Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 602 I will take the blame for the benefits
Li Shimin's thoughts are actually similar to what ordinary people think.

The Taoist sect is powerful and cannot be offended, and Lao Tzu is still the ancestor recognized by the family.

In the future, the opportunity to hold waterway conferences may be gone, so we might as well make it bigger at one time, so as not to be blamed by the Buddha.

As soon as the waterway conference was over, some monks wrote letters, saying that since there is Mahayana Buddhism in the Lingshan Mountain of Western Heaven, it is better to send people to go west to seek the scriptures and protect the eternal existence of the Tang Dynasty.

For things that can help him stabilize his ruling power, Li Shimin and the princes are willing from the bottom of their hearts.

But even though the monks wrote the letter, they didn't say that they were willing to be the pilgrims. It was obvious that they wanted benefits.

Or they are afraid of monsters and hardships along the way, and they are unwilling to go, but they want to reap the merits of spreading Mahayana Buddhism.

Li Shimin thought about what the Bodhisattva said back then, those who seek the scriptures can earn good fruits, so he couldn't help thinking of sending a team of confidantes to try first.

However, thinking that Shi Zhongkui even dared to arrest the Bodhisattva, and it seemed that if the Jade Emperor hadn't issued a decree to persuade him to make peace, his son-in-law would never let him go so easily.

After all, Shi Zhongkui even sent out the heavenly soldiers and generals from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so his posture that day really didn't look like he was joking around, trying to frighten the Bodhisattva.

Moreover, in terms of relationship, the Li family themselves said that they are descendants of Laozi, but Shi Zhongkui is actually Laozi's nephew and grandson.

If Changle hadn't caught Shi Zhongkui's eyes and made a marriage agreement, maybe Li Shimin himself would have been able to pay a visit to his future son-in-law with the gift of a younger generation.

Although the relationship was somewhat unclear, the Li family's attitude towards Shi Zhongkui was as close as they wanted.

No matter how much Li Shimin agrees with the matter of learning Buddhist scriptures from the Western Paradise, he must first ask Shi Zhongkui for his opinion.

After entering the palace, Shi Zhongkui saw the crown prince, king of Wei and king of Jin who were direct brothers and sisters with Changle, and the princes born to three concubines Yang and Concubine Yin, including Wu Wang, Qi Wang and Shu Wang, welcoming them outside the palace gate. Own.

As for the other princes, either they were still little carrots, or they didn't have enough status as concubines, so they couldn't come here.

Shi Zhongkui was not very fond of the prince who had special hobbies, and he didn't like to show his face clearly.

After the princes bowed to themselves first with peer salutes, Shi Zhongkui thought about it, and pulled the 11-year-old Jin Wangdao, "Pheasant slave, when I went to Taihua Mountain and Yunxiao Cave the day before yesterday, when I saw your sister, your sister asked me to take her with you." I bought some spiritual fruits for you and Xiao Sizi.

If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can go to my house and take the things away, and send them to Jinyang by the way. "

The king of Jin, Li Zhi, was overjoyed, but his eyes turned to see the prince's face darken slightly, and he immediately became uneasy and asked eagerly, "Governor, why didn't my sister give gifts to the older brothers and elder sisters?"

Shi Zhongkui laughed, "You said they were older brothers and sisters, they were either married or left the palace to become king, there is no need for Chang Le to worry about them."

Li Ke, King of Wu, Li Min, King of Shu, and Li You, King of Qi, who was born to Concubine Yin, did not dare to express any dissatisfaction.

And although Li Ke is the most talented and cautious among the three, no matter how domineering King Shu and King Qi are, they are not fools.

I still don't understand, Changle only cares about the brothers and sisters of the same mother.

Even the princes present, except for the prince, saw that Changle should start to learn from the future husband, and was not cold to the prince, and made it clear that he would not participate in the court affairs and the change of imperial power, but thought it was a great thing.

On Li Tai's chubby face, there was a brilliant smile.

Pretending to be angry, he reprimanded Li Zhi, "Pheasant slave, your brother-in-law can help bring the spirit fruit back to you and Sizi, it is already a great friendship, and it is not embarrassing to let him send it to the palace in person. Your brother-in-law is now!"

Li Zhi was able to surpass Li Tai and other brothers, and finally succeeded to the throne, so he was naturally clever. He smiled apologetically and cupped his hands in thanks.

The prince and Li Tai were not afraid of Li Zhi, who was only 11 years old at this time. One was that Li Zhi was indeed still young, and the other was that one was the prince, and the other was the second son born to the queen.

Even King Qi, King Shu and others felt that apart from the crown prince, the most promising ones were Li Tai, and the always cautious and brave King Li Ke.

Even Li Ke's level of threat far exceeds that of any other prince.

Li Shimin said it himself, Li Ke is like himself.

The so-called class itself means very similar.

Moreover, the year before last, when Li Ke was transferred from the king of Shu to the king of Wu, Li Shimin made him the governor of Yizhou, but he never let him take up the post, which has made many people feel uneasy.

How could anyone care about Li Zhi as a younger brother? It can be said that Li Zhi was able to come to power largely due to his young age and the fact that the brothers in front fought too hard, or if he couldn't see hope, he simply rebelled.

As for Wu Meiniang, she was only 15 years old at this time. Although she had already entered the palace the year before last, although Li Shimin liked it at first, she fell out of favor because of a fierce horse and lion that no one could tame.

Shi Zhongkui just thought that if he was in Li Shimin's seat and saw a teenage girl who said that she wanted to tame a fierce horse, she would rely on iron whips, iron rods, and daggers.

It is bound to alienate Wu Meiniang as well.

The phrase "beat it with an iron whip, if you don't accept it, hit its head with an iron rod, and if you don't accept it, cut its throat with a dagger", I think it shouldn't be an idea that a teenage girl can have.

Put her by your side again, and you can't guarantee when you will lose your mind and kill yourself with a dagger.
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After entering the Daming Palace, Shi Zhongkui released Li Zhi from his side, quickly stood at the end of the princes, and saluted Li Shimin in a respectful manner.

Naturally, Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi several times if there was nothing there, and then let the six sons get up.

He smiled and asked Shi Zhongkui, "My son-in-law, yesterday a dozen or so eminent monks wrote a letter together with Master Sanzang, saying that they wanted to serve our Great Tang, and went west to Lingshan to retrieve the Tripitaka scriptures spoken by the Bodhisattva.

After thinking about it, I still couldn't make up my mind, so I invited my virtuous son-in-law to come over to discuss. "

Shi Zhongkui knew what Li Shimin was thinking, and when he heard that Jiang Liu'er dared to call himself 'Sanzang', it seemed that he had made up his mind to go to Xitian Lingshan.

Of course, it is also possible that the monks were terrified because the Bodhisattva was almost arrested, so they directly put the title of "Three Tibetans" on Jiang Liuer's head.

Whether you want to go or not, in short, we will make a name for you and force you to shoulder this heavy burden.

As for whether there are thousands of difficulties and obstacles along the way, that is a question Tang Seng has to consider.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about the reason and why, he just sent Tang Seng there.

Besides, even if other people are willing to go west, they will definitely be eaten by monsters as soon as they leave the Tang Dynasty.

He smiled and said, "Although Buddhists are greedy, in fact, Taoist temples and temples in this world are all the same.

Occupying the land does not matter for production, but also leases the land to farmers for cultivation, and collects rent arbitrarily, but does not pay taxes. "

(End of this chapter)