Demon Master Becomes a Saint

Just as Bodhisattva Guan Yin was about to leave, someone asked Bodhisattva Guan Yin about the price of the cassock.

Kun Peng could not help but exclaim when he saw this in the dark, "This is heaven's will, you can't go against it." Thus, he sent a sound transmission to Cang Jie, telling him to leave and not bother with Guan Yin anymore.

After Cang Jie received the order, he let out a long sigh and turned to leave. However, she didn't have the time to think about it. The person asking his questions was once again asking her about the value of his cassock.

He heard the Bodhisattva Guan Yin say, "Five thousand taels of kasaya and two thousand taels of tin staff."

The person asking for the price was not an ordinary person, but the Prime Minister, Xiao Xing. Xiao Xing asked, "What's different about this cassock? You actually want to ask for such a high price?"

When the Bodhisattva Guanyin saw that Xiao Xing's body was filled with an official aura, he suddenly forgot about what Cang Jie had just said. He only heard her say, "Once you have my monastic robe, you will not sink into depravity, nor fall into hell.

Then, the Bodhisattva Guanyin said, "However, if someone respects the Three Treasures and converts to Buddha, I will give him my cassock and staff for free. We will form a good relationship."

When Prime Minister Xiao Xing heard these words, he immediately dismounted and greeted Guan Yin with respect. He said, "My Tang Dynasty's emperor is very kind. Now that the water and land convention had been set up, the cassock was worn by Great Mage Chen Xuanzang. How about you follow me to the imperial court and meet the emperor? "

Guanyin Bodhisattva gladly accepted the invitation and entered the palace with Xiao Xing. When they arrived at the great hall, King Tang, Li Shimin, asked, "Xiao Xing, what do you want to come to perform for?"

Xiao Xing bowed his head and said, "I met two monks in the city who were selling kasaya and stingray. Great Mage Xuan Zang could submit to this, so he brought this monk here to pay his respects. "

The Tang Dynasty's Taizong Li Shimin was overjoyed upon hearing this. He then asked how much the cassock was worth. The Bodhisattva replied, "Five thousand taels of kasaya and two thousand taels of tin staff."

Hearing this price, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask, "What's so good about your cassock? Why is it worth so much?"

The Bodhisattva Guanyin took out his cassock, and immediately, the aura of treasure filled the entire hall. Above the cassock were the Pearl of Ruyi, the Pearl of Mani, the Dust Splitting Pearl, and the Wind Setting Pearl. And the red agate, and the purple coral, and the luminous pearl, and the sariras. The moon is white, and the sun is red. Streams of immortal qi filled the air as many auspicious lights wrapped around the saint soul.

Even if Guan Yin Bodhisattva didn't say it, Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty also knew the value of the cassock. He heard Li Shimin say, "Honestly, Great Law Elder, I won't hide it from you. Among them was a great German named Xuanzang. I want to buy your two treasures and give them to him to use. May I know how much you are asking for? "

When the Bodhisattva Guanyin heard this, he clasped his hands together with the wooden pitchfork and said, "Since he is virtuous, I will willingly send him off. I will never ask for money." With that, he turned and left.

King Tang, Li Shimin, urgently ordered Xiao Xing to stop the Bodhisattva Guanyin, then asked, "You originally said that the cassock was worth five thousand taels of silver and the metal staff two thousand taels of silver. "Rest assured, I will buy it at your original price. I will not force you to give me your item."

Guan Yin Bodhisattva said, "Before this, I had the desire to show respect for the Three Treasures, to be happy whenever I saw them, to convert to Buddha without money, and to be willing to give them to him. I see that His Majesty is kind and wise, that he respects the buddhist faith, and that he is virtuous and virtuous, that he preaches great laws, and that he should present them to the king. He will not ask for money. "

King Tang Li Shimin was very pleased to see Guanyin Bodhisattva being so diligent. He ordered Guang Lu Temple to reward him with a big vegetarian banquet. Kuan Yin Bodhisattva refused to accept this and left in a carefree manner.

King Tang, Li Shimin's actions made Kun Peng, who was secretly observing, extremely unhappy. As a result, he turned into an old man, and went to the palace door to seek an audience with King Tang, Li Shimin.

Right after leaving the palace, Prime Minister Xiao Xing didn't expect to run into such a thing, so he asked: "Old man, what do you have to say to the Emperor? Can you tell me about it? "

Kun Peng sighed: "This matter is not something that you can decide, speaking to you is useless, you can bring me to the palace?"

Even though Prime Minister Xiao Xing did not know why Kun Peng wanted to be a saint in the palace, he could tell from the way Kun Peng was doing that this was a serious matter, so he brought Kun Peng to the palace to see him again.

The King of Tang, Li Shimin, was in the midst of his happiness when he saw Xiao Xing return. He could not help but ask, "Xiao Aiqing, why have you come back to see me this time?"

Xiao Xing stepped forward and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has met with an old man outside the palace gate. This subject said that he wanted to see Your Majesty and was afraid that this matter was extremely serious, so I had no choice but to bring him here."

The King of Tang, Li Shimin, was greatly surprised by these words. At this time, Tang Dynasty could be said to be a powerful country with a strong population, making it a peaceful place. He then asked, "Old man, why have you come to see me?"

Kun Peng said, "I am here for the Land of the Nine Prefectures."

King Tang, Li Shimin said with a smile, "Now that the country is safe and sound, the people are living and working happily. I wonder which aspect this old man came for?"

Kun Peng asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, what benefits do you bring to the country other than wasting money?"

When Xiao Xing heard this, he said, "Elder, you can't say this. This buddhist sect encourages kindness. Your Majesty's actions are also for the sake of the land. If everyone in the world has a kind heart, the land will be forever stable."

Kun Peng asked: "Is this why Your Majesty went through such a large scale to build a buddhist hall?"

"Exactly so." Prince Tang, Li Shimin, replied.

Kun Peng laughed coldly, and said: "I wonder if His Majesty has considered all the people in the entire country to be monks, then who would come to protect our country, and those monks that do not produce nor pay taxes, would only take their people's money, what would happen after time?"

Prince Tang, Li Shimin, said, "These old men are overthinking things. Although these monks do not use production, they can persuade people to be kind and reduce the number of outlaws in the country. In the country, this is a great benefit."

Seeing King Tang, Li Shimin, defending Buddhism like this, Kun Peng felt that it was useless to try to persuade him. He sighed: "Because of today, in the future, your majesty should forget about his ancestors, in the future, great calamity will befall you."

Kun Peng was about to leave when Li Shiming ordered Xiao Xing to stop him, and asked: "Old man, what do you mean by that?"

Kun Peng sneered: "What I mean is that Your Majesty should understand that Buddhism is just a foreign sect and that Your Majesty has forgotten about the hometown Daoism.

The King of Tang, Li Shimin was furious upon hearing this. He shouted, "Impudent!"

Li Shimin was enraged, Xiao Xing hurriedly stopped Kun Peng and said: "Your Majesty, this elder was just muddle-headed and did not have any malicious intent, I hope you do not mind this!"

However, Kun Peng disapproved and said: "I do not need you to plead for leniency, but as an emperor, he forgot about it. Back then, Saint Master had said that Human Clan could only rely on himself, and had relied on the spirit of self-reliance from the prehistoric era until now, step by step, until today. Now, His Majesty has treated the matters of the country as child's play, and has passed on the people's hearts to outsiders, but it is not for the sovereign's sake.

Li Shimin immediately said angrily, "Men, seize this demon that's trying to stir up trouble for me."

Kun Peng coldly snorted, and said: "You mortals really don't know your own limits to want to capture me." Kun Peng did not want to waste anymore time with Li Shimin, so with that, he disappeared from the hall.

The angry Li Shimin couldn't help but feel great shock in his heart. Even Prime Minister Xiao Xing felt extreme shock. The two of them couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. He thought to himself: "Looks like I'll have to strike back at the Dao Gate!"

After a long while, Li Shimin said, "Xiao Aimin, that old man seems to have his own dao. It seems that our strong support for the buddhist faith has aroused the dissatisfaction of the buddhist faith. I wonder what thoughts do you have on this matter?"

Xiao Xing thought for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, with how powerful the Buddhist Sangha is now, it is normal for the Taoists to be dissatisfied. The Taoists only care about themselves, but the Buddhist Sangha encourages people to be kind.

Li Shimin sighed, "I'm just afraid that if the sect is unwilling, they will cause trouble. It would be better to ask the disciples of the sect to become the Imperial Advisors. This way, the sect's unhappiness can be pacified."