Chapter 63: All Saints Gather and Clash of Interests
Since something happened to Nuwa here, everything has stabilized. As time passed, it seemed that what had begun to happen at the beginning of Journey to the West. The stone monkeys of Huaguo Mountain still drill into the waterfall as always, becoming the king of monkeys in the mountains, and they are not happy with the monkeys every day, and at the same time, the water curtain cave of Huaguo Mountain also finds its owner.
On this day, Taiqing Laozi, who was sitting idly in Taiqingtian, suddenly frowned, and randomly stretched out, and with a wave of his hand, two streamers flew out of Taiqingtian and drilled into Shangqingtian and Yuqingtian not far away. Yuan Shi and Tongtian, who were sitting idly in their respective caves, saw the flying streamer, waved their hands and grabbed it, and saw Lao Tzu's figure appear out of thin air: "Come quickly!"
Receiving the call of Lao Tzu, the two did not dare to slack off, and after a few breaths, the two stepped into the Taiqing sky one after the other. Walking into the Taiqing Heavenly Palace, Lao Tzu, who was sitting at the top, motioned for the two to sit down and said, "Those two can't wait, they will be back soon." When the two of them heard this, the doubts on their faces disappeared, and a trace of ridicule couldn't help but appear on their faces.
The three of them simply sat in the Taiqing Heavenly Hall, drinking tea and waiting for the arrival of the two Westerners. didn't let the three of them wait long, and saw the three of Zhun Ti and Nuwa coming together. Sanqing naturally got up and made a hypocrisy, and after the hypocrisy, several people divided their troops and sat down. During this period, Tongtian looked at Nuwa, who quietly signaled that it was okay, and received a hint from Nuwa, and Tongtian understood that Nuwa was still on their side.
Not long ago, Nuwa, who was in retreat in the Wa Palace, suddenly ushered in a visit to receive Zhun Ti, and Nuwa was naturally clear about the arrival of the two, although she was unhappy, she still welcomed the two in with a smile. Entering the Wa Palace, after the three of them sat down, Zhun Ti talked nonsense with Nuwa. I just didn't talk about the subject. Nuwa is also happy to do so. It's also followed by a meal of nonsense.
The seated Zhun Ti was naturally very dissatisfied with Nuwa's performance, they came over today to fight for the alliance, but the two of them didn't want to accept Nuwa's affection, and they didn't want to lose the opportunity, just like waiting for Nuwa to take the lead in bringing it up. But who would have thought that Nuwa didn't mention a word, which made the wishful thinking of the two come to naught.
Time passed, and it was not possible to get to the point. The two of them were naturally a little anxious, and they couldn't help it with some unsteady quasi-mention, and he scolded Nuwa in his heart for "not knowing the current affairs", thinking about the opportunity to interject in his mind. Just as Nuwa's words fell, Zhun Ti's eyes lit up, and he was about to open his mouth to lead the matter to the point, when Nuwa suddenly said something that made him hold the words in his throat.
"Two fellow Daoists, we haven't been together since the Great Tribulation. Why don't you take this opportunity for me to get together with Senior Brother Taiqing Laozi?" Nuwa couldn't refuse this, and besides, she had already secretly observed the faces of Jieyin and Zhun Ti. Seeing a trace of annoyance and anxiety flashing on Zhun Ti's face, he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.
Zhun Ti, who was interrupted, was like a stalk in his throat, he couldn't spit it out in one breath, he couldn't swallow it, he could only hold it there, it was extremely uncomfortable, his face was red and his neck was thick, and he was now a photo of Zhun Ti. At this time, hearing Nuwa's proposal, Zhun Ti quickly nodded and agreed without thinking: "Great goodness!"
As soon as Zhun Ti said this, he was confused by the lead who was about to refuse, and the lead looked at Zhun Ti for unknown reasons, and his eyes were full of questions. Seeing the dissipating flush on Zhun Ti's neck, everything was understood. Seeing this, the guide didn't say anything, nodded stiffly and agreed to Zhun Ti's proposal, and in this way, the three of Nuwa made an appointment to come to Taiqingtian.
Several boys put tea on everyone's table and retreated, Taiqing Laozi took the tea and signaled everyone to be free, and everyone took a sip of face. Taiqing relieved the teacup, chuckled, and said: "Since the catastrophe, we haven't met again, and today we finally got together, I might as well talk about it!"
"Lao Tzu Daoyou, I might as well let go of the matter of Taoism, this time we are here to discuss something with the three Taoist friends!" Hearing Lao Tzu's proposal, Yuan Shi Tongtian naturally had no opinion, and Nuwa was in the mood to play soy sauce, and she also had no opinion. Only Zhun Ti and the two of them instinctively burst out, and the lead even more subconsciously refused.
Lao Tzu, who was originally smiling, heard that he opened his mouth to refuse, and the smile on his face was even brighter, and an imperceptible smile flashed deep in his eyes. He turned his head to look at the guide, and asked with an inquiring look in his eyes: "Pick up the Daoist, I don't know if you have anything to discuss!" That smile, that tone, that expression is so kind!
"Fellow Daoist, my two brothers came this time to discuss the matter of spreading the Dharma to the east. Speaking of this, his self-confidence seemed to return to the lead, and he said without saying anything humble: "The eastward transmission of Buddhism is the inevitable result of the operation of the Heavenly Dao, and now the time has come." My two brothers just discussed the specific matters with the four Taoist friends. ”
Hearing this, the smile on Lao Tzu's face gradually faded, and a trace of solemnity floated on his cheeks. He pondered for a moment, and before he could speak, Tongtian jumped out, and he pointed to the two of them, and said angrily: "Okay! I knew that it would be good for you two to come." I didn't expect to fall in love with our Dongshen Shengzhou, and there was no need to discuss this matter, just two words "no way". After speaking, Tongtian snorted coldly.
Yuan Shi on the side was also unusually cooperative, pretending to be angry, and his face was also full of anger. Looking at the wonderful cooperation between Yuan Shi and Tongtian, Lao Tzu on the side secretly laughed in his heart but did not show it on his face. He waved his hand to stop the "furious" Tongtian two, and said without a trace of expression on his face: "The spread of Buddhism to the east is indeed the inevitable result of the operation of the Heavenly Dao, but the Eastern God Shengzhou is the base camp of my Sanqing," Speaking of this, Lao Tzu stopped and said no more.
For the anger of the two of them, there was no surprise for the two of them, after all, this matter was very uncomfortable when it happened to the two of them, and if the two of them did not object, the two of them would be muttering. But there is no way, if you want to make Buddhism prosperous, the eastward spread of Buddhism must go, even if the Sanqing is completely offended, the two of them must complete this matter, and this matter cannot be discussed at all.
Now, hearing Lao Tzu's words and hearing the loosening of Lao Tzu's words, the two of them were like drowning and grasping a life-saving straw, and couldn't help but ask in unison: "Fellow Daoist, what conditions do you have to say, my brothers and sisters will see if they can agree!"
When Lao Tzu heard this, a hint of banter flashed in his eyes, he pretended to mutter, and then turned his head to discuss with the two of them, and then replied: "First, there should be no more than thirty Buddhist scriptures in the east. Second, we will account for three people who have learned the scriptures. Third, we need to arrange the route of learning from the scriptures. After saying these three articles, Lao Tzu stopped talking and didn't say anything more.
The faces of the two people on the side were extremely different, and the three conditions were not acceptable to them, although they had been prepared for heavy bleeding before, but they didn't expect Lao Tzu to be so ruthless. These three conditions, the two brothers said that they couldn't agree to anything, otherwise the Dharma would have been passed on to the east and made a wedding dress for Sanqing.
Therefore, when Lao Tzu's voice just fell, Zhun Ti was the first to jump out and shouted: "Impossible, these three conditions are too harsh, we can't agree!" Lao Tzu heard this, and his originally smiling face suddenly became much gloomy. The two of them, who were watching from the sidelines, received Lao Tzu's hint and jumped out again.
"Zhun Ti, it's okay if you don't agree! We just don't want you to get involved in Dongshen Shengzhou yet, in that case, you two please go back!" Tongtian twisted his two sword eyebrows, and snorted coldly in his mouth.
As soon as Tongtian's voice fell, Yuan Shi on the side picked up the conversation and said quietly: "It's also okay to spread the immortal law to the west!"
Yuan Shi Tongtian sang and harmonized, which made Zhun Ti's face change for a while, but he didn't open his mouth to refute it again. You must know that if Sanqing intends to make trouble, although because of the change of heaven, the Buddha can naturally spread eastward, but the number must be harsh, and Sanqing is deeply rooted in Dongshen Shengzhou, it is unknown whether it can completely stand firm.
Compared with Tongtian's words, Yuan Shi's words made Zhun Ti feel cold on his back. They Buddhism wants to get involved in the East, which is what Buddhism must do, but once the Taoism intends to get involved in the West, then they will lose more than they gain. The Immortal Law of the West can also accelerate the transformation of the Heavenly Dao, and it is also a move to follow the heavens, so they have to guard against it.
Because what he said before was too dead, Zhun Ti opened his mouth and finally didn't make a sound. The introduction on the side was not a way, so I had to take over the conversation, and appeased Tongtian and Yuan Shidao: "Don't be angry with the two Daoist brothers, our two brothers are here today to discuss the specific situation with the three Daoists, hoping to find the final solution, there is no need to hurt the harmony at the beginning!"
Speaking of this, he turned his head and looked at Lao Tzu again: "Taiqing Daoist, to be honest, these three are a bit harsh. It's better for you to see how it is, we are not sure about the number of Buddhist scriptures, but the three Taoist friends can set up difficulties on the way to learn the scriptures, and the people who take the scriptures can pass a level of a scripture, I don't know how you see this arrangement?" asked tentatively.
"Good!" Hearing the offer, Lao Tzu pretended to think for a moment, and finally nodded slowly in agreement.
Solved the first thing, and the guide had a little confidence: "Lao Tzu Daoyou, as for the second one you said, I have no opinion." I don't have a lot of people in Buddhism, so I will occupy one, and it doesn't hurt to give you all the rest!" Zhun Ti on the side was about to object, but was glared back.
"Good!" Lao Tzu still didn't say much this time.
"Daoyou, as for the third one, the arrangement of the scripture route, we Buddhism don't want to interfere, and there is no problem for the three Taoists to be in charge. Speaking of this, the guide paused and spoke again: "However, I have a suggestion, whether the road to learn the scriptures can bypass Beiju Luzhou. As for the reason, Daoyou must be clear, and I won't say more. ”
The introduction was so easy to speak, and promised the second and third conditions, which made Zhun Ti on the side depressed, out of trust in the lead, Zhun Ti was dissatisfied and didn't say anything, just sat there alone with a face full of shame and sulked. The guide didn't pay attention to Zhun Ti, but just looked at Lao Tzu with burning eyes and waited for an answer.
"Good!" didn't make him wait long, and Lao Tzu said a short sentence again. (To be continued......)
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