His Majesty Li Er leaned on the voucher and opened the letter for a look, only to see that the word "Chengqian" was written at the beginning of the letter instead of Li Yuanying's address for him. He frowned, knowing that it was Li Yuanying who had caused an oolong.
His Majesty Li Er never pays attention to do not look at evil, all the letters have been delivered to him, of course he read them first. He scanned down, only to see that Li Yuanying praised Li Chengqian all over the place, and it took ten sentences to pick out the main point. He snorted coldly, thinking that this kid is too out of tune, what he wrote!
After choosing and reading for most of the time, His Majesty Li Er knew from the letter that what they were talking about was Xuanzang's return to the east.
Xuanzang went west without notifying the court, but he deliberately asked the court for official documents when he returned, because he brought back more than 600 scriptures and a hundred or so relics. With so many scriptures, without the help of others, it would be difficult for Xuanzang to translate all of them in his whole life!
Li Chengqian also sent someone to report this matter to His Majesty Li Er immediately, saying that he had selected a group of Buddhist disciples to help Xuanzang translate scriptures and write "Da Tang Western Regions".
Whether it is His Majesty Li Er or Li Chengqian, they are more interested in "Da Tang Western Regions", and even want Xuanzang to return to the vulgar and manage the Western Regions for the court, but Xuanzang himself is obviously more interested in translating Buddhist scriptures.
Since the scriptures allow monks to travel far and wide, Li Chengqian believes that as long as there are enough benefits, many merchants will definitely be willing to take the Silk Road again. So Li Chengqian is going to ask Fengtai Building to write some stories about the Western Regions to spread to the outside world. It doesn't have to be related to Buddhism, as long as it can attract people.
The territory of Datang is currently so big, the food that can be grown is only so much, and the wealth that can be accumulated will not increase out of thin air, so some people of insight must be encouraged to go to the countries of the Western Regions for exchanges and buy back all they want. All the useful ones come back, and what they lack, Datang can also send them!
Even if Li Yuanying's unashamed "good neighborliness" cannot be achieved, all neighboring countries must be turned into fertile ground for the development of the Tang Dynasty.
Only in this way can Datang truly glow with vigor and vitality.
These opinions were discussed by Li Chengqian and Li Yuanying. Li Chengqian did not hide them, and told His Majesty Li Er truthfully.
It is precisely because His Majesty Li Er knew all the serious content selected, so His Majesty Li Er felt that this letter was written without merit, it was all nonsense!
His Majesty Li Er snorted coldly in his heart when he read this sentence, and seeing Li Yuanying said that he really missed playing with his elder nephew, His Majesty Li Er felt that this kid didn't make any progress at all, and he still wanted to play when he was a grown man.
His Majesty Li Er wrote a letter of reprimand on the spot, scolding Li Yuanying bloody, saying that he could even pretend the letter was wrong, so it would be better if he did other things. Halfway through the reprimand letter, someone came to report that the prince was coming.
His Majesty Li Er was in a bad mood halfway through cursing, so he asked someone to let Li Chengqian in.
Li Chengqian was in charge of sitting in Chang'an, and he shouldn't have left without authorization, but when he saw the letter delivered to him, Li Chengqian couldn't sit still. The letter Li Yuanying wrote to him should have no ulterior motives, but considering Li Yuanying's open-minded character, Li Chengqian still felt that he had to go after him personally!
In order to catch up with the wrong letter, Li Chengqian didn't stop for a moment, and went straight to Cuiwei Palace. Along the way, he even thought about several topics that he needed to discuss with His Majesty Li Er. letter thing.
His Majesty Li Er probably wouldn't have read Li Yuanying's letter immediately!
Li Chengqian's plan was perfect, and His Majesty Li Er was also very cooperative. He didn't mention the things he had read the letter at all, and listened to Li Chengqian's serious things that he found on the spur of the moment.
When Li Chengqian felt that the business was almost done, he tentatively told His Majesty Li Er about Li Yuanying's false letter.
Li Chengqian said: "I read the beginning and thought it was wrong, so I didn't read further." What Li Chengqian said was the truth. He really had no reason to peek at Li Yuanying's letter. After all, His Majesty Li Er gave the letter to others in private. With the habit of watching, he doesn't need to secretly watch at all!
His Majesty Li Er seemed to have just remembered the letter, and said calmly: "I have read the letter that your Uncle Yao wrote to you." He asked someone to take out the wrong letter from Li Yuanying and return it to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian: "..."
Li Chengqian replied silently. If he had known that His Majesty Li Er had read the letter, he wouldn't have rushed over to intercept it! He complained to Li Yuanying in his heart. Couldn't this kid check the letter before loading it? That's all right now, His Majesty Li Er has read the letter in a dignified manner!
At this point, Li Chengqian could only secretly pray that Li Yuanying didn't write anything he shouldn't have written.
All the sons came, but His Majesty Li Er didn't drive him away, so he stayed for a meal and read Li Yuanying's wrongly sealed letter by the way. Li Yuanying's letter was also full of hype, first talking about how good Yan Lide he borrowed, and then how good Li Chunfeng he borrowed. With them, his Pearl of the Orient project is really even more powerful! The rest is to explain his plan to issue coupons, saying that as long as all those who have spare money in the hands of Henan Province contribute their usual money to support the construction of the seaport, the seaport will be built soon!
After reading the letter, His Majesty Li Er discovered that Li Yuanying had given another fresh idea.
This is easy to say, but it is not easy to do it! If this is really the case, as long as the citizens of the Tang Dynasty pay one guan, wouldn't they be able to have 10 to 20 million guan? As for the profit Li Yuanying said, it is necessary to build a seaport and train sailors. It is all a matter of spending money. How can it be profitable
His Majesty Li Er said: "Your Uncle Yao is too optimistic."
Li Chengqian said: "Maybe Uncle Yao can do it?"
His Majesty Li Er made a final decision: "Then let him do it."
Since he promised Li Yuanying to bring Li Dejian and Du He there, he allowed Li Yuanying and Li Chengqian to form a navy.
This time Goryeo gave in, and not only returned most of Silla's cities, but also gave sincere tributes and tribute coins. His Majesty Li Er wanted to beat the civil servants in the court. However, in His Majesty Li Er's heart, Goryeo would still fight sooner or later, and Yuan Gai Suwen didn't take Datang seriously at all, and this time he was soft because they were troubled both internally and externally, and they didn't want to invite the king of Tang Dynasty again!
Since it is going to fight, the navy must be trained well, so that it can realize the joint outflanking of both water and land, and completely take down Koryo at one time.
His Majesty Li Er was very relieved of Li Yuanying and Li Chengqian, he was willing to let them try it. Of course, he would not be merciful if they violated his trust.
Li Chengqian understood the meaning of His Majesty Li Er's words, and naturally made another statement: "Uncle Yao and the others will definitely not disappoint Father."
His Majesty Li Er didn't say anything, and after the father and son had dinner together, he sent Li Chengqian back.
It was still early, and His Majesty Li Er continued to write a reply to Li Yuanying. In the second half of the letter, His Majesty Li Er still scolded Li Yuanying bloody, saying that his rhetoric was unrealistic. It’s fine to mess around in Chang’an, but did the Henan Dao who went there think that there would still be people who would support him
After a lot of scolding, His Majesty Li Er said: If you can do it, you can do it, anyway, the court will not pay you. If you are scolded by Wei Zheng and the others, you will bear it yourself!
After cursing Li Yuanying like this, His Majesty Li Er felt a little more at ease. It's just that thinking of Li Yuanying's compliments to Li Chengqian, His Majesty Li Er still feels uncomfortable. This kid actually praises everyone. He is really unprincipled and flattering a villain!
After all, he is also the majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty, how could he have the nerve to praise the prince so shamelessly? People who don't know read it, maybe what to say about him!
The more His Majesty Li Er thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and added a paragraph to the letter on the spot, sternly warning Li Yuanying not to write such a letter to Li Chengqian again. It's fine that he doesn't care about his own reputation, don't drag Li Chengqian to be stabbed in the back!
As for writing for him, it is the younger brother's respect and love for the elder brother. If others hear it, they will only think that they are brothers and sisters, and they will not gossip!
In short, it is not allowed to write to the prince, but continue to write to him. After His Majesty Li Er finished writing the letter, he read it again, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, that's why!
His Majesty Li Er asked someone to send this thick reply letter to Tengzhou, and specifically asked the sender to let Li Yuanying take a good look and reflect on it!
After Li Yuanying made such a fuss, His Majesty Li Er really wanted to see Xuanzang, so he sent someone to Hongfu Temple to order Xuanzang to come over tomorrow.
Although His Majesty Li Er did not believe in Buddhism, he was still very interested in the things Xuanzang brought back from the Western Regions. He also wanted to personally persuade Xuanzang to return to secular life as an official.
Xuanzang was able to travel through more than a hundred countries in the Western Regions without the support of the imperial court. His ability is really not small. His Majesty Li Er feels very sorry that such a capable person cannot be used by the imperial court!
Early the next morning, after His Majesty Li Er and Wei Zheng had finished discussing government affairs, Xuanzang came.
Compared with the last meeting with Li Chengqian, Xuanzang now has a clear understanding of the current situation in Chang'an, and has a better understanding of Li Yuanying. He could judge that Li Yuanying, like His Majesty Li Er, was not a person who believed in letting Buddhism, they were only going to use Buddhism as a tool.
Xuanzang felt very sad about this.
It's not for the purpose of translating and disseminating the scriptures. He would rather not have this honor of meeting the emperor. He has no restrictions on being an official in the court, and he is not interested in being admired by thousands of people. He just wants to pass on his sincerity to more Buddhist disciples. It's a pity that even Buddhist disciples are unwilling to study the scriptures sincerely!
Among all living beings, there are few people who are sincere to the Buddha, and many people seek personal gain in the name of the Buddha, and even the Buddhist gate is not quiet.
Xuanzang sighed in his heart, and went inside to meet His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er really repeated the old saying, expressing the hope that Xuanzang would return to vulgarity.
Xuanzang refused again.
His Majesty Li Er was not surprised, and invited Xuanzang to talk about his trip to the Western Regions while having tea.
Perhaps under the influence of Li Yuanying, His Majesty Li Er also likes to listen to stories. As for the authenticity of the story, His Majesty Li Er didn't care, as long as more people are sent to the Western Regions in the future, they will naturally be able to find out the truth!
The two had a good chat, and His Majesty Li Er generously allocated a group of people to Xuanzang, all of whom had just returned from Tubo, and had experience in helping his younger brother compile "Traveling in Tubo", so they were very suitable to participate in the translation of scriptures and Compiled "Da Tang Western Regions".
Xuanzang gratefully agreed.
His Majesty Li Er rewarded Xuanzang with a watermelon, and asked Xuanzang to take it back to taste, saying that it was his younger brother who asked someone to find it from the west of Tubo.
His Majesty Li Er said "Yaodi" on the left and "Yaodi" on the right. Xuanzang understood it very quickly, and praised Li Yuanying a few words in a good manner.
His Majesty Li Er was very satisfied and readily let him go.
Xuanzang walked out of Cuiwei Palace with a big and round watermelon in his arms, and said in his heart: Twenty years ago, who would have imagined that His Majesty Li Er would raise his younger brother as his son? If you raise it, you can raise it, and you have to expressly imply that others praise him for being well raised! What a stink!
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