The gate of Chang'an City.

The commander of the Praetorian Guard guarding the city gate looked at the dozens of monks in front of him who were carrying wooden boxes and holding magic staffs, and asked in a deep voice, "Where did the masters come from and what are you doing?"

The first old monk clasped his hands together and pronounced the Buddha's horn and said: "Amitabha, poor monks and others came from southern Xinjiang, and sent a batch of gifts to Emperor Qin on the order of my Buddha. ”

"I hope that the general will inform Emperor Qin on his behalf, and the poor monks and others have given gifts, and they have to go back to southern Xinjiang to return to my Buddha. ”

The Praetorian Guard Commander frowned slightly and asked, "Where is the gift?"

The old monk untied the wooden box on his back and lifted the lid, only to see a stream of aura escaping from it, refreshing people's hearts.

"Medium-grade natural treasures?"

The commander of the Praetorian Guard couldn't help but exclaim when he saw it, since His Majesty ordered the control of medium-grade and above heavenly and earthly treasures last year, it is difficult to see such a large number of medium-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures on the market at one time.

This group of monks turned out to be here to pay tribute.

The Praetorian Guard Commander reacted quickly, and Yu Guang couldn't help but be startled again when he caught a glimpse of the other monks carrying the wooden boxes on their backs.

Could it be that the things on these monks are all medium-grade natural treasures, right?

For some reason, the commander of the Praetorian Guard was amazed, and a sense of pride surged in his heart, this is my Western Qin, the Quartet surrenders, and even those who go out of the house have to take the initiative to pay tribute to ensure safety.

"Several masters have come from afar, and they must have worked very hard, and they will come and sit for a while and drink hot tea, and they will immediately arrange for someone to enter the palace to inform Your Majesty and see how Your Majesty arranges. ”

The old monk saluted to the commander of the guard: "Amitabha, the poor monk represents the Buddhist sect, and I thank the general for his accommodation." ”

The commander of the Praetorian Guard smiled heartily and said, "Hahahaha, the master doesn't have to be polite. ”

"Third, third, you kid hurry over and take the masters to the city gate tower to rest. ”

"Zhang Chu, you immediately enter the palace and tell Your Majesty the news that the masters have come from afar. ”

"Master, I will not accompany you because of my duties, I will already order the people below, and I will never treat you slowly. ”

The old monk smiled: "The general is polite. ”

Under the orders of the Janissary Commander, a man known as Lao San hurried over and brought dozens of monks to the city gate.

The general of the Praetorian Guard named Zhang Chu walked directly like a fly and rushed towards the palace.

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In the Western Qin Palace, Lin Ze, who listened to the report of the chamberlain, had a look of surprise on his face: "Taishan Shenjun is very efficient, it has only been a year, and he has cleaned up the Buddha's door." ”

"Tut-tut, the so-called old and immortal is a thief, and he has lived for so many years in vain, and the means are okay. ”

"Come, spread my will, announce that the head monk will come to the audience, and order the Praetorian Guards to put the tribute of the Buddha Gate into the inner treasury, and there must be no mistake. ”

The attendant bowed down and bowed, "The slave obeys." ”

After a while, the old monk was taken to Yongle Hall, the place where Lin Ze handled government affairs on a daily basis.

The old monk clasped his hands together, bent over and saluted: "Amitabha, the poor monk Guangji, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor Qin." ”

"The poor monk is ordered by my Buddha to bring the most sincere greetings to His Majesty Emperor Qin, as well as 1,500 treasures of heaven and earth, and please accept it with a smile. ”

Lin Ze said with a smile: "Tell the Buddha on my behalf, I like his gift very much, and I also wish him to see the Great Dao and the Buddha to prosper." ”

Guangji said with a smile: "His Majesty Emperor Qin's golden mouth and jade words, the poor monk dared to thank the Buddha. ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Don't say polite words, I am very curious about the Buddha, I wonder if Master Guangji can tell me about the deeds of the Buddha?"

Lin Ze is indeed quite curious, although the Buddhism Sect has no Heavenly and Human Realm powerhouses, there is no reason why it is so easy to subdue.

The methods used by Taishan Shenjun may be able to inspire him a lot.

The smile on Guangji's face became even stronger, and his attitude was still respectful: "Since His Majesty Emperor Qin asked, the poor monk naturally knows everything and speaks endlessly, but there are too many glorious deeds of my Buddha, and the poor monk doesn't know how to talk about it." ”

Lin Ze thought for a while and said, "Then you can briefly tell me where the Buddha came from, why is it called the Buddha, and what is his goal?"

Well, the three philosophical questions, who am I, where I came from, and what I am going to do.

Guangji pondered for a moment and replied in a deep voice: "My Buddha Rulai was born in the first birth of heaven and earth, and after a hundred generations of catastrophes, he created the Buddha Gate, so he is called the Buddha by believers. ”

"My Buddha has made a great wish to ascend to the Pure Land of Bliss, free from disasters and happiness. ”

Lin Ze showed a playful look on his face when he heard this, tsk, the old god stick is just not ordinary, and it is easy to fool people into lameness.

Just when Lin Ze wanted to ask, Wu Fan hurriedly came, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister just took someone to measure the Jianmu Divine Tree, as of three quarters of the hour, a total of one hundred and eighty-five zhang six feet three inches seven minutes and two centimeters. ”

Lin Ze didn't care about asking Guangji at the moment, and frowned slightly: "Since yesterday, it has only increased by three feet, nine inches and four minutes, what's going on?"

"Is it because there are not enough natural treasures, or are there fewer people worshipping?"

Since Lin Ze started the revival of the Jianmu Divine Tree last year, Wu Fan was specially arranged to record the height of the growth of the Jianmu Divine Tree every day in order to adjust the dosage of "fertilization".

Facts have proved that Lin Ze's worries are not unreasonable, no matter how many heavenly and earthly treasures are consumed, how many people worship and contribute the power of faith, the height of the daily growth of the Jianmu Divine Tree is a little more than six feet.

In order to make rational use of resources, Lin Ze strictly controlled the amount of natural resources and the amount of faith power provided by the method of small advancements.

A year has passed, and the Jianmu Divine Tree has grown smoothly and healthily to one hundred and eighty-six zhang.

In this process, Lin Ze successively received some gifts from the Heavenly Dao, and his strength increased by more than three times compared to before.

A year ago, Lin Ze, if he didn't use the two supernatural powers of knowing the mandate of heaven and going against the mandate of heaven, he would definitely not be the opponent of the Buddha, Confucianism and others.

Now he has enough confidence to wrestle his wrist with the Buddha Confucian Sage Tongtian Sword Master.

Zhuang Zhou also gained a lot of benefits, not only him, but also those ordinary people who worshiped in good faith and provided the power of faith, more or less received a little favor.

For example, seeking children, curing illness, seeking marriage, seeking wealth, etc., many ordinary people have been able to get their wishes.

So much so that the Jianmu Sacred Tree is famous, and many people come here to worship and ask for peace of mind.

If it weren't for Lin Ze's arrangement of guards and guards, limiting the number of people and hours of worship every day, I am afraid that there would be many pits around the Jianmu Divine Tree.

In this way, the power of faith, which is one of the growing conditions of the Jianmu Divine Tree, was successfully resolved.

In terms of heavenly materials and earth treasures, every morning, a team of people went to the inner library to receive the prepared portions, and handed them over to the guards who took care of the Jianmu Divine Tree with the list, and after confirming that the physical objects were consistent with the list, they were all buried in the soil near the Jianmu Divine Tree.

It's not that no one wants to pay attention to this batch of heavenly and earthly treasures, after Lin Ze wiped out the entire clan of ten people in succession within five days, this kind of person became extinct all of a sudden.

The people who are responsible for building the Wood Sacred Tree are all official eunuchs, and they have learned from the past, so it is basically impossible to take the risk of being exterminated.

Wu Fan bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has asked the Zhuang Zhou Sage, and he said that the Jianmu Divine Tree may have entered the second stage, and the daily growth limit may change. ”

"Whether there will be any changes, and how much they will change, will have to wait for tomorrow's growth to come out. ”

Lin Ze frowned slightly when he heard this, "Second stage?"

It's only more than 600 meters before it enters the second stage?

The growth rate is decreasing, how many years does it take to grow to pierce the heavens and connect with the heavenly realm?

How many years does the root have to extend down before it can connect the Nine Shades?

Lin Ze decided to go and see what the specific situation was, so he turned his head to look at Guangji and said: "Master Guangji, I suddenly have some urgent matters, so I won't listen to the master talk about the deeds of the Buddha. ”

Guangji bowed down and said, "The poor monk must bring the words, please rest assured that His Majesty Emperor Qin." ”

"Wu Fan, you give Master Guangji a ride for me. ”

After Lin Ze said this, the whole person disappeared into the Yongle Palace.