Yellow leaves falling on Xiaoguan Road will naturally fall on Chang'an.
The trees at Daci'en Temple were originally transplanted, so the leaves fell extremely early.
A red leaf fell into the ink pond, rippling in the ink like a small boat.
Xuanzang put down his pen, picked up the red leaf from the ink pool by holding the leaf stem, and gently twisted it with his fingers. The red leaf turned over, with one side as red as fire and the other as dark as ink.
Xuanzang looked at the maple leaves that were red on one side and black on the other, with a smile on his face that he hadn't seen in a long time.
The disciple Qiuji, who was copying the scriptures next time, noticed the difference in his master, so he put down his pen, added a spoonful of water to the water cup on Xuanzang's short table and said, "Why is master so happy?"
Xuanzang held a maple leaf in one hand, a water cup in the other and took a sip of water. He looked at the red leaves in his hand and said, "Weituo, who protects the Dharma, is here."
Qiu Ji naturally knew who the protector Wei Tuo the master was talking about was, so he whispered: "What will happen if he comes to Chang'an?"
Xuanzang smiled and said: "Buddha said, it cannot be said, it cannot be said."
Qiuji frowned and said, "Since Senior Brother Bianji was beheaded in Chang'an Street by Emperor Taizong's order, Master has been cautious in his words and deeds, and has never left the house except to take over the Great Ci'en Temple.
Even so, the disciples and disciples of Dao Yue in the Great Meditation Dojo are still pressing hard on Master. If we have the slightest chance to stand out and show our face, we will be besieged by the people in the Great Meditation Dojo.
At this time, the arrival of the ill-tempered Shipantuo will not be of much help to the master's Dharma-consciousness theory; on the contrary, it will bring disaster."
Xuanzang smiled and said: "Legend has it that there is a bird in the sky with huge wings that can cover the sky and the sun. Whenever there is a heavy rain, this bird will spread its wings to the sky and block the heavy rain from the east with one wing.
Lifting away the East China Sea, one wing will blow the heavy rain from the west to the West Sea, allowing the water to return to its origin.
The monkey Shipantuo has grown old, and what I am looking forward to now is this bird, which has returned to Chang'an from the distant Western Regions."
After hearing Xuanzang's words, Qiuji looked at Yuanzhi, confused and confused. He wanted to ask Xuanzang again, but heard him continue: "Well, the bird is too small, and its wings are not enough to protect the world. And
Let's wait some time.
Qi Ji, take this leaf and show it to His Majesty, saying that Xuanzang got something unexpectedly today and that he is willing to rejoice with Your Majesty."
Qiuji took the dried maple leaf from Xuanzang's hand, carefully wrapped it in bay leaves, put it in his arms, and left the Great Ci'en Temple in large strides.
After leaving Da Ci'en Temple, Qiuji jumped on a war horse, pulled the reins, and the black horse started galloping from Da Ci'en Temple toward the imperial city.
Riding horses in Chang'an City is nothing to Guiji. On weekdays, he is always followed by three carriages, one carrying Buddhist scriptures, one carrying wine and meat, and one carrying domestic servants and prostitutes. They are known as the three carriages.
Monk.
Xuanzang always turned a blind eye to his wild and rebellious behavior.
The people of Chang'an are also accustomed to this. After all, the Yuchi family has never produced any serious people. Even if the second son of the Yuchi family becomes a monk, he is not considered a good monk among monks.
Autumn colors filled Chang'an, but no one was looking haggard. A woman was frantically chasing a thin yellow dog.
The long bamboo pole kept falling on the yellow dog, but the dog still refused to let go of its mouth and returned the piece of meat it was holding to the fat woman.
Qiuji passed by on horseback and threw out a handful of copper coins. The coins drew an arc in the air and landed accurately in the slightly open collar of the fat woman.
The woman's chest felt cold, and she was about to yell loudly, but she keenly realized that what was in contact with her chest was not the prodigal's hand, but a handful of copper coins.
He opened his collar and took a sneak peek inside, then quickly covered his clothes, no longer caring about the yellow dog that continued to run away, and spat at the yellow dog: "It's easy for you, you beast."
After that, he ran away in a hurry.
The yellow dog struggled to cross a low wall, kept walking through the tangled grass, and finally came to a pile of rocks. He pushed away a stone with his paws and placed the piece of meat on the ground, breathing heavily and eyes wide. But he kept staring at the hole.
A white dog with the same bad coat showed its head out of the hole. After carefully looking around, it devoured the hard-earned fat in front of the big yellow dog.
The big yellow dog's eyes became even gentler, because three puppy heads came out from under the white dog's belly. They hadn't grown their teeth yet, but they also knew that fat meat was delicious, so they followed their mother's example and bit them.
The white dog quickly finished eating the fat, stretched out his tongue and licked the injured head of the big yellow dog, and then took the puppy back into the hole.
The big yellow dog pushed through the rocks with its paws again, blocked the hole, stood up, shook its tangled hair, and got out of a broken hole, preparing to come back with more food.
Today was the court meeting. Li Zhi was sitting on the bed with an expressionless face, looking coldly at Chu Suiliang, the minister of officialdom, who was speaking impassionedly and foaming at the mouth through the gap between the jade and algae hanging down from his crown.
He no longer remembered why Chu Suiliang was talking, nor could he hear what Chu Suiliang said. He only knew that this old man was using the late emperor's words to teach him a lesson.
All I could see was that Chu Suiliang's mouth, covered by his thick beard, was spitting venom at him. Every drop of venom that fell on him made him feel ashamed and heartbroken.
At this moment, he just wanted to find something to plug the mouth that spewed venom, even if it was with his own body.
Didn't he just bring back a woman he liked from Ganye Temple? As for comparing himself, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with Jie Zhou?
"This is what I have said, and I would like to ask your Majesty to reflect on his own affairs."
Chu Suiliang finally ended his long speech, which significantly relaxed the oppressive atmosphere at the meeting.
"What Xiang Chu said makes sense, I will think about it slowly."
Li Zhi casually dealt with Chu Suiliang and then said to the courtiers below: "Is there anything else to report?"
Shangshu Zuopu shot Li Ji out of office and said: "Your Majesty, Liang Jianfang, the general manager of Gongyue Dao you appointed earlier, has brought you some news that I don't know whether it is good or bad. I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
Li Zhi naturally had a good impression of Li Ji, and even felt very happy when listening to his report on military affairs.
"Ai Qing, please tell me quickly. Could it be that our chief manager of Gongyue Dao has made a fool of me again?"
Li Ji said with a smile: "After all, he is a warrior who has fought hundreds of battles, so he will not make a fool of himself. He almost killed all the Turks of the Chuyue tribe in the battle at Laoshan, and even forced Zhu Xie, the leader of the Chuyue tribe, to join the Chinese army."
Eighteen squads of weapons were used to smash the tent into a pulp.
Finally, a gigantic Beijing temple was built at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, and more than 20,000 Chuyue tribe members were killed.
Then he ordered the Uighur Khan Bisu at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to watch with him. After watching, he lit a fire and set the Jingdong on fire. According to what Anxi Army Commander Shi Lu Dake said, your Gongyue Road Chief Liang Jianfang faced
The burning Beijing is full of drinking and carnival, just like the devil of hell."
Li Zhi listened to Li Ji's report and said with a smile: "If you kill the disobedient people, you will kill them. It is not a big deal. But, why does Pu She say that this great victory is not necessarily a good thing?"
Li Ji sighed and said: "He originally wanted to use the two cities of Kucha and Khotan to lure Ashina Helu into a decisive battle with him. Unfortunately, the city of Kucha was reduced to scorched earth, and most of the city of Khotan was also destroyed.
More than half of the government troops were lost. Beizhou Zhechong Prefecture and Huangzhou Zhechong Prefecture, which were stationed in Khotan, also suffered heavy losses. The Kucha Pass Command Yamen was almost completely destroyed in the battle, with only a thirteen-year-old Zhang Gu left.
If the initial goal can be achieved at such a heavy price, the old minister will only ask for credit from His Majesty for him here.
It's a pity that Ashina Helu ran away, very far away. If Your Majesty wants to destroy him again, it will become extremely difficult.
Therefore, I cannot tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."
After listening to Li Ji's analysis, Li Zhi did not draw a conclusion immediately, but said to the crowd below: "Puguluo, tell me whether what Liang Jianfang did was a good thing or a bad thing."
A young man with an obviously barbaric appearance quickly walked out of the crowd, saluted the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I think that General Wuhou has done a good thing.
Your Majesty knows that the power of all the tribes in our grassland comes from the population and the people who control the strings. Without people, there is no power. This time, the general killed more than 20,000 bandits from the Chuyue tribe. The minister thought that it was a big deal.
We have weakened the power of the traitor Ashina Heru. I believe it won’t be long before Ash Naheru will automatically disappear into the grassland and desert."
Li Zhi looked at Pugu Luo playfully and said, "Are you afraid?"
Pu Guluo's body trembled and he said quickly: "Wei Chen is extremely frightened."
Li Zhi stood up and stood on the bed and roared: "You are so frightened that your father dares to rob sixty-seven of my border residents?"
Puguluo was shocked and hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried out: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Our grassland tribe is completely different from the Tang Dynasty. Weichen's father respected the Tang Dynasty infinitely, so how could he dare to rob the border people?
However, there are many subordinate tribes who claim to be my father's subordinates. They are not willing to listen to my father's orders. They usually graze on the grassland and are unaware of the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, so they did such stupid things.
Please allow your majesty to allow this humble minister to go back. Within a month, we will surely be able to tie the traitors who are causing harm to the border people of the Tang Dynasty to Chang'an and let your majesty do whatever they want."
Li Zhi looked at Pugu Luo, who was trembling under the cold eyes of a large group of important officials in the Tang Dynasty, and his voice suddenly became gentle.
"Puguluo, I know that you respect the Tang Dynasty, and I also know that your father is not a stupid person, so I believe that this matter has nothing to do with you or your father.
I heard that you studied the classics with the masters at Taixue, and even surpassed many disciples of the Tang Dynasty. This is a good thing.
After you complete your studies, you can educate the people on the grassland.
You don't need to pay attention to the border residents' matter, I have ordered Liang Jianfang to help you deal with this matter when he returns, so as not to let your stupid people who don't know what the Tang Dynasty is like destroy your desire to study again."
When Pu Guluo heard what the emperor said, his hair stood on end. He wanted to plead with the Emperor of Tang Dynasty several times. Finally, under the eyes of Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others, he bowed down again and said with a trembling voice: