The king of Tang saw that the Manchu Dynasty ministers and military generals were prosperous, and everyone humbly agreed to worship the Buddha from now on, and his heart was overjoyed, and he smiled and said: "Today, I still have a happy event to announce, I and Master Xuanzang, yesterday under the witness of Wei Zheng Aiqing, burned incense and cleaned their hands, and have become brothers with different surnames, therefore, today I will no longer discuss matters, I want to feast guests, one is to celebrate that I got the Buddha's royal brother, and the other is that the prince and the queen mother are also resurrected because of my death, and a banquet must be held to celebrate." ”

The Manchu Dynasty was overjoyed and congratulated the saint in unison.

Xuanzang was impatient in his heart, peeked at Wei Zheng, and frowned slightly when he saw Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng has been a direct minister for thousands of years, and he hates the emperor the most for taking the lead in extravagance and waste to celebrate. And Tang Wanggui is the emperor, eloquent and strategic, and his subordinates and generals are all geniuses in the world, but he is always afraid of one person in his heart, that is, Wei Zheng.

The Tang King was very interested, and immediately announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and got down from the dragon chair and took the hands of Xuanzang and Wei Zheng to the dining hall. Xuanzang politely refused, and Tang Wang smiled: "Brother Yu, don't worry, I know that you are a Buddhist monk, you don't touch wine and meat, our celebration banquet this time, in fact, all of them are vegetarian food!" He turned his head to look at Wei Zheng again, "Prime Minister rest assured, this time's expenses have nothing to do with the treasury, and I use my own private money, all of which are melons and fruits and vegetarian food, simple and healthy." Laughing.

Xuanzang was relieved and smiled. Wei Zheng still had a straight face, but his face had softened. During the banquet, Xuanzang and Wei Zheng were at the same table, Xuanzang thought about it, and then said to Wei Zheng in his free time: "Prime Minister, the poor monk has something to ask for, and I hope to agree." ”

Wei Zheng said: "What does the holy monk command, but it doesn't hurt to say it. Xuanzang once promised him to obtain the Arhat fruit position to create a golden body for Wei Zheng to enjoy the merits of incense, and this friendship can be said to be greater than the sky for Wei Zheng personally. As soon as Xuanzang said that he had something to ask for, Wei Zheng agreed.

Xuanzang said: "Prime Minister, I have a private matter, I beg you to go to Yin Si again, help me inquire about the whereabouts of the two people, you and Judge Cui Yu are on good terms, as long as Judge Cui Yu checks the official documents, you can understand." ”

Wei Zheng said: "Master Xuanzang, I promise you. Judge Cui Yu saved the emperor's soul, this great favor, I would have to thank him in person. By the way, I will help the holy monk to ask the person who is concerned about the whereabouts of the person, may I ask the holy monk, who are the two people you want to find, and what is the surname?"

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Two days later, as soon as the auspicious time arrived, Hongfu Temple opened four doors to welcome the Tang King and the Manchu Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty held a water and land conference, and the whole Chang'an City was lively, and adults and children wore new clothes and sang and danced, which was as lively as the New Year. People come and go on the street, and Hongfu Temple is crowded with people.

Xuanzang and Master Fazheng, the abbot of Hongfu Temple, followed the Tang King at the gate of the temple, led the Tang King and all the civil and military personnel into it, first worshiped the golden body of the Buddha, then worshiped the Bodhisattva, and then joined the Arhat. Then, Master Xuanzang led the monks to worship the Tang King. After the ceremony, each class was divided into a Zen position, and Master Xuanzang presented the scriptures of the unjust death of the soul to the Tang King. Tang Wang read it, the scriptures are wonderful, the proverbs are continuous, the Zen is full of Zen, and he is full of joy at the moment, and he said to the monks who are pressed by the black: "Monks, please recite more scriptures and recitations, and stop neglecting Buddhist things. ”

Thousands of monks bowed their heads together!

After the three fasts on the same day, the Tang King and the Manchu Dynasty returned to the civil and military forces, waited for seven days later, and then came to the Buddha with incense.

And Master Xuanzang knew that chanting was useless, but he didn't dare to say it, once he said it, the prestige and belief of Buddhism was lost, and the Buddha's heart of the believers was destroyed. At the moment, he led 3,600 monks, chanting in unison.

However, he said that Prime Minister Wei Zheng would go to Hongfu Temple the next day to reply to what Master Xuanzang had entrusted at the banquet yesterday. Halfway through, I saw that the front was crowded, and there was a glow leaking out of the crowd.

Wei Zheng signaled, and all the entourage stepped forward to separate the people, but saw that everyone was surrounded by two ugly monks from other places, one old and one young, with leprosy on their heads and faces, vitiligo on their hands and feet, and the monks' clothes were tattered, and their feet were barefoot, and their feet were pitch black, as if they had not been washed for hundreds of years. Two wandering monks were shouting for a robe and a tin staff.

Everyone in the audience saw that it was Prime Minister Wei Zheng, and they all avoided it, but the two monks stood proudly and did not avoid it. Wei Zheng looked at the robe, embedded with all kinds of strange pearls, a rare emerald in the center, and the whole robe was shining in the sun. Look at the tin staff again, faintly emitting a milli light, on it is a ring cane head, it looks like it is not gold, silver, iron or tin, the ring staff head is covered with nine small rings, gently shaken, make the sound of tin tin. Take a closer look at the head of the ring staff and the nine small rings, on which are carved the images of the Bodhisattva Arhat Buddha, which are lifelike.

Wei Zheng was surprised in his heart, knowing that he was a stranger, so he drank his entourage, stepped forward to salute respectfully, and called him a mage. Who knew that the two leprosy monks were above the top, they just snorted coldly, and responded lukewarmly to Wei Zheng.

The entourage was furious and was about to overthrow the two wandering monks who did not know how to lift, but Wei Zheng hurriedly drank them. Wei Zheng took a fancy to this robe and tin staff, and thought that it was a good match for Master Xuanzang.

Wei Zheng said respectfully: "The two mages are invited, I don't know how much the mage's robe and tin staff will cost to sell." ”

The old leper monk said, "The robe costs five thousand taels of silver, and the tin rod costs two thousand taels." As soon as the asking price came out, the crowd burst into laughter.

Although Wei Zheng is a prime minister, he is a clean official, to put it bluntly, he is a poor bastard, when he heard this asking price, he smiled bitterly, knowing that he couldn't afford it. Wei Zheng was unwilling, and when he saw such a treasure, he really liked it, and asked, "What is the benefit of this robe and tin staff, but it costs such a high price." ”

The leper old monk said proudly: "My robe is not extraordinary, and five thousand taels of silver is already the lowest price." ”

"Master, how extraordinary is this robe?" Wei Zheng said. He already had a plan in his heart, it didn't matter if he couldn't afford it, as long as the things were good, and some of them were bitter masters who paid for it, that was Master Xuanzang's royal brother Tang Wang, so he decided not to buy it himself, first ask about the benefits, and then let Tang Wang pay for it.

The leprosy old monk said: "My robe can't be burned by fire, the water can't be soaked, the knife can't be broken, and the sword doesn't hurt." The evil ghost saw the soul scattered, and the tiger wolf saw the cold. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and all year round, the treasure is bright, and the evil spirit does not invade, and there is no dust. Virtuous monks wear it, increase wisdom homework, chant sutras and chant Buddha, and double the speed of practice. If you meet someone who is destined, wear it and don't take a penny. If you wear something that doesn't fit but you have to buy it, you will not sell it for five thousand taels of silver, or a penny less. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Master, you said that this robe can't be burned, the water can't be soaked, the sword is not hurt, it's warm in winter and cool in summer, do you dare to give it a try?"

The leprosy old monk was arrogant and said disdainfully: "You believer, how do you want to try?"

"Then he put it in the fire and burned it, and then smote it with his sword, and if it is as the master said, five thousand taels of silver is not a penny, and give it all. ”

"I don't sell robes alone. ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "If I want to buy a robe, naturally I will never bargain with a tin rod and seven thousand taels of silver." ”

The leprosy old monk said, "Okay, the robe is for you, try it!"

As he spoke, the entire street had been blocked by onlookers, and it was a sea of people who were in a tidal motion.