512, Wuzhuang Temple Zhenyuan Daxian (Asking for Monthly Tickets)

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She is good at seizing opportunities.

At this moment, she revealed that she was willing to become Bai Gui's concubine. There are two reasons. One is gambling. From the verbal conversation between Bai Gui and Li Tai, it seems that Bai Gui's status is not low. Secondly, since Li Tai has decided to send her to become Bai Gui's concubine, if she expresses her unwillingness, it will first anger Li Tai, and secondly, she will not be able to make friends with this Taoist...

Although it seems to be a deliberate choice, it is actually a helpless choice.

Wu Jue rubbed her head against Bai Gui's lower garment, which was on her knees, as gently as a cat. The afternoon sunlight fell on her bright face, her eyebrows were lowered, and her eyes were evasive. It was obviously her first time to do such a despicable thing to please her superior.

"No."

In the living room which had been quiet for a while, Bai Gui refused.

If Wu Jue was really summoned to his residence, the monks from the Western religion would not come to his door one by one. This is a big trouble.

"Taoist Master." Wu Juo bit his lip and tightly grasped the lower part of the thin Taoist robe.

"Taoist Priest, do you have any worries?"

Li Tai said slightly surprised.

Bai Gui did not explain, but pointed out a clear path for Li Tai and Wu Jue, "Young ladies from the Wu family can enter Ganye Temple and become nuns."

Ganye Temple as a nun?

When the two heard this sentence, they also felt that this was a reliable method.

Although Ganye Temple was used to house the concubines of the previous emperor who had never given birth, this does not mean that there are no other monks and nuns in Ganye Temple. Relatively speaking, the proportion of concubines is not high.

Li Tai and Wu Jue were "incompatible", with Li Tai being strong and Wu Jue being weak. Wu Jue's way out is either to be given away, or the only way out is to end the world of mortals.

It is extremely appropriate to divorce a concubine for the reason of becoming a monk. For Wu Jue, he would not have to bear the worldly blow after divorcing his concubine. After all, he was taking the initiative to become a monk. For Li Tai, Ganye Temple is indeed a good place to place Wu Jue...

"Ganye Temple should have a back-up plan from Western religions."

"Sending Wu Jue to Ganye Temple can get rid of this trouble, and there will be no gap between him and the Western students."

When it comes to enmity with Western religions, Bai Gui is certainly not afraid. But don't make too many enemies if it's not necessary.

Even though Wu Jue was beautiful, he saw too many beautiful ordinary women. Wu Jue's beauty cannot be compared with the fairies such as Princess Jade Face, Fairy Guanghan, and Princess Iron Fan.

"Good advice."

Li Tai agreed.

This was Bai Gui's suggestion. Even if he didn't agree, he had to agree.

"I would like to go to Ganye Temple."

Wu Jue cried and said delicately.

She is a young woman who has not yet experienced the love between men and women, so she is about to become a nun in Ganye Temple. It is impossible to say that I am not bitter and disappointed. But compared to other paths, becoming a monk in Ganye Temple is also within the acceptable range.

The next day.

Wu Jue was sent to Ganye Temple.

And on the third day.

Because Bai Gui was in Chang'an, he was invited to a banquet in the Linde Hall of the imperial palace.

When you are full of wine and food.

Li Shimin, who was at the top, suddenly smiled and said: "My dear friends, I see that you all look like dragons and phoenixes. I wonder what your nicknames are? Just to make the princes at home and abroad smile."

Longzhangfengzi means having the literary talent of a dragon and the appearance of a phoenix.

The words come from the "Shishuo Xinyu" written by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty: "Kang is seven feet and eight inches long, has a majestic appearance, an earthy and wooden body, without any decoration, but has the grace of a dragon and a natural nature."

Dragon, Zhang, and Phoenix are used by ordinary people and are not arrogant.

The civil and military officials did not take it seriously and twisted their beards to make a smile.

They and Li Shimin, the immediate emperor, would be considered good friends if it weren't for the difference between the emperor and his ministers. In the past, before Li Shimin ascended the throne, they, the old ministers and generals of the Qin Palace, had banquets together, and they all said some ridiculous and stupid things.

At this moment, Li Shimin asked them to say their nicknames, which only enhanced the atmosphere of the banquet and the friendship between them and eliminated the barriers.

Bai Gui stopped holding the wine cup, looked around, and then drank the water and wine in the cup as if no one else was watching.

The Western Church's plan came earlier than him.

Wu Jue, the concubine of Wei King Li Tai, became a nun and caused a big stir in Chang'an. At the same time, rumors about Yuan Tiangang's use of bone weighing to tell Wu Jue's fortune are also being fermented.

Wu Jue is a true disciple of the Buddha, so there must be someone to stop the disaster for Wu Jue.

One is to dispel Li Shimin's wariness, and the other is to use the hidden dragon. The other fake "female warrior king rules the world" can be used as a stepping stone for Wu Zetian and a pioneer for the king.

Each of the civil and military ministers looked shy and told them their former nicknames.

The nicknames "Er Gouzi", "Big Gouzi" and "Er Fool" all popped up. Even though most of them are from aristocratic families who have been in the family for generations, it is easy to make a living by taking a humble name, so without exception, they all have an unpleasant nickname.

"My birth name is Wu Niangzi."

The unsuspecting Li Junxian was surrounded by people. He stepped forward and hesitated, saying embarrassedly. They favor boys over girls, and giving girls names is also a cheap name.

"What kind of woman is so brave?"

Li Shimin heard too many baby names and subconsciously said it smoothly.

But after he finished speaking, his expression couldn't help but change.

Yesterday, he summoned Yuan Tiangang into the palace and asked about the recent rumors circulating in Chang'an. Like Li Tai, he still didn't believe that a woman could become emperor, and thought there must be something fishy about this matter.

Coinciding with a vision coming from the sky, the Taibai Star shines brightly.

Yuan Tiangang and his disciple Li Chunfeng then proclaimed: "When Taibai is prosperous, the heroine will prosper. From now on, the female warrior king will dominate the world."

After Li Shimin heard this, he felt that Wu Jue was the one who "pioneered the king". The other person should be in the dark. If his surname is not Wu, then his given name, nickname, or nickname could all be possible.

He had heard of all the names and numbers, but it was difficult to find someone who fit the description of "female martial artist".

Therefore, he asked the ministers to tell their baby names to identify who was the "female warrior".

"Li Junxian was granted the title of Duke of Wulian County by me. He was also responsible for guarding the Xuanwu Gate and served as General Zuowuwei... At this time, his nickname was Wu Niangzi."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, murderous intent raging in his heart.

It's easy to explain if it meets one of them, but Li Junxian meets so many. Even if he is not a member of the heroine Wu Tianxia, ​​he must kill him.

During the banquet, Li Shimin's pause was just a trivial matter and no one cared about it.

But as Bai Gui, who was familiar with the trend of history, he couldn't help but pay attention.

In this matter, it seemed that Li Junxian was wrongly accused, but in fact, it was inevitable. Li Junxian was a hidden chess piece of Buddhism that prevented Wu Zetian from disaster.

For ordinary people, years and decades are considered a long time.

But the layout of the immortals and gods, in a blink of a century, in a blink of a millennium, the chess piece fell, and in the eyes of mortals, there was no trace at all, everything was taken for granted and logical.

In other words, the Immortal God dropped two chess pieces that spanned hundreds of years. And the lifespan of ordinary people is no longer than the word "ancient and rare". A hundred years is really too long, so long that they can't be traced.

soon.

Then he heard a voice in his ears.

The Yang God left his body and came to the clouds.

"I've seen Master Guanyin." Bai Guiyang God gathered and formed, and the true God showed his signs. He performed a Taoist salute to Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting on the lotus platform on the clouds, and then stood quietly on one side.

The reason why he was willing to go to the palace for the banquet this time was because he had some speculation about today's events.

He saw through Buddhism's plan, but he did not tell it. Instead, he regarded it as ignorance. In this way, Buddhism will accept his kindness.

"Going west to obtain Buddhist scriptures is the general trend for Buddhism to prosper in the future. Emperor Li Shimin of Li Tang Dynasty was too old to bear such a heavy burden. Therefore, I, Buddha Tathagata, ordered Lushena Buddha to send down a ray of Buddha's light and give it to the daughter of the Wu family, so that she could I teach Buddhists..."

Guanyin Bodhisattva held the jade purification bottle in one hand and explained.

Although Bai Gui has not reached the level of Golden Immortal at this moment, he is still the disciple of the Supreme Being, and his status is extraordinary. Bai Gui is also qualified to know about some major events. They are kindred spirits.

This comrade is not a comrade who shares the same goals, but a comrade who is also an immortal.

Besides..., there is no need to hide this matter.

The plan of traveling westward to learn Buddhist scriptures and moving Western religion eastward could not be tolerated by Emperor Li Tang, who was not a direct disciple of Buddhism. It must be a confidant of Western Buddhism. As a disciple of Buddhism, Wu Jue was a close confidant of the Western religion.

"I understand."

Bai Gui was calm and composed. Although Gu

Lushena, the abbreviation of "Vairochana" in Sanskrit, means "brightness shines all over" and "everywhere". Buddhism believes that the Buddha has three bodies, the incarnation body, the sambhogakaya and the dharma body. Lusena Buddha is the Sambhogakaya Buddha, which can also mean "pure and perfect", illuminating the Dharma Realm with its unobstructed light.

Wu Zhao named himself "Zhao". The meaning of the character Zhao is "the sun and the moon are in the sky", which is similar to the meaning of Lusena Buddha.

"I teach you that there is a lotus seed in the eight treasures merit pool, which contains the eight treasures. Taoist friends who practice the golden elixir method can exhale and absorb the energy of these eight treasures, and prove that there is no leakage in the body."

Seeing that Bai Gui seemed puzzled, Guanyin explained: "The Pure Land of the Buddha has an Eight Treasures Pool of Merit and Virtue, which is filled with the Eight Calm Waters. The Eight Calm Waters are the water with the eight extraordinary merits. The Eight Ambitions are clear and cool. , sweet, light and soft, moist, peaceful, relieves hunger and thirst, and nourishes the roots. "

"There is a lotus in the pond, a golden lotus of merit..."

Guanyin Bodhisattva turned his palm, and a golden lotus seed appeared out of thin air in his white jade palm.

This is the hush money for Bai Gui's trip.

A lotus seed from the Golden Lotus of Merit in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

Worth a fortune.

If it were anyone else, Western teachings would never do this. Anyone who dares to explain the plans of Western religions has a cause and effect with Western religions. In the future, the cause and effect will be difficult to eliminate and the road will be bumpy every step of the way. But who makes Bai Gui's backer extraordinary? After seeing through the plan without revealing it, it was considered that the Western teachings had accepted the sentiment.

For example, the sons of nobles ride horses in the countryside without trampling on the fields. Then the people who farmed the fields would in turn thank these nobles' children for not trampling on them.

Although Westerners are not ordinary people, their principles are generally similar.

If Bai Gui was just an ordinary cultivator and dared to trample on his "acres", the weak and bullied people would immediately turn into "extremely evil" and unruly people, making him unable to survive.

At this moment, it is also evident that Guanyin calls Bai Gui not his title of inspector, but Taoist Fellow Bai. In the view of Guanyin and others, Bai Gui's status has surpassed the official position of inspection.

Accept it, and the Western Church will feel at ease.

Bai Gui took the golden lotus seeds. He didn't want to make enemies with the Western religion, so he nodded and said: "This Eight Treasures Qi is exactly what a poor Taoist needs. I thank Master Guanyin."

"Fellow Daoist Bai, there is no need to say thank you. The one who gave you the lotus seeds is the Tathagata. Not a poor monk."

Guanyin smiled and said, "A few days ago, the Zhenyuan Immortal of Wuzhuang Temple got a brief note from Yuanshi Tianzun and invited him to attend Miluo Palace to listen to the Hunyuan Tao Fruit. The poor monk wanted to go with him, but I don't know if my friend can go with him. "

Among the immortals, there are the Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Masters, among which the Three Pure Ones are Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun.

"Great Immortal Zhenyuan has always been hospitable to guests. If you fellow Taoist go there, you will be treated well."

She added one more sentence.

The Three Pure Ones are naturally related. Bai Gui is the disciple of the Supreme Master, and Yuanshi Tianzun invited Zhen Yuanzi to the Miluo Palace to listen to the Hunyuan Daoguo. It is impossible for Zhen Yuanzi not to entertain this disciple of the Supreme Master. (In the original version of Journey to the West, Yuanshi Tianzun is the eldest, but the common saying is that the Three Pure Ones are brothers, the Supreme Master is the eldest, Yuanshi is the second, and Lingbao is the third.)

Although Guanyin Bodhisattva never told how Zhen Yuanzi entertained him, Bai Gui knew that the most worthy treasure of Zhen Yuanzi's Wuzhuang Temple was the famous ginseng fruit.

As for whether Zhen Yuanzi would treat him, although there is a 99% chance that he would, it is still unknown, so Guanyin did not say it.

"After I became Guan Yinzi's subordinate, I have not been given any protective magic weapon or any treasure. Even the teachings were taught by the master, Taishang Laojun himself..."

"But just the identity of the master's disciple is enough for me to collect many treasures, and there is no need to give anything else."

Bai Gui secretly smacked his lips.

Not having given any magic weapon or treasure does not mean that Guan Yinzi is mean. At first, he was a little confused in his heart, but now that he has tasted the benefits, he understands that just this identity is enough for him to protect himself. As for the treasures and magic weapons, there are others to give them...

Last time, Bai Gui only used the magic whip three times. After using it, the magic whip was taken back by Taishang Laojun.

"I have nothing to do these days, and I would like to go with the Bodhisattva."

Bai Gui replied.

Go!

Why not!

Why not go if you can get the wool of Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple?

Although the ripe ginseng fruit is not as good as the first-class purple-striped and yellow-core peaches, which ripen once every nine thousand years and make people who eat them live as long as the heaven and earth, and as long as the sun and the moon. But the ginseng fruit is much better than the second and third-class peaches. Just smelling it can make you live 360 ​​years old, and eating one can make you live for 47,000 years.

Of course, the peaches' life span as long as the heaven and earth, and as long as the sun and the moon, does not mean immortality. The world of Journey to the West also has a life span. After an era of 129,600 years, the world will be reshaped.

Inviting guests to eat ginseng fruit is just to entertain guests, not to add cause and effect.

Besides, he also wanted to listen to Yuanshi Tianzun's preaching.

After that, Bai Guiyangshen returned to Linde Hall and gave a speech to Li Shimin, "I was invited by the immortals to go to the blessed land for a banquet."

Li Shimin felt sour in his heart and personally escorted Bai Gui out of Linde Hall.

...

Half an hour later.

Bai Gui and Guanyin Bodhisattva arrived at Wuzhuang Temple leisurely.

Soon after, they saw a fairyland.

The Taoist temple was built on a high wall, with white cranes floating in the clouds and monkeys offering fruits. In front of the temple, there were lush trees, lonely pine slopes, and quiet bamboo forests. In front of the gate was a half-acre square pond with clear water. Looking up, you can see the palace built in the mountains, with towers standing between the clouds and red clouds hanging on the side of the temple steps.

The two of them came down from the clouds and saw a stone tablet about ten feet high on the left side of the mountain gate. On the stone tablet were large characters, "Wanshou Mountain Blessed Land, Wuzhuangguan Cave Heaven".

There were peach charms posted at the Taoist gate, which read: "The Immortal Palace of Immortality, the Taoist Family with the Same Longevity as the Sky."

No need for Bai Gui and Guanyin Bodhisattva to knock on the door.

When the two of them stood, the green gate of the Taoist temple suddenly opened, and a little boy came out and said with a Taoist greeting: "Hello, two immortals. Master has been waiting in the temple for a long time. Please enter the hall."

"My name is Qingfeng."

When leaving, Qingfeng introduced the scenery and objects in Wuzhuang Temple and the disciples in the temple, "I am already 1,320 years old. Mingyue is younger than me, but also 1,200 years old. There are 48 brothers in the temple, all of whom are Taoists and have obtained immortal status..."

"This time, I heard Yuanshi Tianzun preaching, and my master also planned to take 48 brothers to listen to the preaching."

Bai Gui was secretly surprised by the strength of Wuzhuang Temple.

If Sun Wukong and others had not taken advantage of the absence of Zhenyuan Daxian and his disciples, Sun Wukong would not have been able to do anything with these 48 disciples with the strength of earthly immortals and heavenly immortals, and he would not have dared to act rashly.

Come to think of it, with treasures like the Wanshoucao Huandan (ginseng fruit) in hand, it is much easier for the disciples of Wuzhuang Temple to cultivate Taoism than disciples from other places.

Enter the temple.

Bai Gui and Guanyin Bodhisattva sat on both sides, and Zhen Yuanzi sat at the top. He was dressed as a middle-aged Taoist, with a gentle look and a long beard. "It is my honor that Bodhisattva and Bai Daoyou have come to Wuzhuang Temple. Qingfeng, Mingyue, go and pick two fruits for Bodhisattva and Bai Daoyou to eat."

Treasures like ginseng fruit are not available to ordinary people, and those who can eat them are not ordinary people.

From time to time, two fruits were placed in the elixir plate.

The fruits are like children playing.

"Daoyou Bai, don't panic."

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said, "We Taoists build our foundation for a hundred days, and our bodies return to the mysterious elixir, just like a newborn baby, which is similar to this. Daoist fellow Jindan Dao, Jindan is even more similar to this. After taking this fruit, it also has the effect of realizing the Jindan Dao. In the past, Daoist Chunyang came to my temple, and after taking the fruit, his Taoism was much more advanced than ordinary people..."

Chunyangzi Lu Dongbin is a representative of the inner alchemy, that is, the Jindan Dao.

Bai Gui heard this and guessed that this Lu Dongbin should not be from the world of Journey to the West. After all, although Lu Zu became a Taoist in the Tang Dynasty, it was in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, not in the early Tang Dynasty. Zhen Yuanzi is also a big man with a cultivation level above the Golden Immortal, with multiple positions in one, and all the heavens exist.

But he also thought about it for a while and swallowed the ginseng fruit whole.

But he did not swallow it directly like Zhu Ganglie. Instead, he tapped the peel lightly with his teeth, using the jade liquid to send the ginseng juice to his whole body, reaching his limbs and bones, and gradually the blood in the Du channel, starting from the back, passing through Yuzhen, Shangtian, Mingtang, Queqiao, Chonglou, and finally reaching Huangting.

This is the realization of the Taoism contained in the elixir of Wanshou Cao, which is in harmony with the golden elixir.

After swallowing half of the Cao Huan Dan, Bai Gui gradually felt that his current light was like electricity, and his mouth was overflowing with jade liquid, as if he had returned to his child's body.

He spit out the core and put it back into the elixir plate.

"The Qi orifices are getting full, which will save me at least three hundred years of hard work."

"Thank you so much, fellow Taoist Zhenyuan."

He saluted.

Although his cultivation level is not as good as that of Zhen Yuanzi, they have different training backgrounds and are both friends of the Dao. It is not too much to call them friends of the Dao. If we talk about his fellow disciples, there are probably people who are golden immortals.

Calling himself a junior has ruined the reputation of Master Guan Yinzi's lineage.

Guanyin Bodhisattva also took a ginseng fruit, but she only tasted it and did not reveal any magical effects.

The higher the cultivation level of a person, the less effective the ginseng fruit and other elixirs will be.

"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Bai."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and got down to business: "In three days, we will go to Yuqing Tianmiluo Palace to listen to the sermon. In these three days, fellow Taoist Bai will walk around Wuzhuang Temple..."

After explaining Bai Gui's arrangements, he continued: "Bodhisattva, how do you and I discuss the Tao?"

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