"The people are only the state, and the country is solid."

Fahai is not proficient in statecraft, but he is not ignorant.

Moreover, he was born in the Zhao Song Dynasty, and then he had this opportunity to travel to this realm and inherited the income of Master Sanzang at this time, but he can also say some truth.

These eight words are the governing philosophy of Li Shimin, the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty.

The so-called monarch depends on the country, and the country depends on the people.

Carving the people to serve the king, cutting the flesh to fill the abdomen, the stomach is full and the body is killed, the king is rich and the country is dead.

As for how much the lord of the country in front of him can comprehend from it, it is beyond Fahai's control, but at present, many high-ranking officials in the court have surrendered, and there are still many headaches.

It's easy to say but hard to do.

"The poor monk can recommend a person for His Majesty, if you have the help of this great sage, it is not difficult to get through this catastrophe safely."

The original criminal monk of Jinguang Temple was expelled from the monk and imprisoned by the new abbot of Fulong Temple.

The monarchs and ministers of the Sai Kingdom, together with the people and the serious monks of Fulong Temple, sent Master Sanzang and his party out of the city.

"Everyone, please come back."

"The widow wants to send the holy monk twenty miles."

"Please also ask Your Majesty to get off the sedan chair and send him off on foot." The great sage joked on the side: "Otherwise, the Buddha would have thought that the sedan chair man had sent my master twenty miles." ”

His Majesty's face immediately turned red, and he got down from the sedan chair at that time and said, "What the little elder said is right, it is the widow who owes consideration and loses the right place. ”

When Fahai was about to refuse, he suddenly looked sideways, looked at the back of the crowd, and saw Mr. Ziyu who nodded to him, so he said to the lord of the sacrificial country: "You don't need Your Majesty to send a poor monk for twenty miles, just wait for Your Majesty to feel that your feet are tired, how about it?" ”

The lord of the country was overjoyed and said: "Sending each other all the way is the will of the widow, so it is not far or near." Holy monk, please ——! ”

"Please."

This lord of the country is the only son of the former emperor, and he has been clothed and fed since he was a child, and this really wants to let him go. After walking for about three and a half miles, he stopped.

It's not that he's reached his limit, as Fahai said before, he felt that he was a little tired under his feet, so he stopped and said to Master Sanzang: "Sending you a thousand miles must be goodbye in the end, and the widow will send the holy monk here, and also wish the holy monk this westward journey, a smooth journey, and a successful horse." ”

Not only the lord of the Saisai country, but also the subjects and the monks who came to see each other off from Fulong Temple also returned to the city together.

During this period, there was a small episode, it was these monks of Fulong Temple who wanted to go to Lingshan with them, they either wanted to go to Lingshan to worship the Buddha, or simply wanted to serve Master Sanzang on the road.

But he was scared away by Bajie, and said: "There are demons and monsters blocking the way all the way, if my master takes you to hum, but you still have to protect you from being harmed by monsters and strongmen, if so, when will you get to Lingshan?" If my master delays the journey, can you afford it? ”

Because of the ugliness of these eight precepts, coupled with the fact that he deliberately pretended to be a demon when he spoke, his tone was even more vicious, which scared all the monks back.

"Master, why did you promise the lord of the country to give you a ride?"

"It was invited by Mr. Ziyu." Fahai saluted the Buddha with one hand and said: "Ziyu passed on the sound and was a teacher, saying that he had no intention of being a member of the country in the sacrificial race, but when the poor monk preached in the country, the government was shaken. If he doesn't make a move, he is afraid that the government will be disrupted, and it will be the people who will suffer at that time who will think of this, so he should do this. ”

"But what does this have to do with the lord of the country sending you out of the city?"

"It seems that Mr. Ziyu is so extraordinary that he can leave the Huoyun Cave and go down to earth to preach, he has already been invited by the Jade Emperor. If you rule a country on earth, it is also a violation of heaven. Fahai said helplessly: "But this kind of situation is not without a way to resolve it, it is like now, it is all the Heavenly Opinion Fate, and in this way, even the Heavenly Dao will acquiesce." ”

The Great Sage pondered and said, "Could it be that how far this king can send his master away is the fate between him and Mr. Ziyu?" ”

"Even if it doesn't hit, it's not far away."

In fact, this is the fate between the lord of the country and Fahai, and Mr. Ziyu was recommended by Fahai, so that. It is to use the fate between the lord of the country and Fahai as a bridge to ask Mr. Ziyu to solve the difficulties of sacrificing the country.

Just as Mr. Ziyu fell into the world back then, he went to Che Chi Guo, this is his fate with Che Chi Guo Therefore, he was in charge of Che Chi Guo for a year, and after expiration, he hung up the seal and left.

Otherwise, it will not be a blessing for Che Chi Guo, but will invite disaster.

Although humanity and the Heavenly Dao coexist in the Three Realms today, it is still the Heavenly Dao that dominates after all.

The lord of this country sent the "Sanzang Master" for three and a half miles, but I don't know how many years I can keep Mr. Ziyu.

Fahai finally glanced at Mr. Ziyu, and saw that his expression was relaxed, and he did not have any intention of embarrassment, so he knew that only by virtue of the fate of "three and a half miles" was enough for him to sort out the politics of the sacrificial country.

It is precisely because of Mr. Ziyu taking over that Fahai can leave with confidence.

Just like when he handed over the affairs of Gaochangguo to Erlang Zhenjun.

Professional things still have to be handed over to professional people to do, compared to changing the dynasty, governing the country is obviously to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and it is more suitable for Fahai to cross the undead.

Not to mention laymen, it is insiders who do things, and sometimes because of some mistakes, things are led in another direction.

And these are exactly what Fahai himself has experienced.

It was him, the archmage who subdued demons and eliminated demons, but in the end he fell into demons

The five masters and apprentices went all the way to the west.

It is the time sequence that is easy to move, and we can see the winter and spring solstice, not warm or cold, just on the road.

Since they came out of the sacrifice country, the masters and apprentices have become more and more leisurely.

It is also the powerful demons around Yu Jilei Mountain that have been wiped out, and the rest are some mountain spirits, not to mention harming people. I'm afraid that if I encounter a more powerful hunter, I have to be careful of my own life.

The little white dragon was one step ahead of everyone else, exploring the way ahead, and he looked at a mountain range from above, which was blocking the westbound road, so he drove the clouds to watch above.

The mountains are long, endless, it can be said that the earth is far away, the smoke and rain, the mountains are covered with greenery.

Looking from above, I don't know what to do; Lowering the clouds, it looks like a green cloud up close

Seeing that the path was slender and difficult to walk, and there were thorns on both sides of the road, the little white dragon turned into a little white snake and escaped into it, and there was no taboo.

After walking for a while, the little white dragon also explored a mountain, although it is a thorny and slow mountain, but there are pines, cypresses and bamboos, and more mulberries than many willows. The dill is wrapped around the ancient tree, and the vine is wrapped around the weeping poplar.

The little white snake turned into a human form, a spear appeared in his hand, and said, "Monster!" Ao Lie, the third prince of the West Sea, is here, and he still doesn't show his original form! ”

When Fahai and the other three disciples were about to reach the outside of the mountain range, they saw the little white dragon falling head-on, and said, "Master, there is a mountain range ahead, called the Thorn Ridge, and the top of the mountain is the road. ”

"The thorns on the ridge are forked, and the sorrels are entangled, although there are traces of the road, but the left and right are thorns and thorns When the disciples came here to clear the road, they also led to a group of grass and tree spirits. They said that they had admired Master's demeanor for a long time and wanted to invite Master to be a guest. ”

"Oh?" Fahai smiled when he heard this: "I have never seen a spirit who wants to invite a poor monk as a guest in the past, since they have this Yaxing as a teacher, I will go to meet them." ”

Obviously, Fahai wanted to see what kind of spirit dared to be so bold.

"Hey, hey." The Great Sage smiled and said, "Xu is the spirits know the master's power and don't dare to take him captive. This time, I changed my strategy. ”

"Meter?" Bajie pouted a sentence on the side: "Master is not even afraid of the beauty tricks of the lord of Xiliang, and he is still afraid of them."

As he was talking, he suddenly felt a stunned neck, and subconsciously glanced at the master, but saw that the master's expression was as usual, there was nothing unusual, and there was no intention to blame, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, the disciple has seen them before, and although the first few of them have seen ordinary mana, they have some facial features. It's just that some little demons are rude, but they should be incomplete and reckless by nature. "Little White Dragon has just seen the tree spirits planted in this Thorn Ridge, and the first impression is still good.

The little white dragon led the master to the bottom of the mountain, and saw four old men waiting outside.

There is no need for the little white dragon to introduce them, the four of them came up to salute first, and the old man led by him has a fairy style, if he is an ordinary mortal, he may kneel in front of him and call the old fairy.

But Fahai is different, you can see their true body at a glance, and the Great Sage is naturally no exception.

The old man who was the leader spoke first: "The old man is called the Jin Festival, and all the Taoist friends call the old Taoist to be the eighteenth duke." ”

Then a Taoist was full of frost and rose, and he also practiced Taoist etiquette, "Poor and lonely and straightforward." ”

Then he stretched out his hand and led the two people beside him, and said, "Lingkongzi, Fuyunsuo." ”

This kind of serious spirit, if it weren't for the evil people, the current Fahai would not have shouted and killed him. Besides, they only lack one chance, and it is possible for them to become immortals.

They are all old demons who have practiced for more than a thousand years.

"Poor monk Tang Sanzang."

"Long admiration, long admiration ——!" Si Weng hurriedly surrendered his hand.

"Holy monk, let's please enter first."

"Please."

With a wave of his hand, the thorns that had originally covered the mountain road all retreated, revealing a wide road.

"The Great Sage." Because the Eighteenth Duke accompanied the "Sanzang Master", the lonely straight man fell on the side of the Great Sage, and said with a smile: "I have heard the prestige of the Great Sage for a long time, and now when I see it, it is really extraordinary." ”

People praised themselves, and the great sage naturally didn't want to slack off, and responded with a smile: "Although my grandson hasn't seen you before, but now that he has been entertained by you, it can be regarded as a friendship. I am a spirit, but I don't practice demonic arts, and I just practice some basic Taoist skills, why is this? ”

"It is worthy of being a great sage, and you can see at a glance that I am waiting for the details." Gu Zhigong sighed and said, "Our equipment is an ordinary grass and tree that has been transformed by spiritual energy, where is there any demon inheritance?" In the past, I only practiced by instinctively absorbing the aura of heaven and earth and the essence of the stars and moons. It is the basic Tao of this kind of practice, and it is also the seven sages who traveled here during the Wei and Jin dynasties in China in previous years, and when they discussed the Tao, I waited to listen to it. ”

"I see." Hearing this, the great sage didn't say much.

That is, the natural thorns of this Thorn Ridge protect them, otherwise with their identity as the spirit of plants and trees, they are all rare spiritual materials in the cultivation world of the world, whether it is refining weapons or alchemy, they can come in handy.

They have been able to cultivate so far, and it can be regarded as their luck.

After going inward for a hundred and ten miles, I saw a vacant place, and when there was a stone pillar on the road, there were three big characters on it, which was "Thorn Ridge"; There are two lines of fourteen small characters under it, which is "thorns climb 800 miles, and there are few people on roads in ancient times".

Bajie smiled when he saw it: "Master, why is it eight hundred miles everywhere?" First it was 800 miles of Huangfeng Ridge, then Senior Brother Sha's quicksand river was 800 miles, the Tongtian River was also 800 miles, and the Flame Mountain that I passed not long ago was still 800 miles."

Wujing was a sincere person after all, and retorted: "The number mountain that subdues the red boy is only six hundred miles, and the Heishui River is not only ten miles wide?" ”

Bajie snorted, didn't argue with Wujing, and only smiled at Ling Yunzi beside him: "That is, you came early to greet you and retreated from the thorns, otherwise the foundation of your protection along the way will be hugged by the old pig and me with one hand and one palladium."

The little white dragon who walked at the end listened to the words of the second senior brother, and said thoughtfully: "If this is the case, the younger brother will put pen to paper under this stone tablet, fortunately, the senior brother can break through and go straight to the west of the road." ”

"Good poetry, good poetry." Bajie nodded, but after a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's not proper, it's not proper." ”

Fu Yunsu asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

He didn't care about Bajie's conflicting words.

Bajie looked serious, "If you only write the word senior brother, who knows that it is the old pig and my credit?" ”

After listening to it for a long time, the great sage saw that what he cared about was the matter of "leaving a name", so he turned around and pinched his ear, and said with a smile: "You idiot, do you want to change the word senior brother to Bajie?" ke——！ ”

Seeing their senior brothers fighting like this, the four old tree spirits obviously relaxed a lot of worries in their hearts at first.

After the road monument, I walked for a while, the golden crow fell into the sea, and the jade rabbit Yao Pan.

When everyone walked outside an ancient temple, the Eighteenth Duke stopped and said to Master Sanzang: "This place is where we were incarnated back then. The Seven Sages also spoke here. ”

Everyone took a look, and saw that there were pines and cypresses condensing green, and although the peach and plum Douli had been abandoned for a long time, it also condensed a mountain spirit.

"Now we have another family business." The Eighteenth Duke smiled, stretched out his hand to the depths behind the temple, and said, "Please-"

Everyone followed, crossed a small road, and arrived at a smoky stone house, and the three big characters on the door, "Muxian Nunnery", also pointed out their heels.

These eighteen males are pine trees, lonely straight males are cypress trees, volleys are cypress trees, and breezy clouds are bamboo poles——

But Fahai only took a cursory look at this place, and he knew that the spirits in this mountain range were by no means the four of them who were hiding aside and not showing up, but it also made Fahai more and more interested in them.

"Everyone, let's have a tea in Xiao'an, how about it?"

When Bajie heard this, he was immediately unhappy, and said bluntly: "You and these old tree spirits are really not authentic, saying that you invited the master to be a guest, but only called for tea. I walked all the way, but now my stomach is empty. ”

It is also their practice for thousands of years, and they are the essence of plants and trees, and they are born to open valleys.

But the eight precepts are different, that is, the cultivation is successful, and this appetite is like a bottomless pit, otherwise there is no need to carry this cauldron and kitchen utensils all the way to the west.

(End of chapter)