However, it is said that after Tang King Li Shimin came back to life, in addition to amnesty the world, the release of palace maids, and the holding of water and land conferences, the first thing to do was to feast on the boat.

"I don't want the virtuous brother to have great powers, run rampant in the underworld, and be a real hero. Li Shimin sighed again and again.

Feng Zhou smiled slightly: "This is my natural power, I don't know when I have mana, some people say that I am the reincarnation of Tianzun, and some people say that my old demon borrows the corpse to return the soul." ”

The two laughed.

During the banquet, Li Shimin took the initiative to raise the personnel exchange plan by a few grades, and then said: "Brother Xian, you and I have a great grace to continue life, which is unforgettable, in addition to Tang Ming's communication and integration with each other, I also have a word to ask for." ”

Feng Zhou said: "Brother, please speak." ”

Li Shimin said: "I have a sister, who is the twelfth daughter of the first emperor, the eldest princess of Huainan, whose name is Chengxia. The country is fragrant, virtuous and virtuous, and can be the wife of a virtuous brother, I don't know what the virtuous brother wants?"

Regarding Li Shimin's sending his sister to the door, Feng Zhou naturally would not refuse, so he said: "Since you are a princess, Feng Zhou thanks my brother for being considerate." will definitely be able to treat each other as the Golden Sacred Palace, and the harem is full of Tang style, and what the princess sees when she travels will only be the culture of the Tang family. ”

Li Shimin was happy in his heart when he heard this, of course he understood that this was Feng Zhou showing him his determination to completely sinicize the Ming Dynasty.

Being able to sinicize a foreign country, Li Shimin naturally has a sense of achievement.

So the two emperors quickly finalized a plan for intermarriage. To be exact, it is a kiss.

Once the matter of peace and affinity is decided, it will be more convenient for the cultural and personnel exchanges between the two countries.

Feng Zhou stayed in Chang'an for more than a month, and after the list and materials for rushing to Daming were completely finalized, he returned to Daming.

As for the princess of the Tang Dynasty and the rich dowry, she was escorted by Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and she needed to walk slowly behind.

Zhu Zicheng is 50,000 miles away from Yumen Pass, and it is within easy reach to return to China by boat, but the 500 guards under him have to go for more than three months. This is also because the country used a large number of Tibetan prisoners of war to build a gallop road.

As for the send-off team under the command of Li Daozong, I am afraid that it will take a year to go on the Chidao Road.

Zhenguan thirteen years, the age of his own si, the third day of the first month of September, the good day. Buddhism was ordered to hold a water and land conference, elected Chen Xuanzang as the great exposition master, gathered 1,200 monks, all in Chang'an City Huasheng Temple to perform the wonderful scriptures. The emperor has already finished the dynasty, handsome civil and military officials, take the phoenix chariot, leave the Jinluan Treasure Palace, and go to the temple to make incense.

Chen Xuanzang, a virtuous monk elected by Buddhism, whose real name is Jiang Liu'er, came from a rough background, but you have profound Buddhism, and everyone does not know that it is the reincarnation of my Buddha's son-in-law, Rahula, who is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, and is the first in secret practice.

But he was a Buddha, only listened to him recite the Dharma, expounded the scriptures, and the witty words were like flowers, and the ministers of the court listened to it as if they were fascinated, and they were inspired by the Dharma, and their hearts were peaceful, and there was no intrigue and intrigue.

A preaching of the law attracted everyone's praise, and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and hundreds of civil and military officials came to listen to the lecture every day, which attracted Chen Xuanzang's reputation to spread far and wide.

However, it is said that Guanyin Bodhisattva of Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea, who has received the Buddha's decree and visited the good people who have learned scriptures in Chang'an City, has not met a real virtuous person for a long time. Suddenly, I heard that Taizong preached good fruits, elected high monks, opened a conference, and saw that the master of the altar was Jiang Liu'er monk, who was the Buddha who came down in bliss, and the elder who was originally sent to reincarnation, the Bodhisattva was very happy, so Guanyin and his disciple Hui'an Xing turned into two scabies monks, holding the treasure along the way to sell, and the price was extremely high. happened to be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty passing by, and when he saw her two treasures, he led him to see Taizong. This Bodhisattva is just playing tricks, knowing that these two treasures are for Xuanzang, where do you want any money? After two or three sentences, the two treasures will be given away and used by Xuanzang for free.

Speaking of Xuanzang's teachings, the master was on the stage, reciting the "Sutra of Life and Death" for a while, talking about the "Anbang Tianbao Seal" for a while, and announcing the "Persuasion Exercise Volume" for a while. The scabies monk who Guanyin had transformed suddenly approached, patted the treasure platform and shouted, "That monk, you can only talk about Hinayana teachings, but can you talk about Mahayana?"

???????? When Xuanzang heard this, he was overjoyed, turned over and jumped off the stage, and bowed to Guanyin: "Master, the disciple is unsightly and sinful. The monks in front of me all talked about the Hinayana teachings, but they didn't know what the Mahayana teachings were. ”

???????? Guanyin said: "Your Hinayana teachings cannot exalt the dead, but only the vulgar and light. I have the Mahayana Buddhism Sanzang, which can transcend the deceased and ascend to heaven, overcome the suffering of others, cultivate immeasurable longevity, and be able to do nothing and come and go. ”

???????? In the middle of the lecture, there was a Sixiang inspector who hurriedly played Tang King Li Shimin and said: "The master was talking about the wonderful law, and he was torn off by two scabies wandering monks and talking nonsense. When Taizong heard this, he led the crowd out to watch, and when he saw the two monks, he felt a little familiar, thought about it, remembered it, and asked, "Are you the monk who gave the robe the day before yesterday?"

???????? When Guanyin saw the emperor, he did not bow down, but replied, "It is the poor monk." What does Your Majesty have to say?"

???????? The emperor said, "Since you have come here to listen to the lectures, why are you talking nonsense with my master, disturbing the scriptures, and misleading me about Buddhism?"

???????? The Bodhisattva said, "Your master is talking about the Hinayana teachings, and the dead will not ascend to heaven. I have the Mahayana Buddhism Sanzang, and I can get rid of death and suffering, and my life will not be bad. ”

Li Shimin asked with joy: "Where is your Mahayana Buddhism?"

???????? Guanyin said: "In the Daxi Tianzhu National Leiyin Temple, my Buddha can solve the knot of a hundred grievances and eliminate the disaster without vain." ”

???????? Li Shimin said: "Do you remember?" Guanyin nodded, and Li Shimin said happily: "The teacher is leading, please come to the stage to speak." ”

???????? At this time, Guanyin and Muzha appeared in their original bodies, drove auspicious clouds, and stood in mid-air. Panicked Li Shimin bowed to the sky, all the civil and military knelt on the ground to burn incense, the monks and nuns in the temple were vulgar, and the scholars and craftsmen were all in the temple, and no one did not pray. Guanyin lightly opened his lips and said: "King Qi, where my Buddha in the West comes from, there are Mahayana scriptures and three Tibets, and the distance is 108,000 miles. If there is a high monk who can get back, he can surpass the ghosts and gods, become the foundation of eternal hardship, get the golden body and fruit, and bless the country forever. ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, looked around and said, "Who is willing to receive my will and go to the west to worship the Buddha and ask for scriptures?"

In fact, it is not someone else's turn to do this.

Here Chen Xuanzang is in charge of lecturing the scriptures, Guanyin manifests the spirit, and says the Mahayana scriptures, and the emperor wants people to ask for the scriptures, so he Chen Xuanzang has to come out.

Of course, if he didn't want to suffer from the westward journey, he could bow his head and remain silent, but in the future, his prestige in the Buddhist gate and the court would plummet, and his reputation would be ruined.

Chen Xuanzang thought about this problem clearly for a while, came out of the crowd, and saluted in front of the emperor: "The poor monk is not talented, I am willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, seek the true scriptures with Your Majesty, and pray for the eternal stability of my king's country." ”

Tang King Li Shimin was overjoyed, and then his eyes flashed, and he stepped forward to help him up and said: "The mage can be loyal and virtuous, not afraid of long journeys, trekking mountains and rivers, I am willing to worship you as a brother." Xuanzang thanked him. Tang Wangguo is very virtuous, so he went to the temple in front of the Buddha, and Xuanzang bowed four times, and was called "the holy monk of the royal brother". Xuanzang thanked him and said: "Your Majesty, what kind of virtue can the poor monk have, dare to be favored by heaven? If you don't go to the western heavens, you won't be able to follow the scriptures, and you won't dare to return to your country even if you die, and you will fall into hell forever. "Take incense in front of the Buddha and swear by it.

Li Shimin said: "Brother Yu, I occasionally got the 'Northern Silk Road Landscape Map', and I will deliver it to you, you just need to follow the map, I think you can arrive in the west in the shortest possible time, and seek the true scriptures." ”

Xuanzang thanked him.

After Li Shimin drove back to the palace, Li Jing, Xu Maogong and others admonished: "Your Majesty, the 'Northern Silk Road Landscape Map' is a map given to Your Majesty by the Ming Emperor, which describes the geography of the mountains and rivers in the Western Regions, how can it be easily given to the monks who learn scriptures?"

Li Shimin laughed: "That's just a sketch of Yan Liben's description, how can the real map be easily handed over to my royal brother? ”

At this time, the imperial front was not only Li Jing and Xu Maogong, but also generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Hou Junji, and Su Dingfang, as well as ministers such as the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng.

Not to mention the ambition of the Tang Dynasty monarchs, after Feng Zhou returned to Zhu Zicheng, a guard came to report: "A monk came from the west, with a big belly, a smile, and talked about the scriptures, which attracted hundreds of people to listen, and everyone worshiped him as a holy monk." ”

"Oh?" Feng Zhou raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since there is a holy monk in the dust, I want to see it." ”