Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 121 This kind of evil Buddha is no different from a demon
The Great Sage and the others were chatting about family affairs in the queen's palace.

Fa Hai was invited by the king and was sitting opposite each other in the imperial study.

"The poor monk looked at the layout of your palace, which is quite similar to the inner palace of Chang'an City. Could it be that the craftsmen from the Central Plains were invited to supervise the construction?"

After watching the palace for a long time, I saw the Taiji Hall, Huagai Hall, Guanwen Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, Yanying Hall and many other palaces, as well as Zhaoyang Palace, Changle Palace, Huaqing Palace, Weiyang Palace and other palaces. The specifications are much smaller than the Daxing Palace in Chang'an, but the layout is basically similar, so this question arises.

"When I was young, I studied with my father in the Central Plains. At that time, the Central Plains was still in the Sui Dynasty. My father and I had the honor to meet His Majesty the Sui Emperor. After the war in the Central Plains, we returned to our country with my father." The king also recalled the past, With a long sigh, he said: "I have admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time. I will tell you that the palace is rebuilt bit by bit after I returned to China with my father. It took ten years of hard work to have the scale it is today. Going up to the imperial city is nothing more than ruling the lower city."

"I see."

The two used this topic to chat about some anecdotes about Chang'an, Fahai said something about the present, and the king said a few words about the past—in this way, they gradually got to the point.

"I wonder what your majesty has in mind?" Fahai asked the king.

But the king got up and walked all the way to the door. After retreating all the guards outside the door, he closed the door and went to Master Sanzang to bow down: "The treasure elephant country is about to suffer, please save me, Master!" Up and down the country!"

"Please hurry up, Your Majesty, what's the reason?" Fa Hai was also a little bit moved, even though he insisted on the profound Dharma and Dharma power, he didn't want to be so easily bowed down by the emperor of the world.

"Speaking of this matter, it is also a scandal in our country. If it is not for seeing the holy monk, he is a great virtue in the world, and I would never dare to rely on it."

"Your Majesty, let me tell you the reason slowly." Seeing His Majesty's appearance, Fa Hai knew that this matter might be quite difficult, but he didn't intend to back away, but he had to hear clearly about this matter first.

"Holy monk, please sit down and wait for the widow to speak carefully."

Seeing that the holy monk invited him to be seated, the king waited for a while, and then said, "Does the holy monk know why our country is established?"

"I heard that it was blessed by a Buddha with a tooth like a Buddha back then, so that the country was established."

"The holy monk really knows?" The king's eyes lit up.

"Before in Baihuling, I met a family fleeing from refugees, and I learned from them." Fa Hai asked curiously, "Could it be that the difficult thing your Majesty said is related to this spirit tooth elephant Buddha?"

"Holy Monk. I need to ask the Holy Monk a question first. After I get the answer from the Holy Monk, I will speak again."

"Why?"

The king whispered: "The holy monk is a real Buddhist figure, but have you really heard about the origin of this spirit tooth elephant Buddha?"

"Huh?" Fa Hai was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: Your family worships the real Buddha, you come to ask the poor monk?The poor monk still wants to ask you!
Seeing that Fahai hesitated for a moment, the king suddenly looked miserable, and said: "Sure enough, I know that the sacrifices that any true Buddha wants are virgin boys and girls."

boom!
Fa Hai couldn't restrain his aura for a while, and the cassock on his body rose up without any wind, blowing the king's beard and hair into a mess.

As if aware of his loss of composure, Fa Hai quickly restrained himself, but his expression was undoubtedly much more serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Tell me more in detail."

The king carefully asked again: "Holy Monk, don't deceive me that I am not a Buddhist practitioner, and ask the Holy Monk to say clearly, is there a Buddha with spiritual teeth who needs virgin boys and girls as sacrifices in Buddhism? "

"No." Fahai gave the king's answer without any hesitation.

Don't say that there is really no, even if there is. From now on, there will be no more.

At this point, the king calmed down a lot. It seemed that with the support of the Tripitaka, he would not be afraid even when the real Buddha came.

"Thank you, the holy monk, for listening to my words." The king could not stop thanking Master Sanzang today, and he almost said this word of thanks.

Fahai slightly suppressed the unknown fire rising in his heart, but this time he did not recite the Buddha's name to acknowledge the precepts, but said to the king in a deep voice: "There is no need to say thank you, Your Majesty may wish to say more." How did this Spirit Tooth Elephant Buddha ask you for virgin boys and girls as sacrifices?"

"Actually, my father and I came back from the Central Plains, and we don't really believe in Buddhism." The king seemed a little lacking in confidence. After all, he was saying that he didn't believe in Buddhism in front of an eminent monk, and he was asking for help from others. It was really embarrassing.

"Would the true Buddha blame the world for not believing in him? He would only reflect on whether there is something he hasn't done well, so he has lost the trust of the world." Fa Hai didn't mind this, saying: "The Buddha helps the world. , and let the world believe. If the world does not help because the world does not believe, the Buddha is not a Buddha."

When the king heard this, he subconsciously looked at Fa Hai, seeing such deep and firm eyes, he couldn't help but be fascinated by them for a moment.

After a while, he woke up suddenly, "The holy monk is the real Buddha."

"Hahahaha." Fa Hai laughed and said, "The poor monk said long ago that I am just an ordinary monk, and this trip to Xitian is to go to Lingshan to worship the real Buddha and obtain the scriptures."

"Yes, yes, it's the widow who speaks quickly." The king responded with his mouth, but he said in his heart: I have never seen what a real Buddha is, but if the virtues of an eminent monk are not considered a real Buddha, then there is still a real Buddha in the world. Buddha?
"Because my father and I don't believe in Buddhism, so since my father ascended the throne, the queen will burn incense and pray for blessings every day of sacrifice. But Baoxiangguo Temple is the national temple of our country after all, and the incense has not been cut off for a day during this period. It has never prevented the people from burning incense and offering sacrifices not only to the Baoxiang Buddhist Temple in the royal city, but also to temples everywhere in the country, where incense is at its peak." Then, the king looked at Master Sanzang again, and said, "But it doesn't work."

"In the past, this matter was not taken seriously by the widow. After all, since the beginning of the founding of the country, Xiangfo has rarely appeared. In addition, it is not a big deal. The country has always been safe. The father and the widow also I didn’t pay much attention to it, and just passed on the farming and equipment learned from the Central Plains to the common people, and there was a good harvest in four seasons, and food and clothing were safe.” The king described the antecedents almost, and finally led to the main topic, “Things have changed. That's right, it was born 13 years ago—”

"But it has something to do with Princess Baihua being kidnapped by the yellow-robed monster?"

"Exactly." The king nodded again and again, and said, "That day a strange wind swept away my prince in the palace, and the widow immediately sent troops to search inside and outside the city, and even searched all over the country, but still couldn't find anyone. A living person disappears for no reason. Even if there is an accident, there must be a corpse, right?"

"The widow had guessed at the time that my prince might have been eaten by goblins, so he never saw a trace." The king paused, and then said: "But how can I ignore my daughter's death? Go to the Buddhist temple and ask the Buddha to appear. At that time, I also expected it. As expected, the abbot and elder in the Buddhist temple said that I have lost my respect for the Buddha. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Buddha to appear. Because at that time, the only one who could save me, the prince, was Xiang Buddha."

"The result. Hehehe." The king was a little depressed, "I have been praying for seven days and seven nights, but I still can't see the real Buddha appearing. But when I was discouraged and was about to leave, the abbot and elder said that it seemed like a Buddha had descended. According to the holy decree, if you want to appear like a Buddha, you need to sacrifice a pair of boys and girls."

Hearing this, Fa Hai said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty agreed?"

"The holy monk must have underestimated the widow too." The national teacher straightened his body and said, "Could it be that only my daughter is a child, and the children of the common people are not children? The widow is the king of a country, and even the parents of the common people. How can you sacrifice the sons of your subjects because of the fall of Hundred Flowers?"

"If the widow agrees, I'm afraid Baihua would have been rescued long ago. There is no need for her to suffer 13 years away." The king was also emotionally complicated when he said this. He looked at Fahai and said, "I dare not compare myself to the founder of the country." He is talented and bold, but he is also determined to let the subjects of a country live in peace. It's a pity that I have limited talent and can't do enough."

"Now she was rescued by the holy monk and returned to court, but she couldn't protect her mother and child well. Instead, she asked her to think about me everywhere, for fear that the reputation of her and her two sons would tarnish the reputation of the royal family. She insisted on becoming a monk." The king paused and said: " You are so incompetent—I just feel sorry for Bai Hua and ashamed of calling her father."

As if he had said something sad, the king stamped his feet and beat his chest, almost sobbing.

It was Fa Hai who interrupted him and said: "Your Majesty is righteous, and it is a blessing for the subjects to have a monarch like you. The so-called fish and bear's paw can't have both, I believe that Princess Baihua will not blame Your Majesty for such a sacrifice of life for righteousness." .”

After Fahai and the king calmed down a bit, they asked again: "Since Your Majesty has never agreed to use boys and girls as sacrifices, Princess Baihua is still safe and still in court. I don't know where this disaster came from? Could it be that this spirit tooth is like a Buddha? Because you didn't agree to deliver the top product, you will be punished? But it has been 13 years."

But the king said: "The holy monk doesn't know something. Back then, the elephant Buddha asked the widow for virgin boys and girls. Although the widow did not agree. But I was afraid that some people would be deceived by this. They sacrificed babies to pray for the appearance of the elephant Buddha. Therefore, Mingsheng Buddhist Temple In the national temple, only my royal disciples can enter to offer sacrifices. Therefore, the incense in the Buddhist temple is far worse than usual."

"Firstly, I don't believe in this 'true Buddha'; secondly, this elephant Buddha has not appeared for a long time, and finally gave me some feedback, so I sacrificed virgins and virgins. This kind of evil Buddha is no different from a demon. If it weren't for Because He has blessed the establishment of our country, the widow even once wanted to demolish this Buddhist temple." The king was also in a bad mood, and now he said with hatred: "I have lived in peace like this for more than ten years, but I never thought that the holy monk rescued the little girl yesterday. The abbot of the Huan Temple came to send a message, saying: This time, it is because of the Buddha's manifestation that Baihua was rescued, and I asked the widow to deliver the sacrifice quickly, otherwise retribution will be sent down."

(End of this chapter)