Zhang Zhongliang: "Please tell me, master, life is vast and the sea of suffering is boundless. How can we be free from birth, old age, illness, death, pain, and sin?"
Manjusri: "What Your Highness asked is exactly my doubt. For several years, I have been thinking hard and I can't figure it out. Since ancient times, there have been as many Taoists as there are people who have achieved Taoism. If there is anyone in the world who can understand the doubts you and I have, he can be called a great Buddha." "
Zhang Zhongliang murmured: "Great Buddha? Save people from birth, old age, illness and death? How can we become a Great Buddha?"
Manjusri: "I don't know either. No one in the world can answer what Your Highness asked."
Zhang Zhongliang: "A medical witch is a miraculous doctor who can cure stubborn diseases; a virtuous king is a sage who can relieve the people's worries about food and clothing. As for the world's old age, death and inner worries and sorrows, it is definitely not something that a miraculous doctor or sage king can save. Look. There seems to be no other good strategy, but you don’t know that all phenomena in the world have their origins, and there must be things to overcome them, but they have not yet been solved.”
Manjusri sighed: "Your Highness's understanding is not as good as Manjusri's. May I ask, Your Highness, where do you want to go next?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "I heard that there is an immortal in Yagala Snow Mountain who practices with Prince Samantabhadra. I want to visit him this time."
He glanced at Zhang Zhongliang and nodded understandingly: "We must go to Yagala Snow Mountain."
…
A bright moon emerged from the clouds.
Hao Tianlei came to report: "Your Highness, Wei Shihu, the magistrate of Gambia City, wants to go up the mountain to see your Highness. He has something important to report."
Zhang Zhongliang: "The county magistrate of Gombiba City? Could it be the small remote county closest to the Yagara Snow Mountain? Why is he here again? Please invite me as soon as possible."
In the room, Wei Shihu had finished paying homage to the prince: "Your Highness, you are so happy from heaven, so happy from heaven."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Why are you so happy?"
Wei Shihu: "A few days ago, a distinguished guest came to Gambia City, claiming to be Mary, the princess of Xiliao Kingdom and the crown prince of Nanzhao Kingdom."
Zhang Zhongliang and Shan Shan looked at each other in surprise.
Shan Dan: "What's going on? Tell me quickly. Tell me quickly."
Wei Shihu: "Your Majesty has arranged her properly. Your Highness, don't be anxious."
Shan Dan: "How to prove it, tell me quickly, I'm so anxious."
Wei Shihu: "This person is accompanied by three people, a total of four people. Two of them claim to be palace maids, and the other calls himself Wei Jue, the general of the Western Liao Kingdom."
Shan Dan: "Wei Jue? How about it?"
Wei Shihu: "These four people are disheveled and look like beggars. They have no tokens on them."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Then how do you determine that she is Mary?"
Wei Shihu: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. This woman is pregnant with Liujia and has a big belly." He made a belly gesture.
Zhang Zhongliang, Shan Dan and the five warriors were stunned, their eyes widening.
Wei Shihu continued: "This woman has no other tokens on her body. She only has a jeweled garment, which she claimed was given by the prince when she was leaving, to ease the pain of longing for her. This jeweled garment is priceless, and after being identified by the lady of the rank and file, it is indeed true. It belongs to the palace."
A mixture of surprises: "Prince, he must be my sister."
Wei Shihu: "I came to the palace to report. Along the way, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was visiting privately, and stopped here, so I came here to report."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Thank you, sir, for traveling twice. How many days does it take to get to Gombiba City from here?"
Wei Shihu: "If we travel day and night, it will take four days to take the official road, and only three days to take the shortcut."
Shan Dan: "Prince, how should we make a decision?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "I wish I could see Mary right away, and I don't want to delay for a moment. I'll say goodbye to Manjushri right now and hit the road immediately."
Zhang Zhongliang and his entourage galloped forward, kicking up dust all the way.
Wei Shihu led the way on horseback. At the three-way intersection, he suddenly pulled the reins of his horse and stopped.
Zhang Zhongliang stopped his horse and the horse raised its front hooves.
Zhang Zhongliang: "Why stay?"
Wei Shihu: "The main road ahead goes to the southeast, and the small road goes to the southwest. Where to go, the prince will decide."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Which one is closest?"
Wei Shihu: "The main road is flat, but the trails are very rugged. The trails are convenient and can shorten the journey by half a day."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It doesn't matter whether it's a big road or a small road, just take the shortcut from now on."
Wei Shihu: "I obey the order." He galloped towards the path.
…
Besides, Zhang Zhongliang left the court, and Youtuo went to court in accordance with the emperor's order.
All the ministers have finished their salutes.
Youtuo remained humble: "My lords, is it appropriate for this prince to sit in the palace today?"
Everyone agreed: "He has the air of a king and has made great progress."
Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly by. Youtuo sat back and forth, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. In the morning court that day, Youtuo said as usual: "My lords, if you have something to report, please leave the court if nothing happens."
When the ministers were about to withdraw from the court, at this time, a minister Qin Erbin emerged from the ranks of civil servants and said: "Prince, when the Crown Princess Mary was martyred some time ago, there were three surviving warriors, and now they have lived in the official post for a long time. Please tell me how to deal with it."
Youtuo: "There are many rumors about this matter, and I have also heard that it is quite difficult. Escorting the master without being loyal is a capital crime. If he is sent back to his country, he will die according to the laws of his country. If such a big event is not reported to Xiliao It is not reasonable for the country, let alone concealing it for a long time. If the truth is revealed because of this matter, and we start fighting again, it will be our fault. Since it is a natural and man-made disaster, I will send an envoy to Western Liao on my behalf. Once the report is announced, what do you all think?"
Qin Erbin: "How to deal with the three surviving warriors according to Wei Chen's instructions?"
Youtuo: "Don't be anxious, sir. I have made a good decision on this matter. There is no need for the three warriors to return home. Now that the Crown Princess has been martyred and far away from her homeland, her soul must be lonely. These three warriors can be sent to the Crown Princess's mausoleum to undertake sacrifices and clean the graves. Isn’t it perfect to kill two birds with one stone in this way?”
Qin Erbin: "I obey the order."
All the ministers praised him.
Dear friends, you may be confused after reading this, why did Crown Princess Mary become a martyr? The story has to start from the time when the prince and his entourage left Xiliao City:
After the prince and his party left Xiliao City, Mary missed the warm, romantic and happy time she spent with the prince all the time. As the saying goes: the more intense the love, the deeper the thought. Every night, Mary would wander indoors with a swollen belly, leaning against the window and gazing out, murmuring to herself: "I am infinitely longing for lovesickness, and I look at the west window with affection. The missing person is gone, but my love is lingering..."
That night, the last quarter moon was high in the sky, and Mary leaned against the window to look at the bright moon again.
Mary sighed, returned to the couch, took out Zhang Zhongliang's necklace and stuck it tightly to her face.
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Princess Mary longed for her husband all day long, and she wanted to follow the prince back to Nanzhao.
When it was time to light the lamp, Mary went to pay her respects to her father and mother.
At this time, Wang Erhan and the queen were playing on the bed.
Huangmen came to report: "Your Majesty, Princess Mary wishes you well. You are waiting outside the door now."
Wang Erhan was very disappointed: "This daughter has never paid greetings to her father, the emperor, and her mother since she was a child. How come she has behaved now?"
Queen: "I'm going to be a mother. I know my parents are kind to me."
