Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Chang'an City, Imperial Study Room.

Li Shimin is looking at the ledger.

The business of optical shops and shampoo shops is booming, and Li Shimin has made a lot of money secretly.

Eunuch Gao came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the monk official, Monk Ming Kong, is asking to see you."

During the Tang Dynasty, the system of Taoist officials and monk officials was implemented.

The monk official is equivalent to the position of the Buddhist president and is appointed by the imperial court.

Li Shimin felt strange, I was not friendly to their Buddhism, why did I come into the palace.

After receiving the account book, Li Shimin nodded.

Eunuch Gao will go out immediately.

After a while, an old monk came in with a handsome monk.

"The poor monk pays homage to the emperor Mingkong, long live my emperor."

This old monk is Ming Kong.

The little monk behind him clasped his hands together and saluted.

"Master Ming Kong, sit down."

Li Shimin said calmly.

Ming Kong sat down, and the little monk stood beside him.

"What's the matter here, Master?"

Li Shimin asked.

When the monastery field was taken back last time, Monk Ming Kong came once and was reprimanded by Li Shimin.

Has not been here for a long time.

Monk Mingkong clasped his hands together and bowed: "Here, I have something to say, I beseech the emperor to agree."

Li Shimin thought it was still a matter of the temple fields.

"There is no need to talk about the temple field."

"The monastery can be used for alms, as well as alms from faithful men and women. You don't need so many."

Li Shimin was not happy.

Monk Mingkong has run into a wall for this matter, so naturally he will not bring it up again.

"It's not because of this, but because Xuanzang, my Buddhist disciple, wants to go to India in the west to obtain the scriptures, and asks the emperor to give us a certificate of clearance so that Xuanzang can go."

Monk Mingkong paid homage.

This little monk is Master Xuanzang.

Li Shimin has heard that this Xuanzang is very famous and has also learned from Daoyue
Thinking of Daoyue, Li Shimin felt a little sick.

It turned out to be the disciple of the obscene monk.

Xuanzang came out and said: "The poor monk Xuanzang pays homage to my emperor."

"It turned out to be Master Xuanzang, I have heard quite a lot about it."

Li Shimin chuckled.

"You want to go to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures, isn't there enough Buddhism in China?"

Li Shimin was not very happy.

In addition to Li Tang's reverence for Taoism, it is also because the profession of monk is a moth to the court.

They don't have children, they don't farm.

What the emperor needs most is population and food.

But Taoism is different. Before the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, there was no requirement for Taoists to become monks or not. Basically, Taoists would not become monks.

Marriage is not prohibited in the way of celestial masters. The way of celestial masters passed down by Zhang Lu during the Three Kingdoms period, the celestial masters of all dynasties inherited the legal system as their direct relatives, from father to son, and son to grandson.

It was not until the Quanzhen Sect was founded in the Jin Dynasty that there was a monastic system, which was Qiu Chuji's precept system.

If Xuanzang brought back the scriptures from the west and made more people become monks, it would not be of any benefit to Li Shimin.

The emperor's preference for Taoism was not just because his surname was Li.

The emperor's most important thing is profit.

"Qizou the emperor, Tianzhu is the place where Buddhism originated, and the essence of Buddhism is naturally better than that of China."

"The poor monk is willing to go to seek the scriptures, promote Buddhism, and prove the true meaning of Bodhi."

Xuanzang paid homage.

Li Shimin was not happy, and said: "I want to discuss this matter with the ministers, you can step back for now."

Mingkong and Xuanzang saw that Li Shimin was not happy, so it is inconvenient to say anything else.

"The poor monk resigns."

The two got up and exited the imperial study.

Outside the palace, Xuanzang said: "The emperor seems unwilling to agree, but I have decided to go west, even if there is no customs clearance document, I will go."

Monk Mingkong shook his head and said, "Just wait patiently for a while."

"From Chang'an City to Tianzhu, it is far away from the high mountains and deserts. If there is no customs clearance certificate, the journey will be extremely difficult and dangerous, and life and death will be unpredictable."

"Just wait for a while, let me think of a way."

Having a customs clearance certificate is equivalent to leaving the country legally, and even receiving preferential treatment from small countries with the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty.

But if not, it's almost like smuggling.

"It can only be so."

Xuanzang sighed.

After reviewing the memorial, Li Shimin got up and went to Sujiazhuang.

Chang Le and Xiao Sizi were holding a cup of tea and a straw made of bamboo.

"What are you drinking?"

Li Shimin asked.

It looks delicious, and Su Yu made a new variety?
Changle smiled and said, "Aye, this is milk tea, it's delicious."

The little si held the straw in his mouth and said with a smile, "Aye and Aunt, would you like a drink?"

The Queen walked over and said with a smile, "Give A Niang a taste."

Changle took a sip for the queen.

The milk tea entrance, the queen loves it.

"Well, it's delicious."

"Any more?"

the queen asked.

"Yes, in the room, ask Brother Su."

Xiao Si laughed.

The queen entered the room, and Su Yu was making milk tea.

"My dear brother, if my sister-in-law wants it, give it to me quickly, I'm dying of anxiety."

The queen was dying.

"Wait a minute, I'll give it to you right away."

Su Yu laughed.

After a cup of milk tea is ready, the queen will take it away immediately.

Su Yu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what's the hurry? Have I intervened yet?"

Taking out a straw, Su Yu inserted it into the cup.

"Okay, suck it."

Su Yu prepares a few more cups, and there will definitely be more to eat and drink later.

Sure enough, just as the queen took a sip, the four of Li Shimin came in.

"Brother, you can't favor one person over another, give us a drink."

Li Shimin was hungry.

"Master Su, is it the newly made sweet wine?"

Du Ruhui asked.

He is an old alcoholic, and everything is alcohol.

"Old Du, drinking alcohol can hurt your liver, drink less."

"This is called milk tea, it's delicious."

Su Yu laughed.

After the four cups were made and the straws were inserted, Li Shimin and his group went out, sat in the yard, and drank slowly.

Su Yu made a cup by himself and went back to the yard to drink milk tea.

"Brother, sweet but not greasy, unique taste, good tea."

The queen was amazed.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's delicious, it's delicious."

"Brother, should you open a milk tea shop?"

"If this milk tea is not popular, I will kick my head like a ball."

Li Shimin's words made the queen and the others dumbfounded.

Is this what the king of a country should say?

"Husband, talking seems to be too much."

The queen smiled awkwardly.

Kick the emperor's head like a ball?
Li Shimin found that his words were too exaggerated, and said with a smile: "Just casually, using an analogy."

"However, ma'am, you said that if you open a milk tea shop in Chang'an City, wouldn't the business be bad?"

The queen nodded and said: "My dear brother, what your husband said makes sense."

"This milk tea tastes very good, and the girls in Chang'an City must like it."

"In the future, I'm afraid we won't lose to shampoo shops."

Milk tea, girls like it.

At this time, the tea in Chang'an was still the strange formula.

Add sliced ​​ginger, pepper... all sorts of things to the tea.

Du Ruhui agreed, and said, "Young Master Su, just tell us the formula and production process, and count the money while lying down."

"Other things, our shopkeeper will do everything for you, there is no need to order."

There was nothing wrong with these words, but Li Shimin was completely ashamed.

The king of a country works for Su Yu, and the ministers are shameless.

"My dear brother, what Lao Du said is correct, that's how it is."

Li Shimin laughed.

It's embarrassing, but there's money to be made.

"Okay, let's open a milk tea shop then."

Su Yu laughed.

Someone helps you make money, why not, although he is not interested in money.