On the Hanyuan Palace, the Tibetan envoy wearing a red and yellow Tibetan robe, wearing a rosary Buddha card, a deep brown face, long hair and a high bun, walked out from the envoys of the rear countries with a solemn face.

With his hands held high, he held a brown Sanskrit-covered box.

Suddenly, countless courtiers, countless envoys, and countless eyes all fell on the envoys of Tubo who were steadily advancing.

The indifferent, murderous, calculating gaze mostly comes from above.

Countless central ministers of the Tang Dynasty, princes and nobles, fierce generals, and the assassins of Zhubian Prefectures, one after another sharp eyes pierced the body of the Tubo envoy like a sword, and it was like a mountain for a while, making people breathless.

Eager, playful, mocking glances mostly come from behind.

The envoys of the Eastern Island, the Western Regions, the South Seas, and the Northern Frontier looked at the scene in front of them with all kinds of different thoughts.

Li Xuan stood among the kings, and his indifferent gaze fell on the envoy of the Tubo state.

At the annual Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting, everyone is congratulating the Tang Emperor on his long life and the Tang Dynasty, but there are always people who will provoke the Tang Emperor at this time.

For example, the Eastern and Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, Silla, and Tubo were in those years.

Most of these countries were either wiped out by the Tang Dynasty, or they were dying, and they did not dare to make any more stupid moves.

Nowadays, the only exception is Tibet.

The Tang Dynasty and Tubo have been fighting for many years, with victories and defeats, but Tubo has never stopped paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year.

After all, in the country of the Tang Dynasty and the son-in-law of Tubo, the superficial relationship still has to be maintained.

Even after the defeat of Dafeichuan, Tubo still worshiped the New Year, of course, it was indispensable to have a yin and yang weirdness.

And even now, Datang is actively preparing for the westward expedition, although it will not be rumored, but the mobilization of the army is difficult to completely conceal from those who have a heart.

This time for the New Year's worship, it is strange that the Tubo State made Ken'an divide.

In front of everyone's eyes, the envoy of the Tubo State walked to the center of the hall with a pious face, knelt down on his knees, held up the brown box, and said respectfully and sincerely: "Minister, the envoy of the Tubo State, Zabala, bow to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and wish His Majesty the Emperor a long life." ”

"The envoy, please." Li Zhi smiled slightly, his expression was relaxed, and with a lift of his hand, the envoy of the Tubo State got up.

Holding the brown box in his hand, Zabala said respectfully: "In order to celebrate the New Year celebration of His Majesty the Emperor, the foreign minister presents a volume of the "Diamond Sutra" written by the great monk Kumarosh lightly, and a parietal bone relic of the great monk Kumarosh, praying that the Tang Dynasty and Tibet will be friendly for ten thousand years and share peace. ”

10,000 years of friendship, sharing peace...... The ministers in the palace sneered in their hearts at the same time.

The war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, which time was not because Tubo took the lead in provoking, starting from Songtsan Gampo, the successive generations of Tubo Zanpu had to provoke a few times on the border between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, triggering a war between the two countries, this is Tubo.

"The great monk Kumaroshi, if I remember it well, after the Buddha Kumarosh passed on to the east, he returned to Tianzhu, how did Tubo get his parietal bone relics?" Li Zhi leaned forward slightly, although his words seemed to be asking, but the tone of his tone made people know that he already knew the answer.

Buddhism was introduced to Middle-earth, and although it was already practiced in the Han Dynasty, Buddhism flourished in Middle-earth, and later there were three figures who were the most important.

First of all, the Tianzhu monk Ming Fa in the Eastern Han Dynasty rushed to the Han Dynasty to preach the Fa for Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty built the White Horse Temple for him.

The second is Kumarosh during the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who translated a large number of Buddhist scriptures in the Tang Dynasty, laying the foundation for the development of the Nagarjuna school in the Eastern Territory.

Zen Buddhism, Enlightenment Buddhism, Tiantai Buddhism, Huayan Buddhism, Three Treatise Sects, Chengshi Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, the common ancestor of the eight sects of Middle Earth is Nagarjuna, and the importance of Kumarosh's transmission of the Dharma can be seen.

The third place is the Master Xuanzang, Xuanzang traveled westward, and the Mahayana was popular.

It is precisely because of this that Zabala took out the scriptures written by Kumarosh himself, and there are dozens of them in the Tang Dynasty, but it is different when he takes out the parietal bone relics of Kumarosh.

It is not uncommon for a monk to be cremated after his death, but the relics are also different, the parietal bone relics are the heaviest, followed by the other shoulder bones, ribs, and foot bones.

After the Buddha of Kumarosh passed on to the east, he returned to Tianzhu and finally passed away in Tianzhu.

His parietal bone relics are naturally the most important thing, and they are solemnly enshrined by the king of Tianzhu, but how could such a valuable parietal bone relics get into the hands of Tubo.

The envoy of the Tibetan State, Zabala, knelt in the hall, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and said softly: "Naturally, the king of Tianzhu Lapuqi gave it to his own hands, and the king of Tianzhu presented my king with 300 Buddhist scriptures of all kinds and hundreds of monk relics, among which in addition to the parietal bone relics of Kumarosh, there is also a parietal bone relic of the monk Nagarjuna, which is now enshrined by our king in the Jokhang Temple. ”

"Therefore, the parietal bone relics of the patriarchs of the Buddhist sects of the Middle Earth sects were snatched by your king from the hands of the king of Tianzhu." Li Zhi opened his mouth to say a word, directly piercing the true intention of the envoy of the Tubo State.

What a sinister intention!

Li Xuan stood among the kings, breathing slightly heavily.

He knew that once the news spread, the various sects of Buddhism in Middle-earth would probably fry the pot directly.

Don't regard Buddhism as a saint sect that cares about everything, don't forget, when Taizong raised his army, Shaolin Temple also had thirteen stick monks out of the mountain to help, although it did not play a role in the battle, but its influence in Buddhism, in the hearts of Buddhists, played a key role in the Tang Dynasty to pacify the world.

Now, the parietal bone relics of Nagarjuna, the common ancestor of the eight sects of Middle Earth, were snatched from Tianzhu to Jokhang Temple by Tubo, and it is strange that Buddhism does not get up and ask the emperor to help get it back.

Tubo's intentions are sinister!

……

"Your Majesty, these are the gifts given to my king by the king of Tianzhu." Zabala leaned over slightly, his face was terrified, and then, he sincerely arched his hand and said: "Today, my king will enshrine the relics of the great monk Kumarosh to Bi, and may the Tang Dynasty and Tubo enjoy peace forever and be safe and healthy." ”

"Huh!" Li Zhi sat on top of the dragon collapse, suddenly laughed, and said casually: "What if I want to see the relics of Nagarjuna? ”

As soon as Li Zhi's words fell, the entire Hanyuan Hall was suddenly silent and deserted.

Immediately, countless fierce eyes fell directly on the body of the envoy of the Tibetan State, Zabala.

If these lines of sight were turned into long arrows, an arrow would be able to pierce Zabala's heart.

As if he didn't notice it at all, Zabala bowed down again and said, "Your Majesty, the Nagarjuna Bodhisattva relics are carried by my king, and they bless our king at all times, if Your Majesty wants to see that Nagarjuna Bodhisattva relic, I'm afraid you can only ask Your Majesty to go to Luo and visit my king." ”

"Bold!" Countless loud shouts suddenly came from all directions, pressing towards Zabala like a mountain, but Zabala, who was holding the relics of the great monk Kumarosh in his hand, seemed to feel nothing, and although he knelt there, his waist was still straight.

"Yes, yes, you have a lot of courage!" Li Zhi didn't have the slightest hint of anger, but still had a smiling face, but the countless ministers around him had already bowed their heads deeply, because they all knew that their emperor was extremely angry.

This was the case back then, when the Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Baekje, and Goguryeo were all under the wrath of their somewhat baby-faced emperors, and the state was destroyed and the race was corrupted.

Countless blood has forged this emperor and shook the strength and majesty of the past and the present.

Li Zhi turned his head calmly, his eyes fell on the ministers, and he shouted with a smile: "Pei Xingjian! ”

"The minister is here!" Pei Xingjian, the secretary of the military department, walked out respectfully from among the ministers, stood three meters in front of the Tubo envoy Zabala and bowed.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then said with a casual smile: "I ordered you to inspect the three armies of the school, and go to Tubo on a later day to retrieve the relics of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva for me." ”

Pei Xingjian did not hesitate at all, and immediately bowed his hand and said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

……

Li Xuan stood among the ministers, his face was solemn, and his eyes were shocked.

War was declared, and the Tang Dynasty declared war on Tibet.

Just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went on an expedition to the Western Regions for the sake of sweat and blood, and now Emperor Gaozong, for the sake of the Bodhisattva relics, also expeditions to Tibet.

Among the ministers, none of them spoke out to discourage them.

Because all the ministers knew that even if there was no today, the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo would have completely broken out within a few months, and now there was just a reason to send troops.

And it was also the reason for the Tubo people to send troops themselves.

Most people are laughed at the stupidity of the Tibetans, but a few are keenly aware of the weirdness of this.

The envoy of Tubo actually took the initiative to hand over the reason for war, was he really that stupid, or was this what he originally expected.

Lure the enemy deeper.

The words of a young courtier once rang in the ears of some people.

At this moment, Li Zhi turned sideways, and his gaze fell directly on Li Xuan: "King of Nanchang? ”

"The minister is here!" Li Xuan did not hesitate at all, and immediately walked out of the group of ministers and bowed solemnly.

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Zhi's mouth, and he said very casually: "From now on, I will prepare you to build a palace for Tubo Zampu to live in after he arrives in Chang'an." ”

Isn't it the responsibility of the Ministry of Works to build a palace?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Li Xuan still did not hesitate and said, "The minister's order." ”

Li Xuan bowed his head slightly, and as he followed, he noticed that the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became cold.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to capture Tubo Zampu directly to Chang'an and imprison him, and he vowed not to give up until he achieved his goal.

Li Zhi's seemingly casual words made the countless ministers and foreign envoys present feel the power of the Tang Emperor at the same time.

However, in the midst of the scene, the corners of the mouth of the Tibetan envoy Zabala showed a slight hint of pride.

At this time, Li Xuan's voice sounded again: "Your Majesty, may I ask, I don't know if this palace is built big or small?" ”

Li Zhi was slightly stunned, laughed, and then asked: "Build a big country, build a small one, is there any doubt about this, when the lord of Tubo arrives in Chang'an, he naturally wants to build a bigger one." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't mean that, the minister just doesn't know, this palace is built for the current Tubo lord Mangsong Mangzan, or for the son of the next Tubo lord Mangsong Mangzan, the minister heard that the Tubo lord Mangsong Mangzan has not seen the foreign minister for more than half a year?"

"Oh, and that matter?" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, raised his head, and suddenly stared at Zabala like a sword: "State envoy, what the king of Nanchang said, is it true?" ”

The envoy of the Tubo State, Zha Batun, arched his hand calmly: "The foreign minister has not returned to the country for a long time, and I don't know where the king of Nanchang got the false trust, so he casually believed it to be true, but half a month ago, the lord of the country sent a congratulatory letter, so that the foreign minister wished His Majesty a long life?" ”

"King of Nanchang, what do you say?" Li Zhi turned his head to look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned sideways slightly, glanced at the envoy of Tubo, and then said: "Weichen heard that in Tubo, the national teacher Kumoro was bullied and oppressed by the state minister Qinling too much, and even the bones of the ancestors were snatched out by the state minister Qinling and given away. ”

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on the parietal bone relics of Kumarosh in the hands of the Tibetan envoy Zabala.

(End of chapter)