Chapter 667: Everyone Surrounded
When leaving Gaochang, Xuanzang was no longer alone, but led a team of about 30 people to continue westward, but soon passed through a big snowy mountain, and within a few days, the team of 30 people lost most of them, some people were crushed to death by avalanches, some people were killed by ice cubes, some people accidentally fell into the abyss, and some people died of altitude sickness.
It is recorded in the Tang Dynasty Western Regions Chronicles that when passing by the edge of the cliff, Xuanzang himself did not dare to look down, because there are countless deformed corpses at the bottom of the abyss that have not been transformed for thousands of years, and all kinds of hardships and dangers are unimaginable to us now, but Xuanzang has never wavered, and swore that he should die to the west and not to the east.
The belief in seeking the true scriptures and the will to never give up supported him all the way to the west. Finally, in 631, after traveling through more than 20 countries, Xuanzang came to the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu. Nalanda Monastery is the world's earliest Buddhist university, where Xuanzang studied Buddhism for more than ten years and reached a higher level. During this period, a national debate competition was held, and more than 300 monks participated in the debate at that time, and Xuanzang relied on his knowledge to fight the monks, and became famous. In a blink of an eye, 17 years have passed since Xuanzang's westward journey, but Xuanzang has never forgotten his original intention.
In 641 A.D., he bid farewell to the Tianzhu monks who had worked hard to retain, left Nalandos with 657 classics, and headed towards Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Returning to the Tang Dynasty, the people of Chang'an said goodbye and rushed to greet him, the Qing capital boycotted the city, and thousands of empty alleys came to greet Master Xuanzang.
While narrating these records, I burned the recorded inscriptions in front of the stele.
I couldn't help but be impressed, "The world has not forgotten your merits..."
Outside in the fog.
Old Man Jiang frowned: "Yes... How did we forget it all!"
"Forgot something?" Jiang Ling asked stunned.
"It's an honor," Old Man Jiang said, "Didn't you say it yesterday? In the face of honor, no saint is exempt from vulgarity!"
Liu Ju also suddenly said: "The world has been deceived by "Journey to the West"....The four famous novels are literary works after all, but there are gaps in the records in them, such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the least worthy of study."
"But this," the Xuanmen still couldn't understand, "what is there in it that is worth causing so much resentment?"
"It's the role of Sun Wukong," Old Man Jiang realized later: "Jiang Cheng's words just now reminded me of this....Earlier, foreign countries once operated and said that Sun Wukong was from their country. And this is well documented, Journey to the West is also depicted with a mural that circulated in that era....and the character of Sun Wukong is indeed taken from abroad, Tang Seng's eldest apprentice, is a foreigner with a full beard and hair....This person, for his own selfish desires, almost killed Tang Seng, this is also a story adapted from the story of "Journey to the West".
"Yes," Liu Ju opened his mouth to repeat, "Jiang Cheng said....With the spread of "Journey to the West" in recent years, many people worship the Monkey King in Journey to the West, but ignore the Tang monk who really learned the scriptures....In addition to the last century, this suburb of Chang'an, the massacre of extermination of humanity, and the resentment became evil, which contributed to today's disaster."
And the way to do things is very simple.....
Burning money and burning paper, singing praises in front of the celebrity monument, promising that the resentment would recede, and rebuilding the Xuanzang Temple, the merits of his lifetime, in great detail, were re-recorded.
Let the world look at .....
"But this can calm the grievances?" The Chen family was puzzled.
"It's just whimsical," the Nalan family said bluntly: "This Jiang Cheng completely treats this matter as a child's play....The world's Xuanmen gathered, and the south and north horses didn't solve the problem, he thought that burning a paper and building a temple could solve it?"
Even Nanmao, who was on the side, couldn't help but interject: "It's so naïve!"
In the contemptuous words of the multitude.....
Jiang Ling couldn't help but be stunned: "Yes, how can this matter be so simple!"
"Confused," Old Man Jiang muttered, "This matter, Jiang Cheng is different..."
"What?" Jiang Ling was stunned: "Grandpa, do you still think that Jiang Cheng can calm this matter."
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"Isn't this the best proof now?" Old Man Jiang sighed.
"But grandpa," Jiang Ling emphasized, "the condensation and condensation of evil qi only means....peace and resentment, and when it comes to a critical step, it does not mean that he will definitely be able to succeed."
"Silly girl," Old Man Jiang was determined, "At present, it is already a matter of nine out of ten..... but now, it is also thanks to this kid's maverick." If this had been done last night, I would have sounded naïve. But now, my old man understands..."
"What do you understand?" Jiang Ling still didn't borrow.
Old Man Jiang smiled, his eyes squinting around.
He also lowered his voice and said to Jiang Ling, "Think about it....The current disputes between the Xuanmen families, their opinions, aren't they all for the reputation of each family? After all, who of them is not greedy for fame and for a song of merit?"
"Hehe..."
Old Man Jiang smiled softly, and Jiang Ling would not understand.
For honor, the struggle for fame and fortune has been the same since ancient times.
The saint cannot escape fame, fortune, prestige... is like an emperor, in awe of history books, obviously hidden in front of the camera.
In the whole world, it is difficult to avoid vulgarity.
But fame and fortune are all the way, and in the end, it is just to pass on the name of future generations.
However, it is a monument to great achievements.
The world is bustling, all for fame and fortune, but how many people are drawn from fame and fortune and are confined to it.
For the sake of fame and fortune, how many people have weakened family affection, given up friendship, and turned their backs on love;
For the sake of fame and fortune, how many people have lost their original intentions, lost themselves, and lost their direction.
Just in the thoughts of Old Man Jiang who sighed deeply....
"Grandpa," Jiang Ling exclaimed, "Look!"
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