Chapter 480 Wukong, What Are Your Requirements for the Pilgrimage Team? [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"Hey, this cassock looks good!"

Most of the monks in Chang'an City were transferred by Xuanzang to hold the Water and Land Conference at Huasheng Temple, but there were also a small number of monks with bad conduct who were not selected.

These monks were not idle either. They took advantage of the popularity of the Water and Land Conference and lectured people on the streets to earn gold and silver.

Seeing the bright cassock held in Ksitigarbha's hand, several monks felt that if they wore it on their bodies, they would be able to earn more money by giving sermons to others, so they asked:

"Lemon monk, how much does your cassock cost?"

At this time, Ksitigarbha was wearing patched robes, with a bare head and bare feet. He was as shabby as he could be, as desolate as he could be.

Seeing that business came to his door, Ksitigarbha quoted the price:

"This cassock has five thousand taels of silver and two thousand taels of tin staff."

Upon hearing this, several monks with impure motives immediately shook their heads and said:

"What kind of crap can be sold for 7,000 taels. Can you become a Buddha if you put it on your body? Bah, what a bad luck. I met two fools."

Ksitigarbha did not argue and led the boy dressed in white dressed by Ti Ting and continued to move forward.

When we arrived at Donghua Gate, we happened to meet Prime Minister Xiao Yu going down to court. The people on the street gave way. Only Ksitigarbha and Ksitigarbha stood in the middle of the road and walked towards the Prime Minister.

Xiao Yu reined in the horse and saw that the cassock and the tin staff did not look like ordinary objects. He asked his entourage to ask about the price. He was surprised when he learned that the two pieces together cost seven thousand taels:

"What are the benefits of such a high price?"

Ksitigarbha laughed and said:

"The cassock has advantages and disadvantages; some require money, and some do not."

The people around were confused by this full of cleverness, but Xiao Yu became interested:

"What is good and what is bad?"

"It is a benefit to wear my cassock that you will not fall into perdition, hell, evil, evil, or the prey of tigers and wolves. If you are a foolish monk who is greedy for sexual pleasure, a monk who does not fast or abstain from fasting, or someone who slanders the sutras and slanders the Buddha Ordinary people, it is difficult to survive if you wear a cassock, this is not good."

Xiao Yu asked again about the difference between asking for money and not wanting money.

Ksitigarbha replied:

"If you buy it by force, seven thousand taels cannot be less; if you respect the Three Jewels, rejoice when you see good things, and take refuge in my Buddha, you will not take any money and give it to me for free."

Xiao Yu knew clearly that he had met an expert at this time and quickly dismounted his horse and saluted:

"Greetings to Master Xuanzang. I am Xiao Yu, the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. His Majesty the Tang Dynasty is currently convening a water and land ceremony. This cassock and tin staff can be used by Master Xuanzang... If Master Xuanzang does not give up, how about coming with me to meet His Majesty?"

Finally finished singing this song... Jizo secretly breathed a sigh of relief:

"Please ask Mr. Xiao to lead the way."

Xiao Yu no longer rode a horse, but walked on foot. He led Ksitigarbha and Titing into the Donghua Gate, re-entered the Taiji Palace, and asked the Xiaohuang Gate to report to His Majesty that there was a mage seeking to see him.

Soon, Li Shimin came out in person and saluted proactively:

"I have seen Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and I have seen Listening."

Di Ting immediately slammed the tin stick on the ground and said angrily:

"Why did you say so? How can we continue to act like this?"

Jizo laughed, and then turned into a handsome guy in white:

"It's just a formality, why are you so serious... Where is the Queen? Let the young monk nurse her back to health."

Xiao Yu:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

what's the situation?

How did the good-looking mangy monk suddenly turn into a dazzling young Buddhist?

Li Shimin introduced:

"Xiao Xiang doesn't know that this is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who has been in the underworld all year round to save the souls of wronged souls. Now he has come to the human world to save the souls of Buddhist scriptures, and by the way, he is recuperating the queen's body."

Upon hearing that the Bodhisattva was coming, Xiao Yu quickly paid homage.

Ksitigarbha stretched out his hand like a flower, and suddenly there was a red fruit in his hand, which was probably bigger than an apricot. He handed it to Xiao Yu:

"Xiao Xiang's lack of Qi and blood can be cured by eating this fruit."

"Thank you Bodhisattva for the reward."

Li Shimin said:

"It is fate that Mr. Xiao can meet the Bodhisattva. If not, you can go to Jiuhua Mountain Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's dojo to pay homage on my behalf and rebuild the golden body..."

As soon as he said this, Ksitigarbha waved his hand and said:

"Forget about the golden body, don't waste money and people, His Royal Highness the Son of God doesn't like it... By the way, Your Majesty, please order the reduction of temples across the country, strictly investigate the temples' occupation of land, coax believers to donate money and materials, etc., and call on the people to worship Buddha rationally and sincerely. It is spiritual, rather than relying on worldly things.”

this……

Li Shimin and Xiao Yu looked at each other, and it was the first time they saw a monk asking to chop himself.

However, since it was proposed by the Bodhisattva, the two of them did not object. Instead, they felt that this move would bring greater cohesion to the country and increase tax revenue and food.

Those monks who do not engage in production do need to be restricted, especially those monks who live in alcohol and meat, and must be severely punished.

Since you have chosen to be a monk, you must be prepared to be an ascetic. If you want to enjoy the benefits, you can still have sex with beautiful women in private, and live more comfortably than the emperor. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

Li Shimin thought for a while and ordered Xiao Yu:

"Xiao Xiang first goes to Jiuhua Mountain to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's dojo. When you come back, you will have a good discussion with Xuanling, Rujie and others, and come up with a charter to regulate monks. Both Buddhist and Taoist families must regulate it."

Although Taoist priests are different from monks, since they need to be controlled, both sides must be restricted, otherwise it will look like they are deliberately suppressing Buddhism.

As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we cannot disgrace our master.

After Xiao Yu went out with the order, Ksitigarbha followed Li Shimin into the harem and met his eldest grandson Wugou, who was indeed looking a little worse.

"I've seen Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

"Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite. These are the dates brought to you by Empress Houtu. You should eat one jujube every day. After seven or forty-nine days, your body will recover... Taiji Palace is stuffy and humid, and is not suitable for long-term living. It is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Daming Palace is repaired and we can move there as soon as possible.”

Li Shimin asked someone to serve tea and snacks:

"Thank you Bodhisattva for your advice. I will start building the Daming Palace after my brother sets out to collect scriptures."

While the two were chatting, the little boy was eating all kinds of snacks, his face full of joy, especially the sweets such as Mi San Dao, which he liked very much.

Ksitigarbha thought he was embarrassed, so he gave Li Shimin his cassock and tin staff, and then dragged Titing to say goodbye and go back.

The two came to the City God's Temple in Chang'an City. After waiting for the City God to pay their respects, Ksitigarbha pinched Ting's ear and said:

"It's not like there's nothing in the underworld. Looking at your eating habits, this Bodhisattva is almost completely disgraced by you."

Di Ting transformed into a big white dog and argued:

"Can it be the same if we eat for free and eat our own food?"

"If you keep talking to me like this, believe it or not, I will turn you into a white horse and go to learn from my junior brother?"

Upon hearing this, Di Ting immediately became obedient and honest.

Fourteen years of wind, frost, snow and rain, we, the little ones, can't stand this pain. Moreover, since we can hear the inner thoughts of the master and the disciples, we might be silenced one day.

Forget it, let's stay in the underworld, at least you can still bully the bull-headed horse-faced ones, and don't have to be ridden like bulls and horses.

Di Ting wisely changed the topic:

"I've given you the cassock and tin staff. When are you going to hold the water and land ceremony?"

"Wait until the seventh day to go. First, accompany me to see Wukong. I have something important to discuss with him."

"What? Do you want to grow peach trees in the sky?"

Ksitigarbha did not answer, but raised his hand and patted Di Ting on the head. The man and the dog disappeared under the frightened eyes of the City God.

Two Realms Mountain, where Wukong retreats.

At this time, the monkey is much happier than before. He is playing with his mobile phone and eating fruit. The woodcutter who used to target him everywhere is now like a servant, standing aside with a face full of fawning:

"Great Sage, how do you feel about the pears I bought for you today? Are they delicious?"

"It's okay, the bananas that Lao Zhang brought are not as delicious... Are there really no bananas here? Are you deliberately deceiving me, Lao Sun?"

"Indeed, there is not. It is said that there is one near Lingshan Mountain. It is hot all year round and there are many fruits that cannot be seen in the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the little god has low magic power and cannot go there."

Just as Wukong was about to taunt, he suddenly put down his phone and shouted into the void:

"who?"

The figures of Ksitigarbha and Diting appeared:

"Great Sage, you are well."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva? Why are you here? Do you plan to take my old grandson's life again?"

Ksitigarbha asked with a smile:

"I came here to ask you about your views and requirements on the scripture-seeking team."

"What do you think? I just want to change my mind now. I don't have any opinion... Isn't the person who saves the scriptures Guanyin Bodhisattva? Why do you have this intention?"

Ksitigarbha said:

"According to the decree of the empress, this Buddhist scripture gathering will be held jointly between Lingshan and the underworld. The heavenly court is only responsible for responding to the disaster and cannot participate."

The initiator of the project is Tathagata. He appointed Ksitigarbha to be responsible for this matter. Heaven really has no way to interfere.

Wukong rolled his eyes and instantly understood the meaning:

"Then the personnel who collect the scriptures can also be changed?"

"Okay, does the Great Sage have any ideas?"

"Let Xuanzang stay in Chang'an. I, the old grandson, can get the sutra back by myself."

Ksitigarbha waved his hand, and a fruit basket suddenly appeared and floated in front of Wukong:

"This time I have to walk on foot, and I can't do somersaults or flying... In addition, I have to meet the ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties, so that it can be considered complete."

Wukong unceremoniously picked up the banana and peeled it open. He ate it in a few mouthfuls and then said:

"Then I'll go with Xuanzang Xiaobailong. Forget about the two people assigned by Heaven. If there's not enough manpower, just choose two monsters from the human world. Don't use anyone related to Heaven."

With nothing to do, he has read the full text of "Journey to the West" and has a general understanding of the entire process of seeking scriptures. He also has some criticisms of the plots of certain chapters.

Now that we can re-select the people who want to learn from the scriptures, we naturally have to choose two better helpers.

Ksitigarbha came here today for this reason:

"Who does the Great Sage think is more suitable?"

"Black bear spirit! He has a thorough understanding of Buddhism, is also polite, knows how to make elixirs, and has average kung fu. He can chat with his master to relieve his boredom. He is not like the pig in the original novel who always stumbles me."

In the original text of "Journey to the West", Zhu Bajie would gossip and slander Monk Tang in front of Monk Tang, causing Sun Wukong to be tortured several times by the tightening curse recited by Tang Monk until death.

Although there will no longer be a tight-knit curse, forget about those who only know how to flatter others.

Moreover, the one sent by Heaven may have some purpose.

Relatively speaking, the Black Bear Spirit is much cleaner. He doesn't kill people or set fire. He makes his cave like a paradise in the cave. He often talks about scriptures and Taoism with his friends. He can chat with Elder Jinchi, the abbot of Guanyin Temple, so he can help easily. His life was extended to two hundred and seventy years.

If Wukong hadn't shown off his cassock, which caused Elder Jinchi to take advantage of the treasure and wanted to set fire to Tang Monk and seize the cassock, the old monk might not have been able to live much longer.

It is ironic to say that the abbot of Guanyin Temple wanted to burn to death the Buddhist scripture collectors appointed by Guanyin.

I have to say that "Journey to the West" is really strong in satire.

Take Guanyin for example. When Tathagata asked her to convert people to seek scriptures, he gave her three hoops, tight, forbidden, and golden, saying that they were used on people who seek scriptures. However, except for Sun Wukong, the other two were used on Black Bear Demon and Red Boy, not Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha.

After Black Bear Demon and Red Boy were taken in, one became the Great Immortal Watching the Mountain and the other became the Good Fortune Boy, and both became members of Guanyin.

Judging from the fact that Ananda and Kasyapa openly asked for personnel at the end, Guanyin secretly used two hoops on her own people, which was somewhat abusive.

Now that Ksitigarbha is in charge of seeking scriptures, this bad habit must be changed.

"Are you sure that people with a background in the Heavenly Court will not be allowed to join the team to seek scriptures?"

"Of course, otherwise, when fighting to the death, they might stab me in the back."

In the original work, the team to seek scriptures and the Heavenly Court have always been in harmony, so Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha, who have a background in the Heavenly Court, have never done anything to harm Wukong.

Now it was obvious that they were going to tear each other apart and beat them to death, so Wukong naturally didn't want to be plotted against by his two junior brothers.

Although Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng were not necessarily sent by the Heavenly Court, it was not wrong to be careful, not to mention that the two of them were just farting and adding fuel to the fire, and they couldn't help much.

"Then it's decided to be the Black Bear Spirit for now. Are there any other candidates?"

"No, let's wait until we meet the right one. It just so happens that Black Bear and Little White Dragon have to get along first."

Wukong quickly finished a handful of bananas, then picked up a big peach that was one size bigger than his head, and asked with a smile:

"It has to be Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The fruits he gave are delicious... Was the banana just now also given by the Holy Son?"

"Yes, His Highness the Holy Son sent us a lot of bananas. If you perform well, he plans to buy a truckload of bananas... Maybe a few thousand boxes, which will definitely satisfy you."

Wukong was excited:

"Okay, okay, whoever His Highness the Holy Son doesn't like, I will kill him... By the way, Bodhisattva, if there is a fight in the Conferred Gods, can I go to help?"

"You can go, but I may not be able to help."

Compared to Journey to the West, The Romance of the Conferred Gods relies too much on the setting of magic weapons. Even if it is a human immortal, as long as you get a restraining magic weapon, you can easily kill Daluo.

Sun Wukong's positioning is that he is only slightly stronger than Yuan Hong in the Conferred Gods World.

Yuan Hong is not very powerful in Conferred Gods, but he is on par with Yang Jian of Erlang Mountain, and there is a gap between him and the real Daluo Quasi-Sage.

Of course, if Wukong wants to watch, he can still go and have a look.

After all, Master Bodhi has only taught him for twenty years, and he has not learned much magical powers, and has not fully developed Wukong's potential.

When he sees the battle of the Quasi-Sage level, he may be deeply inspired and his strength will be further improved.

Wukong finished eating the peach and asked Di Ting for no reason:

"Little dog, can you hear what I think in my heart?"

"Yes, you are scolding your master for being stingy. It's not enough to carry such a small fruit basket."

Wukong: "..."

I didn't ask you to say it.

He threw the peach pit far away, and looked at Di Ting with a fake smile:

"How about you join the pilgrimage team, and help me monitor everyone's inner thoughts at any time."

Ding Ting quickly took two steps back and shook his head:

"I can't do it. I don't have the ability to fight. Going will only add burden to you. I'd better stay with the master to help you get information. If His Highness the Son of God gives me something delicious, I'll let you know."

"Deal!"

Ksitigarbha looked at the monkey and dog who were conspiring in front of each other speechlessly, and couldn't help but pinched his eyebrows.

This pilgrimage team is not as easy to lead as imagined.

But since I have accepted this task, I can't refuse it. I will ask my junior brother to run to His Highness the Son of God frequently and ask for more fruits. I will use bananas to seduce the monkey.

In the real world, everyone sat around the table, eating the flame-drunk goose made by Li Yu, and they all felt that it was both delicious and delicious.

Mu Guiying said while gnawing on a piece of goose wing:

"Cooking seems so simple. I will try it when I am not busy."

Li Yu reminded:

"Cooking is a small matter. Pay more attention to the education of Mu Ke Village and recruit more talents. Yide has already taken over part of the territory of Weizhou. You must also seize the time. When it is time to take action, take action and expand when it is time to expand."

"Don't worry, husband, we have a plan... It's a pity that there are still a few female generals. It would be great if there was a female general to cooperate with me."

Yue Fei said:

"Why don't you let Qin Erge drag Xin Yue'e over?"

This is indeed a fierce general, but Xin Yue'e should not be very old now, right?

Little Shimin pulled out the goose paw and said while eating:

"If it were me, I would just bring Deng Chanyu from the Fengshen World here. She is good at martial arts and knows magic. She will definitely be a dimensionality reduction strike in Mu Ke Village, and can also prevent Tu Xingsun the toad from eating swan meat... I think Hu Sanniang marrying Wang Ying and Deng Chanyu marrying Tu Xingsun are super disgusting plots in classical novels."

Li Yu did not agree:

"No, using magic to deal with mortals will be punished. Let's talk about it later. We will always meet the right one."

He ate a piece of goose meat, picked up a chopstick of sweet potato leaves, and talked to Yue Fei about building a hydropower station on the Hutuo River:

"In the real world, there are two reservoirs on the Hutuo River, Gangnan and Huangbi Village, with an annual power generation of about 100 million degrees, which is enough to do a lot of things, but this kind of project requires a lot of investment. We can't do it for the time being. We can only build a small or medium-sized reservoir first and accumulate resources."

Yue Fei also knew that you can't get fat in one bite:

"Nowadays, only strategic places such as coal mines, iron mines, and military weapons workshops need electricity. Urban areas and civilians do not need it for the time being. Small and medium-sized hydropower stations are enough."

Hearing everyone talking about hydropower stations, Li Shimin said to Mu Guiying in a flattering manner:

"Your Majesty, Third Master's Wife, we also plan to build a hydropower station. Can you provide a few relevant talents? We will use Xinyue'e on credit first."

Good guy, using a matter that has nothing to do with the characters to exchange for talents related to the hydropower station, this is the highest level of getting something for nothing, right?

Mu Guiying didn't mind these:

"No problem, tell us when we start repairing, maybe we can even provide cement."

In the Three Kingdoms world, the Sima family's banquet has ended, and Lu Bu said to everyone drunkenly:

"Tomorrow morning, on the bank of the Yellow River, this marquis will... show you a miracle!"

Sima Yi touched his brother Sima Lang and asked in a low voice:

"Brother, what is the miracle that Wen Hou mentioned?"

"He said he wanted to build a... steel floating bridge to Luoyang City!"

Sima Yi: "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Can steel also build a floating bridge?

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