Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2393 Xuanzang returns to Beijing
The monarch and his ministers rode out of the imperial city and headed south along Zhuque Street, intending to leave the city from Mingde Gate and head for the academy.

Walking on the street, Fang Junce rode in front, and the elite "Hundred Cavalry" spread out to guard the left and right, surrounding His Majesty Li Er in the middle, to prevent possible accidents.

As he was walking forward, he suddenly felt that there were more and more pedestrians on the street, but most of them were converging towards the west gate. Fang Jun held the reins tightly in his hand, his tiger eyes widened and he would not let go of everyone who passed by. I'm afraid that someone will suddenly draw out their weapons when they walk close, and make a sudden attack.

The "Hundred Riders" elite even controlled the reins with one hand, and tightly pressed the handle of the horizontal knife at his waist with the other hand. Once they found that something was wrong, they would draw the knife out of its sheath, blood splattered five steps!
His Majesty Li Er didn't have too many worries. He felt that he was a great "Heavenly Khan". He worked hard to bring prosperity to the people of Tang. Yes, it is absolutely impossible for someone to assassinate in the street.

It's just that more and more people ran out of their homes, and ran towards the direction of the west gate quickly. Some people even dragged their families and took care of the old and the young. When they ran, they looked enthusiastic and excited...

His Majesty Li Er was also a little confused, what's going on?
Fang Jun found that there were more and more pedestrians, especially when they headed south, and more people poured out from all directions, all heading west. It was like sailing against the current, and it gradually became difficult for them to move an inch.

Fang Jun reined in his horse and stood still, raised one hand, and shouted in a deep voice, "Get off your horse and line up!"

The "Hundred Cavalry" elites did not say a word, turned off their horses one after another, led the horses to the surroundings of His Majesty Li Er, surrounded the horses in a circle, let His Majesty Li Er stay in the center, and stood in front with his flesh and blood. With the knife out of its sheath, the pedestrians dodged in fright.

The small array was full of murderous aura, like a mainstay, diverting the mighty crowd.

Although the momentum is not small, the elite "Hundred Riders" are already sweating, and their eyes are round. As long as the pedestrians in front of them behave abnormally, they will slash out with their knives. They would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go!

Fang Jun was also very nervous. He didn't have a saber. First, he ordered an elite hundred cavalry to rush out of the crowd and return to the palace to call for reinforcements. When the elite entered the crowd, he held the whip in one hand and dragged a pedestrian with the other, and asked loudly : "You are in a panic, where do you want to go?"

The man was running quickly, not paying any attention to this group of misfits. He was caught by someone unexpectedly, and he was about to scold them when he was angry. When he saw Fang Jun's face, he opened his mouth and softened instantly, saying strangely : "Why is Fang Erlang here?"

Fang Jun took a closer look, but he didn't recognize him, but he was considered a celebrity in Chang'an, and there were not many people who knew him, so he asked, "So many people are flocking to the west of the city, what happened?"

The man looked surprised: "Erlang doesn't know yet?"

Fang Jun was so angry that he almost whipped the whip down, how could I have the leisure to talk to you?Standing behind him was the emperor, even if he didn't meet an assassin, even if the people discovered his true face and caused crowds to watch, that would be very dangerous. He immediately sullenly said, "Answer what you ask, why are there so many nonsense!"

The man was startled with fright, as if he realized that the person in front of him was a stick, and he couldn't be provoked...

He hurriedly said: "The Buddha is back!"

Fang Jun looked confused: "What did you say?"

Buddha?

Fuck your mother!Has your brain been eaten by a dog?
The man hurriedly explained: "A merchant from the Western Regions entered the city earlier, saying that the Buddha who went to Tianzhu to obtain the scriptures came back, and he had arrived thirty miles west of the city with the ten thousand scriptures presented by the Buddha Tathagata. Then we will go to the city..."

Fang Jun's head seemed to have been hammered, and there was a "buzz", Xuanzang is back? !

Even His Majesty Li Er poked his head out from the surrounding guards and asked, "But Xuanzang who went westward without permission and claimed to go to Tianzhu to pay homage to the Buddha?"

The man said: "Exactly!"

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand, and Fang Jun let go of this man, allowing him to speed up and merge into the crowd to go to the west gate to watch the excitement.

Fang Jun was a little distracted.

Anyone in the later generations has heard of this period of history. Of course, more people may just think that this Tang monk set off from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to the west, and went through ninety-nine and eighty difficulties all the way to the Xitian Daleiyin Temple, seeking the truth. Sutra, immediately become a Buddha.

Even the monkeys, pigs, and horses who followed him all the way have achieved positive results...

Now, the grand events of history are happening right in front of our eyes, which makes Fang Jun feel more alienated and mysterious.

He is clearly in it, and he is going through such a moment that is destined to be remembered in history, but he sits on the clouds and overlooks all beings with a detached attitude, watching them laugh and cheer, and watching them worship. Because of Xuanzang, the Buddhist family will enter a prosperous era, laying the foundation of the Buddhist family on this land in one fell swoop. Even after many hardships in the future, it is still irreplaceable.

Xuanzang is back, and the Buddhist school is about to usher in a prosperous age, but I don't know if those Taoist disciples of Yuan Tiangang are ready?

Is it still being suppressed for more than a thousand years like in history, or is it because of my own reminder that I can walk a completely different path for a day?
Fang Jun is an atheist, but he still hopes that the Taoist sect can realize its shame and be brave, and at such a historical point, work hard and make some changes, carry forward such a native sect, and give Chinese descendants a great and upright belief .

When the crowd gradually thinned out, the palace guards finally arrived panting, and they let out a long breath when they saw that the emperor was safe and sound.

If the emperor does anything good or bad, they are all sinners...

His Majesty Li Er stood among the imperial guards, glanced at the direction of the west gate, completely lost the thought of going to the academy for inspection, and said in a deep voice, "Go back to the palace!"

Xuanzang returned to Beijing and brought back a large number of Buddhist classics and scriptures, which will have a profound impact on all Buddhist disciples in the Tang Dynasty. The policy of stability must not destroy the current hard-won stability.

If something like belief can't be controlled and allowed to grow wildly, it will be an irresistible disaster...

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Back at the palace, His Majesty Li Er did not go to the Dragon Hall, but went straight to the Political Affairs Hall, and called all the ministers to meet to discuss how to deal with the impact of Xuanzang's return to Beijing on the entire national policy of the Tang Dynasty, and to formulate a countermeasure as soon as possible.

Soon, the prime ministers who received the news rushed to the Zhengshitang.

As soon as Changsun Wuji entered the door, he saw Fang Jun sitting behind His Majesty Li Er, without frowning immediately, he saluted His Majesty Li Er first, and then said: "This place is the Political Affairs Hall, and Fang Shaobao is not the prime minister. He is also not qualified to participate in government affairs, so it is better to go outside."

As soon as Fang Jun raised his eyebrows, he was ready to sneer back.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said slowly: "Today is just a temporary meeting to discuss matters, not a regular meeting of the Political Affairs Hall. All officials in the court can participate. Besides, Minister of the Ministry of War is an important minister of the court, and he should have the right to participate in the government affairs. As for the qualifications, I was a little negligent before, at the regular meeting tomorrow, you might as well discuss the Minister of the Ministry of War's participation in the government affairs."

Changsun Wuji held his breath in his throat, so he shook his head and sat down.

Where is the need for negotiation?

The emperor clearly gave Fang Jun the compensation that he was destined to be unable to enter the Military Aircraft Department. With this sentence, how could he not pass Fang Jun's qualification to participate in the government?
His Majesty Li Er glanced at everyone, and asked, "Did you hear about Xuanzang's return to Beijing just now?"

The whole city of Chang'an was shaken by such a big event, how could they not know about it?So everyone nodded, and Liu Ji said, "My minister heard that Xuanzang was very well received in Tianzhu. Because of his profound Buddhist teachings, many monasteries invited him to explain scriptures. He was very famous. Just the year before last, Xuanzang was The Buddhist Debate Conference held in Qunu City was attended by 2000 kings near Tianzhu, [-] Mahayana Buddhist scholars and [-] heretics. At the conference, Xuanzang asked people to ask questions, but no one could answer them. Shaking the five seals. After the meeting, the King of Tianzhu Jieri invited Xuanzang to ride an elephant to tour the world, preaching the Dharma, and invited him to participate in the five-yearly "Uncovered Conference" held in spring this year. After the meeting, Xuanzang set off to return. It took half a year to arrive in Chang'an."

Xiao Yu who was on the side sighed and said: "At the beginning, this Xuanzang wanted to go to Tianzhu to study Buddhism, but the imperial court did not allow it, and did not issue documents for inspection. As a result, he actually violated the charter and went to Tianzhu privately. Who would have thought that he would create a great reputation. To achieve such an achievement?"

Everyone nodded in unison, deeply convinced.

His Majesty Li Er even thought to himself, fortunately the old man Wei Zheng died, otherwise he would be slapping the table to take down Xuanzang and punish him for breaking the law and going out of customs without permission.Look at the enthusiasm of the people in Chang'an towards Xuanzang's return. Once they go to Sona to punish the crime, half of Chang'an city may riot...

(End of this chapter)