When Wang Xuance led everyone and bid farewell to King Dewa, the group rode their horses and whips across the Ganga River and arrived at the boundary of the Northern Tianzhu. Today's Northern Tianzhu is already a relatively unified confederation according to the interpretation of King Deva and the Nibharata ministers. The entire Tianzhu Peninsula not only believes in Buddhism, but also believes in Brahmanism, and the two religions are interdependent, mutually restrictive, and mutually restrictive; You fight for me, no matter what equal, it's so lively.

No matter what religion you follow, in the final analysis, it's just a belief. That being said, when you enter the borders of other countries, you must follow the customs of the locals and respect their customs and habits. And this is also what Wang Xuance specially explained to them along the way, and everyone also understood the key point, so they did not have different opinions.

Today's Northern Tianzhu tribes have been ruled by the King of the Ring of the Sun for more than 40 years, and this King of the Ring of the Sun is also a heroic and strategic lord. Since the defeat of the Imperial Pole, he rode his horse and whipped the bank of the Jiajia River, led the 5,000 elephant army, and crossed the Jiajia River all the way to the east. Because it won the hearts of the people, this line is like chopping melons and vegetables, and in a few years, it has been under the command of the various departments of Northern Tianzhu, which were once divided. To this day, throughout the entire Five Heavenly Continents, more than 40 tribal vassal states, large and small, have submitted to him, so he established this Holisha State.

This country of Holisha is big when it is big, and small is also small. If it is larger, it encompasses not only the whole territory of present-day India, but also Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is said to be small because its actual control area is more than 4,000 miles, which is already a big country compared to the southwest Zhufan, but it may be the area of one or two counties compared to the eastern Tang Dynasty.

Then he is not considered to be the actual unification, but why should he say that he unified the five Tianzhu? It is precisely because he is a formal unity: the nations pay tribute on time, and the king of the ring is honored. In other words, just like the Eastern Zhou kingdoms, the king of the Ring Sun was like the titular Zhou Tianzi, and the Wutianzhu kingdoms were like Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin and other countries scattered across the land of China, but they were more authoritative than the Zhou Tianzi at that time.

Because this land of Tianzhu is quite humid and hot, with the breath of the land filled with Lingnan miasma, the group has a little bit of water and soil adaptation, fortunately, the two of them have some experience in this, and everything is fine after simple treatment.

With the improvement of everyone's complexion. But seeing this Wang Xuance chatting with Chen Maocai in his spare time: "Although this King of the Ring of the Sun is a generation of heroes, his attitude towards the Tang Dynasty is still unknown? Before I came, I heard that there was a monk from Dongtu who studied the Dharma here, but I didn't know who this person was. ”

In the face of his worries, Chen Maocai said: "All countries, no matter how big or small, as long as they uphold the concept of fairness and justice, will naturally have a place for us. ”

When Wang Xuance heard this, he was very reasonable. These days, when he encounters a knot that cannot be solved, he always wants to talk to someone, and this Chen Maocai is a person who is quite enlightened. This journey not only made him, but also made everyone feel a lot calmer!

Although these days, thinking of this Alonashun and Natama Dora, Wang Xuance has a headache. But fortunately, today, I have set foot on the land of this Holisha country, and I have personally experienced some of the grandeur of this Ring Sun Dynasty; Despite the crisis, as long as we strengthen our vigilance and adhere to the idea of fairness and justice, everything should be successful.

As the sky grew late, the sunset had also risen, and as soon as I entered the formal country of Holisha, I arrived at a place with many countries. But listen to this living map of Kampot to the people: "This Sam and many kingdoms were also conquered by the king of the Ring of the Sun in the early years, and became one of his vassals. This country is not very large, although the radius is only about a thousand miles, but the history is long, until now it has ruled this place for more than 500 years; Because of adhering to the basic concept of governing the country, the people have been quite well-fed in recent years. ”

When they learned about it, as it got late, the group entered the so-called royal city of Sanghe and many countries.

This royal city looks like it is not as big as a county town in Datang. That said, it looks quite exotic. I saw that these ordinary people were dressed in local coarse cloth clothes, which were not only simple and simple, but also clean and decent. The gorgeously dressed people who walk by on the street from time to time do not show the slightest sign of being rich or unkind, not only polite, but also generous.

I saw a ragged beggar walking in front of me, and after looking at them, he stretched out his shabby rice bowl. Zhou Zeng looked at him pitiful, so he casually threw in a piece of loose silver, this beggar looked at such a generous foreign guest, and after thanking him, he still returned to the corner of the wall where he often sits, quietly inspecting the pedestrians who came and went.

As they walked forward with their horses, they listened to Dunzhu explain to them: "The people of many countries in Sangji, because they believe in Buddhism and believe in karma, seem to be so honest and polite, even beggars. ”

Hearing him say this, Wang Xuance and others found out about them, and when they saw strangers, they would always put their hands together and give a courtesy. So Wang Xuance and the others also smiled and replied in return.

Seeing that Wang Xuance and his entourage were all wearing gorgeous silk clothes, and they were so polite in painting scoops with gourds, several soldiers patrolling the city immediately came over and blocked their way.

"Where did you people come from, where did you go, and what did you do?"

"We are from the Tang Dynasty, and at the behest of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we went to Qunu City to visit you King of the Sun, and we passed by here today and wanted to find an inn to rest."

After some translation by Dunzhu, these soldiers heard that Wang Xuance and others were all guests from the Tang Kingdom. Then he greeted them in the direction of the palace with a smile on his face.

This royal palace of many countries is not big, just like a courtyard the size of a county government in the Tang Dynasty, and the guards are only one hundred and ten.

At this time, the old king of Sangji was in this palace, looking through a Sanskrit classic that he had just found; When he heard the report of the guards, saying that the envoys of the Tang Dynasty were going to Qunu City to visit the king of the ring, they had already arrived outside the palace gate at this moment, and immediately decided to go out of the palace to greet him in person.

And behold, the king of many kingdoms of Sang, carrying a gilded scepter, came to the gate of this king's palace surrounded by his attendants. Although he is old, he is in good spirits, smiling and kind. Plus a very gorgeous costume, which looks very decent. However, at a glance, the king's clothes are embroidery from Suzhou and silk from Sichuan.

Being able to see such a familiar silk in a foreign country not far away, Wang Xuance and others instantly felt more cordial!

Seeing that the old king was so eager, everyone hurriedly bowed down to salute, and after a simple greeting, they were welcomed into the palace by the old king. Although the palace is not large, after hundreds of years of accumulation, it is dignified and generous, simple and atmospheric. Pavilions, carved railings, rare flowers and trees!

I walked a hundred or ten steps, and I arrived at the main hall of this palace. When Wang Xuance sincerely presented the national letter, the old king also took it uprightly, and when he saw that it was indeed the national letter of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately looked at the Tang envoy with admiration.

After the guests were seated, there was a little greeting. With the sound of food, all kinds of exquisitely made delicacies were presented. I've never seen anything like this before, but it's delicious to eat.

After dinner, it was dark. When they heard that the old king wanted to know more about the terroir of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xuance and others immediately took turns to explain it with great emotion. And when he heard that they wanted to know about the customs and habits of this mulberry and many countries, the old king also danced with his eyebrows and explained sincerely. With the deepening of the explanation, the two parties also shortened the distance, chatted happily, and showed a happy state.

During the conversation, Wang Xuance always felt that the old king was quite familiar with the customs of the Tang Dynasty, and when he was about to ask, he saw a soldier, who hurriedly came from outside and handed a letter in front of the old king. When the old king took the letter, his brow furrowed instantly; When I opened it, I saw that as expected, I sighed again and again!

Wang Xuance watched this scene and wanted to comfort him, so he asked by the way: "I don't know what happened to the king?" ”。

At this time, I only heard the old king say casually: "This prime minister, Alonashun, wants to increase the proportion of tribute." ”

Because this Mulberry and many countries are a small country, with a total population of more than 100,000 people, in the past, they often competed with several neighboring countries, although they did not hurt the country, but they killed and injured each other, and they have been struggling to survive in the cracks. Over the years, since the king of the Ring Sun unified the entire Northern Tianzhu with strong force, these countries have submitted to the King of the Ring, and there is no conquest, of course, the life of the common people is more peaceful.

However, the years of reunification were still good, and the annual tribute ratio was acceptable. However, since the beginning of the war, this Alona has been trying to increase the burden on the people since he was ordered by the king of the sun to administer several countries in the northern borderlands, and this is the fourth time that the tax has been increased. The common people have a hard time these years, although the rice is harvested three times a year, but there are fewer and fewer people who farm the land, and three out of ten are handed over to them every year, can the people be happy?

Although Wang Xuance and the others had heard a lot about the affairs of the Minister of State, Alonashun, they were embarrassed to take the initiative to ask anything in this foreign land, after all, this is the internal affairs of a country. However, the relatively onerous tax system is indeed very onerous, much stricter than the 15th levy of the Tang Dynasty. Because he was a foreign envoy, the old king knew that they could not do anything about these things, so he just ordered it, and kept humbly letting the people eat some snacks and fruits.

Looking at the old king's gorgeous dress, Wang Xuance was about to change the topic, so he asked: "I don't know that the king is wearing silk, but it's a local specialty?" ”

Speaking of which, the old king changed his mood in an instant. smiled slightly: "How can this be a local specialty, this is Shu embroidery, it is said to be a specialty of your Shu, and this embroidery is your Suzhou craft; This Tang Kingdom is really a magical country, anything can be made, you say that this cloth is really exquisite, much stronger than our local homespun cloth. ”

At this moment, Wang Xuance and others who listened to it were enthusiastic.

Then the king said: "I only knew that there was a country in the east, with a radius of thousands of miles, and I had never seen the real thing, and this silk has only flowed into us from Shu for thousands of miles in recent years with the pace of merchants, but the price is indeed very expensive!"

This is natural, because it takes a lot of time and energy to sell it from Shu to here, and Wang Xuance and others also understand how powerful it is. So he said: "Judging from what I said just now, the king also knows me quite a lot about Datang."

Hearing this, the king instantly replied happily: "This is all because, a few years ago, you had a high-ranking monk Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty, who traveled to our country, and he had a deeper understanding of your eastern soil."

Speaking of Xuanzang, Wang Xuance instantly recalled this quite familiar word in his mind, where had he seen or heard it......