Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 293: It is Buddha's business to forgive them. I am only responsible for sending them to see Buddha.

"Master Xuanzang?"

Li Ke sat in the upper seat, with civil and military officials on his left and right.

They all looked at Xuanzang curiously.

Although Xuanzang traveled to many places and countries, he had seen all kinds of scenes.

But facing the King of Wu of the Tang Dynasty and a group of officials, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

The prince of the Tang Dynasty will not compete with the rulers of small countries and small lands.

Furthermore, he violated the ban and smuggled out of the country. Legally speaking, he was a smuggler.

When a prisoner meets a big shot who is higher than the government, he naturally lacks confidence.

"I am so humbled that I cannot take your advice."

Xuanzang said hurriedly.

"Ha ha!"

Li Ke laughed loudly and praised again and again: "I know everything you have done, you deserve to be called a master by me."

"Master, you are a righteous man. You have never forgotten your original intention even though you are far away from home. When the Tang envoy suffered, you stood up in anger, disregarded your own beliefs, and broke the precept of killing."

"I know it's very difficult for you to make such a decision."

"But it is such a difficult situation that makes it so decisive and valuable."

"It can be seen that the title of Master is well-deserved. In your eyes, there is a sense of right and wrong."

Xuanzang said: "As a Tang person, I am separated from the Tang Dynasty by thousands of mountains and rivers, but I will never forget my pride as a Tang person!"

"I am guilty. I have no consent from the court and no official documents, but I am walking around as a Tang citizen."

"Bringing trouble to the court..."

"Your Highness, please punish me!"

The reason why he was able to travel all the way to India from the Western Regions amidst the wars, chaos, and dens of bandits and robbers.

He relied on his martial arts skills, and even more so on his identity as a Tang person.

If he didn't have this identity as a Tang person, he would have been able to intimidate many powerful forces and not make things difficult for him, allowing him to proceed smoothly.

Otherwise, let alone India, even if we leave the Western Regions, we may not be able to get out of the Middle East.

When you are in an unfamiliar place, no matter how strong you are, you cannot avoid the attacks from both sides.

"Eh!"

Li Ke waved his hand and said, "What crime?"

"Based on what you did this time, this king will ask for credit for you."

"One yard owned by a yard."

"If there was no Master, Envoy Su's body would probably have been left in Tianzhu and thrown into the wilderness."

In his opinion, Xuanzang's smuggling out of the country was a trivial matter.

Who would pursue such a trivial matter?

"but."

Li Ke asked curiously: "I am curious, doesn't Buddhism advise people with sins and karma to confess to the Buddha and ask the Buddha to forgive his sins?"

"The Indian king killed our Tang envoy. You can talk to him about Buddhism."

"Why didn't you do that at the time, but instead broke the rules and killed someone? Have you ever had such a thought in your mind?"

Li Ke really wanted to know this.

Logically speaking, people who have traveled to so many places in pursuit of profound Buddhist teachings must have very strong will and concentration.

Such a violation of the precepts is commendable, and it makes people want to know what he is thinking.

Xuanzang shook his head and said, "No!"

"Aren't you afraid of Buddha's blame?" Li Ke asked, "Has it disturbed your mind and beliefs?"

Xuanzang still shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid, and I won't!"

"Why?"

"Your Highness, I believe in Buddhism, I have converted to Buddhism, I respect the Buddha, and I should abide by the Buddhist precepts and cultivate myself." Xuanzang said without hesitation: "There is a saying in Buddhism that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

"I have also said, if I don't go to hell, then who will?"

Li Ke listened to him speaking, and other officials were also very interested.

They are relatively familiar with the situation of Buddhism in Tubo.

The situation is completely different from that in the local area.

But they don’t know what the difference is between Buddhism in India.

Listen to what Xuanzang has to say about what Buddhist teachings he learned after traveling to so many countries over so many years.

"so……."

Xuanzang put his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and said, "For me, to have the Buddha in my heart is the supreme transcendence."

"It is the Buddha's job to forgive sinners. I am only sending them to see the Buddha and confess their sins to him in person. This is a great merit."

"The Buddha will certainly not blame me."

"Amitabha!"

Hear the words.

Everyone present looked at him sideways with shining eyes.

Li Ke even came down from his seat and personally helped Xuanzang up, his eyes full of admiration, and said: "What a great idea! It is the Buddha's job to forgive the guilty. You are only responsible for sending them to see the Buddha!"

"As expected of Master Xuanzang, his Buddhist teachings are profound, his Buddha nature is transcendent, and his words are pertinent and to the point."

"I admire you!"

Xuanzang was flattered and said modestly, "Your Highness, I am very grateful for your compliment."

The more Li Ke looked at the bald man, the more he liked him. He felt that he was truly not comparable to any ordinary monk.

It seems that he has really worked out his own Buddhist teachings.

He walked back to the upper seat, knelt down, and said with a smile: "Master Xuanzang, do you have any request?"

Xuanzang said: "Please allow me to go back to India."

"Oh? Why?"

"I didn't bring the sutra with me." Xuanzang said, "I was leaving the royal city to escort the envoy. The incident happened suddenly and I left in a hurry."

"I didn't bring the Buddhist scriptures I copied in India with me."

Li Ke was surprised: "What?"

Xuanzang was a little surprised and said, "I want to go back and get the Buddhist scriptures back."

After he met Wang Xuance that day, he was sent away and did not follow the army to the Central Tianzhu Royal City.

"Do not."

Li Ke asked: "Did you copy the Buddhist scriptures?"

"Yes."

"What about the original?"

Xuanzang shook his head slightly. "Copying it is already a great gift. How dare I ask for the original copy?"

"I am already satisfied with copying Buddhist scriptures."

Li Ke said: "Master Xuanzang, you still need to continue to study Buddhism in depth."

"The great Tang Buddhist master went to India to seek the true scriptures, but they didn't give him the originals and asked him to copy them." "How arrogant and disrespectful they are, treating the Tang Dynasty as nothing."

He said in a deep voice: "Don't take the transcript. Just go directly to Tianzhu and get the original copy."

"Remember one thing, my Great Tang Heavenly Army, no matter where the Tang people are, will always be your most solid and unbreakable backing."

Li Ke pointed outside the palace and said domineeringly, "Go get it."

"Take any of the originals, without missing a single one."

"If you can't carry all the things, go find Wang Xuance."

"Who dares to stop you!"

He paused, his eyes sharp, and said: "That would be offending this king and committing a crime against the Tang Dynasty."

"In your words, forgiving them is the Buddha's business. I am only responsible for sending them to see the Buddha!"

Xuanzang was slightly stunned, a little uncomfortable with the King of Wu's sudden dominance.

But soon he became happy again.

He really likes the King of Wu's tyranny.

What manuscript?

I want the original.

After Xuanzang left with a smile on his face, an official said, "Your Highness, this Xuanzang is a wonderful person."

"What you said was shocking."

“I wonder if the local Buddhists, upon hearing Xuanzang’s words, would consider him a heretic and a betrayal of his teacher and ancestors.”

Haha!

Everyone present couldn't help but smile.

Just based on Xuanzang's words, it will overturn the Buddhism's long-standing insistence and change many concepts and ideas.

Li Ke also smiled slightly.

He was just testing me.

Let’s see what kind of monk Xuanzang is.

If there is nothing unique about it, just ignore it and don't take it too seriously.

But things are different now.

Xuanzang gave him a big surprise.

He couldn't help but wonder what his brother the Crown Prince would react after hearing these words.

I believe it will be very interesting.

"Your Highness, how should Xuanzang be arranged?"

An official said: "The current situation in the court is not very favorable towards Buddhism."

"If Xuanzang is allowed to return to the court, it may not be good for spreading Buddhism, and it may also cause complications."

Li Ke nodded slightly. He was also very clear that the imperial court was suppressing temples and Taoist temples.

If we bring Xuanzang back at this time, it will cause trouble to our brother and father.

I am also very ignorant.

"The King has his own arrangements."

Li Ke said: "Report Su Cheng's case to the court in all its details."

"Please give credit to Su Cheng!"

……

Changan.

East Palace.

Di Renjie came back from outside the palace and hurried into the hall.

"Your Highness, the Tibetans have sent an urgent letter to the Ministry of Chancellery and the Ministry of War."

As soon as Li Chengqian heard about the Ministry of War, he knew that Li Ke had taken action.

If you want to mobilize troops, you must inform the Ministry of War.

He took it and looked at it, and found that it was true.

"Sanlang is really quick."

Li Chengqian sighed, and then his eyes fell on a person's name.

Su Cheng!

He paid the price of his own life to give Li Ke a reason to mobilize the army.

This reason is for neighboring foreign countries to see, but also for the ministers in the court and for the people of the world.

Our Tang Dynasty's envoy died in India.

The Tang Dynasty must pay its blood debt with blood to comfort the envoy's spirit in heaven and restore the dignity of the Tang Dynasty.

"Ok?"

"Xuan Zang?"

Li Chengqian was very surprised, this monk was too famous.

It's just that he had smuggled out of the country a long time ago.

"I didn't expect that Xuanzang had this side."

"Not bad."

Li Chengqian nodded repeatedly, and when he saw what he said, he laughed out loud with his head tilted back.

What is a great monk? This is a great monk.

The bottom line of thinking is extremely flexible.

Just from this sentence alone, Xuanzang's achievements would be much higher.

More importantly, he will influence Buddhist thought.

"It is Buddha's business to forgive him. I am only responsible for sending them to see Buddha."

Li Chengqian smiled and asked, "Huaiying, what do you think of this? What do you think?"

Di Renjie was shocked and said simply: "She is so beautiful!"

"This is a Buddhist verse that even a high-ranking monk cannot utter."

"Students feel that Xuanzang's Buddhist teachings are a school of thought and a unique school of thought."

Li Chengqian said: "Yes, it does have this flavor."

"Your Highness, is Xuanzang going to return to the court to preach?"

"That's not clear. Sanlang didn't say anything further. I guess he has other plans."

When Xuanzang returns to the court, he will definitely spread Buddhism.

Li Chengqian was neither willing nor resistant.

Thoughts are something that cannot be blocked. They will be shaped to adapt to the environmental background factors.

For example, today’s monks don’t just eat vegetarian food, they also eat meat.

But later on, Buddhism made prohibiting eating meat and killing animals the most important precepts.

Li Chengqian could take Buddhist thought and shape it into what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)