"Who is the national teacher talking about?" The eldest grandson Wuji also came over curiously and asked.

"Don't you know when you get there?" Yuan Ziyan's eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, and he said in a slightly excited tone: "This is also Your Majesty's creation, and you can usher in a peerless monk at this time." ”

Everyone was extremely puzzled, because the character who can make the national teacher feel so emotionally must be extraordinary. But looking at the well-known monks in the country, they have basically come to the palace, which one of them is it?

Li Shimin has gradually improved under careful care, but he has always been in low spirits, and he always feels worried when he is approaching his twilight years, and his helplessness and desire for life are becoming more and more intense.

On this day, Li Chunfeng found Yuan Ziyan, his face was full of sadness, Yuan Ziyan hurriedly asked Wu Mei to make him a cup of tea, and asked puzzledly: "Chunfeng, what's wrong, my face has become a bitter melon." ”

"Oh, senior sister, why are you still joking with me like this." Li Chunfeng couldn't cry or laugh, and then sighed heavily, looked left and right, Yuan Ziyan hurriedly retreated from outsiders, Li Chunfeng lowered his voice and said, "Senior sister, there is something very tricky. ”

"It should have something to do with Your Majesty, right?" Yuan Ziyan's face also became solemn, because she knew that Li Shimin called Li Chunfeng over in the morning, and the two chattered for a long time, and Li Shimin didn't say anything to Yuan Ziyan afterwards.

"Exactly. Hey, in recent years, Your Majesty's health has been worried, and today he even ordered me to secretly make pills. Li Chunfeng frowned.

Yuan Ziyan was silent for a long time, Li Shimin was too confident, he didn't believe in God or evil. I am the only one in the sky and on the earth, but I didn't expect that even when I was old, I couldn't get rid of the emperor's fear of the passage of life, and I also had the mind to refine the elixir of immortality.

"Chunfeng. How do you answer? ”

"Hey, what else can I say, just say that the elixir of immortality, I only smell it, I don't see its shape, I can only slowly grope it, and first make some longevity health pills for Your Majesty." Li Chunfeng said.

"Hmm. You're doing the right thing. Immortality is originally a move against the sky, so you go first. I'll take care of the rest. ”

After Li Chunfeng left, Yuan Ziyan suddenly remembered that he didn't ask him how his recent love life was, how long had he been married, and Chu Linger's belly didn't bulge. So is this Ling'er. After marriage, I shut myself up in the house all day and did housework. I don't often come out and walk around.

But then again, he was as busy as a spinning top, and Chu Ling'er might not be able to find himself when he came. Let's not talk about these trivial things about giving birth, Yuan Ziyan got up and went to find Li Shimin.

Nothing has changed, Li Shimin is immersed in reading and reviewing the folds, two different points from before, one is that the tea is stronger, which is three times the amount when he was young. Use as a pick-me-up. On the other hand, Li Shimin's eyes are a little flowery. It's hard to see, and sometimes you have to take it far away to see clearly.

"Shimin, I'll ask someone to make you a pair of glasses, right?" Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.

"What are glasses?" Li Shimin asked suspiciously.

"It's just for you old men."

Yuan Ziyan was joking, but Li Shimin looked a little melancholy, rubbed the corners of his eyes, and sighed: "Time is not forgiving, in fact, this expedition, I returned early because of physical exhaustion, and I always feel cold." ”

"Shimin, there are some things that people can't escape. Just like in the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng was also afraid of life and death, and he had a good body, but he had to take any Jindan, but in fact, he was poisoned by heavy metals, and he should have lived for two more years, but he returned to the West ahead of schedule. ”

Li Shimin glanced at Yuan Ziyan dissatisfied, and said, "This Li Chunfeng dares to leak my secrets, the crime is unforgivable!" ”

"Hey, Chunfeng also knows the stakes well, so he came to me to ask for advice." Yuan Ziyan rubbed Li Shimin's shoulders and said: "Shimin, as the so-called self-cultivation and self-cultivation, it is actually good to have a spiritual sustenance. ”

"Is it possible that I want to become a monk?"

"Not really. However, what if there were 100 relics to accompany the monarch and let the Buddha bless him? Yuan Ziyan tilted his head and asked.

Li Shimin couldn't cry or laugh, lit Yuan Ziyan's head, gritted his teeth and said: "You, Buddha relics are hard to find, don't say a hundred, even if one can always accompany me, why not be afraid of life and death!" ”

"That's what you said, huh?"

"How?"

Before Yuan Ziyan could answer, suddenly the eunuch ran in, and before he could stand firmly, he came to chew on mud, and his lips were swollen and visible to the naked eye.

"Something to talk about slowly, what kind of system!" Li Shimin reprimanded.

"I guess that's a good thing." Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.

"What a great joy it is!" The eunuch was so excited that he grinned and began to cry, and reported while crying: "Your Majesty, it's been more than ten years, and the two royal brothers have returned!" ”

Royal brother? Li Shimin couldn't understand it for a while, and Yuan Ziyan reminded: "It's Xuanzang and Xuanyin." ”

"What? The two of them are back?! Li Shimin was shocked, got up suddenly, and asked repeatedly: "When did you arrive in Chang'an, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"The two royal brothers are very low-key, and when they entered the customs the day before yesterday, they were seized because they were carrying a large number of scriptures, and after inquiring, they learned that they were the two royal brothers. Your Majesty, they have come back alive! The eunuch wept silently.

Yuan Ziyan hid his face and wept, Li Shimin was also excited, his eyes were moist, he suddenly got up, and commanded loudly: "Quickly inform the ministers, and go with me to meet the holy monk!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Yuan Ziyan rarely bent his knees and gave a tearful salute.

"Ziyan, quickly follow me out of the palace, don't neglect the holy monk!" Li Shimin was extremely excited, considering that Xuanyin was Yang Shufei's younger brother Yang Gao, Li Shimin hesitated, but still ordered someone to inform her to go with her, which was a great honor.

Xuanzang's journey is 17 years, traveling nearly 50,000 miles west, the language barrier, the conditions are difficult, and the hardships can be imagined. Li Shimin led hundreds of princes, ministers, princesses, princesses, concubines, and thousands of royal forest troops out of the palace, and did not stop along the way, but went all the way to the west.

After nearly a day's journey, at dusk, at sunset, two thin men and two thin horses loaded with things finally appeared in people's sight.

The crowd was boiling, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help it, and cried out loud, seventeen years, how much loneliness and hardship have you endured, what kind of perseverance can support you to have today's return.

The two originally young and handsome faces were full of vicissitudes, and they were almost middle-aged but they were also very old, but their expressions were indifferent, their steps were firm, and they would not be confused because there were princes and nobles in front of them, nor would they walk slowly because they were full of harvest.

Li Shimin turned over and dismounted, greeted him personally, walked up to the two of them carefully, and everyone was sad. It can't be said to be skin and bones, but the eye sockets are deep, the collarbones are protruding, and the shabby monk's clothes are worn on the body.

"Poor monk Xuanzang!"

"Xuanyin!"

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

"The two holy monks don't need to be polite!" Li Shimin's tears of excitement flashed, and he turned back to beckon Li Zhi to step forward, Li Zhi knelt down: "Li Zhi has seen two holy monks!" ”

The prince knelt, and the rest of the people also knelt down with Qi Shushu, but the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji still kept peeking at Xuanyin, although the appearance has changed greatly, but it is vaguely recognizable that it is Yang Gao back then.

Yang Gao did not die in the Western Regions, which made the eldest grandson Wuji entangled, thinking that he would secretly send someone to strictly monitor him, although the Tang Dynasty has a deep foundation, but it cannot allow outsiders to cause trouble.

Xuan Yin subconsciously looked up to find the friendly and familiar face in his memory, but when he saw the bright face that was smiling with tears, he was in a trance for a while.

Time has not left any traces on her face, it is exactly the same as Aunt Yan in her memory, but she is herself, who looks older than her.

Yuan Ziyan nodded at Xuanyin, and Xuanyin returned the salute with his palms together, his face expressionless, but judging from his slightly trembling shoulders, he was still a little excited in his heart. Yang Shufei cried even more, she has been in poor health over the years, and it is inevitable to be hurt when she sees her relatives, but fortunately, everyone is shedding tears, and no one has noticed Yang Shufei's emotional changes.

Naturally outside the palace is not a place to speak, the group returned to the palace, ordered someone to serve the two holy monks to bathe and change clothes, and gave vegetarian food, so that the two of them rested, and then held a grand welcome ceremony at night.

After resting, the two monks really looked much better, their appearance was dignified, their eyebrows were kind, and they felt warm and did not have evil thoughts at a glance.

Li Shimin was in a happy mood, naturally his face was full of red light, swept away the haze, and asked: "Brother Yu has worked hard this time, can you also have interesting anecdotes?" ”

Li Shimin's intention to ask this question was actually out of political purpose, and he wanted to obtain first-hand information about the Western Regions, which would be very beneficial to future conquests or missions.

"Your Majesty, the poor monk will record the things he encountered along the way in his spare time, and then organize it into a book and present it to His Majesty in a few days." Xuanzang said calmly.

"That's great!" Li Shimin looked at Xuanyin, who was already middle-aged, and asked, "Brother Xuanyin, I don't know how you have gained from this trip?" ”

"Amitabha." Xuanyin first recited the Buddha's name, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, although Xuanyin is called Xuanzang's junior brother, in fact, his followers follow all the way, serve with heart, and dare not slack off." As for the harvest, it is inner peace, forgetting the previous edges, and being in the Dharma, calm and calm. ”

"Haha, what a calm and calm, well said!" Li Shimin was very happy, it seems that these words are not too special, they are nothing more than some feelings of Buddhists, but they are an attitude of Xuanyin towards his predecessor, which has been abandoned.

"Master Xuanyin, to be able to follow the holy monk to the west, the Buddha is not shallow, and you need to cherish it more." The eldest grandson Wuji reminded with a smile.

"Lord Eldest Sun, in my opinion, even if the Xuanyin is the Dharma you heard on the road one ear in one ear and one ear out, it is still higher than your comprehension in three lifetimes." Yuan Ziyan defended unconvinced. (To be continued......)