Chapter 1316: Wang Xuance Sacrifices Prisoners
Li Xiu worked in a relatively large company in his previous life, and the company had some overseas trade, so he also had dealings with foreign traders, and among these traders, the ones he was most reluctant to deal with were Indians, because these guys were full of running trains, and the business of 100,000 yuan could be blown into millions by them, and the business of millions was directly blown into hundreds of millions, and arrears of payments were even more commonplace.
At first, Li Xiu thought that it was just a few Indians, but after communicating with some friends, he found that this is almost a common problem of Indians, and he is invincible with one mouth, but if you let him do something practical, it is more difficult than killing him, of course, this may also be related to their religion, whether it is Buddhism or Hinduism, debate is an important talent, for example, Xuanzang relied on a good eloquence to debate thousands of people at the Buddhist conference, and became famous in Tianzhu.
Po Mei was born in Hinduism, and he is also the highest-ranking Brahmin, and his eloquence is naturally not bad, otherwise he would not be crowned a national teacher, and after he knew Li Xiu's identity, he was even more of a lotus flower, and praised his skills, such as in addition to the art of live burial, he was also proficient in the art of immortality, not only did he live for more than two hundred years, but also allowed the dead wood to spring, and the beasts to come to the court, etc.
Li Xiu naturally didn't believe in these so-called supernatural powers of Po Mei, and the so-called supernatural powers performed by Po Mei were also very ridiculous in his opinion, not as magical as he said at all, and some of them were seen through by Li Xiu at a glance, at most it was just to fool the ancients, of course, Po Mei's ability to be buried alive and immortal was real, which was also what Li Xiu was most interested in.
However, Li Xiu didn't spend too much time on Po Mei, probably after finding out his details, he also immediately got up to say goodbye, Wang Xuance and Jiang Shiren also sent each other in person, Li Xiu returned to Chang'an in a carriage, but did not go home, but went directly to Sun Simiao's medicine concept.
"Horse, why are you in a hurry to summon me from Luoyang?" As soon as Li Xiu came to Yaoguan, he saw Xuanzang sitting opposite Sun Simiao and asked him with a smile, only to see the two sitting opposite each other, with a chessboard in front of them, and tea was still hot on the charcoal stove next to him, which looked very leisurely.
"This time there is a very important thing that needs your help, I originally wanted to go to Luoyang in person, but because of the urgency of time, I want to go out again, so I can only ask you to run, no, I just came back from the field, and I immediately came to see you." Li Xiu also stepped forward with a smile at this time and said, he knew that Xuanzang was busy translating Buddhist scriptures now, but this time the matter was really important, so he could only invite the other party to come once.
"I'm also very curious, what is it that needs the help of an outsider like Xuanzang?" Sun Simiao also said curiously at this time.
"In fact, this matter is exactly related to Tianzhu, just two years ago, the king of the sun died, and as a result, the Northern Tianzhu was in turmoil, and it happened that our envoy Wang Xuance of the Tang Dynasty arrived there, but he didn't expect ......."
At that moment, Li Xiu told Wang Xuance and others what happened to him, but when Xuanzang heard the news of the death of the King of Jieri, he couldn't help but show a gloomy look on his face, and he also read the scriptures in his mouth, as if he was overspending the King of the Ring of the Sun, speaking of which, although the King of the Ring of the Sun has been dead for two years, because it is too far away from the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang did not receive any news in advance.
Then Li Xiu talked about Po Mei again, especially focusing on Po Mei being buried alive, originally he thought that Xuanzang might have heard of Po Mei in Tianzhu, so he shouldn't be too surprised, but Sun Simiao should be very surprised, but what he didn't expect was that Sun Simiao was the same as Xuanzang, and he was very calm from beginning to end.
"Daochang Sun, Xuanzang may have heard of such a thing, but why aren't you surprised at all, have you also heard that someone can be buried alive and not die?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask Sun Simiao curiously in the end.
"Haha~, it turns out that there are still things that the horse doesn't know, but it's not surprising, after all, you are not a Taoist, you may not have heard of the art of Bigu, as for the monk you said, although it is magical, but in my opinion, it is just a peculiar Bigu." Sun Simiao laughed out loud when he heard Li Xiu's words.
"Bigu? Is there really anyone in this world who can live without eating or drinking for a long time? Li Xiu asked curiously when he heard Sun Simiao's words, but he regretted it as soon as the words came out, after all, that woman could live for so long without eating, drinking or breathing, and it was not surprising that Taoism had such a similar kung fu.
"Although there are some differences between the Taoist Bigu and the live burial technique in yoga, there is no difference in essence, both of them are through cultivation to achieve a peculiar state of their bodies, so that they can live for a long time without drinking or eating, just like frogs and turtles hibernate in winter." At this time, Xuanzang also smiled and said, he was very knowledgeable, he knew the Taoist Bigu as early as before he went to Tianzhu, and he was not surprised to see someone buried alive and not dead when he was in Tianzhu.
"Just now the horse said that when the woman was buried alive, her body was no different from a dead corpse, in contrast, when our Taoist opened the valley, she could sit and walk like an ordinary person, so it seems that our Taoist is superior!" Sun Simiao was a little proud at this time, in fact, he himself was proficient in Bigu, and sometimes when he felt unwell, he would also Bigu for a period of time, but Bigu was a Taoist secret art and had never been passed on, so Li Xiu had never seen it.
"The Taoist Bigu can indeed maintain his sanity, but the Bigu can only maintain a maximum of 200 days without eating, in contrast, the Tianzhu monk who is proficient in yoga can bury himself alive for several years, even decades, and after resurrection, he still maintains the situation before he was buried, without any aging, which is not comparable to Bigu." Xuanzang also smiled at this time and said, he didn't mean to get along with Sun Simiao, but on a case-by-case basis.
"Turning yourself into a thoughtless stone will naturally last longer, but it doesn't make any sense at all!" Sun Simiao retorted a little unconvinced when he heard this.
"Haha~, there will be gains and losses, and Sun Daochang doesn't have to care about this small difference, but it is indeed very magical that Po Mei can be buried alive and immortal, in addition, I also want to ask Brother Xuanzang, on the Tianzhu side, there are many people like Po Mei who can be buried alive, is there a way to crack his magical powers?" Li Xiu opened his mouth to mediate at this time, and at the same time asked Xuanzang.
In fact, whether it is Bigu Technique or Live Burial Technique, in Li Xiu's understanding, it should be through a peculiar method to make the spirit and body reach a magical state, just like an animal hibernating, so that the body's consumption of energy is minimized, and even a state of suspended animation, so that you can not eat or drink for a long time.
"Yoga is almost a compulsory course for Tianzhu monks, and even Buddhism has many people who are proficient in this kind of exercise, I have learned some when I was studying in Tianzhu, but it is very difficult to achieve the realm of being buried alive and immortal, and even I have only seen a few people in Tianzhu for more than ten years to reach this realm, as for the way to crack this magical power, I don't know." Xuanzang also frowned at this time and replied, he didn't understand why Li Xiu asked for a way to crack it?
"It's a problem that you can't solve it, but it doesn't have a big impact." Li Xiu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard Xuanzang's words, and then arched his hand to Xuanzang and said, "Xuanzang, there is something that may need your help, this matter is related to the stability of the people in the world, and I hope you can help me!" ”
"The horse is polite, if there is a place where the poor monk is needed, the horse should be ordered!" Xuanzang heard Li Xiu's words and immediately straightened up.
Seeing Xuanzang agree, Li Xiu also laughed happily, and then chatted with him for a while, and then got up to say goodbye and returned home, and he had just returned home, but the eldest grandson Wuji came to the door again, and the two conspired in the study for a long time, and finally the eldest grandson Wuji said goodbye and left.
Just when Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji conspired, Wang Xuance and his party finally returned to Chang'an, originally sent to foreign envoys like him, after returning naturally there were officials from Honglu Temple to receive them, but Wang Xuance was a little special, after all, he was destroying a country, and he also brought back more than 10,000 prisoners of war, in addition to more than 20,000 cattle and horses, and a large number of property to be dedicated to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin likes this kind of thing to promote the prestige of the country the most, so when Wang Xuance and his party returned to Chang'an, they specially sent the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and Honglu Siqing to greet him in person, and summoned Wang Xuance on the same day to ask him about the process of destroying Tianzhu in the north of the sky, and Wang Xuance also told his own experience.
As a result, Li Shimin also listened to the eyebrows and danced, and on the spot he added Wang Xuance as the doctor of Chaosan, this is from the official position of the fifth grade, you must know that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty is only the third grade, so Wang Xuance directly entered the ranks of middle-level officials from low-level officials this time, and he is still young, maybe he can be promoted again in the future, so as to enter the ranks of important ministers in the court.
After Wang Xuance finished telling his experience, he offered the prisoners of war and trophies he brought back, most of which were the concubines and princesses of Alonashun, as well as the children of the nobles of Beitianzhu, in addition to a large number of property, and even a lot of animals unique to Tianzhu, such as elephants, one-horned rhinos, etc., these rare birds and beasts will be sent to Li Shimin's Beiyuan to raise, but because of the different climate, these animals generally do not live for a few years.
Li Shimin was not very interested in these women's belongings and the like, at most he felt a little novel about those rare birds and beasts, but he didn't say anything special, and in the end, Wang Xuance finally offered the monk and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has returned a strange person from Tianzhu this time, with thaumaturgy, and the minister also specially brought him to His Majesty!" ”