Chapter 122: Shangjing County Magistrate Liu Huai Zhang
There was a lot of excitement in the tea house, but it immediately became quiet when the storyteller woke up and patted the wood.
"My fiery eyes and golden eyes are really powerful..."
"Where's the back?"
"Is there really a heaven in this world?"
"What about gods? Do they exist? Do they really exist?"
People who listened to the book talked a lot, and the more they listened, the more fascinated they became. When they talked about the one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals, they couldn't help but sweat. A magnificent scene seemed to appear in their minds, which made people's hearts tremble.
Stringer was equally puzzled and asked the gentleman next to him: "Mr. Chen, is this story really just a story?"
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "It's just a story."
Strings paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Sir, you didn't finish what you said last night. Did the Great Sage finally become a Buddha?"
"The Fighting Victory Buddha."
"But Stringer feels that the Great Sage is not willing to become a Buddha, and Stringer doesn't understand. When there was a riot in the Heavenly Palace, the whole Heaven was obviously unable to do anything to the Great Sage. Why did a few monsters do it after leaving Wuzhishan?
Block the way of the great sage."
Chen Changsheng said: "Actually, this was a scam from the beginning. Xiniu Hezhou is in a state of fragmentation. Taoism and Buddhism are all occupying Xiniu Hezhou and claiming power."
"But as Buddhism continues to grow, Tathagata finally decided to unify Xiniu Hezhou. The purpose of seeking scriptures in the West is to spread the gospel of Buddhism, and secondly to end the current situation of Xiniu Hezhou. The true scriptures are just a cover."
After hearing this, String String was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't it true that Buddhism never disputes?"
Chen Changsheng said: "If you don't preach, how can there be teachings? Preaching comes first, teachings follow. The most hypocritical person in Journey to the West is Tathagata. He talks about a word of anger without any real explanation."
String String nodded in understanding, and then thought about what the teacher said last night.
It seems to be true. There are monsters everywhere in Xiniu Hezhou, but Tathagata said that Xiniu Hezhou is not greedy and does not kill, but nourishes the energy and potential spirits...
Really hypocritical.
String string continued to listen to the storyteller on the stage.
After a while, I suddenly saw the waiter from the teahouse walking over.
After meeting Chen Changsheng, the waiter said: "Sir, there is a guest who would like to invite you upstairs for a chat."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng paused for a moment, then turned and looked upstairs.
I saw an old man sitting on the second floor, raising his glass to Chen Changsheng.
String String also looked at it. She thought for a moment and suddenly said: "I seem to have seen this person before..."
"You'll find out when you go up there."
Chen Changsheng stepped forward and walked upstairs under the guidance of the teahouse waiter.
String String followed closely behind and went upstairs.
Chen Changsheng came to the table and then heard the old man say: "I just heard the little brother talking about Buddhism downstairs. On a whim, I asked the waiter to invite the little brother to come up."
"I see."
Chen Changsheng sat down and then looked at the person in front of him.
The old man in front of him was dressed very simply and had patches on his clothes. He seemed to be living a particularly frugal life.
"Is the old man interested in Buddhism?" Chen Changsheng asked.
Liu Huaizhang smiled and said: "That's not true. I am just interested in this story. I have only listened to the story of Journey to the West for two days. There are some good reasons in it, but what the little brother said
I have never heard of "Going to the West for Buddhist Scriptures", so I was a little curious."
Chen Changsheng said: "The journey to the West to obtain scriptures is a story that comes later."
Liu Huaizhang's eyes lit up and he said, "It's actually a follow-up?"
"Have you read it once, old man?" Chen Changsheng said.
"I've read the book."
Liu Huaizhang said: "It's a pity that the Monkey King is gone after being crushed under Wuzhi Mountain."
"As far as I know, Journey to the West has been out for more than two years and there has never been a follow-up. How did the little brother know the story behind it?"
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly and simply said: "I heard about it occasionally."
Liu Huaizhang poured the tea, handed it to Chen Changsheng in front of him, and then said, "Can you tell me the story behind this?"
Chen Changsheng said: "If we were to explain these ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties in detail, I might not be able to finish them in a few days."
"There are so many..."
Liu Huaizhang was also a little surprised. He thought for a moment and said, "Little brother, are you free on weekdays?"
"To be honest, I do like this story, but if you have time, can you come to the teahouse from time to time? I'm always here. If you meet me, tell me about the previous article. What do you think?
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Chen Changsheng was stunned after hearing this. He did not expect that this person would be so persistent in this story.
Seeing that he was stunned, Liu Huaizhang immediately spoke again and said: "Of course I won't trouble my little brother in vain. I will give you a little bit of silver as a gift, which will be used as writing money."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter how much money is spent on books. Chen is free on weekdays, so he can chat with the elderly. However, if Chen wants to have a cup of tea for free, that should be fine."
When Liu Huaizhang saw that he agreed, he immediately smiled and said: "Of course you can, of course you can."
Chen Changsheng also smiled, and then took a sip of tea.
Stringer, who was standing nearby, suddenly reacted and said to his husband: "Mr. Chen, I remembered that I met him several times before when I went to court. He seems to be Liu Huaizhang, the magistrate of Shangjing County."
Chen Changsheng turned his head to look and paused.
It seems that I have heard this name mentioned before.
Liu Huaizhang couldn't help asking: "What are you looking at, little brother?"
Chen Changsheng turned around, smiled and said, "It's nothing, just taking a look."
Liu Huaizhang nodded and didn't think much about it.
Chen Changsheng said: "How about Chen starting from the time when the Monkey King was crushed under Wuzhi Mountain?"
"Can."
Then Chen Changsheng started telling stories.
There was nothing to do with the string music, so I started listening to it from the sidelines.
Last night I was so focused on going to see my husband that I didn’t hear a lot of it clearly. Now that I listen to it again, I shouldn’t miss anything anymore.
"... But I saw dragons in the sky surrounded by flowers and rain. It is exactly this: the Zen heart shines brightly on thousands of rivers and the moon, and the true nature reaches thousands of miles into the sky."
"After the Tathagata finished speaking, he said to the crowd: I look at the four major continents and see that all living beings are good and evil, and they are not all the same. Those in Shenzhou in the east will respect heaven and earth, and feel refreshed and calm; those in Luzhou in the north, although they like killing,
Just because I make a living, my nature is clumsy and my emotions are sparse, and I don’t do much. I am a person from Xi Niu Hezhou who is neither greedy nor killing, and nourishes my energy and potential. Although it is supremely true, everyone can live a long life..."
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Then he talked about Jiang Liuer's life experience, as well as Yuan Shoucheng and the Dragon King of Jinghe, Taizong Huanyang, and went on.
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After a long pause, Liu Huaizhang couldn't help but said: "Jiang Liu'er really had a difficult life, but luckily things turned out smoothly later on, and when Taizong returned to the sun, Buddhism prospered. If we continue with the current, our journey to the west will be finalized."
As he spoke, he suddenly frowned and said, "Looking at it this way, it feels like a chess game."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said: "This situation has been started since the reincarnation of Jin Chan."
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ps: I went to pick up Maomao today. I have been busy for a long time and have a day off. Just two updates. Let’s just read it first. Book friends, please bear with me.