Chapter 786: The Difficult Monk Xuanzang
"Zamp doesn't think he's a good guy?"
"He learned of the turmoil in Nanzhao, and he wanted Tian Khan to send troops several times, and when he came to see the county marquis, he didn't care about the life or death of King Nanzhao."
Songtsen Gampo voiced his doubts.
Zhang Yang said again: "Thank you for your advice. ”
In summer, the Guanzhong Plain is very hot, and the fields in the distance seem to be distorted in the heat.
Songtsen Gampo bowed his head and said: "I heard that you proposed to the DPRK and China to return farmland to forests? ”
Zhang Yang nodded and continued to knit his straw hat.
"I am a native of Tubo, unlike you Central Plains people, Tubo is a very barren place, I have seen the chapter you handed over to the court, I have seen it in the Hongwen Pavilion."
Songtsen Gampo sat on a stone, lowered his voice, and his tone softened a lot, and said, "Will there be a barren day in Guanzhong?" ”
"Well, that piece of Longxi is quite serious."
Songtsen Gampo suddenly laughed.
Zhang Yang continued: "Since the Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties, the 800 miles of the Qinchuan River have been over-cultivated, the grassland has been ploughed into fields, trees have been cut down, mountains have become barren mountains, and the wind and sand in the northwest have hit from time to time. ”
These words puzzled Songtsen Gampo, who wondered: "Is it wrong to say that people seek food abundance? If we in Tibet can master this land in Guanzhong, the pursuit of food abundance is people's expectation. ”
"Yes, the pursuit of abundance is everyone's ideal, maybe I'm delusional." Zhang Yang smiled self-deprecatingly.
"I didn't think you had such a self-contradictory side before."
"Zampu, we are different people, what you think is different from what I think."
Zhang Yang is still weaving straw hats, and Songtsen Gampo does not know what the Loess Plateau will look like a hundred years later, how much effort has been made to afforestation in later generations, and how much price has been paid to return farmland to forests.
The level of conversation between the two was high, and they couldn't go on.
Songtsen Gampo has never seen the scenery of later generations, and he does not understand Zhang Yang's thoughts.
"I always thought that your decision was always right, there are often debates between the DPRK and China because of the policy of returning farmland to forests this time, but this time there are too many people who oppose it, because of the Tang Dynasty's food system, there are many powerful people who oppose planting their fields into forests."
Songtsen Gampo bowed his head and said: "Zhang Yang, since the battle between Tubo and Datang, you are always winning. ”
Zhang Yang smiled: "It's not that I'm winning, it's Datang winning." ”
"Well, if there is no court led by Tian Khan, and there are not so many generals in the Tang Dynasty, only you, Zhang Yang, will not lose."
With that, Songtsen Gampo fell silent again, looking down at the ground beneath his feet and the weeds wilting in the scorching sun.
After being silent for a long time, he stood up and said, "Your idea is really right, Guanzhong should be returned to forest." ”
"yes, that's what I thought, too." Zhang Yang gave him a smile.
"How are you going to get started?"
"Start from the Hexi Corridor and start planting from the Qilian Mountains."
Songtsen Gampo saluted and said: "There are also people in Tibet who want to eat the fish in the holy lake for the sake of wealth, and they think that the fish is very delicious, and it turns out that Guanzhong is the same. ”
"Makes Zampu smile."
"I want to continue living in Chang'an City." Leaving such a sentence, Songtsen Khan got up and left.
After sitting alone for a long time, knitting a straw hat for a long time, my wrists are a little sore.
Zhang Yang looked back and saw that Xiong Da had fallen asleep on his stomach, and the wet mud on his paws had already clumped.
Zhang Yang put the half-woven straw hat into the bamboo basket, brought the wheat stalks with him by the way, and then patted off the fine wheat stalks on his body, and hung the water cup around his waist again.
Packed these up and patted the bear on the head.
Xiong Da looked back and followed.
Walking from the entrance of the village to Lishan, I saw Li Tai and Yan Liben discussing something.
The technical institute is still under construction, mostly because of this aspect.
The construction of the college has entered the second half, and Li Tai is eager to dig up the entire Ministry of Engineering to Lishan.
Zhang Yang took Xiong Da to his home on the mountain and bathed him by the Huaqing Pond.
Xiao Qingqing was grounded, she was very unhappy, and she was grabbing bamboo with the panda at home.
Li Yue is giving a lecture to his younger siblings.
"You're really getting bigger." Zhang Yang unleashed the paws on his shoulders and lifted his bear head, which was too heavy to weigh on his body.
The brush scrubbed it vigorously, and Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "I still have to cultivate more land, and in the future, I will cultivate half an acre more every day, and you will see what you have become fat, and you will lose weight." ”
The bear shook his head, he hated the droplets hanging from his hair.
After brushing the hair, the bear lay on its shoulders willfully, and Zhang Yang had to carry its weight and scrub its paws.
"Xiaohui! Xiao Wu"
"Here we are." Xiaohui came out in response.
Xiao Wu also came out of the house.
Pointing to the two basins on the side, Zhang Yang said again: "Splash water on Xiong Da." ”
Two basins of water were splashed down, and it looked much cleaner.
Zhang Yang checked its hair and confirmed that there was no skin disease, and then pushed it into Huaqing Pond.
A man and a bear swam in the pool for a while, and Zhang Yang should bathe himself.
When it was almost lunch, Zhang Yang came out of the pool and changed into clean clothes.
Because His Majesty held a celebration of the summer harvest, Li Lizhi received the words of the queen mother, she took her younger brothers and sisters back to Chang'an City, and then she will live in Chang'an City for some time.
The house finally quieted down, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui helped Aunt Yang clean up the room where the princesses and princes lived.
Because of the matter of Nanzhao, the court first prepared for rescue, but after learning about the throne of King Nanzhao, he was stunned.
The couple in Lishan are very happy, the two are planning to plan Nanzhao, and they are also planning to send a few people to Nanzhao to have a look and try to develop industries in Nanzhao.
Nanzhao is far from Guanzhong, in the warm south.
The geographical characteristics are very different, and Nanzhao should also have its own unique development.
Li Yue squinted, and her face was full of happiness towards her husband, "In the future, will the concubine be going to salute King Nanzhao?" ”
Zhang Yang gasped when he heard this, "No need." ”
Li Yue suddenly got up and said, "Concubine, see King Nanzhao." ”
Looking at her charming smile again, Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said, "It doesn't have to be like this. ”
"Concubine, how about making dumplings for your husband today?"
"Don't." Zhang Yang hurriedly stopped, "You will come back soon, I'm afraid." ”
Hearing this, Li Yue covered her stomach and laughed for a while.
Zhang Yang scratched his head in distress, and said in his heart that it was a bit of a role-playing.
Aunt Wang hurriedly came and reported: "County marquis, Monk Xuanzang has sent a letter again." ”
The couple were originally sitting next to each other, but when they saw their aunt coming, Li Yue's straight expression returned to her serious appearance and sat with her eyes closed.
In front of her aunt, she is still quite honest, otherwise she will be counted down by the two aunts.
"Huh? This is our Lishan paper. As soon as Zhang Yang touched the paper, it became clear that it was made by himself, and the letter paper was wrapped in sheepskin.
Zhang Yang untied the rope tied to the sheepskin and took out the letter paper inside.
Only then did I see Xuanzang's handwriting clearly, and the content of the letter was very simple, he transformed the woman sent to Dunhuang by Xu Jingzong into a Buddhist woman, and the woman had been sitting in front of the Buddha on weekdays.
She also said Xu Jingzong's arrangement, and Xuanzang asked the woman to tell the true purpose of going to Dunhuang in front of the Buddha.
After learning the truth, Monk Xuanzang not only did not drive her away, but accepted her.
And the woman also let go of the suffering in the mortal world and knelt in front of the Buddha with all her heart.
The more Zhang Yang looked at it, the more dignified his expression became, and it seemed a little rash to say that these methods used to deal with Xuanzang were a little rash.
The woman sent out to tempt Xuanzang not only did not succeed, but was influenced by him.
"This monk Xuanzang's Taoism is profound." Zhang Yang frowned and looked at it, and Monk Xuanzang wrote this letter with a victorious attitude.
It is no longer the age of young and vigorous, Zhang Yang's mood is extremely calm now, and the monk Xuanzang also said that the benevolence of Tian Khan is not really benevolent, it is just a means for him to seek benefits.
Since he wants to talk about people's hearts, Zhang Yang felt that Xuanzang's statement of the supremacy of morality was wrong, so he took the pen and wrote under his words: You always classify people, and what you say is that everyone has a unique and definite character.
Say that people are kind, cruel, intelligent, stupid, brave, cold, etc.
That's not what people look like...... We always categorize people in this way, which is not realistic.
Like rivers, people are wide in some places and narrow in others......
Man often becomes less like himself, but in fact, he is still the same.
Zhang Yang continued to write: Monk Xuanzang, I have not read much, with my knowledge and insight, I can't say such things, and I don't have such a high realm, these words were spoken by a person named Tolstoy.
Monk Xuanzang, what is the difference between the world you yearn for and the diary of a madman written by my teacher?
I vaguely remember that my enlightenment teacher spoke about a man named Galileo, borrowing from the present to tell you that what you are seeking should not be found in the old scriptures.
What we should really pursue should be our own life, should be into life, and the masses are the real existence in this world.
So dare to ask, what are you asking for, is it your peace of mind?
You also have selfish intentions, and you will never be able to transcend the mortal.
After writing the letter, Zhang Yang put down the pen in his hand, dried the ink, and then rewrapped it in parchment, "Please also ask your aunt to give this letter to the monk who sent the letter." ”
Aunt Wang solemnly took the letter and said: "The village has sent out another batch of firearms, with 300 artillery pieces and 100 earth mines, General Li Jing said that he wanted more, and the craftsmen of the blacksmith workshop have made a lot of parts, which have been transported to the bottom of the mountain." ”
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Well, I know." ”
The aunt smiled and nodded, and left with the letter.
"I don't know why, after reading this reply letter from my husband, I always feel that my mind is much clearer."
As Li Yue spoke, he stretched his waist and stood up.
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "This is all taught by my former teacher, and his words can always make people feel energetic." ”
"We also have to teach our younger siblings, and our children."
Seeing that her daughter-in-law no longer claimed to be a concubine, Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and she finally returned to normal.
The war with the Great Food was imminent, and there was a steady stream of grain, grass and firearms sent to Persia.
But the Tang Dynasty is still very peaceful, people seem to have been accustomed to this kind of tranquility, there are Tubo people, Turkic people, Western Regions people, they came to Chang'an City to learn the Central Plains language, classics, learn Guanzhong dialect.
There are fewer and fewer soldiers in Datang, but the population of Datang is increasing.
Zhang Yang looked at the growth of the pumpkins in the fields, and the fruits had already borne fruit, each of which was only the size of an egg
This is a big step forward and should be celebrated.
Putting on a straw hat he had knitted, Zhang Yang rolled up his sleeves and pulled a cart of firearm primer parts up the mountain.
In the twilight sky, from the other side of the field, I saw from a distance the man who was pulling the cart, he walked very hard, pulling the goods up the hill step by step, his steps were very solid and slow.
After pulling the cart, he sat down to rest for a while, wiped his sweat and continued to pull.
His perseverance and patience were admirable, and after two hours, five truckloads of goods were pulled away from the mountain.
When pulling the goods, the shoulders were strangled red by the rope.
Li Yue took off her husband's coat and looked at the sturdy shoulders with a few shocking red marks, which seemed to be spilling blood.
The medicinal wine handed by Aunt Wang, "This is made by Sun Shen medical spirits, and his old man said that this is the best way to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis." ”
Li Yue hesitantly took the medicinal wine handed by Aunt Wang, these days the two aunts always go to visit Doctor Sun, and from time to time they will bring some medicinal materials, saying that they are also preparing for another child in the future.
In this regard, the couple was ashamed and did not know how to refuse.
Li Yue poured some cooking wine on the cotton cloth and patiently wiped it, and asked, "Does it hurt?" ”
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt too much."
"In the future, let the soldiers outside the village do these things, don't they ask for firearms? Just let them pull it themselves. ”
Listening to her distressed words, Zhang Yang smiled: "It's been a long time since I've been exercising at such a high intensity. ”
At night, Xiao Qingqing took Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui to sleep together today.
Zhang Yang roasted some mutton, cut it, put it on a plate, and sprinkled some fine salt while the mutton was still hot.
Li Yue cut some courgettes, cooked some celery, and put them on the table.
Pouring some wine into the bowl, she wondered, "Why do you think about drinking?" ”
The celery cut into sections tasted good after cooking, and it didn't feel astringent in the mouth after going through the oil.
Zhang Yang ate celery and said with a smile: "I went to see it, and the pumpkins planted on the edge of the ridge have borne fruit, and they look pretty good." ”
"That should indeed be celebrated."
Li Yue poured some wine on the wine bowl, took a sip of the wine, and sighed, "It's a pity that the grapes are finished." ”
"Well, it was sold for 6,000 yuan, which is already a lot of money, Shangguanyi has harvested a lot of grape seeds, and the planting will be expanded next year."
"Hmm!" She nodded heavily and took another sip of her drink, her face beginning to flush.
It looks cute, she quit drinking for a year before and after giving birth to her son, and now she finally tastes the taste of alcohol, and she is getting drunk a little fast at the moment.
Zhang Yang gave her a piece of mutton, "Don't just drink, eat more, otherwise you will be hungry late at night." ”