Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 614 Xuanzang returns home

As a time traveler, when Gao Ming heard the name "Xuanzang", he was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of Journey to the West, Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Drifting Monk in his mind.

Of course, he also knew that Journey to the West was a fake and a fiction, so after a short moment of stupefaction, he immediately came back to his senses, and then looked at Li Shimin with some doubts.

"Old man, I remember you believe in Yuan Tiangang's Taoism, right? When did you believe in Buddhism?"

Gao Ming still remembered that Li Shimin had taken the golden elixir so badly back then, if he hadn't reminded him in time and asked Sun Simiao to help him recuperate, maybe Li Shimin would have been bedridden with lead poisoning at this time.

Looking at Gao Ming's weird eyes, Li Shimin seemed to have thought of the unbearable side of himself back then, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Whether it's Taoism or Buddhism, I don't believe in either. The reason I'm going to see Xuanzang now is because of the Western Regions."

"What about the Western Regions?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming's eyes rolled, and he understood in an instant, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

"Oh, I see, are you planning to attack the Western Regions?"

"That's right!"

Seeing that Gao Ming had guessed it, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth suddenly turned up slightly, "Not only the Western Regions, but my goal is the entire Tianzhu Kingdom!"

As he said that, Li Shimin told Gao Ming of his plan to use Xuanzang's experience to take down the Western Regions and Tianzhu.

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming couldn't help sighing when he saw his indifferent expression.

"Hey, old man, you may be mistaken. Tianzhu is not an ordinary small country. It doesn't mean that you can win it if you win it. Don't think that it is inferior to Turks and Korea. Its strength is not weaker than these two countries!"

"What? You said that Tianzhu is not weaker than Turks and Goryeo?"

Although Li Shimin didn't know Tianzhu, he had fought against Turks and Goryeo, and the intuitive feeling brought by the comparison made him frown immediately.

"How do you know that?"

"Uh... this... I also heard from others."

Of course, Gao Ming couldn't say that he was a time traveler, and he found it from the information of later generations, so he could only pretend to be indifferent and push it to others, and then continued to persuade Li Shimin.

"In short, I don't recommend fighting with Tianzhu, because once we fight, even if we can win, our losses will not be small, and he is so far away from us, even if we fight, it will be difficult to manage. It is the so-called 'distance and close attack' , You should understand this truth better than me."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin frowned again, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again.

"How to treat Tianzhu, I will ask Xuanzang before we talk about it. Go to the city lord's mansion first!"

"OK then!"

Seeing that Li Shimin still didn't give up, Gao Ming didn't say anything more, and accompanied him to the City Lord's Mansion, and then went to Luoyang Palace, where he received Xuanzang in the Yiluan Palace.

Unlike the young Tang monk with red lips and white teeth and a crown-like face in the TV series "Journey to the West", Gao Ming saw Xuanzang as a thin, dark-skinned middle-aged monk who looked in his 40s.

If it weren't for his hairless face, others would believe that he was a black bear who stole cassocks!

Although Gao Ming is not a face controler, the strong contrast still makes him very uncomfortable.

So he only took one look at Xuanzang, then he lost interest in it, and then sat down to drink tea without saying a word.

On the contrary, Li Shimin was very enthusiastic. After holding Xuanzang's hand and sitting down, he asked him with a concerned face.

"The mage has worked hard all the way. Why didn't you tell the court when you were traveling?"

Hearing this question, Xuanzang put his palms together and saluted Li Shimin.

"My knowledge at the time was very shallow, and I was worried that the court would disagree, so I didn't say anything, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

"So that's it, it doesn't matter!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two were courteous there, and the scene seemed to be happy and harmonious, but Gao Ming couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately curled his lips in disdain.

The reason why Gao Ming is like this is because according to the history he knows, the situation of Li Shimin and Xuanzang is not as simple as what they said just now.

According to historical records, Xuanzang proposed to Li Shimin as early as the third year of Zhenguan in order to explore the differences in theories of various schools of Buddhism, asking Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, to learn Buddhist scriptures. However, because the surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty were not peaceful at that time, Li Shimin did not agree.

Not only did he disagree, he even forbade Xuanzang from leaving Chang'an.

However, Xuanzang did not stop because of Li Shimin's disagreement. Instead, he took advantage of the natural disaster in Tang Dynasty and left Chang'an among the begging victims.

And when he arrived at Liangzhou, the border of the Tang Dynasty, the officials of Liangzhou also told him to return immediately, but Xuanzang did not obey, but took advantage of the night to browse the city wall, and then continued westward.

Behavior like Xuanzang's is actually smuggling!
You must know that smuggling is a capital offense in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so after learning that Xuanzang was looking through the city wall, Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, issued a wanted arrest to arrest Xuanzang.

At the same time, the borders of the Tang Dynasty were not stable, small countries attacked each other, and wars continued. Xuanzang, who entered the Western Regions from the Tang Dynasty, was struggling.

Even under such circumstances, Xuanzang still traveled westward for 17 miles. After 150 years of hardships, he arrived at the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, and brought back 7 Buddhist relics, 657 Buddha statues, and [-] scriptures.

From this point of view, Xuanzang can be said to be a very remarkable person.

It's a pity that what he met was not a respectful emperor, but an ambitious iron-blooded emperor who was always ready to fight!

After a few simple sentences, Li Shimin expressed his purpose.

"Master, I hope you can follow me back to Chang'an, and at the same time write down everything you saw and heard on the westward journey!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

For Li Shimin's request, Xuanzang, who is still carrying the status of "wanted criminal", dares to object, so he can only agree.

Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, Li Shimin also nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered someone to pass the news of Xuanzang's return to Tang to Chang'an, and arrange to welcome him.

Under Li Shimin's order, the people below immediately set off for Chang'an, and according to his will, spread the news of Xuanzang's return to Tang throughout Chang'an.

Therefore, when Li Shimin, Gao Ming and Xuan Zang returned to Chang'an, what they faced was a scene of empty streets.

Prime Minister Fang Xuanling led a group of officials to the gate of the city to greet him. Behind him, the Suzaku South Street was almost full of people. Tens of thousands of Habayashi soldiers marched together to barely maintain order.

Seeing this scene, Xuanzang suddenly felt a little dazed, and before he knew it, his eyes rolled down his cheeks.

He put his palms together quickly and read a sentence in a trembling voice.

"Amitabha!"

(End of this chapter)