Chapter One Thousand and Seven: Wukong and the Eight Precepts

This monk named Fajie, commonly known as Che Fengchao, was born in Yunyang County, Jingzhao County. In the ninth year of Tianbao (750) of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, he sent a special envoy to Chang'an to express his willingness to join him.

In the following year (751), when Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent Zhang Taoguang, the Minister of Internal Affairs, and more than 40 escorts to escort the guests back to the Western Regions, Che Fengchao served as the general of the four gates of Jingzhou, the left guard; Bin returned to Chang'an and arrived at Gandhara, the winter residence of King Bin.

In the second year of Zhide (757), Che Fengchao was seriously ill and could not return to the Central Plains with the group as scheduled, so he stayed in Gandhara to recuperate. Make a vow while sick: If you are recovering from illness, you may become a monk by losing your hair. Buddhism was prevalent at that time, and eminent monks gathered there. After recovering from illness, Che Fengchao converted to Buddhism. Afterwards, Dharma Realm learned Sanskrit with Relic Yuemo, and traveled with him to Bin, Tianzhu and other countries to visit teachers and study Buddhism.

A few years later, Dharma Realm had the idea of ​​returning to the Tang Dynasty, so he asked the master to return to the east, and the relic Yuemo took pity on his heart and granted his request. The relic Yuemo presented the Sanskrit "Ten Power Sutra", "Ten Ground Sutra" and "Huixianglun Sutra" and Buddhist relics to the Dharma Realm, and asked the Dharma Realm to bring them back to the Tang Dynasty.

The road he took when Dharma Realm was taken, went through mountains and ridges, and finally returned to Shule after going through many hardships. He made a short stay in Shule and Khotan (now Hotan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), and then went north to Kucha, where Dharma Realm met Kucha is rich in products and Buddhism is prosperous, so he stayed at the Lotus Temple in Kucha, and together with monks such as Wu Titi Rhinoceros, an eminent monk in Kucha, translated the "Ten Places Sutra", "Ten Power Sutra" and "Hui Xiang" brought back from India. Wheel Sutra and other Buddhist scriptures, Dharma Realm has lived in Kucha for more than 30 years.

Perhaps because of the turmoil in Anxi Duhufu, Dharma Realm set off to return to the Tang Dynasty last year, and brought back the Buddha tooth relic and the translated scriptures this year. After the request of the meritorious envoy Dou Wenchang, Emperor Dezong decreed He was ordered to live in Zhangjing Temple in Chang'an, and given the name "Wukong". He is also one of the prototypes of Monkey King in "Journey to the West".

It was also he who brought the news that the Anxi Protectorate Mansion still existed back to Datang, letting Datang know that Guo Xin was still sticking to the Anxi Protectorate Mansion, but at this time Datang had begun to weaken and was unable to provide Guo Xin much. help.

In addition, the title of Bajie also existed in history. In the second year of Jiaping in the Han Dynasty (250), the Indian Buddhist monk Tanhe Jialuo went to Luoyang to translate scriptures and set up a precept altar in Baima Temple. Zhu Shixing first went to the altar to receive precepts and became the first Chinese The first Han monk in history was given the title of Bajie.

In the fifth year of Ganlu (260 A.D.), he traveled westward from Chang'an, crossed the desert, and went to Khotan, where the Mahayana classics are concentrated, to learn Buddhist scriptures. Four hundred years.

Shen Long was startled when he saw Wukong's dharma name while looking through the materials, and he thought to himself, your master has been back to Chang'an for more than 150 years, senior brother, why did you come back? But did you forget to fall asleep on the road?

"It turned out to be the Master of the Dharma Realm of the Lotus Temple, and I am Guo Yuanzheng, the Ninth Cavalry Unit of the Xuange Battalion of the Wuwei Army under the command of King Guo Jun!" Shen Long saluted. He is also of great benefit to himself. Tang Dezong, who is now in power, worships Buddhism. If the elder brother can help to say a few words in front of Emperor Dezong after returning to Chang'an, he may get more gains.

"It turned out to be the elite of King Guo Jun, no wonder the martial arts are so outstanding!" The senior brother was born in the army and lived in Qiuci for 30 years. He naturally felt kind to the soldiers of Anxi Dufu.

He clasped his hands together and bowed to Shen Long, then apologized, and went to recite a mantra to those thieves. Seeing this, Shen Long also stepped forward to bury the thieves with him, while Lu Shisi curled his lips,

Think they are superfluous.

After tidying up, Shen Long distributed a horse to the elder brother, and then put the scriptures and relics he brought back on another horse, and there was one more person in the team back to Chang'an.

Along the way, Shen Long chatted with the elder brother about Buddhism. Shen Long inherited Wang Anshi's knowledge and was also very proficient in Buddhism. After chatting for a while, the elder brother began to sigh, "I didn't know Guo Shizhu when I was in Kucha. It is really a pity! It would be a blessing if we could exchange Buddhism with Master Guo at that time."

Even if you knew Guo Yuanzheng at that time, he probably didn't know much about Buddhism, right? Shen Long smiled and said, "From here to the east, all the states have fallen into the hands of Tubo. If I follow Master, won't I cause trouble to Master?"

"It's okay, you two feel a little wronged, just pretend to be the poor monk's disciples and attendants. The Tibetans have always worshiped Buddha, but they don't do anything to monks." The elder brother tried to persuade him to stay. It is estimated that this is the reason why he can return to Chang'an safely. Encountering bandits before was just a coincidence, and an eminent monk is still highly respected in Tubo.

"This will bother the master!" Although Shen Long himself brought Lu Shisi back to Chang'an safely, he did not go along with the elder brother for convenience after all.

"Although the poor monk has become a monk, he has not yet practiced home. Now he still misses his relatives in his hometown. Donor Guo and Donor Lu can travel thousands of miles to send letters home to the soldiers. This is a great merit. Since the poor monk meets him, how can he not Help." The senior brother responded with a smile.

With the help of the elder brother, Shen Long and Lu Shishi can enter the city openly, and the speed of going to Chang'an has been accelerated a lot. Yujias really did not continue to use troops, but instead focused on the interior of Huihe.

However, Shen Long did not think that he would cut off his plan to attack Beiting. The conflict between Huihe and Tubo was extremely realistic. A little illusory psychological hint might be able to suspend the attack, but it could not completely stop the attack. If they don't fight Tubo, Tubo will deal with them in the future.

Even in Shen Long's standpoint, he doesn't want to see Huihe and Tubo living in harmony. Only by fighting can he find opportunities for Guo Xin and Yang Xigu; I hope Yang Xigu and the others can persist until they return to the Western Regions from Chang'an! Shen Long prayed silently in his heart.

Bypassing the edge of Lop Nur to Guazhou, and then passing through Suzhou and Ganzhou along the foot of Qilian Mountains to Liangzhou, along the way, many Tubo nobles invited the elders to give lectures to them. The elders thought of Shen Long and the others, but most of them declined politely. These Tubo nobles did not dare to be negligent despite their regrets, and sent their senior brothers out of the country one after another.

When they were about to enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty, they met Duan Mingxiu, the servant of the Tang Dynasty who was returning from a mission, and returned to the Tang Dynasty with him.