Journey to the West: Moral Heaven

Mei Niang was a little hesitant. Ordinary people don't know Yang Chan's footsteps. She knows it. A Sanxian who was knocked down by the Jade Emperor can't stand her incense, and she is a pure light celestial daughter of Buddhism. It is always weird for Buddhist gods to offer incense.

Chen E persuaded: "Buddhism takes the mission of helping the world, and the three holy mothers are also gods with great compassion. I think that the meeting with the door should stop here. Today, the empress is offering a stick of incense. It is a good fate. In the future, the empress may also be lucky. Offered by incense."

"Oh?"

Mei Niang heard something in Chen E's words, she frowned slightly, she nodded and said: "Boss Chen is right, bring incense!"

Chen E offered a letter of incense.

After Mei Niang burnt the incense, she offered three animals of fruit and a thousand taels of silver as a reward from the emperor, and said, "I heard that this palace's Hualiang mansion is magnificent, and Director Chen will follow me around."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Chen E responded with a salute, and led Meiniang to the depths.

The design of the palace fully takes into account Yang Chan’s characteristics as a girl. There are many trees and flowers, and small animals play on the grass. Some of them that can stand are used by Chen Ezheng to do chores, forming a unique scene. scenery.

But Mei Niang was not in the mood to watch, so she brought Chen E to the edge of an artificial stream, temporarily dismissed the maids, and asked, "Director Chen, you should know why I am looking for you."

Chen E said: "But you are here for Buddhism?"

Mei Niang's pretty face turned cold, and she snorted, "Buddhism has never offended you. Elder Fa Ming has also taught you for 18 years. Why are you greedy for the Holy One? I need an explanation."

Chen E asked: "Forgive me for your boldness. May I ask your mother, what is Buddhism in the eyes of your mother?"

Immediately, fierceness appeared in Mei Niang's beautiful eyes, and she glared fiercely at Chen E!

She is the pure light goddess of Buddhism, and Buddhism is her belief and her support. Chen E's question is an insult to her in itself!

However, Chen E's eyes are clear, and she looks at her without fear. After all, Chen E knows what kind of person Wu Meiniang is. In modern terms, she is an extremely refined egoist. As long as she can afford it, it is enough to make her betray Buddhism. , become a pawn in his hand.

Sure enough, Mei Niang got angry and said displeasedly: "Perhaps Mr. Chen already knows the roots of this palace, what's the point of asking this?"

Chen E leisurely said: "According to what I know, celestial maidens are born on the basis of alaya consciousness, which is essentially a mass of pure energy, and there are as many as trillions of celestial maidens in the Western world. Sutra, how different is it from other celestial maidens?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Meiniang's expression changed.

Chen E cupped his hands and saluted: "A bachelor of the Tang Dynasty, Chen E, the head of the Palace of the Three Holy Mothers, pays homage to the empress!"

"you"

Meiniang was furious in an instant, she was obviously fooling herself, but she couldn't think of a reason for Chen E to provoke her, so she took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and said, "What exactly do you want?"

Chen E didn't answer, but asked instead: "No matter how beautiful the celestial girl is, she is only dependent on Alaya for her life. In other words, life and death are all in the power of a single thought. I don't know if the empress has ever thought about getting rid of her fate? Would you like to?" Compete for the Bodhisattva fruit position?"

"Oh?"

Mei Niang's eyes flickered, and she said in a deep voice: "I was reincarnated into a human body, isn't it just to break free from the mercy of fate, listen to Mr. Chen's words, can you help me become a Bodhisattva?"

"Not bad!"

Chen E nodded and said: "The empress is reincarnated for merit, but how much merit is needed to achieve the bodhisattva status, the empress has calculated it? Or has the empress ever considered that the merits of this reincarnation are not enough to make the bodhisattva fruitful? Empress is freed from the body of a celestial girl, and life and death are still determined by Almighty's thoughts, so what will happen then? Will empress go to her death calmly?"

The minister even asked a heartbreaking remark, if the concubine has clearly done meritorious deeds, but does not fall on the concubine, can the concubine have a way to protect her own rights? "

"Mr. Chen, please speak up!"

Meiniang's heart shuddered, her attitude improved a lot.

She does have the desire to do meritorious deeds for Buddhism and get rid of the body of a celestial girl, but she has never dreamed of becoming a Bodhisattva, because in the history of Buddhism, there has never been a precedent for a celestial girl to achieve Bodhisattva status. The key is that celestial girls are not living beings, but today Chen E's words aroused the ambition in her heart.

Chen E said: "I ask again, what is Buddhism in the eyes of the empress?"

Mei Niang didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore, she pondered for a long time before asking: "Mr. Chen, please discipline me."

Chen E said loudly: "It's a tool, bring it when it's useful, and throw it away when it's useless!"

Crack!

There seemed to be a flash of lightning in Mei Niang's mind, which made her mind go blank for a moment. Buddhist disciples naturally take Buddha as their foundation, and the idea of ​​using Buddhism as a tool, let alone thinking about it, is born. It is a big treason.

Its severity is far more than that of rebelling against the world. In other words, if Buddhist disciples regard Buddhism as a tool that can be used, then Buddhism will lose its meaning of existence and will fall apart sooner or later.

"I would like to ask again, in the eyes of the empress, is it important to achieve the bodhisattva status by oneself, detached from life and death, or is it important for Buddhism to flourish in the east through the legacy of the empress?"

Chen E's questioning, every word was heartbreaking, Mei Niang's pretty face was full of struggle and hesitation, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, using Buddhism as a tool, had a fundamental conflict with her beliefs, but she Unwilling to turn her body back into a cloud of unconscious fresh air after getting old and dead, even if she regenerates in the future, it won't be her anymore.

I managed to win this opportunity, and I must not fail. Even if I can't win the Bodhisattva status, I still have to get rid of my status as a celestial girl. After my death, no matter how terrible the flood is!

Mei Niang's eyes gradually became firm, and she said solemnly: "I only believe now that Mr. Chen really helped me, and I would like to hear more about it."

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Chen E secretly shook her head.

This woman was clearly moved, but she kept her mouth shut. Even he felt ashamed of her forbearance. No wonder she was able to be a queen and rule the Tang Dynasty for 20 years.

Chen E didn't want to go around with Mei Niang anymore, and said bluntly: "There is a very simple truth in the world, if you want to promote it, you should suppress it first. From the normal way, Buddhism has already taken root in the middle soil. Buddhism is not considered a great achievement, and it is easy to be wiped out with a single sentence. In the end, it will be considered hard work for the empress, which may not be enough for the empress to achieve the bodhisattva status.

But if the Buddhism is eradicated first, the empress will seize the opportunity to revive the Buddhism in the future. achievement?If Niangniang has contributed to Zhongxing Buddhism, even the Tathagata Buddha would not dare to deprive Niangniang of her merits easily! "

Mei Niang's whole body trembled, her beautiful eyes sparkled with brilliance, she sized up Chen E!

What a word to wake up the dreamer!

If you want to promote it, suppress it first!

Even better, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li Zhi, and it was Li Zhi who ordered the Buddha to be exterminated, and he himself was just a Zhaoyi. What can I do?Even if the Buddhist sect blames him, he can't blame himself. He only needs to follow the steps step by step, and it is enough to grasp the power of Datang step by step.

Can think of such a method, this person is really good!

It's just that he spared no effort to help himself, what is he trying to do?

Mei Niang didn't believe that Chen E would fall under her pomegranate skirt, and she didn't believe that Chen E was greedy for power in the world, so she asked, "Where is the opportunity that Manager Chen said?"

Chen E said: "Avalokitesvara once claimed at the Water and Land Dharma Association that the Buddhism taught in the East is all Hinayana Buddhism, and the dead cannot be exalted, but only the common people and the light. , can cultivate the body of immeasurable life, and can do neither coming nor going, so my son went to the west to seek the Tripitaka, and when my son came back from the scriptures, it would be the day when my mother taught the world with Mahayana Buddhism and revived Buddhism."

"Ah"

Mei Niang smiled lightly, "I said so much, so it's because of you!"

Chen E said without changing his face: "My son and the empress have the same interests, I want to fight for him to achieve a higher Buddhahood, and the empress also needs to prove the Bodhisattva fruition. There is no conflict between them, so why bother? For whom?"

"There are several reasons!"

Mei Niang agreed with Chen E's statement.