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Chapter 64 Chang'an Autumn
The yellow leaves falling on Xiaoguan Road will naturally fall on Chang'an.

The trees in Da Ci'en Temple were originally transplanted, so the leaves fell very early.

A red leaf fell in the ink pond, rippling in the ink like a small boat.

Xuanzang put down the pen in his hand, picked up the red leaf from the ink pool by pinching the petiole, twisted it lightly with his fingers, and the red leaf turned upside down, one side was as red as fire, and the other side was as black as ink.

Xuanzang looked at the maple leaves with red on one side and black on the other side, with a smile on his face that he hadn't seen for a long time.

Disciple Yu Ji, who was copying scriptures, noticed the difference in Master, so he put down the pen in his hand, added a spoonful of clear water to the water cup on Xuanzang's low table, and said, "Why is Master happy?"

Xuanzang held the maple leaf in one hand, took a sip of clear water from the water cup in the other, looked at the red leaf in his hand and said, "Wei Tuo, who protects Buddhism, is here."

Kui Ji naturally knew who Master Wei Tuo was talking about, so he whispered, "What if he comes to Chang'an?"

Xuanzang smiled and said, "The Buddha said, don't say it, don't say it."

Kui Ji frowned and said: "Ever since Senior Brother Bian Ji was cut in half by Emperor Taizong's order in the Chang'an market, Master has been cautious in his words and deeds, and has never taken a single step out except to take over this Da Ci'en Temple.

Even so, the disciples and grandchildren of Daoyue in the Great Zen Dojo are still pressing hard on the master. When I have a chance to show up, I will be besieged by the people of the Great Zen Dojo.

At this time, the arrival of the grumpy Shi Pantuo will not help the master's knowledge-only theory of dharma, on the contrary, it will bring disaster. "

Xuanzang said with a smile: "It is said that there is a bird in the sky with huge wings that can almost cover the sky. Throw away the East China Sea, and one wing will blow the rainstorm from the west to the West Sea, and let the water return to its original source.

The monkey Shi Pantuo is old. What I am looking forward to now is this bird, which has returned to Chang'an from the distant Western Regions. "

After listening to Xuanzang's words, Kui Ji looked at Yuan Ce, at a loss, not knowing why, and wanted to ask Xuanzang again, but heard him continue: "Forget it, the bird is too small, and its wings are not enough to protect the world. Wait some time.

Kui Ji, take this leaf and show it to Your Majesty, and tell him that Xuanzang got some chance today, and you are willing to rejoice with Your Majesty. "

Kui Ji took the ink-stained maple leaf from Xuanzang's hand, carefully wrapped it in a shell leaf, put it in his arms, and strode away from the Da Ci'en Temple.

After leaving the Da Ci'en Temple, Kui Ji jumped on a war horse, pulled the rein, and the jet-black war horse galloped from the Da Ci'en Temple to the imperial city.

Riding a horse in Chang'an City is nothing to Kuiji. When he travels on weekdays, he always follows three carriages, one carrying Buddhist scriptures, one carrying wine and meat, and one carrying servants and prostitutes, known as three carriages monk.

Xuanzang never cared about his madness.

The people of Chang'an are also accustomed to this, after all, the Yuchi family has never produced any serious people, even if the second son of the Yuchi family is ordained to become a monk, he can't be regarded as a good monk among the monks.

Chang'an is full of autumn colors, but no one is haggard. A woman is crazily chasing a thin yellow dog.

The long bamboo poles kept falling on the yellow dog's body. The dog still refused to let go of its mouth, and returned the piece of meat it was holding to the fat woman.

Kui Ji passed by here on a horse, and threw out a handful of copper coins. The copper coins drew an arc in the air, and landed accurately in the slightly opened collar of the fat woman.

The woman's chest was cold, and she wanted to yell and curse, but she keenly realized that it was not the hand of the prodigal who touched her chest, but a handful of copper coins.

Pulling off the collar and sneaking a peek inside, he quickly covered the front of the shirt, ignored the yellow dog that continued to run away, and spat at the yellow dog, "You bastard is cheap."

After all, he ran away in a hurry.

The yellow dog struggled to cross a low wall, walked through the grass, and finally came to a pile of rocks, pushed a stone away with its paws, and put the piece of meat on the ground, panting heavily, eyes wide open. But he kept staring at the hole.

A white dog with the same bad coat poked its head out of the hole. After carefully looking around, it swallowed the hard-earned fat in front of the big yellow dog.

The big yellow dog's gaze became even more gentle, because three puppies' heads came out from under the white dog's belly. They haven't grown their teeth yet, but they also know that fat meat is delicious, and they followed their mother's example and bit.

The white dog quickly finished eating the fat, stuck out his tongue and licked the big yellow dog's injured head, and then led the puppy back into the hole again.

The big yellow dog pushed the stone with its paws again, blocked the hole, got up and shook its hair, and got out of a hole, ready to get more food back.

Today is the Grand Court Meeting, Li Zhi sat on the bed with a blank face, looking coldly through the gap of the jade algae hanging down from the crown, the official minister Chu Suiliang who spoke impassionedly and frothed freely in the hall.

He no longer remembered why Chu Suiliang spoke, and he couldn't hear what Chu Suiliang said. He only knew that this old man was using the former emperor's words to teach himself a lesson.

He could only see that Chu Suiliang was spitting venom at him from his mouth covered by a thick beard, and every drop of venom fell on him made him a little ashamed and a little bit painful.

At this moment, he just wanted to find something to block the mouth that spit out the venom, even if he used his own body, it didn't matter.

Isn't it just that he brought back a woman he likes from Ganye Temple? As for, should he compare himself, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with Jie and Zhou?

"That's all the old minister said, please Your Majesty to reflect on himself."

Chu Suiliang finally finished his tirade, which made the oppressive atmosphere in the Great Court Conference relax a bit.

"What Chu Xiang said is reasonable, I will think about it slowly."

Li Zhi dealt with Chu Suiliang casually, and then said to the courtiers below: "Is there anything else to announce?"

Shangshu Zuopu shot Li Ji out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Liang Jianfang, the chief executive of Gongyue Road you appointed earlier, has brought you a piece of news that I don't know whether it is good or bad. I don't know whether I should tell you."

For Li Ji, Li Zhi naturally had a good impression of him, even when he listened to his report on military affairs, he felt very happy.

"Aiqing, hurry up and tell me, does it mean that our Gongyue Taoist chief has made a fool of me again?"

Li Ji smiled and said: "After all, he is a warrior who has fought a hundred battles. It's not enough to make a fool of himself. He almost killed all the Turks of the Chuyue tribe in the battle at Laoshan, and forced Zhu Xiegu, the leader of the Chuyue tribe, into the Chinese army. Eighteen squads of weapons were used in the tent to smash it into a meat paste.

Finally, a huge Jingguan was cast at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, and more than [-] people from the Ministry of Chuyue were killed.

Then he ordered Huihe Khan Bisu at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to watch with him. After watching, he lit a fire and set the capital on fire. The burning Jingguan is drinking and carousing like the devil king of hell. "

Li Zhi listened to Li Ji's report and said with a smile: "If the disobedient people are killed, they will be killed. It's not a big deal, but why did Pu She say that this big victory is not necessarily a good thing?"

Li Ji sighed and said, "He originally wanted to use the two cities of Kucha and Khotan to lure Ashina Helu to a decisive battle with him, but unfortunately, the city of Kucha was turned into scorched earth, and most of the city of Khotan was also destroyed, and he was sticking to Zhechong Mansion of Shangzhou in Kucha. More than half of the government soldiers were lost, sticking to the Beizhou Zhechong Mansion in Khotan, and the Huangzhou Zhechong Mansion also suffered heavy losses. The Kucha Daguanling Yamen was almost completely destroyed in the battle, leaving only a 13-year-old Zhanggu.

If paying such a heavy price, the original goal can be achieved, the old minister will only ask His Majesty for credit for him here.

It's a pity that Ashina Helu ran away, very far, very far. If His Majesty wants to destroy him again, it will become extremely difficult.

Therefore, minister, it is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. "

After listening to Li Ji's analysis, Li Zhi did not immediately draw a conclusion, but said to the crowd below: "Pugu Luo, tell me whether Liang Jianfang did a good thing or a bad thing."

A young man with an obviously barbarian face quickly walked out of the crowd, and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I think that General Wuhou has done a very good thing.

Your Majesty knows that the power of the various tribes in our grassland comes from the population, from the people who control the strings. Without people, there is no power. Weakened the power of the traitor Ashina Helu, believe me, Ashina Helu will automatically disappear in the grassland and Gobi in a short time. "

Li Zhi looked at Pugu Luo playfully and said, "Are you scared?"

Puguluo's body trembled, and he said hastily, "I'm extremely terrified."

Li Zhi stood up and stood on the bed and shouted angrily: "Your father dares to rob my 67 border residents when you are so terrified?"

Pungu Luo was taken aback, and quickly prostrated himself on the ground and mourned: "Your Majesty doesn't know, my grassland tribe is completely different from Datang, and my humble minister's father respects Datang infinitely, so how dare he do something like looting the border people.

It's just that there are many tribes that claim to be my father's subordinates. They usually don't want to listen to my father's orders. They usually graze on the grassland and don't know the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. That's why they did such a stupid thing.

Please allow your Majesty to go back. Within a month, the thieves who harmed the border people of the Tang Dynasty will be bound to Chang'an, and His Majesty will let you down. "

Li Zhi looked at Puguluo who was trembling under the cold eyes of a large group of important officials in the Tang Dynasty, and his voice suddenly became gentle.

"Pu Guluo, I know that you are a person who respects the Tang Dynasty, and I also know that your father is not a stupid person, so I also believe that this matter has nothing to do with you, and has nothing to do with your father.

I heard that you studied scriptures with the Taifus in Taixue, and even surpassed many disciples of the Tang Dynasty. This is a good thing.

After learning, you can educate the people on the grassland.

You don’t need to pay attention to the matter of the border people, I have already ordered Liang Jianfang to help you deal with this matter when he returns, so that your stupid people who don’t know what the Tang Dynasty is will not destroy your desire to learn. "

Hearing the emperor's words, Puguluo's hair was about to stand on end. He wanted to plead with the Tang emperor several times, but finally, under the eyes of Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and the others, he bowed down again and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

(End of this chapter)