I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 360 Li Er: I can't wait to open the gold mine in the Western Regions!

Under her mother's reassurance, Li Lizhi smiled happily and acted coquettishly again.

"alright……"

Li Shimin came out and waved to smooth things over,

"It's hard to be a mother, it's hard to be grateful to my mother, but no matter how you say it, our beauty is the protagonist of today."

"Come on, let's open the table."

He was about to move his chopsticks, but Xu Fenglei raised his hand to stop him.

"In my hometown, there is still such a custom."

Xu Fenglei also smiled and said,
"On the birthday, it is the most spiritual to light a few candles and close your eyes to make a wish, so it is also called a birthday wish."

"Lizhi, before the banquet, make a wish and blow out the candles?"

Li Lizhi's eyes lit up immediately.

"Make a wish?"

She jumped down from the arms of her eldest grandson Wugou, and said,

"Okay, Lizhi wants to make a wish!"

"Is there such a custom? It's interesting." Changsun Wugou said with a smile, "Come here, fetch a candle."

A maid came forward, and Xu Fenglei whispered a few words in her ear.

After a while, eight small and thin candles were delivered to the table by candlelight.

"Lizhi, make a wish!"

Xu Fenglei raised his hand and said.

"Ok!"

Li Lizhi closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and began to mutter words.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'll listen, I'll listen..."

The two brothers started to be funny again.

"Go away, go away! You annoying big brother and second brother!"

Li Lizhi shouted the two elder brothers away, then closed her eyes tightly again, and made a wish very seriously.

Apparently, she believed Master's words—the birthday wish was very spiritual!

After a while, the little girl suddenly opened her eyes.

"call--"

She blew violently and blew out all eight candles!
clap clap!

"it is good!"

Xu Fenglei was the first to applaud, wishing,

"Happy birthday to Lizhi, every year has today, and every year has today!"

"Don't say your birthday wish, it won't work if you say it!"

clap clap clap!
clap clap clap!
Li Shimin, Changsun Wugou, Li Qingquan, Li Chengqian, and Li Tai all applauded vigorously and said in unison:
"Happy birthday to us Lizhi!"

Seeing her parents, master, brothers and sisters all wishing her so sincerely, Li Lizhi felt her nose ache.

"Father, queen mother, master, brothers and sisters...you are so kind!"

"Woooo-"

With a hint of crying, she threw herself into the arms of her eldest grandson Wugou.

But this time I cried, of course not because of grievances, but because I was moved and cried because I was surrounded by love.

At this moment, Li Lizhi felt that she was the happiest and most favored little girl in the world!

"Hahaha, don't cry, don't cry, just be happy..."

Li Shimin rubbed his hands together and said,

"Come on, let's open the table!"

"I ate the first chopsticks, I was already hungry haha..."

He picked up a piece of fat meat with his chopsticks, and threw it into his mouth with lightning speed.

"Hey, Your Majesty! You..."

Xu Fenglei stared.

This is stealthily eating fat!

"Oh, happy, happy! It's just one piece, I won't eat more, I won't eat more..."

Li Shimin chewed vigorously, and said with a rogue sneer,

"From now on, I will eat fish, I will eat fish..."

As he said that, his chopsticks were already stirring into the fish bowl.

"This fish is fried too!"

Xu Fenglei teased,

"Our royal chef can do it, and the improved dishes have been improved to this extent."

"To make fish soup, you must first fry the fish in hot oil. The skin and flesh of the fish are crispy, and the soup is more fragrant."

"Eat this kind of recipe, I'm afraid His Majesty's wind disease will not be cured..."

Li Shimin smiled awkwardly.

"Just for this meal, I eat lightly on weekdays. If you don't believe me, you can ask the queen!"

He continued,
"You ask her, you ask her, do I strictly abide by the dietary rules and eat vegetable soup and tofu every day? Seriously, I'm almost living like a monk!"

After saying these words, Li Er was quite confident.

The eldest grandson Wugou also nodded.

"It's true that the vegetable soup is vegetable soup, but there is also some chicken soup in the vegetable soup."

She hummed softly,

"Tofu is tofu, but there is a lot of minced meat on the tofu."

"A radish is a radish, but there's a little too much lard in it."

Li Shimin: "..."

He couldn't even continue talking about this short reveal!
"That's all, take your time, Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and if you don't eat some meat, you can't keep up with your consumption."

Xu Fenglei took a large piece of fish and put it into his mouth, waved his hand and said,
"I'll relax in the future, just pay more attention to myself."

"Come on, come on, just enjoy yourself today, open up and eat!"

After receiving this "amnesty order", Li Er's eyes lit up immediately, and he aimed frantically at the fat side.

Adding chicken soup and minced meat is nothing more than a satisfying experience. If you really want to satisfy your gluttony, you still need fat meat!

Hang Chi Hang Chi Hang Chi!

They were all his own people, and Li Er no longer cared about his image as the emperor and began to feast on it.

Xu Fenglei didn't pretend to be reserved, he had eaten such light meals in Tiance Mansion countless times, and he could eat whatever he wanted.

In a hurry, he dared to grab Li Er!

"Come on, this cumin mutton is delicious, Chengqian, look at your skinny, whole piece."

"This fried fish is also delicious, boneless, Liqin, open your mouth—"

"Qingquan, you're welcome. You can eat whatever you want. You've been busy lately. How about some mountain delicacies?"

"Shut up, Qingque."

The children ate so much that their mouths were full of oil, and only Li Tai was left gnawing on the vegetable leaves with a sad face...

He was stipulated to eat no more than two mouthfuls of fish, and he didn't even think about mutton.

If you don't reduce the fat of this body, the dietary ban will be implemented throughout!
After half an hour.

The children's appetites are small, and they are eager to eat. They will be full in a while, and they will go down to play if they can't sit still.

"Lizhi, let's ride a horse!"

Li Chengqian wiped his mouth and greeted proudly,
"Father's fierce horse, brother has been completely tamed, shall we take you for a ride?"

"Okay—" Li Lizhi responded and got off the table.

"That fierce horse is not allowed to be ridden blindly."

Li Shimin hurriedly said,
"It's not sure, don't drop your sister."

"Come here, bring a docile little mare and let the prince and princess ride on it."

The imperial guards got the order and quickly brought a pony from the horse prison, and helped the brother and sister to ride on it.

In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, there is still one person leading the horse, one person holding the pedal, and a group of people behind him.

"It's boring, it's not exciting."

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said,
"Come on, Lizhi, big brother will take you to experience the field of vision on horseback first, I believe you will fall in love with this feeling!"

"call--"

As soon as he slammed the whip, the colt galloped.

"Woo! Woo!"

Li Lizhi yelled excitedly as she felt the beating from the horse's back.

"Qingque, you also go to play for a while, it's not a problem to sit like this."

Changsun Wugou encouraged,
"Do you want to ride a horse? The queen mother will get you one too?"

Li Tai buried his head in his throat, his face was ferocious, and he ignored his wife at all.

If you are a vegetarian, you have to eat enough, and you will be full!
……

"Hurp—you know..."

Li Shimin put down his chopsticks, took out a bamboo stick, shaved his teeth, and said casually,

"A while ago you accompanied the queen to Xingguo Temple, and met a monk named Xuanzang?"

"He wants to go to Kansai to seek the scriptures?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"Yes."

he said,

"This man is determined and has great ambitions. I am quite optimistic about him."

"Oh?" Li Shimin said with a little surprise, "Speaking of it, you seem to be closer to Taoism, right? I said before that I wanted to convert to Quanzhen, but this time I admire monks instead. Isn't it always difficult to deal with time?"

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Buddhism and Taoism do not deal with each other. It is a conflict between different religions, which does not hinder personal communication."

he replied,
"There are many eminent monks and Taoists in history, all of whom are close friends who cherish each other."

Li Er was stunned.

"Then what do you mean...you approve of this monk Xuanzang leaving the Western Regions to go to Tianzhu to seek the scriptures?"

He frowned slightly and said,
"He also submitted the request paper before, and it was handed over from Xiao Yu, and I refuted it."

"Not to mention other things, if he really crosses the Western Regions to obtain the scriptures, it will definitely cause a storm in the Tang Dynasty, and the scene will be a sensation!"

"Buddhism is bound to prosper, but I don't want to see this scene."

"Religious matters are of no benefit to the country..."

If you look at Xuanzang from the perspective of ordinary people, you will definitely have admiration for his great perseverance.

But if you use the emperor's eyes to distinguish, it is not so simple.

From a certain point of view, letting Xuanzang go out of the Western Regions is the way to bring disaster.

"Yes, I think so too."

Xu Fenglei said bluntly,

"But Your Majesty, you can't stop it."

Li Shimin: "?!"

"Why did you say that?" He asked repeatedly.

"This Master Xuanzang is extraordinary."

Xu Fenglei said seriously,

"Even if there is no certificate of customs clearance, he can still find an opportunity to leave the Tang Dynasty. After all, our Tang Dynasty is not an iron barrel, and there are always loopholes to exploit, not to mention the years of famine. The court will let the refugees leave the customs to beg for food. Xuanzang is completely You can take advantage of this or that opportunity to slip away."

"As long as he leaves the territory of the Tang Dynasty, he can run freely and run towards his destination, Tianzhu."

This is not nonsense.

Xuanzang in history was able to leave the border of the Tang Dynasty and enter the Gaochang Kingdom by pretending to be a refugee and going out to beg for food.

The same operation is not difficult to reproduce.

"Is that so..."

Li Shimin touched his chin, pondered and said,

"It depends on what you mean, do you think he can successfully go back and forth and bring back the scriptures?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"The Book of Changes says that those who are chaste are auspicious."

he said,

"When a person has great perseverance and perseverance, and there is no doubt in his heart, only firmness is left, even the heavens and the earth will help him!"

"Although I have only met Xuanzang once, I can confirm that he is such a person."

"Therefore, he will definitely succeed. It may take several years, ten years or even decades, but he will definitely obtain the truth!"

"And when the time comes, even His Majesty, you have to go to meet him, because he is too legendary, right?"

Li Shimin's expression changed.

But immediately, he could only nod his head.

indeed.

If Xuanzang can really single-handedly cross the vast desert, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, and successfully travel back and forth between the Tang Dynasty and the Tianzhu Kingdom in the Western Regions, and bring back the Buddhist scriptures, then he will definitely become a legend!

Needless to say, Buddhist disciples will definitely go crazy!
Even ordinary people would warmly welcome him, and he, the emperor, was not immune...

"Since he will definitely go, he will definitely succeed..."

Li Shimin murmured,

"Then should I be a little more enthusiastic? For example, give him a customs clearance certificate? Give him some funding?"

"Should." Xu Fenglei said firmly, "I believe that Xuanzang should be given the convenience he deserves. At the same time, the Tang Dynasty can also take advantage of the westward journey."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Profit?"

He said with great interest,
"I knew you kid had a lot of tricks, would you be so positive about things that are not good?"

"Tell me, tell me..."

Xu Fenglei laughed.

"Does Your Majesty intend to develop in the Western Regions?"

"If you are interested, this is an opportunity for Datang, Your Majesty, to learn more about the Western Regions!"

He said hesitantly,

"Although we have a Silk Road and merchants from the Western Regions come and go, those people are only focused on doing business and can't ask for any valuable information at all."

"But if Xuanzang is sent to the Western Regions..."

"When we provide him with convenience, we can also make requests for him! For example, every time we go to a country, we must meet its king. While demonstrating my Tang diplomacy, we can also take the opportunity to learn about geology, geography, customs, Folk customs, language and culture, etc., we can ask Xuanzang to record all of these!"

"In this way, country after country ran down, and finally ran to Tianzhu, and Xuanzang had a detailed map of the Western Regions in his hands!"

"Your Majesty should understand the value of this picture, right?"

Li Shimin's eyes are shining brightly!
He originally intended to expand, even if he didn't plan to seek west in this life, his descendants would certainly do so in the future!
It's just that at present, the information in hand is only a few words left by the Han Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, those information are useless.

It can be said that the situation in the Western Regions is now blank, and there is no way to talk about it.

But if you can get such a detailed map of the Western Regions...

bang bang!bang bang bang!

Thinking about it, Li Er's heartbeat began to speed up.

Ambition grows in the bottom of my heart!
"Western Region, I have intentions!"

In front of Xu Fenglei, Li Shimin didn't hide it, and said straightforwardly,

"This map of the Western Regions is very important!"

"I want to know the more than 100 countries in the so-called Western Regions, which countries they are, where they are located, and what connections they have with each other!"

"I want to know where Tianzhu is, and whether they are rich in products and resources!"

"I, I want to know everything!"

Xu Fenglei suddenly laughed and said, "I heard that the Western Regions are rich in minerals, and there are quite a lot of gold mines."

In the Western Regions, there are not many things, but there are many big dogs!
This has been the case since ancient times.

Li Er: "!!!"

"well!"

He eagerly said,
"When you say that, it arouses my greedy heart!"

"Since the matter of Xuanzang cannot be stopped, I have decided to agree! You will be in charge of the contact, and you must let him leave Chang'an in a good manner and go to the Western Regions!"

"Tell him, I'm waiting for him to come back from asking for the scriptures, and I'm waiting for his treasure map of the Western Regions..."

"If he really comes back with success, I will welcome him with the treatment of a triumphant general!"

In Li Shimin's mind, he is already opening a gold mine in the Western Regions!

(End of this chapter)