Xuanzang bowed to Shen Gongbao with the Buddhist salute. Shen Gongbao himself is one of the Buddhas in Buddhism. After Shen Gongbao showed his true body, Xuanzang and many eminent monks immediately recognized Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao is the Dingguang Tathagata Buddha in Buddhism!
After seeing Shen Gongbao's true form, which was the Buddha Dingguang Tathagata, Xuanzang and other eminent monks immediately knelt down to Shen Gongbao. The mortals in the audience also knelt down to Shen Gongbao and shouted loudly.
"You have seen me, Buddha Dingguang Tathagata!"
Shen Gongbao is not stingy either. When the mortals kneel down to worship, Shen Gongbao spreads the Buddha's light so that all the mortals present can get a ray of Buddha's light.
Immediately they were cured of their illnesses and strengthened their health, so that they could all feel the benefits of this ray of Buddha's light and become more pious to Buddhism.
Xuanzang naturally does not need this bit of Buddha's light. He is a great elixir in his own right. This thing is of no use to him. What he is more concerned about is how he can obtain the Buddhist teachings mentioned by Shen Gongbao. This is the issue that Xuanzang is most concerned about.
After Shen Gongbao completed the gift, Xuanzang asked immediately.
"I, Buddha Dingguang, would like to ask the young monk how I can obtain the exquisite Dharma of Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism that you mentioned."
"You need to get the Buddha stickers that I, the Medicine Master Tathagata, sprinkled on various strongholds in the wilderness. As long as you get all the Buddha stickers and come to the residence of my Buddha, the Medicine Master Tathagata, you can get the Dharma you want!" Shen Gongbao!
Said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, Buddha Dingguang Tathagata!" Xuanzang said excitedly and piously.
When Xuanzang and the others raised their heads, they found that Shen Gongbao had left. They were still a little reluctant to leave, but they were even more excited!
Xuanzang made up his mind to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After thinking about it, he immediately went back to pack his things and prepare to leave.
At this time Li Shimin came out and said directly to Xuanzang.
"You will go to court with me to discuss what happened today."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xuanzang said quickly.
Later, Xuanzang followed Li Shimin and other courtiers to the Taiji Hall and went to court again.
"Xuan Zang, do you want to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures?" Li Shimin asked directly after sitting down.
"Back to Your Majesty, the young monk has decided to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures and obtain the exquisite Dharma of Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism, so as to add a touch of Buddhist charm to our Tang Dynasty, and to pray for the souls of our generals!" Xuanzang said compassionately.
These words left Li Shimin and the others at a loss as to what to say. Even if there was no Buddhism, there was still Taoism, and it was not the turn of a little monk to say this.
But this was Xuanzang's sincerity, and Li Shimin couldn't refute it, not to mention that he didn't even think about refuting it, so he said happily.
"Since you are determined to go to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures, I can't force you. I know exactly where the Buddha stickers mentioned by Dingguang Tathagata are, so I can leave them to you."
When Xuanzang heard this, he was extremely happy. He had been troubled by this problem before, but now His Majesty the Emperor had solved it, so he was naturally very happy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The young monk will definitely obtain the true scriptures for the Tang Dynasty and bring blessings and luck to the Tang Dynasty!"
"As long as you are willing." Li Shimin also nodded with satisfaction.
Li Shimin's actions made the court officials somewhat confused as to how to act.
The only thing they knew clearly was that Li Shimin must have had some kind of deal with Buddhism, and all the court officials knew about Shen Gongbao's request to see Li Shimin.
"However, if you want to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, you will encounter various difficulties on the way. Have you thought about how to deal with them?" Li Shimin asked.
"I haven't thought about it yet, little monk." Xuanzang asked in confusion.
He thought that just by doing a few teleportation arrays, he would reach the place where the Buddha stickers existed. With his piety, he would be able to get the Buddha stickers. How could he have thought of so many things.
Seeing Xuanzang's confusion, he knew that Xuanzang had never thought about anything. He just relied on his pious heart to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. Li Shimin suddenly felt helpless in his heart. Such a simple person could live for such a long time.
It's really unreasonable.
"If you want to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha stickers you get are all precious things in Buddhism. Without certain strength, you can't get them! And even if you get them, someone will come to snatch them!" Li Shimin explained.
"What should we do? The young monk has never studied the Dharma. He is only proficient in the Dharma. He cannot do anything!" Xuanzang said in panic.
"It's a pity that I, the general of the Tang Dynasty, could have protected you for a journey, but now that the war in the Tang Dynasty has not been decided, I, the Tang Dynasty, can't find experts to protect you when you go to the West to learn scriptures. You can only find those experts yourself." Li Shimin pretended to sigh.
He said after taking a breath.
When Li Shimin said this, Xuanzang believed him. He was originally a simple person.
However, the court officials did not understand why their Majesty would say such shameless words, which was really confusing to them!
"Although I can't give you a guard, I can give you an amulet so that some people don't dare to attack you!" Li Shimin continued.
Then, under the surprised eyes of everyone, Li Shimin continued.
"I can recognize you as my imperial younger brother. As long as you have this status, those dynasties will not dare to attack you, and you can also scare some Xiaoxiao!"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the ministers objected one after another. They did not want a Buddhist to become their Majesty's imperial disciple.
What's more, after becoming the emperor's younger brother, Xuanzang's status would be different, and Qi Luck would also have some connections with the Tang Dynasty. Then there would be a lot of troubles.
Faced with the opposition of the ministers, Li Shimin did not explain, but still insisted on recognizing Xuanzang as his imperial younger brother.
This made Xuanzang at a loss. No matter how simple he was, he still knew what it would be like to become His Majesty's imperial disciple.
But Li Shimin could not tolerate Xuanzang's refusal and said directly.
"This is an imperial decree, do you want to resist it?"
In this way, Xuanzang could not refuse and became Li Shimin's imperial disciple with peace of mind.
"You become my imperial younger brother. For me, you will go to the West to learn scriptures for the Tang Dynasty. I will name you Tang Monk! The Tang of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will be Tang Seng from now on!" Tang Seng said respectfully.
"Well. Since you are my imperial disciple, I will recommend you a Buddhist monk who is capable of escorting you to the West!" Li Shimin continued.
"May I ask Your Majesty, who is this person?" Tang Seng asked.
"He is the Monkey King and Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain, Sun Wukong, the Monkey King!" Li Shimin recalled.
Tang Monk didn't know about this man, but many people in the court knew about this man's achievements and his pride.
Will this work?
This is the inner thought of the ministers who know the inside story.
However, no matter how much they think, they can't change Li Shimin's mind. This matter has nothing to do with them!
"You don't need to question Monkey King's ability. There aren't many people in the world who can compare with him. He definitely has the strength to protect you from going to the West to learn scriptures!" Li Shimin saw Tang Monk's confused eyes and said directly.
"Your Majesty said so, I will obey your orders!" Tang Seng had no choice.
"May I ask Your Majesty, where is the Monkey King now?" Tang Monk continued to ask.
"It's at the foot of Wuzhishan Mountain!" Li Shimin replied.
"But I can't get close to Wuzhishan, and I haven't heard of anyone getting close to Wuzhishan!" Tang Monk suddenly exclaimed.
He also knew the reputation of Wuzhishan, but he had never heard of anyone who could reach the foot of Wuzhishan.
"That's because Wuzhishan is protected by a formation. Now that the formation has disappeared, you can now reach the foot of Wuzhishan, rescue it, and ask him to help you go to the West to learn scriptures!" Li Shimin explained.