Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 36 Rambling
Soon, a tall black man wearing a shiny silk suit, a big gold chain around his neck, and gold and jade rings on his hands walked over.

As soon as Gao Cuiqiang saw him, he was frightened, forced out an uneasy smile, stood up to express his respect, and took the opportunity to block the gentle-looking Gao Cuisheng behind him.

It was because he knew that the person who came was the most famous rap poet, top music producer, and the helmsman of brothels after the Immortal Poet - Cuimei Daddy.

It can be said that if brothels and gossip girls want to be popular, and poets and singing girls want to be famous, they must come to pay homage to Cuimei Laodie.

At least half of the dignitaries in Chang'an, as well as all the literary and artistic masters and talented courtesans, have participated in the poetry feast he hosted!

If a poet has never been invited by the old man, it only means that he is a piece of trash;

If a courtesan has never attended a party hosted by her adorable father, it only proves that she is an ugly person.

As for why he was called Cuimei Daddy, it was because he once proudly sang in an underground performance:

"When I see Master Tang, I will always be a servile dog.
"But if you dare to mess with Daddy, don't beg for soap and oil on your knees anymore."

The simple three counts terrified everyone who heard them. Coupled with his terrifying power and background, he had long been notorious in Chang'an and even the entire Tang Dynasty.

The Gao brothers looked at him nervously as he approached, but Old Man Cuimei didn't even notice them. He knelt down in front of Xuanci and kowtowed to the ground with his forehead, very respectfully.

"Sit down and have a drink."

Xuanci waved his hand, but only let the Gao brothers hug their sister and sit back next to him, and then began to arrange the land enclosure in U-Tsang.

And Father Cuimei knelt down the whole time, listening carefully and not daring to be negligent at all.

"We must find a few smart people who have frequently traveled to the Western Regions to do business in recent years, so as not to attract attention."

"Yes, I understand."

"Alright, that's it. As long as you two brothers do your job well, from now on, Gao Laozhuang, within a radius of 5,000 miles, any copper coin that falls will belong to your Gao family."

Xuan Ci said this and picked up the wine glass.

Gao Cuiqiang and his brother quickly bowed and toasted, saying with a smile:
"Thank you, Master Tang, for your support. I will do my best... uh~"

"Until death!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I will drink it until I die!" Gao Cuiqiang said and started to drink.

He knew that the greatest opportunity in his life was to hold on to the thigh in front of him.

Their family used to be just an ordinary farmer in Gao Village. They followed the caravan across thousands of miles to Chang'an just to earn some hard-earned money.

Who would have thought that the Rabbit God who asked him to help plant cotton at that time would now be promoted to the rank of a third-rank Palace Attendant and a fourth-rank Minister of Works.

What’s even more amazing is that at the beginning of this spring, despite the opposition of many ministers and famous scholars, the emperor listed the “seven great merits” and took him to the Circular Mound Terrace, bowed four times to the sky, and became brothers with different surnames, saying:
"Royal brother."

He was then conferred the title of Prince of a County and given the surname "Tang". From then on, Chang'an City had an extremely powerful Lord Tang - Tang Xuanci.

Gao Cuiqiang had only done a few things according to Mr. Tang's instructions, and his status had jumped three levels in just two and a half years, from a poor farmer to the most powerful local tycoon in the area!
After finishing the glass of wine, Gao Cuiqiang and his brother looked at each other. After a brief hesitation, he mustered up the courage to kneel down and said:

"Master Tang, I have something I would like to ask for your help."

"Go ahead. Puff~Puff," Tang Xuanci spat out the betel nut residue in his mouth.

This thing was originally a tribute from southern Yunnan. After he processed it using the techniques of cooking and braising, it became one of the favorite luxury goods of the officers and soldiers in Chang'an.

Gao Cuiqiang said:

“That’s right.

"I have an unmarried younger sister at home. Perhaps because she is quite pretty, the county magistrate's son took a fancy to her some time ago and insisted on taking her as a concubine.

"They're bullying me, and I really have no other options. So... I'd like to ask for a favor."

When Tang Xuanci heard this, he didn't take it seriously at all, and said to his old man Cuimei who was kneeling beside him:
"Tell the person who's in charge to follow him to the county government office and chop off the magistrate's son. If the magistrate objects, you can chop him off together."

Ah this?

When Gao Cuisheng heard this, he was shocked, but more excited and expectant.

But Gao Cuiqiang said hurriedly:
"Master Tang, actually, you just need to have your people tell them.

"Now that U-Tsang has completely submitted to the Tang Dynasty, the county magistrate would never dare to disobey your wishes.

"If someone dies, I'm worried about retaliation. More importantly, you just said that the oil field matter shouldn't attract attention, and I'm afraid I'll miss out on your work."

Tang Xuanci thought about it and felt that this guy was quite thoughtful, so he said:
"All right, I'll do as you say. Adai, do you hear me?"

"Yes, I heard it." Cuimei's father replied.

Gao Cuiqiang was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. She took out a piece of precious Hetian jade and presented it to him. Then she tactfully took her leave and took her brother to the side to watch the Dunhuang Flying Apsaras pole dance.

At this time, the huge wing was filled with all kinds of guests. Apart from the wealthy businessmen and beauties, the lowest-ranking ones were the chiefs of the auxiliary police from Chang'an and Wannian counties.

Seeing that the Gao brothers had finished their conversation, many people immediately gathered around Tang Xuanci again, some drinking, some fawning, and even a pretty widow from a prominent family sat next to him and took advantage of him. "My dear brother, my sister's specialty is treating hidden illnesses. You will go back with me later, and I will make you happy."

The widow's breath was as fragrant as orchid, and it tickled his ears.

But when he heard this, he wanted to hit someone.

It turned out that not long after he was appointed as a Hanlin attendant, somehow, his unspeakable secret quickly became a well-known rumor, and even the tricks he used to "cheat his superiors and conceal the truth from his subordinates" on guests were revealed.

Although he asked the emperor, the princess, and the duke for help to prevent the people from believing or spreading rumors, he could not prove himself with his own strength. Over time, the rumors became facts.

As for who first spread the news, he had two main suspects in mind:

One of them is Li Shimin.

First of all, he already knew the secret.

Secondly, Princess Yongjia and Princess Gaoyang were both embroiled in scandal at the time, and as an emperor, a father, and a brother, he certainly couldn't save face.

And if the male protagonist of the scandal is not capable at all, then the rumors will be self-defeating.

Therefore, he has both the ability and the motive to commit the crime, which is very suspicious.

The other is people from Buddhist communities.

They were the first to know this secret, and 99% of the problems were caused by them.

And in the past two years, they have been spreading this rumor extensively...the real motive is to control him.

That’s right, after the “Rap Night” incident, Xuanci did successfully return to secular life, entered the official career, rose rapidly in career, and became a popular and powerful official in the Tang Dynasty.

The good news is:

Fahai disappeared completely, Fa Ming committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and the society behind them never made any attempt to capture Xuan Ci again.

The bad news is:

The society still did not give up on him, but simply changed its policy of appeasement, and even spared no effort to whitewash him and maintain his reputation.

They cleverly used people's worship of the name of the Immortal Poet and the Sage of Song, as well as their feats of improving agricultural standards, creating cotton textile products, improving papermaking, inventing movable type printing... so that the lower-class people could have enough food, clothing and education, and so on, to portray Xuanci as a holy monk who left the world and then returned to the world, who was compassionate and took it as his responsibility to save all living beings!

Is the holy monk hanging around in brothels because he is after wine, sex, money and power?
vulgar!
The Buddha said: "There is no form in worldly affairs; form is created by the mind; the mind of ordinary people is a prison everywhere; only by transforming the world can one be selfless."

The holy monk has long transcended worldly desires, viewing beauties as skulls, wine as urine, and money as dirt. He doesn't even care what the world thinks of him.

Whether he is a lewd monk or a holy monk, the titles of poet and singer are just empty titles.

The only thing he wants to do is to save all living beings~
Therefore, he came to the most bustling place in the world, raised his arms and shouted, wrote hundreds of poems, attracted the attention of the world, and then used the power of the court to promote the wonderful method of saving all living beings!

Regardless of whether the dignitaries and intellectuals believed it or not, at least 60% of the ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty firmly believed it, and the other 30% were half-believing and half-doubting.

"A skull lies in my bosom, meat and wine pass through my intestines, and Buddha sits in my heart." This hymn is widely circulated among the people.

Wow, Xuan Ci never expected that his "high monk" personality, which had collapsed to the point of collapse, could actually be propped up by them and upgraded to a "holy monk".

I feel it’s a pity that they didn’t go to the entertainment industry of their home planet to do crisis public relations. Otherwise, they can return to the top after stepping on the sewing machine.

However, outstanding public relations skills are just the tip of the iceberg of the true strength of the society behind Fahai.

Tang Xuanci has discovered that this society is a billion times larger than he had previously imagined.

It's not just a few Buddhist temples, or a certain force in the human world...

But the entire Buddhist community!

The person in charge is one of the Five Elders of the Heavenly Palace, who is revered as the supreme being, Tathagata Buddha, by the three thousand Buddhist kingdoms of Xiniu Hezhou!
In other words, from the moment he was teleported to this planet, he has always been playing high-end games.

Furthermore, the players playing against the Buddhists in this game are from the Daoist sect. As the current leaders of the society, the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist sect must have known about the situation even if they didn't play chess themselves.

He and Li Shimin, the good friends, were at best just chess pieces on the chessboard.

Emperor Li Shimin knew even less than him. He only had awe for gods and Buddhas, and believed that they were transcendent beings without emotions and desires.

But obviously, they are not, otherwise they would not have gone to such lengths to bribe him and engage in such "rambling".

I don't know which of these two societies copied which, or if they just did it by coincidence.
One wanted him to cross mountains and rivers to go to Xiniuhezhou to get Buddhist scriptures and spread Buddhism eastward.

One was to ask him to cross the ocean to the Dongsheng Shenzhou to obtain the Taoist scriptures and spread the Taoist teachings to the west.

Even the benefits promised to him were exactly the same.

That is something that ordinary people ~ no, it is something that Li Shimin would not even dare to dream of. In summary, there are three things that are most tempting to him:

1. It can resolve "unspeakable secrets";
2. You can achieve immortality;
3. You can achieve success and gain a high position of power.
If you go to the West, you will become a Buddha. If you go to the East... you will become a Daluo Jinxian!
(End of this chapter)