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Lingzhen smiled and quickly finished reciting.

"What about the "Sangha Zha Sutra" and "The Dawei Lighting Immortal Asking Questions Sutra"?"

Without exception, Lingzhen memorized them all.

Xuanzang and his breath became short of breath, anyone could see the monk's nervousness.

"The Tathagata's Majestic Wisdom and Brightness Entering the Realm of All Buddhas Sutra"!"

Lingzhen smiled, "What a great monk, you have studied extensively, no wonder these monks are headed by you."

"Why? Have you read this book too?" Xuanzang asked in surprise.

Then Ling Zhenzhen Lang Lang recited it, and Xuanzang stood on the spot blankly. This is a Buddhist scripture that has been lost in Tianzhu. With this supreme classic, he, how could he have read it?

As a disciple who has practiced Buddhism for decades, Xuanzang can naturally hear that the young man opposite him is not talking nonsense, but the Buddhist scriptures recited from his mouth are so full of great wisdom and wisdom, which makes people feel a sense of enlightenment. It's true, absolutely true.

The old monks around were also attracted by the scriptures of the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures in Lingzhen's mouth, and many people were fascinated by their admiration. For a while, a grand battle of martial arts turned into Lingzhen's one-man lecture on the scriptures Same.

Before Lingzhen finished reciting, Xuanzang suddenly stood up with a cry of surprise, and rushed towards Lingzhen like a madman.

"Say, how did you sneak into Tianzhu to steal the supreme treasure of Buddhism? You can't have so many classics. How did the last one, which was lost even in the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, come into your hands? It turned out that you stole it. Let's go, you thieves..."

Chapter 931 A Severe Punishment Than Murder

The audience around looked at the crazy Xuanzang, and they had different opinions. Most people thought that Xuanzang was playing tricks, but they couldn't argue that the other party's act of pretending to be crazy like this was really despicable. A few people heard Xuanzang's words and felt that It's possible, but it's just unbelievable.

At this time, Lingzhen, who was sitting still, yelled sharply, as if a bronze bell rang in Xuanzang's heart, making his body tremble, and then Lingzhen recited a scripture, which was heard by everyone around him. What, but listening to the ears of a group of monks on the opposite side is as beautiful and natural as the sound of the Buddha's land.

Xuanzang was appeased by Lingzhen's hand. This is the authentic lion's roar of Buddhism. It is moving and has the effect of exorcising demons. Later, a Zen sound is the secret Buddhist Tianlong Zen singing. It cannot be used without a certain amount of Buddhist practice. .

After the Zen sound gradually subsided, Lingzhen said to the calm Xuanzang: "Buddhism and Taoism have the same origin. You practice Buddhism all your life to pursue the realm of Buddha. The demon is haunted and refuses to admit it, are you practicing Buddhism, or are you strengthening your demons for your momentary greed? Don’t you know you’re awake at this time?”

Everyone was confused by what they heard, but Xuanzang suddenly woke up as if he was enlightened, and he worshiped Buddha to seek scriptures because the Theravada Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty could not make his thoughts clear and he could not go further. If he could not improve, he could not pursue the Dao. Right in front of you, what are you doing?

What is it that you are looking for when you go to Tianzhu?It turns out that the answer I want to find is right by my side, so why do I bother to look far away because of a little obsession?So what if the previous ten years of travel are useless?There is an old saying: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening!

Xuanzang, who had figured everything out, no longer had the ferocious face before, and even had a trace of the demeanor of a master monk. He got up and walked forward, and made a Buddhist salute to Lingzhen.

"Xuanzang would like to thank the master for pointing out the maze. If it were not for this, the young monk would definitely fall into the evil way and cannot extricate himself. The past and the past are all the fault of the young monk. The young monk is willing to bear all responsibilities. He only wants to follow the master to practice Buddhism and pursue the Dao."

Lingzhen has his own mind, so he can naturally tell whether Xuanzang is sincere at this time, but it seems that he has not been authorized to accept this person. After all, he has a big case on his body, so he turned to look at his master Bai Fan.

Du Ruhui in the stands sneered, thinking that this monk has good eyesight and good intentions, since he has pleaded guilty to the law, then the law of the country will not allow you to live, at this time it is useless to get rid of the crime, but he is clever, and hastily found a good backer for himself , if Lingzhen agrees, wouldn't there be Marquis Lantian to keep you from dying?To be able to continue to study Buddhist scriptures is nothing more than a reward.

At this time, Bai Fan stood up and said, "You still have unfinished business in this world, and you are still responsible for helping the Tianzhu Navy. My school can't accept a person with six unclean senses, so I need you to settle with the imperial court first. Afterwards, come to seek the Way of Dharma.”

At this time, as if it had been discussed in advance, Li Er stood up and stopped Hou Junji, who was about to explode, and said loudly to Xuanzang: "It is a capital crime for you to assist the enemy in attacking Tang Dynasty, but since you have repented, you are allowed to You have committed crimes and performed meritorious deeds, and there are many enemies in the west of the imperial court right now, so it is time to employ people, so in the future, I will help Datang against the enemies in the west and allow you to make meritorious deeds, and the day you succeed will be the day you will be exonerated."

"Thank you Your Majesty, the little monk is willing to subdue the Dharma, confess his sins and make meritorious deeds. In the past, he did not know the truth and traveled far away to seek the Dharma. Now that he knows that the origin of the Dharma is in the ancestral land of the Central Plains, he will naturally not miss the opportunity."

At this time, many old monks were puzzled, why is it that this kid is right, the Buddha is the Tao?Buddhism originated from Middle Earth Taoism?Then we all go to cultivate the Tao, why do we have to shave or become a monk and keep the precepts?

Bai Fan then explained to everyone in the field: "Actually, Buddhism and Taoism have the same origin, and they are all cultivation methods to pursue the ultimate truth in the world. There are three thousand ways, no matter if you practice Buddhism or Taoism, as long as you work hard and sincerely, you will eventually get something. There is no advantage." The difference between superior and inferior.

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that before the age of 50, monks are not allowed to practice Buddhism, just because the practice of Buddhism requires the purification of the six senses. People who practice Buddhism pay attention to reporting the fourfold kindness: the kindness of parents, the kindness of the country, the kindness of the teacher, and the kindness of all living beings. Before the age of 50 Only when you understand these things can you get rid of the six roots of the world of mortals and purify yourself.

Therefore, it is not that the law is harsh on Buddhism, but to adapt to Buddhism, lest many people use the name of Buddhism to do evil and escape things. That is to discredit Buddhism and despise the national law. "

When everyone heard Bai Fan's explanation, they all nodded their heads in praise. This is indeed the truth. The monks pay attention to abandoning their parents, wives and children. , If you want to become a monk, you can become a monk.

In an open Buddhist and Dao fighting competition, the final outcome of the show is second to none. The point is to reveal a secret of Buddhism and Dao, and it also gives the world an extra chance to know Buddhism. Everyone shouts and beats about the Buddha, but they all accept and approve this practice.

Xuanzang and other old monks were also very grateful. It turned out that the Buddhist sect was narrow-minded before, and they thought that Bai Fan was destroying the Buddha for the sake of Taoism. Unexpectedly, although this person is a Taoist, he is different from other people. He will not destroy the Buddha, and It can also be inclusive. Before sweeping the world's Buddhist temples, on the other hand, it may still be broken and then established to clean up the cancer for the Buddhist sect. After all, the Buddhist sect that has experienced troubled times is too mixed.

After the fight, Xuanzang was summoned by Li Er to the Palace of Discussion, and it was difficult to say anything in front of outsiders, but at this time, there were only two monarchs and ministers. Tianzhu, who is very familiar with the paths and humanities along the way, is an excellent marching guide.

If he is willing to lead the Tang army in the future, then he can take the blame and make meritorious deeds. If he is not willing, he will still stand on Tianzhu's side. I'm sorry, but the law of the country is ruthless and he will still be killed.

Xuanzang originally wanted to persuade Li Er to put down the butcher knife with kind thoughts, but Li Er has not spent these years in vain. He has studied the vision of the unification of the war that he has planned for many years. It was a great act of kindness for the first emperor to rule the world and eliminate wars.

He also said that after the unification, Tianzhu Buddhism can also accept the Buddhist and Taoist culture of the Tang Dynasty, which is also good for them, at least they don’t have to be complacent. Among them, Master Xuanzang should be the best candidate to spread Buddhism to Tianzhu.

After going back and forth, Xuanzang was really moved, and immediately agreed to support Datang's military operations, but only asked His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to do less evil in future wars.

How can Li Er disagree, Tang Dynasty is going to unify the land, not to burn, kill and loot. These years have already established experience, except for the nobles in power, the common people will be appeased and treated preferentially, so everyone is happy.

Maybe Xuanzang didn't realize that in the end, the result was completely different from what he deduced in the prison or in the hall of King Jieri, and it was even the opposite. , the devil here is the origin of Buddhism, overthrew all his values, and then let him go west to destroy Tianzhu, this kind of thing must be a vicious punishment that is worse than death for Xuanzang before, It was the punishment that Bai Fan said was more terrible than murder.

Chapter 932 It's Ten Years Suddenly

In the 23rd year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, ten years passed in a hurry, and during these ten years, Bai Fan became more and more rare in the court, and basically stayed in the academy to teach and educate people or lead the industrial and technological civilization of the Tang Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that with the enrollment of the past ten years, Datang Zhongnan Academy has already had [-] students. The key to entering the electronic age, otherwise, with Datang's current industrial civilization just developing, it may not be possible to enter the electronic civilization without decades or hundreds of years of polishing.

What is different from history is that, according to the original history, His Majesty Li Er, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, should have died of illness in this year, ending a Zhenguan era, but unlike history, His Majesty Li Er in this time and space did not Because of the pursuit of immortality in old age, he took too much pills, and even because of Bai Fan's influence, he also paid great attention to health preservation.

Coupled with the long-term company of the queen's eldest grandson, Li Er, who has a prosperous family and a prosperous career, is now in good health, and it is no problem to be an emperor for another 20 years. I don't know what Li Chengqian, who is now in his early thirties, thinks?He has been the prince for more than twenty years.

In the past ten years, Datang's strength has been very stable, and it has not excessively expanded its foreign wars, but has tried its best to develop its own country. Every family pays attention to fine grains and coarse grains when eating. The three-crop rice found in Funan has been planted all over the south, so basically every family eats fine grains, coarse grains and so on, and feeds them to pigs.

The military strength of Datang has not been forgotten. Under Bai Fan's deliberate control before, Datang only developed gunpowder and throwing grenades, and did not create too many thermal weapons, and there was no such thing as guns. It was because Bai Fan didn't want to bring Datang into the era of hot weapons, which would arouse the monarch's ambition of unlimited expansion.

Just like during World War II, Germany's industry was extremely developed. When Poland was attacked in a blitz, Poland actually used cavalry troops to fight against enemy German tanks. This kind of thing reflects the gap in strength, and it can also make German leaders feel their ambitions are expanding, so It is not unreasonable for them to dare to provoke the entire world war.

Bai Fan was afraid that Li Er also had the intention of a world war, so he kept controlling it, because he clearly knew that war is not only about military strength, but also internal friction. The idea instilled in the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty is to govern while occupying, and to plan forever without seeking a moment.

However, with the establishment of Zhongnan Academy, hot weapons will be researched sooner or later. In the past ten years, there have been batches of disciples who graduated from the Tang Dynasty. The military industry has long been an industry that people are eager to enter, so guns have also been invented and put into military use. , but the output is not too high, and it is strictly kept secret, and Datang is only equipped with a small number of troops.

Because Li Er also felt that his army's cold weapons were already invincible. Once the hot weapons were released, in case the bad guys got them, it would be too convenient to ambush the king, so he was not so enthusiastic. There is even no idea of ​​a world war, because now the population of Datang is only over 2000 million, and its own territory is vast, and the people are sparsely governed. Excessive expansion may not be able to keep up with the military alone.

So in the past ten years, the Tang Dynasty has only driven the Western Turks westwards out of the Western Regions, to the original Persian territory, and marched to the south sea and land, and has completely occupied the entire Tianzhu, whether it is the Jieri Dynasty in the north or the Zhari Dynasty in the south. The Louqi Dynasty was defeated and conquered by the Tang Dynasty.

And these two dynasties that founded their country on religion are gradually being impacted by the culture of the Central Plains. It is no longer clear that everyone has a religious class. Many people at the bottom even support the rule of the Tang Dynasty more and more. Among them, Xuanzang is the one who broke the barriers of religious belief The mage is the main force, and it is he who has spread the Dharma to the West, letting the people know that the Dharma is not about believing in gods and Buddhas, but about self-cultivation with the help of belief.

The steady progress of Datang also made his opponents more afraid. The Western Turks, who were broken and moved to the west, had already united with the powerful Western Arab Empire.

Inside the Tang court, after ten years of development, many young and new faces have replaced the older generation. Du Ruhui has already applied for retirement in advance and went to the academy to serve as the vice president. There are only a few old people under Li Ershou who are now in the court. There are not many left.

There are only Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji among the civil servants, and Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Li Ji, and Hou Junji are four young generals who have been following them all the time. The others are either sick in bed or applying for retirement.

Including Wei Zheng, who was in the mirror of Qiangu Renjing, also abdicated due to physical reasons, and the person who replaced him was Di Renjie who had been sent out by him to practice for several years.

And Di Renjie was supposed to be accepted by Bai Fan for a year before entering the imperial court, but something happened during that time, that is, Di Renjie thought that the laws of the Tang Dynasty were seriously lacking, so he wanted to revise the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, he was still a student in Wei Zheng's house, so he was educated by Wei Zheng. The law of the Tang Dynasty has only been revised for a few years, so it is not appropriate to act rashly again, and the person in charge of compiling the law is Guojiu Zhangsun Wuji, you dare to Talking about revision in vain, it's almost the same as your master.

Of course Di Renjie knew that the master would not stand up easily, and he had made it clear long ago that he would leave it to a group of apprentices.