Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Monk Xuanzang called a word from a distance, which interrupted Zhao Jiuchou's guess of the name of the person he was about to guess.

Guo Ye signaled him to leave first, and we will talk about this matter later.

Zhao Jiuchou got the order, turned around and ran towards the temple gate as well.

Going far away here, Monk Xuanzang has come to Guo Ye, bowed deeply to Guo Ye, and said loudly to Guo Ye: "Master Guo, this time you took the risk to save more than a thousand mouths of the Great Buddha Temple." The lives of the monks are really of immeasurable merit!"

It was a great honor for Guo Ye to be praised by Xuanzang, a famous monk of later generations.

He stretched out his hand to support the bowing monk Xuanzang, and said with a soft smile: "The great monk Xuanzang is too famous, and this is all the work of my hand. By the way, what will you arrange next? If I remember correctly, you are not a big monk. The shaved disciples of the Buddhist temple, but the wandering monks on the list, right?"

"Uh……"

Xuanzang's face suddenly changed, he lowered his head with some guilt, and replied like a mosquito: "Small, I will continue to stay in the Great Buddha Temple, study Buddhism, and save the world."

Monk Xuanzang is a person who can't lie. As long as he lies, he is either shy or guilty. He just bowed his head with a guilty conscience and his voice trembled. This detail was keenly captured by Guo Ye.

He thought about some hidden anecdotes in the history books about Xuanzang before he went west to learn Buddhist scriptures, and he couldn't help guessing why Xuanzang bowed his head guiltyly and lied when he asked a question just now.

Little boy, you dare to lie in front of your buddy, this foolish ancestor, you are really a coward.

Immediately, he folded his arms in front of his chest, raised his head high, and glanced at the monk Xuanzang, who was a head shorter than him, from the corner of his eyes, with an air of domineering and domineering.

Then he snorted coldly, pretended to be displeased, and asked coolly, "Xuanzang, I treat you like a friend, like a brother and sister? How do you treat me? Ask yourself, is this right? Well, I'll open the skylight to make it clear—"

"I, Guo Ye, treated you with all my heart and soul, but you lied to me. This is not how friends get along..."

Chapter 305 Supporting Xuanzang to learn Buddhist scriptures from the West

Although Monk Xuanzang's Buddhism is profound, his involvement in the world is not deep.

His life is actually very simple. The Buddha sits in the heart, knocks in the wooden fish's hand, and keeps saying Amitabha, as pale as a piece of pure white paper.

How can he compare with a person like Guo Ye who is full of five poisons soaked in a big dye vat.

There is no comparison between a pure and righteous monk and a treacherous and dirty ghost fox. They are not players of the same level.

Because he had lied to Guo Ye before, he was already extremely guilty, but now that he was deceived by Guo Ye in such a small way, he immediately showed his cowardice and vented his old feelings.

He first lowered his head with a guilty conscience, clasped his hands together and muttered Amitabha, sin, sin.

Then he slowly raised his head, looked around to see if there were any people around, and when he saw no one around, he blinked his big cute eyes and said softly: "Master Guo, this is a very special place." Please follow the little monk to the place where you talk, there is a small forest in the west of the temple, no one will bother you and me when you talk."

After saying that, like a child who has done something wrong, he lowered his head and walked towards the west without saying a word.

After hearing this, Guo Ye thought to himself, "It's really good, grandma, the little brother will come out with something real as soon as he tells it."

Immediately, with a hum, he followed Xuanzang to the grove at the west end of the monastery.

At this time, the courtyard was full of government soldiers who gathered the Turkic captives, as well as monks who had been released from captivity. Everyone was in a hurry, and no one paid any attention to Xuanzang and Guo Ye.

Soon, the two arrived at the small forest that Xuanzang had mentioned.

This grove is far away from the place where people gather in the temple, it is close to the foot of the back mountain of the temple, it is indeed quiet enough.

After entering the forest, Xuanzang stopped suddenly and apologized to Guo Ye: "Master Guo, don't blame the little monk for deceiving before. The monk also has his own unspeakable secrets, and he didn't intend to deceive Mr. Guo."

Guo Ye already knew what Xuanzang was deceiving, he shrugged habitually, and said indifferently: "Xuanzang, I have already guessed that you, a great monk, are dishonest. You have been in Lingzhou for years. Yu, don't you just want to leave the countries of the Western Regions, and then go to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures?"

"what?"

Although Xuanzang was mentally prepared to be exposed by others, he was somewhat shocked and frightened when Guo Ye revealed his hidden truth in his heart.

According to historical records, Xuanzang's journey to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures was very bumpy and difficult. Whether it was before or after departure, he had gone through disasters and it was quite difficult.

It's not like mentioned in Journey to the West, when Xuanzang left Chang'an to go to Tianzhu to seek scriptures, Emperor Li Shimin sent him ten miles away, both as a gift and as an imperial brother.

On the contrary, in the history of Xuanzang's westward journey, he smuggled out of the country and went westward after repeatedly asking the court to let him go westward to learn Buddhist scriptures but failed.

As we all know, in the Tang Dynasty, even when crossing states and provinces in the country, local government offices had to issue guides to cross the border safely.

Not to mention that Xuanzang went abroad to go to the West. If he didn't have a customs clearance document, wouldn't he be a smuggler?

Just think about how difficult and difficult the smuggling process is.

The Tang Dynasty at that time was the prelude to the prosperous age, and the imperial court did not allow subjects to leave the territory of the Tang Dynasty, let alone a virtuous monk like Xuanzang, who was strictly controlled by the imperial court.

I am afraid that these monks who go abroad will bring the culture and military of the Tang Dynasty to the countries in the Western Regions. These things will make the countries in the Western Regions gradually stronger, and will affect the process of His Majesty Li Er's incorporation of these countries into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Xuanzang's journey to the west actually smuggled out of the country and left the Tang Dynasty under the premise that the imperial court did not issue passports.

Seeing being exposed by Guo Ye, Xuanzang showed a bit of panic and a little bit of helplessness, and sighed: "Master Guo is really insightful, and I can't hide anything from you. Alas, I just want to go to the holy place of Buddhism in Tianzhu." , get the scriptures and go back to the Tang Dynasty, just to save the world. But—"

Speaking of this, Xuanzang's tone suddenly changed, and he said with a bit of resentment: "However, I went to ask for customs clearance certificates time and time again, but I was rejected, and I was ordered not to leave the country. During this year , the little monk has left Lingzhou to go to the frontier at least five or six times, but he has not been expelled back by the guards. Sigh..."

Smuggled five or six times a year but failed?

This monk Xuanzang is really the patriarch of smugglers.

Teasing is teasing, but Guo Ye still expressed his admiration for Xuanzang's tenacity.

Think about it too, if it weren't for such great perseverance, how could Xuanzang succeed in his westward journey and achieve such achievements in the end?

Sure enough, God rewards hard work, and God will never treat any perseverant and hard-working young man badly.

As far as Xuanzang is concerned, it seems that he is full of complaints, and he also seems to have great ambitions. Finally, he raised his head and looked to the west, with a resolute face and eyes like fire, and said loudly:

"My little monk will persevere to the end, all the way to the west, as long as there is still a breath, I will definitely not give up going west to Tianzhu to seek the scriptures."

Grandma's, even Guo Ye couldn't help but feel excited when he heard his big vows and big ambitions, and he had the heart to follow and yearn for.

So he comforted him and said: "Xuanzang, the heavens will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, and they must first suffer from their hearts and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their ambitions..."

Guo Ye directly dumped a part of Mencius' inspirational aphorism as encouragement, and also showed Guo Ye's support for his cause of studying Buddhist scriptures in the West.

After saying this, the Great Monk Xuanzang was so touched, the big eyes twinkling and blinking on the cute face of Zhengtai, he almost hugged Guo Ye in pain.

He really didn't expect that Guo Ye would support his career all the way to the west. This was the first one to say that he supported him after bumping into walls and suffering many setbacks.

Dangdang this sentence, Xuanzang cited Guo Ye as his confidant, and his confidant for life.

Immediately, Xuanzang took two steps back, this time instead of clasping his hands together, he clasped his fists together, bowed to Guo Ye Yingying, and said in a choked voice: "Little monk, thank you, Mr. Guo, I didn't expect Mr. Guo to understand this little monk." It’s been so many years since I have a devout heart towards Buddha! It’s not easy for me as a monk! Huh, huh..."

Guo Ye cried when he saw Xuanzang talking, and expressed his understanding in his heart. An unlucky monk who smuggled out of the country more than ten or twenty times failed to succeed. One can imagine.

Then he said: "Xuanzang, I admire your persistence and support your cause, but have you ever thought that it is not difficult to leave the country and leave the Tang Dynasty. If you can get the support of His Majesty the Emperor, the Western Regions and their party will It may be easier to reach Tianzhu Buddha Land."

Xuanzang lamented, and said: "Oh, it's not easy. The little monk has asked for countless times to leave the customs, but there is nowhere to ask!"