Li Shimin arranged so many people in the East Palace in a critical position, thinking that Li Chengqian would take over power and interfere in the government affairs.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian did nothing except to send a censor to inspect Guanzhong and to review the situation of reducing tenant rents and wasteland reclamation.

Of course, this is not because Li Chengqian forgot his ambitions after getting a beauty, but Li Chengqian has more important things to do now - he is going to lead his troops to the north.

While Li Chengqian was strictly training the guards of the Eastern Palace, he sent spies to infiltrate and was still preparing to conquer ideology.

Among them, the people of Chang'an knew that "The Legend of the White Snake" by the Eastern Palace was staged in the East and West Markets of Chang'an at this time, but because there are fewer idle people in the fields to be used as farm work in the city, they cannot achieve the publicity purpose that Li Chengqian wants.

At the same time, he sent people to set up stages at various gates of Chang'an City, so that past merchants and those who were doing farm work could listen to the "Legend of the White Snake" sung on the stage for a while.

This drama Li Chengqian was changed from the Peking Opera "The Legend of the White Snake" compiled by Tian Han. He changed Fahai into an evil monk who persecuted Bai Snake purely because of jealousy, and added the content of Fahai's desire to rape Bai Snake. Therefore, the people hated the monk to the core. Every time they performed, someone would shout "Beat the bald donkey to death" in the audience.

This made the monks of Famen Temple who came to Chang'an to plead for the monks in Chang'an not even dared to enter the capital, but only dared to wait at the south gate of Chang'an City. They wanted to wait until Li Chengqian's anger was gone before entering the city to plead for the monks who were still working as a coolie in Longshouyuan.

On this day, when the sing of a sing of the water in Jinshan Temple on a stage outside Yanping Gate, the people who were listening to the opera watched the pregnant White Snake being plotted by Fahai and forced to fight with Fahai. They all waved their fists and shouted, "Beat the bald donkey to death, beat the bald donkey to death..."

And just behind them, a thin and thin old monk happened to lead a group of monks leading camels and horses to the stage with all the way to the dust. They were worn out and covered in frost and looked like beggars, but there were heavy vine boxes hanging on the camels and horses, which obviously had extraordinary items inside.

These monks were stunned when they heard dozens or hundreds of people shouting "Beat the bald donkey to death". Then a monk said furiously: "We have worked hard with the monk to transport these scriptures back to the Tang Dynasty. If the people of the Tang Dynasty do not respect the Buddha?"

A disciple named Puguang, who was the one who was speaking in Lintao, was only in his twenties. He was born with pretty eyes but had a little dark skin. He was extremely rough but had simple minds and was very respectful, so Xuanzang kept him by his side.

The thin and thin monk Xuanzang frowned when he heard this, waved his hand at Monk Puguang without saying anything. Monk Puguang saw this and turned his head aside.

However, Monk Xuanzang stared at the singing girl on the stage with a calm expression and continued singing, because he had already discovered that the reason why these people scolded the bald donkey was related to the play they watched, so he wanted to see clearly what the play was acting.

Their group was Xuanzang, who went to India to seek Buddhist scriptures in the second year of Zhenguan. Xuanzang took his disciples everywhere to take him back to Chang'an today and saw this scene before he even entered the city. He couldn't help but feel nervous.

This is not the first time that the Central Plains dynasty has destroyed Buddhism.

Thinking of this, Xuanzang looked back at the boxes on the camel. These were brought back from India through mountains and rivers. These treasures cannot be destroyed by those in power!

Xuanzang was praying in his heart while listening to the legend of the White Snake on the stage seriously.

Xuanzang followed the caravan to India alone. Some of the people behind him came to the Tang Dynasty to preach the Dharma, while some monks from the Tang Dynasty followed him to Chang'an.

He learned fluent Tang Dynasty Mandarin after following him all the way. At this time, the plays on stage were performed in Tang Dynasty Mandarin. The monks felt indignant as they listened.

Because the white snake Bai Suzhen in the play is the mother of Li Shan, the one who guides her to the mortals is the Nine Heavens Xuannv, this play is obviously a Taoist sect slandering Buddhism.

Several monks who followed Xuanzang from the Tang Dynasty discussed the theory that they would come forward and sing opera after a few words.

You should know that monks in the Tang Dynasty are not easy to bully. Although Li Shimin prefers Taoism, he treats monks very well, so he dares to participate in major events such as political struggles for the throne.

However, Xuanzang still watched the play seriously, and his expression became more and more serious, because the seemingly lively drama story structure is rigorous, with exquisite words and very easy to understand in the performance form, which is much better than the stories in the scriptures told by some monks.

Xuanzang looked at the singing girls on the stage and chanted and chanted, and was so meticulous. He knew that it was not easy to train such a group of singing girls, but these girls set up a stage at the gate of the city to start singing. Obviously, someone wanted everyone in the world to hear this play. Judging from the reactions of the people who were listening to the play here, the other party's goal was also achieved.

Based on Xuanzang's knowledge, he naturally knew that Buddhism was not afraid of the Confucian classics and ancient prose written by Confucian scholars, nor was it afraid of the talismans painted by Taoists and the elixirs refined by the imperial court, nor was it afraid of the imperial edicts and army in a neat manner, because the monks had a set of effective stories of cause and effect that directly promoted to ordinary people.

For example, if a newborn child dies, the mother will naturally be sad, but a monk or nun will tell the family that the child is not your family and that he is the creditor who comes to ask for debts. Now you don’t have to be sad that you have spent money to pay off the debt for him, and you will not owe him any more. In a year, a fat boy will naturally be born.

These seem to be nonsense, but they can best comfort the sad people. From then on, they explain Buddhism, human suffering and comfort the sad people are the most fundamental means for Buddhism to take root among the people.

But now it is obvious that some people use more sophisticated techniques to influence people's hearts, which is the biggest threat to Buddhism. Although Xuanzang figured out these things, his expression became more serious because with his knowledge, he naturally knew that those who could do this would definitely not be able to fight against him now.

However, his companions and apprentices did not have such a vision. Listening to Xiaoqing on the stage cursing the "Old Bald Donkey of Fahai". The people below the stage also cursing the bald donkey. A few people even had a rest here. When they walked out of the crowd, they still talked about: "There are not a good thing for these monks, who make some gods and ghosts cheat people of money all day long..."

These words are still acceptable to others, but Monk Pu Guang is very unhelpful to it. Seeing Xuanzang always looking at the stage without any reaction, while the other brothers and brothers were also angry at the play, but they all did not speak out.

Monk Puguang couldn't bear it, so he shouted: "My Buddhist disciples save all living beings and pray for disasters and blessings in the world day and night. You ignorant and foolish people not only do not respect the monks and Buddhas, but also compiled such filthy operas to slander my Buddhist monks. It's really hateful."

As he spoke, he squeezed to the other side of the stage. The shiny bald head was twisted, obviously he was going to smash the venue.

When Xuanzang saw it, he hurriedly stopped him but was pulled by several other monks. He turned around and said anxiously: "Stop him..."

The disciple, Monk Jia, hurriedly whispered: "Master, don't hurry to let Pu Guang make a fuss and know what the other party is."

Xuanzang heard this and said anxiously: "I'm confused! What if the other party's background is deep and the scriptures I have recovered from through great difficulty are destroyed?"
Chapter completed!