Chapter 162: Li Chunfeng and Master Sanzang
In the second year of the Great Tang Dynasty, Tang Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu listened to the government and were called the two saints. Empress Wu was powerful and domineering the emperor, and the ministers regarded it as a violation of the patriarchal law, and the arguments were like streams.
Coincidentally, the country of Fuyu invaded the border, and the martial queen was scheming, and sent 100,000 naval troops of the Celestial Empire to suppress the enemy and disturb the ministers.
On the eve of the army's expedition, a natural vision, the glow invades the heart, the twin stars compete for red and beautiful, and the sky is like blood for a while, and there are falling stones falling from the sky, straight to Luoyang.
When Li Chunfeng watched the sky at night and saw this scene, his face was shocked, and he cried out: "Yingfu guards his heart!" ”
Since ancient times, the three stars of Antares have represented the emperor, the prince and the most important members of the royal family in addition to these two, and the glowing star is the demon star, the fault of the people of the world, the main drought, famine, war, death, death, demons, etc., is a great bad omen.
Every time this astrological sign appears in the past dynasties, it will cause a bloody storm above the court, and even worse, the world is in chaos and the emperor is overthrown!
Li Chunfeng pinched his fingers and counted, and after a long time, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out, and he sat on the ground with his face like gold paper.
"How so...... How so! He muttered incredulous, shock written all over his face.
"Your Excellency?" The other side shouted worriedly.
Li Chunfeng immediately came back to his senses, got up with a bone, and said anxiously: "Prepare the horse!" Fast! I want to enter the palace to face the saint! ”
At the same time, in a bamboo forest dozens of miles southeast of Luoyang City, the life of a peerless monk is also about to come to an end.
His name is Chen Xuanzang, and the world respects him as Master Sanzang.
In the first year of Zhenguan, in order to explore the differences between the various schools of Buddhism, the Sanzang Master traveled 50,000 miles westward, went through hardships to reach the Tianzhu Nalanda Temple to take the true scriptures, before and after 17 years, passed through more than 100 countries, learned all kinds of doctrines of the great and small Theravada at that time, and brought back a total of 150 Buddha relics, seven Buddha statues, and more than 600 scriptures.
In the following decades, with the support of the former Emperor Taizong, he first set up a translation institute in Chang'an, and then came to Luoyang to live in seclusion today, devoting himself to translating scriptures and concentrating on Buddhist practice.
Just before, after he had just translated one of the volumes of "Five Spells", he suddenly felt that the time limit had come, so he summoned his only disciple who accompanied him, Yuan Test, and told him: "I can't do this anymore for the teacher, and the time of death has come, and it is not a credit ......"
He smiled compassionately and spoke eloquently. Although I know that the time limit has come, I have no fear or sorrow in my heart, and I am peaceful.
His disciple Yuan Xuan is also profound in Buddhism, and although he mourns greatly in his heart, he only silently recites the Heart Sutra and respectfully listens to the Master's deathbed teachings.
However, at this moment, the red light shines brightly.
Master Sanzang closed his mouth abruptly and raised his eyes to look out the window.
Yuanshi also looked over and said, "The emperor star is shaking, I'm afraid it's an eventful time." ”
However, his master and apprentice have always stayed away from the court, and they have abandoned the power of Hongchen like a shoe, so although they know that Luoyang will inevitably have a bloody storm, they only sigh at the suffering of all sentient beings and have no intention of participating.
However, when Yuan Jian turned around, he saw that his master had a solemn face, and there was a faint fear in his eyes, and he muttered to himself: "How can this be? How can this be ......?"
Yuanzhi was suddenly moved!
He knew very well that his master was a person who would never change his color even if he was in the sky, but at this moment, he was so shocked!
What was it that made him so shocked, gaffe, and even frightened?
"Master, what the hell is going on?" Yuan Shi couldn't help but ask.
Master Sanzang's face was complicated, and he said: "For the teacher, I want to start the "Dizang Bodhisattva Zhancha Good and Evil Karma Sutra". ”
In Buddhism, it is actually forbidden to tell fortunes in astrology, because predicting the future and interfering in cause and effect is a great bad karma.
Ordinary beings are often unable to face evil retribution, and once they know it, they can't avoid it. Although he escaped for a while, it caused even more serious evil retribution in later generations. If we know the good retribution in advance, we will not be able to make the good retribution premature, but it will often be unavoidable to be arrogant, and even slow to grow, creating bad karma, but planting hidden dangers for future lives.
In order to protect sentient beings from this, it is forbidden to take the worldly Dharma such as divination as the correct Dharma.
However, if the Buddha crosses sentient beings, if the Bodhisattva knows the retribution of good and evil, in order to resolve the grievances of the creditor and make him repent of his sins, he will also wake up the world with the consequences. Therefore, there is a sutra in the Buddhist scriptures "The Bodhisattva of the Earth Occupies the Good and Evil Karma Sutra", which is for the practitioner to occupy the good and evil karma.
Only the Dharma taught in this sutra may be the Dharma of Zhancha.
This sutra cannot be cultivated unless it is the power of Buddhism, and because a Dharma is not practiced recklessly, it is easy to be confused by cause and effect and fall into the devil's path; Second, this sutra is extremely mind-consuming, and if you have not cultivated the supernatural powers, you will rashly practice the method of occupying and inspecting, and you will be riddled with evil consequences and die immediately.
At this moment, Master Sanzang ran out of oil and dried up, and he was returning to the light and was on the verge of dying. If you do it again, I'm afraid you will end up dead immediately.
Yuanxue wanted to persuade him, but when he saw that his master was firm, he stopped talking, but just recited Buddhist scriptures and prayed for him.
Sanzang closed his eyes, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out for a long time, and his breath suddenly withered a lot.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light in him! The originally loose skin instantly became tight, and the snow-white eyebrows turned black in an instant, and after a while, the old monk who was originally drooping became a little monk with red lips and white teeth.
Yuan Xuan lost his voice and shouted, "Soul Burning Spell!" Master, why is this so? ”
Sanzang slowly opened his eyes, and there was still horror in his eyes.
"The one who destroys the Buddha is coming." The first sentence he said made Yuanzhi stand on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning!
Sanzang continued: "For the teacher, I calculated that this demon would descend to Luoyang with the demon star tonight, but I couldn't measure where it was. I want to get up and ask for help from Taishi Linggong Li Daochang, whose divination technique of "Pushing Back Pictures" is superb, and it can be regarded as this person's heel. ”
Yuanzhi also reacted from shock at this time.
Those who cast the Soul Burning Spell have only one hour to remain in the world. When Master performed this technique, it can be seen that the matter is extremely urgent. He knew that time was pressing, so he didn't dare to ask more, and said, "Master, let's leave now." ”
"No," Sanzang looked at him and said, "This is the catastrophe of my Buddhism, and the person who should be robbed is not the teacher, but you." ”
"Me?" Yuanyu was stunned.
"That's right," Sanzang said deeply, "Yuanzhi, this demon is fierce!" This trip for the teacher is like a moth to a fire, just to detect the enemy and prepare for you. ”
"You are alone, you can contact the monks of my Buddhist temples for help, and the other court and China also need to rely on it. Do you still remember Di Renjie Di Shi who came here last year to ask his heart? For the sake of the teacher, this person is a great and good person, and with good luck, you can contact this person and lean on the corner of the ......."
Sanzang taught a few more words, and then he exerted his magic power and hurried away.
Yuan looked at the direction where the master had disappeared, and his Zen heart was chaotic.
"Nam no Amitabha ......"
From the bamboo forest came the sound of his long chanting.
Li Chunfeng walked out of the palace with a heavy heart, and his report was finally suppressed by the queen of heaven and failed to reach the heavens.
Although he was unwilling, he also understood Empress Wu's decision.
The emperor's star is shaking, if such a star is known by the world, the martial queen will be pointed out by the world, and the ministers will be agitated, and when the time comes, even the saint will not be able to protect her!
As a result, the original ominous omen of Yingfu guarded the heart, and turned into a five-star alignment of good luck.
Empress Wu even made it clear that he threatened him, if he didn't want the world to be destroyed, tomorrow morning, don't say a word that shouldn't be said!
Empress Wu reacted so strongly that he couldn't even say the most important sentence in this celestial phenomenon.
That is, the Dao Ancestor is coming!
How could it be that Dao Ancestor was born?
Li Chunfeng was extremely puzzled, and he decided to personally go to the location of the person who descended from the sky to find out.
At this moment, he found a little monk with red lips and white teeth blocking his way.
"Amitabha, poor monk Xuanzang, I have seen Taishi Linggong!" The little monk clasped his hands together and said indifferently.
"Xuanzang? Master Sanzang? Li Chunfeng's pupils shrank suddenly, and his fingers hidden in his sleeves quickly pinched, instantly knowing the meaning of this legendary master.
Li Chunfeng's heart sank, and a trace of killing intent flashed in his heart!
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! It turned out to be Master Sanzang," Li Chunfeng remained silent and smiled back. "I don't know why the mage is blocking the road late at night?"
Xuanzang looked at Li Chunfeng's eyes and said, "I came here to ask Taishi Linggong for help and find someone for the poor monk." ”
"Oh?" Li Chunfeng's smile did not decrease, "The mage has an order, and Xiaodao does not dare to disobey it." I don't know who the mage is looking for? ”
Xuanzang waved his sleeves, and suddenly, a picture appeared out of thin air.
In the painting, a person stands in the air, with sword eyebrows and a cold face. In front of him, the big Buddha cried blood, and the corpses of hundreds of monks were piled up like a mountain!
This person is Lu Heng!