For both of them, it was a headache; But for Princess Wencheng, it's a piece of cake. But seeing her smile happily, he said to them: "You, you don't have to give anything, there is no shortage of gold and silver treasures, brocade clothes and jade food in the Tang Dynasty." No matter how expensive or not, you only need to send something that Datang doesn't have. ”

Listening to the words of Princess Wenchen, the king of Deva immediately understood the meaning, and an idea that had been conceived for a long time was reflected in his mind. Seeing such a big change in Tibet, he naturally had no intention of playing. Under his three pleadings, he originally wanted to bring back some craftsmen from the Tang Dynasty from Tibet; But Songtsen Gampo regarded this as a treasure and refused to give in at all.

King Deva smiled helplessly. However, with the approval of Princess Wencheng, he can send a skillful person to come to Tibet to study. So, with great joy, the king of Deva hurried back to the city of Patan, which is a mud borak.

After returning to this Patan City, he immediately asked the very flexible and resourceful minister Germain to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty not only with full sincerity, but also with something that the Tang Dynasty did not have.

Then again, because these things happened a year ago, Sharma, the envoy of the state of Kamobo, arrived in Chang'an two days later. Germain, the envoy of this mud bharata, also took a delegation of more than a dozen people to Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

This Germain, since he was born in Nibora, has never crossed this snowy plateau. Until now, seeing the prosperous atmosphere of Datang, I really have the feeling that the old lady has entered the door of the mansion, and I look left and look forward to it.

According to the usual practice, under the leadership of the soldiers, they also went to the Honglu Temple to report to the guest office. Honglu Siqing immediately reported the matter to Li Shimin. I heard that another envoy had arrived, and it was the Nibra country that had sent Wang Xuance to the envoy before, so I was also full of joy. So he made a decision on the spot: it was decided to meet them at the great court meeting on the 15th.

As time passed, it came to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is not only the 21st year of Zhenguan, the first major court meeting to deal with state affairs, but also according to the convention, all officials above the ninth rank in Beijing need to participate.

One of the highlights of this court meeting was naturally to meet with the envoys of the two countries. Because Master Xuanzang had traveled to these two countries, he was also specially instructed by Li Shimin to come to participate.

As a result, the Tang Dynasty, full of poetry, brought his confidence and calmness; At the beginning of the new year, we began to welcome distinguished guests from two foreign countries.

I only heard a small yellow door singing loudly: "Sharma, the envoy of the country of Kama, and the envoy of the country of Nibharat, German."

As the singing continued, the two envoys, under the guidance of the small yellow gate, walked along the steps into the Taiji Hall of the Daxing Palace. In the face of such a grand, solemn and solemn scene, the envoys of the two countries were also deeply impressed by the weather of this great country.

According to the proper etiquette, after the prostration. Li Shimin asked with concern: "The envoys of the two countries have come to my Tang Dynasty, I don't know if I can get used to eating and living these days?" ”

Facing the emperor of the Tang Empire, who is quite majestic and high. The envoys of the two countries were very moved when they heard such intimate greetings. Therefore, he replied: "The abundance of Datang products is really beyond the reach of our country; The food and lodging are very good, thank you for your concern."

So Li Shimin continued to ask with a smile on his face: "I don't know why you came this time?" ”

At this time, I only heard that Sharma, the envoy of the Gama Wipo Kingdom, was the first to return: "I, the king of the Gama Wibo Kingdom, King Kumora, have known Master Xuanzang since I became acquainted with him; Hearing the master's story about the Tang Dynasty, I was very yearning; Therefore, foreign ministers were specially sent to the Tang Dynasty to repair the goodwill of the two countries. ”

In the middle of the conversation, when he saw that Sharma waved his hand, his attendants placed the fire beads, tulips, linden trees, and a number of rare cultural toys on the main hall in a dignified manner, and then he continued: "This is a gift to your Majesty, King Kumora, on the one hand, to congratulate Your Majesty on your twenty years on your accession to the throne, and on the other hand, to beg Your Majesty to live a long life and be as blessed as the East China Sea. ”

Li Shimin glanced at this tributary gift, and then listened to his congratulatory words, which was also very useful. Therefore, with a bright smile, he nodded and said: Thank you for me, the king of your country, I have accepted all these gifts; At the same time, I ask you to bring you the same greetings as the king."

Seeing that Li Shimin was so happy, this Sharma then played: "There are still two things that the foreign minister wants to play Your Majesty."

"If so, let's talk and listen together."

"I, King Moro, since Master Xuanzang preached the Dharma to our country, the whole country has embraced Buddhism. It is a pity that the "Mahayana Theory of Belief" written by the holy monk Ma Ming of Tianzhu has been lost in Tianzhu, and my king has been looking for a long time, but he has not found it. I heard that this book has been passed to the Tang Dynasty, if there is a book, my King Wanwang can help translate it into Sanskrit, so that it can flow back to Tianzhu. Another thing is that my king told Master Xuanzang that the "Tao Te Ching" that is widely circulated in your country is also practiced, and I also hope that it can be translated into Sanskrit and spread to my country! ”。

Hearing the words of the envoy of the Kama Wave Kingdom, Li Shimin immediately asked Master Xuanzang: "I don't know if we have this "Mahayana Theory of Belief" in our Tang Dynasty? ”

"Yes, it has been more than a hundred years since Master Zhendi translated it into Chinese, and it can be found in our Datang." Master Xuanzang replied affirmatively.

So, Li Shimin immediately announced in court: "With the Hongfu Temple Translation Institute, translate the "Mahayana Theory of Belief" and "Tao Te Ching" into Sanskrit, and specially order Yan Liben to make ten portraits of Lao Tzu, and after the translation of the scriptures is completed, they will be passed on to the country of Kama Wibo. ”

When Sharma heard that Li Shimin agreed so readily, he immediately bowed his head and thanked His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for his hospitality.

Looking at this, the Tang Emperor agreed to Sharma's request for Li Shimin, and all the treasures paid tribute were also accepted. Germain, the envoy of this mud bharata, not only had a lot of envy, but also a strong sense of inferiority.

In fact, the king of Dewa had already discussed this tribute with Princess Wencheng in the Potala Palace at that time. These items are not only not available in Tibet, but also in Datang. Although King Deva also had a lot of doubts at that time? Is this really okay?

But with Princess Wencheng's understanding of His Majesty, it is enough to insist on letting him pay tribute to these items. Looking at Princess Wencheng who is so determined. When King Deva returned home, he began to make arrangements.

Although the Germain he chose was very flexible and clever, in the face of such a large country, and such a luxurious tribute from the country of Kamo, and he did not understand the good intentions of King Deva, he couldn't help but feel a lot of shabby.

In the face of such an ordinary and ordinary thing in Nibora, can it really win the favor of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? So, a big question mark was reflected in his heart......

What is it about Nibrata that makes his own envoys feel this way? See the next section......

Knowledge: According to the records of the old and new Tang books, in the spring of the twenty-first year of Zhenguan, the country of Nibra and the country of Kamo sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the names of the envoys are not clearly recorded.

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