Chapter 467 Lu Bu: Brother Sanzang, You Need to Practice Martial Arts! [Seeking Monthly Votes]
As soon as Xuanzang appeared in the warehouse, he met Qin Qiong who was also transporting supplies. He quickly put his hands together and took the initiative to greet him:
"Hello, Lord Qin!"
Qin Qiong was startled by the monk who suddenly appeared:
"Do you know me?"
"Just now, I met another Lord Qin in Taiji Palace. You look much better than him."
Qin Qiong then reacted:
"Are you Tang Sanzang? The administrator of the Journey to the West world?"
"Thank God, I am now the administrator of His Royal Highness the Son of Heaven. Lord Qin, please take care of me."
"Welcome to the real world. Haven't you had breakfast yet? Let's go together."
Xuanzang's first task today is to deliver the letter, and by the way, ask Li Yu some questions, such as the way to completely reverse the secrets of heaven, etc.
Since Lord Qin invited him to have breakfast together, he naturally couldn't refuse his kindness. After all, he is the oldest among all the administrators and can be called the big brother of the homestay.
When the two of them came to the restaurant, a group of sleepy guests who were having breakfast were immediately surprised:
"Wow, I finally saw someone COS Tang Monk."
"What a handsome Tang Monk, brother Yudi, can I add you on WeChat?"
"No wonder male demons choose to eat meat when they see Tang Monk, while female demons choose to get married when they see him. If I were a female demon, I would also choose to get married."
"Eat after getting married?"
"Brother Yudi, do you need me to help you practice?"
"..."
Listening to the bold and sassy words of these female demons in Hanfu, Xuanzang had to lower his head and keep saying Amitabha, looking like he didn't want to see anything indecent.
The more he reacted like this, the more people felt that he COSed like it. Several people even didn't even bother to eat, and ran over with their skirts lifted to take photos with Xuanzang.
Qin Qiong looked at this scene with a smile. Once upon a time, he was also surrounded by people like this.
Fortunately, the guests in the B&B are dressed in all kinds of ancient costumes. A few days ago, someone came here to shoot a short drama about immortal heroes. So when they saw Xuanzang, they didn't feel strange, but thought it was normal.
Qin Qiong served himself a bowl of green vegetable and lean meat porridge. Remembering that monks are vegetarians, he served Xuanzang a bowl of white porridge, a sesame pancake and some cold dishes.
After everyone had teased him enough, Xuanzang finally got away and sat down to eat with Qin Qiong.
"Are you used to the food in the B&B?"
"For me, it's too delicious, which affects my practice."
The more delicious it is, the easier it is to arouse desire, and desire will go against the Dharma.
The entire Buddhist doctrine is very simple, which is to eliminate the seven emotions and six desires, and to eliminate all desires, so that you can reach a state where the body is not corrupted and the spirit lasts forever, which is the so-called ascending to paradise.
Qin Qiong drank a mouthful of porridge and said:
"Although you Buddhists emphasize the elimination of desires, you must shoulder the responsibility of national justice and the rise and fall of the country. You cannot escape, let alone turn a blind eye to it."
Tang Seng did not object to this:
"Mr. Qin is right. If there is a war, monks naturally cannot ignore it."
If it were Tang Seng in the original book, he would probably not say such a thing, but after being educated by Dizang and having a preliminary understanding of the context of the entire Journey to the West story, Xuanzang was completely enlightened.
He took a bite of sesame cake and a bite of cold bamboo shoots, and then said:
"During this trip to the west, I will record the local customs and landscapes of various places along the way, so that I can use them when the Tang Dynasty recovers my homeland in the future."
The simple sentence of recovering my homeland made Qin Qiong very happy:
"Xuanzang is thoughtful... By the way, when you have time, can you learn how to use blood pressure monitors, blood sugar meters and other equipment, and take the time to check me over there?"
"No problem, I will remember it."
When the two of them were eating, Li Yu and Mu Guiying had just finished their morning exercises and were about to get dressed and get out of bed.
"What are we going to eat later?"
Mu Guiying took out a new set of underwear from the closet, asked Li Yu to help her button it up, and then began to plan for this morning's meal plan.
Li Yu looked at the time and said:
"Let's go have Cantonese-style morning tea, and then go buy some vegetables and go back... I don't know if Xuanzang will come to eat, so I have to prepare more vegetarian dishes today."
"Okay, husband, I'll go with you to buy them, so that Xiao Sanzang can fully experience the diversity of vegetables in the real world."
The two went to have breakfast, bought vegetables and returned to the B&B, and found Xuanzang sitting in the study, receiving modern medical equipment training from Qin Qiong, Li Shimin, and Yuwen Chengdu.
"The blood glucose meter is very easy to use. Just collect a little blood from your fingertips. You see, it doesn't hurt at all, and it's easy to collect."
Li Shimin pulled Yuwen Chengdu's hand to complete the demonstration, then changed his finger and prepared to explain the use of the uric acid meter.
"Little brat, you can't catch a sheep and pull it hard. Do you believe I'll throw you on the roof?"
The uric acid meter is the same as the blood glucose meter. It only needs to collect blood from the fingertips to complete the test. Li Shimin had just pierced it once, and now he wanted to pierce it a second time, but was threatened by Yuwen Chengdu.
The little guy immediately smiled awkwardly:
"You just want me to see more clearly, my sworn brother. You won't even let me prick my finger. How stingy!"
Yuwen Chengdu: ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Are you pricking your finger?
You are clearly seeking revenge!
Xuan Zang asked:
"What if His Majesty and Lord Qin don't allow us to prick?"
Ancient emperors had dragon bodies. If they pricked and bled, they might be impeached by the censors.
Little Shimin quickly figured out a solution:
"Simple, I'll write a note in your name and stamp it with the imperial seal. If anyone has any objections, let them yell at the note and someone will take care of it."
Hmph, although the gods will not attack mortals because of karma, if you scold the Holy Son of the Wa Palace, I guess all the gods in heaven will be willing to bear this karma and please the Queen.
Maybe you can enjoy the scene of a person being killed countless times in a row.
Mu Guiying pinched Li Shimin's face and said:
"As expected of the little Taizong who dared to kill his brother and imprison his father, your methods are cruel. Aren't you afraid that Wei Zheng will make you cry?"
Li Shimin quickly begged for mercy:
"Third Master, spare me, I was just joking. I'm quite courageous over there. It's nothing to prick a finger... Qin Erge is even better. He has survived so many injuries in the wars, so pricking a finger is nothing."
Mu Guiying heard it and said with a blood collection pen:
"You speak so righteously, how about I give you an injection?"
Little Shimin quickly hid beside Li Yu:
"Sir, I wrote back over there. The tone of my voice is like my father's. I made a lot of requests to me and told me to pay attention to Jie Li Khan and be careful when recovering Hebei, otherwise Hebei will eventually become a big problem."
Damn, it's Li Shimin who has keen judgment and observation even in a world where gods and demons are rampant.
At the beginning, Li Yuan ordered the execution of Dou Jiande, which led to another rebellion in Hebei. When it was recovered with great difficulty, the whole of Hebei had already been divided.
The judgment of the middle-aged Li Shimin was correct. The An-Shi Rebellion was actually a rebellion carried out by An Lushan under the recommendation of the powerful families in Hebei.
Otherwise, An Lushan would have died less than a year after the uprising, but the An-Shi Rebellion lasted for eight years.
As for the suppression of the rebellion eight years later, Hebei was not completely taken over. Instead, it was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty court, and in fact, taxes were no longer paid.
Hebei became independent from the Tang Dynasty sequence.
When the governors of other places saw this, they followed suit, and the entire Tang Dynasty gradually entered the era of separatist regimes.
Li Yu said:
"If you have nothing to do, communicate with you over there. You are walking the same path he has walked, which should give you a lot of inspiration."
Talking to yourself in another time and space, I don’t know if this is a kind of self-reflection and self-analysis.
As they were chatting, Wu Song brought a big box, which contained the latest blood glucose meter, blood pressure meter, uric acid meter, blood oxygen meter, massager and other modern medical equipment and health care equipment.
These were what Qin Qiong called for, and Wu Song went to the hospital early in the morning to get the full set.
Xuanzang bowed politely and thanked:
"Thank you, Wu Dutou!"
"It's a small matter, Master Sanzang, please don't be polite."
In fact, Xuanzang did not have the title of Master Sanzang at this time. It was not until he decided to go to Lingshan to get the Buddhist scriptures of "Heaven", "Earth" and "Ghost" to save the souls who could not be reincarnated that his sworn brother Li Shimin named him Tang Sanzang, also known as Master Sanzang.
But now, let alone calling him Master Sanzang, even if he was called Jin Chanzi or Sandalwood Merit Buddha, he would agree quickly.
After all, this is the dojo of His Majesty the Son of Heaven, even if the boss of Buddhism comes, he is not qualified to put on airs. As a little monk, he must put himself in the right position.
After receiving these devices, Xuanzang tried them one by one and asked Li Yu:
"May I ask Your Highness, if you want to change the fate of the characters in the book, can you only bring people from the real world in?"
Li Yu said:
"You can transfer people from other worlds, or you can find my mother's temple there and bring some loess from the real world. My mother will create a person who does not belong to that world."
As long as there are outsiders, the secrets of heaven will be disturbed, and the shackles of the fate of all characters will be unlocked.
Xuanzang bowed:
"Thank you, Your Highness, for solving my doubts. When I return to the Journey to the West world, I will go to find the temple of Nuwa to worship."
Xuanzang was worried that staying in the B&B would make everyone uncomfortable for lunch, and he was thinking about going there to check the body of middle-aged Li Shimin, so he did not stay long and carried the big box that was comparable to a washing machine back.
Wu Song said:
"After reading what is written in the book, I thought that Tang Seng couldn't carry anything on his shoulders or hands, but I didn't expect that he was so strong."
Qin Qiong took a big peach and took a bite:
"He spent fourteen years walking 18,000 miles on foot, and encountered countless monsters and demons. If he was in poor health, how could he persist to the end?"
If it was the pilgrims after the Song Dynasty, it would be hard to say, because since the Song Dynasty, scholars were really weak, and even being strong would be laughed at.
But the people of the Tang Dynasty were different. They were martial in their bones. Almost all adults could shoot arrows, and those with a little property would raise horses.
Whenever there was a war, these people took their own hunting bows and led the horses raised at home to the battlefield.
Opening up new territories has been deeply imprinted in their genes, especially the people in the early Tang Dynasty. They were not only martial, but also very confident.
Every time there was a war, no matter how many soldiers and horses the other side had, they could rush over at the command.
With the support of the Tang Dynasty, they were not afraid even when faced with danger, because they knew that even if they died, His Majesty would avenge them, and their families would not starve or be bullied.
This fighting style not only spoiled the court, but also raised Li Shimin's threshold to an incredible height.
The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was obviously a great victory, but because he did not destroy the entire Goguryeo in one go, Li Shimin felt that it was not a victory, and was even embarrassed to go to Mount Tai to give a report.
From this point of view, Li Shimin should learn more from Song Zhenzong.
Not only did they go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices, but they also went to Shanxi to worship Queen Houtu, and to Anhui to worship Taishang Laojun. Countless temples were built in various places to commemorate their great achievements.
As expected of a man who lives up to his reputation, he is really thick-skinned.
"The ancient Greek god of shamelessness..."
Wu Song joked that he went to Water Margin to talk about the world of Yue, intending to see the solidification condition of Handan City's signal tower.
Qin Qiong used an electric five-wheeler to haul away several sets of solar water heaters and planned to install them for everyone so that they can take baths at home.
However, most people chose to wash in the nearby river. Wang Bodang even drove an excavator to dig a one-meter-deep pool for the children in the village to bathe and play.
After lunch, Xuanzang came back.
Middle-aged Li Shimin has high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high uric acid... In addition to the three high blood sugar levels, he is also overweight. Coupled with his diet, his blood lipids are probably not very good either.
However, if you find the crux, you can carry out targeted treatment.
Li Yu said:
"There are two treatment options now. The first is to buy medicine from the real world, which may not cure, but can only relieve. The second is to pray to the gods for treatment, or directly make a wish to the gods and use overdraft of merit in exchange for health. Body."
Xuanzang wrote it down carefully and planned to explain it to Li Shimin when he returned.
After talking about this, Xuanzang took out Qin Qiong's data. Unlike Li Shimin, Qin Qiong's blood pressure was a little low. Unfortunately, he couldn't do a blood biochemical test, otherwise the cause of the low blood pressure could be found.
"Mr. Qin is very interested in these things. I heard that there was another one in the B&B. He was so happy that he couldn't help but ask me to bring a gold ingot."
After saying that, Xuanzang took out two gold ingots weighing about five or six kilograms from his arms.
Although the production is a bit rough, it bears the official seal of the Tang Dynasty. It is obvious that this is the year-end bonus or salary received by Qin Qiong.
Li Yu asked curiously:
"Didn't you bring a piece? Why did you get an extra piece?"
"One of the pieces is for His Royal Highness the Holy Son. Mr. Qin said that when he was young, his family was poor and he asked the monk to bring it to support the family. Unfortunately, he is now old and can no longer fight as bravely as he used to on the battlefield."
It's really the age of heroes. To be able to make the most powerful man in the Tang Dynasty say such words shows that his health is indeed a little bad now.
Li Yu thought for a while and said:
"Let's do this. When Li Shimin travels to the underworld, I will ask Cui Jue to add some longevity to the second brother Qin over there. After struggling for a lifetime, he should see more of the rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty and enjoy two more years of blessings."
"Master Qin will definitely be very happy to hear that His Royal Highness the Holy Son can help."
Li Yu then asked:
"Has the Dragon King of Jinghe been beheaded?"
"Not yet, but His Majesty has already scolded the Dragon King of Jinghe in his dream. I wonder if the plot of Wei Zheng killing the Dragon King in his dream will happen again."
There is a high probability that it will happen. After all, the secret is not disturbed now. No matter how hard we try, the plot will return to its original trajectory:
Wei Zheng killed the Dragon King in his dream, and the ghost of injustice haunted Li Shimin.
This is the starting point of Journey to the West and the driving force behind Monk Tang’s Buddhist scriptures. Without this, the entire Buddhist scriptures project would not have been established.
"Have you found the Nuwa Temple?"
"I found it. There is one in Chang'an City, but it has been in disrepair for a long time. Today, the young monk went in to clean it. Just after it was done, Yuan Shoucheng suddenly left and said that he would no longer set up a fortune-telling stall and would stay in the temple in the future."
As expected of a person who can discern the secrets of heaven, his eyelids are so vivid.
Li Yu said:
"You can bring a bag of loess in later. After offering incense in the temple, the secret of heaven will be disturbed."
Xuanzang immediately agreed.
After messing up Tianji, many things can change. Unlike now, no matter how tortuous the process is, things will eventually return to the plot described in the book.
Thinking of the conflict between himself and Heaven, Li Yu explained:
"After killing the Dragon King, let Li Shimin choose a person from the generals who died in the battle and make him the Jinghe Water God as a human emperor. Remember to seal it with the imperial seal."
In the original work, after the death of the Jinghe Dragon King, there was no mention of his successor.
Taking advantage of this gap, let middle-aged Li Shimin directly canonize a new water god. If possible, we will have another big weapon against heaven.
Looking back, the water gods, mountain gods, earth gods and other grassroots gods can all be canonized by themselves in the human world. An assessment system can even be implemented, and people will be replaced if they fail to meet the standards.
There have been countless loyal ministers and good generals throughout the dynasties, and it is time for them to show their remaining strength.
Moreover, this land was something they had fought for, and they had paid for it with their lives. Now that they are responsible for managing it, they must be particularly careful.
In the future, when the underworld is completely separated from the order of heaven, the city god system can also replace some inactive city gods. By then, the entire human world will be greatly changed.
While chatting, the two took shovels and went to the back door of the warehouse. They dug out a bag of loess, about a hundred kilograms, and Tang Monk carried it back.
Li Yu felt that with this power, no matter what difficult monsters he encountered on the way to learn the scriptures, Tang Monk could still join the battle group with his tin staff.
I wonder if Wufang Jiedi, who was secretly protecting him at that time, would exclaim:
"What? Tang Sanzang is warming up?"
After sending Xuanzang away, Li Yu went upstairs to rest for a while and replenish the sleep squeezed by the Queen last night.
When he woke up, he saw that Lu Bu had come over at some point and was leading Tang Seng to do horse stance:
"Brother Sanzang, you are too weak in the original novel. You need to practice more boxing and kicking, at least to be able to protect yourself... Or you can watch the TV series "Journey to the West Sequel", where Tang Seng has super strong fighting power. I like that version of Tang Seng very much."
Xuan Zang said:
"But I am not a martial monk..."
"You can practice even if you are not. Don't worry, we don't discriminate against occupations."
Li Yu: "..."
I always feel that Xuan Zang, a white lotus, will be led astray by these idiots in the homestay to Java... But this doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
When Xuan Zang saw Li Yu, he felt like he saw a savior:
"Your Highness, I have something to report..."
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The college entrance examination has begun. I wish all students good results! Let me talk about my health. I haven't recovered from the cold yet, and I am very afraid of the cold. Now I am wearing winter fleece pajamas, with a turtleneck sweater and long johns inside, a woolen hat on my head, and a scarf around my neck. This feels just right. I am going to go to the Chinese medicine hospital to boil some Chinese medicine to drink and regulate my body. I can't update quickly recently, please forgive me, I am really sorry!