His Majesty Li Er is in a good mood. This year, he is going to go to Luoyang to escape the summer heat and leave the prince in Chang'an to supervise the country. After sending off Princess Wencheng, preparations for this matter began.
Fang Xuanling came to see something, His Majesty Li Er asked him to sit down and talk. After Fang Xuanling explained what the crown prince and Li Yuanying were going to do, His Majesty Li Er only felt that this bastard Li Yuanying was secretly doing things again, and this time even the prince was involved!
His Majesty Li Er asked: "Xuanling, do you think they can do it?"
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said, "It might be difficult to do it with someone else, but with King Teng, I think it is really possible."
Li Yuanying is a mysterious person, born with a good ability to turn dangers into fortunes. Several times Fang Xuanling felt that this kid might be beaten up, but in the end he let him get away with it, and by the way, he made a lot of things that no one else thought of. thought about.
For example, taking a princess to the land of Fengyue has never been done through the ages. Not only did Li Yuanying finish his job, but he also wanted to blame his filial son on this matter, so that his worthless son would get all pissed off by himself!
Hearing that Fang Xuanling approved of what Li Yuanying and Li Chengqian did, His Majesty Li Er was quite happy. He nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let them do it."
Li Yuanying didn't have to do anything, the plan was drawn up, and he handed it over to Dai Ting to deploy staff. He threw things out and started playing with his friends lightly again.
It wasn't until the news came out from the palace that His Majesty Li Er was going to Luoyang, that Li Yuanying remembered the system that had been silent for a long time, and was surprised by this silent little partner: "This time, the emperor is going to the newly built Xiangcheng Palace to escape the summer heat, why don't you send out a mission?" gone."
The system was quiet for a while before telling Li Yuanying what went wrong in the past two years. The physical objects it sent to Li Yuanying were distributed according to the "principle of similar time and space delivery". It was a very long time, and the gap between the two could even be described as earth-shaking for Datang!
The system delivered the seeds that were far away from the ocean and had not been cultivated to Datang, which was equivalent to changing the direction of this time and space. Therefore, the graphic materials and video data collected in their world can no longer be used as historical data for research. Many people even suspect that they are fake because they found the place where sunflowers were planted in the virtual image of Jiucheng Palace.
The system has always been mechanically apologetic: "I'm sorry, this is my mistake."
Li Yuanying didn't care what other people thought, since he didn't know them anyway. He also comforted the system in turn: "It doesn't matter, anyway, just a few decades is very short for you, you should take a rest, and you will find someone else to bind you after I die."
The system wanted to say "I don't need a vacation", but after thinking about it, it took it back.
This is the first time it has heard such words. In the past, it had an ordinary transaction relationship with the host. They helped collect data, and it met their needs. They didn't have much communication with each other, and they didn't need too much communication. Getting along like this is very strange to it. It even feels that it may really need to rest. It doesn't collect information or send tasks. It's good to just quietly watch these children grow up.
"Okay." For the first time, the system gave an answer that was not fed back through database analysis.
Li Yuanying finished communicating with the system. Although he regretted that there was no task reward to receive, he still wanted to visit Luoyang and Xiangcheng Palace.
Now Li Yuanying and His Majesty Li Er's relationship is much better, and they don't need to go around the corner to test if they want to go. They slipped over to ask His Majesty Li Er when he was free, "Brother Emperor, are you going to Luoyang?"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him and ignored him.
Li Yuanying sat down next to His Majesty Li Er and did not leave, pouring tea and ink for him, busy back and forth. His Majesty Li Er was so busy that he finally put down his pen to look at him, and Li Yuanying actively asked: "Brother Emperor, can you take me with you when you go to Luoyang? I have never been to Luoyang, and I want to see it."
His Majesty Li Er said lightly: "Aren't you busy? Are you free to go to Luoyang?"
When Li Yuanying heard it, His Majesty Li Er knew what he was busy with, and he was quite unhappy looking at it. Li Yuanying hurriedly told His Majesty Li Er about some important things about his "tea trade plan", and whispered in His Majesty Li Er's ear mysteriously: "Brother, let me tell you, we have an idea to continue the business." I didn't tell you anything, if you are willing to take me to Luoyang, I will tell you!"
His Majesty Li Er has already heard most of it from Fang Xuanling, and he roughly knows what their whole plan is. Hearing the words, he leaned forward, waved away Li Yuanying who was approaching, and happily agreed to Li Yuanying's plea. : "Okay, I'll take you there, you say."
Li Yuanying told His Majesty Li Er about their idea of taking all Tubo and Turks under the ownership of Datang. Li Yuanying has his own ideas: "If Tubo and Turks become part of the Great Tang, Brother Huang will definitely let their people live the same good life as the people of the Great Tang, and their talents will be reused! By then, We Datang people can go further west together, go further north, go all the way to the southeast, north and south, and take a good look at the wider world."
This is the first time His Majesty Li Er has heard people speak so grandly of plundering other people's countries.
But, it sounds pretty good.
Conquest and plunder have never been their goals. What they want is that the whole world is one, and what they want is that the people of Tang Dynasty can go everywhere in the world and communicate with them everywhere in the world. As long as they are willing to submit, they will readily accept them and treat them as they are. One!
But, it's too difficult.
His Majesty Li Er said helplessly: "How many years will it take to do what you said?"
Li Yuanying said: "If you can't do it, you have to start. Now Chengqian already has a son. We have taught Xiang'er early. When we can't do it, he can continue to do it! I also have a son. When my son grows up , I will drive them all out to do things." Li Yuanying made a conclusion, "Anyway, if you can do a little bit, you can't do nothing just because you think it's too difficult!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "It seems that you have made all the arrangements for your sons."
Li Yuanying said: "That's natural, I will let them do whatever they can."
His Majesty Li Er thought of his sons, some of whom had already been sent out, and many of those who were kept by his side had reached the age to be released to work. I heard from Gao Yang last time that they started talking about Pingkangfang, and it is indeed time to cultivate their ability to be independent.
His Majesty Li Er finished thinking about letting his son go to the domain earlier, glanced at Li Yuanying and said, "I will remember what you said, don't you be reluctant to let him go and come and cry with me."
Li Yuanying patted his still-not-so-firm chest and said, "I'm sure I won't be reluctant. By then, Brother Huang, if you have something you like, just pick it!"
His Majesty Li Er was amused by him, and laughed and scolded: "The concubine didn't marry back, and you are generous."
Li Yuanying said: "I will marry anyway, and I will have a son." After finishing speaking, he said cautiously, "Daughter is not good, you can't get my daughter's idea and marry her to someone else! Otherwise, I will make a fool of myself." A big ship, take the princess and daughter away!"
His Majesty Li Er told him to get out, get out quickly, stop dangling in front of his eyes, it's annoying.
Li Yuanying successfully won the opportunity to go to Luoyang to play, so he will no longer keep an eye on His Majesty Li Er and run to play carelessly.
As for monks, since His Majesty Li Er and Li Chengqian didn't believe in Buddhism very much, Li Yuanying was not easy to get in touch with. Li Yuanying asked Dai Ting to inquire, and selected a very suitable candidate to knock on the door of Buddhism: Ouyang Xun.
Ouyang Xun wrote well, Li Yuanying remembered that Wei Shu had learned his calligraphy, and Li Yuanying himself had read Ouyang Xun's post. This year Ouyang Xun is 80 years old. Influenced by his adoptive father Mr. Jiang, he believed in Buddhism, wrote "Heart Sutra", "Zhong Ni Meng Lian Tie" and so on, and because of his longevity, he had close contacts with many eminent Buddhist monks in Chang'an City.
Li Yuanying hadn't had much contact with Ouyang Xun, but for the purpose of tea, he went to visit Ouyang Xun's mansion with the best Qianjin tea.
Ouyang Xun's house is in a very good location, walk straight out of the Zhuque Gate, and you can find it by making a detour at Tonghuafang at the front.
Li Yuanying politely asked someone to come in and deliver a letter.
Although Ouyang Xun didn't know what Li Yuanying was looking for him for, but he had lived to be eighty years old, he was very open-minded, and he didn't think it must be a bad thing for Li Yuanying to come looking for him, so he graciously asked Li Yuanying to come in.
Li Yuanying walked in with the people in Ouyang Xun's mansion, looked at the scenery in the mansion, felt that Ouyang Xun's mansion was not too big, but it looked really quiet and elegant. After walking for a while, Li Yuanying saw a thin old man copying something in the room from a distance, and there was a light and pleasant aroma of ink in the room.
This is obviously Ouyang Xun.
The patience of young people has never been much, Li Yuanying walked slowly with the servant impatiently, and ran over directly.
Ouyang Xun didn't stop writing.
Li Yuanying paused, walked over lightly, and sat aside to watch Ouyang Xun steadily move his pen.
Ouyang Xun was thin when he was young, and he was even more worryingly thin when he was old. His hands looked like dead bamboo branches, without a trace of blood, only the oldness and strength brought by the years.
This look is the hand that holds the pen all the year round.
Li Yuanying sat obediently by the side, secretly looking at what Ouyang Xun was copying.
That is the Heart Sutra.
Ouyang Xun finished writing the entire "Heart Sutra", put down his pen, looked at Li Yuanying, and asked, "Why is Your Highness here?"
Li Yuanying said: "I have something to ask for your help."
Ouyang asked: "I would like to hear the details."
Li Yuanying personally made a bowl of tea for Ouyang Xun, poured one himself, sat opposite to Ouyang Xun, and said, "This is tea from the south, do you want to try it?"
Ouyang Xun had also heard about Qianjin tea being snapped up with a lot of money, and was also curious about the tea soup exuding a faint fragrance, so he picked it up and took a sip. The tea is high-quality tea, and the water is also high-quality water. After drinking, it tastes bitter first and then sweet. It tastes very special.
Li Yuanying took the opportunity to explain the use of tea to Ouyang Xun, and then said: "Wencheng married Tubo far away, and I miss it in my heart. Tubo is not like Chang'an, and the products are very small, so tea can't grow there. When she was in Chang'an, she loved tea. , I was afraid that she would not be able to drink it when she arrived in Tubo, so I wanted to send the newly released tea every year to Luoxi City where they live. But Luoxi City is too far away from Chang'an, who wants to travel long distances there?"
Ouyang asked: "I am old, what can I do to help His Highness?"
Li Yuanying wanted to get acquainted with eminent monks, and lobbied the monks to go to Tubo to preach and spread tea.
This tea is bitter in the mouth and sweet in the aftertaste, quite in line with the way of Zen. Although there is Buddhism in Tubo, the teachings are mixed and the scriptures are not taught. Traveling thousands of miles to spread Buddhism is exactly the ascetic practice that monks should complete. After thinking for a while, Ouyang Xun agreed to Li Yuanying's words and agreed to help Li Yuanying connect.
Li Yuanying was overjoyed, and when he returned, he asked the people below to make up many stories related to Buddhist scriptures overnight, picking out the ones that sound reasonable and well-founded, and keeping them for later use.
This kind of story-making behavior is not unfamiliar to the monks of the Tang Dynasty. It is commonly known as "common speech", which means to express the Buddhist scriptures through popular stories so that the common people can understand them easily. Whichever Buddhist temple's "common teaching" is good, there will be more incense money! Of course, real eminent monks do not make up for incense money, but to allow more people to understand and comprehend Buddhist scriptures.
Li Yuanying, with a stomach full of freshly made up stories, met with the eminent monks in Chang'an City under the lead of Ouyang Xun.
At this time, the storytelling eloquence cultivated since childhood finally came in handy. Li Yuanying brought out the tea legends that he compiled and processed through brainstorming. The monks felt that the tea in their hands became mysterious and beautiful. . Listening to Li Yuanying's talk about Princess Wencheng going to Tubo with the imperial Buddha statue to conclude the good things between the two countries, all the monks burst into tears, saying that spreading Buddhist scriptures to these uncivilized lands cannot rely on a weak woman alone, they can It's time to go!
All Ouyang Xun knew were well-known eminent monks, who had a group of loyal and fanatical disciples and believers. They went back and told the common stories told by Li Yuanying to their disciples and believers, and the monks from all the Buddhist temples in Chang'an City rushed to respond.
The foreign trade of tea has not yet started, but there is a trend of Zen tea among the Buddhist believers. Everyone wants to taste what the eminent monk said, "the taste of life is the taste of life after suffering first" kind!
The author has something to say:
Little Prince: Master!
All eminent monks:
Little Prince: Help me sell tea!