Chapter 164: The Prince Visits Baoling Temple
"Out hunting? Road closures? The pomp and circumstance is not small, isn't this prince disturbing the people? ”
The little monk shook his head: "No, it's not to disturb the people." If the prince hunts, if the road is not closed, it will inevitably injure the people and the domestic animals raised by the people. ”
"Yes, yes. Go ahead and thank the abbot on my behalf. Sanzang folded his hands to send off the guests.
The monk had already regarded Sanzang as a true Buddha in his heart, and he was afraid to respond, so he left cautiously.
Seeing off the little monk, the daughter king and Sanzang jumped directly into the air and looked west.
I saw that there were indeed no pedestrians in the suburbs of Baoling Temple thirty or forty miles to the west, and forty miles away, there was a city. Daughter King Road:
"If it is occupied by wicked people, it will be strange that the fog is indifferent, and there are many demons. But now there is auspicious light shining, and the five-colored clouds are in the sky, it should be the true king ascending the throne, and the holy lord ruling the mortal world. ”
Sanzang heard the words and looked over, only to see the Buddha of Wuji City shining, Baoxia shining, is an auspicious and prosperous place, especially in the palace, it is even more dazzling, as if there is a Bodhisattva sitting in the town, he hesitated:
"The ghost king said that the one who robbed him of the dragon chair was a true Taoist, but this city is full of Buddha light. Strange, strange! ”
"Brother Yu hasn't figured it out yet? Since this place is a calamity that has been arranged a long time ago, there are naturally people from the Buddhist sect sitting in the city. How can you tolerate Daomen meddling. ”
"Are you saying that the Quanzhen Taoist priest is pretending to be a member of the Buddhist Sect?"
"Nine times out of ten!"
The two were talking, and suddenly they heard the sound of cannons, and the east gate of Wuji City opened, flashing out a group of people and horses, which was a brave hunting army.
I saw the team's colorful flags reflecting the sun, thousands of horses facing the wind, and eagles leading dogs and artillery into the sky. The cavalrymen all carried their bows and shouted like thunder. After leaving the city, he went straight to the eastern suburbs, a young general with a helmet and armor, riding a yellow horse, hanging a Qingfeng sword from his waist, holding a full moon bow, walking in the front.
The daughter king sighed when he saw it: "This young general has a king's image hidden between his eyebrows, and his demeanor is quite emperor's style, and he is a handsome prince with a lofty spirit!" ”
Sanzang retracted his gaze, turned his head and asked, "When Kong'er sees a handsome offspring, he can't help but praise him?" ”
"Not as eye-catching as you!"
"Yes, I know!"
The daughter king said secretly: "Xiaoxiao, I have learned to be jealous, and I don't know how to understand it!" ”
"Let's lead him to the Baoling Temple!" Sanzang proposed.
When the daughter king heard this, she let out a sigh of anger and conjured a white fox and ran around in front of the prince's horse.
When the prince saw the snow-white fox, he was so happy that he had the heart to seize and sew a shawl for his father, and immediately took up his arrow, pulled the bow full, and shot it with one arrow.
The white fox was quick on his feet, and he quickly dodged the arrows, and ran away. When the prince saw that he had missed an arrow, he frightened away his prey, and drove his horse away, and scrambled to be the first to catch up.
The subordinate generals patted their horses in pursuit, but they felt that the horses were weak and could not raise their speed, and the whip was still fruitless.
"Herald! The cavalry dismounted and went on foot to protect the prince, while the others continued to ride their horses. ”
The military order was issued, and more than 500 people rushed forward.
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in the royal palace.
A man who looked exactly like the lonely soul stood in front of the council hall and looked up to the east.
"Since yesterday, the auspicious clouds over Baolin Temple have been layered and persisted for a long time, and it seems that the golden cicada has arrived. My mission is coming to an end! This flower and country, to be delivered to that faint gentleman, it is really not reassuring! I don't know if this prince can successfully ascend the throne! ”
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On the other side, the black chicken prince chased all the way, through several forests and a stone hill, and came to the mountain gate of Baolin Temple in a short time.
He saw that the white fox slipped into the temple gate, so he rode his horse and rushed over, looked up, and saw that there were five big characters on the mountain gate, which read "Ejian Baolin Temple".
Xin said: "I know. Xiang remembered that my father sent officials to repair the Buddha statue in the Buddha Hall with this monk in the Jinluan Palace, and he did not expect to come here today. It is precisely because of the monks' words in the monastery that I have to spend half a day of leisure that I went in to pay homage, and it was not in vain that I studied Buddhism for so many years. ”
He jumped off his horse, and was about to enter, when he saw the 500 soldiers in charge of him, and he and all the soldiers gathered in a crowd and entered the mountain gate together.
The gatekeeper monk went in to report, and the abbot and all the monks came out to kowtow and pay homage, and entered the middle of the main hall to worship the Buddha statue.
Then the verandah played with the scenery, and suddenly saw a monk sitting in a pavilion, completely ignoring his own honor guard, slightly surprised.
The general beside the prince was furious and said, "This monk is rude! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince drove into the mountain, although there was no will to inform him, and he should not be far away, at this time, the military horse was approaching, and he should also get up, why did he still sit still? ”
"Take it!"
The captains on both sides started together and rushed towards Tang Sanzang.
The abbot of Baolin Temple was shocked: "Your Highness, Your Highness, that is not an ordinary monk, but a true Buddha, you can't be rude!" ”
The prince didn't want to bully outsiders, so he was going to order the captain to come back, but when he heard the abbot's words, he couldn't help but be a little angry, and shouted: "True Buddha? Hmph, look at him as a cheated man! But if you don't take it, you can't take it? ”
The abbot shouted, "No! He is truly a Buddha! ”
"Hmph, if it is a true Buddha, how can he be afraid of ordinary soldiers? Go, take down that demon monk who pretends to be a true Buddha! ”
The lieutenant got the order of the prince, and he was more confident and rushed forward. But as soon as he walked in front of Sanzang, he couldn't move forward, as if he was blocked by a transparent wall, and it was difficult to hold his body.
The prince was suspicious and said: "Where are you a demon monk who made such a spell bully the orphan!" ”
He folded his hands and read a scripture, and the back of his head actually emitted a Buddha light, and he immediately shouted: "The demon has appeared!" ”
With that, he slapped his hands out, and a golden light shone towards Sanzang.
Sanzang didn't say anything when he saw it, just sat cross-legged and calmly accepted the light.
The golden light instantly enveloped his body, as if he had bathed in a layer of Buddha clothes.
The prince was surprised, knowing that he had indeed met a monk who had attained the Tao, so he summoned back the captain, folded his hands, and said politely: "Dare to ask which temple the monk is from, why did he come to my country?" ”
Sanzang got up at this time, stepped forward and said:
"The poor monk is a monk of the Tang Dynasty in the eastern soil, who went to Leiyin Temple to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures. These days, I passed through the country of Wuji and stayed in Baoling Temple for one or two days. ”
The prince said: "It turned out to be a holy monk of the Tang Dynasty. Disrespectful and disrespectful. ”
"I dare not be disrespectful. His Royal Highness the Poor Monk Guan is in a high position, but he is proficient in Buddhism and admires him very much. ”
"Mastery can't be overstated. It was my father who taught some lowly magical powers of Buddhism, but it made the holy monk smile. ”
Sanzang was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Your father taught you the Dharma? ”
The prince said: "Yes! ”
"Amitabha, it seems that there are a lot of strange things here." Sanzang sighed, "Please retreat from the prince, the poor monk has something to say to His Royal Highness in private." ”
The black chicken prince was curious, and turned to the left and right: "Wait for you to retreat." Lone chatted with the holy monk. ”
"Your Highness, no. This monk doesn't look like a good person! ”
"You can't see good and evil with your naked eyes, so don't talk nonsense. Quickly retreat. ”
The lieutenant did not dare to disobey, retreated to the outside of the courtyard, and stood at the courtyard gate, staring nervously at the pavilion.
Seeing that everyone was far away, Sanzang asked, "Your Highness, how much grace can you have for living between heaven and earth?" ”