Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Suddenly one day.

In the Tang Academy, Xu Jingzong suddenly had a whim and thought that he had an opportunity outside Chang'an City. However, because he deliberately flattered people and revised the history of the country, he was "notorious" in the Tang Academy. , even though he was able to serve in the Tang Academy, he didn't make any friends.

Even when Zhang Guolao first entered the Tang Dynasty Academy, all the lecturers around him warned Zhang Guolao about Xu Jingzong's behavior, but Zhang Guolao did not take this matter to heart. After all, he had never You are an old antique who has lived since the beginning of the world. What big and small things have you not seen in the Three Realms?

In Zhang Guolao's view, Xu Jingzong's behavior was not the root cause of this huge fault, and it was not on Xu Jingzong. If His Majesty Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, had not relaxed his thoughts, it would have been all right. Even if Jingzong had eight hundred courages, he would not dare to do such a thing.

But Zhang Guolao still realized the importance of "revising history". He was also used to seeing the rise and fall of historical figures, and there were very few people who could leave traces in the Three Realms.

Those great gods who dominated the three realms back then, how many people can still remember their names now?

Not to mention anything else, the Witch Clan, which was as famous as the Monster Clan in the past, has died out in the Three Realms. And the name "Witch" has only been passed down through the human race to this day.

And those "witches" of the human race actually had the blood of the witch race flowing in their bodies. The witch race and the human race were intermarrying in ancient times.

As for the human race's "Gonggong clan" and "Zhurong clan" and other tribes, those tribal chiefs who inherited the names of "Gonggong" and "Zhurong" are, to a certain extent, to commemorate the great gods of the Wu clan who were just the ancestors of the Wu clan and A great war between the demon clan caused them both to lose. Especially the witch clan, which was almost destroyed. Coupled with their difficulty in reproducing, they have now become extinct in the three realms.

Before the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the reason why the human race was able to establish a foothold in Nanzhou and open up a brand new living space was also due to the power of these "shamans".

It's just that these witches, although they were born with the powerful power of the witch clan, have not escaped the limitation of human lifespan. Even if the powerful witches can slightly extend their lifespan, they can rarely break through the hundred-year lifespan. .

The longevity of the human race is said to be a hundred years. In fact, in the Three Realms at that time, it was already rare for an ordinary human race to live to be over fifty.

The living environment of babies who died young, young adults who were injured while out hunting, and the old and weak human race whose diseases cannot be cured is actually very harsh. It is only because our ancestors overcame all obstacles that we have the stability we have today.

It can be said that Zhang Guolao witnessed the rise of the human race with his own eyes, especially the heroic appearance of the human kings back then. Even after thousands of years, he is still vivid in his mind.

There have been many people like Xu Jingzong since ancient times. The only difference is that kings who are wise in their use can certainly make the best use of them and will suffer from such "private virtues", but they do have real talents and hard work. The ministers should be placed in the positions that best suit them. As for those stupid kings, in fact, as long as they do not want to interfere in the affairs of the government, they will leave the court to the ministers and enjoy the treatment of the emperor. In fact, nothing will happen. Big problem.

I am afraid that I am incompetent and want to control the government, especially when paired with someone who does not know people well. That is basically a sign of disaster for the country.

Even if the country is not defeated and dies in his hands, it will seriously damage the country's vitality.

Therefore, sometimes, the words faint and mediocre cannot be compared.

Li Shimin can definitely be regarded as the top being among the emperors Zhang Guolao has ever seen. Even the Emperor Qin and Wu of Han back then were surpassed by the current Li Shimin.

Even the vast majority of human kings during the human king period were overshadowed by Li Shimin.

You must know that since Xia Qi, there have been very few human kings who can truly command the world. On the contrary, King Zhou, as the last human king, can also recruit many demon clans, Qi refiners and strange people to join him.

There were many generals in the Great Shang Dynasty, and they were all masters of secret arts. If Xiqi's side had not received the help of Chanjiao, there would have been absolutely no chance of winning against the Great Shang.

I'm afraid Zhang Guifang's secret magic power of "calling a horse to fall" is enough to make Xiqi drink a pot. If there is no corresponding restraint method, it is not impossible to defeat Xiqi.

After the Emperor came to power, the king of the human race could only manage the three-acre land occupied by the human race. Of course, the tribes in the three realms would not respect the orders of the human race emperor.

In today's Tang Dynasty, there are many tribes from the three realms who have pledged their service to him.

Especially under the call of Yingzhao, some demon clans who were already close to the human race took the initiative to move closer to the Tang Dynasty. This was a treatment that many human kings had not enjoyed back then.

Perhaps in Luzhou, Beiju, Li Shimin's attempt to survive the emperor's death was just a small test. After he truly attained enlightenment and became a human king, he would have to follow the tradition of the kings and personally visit the major powers.

I have to say that Zhang Guolao is looking forward to seeing this day.

"Brother Yanzu."

Zhang Guolao had just finished teaching today's lessons when he saw Xu Jingzong waiting outside. He packed up the books in his hands, walked to Xu Jingzong's side, held his hands for a moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Yanzu is not here. I was studying scriptures in my study, why did I end up here? But what was missing in what I just said?"

Yanzu is the name of Xu Jingzong. Xu Jingzong also came from a famous family, coming from the Xu family in Gaoyang. His father was Xu Shanxin, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Sui Dynasty.

Xu Shanxin's father was also a historian, but he died before compiling "History of Liang". Xu Shanxin inherited his father's work and compiled 70 volumes of "History of Liang".

The fact that Xu Jingzong was selected by Li Shimin to compile history had something to do with his family history.

If we go back further, we can trace it back to Xu Xun, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

But now Xu Jingzong, because he has received the miscellaneous family inheritance in "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" and "Huainan Zi", he has devoted more attention to this aspect.

Today's Tang Dynasty is different from the past. In addition, Xu Jingzong cannot awaken the "great righteousness" of the literary and Taoist line, so he can only take the wrong direction. Although the slogan of the Za family is "Confucianism and Mohism, combined with law" , but he also attaches great importance to the Taoist practice method.

The reason why Liu An, the king of Huainan at that time, was able to achieve Taoism and soar was because he was more inclined to "Taoist practice" in his research on miscellaneous schools. Especially after meeting the talented and ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he knew that he wanted to be the emperor. If Liu An, the king of Huainan, cannot become the emperor, he will have no choice but to become an immortal.

The so-called allusion of a man achieving enlightenment, a chicken and a dog ascending to heaven, refers to Liu An.

It's just that there is no such record in the history books. It is only said that Huainan King Liu An's rebellion was exposed and he had no choice but to commit suicide.

Since Liu An ascended to immortality, he has never set foot in Nanzhou. As for where he is now, no one has specifically explored it. Anyway, he is not serving in heaven. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be a fairy in vain?

What is the purpose of a Taoist cultivator becoming an immortal? It may be for immortality, or it may be for freedom in the three realms, but basically it is impossible to become an official for the sake of heaven.

Otherwise, what's the difference between being an official in the human court?

Gods and immortals, in fact, there are not many immortals in heaven.

In fact, the status of several great heavenly masters in the heavenly court is quite transcendent. In many cases, even the Jade Emperor cannot control them. Just like Xu Tianshi, when he was still the master and disciple of Tripitaka, he found a cleanup man. The monsters left over from that time were sent to the lower world. As a result, it has been more than ten years since Tripitaka Buddha realized the Tathagata. Master Xu Tianshi is still traveling in the human world and has no intention of going to heaven to report his work.

The Jade Emperor just pretended to be invisible, and would not come back if he didn't come back. Anyway, they were very knowledgeable, and they had always been obedient to him as the Jade Emperor. If Laojun hadn't come forward to ask them to join the Heavenly Court, they probably wouldn't have even looked at it. A glimpse of heaven.

Xu Tianshi was already polite to the Jade Emperor. When the Jade Emperor had an edict, he came to listen to it. Zhang Daoling and Zhang Tianshi were the ones who mainly followed the instructions but not the pronouncements. It can be said that since Yang Jian set this precedent, many people in the heaven Almost all powerful immortals and gods have a similar attitude, even if they don't say it outright like Yang Jian, they basically mean this.

For example, the Buddha of Lingshan and Guanyin of Nanhai actually hold positions in the Heavenly Court. There are also the other five great emperors in the Six Imperial Courts of Heaven who are half a level lower than the Jade Emperor. Then there is the Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch of Wudang Mountain. These figures are of course normal. Just in your own dojo.

If the Jade Emperor is ignorant and insists on announcing people from all over the mountain to the Lingxiao Palace to come to court, then don't blame it for damaging your majesty as the Supreme Being of the Three Realms.

Of course, if it was just a normal announcement, they would not deliberately have trouble with the Jade Emperor. As long as both sides can get along with each other and maintain a superficial understanding, that would be enough.

In the Three Realms, the concepts of each religion actually have their own characteristics.

Just like in the way of spiritual practice, even though today's Confucianism has created "awe-inspiring righteousness", its core is still "cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world."

Buddhism, on the other hand, cultivates cessation and emphasizes suffering in this life and enjoying blessings in the next life.

Taoism is the most "self-interested"——

Afterlife? What afterlife? Master Tao, I want to live forever. There is no afterlife, so of course I want to be free and happy in this life.

Therefore, in ancient times and ancient times, when Zhang Guolao passed by a certain fairy mountain, he would often hear a thunder that shook the earth, and then he would see a monk coming out of seclusion, laughing and saying: Hahahaha——, my way has been accomplished!

Such a scene would probably never be seen in other religions.

Therefore, Zhang Guolao could figure out the reason why Xu Jingzong took the initiative to befriend him. It was simply that he saw that he had no hope of advancement in the court, and wanted to imitate Huainan King Liu An, soar in a hundred days, and become an immortal.

Thirty years ago, it was still very difficult for ordinary people to achieve enlightenment and become immortals.

But now in the Tang Dynasty, the beauty of cultivation is no longer a secret. Even because of the rise of practitioners, the original world has gradually changed.

If those Jianghu gangs in the past relied on their original old ways, it would obviously not work in the new world. These remnants of the old era would sooner or later be eliminated by the new world if they could not carry out self-innovation in time.

Of course, human martial arts will not stand still.

Moreover, in the early stage, when martial arts warriors encounter those monks who have just started cultivating Taoism, it is not that there is no way to defeat the enemy. It is just that the further they go, the greater the gap between the two sides becomes.

Of course, the Jianghu warriors mentioned here are the Jianghu people who have not developed the power of their own human blood very much. Their practice is still based on the horizontal training of external skills and the internal skills and mental methods.

But now that the luck of the human race is so prosperous, some martial arts masters have developed further martial arts training methods. Generally, there are two directions. One is to develop the power of one's own human bloodline to temper one's physical body. The first one is to practice to the extreme; the other one is to open the two bridges of heaven and earth and reach the innate state first.

Both of these can be called the realm of masters in martial arts.

Martial arts masters can connect to the power of heaven and earth to a certain extent and turn it into their own power. Ordinary practitioners are really not necessarily their opponents.

It's just that such martial arts masters, although they have great strength, are still trapped by their own life span. Some martial arts masters even lose part of their life span in order to forcefully break through.

In the eyes of practitioners, this is undoubtedly an act that outweighs the gains and losses.

But it has to be said that these pure warriors can cause great destructive power and the martial arts secrets they create are more suitable for the general public. After all, cultivation still places too much emphasis on talent and bones.

It is a good thing that a hundred flowers bloom. The emergence of martial arts can be said to have complemented the basic echelon of the Tang Dynasty's spiritual practice world from bottom to top. Because those martial arts masters can basically have the power of quasi-immortals after practicing to the extreme. It's just that Often at this time, the way forward for martial arts is cut off, and a breakthrough seems hopeless.

Xu Jingzong also did some research on martial arts, but he quickly gave up. After all, he was not very eager to improve his strength. Learning martial arts requires hard work, and it is better to follow the miscellaneous family inheritance obtained from "Huainanzi" and be honest Cultivating Taoism is more affordable.

Whether he has powerful force or not, it actually doesn't matter to Xu Jingzong. The attainment of Taoism and immortality is what he wants.

Therefore, when Zhang Guolao first joined the Tang Dynasty Academy, Xu Jingzong often visited Zhang Guolao. As a result, the two sides gradually became familiar with each other.

Xu Jingzong did not deliberately hide his intentions, and Zhang Guolao, who learned of Xu Jingzong's intentions, did not feel disgusted by it. After all, if a cultivator does not seek immortality, it would be too dishonest.

Therefore, Zhang Guolao believed that Xu Jingzong's unique "sincerity" might be able to support his achievements in spiritual practice.

Some guidance on practice is not important to Zhang Guolao. In the past, when he was walking in the Three Realms, he often gave free guidance to some younger practitioners.

This all stems from the advice I gave him back then. (End of chapter)