The group rode their horses and whips all the way, walked leisurely, and after leaving the city of Patan, they arrived at the outskirts of this city of Lumbini in more than ten days. But seeing that Chen Maocai was still the same as when he was on an envoy before, he took out the "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" written by Master Xuanzang and saw that this catastrophe was more than Luo Va's blockade of the country. Although this is also an ancient country, it has long belonged to the name of this Nibora country.

"Lao Chen, why don't you say it, quickly explain to the big guy, this is the birthplace of the Buddha."

"Alas, it's really a thing, the once prosperous place was already dilapidated when Master Xuanzang arrived, let alone what it would be like now?"

"What's going on, tell us in detail" Xiao Liu involuntarily came up and asked.

And Wang Xuance also followed the members of the many Tang Dynasty missions, pricked up his ears and listened quietly. I only listened to this Chen Maocai, and explained to them like this: "When Master Xuanzang arrived, the recorded ancient calamity was more than 4,000 miles away from Luo Va, and there were more than a dozen empty cities, all of which were already barren, and the capital had also collapsed, as for the scale is not very detailed. Although you can still see the old palace city, and this palace city is still very large, with a radius of fourteen or fifteen miles, and it is all made of bricks. The walls are also very tall. ”

"But......" he said here, he paused deliberately, ready to whet their appetite.

"But what, say it quickly......" This anxious Zhou Zeng entered his trap again, urging him to tell it quickly.

"I won't say, what do you do to me......" Chen Maocai deliberately bought the guanzi.

Looking at his hippie smiling face, Xiao Liu took advantage of his inattention to snatch the Tang Dynasty Western Regions Record. Chen Maocai immediately glared at him in surprise: "Okay, you little six, grab it from me again." ”

"Who told you not to continue reading, I'll tell you" said without looking at Chen Maocai's helpless expression, so he continued to read it to everyone......

"However, this palace city has been empty and barren for a long time, the population and people in it are very small, even so, but the land here is still fertile, suitable for planting crops according to the season, the climate is suitable, the people are mild, there are more than 1,000 temples in the past, but unfortunately they are all dilapidated, only near this palace city, there is only one temple, and there are about 30 monks."

"Ahem, it's really a thing, the ruins of more than a thousand temples are all deserted, and there is only this one temple left, about thirty people" Wang Xuance couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, it seems that this Buddhism, as King Deva said, has become more and more unaccustomed to the soil and water in these five Indian lands," Chen Maocai said as he spoke.

In just half a day, they arrived at the city of Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. As Master Xuanzang said, although the land here is fertile, most of the fields are barren because of this sparse population; There were only a few scattered people working in the fields.

So Wang Xuance stopped, walked to a man who was working the edge of the field, and asked, "Little brother, why is such a good field barren?"

Hearing these words, the people who were working immediately put down the hoes in their hands and said to them: "Look at your outfits, it looks like you are from the Tang Dynasty."

"It's not a secret, we are the Tang envoys who sent envoys to other countries on the orders of His Majesty" Wang Xuance bowed his hand and returned.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful" The little brother also hurriedly bowed back.

"Alas, the envoy doesn't know anything, I heard that the monk who came over to teach the Dharma said that our small country is not as wide and big as your Tang Dynasty. When the population grows and the two countries become rich, they naturally need food, and if we have more food, they will naturally come and plunder. And if the people do not give, they will burn and loot. This has been the same truth for many years, and when the people are rich, they will be robbed; The people were weak, but they were safe. Therefore, we would rather let the fields be barren and grow enough food for ourselves, so that the government will not worry about it, and we will live in peace. Shorten this and abundance time as much as possible. ”

Hearing his words, Wang Xuance and the others were also slightly stunned. Suddenly, I seemed to understand the fundamental reason for the desolation of these places: it was precisely because the land was fertile that there were more people, and naturally more food was planted, but in these five Indian lands, the country was not big, and there were many wars, and in the end, there were burning, killing and looting, and the people were naturally less; Now, the city of Lumbini has been baptized again by the flames of war, and it seems to have entered this period of depression again. Although there are few people, what the people are pursuing is no longer wealth, but working enough to eat for themselves, on the one hand, in order to avoid the attack of this military disaster, on the other hand, it is also to clearly tell the government that we don't have much food here, so you must not come to rob again.

This exposition was not only for Wang Xuance, but also for everyone, who never thought that such an exposition could be obtained in this foreign country. It seems that at any time, the people are actually looking for very little: food to eat, a place to live, and a peaceful life.

Although the King Deva had ruled the country in good order over the years, and the city of Lumbini was also one of the territories of the Devhara, it never changed the perception among the people, after all, the land of the five Indians had once again fallen into a state of fragmentation since the drowning of the King of the Rings.

Although he was also unintentional at that time, he had no choice but to do it, but even if he didn't do it, the people's lives would not be much better. In Datang, the people never thought that I would do less food and plant less land; What the people are thinking about is prosperity, that is, health, not only have fields and houses, but also can read and learn characters without worrying about food and clothing, and cultivate and read heirlooms!

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is the root of a unified country and a divided country. Only when the country is strong and not bullied can the people get the life they want. If the country is weak and is often robbed and bullied by others, this concept is naturally formed...... Although this concept may slowly change with the growth of the population, it is also deeply rooted over time......

Wang Xuance and the others also looked helplessly at these people who were working hard in the field, and smiled. This smile not only carries a trace of helplessness, but also a sense of unbearability and regret......

So, waving his hand, and without any extra words, he said goodbye to the people here. Lead the crowd along the deserted ancient road and continue towards the city of Lumbini......

As soon as I entered the city, looking at this barren city, it was no worse than what Master Xuanzang described in the Tang Dynasty Western Regions. When I was having mixed feelings, from the middle of this desolation and dilapidation, this voice came out: "Envoy of the Kingdom of God, wait a minute, Envoy of the Kingdom of God, wait a minute......

Who could this voice be? Please see the next ......

The editor said: The customs of various countries are different, the world needs peace, and only when there is peace will the people take the initiative to do many things; If there is a lot of war every day, it may be like the people described in this verse, it is not that we do not want to plant, but after weighing the pros and cons, we plant more, and the danger factor will be greater......

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