When I heard Chen Maocai's stern "stop". The beggar immediately left his footsteps, was slightly stunned, turned his head and said with a smile: "I don't know this master, is there anything that has not yet been explained?" ”

Chen Maocai used his bright eyes to take a closer look at it, paced this square step, and walked over, picking up a piece of loose silver that he didn't know if he pulled it down, or if someone else pulled it down; Looking at his bright eyes, when he screamed, he threw the piece of loose silver into his broken bowl and said, "Your silver has fallen."

The beggar was also slightly stunned, and replied with a smile: "Thank you for the reward!" ”。“ It's okay else, I'll go," the beggar asked.

"It's okay, let's go" Chen Maocai replied casually. Just look at this beggar who is still vigorous, humming a song, dashing and dashing, and the background is far away......

The three of them, seeing that they had regained their composure again, continued to return to the building.

"Why do I feel that this beggar is weird, what are you doing running to us in the middle of the night?" Chen Maocai also asked thoughtfully.

"What's so strange about this, this beggar has been here for a decade or two, and he is still like this, there is a problem, something has happened a long time ago......" Zhou Zeng lay down on the bed, sighed, and returned.

"But also, he can be a beggar and sleep!" Wang Xuance, who was tired after a day's work, lay down on the bed, put down such a sentence, and fell asleep......

So, as the night deepened, the three of them gradually fell asleep......

On the other day of such hospitality, the old king still treated all the members of the Tang Dynasty delegation calmly and luxuriously, either feasting or chatting. And also from the current status quo of the five Tianzhu, talked about the history of the past and the future structure; Although everyone has a pessimistic mood about the continued development of Buddhism in the five Indias, as long as it comes to the matter of this relic, the old king has a kind of wit and a kind of vigilance......

The royal city of Sang and many countries is still as prosperous as before, walking on this street, from time to time you can also meet the merchants from the Tang Dynasty, which also makes Wang Xuance and others feel a lot happy. There is no deeper friendship than meeting people from home in this foreign land. The same ancestry and the same language can't help but bring people closer to each other, and this can be regarded as the benefits and effects of the southern route of the Silk Road since it was opened......

At this time, I saw a merchant from Longxi, and when he knew that they were envoys of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately bowed his hand and wanted to bow down. Wang Xuance hurriedly grabbed him: "They are all from their hometown, this is all polite, it is not easy to meet you in this foreign country." ”

Looking at Wang Xuance, who was so humble and polite, the merchants in Longxi were also full of joy and said: "I really thank you for the opening of this Tang Fan Road, if it weren't for your several envoys to India, I would have to go to the Western Regions to sell materials to these five days." Not only are there many countries that pass through, but the security is sometimes greatly reduced, and after the opening of this Tang Fan Road, it will pass through these countries in the middle, and the political situation is very stable, and the distance is also a lot closer."

In a word, Wang Xuance also replied with a smile: "All this has to be grateful for Your Majesty's merits, and I just obey Your Majesty's orders, as long as you can earn money and pass safely on this road, I am satisfied." ”

A simple encounter, a simple conversation. Wang Xuance also encouraged them with endless joy; On the one hand, it is happy for the prosperity of this trade, and on the other hand, because of this road, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty has spread far and wide. Through this mission, it has been clearly felt that the respect and familiarity of these countries for Datang is far better than before, which is the reason for the country's strength......

After a while, Wang Xuance and others were almost recuperating in this Mulberry and many other countries, and at the same time replenished the necessary materials. Therefore they packed their bags and prepared to set out again, this time with only one purpose, to reach this tribulation country.

After bidding farewell to the old king, the party continued to ride their horses and whip south. After this Cangyun Pass, you will arrive at this Qu Bi Shan Na country, in view of the fact that there are not too many Buddhist relics in this Qu Vi Sha Na country, so it is to simply meet the king of Naraund, submit the credentials, explain the intention, and then continue to go all the way to the south.

After some time, we arrived in this evil country, which used to believe in Brahmanism, so naturally there is no Buddhist remains. The king here is still Lahad, and when he heard that Wang Xuance and others had arrived, he was also warm and generous. Everything seemed so solemn and warm, so they rested here for a while, and then continued on their way south.

In both countries, they could clearly feel the words of the old kings of the Sang and many countries, as well as the current state of Buddhism and Brahmanism. On the way south, they walked and chatted. I only heard Zhou Zeng say: "Big brother, after so many years, when I heard the words of the old king, I was still skeptical, but I didn't expect that this was really the case." ”

"Yes, do you remember, when we first came to this evil country, we saw how fierce the debate was between the Buddhist monks and the Brahmanical monks in this teahouse and wine shop, but now, this situation is difficult to find traces." Chen Maocai said along with his words.

"Yes, yes, of course I remember, at that time I wanted to go up and ask them what they were debating, they all earned red faces, spitting stars flying around, but there was still no sign of moving, I was in a hurry, I was in a hurry, I was in a hurry, I ......"

"Haha, yes, I was still stopped by Maocai at that time." Wang Xuance also said along with their words......

Then Wang Xuance changed his words again and said: "In all dynasties, you have died and I have risen, risen and fallen, constantly changing and changing, not to mention this religion? In the past, Buddhism and Brahmanism were evenly divided, but now the balance has shifted in favor of Brahmanism, but this does not necessarily seem to be a bad thing for us. Wang Xuance pondered this and said.

"Yes, the rise or fall of a religion is not something we can decide, just like a thing, in the final analysis, it depends on whether it is suitable for the people who are there. If this Buddhism could not meet the needs of the people in these five Indias, it would naturally decline, and this Brahmanism happened to be able to provide these spiritual sustenance, then it took advantage of the situation and took the initiative and arose," Chen Maocai also analyzed with his words.

"This sentence is to the point, this is the truth that water can carry a boat and can overturn a boat, there is no mass foundation, and naturally it will be separated from morality, and the people will betray their relatives and leave," Wang Xuance replied affirmatively.

This should be the conclusion that Wang Xuance has drawn from careful observation of everything he has encountered these days. Indeed, this is true in this statecraft, and it seems to be true in this religion. As long as it is not a cult and does not brainwash the people, when its own teachings deviate or are not suitable for the people of this period, it will naturally die.

Editor's note: Once again, there is a notion of statecraft, and when it comes to the decline of this religion, the demise of Buddhism in India seems to be becoming clearer......

(End of chapter)