"Great, with Datang as our backer, we no longer have to look at the faces of those gods and Buddhas!"
"We have endured this for more than two hundred years, but we have waited for today!"
"The Prince of the Tang Dynasty is truly the savior of our country!"
"..."
At the moment when the national seal was stamped, all civil and military officials in the dynasty celebrated!
It was like a protracted bloody battle that finally won the final victory.
"The national seal has been stamped, please accept it, Prince Tang!"
Afterwards, the King of Harbin respectfully handed back the customs clearance document to Tang Sanzang, "However, I would like to add three more points regarding the conditions for the alliance between Harbin and the Tang Empire. I wonder if Prince Tang can agree?"
"Please tell me first and listen to it. If it is reasonable, the poor monk can accept it on behalf of the Tang Emperor."
In response, Tang Sanzang nodded and waited for his response.
"My king's condition is very simple,"
Lord Harbin said, "First, I would like to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to our country. All military expenditures, food, grass and armaments will be provided by our country!"
"Secondly, I am willing to use 30% of the country's annual taxes as annual silver to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. I hope that the Emperor of Tang Dynasty will accept it!"
"Thirdly, I have thirteen princes under my knees, and I hope that all of them will go to Chang'an Imperial College for further study. When I grow old and healthy, I also implore the Emperor of Tang to select a man with both ability and political integrity as the future king of the Harbin Kingdom!"
this……
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang suddenly lost his mind.
You must know that the reason why Li Shimin wanted the Western countries to surrender to the Tang Dynasty was not because he wanted to exploit and enslave them.
Rather, it is to unite the forces of mortal nations to jointly fight against the tyranny of heaven and restore the prosperous and prosperous world of Emperor Xin's era to the world.
But with these eloquent words of King Ha Xie, he actually handed over all his defense, finance, government affairs, and even the power of abolishing and establishing the king to the hands of the Tang Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, these three conditions you have proposed are a bit disrespectful to the country, aren't they?"
Tang Sanzang was quite surprised by this.
After all, in his opinion, such conditions are tantamount to losing power and humiliating the country.
However, no one in the court had any objections, which seemed to be reasonable.
"Prince Tang's words are serious. The Emperor of Tang is a human emperor who has not been born for thousands of years. He is the common master of the world who is admired by all countries in the world. How can I express my sincerity with a trivial gift? How can I show respect?"
The King of Harbin shook his head, "What's more, it is better to entrust the future of Harbin to the hands of the Human Emperor than to fall into the hands of heaven or Buddhism."
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang also vaguely understood his intention.
Although Elder Jinchi and Master Heifeng are demons, they are disciples of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva and belong to Buddhism.
Although Ling Xuzi is a mortal, his ancestors are among the immortals and are essentially the spokesperson of heaven in the earthly world.
Harbin is just a small country on the border, destined to survive in the gap between heaven and Buddhism.
Elder Jinchi's massacre of Ling Xuzi and the destruction of Canglang Temple, although on the surface it was caused by Qin Po, was a destined disaster.
But in fact, it is a microcosm of the struggle between Buddhism and Heaven in the secular world.
I'm afraid similar incidents have happened many times in the past hundreds of years.
But when gods fight, mortals suffer.
Heaven and Buddhism are fighting, and in the end it is the Li people in Hajia who suffer.
Such a situation is obviously not what King Harbin wants to see.
Because of this, he would take the initiative to propose such unequal conditions.
The purpose is to get the protection of the Tang Empire, so that the gods and Buddhas will be afraid and will not make mistakes easily.
Only in this way can Harbin realize peace and prosperity in the true sense.
It seems that there is nothing more tragic than this for a weak country!
"The poor monk understands His Majesty's difficulties!"
After thinking for a while, Tang Sanzang said this, with mixed feelings in his heart.
As a Buddhist, his impression of Elder Jinchi was not too bad.
Jinchi is compassionate and benefits thousands of living beings with the supreme Dharma.
But he was trapped by obsession, one thought was Buddha and the other thought was devil.
When he is a Buddha, he saves all sentient beings and brings blessings to one side.
When he is a demon, he poisons all sentient beings and causes endless disasters.
And now it seems that this eminent monk, who is impermanent to Buddhas and demons, is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger to the Kingdom of Harbin.
Fortunately, he finally chose to pass away and return to Luojia Mountain, otherwise all living beings in the country would be frightened day and night because of his existence...
At the same time, Tang Sanzang suddenly realized a dilemma.
This time I went to the West to learn scriptures. In addition to forming an alliance with Lingshan, I also wanted to unite the Western countries and make them bow their heads and become tributaries of the Tang Dynasty.
But if the Buddhas in the Western Heaven also covet these countries, then as the emperor's disciple and the disciple of the Buddha, how should I make a choice then?
In an instant, Tang Sanzang felt a headache.
It seems that it is not an easy task to bring all the Western countries into the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
But no matter what, let’s settle the matter in front of us first!
With this thought in mind, Tang Sanzang simply stopped thinking about it and immediately accepted the proposal made by Lord Harbin.
And what happened next went as smoothly as imagined.
The two sides quickly re-drafted the surrender agreement and exchanged credentials.
After that, the specific time and specifications of the mission to Datang were finalized, as well as the number of princes and envoys to go to Datang.
After all these tedious procedures were completed, the Harbin Kingdom surrendered and became the first vassal state of the Tang Empire in the west.
The territory of this country has since become part of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of this country have also become the subjects of the Tang Dynasty.
As for other subsequent matters, he doesn't need to worry about it.
Two days later, the team of envoys from the Harbin Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty had already set off, and Tang Sanzang finally decided to leave after settling all the trivial matters of diplomatic relations.
Under the watch of King Harbin and many ministers, the three masters and apprentices set off again.
But as soon as they took off, a piece of auspicious cloud appeared in the sky above the Kingdom of Harbin.
Hui'an Walker Mu Zha glanced at them, and then his eyes fell on the Guanyin Temple in Zizhu Mountain.
Guanyin Zen Temple was originally the place of practice for Elder Jinchi.
But with his death, all the disciples in the temple have left, leaving only mountains of dead bamboo.
And a young woman in white was sitting in this deserted mountain forest, playing the piano music alone, the sound was melodious and sad.
This woman is none other than Qin Po, who was saved by Elder Jinchi’s supreme Dharma.
And her real name is Chenyin.
"Chenyin, Jinchi's doom is over. It's meaningless for you to continue to stay in the world. Come back!"
At this time, Mu Zha waved to her, and a ray of Buddha's radiance immediately fell from the clouds and fell on Qin Po.
After hearing this, Qin Po's music stopped, but she bowed to the visitor.
Immediately afterwards, her figure gradually disappeared in the Buddha's light, but turned into a guqin and flew into Mu Zha's hand...
