kvmb Chapter 1132: The King of Chu, Like the Bright Moon in the Sky
Chapter 1132: The King of Chu, Like the Bright Moon in the Sky
"Brother, I'm back!" When Princess Sizi returned to her brother's study room with a full load, she couldn't wait to show him the results of her mission: "Hey, this is the letter from my father appointing Master Xuanzang as the Tang Dynasty's envoy.
There is also this document. I found my eldest brother and found a job for Master Xuanzang as the prince's guest in the East Palace. It has my eldest brother's signature on it, as well as the Pisces seal that symbolizes the prince's status. "
"Sizi, you are so thoughtful..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not expect that his sister would be more thoughtful than himself: "But... there is one thing I don't understand. Sizi, how did you convince that tyrant to write this letter himself? Did you tell the tyrant the whole story? That would make sense..."
"Hehehe..." Princess Sizi stretched out a finger and shook it gently, "No, this is not father's handwriting. It's Sizi's imitation."
"Huh? My little Sizi is so amazing?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't help but feel quite surprised when he heard that. You know, it's one thing that his sister is good at calligraphy, but he really didn't realize that she is so good at small regular script.
"Stupid second brother, you don't think I can only imitate father's Feibai, right?" Facing his shocked brother, clever little Mingda felt full of a sense of accomplishment.
"Sizi...I should have left the Preface to the Lanting Poems for you." After realizing his sister's amazing talent for calligraphy, King Chu was now extremely upset: "Giving it to that tyrant...it was such a waste of talent!"
"Brother, Sizi doesn't care about these things." Princess Sizi shook her head gently and said, "Sizi just hopes that brother can return safely soon."
"Little Sizi..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu could not help but reach out and pinch his sister's cheek: "Second brother will definitely come back soon, and then he will take you to Qiongzhou, and we will set sail and go on an adventure overseas, how about it?"
"Yeah!" The little girl narrowed her eyes happily upon hearing that. She nodded heavily and said, "That must be very interesting! Second brother, we have a deal!"
"A word is settled!"
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The next morning, Master Xuanzang, who had just woken up from a dream, was invited to his presence by someone sent by His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
"Master Xuanzang, this is the appointment given to you by the tyrant emperor, and this is the appointment given to you by my elder brother. From now on, you will officially become the envoy of our Tang Dynasty to India, and also serve as the guest of the crown prince - that is a nominal position of the third rank."
After His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, Master Xuanzang was stunned on the spot.
After a long time, he licked his dry lips, then bowed respectfully to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness... this official letter and the prince's handwriting... cannot be forged..."
"The two documents in my hand are more formal than those of formal origin." After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stood up and came to Master Xuanzang: "Master Xuanzang, what are you afraid of?
Besides, isn’t this exactly what you wanted? When you told me before that someone burned your scriptures... weren’t you trying to help me?
Now, we have been in the same group for a long time, so why do you refuse to cooperate when I present you with more evidence that will justify our actions?"
“Your Highness…” Master Xuanzang was a man of great perseverance, otherwise he would not have traveled thousands of miles from the Tang Dynasty to India to retrieve the scriptures, but he was also a smart man: “The consequences of this are too great. My own safety does not matter, but if it affects the Buddhist community…”
“Master Xuanzang…” There is a truth that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has said many times, but for Master Xuanzang, this should be the first time he has heard it: “If we fail to defeat Alona Shun this time, it may bring trouble to Buddhism, but if we can capture this evil villain, then this matter will be another story…”
"..." Master Xuanzang heard what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, and then thought about it. It seemed that the other party only brought about 200 people this time...
Master Xuanzang was not a coward: "Your Highness, I don't see any chance of winning..."
"Alas! That's right!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu pretended not to understand what the other party said: "Alon Shun plotted rebellion and usurped the throne internally, bullied the Tang envoys externally, despised the officials of the Tang East Palace, and offended the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. This kind of unrighteous and reckless villain has met this wise and powerful king who is as bright as the moon in the sky. His death is inevitable!
Master Xuanzang, don't worry, I will win this battle!"
"Chu——" Master Xuanzang was about to explain after hearing this.
"Master Xuanzang," Zhang Zhenxuan, who came to urge King Chu to prepare for his journey, lifted the door curtain and came into the tent: "I heard that you were born in Luoyang Gao family, your surname is Chen, and your given name is Yi. (Note 1)
You became a monk at the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang when you were young, and later achieved success in your studies. However, you still feel that there seem to be many difficult questions in the Buddhist scriptures introduced into the Central Plains that do not have a reasonable answer.
So, you decided to travel west to India to study Mahayana Buddhism. "Zhang Zhenxuan said this and saw that Master Xuanzang had been silent, so he simply got straight to the point and said, "I heard from my great-grandfather that in those days, because of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Empress Taimu made extensive offerings to Buddhism and Taoism.
And this Luoyang Pure Land Temple also received favors from the Dou family - in short, part of the money you used to travel west was donated by the Dou family."
“Amitabha…” Upon hearing this, Master Xuanzang clasped his hands together and bowed calmly: “Little Heavenly Master, you are also a cultivator. If you keep caring about these worldly relationships… you are a little obsessed…”
"Then when you were traveling west and the Nine Zhaowu Clans were in danger, who do you think secretly rescued you?" Zhang Zhenxuan sneered when he heard this, "The ruler of Kang State of the Nine Zhaowu Clans was my Dou family's retainer, who rescued you from the thieves at that time and personally escorted you all the way out of the Nine Zhaowu Clans' territory. It was Yuwen Yi, the son-in-law of the Shi State, who personally escorted you all the way out of the Nine Zhaowu Clans' territory. His son is guarding outside this tent right now!
Master Xuanzang, you are telling me now that these are just worldly ties?"
It can be seen that the little master is very angry now.
"Rumble..."
The sky outside became gloomy again.
"..." Master Xuanzang was a highly accomplished monk, so he was also well-informed: "Little Heavenly Master... that's not what I meant..."
"What do you mean?" This time, the little Taoist priest didn't need to speak. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu found himself standing at the pinnacle of morality, and if this guy could control himself and not point fingers at those below, then he would not be the King of Chu: "Master Xuanzang, my Dou family has treated you well!"
“Your Highness, the King of Chu…” Master Xuanzang was now overwhelmed: “My own safety is not important, the most important thing is Buddhism…”
"Master Xuanzang, why are you bringing up the topic again?" Upon hearing this, the King of Chu could not help but shake open the two documents in his hands and showed the imperial seal and the prince's Pisces seal to the other party: "How can this seal be forged?"
"..." Master Xuanzang took a deep breath after hearing this. Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had thrown the question to him again. At this moment, he seemed to have realized a bit of the wonderful artistic conception of "Buddha picking up flowers and Kasyapa smiling". Then he heard the enlightened monk suddenly speak slowly: "It doesn't look fake." (Note 2)
"Then what are you still hesitating about?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu blinked his eyes when he heard that. Then he thought for a moment and said, "Master, how about this? I will take you as my master right now. In this way, we will be tied together directly. You don't have to worry about me using you as a pawn, and I can destroy Central India with greater righteousness. We will both have a bright future!"