Chapter 36: When I went to the royal city, I met again and threatened to conclude an alliance (II)

When he arrived at the main hall of the palace, Wang Xuance presented the Tang Dynasty letter signed and approved by Gaozong Li Zhi in a dignified manner.

"Wang Changshi traveled thousands of miles this time, bringing His Majesty the Tang Dynasty's repair of the national certificate, which is really a blessing for my Wuchang country," the king of Wuchang country smiled.

"Where is the king, my majesty the Tang Dynasty has conquered the four seas with benevolence and righteousness, no matter how big or small the country is, no matter how big or small, it has always been treated with courtesy, not to mention that the intersection of the two countries adheres to the intersection of hearts and hearts" Wang Xuance also said it piously, this Tang Dynasty has always been a national policy.

"What Changshi said is very good, I have always asked the countries of the Western Regions to call His Majesty the Tang Dynasty the Heavenly Khan, even so, my Wuchang Kingdom is also willing to respect Your Majesty as the Heavenly Khan!" So the king of Wuchang said what he had already wanted to say in his heart.

"Thank you, King, it's so good," Wang Xuance returned with a smile on his face.

Since then, this friendly covenant has been handed over between the two countries, and I saw that the king of Wuchang State wrote in his own handwriting after this national letter: "I, Wuchang State, I am willing to honor His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Khan of Heaven, and I am willing to send envoys to exchange envoys with the Tang Dynasty for mutual benefit and trade, so as to repair the good ...... between the two countries for ten thousand years."

But watching such a scene, everyone was also quite happy. It is precisely because this Wuchang country is located in the northwest of these five Indias, and after Tocharian in the north, it is not far away, which is the territory of the Western Turks. This covenant can be concluded so smoothly, on the one hand, because of the prestige of Wang Xuance in Wutianzhu, and on the other hand, because in the first year of Xianqing, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi ordered Su Dingfang to lead the Tang soldiers and Hui soldiers from the north to attack the Western Turk Shabaluo Khan, and ordered Taizong to lead the Western Turk Khan Ashina Mi and Ashina Buzhen to lead the old people to attack from the south. Su Dingfang first destroyed the Mukun tribe and captured more than 10,000 people, and then went to the west of the river (now east of the Ili River) to fight with the 100,000 army led by Sha Boluo, and defeated Sha Boluo, killing and capturing tens of thousands of people. As a result, all five crossbows were lost and all fell to the Tang Dynasty, and Sha Boluo fled westward.

At that time, Ashina Buzhen went out of the South Road, and Wulu heard that Sha Boluo was defeated, so they all surrendered to Ashina Buzhen. Su Dingfang led his division day and night to march through the snow to pursue Sha Boluo, and then killed, capturing tens of thousands of people, Sha Boluo fled to Shiguo and was captured. In December of the second year of Xianqing (657), Tang Gaozong immediately set up the two protectorates of Mengchi and Kunling in the hometown of the Western Turks. With Ashina Buzhen as the protector of the pond, he carried on the past and was the Khan, and led the five crossbows to complete the various departments. At this point, the Western Turks were completely destroyed. This is the battle of the Tang Dynasty to pacify the Western Turks that took place at the same time!

This news that shocked the Western Regions naturally also spread to this Wuchang country. On the one hand, because of the temperament of the Wuchang people, on the other hand, it is also for themselves to have a big tree to rely on. Therefore, the king of Wuchang immediately treated this Wang Xuance and others as guests and received them warmly.

"I don't know Wang Changshi, this visit to my Wuchang country, what else is there besides this treaty amendment?" The king of Wuchang asked them again.

"I can't hide it, since Master Xuanzang returned to my Tang Dynasty, my Tang Buddhism has flourished, and His Majesty and the Queen Mother also believe in Buddhism, so on the other hand, I have arrived at our five India to see the Buddha's ruins and sincerely worship the Buddha. It is precisely because there are many Buddhist relics around our Wuchang country that they came to us," Wang Xuance truthfully told him......

"Wang Changshi is very good, although the development of Buddhism in my Wuchang country is far less prosperous than before, but there are still many Buddhist relics, I think when I was a child, I was fortunate to see this Master Xuanzang, but also deeply moved by his sincerity, to this day is also a deep memory, often impressed by his perseverance." The king of Wuchang once again flattered......

In fact, in this society of the jungle, the fundamental reason why Wang Xuance can be so smooth is precisely because he was born in a good era, an era of strong national strength. And all this is not only because of the enlightenment of the Tang Emperor, but also because the monarchs and ministers work together to govern the country in an orderly manner. If he lived in troubled times, or in the late Tang Dynasty, I think all this would be absolutely impossible......

Hearing the king's words, Wang Xuance paused for a moment, and then asked: "When I was in the Tang Dynasty, I heard Master Xuanzang mention the supreme power of this Buddha's footprint stone, so another purpose for me to come this time is to take a look at this Buddha's footprint stone." ”

"So very good, in addition to this Buddha footprint stone carving, this Buddha Shadow Cave is also a good choice," the king of Wuchang Kingdom said with his words.

So, at the suggestion of the king of Wuchang State, Wang Xuan and others slightly modified part of the travel plan of this trip. When he heard that they were coming to worship the Buddha, the king of the Wuchang Kingdom insisted on sending high-ranking officials to visit with them; But given this flattering relationship, and the inconvenience of following an envoy from a host country. Therefore, he resigned from the king's good intentions.

With the end of the detailed negotiations, the king of Wuchang Kingdom naturally wanted to hold a banquet to entertain the envoy from the Tang Dynasty. So the banquet began in such a peaceful atmosphere and ended in an atmosphere of free conversation. During the casual conversation at this banquet, Wang Xuance and others also learned about the current specific situation of Wuchang from different aspects; Of course, the king of Wuchang also learned about the current grand situation of the Tang Dynasty through their words.

After the banquet, everyone was drunk and arranged to rest in this inn.

It's another day of tiredness, and I saw that after arriving at the post house this week, I jumped on the bed, and then lay down and said, "Oh, this day's day, it's really tiring." To tell you the truth, we have visited so many countries, and there is really no official of any country, the king, who can speak like this Wuchang country, which is really comforting. ”

"Comfortable? This is all a knife with honey in it, you don't look at this Wuchang country, up to the king, to the minister, down to the common people, basically a virtue. This king, in particular, said one good word after another. In fact, all this is because he is afraid of the force of our Datang! Chen Maocai, while taking off this clothes, said to them.

Mao Cai's sentence was very true, he thought that we did not know the current situation in China, but in fact, it was bad. Five months ago, our Majesty had just set up the two protectors of Mengchi and Kunling in the Western Regions, and this place was not far from the Wuchang Kingdom. He also felt this sense of crisis, so he made this move. Wang Xuance said to them as he cleaned up this thing.

"Good fellow, I said, he was so attentive to us, oops, it turned out that there was an exchange of interests," Zhou Zeng sat up and said to them.

Although the ultimate goal of state-to-state exchanges is to pursue heart-to-heart sincere exchanges. However, because the strength of the country is different, there are often big countries that bully small countries, and throughout this long history, it seems that only China is a country that has never been ready to expand, but also a country that has been engaged with each other, and is still a country that adheres to the principle that people do not offend me and I do not offend others!

(End of chapter)