The major affairs of the country are in worship.

Jongmyo is the residence of the spirits of the deceased of ancestors.

Taimiao, that is, the ancestral temple of the royal family. The so-called "seven temples" refer to the temple system formulated by the Zhou Dynasty, the seven temples of the Son of Heaven, the three Zhao and the three Mu, and the temple of Taizu and the seven. There are five temples for princes, three temples for doctors, and one temple for scholars. Usually, the objects of worship at the temple are the ancestors and the ancestors of the seventh generation.

In the Han Dynasty, the temple sacrifice added the "meritorious hero with feast system". The Tang Dynasty institutionalized it, and the heroes were assigned to different temple owners according to the specific era and different merits.

Li Shimin led the civil and military ministers and the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva to Taiqing Palace first.

Taiqing Palace is not the palace of the heavenly court, the first palace of Taimiao, Tang Dynasty takes Laozi Li Er as the ancestor, and posthumously respects the Holy Ancestor Xuanyuan Emperor, and its temple is called Taiqing Palace.

After the Taiqing Palace, it is the temple of the emperors of the past dynasties, the most important of which is the palace of Taizu Li Yuan.

Coming to the outside of the hall, Li Shimin's expression was a little solemn, and even a little afraid, this place was the pain of his life, and it was also the most fearful place in his heart.

But now the red light of the main hall lingered in the sky, causing him to have to come and check it out in person.

The old monk incarnated by Guanyin Bodhisattva saw Li Shimin's concerns, and shouted the Buddha's name: "Being in the red dust, if you can't let go of your seven emotions and six desires, you will inevitably have karma, but as long as you have merit, you will be able to dissolve karma." ”

There are words in the words, the Tang Dynasty is full of human spirits, so they naturally heard the meaning of the old monk, but it was just about His Majesty, and they didn't dare to say anything.

"Thank you, Master!"

Li Shimin thought of what he saw and heard during his trip to the underworld, how terrifying it would be if he was sent to the eighteenth layer of hell after death.

Therefore, he had to think about the future, and it was imperative for him to go to the West to obtain the true scriptures.

Of course, he couldn't go in person, 108,000 miles away, so he could only choose a senior monk to go on his behalf, and he had secretly investigated many times, and he had already selected Master Xuanzang.

Taking a deep breath, he resolutely stepped into the cold hall, with a portrait of Emperor Taizu Li Yuan hanging on the front, and his eyes looked directly at the outside world, as if he was torturing Li Shimin's heart.

The red light was emitted by the portrait, which seemed even more mysterious, and Li Shimin felt that he was out of breath.

"Look, there are three books on the case!"

Some ministers suddenly exclaimed, Fengxian Hall is always taken care of, who dares to use books to worship without authorization.

Li Shimin also found the problem after being reminded, and stepped forward to check, and the first place was "The Rise and Fall of Hundred Emperors".

In his heart, he participated in the cultivation of the seal, but how did it appear here.

Looking at the second book, it is Sima Qian's "Historical Records", and the third book is a book called "Uniform Temptation".

After a cursory flip, it is completely consistent with what is circulating on the market, and there is nothing special.

But there must be a reason why Taizu appeared and gave him these three books, and he couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

At this moment, Wei Zheng, who is known for his integrity, suddenly came out to report: "Taizu appeared and gave us three books, which is obviously a reminder to us that the three books contain the three sentences that Taizu wants to say. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Shimin asked, after falling into a dream, he already knew that Wei Zheng was powerful, and he attached great importance to his opinion.

He also had a guess, but he wasn't sure if he was right, so he wanted to hear what Wei Zheng had to say first.

Wei Zheng sorted out his thoughts and said: "The first book of "The Rise and Fall of Hundred Emperors" is to remind Your Majesty to take history as a mirror, and what you are doing at present has endangered the Tang Dynasty.

The second "Historical Records" talks about the Han Dynasty's conquest of the world, and the reason why the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger requires His Majesty's understanding.

The third book, "Conquering Temptation", is the supreme method of cultivating the mind of the Lu Shen Sect, not to lose one's nature due to external desires, it is really a divine work, as for what it means, it still needs to be considered. ”

Although Wei Zheng's words are vague, everyone can understand that "Uniform Temptation" is a Lushenjiao scripture, and now His Majesty is going to send someone to the West Heaven to worship the Buddha and ask for scriptures, the ancestors warned, and there are Lushenjiao scriptures appearing, do you still need to guess what it means?

Everyone was silent, and they were all secretly observing His Majesty's face, which was very sensitive at this time.

In fact, the most urgent thing is Guanyin Bodhisattva, but I didn't expect that it was ultimately for Buddhism to learn scriptures.

You don't have to think about it to know that Lu Yan is behind the ghost, and Datang is the territory controlled by the Land God Sect, although the Land God Sect has not shown it, but all aspects are affected by the Land God Sect.

If it continues like this, it will be troublesome, so Guanyin Bodhisattva becomes more and more anxious.

couldn't help but stand up and said: "People are dead, the lights are out, where Taizu is at the moment Your Majesty is clear, today's things are extraordinary, Your Majesty should think more about yourself." ”

"Thank you for your advice!"

Li Shimin's expression was complicated, what the master said was right, after seeing the horrors of hell, he had to think about the aftermath.

If people don't destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, how can they go on like this, I didn't know before, but now I know, then we must try to change it.

After pondering for a while, he said: "Although there is an ancestral warning, it is really hard to say what it means, and there are still suspicious points in this matter, and we need to continue to investigate." ”

Everyone was silent, His Majesty is determined to support Buddhism, there is a hidden secret, and the Tang Dynasty is the ancestor of Taishang Laojun, and he supports Buddhism at the moment, the change is too big, will there be a problem because of this?

Many important ministers were worried, and did not know how to persuade His Majesty that Buddhism was a foreign force after all, and if it was rashly introduced, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty still has to think carefully", as soon as he said this, he saw His Majesty's gloomy face, knowing that His Majesty's mind had been decided, and then said: "Since Your Majesty plans to invite the monks to go to the West Heaven to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures, why not take the opportunity to bring the Lushen Sect and Taoism, and on the way to learn the scriptures, you can also take the opportunity to preach and promote exchanges between the two sides." ”

"There are comings and goings!"

Li Shimin was pleasantly surprised, this method is good, not only can he go to the West to learn scriptures, but also promote the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Wei's other countries.

Immediately agreed: "This statement is reasonable, then immediately choose the Dao Sect and the Lu God Sect masters, and go to the West Heaven together." ”

"Your Majesty, no. ”

The old monk hurriedly came out to stop him, but where would the ministers give him a chance, they all agreed.

As for whether it will affect the spread of Buddhism to the east, who cares, if Buddhism is introduced to the east, there will inevitably be another force rising, and for them, they will have to divide a part of the benefits.

Where would Guanyin Bodhisattva compromise, and continued: "Seeking the true scriptures requires piety, if you are not pious, how can you get the true scriptures?"

"Does the master mean that only the Buddhist scriptures are the true scriptures?, or are the true scriptures of the Daomen all fake?", Wei Zheng asked rhetorically.

This sentence can be described as a heart-wrenching word, although Buddhism is lucky, but it is not good to say that the scriptures are false.

Therefore, the old monk was silent, knowing that the matter was irreparable, and he had to make adjustments from the later stage.

The journey to the west is far away, and there are countless demons and monsters along the way, if they can't get by, they don't have the ability!