"Rengui, what does this master call it?" Li Yan asked curiously when he saw that the monk was so special. [This article comes from  ]

In fact, there is no need for Li Yan to ask, Liu Rengui was ready to introduce Li Yan. He said with a respectful look: "Your Highness, this master's name is Xuanzang. He was originally from Luoyang. He was a very famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. Later, he traveled thousands of miles to India and sought Buddhist scriptures in India for more than ten years. His eloquence is unrivaled and he is highly respected by King Jie Ri, the King of Northern India."

"He is Tang Sanzang!" Li Yan said to himself in surprise. When he first heard the name Xuanzang, he had not yet reacted, but he felt very familiar. Then he suddenly thought that Xuanzang was Tang Monk, the bad guy in Journey to the West. However, he also knew that the novel was a novel after all. The real Tang Sanzang could reach India alone for thousands of miles. His spirit and will are one aspect, and his body must be very strong. He would never be wiped out by the wind like in the novel.

"Tang Sanzang?" Liu Rengui was stunned when he heard the name, but then he smiled, "Before leaving the Tang Dynasty, Master Xuanzang was proficient in the Sutra, Vinaya, and Theory, so he was awarded the title of Master Sanzang at a young age. Unexpectedly, Your Highness knew even this."

When Li Yan heard this, he turned aside. He really didn't know how the title of Master Sanzang came from. It was because he grew up watching Journey to the West that he knew several alias of Tang Monk. In his heart, Tang Monk was much more pleasant than Xuanzang, Sanzang and others.

Li Yan didn't expect to meet a historical celebrity here, so he stopped and looked at this famous figure in Buddhist history carefully. He saw that the other party was wearing a half-old monk's robe, kneeling in front of the door of the monastery with a calm expression, and chanting the sutras with his mouth open and closed. However, Li Yan knew very little about Buddhist scriptures and had no idea what sutras the other party was chanting.

"Rengui, isn't this Master Xuanzang in India? How could he run to Ceylon Island and come here to recite scriptures?" Li Yan asked in confusion. It has been the 21st year of Zhenguan. If Li Yan remembered correctly, the other party in history should have returned to the Tang Dynasty from India and was also received by Li Shimin himself. But now this Master Xuanzang appears in Ceylon. It seems that the other party's life trajectory must have been influenced by himself.

As the Governor of Ceylon, Liu Rengui was busy with his daily affairs, so he certainly had no time to care for ordinary monks, but Xuanzang was very famous in India. King Jieri even held a Buddhist identification conference for him in Qunnu City. More than a dozen kings and 5,000 people with profound Buddhist teachings participated. As a result, Xuanzang preached the scriptures, no one could refute him, and he became famous in India for a while.

Such a famous person came to Ceylon, and he was a Han Chinese, so Liu Rengui was naturally very concerned. He had met Xuanzang specifically before, and the two talked about it for several days, and he was very clear about the reason why Xuanzang appeared in Ceylon. So after hearing Li Yan's question, Liu Rengui explained the reason why Xuanzang came to the Buddha City.

It turned out that after attending the Buddhist debate held by King Jieri for him, Xuanzang became famous for the five great Indians, and was respected as the "Mahayana Heaven" by the Mahayana and as the "Liberation Heaven" by the Hinayana. At this time, Xuanzang also felt that his Buddhism had reached a certain point. It was time to return to the Tang Dynasty to preach Buddhism.

However, his plan to return to China was dispelled by King Jie Ri because the other party invited him to attend the five-year unblocked conference. The so-called unblocked conference refers to the fasting ceremony of giving to monks and lay people held every five years in Buddhism. At that time, monks from all over India would gather together to debate, which lasted 75 days. During this period, they would also donate money and food to the monks and poor and lonely people who attended the conference. The so-called unblocked conference was hosted by King Jie Ri himself. It can be said that it was a grand event in Buddhism.

It was this Buddhist event that made Xuanzang stay in Tianzhu for another few months. It happened that during this period, the news of Li Zhen and Li Yun occupying Ceylon Island and landing in the south of Tianzhu reached Northern Tianzhu.

In this day, there were no telephones and Internet, and the messages could only be passed on word of mouth. In the process of transmission, the transmitter naturally joined their subjective and imagination. In addition, there was constant war in southern India. Therefore, when the news of Li Zhen and Li Yun landing in India reached the Jieji Dynasty, it had already evolved into countless versions, and each version could become a story independently. However, these versions have one thing in common, that is, this foreign force came from the distant Tang Dynasty.

Originally, the news of the Tang Dynasty invading Tianzhu did cause a sensation in various parts of Tianzhu. After all, they had heard of the Tang Dynasty's strength. However, no matter how sensation was, there were not many people who really valued this news, because they all knew that the Tang Dynasty was too far away from them. No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty was, it would not be possible to mobilize too many troops to come to Tianzhu. Therefore, most people did not care too much. At most, they sent a lot of people to the south to inquire about the news.

However, not everyone did not pay attention to it. For example, Master Xuanzang from the Tang Dynasty. Although he had not returned for more than ten years, relying on his understanding of the Tang Dynasty, he felt sensitively that the Tang army that appeared in southern India was definitely not that simple.

Master Xuanzang, who attended the Wuzha Conference, also persuaded King Jieri to be ready to go back. However, the news of the Tang army invading southern India came, making him feel that he needed to go there. In addition, there was a Buddha's tooth worship on Ceylon Island, so he could go and worship.

That's it, Xuanzang did not return to the Tang Dynasty according to the time in history, but turned south to Ceylon. However, when he arrived in Ceylon, the first thing he heard was how Li Zhen and Li Yun used the Buddha's tooth as a guide to annex the original Sinhala Kingdom. As the saying goes, the military will never be too deceitful. In the eyes of military law, Li Zhen and Li Yun's strategy can be said to be a wonderful strategy. Even Master Xuanzang thought their strategy was very good, but the mistake was that as princes of the Tang Dynasty, they actually used the Buddha's relics as a guide to achieve their goals. This was really disrespectful to the Buddha.

It was precisely Xuanzang's idea that the first thing he did when he came to Ceylon was to come to the Buddha Tooth Celestial to worship outside the Buddhist Tooth Celestial and made a great wish to chant scriptures outside the Buddhist Tooth Celestial for 108 days to resolve the disrespect of Li Zhen and Li Yun's last actions towards the Buddha. Three months have passed. Whether it is a strong wind or a heavy rain, Xuanzang would come to the monks outside the Buddhist Tooth Celestial to chant scriptures at a fixed time. His fame has long been spread to Celestial Island, so the local monks in the Buddha City respect him very much, and he allowed Xuanzang to be within ten steps of the monks, but his respect for the Buddha was stopped every time after a dozen steps.

After listening to Liu Rengui's explanation, Li Yan couldn't help but look at Xuanzang not far away. As a later generation, Li Yan, who was educated by materialism since childhood, naturally had no beliefs, so it was difficult for him to understand Xuanzang's devotion to the Buddha, but his great perseverance towards Xuanzang is indeed admired.

"Your Highness, Master Xuanzang takes two hours each time he recites scriptures. Should we find a place to rest first?" Liu Rengui saw that Li Yan seemed to be very interested in Xuanzang, so he spoke up and suggested.

"No, I'll wait for him to finish reciting the scriptures here!" Li Yan said with a calm expression. Xuanzang is a very legendary person. It would be fine if he hadn't met him, but now he can meet in the Buddha City, which is considered to be his destiny, so Li Yan really wants to talk to him.

Xuanzang has been chanting scriptures outside the Buddha Tooth Monastery for three months, so this news has spread throughout the Buddha city. Many people admire this famous Buddhist master. So soon after Xuanzang knelt down, a group of people soon knelt down spontaneously behind Xuanzang, and at the same time, they also silently began to chant scriptures. These people were monks, ordinary people, Han people, and Sinhalese people. They all bowed their heads and recited the scriptures with pious faces.

Two hours, that is, four hours in later generations, Xuanzang knelt in front of the temple gate and motionless, his voice was low and stable, as if there was no fluctuation from beginning to end. However, he was also an ordinary person. Under the influence of the hot weather here in the Buddha City, Xuanzang's face was quickly wet with sweat, and some sweat dripped on the ground, and then quickly evaporated, leaving behind sweat stains.

The people behind Xuanzang were also shaking. Many people had already finished chanting scriptures in advance, but supported their hands with their bodies and did not fall down. Beads of sweat the size of beans on their faces kept flowing. Although some old and weak people had good perseverance, they really didn't have the physical strength, so people would faint from time to time. However, soon a monk guarding the monks would send them down to rest.

After finally waiting for Xuanzang to finish reciting the sutra, he bowed to the Buddha Tooth Monastery, and then slowly prepared to stand up. Everyone behind him was relieved and fainted a few more times. The rest stood up with Master Xuanzang in a stiff movement.

Naturally, Li Yan would not worship with these people, but stood under a Bodhi tree next to him and waited patiently. After Master Xuanzang stood up, he first bowed to the people behind him with a Buddha's name and then prepared to leave.

However, Li Yan was waiting for this opportunity. He took people forward to block Master Xuanzang's way, and then smiled and said, "The trusted man Yang Liu paid homage to the master. I wonder if the master has time. If Yang has something to do, I want to ask for advice?"

Xuanzang was also a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet so many Han people here, but soon he saw Liu Rengui next to Li Yan, which surprised him even more. Although the other party was wearing casual clothes, he had talked with Liu Rengui for several days before, so he naturally recognized the other party at a glance.
Chapter completed!