The eldest grandson Wuji's face was blue and white for a while, but it was not easy to see everyone like a woman, so he snorted and didn't answer.

As Xuanzang's most admired junior disciple, Xuanzang naturally didn't want the Buddhist saints to be slandered by the laity, and reported: "Your Majesty, this time the poor monk and his junior brother traveled a long distance, died nine times and died, passing through one hundred and ten countries, and finally arrived at the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, the holy land of Buddhism, and obtained the true scriptures, fortunately returned to their homeland and spread good news. ”

"Brother Yu will tell me what you have learned!" Li Shimin said with great interest.

"There are all kinds of Theravada doctrines, and this time I came back, I also brought 7 gold and silver Buddha statues, and 657 scriptures."

After finishing the words, the room was in an uproar, this is a big gain, but Xuanzang's next words were even more exciting, only to see the two brothers get up, and said respectfully: "The luck of the Tang Dynasty, the luck of Your Majesty, the luck of the people, the poor monk has only been preaching the Fa for a few years, the Buddha's grace is vast, and he has retrieved one hundred and fifty Buddha relics!" ”

There was silence in the room, everyone held their breath, and even Li Shimin's eyes widened, the relics are rare, not to mention the real body relics of the Buddha, there are still so many, you heard it right?

"Your Majesty, it is indeed one hundred and fifty grains, and they are in good condition, like pearls and jade, breathtaking!" Xuan Yin couldn't help adding.

Coaxed, people boiled, this is unprecedented good news, the ministers bowed again, saying the glory of the world, the blessing of the Buddha compliments.

Good, good! Except for these words, Li Shimin almost didn't say anything else. Don't say that the king is out of shape. In this case, the people who are wooden are the real pathetic.

"Where are the relics, can you take a look?" Li Shimin said in a trembling voice.

"Naturally, but none of you have fasted. You can only look at it from afar, and you must not desecrate the relics. Xuanzang reminded.

Then, Xuanzang groped in his arms for a while, and it seemed that he had always been carrying it close to his body, which was very precious. only heard a stabbing sound, Xuanzang also tore open the inner lining, which turned out to be sewn inside. Only then did he carefully take out a delicate small box, pure gold inlaid with seven treasures.

That's right, it's such a luxury.

The size of a fist. The workmanship is exquisite and luxurious, in stark contrast to Xuanzang's simple monk's robes, Xuanzang carefully put it down on the high platform, and took out one of the jade boxes.

Li Shimin hurriedly ordered someone to get the glass plate. They are all royal treasures. It was very clean, but Xuanzang still wiped it several times carefully, and then poured out the relics in the jade box.

Everyone couldn't help but come over, and Yuan Ziyan was even more amazed. This kind of treasure is very strange, only Buddhist monks can burn it, as for what is the mystery of it, no one has been able to crack it so far.

These relics vary in size. Some are as big as pearls, and some are as small as grains of rice. Colorful and colorful, it actually blocked the worldly brilliance on the side.

Li Shimin led everyone to bow down, and Yuan Ziyan also knelt down, secretly praying in her heart that the Buddha would bless her and allow her to go home safely.

After saluting, Li Shimin came closer to watch carefully, his mouth was slurking, and his heart was itchy, but he didn't dare to touch it.

"Hey, this relic is so special?" Li Shimin pointed to one of the bright red relics and said, the size of a soybean, like a drop of water, the whole body is bright red, but it is extremely clear, which can reflect the bottom of the glass plate.

"It should be a blood relic." Yuan Ziyan said.

Li Shimin was surprised, and hurriedly looked at Xuanzang, who continued to nod approvingly: "National teacher Gaojian, this is a blood relic, a rare treasure that is rare to see, a sacred relic of Buddhism." ”

Oh! Li Shimin sighed very much, blood can be turned into relics, which is unbelievable and admirable.

"Brother Yu, you have returned from the scriptures, and your merits are immeasurable, and I will reward you well!"

"Your Majesty, Xuanzang is old, I don't know how many years I can live. However, these scriptures, Buddha statues, especially Buddha relics, are extremely precious, and please ask Your Majesty to properly place them. Xuanzang said.

"It's nature." Li Shimin's head was a little hot, and he couldn't think of an idea, so he said to Yuan Ziyan: "How does the national teacher think it is more appropriate to place it?" ”

"The sacred relics of Buddhism naturally have to be taken care of by a special person. Buddhism says that saving a life is better than building a seven-level floating temple, and a seven-level floating temple should be built to store Buddha relics. Yuan Ziyan said.

Xuanzang and Xuanyin looked at each other and smiled, in fact, they were looking forward to it too, after all, the cost of building a seven-story pagoda was not a star, not to mention the incomparably cherished Buddhist relics.

"As for the name, I think you two should have the answer in mind, right?" Yuan Ziyan asked with a smile.

Xuanyin clasped his palms together and saluted, and said, "The poor monk has a suggestion, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

"Tell me about it."

"It's better to call it the Big Wild Goose Pagoda."

"Oh? What's the point? Li Shimin asked.

Xuanyin smiled and said nothing, Xuanzang thought about it, and said: "When I was in Tianzhu, the poor monk once heard a saying that the tower was made into five layers through the stone mountain, and the bottom layer was made in the shape of a goose. Senior brother, but that's why it's called the Big Wild Goose Pagoda? ”

Xuanyin said with a smile: "Senior brother, do you still remember that in the past, you and I were trapped in the desert, and we didn't find a water source for ten days and ten nights, and we almost died. ”

"Ahh Xuanzang's eyes were filled with tears, he looked at the sky with his palms together, and said gratefully: "Just when the two of us were almost dying of thirst, suddenly a flock of geese flew in the sky and circled above, as if they were on the road. The two of us struggled to get up, and after half a day, we were indeed in a desert oasis. ”

"It was the Bodhisattva who made the wild goose the road that allowed the two of us to escape the doom. Great kindness and great virtue should be remembered with wild geese. Xuanyin also looked a little excited when he mentioned this.

"Gratitude is the root of man." Li Shimin nodded meaningfully at Chong Xuanyin.

As for the later Big Wild Goose Pagoda, designed by Xuanzang himself, with a total height of more than 60 meters, it has both the typical square pavilion style of the Central Plains, and just the right integration of the architectural style of Tianzhu Pagoda, in the view of the time, the nature is exquisite, incomparable.

After 1,400 years of ups and downs, earthquakes and other natural disasters, the top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the body of the tower have been damaged to varying degrees, but they are still standing, which can be called a miracle.

Xuanzang declined the invitation to live in the palace, in addition to being busy with the supervision of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the other thing was to translate the Buddhist scriptures invited from Tianzhu one by one.

With so many Buddhist scriptures, it is absolutely difficult to complete it by one person's strength, so Xuanzang Xuanyin selected outstanding monks from all over the country to enter Beijing to engage in translation work.

In the eyes of outsiders, the monks are pure hearts and few desires, and they go deep into the simple world, but when they heard the news, they still poured into Chang'an City like a spring, and for a while, Chang'an City was full of monks.

Li Shimin repeatedly ordered that the monks should not be disturbed, and the local rich should also make offerings in a timely manner, and these monks should not be wronged. The monks all rely on the fate of the people, and basically have no money, so although Chang'an is overcrowded, there are more monks and less money, and many merchants complain about the hardship, but there are also some small disturbances.

In the end, under the personal selection of Xuanzang Xuanyin, hundreds of people were selected for the scripture translation team, divided into ten groups, and the leaders of each team were naturally outstanding and carefully selected Buddhist elites.

Xuanzang and Xuanyin became the most sought-after stars in Chang'an City at that time, of course, many princes and nobles wanted to take the opportunity to win over and send a lot of items, but the two were unmoved and devoted themselves to work, and the items were used for usual expenses.

Li Shimin also made a small Big Wild Goose Pagoda according to the drawings, and the weight of the gold consumed was not actually the main thing, the key was that it took nearly 50 top goldsmiths to complete it after three months.

Is it a splendid can be described, Li Shimin was very satisfied with this, and ordered to create a batch of gold and jade jewelry to be sent to Xuanzang.

This golden pagoda was later used to hold relics, and Buddhist believers from all over the country, including nearby Asian countries, came to worship, and the prosperity of the end of Zhenguan was also related to Xuanzang's scriptures to some extent.

Xuanzang's return has successfully transferred all the contradictions at home and abroad, and the financial income of Chang'an City has skyrocketed, and as many as 40,000 students from various countries have come here.

What is the ratio? It is said that it is easy to meet a foreigner in the capital now, right? In Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, foreigners were everywhere, even in various industries, all wanting to learn the culture of the Central Plains and hoping to develop their own economy.

Xuanzang's contribution to the Tang Dynasty and Asia to the world is huge, and Li Shimin also began to calm down after his fanatical admiration, because he found a problem, that is, Xuanzang's power began to become very large, so big that there was no boundary.

At that time, all the Buddhist believers in the Tang Dynasty wanted to worship Xuanzang as a teacher, and there were more than 100 people kneeling outside the temple every day, which shows its fanaticism. After this storm subsided, Xuanzang was also famous, and his own disciples and the disciples led by his junior disciples all had more or less subtle connections with the princes and ministers.

If Xuanzang gives an order one day, the responders will not only be 100,200,000, but millions of them!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't be happy again, the emperor's suspicions couldn't be changed at any time, and he was always afraid that others would snatch his throne.

Fortunately, Xuanzang's mind is not above fame, he is deaf to the overwhelming praise and compliments, and he uses all his thoughts on work, and he is even tired and sick.

Li Shimin took this opportunity to visit the temple, Xuanzang's meditation room was very simple, except for the basic daily necessities, there was no other decoration, at this time he looked sick, and he was still struggling to write.

"Brother Yu, it's a long time coming, don't get tired." Li Shimin stepped forward and said with concern.

Xuanzang saw someone coming in, hurriedly tidied up the monk's clothes, and went down to the ground to salute: "I don't know that Your Majesty's national teacher is coming, and I will miss the welcome." But the slow progress of this Big Wild Goose Pagoda makes His Majesty dissatisfied? ”

"Why, I heard that my brother is unwell and I can't sleep and eat, so I came to visit."

"Your Majesty has a heart."

"Mage, we didn't come empty-handed, and we have gifts to give." Yuan Ziyan shook the thing in his hand as he spoke. (To be continued......)