People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1362: Heaven is blessed with self-sufficiency, and peace and happiness will be enjoyed forever

Stepping lightly into the room, Li Xuan knelt down calmly, kowtowed to the portrait of Xuanzang on the wall, and then slowly said: "Master, I came here today to ask for advice from the master. Tianzhu has been destroyed, can the Tang Dynasty invade Tianzhu and make Tianzhu the Buddhist land to the west of the Tang Dynasty..."

"Your Majesty." Qiuji couldn't help but interrupt Li Xuan and clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, why do you need to cause more killings, Your Majesty?"

"Amitabha, Master, why do you need to cause more killings?" Li Xuan gently handed over his hand again.

Qiuji fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Master." Li Xuan bowed slightly to the Xuanzang Buddha statue again, and then said: "Master's goodwill, Xuan received it, but this matter may not only be solved by Buddhism, but also by Taoism. Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping once entered a Taoist temple to practice. My daughter can also enter the Taoist temple to practice. The Supreme Emperor Xuanyuan will definitely protect her bloodline."

"Amitabha, the prince just knows it well." Qiuji couldn't help but sigh.

"Thank you, Master, for your advice." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "I came here today to ask Master, does Buddhism also have a way to make alchemy?"

"No." Qiuji shook his head slightly and said: "Buddhism does not have a method of refining elixirs, but there is a method of refining medicine. King Guang Buddha, the pharmacist of the Oriental Pure Glaze World, has more than 300 prescriptions passed down to the world to protect all living beings. All illnesses will be cured, and the body and mind will be at peace. If the prince is willing, he might as well take some."

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Master."

In the Zen room, it suddenly became quiet.

After a while, Qiuji still couldn't help but said: "Princess Fuchang has her own merits, and there is no need to seek help from outsiders. The eighth day of February next year is the day when the Buddha will become a monk. I wonder if I can ask Princess Fuchang to be the Dragon Girl's attendant?" , lead everyone and receive a blessing.”

Li Xuan fell silent. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Yes!"

"Amitabha, thank you so much, Your Majesty." Guiji breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "In addition to Taoism, Nestorianism also has methods of alchemy. Many years after the Tianzhu Buddha was exterminated, some Nestorian alchemists peeked in. Although the people who came to Beijing in those days were Buddhist monks, most of them practiced Nestorian methods, and the elixirs they made were made of gold and stone, which were also the methods of alchemists."

Li Xuan nodded lightly, then sighed softly and said: "In his later years, the late emperor was burdened by illness, so he made a medicine to prolong life in the Jin Biao Gate. Cui Dunli, the Minister of the Ministry of War, took charge of it and sent orders to the world to collect the medicine. There are countless strange medicines and stones, but after a long time, the medicine was ready, but after taking it, it didn't work, so he was released back to his country."

"That happened in the 22nd year of Zhenguan." Guiji lowered his head with a heavy expression.

On the 23rd day of May in the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong died.

Hu Seng entered the court in the 22nd year of Zhenguan, but no one knows when he left the court.

After recovering her thoughts, Li Xuan continued: "Tubo has conquered, and the Tang Dynasty is adjacent to Tianzhu in the south. I want to send people to Tianzhu next year, and then pass through the sea, and then return to Chang'an from the sea around Fuguang. I wonder if the Buddhists are willing to be counselors. ”

Only then did Qiuji understand Li Xuan's true purpose, from Tubo to Tianzhu, and then from Tianzhu back to Datang.

His goal is not Tianzhu, but the entire Nanyang.

"The countries in Southeast Asia have great respect for the Tang Dynasty. Now that Tubo has been destroyed and the Tang Dynasty has invaded India, the countries in Southeast Asia naturally dare not make any comments. However, there will inevitably be unexpected storms." Kuiji turned his head to look at Li Xuan with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "It is inevitable that some people will be daring, so I plan to let the Tianzhu envoys return to the country with them, and at the same time ask the Tianzhu king to prepare tributes next year and travel to the Tang Dynasty by sea. This will have the power of the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu. No one else dares to mess around.”

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, and Buddhist disciples are also willing to contribute their efforts to the Tang Dynasty." Qiuji breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sorry to trouble you, Master." Li Xuan clasped her hands together, bowed again to the portrait of Master Xuanzang on the wall, then stood up and gave a deep salute to Qiu Ji, and then slowly withdrew.

Monk Guiji sat on the futon, closed his eyes slightly, turned his beads and chanted Buddhist scriptures.

……

After a while, Li Xuan had turned back to the Buddhist hall.

On the left side of the Buddhist hall, monk Huinumao was explaining Buddhist scriptures to Ouyang in detail.

Liu Jinyu held Xia'er and Zhao'er on one side and listened quietly. Zhao'er was okay, but Xia'er couldn't hold it any longer.

Just as Li Xuan passed by, Monk Huinuma had already raised his head, his eyes full of expectation.

Ouyang turned his head subconsciously, and Li Xuan nodded calmly and said, "My son just made an agreement with Master Guiji that on the Empress Wende's memorial day in June next year, Xia'er will worship the Dragon Girl and accompany the Buddha."

Ouyang was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly woke up, then nodded and said, "This is what it should be."

"So next year, when the Buddha is born, when he enters the Taoism, and when he becomes enlightened, Xia'er will be worshiped by his side as a dragon girl." Just after Li Xuan finished speaking, he saw Ouyang frowning and turning to look at Monk Huinuma, and said : "My girl has no plans to become a Buddhist."

"The concubine is joking. Princess Fuchang is blessed by nature, so why should she become a Buddha?" Monk Huinumao, although a little disappointed in his heart, still explained with a smile and clasped hands.

"Blessings are sufficient on their own, but they also need the blessing of Buddha." Li Xuan returned the gift with her hands folded, looking polite.

Monk Huinuma breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Your Majesty is also protected by the Buddha."

"Haha!" Li Xuan smiled and said, "I and Master Guiji have agreed that tomorrow Fanzhou will send people to Tianzhu for trade, and Daci'en Temple will also send people to accompany them."

"If you can visit the Buddha's land, I think the monks in the temple would be willing to come." Monk Huinuma clasped his hands and nodded.

"Okay, I'll take my leave now." Li Xuan nodded, looked at the golden statue of Buddha in front of him, put his hands together and saluted, and then turned around and left.

Ouyang and Liu Jinyu pulled Li Zhizhao and Li Jinxia away.

After leaving Da Ci'en Temple, Li Xuan put Ouyang, Liu Jinyu, and Li Zhizhao into the carriage, and then said: "Mother, my son took Xianniang to Taiqing Palace. I haven't been to my mentor for a while."

With a trace of worry in his eyes, Ouyang nodded and said, "Then you should be careful."

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, then looked at Li Zhu and said, "Protect the princess and the concubine back home."

"Here!" Li Zhu nodded seriously. Li Xuan turned his horse around, then held Xia'er in his arms, who was looking around, and headed towards the Taiqing Palace together.

Seeing Li Xuan's retreating figure, Ouyang turned to Liu Jinyu and asked worriedly: "Sanniang, what happened?"

Liu Jinyu frowned, shook her head and said, "My daughter-in-law doesn't know either, but in recent years, people in Chang'an City often say that Xia'er is blessed with superhuman fortune, even the princess can't compare to it. Now I'm afraid someone is eyeing Xia'er's blessing."

Ouyang's eyes suddenly became sharp, as if something sounded, and he asked in a low voice: "Has the Buddha blessed me?"

"My husband, a member of the Taoist sect, has the protection of the Taoist ancestors. Now that the Buddha has lowered his eyes, naturally all evil will not invade." Liu Jinyu comforted softly, with a confident look on his face, but he couldn't help but feel cruel in his heart.

If someone is really eyeing her girl and wants to do something wrong, although her husband is not here, she, Princess Peng, is not someone to be trifled with.

……

The heat is steaming and the rice cakes are fragrant.

People come and go with ease.

Outside the Taiqing Palace, there was a gentle atmosphere.

Li Xuan, wearing a black robe with gold silk, appeared outside Taiqing Palace with Xia'er. After bowing to the Zhike at the door, she entered Taiqing Palace.

After twisting three incense sticks in her hands, kneeling down and bowing to the Supreme Master three times, Li Xuan took Xia'er to the backyard.

In the west wing of the backyard, Li Xuan had just entered the small courtyard, and the young Taoist priest Lingxin had already ran out: "Brother, why are you here? You haven't been here for a long time."

"You are twenty this year, so be more dignified." Li Xuan glanced at him angrily, then turned to Xia'er and said, "Xia'er, call me uncle."

"Uncle." Xia'er saluted seriously.

"Master's niece." Lingxin grinned, and at the same time subconsciously grabbed a jade pendant from her arms and handed it over.

Xia'er raised her head and glanced at Li Xuan. Li Xuan nodded, and then Xia'er took over: "Thank you, uncle."

"Is the teacher here?" Li Xuan looked into the side room, Lingxin nodded and said: "Yes."

"Yes!" Li Xuan pulled Xia'er, then walked slowly to the door of the wing, bowed and said: "Teacher, I would like to see you."

"Ha..." The voice of Master Xuanzang's long breath came from the side room, and a moment later, a clear voice sounded: "Come in."

"Yes!" Li Xuan took Xia'er into the room.

On the couch in the inner room, Wei Xuanzang, who was in his forties and in a moon-white Taoist robe with black hair and black beard, opened his eyes and looked at Li Xuan, and then his eyes fell on Xia'er.

"Master." Li Xuan knelt down in front of Wei Xuanzang, then pulled Xia'er to kneel down together, and whispered: "Call Master."

"Master." Xia'er bowed slightly timidly.

"Get up." Wei Xuanzang raised his head and spoke, motioning for Li Xuan to stand up, looked at Li Xuan and said: "In the past few years, in order to avoid His Majesty's illness, you rarely come to Taiqing Palace. Today, you suddenly arrived, but what happened? "

"Have any new doctors or alchemists come to the palace recently to intervene in the treatment of His Majesty's condition?" Li Xuan bowed solemnly.

Wei Xuanzang shook his head calmly and said: "No, there are no newcomers, they are all old people. Your Majesty's condition remains the same as before, without any recurrence."

Li Xuan's brows suddenly jumped, and her heart sank.

Wei Xuanzang's words actually told him that Wei Xuanzang and others had lost the right to control and treat His Majesty's condition.

The emperor's condition is getting worse day by day. This is inevitable, so it cannot be the same as before, and it cannot be repeated.

Therefore, something went wrong with the treatment of the emperor's condition, and someone else secretly took over the treatment of the emperor's condition.

This person was not an outsider, but someone who had been involved in the treatment of the emperor's condition.

"In these years." Li Xuan considered her words and said carefully: "In these years, who is the person who suddenly disappears in front of everyone when His Majesty's condition improves?"

Wei Xuanzang fell silent and did not speak again. Li Xuan immediately understood that such a person must exist.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan bowed again and said: "I came here today to ask my mentor if I can teach the Taiqing Qingyang Technique to my apprentice's daughter, Li Jinxia."

Wei Xuanzang immediately turned to look at Li Jinxia, ​​frowned at her, and said, "Has anyone seen it?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded lightly and said: "There are Xia'er's birth dates in the palace. As long as you have a good hand, you can easily see more things by looking at the face and combining the birth dates. Who is the disciple accompanying his mother and concubine today? After offering incense at Daci'en Temple, Master Guiji personally expressed his hope that his disciple would become a monk from Xia'er."

"Buddhism, they also have rumors." Wei Xuanzang sighed softly and said: "Although they saw it accurately, they don't understand you. What did you say in the end?"

"Let Xia'er serve as the escort dragon girl on the anniversary of the death of Empress Wende and offer sacrifices at her side. At the same time, let her embark on the path of spiritual practice. Once she embarks on the path of spiritual practice, it will be difficult for those sneaky conspiracies to catch her. I succeeded." Li Xuan looked cold.

"That's fine." Wei Xuanzang nodded and said, "Before embarking on the path of cultivation, entering the Qingyang Palace, and burning incense to worship her, as a father and a teacher, give her a Taoist name."

"Fuchang, Fuchang, just call it Qingfu."

(End of this chapter)