Chapter 797

"Master Huiyuan came all the way to the East and was tired of travelling. Please rest in Wangji temple now. In the evening, I will order the imperial dining room to make some vegetarian seats to receive the wind and wash the dust for the master!" Li Shimin said in a loud voice.

Wangji temple is a royal temple. Usually there are special people to take care of it, which is just used to receive master Huiyuan.

"Your Majesty has spent a lot of money, so you don't have to accept the wind and wash the dust." master Huiyuan resolutely refused Li Shimin's reception and walked away.

"Master Huiyuan is worthy of a generation of eminent monks. His character and Dharma are admirable!" sighed the eldest Sun Queen.

Princess Changle nodded subconsciously, but suddenly thought that her husband was very unhappy with the Buddhist family, and couldn't help looking at Merton.

Even Merton couldn't help laughing bitterly. He was not only the empress changsun, but also had to admit that master Huiyuan was indeed very charismatic and made people close to him involuntarily. Among the people he knew, I'm afraid only the Qi field of Taoist yuan Shoucheng and medical Sun Simiao can be compared with it.

Other princes and princesses couldn't help looking at Merton in doubt. In their view, the Buddhism is compassionate and compassionate. How could the Mozi be so determined to oppose the Buddha?

Li Shimin couldn't help but put everyone's expression in the bottom of his eyes. After a moment of meditation, he said, "let's go! Merton stays."

They all gave Merton a deep look and silently turned away. Only princess Changle's eyes showed concern. Merton shook his head and said nothing. He got up and followed Li Shimin to leave.

The heavy door of the palace was closed heavily, leaving only Merton and Li Shimin in the whole palace, and the atmosphere suddenly solidified.

Li Shimin took out a Buddhist sutra, recalled it, and said with emotion: "I was in a desperate situation. At a critical moment, the thirteen monks and soldiers of Shaolin came out of thin air without a piece of armor. Only with their long staff in hand, they filled hundreds of elite soldiers against Wang Shi without fear. The world knows that the thirteen monks of Shaolin saved me, but they don't know. In order to save me, only three of the thirteen monks survived."

Morton said with awe: "Your Majesty is lucky, Shaolin Gaoyi!"

"I admit that what you said is very reasonable. Buddhism is really going back to the old way, but it will be 200 years later. Buddhism is kind to me. Even if it is to destroy Buddhism or restrict Buddhism, you can't start with me. Can you understand what I mean?" Li Shimin said firmly.

Merton sighed in his heart and couldn't help saying, "it's true!"

"Wei Chen understands your Majesty's difficulties." Merton nodded.

Li Shimin nodded and looked at Merton with satisfaction.

"Master Huiyuan presented two priceless treasures to the palace today, and it happened that Weichen also got two priceless treasures recently. Please taste them," Morton said solemnly.

"Oh!" Li Shimin's eyes looked different. It's not common for Merton to call it priceless! I can't help looking forward to it.

Merton came forward, took out a thick book of classics and a roll of sheepskin from his cuff and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took over and saw that the two classics were written with dense foreign words. He couldn't help but move in his heart. He looked at Merton in surprise and said, "I remember that you publicly offered a large reward in the western region conference to seek western region classics. Are these two the two?"

Merton nodded heavily, "yes, but these two classics are not foreign secrets, but scriptures believed by foreign religions. This one is the Christian Scripture of the far western country, called the Bible, and the other is the Koran, the Holy Scripture of the great food religion * * * religion near Persia. These two scriptures are both broad and profound enough to match the Buddhist scriptures If you want to compare with me, from the perspective of Wei Chen, there are already three major religions standing side by side in the world, namely, Christianity in the Far West, the * * * religion of Dashi, and Tianzhu Buddhism. "

"A religious scripture comparable to Buddhism!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be moved. No wonder Merton paid so much attention to it.

"How can you be sure that these three religions will be the three major religions in the world? Can't my Chinese Taoism compare with these foreign religions?" Li Shimin wondered.

Merton nodded: "First, these religions are expanding rapidly and constantly developing believers and territories. Taoism pays attention to self-cultivation and avoids deep mountains. There are few natural believers. Second, these religions originated in a civilized place no less than China. Each Scripture is extremely profound, full of philosophy and convincing. Behind the Scripture, some micro ministers spent a lot of manpower to complete the translation, Your majesty will know at a glance. "

When Li Shimin heard the speech, he couldn't help reading it curiously,

"At first God created heaven and earth,......."

"Mu Sheng said: learning is the bounden duty of every man and woman, and knowledge is the life of * * *."

There are not many translations translated by Merton. Most of them are classics. Li Shimin quickly finished reading them and couldn't help praising them again and again.

"What do your majesty think of these two scriptures?" Merton asked.

Li Shimin nodded repeatedly and said, "it's really great wisdom."

Eve's temptation, the last dinner, Allah's messengers, and stories full of wisdom convinced Li Shimin. He had to admit that it was not inferior to the Buddhist scriptures.

However, Li Shimin looked at Merton suspiciously. Is it because Merton got these two scriptures that he is so prejudiced against Buddhism, but it is difficult that Merton can believe in two religions at the same time.

Merton ignored Li Shimin's eyes, but took a deep breath: "Your Majesty has ever heard of the struggle between divine power and kingship."

"The struggle between divine power and kingship!" Li Shimin's eyes coagulated and his breath stagnated involuntarily. Now he has realized that Merton is not just giving him two holy scriptures.

Merton said solemnly, "kingship is a secular right. Your majesty is the person in charge, while divine power is in the hand of religion. Believers who call themselves gods save the world. The same is true for the son of heaven in their eyes. In the eyes of the Mohist school, there is a deeper meaning of the two Wu killing Buddha, that is, the struggle between kingship and divine power, and the taxes on population and land."

Li Shimin nodded slowly. I'm afraid Merton was right in one word.

Merton took a deep breath: "the world accuses the cruelty of Erwu's killing Buddha, while the Mohists believe that the world should be glad that Erwu's killing Buddha has won, because we can't afford the consequences of failure."

"Consequences of failure?" Li Shimin shrunk his eyes.

"Your Majesty can imagine that once the two martial arts failed to destroy the Buddha, what is the situation in China now? All believers in the country. Your majesty believes that these believers listen to the court or the temple." Merton's voice was heavy.

"The whole country is full of believers. How is this possible?" Li Shimin was unconvinced and felt that Merton was just opening his mouth and daydreaming.

Merton sneered, "how impossible?"

Li Shimin was about to refute, when he suddenly thought of a possibility. He suddenly avoided the Scriptures in his hands like snakes and scorpions, and looked at the two classics he praised just now.

Merton nodded heavily and said, "yes, they all failed!"