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Chapter 1448 True Brother

After Chen Xuanzang learned of Ju Wentai's idea, he naturally said that it was impossible and he must go west. So Ju Wentai planned to delay the war and kept Chen Xuanzang in Gaochang for three months to preach the sutras, and promised him that he could leave after preaching the sutras for three months.

Chen Xuanzang agreed, and during the lecture, Ju Wentai gave him all kinds of unimaginable favors, such as ordering all officials in the country, and even the people in the city, to come and listen to Chen Xuanzang's lectures, and also conferred Chen Xuanzang the title of state teacher, let Chen Xuanzang live in his own palace, and his food and clothing treatment surpassed Ju Wentai himself.

Ju Wentai's plan was very simple, which was to keep Chen Xuanzang by using this extraordinary courtesy. If it were an ordinary person... no, it should be said that most people would have been completely moved by Ju Wentai at this moment, and would have stayed in Gaochang to enjoy themselves.

But Chen Xuanzang was different. His determination to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was unshakable, and he still had to leave after three months.

Seeing that bribery didn't work, Ju Wentai decided to use force and directly ordered to trap Chen Xuanzang, physically preventing him from going west. Faced with such a dilemma, Chen Xuanzang also took out his only trick, which was hunger strike!
Chen Xuanzang refused to eat or drink since the day he was trapped. No matter what kind of food Ju Wentai ordered people to offer, Chen Xuanzang refused to eat a single bite. He refused to drink any fruit or nectar he encountered. He did not drink a drop of water for three days and fell into a state of dying.

Ju Wentai obviously didn't know that Chen Xuanzang had endured four days and five nights in the desert, so after three days and three nights, Ju Wentai couldn't stand it anymore. He personally helped Chen Xuanzang up and promised him in his ear that as long as he ate, he would send him west. Chen Xuanzang then drank water and ate again, and his body recovered.

Ju Wentai knew that he could no longer stop Chen Xuanzang, so he decided to fulfill his promise and send Chen Xuanzang west. At the same time, he also hoped that Chen Xuanzang would promise that once he returned from India, he would return to Gaochang and preach in Gaochang for three years before returning to the Tang Dynasty.

If Chen Xuanzang agreed, Ju Wentai was willing to give Chen Xuanzang a generous gift.

Chen Xuanzang agreed immediately and made a request to Ju Wentai, that is, he hoped that Ju Wentai would have time to go to Chang'an to pay homage to the great Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Because only by following the Tang Dynasty could he live a stable and good life, and he should not cooperate with the Turks in the west and disrupt the Tang Dynasty.

Ju Wentai agreed immediately. Chen Xuanzang felt very relieved, but he didn't know what kind of gift Ju Wentai was giving him.

The day before Chen Xuanzang was about to set off west, Ju Wentai summoned all civil and military officials from across the country, and announced in front of them that he and Chen Xuanzang would become brothers of different surnames, and that Chen Xuanzang would become the prince of Gaochang Kingdom.

When Chen Xuanzang was about to set out, Ju Wentai personally ordained the four of his palace guards, who were highly skilled in martial arts and had great respect for Chen Xuanzang, to become monks and became Chen Xuanzang's disciples, escorting him all the way to India.

This was just the beginning. Later, Ju Wentai gave Chen Xuanzang 25 followers who were proficient in various skills, a diplomatic officer named Huanxin who had visited more than 20 countries along the way, and good horses, forming a complete team that was fully responsible for travel and logistics.

In addition, he also prepared 30 sets of clothes, 100 taels of gold, 3 silver coins, and 20 horses as travel expenses. According to the price at that time, this money was enough for Chen Xuanzang to travel for years, equivalent to the value of horses.

But that was not all. Ju Wentai knew that he would have to pass through more than 20 countries on his way to India, so he prepared a generous gift for the kings of each of these countries, as well as more than 20 letters, asking them to take care of Chen Xuanzang along the way. Ju Wentai spent almost a quarter of the national treasury to ensure that Chen Xuanzang's journey to the west was smooth.

Facts have proved that Ju Wentai's measures are extremely important. As soon as Chen Xuanzang and others left the border of Gaochang State and entered the Huoyan Mountain area, they were attacked by several bandits. Huoyan Mountain is close to Yinshan Mountain, which was a very large silver mine in ancient times and an important thoroughfare on the Silk Road. There are many merchants and travelers, so naturally there are many robbers here. Thousands of people die tragically in Huoyan Mountain every year, and no one knows how many monks there are.

When these thieves wanted to rob Chen Xuanzang, they found that Chen Xuanzang's team was extremely large, and everyone carried a knife, which made it difficult to deal with. Even if they could defeat him, they would have to pay a huge price in casualties. The officials who were happy also understood the unspoken rules along the way, so they took out a large sum of money as bribes.

In fact, even thieves know that they cannot exhaust all the fish in the pond. Once they rob all the caravans on the road, either the caravans will form an extremely large armed group in the future, or no caravans will dare to pass through here. So as long as the caravans are willing to hand over the money for passage, they will not make it difficult.

With the money and experience provided by the King of Gaochang, Chen Xuanzang's team successfully passed the dangerous Huoyan Mountain area and entered the next country, Yanqi.

"It's true love. This Ju Wentai is really true love. My Xuanzang has finally met someone who truly understands and appreciates him. I am really crying!"

"Come on, this Ju Wentai is the Tang King in Journey to the West, he became sworn brothers with Chen Xuanzang, gave Chen Xuanzang a team and a lot of supplies, and told him to remember to come back. This is exactly the same as the plot in Journey to the West. This is the real brother!"

"Zhen·Ju·Yuxiong brother·Pass the document madman·Don't forget a pinch of soil from your hometown·I'll wait for you to come back·Wentai"

"Okay, this is what the rubbish author is doing, right? He pushed the storyline that originally belonged to my Er Feng onto the head of a vassal king named Ju Wentai. Isn't it interesting to write like this? This is to deliberately discredit my Er Feng, right?"

"No, I think there must be a hidden meaning behind this crappy author's writing... um... this hidden meaning is... I'm just making fun of your Er Feng, so what? Your Er Feng is so awesome, isn't it okay for me to make fun of her a little?"

"Please, is it necessary for this rubbish author to go so far in defaming your Er Feng? He wrote the story of the Xuanwu Gate Incident and completely defamed Er Feng. She will be engraved on the pillar of shame of Confucian culture for the rest of her life."

"That's right. My Erfeng is so perfect. If the rubbish author doesn't make up some black spots, then my Erfeng won't look like a real person!"

"Okay, stop criticizing it. It's not important. What's important is that the plot in Journey to the West once again matches the main plot. Not only does the plot of my brother Yu Di match, but the four disciples also match. This once again proves that Journey to the West is a story that takes place in the Chinese world. The two-world party has nothing to say this time!"

(End of this chapter)