At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 258 Seven-year-old Xuanzang
The same is true of Liu Yilong's story.

Song Wendi Liu Yilong was so heroic in his early years, he created a great country.

And in his later years, he chose the wrong prince again...

Prince Liu Shao hooked up with the witch Yan Daoyu, and then used witchcraft to do various curses...

From Xu Mu's point of view, this kind of thing is simply pediatrics, a trick played by children.

But in the eyes of the ancients, this is a crime of treason!
After Liu Yilong found out about this, he immediately scolded Liu Shao, and Liu Shao kept kowtowing, expressing his willingness to repent.

Therefore, the benevolent Liu Yilong gave Liu Shao a chance.

But later... Liu Shao refused to change after repeated admonitions, and things got worse, so Liu Yilong thought of abolishing the prince.

As a result, Liu Shao rebelled.

Kill the father and the king directly!
A human tragedy involving father and son killing each other was staged...

It's hard to think about these three little stories...

Looking at Xu Mu again, he couldn't help but shudder.

This is not to let the seeds take root and germinate, this is simply to encourage the growth of the seedlings!

"When explaining these stories, you need to match Buddhist principles. Don't speak out, so as not to arouse Li Yuan's suspicion." Then Xu Mu warned.

As the founding emperor, Li Yuan was definitely seriously underestimated.

Li Yuan, who can cultivate the two talents Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, is definitely not unknown, relying on his son to conquer the world.

It can be said that Li Yuan in "Da Tang Entrepreneurship Daily Note" written by Wen Daya is his original face.

At least at this moment, Li Yuan has absolute control over the life and death of his two sons, all in his hands.

"I hope this time I can force Li Shimin to do it."

Xu Mu took a deep breath.

His series of plans is to induce Li Shimin to see if he can launch the Xuanwumen coup in advance!
Killing brothers and killing brothers, forcing father to give way!

Of course, Xu Mu certainly wouldn't let him succeed so easily...

……

Royal Palace.

After returning to the palace, Li Yuan started a court meeting again, and had a serious discussion on the issue of respecting Buddha and rebelling against Buddha.

Among them, it focuses on the miracle of Xianyou Temple.

"I went to Xianyou Temple to see it. There is a real Buddha in the temple. There is no doubt that many miracles can be artificially fabricated?" Li Yuan stared at Fu Yi and said in a deep voice.

Fu Yi was speechless for a moment, speechless.

During this time, he also heard about the miracle of Xianyou Temple.

The Buddha's light shines everywhere, and there are no words in the heavenly scriptures, each of which is incredible.

It's not something human can do.

Even he was a little skeptical...

Is there a Buddha after all?

But right now the public opinion in Chang'an is raging, it is obviously inappropriate for him to speak against Buddhism again.

So he suppressed his thoughts and stopped criticizing Buddhism.

"After I'm on duty, I invite Xuancheng to go to Xianyou Temple to see the true Buddha of those who see it." Fu Yi thought so in his heart.

……

Xianyou Temple.

Before Fu Yi and Wei Zheng arrived, an unexpected guest came.

inner room.

Xu Mu looked at Wang Xuance, and confirmed again and again: "Are you sure? He said his Dharma name is Xuanzang?"

Wang Xuance said speechlessly: "My lord, you have asked me three times..."

After a pause, he had to explain again: "The subordinate has asked again and again. He said that his layman's name is Chen Yi, his dharma name is Xuanzang, and he came here to study. Let's debate Buddhism together, the law is difficult...I have already gone to debate with him."

After getting an affirmative answer, Xu Mu was overjoyed immediately: "Great! We have found a candidate to go to Tianzhu! We must keep him in Xianyou Temple!"

Xuanzang, whose real name is Chen Yi, is right.

That's right, he is also the protagonist in Journey to the West in later generations.

It's just real history, far less fantasy than that written in novels.

He is not the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, there is no so-called customs certificate, no white dragon horse, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing...

He was alone.

His journey westward to seek Buddhist scriptures did not receive any official support from the Tang Dynasty.

It's all up to me.

At the beginning, he applied to the court several times to travel west...

In the end, he was criticized and returned, and he was forbidden to travel west.

After all, if you want to travel west, you need so-called documents.

Fortunately, in the third year of Zhenguan, there was a severe drought, and the court issued a decree, allowing all the people to...

Freedom to earn a living.

That is, you can go wherever you want.

Therefore, Xuanzang embarked on the road of traveling west to seek the Dharma.

The main reason is that he was ordained at the age of 13 and has been traveling all over the world and visiting famous teachers, so the Dharma has made rapid progress.

But after studying a hundred schools of thought, doubts arose.

he thinks……

The Buddhist scriptures after Sinicization are very chaotic, and the theories of various schools are all strange and not unified at all.

Therefore, I decided to go to the birthplace of Buddhism and seek Buddhist scriptures in person.

It took 17 years to go back and forth, traveling 130 miles, covering 520 and eight countries, bringing back a total of 650 Buddhist scriptures and [-] seven volumes...

Then he first lived in Hongfu Temple in Chang'an, and then settled in Da Ci'en Temple, becoming the abbot of Da Ci'en Temple.

Da Ci'en Temple has not yet...

Its predecessor is the Wulou Temple where Faya lives now.

In the late Zhenguan period, Empress Changsun was seriously ill. In order to pray for his mother, Li Zhi rebuilt Wulou Temple, expanded it, and transformed it into Daci'en Temple.

Of course, it is indispensable for ordinary people to become ordained, and 2000 people were ordained at one time...

But this time, Xu Mu didn't expect that he would lure Xuanzang out by engaging in miracles.

"An excellent translator..."

For Xuanzang, Xu Mu was positioned as a translator.

Proficient in foreign languages, translated so many Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.

This is what Xu Mu valued in him!
In the future, when Wang Xuance went on a mission to the Western Regions and other countries, Xuanzang was simply his best partner!

One with superb eloquence and one with first-class translation skills...

Isn't this the best diplomatic combination he needs?

Immediately afterwards, Xu Mu walked out of the inner room, and led Wang Zhao and others to the outside of the hall.

It is said that Fa Nan was discussing Buddhist scriptures with Xuan Zang...

……

When Xu Mu arrived, the discussion was over.

Fa Nan was sweating profusely.

And his opponent...

A young novice, Xuanzang, 17 years old, with delicate features and eyes, folded his palms together, showing a look of disappointment, and said: "Thank you abbot for your kind teaching, the "Nirvana Sutra" is quite profound, and the disciples have been thinking about this scripture for several months. If you can understand the Buddha nature in it, it seems..."

With that said, he wanted to leave Xianyou Temple.

Seeing this, Xu Mu waved his hand, and Wang Zhao stepped forward to stop Xuanzang.

Just kidding, everyone is here, how can he let him leave so easily.

Xuanzang frowned, glanced at Wang Zhao, and then at Xu Mu.

Obviously, it was Xu Mu who waved his hand just now, and Wang Zhaocai stopped him.

"Dare to ask the benefactor what advice?"

Xu Mu stepped forward, raised his eyebrows and said, "What were you arguing about just now?"

Just as Xuanzang was about to answer, Fanan immediately wiped his forehead and said with a wry smile, "We were debating the true meaning of the Nirvana Sutra just now..."

Speaking of which, as a half-baked master, Fa Nan had read the Nirvana Sutra.

But compared with a destined eminent monk like Xuanzang, it is still far from enough.

Even if he is only 17 years old now...

In just a few words, the law was difficult and was questioned all over.

But now that Xu Mu is here, Fa Nan is full of confidence.

The lord is omnipotent, and the mere Buddhist scriptures must be easily grasped.

however……

When Xu Mu heard the words "Nirvana Sutra", his head stopped.

He is not a Buddhist believer, and he has never even heard of the Nirvana Sutra.

but……

He is good at fooling around!

And I also know the crux of Xuanzang, the more I learn, the more suspicious I become...

"Although I don't know the true meaning of the Nirvana Sutra, there is the Tripitaka of the Superior Vehicle, would you like to learn it?" Xu Mu stared at Xuanzang with his hands behind his back. At this moment, he felt that he was very much like the Guanyin Bodhisattva in Journey to the West.

When Xuanzang heard the words, as expected, his eyes lit up instantly.

He was ordained at the age of 13, and has been practicing Buddhism hard for four years.

Traveling around the world, I almost worshiped Buddhas when I saw them, and asked for advice when I saw monks...

So Buddhism is progressing very fast.

It is a time when the thirst for knowledge is very strong.

Hearing the so-called superior vehicle Dharma, I immediately became interested, and couldn't help asking: "What is the superior vehicle Dharma?"

Xu Mu turned around, looked out of the sky, and said calmly: "The Dharma practiced by people in the world is all Hinayana Dharma, which can only solve their own confusion and cultivate themselves, but cannot save the world. This is the limitation of Hinayana Dharma."

Immediately afterwards, he began to pretend to be coercive: "One of my Tripitakas of superior Buddhism is called crossing the sky, which can cross the cause and effect of the heavenly way and ensure the cycle of cause and effect, so that good and evil in the world will have their karma."

Xu Mu also didn't know what the so-called Mahayana Buddhism is.

But he knows that Buddhism talks about mysterious and mysterious things.

The same is true of those eminent monks.

As long as you blow it up, you can't go wrong.

Sure enough, Xuanzang's mind was completely attracted by Xu Mu's words just now.

Both good and evil have their consequences...

Isn't this the highest state pursued by Buddhism?

When Xuanzang was thinking about his emotions, Xu Mu continued to speak: "One of them is called crossing the land, which can cross the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld, so that after death, all living beings have a place to go. Those who do good and accumulate virtue can be reborn in bliss, and those who do a lot of evil will surely fall. Nine Nether Hells!"

This unheard of statement...

Once again, Xuanzang was deafened.

The main reason is that although Buddhism is very vague, no one has ever dared to be as mysterious as Xu Mu said...

Xu Mu is completely exaggerated by copying some fantasy structures made up by the brains of later generations.

After listening to the two Tibetans, Xuanzang couldn't help asking: "What about the last Tibetan?"

The first two collections are so exaggerated, so the last collection must be incredible!
Xu Mu clasped his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "The last one is called crossing people, which can cross the sea of ​​suffering for people in the world. In this life, you will not be stained with the world of mortals, jump out of the three realms, and not be in the five elements..."

Xuanzang couldn't help but stepped forward immediately, wanting to grab Xu Mu's hand...

But Wang Zhao immediately stopped him.

The 17-year-old Xuanzang had no choice but to smile shyly, stood where he was, put his hands together, and said, "I would like to learn this Tripitaka, please... please..."

Just at this time, Fa Nan stood up, began to sing a white face, and snorted coldly: "Fortunately, you are still a monk, don't you understand the truth that the Dharma should not be passed on lightly?"

(End of this chapter)