Chapter 2639: Return
After entering the hall, Li Shimin gave the seat after seeing the ceremony, and then asked, "How many sutras? How can I get them?"
Shen Longdao, "This trip westward has covered one hundred and eight thousand li, passing through Baoxiang Country, Wuji Country, Chechi Country, Xiliang Girl Country, Jisai Country, Zhuzi Country, Lion and Camel Country, Bhikkhu Country, and the countries that destroyed France. There are also Fengxian County, Yuhua Prefecture, Jinping Prefecture and other counties and counties, and finally Lingshan. Seeing the Buddha, the two Venerables Mengchaanuo and Jiaye first led to the Zhenlou to give food, and then to the Baoge to pass on the scriptures. He needed to ask for personnel, but because he hadn’t prepared it, he hadn’t given it to him, so he gave it to him with the scriptures, and when he left the Lingshan Mountain, he was chased by another venerable, only then did he realize that what he took back was a blank copy without words.”
"The poor monk asked, and the venerable said, when this scripture was completed, a monk went down the mountain and read it to the elder Zhao's house in Shewei State, to protect the safety of the living in his family, and the detachment of the dead. Dou three liters of rice grains of gold, which means that it is too cheap to sell. Later, the descendants have no money to use it; Several volumes were retrieved from various ministries and passed on, a total of 5,048 volumes, and this number is included in one collection.”
Most of these words were said by Tang Sanzang after he met Li Shimin. At this time, instead of talking about the things on the westward journey, he talked about this. I think Wu Chengen also has a lot of meaning.
Li Shimin was silent when he heard the words, he was the emperor on horseback who brought down the country with his own hands, not the kind of emperor who grew up in the deep palace and was raised in the hands of women, so he naturally understood the reason, but he was quite disappointed. It is a good place to be clean and flawless. Now it seems that such rules are not as good as his Datang.
So he asked Shen Long what he had seen and heard about the countries on his westward journey. The Buddhist scriptures are even more joyful. These Buddhist scriptures are nothing more than used to fool the common people. This map is a sharp tool that can help the Tang Dynasty expand its territory.
As early as the driving officer invited a banquet, the lower hall walked hand in hand, greeted Monkey King, etc., and all went to the pavilion to watch, fresh fruits and mushrooms, everything was unprepared, everything was missing, and there were some steamed crispy honey, delicious wine and tea, Zhu Bajie was drooling at the sight, but this kind of enjoyment was something he had never seen on his journey to the west. The glorious Tang Dynasty was indeed not comparable to those small countries in the Western Regions.
The five masters and apprentices and many civil and military officials waited on the left and right. Li Shimin was still sitting in the middle, singing, dancing and playing bombs, neat and serious, and had a good day; Long and others returned to Hongfu Temple to rest.
The next morning, when Li Shimin ascended to the imperial court, he called Chu Suiliang and asked him to write the article he wrote last night, "Gai heard that Eryi has images, which are manifested and covered to contain life; four seasons are invisible, and latent cold and heat are used to transform things. It is to see the sky Appreciating the earth, the mediocre and the foolish know its edge; the yin and the yang are clear, and the sages are few and far between..."
Shen Long listened carefully. This article is quite famous in the history of calligraphy. It is called "The Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty". After talking about the merits of traveling west to learn Buddhist scriptures, I thanked him a lot.
Although there were words of admiration for Buddhism during the period, they were not as obsessed as the kings of the Western Regions. They seemed to be said by an emperor, and many Confucianists and Taoist believers in the court were also full of praise.
After the recitation, all the officials congratulated and paid homage to the sacred scriptures, which were spread both inside and outside the country. Li Shimin asked Shen Long what reward he wanted, and Shen Long pointed to the "Preface to the Holy Teaching" written by Chu Suiliang and asked for it. I didn't ask for anything else. Use it, this calligraphy can be taken home to show off.
There are two famous editions of calligraphy works in "The Preface to the Tripitaka of the Great Tang Dynasty". One edition was written by Chu Suiliang and engraved into an inscription, while the other edition was collected by Monk Huairen from Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and engraved into it. The inscription is called "Tang Ji Youjun Shengjiao Preface and Records".
These two steles are still alive today. The stele of "The Preface to the Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" written by Chu Suiliang is located at the bottom of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, while the stele of "The Preface to the Preface to the Holy Teachings of King Huairen Collection" is hidden in the Forest of Steles Museum. It was lost a long time ago. This is a good thing. Shen Long plans to take it back and donate it to the Shaanxi History Museum. Anyway, there is a burden of time and space, and it is easy to add a historical imprint.
Li Shimin readily agreed, and gave Yanta Temple to Shen Long to translate scriptures here, and then invited Shen Long to give lectures on Buddhism. The scriptures are collected.
When the time was up, Shen Long took a few volumes of scriptures to the stage, and was about to recite them, when suddenly he smelled the fragrance, and the Eight Great Vajras appeared in mid-air and shouted, "Those who recite the scriptures, put down the scriptures and go back to the west with me." also."
Shen Long knew that if he went west to Lingshan this time, he would be conferred the title of Zhantan Gongde Buddha, and Sun Wukong would also become a Fighting Conqueror Buddha, Zhu Bajie would be the envoy of the altar, Monk Sha would be the golden body Arhat, and the little white dragon would be pitiful. The third prince of the Dragon King couldn't make it, but he wanted to coil it on the Qingtianhua pillar in the mountain gate as an ornament.
This is naturally unacceptable, so Shen Long took out the demon passport and stuck it on his chest, and then replied, "Although the disciple has taken back the Buddhist scriptures, he has not translated them, so it is not a full effort. When will the translation of these scriptures be completed? Time to return to Lingshan!"
Hehe, five thousand and forty-eight volumes of scriptures, you just wait slowly. This kind of thing must not be sloppy, it must be taken seriously. I can translate one page a day. Li Shimin chatting and so on, don't even try to finish the translation in this life, as for Zhantan Gongde Buddha, let whoever you like be the one.
I am here to translate the scriptures. If Wukong wants to go back to Huaguoshan, he can go back to Huaguoshan. Go to Huaguo Mountain to play with Monkey King, Xiao Bailong can go back to the West Sea if he wants to, or stay with me if he wants to, no matter what he does, it is better than hanging a Chinese watch!
The Eight Great Vajras didn't want to agree, but they couldn't resist the power of the demon passport, so they could only retreat to Lingshan. It was expected that the Tathagata would have tricks in the future, but Shen Long was not in a hurry.
Seeing the real Buddha, Li Shimin was about to bow down, but Shen Long stopped him, "Your Majesty, the current Buddha does not worship the previous Buddha." Li Shimin got up immediately, and his heart was full of joy.
After the lecture was over, Shen Long stayed in Yanta Temple and gave a few apprentices a vacation. Then he translated the scriptures at will while supervising the craftsmen who carved the stele. After the stele was finished, Monkey King came back from Huaguo Mountain. From the scenic spot, I told myself about Huaguo Mountain today.
At this time, the voice of the system also came from Shen Long's mind, this task is finally over, and he can return to the real world.