[045] The beginning of the journey to the west
Hearing that Tang Sen volunteered to go to the Western Tianzhu Daleiyin Temple to obtain scriptures, Emperor Tang was very happy and stepped forward to help Tang Sen up and said, "The Great Master can do this loyalty and virtuous. The day before yesterday, I will drive away the evil ghosts of the palace for me, so that I can sleep well and feel comfortable. I have not held the water and land conference in my country and pray for my Tang Dynasty. Today, I am willing to retrieve the supreme scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism for me, without fear of the long journey and trekking through mountains and rivers. I deeply feel the loyalty, virtuousness and kindness of the Great Master. I would rather be a brother to you. I wonder if the Great Master is willing?"
The last sentence is obviously a polite word. Tang Sen can't ignore the times and say he doesn't want to. Even if he has made a private life with Princess Yu'an, it's logical that Emperor Tang should be Tang Sen's father-in-law, but now he is a brother. Alas, it's really good to be a good person! This complicated relationship seems even more complicated. Looking at Princess Yu'an who looks strangely beside Emperor Tang, Tang Sen can only smile bitterly.
Emperor Tang was very interested, so he thought of becoming sworn brothers with Tang Sen, which was a kind of commendation and encouragement to Tang Sen. Tang Sen could not refuse, so he had to bow his head and thank him. So Emperor Tang took Tang Sen's hand and went to the temple to worship Tang Sen for four times, calling Tang Sen the "Imperial Brother Holy Monk".
Tang Sen naturally had to look endlessly grateful and said, "Your Majesty, what kind of virtue do I have? How can I dare to be so blessed by God? I will sacrifice my life until the West. If I don't know the true scriptures, I will never return to my country even if I die, and I will fall into the hell forever." He followed the Buddha to pick incense and took this as a vow. Emperor Tang was very happy and ordered the team to return to the Golden Palace, and wait for the day of the zodiac auspicious sun to travel, and then I will issue a certificate to go out.
Princess Yu'an had already returned to the palace with her father, but she turned back halfway. When Tang Sen saw Princess Yu'an back halfway, she knew why she came. As expected, Princess Yu'an's first words after meeting Tang Sen were: "Should I call you uncle?"
Tang Sen thought to himself, if you are mentally aged, it would not be an exaggeration to call me uncle. Of course, Tang Sen did not dare to say this, but said with a wry smile: "The emperor speaks golden words and words, and he will do what he says. How can I refuse the emperor's kindness? I am not a birthday star who hangs me - I am afraid of my longevity."
"Puff——" Princess Yu'an didn't come to ask him for guilt. Seeing that he said such words in such annoyance, she couldn't help laughing. After laughing, she comforted Tang Sen and said: "Don't worry, our uncle and niece relationship is not real, at most it is only nominal at most. It doesn't matter."
"Then the emperor..." Tang Sen was of course not afraid of the emperor. When he went to the west and returned to the Tang Dynasty, he was already an ordinary person. How could he be afraid of the emperor? Tang Sen just wanted to use this to explore Princess Yu'an's ideas.
Princess Yu'an thought for a while and said, "Let's just not tell her father?"
"What?" Tang Sen really didn't expect Princess Yu'an would think so.
Seeing Tang Sen's surprised look, Princess Yu'an smiled and said, "We will be the fairy-like companion when we go to Journey to the West. It will take at least three or five years to travel the world, but the longest, hehe, I don't know when I will come back, why do I think so far?" The implication was that she would not come back if she could not come back.
"Do you want to elope with me?" Tang Sen said in surprise. Seeing Princess Yu'an nodding mischievously, Tang Sen shook his head and said, "No, this doesn't work, absolutely not!"
Princess Yu'an's face suddenly dimmed, her eyes were filled with tears, and she felt very aggrieved. He didn't appreciate it when he treated him like this?
Seeing her sad expression, Tang Sen quickly explained: "I mean, I will not let you elope with me, but to give you a title. The media married you will marry you and become my wife. Because I don't want you to be wronged with me, and I can't do anything at all."
"Really?" Princess Yu'an asked in surprise, but the tears in her eyes turned into joy.
"Yeah!" Tang Sen nodded affirmatively and said, "Since you love me, I will give you a wife."
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The next morning, Emperor Tang set up a dynasty, gathered all civil and military officials, wrote the scriptures and used the pass-through treasure seal. An imperial guards reported, "Today is a lucky star, and it is suitable to travel far away." Emperor Tang nodded happily and saw the yellow gate officials saying, "My brother is waiting for the order outside the gate." Emperor Tang immediately announced it to the treasure hall and said, "My brother Yu is traveling for a good day. This is the pass-through certificate. I have another purple gold bowl, which I will send you to the vegetarian food on the way. I will choose a silver horse and give it to me as the footprint for the long journey. You can set off now."
Tang Sen was overjoyed. Even though he thanked the emperor for his kindness and received the matter, he had no intention of staying. Emperor Tang arranged the stewards and sent them to the outside of the pass with many civil and military officials. He saw the monks and disciples of Huasheng Temple sent Xuanzang's winter and summer clothes outside the pass. When Emperor Tang saw this, he asked Tang Sen to pack his bags and horses first, and then ordered the officials to hold a pot to drink wine.
Emperor Tang raised his wine glass and asked Tang Sen: "What do you call Yudi's nickname?"
Tang Sen said modestly: "I am a monk, but I dare not be called a monk."
Emperor Tang smiled and said, "You are my brother, how can you not have a noble name? At that time, the Bodhisattva said that there are Tripitakas in the West. Brother Yu can refer to the sutra to obtain the name. How about the Tripitakas?"
Tang Sen thanked him again and answered the Imperial Wine and said, "Your Majesty, wine is the first precept for the monk's family. I am a man of my own and can't drink."
Emperor Tang said: "Today's trip is different than other things. This is a vegetarian wine, just drink this glass to give me the best wishes."
Tang Sen dared not refuse. After receiving the wine, he was about to drink it. The King of Tang lowered his head, picked up a pinch of dust on his fingers and bounced it into the wine.
Tang Sen naturally knew what this meant. Without waiting for the emperor to speak, he said it first: "It can be possible to go there for at least two or three years, or at most five or ten years. Over time, the mountains are far away, and the road is far away. After drinking this wine, I would rather love the soil in my hometown than love the ten thousand taels of gold in a foreign land. And the emperor's love!"
When Emperor Tang heard this, Long Yan was very happy and said, "Okay, okay! Brother Yu is in harmony with me!"
Tang Sen thanked him again, drank the vegetarian wine in the cup, and was about to give up and leave the prison, but he heard the Emperor Tang say again: "Hey, brother Yu, I have another request, I don't know whether to speak or not."
"Your Majesty, it's okay."
Emperor Tang thought about it and said, "My princess Yu'an has been studying Taoism since she was a child, and has visited the rivers and rivers of the world. She has almost traveled to the famous mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty. She also told me a lot of customs and folk customs in various places. I am very pleased. Today, when I heard that my brother Yu was going to visit the Buddha and pray for scriptures in the West, I was moved to the world's mind. After praying for a long time, I was very upset and agreed to her request. I wonder if my brother Yu could take her with him to travel the West?"
Tang Sen looked embarrassed and said, "I am afraid it's not good to have a monk with a princess, right? Moreover, the princess and a woman, I'm afraid I can't bear the pain of sleeping in the open during the Journey to the West."
Emperor Tang shook his head and argued: "Oh, Brother Yu, you treat the princess as his niece. What's wrong with traveling with uncles and nephews? The princess has traveled all over the world since she was a child and practiced martial arts. Not only is she not afraid of sleeping in the open on the way, but she can also take care of you by the way. Haha..." Emperor Tang laughed after saying that, but she didn't know how many deep meanings his smile contained. In fact, many things can't be hidden from the emperor, nor do she know about him and the princess, nor do she know whether the emperor knows it.
Tang Sen looked helpless and said, "In this way, then please ask the princess to go with me."
At this time, Princess Yu'an, dressed in strong clothes, walked out quickly, bowed to Tang Sen, and said, "So, thank you, Master." Afterwards, Tang Sen took Princess Yu'an and four followers to thank the emperor and rode out of seclusion. From then on, Tang Sen really became a monk representing the Tang Dynasty. The name Tang Sen seemed to be unknown from the beginning, so it had no meaning of existence. From today on, there was no Tang Sen, but only a new Tang Monk!
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Chapter completed!