Arrived at the front of the Nanzhao Palace, Li Xiang showed a meaningful smile on his face, and the people around him didn't understand what this smile meant, but Su Dingfang understood very well, the scale here is indeed similar to Gaochangguo, except for a little more pagoda, the other buildings are almost completely buckled with a mold, is this the only palace in these small countries?

Li Xiang didn't say that he couldn't look down on them, but he felt that the vision of these small countries might be the same, from north to south, maybe because the comprehensive national strength was too small, or maybe because their measurement methods were the same, otherwise how could they be so accurate?

"Your Highness?"

Luo Xionghai saw Li Xiang stop here, with a smile on his face, he didn't understand what Li Xiang meant, was this a sigh at the magnificence of our country's palace? No, there are many people in Nanzhao who have been to Chang'an, and it is said that the palace in Chang'an is more than ten times larger than this, and it stretches for more than ten miles.

"Your country has profound Buddhism, I really admire it, I don't know how many Buddhist scholars are in this dense stupa?"

When people asked questions, Li Xiang immediately realized his gaffe, so he immediately changed a question, thanks to this guy's head turning faster, if you can't find a problem, I'm afraid people will really think cranky, then it won't be his own shame, it may pull the entire Tang into the water, you are strong and you are strong, but you can't laugh at people who are weak and small countries, is this the etiquette of your Datang?

When he heard Li Xiang's question, Luo Xionghai, the king of Zhennan, immediately showed a trace of smugness on his face, maybe they were not as good as the Tang Dynasty, after all, they were a small border country, how could they be compared with the big countries in the Central Plains? But if it is more Buddhist culture, then they are really much beyond the Tang Dynasty.

"Returning to His Royal Highness Taisun, I have a total of 135 people who have learned Buddhism in Nanzhao, and there are 13,500 ordinary monks below, as for the ordinary little novices, at least 350,000 or more, chanting scriptures day and night to pray for my Nanzhao."

When they heard this number, the ministers of Nanzhao were very proud, as if this was something to be proud of, after all, Buddhism was respected in their country, and some of their kings, including them, were also going to enter the temple every time they abdicated.

But in the eyes of these officials of the Tang Dynasty, this is not a happy thing, there are so many people in your temple, and most of them are young and strong men, and the transfer is as much as fifty or sixty thousand, and I feel that your entire country is nearly one percent, no wonder your country cannot develop, a large number of people go to the temple to recite the scriptures, there is a lack of labor outside, no matter how blessed you are, I am afraid you will not be able to develop, not to mention that the terrain on your side is generally not that rich land.

"So good, very good."

Li Xiang's expression was slightly embarrassed, in the eyes of these people present, it should be Li Xiang who admired the development of Buddhism in their Nanzhao very much, so he had such an expression.

In fact, the officials of the Tang Dynasty who followed all understood that you had inadvertently leaked a big secret, there were millions of people in the whole country, but there were eighty or ninety thousand people who could not do anything in the temple, these people did not only chant scriptures every day, they were still consuming the comprehensive national strength of the entire country every moment.

Of course, they also brought some spiritual satisfaction to the common people, but for a small border country, such a scale is too large, and the imperial court has to spend a lot of money every year to support them, so there is very little money for other aspects.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, King Nanzhao was also waiting here with important members of the royal family, including a group of monks, Li Xiang saw the luxurious robes on these people, and immediately had a new understanding of these monks, they are not ordinary consumption should be much more powerful than nobles.

According to the etiquette of the vassal state to the suzerain, even if Luo Sheng is the king of Nanzhao, he still has to ask Li Shimin about the situation first, and after Li Xiang finishes answering, the two can be regarded as officially meeting.

Although this seems a little unspeakable for some small countries, it is also a protection for them, and there are many countries that want to make Datang a vassal state, but Datang has not yet approved it, so this also has some superiority.

"His Royal Highness Taisun has a dignified appearance, and he is young to fight for the Tang Dynasty in the south and the north, and our Nanzhao admires it very much."

Luo Sheng looks like he is not young, about fifty years old, during the reign of this guy, Nanzhao's comprehensive national strength has increased a lot, but because of all aspects of society, in addition to the national peace and security, the whole country is not rising fast, Li Xiang was still wondering before, but when he saw these monks next to him, Li Xiang also came to the answer, a lot of wealth was spent by the monks in these temples, how can it be taken from the people for the people?

"His Royal Highness the King's achievements over the years, we are also in the eyes, the entire Nanzhao is thriving under your governance, along the way, the people are also warmly welcoming us, it can be seen that their lives are very happy, which is the credit of His Royal Highness the King."

Tout when you should tout, this is also a necessary discipline for members of the royal family, when people praise you, you have to find a way to praise others, Li Xiang's merits naturally don't need to be praised, King Nanzhao actually doesn't have any credit, this guy is nothing more than a gentleman who keeps the rules, but you have to say beautiful things to say, otherwise people will say that you are not sensible, even if you are from the Tang Dynasty, you can't be so unruly.

The two sides touted each other at the gate of the palace for a while, and this matter was over, King Nanzhao had set up a feast in the palace, preparing to entertain the delegation from Chang'an, and the people of the Lifan Yuan had already told me about Li Xiang, so after the two sides met, everyone walked to the palace together.

"This is my eldest son, he has a Han name, called Luo Ren, and I am going to let him go to Chang'an City to pay tribute instead of me."

On the way to the banquet, Luo Sheng couldn't help it, and turned around and pushed out his eldest son, which also hoped that Li Xiang would be able to take it with him when he went back, as long as he went to Chang'an City to pay tribute once, then he would have the qualification to inherit the king, and he was like this back then, so he also wanted his son to take this road.