Xuanzang looked at Master Jiexian, somewhat silent and did not speak.
"It's a rare thing that you can still find another career that makes you feel worthy of your lifelong struggle at this age. If I had your determination and perseverance, I wouldn't be stuck here." Master Jie Xian smiled and said.
"Master, your contribution is also indelible." Xuanzang said.
"Haha, back then you were able to come here from thousands of miles away and after several years. I felt that you were a person of great perseverance and would definitely be able to achieve great things. My contribution was more out of necessity."
"We all pay attention to detachment from ourselves and Buddhist connections, but in fact, am I connected to Buddha? In fact, I am just a miserable person who cannot survive. I stay here because I am afraid that I will not be able to survive outside after I leave. Go down."
"You haven't lived in this land, so you don't know how difficult it is to live in this land, but I know." The white-haired and wrinkled Master Jiexian said very straightforwardly.
"In front of them, I will always be an accomplished monk. They even say that there may be many relics after my death, but only I know whether my heart is really peaceful."
"People who once said this kept praising me. They praised me so much that even I believed it myself."
"But I see more in you."
"I'm really happy that you can really find your own way. As for this Buddhist scripture...it's not bullshit." Master Jiexian chuckled and said, "The Buddha is in your heart. When you feel that you are a Buddha, you are a Buddha. , it has nothing to do with how you do it or what means you use to do it."
"As for the Buddhist scriptures, they are just laws used to deceive the world. They may have some truth, but they have never solved the fundamental problem of human survival."
"Reciting Buddhist scriptures will not fill your stomach."
"But your Tang Dynasty can make the people full. Go and do what you want to do, because even if you bring back the Buddhist scriptures here, the people who recite them ten thousand times with you will not be able to solve their own problems. of food and clothing, but you can come up with a reasonable policy for Datang."
"I really hope that there will be a dynasty similar to the Tang Dynasty in this land, but unfortunately, there is not."
"Many things here have been fixed. The gods promoted here and the sects promoted here will always serve the rule of the ruler."
Xuanzang looked at the smiling Master Jie Xian. He did not expect that the other party would say such remarks that if spread, he would be completely kicked out of Buddhism.
But there's no one else here.
"I understand, Master, please take care of yourself. Chen Xuanzang takes leave." Xuanzang, or rather Chen Xuanzang, stood up and said with a serious face.
"Goodbye, Mr. Chen." Master Jiexian said with a smile, "I won't admit what I just said when I leave here. Next time we meet, if I am still alive, I will still be the same master."
Chen Xuanzang smiled and saluted, "Thank you, Master, for taking care of me over the past few years."
After bidding farewell to Master Jiexian, Chen Xuanzang took his belongings and left here. Taking his customs clearance document with him, Chen Xuanzang did not face any trouble from the Tubo people, but took a boat directly to Yuzhang Port.
After arriving at Yuzhang Port, Chen Xuanzang hesitated for a moment, and then chose to visit the highest official here at Yuzhang Port, Xu Zheng, who was the one who originally sent him the customs clearance document.
"I've met Master Xuanzang." After Xu Zheng saw Chen Xuanzang, although he was a little surprised by his current appearance, he saluted immediately.
"General Xu, you're welcome. I have returned to the secular world, and now my name is Chen Xuanzang." Chen Xuanzang said with a smile. He did not use his secular name, but kept his surname. He used the name Xuanzang as his name. It would be nice to commemorate his career of nearly twenty years.
"I see, then I wonder if Chen Langjun came here to return to the Tang Dynasty? If so, a fleet will return to the Tang Dynasty in about three days. It will arrive in Guangzhou Port in about a month, and then take a special passenger ship. We can return to Chang'an City in about twenty days," Xu Zheng said.
"No, I have an idea. I wonder if General Xu can tell His Majesty?" Chen Xuanzang asked.
"Huh?" Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Chen, please tell me."
"I have read through the book that His Majesty gave me many times. I have gained a new understanding of many places and a new understanding of today's Tang Dynasty."
"So I look at the current situation of the Tang Dynasty. The whole world of the Tang Dynasty is at peace, and Goguryeo in the hinterland has been wiped out. The natural next step is to pacify Tianzhu if we have the ability."
"But Tubo is a country that has to be dealt with between Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu."
"So, if your Majesty allows it, I would like to make a trip to Tibet to see if I can talk to Songtsen Gampo and get Tibet to submit to the Tang Dynasty." Chen Xuanzang said.
Xu Zheng: "??"
To be honest, Xu Zheng was a little confused when he heard this. Are you trying to persuade a country to surrender? Although there was indeed a precedent for the entire country to join the Tang Dynasty before.
But those were just vassal states before the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty had an absolute advantage over them. But now Tubo and the Tang Dynasty also have an advantage over them, but it is not too great.
Is Chen Xuanzang so confident now?
However, the Xu Zheng in front of him really knew who he was. After all, he was the person who his Majesty went to communicate with and gave him a set of books. This showed that his Majesty valued him very much.
After thinking about it, Xu Zheng nodded and said: "In that case, it's okay. I will help Chen Langjun deliver the news to His Majesty, but whether His Majesty will allow it is not something I can know."
"In this way, I will ask someone to arrange a residence for Chen Langjun, and there will be news in about two days."
"Two days?" Chen Xuanzang thought he heard wrongly.
"Yes, just two days." Xu Zheng said with a smile, but did not explain.
"This... okay." Chen Xuanzang looked shocked, but he didn't ask in the end. If the other party could say something, he must have said it. If he didn't say it, it obviously wasn't announced to the public.
Xu Zheng arranged for Chen Xuanzang to sit down, and then immediately transmitted Chen Xuanzang's words back to Chang'an via radio.
When Li Ke received the news, he was also a little stunned.
Xuanzang... To be honest, Xuanzang was nothing to the Tang Dynasty. The reason why Li Ke communicated with him in the first place was actually more because of Xuanzang's popularity in later generations and his relationship with "Journey to the West".
After all, most people know Xuanzang because of "Journey to the West", one of the four famous works.
The monkey made many people know Xuanzang.
Li Ke is certainly no exception. If Xuanzang in the history books had not been included in "Journey to the West", he might have been like many ordinary celebrities in history. He knew it when he was studying, but soon forgot it when he entered society. So a household name.
At first he was just looking for fun, but he didn't expect Xuanzang to really change his path.
"In this way, we will make Chen Xuanzang the Young Minister of Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty and order him to send an envoy to Tibet." Li Ke thought for a while and agreed decisively. If he wanted to try it, let him try it.
