Forced by the Buddhist Sect
Great Tang, outside the Imperial Palace.
The next day, the entire Buddhist Sect seemed to have come to an agreement. All the monks near Chang 'an came to the Royal Palace. They did not cause trouble, but sat quietly on the street and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.
Such a situation attracted the attention of a large number of people. After all, there were too many monks. Ten thousand monks sat on the streets and chanted scriptures!
The imperial guards didn't dare to act rashly, so they quickly reported the situation to Li Shiming.
"Bastard!" Li Shi Min roared," Are these bald donkeys trying to rebel?”
Li Shiming had never thought that his order would trigger such a counterattack from the Buddhist Sect. Was this Great Tang his Great Tang, or the Great Tang of these monks? How could they dare to do such a thing?
Surround the palace? Who gave them the guts!
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Zhangsun Wuji said," These monks are indeed bold. However, there are too many monks outside the palace now. It's not appropriate to cause a large number of killings. Your Majesty only needs to chase them away!"”
Li Shiming's face was ferocious. If he could, he really wanted to kill all the monks outside the palace right now. However, considering the reaction of the people, he suppressed his anger and said," Zhijie, go and chase all these monks away!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin received the order and immediately mobilized a large number of Imperial Army soldiers to walk out of the Imperial Palace.
However, not long after, Cheng Yaojin returned with an ugly expression. He knelt on one knee and said,"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. I failed to complete the mission Your Majesty gave me. Those monks threatened to die and insisted on meeting Your Majesty!”
"Good, good, good!" Li Shi Min's face turned ashen. These monks really thought that he didn't dare to kill them. After all, he was the emperor on horseback. Had the blood of Xuanwu Gate dried up?
"Your Majesty, given the current situation, it's better for Your Majesty to meet with them and send these monks away first. We'll slowly settle the score in the future!”Fang Xuanling said. In his heart, he was also filled with disgust towards this group of monks. A bunch of useless vermin actually dared to be so bold.
Li Shi Min's eyes flashed with killing intent, but it disappeared instantly. He stood up from the throne and said coldly,"Let's go and see what these bald donkeys want to do.”
Seeing Li Shi Min move, the other ministers quickly followed behind him, and the group slowly walked out of the palace.
"His Majesty is here!" When Li Shi Min appeared outside the palace, he was immediately noticed by the surrounding commoners and they immediately shouted.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
“......”
"Rise!" Li Shi Min tried his best to keep his expression as gentle as possible as he spoke to the people.
"What are you Buddhist Sect trying to do? Are you threatening me?”After greeting the commoners, Li Shiming turned around and asked the monks.
Among the monks, an old monk walked out and bowed to Li Shimin. He said,""Your Majesty, we have gathered here to ask you a question!”
"His Majesty issued an imperial edict yesterday to make Daoism the national religion. The people of the Buddhist Sect will not fight for it, so they naturally will not have any objections. However, His Majesty requested that all Buddhist monks be registered, but he is treating our Buddhist Sect as a criminal to manage!”
Hearing the old monk's words, Li Shimin almost laughed out of anger! Don't fight for it? Don't you know what kind of person your Buddhist Sect is? Just how thick-skinned was he to say such words?
"Why? I want to know how many people there are in the Great Tang. Do I need to report to your Buddhist Sect?”Li Shi Min's tone was filled with dissatisfaction as he stared at the old monk.
"Your Majesty, if you want to know the number of people, you only need to count them among the people. All the monks of our Buddhist Sect have entered the empty door and are no longer involved in anything in the mortal world. Even if Your Majesty knows the number, it is meaningless.”The old monk said fearlessly.
"Are you saying that Buddhist disciples aren't citizens of the Great Tang?”Li Shi Min's eyes turned cold and his tone was filled with killing intent.
"Amitabha!" The old monk's expression was filled with pride." Anyone who joins our Buddhist Sect is a Buddhist disciple and a member of the Buddhist Sect. They are no longer just citizens of a country!”
Li Shiming's face was livid. Just as he was about to scold her, a voice suddenly resounded throughout Chang 'an.
"Ha, Guan Yin, you're so weak. You actually dare to bully the Human Ruler of the Human Race with your immortal body!”It was only to see Bai Chen appear in midair, looking down at the old monk from above.
"Amitabha!" The old monk recited a Buddhist name, and his entire body emitted golden light. Under everyone's shocked gazes, his true body slowly appeared. It was precisely the Guanyin Sutra that he had just met with Bai Chen two days ago!
"What This Penniless Monk said is the truth. I have no intention of deliberately oppressing the Human Emperor!”It was only to see Guan Yin rise into the air, stepping on the lotus throne under her feet as she said to Bai Chen. A trace of anger flashed across her eyes. The encounter two days ago, Bai Chen constantly mocked her, and now, he came to disturb her. This enmity between the two could be considered to have been formed.
"Since they're all from your Buddhist Sect, then bring them all to your Spirit Mountain. I'm sure they'll be very happy!”Bai Chen said disdainfully.
"That's right. Please take away all the people of your Buddhist Sect!”Seeing Bai Chen appear, Li Shiming also smiled and followed Bai Chen's words and directly opened his mouth to say.
The monks present looked at Guan Yin in the sky with burning eyes, hoping that she would really take them away.
The fury in Guan Yin's eyes was almost about to spurt out. If looks could kill, the current Bai Chen would have long died without a complete corpse. So many monks, and all of them were mortals, how could she possibly bring them back to Spirited Mountain! Why bring him back?
"Amitabha. Everyone has their own fate and can't be forced. If you can't cultivate it, you won't understand the true meaning of Buddhism even if you go to Spirited Mountain!”Guan Yin said.
"Oh, the true essence of Buddhism? Wasn't the so-called Buddhist Dharma just an unorthodox technique? Even if he comprehended it, what was the use?”A trace of disdain flashed across Bai Chen's eyes. He turned his head and said to the void,""Am I right, Senior Sister?"
"That's right!" An ethereal voice sounded out, and Holy Mother Wudang's figure slowly walked out of the void. She swept a glance at Guanyin and then walked behind Bai Chen.
Hearing Bai Chen insult Buddhism, Guan Yin was just about to fly into a rage, but when she saw Holy Mother Wudang appear, she could not help forcefully suppressing her anger. If they fought, Holy Mother Wudang as a Quasi-Sage mighty figure could settle her with one hand. She could only remember this debt in her heart and slowly settle it in the future.
"Amitabha. The Buddha Mother of our Buddhist Sect once said that the Buddhist Dharma contains the truth of heaven and earth. If one can't wholeheartedly devote themselves to Buddha, they naturally won't be able to understand the profundities within!”Guan Yin opened her mouth and brought out Sage Zhundi, wanting to block Bai Chen's mouth and let him try his previous feelings.
"Haha!" Bai Chen laughed loudly. His laughter was filled with ridicule. Others were afraid of Saints, but Bai Chen was not afraid. Ever since he knew that he was the son of the Great Dao, the deterrence of a Saint in Bai Chen's eyes was even inferior to a Quasi-Sage Almighty!
One had to know that if he offended a Quasi-Sage Almighty, he might attack him. However, if he offended a Sage, he would be restricted by the Heavenly Dao. No matter how angry he was, he could not do anything to him!
After all, no matter what, the current six Sages all relied on the Hong Meng Purple Qi to become Sages. To a certain extent, they were all working for the Heavenly Dao. Once they attacked him, it meant that the Heavenly Dao attacked him. Unless the Heavenly Dao couldn't think of it, this would never happen!
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