"Master Huiyuan came all the way east, the boat and car were tiring, please settle down in the temple now, and at night I will order the imperial dining room to make some vegetarian mats for the master to catch the wind and wash the dust!" Li Shimin said loudly.

The temple is a royal temple, which is usually managed by a special person, and it is used to receive Master Huiyuan.

"Your Majesty has broken the bill, so there is no need to catch the wind and wash the dust." Master Huiyuan resolutely rejected Li Shimin's pick-up and drifted away.

"Master Huiyuan is worthy of a generation of monks, and his character and Buddhism are admirable!" The eldest grandson empress on the side sighed.

Princess Changle nodded subconsciously, but suddenly thought that her husband was very unhappy with the Buddhist family, and couldn't help but glance at Merton.

Even Morton couldn't help but smile bitterly, not only the eldest grandson queen, even he had to admit that Master Huiyuan was indeed very charismatic, and people couldn't help but get close to him, among the people he knew, I am afraid that only the aura of Taoist Yuan Shoucheng and doctor Sun Simiao can be compared.

The other princes and princesses couldn't help but look at Merton suspiciously, in their opinion, the Buddhist family is compassionate and compassionate, how could the Mo family be so firmly anti-Buddha?

Li Shimin couldn't help but take everyone's expressions into his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Let's all disperse!" Merton stayed. ”

Everyone took a deep look at Merton, and silently turned to leave, only Princess Changle's eyes revealed worry, Merton shook his head at him, said that it was okay, and got up to follow Li Shimin away.

The heavy palace door was closed heavily, and in the entire palace, only Morton and Li Shimin were left, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Li Shimin took out a Buddhist scripture, and after reminiscing, he said angrily: "When I was in a desperate situation, at the last moment, the thirteen monks of Shaolin came out of thin air, without a piece of armor and only with a long stick in his hand, fearlessly facing Wang Shichong hundreds of elite soldiers, everyone knows that the thirteen stick monks of Shaolin saved me, but they don't know that in order to save me, only three of the thirteen stick monks survived. ”

Merton said in awe: "Your Majesty is lucky, Shaolin Gaoyi!" ”

"I admit that what you said is very reasonable, the Buddhists are indeed going back to the old path, but that is also two hundred years later, the Buddhists are kind to me, even if it is to destroy the Buddha or restrict the Buddhists, it can't start with me, you can understand what I mean." Li Shimin said in a firm tone.

Merton sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly say: "Sure enough! ”

"Wechen understands His Majesty's difficulties." Merton nodded.

Li Shimin couldn't help but nod and glanced at Merton with satisfaction.

"Today, Master Huiyuan presented two priceless treasures to the palace, and it just so happened that Weichen had recently obtained two priceless treasures, and asked His Majesty to taste them." Merton said solemnly.

"Oh!" Li Shimin's eyes were different, something that could make Merton call a priceless treasure, that is not common! I can't help but look forward to it.

Merton stepped forward, took out a thick book and a parchment roll from his cuff, and handed them to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took it, and saw that the two classics were written with dense exotic characters, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, and looked at Merton in surprise and said: "I remember that you once publicly offered a bounty in the Western Regions Conference to seek the classics of the Western Regions, could it be these two!" ”

Merton nodded heavily: "Yes, but these two classics are not exotic secret techniques, but the scriptures believed in by exotic religions, this one is the holy text of Christianity in the country of the far west, called the Bible, and the other is the holy book "Koran" of the great food religion near Persia, these two holy texts can be described as extremely broad and profound, enough to be comparable to the "Buddhist scriptures". ”

"A sacred text comparable to a Buddhist religion!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be moved, and it was no wonder that Merton attached so much importance to it.

How can you be sure that these three religions will be the three great religions of the world? Isn't my Chinese Taoism as good as these exotic religions? Li Shimin was puzzled.

Merton nodded and said: "First, these religions are expanding rapidly, constantly developing believers and territories outward, while Taoism pays attention to self-cultivation, far away from the mountains, and there are not many natural believers, and secondly, these religions all originated from a place of civilization no less than that of China, and each holy book is extremely profound, full of philosophy, and convincing. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but read it curiously,

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,........................"

"The Prophet Muhammad said: Studying is the duty of every man and woman, and knowledge is the life. ………………”

There are not many translated texts translated by Merton, and most of them are classics, and Li Shimin quickly read them and couldn't help but praise them again and again.

"What does Your Majesty think of these two holy texts?" Merton asked.

Li Shimin nodded again and again: "It is indeed great wisdom. ”

The temptation of Eve, the Last Supper, the messenger of Allah, and the stories full of wisdom made Li Shimin impressed, and he had to admit that this was indeed not inferior to the Buddhist scriptures.

However, Li Shimin glanced at Merton suspiciously, could it be that Merton was so prejudiced against Buddhism because he got these two holy scriptures, but it was difficult for Merton to believe in two religions at the same time.

Merton ignored Li Shimin's eyes, but took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the struggle between divine power and royal power. ”

"The struggle between divine power and royal power!" Li Shimin's eyes froze, and his breath froze involuntarily, he now realized that Merton was probably not just dedicated to him two holy scriptures.

Merton said: "The royal power is the worldly power, His Majesty is the one in charge, and the divine power is in the hands of religion, claiming to be the believers of God, saving the world in the world, and the Son of Heaven is the same in their eyes. ”

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and Merton's words were probably true.

Merton took a deep breath and said: "Everyone in the world accuses the two martial artists of destroying the Buddha, but the Mo family thinks that the world should be happy, glad that the two martial arts destroyed the Buddha and won, because we can't afford the consequences of defeat." ”

"The consequences of failure?" Li Shimin's eyes shrank.

"Your Majesty can imagine that once the Erwu Buddha fails, and now what is the situation in my China, the whole country is full of believers, Your Majesty thinks, this believer listens to the court or the temple." Merton said in a heavy voice.

"How is this possible?" Li Shimin didn't believe it, and felt that Merton was just talking whimsically.

Merton sneered, "How could it be impossible? ”

Li Shimin was about to refute, but suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly let go of the holy scriptures in his hand like a snake and scorpion, and looked at the two classics in front of him in disbelief.

Merton nodded heavily, "Yes, they all failed!" ”