seems that in the past four or five hundred years, the promotion of Buddhism in the West has been going on, and the promotion seems to be quite good.
However, the merchant continued, "I think the fanaticism of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is no less than that of our small country in the Western Regions, but it's a pity, it's a pity! ”
Wang Chongyang couldn't help asking, "What is a pity?" ”
Shang Jia immediately said, "Aren't you from the Tang Dynasty, don't you know?" In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism is the state religion, and the Tang Emperor's surname is Li, and they claim to be the same as the Taoist Li Er, so they naturally respect Taoism! ”
Wang Chongyang couldn't help but move when he heard this, and asked, "Now the state religion of the Tang Dynasty is still Taoism, so why do the people respect Buddhism so much?" ”
Shang Jia said, "The significance of the state religion is that it has been separated from the masses and only serves the royal family, while Buddhism pays attention to the equality of all beings, so it is naturally more popular with the people!" ”
When Wang Chongyang heard this, he also felt that there was some truth, the emperor was a struggle for power from above, Buddhism paid attention to the equality of all beings, and the emperor and beggars were the same in the eyes of the Buddha, how could this be accepted by the emperor of Middle Earth.
But all this can be completely changed because of Tang Sanzang's Western Heaven Scriptures? And didn't Li Shimin also deliberately meet Tang Sanzang and finally named him the royal brother? Is this just a legend?