The old crooked-necked jujube trees on both sides of the official road, although they are crooked, but the overall look seems to point in one direction---- the west. As the sky gradually brightened, all kinds of merchants coming and going from the countries of the Western Regions also started to move, and the official road gradually became lively......

I saw that under the farewell pavilion on the side of the original official road of Wuling, there was a person standing quietly in the company of the little novice, as if waiting for something. When Wang Xuance led the crowd to the Wuling Plain, there happened to be a round of red sun, which sprinkled the sun on the farewell pavilion; Not only does it make this place look radiant, but it is also like the light of Buddha. And under this pavilion is none other than Master Xuanzang.

When Wang Xuance found that Master Xuanzang was already waiting here, he hurriedly flew off his horse and walked quickly to the farewell pavilion, bowed and said, "Master, why are you here?" ”

"If nothing else, I'll do it for you," Master Xuanzang said to him with a smile on his face

"Thank you, Master, Xuan Ce's trip has been another year and a half, and I can't accompany Master Master all the time, so I implore Master to take care of himself," Wang Xuance said to him sincerely. Then I couldn't help asking, "I don't know the Master, do you have a word for the five old people in India?" ”

But seeing this Master Xuanzang, he replied humbly and politely: "I am here for this matter, it was a state affair before, and it can only be negotiated in this Chang'an City." Today, on the one hand, I am here to see off Changshi, and on the other hand, I am to explain some private matters. People's hearts are flesh and blood, and the little monk has traveled to India for many years, who can be ruthless and unrighteous.

In those years, these kings treated me well, so I was often worried and grateful. I hope that when you arrive in these five Indias, you will take me to greet the kings of the nations, especially the king of the precepts and the king of Kumora, who have treated me very well and have fulfilled a small wish of mine. ”

"Please rest assured, this is a trivial matter, a gesture of effort. Xuan Ce will definitely bring these instructions to the kings," Wang Xuan Ce said to Master Xuanzang with a package ticket.

Hearing this, Master Xuanzang was also full of joy, and then turned around and took the high-quality Xinghua Village rice wine prepared from Xiao Shami's hand. He personally poured two black-glazed pottery bowls and said to Wang Xuance: "This is a bowl of vegetarian wine, and I am willing to drink it with Changshi, one for my Tang Dynasty, two for the common people in the world, and three for the peace of the nations."

Wang Xuance took the rice wine handed over by Master Xuanzang, and drank it all with the sound of "dry" from the two!

This refreshing rice wine flows down the throat and into the heart, although this is a bowl of practice wine, but it seems that it is not a bowl of practice wine, but an old saying that has been brewed for a long time.

In these words, it is not only the ardent expectation of Master Xuanzang, but also the ardent expectation of Li Shimin, the son of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty is powerful, not only is not a single soldier redundant, but there is no single soldier, and there will be a large-scale killing for no reason. Of course, Datang will not send a malicious envoy.

I still remember Li Shimin's words: Since ancient times, China has been noble, and I love it as one. Wang Xuance remembered such an entrustment and such an admonition, and opened the road to envoys to the nations in line with the principle that if people do not offend me, I will not offend others, and if people offend me, I will perish......

The wild geese returning from the north, the eagle that pierced the sky, sometimes fighting the gorgeous clouds, sometimes playing with the clouds, made the already beautiful morning seem quite agile. With the sound of majestic horses' hooves, a hundred sturdy Qinghai horses, carrying due supplies and gifts to other countries, walked along the official road in the direction of the Western Regions......

With the melodious camel bells, along the Hexi Corridor, all the way through Lanzhou, out of Liangzhou, through Suzhou, to this Guazhou, out of this Yumen Pass, to the boundary of the Western Regions. This road is along the busy Silk Road trade road, because of the political communication and harmony, so it is quite peaceful in the territory of Datang.

Groups of camels and horses loaded with goods make this trade channel between the East and the West quite lively. From time to time, they chatted with some businessmen who came and went. Not only did they feel the warmth and amiability of these businessmen, but they also became curious about some nascent terms. However, because I have never seen it, I don't know what it is, but with a heart to answer questions, I have been diligently exploring this.

When you arrive at this Yumen Pass, you can see that it stretches for more than ten miles, and it is quite majestic and majestic. Carefully ponder the boxy jade gate pass, but see that it is all made of loess ramming, the city wall is not only five zhang high, and there are two zhang wide. And above this city, a two-story wooden crane building with a Middle-earth atmosphere tells that this is the land of the Tang Dynasty......

Because this Yumen Pass, in a place of abundant water and grass, built a city and lived, so in this desolate Gobi Desert, it has become a place for merchants to travel between the East and the West, stopping for supplies. I saw that in this Yumen Pass, with the sound of camel bells, accompanied by the sound of people shouting and horses, as well as an endless stream of business travelers, and all kinds of envoys from various countries, all showed the prosperity of a big country.

When exchanging Guan Wen, the gatekeeper saw that it was an envoy from the Tang Dynasty, so he was also quite polite: I never thought that after many years, there would be an envoy sent by the Tang Emperor to envoy to the countries again, and the excitement also arose. But when the gatekeeper was exchanging Guan texts, he said to them: "After this Yumen Pass, although we have arrived at the countries of the Western Regions, Changshi can rest assured, this front is also the boundary of our Tang Dynasty."

One sentence made everyone smile. Out of this Yumen Pass, raise your eyes and look into the distance, but see this thousand-year-old pass, surrounded by swamps, ravines vertical and horizontal, the Great Wall meanders, the beacons stand tall, the poplar is upright, and the spring water is green. The red willow flowers are red, the reeds are swaying, and the Xiongguan Ancient Road complement each other, which not only makes Wang Xuance have mixed feelings, but also makes his nostalgia for the past arise spontaneously.

Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty came out of this pass twice and made immortal contributions to the country; The class of the Eastern Han Dynasty has traveled back and forth to this pass many times, and each time it is a pride and ambition, and has made immortal miraculous achievements, which is what a spirit and how brilliant.

Today, it can be regarded as leaving "home"......

Indeed, the gatekeeper was right. Because out of this Yumen Pass, although there is still a lot of distance from Gaochang Wangcheng Gaohe City, it has already arrived at Gaochang's hometown. This Gaochang hometown can be regarded as the land of the Tang Dynasty from a loose point of view......

With the sound of majestic horses' hooves, the group walked forward along the land of abundant water and grass. But I heard that this week I asked Wang Xuance with a trace of doubt: "Big brother, shouldn't this realm be Gaochang, why did the gatekeeper say that it is still our place in Datang!" ”

How will Wang Xuance answer? See the next section......

Knowledge: Before the Tang Dynasty, the wine used by the common people was rice wine or rice wine.

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