Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Li Shimin arrived at the Shenghua Temple, and after entering, the monks welcomed Li Shimin to the abbot's room.

Although Buddhism does not worship officials, the emperor must respect them.

Seeing Li Shimin, Master Chen Xuan and Xuan Zang got up together.

"Amitabha, I have seen the emperor."

Master Chen Xuan paid homage.

Li Shimin hurriedly returned a salute, but spoke to Xuanzang.

"Master Xuanzang has worked hard all the way, and finally returned after going through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships."

Li Shimin laughed.

Xuanzang was a little strange, the ordeal he experienced was indeed 81, how did Li Shimin know?
"Thanks to the great blessing of the emperor, I was able to reach Tianzhu safely and study scriptures at Nalanda Temple."

"When I came back today, the first thing I thought of was to thank the emperor."

"The experience on the road is exactly the same as what the emperor said, exactly."

"The "Da Tang Western Regions" given to the poor monk by the emperor has just finished writing after this journey. The emperor is really good at predicting things."

Xuanzang has been flattering Li Shimin all the time, of course this is from the heart.

He didn't expect Li Shimin to be so accurate.

Master Chen Xuan was also very surprised, he didn't expect Li Shimin to be so amazing.

Just now Xuanzang had been bragging about how powerful Li Shimin was in front of him, and Li Shimin had covered everything on the road.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Where is it, I'm just talking casually."

But I was thinking in my heart: You are talking nonsense, can what this kid Su Yu said be inaccurate?

Whether it was Xuanzang who went to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, or the book "Da Tang Western Regions" given to Tang Seng later, Su Yu made it all by himself.

It is rare for Li Shimin to be regarded as a god, a feeling of ecstasy.

"The emperor said it casually, but it turned out to be true. You really are the real dragon emperor."

Xuanzang continued to boast.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Where is it?"

It is very useful in my heart.

Master Chen Xuan asked Li Shimin to sit down.

Li Shimin sat down, and the monk served Li Shimin tea.

The three of them drank tea, while Xu Shiji led troops to guard outside.

"Master Xuanzang passed through the Western Regions on his way to and from his return. I would like to ask what is the current situation in Western Turks?"

Li Shimin went straight to the point.

Xuanzang guessed Li Shimin's thoughts in his heart.

As a generation of eminent monks, Master Xuanzang is not a fool.

"The Western Regions have been controlled by the Western Turkic Ashina Helu. The ten surname tribes are very powerful, cavalry is rampant, and merchants are often robbed."

"Because I'm from the Buddhist sect and I don't have anything valuable on me, so I let it go."

Xuanzang told the truth.

Monks don't lie, they can't lie.

He will not say good things for the Western Turks, and there is no need to say bad things about them.

After listening, Li Shimin nodded and said, "These people really deserve to die for breaking the tribute road of business travelers."

Xuanzang and Master Chen Xuan are not good at what to say.

Buddhism does not kill, what Li Shimin is talking about is the conquest of the world.

"Have you recorded all the customs, customs and geography along the way?"

Li Shimin asked.

Xuanzang replied: "I remember it all, and the poor monk will take it as a travelogue."

I was very happy at first, but when I talked about it, I realized that I was cheated by Li Shimin.

Master Xuanzang wrote his diary with a copy of "Da Tang Western Regions", on the one hand, as a kind of hobby, and it is interesting to write things after he settles down at night.

More importantly, it is because Li Shimin told Master Xuanzang that as long as these books are written, he can complete the journey of learning scriptures.

At the beginning, when he left Yumen Pass and saw the long yellow sand, Xuanzang was also very doubtful, whether he could reach the Western Paradise and obtain the scriptures.

It was the small books of "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" that gave Xuanzang confidence, insisting on recording every day, seeing that the more he wrote, the closer he was to Tianzhu, so Xuanzang felt at ease.

But now when Li Shimin asked, Xuanzang realized that he had been tricked by Li Shimin.

This is not to calculate the distance for Xuanzang, but to record the situation in the Western Regions, and then attack the Western Turks.

Amitabha, the poor monk committed evil.

Xuanzang yelled in his heart that he was cheated by Li Shimin.

I became an accomplice in the war and killing, but it was too late to regret.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Master Xuanzang, then give it to me."

This smile, looks like Grandma Wolf, very treacherous.

Xuanzang was helpless, a monk was a monk, and he could not lie.

Not to mention playing tricks on the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, admit it.

Master Xuanzang got up by himself, went to the meditation room, and opened the best box, which contained "Da Tang Western Regions".

Pick them up one by one, and then return to the abbot's room.

"Your Majesty, you gave this to the poor monk."

Xuanzang let it go helplessly.

Li Shimin opened a book and read it carefully.

Starting from Yumen Pass, the surrounding countries, customs, customs and geography are recorded in great detail, which is simply a battle map.

Li Shimin said happily: "Tang Monk, I will reward you heavily."

With these books, the situation in the Western Regions can be seen at a glance.

Xuanzang regretted it very much.

"Your Majesty, the poor monk has brought back many scriptures and needs to translate them into Chinese. I'm afraid I don't have time."

Master Xuanzang refused.

He doesn't like this conquest and killing, and he doesn't want rewards.

Li Shimin closed the book and praised: "Okay, don't covet fame and fortune, it's much better than those bald donkeys clamoring for monastery fields."

This sentence made Master Chen Xuan next to him very embarrassed.

Because there were a little more monks in the Shenghua Temple, and they didn't have enough food for alms, they wanted to order some temple fields, but Li Shimin ignored them.

The original monastery field was cheated by Su Yu at that time, and it was taken back.

These years, they had a miserable life.

Xuanzang smiled, speechless.

"Okay, I will talk to you in detail in the future."

Li Shimin walked out happily holding "Da Tang Western Regions".

After Li Shimin left, Master Chen Xuan said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Xuanzang, the emperor wants to attack the Western Turks. This is a conquest and killing."

"You wrote "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" for the emperor, which recorded the mountains, rivers, geography, customs and customs. Isn't this clearing the way for the Tang army?"

"Although you did not kill, what is the difference between this and killing?"

Xuanzang shook his head and sighed, not knowing how to respond.

What Master Chen Xuan said makes sense.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.

Although Xuanzang did not participate in the war, he provided the most important information.

"I thought"

Xuanzang spoke halfway, but kept silent again.

I really can't explain it, anyway, I was tricked by Li Shimin.

I learned from my own scriptures and became a tool man.

Xuanzang thought to himself: Speaking of which, the emperor is really powerful, the things along the way are exactly as he said, he is really a god.

Xu Shiji went out with Li Shimin.

After leaving the Shenghua Temple, I threw the books into the arms of the soldiers and went to the imperial city.

"Your Majesty, have you really guessed what happened on Xuanzang's journey?"

Xu Shiji asked in surprise.

Li Shimin gave Xu Shiji a blank look, and said coldly, "Don't ask."

Xu Shiji kept silent, guessing in his heart.

It must have been the son-in-law who told the emperor at that time.

There is only one possibility.