I, Dasheng Sun, swear not to become a Buddha

"This... Is Master Hongde really a fake monk who doesn't practice Buddhism?"

"It's possible! I've said that Hongde is always domineering and vicious. He's obviously not a good monk!"

"You can see the fasting hall he manages. Since he took charge of the fasting hall, is our fasting good? Is it bad?"

"It's broken! It's broken! In the past, the vegetables were always fresh, and the rice and noodles were always finely ground, even though the tea and rice were rough in the past. But after he took charge of the Zhaitang, the leaves of the vegetables were all rotten! The rice and noodles were also rough. Moldy!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! When you mentioned the poor monk, I remembered that once when I got up at night, I saw lights in the dining hall. What do you think?"

"how?"

"Hey! Hongde and his two apprentices, Faming and Fazhu, are stealing food inside! No, now the three of them, master and apprentice, are all in one pile!"

"It's unreasonable! It's just ruining the reputation of Buddhism!"

"That's right! It's the fake monks like them who don't practice Buddhism, which angered the emperor and caused us to suffer for 18 years!"

"Amitabha! Hateful! Really hateful!"

There are more than 700 people in Zhiyuan Temple, more than a dozen Buddhist temples, and each Buddhist temple has a hundred or ten people. Naturally, there are many factions.

Hongde of the Zhaitang is in charge of the food for more than 1000 people, and there is always a monk who can pick out his faults.

In addition, as soon as the exam results came out, neither Hongde nor his disciples passed the exam.

Immediately, monks jumped out and stepped on them.

All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and Hongde's Zhaitang is a big vacancy. If he is taken down, there are not a few people who are qualified to take over.

The wall fell down and everyone pushed, and General Habayashi called out. After that, the 100 people were drowned in the complaints of 630 and three monks.

Soon, hundreds of eliminated monks were taken away by the soldiers, and the remaining monks became official monks with degrees.

The leader, Master Hongxin put his palms together, looked at Hongde and other [-] monks who were pushed away by the soldiers, and proclaimed a Buddha's name.

With a sigh, his eyes were mostly angry and indisputable.

"Amitabha! Goodness, goodness! Hongde used to be a straightforward person who didn't value virtue."

"After taking charge of the Zhaitang, I can't calm down and study Buddhism, but I don't want to end up ruining my way! Amitabha! Good, good!"

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===Chapter 1065 Each performs his duties===

"Masters, the matter here is over. I congratulate all the masters on their escape from the ordeal." Taichang Temple congratulated the remaining monks with fists in their hands.

"Amitabha! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! Thank you for your promotion!" Everyone shouted in unison.

The rest of the monks went to calamity, got the ultimatum, and changed to a brand new temple.

How can this make the monks unhappy.

The Minister of Taichang Temple smiled and said to the monks: "Masters, there are still two or three months before the new Pu'an Temple can be moved in. These days, the masters still live in Zhiyuan Temple."

"It's cold this winter, His Majesty is afraid that all the masters will catch the cold, so he has ordered two thousand new winter quilts to be sent over."

"It should have been sent to Zhiyuan Temple by now."

When the monks heard that His Majesty cared about them so much, they immediately burst into tears.

"Amitabha! Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me! Thank you for your concern. Zhiyuan Temple is the original residence of us, so let's talk about hard work."

"Exactly! My monks were able to get rid of their sins because of His Majesty's generosity and mercy. From now on, I will recite scriptures and pray for Your Majesty every day, and repay Your Majesty's great kindness."

"Masters, please go back. After a while, after the Pu'an Temple is completed, His Majesty will personally preside over the inauguration ceremony for you."

"Amitabha! You are so good! Your Majesty's blessings are profound, and my monks are very grateful!"

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The exams for the monks are finally over here. Those who should go back to Zhiyuan Temple to chant scriptures go back to chant scriptures, and those who should go to the construction site of Pu'an Temple to do hard labor.

The only difference is that there are other craftsmen, civilian husbands, and prisoners on the construction site of Pu'an Temple this time.

The work of a hundred monks is not particularly hard.

At the very least, you can still eat enough during the fasting meal, and you can hide yourself in winter clothes.

But even so, the hundred monks were still full of resentment, they always felt that there was cheating in the exam.

Especially Hongde, who has always been unaware that he failed the ranking.

He even thought that he could be admitted to the top ten and become a monk who commanded Endu.

However, the guards and supervisors faced each other with swords and swords. Even if there were complaints, the hundred monks could only swallow their anger and work hard.

But one day in February, above the construction site of Pu'an Temple, following the sound of chant on the construction site, some gods were found.

But it is Liuding Liujia and Dharma Guardian Jialan.

"Oh? Didn't you mean five hundred monks who were dying? How come there are only one hundred?"

The gods looked at these monks for a moment, which did not match the data they got.

After watching for a while, these monks complained while working, and their mouths were full of obscenities, which made the gods frown.

When it was time to serve meals, the gatekeepers carried the meals to distribute, and today's work was considered over.

The monks went back to the residence and lit the stove, and then began to complain about how tired they were from work today and how cold the weather was, but they didn't have a good word.

Liuding Liujia and Guardian Jialan looked at each other and said:

"Although these monks live a poor life and do heavy work, they haven't seen any dying?"

"Their vegetarian food is not bad, the winter clothes can also keep out the cold, and the house can also shelter from the wind. Why should I wait here?"

"I think it's because the venerables are concerned about it, but these little novice monks have been wronged and asked us to come and take care of them."

"Why don't we go back first, anyway, the old monk Dongtu will be here in a month or so."

"That's right, the weather is getting warmer, and the lives of these [-] monks are safe. Even this little crime is unbearable. How can we practice Buddhism? Don't you know there are ascetic monks?"

"That's right, let's go."

The gods just left, coming and going quietly.

None of the monks found out, but three demons knew about it.

On the Dane Bell Tower in the distance, Sun Wukong, Yu'er, and Niu Yan were condescendingly looking at the construction site of Pu'an Temple. Naturally, the group of gods just now couldn't hide it from their eyes.

Although they are gods, Liuding Liujia and Hujiao Jialan are no more than gods, and their whereabouts cannot be hidden from the eyes of Monkey King and the other three.

What's more, this is still in his home field!

Under the Golden Dragon of National Fortune, there is nowhere to hide for everything.

"They're gone, and it's almost time for Tang Seng to come. Is there any news from the border?" Sun Wukong looked at the direction where the gods left.

"Uncle, don't worry, all the sergeants from the Hussar Battalion have been sent out, and people are watching all the important roads in the east. As long as Tang Seng and the others show up, there will be news." Niu Yan's face was a little excited.

Since coming to Che Chi Kingdom, he has changed from a mountain king to a trusted confidant of the Master of the Great Kingdom respected by everyone.

Some time ago, Sun Wukong and the king borrowed the hussar battalion to monitor the movements of the Tang monk and his disciples, and Niu Yan became the person in charge of this work.

"What's going on in Zhiyuan Temple?" Monkey King returned to his seat, sipping tribute tea and looking at Yu'er.

The little fox now also has a specific job, and is in charge of doing things in Zhiyuan Temple.

Previously, she specially turned into a little novice and sneaked in to investigate the situation.

The reason why Hongde was chosen to attack was due to Yu'er.

Because she spent a while in Zhiyuan Temple, she discovered that Hongde in the Zhaitang was a monk with a bad mouth and very poor popularity.

Moreover, this Hongde would open his mouth to curse as long as he didn't like it, so he offended many monks.

Coupled with the fact that he is in charge of the fat vacancies of the Zhaitang, it will definitely make people greedy.

So it is most suitable to pull him out as a target, and the effect is very obvious.

When everyone saw that most of the hundred monks were monks from the Zhaitang, they immediately felt relieved.

Pushing and stepping, I immediately expelled Hongde and others from the monk team in my heart.

Now Monkey King asked about the situation of Zhiyuan Temple, and the little fox immediately eloquent.

The monks took back the ultimatum, feeling better and better.

The steward of the Zhaitang changed, and the subsidy from the court also quietly increased.

In this way, the food in the dining hall naturally increased a lot, and the monks were even more sure that Hongde and his group were fake monks who did not study Buddhism for profit and deserved to be kicked out of the monks.

Now the monks have gone through several rounds of competition, except for Master Hongxin appointed by His Majesty as the host.

The first stewards of other halls such as Luohan Hall, Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, Shantang, Zhaitang, and Zen Hall have been determined.

The imperial court did not intervene in this work, but gave them full autonomy.

Finally, they reported a list, and the imperial court appointed them according to the list.

In this way, the monks are more grateful to the imperial court, and feel that the imperial court values ​​them and gives them full autonomy.

Everyone can't wait to sing praises from morning till night.

Moreover, many talented monks have written some articles praising His Majesty and praising the country and submitted them to the Ouchi Imperial Palace.

"Well, not bad! Everything is ready, just waiting for the old monks to arrive!" Monkey King nodded with a sinister smile.

"That..." Niu Yan hesitated to speak.

"How?" Sun Wukong looked at him and asked.

Niu Yan replied truthfully: "Those three fairies have criticized uncle's behavior recently. They think you are too generous to the monks. Even if you want to take advantage of them, you don't have to treat them so favorably."

Sun Wukong shook his head and smiled indifferently: "Hey! These three guys! They still don't realize the seriousness of the matter!"

"It's okay, I'll talk to the three of them tomorrow. As long as we get through this period, when Tang Seng and the others arrive, these three will understand my painstaking efforts."

"As for the two of you... work hard for a while, and perform your own duties. Let's try to get through this safely!"

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===Chapter 1066 Tang Seng Arrives in April===

March [-]th is the day of Sanyang Kaitai.

Today is a good day for the three monks of Zhiyuan Temple to move.

The construction of Pu'an Temple was completed on March [-]th. It took nine days, and the monks actually moved all the things that should be moved there.

King Che Chi rushed to Pu'an Temple with three national teachers to preside over the inauguration ceremony of Pu'an Temple for the monks.

The Three Yaoxians were asked by Monkey King to have a conversation that day, and finally suppressed the restlessness in their hearts, and everything went according to Monkey King's arrangement.

The presence of the three of them today is also upholding the duty of the national teacher to supervise people outside Fang.

As for Sun Wukong, the master of the country, the monks only know him, but not many people have seen him.

Burning incense and worshiping Buddha, reading the imperial decree, everything is discussed with the monks by the Ministry of Rites.

As the host, Master Hongxin stood on the high platform with His Majesty the King and the three national teachers.

His Majesty is at the first place, and Grandmaster Hongxin stands side by side with the three national teachers.

Originally, the old monk would not dare to ride with the three national teachers, but His Majesty the King is generous and benevolent, saying that he is the host of this ceremony, so he naturally wants to raise his status.

Moreover, the king also authorized the monks to do not have to perform three kneeling and nine knocking rituals in the future, but only need to perform the Buddha's first ceremony.

The old monk was so grateful that he kowtowed again and again.

Although the three national teachers looked unhappy, they could only obey the arrangement of His Majesty the King.

The monks in the audience had discerning eyes, seeing the unsightly expressions of the three national teachers, and seeing His Majesty the King's praise of Master Hongxin, they guessed that His Majesty the King had the intention of upholding the Buddha.

"Amitabha! My Buddhism is finally about to rise!"

"Your Majesty has promoted Master Hongxin to the same status as the National Teacher. Is it true that Master Hongxin will become the Fifth National Teacher in the future?"

"Amitabha, if this is the case, it will be the great fortune of my Buddhist sect!"

The monks in the audience chattered in low voices.

The ceremony on stage went step by step, and soon came to an end.

"In the past, the monks suffered because you were originally outsiders, but you boasted that you could ask for rain. The result is that if you fail to ask for rain, you will suffer the crime."

"There are also recluses who are ignorant and seek pleasure, corrupting the clear rules of Buddhism."