Chapter 55: The Beggar's Death Shows the Direction of the Palace's Discussion of Relics (I)
I heard that this Wang Xuance said to Kumori that he was about to return to the Tang Dynasty. The envoys were also quite happy in the face of the sudden scene. Looking at Kumorira, who had already gone away. Chen Maocai took the lead in asking everyone's thoughts: "Big brother, are we really going home?" ”
"This is still false, it has been more than three years this time, this is also our mission to five India, the longest time, we should all pay homage, we should pay respects, we should also salute, it is time to go back." Wang Xuance immediately said these heartfelt words to them.
"Big brother, but what should I do with the task assigned by the queen's mother? Although we have been in India for more than three years, these two Buddhist treasures have not been found until now, so it is difficult for us to go back and explain them. Chen Maocai said to them without worry.
"I've thought a lot about this matter, just like the masters we met. This Buddhist treasure will go where he thinks he should go. Since we can't find it here, we might as well go home, everything is predestined! Wang Xuance immediately replied to Chen Maocai.
Heard Wang Xuance's affirmative words. Zhou Zeng was also very excited, dancing with his hands, like a child, bursting out with joy that he had never felt before: "I can finally go home, I can finally see Cui'er, I can finally see my child." ”
In the face of Zhou Zeng's abnormal scene, everyone also smiled, and with a happy mood, they crossed the Qinghai skull, walked back along the Tang Fan Road.
Yes, three years have passed, and this mission, from a subjective level, is to maintain the relationship between Datang and the five Indian countries. But from an objective point of view, it was to help the Empress Wu find these two Buddhist treasures, although she did not say it clearly at the time, and she spoke thoroughly; However, in the words and the earnest conversation, this is what it means. In addition, His Majesty the Emperor is quite fortunate to him, and when he was the envoy, he had already given birth to three boys for this Gaozong Li Zhi, and this kind of favor is incomparable to no one......
In other words, even if he has the ability to obtain these two treasures, in Wang Xuance's heart, they are also righteous and bright, and they will be brought back to the Tang Dynasty in a dignified manner; It is absolutely impossible to use force, let alone be deceived and abducted, just like this Buddha tooth relic, which was given to Datang by Master Jiexian.
However, they did not use such force, and never thought that this Buddha relic would disappear without a trace, where were they? Where did it go? Is it really hidden by some people with ulterior motives, or is it something going on? It is said that this Buddhism pays attention to the cycle of cause and effect, and pays attention to this cause and effect. But it's been three years, why hasn't this cycle of cause and effect been seen yet? Even if you let yourself meet, you know enough......
Up and down, a lot of days have passed. Along the way, they talked a lot, especially about the Brahmanical Kumarosh, and since the time they got along, they had thoroughly felt the charm of the five Indian patriarchs. Like this, how can a person who is not only proficient in Buddhism, but also knows Confucianism and Taoism in the Tang Dynasty not lead this Brahmanism, such a grandmaster, inspecting the entire current religious world, it seems that only Master Xuanzang can compete with him. It seems that this is also destined by God, this Brahmanism, in these five Indias; Buddhism is also doomed to decline in these five Indians.
On this day, I saw that they involuntarily traveled to this Magadha country. This Magadha kingdom, although it is also an ancient country, is also one of the sixteen great Buddha kingdoms of this Buddha when he was alive. In the past, Buddhism flourished unusually well, but more than 150 years ago, not only did Buddhism have withered away, but the country was annexed by the kingdom of Holisha, the king of the precepts. Because there are few cities and people live in the countryside, they are not prosperous at the moment.
Wang Xuance and others originally planned to travel to this Magadha country to the fullest, and the fundamental reason was that this Master Xuanzang had lived here for many years, and in his daily conversations, he also explained a lot of stories about this country; It's a pity that because of their deep homesickness, they don't plan to stay here for the time being, and have only one purpose, to pass this Qunu City and walk in the direction of Datang......
Over the years, although they have often maintained this high degree of vigilance, because of these five Indian lands, they all know the prestige of this Tang envoy and Wang Xuance. Therefore, once they encountered bandits or thieves, in order to find less trouble, they basically did not follow in the footsteps of this Prado, so Wang Xuance and others have traveled unhindered in these five Indias over the years, and it is very peaceful.
It's a pity that they never expected that a sudden incident would instantly make them highly vigilant. But seeing this group of people, walking leisurely along the official road, suddenly, a bloodied man appeared in front of him, limping on crutches. This bloodied man not only seemed urgent, but also urgent. But when he saw him, he shouted with all his strength: "Wang Changshi, Wang Changshi"
Hearing his low shout, Wang Xuance immediately followed the sound, glanced ahead, and found him already lying on the lawn. Suddenly, he also felt a lot of strange things, why did this person know himself. Plus he was ragged and covered in blood. So he slapped the Qinghai skull, and led the crowd to surround it. After turning over and dismounting, he fixed his eyes on such a look, not only Wang Xuance was surprised, but even everyone was surprised.
I saw that this Wang Xuance hurriedly walked up and asked, "What's going on?" ”
But seeing this ragged man, he held on to the last bit of strength and said to them: "Go to Dajue Temple, go to Dajue Temple......" As soon as his words fell, he had already lost his breath.
This scene suddenly made everyone stunned, what is going on? Go to Dajue Temple, why is this.
And who is this ragged man? In fact, he is the beggar who appeared in this Wuchang country. This beggar, on the orders of someone, has been following them for several years. A few days ago, because of the exposure of his whereabouts, he was hunted down and killed in this Magadha country, although he was strong in martial arts, but he was never able to withstand the crowd, and just an hour before this happened, he was found by the people who pursued him. Although he killed dozens of people, he was unable to withstand the large number of people, and was seriously injured and escaped. Because he knew the traces of Wang Xuance and others, he used his last strength to tell them about this Dajue Temple.
And the gang of people who were chasing him happened to have just arrived, and they were ready to kill him again, because when they saw the appearance of Wang Xuance and others, they immediately kept observing this in the dark, and did not dare to move forward again, and when they saw that the beggar was dead, they saw that this group of people who were chasing him left quietly under the signal of their leader......
(End of chapter)