Chapter 18: Great Men Become Gods
Then, Cheng Zhong talked about Princess Wencheng again:
In fact, this princess is not Li Shimin's biological daughter, she is the daughter of the Li family's distant clan, and in order to "make peace", she was named Princess Wencheng by Tang Taizong.
Princess Wencheng, who was only 15 years old at the time, was not only born beautiful and beautiful, but also read poetry and books, was erudite and talented, and was even proficient in textiles, planting, medicine, astronomy and other knowledge.
Princess Wencheng, who was not honorable in the first place, was selected by the court because of her appearance and knowledge.
She bravely accepted her fate.
She thought that she had to overcome the homesickness of being thousands of miles away from her relatives, the pain caused by the harsh natural environment such as the cold, dampness and lack of oxygen on the plateau, and the difficulties caused by the huge differences in language and customs, and marry far away to the snowy plateau.
What she was thinking about was not personal emotions and life gains and losses, but peace between countries and unity and stability between the two nations.
So, Princess Wencheng, who was young at a young age, decided to be the queen of Songtsen Gampo and a good messenger of peace between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
The young and proud Songtsen Gampo and the beautiful and dignified Princess Wencheng met grandly by Qinghai Lake, and then fell in love with each other until the last moment of their lives.
Songtsen Gampo liked and respected Princess Wencheng very much, and he said to his subordinates:
"My father and ancestors did not intermarry into the kingdom, and now I get the dignified princess of the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of luck, I should build a city for the princess to boast of future generations. ”
As a result, Tubo mobilized the strength of the whole country to build a great city on the plateau, which is now the snowy holy palace - the Potala Palace, which is now attracting worldwide attention.
After Princess Wencheng entered the snowy region, the Tubo people were renamed Tibetans in the Han Chinese language, opening the history of the Tibetan nation.
After she entered Tibet, she did not indulge in the competition for favor and complicated affairs of the harem, but started from herself, and constantly introduced the excellent culture and advanced production technology of the Tang Dynasty to the people on the plateau.
She used the construction technology of the Tang Dynasty to help King Songtsen Gampo build the Jokhang Temple, which was used to enshrine the eight-year-old statue of the Buddha brought by the princess of Nepal.
Princess Chizun was the woman who married Songtsen Gampo before Princess Wencheng.
In this matter, she abandoned the careful thinking of ordinary women who are jealous and compete for favor, and showed a broad mind and selfless anger.
After that, Princess Wencheng built the Jokhang Temple next to the Jokhang Temple, and enshrined the twelve-year-old statue of the Buddha she brought.
Although this temple is much smaller than the Jokhang Temple, the princess built it herself, and she decided to let the temple gate face east, towards her hometown.
After the construction of the Da and Xiao Zhao Temple, Princess Wencheng was admired by the people of the plateau, and was revered as "Jiamusa" in Tibet, which means "Han goddess immortal", and was more deeply favored by Songtsen Gampo.
Princess Wencheng brought a large number of vegetables and grain seeds to Tibet and taught the correct way to grow them, changing the Tibetan diet based on meat and a small amount of barley.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is rich in water, so she had her entourage of artisans set up water mills in various places, using water power to mill barley and other grains.
She and her entourage wore light and ornate Han costumes, and the Tibetan upper class began to change their habit of wearing only animal skins and learned to wear silk and satin.
She applied the astronomical calendar of the Tang Dynasty to the local area, allowing the Tibetans to master more advanced methods of calculating agricultural hours.
Due to the arrival of Princess Wencheng, the economy and culture of Tibet have improved rapidly, which has become a benevolent and kind act for the benefit of the country and the people and the benefit of future generations.
Songtsen Gampo died young and only accompanied Princess Wencheng for ten years.
Princess Wencheng has been in Tibet for 40 years, of which 30 years have been a widow.
But she won the reverence and love of the people of the plateau.
When she was alive, she was always highly respected, and she had the honorific title of Han goddess.
At the age of fifty-six, Princess Wencheng passed away, and she was worshiped as "Green Tara" by the Tibetans who loved her, and enjoyed sacrificial treatment along with the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo.
"Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng have connected the interior and the snowy region, and connected the two great nations of Tibet and Han.
Their most glorious historical achievement lies in the fact that they played a foundational role in integrating Tibet into the great motherland.
They were the greatest people in their lifetime, and they are also the greatest souls after they die, and they must be immortals in heaven now, forever bless the harmony and stability of our motherland!"
Cheng Zhong looked up at the sky and said in conclusion.
The friends were immersed in the story of Cheng Zhong, and they didn't say or move for a long time.
"Brother Cheng, you know so much!" Yang Hao was the first to break the silent air and said.
"Brother Cheng, can we become heroes like Songtsen Gampo?" the youngest boy couldn't help but ask.
"Haha, the times are different, there are no heroes like that anymore, but I think as long as I work hard, it is enough to live this life!" replied Cheng Zhong with a smile.
The story is over, and Cheng Zhong's previous sadness has disappeared without a trace.
"No wonder! I ...... I've seen it in the temple before...... Worship the statues of the gods and princesses of the king and princess, they ...... They are all immortals now, enjoy ...... Enjoy the incense of the believers!" Xue Liancheng muttered.
"yes, I think that's how it should be!" Cheng Zhong nodded in response.
By noon, everyone was hungry.
Cheng Zhong and his friends took out the dried meat and dry food they brought with them, and pushed each other to eat.
After eating and drinking, we began to discuss how to play hide and seek.
Everyone agreed to use the method of "stone, casserole, and water" to determine a loser as the "seeker" of the first game.
Then let everyone go and hide everywhere.
Five minutes later, the "seekers" began searching for the hiding.
Every time they find someone who is hiding, they join the ranks of the "seekers" and look for the others together.
And so on until the last person is found.
The last person to be found is the winner of the game.
"You...... You guys play, I'm ...... I won't participate. After Xue Liancheng listened to the rules, she said to Cheng Zhong.
"Why?" Cheng Zhong and his friends asked in unison.
"Because...... Because I...... If I hide it well, I'm afraid it will be...... I'm afraid none of you will find it. Xue Liancheng's face turned a little red, but she replied sincerely.
"We don't believe it. Let's play together, okay?" said the youngest friend, who ran over and took Xue Liancheng's hand.
The words of this little friend represent everyone's thoughts.
Although Xue Liancheng's performance in playing throwing yesterday was unmatched, everyone still wanted to play hide and seek with him, and besides, if he really had such great powers, everyone wanted to see it with their own eyes.
Cheng Zhong put his arm around Xue Liancheng's shoulders and motioned for him to listen to everyone's opinions.
Xue Liancheng nodded obediently.
A few friends cheered excitedly.
For "stones, casseroles, water", Xue Liancheng was not very familiar with it before, he just stretched out his hand indiscriminately, and finally lost and became the first round of "seeker".
"Hehe, that's fine, in the first game, let Xue Lian Cheng find us first!" Cheng Zhong said with a smile.
The friends "hula" and quickly scattered, and Cheng Zhong also left Xue Liancheng and ran to hide in the distance.
After about 5 minutes, Xue Liancheng began to search.
To be honest, he can be recognized by Master Sanji and transferred as a master, which naturally has his advantages.
Although he is young and does not speak Chinese well, his martial arts attainments and intelligence are not something that Cheng Zhong and those little guys can imagine.
He comes from the most mysterious organization in Tibet, the "Tibetan Secrets", which does not want to be visible to ordinary people.
Fortunately, because his father Meng Xu doted on him too much and was unwilling to let him participate in harsh and harsh cultivation at a young age, Xue Liancheng has not really joined the "Tibetan Secret" organization so far.
Although he had not played a game of hide and seek before.
But in Xue Liancheng's opinion, where can it be difficult to stop him with such a pediatric play.
He walked forward as if he were walking.
While scanning the surroundings with his eyes, he used his mind to imagine the way of thinking of the hiding, using the extremely inconspicuous traces left on the ground as a reference, and closing his eyes to perceive the aura of the hiding.
It only took less than ten minutes, and in the place he passed, Yang Hao and the other five friends had all been found by him, and only Cheng Zhong had not yet appeared.
The six of them worked together to search for the bell.
Xue Liancheng stopped, thought for a moment, and resolutely led everyone back to the place of departure.
"Little brother, you ...... Come out quickly, I see you!" Xue Liancheng had a plan, looked at the mound behind the fire, and shouted loudly.
There was no movement on the other side of the mound.
Xue Liancheng turned over and went up to the mound, first searched carefully with his eyes, then closed his eyes to mobilize his perceptual ability, and finally discovered Cheng Zhong's breath.
Seeing Xue Liancheng running directly towards his hiding place, Cheng Zhong had no choice but to stand up.
It turned out that Cheng Zhong first ran into the distance, and then made a detour back with his own speed, and went to the back of the big mound where he was originally located, and found a ditch where everyone was rowing firewood and grass and lay down.
Then he haphazardly piled up the dead grass over his body to hide his eyes.
The method of becoming a bell is relatively clever, and only he can do it.
Staying away and then turning back is a bit unexpected.
The other friends couldn't do it even if they wanted to, because they couldn't run that fast.
In the place where the firewood is collected, there are already traces left in front of it, which can also be used to hide their own traces.
The ditch was just big enough for him, and it was covered with dry grass, and it was hard to see any flaws with his eyes.
If it weren't for Xue Liancheng's superb perception ability, it would indeed not be so easy for others to find him.
Everyone praised Brother Cheng Zhong for hiding well.
Of course, I deeply admire Xue Liancheng's search ability.
In this way, Cheng Zhong is the last to be found, and he is considered the winner of the first game.
According to the previous agreement, in the next game, he naturally became the new "seeker".