Chapter 288: "Three Clear Views"

Tang Seng listened to Sun Wukong's introduction and was shocked: "Ah, there is such a thing, what should we do if you want to arrest us?"

The monks said: "Don't worry, my lord, Grandpa Sun Dasheng is a god who came into the world, and he has great magical powers, and he will definitely protect the master." The reason why we didn't run out of the city was because we were all monks who built Zhiyuan Temple in the city. Because Zhiyuan Temple was built by the former king Taizu, there is the statue of the first king Taizu in it, so it has not been demolished. The other monasteries in the city, big or small, were all demolished. Now it's not early, please go into the city and live in our barren mountain temple first, and wait for tomorrow morning, Sun Dasheng will have a disposal. ”

"You are right. Sun Wukong nodded to the monks, and said to Tang Seng: "Master, let's go into the city as soon as possible!"

At this time, the sun was setting, and it was already dusk. Tang Seng got off the horse, and the monks of Zhiyuan Temple came to lead the horse, the burden of the burden, the guide of the way, and the Tang Seng and his party were introduced into the city.

After crossing the suspension bridge, walking through several city gates, came to a temple in front of a large plaque with golden characters hanging high on the mountain gate, and there were several big golden characters on the plaque: Zhiyuan Temple.

Walking into the mountain gate, coming to the temple, the monks pushed open the temple gate, passed through the King Kong Hall, opened the main hall door, and invited the Tang monks and apprentices to enter.

Tang Seng took out the robe and put it on, worshiped the golden Buddha statue in the hall, and then stepped into the hall.

"Caretaker!" a monk called out to the monks who stayed in the temple.

When the words fell, an old monk came out of it, who was the abbot of the temple, and when he saw Sun Wukong, he bowed his head and bowed: "Grandpa, are you here?"

Sun Wukong said strangely: "Which grandfather do you recognize me?"

The old monk said: "I recognize you as Monkey King's grandfather, we see you in our dreams every night." The Apologists say that if you come, we will save our lives. Today, I saw my grandfather's honorable face, and it was exactly the same as in my dream. Grandpa, I'm glad you're here today! If we're a day or two late, we'll all be ghosts!"

"Please get up, please get up, don't worry, tomorrow will be the case!" Sun Wukong smiled and helped the old monk up.

The monks worshipped the Tang monks and apprentices, arranged a fasting meal, invited them to eat the master and apprentice, cleaned the abbot, brought the bedding, and invited them to rest.

When he slept until the second watch, Sun Wukong had something in his heart, and he couldn't wake up from sleep, and suddenly heard a sound of blowing and blowing, as if the Taoist priests were doing things.

Sun Wukong quietly got up, put on his clothes, jumped in the air to watch, and saw the brilliant lights and candles in the south direction, and the sound of blowing came from there.

Sun Wukong lowered his head and looked carefully, it turned out to be a magnificent Taoist temple, there is a big gold plaque on the door, and there are three big golden characters on the plaque: Sanqingguan.

Didn't the two young Taoist priests say that they lived in the Sanqingguan?

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and looked into the main hall through the doors and windows.

There are countless big red candles lit in the hall of Sanqingguan, the lights in the hall are brightly lit, the sandalwood incense is swirling in the incense burner, the offering is offered fresh offerings, the head of the hall hangs a couplet of yellow silk brocade, embroidered with 22 big characters, the couplet is written: "The rain is in tune with the wind, may I wish the heavens to be immeasurable; ”

Since it is the Sanqing View here, then Tianzun refers to the three Tianzun of the Sanqing. Looking at the meaning of this couplet, these Taoist priests are dedicated to the Sanqing and assist the king.

In the main hall, the Taoist priests are blowing, blowing, singing, dancing, walking, stopping, dancing, and turning in circles.

In the middle are three old Taoist priests, all dressed in Dharma robes, dancing there with their hands and reciting words in their mouths. There are seven or eight hundred Taoist priests scattered below, and it seems that they are all disciples and grandchildren.

Sun Wukong thought to himself: These three must be the three immortals of tiger power, deer power, and sheep power.

Sun Wukong wanted to go down and do it, but he was afraid that he would be weak and lonely. After thinking about it, he turned his head around and returned to the abbot. Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha were lying on the meditation bed foot to foot, snoring, and sleeping soundly.

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes, came over and shook Monk Sha awake, deliberately shook the bed board to move, and bumped into Zhu Bajie.

Monk Sha opened his eyes, saw that it was Sun Wukong, and asked, "Senior brother, you haven't slept yet?"

Sun Wukong said in a loud voice: "You get up! I'll go eat something with you!"

"In the middle of the night, everyone is asleep, what are you going to eat?" Monk Sha sat up a little reluctantly.

Sun Wukong said: "There is a Sanqing Temple in this city. The Taoist priests in Guanli have just finished making the stars, there are many offerings in the hall, the steamed buns are big enough to be big, there are fifty or sixty catties of baked cakes, there are several cages of rice, and the fruits are also very fresh, I will eat them with you!"

Zhu Bajie had already been woken up by Sun Wukong, and when he heard that there was something good to eat, he got up and shouted, "There are good things to eat, why don't you call me?"

Sun Wukong lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "If you want to eat, you can do it, don't wake up Master by shouting, come with me!"

There is something to eat, and Zhu Bajie can wear clothes faster than Monk Sha. The two of them got dressed, followed Sun Wukong out of the door quietly, stepped on the clouds, and came to the sky above Sanqingguan.

In the Sanqing Temple, the Taoist priests are still there, and it turns out that after they gave the king and the people the stars, they were doing evening classes again, chanting the scriptures there. After reciting the "Confession of Eliminating Disasters", I began to recite the "Tao Te Ching" again.

Zhu Bajie saw that those offerings were really many and good, so he wanted to go down and do it. Sun Wukong hurriedly grabbed it: "Don't worry! ”

"Their Taoist priests are more bitter than monks, what are they still reciting in the middle of the night?

Sun Wukong smiled: "I have a way!"

Sun Wukong twisted the trick, recited a spell, took a breath on the ground, and blew it out gently.

Good guy, there was a sudden gust of wind on the flat ground, which blew straight into the Sanqing Palace, and suddenly blew out the lights and candles, and the hall was dark for a while.

The sound of chanting and musical instruments stopped abruptly, and the Taoist priests were stunned and didn't know why. A few Taoist priests lit the fire and lit the candles again. As soon as he turned around, another gust of wind came and blew out the candle again.

The Taoist priests turned their heads to see outside the hall, the sky that was still moonlit and starry just now was already covered with dark clouds, and the wind was whistling, as if it was going to rain.

The three old Taoist priests sitting at the top discussed a few words, and Huli Daxian spoke: "Apprentices, let's do today's homework here first! Seeing that it may be raining, you must close the doors and windows when you go back, go to bed early, and get up a little earlier for tomorrow's morning class, recite a few more scriptures, and make up for today's shortcomings!"

The Taoist priests agreed and walked out of the hall, and the three old Taoist priests also went back to their rooms to rest.

Sun Wukong smiled at Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha, signaled to go down, and the three of them pressed the cloud head and entered the Sanqing Palace.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, Zhu Bajie went straight to the confession, stretched out his left hand to take a fruit, stretched out his right hand to take a baked cake, opened his big mouth and was about to bite, but he couldn't help but stretch out an iron rod next to him, and whisked the fruit cake open.

Zhu Bajie almost bit on the golden hoop stick in one bite, and said angrily: "What are you doing? Why don't you eat it quickly! What are you doing with the stick? I didn't snatch your peaches!"

Sun Wukong said with a smile: "Don't be like a child, grab it and bite, be a little particular!"

"I'm laughing to death! What more do you need to be particular about stealing and eating!" Zhu Bajie reached out and pulled out the stick.

Sun Wukong deliberately asked, "What kind of Bodhisattva is sitting on this?"

"Sanqing can't recognize it! But what kind of Bodhisattva do you recognize! It's really laughing to death!"

"Which Sanqing is it?"

"The one in the middle is Yuan Shi Tianzun, the one on the left is Lingbao Daojun, and the one on the right is Taishang Laojun!"

"That's right! If we were to sit on it in the form of them, wouldn't we be able to eat safely and interestingly?" Sun Wukong smiled as he took the stick.

Zhu Bajie smelled the fragrant fruit of the baked cakes, and his saliva flowed out, where do you want anything interesting or not? As soon as he heard that he could eat it when it changed, he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, climbed onto the altar, and rolled down Taishang Laojun with one mouth, and said in his mouth: "Old official, you have sat enough, let my old pig sit!"

Zhu Bajie became Taishang Laojun, and Sun Wukong and Sha Monk also jumped on the platform and pushed the original statues down. Sun Wukong changed into Yuan Shi Tianzun, Sha Monk became Lingbao Daojun, as soon as the three of them sat down, Zhu Bajie went to grab the big steamed buns to eat, Sun Wukong shouted again: "Don't worry!"

"Brother Monkey, everything has changed, don't worry, what are you waiting for?" Zhu Bajie was anxious.

"Brother, eating is a small matter, but leaking a lot of chance. These three Qing holy statues are all pushed to the ground, if an early Taoist priest comes to strike the bell or sweep the floor, and pounces on a root, won't the news leak out?

"This place is not familiar with the old pigs, and the door can't be touched!

"When I came in just now, I saw a small door on the right-hand side, and it stinked inside, presumably a place of reincarnation. You send them there!"

Sun Wukong has said everything, if you don't do it, you can't eat anything.

Zhu Bajie complained in his mouth, but his subordinates were not ambiguous, jumped down from the altar suddenly, carried Yuan Shi Tianzun on his shoulder, pinned it with his long mouth, picked up Taishang Laojun with his left hand, and Lingbao Daojun with his right hand, took a big stride and left, found the small door on the right hand side of the wall, and kicked the door open.

A foul smell came to my nose, and it turned out to be a latrine!

"This Bi Ma Wen, no wonder he can play tricks on people! Give a hair pit an elegant way, what is it called the place of reincarnation of grains!"

Zhu Bajie didn't smell either, carried the statue of Sanqing into the toilet door, and prayed in his mouth: "Sanqing Sanqing, I said you listen: if you want to eat offerings, there is nowhere to stay, borrow your seat, stop slightly, you sit for a long time, and also lie down in the hair pit, you are infinitely useful on weekdays, being a pure Taoist, please accept some filth today, and be a stinky Tianzun!"

After Zhu Bajie finished reciting, he threw the statue of Sanqing into the pit, plopped a few times, and the feces splashed out, staining him all over his body, and his face was splashed a lot, he wiped it with his sleeve, cursed twice, and walked back.