Li Mu laughed loudly. He could see that this little monk was very smart, but because he was young and a monk, his vision and knowledge were very shallow. He was like a piece of white paper, looking innocent and cute. Regardless of whether he was the one in his memory.
That 'Yixiu', Li Mu's first impression of him was quite good.
The young monk was not the first Japanese that Li Mu saw after coming to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was considered the most inclusive dynasty in Chinese history. There were people of all kinds in Chang'an City. There were also some Japanese merchants in Chang'an City, but
Their status is very low and they are generally not qualified to appear in front of him.
The earliest exchanges between Japan and China can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties. According to legend, Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to take 300 boys and girls eastward to find Penglai Island in order to seek the elixir of immortality. Xu Fu did not find Penglai Island, but arrived at Penglai Island.
The uncivilized Japanese island is full of savages.
Xu Fu did not find the elixir and did not dare to come back. He took root in the Japanese island and brought civilization to Japan. This is by no means a fabrication by angry youths. Xu Fu is revered as the god of farming, sericulture and medicine in Japan. Japan commemorates Xu Fu
Sacrificial activities have lasted for thousands of years. Even Japanese cultural scholars admit: "Xu Fu is the founding father of our Japanese people."
During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty gave a gold seal to the Japanese envoys who came to congratulate him. It was called the Golden Seal of the Han Japanese Nu King. This thing really existed and is in the Fukuoka Museum in Japan.
The end of the Han Dynasty entered the Three Kingdoms period, and the country continued to fight, but Japan did not stop its desire for Chinese culture. There are records of "Japanese envoys" in the biographies and history books of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu. In the two Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to frequent changes in political power,
, the exchanges gradually decreased, but they never stopped.
In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south. The Central Plains once again entered an era of centralization, and Japan hurriedly sent envoys over. However, they were not welcomed and were not even qualified to enter Honglu Temple. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty succeeded to the throne, the Japanese envoys did it again
An extremely stupid thing. In the letter of credence to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, it was written: "The emperor is in the place where the sun rises, and the emperor is fine in the place where the sun is not in the book." He called the Japanese monarch the "Emperor in the place where the sun rises" and called Emperor Sui Yang "the emperor is in the place where the sun is not."
"Emperor". Emperor Sui Yang was very unhappy when he saw it, and directly ordered to cut off all contacts with Japan.
Then the Central Plains was in chaos again. By the time Li Mu crossed over, Japan had not sent an envoy for nearly twenty years.
Although the young monk was smart, he had no scheming intentions. Moreover, he was particularly eager for someone to chat with him. As long as Li Mu asked questions, he would always answer. With almost no effort, Li Mu understood his details clearly.
The young monk and his master Eri came with the mission that Japan sent to China again after twenty years. This time there were more than a hundred people in the mission, the largest in history. They came three years ago
I learned that preparations started when Li Shimin ascended the throne. After two years of preparation, he assembled to sail west. The ships first sailed along the Korean Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula, and then crossed the mouth of the Bohai Bay. They landed on the Shandong Peninsula at the beginning of the year. Another year passed with stops and starts on the way.
Just arrived in Chang'an.
When they arrived in Chang'an, only about fifty of the more than one hundred people in the delegation were left. More than fifty people died, including those who capsized and drowned while crossing the sea, some who encountered robbers on the road and were killed, and some who died.
Some died of illness, some were bitten to death by wild beasts... Listening to the young monk talk about these ways of death, Li Mu finally uncovered a doubt, which was why the mission had to take the monk with him.
With so many casualties, someone who can chant sutras is needed. This is considered a rigid necessity. As for bringing a young monk, it is probably like Xu Fu taking care of boys and girls, in case the master dies unfortunately and no one can chant sutras.
Of course, this is Li Mu's own nonsense. The real identity of the young monk and his master is the doctor of the mission. His master Huiri is famous in the Japanese country and is a great doctor. He grew up with his master since he was a child.
The regiment recruited his master, but his master insisted on taking him with him. If not, his master would not come, so he took an eight-year-old child like him.
Not all of the fifty people who survived the hardships were qualified to enter Chang'an City. The Ministry of Rites only gave them ten places, and the rest had to wait outside the city. They came together with the Gaochang envoy
, but the treatment was completely different. The Honglu Temple hosted the Gaochang delegation, but the place was cleared and there was no place for them to live. It was the abbot of Ci'en Temple who took them in because they were all monks.
After chatting for a while, Li Mu motioned to Dugujiu to move the car over. Li Mu picked up Pang Da, and the three of them got off the carriage. When they met, they saw an old monk with white eyebrows, wearing a patchwork monk's clothes, standing at the door of the heaven and earth, like a valet.
Like a parking doorman.
The old monk's eyesight didn't seem to be very good. He had to lean in to see everyone who came close. This was a bit annoying. Guests who came to heaven and earth were either rich or noble, so sarcastic comments were inevitable. He didn't mind either.
, apologizing again and again. It would be better if he didn’t apologize. When he opened his mouth, he could hear the Japanese accent, and the curse became even worse. To the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty, Japanese people were no different from monkeys, who would take them seriously.
In the hearts of the Tang people, the Tang people are the most awesome. Especially after recently defeating the Turks, their self-confidence has been inflated to the extreme. In addition to the Tang people, the Turks can also do it. After all, they have been opponents for so many years. Basically,
There is still respect. After the Turks, there are Tiele, Uighurs and other barbarians, then Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, Tubo, and then Miao, Silla, Baekje, etc. As for the Japanese country... it is usually discussed
At that time, I couldn't remember such a place.
"Master!" The young monk ran over and grabbed the old monk's hand. The old monk looked closer and saw that it was his disciple, and said angrily: "Yixiu, I asked you to wait for me at the corner of the street, why didn't you listen?
?”
The young monk burst into tears and said, "Master, don't you want me to see them treating you like this? Master, people in the Tang Dynasty bully others..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" The old monk was startled, and quickly covered the young monk's mouth, warning: "The Heavenly Kingdom is a land of etiquette, and there are very few rude people. Besides, it's because the teacher's behavior is vulgar.
First of all, it’s no wonder. You can’t think like this, you know?”
"Oh..." The young monk seemed to understand, but he seemed to be used to listening to the master's words and did not refute.
Li Mu stood nearby and watched, feeling very strange in his heart. Two Japanese people were talking in Chinese. Did they say it to me on purpose?
But after thinking about it, it seemed that this was not necessary. Because looking at the old monk's look, he probably hadn't seen himself yet.
Li Mu took a step forward, and the old monk felt someone in front of him, so he quickly stepped forward. Li Mu saw an old face covered with wrinkles, and resisted punching him, frowning and said: "Hey, old monk, what are you looking at?
?”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...Excuse me, are you Zhuluhou?"
Li Mu deliberately suppressed it and covered the young monk's mouth with his hand, saying: "This is going to test your eyesight. Do you think I am?"
"The old monk can't see clearly...but it seems that the donor has no hair, but he is not a monk and I heard that Zhuluhou also doesn't have hair, so the donor must be Zhuluhou. Did the old monk guess it right?"
Li Mu let go of the young monk and said with a smile: "The old monk has good eyesight, and he is none other than me. I just met your disciple and he said he wanted to see me. Old monk, why are you looking for me?"
"It's really Zhulu Hou! I finally see you!" The old monk exclaimed and bowed deeply. Li Mu turned sideways. It was not that he couldn't bear the courtesy, but this old monk was too old. He felt that
A little bit bad, he frowned and said: "If you have something to say, don't deal with these useless things. Those who admire me can line up from here to Chengtianmen. There is no shortage of an old monk like you. If nothing happens to you, I will still
If you have something to do, please go back and don't block the door."
With that said, Li Mu said to the little monk: "Little bald man, what you saw just now cannot be called bullying. You have to distinguish the difference between disgust and bullying. Bullying is when you are beaten for no reason. This is called bullying. And disgust,
That's what you just saw. Your master blocked someone's door, and they didn't chase him away. They were already showing good etiquette. This is called etiquette, and it's also a kind of self-cultivation. But you can't require all guests to have such self-cultivation, right? You're being disliked.
It's normal." Li Mu smiled and said, "Do you want to know how to avoid being disliked?"
The young monk nodded blankly, and Li Mu said with a smile: "If you want to avoid this situation from happening, there are two solutions. The first one is don't do things that make people dislike you. If you don't block the door here, people will naturally not dislike you.
"The second type is like me." Li Mu looked back and saw that because he was blocking the door, the merchants who got off the carriage after him did not dare to pass him, and they all piled up at the door and waited.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Become a strong person."
After that, Li Mu grabbed the little monk's bald head and took Li Zhien into the world of heaven and earth. As soon as he left, the people behind him also followed in. The little monk stared blankly, then suddenly looked up at the master and asked
: "Master, why didn't you tell Marquis Zhulu about something?"
The old monk smiled and said: "I have always heard about his reputation, so I wanted to see what kind of person he was. Now that I have seen it, it is indeed extraordinary. Yixiu, do you remember what he said? Keep it in your heart.
, try to be a person who will not be disliked, you know?"
"Oh..." the little monk responded, looked up at the master again, and asked: "Master, I have another question, can I ask it?"
"Well, you ask."
"Master, your eyes can't see clearly, why do you still have to see? You told me that obsession is the greatest suffering for people. If you can't see, you still see. Is this considered obsession?"
"This..." The old monk was stunned and didn't know how to answer. Suddenly he raised his hand and knocked Ikkyu on the head, and said angrily: "If you can't see clearly, you won't read it? If you don't see it, you will never know. Buddhism is boundless, you know
A few words. Okay, come back with me. Tomorrow the ambassador will submit his credentials. Behave these days and I'm trying my best to fight for you so that you can stay in Ci'en Temple and become a monk studying abroad!"