The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

"Shopkeeper, give me a copy of Journey to the West."

"I want three..."

"I want five..."

"I'm round..."

"..."

"Who? Who wants to make a circle? Kill him."

The shopkeeper of the bookstore looked at the crowd in front of him and laughed so hard that his teeth were blind. This is all money.

"Everyone, everyone, don't worry, I have two hundred sets here, enough for everyone to have one set, so you don't have to squeeze."

The crowd fell silent when they heard this, and there were only thirty or forty people at the door, enough for everyone to buy.

However, at this moment, someone shouted in the distance: "Everyone, come quickly, this bookstore has two hundred books."

"Where?"

"Here, this is Biquxuan, come quickly."

'Clatter' A crowd of black crows rushed over.

Seeing this situation, the book buyers who had calmed down suddenly couldn't sit still, and once again swarmed up and shouted: "Shopkeeper, get the books quickly, get the books quickly."

"It's just that you have been wasting time. If labor and management can't buy books, they will smash your store."

"Yes, labor and capital come first. If you can't get the books, your store will be smashed."

Some people tried to disturb the sight and sound, and shouted to the crowd who had just arrived: "Don't come, there are no books here. Isn't there a Zenith Bookstore over there, go over there."

Someone on the other side replied loudly: "Brother, don't mention it, all the bookstores over there are sold out, and we have already gone to several bookstores."

"Yes, don't try to lie to us. Just now I heard the shopkeeper say that he has two hundred copies in his hand."

"They want to make a circle, so squeeze through."

Then the gate of the bookstore was surrounded with water.

The shopkeeper of the bookstore couldn't laugh anymore, especially when he heard the threatening voices of those who came first, he broke out in a cold sweat.

He knows the personalities of these people very well, and he can do anything when he is excited.

The key is that there are so many people on the opposite side, even if he smashes the store, he doesn't know who to ask for compensation.Even if you report to the official, nine times out of ten it will be nothing, and you have to spend money to manage the yamen, which is not worth the loss.

At the moment, he didn't dare to tantalize people with ink stains, so he quickly took out the book and started selling it.

In order to prevent someone from smashing the store, he tried his best to sell to the first group of people who arrived first.When opening the door to do business, his ability to remember people's faces is still very strong, and he will not make big mistakes.

As for those who want to buy three sets of five sets, it is naturally impossible.

There is no need for the shopkeeper to refuse. If anyone dares to buy two sets, it will be difficult to get out of the crowd.

Even so, there are still less than half of the people who have not bought the book, and are reluctant to leave in front of the bookstore.

The shopkeeper spread his hands and persuaded: "Masters, I really don't have any here, and it's useless for you to guard it. Hurry up and go to the next one to have a look."

A scholar sighed: "Where can I buy it now... When will the next batch of books from your bookstore arrive?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know either. We are the ones who handed over the order, and Zixiao Temple will issue the book according to the order. I have already handed in the new order. I don't know when it will arrive."

Someone reproached: "Why didn't you order more before, what are two hundred sets enough for?"

Everyone condemned: "Yes, yes, why don't you order more sets?"

The shopkeeper actually regretted it more than anyone else. Although the two hundred sets made him a lot of money, no one thought it was too much money.Earning less is equivalent to losing money, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

"Who would have thought that Journey to the West would sell so quickly? I would have ordered three hundred... no, five hundred sets."

The bookstore also buys books first, and throws them into his own hands if they can't sell them. It's normal for him to be cautious.But as he said, who would have thought that Journey to the West would be so popular.

At this time, a person seemed to think of something, and said, "Shopkeeper, where did you say you ordered the book?"

The shopkeeper said casually: "Zixiaoguan, Wangyuetan belongs to their family, what's the matter?"

The man rolled his eyes and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing...Everyone, I have something to do at home and go first. Whoever bought the book, please lend me to read it. I am very grateful."

The people next to him were very puzzled when they saw the direction he was going. This is not the direction of his home, but it seems to be going to Zixiao Temple... Wait, Zixiao Temple, no way.

Good guy, it's so selfish not to tell everyone.

Then he also said loudly: "Everyone, I suddenly remembered that my wife is going to have a baby, let's go first and see you later."

After finishing speaking, he chased after him.

There are many smart people, and more and more people are asking to leave, and the reasons for asking are also strange.What kind of wives give birth to children, daughters get married, sons get married and so on.

In the end, a sincere person shouted: "They didn't go to Zixiao Temple to buy books, did they?"

Now the rest of the people also reacted, and while scolding those people for being unreasonable, they ran after them.

……

Qiu Yangbai set off early in the morning for the bookstore he frequented. Although he had already made an appointment with the shopkeeper, he still wanted to get the book as soon as possible.

When I came to the door of the bookstore, I found that there were already many people queuing here.While he was stunned by the popularity of Journey to the West, he was glad that he came early.

However, he did not go to the front to line up, but quietly went to the back door and knocked on the door, saying: "The shopkeeper is me, Qiu Yangbai."

Soon a familiar voice came from inside, saying: "Qiu Langjun, wait a minute, is there anyone outside?"

Qiu Yangbai said: "Everyone is queuing at the front, and I'm the only one at the back door."

The shopkeeper inside was relieved, and then he opened the door and handed over a thick set of books, saying: "This is the full set of Journey to the West, even if you don't come, I will keep it for you."

Qiu Yangbai received the book in one hand and handed over the money in the other, and said: "Thank you shopkeeper, there are many people queuing up in front, you will earn a lot this time."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Small business, it's just a small business."

Looking at his expression, Qiu Yangbai knew that he must have earned a lot, so he asked curiously: "How many sets did you order this time?"

The shopkeeper stretched out a hand and gestured.

Qiu Yangbai said: "Fifty sets? It's not grand enough, there are more than 50 people in line in front."

The shopkeeper smiled mysteriously, and stretched out his hand again to gesture.

Qiu Yangbai said in surprise: "Could it be five hundred sets?"

The shopkeeper said proudly: "Hey, don't spread the word, we only told you because we are familiar with it."

Qiu Yangbai said in admiration: "Da Da, you really deserve this money. Don't worry, I promise not to say a word."

The shopkeeper was naturally relieved of him, nodded and said: "Stop talking, I'll go to the front and open the door, and I'll keep some good books for you later."

Qiu Yangbai cupped his hands and said: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, goodbye."

After finishing speaking, he trotted back home with the book in his arms, told his servants not to be disturbed, and closed the door to enjoy it.

There are five volumes in the whole book, each of which is very thick, which is quite a long novel in this era.

Qiu Yangbai was very satisfied with the thickness, he was afraid that the book would be too short and it would be gone after a while.

Open the first book first, find the chapter about Havoc in Heaven, and then read on.

The supreme Haotian God appeared on the stage, what kind of auspicious auspiciousness was born, and the sound of the great way filled the air... Anyway, all kinds of high-level descriptions were used, and people knew that this character was very powerful at first glance.

Then it turns out that this character is indeed very powerful, Sun Wukong really has no resistance in his hands, and he was crushed under Wuzhishan by flipping his hands.

Although the monkey was suppressed, Qiu Yangbai was not sad at all, he just felt that it should be like this.

That's God Haotian, and it would be disappointing if he had to go to some lengths to take down the monkey.

Then he looked forward to the next content even more, how did the monkey escape?How should the subsequent plot unfold?

He tried to conceive the following story by himself, but found that there was really nothing to write.Haotian God is so powerful, no matter how I write it, I find it boring.

You can't write about the monkey killing God Haotian, he doesn't think the dreamer has the guts.If it was really written like this, this book will disappear immediately, and so will the dreamer.

Unexpectedly, he picked up the book and continued to read.

What is the Zixiao Palace, the dojo of Tianwaitian Haotian God... Wait, Zixiao Palace?If I remember correctly, the main hall of Zixiao Temple is called Zixiao Palace, right?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help being speechless again, Zixiao Guan really dared to write, this is to completely build himself into the ancestral home of Taoism.

Continue to look down, that is, all the great gods gathered in Zixiao Palace to listen to the preaching of Haotian God.

The description of the scene once again made him admire the dreamer's imagination. How did the other party think of it?
What follows is a dialogue that thoroughly reveals the subject of the book.

Measurable calamity, immeasurable calamity, even immortal gods are inevitable, the world reopens... the moral heavenly deity descends to resolve the measurable calamity.

Qiu Yangbai couldn't help but applauded: "What a way to measure the calamity, what a great way to resolve the calamity. So that's what Journey to the West means. I went to the West to preach and resolve the calamity."

Speaking of this, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility: "Sun Wukong will not become Lao Tzu's guardian?"

He hurriedly turned back, and sure enough, he saw the chapter of Wuzhishan accepting apprentices, and he couldn't help but feel happy that he had guessed the plot.

At the same time, I was once again amazed by the imagination of the dreamer, it turned out to be such a meaning.

And many of the previous loopholes, such as why monkeys were allowed to guard the Peach Garden, etc., have been explained.

When the calamity came, the spiritual wisdom of the fairy god was blinded by evil spirits, so that he made a mistake.

"The dream talker really deserves to be the dream talker. The setting is perfect. I'd like to see what those who say it's a loophole have to say."

Then he turned the book to the section on the birth of Lao Tzu and continued to read, but for some reason, he always felt that he seemed to ignore something important, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

what is it?

He couldn't help thinking about it.

In the catastrophe of the heaven and the earth, the Taoist Heavenly Venerable descended to the mortal world and became Lao Tzu, traveling west to preach... westward preaching... westward...he suddenly thought of a possibility.

He muttered to himself in disbelief: "No way, if this is the case, things will explode."

He was not the only one who found something strange, but many.

Anyone who understands the controversy between Buddhism and Taoism and the "Lao Tzu's Transformation of Hu Jing" will immediately think of Lao Tzu's transformation of Hu into a Buddha when he sees the Westward Evangelism to resolve the calamity.

And when they turned the book to the last few chapters and saw familiar names such as Sakyamuni, Randeng, and Lingshan, they didn't have any doubts.

Then came the shock, Taoism finally took action against Buddhism, and it was so swift and violent as soon as it was launched.

In troubled times, many people have such a sentence in their minds.

As one of the speakers of Buddhism in the capital, Falin has always kept an eye on Zixiao Temple.

I don't know why, but he always has a sense of crisis, and always feels that Zixiao Temple will not just keep a low profile like this.

This feeling was not given to him by Sun Simiao, but by that Taoist priest named Chen Jingke.

Back in his early teens, he dared to face an eminent monk like himself, and asked three questions about himself. Such a person could not be willing to be lonely.

It's just that the time has not come for the opponent not to move. Once they move, it will definitely be a thunderbolt.

The follow-up Taoist innovation confirmed his guess that the other party did have big plans.

But he always felt that the other party's plan was more than that, and the next step was probably to start with Buddhism.

There is no reason, he just has this feeling, and he is sure that the other party will do it.

No, it cannot be said that there is no reason.One mountain cannot allow two tigers to fight for hundreds of years between Buddhism and Taoism. This is the biggest reason.

So he has been paying close attention to every move of Zixiao Temple.

Taoism went south to preach to the barbarians in a large scale, and the Buddhists in the Central Plains celebrated with each other, thinking that they would not do anything to Buddhism.

But he didn't see it that way. The southward movement of Taoism just showed that they had unprecedented aggressiveness.

And with the aggressive Taoism, will they still be willing to coexist with Buddhism?
He once wrote letters to various factions, urging everyone to be vigilant, and at least establish a loose offensive and defensive alliance to deal with possible attacks from Taoism.

However, no one responded, and those people were more wary of other sects of Buddhism than Taoism.

Of course, it was mainly the move of Taoism to the south that lowered the vigilance of Buddhism.

This made Falin very worried, but she had no choice but to continue to monitor Zixiao Temple's every move.

Of course, he also read Journey to the West, every issue, and asked people to investigate the influence of this story, which made him both worried and envious.

The luck of Taoism is so good, why are there so many great talents born.

Although the author of this book is signed by the dreamer, he is sure that it must be written by Chen Jingke.

Although the other party's age does not seem to be the person who can write this kind of book, but when he thinks about the scene when he first met and the legend about the other party he inquired about in Beijing, he is more sure of this guess.

For Sun Simiao to have such a disciple, to be honest, he is very envious and jealous, why is the other party not a disciple of the Buddhist family?

And for some reason, the title of Journey to the West always made him uneasy.Journey to the West, isn't it related to the West Paradise Pure Land?

He also knew that maybe he was thinking too much, but this idea always appeared uncontrollably.

When he learned that the complete Journey to the West was going to be published, he asked his disciples to buy a set immediately.

He wants to read the entire content of this book for himself to see what this Journey to the West really means.

Then his heart sank to the bottom of the abyss, and he said in a trembling voice:
"See you in the picture, Zixiaoguan, is this your attack method? It's really clever, everyone in the world has been deceived by you."