Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 57 Brotherhood
Listen!

Listen, is this human talk?
Tang Xuanci frowned and looked at Li Shimin, thinking, wow, this guy is resurrected, but he believes in Buddhism?

Could this be the true purpose of Buddhism – to first recruit Li Shimin into the society, the equivalent of Gao Qiu recruiting Liangshan, and then asking Song Jiang to send his younger brother Wu Song to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures?
Holy shit, how does this work?
Tang Xuanci looked at Lao Li with a look that looked like he was looking at something dirty and asked:
"Second brother, are you okay? Why did you suddenly become a Buddhist? Don't you believe in Taoism more? What happened?"

Li Shimin took a sip of wine and started to laugh, as if he had something to hide that he didn't want to say.

But Tang Xuanci kept asking, and he really wanted his younger brother to go to heaven, so he dismissed everyone and spoke mysteriously. I just don't know how much of it was true?
It turned out that he was not unconscious when he "died", but his soul left his body and was led to the underworld for a trip.

This three-day trip to the underworld scared him to death.

After a tour of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, he also saw an army of resentful souls led by the two ghost brothers Yuanji and Jiancheng, each of whom was shouting for revenge on him.

Fortunately, he was rescued by the judge of the underworld. Because he was implicated by the ghost dragon this time, his life was not supposed to end, so he was reborn into the dirty world.

However, the judge also said that he had committed too many sins in his life, and even if he came back to life, he was destined not to have a good end, and he would probably become a king who lost his country like Yang Guang.

Moreover, after death, one will still go down to the underworld to face evil spirits and torture.

What to do?

Of course, it is through Mahayana Buddhism!

There are three collections of true scriptures in the Great Leiyin Temple on Lingshan Mountain in the West: one collection of "Dharma" to follow the will of Heaven; one collection of "Treatise" to bring peace to the earth; and one collection of "Scripture" to save ghosts.

Obtaining it can ensure good weather, no disasters or epidemics, and can help liberate the souls of the dead.

Therefore, for the sake of himself and his country, Li Shimin has ordered the convening of a "Water and Land Assembly", first selecting 1,200 eminent monks from across the country, and gathering them in Chang'an to perform three days of rituals to show his sincerity.

Then, through the group stage and elimination rounds, a holy monk with all-round development of moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development will be selected through literary and physical battles to go to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Tang Xuanci was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "This person... has already been chosen as me?"

"Not bad~"

Li Shimin grabbed his jade hand and said with a burning gaze:

"My brother, you are extremely intelligent and have unparalleled martial arts skills. Only you can obtain the Three Treasures Scripture."

Tang Xuanci was speechless and choked up, almost wanting to hit someone. He said angrily:

"Brother, you may have been deceived and fell into the trap set by those bald asses.

"You are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. They probably don't dare to kill you, nor do they take you to the underworld.

"You've been lying in the palace. Is it possible that you've been under some kind of spell, and they're deliberately scaring you?"

Tang Xuanci's statement was not just a guess.

It was because Fa Ming and his gang of old bald men had used similar tricks before to make him believe in Buddhism. They brainwashed him through deception in dreams and reality and engaged in pyramid schemes.

To be honest, if he were really a child, he would have converted to Buddhism long ago.

"No, it's not an illusion. I really went to the underworld and saw ghosts and gods!"

Li Shimin's tone was extremely firm:
"In the past two and a half years, many of the things we did went beyond the rules.

“Although imperial power was inherited from the people, it was granted by Heaven. Building water conservancy projects, digging through mountains to create roads, introducing species, and waging wars were all acts against Heaven’s will.

"If we don't make amends immediately, the Tang Dynasty will be doomed!"

Ah this! ?
Tang Xuanci understood what was going on with the secret base. It turned out that this guy was cowardly, so he had it demolished.

He looked at Li Shimin with dismay and asked:
"The railway is not being repaired?"

"No more repairs."

"Are you not going to fight against Goguryeo anymore?"

"do not fight."

“Is technology not developing anymore?”

"It can't go any further! Someone, bring those reports!"

Li Shimin roared and ordered the eunuch to bring a thick stack of reports, which he opened one by one and spread out in front of Tang Xuanci.

"The Yellow River burst its banks, flooding more than a dozen counties in Mingzhou;

“Continuous heavy rains in the south have caused the Yangtze River to overflow, affecting six downstream states.

"A severe windstorm in Qiantang caused the sea to overflow, drowning over 5,000 families and killing 400 people... Look, these are the urgent reports sent in from government offices across the province in recent days!

"Do you still think that I was just blinded by an illusion?"

Tang Xuanci fully realized the seriousness of the matter and thought to himself, it’s over. Technology has not even reached halfway point of development and it’s going to collapse halfway.

What's even more ridiculous is that Comrade Li Shimin has been brainwashed, so the base camp of Chang'an has fallen. It's impossible... to depose him and support Li Tai to take the throne?
At this time, Beaker gave him some advice in his mind, urging him to persuade Li Shimin again.

Tang Xuanci picked up the wine glass and drank it all, threw the memorial on the table into the corner, and said in a raised voice:
“That’s them bluffing you!
"It's not Tathagata who has the final say in Heaven. Even the Jade Emperor's words in Heaven may not be as effective as yours in the Tang Dynasty.

"They also have to act according to the law. They only dare to play dirty tricks in Chang'an, otherwise I would have been arrested by them long ago!" What Tang Xuanci said was also groundless.

Shaobei had already analyzed the organizational structure of Heaven through Taoist materials and Lei Yizi's words.

Although the current Heavenly Court’s surface framework is similar to the Tang Dynasty’s “three provinces and six ministries + local prefectures and counties” system, the actual distribution of power is very different.

For example, the political parties in the DPRK:

Although there were different groups in the Tang Dynasty, they were all irregular and formed cliques for personal gain.

But it is different in Heaven. All the sects there are upright and honest, and some of them even have a longer history than Heaven.

The largest of them are Sanqing Taoism and Western Buddhism. Their relationship with the Heavenly Court is like that between Country M and the Elephant Party and the Donkey Party on the Xuanci Mother Planet.

Just because an immortal holds a high position in his own sect does not mean he has a position in heaven, and vice versa.

Of course, with the influence of Buddhism and Taoism in the Heavenly Court, many immortals under their tutelage hold important positions in the Heavenly Court.

For example, the Buddha is not only the boss of Buddhism, but also a subordinate of the Jade Emperor. He belongs to the Five Elders of the Heavenly Court, which is equivalent to a frontier official and has a high degree of autonomy in Xiniu Hezhou.

Based on the information we have so far, if we were to rate the decision-makers based on their voice in their respective communities, with a maximum score of 10:
Lao Zhu and Yong Zi in the history of the mother planet can score more than 9 points.

Li Shimin can now score 7.5 points.

The 45th and 47th presidents of the United States can only score 2 points.

The Jade Emperor can only hover in the range of 3-5 points.

This means that if the Jade Emperor says one wrong thing, someone in Heaven will dare to contradict him ten times. Tathagata's status in Heaven is lower than that of the Jade Emperor, so naturally there are more people who dare to go against him.

"...Why don't you dare to fight Tathagata and the Jade Emperor?
"What's wrong with ensuring that people have enough food and clothing and improving their happiness?
"Don't hold this ridiculous water and land ceremony. We should go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Mount Tai, and other places across the Tang Dynasty to offer sacrifices to the heavens.

"Publicly inform the Three Realms of the thief immortals and Buddhas who are threatening you, and expose their atrocities of deliberately flooding the people and hindering the development of science and technology!
"Believe it or not, there will definitely be other immortals to help us when the time comes, and the Taoist sect will be the first one."

Tang Xuanci looked at the speech printed on his retina by the beaker, and he felt as if he was possessed by a failed art student. He spoke passionately and eloquently, and his saliva sprayed on Li Shimin's face.

"...You wanted to unify the four continents so badly, and you harbored such ambitions for hegemony, but now, when you encounter a little resistance, you become cowardly, afraid, and dare not act.

"Then you will have no energy left, you will be useless, and the Tang Dynasty will be truly finished!
"Think about why you were able to succeed in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. It was because you didn't cower, while Li Jiancheng was timid, so you have more energy than him~"

"How dare you!" Li Shimin shouted, his face turned pale and he looked very uneasy.

Tang Xuanci didn't say anything, giving him time to think.

However, after the silence, Li Shimin still did not dare to confront the gods and Buddhas.

Tang Xuanci could clearly feel that he had deflated like a ball, and there was a look of loss in his eyes.

"My brother, please stop saying these disrespectful words. The laws of heaven and the gods are not something you and I can defy."

Li Shimin sighed:

"For the sake of our country and the people, I now implore you to go to the West to seek the true scriptures. This way you can also achieve enlightenment. What's wrong with that?"

Seeing that he was not listening to anything, Tang Xuanci said unhappily:

"Go and ask around.

"That Xiniu Hezhou is the headquarters of monsters. What kind of broken scriptures can it possibly contain? How can it cultivate righteousness?"
"They're clearly trying to trick me into coming here. They definitely have bad intentions!"

Seeing his resistance, Li Shimin's face darkened and he asked:

"Then, what if I send you there? Are you going to disobey me?"

Tang Xuanci could no longer suppress his anger, and stood up with a bang, angrily saying:

"I treat you as a brother, and you want me to go to the west to die?!"

He raised his hand and overturned the large round table, breaking the jade plates and scattering the delicacies, which attracted the guards and eunuchs outside the door to rush in.

"Everyone get out!"

Li Shimin also roared angrily and drove them out again.

The hall fell into dead silence.

Li Shimin stood up, picked up the two "He Tian Xia" sticks, found a fire starter, lit them, and gave one to Tang Xuanci.

The elder and younger brothers neither spoke nor looked at each other, but just smoked silently.

When he finished smoking a cigarette, Li Shimin finally spoke, softening his tone and saying:

"I am helpless about this matter. I hope you can consider it carefully."

"It's impossible to obtain the scriptures... I will never be able to obtain the scriptures in my lifetime."

Tang Xuanci's voice was flat and his tone was resolute. He crushed the cigarette butt and scattered it, then walked out the door without looking back.

(End of this chapter)