Chapter 324: Educating Master Xuanzang
Li Tai was dumbfounded and suddenly became stunned.
Joining this monk, do you really plan to take a trip to the west?
Xuanzang once again gave Buddha rituals and said, "Amitabha, how did His Highness the King of Wei learn about my monk's heart?"
Li Fangchen sent someone to take out the full volume of Journey to the West and hand it over to Xuanzang, "You are not allowed to take it away, and you are not allowed to use this to promote Buddhism. You can only read it. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind killing a monk!"
Xuanzang suddenly felt that the book in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, and perhaps all the mysteries before could be solved.
"I wonder if the little monk can chat in the village for a few days, just one bowl of cooked rice a day."
"Accurate."
Li Fangchen pulled Li Tai away, and Xuanzang sat directly in Panxi in the hall, opened Journey to the West and began to read it.
This reading lasted for seven days. I ate and slept, and never put down the book.
This is a story written by the King of Qin, and the stories written in the book are also closely related to Buddhism.
Although it is a biography, the story in it is not thought-provoking.
Respect the Tao and suppress the Buddha? Respect the Buddha and suppress the Tao?
None of them. In Xuanzang's eyes, this book completely reveals the cruelty of the world.
Why do some monsters have a backstage and harm people's lives? Why is it clearly the pursuit of the scriptures in the West, but the difficulties along the way are set up by Heaven, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Among them, the Zen Master Guanyinyuan, who is still remembered by Xuanzang the most, conspired with the bear monster because of his greed for the cassock.
What about the Tang Dynasty?
Buddhism avoids the world and is not under jurisdiction, but secretly continues to promote Taoism and attract believers.
Why did the King of Qin feel so disdainful when he saw him performing Buddhist rituals? Is all this a problem?
King Qin, no, it should be in the eyes of the royal family. I am afraid that he will hate Buddhism more than he will be happy?
To use a more appropriate word to describe Buddhism, I am afraid it is a borer!
Look at Taoism. Since the founding of Li Tang, it has been suppressed a lot in the early days because of Yuan Tiangang.
Later, he was gathered by His Highness the King of Qin and made indelible contributions in the subsequent development of the Tang Dynasty.
There are still 30% of the people in the Gunpowder Shop, who are from Taoism.
In addition, there is also a living god in Taoism, Sun Simiao, and the realm of Sun Laodao, Xuanzang could only sigh.
And what about Buddhism?
Make money, make money, or make money.
What is the sincerity that you have dedicated to the Buddha besides money?
Not to mention other temples, the involvement of Daxiangguo Temple alone made Xuanzang feel chilled.
In the past, I always felt that serving Buddha naturally requires the best things.
At this moment, Xuanzang seemed to have had an sudden enlightenment and stood up to call the waiter, asking to see the King of Qin again.
He was told that the King of Qin and His Highness of Wei were fishing in the fields at this moment.
So under the guidance of the envoy, Xuanzang walked out of the villa, walked all the way to the fields.
At this moment, the King of Qin and King of Wei were dressed as farmers, rolling up their trousers legs below and stroking something in the rice field.
"Oh! Second brother, I caught it. Hurry up, a basket!"
Li Fangchen hurried to his side and turned around to reveal the wooden basket behind him.
Li Tai grabbed something from the mud with both hands and put it into a basket.
Although Xuanzang did not work in farming, he was just what he was.
When the rice fields in Qinwangzhuang are irrigated by the river, loaches by the river will naturally be transferred into it. Catching loaches is also one of the few fun things that Li Fangchen and Li Tai usually have.
Seeing Xuanzang arrive, Li Fangchen stood up straight, waved to him, and signaled him to come to his side.
Xuanzang was a little hesitant, and his step was filled with mud, while his Buddhist robes were spotless.
He hesitated for a while, but still stepped into the mud.
I felt a little uncomfortable when I walked, and it took me a long time to walk to Li Fangchen.
"Your Highness..."
"Bound it!"
Li Fangchen directly handed the basket behind Xuanzang, and at the same time blocked Xuanzang's mouth in disguise.
After catching a few more loaches, Li Tai laughed, "We can improve our food tonight!"
Xuanzang was stunned and suddenly had an idea in his mind, pouring out all the loaches in his back basket and releasing them.
But rationally told him that he could not do this.
Li Fangchen saw Xuanzang's discomfort and smiled and said, "Why, can't you stand killing?"
"Amitabha, the Buddha told me that if you don't kill, everything will have spirits."
"Then your Buddha doesn't eat meat?"
Xuanzang shook his head, "The Buddha feeds the eagle with his body."
"Since all things have spirits, why does your Buddha want to eat grains?"
Xuanzang explained: "The grains are originally gifted by God, why not eat them?"
Li Fangchen smiled and said, "God gave grains? This is a bad statement. As far as I know, grains are decided by generations of human ancestors. If we push forward for thousands of years, the human race will stick to hair and drink blood, is there something wrong with it?"
Xuanzang did not answer this, but raised his hand and pointed it into the distance, "There are cattle, sheep and other animals in the houses of Your Highness?"
"Those? That's not, your ears are not very smart!"
Seeing Xuanzang's pointing, Li Fangchen couldn't help but smile, pointing to the greenhouse.
"Qing Bird, let's go ashore and take Master Xuanzang to the Qinwang Village."
"Okay!"
The bean sprouts are currently raised in the greenhouse. Because Changsun Wugui likes to eat them, he has to send a batch to the palace every few days.
When Xuanzang saw it, he was a little surprised. He never thought that he could still grow vegetables without the nourishment of the sun.
Through Li Fangchen's introduction, what's even more amazing is that this dish only takes a few days to mature.
Immediately afterwards, there was the animal house and the chicken and duck house, which made Xuanzang feel a little uncomfortable. When he went to the cattle and sheep house, Xuanzang couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness, they are not free without the sky."
It seems that Xuanzang is still a member of the ancient animal protection organization?
Existence is reasonable. Although Li Fangchen is not satisfied with Xuanzang's view, he will not speak out for the other party's false compassion.
"What is freedom for them? Life and death are not in their own hands, so why do we need freedom?"
After leaving the animal house, Xuanzang sighed and said, "Your Highness, if you locked up someone in it, you would probably have been crazy long ago."
Li Fangchen said, "But I will not lock people in it. Since Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect, and I raised them, why can't they repay me?"
"This kind of reward will make them lose their lives!"
Li Fangchen stopped, "So what? Survival of things, if the human race is not the human race in front of you and me today, do you think they will reason with humans?"
"But we are the spirits of all things!"
"Did all things agree? The reason why people can get to where they are today is because they have more wisdom and knowledge!"
"Your Highness..."
Xuanzang never expected that His Highness, King Qin, was so decisive, was not kind to all living beings.
"I will argue with you after changing my clothes."
It’s not that Li Fangchen doesn’t want to continue talking, but that the mud on his body is in a way.
After waiting for an incense stick in the main hall, Li Fangchen reappeared. It seemed that he had scrubbed it, and the mud on his hands and face had long disappeared.
On the other hand, Xuanzang was quite a bit decayed. His monk's robe was already stained with mud and there was still a lot of dust on his body.
Unlike Master Xuanzang from the Daxiangguo Temple when he came, Xuanzang is now more pure and more like a Buddhist monk.
"Sit and drink tea."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Chapter completed!