kingnovel Chapter 1101 Straw Sandals
Chapter 1101 Straw Sandals
Lu Dongzan went down to rest with mixed feelings.
Inside the main hall, Yuan Tiangang suddenly said to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness... if we let Master Xuanzang stay in Tubo... the Buddhist sect will definitely have objections..."
"They still have objections? What are their objections?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu sneered and said, "I have not done anything to Master Xuanzang. Letting him stay in Tubo to spread Buddhism is also supporting the cause of Buddhism, isn't it?
As for their plan to use Xuanzang's return to the East to promote the "prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism", I'm sorry, in my opinion, these are all empty talk.
The greatest contribution of Master Xuanzang was that he made Tubo submit to the Tang Dynasty and turned the originally suffering Tubo people into the kind-hearted subjects of the Tang Dynasty.
What's more, I have not restricted Master Xuanzang from returning to the Tang Dynasty in the future.
If Buddhism ever becomes weak, Master Xuanzang could just "come down from the mountain" and let the Taoists in the Central Plains see what Mahayana Buddhism is all about.
Even when necessary, I can help him out!"
"Your Highness, why do I... feel like I was moved in vain just now..." At this moment, the clever Yuan Tiangang had already heard something wrong.
"You know nothing." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu glared at the other party, and then explained: "Don't think that the emperors of all dynasties only know how to 'destroy Buddhism'. The tyrant in my family would like to see a situation where Buddhism and Taoism always fight each other and both sides maintain a balance.
Once this balance is broken, the first to suffer will be the party with the advantage in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. "
"Your Highness, I understand what you are saying..." Yuan Tiangang nodded at first, then shook his head: "But why do I feel that... you are still not telling the truth."
"What else do you want to hear?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu realized that if Gangzi was not disciplined, he would really tear down the roof tiles: "To be honest, I don't believe that a monk who went to India alone to obtain scriptures and suffered all the hardships along the way did so in order to bring glory to Buddhism.
Master Xuanzang is a man of noble character and extremely lofty ideals. I am well aware of this, so I understand that the reason why he went west to seek the true scriptures was to save the world.
As for me, I will take this opportunity to destroy Tubo to give him a better stage.
This king will not watch him being used by the Buddhist sect against his will.
You know, if the Buddhist sect really thought highly of him, they would have arranged a team of warrior monks to accompany him for protection, then at least they would have found two people to accompany him, right?"
When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he suddenly sighed, "Alas... I didn't work hard enough. If I had fought all the way to India after offering sacrifices to the gods at Jinshan, Master Xuanzang would not have suffered so much. I'm sorry!"
"Your Highness...are you serious?" Gangzi's mouth twitched at this moment, and he felt that he really should slap himself twice: Why should he give His Highness the King of Chu a chance to perform?
"Nonsense!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with a straight face, "Master Yu has misled me! The dispute between the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is indescribably wonderful, indescribably wonderful!"
"Yes." Zhang Zhenxuan couldn't help laughing after hearing what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said: "Your Highness, with your mouth... Duke Yu must have suffered a lot when he taught you..."
"Haha..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu laughed and said, "Zhenxuan, you are right. I was once called 'Master Li' by Master Yu. Besides, I was so naughty when I was young that I even pissed Master Yu off like a frog!
"Alas..." Memories are always so beautiful. His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly missed the stubborn old man, Master Yu: "Speaking of which... If I have a son in the future who has the same character as me, where can I find a good teacher like Master Yu for him..."
"Well, regarding this issue, I think Your Highness should make plans early." Yuan Tiangang never speaks without purpose.
"Why, you even told me about this matter?"
"That's not the case." Yuan Tiangang shook his head and continued, "But Your Highness... I feel... in our family... there doesn't seem to be any soil for 'well-behaved and sensible' to grow..."
“Okay, okay…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu couldn’t stand it any longer: “Gangzi, you bastard, you cursed me so filthy!”
"Your Highness... Eh? Your Highness! Are you serious, Your Highness?"
"Don't run!"
After a chase, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu held Yuan Tiangang's head under his armpits and dragged him back from outside the palace by brute force: "Are you still making trouble?!"
"Stop making trouble, stop making trouble..." Yuan Tiangang, who was under control, behaved very cooperatively.
"That's better," His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu also loosened his hand upon hearing this.
"But Your Highness, is Lu Dongzan really reliable?" After being released from his suppression, Yuan Tiangang suddenly looked at his own Barbarian King family head solemnly: "Do you need Miss Aya to help?"
"Put a Gu on him?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this and said, "Gangzi, you should know that the most powerful Gu in the world is the human heart!
From the moment Lu Dongzan abandoned Songtsen Gampo, he was destined to be a powerful minister rather than a king.
He doesn’t have the qualities to be a king.”
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Zhang Zhenxuan heard what His Highness the King of Chu said and couldn't help but ask, "Is it wrong to protect yourself?"
"When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, started his rebellion, he was only the head of the Pei County, while Xiao He was the chief clerk of Pei County, and Cao Shen was the prison clerk of Pei County. In terms of official rank and family background, Xiao He and Cao Shen seemed to be more qualified to be the lord.
However, they chose to let Liu Bang be the lord because they were "fearful that the plan would fail" and worried about bringing disaster to their families. (Note 1)
Didn’t Liu Bang realize that the probability of his rebellion succeeding was extremely small, but instead the harm would be extremely great if it did happen?
But he chose to be the lord! This is the real king! "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he saw Li Chunfeng on the side thinking about something, and then seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he took the initiative to ask: "Chunfeng, do you have any other opinions?"
"Then Your Highness... When Emperor Zhaolie of Han entrusted his son to Zhuge Wuhou in Baidi City, Zhuge Wuhou did not accept it. It was also because Zhuge Wuhou..."
"That's different." His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head upon hearing this. "Zhuge Wuhou and Emperor Zhaolie of Han, their goal has always been to 'support the Han Dynasty'. If Zhuge Wuhou really 'replaces', then the world will no longer marvel at his ingenuity and loyalty, but will instead regard him as the second Wang Mang. (Note 2)
Moreover, those civil and military officials who used to obey his orders would probably leave him.
Moreover, behind this move by Emperor Zhaolie of Han Dynasty, there may not be an intention to test whether Zhuge Wuhou was loyal, and at the same time to put pressure on his son Liu Chan so that he would not slack off.
Of course, these are just my guesses based on reality.
In fact, if we look at this romantic story of Shu Han from the beginning - when Zhuge Liang was visited three times by Emperor Zhaolie of Han, he was already very clear in his mind that the probability of "helping Liu Bei succeed" was probably even smaller than the probability of Emperor Gaozu of Han's successful rebellion.
But Liu Bei moved him with his sincerity..." When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhenxuan who was listening attentively: "Zhenxuan Zhenxuan, can I weave a pair of straw sandals for you?"
"Huh?" Zhang Zhenxuan was also surprised: "Your Highness, what is this all about?!"
“Chun Feng Chun Feng——” His Royal Highness the King of Chu began to accumulate strength.
"Your Highness... I don't want anything..." Li Chunfeng still can't be like his senior brother Yuan Tiangang when getting along with His Highness the King of Chu... "let go of everything."
"Your Highness, Your Highness, what about me? What about me?" Seeing this, Gangzi took the initiative to move closer.
"You? What do you want?" If His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had not considered his reputation as a "master of keeping things balanced", he would never have asked this question and would have just gone straight up and punched the opponent twice, which would have been simple and easy.
"Your Highness, straw sandals! Straw sandals! The ones you wove with your own hands!" Gangzi is a skilled man.
"Ah... Gangzi, are you serious?!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was stunned when he heard this.
No...how can you really want it...
When will I be able to write that thing...