Seeing the unbearable look on Li Zhi's face, King Chakravartin comforted him and said, "Don't worry, human emperor. The Wangchuan River is just to wash away their grievances. When they have washed away their grievances and entered the Palace of Yama, justice will be waiting for them."

Li Zhi pondered for a moment: "If a treacherous and evil person endures the pain of peeling skin and bones in the Wangchuan River, it is his own fault. But if he is a kind person, he also has to suffer this kind of pain. How can Lord Yan bear it?

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The King of Chakravartin heard this and let out a long sigh: "I and the Nine Palaces of Yama know this matter very well, but apart from that, the underworld has no other way. To be honest with the emperor, in fact, these wronged souls in the Wangchuan River are all good people. Just imagine.

If he is a heinous person, how can he feel resentful after death?"

Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "What Yan Jun means is that there is no other way in the underworld, but there are other ways elsewhere?"

The Wheel-turning King nodded: "Lingshan Great Thunder Sound Temple, Buddha Tathagata created the Mahayana teachings Tripitaka, which can transcend the dead and ascend to heaven, and can overcome difficulties and escape suffering. If people are saved by the Tripitaka Sutra after death, they will no longer be riddled with resentment.

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Li Zhi looked back at Po Meng at the end of the bridge: "After drinking Po Meng's soup and stepping onto the Naihe Bridge, you will forget your past and present lives. Even if you go to the eighteenth level of hell, how will your soul know what it is doing?"

The King of Wheels did not expect Li Zhi to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's why there is karma, and that's why there is reincarnation of good and evil."

Li Zhi sighed softly when he heard this, and then walked towards the other side.

After getting off the Naihe Bridge, Li Zhi looked into the distance and saw that although the underworld was vast, it was filled with gloom and gloom.

When asked about the reason, the Wheel-turning King said it was all caused by resentment.

Although the snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the Forgotten River can eat the resentment, some of it still remains in the water.

As time went by, resentment overflowed, and the underworld became what it is today.

After speaking, the Wheel King waved his hand, and a fairyland-like scene appeared in front of Li Zhi.

"Human Emperor, this is the underworld that was just created by Empress Houtu. At that time, the underworld was more like a paradise than an underworld."

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "If this continues, what kind of destination will the underworld be?"

The King of Wheels said in a deep voice: "The earth collapsed and the underworld ceased to exist; the ghosts scattered and the world became purgatory."

Li Zhiyi frowned: "Is there a way to resolve it?"

"Originally there was no way to resolve it. Now Tathagata Buddha has created the Mahayana teachings, which has given the underworld a glimmer of hope. If the Emperor of Humanity can welcome the Tripitaka Sutra back to the Tang Dynasty and save the souls of the dead, one day the underworld will return to its former glory.

Scenery."

"How can we welcome the Tripitaka Sutra into the Tang Dynasty?"

King Zhuan Lun shook his head: "I don't know, but I would like to ask King Tang to pay close attention after returning to the Yangtze River."

Li Zhi nodded: "Don't be impatient, Mr. Yan. I will discuss with all the ministers after I turn around and then make a decision. Although I am only the king of the Tang Dynasty, I don't want the lives of the four continents to be devastated."

The Wheel-turning King bowed deeply: "Thank you very much, Human Emperor. Please come with me to see the scenery of the underworld."

Li Zhi nodded: "Okay, please Yan Jun to lead the way."

Although there are many scenes in the underworld, they all reveal a chilling atmosphere.

Although the Eighteenth Level of Hell is a place to punish evildoers, it can also make people feel numb.

The Palace of Yama is extremely majestic, but with all the ghosts and ghosts in the background, it also makes people feel depressed.

Because of Li Zhi's arrival, the ten palaces of Yama gathered together to entertain the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

There is no meat and wine in the underworld, so we can only entertain people with tea.

Perhaps they were all the lords of the current dynasty, and Li Zhi had a very pleasant conversation with the ten kings of hell.

Suddenly, a dull drum beat sounded, and King Yama's expression changed when he heard the sound: "Human Emperor, it's time to set off. If you delay, your soul will be contaminated with yin energy, which may be detrimental to your yang life."

Seeing the other nine people nodding their heads, Li Zhi, who was not yet satisfied, could only stand up and say goodbye.

After sending Li Zhi out of the Yama Palace, King Qin Guang suddenly said: "Human Emperor, although your life span is not over, your body has been seriously ill. If you want to continue to govern, you need a good prescription to remove the root cause of the disease."

Li Zhi thanked King Qin Guang and followed King Zhuan Lun to a high mountain.

Following the path to the top of the mountain, I suddenly saw a mountain stream blocking the road, with a dazzling golden light emitting from the mountain stream.

Li Zhi looked at the mountain stream and said puzzledly: "Yan Jun, how can you survive in this mountain stream?"

The Wheel King said with a smile: "The Human Emperor misunderstood that this is the most famous scenery in the underworld. If you come to the underworld and don't see it here, it will be a pity in your life."

Li Zhi heard the words and stretched out his head to look, and saw thousands of golden lights and thousands of auspicious colors in the mountain stream.

Just when he was about to take a closer look, the King of Wheels suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "If you don't return the sun right now, then how will you wait?"

Li Zhi was unprepared at this moment and immediately fell off the cliff and fell downwards.

Seeing that the falling speed was getting faster and faster, he was worried: Could he fall to death again?

In a rage, he opened his eyes suddenly and saw the queen looking at him anxiously.

At this time, in the underworld, the dull drum beat became more and more urgent, and the expression of Yama of the Ten Palaces became even more ugly.

Outside the Yama Hall, those so-called lonely wild ghosts were running around in panic, as if they would disappear in the next moment.

Suddenly, a majestic man appeared out of thin air, standing between heaven and earth. The aura emanating from his body seemed to turn the entire underworld into powder.

"You are so bold, you dare to bewitch the Human Emperor."

As he spoke, the man waved his hand, and a strong wind suddenly blew up, blowing away the underworld that the King of Tang Dynasty had just visited. Only the ten palaces of Yama were left standing out of thin air, but they were also in a miserable state.

The man sneered when he saw this, and then slapped him again.

Although Yama of the Tenth Palace wanted to escape, his body no longer obeyed his orders.

Just at the moment of despair, two giant palms appeared out of thin air, one palm faced the man, and the other palm rolled up the Ten Palaces of Yama and disappeared.

As the two palms met, a force that destroyed the heaven and earth spurted out, almost turning the heaven and earth into nothingness.

When everything returned to calm, the giant palm and the man had disappeared, leaving only the majestic energy spreading across the heaven and earth.

The atmosphere in the Chang'an court hall the next day was extremely solemn, because all the officials knew that the soul of the Tang Dynasty King was in the underworld.

On the other hand, Li Zhi's expression remained as usual, and he even had the leisure to tell everyone interesting stories about the underworld.

When he was young, Zuo Prime Minister Wei Ran went out to kowtow: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has been going on for more than three hundred years, but there has never been any talk of ghosts causing trouble. Now that your Majesty suddenly wanders to the underworld, I think there must be something fishy in it."

Li Zhi smiled slightly: "Wei Aiqing, am I just dreaming?"

Wei Ran shook his head: "I don't dare. It's just that the King of Wheels has repeatedly stated that he will go west to Lingshan to obtain the Mahayana teachings, which may arouse some suspicion."

The next moment, Wang Fangyi, the Minister of Rites, came out to greet him: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. The four major continents in the world, except for our southern continent, all respect the Buddha and respect the Tao. But what is the scene in the three continents now? You don't know.

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Then Wang Fangyi turned around and said to the ministers: "Monsters are rampant in Hezhou in Xiniu, and the people are struggling to survive every day; Luzhou in Beiju still has hair and drinks blood, and they don't know what enlightenment is; Dongsheng Shenzhou is a place where monsters linger, and there is almost no trace of the people.

.Only in the Tang Dynasty, the people are happy and peaceful, and the seas and rivers are clear. If this is the case, why should we introduce Buddhism into the Tang Dynasty?"

As soon as Wang Fangyi finished speaking, another civil servant came out: "If one day, the underworld collapses due to resentment, and ghosts wander around the world, how can the Tang Dynasty be spared? In my opinion, if the resentment of the dead souls can be overcome, the peace of the Tang Dynasty will be preserved forever.

, it would not be a bad idea to introduce Mahayana teachings into the Tang Dynasty."

Just as this person finished speaking, another person said loudly: "Do you still remember what happened in the previous dynasty? There are many temples and Taoist temples all over Nanfanbuzhou. But the monks and Taoists do not respect the law and their ancestors, they are like maggots attached to the bones.

, blood-sucking insects, turning the entire eastern land into a smog. What can we do if we introduce Buddhism into the Tang Dynasty and repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty?"

As civil and military officials from all over the dynasty came out to give advice, the court hall was filled with people and it was very lively.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly when he saw this. He had foreseen this situation before he went to court.

When the debate among the ministers was at its most intense, Li Zhi suddenly coughed loudly.

After finally stopping his coughing, the chamberlain noticed a trace of blood in his handkerchief.

Seeing this, the officials stopped arguing and all looked at their king.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the guards guarding the palace gate came into the palace to report.

Just now, two boys came from outside the palace, saying that they were disciples of Guanyin and could cure the Tang King's old illness.

Wei Ran frowned when he heard this: His Majesty just wandered into the underworld last night, and today a Guanyin disciple came to treat his illness. What a coincidence.

Seeing Li Zhiyi's brows furrowing, Wei Ran cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you can declare an audience to the two of them and see how they respond."

Li Zhi nodded: "I will retreat from the court today. Wei Qing will stay and Xuan Ertong will come to see you."

Although the officials were reluctant, they could only exit the main hall and return to the mansion to wait for the news.

In the morning of the next day, everyone saw that Li Zhi had changed his usual sluggish look, as if he was a different person.

Since he came to the throne, he has never looked so good.

After all the officials presented the memorial, Li Zhi said: "Dear dear friends, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people have been the foundation of the country, which has led to the current prosperous age. Emperor Taizong even famously said: The people are like water, and the king is like a boat.

Water can carry a boat or overturn it! But if we want the Tang Dynasty to prosper forever, we also need the stability of the Three Realms. Therefore, I want to send an eminent monk to Lingshan to receive the Mahayana teachings, so that I can save the souls of grievances and resolve the sufferings of the world. Dear Sirs,

What do you think?"

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, Wang Fangyi took a step forward: "Your Majesty's golden words, I dare not disagree! I just want to know, if the Tathagata really intended to dedicate the Mahayana teachings to Your Majesty, why didn't he send it in person? Although he is a Buddha,

But His Majesty is the Human Emperor, no less than him!"

Immediately afterwards, General Qin Yong came out and said: "What Mr. Wang said is true. Looking at the whole world, only our Tang Dynasty is the paradise of the world. Even though the Tathagata is a Buddha, he should not get involved in our Tang Dynasty! If he really

If you are serious about it, you should send disciples to escort the Mahayana teachings and pay homage to our emperor!"
To be continued...