Luoyang, Pure Land Temple.

A bright moon hangs in the sky, dotted with a few bright stars around, a middle-aged monk in a simple monk's robe sits in a small pavilion, his eyes are slightly closed, his mouth is chanting, the Buddhist beads in his hands are constantly turning, symbolizing his identity as a devout Buddhist, this small pavilion is called Mochizuki Pavilion, it is his favorite place to calm his mind and comprehend the Buddha's path, every day after dinner before going to bed, he will definitely spend it here.

"Senior Brother Changjie, there is a letter from Dajue Temple in Chang'an, and the abbot invited me to go to Chang'an for a while, saying that he wanted to discuss the matter of preaching to Tubo." A middle-aged monk dressed in the same simple dress walked over slowly, holding the letter in his left hand and performing Buddhist salutes in his right hand, very pious and respectful.

"Dajue Temple? The country of Tibet? Master Changjie, who was sitting in the Moon Pavilion, opened his eyes when he heard this, stood up and stepped forward, took the letter, opened it and looked at it for a while, and the puzzle in his eyes became more and more intense: "The imperial court has sent invitations to the two worlds of Buddhism and Taoism, inviting those who have cultivated to the advanced in the two worlds of Buddhism and Taoism to go to Chang'an, hoping to select two hundred and fifty senior monks and two hundred and fifty Taoist leaders to form a team to go to Tubo to preach, or was it requested by the lord of Tubo?" Senior brother, is this really a letter from Dajue Temple? ”

The middle-aged monk, who was called his junior brother, folded his hands and nodded: "That's right, how can such a big event be fake?" It is the court that directly issued documents, there will be no mistakes, a few years ago, the court broke Tuguhun and destroyed it, Tubo contributed a lot, I think it was the request of the lord of Tubo, and His Majesty Xià also agreed. ”

Master Changjie nodded, looked at the letter again, and said suspiciously: "Although Tubo is on the plateau. However, Xuanzang wrote a letter saying that the Tubo country is in the north of the Tianzhu country, since this is the case, there must be Buddhist missionaries, so why do you need to wait? As for Taoism, it has always been a missionary in the local area and has never gone out, so why do you want to invite Taoist masters to go with you at this time? ”

The middle-aged monk said: "Let's not talk about it for the time being, since His Majesty has already issued a document, and the abbot of Dajue Temple has made an invitation. Senior brother, it's better to go once. The reason should also be explained, it seems that the imperial court does not force us and other monks to go to the bitter cold land of Tibet, and if nothing can be done at that time, we will come back. ”

Master Changjie nodded. Put away the letter. Then he said as if sighing: "If you can really go to the land of Tibet." I can try to meet Xuanzang, I haven't seen him for several years, and I don't know what happened to him now. ”

The middle-aged monk smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't worry. Xuanzang arrived at Nalanda Temple three years ago to study Buddhism with Master Jiexian, and now he should still be studying profound Buddhism. ”

Master Changjie smiled warmly when he heard this: "Senior brother has gained a lot from studying Buddhism in recent years, but he has seen it more thoroughly than senior brother, which is gratifying. ”

The middle-aged monk smiled: "After all, Xuanzang is still the brother of the senior brother, even if the monk has no family, but after all, the blood is thicker than the water, I am still a human being, senior brother, Tubo is bitter cold, and the senior brother's health is not very good, if it is really impossible, please return, if Xuanzang returns from Tianzhu to know that the senior brother has passed away, then how sentimental should it be?" ”

Master Changjie shook his head with a smile and said, "If Tubo doesn't need us, we will naturally not go, but if the Tubo sentient beings really need us, Pudu sentient beings, that is, our mission, why worry about life for this?" When Xuanzang came back, he would be glad to learn that the poor monk was going to Pudu sentient beings, and he was able to study Buddhism regardless of the hardships and dangers, and traveled for four years to reach Tianzhu, which is already a model for people in my Buddhist sect. ”

The middle-aged monk was speechless, and Master Changjie smiled and said: "You don't have to care too much about these things, as you said, sometimes you have to have it in your life, and don't force it all the time in your life. ”

After Master Changjie finished speaking, he turned around and left, obviously to pack up and go to Chang'an, the middle-aged monk looked at his departing back and sighed, these two brothers are really the same temperament......

Like Master Changjie, at the same time, there are many senior monks in Buddhist temples who have received the news and have come to Chang'an, and the Taoist leaders from all over the country have also come to Chang'an, and even Sun Simiao of Chang'an General Hospital has to take a group of doctors to ask about some things, in view of Sun Simiao's special status in the Taoist community in Chang'an and the entire Tang Taoist community, as well as his title, Li Ermaje Xià also allowed him to participate in the meeting, but he will definitely not be allowed to go to Tubo.

Luoyang is very close to Chang'an City, speed up, you can arrive soon, so relative to other areas of the monks, Master Changjie is the first to arrive in Chang'an City of foreign monks, as soon as you enter Chang'an, you will go to the Dajue Temple, when the monk Tianzhu came to Chang'an City to lecture, he also came here, familiar with the road, obviously the monks of the Dajue Temple also know Master Changjie, as soon as Master Changjie came, immediately went to report.

After a while, Master Kongjing, the abbot of Dajue Temple, came out to greet him, Master Kongjing is a friend of Master Changjie, and once explained the Buddhist scriptures to his brother Xuanzang, and the Buddhist cultivation is profound, as soon as he came out, Master Changjie immediately greeted him: "Master Kongjing, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Master Kongjing said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, please enter the temple, please enter the temple for anything." ”

Master Changjie nodded in agreement.

Entering the temple and entering the meditation room, Master Kongjing asked Master Changjie to sit down, and then poured a glass of water for Master Changjie, and said with a smile: "I only sent the letter three days ago, but I didn't expect it to arrive now, the speed is really fast." ”

Master Changjie took the cup of water and took a sip of water and said: "The situation is urgent, the matter is very important, there is no room for thinking twice, what is the matter, it is best to think about it after listening to it, then, please also ask Master Kongjing to inform the poor monks of the reason, why does the imperial court need me and other monks and Taoists to enter Tibet to preach?" According to the poor monks, although there is no Taoism in Tibet, there should be Buddhism. ”

Master Kongjing's face became a little grim, and he said, "Five days ago, Du Ruhui Du Shilang, the squire of the Zongheng Division, came to the temple and talked to the poor monk, and he told the poor monk all the reasons. ”

Master Changjie was a little surprised: "Du Shilang? ”

The Sky Scene Mage nodded and said, "In the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun a few years ago, Tubo contributed a lot. It also contributed a lot in the process of the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate, so the Tang Dynasty should also give some thanks, the lord of Tubo put forward a request for the Taoist sects of Middle-earth Buddhism to enter the mission of Tubo, Du Shilang was very puzzled, asked why, at first the lord of Tubo was still reluctant to say, until later he said it.

The reason is that in the Tibetan Plateau, the traffic is blocked, the people's wisdom is not open, and the customs are strict. Hence the birth of a cult. The religion bribed some high-ranking figures in Tibet to gain a foothold, and deceived the followers, preaching that certain gods could not be disobeyed, and not allowing the Tibetan people to believe in other religions. One can only believe in this kind of denomination.

Tibet is a bitter cold place. Food production is extremely low. It was not enough to eat, but it was taken away by this cult in the name of contribution. Most of them squandered their own pleasures, and a small part burned and sacrificed to the gods, even if they starved for thousands of miles, they did not hesitate to do so; What's more, some people who are too weak to work or serve as soldiers will be taken to sacrifice alive, or even burned alive, the cruelty of the means and the cruelty of the heart, which is outrageous and unheard of.

Because it was supported by some of the magnates in Tibet, and the lord of Tubo was powerless, he asked the Tang Dynasty to save the people of Tibet from fire and water, and His Majesty then got up with the idea of compassion for the people of Buddhism and Taoism, and vowed to purify all sentient beings and save all people from fire and water. ”

Master Changjie's face turned pale when he heard this, and his face was full of embarrassment: "To this day, there is such a vicious and brutal cult? Human sacrifice? In the past, the Buddha cut meat to feed the eagle, just to save a pigeon, and those people actually sacrificed the living, the world is so big, how can there be a god who feeds on the living? The most important of my Buddhist precepts is to abstain from killing and abstaining from meat, even if this is the case, my Buddhist family should be such a natural enemy of a cult!

We Buddhas, with compassion in our hearts, vowed to benefit all living beings in the world, and now we see and hear that the people of Tibet are struggling in dire straits, how can we sit idly by and ignore them? He also ordered that we should be more responsible, Master Kongjing, if I am determined to go to Tubo and purify all living beings, please leave a seat for the poor monks, if no one wants to go to the Tang Buddhism, even if there is only one person, I will definitely go, regardless of life and death! Amitabha Buddha ......"

Master Changjie was upright, and made an oath, which made Master Kongjing's eyes light up, and he stroked his palm and exclaimed: "The meaning of Changjie, the poor monk has already understood, and my way is not lonely!" ”

Master Changjie was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Master Skyscape is also going?" ”

Master Kongjing smiled and nodded: "The poor monk is also a member of Buddhism, if you preach Buddhism, the opportunity to purify all sentient beings, what if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire?" Ordinary people can go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire for fame and fortune, and we should be obsessed with going up the sword mountain and going down to the sea of fire for the sake of fame and fortune, no matter how rampant his cult is, the truth is in my heart, and we will be invincible. ”

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Chang'an General Hospital, Sun Simiao's practice room, Sun Simiao's little disciple Niankong looked at his teacher checking books one after another, looking for prescriptions, and then put some important books and prescriptions into a box, there is a big pair of driving to leave Chang'an to go to the bitter cold land, his heart is depressed, at a young age, he is naturally unwilling to go to the bitter cold place of Tubo to suffer hardships, how good is the life of Chang'an General Hospital? The master is respected, and he is the first person in history to be knighted by his medical skills, and he is destined to live for a hundred years.

In Chang'an, Sun Simiao's name is the most effective pass in the folk, when you go out to buy items, once people know that he is Sun Simiao's disciple, or when you buy items for the Chang'an General Hospital, there will always be merchants who are exempted from fees or reduced fees or even upside down some items happen, Niankong excused himself again and again, but these merchants kept insisting, they would say that my life was saved by Sun Shenxian, what kind of thing is this outside the body?

Even though he knew that the feelings of these people were not against him, Niankong was still very satisfied, he was very glad that he had followed Sun Simiao from the beginning and never gave up, so he had today's status, and his own medical skills were often praised by Sun Simiao, and he felt that he was already the happiest person in the world.

However, under the emperor's order, it was clear that Sun Simiao did not need to go, but he still planned to ask for his life, as the representative of the Daomen, leading the Daomen elite to go to Tubo to preach, by the way, widely administering medicinal soups, treating diseases, alleviating the suffering of the Tubo people, implementing the purpose of the Daomen, as well as his original intention as a doctor, to purify all sentient beings and save the toiling masses.

The life of the people of the Tang Dynasty is getting better and better, and the Chang'an General Hospital is also on the right track, Sun Simiao feels that even if the current qiē is handed over to his favorite heir to inherit, he is destined to pay for the people of the world and cure the diseases of the world, although the Tubo people are not my race, but they are also people, they will also have diseases, not to mention that they are still enslaved and deceived by the cult, as a representative of the most advanced civilization, Sun Simiao feels that he has the obligation to help those who are suffering.

Even if they are not the children of the Tang Dynasty, as a doctor, a doctor's parents, I can't refuse any patient who asks for help from me...... (To be continued......)