"Yes, slave and maid will go."

The maid in yellow responded obediently and turned away.

"Amitabha."

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said,

"Master Xie."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand.

"I heard the Buddha say that if all living beings have offerings to the Buddha, they can also sit on the lotus platform after thousands of lifetimes."

He quipped,

"I think you have the potential to become a Buddha, so this meal is not considered charity, but investment."

"I'm optimistic about you."

Xuanzang was stunned.

"It's too prestigious."

He whispered,

"The little monk is only shallow in learning, how can he have any potential to become a Buddha? Even if he really has a bit of Buddha nature, because he has no guidance and guidance, he will eventually be confused. ”

"There have always been monks in the same situation as the junior monks, and now there are many of them, all of whom suffer from the scarcity of Buddhism and are unable to see clearly."

"It is precisely because of this that the little monk made a grand wish, despite all the difficulties and dangers, the little monk will also reach Tianzhu Kingdom."

"If I can see the true scriptures, I will die without regrets."

"Amitabha."

Xu Fenglei looked at the young monk in front of him and bowed slightly.

"Master Xuanzang, your meal."

The maid in yellow brought a bowl of wheat rice.

"Thank you, donor."

Xuanzang bowed slightly, then picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and under Xu Fenglei's signal, moved the chopsticks to pick up the dishes.

Although Huayuan does not taboo meat and vegetables, he still tries to choose vegetables to eat, such as choy sum in cabbage sum beef and celery in celery shredded pork.

As for fresh-cut lamb and pigeon soup, he didn't touch it.

Whoa.

Xu was hungry all the way, or maybe the dishes on the Duke of Xu's mansion were too delicious, Xuanzang ate so much that he would dry up half a bowl of rice in two minutes.

"Hahaha, Master Xuanzang eat slowly, don't choke."

Xu Fenglei said with a smile,

"It's not enough to eat in the pot, it's enough!"

"Well, well......" Xuanzang responded vaguely twice, tried his best to swallow the food in his mouth, and couldn't help but praise, "This is so delicious!" The little monk has never eaten such a delicious ......"

In Xingguo Temple, coarse tea and light rice all day long, just a stomach.

The food I ate in the past was not as good as a cabbage sum in front of me.

"That's natural, this cabbage sum is made of the best cabbage, peel off all the skin, and leave the small cabbage sum in the middle."

The maidservants in yellow are like a few treasures,

"This celery is also carefully selected."

"Of course, no matter how delicious the vegetarian dish is, it has to rely on meat to improve the freshness, if there is no beef and shredded meat, this dish would not be so delicious."

Xuanzang paused slightly, and the speed of cooking slowed down slightly.

"Master Xuanzang should be careful, if you fall in love with this taste, you will have committed the precept of gluttony."

Xu Fenglei said hesitantly,

"Sins, sins, a good meal, or hindering the Master's practice."

Although he respected Xuanzang in front of him very much, Xu Fenglei couldn't help but want to make a joke about him.

It's the same as Su Shi always playing tricks on the Buddha seal monk...... Maybe it's some kind of bad taste.

"Thank you for the reminder."

Xuanzang responded, his face was as usual.

Then, he stopped picking up the vegetables, and dried up the remaining half of the bowl of rice, looking like a happy meal.

"Mage is so determined!"

Xu Fenglei put a large piece of mutton into his mouth, ate it with a mouth full of oil, and praised with a smile,

"This time, I said I couldn't help it."

"It's very human."

Smack.

Xuanzang swallowed the wheat rice in his mouth and put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"The master is right, the little monk almost committed the precept of greed."

He is right,

"Patience and desire and elimination of distracting thoughts are the basic skills of Buddha disciples."

"The so-called body is like a Bodhi tree, such as not moving; The heart should be a mirror table, spotless. If there is delusion in the dust, cut off the delusion and sweep away the dust. In this way, there can be great tranquility. ”

Xu Fenglei raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's low, your realm is low."

He said hesitantly,

"Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform. There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust? ”

"If you treat your body as a thing, your mind as a thing, to regulate it, to visualize it, you are committing ego."

Xuanzang raised his head slightly, and his breathing stagnated.

"Sir said it well!"

Stars began to appear in the eyes of the maid in yellow, looking at Xu Fenglei's face with admiration.

"What do you mean, sir?"

The green-clothed maid behind him whispered,

"Why don't I understand?"

"I don't understand it either, but I just think it's very powerful, and the realm is very high! Don't you think? The maid in yellow looked like she took it for granted and said.

"Indeed." The green-clothed maid nodded approvingly, and stars began to appear in her eyes.

……

"The little monk has been taught, can the master elaborate?"

Xuanzang raised his hand a little hurriedly and asked.

"Hey, what's there to talk about, I'm just talking nonsense and bragging."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said modestly,

"It's like if you think this dish is delicious and you want to eat more, this is human nature, why bear it?"

"Relying on patience is to fall into the inferiority, just like you said, 'Wipe the mirror table, don't make dust', too deliberate, but not beautiful."

"The realm of desirelessness and desirelessness has never been achieved through patience."

Xuanzang nodded.

"The realm of the Taishi is much higher than that of the little monk."

He couldn't help but praise,

"Your Buddhist attainments are far above the little monk!"

"Could it be the Taishi...... Have you ever seen the Tianzhu Sutra? ”

Xu Fenglei smiled dumbly and waved his hand.

"No, no, I'm all thinking about it, don't take it too seriously."

He said casually,

"Have you eaten enough? It's not enough, don't be polite to me, I have nothing else, it's just hospitality! ”

"You'll have to run so far back to the temple later, it's not okay if you don't eat enough!"

When Xuanzang heard this, he pursed his lips.

"Thank you for the kindness of the master, the little monk is enough."

He answered, still wanting to bring the topic back, so he said,

"This Buddhist poem by the Taishi, the little monk wrote it down."

"However, as the Diamond Sutra says, the premise that all appearances are false is that only after seeing all appearances can we be qualified to break the delusion."

"The current realm of the little monk is still in the stage of patience and brushing, and he doesn't dare to be ambitious, and he can achieve it overnight."

"I hope that one day, the little monk can really understand this poem and truly reach that realm, which should be a very wonderful realm."

Xuanzang's eyes showed a strong color of yearning, and there was infinite joy in his heart.

Before coming here, he didn't expect that Xu Fenglei's words would dispel the confusion in his heart and let him see a higher realm!

That's a more profound Buddha realm! He was sure.

"Haha, huh?"

Xu Fenglei snorted and said casually,

"Then I wish the Venerable Master a lot of diligence and become a Buddha as soon as possible."

"Come on, pour the mage a cup of tea."

The maidservant girl on the side quickly stepped forward and poured a cup of hot tea for Xuanzang.

"This lamb is really good, the lamb meat is tender and fragrant, but I actually love the smell more, it's sassy enough."

Xu Fenglei pulled the rice and said,

"Next time, let Yang Tang Shih Tzu send something else, her supply is good."

"By the way, what's wrong with her and Mr. Ma Zhou?"

That talented and proud young scholar, he has always remembered it!

"Yes, sir."

The maid in yellow responded,

"Mr. Ma Zhou seems to be still staying at General Chang He's house, I don't know what he is doing, and there is no movement."

"I heard that he intends to marry the proprietress, but the proprietress seems to be still thinking about it...... If the gentleman wants to know, the slave and maid should inquire about it? ”

Xu Fenglei was stunned.

"What else needs to be considered? What did she think? ”

He replied,

"Didn't I tell her, she has the life to be the prime minister's wife, and Ma Zhou is her true husband!"

"Maybe it's because she feels that her status is low and she is not worthy of Mr. Ma Zhou?" The maid in yellow guessed, "After all, she is a widow......

Xu Fenglei suddenly.

Also.

Now it's not the Qin and Han dynasties, second-married women are not so popular, although the Tang Dynasty is also quite open, but widows are still more or less gossiped about.

"You go and talk to her, and say what I said."

He commanded,

"Ask her not to hesitate and take advantage of the opportunity. After this village, there is no such shop! ”

Elephants only appear once.

If you don't marry Ma Zhou, you won't be able to become the prime minister's wife!

"Yes."

The maid in yellow answered,

"The slave will bring the words of the gentleman to the sheep soup in a while."

Bang bang.

A bowl of pigeon soup went down, Xu Fenglei touched his belly comfortably and burped.

With a wave of her hand, the maidservant took down the leftovers on the table and handed over a cup of tea.

"Whew-"

With a gentle blow, he invited Xuanzang,

"Master Xuanzang, a product? My tea is improved, and I personally think it's better than oil tea. ”

Xuanzang took a sip and praised:

"It's really fresh and delicious."

Xu Fenglei snorted, didn't say anything more, just sipped his tea to himself, and looked calm.

The rosary in Xuanzang's hand turned slightly.

The two of them passed a stick of incense silently, and no one spoke.

It's just that the speed at which Xuanzang turned the rosary slightly accelerated.

"Why don't you talk to the gentleman and the mage?"

At the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Zi pulled Xiao Hong's sleeve and said in a low voice.

The housekeeper's seven maidservants had all gathered around the courtyard at this moment, looking curiously at the movement in the courtyard.

In the past, when people visited, they were all entertained, and the gentleman personally entertained people, and the entertainer was still a monk...... It's rare!

"I don't know."

Little Red whispered in response,

"I heard Mr. often say, 'Don't speak, pretend to be a master', maybe whoever speaks first will lose."

As soon as the words fell.

But seeing the rosary in Xuanzang's hand stop, he only heard him raise his head, and finally couldn't hold his breath and said:

"Master, the little monk is here......"

"I know." Xu Fenglei raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Do you want me to help, say a few kind words in front of Your Majesty, and let you go to Tianzhu to learn scriptures?"

He looked at Xuanzang and sighed lightly,

"Alas! It's not that I don't want to help you! But today's Your Majesty, you may not understand. ”

"He worked hard, wanted to let the people live a good life, and wanted to make the national strength of the Tang Dynasty flourish, so he disdained the monks and the like."

"You can ask Xiao Yu to help you speak, the general thing has already been done, this is the matter...... Xiao Yu has eaten behind closed doors, I estimate that I am about the same. ”

Xuanzang's face tense.

"Master, this ...... Does Your Majesty have any misunderstanding about monks and Taoists? ”

He hurriedly said,

"Let the people live a good life, let the country be strong, this is the development of monks, let the little monks go abroad to learn scriptures, there is no conflict between the two!"

Xu Fenglei raised his eyes slightly.

"Really?"

He said indifferently,

"I don't think so."

"You see, I think from Your Majesty's point of view."

"Whether it's a monk or a Taoist priest, do they all occupy a lot of land and real estate? Is it not all about production and no need to pay taxes? ”

Xuanzang nodded subconsciously.

The temple buildings and courtyards are all the own property of Buddhism, which is regarded as real estate.

Production is production, but it is generally self-produced for its own use, and when the land cannot be planted, tenants are invited to plant.

And it is true that they do not have to pay taxes on food......

"Look, that's not good for the country!"

Xu Fenglei spread his hands and said,

"Think about it, if there are more monks, will there be fewer people engaged in production and farming? You monks are all precious young adults! ”

"There are fewer people farming, and the taxes received by the imperial court will also be less, and at the same time, the number of soldiers from conscription will also decrease, and the number of births in the Tang Dynasty will also decrease, which affects all aspects!"

"If you go to the Western Regions to seek the true scriptures, Buddhism will inevitably flourish, and this prosperity, everyone will run to become monks, who will pay food to the country? Who is still going to be a soldier? ”

"These are all things that His Majesty has to think about!"

"Therefore, it is reasonable that he does not agree, in other words, I am Your Majesty, and from his point of view, I will not agree......"

Xuanzang; “……”

He has always been able to speak well, but his face is stiff at the moment, and he can't spit out a word for a long time.

Because what Xu Fenglei said is an indisputable fact, although he doesn't want to admit it.

The development and growth of religion will inevitably affect the secular world, which is also the vigilance of successive kings.

Don't...... Is it true that he can't get official recognition and can only be smuggled out?

“…… Thank you for your advice. ”

Xuanzang smiled with difficulty, folded his hands, and said,

"The little monk understood."

"The little monk knew the difficulties of the master, and he didn't dare to ask for it anymore, so he bothered, bothered."

"Hey......"

He couldn't help but sigh, and slowly got up to leave the table, but suddenly heard Xu Fenglei say:

"Well, it's not like there's nothing to talk about."

Xuanzang: "?!" ”

The buttocks that had just left the stool were attached again.

"Taishi, you ......"

He looked at Xu Fenglei with blazing eyes, as if he had seen a glimmer of dawn in the darkness.

"You see, Your Majesty always thinks about things from the perspective of interests, so why don't you start from here-"

Xu Fenglei smiled lightly,

"If you go out of the Tang Dynasty, go to the Western Regions, and go to Tianzhu Kingdom, how much benefit can you bring to the country?"

Xuanzang was stunned.

"...... of Interests"

He muttered,

"The little monk tried his best, at most, he could only bring Tianzhu's Buddhist scriptures to Datang, but this ......"

It doesn't seem to be of much use to the imperial court!

"No, no, it's not limited to this, your thinking has to diverge."

Xu Fenglei is kind and seductive,

"Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions to open up the Silk Road and brought back countless treasures, including seeds and specialties of various plants. All kinds of advanced technologies in the Western Regions, etc., we are still enjoying the dividends brought by his opening up of the Silk Road. ”

"I think you can become the second Zhang Qian!"

(End of chapter)