Throughout the biographies of people in Chinese history, the narrative is always a glorious side, and in the face of difficult circumstances, it may not be written in one stroke, or it may not be written. And the same is true of life, people pay attention to your brilliant times, and no one remembers your hard and difficult times.

In fact, difficult moments are not only worthy of being written, but also worth paying attention to; Because at this time, it is often more reflective of a person's resilience and ability to withstand pressure.

"Big brother, along the way, it is really as we said before, these five Tianzhu are indeed similar to ours, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty period, there are more than forty vassal states, large and small, each of which is one." Chen Maocai looked at the majestic Qunucheng and said to Wang Xuance.

"Yes, although I haven't seen this king yet, from some of the monarchs I have seen, as well as what I have seen and heard along the way, it seems that there are often many crises in such a power system." Wang Xuance said to them with a hint of worry.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhou Chen and the others looked at Wang Xuance in surprise and asked in unison.

Wang Xuance looked at the two of them, and then at the brothers who were all curious, so he said to them from the bottom of his heart:

"This king of the sun was conquered by virtue of his powerful force, and this is one of the reasons why Wutianzhu has been relatively stable in these years. Let's ask which country's army can prosper forever, throughout our Chinese history, there are only a handful of periods when the military was strong. After calculation, it has been supported by Qin for more than 30 years; The Han Dynasty was also in the forty years of Emperor Wu's reign. And behind this kind of strength, it is because there is a heroic hero. Although the Holisha Empire also has a generation of wise kings like the King of the Ring Sun, it has been more than thirty years now, and the princes of these countries have a lot of armies in their hands. When it reaches the end of the crossbow, it will definitely be full of wolf smoke again; You don't see, from the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, my Chinese land is exactly like this. ”

"What the eldest brother said is extremely true, the actual area of this Holisha country is not very large, just a radius of four thousand miles, this proportion is far smaller than our Zhou Tianzi in the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty at that time." Chen Maocai also said thoughtfully.

Seeing that everyone also roughly understood a general idea, Wang Xuance smiled slightly and said: "Forget it, don't talk so much, let's pack up and prepare to enter the city......"

Standing on this high hill, looking at the city of Qunu in the distance. The walls of the same color brick and stone are about twenty miles long and four or five miles wide; Backed by the Ganga River, the city was built along the river. The city walls are not only strong, but also tall and mighty; Three dry gates, one water gate distributed in four directions, appear tight and rigorous. I saw that people came and went in this female city, all kinds of peddlers and pawns, the river was endless, it was very lively, and it had the characteristics of Tianzhu metropolis.

After packing up and putting on a new one, the group rode their horses and whips towards the west gate of Qunu City.

After arriving at the gate of the city, these soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly greeted the Tang officials dressed in various official uniforms. Wang Xuance also immediately led everyone to turn over and dismount, and said politely to one of the leading generals with a smile: "We are the envoys of the Tang Kingdom to your country. ”

Under Dunzhu's translation, the soldiers also figured out what they meant. Hearing that it was the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, the leading general hurriedly returned the salute, and also replied with a smile: "The king has already given us an explanation, the envoy please." As he spoke, he made a gesture to welcome them into the city......

Wang Xuance and the others then followed the gatekeeper general into the city with joy and excitement. Look at this song in the female city, the pavilions and pavilions stand facing each other, the flowers and trees are ponds and marshes, bright and clear, and the strange goods from all directions gather here.

The people not only live and work in peace and contentment, but also live in an orderly manner. A variety of unknown flowers and fruits were placed on the stalls on both sides of the street, which attracted their curious questions, and the gatekeeper general also patiently answered them one by one. Zhou Zeng casually grabbed a middle-aged vendor, crystal clear rice, and smelled the fragrance of rice. Then he said to them, "Hey, this rice is so fragrant." As soon as the words came out, I turned my head to look and found that everyone had gone away, so I smiled helplessly, and hurriedly put down the rice in my hand and chased after it.

Walking on the spacious streets, you can feel the mild climate and experience the simple folk customs. The people here are not only beautiful and dignified, but also have more colorful and gorgeous clothes. With the imminent convening of the Uncovered Assembly, there are many more monks on this street than before. Listening to Dunzhu's oral interpretation, they also understood that these monks not only spoke clearly, but also had lofty opinions. Although there are also many Brahmans who emerge in the bustling crowd, the atmosphere between them and the Buddhists here is far more harmonious and harmonious than in other places.

Under the leadership of the gatekeeper general, it didn't take long for everyone to come to the gate of the palace of the female city of Qu. After explaining the intention, one of the attendants hurried to the inner sanctum.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wang Xuance and others took a closer look at the exterior of the palace. Although there is a palace wall to block it, you can vaguely see this building and the building, which is readily available. Many small buildings with Tianzhu style are the tallest and most powerful palaces in the middle.

Looking at this palace, he listened to Dunzhu explain to them: "This palace, translated as the Privy Palace, is the place where they perform daily affairs and receive ministers. Although it has gone through the vicissitudes of war, it has finally been expanded again in the hands of the King of the Ring of the Sun, so it has a completely new appearance." At this time, everyone looked at this gilded palace from afar, and the whole body was golden. Although it does not have the majesty and magnificence of Daxing Palace, it is very luxurious, and it does not lose the solemnity of this Holisha Empire.

With the transformation of time and space, the perspective came to this carved beams and paintings, and the golden and splendid Privy Palace Hall. I saw a monk in his forties sitting upright on a carved pier. Take a closer look, this monk is wearing a red robe, not only kind eyebrows and dignified appearance, but also makes people feel a sense of kindness and pleasantness. A pair of bright eyes reveal not only wisdom, but also a sense of peace.

On the couch at the highest point of the main hall, the old man in his sixties and sixties, with a dignified and atmospheric demeanor, wears a gilded crown, wears a gorgeous regular dress, and a piece of Shu embroidery and Suzhou embroidery are beautifully embellished on it, which also indicates that this is something from Sichuan. Pedal a pair of green cloud cloth boots, a gorgeous jade ornament wrapped around the waist, the decoration is just right.

I don't know what the two of them have been discussing. I just saw them, sometimes smiling, sometimes solemn, sometimes having some thoughts, and sometimes a little more bright and cheerful. Even so, I can feel that the old man in his sixties has a lot of respect for these monks in their forties.

At this time, I only listened to the attendants in the palace, and came to the middle of the hall with small steps, bowed down and bowed in person according to the mechanized procedure, and knelt on the ground to say: "King Qiqi, the envoy from the Tang Kingdom has been waiting outside the palace gate, asking for a summons." ”

This sixty-year-old man in gorgeous costumes is none other than the corpse Luo Dieduo who unified the various departments of the Five Heavenly Pillars, which translates to the King of the Ring of the Sun. Born in the Vedic caste, his real name is Xizeng, his father is King Guangzeng, and his elder brother is King Wangzeng.

After his brother Wang Zeng Wang inherited the throne as the eldest son, he governed the country with benevolence and virtue, which not only won the favor of the people, but also won the world's reputation. At that time, King Yue, the king of the Golden Ear Kingdom in Eastern Tianzhu, often told his ministers that there was a virtuous monarch in a neighboring country, which was a scourge to our country. So, he had a bad plan, deceived Wang Zeng Wang to go to the Golden Ear Kingdom, and killed him when they met. The entire country of Holysha was deprived of a king, and suddenly fell into chaos.

At that time, the kingdom argued with each other, and the position was high and powerful, so he said to the ministers: The second son of the first king, the younger brother of the deceased king, Xizeng, is merciful by nature, honors his parents, respects the elders, is close to the virtuous, and is fair to his subordinates, I want to ask him to inherit the throne, I don't know what you think. All the ministers admired the virtues of the prince and had no objections, so they prepared to support him to inherit the throne, but Prince Kizeng repeatedly shirked it.

Seeing that he was really unable to support the ministers, Xi Zeng could only turn to the Bodhisattva for help, and the Bodhisattva felt his sincerity, so he appeared and said: You were a monk in the famous mountain in your previous life, meditating and practicing penance, never slacking off, and with the blessings you have cultivated, you can be reincarnated as a prince, since the Golden Ear Kingdom has destroyed the Dharma, after you inherit the throne, you should rebuild the Dharma and make it prosperous, as long as you have compassion as your will and mercy as your heart, you can be the king of the Five Heavenly Heavens.

As a result, he was inspired by the Bodhisattva and inherited the throne and was called the King of the Ring Sun. Immediately after that, he commanded the country's army, trained soldiers, and relied on 5,000 elephant troops, 20,000 rattan cavalry, and 50,000 infantry, from west to east, after six years of campaigning, and finally conquered Wutianzhu, which has been unified for more than 30 years. Although it is not in good order on the whole, because of unification, the political situation is stable and the society is harmonious, and the life of the people has been better these years!

After the unification of the five heavenly pillars of the king of the precepts, he strictly followed the teachings of the Bodhisattva, greatly promoted Buddhism, and educated people's hearts. Courtesy Buddhism is the state religion, so there are many monks and celebrities. And the monk next to him is the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang, who has good courtesy, and he is also the master of this uncovered conference!

At this time, Master Xuanzang heard that an envoy from the Tang Dynasty had come to envoy. A trace of worry involuntarily rose from the depths of my heart. Why is there a hint of worry, it all started more than 20 years ago. At that time, it was the early years of Wude, and the unification war of the Tang Dynasty had just begun, not only were wars frequent, but the people were also displaced and the fields were barren. In order to have food to eat and avoid the scourge of war, many people went to the monastery to become monks, which caused the uneven quality of the monks.

By the middle of Wude, the world had been settled. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Households, there were more than 200,000 monks in the country at that time, and they also occupied a large amount of land and labor. Not only do they not have to pay taxes, but they also enjoy earthly offerings. Therefore, in the sixth year of Wude, Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, personally decreed that only one monastery should be retained in each state, the monastic property would be confiscated, and most of the monks would be forced to return to the laity. This is the Wude Buddha Destroying Incident.

It is precisely because of the chaos of the country in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties that it also caused the chaos of Buddhism in the monasteries, and the quality of the monks was uneven. Many monks do not learn and do not know how to do it, just to fill their stomachs, forget the original meaning of Buddhism, and distort the basic connotation of Buddhism, so it has caused constant disputes among various factions of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.

In order to overcome this dispute, in order to find the origin of the Dharma. Master Xuanzang, who was only twenty-five years old at the time, faced with the ban on not being allowed to leave the customs, fled all the way west to the Western Regions to seek the Dharma, which was very difficult along the way. Sleeping in the open air, accompanied by yellow sand, I never thought that it took two years, and after tracing back to the source, I arrived at this Tianzhu land. Over the years, he has not only traveled to Tianzhu countries, but also figured out the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.

But the road back to Tang seems to be very difficult. How is Datang today? Is Emperor Zhenguan good? What is your attitude towards Buddhism? If you return to Tang, will you be punished? All this is a matter of the unknown. In the face of all this, Master Xuanzang couldn't help but hesitate a little more, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was another chance.

I saw that the King of the Ring Sun smiled at Xuanzang and said, "Master, how about we meet this old man of the Tang Dynasty together?" ”

Master Xuanzang saw that the King of the Ring Sun treated the Tang envoy so sincerely, and he was also deeply gratified and replied: "Good"

As the palace attendants sang one after another, the three of Wang Xuance, Chen Maocai, and Zhou Zeng, after taking care of their official uniforms, under the guidance of the attendants, entered the main hall of the palace of the Holisha Empire ---- the Privy Palace!