More than 1,300 years ago, a small country in the western region, after three years of drought, had long been devoid of grass and starvation.
Hard to carry to the present, not to mention the people have no food and clothing, it is difficult to survive, even the national treasury has long been empty, civil and military officials have been unable to pay wages, the emperor has been reduced to the point of eating chaff and throat vegetables, for a long time do not know the taste of meat.
The people suffered, and although the emperor had compassion, he had no choice but to suffer with the people.
He fasted and bathed, burned incense day and night, prayed, and asked heaven to open his eyes, see the misery of the world, show mercy, send down Ganlin, and liberate the people from hanging upside down.
At this critical juncture, a Taoist monk appeared, saying that he had studied art in Zhongnan Mountain for many years and could summon the wind and rain and turn stones into gold.
As if seeing a savior, some officials hurriedly introduced the Taoist priest to the emperor.
Hearing that the Daoist priest was highly skilled, the emperor was overjoyed and immediately invited him to the altar.
The Taoist priest was also not humble, climbed on the altar, chanted the mantra, threw out the token, and sure enough, the sky sensed, the cool breeze struck, the dark clouds suddenly appeared, and then the heavy rain poured down, and the people were ecstatic.
The emperor said: "The widow hopes to rain three feet to relieve the drought for many years." ”
The Taoist priest said, "Non-heavy rain cannot moisten the land of drought for a long time, so it will rain a little longer." ”
Heavy rain fell three feet and two inches in a row, before the rain dispersed and the clear sky reappeared.
When the emperor saw that this Daoist priest had such skill and compassion, he befriended him eight hundred times and called him a brother.
The two feel sorry for each other, see each other and hate each other late, that feeling is like Liu, Guan, Zhang Taoyuan knotted righteousness, and just like Guan Bao's friendship to the truth and sincerity, each of them thought that they had met Zhiyin.
Since then, the two have eaten and slept together, sharing the prosperity of the world, so that they have snubbed the harem beauty.
With this Taoist priest present, the country has been in good weather since then, and the country is safe and secure.
Happy times are easy to pass, the years are like shuttles, and two years have passed in a flash.
In the spring of this year, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the flowers are in full bloom, whether it is the princes and nobles, or the people of Li, they all rush to go out to visit the spring, I am afraid that they have failed to live up to this picturesque scenery and good time.
The emperor and the Taoist priest also walked hand in hand, and unconsciously walked to the imperial garden, only to see red apricots and peach blossoms blooming, and everywhere they looked, it was a prosperous scene.
Walking along, the two came to a eight-treasure glass well, only to see a faint flash of golden light in the well, the emperor was curious, and walked to the wellhead to check.
The Daoist priest followed the emperor closely and pushed him hard, pushing the emperor into the well. Then he lifted the slate, covered the wellhead, piled up the dirt, and planted a banana tree on it.
After doing these things, I saw the Daoist priest chanting the mantra, and his body turned around, and he actually changed into the appearance of an emperor.
From then on, the false emperor of the Taoist priest officially entered the role, occupied the great rivers and mountains, lived in the inner courtyard of the palace, and lived with the empresses of the three palaces and the concubines of the six courtyards.
It's just that this fake emperor really entered the role, and he was bent on being an ancient Mingjun who loved the people like a son.
He worked hard, was diligent in government affairs, cherished the people's strength, did not build a large number of civil engineering, and did not approach women. Under his administration, the wind and rain were smooth, the country was rich and prosperous, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was a prosperous scene.
If the plot continues in this way, this false emperor will surely become a saintly ming king like Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang, and his rule will certainly be comparable to the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of Kaiyuan.
Unfortunately, the heavens refused to grant people's wishes, and such a plot only lasted for three years.
On this day, there came the monks who went from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to the Western Heavens to learn the scriptures, and they passed through here and needed to change the customs clearance documents.
Unexpectedly, the four masters and apprentices who took the scriptures actually saved the true emperor who had been buried in the well for three years, and exposed the truth when they exchanged the customs clearance.
In the Golden Ruan Hall, in front of the wen and military officials, Sun Wukong was exposed to the old bottom, and the false emperor had to change back into the appearance of his Own Taoist priest and fight with Sun Wukong and the Eight Precepts of pigs.
It's just a pity that the martial arts are not perfect, and they have suffered defeats, and they are about to die.
At this moment, colorful clouds appeared in the sky, and the wise and wise Manjushri Bodhisattva appeared, holding a demon mirror in his hand, illuminating the original form of the Taoist, which turned out to be the green-haired lion under Manjushri Bodhisattva's seat.
Goku suspects that the false emperor turned into a green lion sleeps with the three palace maidens, which has messed up the palace and ruined the ethics of gangchang.
The bodhisattva explained, "He has no style problem, because he is a lion who has been killed, has no physiological function, and will not treat the queen or the princess as such!" ”
When the Eight Precepts were heard, they actually did not believe it, went forward, touched it with their own hands, and verified that what the bodhisattva said on this issue was true.
This demon who went down to the world, did not harm the people, did not go near women, did not eat The meat of Tang monks, only wanted to ask for the people's life, and only wanted to be a good emperor, but unfortunately only passed the addiction of being an official, so he was taken away by his master.
(Adapted from the 37th to 40th episodes of Journey to the West)
