Chapter 294: The Secret of the Young Slave

Monk Xuanzang was the famous Tang Sanzang. Before he returned from Tianzhu, he was already a little famous, but he did not attract the attention of thousands of people as described in novels and TV series. In fact, his fame was limited to eloquence in Chang'an at that time, and although he made contributions in translating Buddhist scriptures, he had not yet reached the point where everyone knew it.

He was not the royal brother of the Tang King, and Li Shimin had never been a sworn brother with him. In the novel "Journey to the West", later generations said that Li Shimin advocated Buddhism, which was a compliment to feudal emperors and a beautiful wish. In fact, even if Li Shimin paid attention to Buddhism, he only made a gesture, serving politics and an imperial art!

If Li Shimin believed in Buddhism and believed that he was obsessed with Xuanzang's brothers, and believed that he would not hurt the lives of ants and cherish moths and gauzes and lamps, he would not be able to kill his brother and younger brother, and force him to abdicate. His correct way should be to sit at home, chant Amitabha, and then wait for others to kill him!

Even when Tang Xuanzang came back from India, Li Shimin advised him not to be a monk and come to be a minister for me. Let’s govern the country together. Working for the court and governing the country can bring glory and wealth, which is no better than being a monk!

Therefore, when he ascended the throne, when Tang Xuanzang asked him to travel west to seek scriptures, he did not take it seriously and did not agree. It is absolutely worth affirming that Tang Xuanzang did not go to the West to seek the true scriptures under his ardent expectations.

The truth of history is that Tang Xuanzang sneaked out of the gates and went to India without any documents. In modern terms, he smuggled over!

Li Shimin, under the reminder of ministers and eunuchs, finally remembered that there was indeed such a monk in Chang'an who could speak a lot more than ten or twenty years ago. He said, "This Xuanzang pretended to be my envoy of the Tang Dynasty and went to the envoy of Tianzhu? Did the king of Tianzhu really believe it?"

Changsun Wuji said arrogantly: "My Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom and the lord of all nations. Even if it is a fake envoy, a small Indian, can treat him with courtesy. The King of India believes in him, and it is normal to see it as an old minister!"

The ministers nodded together, yes, even ordinary monks from our Tang Dynasty would immediately be upgraded to become a great monk at the Zen master level!

Li Shimin looked through the document again and said, "The person who said he was detained was a descendant of King Gaochang. When we destroyed Gaochang, we captured all the people in the Gaochang royal family? How could there be any descendants?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Emperor, since someone can go to India as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, then someone will pretend to be the descendants of King Gaochang and improve his stance. It is probably the leader of a robber in the desert, boasting that he is the descendant of the Gaochang royal family and used it to recruit minions!"

Li Shimin snorted, threw the document on the table, and said angrily: "But he dared to ask for an 800-yuan ransom from my Tang Dynasty, asking us to redeem Monk Xuanzang, saying that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty is worth this price! This is simply outrageous and ridiculous!"

Changsun Wuji said, "It's not just ridiculous, it's simply inexplicable!"

Yuchi Gong and other military generals said, "Not even eight hundred guan, there is not even eight guan. It is crazy to dare to care about our ransom. We should immediately send troops to suppress bandits and behead all these robbers. The people who dare to oppose our Tang Dynasty court will have no second end except for their different bodies and heads!"

The famous Tang Xuanzang was detained, and the other party only had 800 guan. For Wang Ping'an, that was simply unimaginable. It was too little. If you want such a little money, wouldn't you look down on Master Xuanzang?

But for the robbers in the bitter and cold land outside the frontier, it is not surprising to grab goods worth 800 guan, but if they can get 800 guan of cash, it will be astronomical!

The copper coins of the Tang Dynasty were the hardest currency in the world in that era. If they were in the West, they could not be used for flowering, but for collection. A copper plate was valuable than an equally large piece of gold. Can copper be valuable than gold? But in the West at that time, the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty were valuable than gold, and they would not be able to accept it!

Li Shimin said: "It would be a big deal to defend the troops of Fayumen Pass to wipe out this group of bandits. Just ask the local officials to dispatch county soldiers. Where is the nearest prefecture and county to Gaochang? Ah..." Before he finished speaking, he remembered which prefecture and county it was.

Changsun Wuji's face changed slightly. The emperor's question must not be answered, but he was really reluctant to answer because he liked the highest commander of that county!

Fang Xuanling said, "It's Zheliu County, the place where the emperor just granted Wang Ping'an. But the local officials of Zheliu County... This is not very effective in doing things, and it is impossible to send troops to suppress the bandits!"

The public security in Zheliu County is as bad as it is. Bandits are everywhere. The robber who claimed to be a descendant of the Gaochang royal family was just an envoy of the Tang Dynasty. The robber in Zheliu County simply killed the imperial officials and killed the county magistrates. There is no county magistrate there now, but the guards of Yumen Pass are also in charge, but the force of the management is not strong, and the local forces cannot be effectively controlled!

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, think about that group of robbers, will there be Turkic people behind it?"

The ministers shook their heads together, but after a moment of saliva, they nodded heavily together.

If there are really Turkic people as their backers, it is impossible to deduct the wrong envoy. The people of Gaochang believe in Buddhism and believe that monks have high status and can be envoys, but the Turkic people will not think so. Moreover, if the Turkic people really put forward the conditions, it is impossible for them to only have 800 trump cards. They will directly make territorial requirements!

When the emperor asked this, it was obvious that if this matter was done by the Turkic people, it would be fine if it was done by the Turkic people!

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "This matter must be thoroughly investigated. If it is found that the Turks seized the monk... Master Xuanzang was seized, then I, the Tang Dynasty, must send troops to fight against the Turks, and will never tolerate it!"

Cheng Zhijie jumped up and shouted, "If the war is about to start, the old minister is willing to go and kill the evil Turkic thief alone!"

Li Shimin gently tapped Longshu's desk with his fingers, and said with a roar, "It's not too late to argue again, this Xuanzang... Master, even if he is the envoy sent by me!"

The ministers nodded with a sudden expression on their faces and said, "The old ministers have all remembered it. It is true that this is true. It is just because the time has passed too long and I didn't remember it in time just now. That Master Xuanzang is the envoy you sent to India by the emperor!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "When it comes to Zheliu County, I remembered Wang Ping'an. How did he do recently? Is there any good news coming? Summer is coming and autumn comes, and his diagnosis has taken a lot of time!"

Changsun Wuji said: "When you come back to the emperor, there has been no good news recently, but no bad news has been reported. This shows that the dialectics is progressing smoothly. The emperor can relax. I believe that there will be good news coming after not much time!"

Shikeng Village.

A few more days passed, and the weather gradually became colder, and people began to change into single clothes and put on jackets.

The scholars and servants who were caring for Wang Ping'an did not have any accidents. Their condition was gradually improving, which shows that after acne, smallpox disease can be prevented. If it was not for the purpose of obtaining complete data and promoting it on a large scale, then the final conclusion can be drawn now!

Everyone in the village was happy. After participating in this dialectical diagnosis, they not only saved the people of the world, but also obtained what they wanted after the dialectical diagnosis. This is a great thing that benefits others and oneself!

But Wang Ping'an was not very happy. He had known that such a result would have been, but the problem was that an accident occurred in the original foolproof result. The little slave had no reaction. This had to be clear. Otherwise, when it was promoted, it would be a stain, and I would look for a statement that there would be an accident!

But no matter how he took care of the little slave or cared about him, he just couldn't find out why this little guy was an "accident"!

Not only Wang Ping'an, but also other imperial doctors, besides them, there is another person, that is Brother Jun!

Brother Jun wanted to help Wang Ping'an, but Wang Ping'an's identity was there. He was a little man, so it would not be his turn to show his diligence to Wang Ping'an. He finally learned why Wang Ping'an was worried about, so he could not let go of the opportunity. He secretly peeked at the little slaves every day.

Brother Jun had been a scout before, and his ability to find out the news was really true. He was peeping in secret. Not to mention that the little slave did not notice him, even Wang Ping'an and the imperial physicians who came in and out every day did not notice him!

On that day, after nightfall, Jun Ge'er sneaked into the village and came to the outside of the house where the little slave lived. He came to the window lightly, and looked inside along the crack of the window.

The little slave did not live alone, but had an imperial physician taking turns to sleep with him so that he could observe the movements nearby. Tonight was an old imperial physician.

Brother Jun suddenly smelled the aroma of meat and looked at the windowsill inside. He saw a plate of leftover dishes on the windowsill, and there was a half-bitten goose wings inside the plate.

He thought to himself: "This little guy actually eats better than me. If I were to eat goose every day, I would definitely not have left any meat residue with such a wing!" He swallowed, slowly shrank under the window, lay down, came to the corner of the wall, turned over and entered the woods.

Through the observations over the past few days, he found a rule that this little slave had the habit of getting up at night, and he didn't like to be convenient in the yard, but went into the woods, muttering something while being convenient. The previous few times he was too far away and dared not get close, so he couldn't hear what the little slave was muttering. Tonight he decided to seize the advantageous terrain first and must find out what the little guy was talking to himself.

The old doctor was old and took a nap as soon as it was dark. He was in a daze. Although he was not honest in sleeping, he kept his eyes closed and his lips were smacked.

The little slave tossed and turned on the bed, but couldn't sleep. He kept tossing for the middle of the night. When it was almost midnight, he got up and went down to the ground, put on his shoes, and opened the door.

The door creaked and the old doctor woke up and asked, "What are you doing?"

The little slave said, "The villain is going to the thatched cottage."

The old doctor nodded, turned over on the bed, and said, "Go and go back quickly."

The little slave agreed and left the house and closed the door. As expected, he did not go to the yard behind the yard, but went out of the yard and entered the woods, just like Jun Ge'er's observation a few days ago.

Brother Jun hid in a big tree, closing his eyes to rest. He was a scout and knew the importance of patience. Not to mention waiting for half a night on the tree, he had done such things even if he was lying in the grass for a day and night!

There was a rustling sound in the distance, and someone was coming!

Brother Jun immediately opened his eyes and looked down. He saw the little slave lowering his head and walking slowly. He held his breath, afraid that the little slave would find him. It happened that a big mosquito was good at finding him, but at this time he bit his neck!

Brother Jun didn't dare to move, letting the mosquito bite him, his eyes narrowed and he stared at the little slave!

The little slave did not expect that he, a small slave, would be followed by someone, and was staring at the tree. According to the habit he had developed these days, he came to a big tree without any warning, which was the big tree that Jun Geer hid.

The little slave squatted down, picked up a stone, smiled on his face, and used the stone to slash the roots of the tree, and then began to mumble, with a very small voice!

Brother Jun pricked up his ears and listened carefully!

I heard the little slave say, "I used to have cowpox, but I had cowpox. Cowpox could not harm me, and cowpox could not harm me! I will be a good family after leaving the small village. I want to buy land, I want to buy cows, I want to build a big house, I want to marry the second daughter of the Tian family..."

Brother Jun listened, almost fell from the tree. No wonder Wang Ping'an tried so hard to verify, but he could not find the reason. It turned out that this little guy had cowpox, so what else could he use to diagnose? He could not get any results if he used to diagnose!

After the little slave finished speaking, he stood up, peed at the tree root, and then picked up his pants after peeing, and whispered: "I've finished speaking, I've finished peeing, I feel comfortable!"

For those who have to keep a secret, even adults have great psychological pressure. They often find a place where no one is, or tell their secrets to strangers who have no chance to sell themselves. This is also one of the jobs of psychologists to guide patients to speak. This is true for adults. Moreover, this child does not understand what pressure is, but he understands that as long as he tells his secret to the big tree root every night and then urinates, he will feel much more comfortable and can sleep peacefully after he goes back!
Chapter completed!