"There is an image in the second instrument of Gaiwen, and it is evident that it is covered with life; The four o'clock is invisible, and the cold and heat are turned into things. It is to peek into the heavens and the earth, and the mediocre and foolish know the end; Mingyin and Dongyang, sages and sages are rare and their husbands are ignorant of Huimu, and they are good and good, and they are knowledgeable, and they would rather not celebrate and celebrate? The true scriptures of Fang Ji are spread, and the sun and the moon are endless; Jingfu Yaoshiki, and Qiankun and Yongda also! ”

A holy order was sent to Hongfu Temple.

This is the "Tang Dynasty Sanzang Holy Order" is the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven for the successful return of Master Sanzang, calligraphy master Chu Suiliang pen, once sent to Hongfu Temple, the abbot of the temple called the temple in the first Shamen monk Huairen, let him personally carve the inscription.

In this regard, Venerable Sanzang expressed his support.

He also specially sent the great sage to find a good stele, which was nine feet four inches and six minutes high and four feet two inches four minutes wide after being formed.

It's just that Huairenguan Chu Suiliang has been handwriting for a long time, but the construction has not started for a long time.

Later, someone asked the reason, and he said that although Chu Xianggong's words were exquisite, but

But what?

But the little monk prefers to carve with the words of the right army of the book saint king.

When the emperor heard this, he mobilized all the handwritings of Wang Xizhi in the palace to send him them, so that he could study them carefully, and also sent a team of people to collect ink among the people.

However, this method has limitations after all, just in case, Huairen has also prepared a record, if the collection of words is not successful, it is still carved with Chu Suiliang's words The inscription is.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this.

Li Shimin failed to leave the palace that day, so he sent his third son, Li Ke, King of Wu, and Li Tai, King of Wei, to invite Master Sanzang to go to Ci'en Temple.

It is also interesting to say that these two are also the former candidates for the crown prince in Li Shimin's heart.

Li Ke, the king of Wu, because his mother was the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, was the prince of the concubine. With several brothers alive, it is not ordinarily difficult to win the crown prince;

And Wei Wang Li Tai. Back then, it was he and the former crown prince Li Chengqian who seized the heir, and the two sides were incompatible, almost to the point of never dying, so that Li Shimin was ruthless and excluded both of them.

In the end, the position of the crown prince fell on the head of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, who always "did not fight or grab".

Li Ke was not dissatisfied with this result, after all, this position was not something he could easily covet. And Li Zhi's two brothers-in-law have nothing to say about this, first, although the two of them live and die, the relationship with Li Zhi is relatively smooth and closer. In addition, there is only one person who has the final say in the Tang Dynasty.

The matter has become a foregone conclusion, even if you are unwilling, you don't dare to act rashly.

And it was their uncle Sun Wuji who publicly expressed his support for Li Zhi, which made Li Shimin really make up his mind.

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji have reached a consensus, so there will hardly be any opposition in the court, as for those generals, the rebels have already died in a wave, and the rest are naturally all wise to protect themselves, and it doesn't matter who is the emperor. Anyway, the skills of most generals are on the battlefield, and they can't understand the affairs of the court.

And those who can play it will naturally not come out on their own.

Empress Changsun once said to Li Shimin: "The pheasant slave is benevolent and cowardly, and in the future he will be the king or have benevolent deeds and good government. But after all, he is a little younger, but he is afraid that his wings will not be full. ”

Li Shimin naturally knew the meaning of Empress Changsun's words, which was nothing more than that he was worried that after a hundred years, Li Zhi would be coerced by powerful ministers like Changsun Wuji.

But it doesn't matter, as a father, he will naturally teach him how to be a qualified emperor.

It is said that the heavenly family is ruthless, but in fact, it is not necessarily.

At least at this moment, the two princes were stunned when they saw their eldest brother's appearance as a bald monk.

Li Ke restrained himself a little, tilted his head and kept his eyes as far away from the eldest brother as possible, but looking at his clenched fists and the corners of his mouth that kept twitching, he knew. He had worked hard to go through the saddest thing he'd ever experienced.

And Li Tai, who had already torn his face with the eldest brother on the side, had no scruples, and at this moment he pointed to the eldest brother who was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard with a broom, laughing-

It's funny, he can't laugh when he laughs.

I don't know why, there is no joy in my heart at this time, but there is some sadness.

Perhaps because of Li Tai's emotional infection, Li Ke also looked at the eldest brother with a little worry, and asked with concern: "Why does the eldest brother look like this?" ”

On the contrary, Li Chengqian was very calm, in the face of the sudden arrival of the two younger brothers, except for the indexterity of his legs and feet, there was always no rudeness, he listened to the third brother Li Ke's inquiry, then stopped his work slightly, and responded with a smile: "As you can see, now the little monk has worshiped under the door of Master Sanzang, crossed into the empty door, and then ignored the worldly affairs, all the red dust is disturbed, and it is difficult to disturb my heart Amitabha." ”

Li Ke listened to the respect, he didn't doubt the words of the eldest brother, Li Tai was different, the two of them knew the roots, no one could hide from anyone, and directly questioned: "Really? I don't believe it. ”

"Monks don't speak." Li Chengqian's face was pious, and he seemed to have really seen through the red dust.

The Great Sage, who had come back a little earlier, heard this, and said, "Your Highness seems to be. Not a monk. ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he laughed and said, "Oh? Wouldn't that be just right? ”

Li Ke and Li Tai were stunned for a moment, and then reacted a little, and then they realized that the eldest brother's words were not monks who could speak, right?

You were just entertaining the two of us, right?

"The family teacher is translating the scriptures, I don't know why the two highnesses are here?" The Great Sage didn't pay much attention to this great highness who temporarily followed the master's practice, he had a pair of fiery eyes, and he also had a delicate heart, so he could naturally see the difference between the appearance and the inside of this great highness.

In Master's previous evaluation, suffering may defeat people, but if it is the other way around, if people overcome suffering, they will eventually achieve something.

His Royal Highness is currently in a critical period of the struggle against "suffering", and although it has not yet been decided whether it will succeed or fail, his city has now improved significantly in the struggle.

However, those two sentences just now are quite a bit of the cunning of the monks.

Li Ke and Li Tai also remembered the matter, and said to the Great Sage: "Great Sage, my father asked my two brothers to ask Master Sanzang to move to the Temple of Mercy and Grace and ascend to the throne on a certain day. ”

"Two highnesses, wait a minute, my old grandson will go to Tongyu first."

After the Great Sage entered the meditation room.

Li Taicai came to Li Chengqian's side and asked curiously: "The eldest brother has always been grounded in the palace, is it the will of your father to let you become a monk?" ”

"Yes." Li Chengqian nodded, and said something else: "My father personally sent me this morning, and this troublesome silk was also shaved by my father himself, and it was just after noon, so I let the two of you come. Tsk, my father is making an example of killing chickens and monkeys. ”

"Then why did the Great Sage say that the eldest brother is not a monk yet?" Li Ke is quite concerned about this.

"Because." Li Chengqian began to play freely, "Because Master Sanzang said that my six roots are not pure, even if I shave my hair, I can't be a monk."

"Ahh Li Tai thought about it for a while, and then realized that the eldest brother was talking nonsense, so he also said: "If you can't be a monk, you can also become a Taoist." Why should the eldest brother only focus on the road in front of him? ”

Not to mention, after Li Chengqian heard this, he really thought about it seriously in his heart, it was not impossible.

Moreover, when his grandfather Gaozu was proclaimed emperor, he also posthumously recognized Laozi Li Er as the ancestor, and even designated Taoism as the state religion After the hair grew out, he went to ask Taishi Ling for advice.

What does it mean to be an emperor?

The supreme wealth in the world, let Lao Jiu enjoy it himself, big brother, I'm going to cultivate immortals.

In fact, Li Chengqian said before that he wanted to worship under Master Sanzang, which was not nonsense, but the words were slightly different.

At that time, not long after his father left, Li Chengqian was about to run away, but before he left the temple gate, he was slipped back by the great sage.

Then he said that he didn't run because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, and then he took the opportunity to propose that he wanted to practice with Master Sanzang, hoping that one day he could return his leg disease to normal. In this regard, Master Sanzang did not refuse, but did not immediately agree.

I just said that I would wait until these eight days have passed before making a decision.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Chengqian can honestly sweep the yard with a broom, he is by no means a peaceful master, at least not the superficial deference shown in front of Master Sanzang.

Knowing that Master Sanzang was going to take over the monks of Ci'en Temple, the monks of Hongfu Temple were reluctant to give up, and they sent Master Sanzang to Ci'en Temple together, so they said goodbye.

However, in the future, this Temple of Mercy and Grace will be opened, and if they want to come, naturally there will not be so many restrictions.

Master Sanzang's disciples before taking the scriptures have been specially ordered by His Majesty to transfer them to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to practice, and this time they stayed directly. When these monks heard the news, they bowed down in the direction of the palace for a while.

What does it mean to be grateful?

Of course, Fahai is also happy to have prejudices about this, and it is better than being alone to be the abbot. Although he didn't think that the newly recruited monks in the temple would disobey him, it was always easier to have acquaintances available.

Fahai was quick at translating the scriptures.

In the past few days, Li Chengqian has also been very honest.

And for some reason, after Li Ke and Li Tai returned to the palace to resume their lives, they also came to Ci'en Temple again to do chores by the emperor's uncle. Li Chengqian relied on himself to come first, so he arranged for the two of them to clean the courtyard, while he stayed by Master Sanzang's side and listened to the teachings all the time.

I have to say that Master Sanzang is really extraordinary, often a few simple words, contains a great truth that is thought-provoking. There was no need to teach this, Li Chengqian felt that he had gained a lot, and he was much better than those teachers in the East Palace before.

Moreover, Master Sanzang is proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Taoism, even if he was born in Buddhism, he is even more unsparing in criticizing some of the dross in Buddhism.

And Li Chengqian also understood a very important thing from the process of Venerable Sanzang's interpretation of the scriptures, that is, the ownership of the interpretation of the scriptures plays a decisive role in the direction of the content of these scriptures.

Many times it is a sentence, but for a variety of reasons, it can give a variety of different comments.

The sutras are like this, the sutras are like this. The same is true of Confucianism.

So what is the right path and what is the wrong way?

How can the interpreter be sure that he or she is right?

In this regard, Fahai gave Li Chengqian a suggestion: "If His Royal Highness can be like a poor monk, he can travel through this 10,000-mile journey. Combined with the scriptures and meanings in the 10,000-volume book, you can have some understanding. ”

Although Li Chengqian is frivolous on the surface, he is thoughtful and seems to have some big scheme, but in Fahai's view, this is not a big problem.

Even if he rebels in the future, at most it will set off some waves, not to mention whether it can hurt Datang's muscles and bones. Being able to hurt a little fur is already his ability.

In fact, the main reason for this is because he suffers from foot disease

"More than 15,000 volumes of the canon have been translated." Fahai said to Li Chengqian: "How is your handwriting?" ”

"Okay."

"What about the two highnesses in the courtyard?"

"Yes, too."

"Good." Fahai nodded, and asked Li Chengqian to call the other two Highnesses in, "Please ask the three Highnesses to transcribe the scriptures here." A copy of the original scriptures and a copy of the scriptures translated by the poor monks. ”

The three of them transcribed, and Fahai took out the wordless scripture and wanted to write a scripture that truly belonged to him.

At the beginning, it is written "Enlightenment".

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day.

Fahai asked Li Chengqian: "Your Highness has been working hard for the past few days, I don't know how you feel?" ”

Li Chengqian looked at the amount of work that had not been completed at all, and sighed: "Uncle Huang wants to make fun of the little nephew, this more than 15,000 volumes of original scriptures, and translations. It's so massive, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in a year and a half. My father asked me to go back to Daming Palace today, for fear that I would be disrespectful, and I asked my uncle to see my father and explain one or two on my behalf. ”

"I don't need your imperial uncle to explain, I'm in charge and let you stay." I don't know when, Li Shimin has already entered the main hall, and after speaking this sentence, he paused for a few breaths before saying another sentence to Li Chengqian: "After you finish copying the scriptures, I will give you back a free body and let you go to the people for a walk. How is it? ”

Li Shimin treated Li Chengqian very kindly today. In the past, it was decided to inform him directly, but now I even ask for his opinion.

Li Chengqian looked at Master Sanzang, but from Master Sanzang's body, he couldn't see any hints, and after careful consideration for a while, Li Chengqian spoke: "Thank you father for your success." ”

"The eight-day period has arrived, the lectern platform for the words of the virtuous brother has been prepared, and the monks and the people have also found a place to open the altar to preach at any time." This sentence is naturally what Li Shimin said to the Sanzang Law.

"Good."

"Virtuous brother. If you look at this scripture, could you find more people to transcribe it? It's just the three of them, when will you copy it? ”

"Naturally, you can." Fahai nodded, but still said, "It's just the three highnesses, and they still have to be transcribed completely and carefully." ”

"It's nature." Li Shimin agreed, "I will personally supervise them." ”

Take the stage to give a lecture.

Because it was only half a day, Fahai didn't talk too much about it. Pick up some easy-to-understand ones, after all, the scriptures are inherently boring, and there are still a few who can really listen to them.

(End of chapter)