Great Tang Southern Emperor

Now that the Tang Dynasty has conquered Nanyang, the number of slaves here can basically meet the consumption of industrial construction within the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhen is not a murderer, but she has no hobby of turning people into slaves.

Ah San is indeed wonderful, but that is a later generation, and now it is the seventh century, Ah San is still very good, especially now that Datang has just abolished their caste system, and it is time for them to be grateful to Datang. If he took advantage of the situation and used cultural means to assimilate Ah San, it might take less than a generation to turn these people into the ultimate supporters of Datang.

And to be honest, in Li Zhen's plan, Tianzhu did not intend to incorporate it into the country, and it would be enfeoffed sooner or later. Datang only needed to control part of the southern ports and the northern plains. Well, as for other places, Li Chengqian will occupy some of them, and the rest of Li Zhen will find various names to divide them up—to be honest, Li Zhen really doesn’t like this place in Tianzhu, and I don’t know why, Yingjili Li Zhen has never been able to figure out how to regard this place as her own forbidden land and give up Australia, which is richer in resources.

But this is not what he is focusing on now. With the success of Datang on the Tianzhu battlefield, the first batch of spoils were sent back to Lingnan by the fleet, but after the spoils were delivered, Wang Xuance sent them back to Li Zhen. Here comes a troublesome trouble.

Said it was troublesome, because Li Zhen had just cast a shadow on his religion, said it was not troublesome, because what Wang Xuance sent was just a monk.

"The poor monk has seen His Highness the King of Yue."

This is a monk who looks 50 years old, but Li Zhen knows that this monk is only 41 years old this year. The reason why he looks so old is because this monk has suffered a lot on the westbound road. ——This monk is called Xuanzang.

According to historical records, he was indeed in the Jieri Empire during this period of time, and the Jieri King respected him very much. If there was no such thing as the Tang Dynasty attacking the Jieri Empire, the Jieri King would use Xuanzang as the main argument in the future. A Buddhist debate conference was held in Qunu City, attended by 18 kings, 3000 Mahayana Buddhist scholars and 2000 outsiders in Wuyin.At that time Xuanzang was giving lectures, and he was allowed to ask questions, but no one could answer questions.For a while, it was famous in Wuyin, and was revered as "Mahayana Heaven" by Mahayana, and "Liberation Heaven" by Hinayana.

After the Buddhist Debate Conference, Xuanzang will bid farewell to King Jieri, but King Jieri insists on asking Xuanzang to participate in the 5-day unsheltered conference held every five years.

After this meeting, Xuanzang returned to China and returned to Chang'an in the 19th year of Zhenguan. scriptures, and the compilation of "Da Tang Western Regions".

However, this is all a matter of history. This time King Jieri died early, and Xuanzang just got acquainted with King Jieri. Not long after Qunu City was occupied by the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang stood up and asked the Tang army not to After learning about Xuanzang's experience, Wang Xuance was shocked by the massacre, and treated him preferentially.

After learning that Xuanzang wanted to return to China, he made his own decision, arranged him on a cargo ship, let Xuanzang return to Lingnan by sea, and wrote a letter to introduce him to Li Zhen (as I said before, Wang Xuance is a very superstitious person. He is different from others who only believe in one religion, he belongs to the kind of person who worships God when he sees him), I hope Xuanzang and Li Zhen will establish a friendship.

Li Zhen was a little dumbfounded about this gift, but after all, it was a wish of his subordinates, and Li Zhen was also very interested in this legendary Tang monk, so she simply met Xuanzang.

"Master Xuanzang, you don't need to be too polite." Li Zhen stretched out his hand and said, "Master, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xuanzang straightened up and sat on the seat next to him.

"The master traveled westward to seek Buddhist scriptures and traveled [-] miles asceticly. This is really great perseverance and great wisdom. This king admires me." Li Zhen is not being polite. For this eminent monk who has promoted cultural exchanges between the East and the West in history, Li Zhen is sincere. Admire.

He doesn't like Buddhism, it's because Buddhism is mostly a place where filth and filth are hidden. How many sinful people have escaped the punishment of the law just because of the sentence "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately"?

How many monks are using the name of the Buddha to amass money wantonly - only seeing the gold plating of the Buddha, but not seeing the Buddha crossing people, although this statement is biased, but since this statement can be recognized by most people, it proves the statement It still makes sense.

However, although there are many fake monks in Buddhism, this does not mean that there are no good people in it—for example, Xuanzang, in order to find the true meaning of Buddhism, went out of the Western Regions and passed through Central Asia. Fifty thousand miles, it can be seen that his perseverance and wisdom are all the best choices, and his firm heart in seeking Buddha is not comparable to those fake monks.

At least Li Zhen herself thought that she couldn't achieve Xuanzang's level, but it was precisely because she couldn't do it that she admired those who could do it.

"The poor monk is ashamed." Hearing Li Zhen talking about this, Xuanzang not only did not feel complacent, but laughed at himself: "It's all because the poor monk didn't collect the information before he left. If it only takes half a month, why does the poor monk have to travel so much in vain?"

"It's no wonder Master, after all, the development of sea routes was only started last year by this king. Before that, no one knew that Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu would be so close." Li Zhen smiled, this Xuanzang is really interesting, If it was someone else, he would have been elated for doing such a big thing and being mentioned by others, how could he show a remorseful expression like him.

What's more, you don't even think about how you went abroad back then?You were smuggled out of the country back then, and you were caught by the general guarding the customs. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a Buddhist believer, you might have been imprisoned.

Do you still want to go by sea?

How do you travel by sea without a boat?

Do you want to learn from Jianzhen and float along the ocean current in a small sampan?

Are you sure you can go to Tianzhu instead of Japan?

Chapter 656 Xuanzang (2)

Chapter 19 Xuanzang (2)

"It's fine by sea, but the poor monk by land is also far away." The bitterness on Xuanzang's face was even heavier: "Before the poor monk leaves, he should have found a map—who knew that Tianzhu would go to the Between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo? From the Tang Dynasty to Tianzhu, the poor monk walked for four years (departed in the second year of Zhenguan and arrived at Landa Temple in the fifth year of Zhenguan). If he went to Tubo, it would take him a year. It's a pity that it doesn't come to pass... The poor monk didn't know there was such a road until he got to Nivala.

If the poor monk had prepared enough back then, even if he didn’t have a map, he would have arrived at Nalanda Temple (Xuanzang’s destination) long ago, even if he didn’t have a map. Why did he waste so much time on the road?It's a pity, it's too late to regret. "

"Eh..." Li Zhen was speechless, and he didn't know what to say. Could it be that this road looks a little closer, but the danger is doubled, if you really know If you leave this road, maybe you will die on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

You have made a big circle, it seems that you have taken a long way, but this route is actually the route of the Silk Road, and it is also the route where Buddhism entered the Central Plains to spread the Dharma. It is a relatively safe area, and since this is a commercial route, There must be a lot of business trips. In comparison, the safety is still very guaranteed.

In contrast, it is much more difficult to cross the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Not to mention altitude sickness, but to cross the Himalayas under the current conditions, it is simply courting death, okay?

Do you know how many people died in the wedding team and the wedding team when Songtsan Gampo married Princess Chizun of Nipoluo?

There are more than 300 people. You must know that there are only 3000 people from the two parties, including the welcome team and the send-off team. One-tenth of them died in this round trip.

That is still in a situation where there are many people and everyone supports each other. If you go alone, no one will know where you died.

"Forget it, the past follows the wind. Since it has passed, let him go. No matter how much you regret it, you will never come back." Xuanzang saw it, and after a wry smile, he asked again: "It's just that the poor monk is still here I have a question I would like to ask His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

Li Zhen nodded slightly, and said: "Master, it's okay to ask, as long as I can answer, I will know everything."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xuanzang clasped his hands together, and asked a question that was beyond Li Zhen's expectations: "What the poor monk wants to ask is, can Buddhism still exist after the Yindao incident?"

It's not that he didn't make preparations. Before he left, he had already learned the whole story through the nearby temples, and probably guessed the fate of Buddhism in the future—and this was the main purpose of his visit to Li Zhen. , I want to ask Li Zhen's subordinates to be merciful and let Buddhism live.

"Oh?" Li Zhen frowned slightly, and asked strangely: "Why did the master say that? Isn't Buddhism a good existence? Why did the master ask this king?"

He was also very surprised in his heart, he originally thought that Xuanzang might question himself, but he didn't expect that he would ask such a question.

"Your Highness, don't fight with the poor monk." Xuanzang said frankly: "This time the Silver Island competition, the Buddhism has indeed gone too far, not only hiding the armor privately, but also fighting with others for a little yellow and white things. , The Buddha's heart is tainted, which not only ruins decades of practice, but also kills countless lives, causing the loss of life and adding countless dead souls to Lingnan.

His Highness used tigers to devour wolves, and used the aristocratic family and Confucianism to destroy the century-old foundation of Buddhism. After this battle, the vitality of Buddhism was greatly injured. With the sins committed by Buddhism this time, His Highness and the current Holy One, I am afraid that they will not let Buddhism go so easily, right? "

"The big thing is worthy of being a high-ranking monk. It is accurate to look at the problem. You guessed it right. Although I don't know what the father thinks, but this king has such a plan." Now that Xuanzang pointed it out, Li Zhen will no longer Concealment: "The blood dragon guards under the king's command have already begun to distribute to various places, preparing to investigate the sins of Buddhism. When the time comes, this king will eradicate Buddhism and uproot this evil cult that harms the world."

"What?" Xuanzang's complexion changed wildly, he got up abruptly, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, what is wrong with doing things? There is no doubt that the Buddhist sect made mistakes this time, but it was the fault of the disciples. The Buddha itself is not wrong. They It is persuading people to be kind, there is nothing wrong with that.”

"Really?" Li Zhen squinted at him: "The king asked you, Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all living beings? Is there a mistake in this statement?"

"Of course not." Xuanzang replied without thinking. This is the most basic teaching of Buddhism, and it is absolutely impossible for him to object.

"That's interesting." The corners of Li Zhen's lips curled up slightly: "Since all living beings are equal, why is the caste system so rampant in Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism? You Buddhist disciples didn't warn you when you saw that people were divided into three, six, or nine classes. Those superiors?"

"This..." Xuanzang was speechless. It was very difficult to answer this question. Naturally, he himself could not understand this system, but in the caste system, the top Brahmins were monks and nobles. The direct beneficiaries of the caste system, how could they break this rule?

"Your Highness does not know that although Buddhism originated from Tianzhu, Buddhism has declined in Tianzhu itself, because Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all beings, which is completely opposite to the caste system. Therefore, although the status is still respected, the people believe more in Brahmanism, because Hinduism supports the caste system, so it is more supported by the rulers.

As for Buddhism, although the inheritance has not been broken in Tianzhu, its influence is no longer enough to affect the implementation of national policies-it is not that Buddhism does not want to abolish the caste system, it is really powerless. After thinking for a long time, Xuanzang finally found a reason, but he was not lying. The life of Buddhism in Tianzhu was indeed not good. More than 2000 monks from [-] countries held Buddhist and Taoist conferences for him), but he supported Buddhism only to prevent the Brahmanism from dominating, but he did not mean to abolish the caste system, nor did he have the courage to abolish it—— Believe it or not, if he abolished the caste system one day, someone would attack him with arms the next day?

"It turns out that's the case, so it makes sense." Li Zhen nodded pretending to understand, but then shook her head: "However, this king will not give up on my plan. It is a rare opportunity to knock on the door of Buddhism. This king will not let it go easily, so don't try to persuade me any more."

Chapter 657 Buddhist Association (1)

Chapter 20 Buddhist Association (1)

Hearing Li Zhen's words, Xuanzang was actually relieved, because the meaning in Li Zhen's words was obvious, Buddhism was doomed to be hit, but Li Zhen would leave a way for them to survive, and would not kill them all. With this guarantee, , Xuanzang knew it in his heart.

"Then, what step are you going to take, Your Highness?" After thinking about it, Xuanzang asked again, still a little uneasy.

"This..." Li Zhen pretended to think for a while, and then said: "Forget it, since I have already said it, let me tell you everything, this king can leave a trace of incense for Buddhism." But don't take chances, Since this king wants to knock on the door of Buddhism, he will definitely knock it to the end, and he will never tolerate the treacherous and evil people.You are a Buddhist virtuous yourself, so you should be very clear about what the current Buddhism looks like, a well-known ancient temple, but let them turn it into a place to hide filth.

So don’t blame me, let alone persuade my subordinates to be merciful. As long as the information handed over by the Blood Dragon Guard is true, one of them will count as one. Pass. "