[Xuanzang may be the first person in history who really "mastered the skills of Yi to control the country".

After Qu Nucheng discussed the Buddha, Mahayana Buddhism honored Xuanzang as a celestial person who obtained the Great Righteous Path, called Mahayana Heaven; Theravada Buddhism honors Xuanzang as a celestial being who has attained liberation, and is called the liberation heaven.

Nalanda Temple believes that Xuanzang is proficient in the Buddhist scriptures, laws, and treatises on the three Tibetans, and respects the name of the Sanzang Master, because he is a Tang person, also known as the Tang Sanzang, and there were only nine Sanzang masters in Tianzhu at that time.

Before returning to the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang's teacher Jiexian Sanzang was about 100 years old, and he hoped that Xuanzang could inherit his position and serve as the CEO of Nalanda Temple, but Xuanzang insisted on returning to China, and the monks of Nalanda Temple came to persuade Xuanzang at that time.

"Indians, where Buddhas are born...... Parade praise, full of Yu life...... Those who support the country are also slanderous, and they are despised and cheap...... It's enough to think about it! ”

The meaning is very clear, India is a country of Buddhism, and others don't want to leave here, so why do you want to go back?

At this time, the word "zhina" has no derogatory meaning, and the derogatory meaning is mlecze, which means barbaric and wicked in Sanskrit, and Tang is called a light person and a cheap law.

In Xuanzang's answer, he had a positive attitude towards Indian Buddhism and a negative attitude towards the prejudices of the monks, and finally sighed:

And the long distance, I don't know, how can I call the Buddha not going, so it can be light!

Probably it means that let's wait and see, maybe who is better than who in the future. How can you despise it because there is no Dharma there?

Xuanzang Zhenguan returned to China in the nineteenth year, at this time his brother-in-law Lu Wentai had just been destroyed for four years, and Erfeng, who was working hard to manage the Western Regions, quickly grasped the importance of Xuanzang.

So Xuanzang, who was taken to Chang'an, received the first task, recording all the customs and customs he saw along the way, and finally wrote the book "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".

This book introduces in detail the geography and cultural customs of the Western Regions, and Xuanzang almost never mentions himself in the book, and what he saw and heard along the way is all objectively recorded, without the slightest emotional color.

In 646 A.D., the "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" was written, and in 657, Xuanzang was entertained, and the Western Turks who sent troops to escort him to India were destroyed, and the Tang army went west, and there was no rival.

So with reasonable doubts, Er Feng was very happy to get this book, and sent it to the Tang Army's General Staff and listed it as a must-read book in the Western Regions.

What is more interesting is that in this book, Xuanzang divides the world into four masters:

The country of the eastern people, benevolence and righteousness are clear, and the customs are changing, and it is obvious that it is talking about the Tang Dynasty.

The southern elephant is the country of the Lord, more practice of different arts, can clear the heart and relieve tiredness, this magic is said to be Buddhism, but also the purpose of Xuanzang to go to India, to take the essence of his civilization, embellishment of the Tang Dynasty.

The country of the treasure lord of the west, people are rude and righteous. Only heavy financial bribes, prolific treasures. This position is supposed to refer to the Sassanid dynasty of the Persian Empire, founded by Ardashir, the light and king of kings in the third century, after the third century rested and perished.

The country of the horse owner in the north, the people are violent, its land is cold and suitable for horses, geographically speaking, it should be the Western Turks, and the country was destroyed in the tenth year after Xuanzang returned to the country.

The whole book of "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" was dictated by Xuanzang and written by the debater, and the debate monk became famous for a while, and later had an affair with Fang Xuanling's daughter-in-law, Princess Gaoyang, and was beheaded by Erfeng.

In modern times, because India has been conquered again and again, its people do not know its history, and "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" has become the most authoritative source for studying Indian history.

The British who colonized India a hundred years ago lamented: the history of medieval India was pitch black, and Xuanzang was the only light.

Many of the relics in India, including the most important Nalanda Temple, have been excavated according to the records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.

and the four lions in the national emblem of India are derived from the stone carvings on the top of the Ashoka stone pillar of the Mauryan Dynasty, and this stone pillar was also excavated according to the records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty.

Master Xuanzang of that year may never have imagined that the casual sentence "and long distances, unknown also" has become a reality more than a thousand years later. 】

Looking carefully at the records of the three monks on the light curtain, one of them disappeared in the troubled times, this person can still understand a little, after all, it was difficult to protect himself in the troubled times at that time, and it was a good choice to enjoy the monks' Tianzhu paradise.

And the second one made Zhenguan Junchen have some opinions.

"If India is the right, where will it be in the Central Plains, China, Zhongxia, and China? His heart can be punished! ”

Wei Zheng was the most intensely rhetorical:

"What is positive? Medium also. If there is such a statement, then the China of the other generation is India, not China, which is a betrayal of virtue and forgetting the ancestors! ”

At this moment, Wei Zheng deeply understood what a spiritual Indian monk was, and he hated it from the bottom of his heart.

Since India is China, why bother staying in Datang? The Western Regions are all connected, and it is as if the sages were taught to go to India, so why bother to make such derogatory remarks in China?

As for the later remarks calling Tang a mlecze, it made Zhenguan Junchen frown.

"This India, I really don't know what to do!"

Li Shimin still pretended to be the queen of martial arts, seizing the throne and other things in his heart, and he was in a very bad mood at this time, and he immediately attacked, and he jumped like thunder:

"Fanbang Yuer, Yelang is arrogant! Do caste slaves still dare to call me a Tang despised person? ”

"Conquered eleven times in a row, you still dare to call yourself China? There is no martial arts, no courage is half-pointed, sooner or later you will have to wait for you to look good! ”

At this time, it is necessary for Zhenguan Junchen to persuade their Majesty, after all, if they continue to scold like this, they are very worried that His Majesty's head wind will attack again.

However, I don't have a good impression of this India in my heart, after all, the juniors in the light curtain also said that after the founding of the country in later generations, this India will not die and take the initiative to stir up trouble, but it was cleaned up before it was lived in peace for a while.

Let's just fight it ourselves!

At this moment, several courtiers reached a consensus in their hearts.

As for Xuanzang, Li Shimin's evaluation is simply one word:

"Good!"

The successful attack on the Western Regions not only had his own wise ruling, but also the return of Xuanzang to take the initiative to expound geographical information, which Li Shimin still knew clearly.

Therefore, for Xuanzang, who has not yet set foot on the westbound road, Li Shimin planned several sets of methods almost instantly.

Xuanzang's westward journey alone is too dangerous, so he should send one or twenty good hands to protect him!

But how to pick the right person is also a problem, right? Li Shimin muttered in his heart, although he did not believe in Buddhism, he also knew that the Buddhist mission was very good.

Don't be surprised by then, if the information is not collected, Ping Ping added more than a dozen apologetic Arhat Vajra to the Buddhist sect, then he would be smiling and generous.

Li Shimin, who was wandering in his own thoughts, was dragged back by the eldest grandson Wuji.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Fang Xuanling's face was snow-white, looking at him with hope.

And after sweeping the curtain, Li Shimin understood, and suddenly his face suddenly looked like he had eaten a fly.

Li Shimin clearly knew in his heart how much he attached importance to Fang Xuanling, especially after seeing Fang Du's sculpture in Chang'an, which was nightless in later generations, his attention to this minister of humerus increased a point.

Therefore, he must have married a very precious daughter, so as to show the grandeur of the Fang family.

But in the end, it ended up in such a field......

Shaking his head, Li Shimin promised Fang Xuanling Chrysostom:

"Such a thing will never happen again!"

…………

In the Chengdu Mansion, everyone's evaluation of the three monks is also surprisingly unanimous: only praise Xuanzang alone.

"Don't you hear about Su Wu's festival?"

This is the most direct evaluation of whether or not to return to China.

Kong Ming noticed the name of the person in that state, squinted his eyes and recalled:

"Third century...... Isn't that what we mean at this time? ”

"If the events of Rome are told according to the light curtain before, then the end of rest is at hand."

Pang Tong shook his head and only felt that this title was a little exaggerated:

"King of kings? A century is a hundred years, and this Ardashir is the light of a hundred years? ”

Zhang Fei didn't quite understand, and asked suspiciously:

"Isn't it comparable to the glory of the military division?"

"Go, go, go." Pang Tong pushed Zhang Fei away in disgust, pondered for a moment and said:

"If we reopen the Western Regions, I'm afraid sooner or later we will have to deal with this king of kings."

"I wonder what his temperament is?"

[The story of Master Xuanzang has been circulating among the people, until the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing was superstitious about Taoism, and the so-called good at the top must be very good, and the atmosphere of Jiajing can be imagined.

Wu Chengen, who couldn't stand this trend, resigned angrily, integrated folklore to create Journey to the West, and satirized Buddhism, Taoism and Ming officialdom, but that's another story.

It was difficult for Li Shimin in the early Tang Dynasty to predict the influence of later Buddhism on Li Tang, and he had to face a more difficult problem at that time.

That is what was left from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties fighting again and again: the battle between the powerful in Kanto and Guanzhong! 】

【Tomorrow's Update】

Buddhism is a constraint on writing, because many people have reminded that there are too many things that cannot be written, so it has led to a rotten state today.

Go back and write about the dispute between the Tang Dynasty families with peace of mind.

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