Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 374: Buddhist conspiracy, the Tang Emperor is furious

Cui Yu took the Book of Life and Death and quickly walked into the Senluo Palace and presented the Book of Life and Death to King Qin Guang.

The Ten Kings of Hell started to check again.

Seeing the book of life and death written on it in the hands of the Ten Kings of Hell, Li Shimin seemed a little uneasy. He didn't care about his posture and looked up from time to time.

Seeing this, An Yan laughed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. You still have twenty years to live. It's time for you to return to life."

"Am I right, Judge Cui?"

After saying that, An Yan looked at Cui Yu who was standing by the side with a smile and asked.

"Ah, this." Cui Yu felt that An Yan's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly raised his sleeve to wipe it off and smiled apologetically: "I don't know this, I have to wait for the emperor to see it before I know."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin set his eyes on the Ten Kings of Hell. If he really had another twenty years to live, that would be great.

When the Ten Kings of Hell saw that the Emperor of Tang's life span was set at thirty-three years, they looked at each other and got the answer. Prince Qin Guang closed the Book of Life and Death and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't worry. You still have twenty years of life left. Now the truth is out. I will let Judge Cui send Your Majesty back to the world."

When Li Shimin heard that it was indeed twenty years of life, he looked at An Yan in surprise and felt that An Yan was unfathomable. He then thanked the Yama Kings of the Ten Palaces and said, "When I return to the human world, I will definitely offer you ingots, incense, candles, melons and fruits as a token of my gratitude."

Hearing Li Shimin's words, the ten Yama Kings were all delighted, and then said happily: "My underworld has no shortage of winter melons and watermelons, but only pumpkins. If Your Majesty is sincere, you can send more pumpkins down."

Li Shimin naturally nodded in agreement.

An Yan spoke at this time. He said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, you should return to the human world with Judge Cui first. I will go to the imperial capital Chang'an to visit Your Majesty in person another day."

Li Shimin nodded readily at the opportunity to meet such an extraordinary person like An Yan, and then followed Cui Yu out of the Senluo Palace.

Looking at Li Shimin who was leaving, An Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. He did this to let Li Shimin understand that what he had said to him before was true.

If he guessed correctly, Cui Yu would definitely take Li Shimin to appreciate the scenery of hell at this moment, and then propose a request for a water and land ceremony.

If he had not intervened, Li Shimin, who was frightened, would have nodded in agreement and still been in awe of Buddhism.

However, now, if Cui Yu foolishly followed the script and asked Li Shimin to hold a water and land ceremony, it would only backfire and cause Li Shimin's dissatisfaction with Buddhism.

The Yama Kings of the Ten Courts were all worried when they saw An Yan had stayed. It was King Qin Guang who spoke first, cautiously asking, "I wonder if the Immortal has anything else to say?"

"Just a little thing."

The smile disappeared from An Yan's face, and his scrutinizing eyes fell on the Ten Kings of Hell. Perhaps they were all stronger than him, but so what?
The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, is famous and powerful enough, but what is the result?
On the journey to the West, they can only bully the old, weak, sick and powerless monsters. Those with backgrounds are all just loud thunder and little action, and they can never cause any trouble.

When An Yan mentioned the name of Taishang Laojun, the Ten Kings of Hell were already intimidated and did not dare to offend An Yan at all.

Especially since An Yan seemed to be coming with great force, it might not be just a small matter as he said.

King Qin Guang smiled bitterly inwardly and said, "May I ask what the Immortal has done?"

"Oh, nothing. The Supreme Lord just asked me to ask you if you want to change jobs. Is the underworld under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court or the Buddhist sect?"

As soon as An Yan said this, the Ten Kings of Hell broke out in a sweat, realizing that they were here for the Journey to the West.

Nowadays, Buddhism is very powerful, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has entered the underworld and is in charge of the eighteen levels of hell.

Faced with the Buddhist request for cooperation, the Ten Kings of Hell naturally dared not disobey.

And what they had been worrying about finally came.

The Ten Kings of Hell hurried to defend themselves.

Listening to the noisy voices, An Yan raised his eyebrows. As long as there was any reaction, it proved that the Ten Kings of Hell were still on the side of Heaven, otherwise there would not be such a big reaction.

Then, he relaxed his frown and pretended to sigh, "My Lords, please be patient. I am not here to call you to task, so you can rest assured."

"You know, I'm just an errand boy. We're all just trying to make a living, so I won't hide it from you."

The Ten Kings of Hell suddenly fell silent and looked at each other, not knowing whether what An Yan said was true or false.

An Yan ignored their suspicions. He believed that the Ten Kings of Hell were not fools and would make the right choice.

Then he held the whisk and waved it towards the palace. A faint light curtain spread out, covering the Senluo Palace. One had to be on guard against Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Di Ting.

After finishing everything, An Yan pointed upwards, clasped his fists and said politely: "Here is the boss. I hope you can cooperate with me. If there are any Buddhists who come to you for help with the Journey to the West, I will trouble you to let me know."

"I wonder if you guys recognize me as your younger brother?"

Seeing An Yan's actions, the Ten Kings of Hell understood that the other party was on guard against Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Then, seeing An Yan's very polite look, they felt a little flattered.

After all, over the years, whether it was Buddhism, Heaven, or that monkey, their attitude towards the underworld had not been good. They just treated them as subordinates and ordered them around, which ruined the reputation of the Ten Kings of Hell and made them lose face.

Although they knew there was a lot of fraud in An Yan's actions, the ten of them still enjoyed it very much and couldn't help but reach out to invite An Yan to stand up.

"No, no, please get up quickly, my dear brother."

"My dear brother, you don't dislike us. We are so happy, how could we dislike you?"

The Ten Kings of Hell were more proficient in this than Anyan, so they immediately followed Anyan's words and started calling him "old brother" and "good brother".

Seeing the appearance of the Ten Kings of Hell, An Yan knew in his heart that he needed to give them a shot of confidence at this time.

In the adult world, empty words are not enough, and interests are the most real.

An Yan deliberately revealed it and sighed: "Alas, my elder brothers, you don't know how miserable my life is!"

Upon hearing this, the Ten Kings of Hell hurriedly asked, "Why do you say that, my dear brother? You work for the Supreme Lord Lao, and I don't know how many people would be glad to have you!"

"Well, that's good, but this matter is of great importance, and Taishang Laojun takes it very seriously. Otherwise, I wouldn't risk offending the Buddhist sect and interfere."

"Although Taishang Laojun said that I can mobilize the forces of Taoism at will, I thought that my elder brothers should also be regarded as immortal gods of Taoism, so I came here specifically to look for my elder brothers."

The Ten Kings of Hell were shocked when they heard this. Mobilizing Taoist forces at will?

Suddenly, their minds became active. It seemed that the expansion of Buddhism made Taoism feel threatened, and now Taoism began to fight back.

Although Buddhism is gaining momentum, in the eyes of the Ten Kings of Hell, there is still some gap between Buddhism and Taoism.

Therefore, it seems that following Taoism is more promising than following Buddhism. Moreover, most of the gods in heaven are from Taoism, so it is definitely more beneficial than harmful for them to have a good relationship with Taoism.

Immediately, King Qin Guang and the other ten Yama Kings patted their chests and assured, "Don't worry, my dear brother. Your business is our business. If there is any disturbance in the Buddhist sect, we will inform you in time."

"Thank you, brothers!"

"Well, we are family, so we don't have to talk behind each other's backs. We can be considered as friends who have known each other for a long time. Let's go, let the brothers welcome you!"

An Yan naturally would not refuse the kindness of the Ten Kings of Hell. He had done everything he could. Now it depended on whether the Ten Kings of Hell would comply.

If they are sensible, then they are our own people and we will definitely not treat them unfairly when it comes to rewarding them for their merits.

If it's just a show and forgotten afterwards, then I'm sorry, these Ten Kings of Hell will probably have to move to other places.

the other side.

Li Shimin followed Cui Yu, crossed the Yinshan Mountains and the Hell, passed the evil waters and the bloody world, and arrived at the City of the Dead.

The City of the Dead here is not occupied by demons like the world of A Chinese Ghost Story, but is guarded by ghost soldiers and generals.

Seeing that they had finally arrived at the City of the Wrongly Dead, Cui Yu's eyes flashed, and he introduced: "Your Majesty, this City of the Wrongly Dead is where the people who died unjustly live in the underworld."

As Li Shimin was listening and nodding his head, suddenly a ghost with an arrow in its body, feet but no head, and wearing prince's clothes pounced on him. The head it held in front of its chest kept shouting in a shrill voice.

"Li Shimin! Give me back my life! Give me back my life!!"

Behind him, there was a group of ghosts with broken arms and waists, who surrounded Li Shimin.

Seeing the headless ghost, Li Shimin was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hid behind Cui Yu in panic, shouting, "Judge Cui, save me! Save me!"

Cui Yu looked embarrassed and sighed, "Your Majesty, it's not that I won't help. It's just that these ghosts are all wronged souls who died in vain. They have no money to take care of them, and they can't be reincarnated. I don't have any money to support them, so I can't help them."

"Your Majesty, please give them some money so that I can save them."

Li Shimin's face turned green. Where could he find money now? This was not the mortal world!

Seeing this, Cui Yu said again: "Your Majesty, don't panic. There is a person in the world of the living who has deposited some gold and silver in my underworld. Your Majesty can sign a contract and I can be the guarantor and lend you a vault of gold and silver."

"As Judge Cui says, I will sign the IOU right away." For Li Shimin, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem, and he agreed immediately.

Seeing Li Shimin so generous, Cui Yu didn't waste any more words and said directly: "This man is from Kaifeng, Henan. His surname is Xiang and his name is Liang. He is kind and generous. He often feeds monks and gives alms. He buys gold and silver paper ingots and burns them in the warehouse. He has thirteen warehouses of gold and silver here."

"Your Majesty, after borrowing it, you can return it to him in the world of the living."

When Li Shimin heard that it was related to Buddhism, his heart skipped a beat. His originally panicked brain became a little clearer. However, this did not prove anything. It was different from what An Yan said. It could only be said that good people will be rewarded.

He suppressed his suspicion, showed a look of joy, immediately borrowed pen and paper from Cui Yu to write a loan agreement, and then let Cui Yu give away all the gold and silver.

"Your Majesty is very virtuous!" Cui Yu stood in awe, clasped his hands, then looked at the many ghosts blocking their way and said, "These gold and silver were given to you by the current Tang Emperor. The Tang Emperor's life is not over yet, why don't you leave quickly!"

"I have received the order from the Ten Kings of Hell to escort the Tang Emperor back to the living world. After he arrives in the living world, the Tang Emperor will hold a water and land ceremony to help you lonely ghosts to reincarnate. Don't cause any more trouble."

The ghosts did not retreat, but just looked at Li Shimin eagerly, as if they wanted to hear him speak in person to confirm.

"Your Majesty, what do you see here?"

Cui Yu pretended to be helpless and looked at Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard the words "Water and Land Conference" coming from Cui Yu's mouth, it was like a bolt from the blue, followed by a surge of anger rising to the top of his head.

What a Buddhist sect! What a good plan!

How could he not be angry when he thought that he was a king and was being played like a monkey?
Especially Cui Yu, who always mentioned the existence of Buddhism vaguely along the way. It was obvious that he wanted him to understand that his return to life was inseparable from the help of Buddhism.

I’m afraid that the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva that night was probably premeditated!

To be honest, in his life till now, he has seen more immortals and gods than all the gods he had seen before combined.

At this moment, Li Shimin had already believed most of what An Yan said.

But now he is in the underworld and Master An is not around. Li Shimin did not show his anger. As a qualified emperor, he still has some control.

Then, under the gaze of Cui Yu and the ghosts, Li Shimin assured: "You can rest assured. When I return to the world of the living, I will definitely hold a water and land ceremony to help you pass away and be reborn."

After getting the guarantee, the ghosts pulled the headless ghost, who still refused to give up, away together.

Without the wronged ghosts blocking his way, Li Shimin successfully left the City of the Dead, set foot on the road to return to life, and floated towards the world of the living.

After returning to the world of the living, Chang'an City was just around the corner, and Li Shimin was eager to return home.

Cui Yu, who was standing by, was afraid that Li Shimin would forget his business, so he repeatedly reminded him, "Your Majesty, don't forget. When you wake up, invite a great monk to hold a 'water and land ceremony' to save the soul of the homeless person."

"If there are no more voices of grievance in the underworld, the world of the living will be able to enjoy peace and prosperity, and your majesty's descendants will be long and your country will be forever stable."

In order to return to life as soon as possible, Li Shimin agreed repeatedly on the surface and said that he would definitely hold a grand water and land conference.

But deep down, he didn't agree with it. If a water and land ceremony could purify the grievances in the underworld, then wouldn't the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who made such a great vow as Cui Yu mentioned have become a Buddha long ago?
Soon, Li Shimin came back to life.

Xu Maogong and others who had been guarding the palace were overjoyed to see that Li Shimin had really come back to life, and they shouted "God bless you".

When Li Shimin woke up, he was relieved to see the old ministers who had followed him through life and death. However, when his eyes met Wei Zheng, a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

He seriously suspected that Wei Zheng had colluded with the Buddhists to stage this drama for his own selfish interests.

Wei Zheng, who was originally overjoyed to see His Majesty successfully return to life, was stunned when he noticed the displeasure that flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.

If Wei Zheng knew what Li Shimin was thinking, he would definitely cry out in injustice.

It was true that he slew the dragon in his dream and that he met Cui Yu, but how could he, a Taoist disciple, do such things as colluding with Buddhism?

It can only be said that Wei Zheng, like Li Shimin, is just a chess piece on the chessboard in the eyes of Buddhism.

(End of this chapter)