Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 573
After going through the most difficult first year and second year of Zhenguan, Datang, which entered the third year of Zhenguan, obviously began to stabilize.

The most obvious situation is the reduction of natural disasters.

However, there are still many droughts that should be there.However, compared with the fires everywhere in the previous two years, the drought in the Guanzhou prefectures in the three years of Zhenguan was significantly less than before.

More importantly, there are no disasters everywhere!
This is so important. Thinking about the past two years, it was either a flood in this area or a drought in that area, and once it happened, it was often a large area.

This year is obviously much better. Only some places in Guanzhong have experienced drought, and other places have started to get on the right track.

This made the courtiers of Datang all heave a sigh of relief.

They really don't want to go through the catastrophe of the previous two years, it's simply unacceptable.

Fortunately, God has eyes, and he has pity on the people of Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, Xuanzang went to the emperor and asked to go west.In the first year of Zhenguan, Xuanzang also asked Li Zhiyun to allow him to go to Tianzhu.But at that time Li Zhiyun was busy with disaster relief and really didn't have time to talk to him, so he didn't agree.

Two years later, Xuanzang went to the court again, hoping that the emperor would allow him to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures.

Historically, Li Shimin did not agree with Xuanzang traveling poorly, so how did Xuanzang go?
The answer is simple, smuggling.

The three years of Zhenguan in history are different from the present. At that time, the Tang Dynasty did not have such powerful disaster relief methods as Li Zhiyun. After two years of accumulation, the disaster broke out completely in the third year. Li Shimin had to switch to allow the people to survive on their own. At that time, Xuanzang smuggled out of Guanzhong.

Now, although the people in the pass may not be able to eat enough, they will definitely be able to survive. Naturally, Li Zhiyun will not allow the people to move around on their own.

Therefore, Xuanzang also had no way of smuggling.

In this era, without the permission of the imperial court, a certificate is required to cross the pass, otherwise you will be arrested.

Li Zhiyun met the archetypal figure of the later "Tang Monk" in the side room of the Tai Chi Hall.

Xuan Zangsheng's face was white and his ears were big, his eyes were piercing.

"I can agree to let you go to Tianzhu, but I have one request." Li Zhiyun sipped the fragrant tea and said lightly.

His internal money income now has one more item. After years of popularization, brewed tea has gradually become the main drink of Tang officials and gentry. The former brewed tea is about to be eliminated.

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions." Xuanzang clasped his hands together.

Li Zhiyun said: "It's very simple. I want you to record all the countries, cultural customs, and even mountains, rivers and lakes you encounter along the way westward."

Hearing this, although Xuanzang had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask.

"According to the order."

Li Zhiyun also had his own plan. Let Xuanzang go to Tianzhu, which is considered to be in line with history, but the most important thing is not this, but to open up the impression of Tianzhu among the people of the Tang Dynasty.When Xuanzang came back, Li Zhiyun asked Xuanzang to speak for him.

Say what?

For example, in the land of Tianzhu, the wealth is extremely rich, and there are three crops a year, and everyone is lying on the golden mountain, eating, drinking and having fun.

For another example, there is no powerful country in the area, and there are many small clans in Fanbang, such as Zong Zhou vassal states and so on.

Anyway, it's blowing!
It's blowing that the people of Tang Dynasty covet Tianzhu so much, Li Zhiyun will send troops there at that time.Anyway, Li Zhiyun didn't lie.Tianzhu Nagada is indeed a treasure land, born to be colonized by others.

He can't find America now, can't he find India?
"Have you read Fa Xian's book?" Li Zhiyun asked.

The first person in history to learn from the Western Paradise was not Xuanzang, but Fa Xian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.This buddy is a genius. He went by land when he went, and took a boat when he came back. He made a big detour before returning to the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty is talking about "Buddhist Kingdoms"?" Xuanzang guessed.He is also a smart man, knowing that the emperor's attitude towards Buddhism is very bad, so it is impossible to ask him what scriptures Fa Xian has translated. Combined with the fact that the emperor asked him to record the national geography on the westward journey, he thought of Fa Xian's book The "Buddhist Kingdom".

"good."

"A little dabbling."

Li Zhiyun nodded, "That's good. One day when I return to Chang'an, I hope that what you have recorded in the Western Regions will be more detailed than "Buddha Kingdom Records."

"I will do my best." Xuanzang promised.

In any case, the emperor allowed him to go to Tianzhu openly, and that is something to be happy about.

Before leaving, Li Zhiyun personally sponsored him five hundred taels of gold.

For this, Xuanzang was full of gratitude, kept the emperor's words firmly in his heart, and promised to bring back the most complete record of what he had seen and heard in the Western Regions.

Li Zhiyun knew very well that it would take more than ten years for Xuanzang to return from this poor trip.And more than ten years is enough for Li Zhiyun to plow the surrounding foreign countries back and forth several times.When the country is strong and the people rich, he can send people to Tianzhu along Xuanzang's route, and send ships to Tianzhu according to Faxian's route back to the Central Plains by sea.

In his lifetime, America may not be found, but Tianzhu Nagada must be managed.

It's a pity for Wei Wei that the sea trip left by Fa Xian is not very detailed. Even if Li Zhiyun is going to see it now, he doesn't know where it is. He can only wait for the good news from Yangzhou.

In fact, Li Zhiyun intended to send someone to accompany Xuanzang, but after thinking about it, no one would want to go to the illusory Tianzhu.

"Xuanzang, I hope everything goes well for you." Li Zhiyun silently prayed to him.

In the future, it doesn't matter what scriptures Xuanzang brings back, what matters is the records of the Western Regions that he brings back, which will be very important.

After all, Fa Xian's "Buddhist Kingdom" is some years ago, so it cannot be used as a reference.

Next, Li Zhiyun started to have another headache.

Candidates for the Ministry of Officials.

Now Zhang Rui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is temporarily acting in this position, but acting is not an official official position. The prime ministers have already begun to ask him to quickly determine the candidate for the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Officials is no less important than the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If this official book is not found well, it will be the common people who will suffer.

Thinking of this, he felt a little pity.If Cen Wenwen had given him some support back then, he wouldn't be so difficult to choose now.

After much deliberation, Li Zhiyun still decided to let Wei Zheng be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. With Wei Zheng in the Ministry of Officials, many moths could be reduced.At the same time, he also wanted to find something for Wei Zheng to do, so that he wouldn't complain about dating his second sister-in-law all day long.

The next day, the edict was issued.

Wei Zheng served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Han Zhongliang, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was promoted to Minister of Dali Temple.

On the second day after Wei Zheng took office, Li Zhiyun found him and gave him an order to reduce the number of officials in the Tang Dynasty and eliminate those unnecessary moths.

To this, Wei Zheng readily agreed.

After the officials learned that Wei Zheng had taken up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, they suddenly had thoughts in their hearts. So the emperor can still be promoted?

Ever since, Yushitai is getting excited.

Li Zhiyun was very upset by the variety of show presence.

Although I really wanted to beat up those guys who showed their presence, but I didn't take any action.

Because it is not necessary.

They say theirs, I do mine.

After getting this done, Li Zhiyun called Zhao Cijing, Minister of Rites.

"This year's imperial examination is scheduled for February. When you go back, prepare well."

Zhao Cijing asked: "Is the test paper the one requested by His Majesty?"

"Of course." Li Zhiyun said without hesitation: "Besides, you can ask the gentlemen from Chang'an Elementary and Middle School to compile the test questions with you. When the time comes, I will check it myself."

"Yes." Zhao Cijing bowed his hands and accepted the order.

In Li Zhiyun's view, no matter what the result of this imperial examination is, he must continue.

Even if, the final admissions are all the children of the aristocratic family.

(End of this chapter)