The Monkey King

This question immediately forced Tianpeng into a blind corner. He stood there in silence for a long time, not knowing what to say, and his eyes flickered.

After all, Gao Taigong is Nishang's father. Even if it is only in this life, he is still Nishang's father. In the heart of this demoted general, "the king of heaven and earth, his own teacher," is the eternal order.

After Xuanzang finally persuaded him, he finally gained Taigong Gao's forgiveness. Was he going to say "no" at this time?

He couldn't say it, couldn't even explain it.

Moreover, Nishang on the side was still looking at him expectantly, so that he suddenly felt that the peaceful-looking monk in front of him was actually far more difficult to deal with than the ferocious monkey.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally could only nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Gao Taigong, who knew nothing about the previous situation, just nodded silently, but everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, even Nishang.

Nishang looked at her father carefully and said softly: "Since we have agreed, it is already night, why not stay for a few days before setting off?"

"How many days will you stay?" Gao Taigong pointed to the evasive villagers in the distance and said, "Do you think it's appropriate for them to stay here?"

"This..." Nishang looked at her father helplessly, and swallowed back the words she was about to blurt out.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said, "I won't bother Taigong Gao and all the fellow villagers. We'll set off right away."

"Okay." Gao Taigong nodded. He glanced at Canopy and said, "Go early and come back early."

After saying that, Gao Taigong turned around and walked back to the villa.

After taking Taigong Gao away, Nishang said, "I'm going to help you pack some things."

"What to pack?" Tianpeng asked.

"I don't know how long it will take to go here. Although you understand changes, but..." Nishang didn't say any more. She pursed her lips and looked at the canopy. For a long time, she felt slightly blessed. She lowered her head. Turn around and walk into the villa.

Looking at Nishang's retreating figure. Canopy couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Today was a great day. In the end, he revealed his true colors and messed everything up. What he didn't even expect was that next, he would escort a monk westward with his long-time sworn enemy.

It wasn't until Nishang's back disappeared from his eyes that Tianpeng clasped his hands together, bowed deeply to Xuanzang, and said, "Thank you, Master Xuanzang, for taking action."

Xuanzang returned the greeting and said: "Marshal, please don't be too polite. The poor monk is just trying his best. Besides, he made his own decision without the marshal's consent... Please forgive me, marshal."

"Master Xuanzang is serious."

After saying that, Tianpeng turned around and walked aside, sitting down cross-legged. His eyes looked towards the villa from time to time, and from time to time he glanced at the monkey's location.

The night wind blew gently, and the entire villa was silent.

The monkey came close to Xuanzang and chuckled: "I didn't know you could lie so smoothly. You did a good job and solved the problem in one go."

Xuanzang smiled lightly and said, "The poor monk just used the great sage's method to solve the problem."

"In my way?"

"Don't you think you've seen each other before?" Xuanzang held on to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Crown. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, he said: "Isn't this the same trick you used to conquer the nine-headed worm at the beginning? Hundreds of years have passed, but in the end, it is the poor monk who is the bystander who remembers it more clearly."

After saying that, Xuanzang glanced at the monkey, shook his head helplessly, and walked towards the luggage.

"What do you want to say?" Monkey's brows couldn't help but frown.

Step by step, I walked to the luggage. Xuanzang sat down cross-legged.

"Hey, if you have something to say clearly, don't be secretive." The monkey thought for a moment, followed quickly, knelt down next to Xuanzang and said, "I feel you have something to say, go ahead and say it."

"Great Sage, do you really want to hear it?"

"explain."

Xuanzang raised his head slightly, frowned, thought for a moment, and said jokingly: "Then, let's discuss the matter. The Great Sage must not be angry."

"What do you mean? It sounds like I'm stingy." Monkey waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

After a moment's hesitation, Xuanzang said softly: "The poor monk thought that the Great Sage handled the matter of Marshal Tianpeng very inappropriately. The Great Sage used two flat peaches to subdue the Nine-Headed Insect in Huaguo Mountain. In fact, in the final analysis, it is exactly the same as this matter. Why can the Great Sage be calm and calm towards the Nine-Headed Insect, but is so angry towards Marshal Tianpeng?"

"Is he the same as the Hydra?"

"Is it different?"

"It's different." The monkey looked at the canopy in the distance and sighed: "He is completely different from the Nine-Headed Insect. The Nine-Headed Insect knew that the Wan Sheng Dragon King needed flat peaches, so he came over and stayed in my city on Huaguo Mountain. If you don't leave the door, you are much more self-aware than him. As long as you agree to give him a flat peach, you are obedient. Where is this canopy? Hey... Show him a clear way to go, and he still slaps his nose? To be honest, I used to feel a little pitiful about him, but now I finally know how his colleagues in heaven feel."

"Speaking of it, it's really different." Xuanzang sighed lightly.

Monkey raised his eyebrows, looked at Xuanzang, and said, "You feel the same way?"

Xuanzang nodded and shook his head.

"Hey, can you stop pretending? Do you like to play riddles after practicing Buddhism for a long time?"

Hearing this, Xuanzang burst out laughing and said softly: "Great Sage, don't be angry. I would like to ask, if the Nine-Headed Insect didn't come to you for the peaches, would you be angry?"

The monkey couldn't help but laugh: "What are you talking about? Why are you angry if he doesn't come to me to ask for peaches? Speaking of which, when he came to me to ask for peaches, I was very troubled. Don't forget my cultivation at that time Since he’s not much better than his nine-headed worm, I’ll probably be more comfortable if he doesn’t come.”

"That's right." Xuanzang sighed leisurely: "Actually, the Great Sage thought the problem was with Marshal Tianpeng. In fact, it was just the opposite. The problem was with the Great Sage."

"How do you say that?" Monkey couldn't help but become confused.

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said: "Actually, the problems that the Great Sage encountered with these two people are almost the same. They can also be solved in the same way. The only difference is that the Great Sage has a different attitude towards the two. The Nine-Headed Insect is willing to surrender. , the Great Sage just goes along with the flow, and things will come naturally. But Marshal Tianpeng gritted his teeth. He is unwilling to listen to the Great Sage... What is the saying? 'Good intentions are bitten by dogs'."

The monkey was stunned, thought about it for a moment, laughed, nodded and said: "Yes, that's the mood. It's obviously a mutually beneficial cooperation, but he gave me such trouble. If he really has some strength, it would be okay. It's obvious that he can't even take one of my moves. He still wants to make a fool of himself. To put it bluntly, he's just mean. If you hadn't been here, I might have killed him just now. Out of sight, out of mind."

Xuanzang smiled, took a deep breath, and continued: "I think back then, the poor monk asked for an order to go west, hoping to save all sentient beings. However, he was executed by Emperor Taizong in prison. When he was in the prison of Chang'an Palace, Zhengfa Ming Tathagata and The poor monk said: "All living beings are ignorant and unwilling to listen to teachings, so the act of universal salvation is not feasible." But the poor monk insisted on going west. You must know that by traveling to the west, you have realized the path of universal salvation. How can you use a stick for everything? Are you talking about something? Is it possible to kill all sentient beings if they don’t want to listen to the teaching? If this method is feasible, what else should a poor monk do? If this is really done, let alone one hundred and eight thousand miles, it is ten Even after traveling a hundred and eight thousand miles, I still cannot achieve the Tao. Great Sage, do you think so?"

The monkey raised his eyes and looked at Xuanzang and said, "What do you want to say? Let it happen? Like what you did to Jinchi?"

Xuanzang shook his head, stretched out his finger and said, "This is just one place."

"What else?"

Xuanzang pursed his lips. After thinking about it carefully, he asked softly: "Has the Great Sage ever heard of the difference between 'tolerance' and 'tolerance'?"

As soon as he said this, the monkey's eyes suddenly became a bit more teasing.

He turned sideways, sat cross-legged, and said with a smile: "Master Xuanzang, please tell me something. Since you have settled a matter for me today, you can tell me whatever you want today. Bar."

On the canopy in the distance, I saw the monkey suddenly beaming, and I couldn't help but quietly stretched my ears to listen carefully.

Xuanzang also laughed, but did not mean to refuse at all. He coughed twice and said slowly: "The Great Sage also knows that the poor monk is the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi. But why did Jin Chanzi choose to reincarnate? Why not Do you know this when you realize enlightenment in this world?"

"This..." Monkey shook his head and said, "I never thought about it."

"Earlier, it was difficult for the poor monk to understand, but now, he has realized it. Why reincarnation is only about 'tolerance and tolerance'." Xuanzang reached out to pick up a branch and wrote the words "tolerance" and "tolerance" on the ground. , said softly: "Tolerance, the emphasis is on the word 'tolerance', and tolerance, the emphasis is on the word 'endure'. Tolerance, first of all, lies in understanding, empathizing with others, not doing to others what you don't want others to do to you, being inclusive. Tolerance, The emphasis is on the word tolerance, which has nothing to do with right or wrong, but is nothing more than an expedient measure. If we really want to talk about it, there is no limit to tolerance. There is a time when tolerance is beyond tolerance."

"The Buddha said that all sentient beings are ignorant, and this is true. However, how can we save all living beings? If we do not save all sentient beings because they are ignorant, what difference does the poor monk's way of universal salvation have to those of the Western Buddhas? Difference? But if sentient beings are really ignorant and unwilling to accept salvation, how should the poor monk face it?" He knocked the word 'tolerance' on the ground with the branch in his hand, and Xuanzang asked softly: "Is it possible that he is just tolerating blindly? ? Presumably, the original Jin Chanzi also suffered from this 'confusion' for a long time."

The monkey couldn't help but frowned in confusion.

The canopy in the distance was also fascinated by the four words written on the ground.

Xuanzang pursed his lips, pointed the branch in his hand at another word "tolerance", and said: "To solve this 'confusion', it is nothing more than to change 'tolerance' into 'tolerance'. But tolerance is easier said than done? Can it be done?" Tolerance is nothing more than another form of tolerance. In order to save all sentient beings, we must first 'tolerate' all sentient beings. In this way, not only will we not be able to escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but we will go backwards and escape into the sea of ​​suffering."

"You mean, Jin Chanzi reincarnated for..."

Xuanzang nodded and said: "Only by personally experiencing the suffering of all living beings can we truly tolerate all living beings. In this way, it is also possible to save all living beings. The poor monk thought that this was the golden cicada's choice to practice for ten generations and escape into the The reason for the sea of ​​suffering. Because in these ten lives, there are things in the mortal world that cannot be felt while sitting on the Buddha's throne. Haha... It is strange to say that if there was no suffering at the beginning, I am afraid that the poor monk would not be able to make up his mind to go this way. A journey of thousands of miles.”

Hearing this, the monkey's eyes slowly narrowed into slits. I started to think about it. The canopy in the distance could not help but stare at Xuanzang with slightly widened eyes.

Gently putting down the branch in his hand, Xuanzang continued: "As the Great Sage said, the strategy of going west is actually a move of mutual benefit, even for Marshal Tianpeng. It is the best choice. For us, On the contrary, it is not necessary. But the Great Sage thinks so, but the Marshal may not think so. In this way, the two parties will have deviations. If the Great Sage is rejected again and again, or even the other party takes action first... This limit of tolerance has reached its limit. The Great Sage feels that the poor monk is right. Or not?"

The monkey frowned and thought for a long time, then sighed softly: "It makes some sense."

Xuanzang smiled faintly and continued: "Is it still a little hard to accept, the Great Sage?"

The monkey didn't say anything and only glanced at Xuanzang.

Xuanzang took a deep breath and said, "In this case, Xuanzang will have another person with the Great Sage."

"who?"

Xuanzang stretched out his finger, pointed at the sky and said, "Tai Shang Laojun."

"Why did you mention him all of a sudden?"

"The Great Sage doesn't think so. Is your situation today very similar to that of Taishang Laojun who was dedicated to maintaining the right track of heaven's way?"

At this question, the monkey was immediately stunned. He crossed his legs and stared at the empty ground in front of him, his eyebrows frowning more and more tightly.

Seeing this, Xuanzang stroked his sleeves and continued: "Really speaking, compared to today's Marshal Tianpeng, yesterday's Great Sage is probably worse than today's Marshal Tianpeng. Think about that day. Your After so much trouble, Taishang Laojun only used his cleverness to deal with it and never lost his temper with you. How generous this must be. Although the final result is not clear, if you were the Great Sage, would you be able to do it? How about being like him?"

The monkey was silent.

"Everything must be put into someone else's place. Only by putting yourself in the same scene can you truly understand it. Without understanding, there is no tolerance." Xuanzang sighed lightly and continued: "Xuanzang was not a pedantic person. On that day, he captured a lot of people. The bandits were handed over to the government. The government colluded with the bandits and released them in a blink of an eye. If an ordinary person encountered this matter, they would probably want to eat their flesh and blood, but Xuanzang just Ask the Great Sage to scare them."

Speaking of this, Xuanzang smiled faintly and sighed: "Actually, the bandit leader was born in a kind family in his early years. He worked at sunrise and rested at sundown, and was very diligent. Only because his hometown suffered a disaster, he was extremely hungry. He stole official food, and finally got into this business of licking blood from the edge of a knife. Although there were countless lives on his hands, if we really want to talk about it, whether those lives were because of him or because of the world... I'm afraid, it still needs to be considered. Good. There is no reward for good, and there is no reward for evil. When everyone comes to this world, everyone is completely blank. What is right and what is wrong depends entirely on the teachings of others. Marshal Tianpeng is like this, and so is the Great Sage."

"If you keep your peace but don't have a full meal to eat, and you can be rich and powerful even if you commit great crimes, then who else in this world is willing to do good? After all, even if there is no such bandit leader, someone else will occupy the place. The king is the king. What needs to be crossed is the whole world, not a certain person. Similarly, if the bandit leader is replaced by a monster, the same thing will happen. The Great Sage thinks, is this reasonable? "

As he spoke, Xuanzang quietly glanced at the canopy in the distance.

At this glance, Canopy immediately looked away and looked down at the green grass swaying in the wind.

The monkey let out a long sigh, bowed and said quietly: "Okay, you are right. If all the creatures in this world can think like you, then there will really be no disaster. Crossing this world? Hey... I still I really believe that you can save all sentient beings."

"The Great Sage doesn't believe it?"

"It turns out...it turns out I don't really believe it. In other words, I feel that whether you are universal or not has nothing to do with me. As long as you break Tathagata's Taoist heart for me, the rest of what you do specifically has nothing to do with me."

"What about now?"

"Now I feel...it seems like that's really what happened."

At this moment, the monkey's voice sounded in Xuanzang's mind: "Do you know someone is eavesdropping?"

"Marshal Tianpeng?" Xuanzang asked.

"It's not a secret that the pig head eavesdropped. It's rare that he didn't listen. It was... two other people. They seemed to have misjudged my range of perception this time."

The monkey laughed and slowly turned his head to look at the dark night sky.

Hearing this, Xuanzang also followed the monkey's gaze and looked over.

…

At the distance that Xuanzang's eyes couldn't reach, he met the monkey's eyes at the moment. Lingji was slightly startled and was about to turn around and retreat when he suddenly saw the indifferent expression on Manjusri's face.

"They've discovered us."

Manjusri slowly shook his head and said, "No problem."

"No problem?" Lingji asked quickly: "Aren't you afraid that the monkey will do it?"

…

Outside the villa, the monkey grinned and asked leisurely: "These two guys are really annoying, can I kill them?"

"Amitabha." Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said, "It's best not to."

"Why?" asked the monkey.

Xuanzang replied softly: "This journey to the west is a matter of enlightenment, and the other party did not take action directly. If you have a direct dispute with Buddhism at this time, the Buddha can intervene openly without risking destruction." The Taoist mind is at risk."

"That's it." The monkey twisted his neck and sat back down, sighing leisurely: "Okay. Then let them live."

…

far away. Manjusri half-squinted his eyes and said softly: "You have already lost, or in other words, you never had a chance of winning from the beginning. All the Buddhas in Lingshan thought that by setting up obstacles, Xuanzang would retreat, but they didn't know. This journey to the west has been planned as early as the time of Jin Chanzi. Tolerance, tolerance..."

Speaking of which. Manjusri couldn't help but laugh, it was sincere.

"Abandoning the position of Buddha, escaping into the mortal world, enduring all kinds of suffering, just to understand the suffering of all living beings, just for the word 'tolerance'. With this vision... Even if all living beings are incomprehensible, even if the villagers are hostile, what does it matter? Such a situation Come, you will understand why the Tathagata Zhengfaming wants to help him. In the end, we all lost."

Lingji lowered his head slightly. After being silent for a long time, he sighed lightly and said, "Do you want to report this matter?"

"What's the difference whether it's reported or not?"

"this……"

"Let's learn the true Dharma and enlighten Tathagata. Let's just watch from the sidelines and see what kind of Buddhahood it can achieve with such great wisdom. Maybe it will be a new world."

In the night sky, the two of them looked in the direction of the villa in silence, then slowly turned around and fled towards the west.

…

Outside the villa, the monkey looked at Xuanzang and said softly: "They are gone."

Xuanzang nodded silently.

"Maybe he'll come back."

Xuanzang still nodded silently.

"Do you really not care at all?" Monkey couldn't help but ask.

"So what if you care? So what if you don't care?" Xuanzang clasped his hands together, slowly closed his eyes, and said: "The three realms are very small. Once you achieve Buddhahood, you can go straight to heaven and earth. The three realms are very big, and there is Buddhism in them. In Taoism, there is heaven, there is hell, there are monsters, and there are all kinds of creatures. Along the way, we will encounter everything. We must be tolerant of all of this, but we can only do our best. Don't care too much, otherwise, we will be self-inflicted. Chaos."

The monkey couldn't help but look at Xuanzang and said, "You are thinking too much, aren't you?"

"Someone has to think about these things, right?"

The monkey picked up the numbers Xuanzang put down, crossed out all the four characters on the ground, and sighed: "I can't think of these. It's too complicated, even more complicated than the path of enlightenment. Living like this is very tiring."

Xuanzang said softly: "If the Great Sage can't think of it, then let the poor monk think about it. If anything like this happens in the future, let the poor monk handle it. How about it?"

The monkey raised his head and looked at the starry sky and said: "Okay, from now on, I will only take care of the fighting, and you can handle the rest by yourself."

…

At this time, look south to Kunlun Mountain in Buzhou.

In the night sky, Nezha, dressed in red armor, was holding a fire-tipped spear and stepping on a hot wheel. His whole body was glowing with flames, roaring like a meteorite, and landed steadily in front of the gate of the Golden Light Cave.

When the fire light dissipated, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Disciple Nezha, see the master!"

Taiyi Zhenren, who was already standing in front of the gate, shook his fly whisk and said softly: "Get up and talk in the temple."

After that, he turned around and left.

Nezha hurriedly stood up holding the fire-tipped spear and followed quickly.

The two of them walked into the golden light cave together and entered the main hall.

After they sat down, a boy who was watching served tea, then left the door and closed the palace door.

In the huge hall, only a few lights were left, emitting light slightly.

Nezha bowed and asked softly: "Master is calling the disciples here urgently. What is the important matter?"

Lowering his head and taking a sip of tea, Master Taiyi whispered: "Master, I want to ask you, has the demon monkey Sun Wukong been released by Buddhism?"

Nezha was startled and quickly shrank his neck, blinking at Taiyi Master with his eyes open. not talking anymore.

Master Taiyi's face turned cold. He said sternly: "What? Even my master can't know?"

Nezha lowered his head and replied coyly: "Father said that no one should know about this matter."

"So, this is indeed the case?"

"Yes, yes...but..."

"I would like to ask you, where is the monster monkey now?"

"This..." Nezha replied hesitantly: "He is currently escorting a monk to the west."

"Going west?" Master Taiyi took a deep breath and then asked: "Is that monk the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi?"

Hear the words. Nezha immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said cheerfully: "So the master knows about it? In this case, the disciples didn't leak it."

Before he finished speaking, Master Taiyi hit the floor with a heavy palm.

There was a loud "bang" sound, and the entire hall seemed to shake.

Nezha was so frightened that he quickly put away his smile, sat upright, and lowered his head.

Master Taiyi glared at Nezha and shouted angrily: "Such an important matter. Why did you know about it earlier and didn't come to report it?"

"Is it important?" Nezha was a little confused and asked softly: "Master, why is this important?"

"Since it's not important, why did the Jade Emperor order it to be concealed?" Master Taiyi asked.

Nezha frowned tightly, scratched his head and said: "This disciple is not sure, maybe he hid it because he was afraid that the news of the demon monkey's return would have too much impact..."

"Humph, the impact is too great? Who is affected?" Taiyi Zhenren stood up slowly with his knees on his knees. Pacing back and forth in the main hall, he said: "If the monster monkey still wants to summon the monsters again, Heavenly Court can't hide it even if it wants to. If he doesn't want to, it doesn't matter even if the monsters know about it. As for Buddhism, the monster monkey is How could they not know that it escaped from their hands?"

Stopping, Master Taiyi glared at Nezha fiercely and said, "Who do you think the Jade Emperor is trying to hide from?"

For a moment, Nezha became even more confused. He frowned and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty wants to... hide it from you, Master?"

"It's the Taoist sect! It's my Taoist sect that he's hiding! It's me, Kunlun Mountain!" Master Taiyi pursed his lips, clenched his fists and shouted bitterly: "This Jade Emperor is really... My Taoist sect pushed him to the position of the Jade Emperor, Now it seems that he has hardened his wings. How could he hide such an important thing?"

Looking at Master Taiyi's angry look, Nezha asked cautiously: "Master, I still don't understand what there is to hide in this matter."

"You don't understand? Then do you know why Jin Chanzi traveled westward? And why is the demon monkey willing to be his bodyguard?"

This question. Nezha was even more dizzy.

He didn't personally handle this matter, and what little he knew he heard from his father. Firstly, he didn't know much about it, and secondly, he was specifically told not to spread the word. As a result, it was impossible for him to find someone to help analyze it.

But is this really a secret?

To be honest, the Jade Emperor informed Sanqing, Patriarch Subhuti, and Zhen Yuanzi of this matter as quickly as possible.

For a moment, with Nezha's sensitivity, he really couldn't understand the logic behind it.

After hesitating for a while, Nezha said leisurely: "Master, from what you said, what you are paying attention to is not the demon monkey, but the monk who was reincarnated by Jin Chanzi? That monk is just a mortal now. , is there anything to be concerned about?”

Hearing this, Master Taiyi could only hold his forehead and sigh helplessly, standing still.

Nezha was still looking forward with his eyes wide open.

"Do you know the specific location of that monk now?"

"have no idea."

"Has anyone seen him?"

"My father and second brother also went to see him. The demon monkey asked Donghai to send a message saying that he wanted two flat peaches, so my father and second brother sent them over and happened to meet the monk. We were in Nanzhan Buzhou before. , I don’t know where it is now.”

After a while, Master Taiyi turned around and sat cross-legged in front of Nezha, and warned carefully: "Master will send someone to check his whereabouts. You should also pay close attention to it. Next time, if there is any trace of him, Any news, no matter how big or small, will be reported to me immediately."

"But master, my father said not to let anyone know..." Nezha whispered.

At this statement, Master Taiyi was immediately stunned and said sternly: "You are a warrior in Heaven, but you are my disciple first. Even your father is the same. Do you understand?"

Nezha hesitated for a moment, then nodded helplessly: "Disciple understands."

Taking a deep breath, Master Taiyi said: "Okay, you can go back. Don't let your father know about this and cause unnecessary trouble."

"Disciple obeys the order." (To be continued ~^~)

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