Living Leisurely in Tang Dynasty - Chapter 173

As early as the beginning of the year, Xuanzang told the imperial court that he was about to reach the Anxi Duhu Mansion. If he didn’t show up, he wouldn’t be able to walk without the court documents.

At that time, Fang Xuanling asked people to approve Xuanzang’s general documents, and Xuanzang officially set off to return to Datang. When he passed Gaochang, Xuanzang stayed a little more time to do the ritual for the former King Gaochang. When he embarked on the road of learning the Buddhist scriptures, he had passed through Gaochang and talked with the king of Gaochang. It was extremely enjoyable. He agreed to meet again in the future. He did not want to come back and the deceased had passed away. Gaochang also became a part of the Anxi Duhu Mansion of the Tang Dynasty. .

It was also at this time that Xuanzang learned about the many changes in the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Yuanying sent people to the Tubo tribes to promote Buddhism, and also used tea to enter Zen, fabricating many Zen tea allusions out of thin air. The Anxi Prefecture was also affected. Although the people did not have the opportunity to buy tea, the dignitaries had the opportunity to taste tea.

The son of King Gaochang also returned to Gaochang, knowing that it was his father’s old friend who had returned, and he personally received Xuanzang, and treated the guests with tea by the way, giving Xuanzang a taste.

Xuanzang was shocked when he heard that the son of his deceased told the story of Zen tea with Buddhist allusions. Even he felt that the tea was so bitter, and it was in line with the Buddhist practice!

Xuanzang Zhenguan left Chang’an for three years. Li Yuanying had not been born at the time, and he had never heard of the Royal Highness Teng.

Hearing about Li Yuanying’s deeds from the son of King Gaochang, Xuanzang kept this character in his heart. It took him more than ten years to go to Tianzhu to obtain the scriptures. Naturally, he wanted to carry it forward. If more people want to accept the scriptures he translated, he must get the approval of His Majesty Li Er!

This time he traveled through 110 countries, and he had seen and heard extremely rich. Along the way, he also paid attention to the local customs and vegetation products. I believe these things should be useful to the imperial court.

Xuanzang carefully sorted out the things he could get, hoping to win the approval of the imperial court.

After the summer, the weather was hot. His Majesty Li Er took Wei Zheng and others to Cuiwei Palace to escape the summer heat, leaving the prince to sit in Chang’an.

Hearing that Xuanzang returned to Chang’an and settled in Hongfu Temple, Li Chengqian had the idea of ​​seeing Xuanzang.

Compared with His Majesty Li Er, an atheist, Li Chengqian still studies Buddhism a little bit. However, after Li Yuanying’s talk about Zen tea hype, Li Chengqian more or less figured out the attitude he should have towards Buddhism: choose useful letters and one belief, and choose useful ones to learn and learn. It is fine to believe in some Buddhist principles, but not to believe in all monks. Who knows if the monks have the meaning of misinterpreting the Buddhist scriptures? Anyway, choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones!

Li Chengqian declared Xuanzang with this extremely correct attitude.

Although Xuanzang was a little disappointed, he dealt with it seriously, picking out some of the things he saw and heard on the way to learn from the scriptures and told Li Chengqian again. He felt that there were countless difficulties and obstacles on the way to learn the scriptures, and just picking up some and talking about it should make Li Chengqian look at him differently!

Xuanzang was miscalculating. Li Chengqian felt that it was not very strange. He had heard a dozen adventure stories with Li Yuanying! Although the places and people are different, the ups and downs and thrills are the same.

Recently, Fengtai Building has combined music with vulgar lectures, as well as telling stories and soundtracks. It is both novel and interesting. In comparison, Xuanzang’s empty-mouthed Scripture stories are a bit boring!

After listening to two passages, Li Chengqian was so interested that Xuanzang didn’t have to talk about it. He could organize some disciples to help compile the process of going to Tianzhu to learn the scriptures into a book for the court’s reference.

After speaking, Li Chengqian still thought that Xuanzang was not hit hard enough. He asked someone to take a few copies of “The Travel Notes of Tubo” for Xuanzang’s reference. , Customs, population, and livestock domestication are all recorded.

Li Chengqian enthusiastically held Xuanzang’s hand and exhorted: “In the past years, many Buddhist disciples went to Tubo and Turks to promote Buddhism. Since Master Xuanzang has asked for the truth, you must send another group of people to teach them the truth. I also ask Master Xuanzang for this matter!”

Xuanzang’s complexion became stiff, and he could only answer with a strong smile. He has gone back and forth for 19 years, and the changes in Chang’an have been so great that the prince who was still very childish at the time has grown to make him unrecognizable! It’s really hard to imagine that this handsome and steady young man in front of him is actually the lively and active little prince back then!

Also, why are there so many Buddhists who go to places like Tubo and Turks in an endless stream? Back then, he was going to Tianzhu to ask for the truth, and there were not many people who agreed with him and were willing to walk with him!

Could it be that in less than twenty years, could he really be completely out of touch with the current Chang’an?

Xuanzang felt that he had to understand the current situation in Chang’an first before making plans!

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After Li Chengqian took the time to see Xuanzang, he felt that Xuanzang had worked hard all the way, but he was not good at telling stories.

He asked people to arrange for a group of Buddhist students to help Xuanzang write the book. Be sure to choose those with good literary talent and methodical thinking. Make sure to compile this book of “Da Tang Western Regions” in a more detailed and interesting way. Boasting the beauty of the Western Regions, so that more caravans are willing to suffer from the hardships of boats and cars to get the treasures of the Western Regions back.

The best thing is to let them pick out the wonderful content of “Da Tang Xi Yu Ji” into a play!

As long as there are enough benefits, let alone the Western Regions, there will definitely be people willing to go farther away! This is much easier than they have worked so hard to send messengers to discuss, and there is no need to be scolded by Wei Zheng and the others.

You must know that the court’s servants were recruited from the people, and the people were never willing to help the court in vain. The government had to force them to go to the Western Regions to help the court to make purchases, and they would definitely make trouble!

When His Majesty Li Er wanted to go to Luoyang to escape the summer heat, the guards accompanying him dared to shoot arrows in the direction of his bedroom because he didn’t want to travel so hard, trying to get his Majesty Li Er to dispel his thoughts. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, some guards who went to pick up the picking girls felt that the road was too hard, so they directly sank the ship to pick up the picking girls.

Therefore, instead of forcibly recruiting, it is better to find a way to let people do it voluntarily.

The easiest person to be persuaded is naturally the merchants. The merchants are chasing profits. As long as they are profitable, they are willing to do anything!

Having been with Li Yuanying for a long time, Li Chengqian is also very thoughtful now. Following his own plan, Li Chengqian wrote a letter to Li Yuanying to mention the matter, telling Li Yuanying that if the “Story of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty” is well written, it must be sent to Tengzhou for him as soon as possible.

When Li Yuanying received the letter, he was asking Luo Binwang to write an invitation essay, calling for people of insight from Henan Province to come to the meeting. The so-called people of insight include, but are not limited to, aristocratic families, wealthy and powerful families, as long as you have money, you have people, you have food, or anything you can get at your fingertips!

Li Yuanying has been in Henan Province for so long, people who should have inquired about him have inquired. Many people also know that Li Yuanying has done a lot of things besides the name of the most famous little demon king. For example, he called on the people of Hu County before the Fan Donate money to repair Cuiwei Palace!

But in fact, the people in Hu County who paid the money did not suffer. At least this year, some people in Henan Province have heard of the hard-to-find situation in Chang’an.

That melon was taught by Li Yuanying to race, the thin skin Cuubi is cute, the red melon flesh is fresh and full, one bite, the sweet melon juice is enough to dispel the sultry heat of the summer! All the people who planted this watermelon in Huxian County have made a lot of money, and the money earned is no less than the money donated!

Even if someone else can plant it next year, they won’t lose the money they make. Besides, melons can’t be planted casually. You have to choose the soil quality and the right planting method. It is said that oranges are grown in Huainan for oranges, and Huaibei is oranges. The same kind of melon, watermelons grown elsewhere may not be as good as those grown in Huxian County!

Therefore, this Royal Highness Teng is actually a kind man.

Although everyone didn’t want to get entangled with Li Yuanying, but they were curious about what Li Yuanying could do with him, so everyone who received the invitation letter was hesitant to go to the meeting. If they were to send a steward, would they make the right decision in the first place in the event of a major event like Xiu Cuiwei Palace?

Many people are unsure of their ideas. They and people they know each other inquire about each other’s thoughts and see if they want to go. They all feel that if everyone goes, it doesn’t seem to be too shameless to go by themselves? Of course, because everyone has such an idea, when others ask, they are vaguely confused. No one is willing to be the first person to give the right words!

As the organizer of this “mobilization meeting”, Li Yuanying was not in a hurry. After sending out the invitation letter, she asked people to patrol the academy every day to check the enrollment and teaching situation of the academy.

Tengzhou originally had a state school, but the state school did not engage in basic education. Those who went in were all candidates who had to take the exam for three to five years. The academy brought in the state school circle, and added enlightenment classes, basic classes, and various specialized branches. Nowadays, under the leadership of the master, students run one or two laps around that large school field every day, which is very lively.

This was proposed by Wu Mei. Firstly, to exercise the students’ physique, so that they can study in a healthy and healthy manner; secondly, to let them see the fields set by Li Yuanying for them every day, so that they can remember Li Yuanying’s blessings and don’t bother. Efforts to raise the white-eyed wolf-since they have done a good thing, let them know!

It is impossible for Wu Mei to let Li Yuanying use her fields as school fields to support the college students. She does not require these students to be the only ones who will follow Li Yuanying in the future, but at least make them grateful.

Li Yuanying occasionally went to see the students running around Xuetian in the morning.

Looking at the increasing number of new faces, Li Yuanying felt very satisfied. These people will either enter the court in the future or enter all walks of life. No matter what they can do in the future, they will contribute their strength to Datang! Even for the huge Datang, such a small group of people is nothing at all, but it is always useful to train batch by batch!

After Li Yuanying visited the Taoist Academy that day, he received a letter from his eldest nephew. After opening the letter and reading it, he was very interested in Xuanzang and agreed with his older nephew’s ideas. It is time for Xuanzang to talk about the good things in the Western Regions, and then encourage the merchants to get them back!

Li Yuanying replied and praised Li Chengqian, saying that Li Chengqian praised Li Chengqian as there is nothing in the sky. At the end of the writing, he recalled with Li Chengqian the days when everyone sang and danced and ate roasted whole beef and roasted whole sheep. It’s so numb!

It was about to send the letter to Chang’an, and Li Yuanying took the opportunity to write a letter to His Majesty Li Er, writing about his plan for the “Oriental Pearl” project.

After the letter was written, it was still drying. Luo Binwang approached Li Yuanying to remind Li Yuanying that he should go and see if the venue was arranged to his satisfaction. Li Yuanying nodded in response, arbitrarily packed the two letters, and followed King Luo Bin to see the banquet venue.