Wentang

Chapter 752

Hongfu Temple.

After sending Yue Shan away, Xuanzang returned to the backyard. Instead of translating the scriptures, he recalled the conversation between the two just now.Later, he took out another map and began to calculate something.

If Yue Shan saw this map, he would be very surprised. Although it is not a world map, and it is not as detailed as the one held by his court, the general outline covers most of Middle East Asia.

This map was purchased by Xuanzang from a merchant and supplemented with his own knowledge, and he regarded it as a treasure.

At this time, Bian Ji came over with a pot of tea and said, "Master, drink some water and rest for a while."

"Well, let's put it there." Xuanzang replied without raising his head, and continued to study the map.

After a while, he felt that the defense machine hadn't left, so he raised his head and asked, "Is there anything?"

Bian Ji hesitated for a while before saying: "I know this matter should not be asked too much, but Xia Guogong is not an ordinary person, and Buddhism treats him like a tiger and fears him like a tiger. If other people know that you have reached an agreement with him in private, it may attract people Criticism."

Xuanzang took a deep look at him, smiled appreciatively and said, "You are not bad, you are a pure Buddhist disciple. Sit down, there are some things that I just want to discuss with someone."

Bianji was pleasantly surprised, which meant that he had gained Xuanzang's trust.You must know that he regarded Xuanzang as an object of study, or that too many young Buddhist monks regarded Xuanzang as an idol.

There is no need to mention the reason, it is enough to travel westward to Tianzhu alone to retrieve the scriptures.

"Thank you, Grand Master." He bowed respectfully and sat down beside him.

After he sat down, Xuanzang said, "Tomorrow I want to present an invitation to the court to bring the Buddha into the Shrine of Sages. What do you think?"

Bian Ji was shocked, and said: "But what did Duke Xia promise?"

Xuanzang didn't hide anything, and said truthfully, "Yes, Xia Guogong said that as long as I play the performance, the imperial court will allow it."

Bian Ji heard the mystery of this sentence, and he thought more deeply, and asked: "You must play? This... dare to ask if the great mage promised Duke Xia anything."

Xuanzang nodded, very satisfied with his wit, and said, "Duke Xia wants me to teach Buddhism in China."

Bian Ji was dumbfounded, and said: "This...how is this possible..." At this point, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of a possibility, and quickly said: "I'm turning into a beard?"

"Hehe." Xuanzang said with a light smile, "It's good that you can think of this. But Lao Tzu Hua Hu only said that he was always resisted by my Buddhism. You know me and Duke Xia knows this too."

"I dare not admit it, and Xia Guogong also knows that I will not admit it. So how could he make an impossible suggestion?"

This time, the defense machine couldn't guess at all, and asked for advice: "I also ask the archmage for advice."

Xuanzang pointed to the map and said, "Take a look at this map."

Bian Ji got up and came to Xuanzang's side. After seeing the contents of the map, he said in surprise, "Couldn't this be the map of the world?"

Xuanzang shook his head and said, "No, this is only a map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty and surrounding countries, and there are many others that I don't know about. What do you think?"

Bian Ji said proudly: "My Tang Dynasty is indeed the center of the world, with the most extensive land, the strongest strength, and the richest country."

Xuanzang also nodded approvingly, then pointed to the lower left corner and said, "You are looking here."

Bian Ji looked over and said, "This should be the Tianzhu where the great mage learns scriptures, right?"

Xuanzang said: "Yes, this is collectively called Tianzhu, and there are dozens of countries. The two largest countries are Jieri Kingdom and Chalouqi Kingdom... This is the hometown of the Buddha and the place where he enlightened. It is the first holy place of my Buddhist family. "

Bian Ji said happily: "It turns out that the hometown of the Buddha is here. If I have the opportunity, I must also learn from the great master and go to the pilgrimage in person."

He also said longingly: "It must be very prosperous there, Buddhism is flourishing, it must be the pure land in the world."

Xuanzang lost his expression, and said, "At the beginning, I also had the same idea as you, but when I arrived there in person, I realized that the facts are completely different from what I thought."

The defense machine said nervously: "What's wrong?"

Xuanzang said: "There are only a dozen or so cities that have been desolate for a long time, and the royal city is also collapsed and deserted, with few people inhabited. The rest of the people do not have a unified lord. They live in their own cities and do not belong to each other."

"In the past, more than a thousand temples were all abandoned and collapsed. There were only thirty or twenty monks in one temple, and they practiced Hinayana Buddhism."

Bian Ji couldn't believe it and said: "How could this be? Isn't that a Buddhist holy place? How could it become so desolate, even the Dharma will be cut off."

Xuanzang said: "Buddha's homeland was destroyed by foreign enemies as early as thousands of years ago. His family members were either killed or flowed to other places without trace. It is not Buddhism that dominates Tianzhu, but Brahmanism." .”

"In addition to the Buddhist scriptures left by the predecessors, Tianzhu Buddhism is not as good as my Tang Dynasty in the promotion and understanding of teachings. The true meaning of Mahayana Buddhism is also in my Tang Dynasty."

Bian Ji's expression was mixed with tears and smiles. Xuanzang's words completely shattered his fantasy about Tianzhu, and he felt like his dreams had been shattered.

Xuanzang could understand his mood, so he didn't continue talking, giving him time to accept.

After a while, Bian Ji seemed to have figured it out, his face became calm, and he folded his hands together and said, "Disciple has lost his composure. Dare I ask if Xia Guogong's suggestion is related to Tianzhu Buddha's homeland?"

Xuanzang said approvingly: "Yes, Xia Guogong hopes that my Buddhist sect will help the Tang Dynasty conquer Tianzhu and bring the Buddha's homeland into the Tang Dynasty. This will solve the problem of the origin of Buddhism and officially become a part of Chinese civilization."

"After solving the source problem, my Buddhism can justifiably preach in the Tang Dynasty, and even participate in the education of all living beings."

Bian Ji was surprised and said: "Everyone says Xia Guogong has the unfathomable wisdom of ghosts and gods, and today we know that the rumors are true."

Xuanzang asked solemnly: "What do you think of Xia Guogong's plan? Can my Buddhist sect conspire with him?"

Bian Ji said without hesitation: "Yes, of course, this is a great opportunity to promote my Buddhism, how can I miss it."

"When the Buddha's homeland is taken down and revitalized as the first holy place, then the orthodox Buddhism will be in our Great Tang Buddhism. This should be the highest honor of our Great Tang's millions of Buddhas."

Xuanzang smiled and said, "Hehe...you didn't disappoint me. How about I give you a task?"

Bian Ji said with a solemn expression: "Please give instructions from the Archmage."

Xuanzang said: "Tell Daoxuan and others about this matter."

Bian Ji said: "Here, I will convince some senior brothers." After speaking, he got up and left.

Looking at his back, Xuanzang showed a gratified smile.

Before he came back, the Buddhist sects in China had already selected nine monks who were profound in Buddhism and proficient in Sanskrit as Suiwen Dharma, saying that they would help him translate the scriptures he brought back.

In fact, it is not so simple. It is true to help translate the scriptures, and it is also true to compete for the reputation of translating the scriptures, and at the same time, they are also fighting for the right to interpret the scriptures.

Xuanzang understood this truth very well, but he still accepted the nine inscriptions.To put it bluntly, Wei Guang has no selfish intentions, and he puts the promotion of Buddhism in the first place.

No matter what kind of thoughts those people come here, as long as they are sincerely willing to translate the scriptures, then let them come.

It doesn't matter whether they will include some thoughts of their own sect, as long as they can express the meaning in the Buddhist scriptures.

Besides, he has the right to finalize the translation of the Buddhist scriptures. If there are problems, he can call back and re-translate, or he can translate and repair it himself.

In addition to helping to translate the scriptures, these nine people are also representatives of the major branches in the country, responsible for Xuanzang's communication with the factions behind them.

What Xuanzang admired the most among these nine people was the debate, because many of the ideas of the two always coincided with each other.If it wasn't for Bianji's already apprenticeship with Zen master Daoyue, he would have wanted to accept him as his successor.

However, this did not affect his appreciation for Bian Ji, and he has always been taught as his own disciple.He also regarded him as the most important assistant, and even prepared to ask him to assist him in compiling "Da Tang Western Regions".

Even if he didn't come to ask this time, Xuanzang would pull him over as his assistant.

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Yong'an Palace, Qinzheng Palace.

A row of five carriages was parked at the gate of the palace, the first two were used to pull people, and the last three were all supplies of Li Shu and Li Xiang, most of which belonged to Li Shu.A few belonged to Li Xiang and the maid servants who served.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wugou and Wu Chang reluctantly sent Yue Shan, Li Shu and Li Xiang to the carriage.

Wu Chang kept telling Li Xiang: "When you go to the master's house, you must be obedient and don't be naughty."

Li Xiang didn't give up at all, and said impatiently: "I know, I know, you should go back quickly."

Wu Chang gritted her teeth angrily, if the emperor and empress were not there, she would definitely have punished him.

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched angrily when he heard the words of his grandson, whom he had the most high hopes for.This is also the reason why he agreed to Yue Shan to take Li Xiang away in such pain, because he couldn't teach him anymore.

The eldest grandson Wugou didn't bother to take care of him anymore, she had full confidence in Yue Shan's ability to train his disciples, and she was at ease in his hands.And right now, she was worrying about her daughter, so she didn't have time to pay attention to him.

"Shu'er, you have to take your medicine on time when you get there, and if you want to kiss your mother, send someone to tell me, and I'll go see you."

Li Shu said weakly: "I know, mother doesn't need to worry about me, you and father should also take care of themselves."

Li Shimin was ashamed to express his feelings, so he didn't say anything to the two younger ones, but said to Yue Shan: "I'll leave Shu'er to you, take good care of her, if... see how I deal with you."

Yue Shan always felt that there was something wrong with his words, but he didn't think too much about it, he just replied: "Don't worry, Saint, I will take good care of her."

They are not the kind of mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and besides, they only went to Sixingping for a temporary stay, only ten miles away, and it was the same as visiting. They just explained a few words to Yueshan and the three of them boarded the carriage and left.

Yue Shan, Li Shu, and Li Xiang rode in the first carriage, and the second one was for maids and servants.

Li Xiang was like a monkey that escaped from the cage, fidgeting and looking around, he almost turned somersault.

Li Shu was the complete opposite. Wen Wen sat there quietly, but kept looking out of the carriage, as if everything outside was fresh.

Seeing her appearance, Yue Shan felt distressed for a while.

Thin body, pale face, and frailty are no longer adjectives, but statements about her.

It was fine until the age of eight. Although he was always sick, he was not so weak and could play like a normal child.At the age of eight, he suffered a major outbreak of illness and almost died.

After joint treatment by the medical school and Tai Hospital, although he saved his life, his body almost collapsed.One day and most of the day I lay in bed, and the most I wanted to go out was to walk in the garden.

Since then, she has never even left the gate of Qinzheng Palace, everything outside is strange to her, that's why she is so curious and concerned about everything.

Thinking of this, Yue Shan knocked on the door of the carriage and said, "Slow down, don't rush back."

"Here." The coachman outside responded, and the slow carriage went even slower.

Li Shu seemed to have guessed what he meant, and said gratefully, "Thank you, brother."

Yue Shan said: "Thank you, my family deserves it." After speaking, he held down Li Xiang who was alive and kicking, and said: "Believe it or not, I will hang you on the roof of the car if you are moving around."

Li Xiang shrunk his neck, then sat down obediently, but muttered in his mouth: "What's so fierce, I will grow up and have children in the future, let him play with me."

"Hehe..." Li Shu laughed out loud at his words.

Yue Shan helplessly gave him a brainstorm and said: "That will have to wait until you grow up, now be obedient and obedient."

"Oh." Li Xiang said weakly.

But a child is a child, and soon forgot what he said just now, and said with great interest: "Master, how about we take the train to your house? I haven't been on the train for several months."

Li Shu also looked like Yue Shan expectantly.

Yue Shan smiled and said, "Okay, just take the train."

"Oh, take the train. Little aunt, we will be making the train soon." Li Xiang said excitedly.

Li Shu was also a little excited, and her face was a little more bloody.

After leaving the palace gate, seeing Xu Shanying and other guards who were guarding outside gathered, Yue Shan sent one of his subordinates to go to the train station first to find the station master, so that they could start the train later.

Trains on other lines must strictly observe the departure time to prevent collisions.There is only one bus from Chang'an to Sixingping, so it doesn't matter if you start earlier or later.

The carriage arrived at the train station slowly. Li Shu was very happy to see the legendary train for the first time, and she lay down on the carriage window and looked out from a long distance.

In order to satisfy her curiosity, Yue Shan specially made the carriage circle around the train to let her see enough.Then took them to board the train.

Because of Li Shu's health, they sat in the medical compartment, and there was no one else in it except a standard doctor, so it was very empty.

In fact, there were not many people on the whole train, and this line was really deserted.Unless the academy is closed on weekends, there will be more students who take the train to visit Chang'an City.Usually, it is not bad to pull a dozen or twenty people in one trip.

The reason why a separate train was set up was to test the steam locomotive.The newly built steam locomotives will run on this track for a few days to run in and run in. It is a waste of time to run for nothing. It is better to drag a few carriages to carry passengers.

The train stopped at Sixingping Station all the way, and Yue Shan took the reluctant Li Shu and Li Xiang back home.

Li Lizhi didn't think so much about her younger sister's arrival, and was very happy, so she quickly vacated a yard for her to live in.

These matters are the affairs of Li Lizhi, the hostess, and Yue Shan did not intervene.

He asked someone to inform Sun Simiao, and told him to come and check Li Shu every day, and then went back to his study to do his own work.

On the other hand, the plan he and Xuanzang made reached the ears of the leaders of the major branches of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)