Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 84 Buddha and Tao

After all, Lu Shouyuan was somewhat selfish. He didn't think it was worth sacrificing his position as a fifth-rank official in order to deal with a mere Sun Xiangfu. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu made the right bet, and he didn't dare to do anything to him.

However, if the matter were so simple, it would not be a plan thought up by the sons of a few top aristocratic families. Detonating the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism is their ultimate move against Sun Xiangfu. The worst thing is, it will make one of them hate to death Sun Xiangfu, they have another powerful ally.

Just after leaving the gate of the county government office, Sun Xiangfu saw a young monk walking towards him.

"The benefactor is Mr. Sun from the Animal Husbandry Supervision Department?" The little monk bowed his hands to Sun Xiangfu.

"Exactly. I don't know what this little master wants me to do?" Sun Xiangfu glanced at the little novice who was less than ten years old, and asked doubtfully.

"It's not the little monk looking for you, it's the little monk's master looking for you. I have been to the mansion, but I didn't see you. Later, I went to the imperial city and found out that the lord came to the Chang'an county government. The master came with me. , I just passed by a fresh fish shop, the master seemed to have realized something, stopped, and the little monk came to look for the lord."

The little monk was young and talked a lot. Sun Xiangfu had an intuition that he was not a bad person, and he mentioned the fresh fish shop, so the big monk who wanted to see him must be in Dongshi not far away, so he followed the little monk to Dongshi After a while, he saw a big monk at the door of the fish shop of the Fisheries Department.

"It's you looking for me?" Sun Xiangfu didn't believe in any religion, and looked at the monk standing at the door of the shop looking at the live fish in the water tank in a daze from the side and said.

"The poor monk Xuanzang was watching the fish just now, and remembering the old things in the past, he was fascinated, and he was disrespectful to your lord." The monk woke up when he heard the words, and saluted Sun Xiangfu apologetically.

"What? Xuanzang? You are Tang Monk?" Sun Xiangfu asked in surprise.

"Uh, Tang Monk? The poor monk is indeed a monk who became a monk in the Tang Dynasty, but, my lord, don't tell me..."

If a foreigner calls himself Tang Seng, there is nothing wrong with it, but Sun Xiangfu is obviously from the Tang Dynasty, but he calls himself Tang Seng, which makes Xuanzang a little puzzled.

"Oh, I lost my speech just now, I don't know what the master is looking for?"

Sun Xiangfu, who grew up watching Journey to the West, suddenly saw Xuanzang himself, said in his heart that he was not excited, that was a lie, and there was indeed something exciting about Xuanzang.

First of all, there is that gentle and jade-like face. It is no wonder that many female fairies in Journey to the West will fall for him. His face, even if he has his head shaved and ring scars, is still so handsome that Sun Xiangfu is ashamed. In reality, he was able to go alone in the turbulent Western Regions without any damage. Seeing this face, there are really few people who can take the knife.

"The poor monk received full precepts in Sichuan. It has been half a month since he traveled all the way to Chang'an to preach the scriptures. He heard that there was a new drama in Wangjiang Tower. It was a work to promote the compassion of our Buddha, but he didn't have the chance to watch it. It's a pity. For a few days, many temples in the city have spread that the lord is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, who is a gift from God to rejuvenate my Buddhism, and the Buddhist sect needs to enshrine him. The poor monk was suspicious of this, so he took more care, and found something today , I came here to tell you, but I’m afraid it’s a step too late.”

Jin Chanzi, isn’t that you?
Sun Xiangfu thought so in his heart, but he also figured out that Xuanzang, a foreign monk, came to break the news for him, so he said, "Master, please talk to me in the backyard."

Behind the fresh fish shop there is a small yard where the fish carts are usually stored. There are a few apricot trees in the yard. Under the trees are many horses that the servants usually sit on when they rest. The two sat opposite each other on the horses and began to talk. stand up.

"Master will definitely not believe that I am the reincarnation of a golden cicada!" Sun Xiangfu touched his nose and said.

"My lord may be a reincarnated person, but he is not a golden cicada." Xuanzang looked at Sun Xiangfu with eyes full of wisdom and said.

All right!He was the second person besides Li Chunfeng who saw the difference in Sun Xiangfu's fate.

"Master, you are joking. Buddhists believe in reincarnation. Then, everyone is reincarnated, and I am just one of many living beings. Moreover, the master's doubts should not be whether I am the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, right?" !” Sun Xiangfu smiled unnaturally.

Xuanzang nodded and said, "My lord said that everyone is reincarnated, and my lord is no exception. What the poor monk is suspicious of is the purpose of those who make rumors."

Hearing what Xuanzang said, Sun Xiangfu immediately thought of the sudden attack on the Buddhist sect by the Taoist sect. Thinking about it, the person who made the rumors had long been planning against him, so he said, "Master, please tell me."

"Those people first preached that Your Excellency is the reincarnation of the golden cicada sent by the Buddha to rejuvenate my teaching, and then revealed this news to the Taoist sect, which caused some disciples of the Taoist sect to be dissatisfied with your Excellency. Later, they bewitched those dissatisfied Taoist disciples to besiege you in your residence. , deliberately caused conflicts, and then spread the news to many Buddhist temples, which aroused the resentment of the monks in the temples. They also encouraged a few Taoist priests who were beaten in front of the adult's mansion to go to the gate of the Buddhist temple to provoke, and many monks were killed from the temple. Thinking about it, there have been several big conflicts at this moment, and the poor monk saw all this, but he was powerless to stop it, so he came to tell, hoping that the Lord can solve this matter, and return the monastics to a peaceful world."

Xuanzang clasped his hands together.

"So that's the case. Those scumbags should have seen me promote the compassion of Buddhism and belittle Taoist priests in the drama, so they took the opportunity to provoke a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. The purpose was just to prevent my drama from being performed. It's really shameless."

In one afternoon, so many embarrassing things happened, but it was a surprise for him to get acquainted with such a famous historical figure as Master Xuanzang. It is time to start the road to the west, and after going there for more than ten years, after defeating Buddhists all over the world with an eloquent tongue, I returned to the motherland with hundreds of foreign scriptures.

At that time, when the development of Taoism was out of control, Li Shimin wanted to support Buddhism and suppress Taoism. Moreover, the imperial court was at an important time to manage the Western Regions. Li Shimin needed a consultant who understood the situation in the Western Regions, so he gave Xuanzang, who had returned from his journey to the west, received a very high courtesy, and persuaded him many times to return to the secular life as an official. Xuanzang refused, but Li Shimin's favor for him remained undiminished, and he stayed in Chang'an, summoning him from time to time for inquiries. Taoism is dominant, and Buddhism also has a person who can always accompany the emperor. After that, the two religions really formed a tendency to fight against each other.

"Can my lord find a way to resolve this conflict?" Xuanzang asked solemnly. Although he is not in Chang'an, he has heard many battles between Buddhism and Taoism over the years, which is really cruel.

"Master, don't worry, I am familiar with Yuan Tiangang, the head teacher of the Taoist sect. After explaining the matter clearly, the Taoist sect should not blame the Buddhist sect anymore." Sun Xiangfu gave Xuanzang a reassuring look.

"In this way, the poor monk will use his sharp tongue to persuade the inside of the Buddhist school not to be used by villains, and help the adults to calm down this turmoil." Xuanzang nodded slightly.

"That's great, let's split up and act later! Afterwards, I will invite the master to stay in the lower mansion for a few days. There are some things I want to discuss with the master."

"sure."

After bidding farewell to Xuanzang, Sun Xiangfu soon saw Yuan Tiangang in the Sanqing Temple. Fortunately, the Buddhist monks knew how to measure, they only attacked a few small Taoist temples, and did not come here to make trouble, but the two exchanged information Later, I found out that the reason why such a big conflict broke out between Buddhism and Taoism was because people on both sides died. Those Taoist priests who were carried to the county government may have been beaten to death by monks from Buddhism, and there were also several Buddhist monks. The monks were killed in the conflict, and many were seriously injured.

"You hateful son of a family, how dare you entertain my Taoism like this."

Although Yuan Tiangang hated those monks, after learning what happened from Sun Xiangfu, he was so angry that he tore off several beards. Unfortunately, he had nothing to do with those aristocratic families. The Daoist sect is in a state of distress. If there is any more slander in the court, Li Shimin will not offend the powerful family for the sake of the Daoist sect. The impact of the last incident of Sun Xiangfu going to court has not been completely eliminated until now!

"Let's write down this grudge for the time being. The Taoist priest still needs to restrain the disciples of the Taoist sect so that there is no more trouble."

Sun Xiangfu also has a headache for these aristocratic sons who repeatedly attack him. Unfortunately, the current emperor can't do anything about them. He, a small retainer born in a peasant family, can do nothing. However, he believes that the defense is only temporary, and he will definitely find it. The method of counterattack caused headaches for the aristocratic family.

"The poor way will restrain the disciples of the Taoist school from causing trouble to you, but with the Buddhist school, even if the poor way doesn't want to cause trouble, those bald donkeys will not let it go!" Yuan Tiangang said unwaveringly.

"Don't worry, Daoist, I have already asked someone to agree with them. I believe that person will live up to the trust." Sun Xiangfu persuaded.

"Hmph, that's the best. My Taoist school is not afraid of those monks. If the monks and soldiers who helped His Majesty in the war were not still there, the poor Taoist would have wiped out the Buddhist school." Yuan Tiangang said bitterly.

Buddhism was preached to China by Bodhidharma, and almost all the monks in the early days practiced martial arts. By the early Tang Dynasty, the number of monks still maintained a relatively large proportion in the temples. Therefore, after Li Shimin used up the monks and soldiers, he felt that they were The factors of social instability and the prohibition of chivalrous use of martial arts is a problem that every ruler worries about. Although Li Shimin is very grateful to Buddhism, he strictly limits the scale of his missionary work. In terms of number, he is far behind the Taoist priests of this period, but , He will not let people openly deal with Buddhists, after all, they are his benefactors, and he needs to maintain his image of knowing how to repay.

"If Buddhism is destroyed, Taoism will survive? Daoist Yuan is pedantic about heaven and man, so he should understand the truth of it!"

You don't need to talk too much nonsense with smart people. After Yuan Tiangang fell into deep thought, Sun Xiangfu said goodbye to Comrade Li Chunfeng, who likes to be in a daze when he saw him, and went to the palace.

"Uncle, do you still doubt my deduction now? This boy, how could he be a boy from a farm family." After a long time, after Yuan Tiangang had figured out the problem, Li Chunfeng said.

"Perhaps, some people are born with wisdom and understanding!" Yuan Tiangang couldn't explain why a boy born in a peasant family could see the problem so far, so he said.

"I still stick to my point of view, so I will interact with him more in the future and observe his words and deeds." Li Chunfeng seemed to have found some new path of practice, and said to Yuan Tiangang with a serious face.

"Forget it, it's not a bad thing to be friends with him. In addition, this person's practical knowledge is indeed a knowledge that is helpful to the development of my Taoism. My nephew is smart, so I can learn it as much as possible." Yuan Tiangang nodded. road.

"Then from tomorrow onwards, I will go to the Sun Mansion to bother and live there for a while." After Li Chunfeng said that, he went home by himself and packed his luggage.

(End of this chapter)