People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 639 Tubo provokes, Emperor Tang declares war

In the main hall of Hanyuan, the Tubo envoy, wearing a red and yellow Tibetan robe, wearing a rosary amulet all over his body, with a dark brown face and long hair in a high bun, walked out from the envoys of the countries behind with a solemn expression.

He raised his hands high, holding a brown box covered in Sanskrit.

In an instant, countless courtiers, countless envoys, and countless eyes all fell on the Tubo envoy who was moving forward steadily.

The indifferent, chilling, and calculating gazes mostly come from above.

Numerous central officials of the Tang Dynasty, princes and nobles, fierce military generals, and the governors of the border states all pierced the Tubo envoys with their sharp eyes like swords.

The eager, playful, and mocking gazes mostly came from behind.

The envoys from the East Island, the Western Regions, Nanyang, and the Northern Borderlands looked at the scene in front of them carefully with various thoughts.

Standing among the kings, Li Xuan's indifferent eyes fell on the Tubo envoy.

Every year at the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting, everyone is congratulating the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty on his longevity and the future generations of his country, but there will always be someone who will provoke the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at this time.

For example, the Eastern and Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, Silla, and Tubo.

Most of these countries were either destroyed by the Great Tang, or they were dying, and they dared not move any more.

The only exception today is Tubo.

Datang and Tubo have fought for many years, with victories and losses, but Tubo has never stopped paying tribute to Datang every year.

After all, the superficial relationship still needs to be maintained in the kingdom of Weng and son-in-law of Tubo in the Tang Dynasty.

Even after the defeat of Dafeichuan, Tubo still worshiped in the new year, and of course, it was necessary to be eccentric.

And even now, Datang is actively preparing for the Western Expedition. Although it will not be rumored, it is difficult to completely hide the mobilization of the army from those who are interested.

This New Year's pilgrimage, it is strange that the Tubo envoy is willing to settle down.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Tubo envoy walked to the center of the hall with a pious face, knelt down on both knees, held up the brown box, and said respectfully and sincerely: "My lord, the Tubo envoy Zabala bowed down to the Heavenly Sacred Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and wished His Majesty a long life. "

"The envoy, please get up." Li Zhi smiled slightly, with a relaxed expression, and raised his hand, and the Tubo envoy stood up.

Holding the brown box in his hand, Zabala said respectfully: "To celebrate His Majesty the Emperor's New Year's Day, the ministers present a volume of the "Diamond Sutra" written by the great monk Kumarajiva with light hands. The parietal bone of the great monk Kumarajiva With one relic, I wish that Tang and Tubo will be friendly for thousands of years and share peace."

Ten thousand years of friendship, sharing peace... All the officials in the palace sneered in their hearts at the same time.

The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo was not caused by the first provocation by the Tubo. Starting from Songtsen Gampo, Zanpu of the Tubo successive dynasties would provoke a few times on the border between the Tang and Tubo, triggering wars between the two countries. This is Tibet.

"Great monk Kumarajiva, if my memory is correct, Kumarajiva returned to Tianzhu after he was passed on to the East. How did Tubo get his parietal bone relic?" Li Zhi leaned forward slightly, and he Although the words seemed to be asking, but the tone made it clear that he already knew the answer.

Although Buddhism was introduced to China, although it had already been practiced in the Han Dynasty, Buddhism flourished in China, and there were three most important figures later.

First of all, the Tianzhu monk Mingfa in the Eastern Han Dynasty traveled thousands of miles to Dahan to teach the Dharma for Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty built the White Horse Temple for him.

The second place is Kumarajiva during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Kumarajiva translated a large number of Buddhist scriptures in the Tang Dynasty, which laid the foundation for the development of the Nagarjuna School in the East.

Zen, Consciousness Sect, Tiantai Sect, Huayan Sect, Sanlun Sect, Chengshi Sect, Esoteric Sect, Pure Land Sect, the common ancestor of the Eight Sects of Central Earth is Nagarjuna, and the importance of Kumarajiva's transmission of the Dharma can be seen.

The third place is Master Xuanzang, Xuanzang traveled westward and spread the Mahayana.

It is precisely because of this that Zabala took out the scriptures written by Kumarajiva himself. There are dozens of such books in the Tang Dynasty, but it is different when he took out Kumarajiva’s parietal bone relic. .

It is not uncommon for an eminent monk to be cremated with relics after his death. However, the relics are also different. The parietal bone relics are the heaviest, followed by other shoulder bones, ribs, and foot bones.

Kumarajiva returned to Tianzhu after he passed it to the East, and finally passed away in Tianzhu.

His parietal bone relic was naturally the most important thing, and was solemnly enshrined by the king of Tianzhu, but how could such a precious parietal bone relic end up in the hands of Tubo.

Zabala, the envoy of the Tubo Kingdom, knelt in the hall, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and said softly: "Naturally, it was presented by the king of Tianzhu Lapuqite himself. , in addition to Kumarajiva's parietal bone relic, there is also a parietal bone relic of monk Nagarjuna, which is now enshrined in the Jokhang Temple by my king."

"That's why your king snatched the parietal bone relics of the Buddhist patriarchs of various sects in China from the king of Tianzhu." Li Zhi said a word, which directly exposed the true intention of the Tubo envoy's words.

Seriously!
Li Xuan stood among the kings, breathing slightly heavily.

He knew that once this news spread, the various sects of Buddhism in the Middle Earth would probably blow the pot directly.

Don't regard Buddhism as a sect of saints who don't care about everything. Don't forget that when Taizong raised his troops, Shaolin Temple also had thirteen stick monks who came out to help. The influence among them, the influence in the hearts of Buddhists, played a key role in the Tang Dynasty's pacification of the world.

Now, the parietal bone relic of Nagarjuna, the common ancestor of the eight sects of China, was taken from Tianzhu to the Jokhang Temple by Tubo.

Tubo has sinister intentions!
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"Your Majesty, these were presented to my king by the king of Tianzhu." Zabala leaned slightly, his face terrified, and then he sincerely cupped his hands and said: "Today, my king enshrined the relics of the great monk Kumarajiva under Bixia. The Tang and Tubo countries will enjoy peace forever, and the world will live in peace."

"Heh!" Sitting on the dragon tower, Li Zhi suddenly laughed, and said casually, "What if I want to see the relic of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva?"

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, the entire Hanyuan Hall was suddenly silent and desolate.

Immediately, countless fierce eyes fell directly on Zabala, the Tubo envoy.

If these lines of sight turned into long arrows, one arrow would be able to pierce Zabala's heart.

As if Zabala didn't notice it at all, he bowed again and said: "Your Majesty, the relic of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva is carried with me by my king, and I always protect my king. Your Majesty, please go ahead and visit my king."

"Bold!" Countless shouts came from all directions immediately, pressing down on Zabala like a mountain, but Zabala, holding the relic of the great monk Kumarajiva in his hand, seemed to feel nothing. Even though he was kneeling there, his waist was still straight.

"That's right, that's right, you're very courageous!" Li Zhi didn't show any anger, but still had a smile on his face, but the countless ministers around him had already bowed their heads deeply, because they all knew that their The emperor was extremely angry.

That was the case back then. Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Baekje, and Goguryeo were all under the wrath of their baby-faced emperor, and the country was destroyed and the race fell.

Countless blood has forged this emperor, who is as powerful and majestic as ever.

Li Zhi turned his head calmly, his eyes fell on the group of officials, and he smiled and shouted: "Pei Xingjian!"

"The minister is here!" Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked out respectfully from among the ministers, and stood three meters in front of Zabala, the envoy of the Tubo Kingdom, bowing and saluting.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then said with a casual smile, "I order you to inspect the three armies, and go to Tubo someday to retrieve the relic of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva for me."

Without the slightest hesitation, Pei Xingjian immediately cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order!"

……

Li Xuan stood among the officials, with a solemn face and a look of horror in his eyes.

War has been declared, and Datang has declared war on Tubo.

Just as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went on an expedition to the Western Regions for the sweaty BMW, now Emperor Gaozong also goes on an expedition to Tubo for the Bodhisattva relic.

Among the ministers, no one spoke out to dissuade him.

Because all the ministers knew that even if today's incident did not happen, the war between Tang and Tubo would break out completely within a few months, and now there is just a reason to send troops.

And it was the reason for sending troops sent by the Tubo people themselves.

Most people are laughing at the stupidity of the Tubo people, but a few people have been keenly aware of the weirdness.

The Tubo envoy took the initiative to hand over the reason for the war. Is he really that stupid, or is this what he originally expected.

Lure the enemy deep.

What a certain young courtier once said suddenly rang in the ears of some people.

At this moment, Li Zhi turned sideways, and his eyes fell directly on Li Xuan: "Nanchang King?"

"The minister is here!" Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xuan immediately walked out from the group of ministers and bowed solemnly.

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Zhi's mouth, and he said casually: "I want you to prepare to build a palace from now on, for Tubo Zanpu to live in after he arrives in Chang'an."

Isn't it the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry to build palaces?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Li Xuan still cupped his hands without the slightest hesitation and said, "The minister leads the decree."

Li Xuan lowered his head slightly, and following closely, he noticed that the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly turned cold.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to capture Tubo Zanpu directly and imprison him in Chang'an, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Li Zhi's seemingly casual words made countless ministers and foreign envoys present feel the majesty of the Tang Emperor at the same time.

However, in the presence, the Tubo envoy Zabala showed a slight smugness on the corner of his mouth.

At this time, Li Xuan's voice sounded again: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, do you know if this palace is built big or small?"

Li Zhi was slightly taken aback, then laughed, and then asked: "Building a large building, building a small building, is there any doubt about it? The Tubo king arrived in Chang'an, so naturally he wanted to build a bigger building."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I didn't mean that. I just don't know whether this palace was built for the current Tubo lord Mansong Mangtsan, or for the son of the next Tubo lord Mangsong Mangtsan. I heard that the Tubo lord Mansong Manzan hasn't seen any foreign officials for more than half a year?"

"Oh, there is another matter?" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, raised his head, and stared at Zabala with sharp eyes like a sword: "The envoy, what the King of Nanchang said, is it true?"

Tubo envoy Zabadon cupped his hands calmly and said: "The foreign minister has not returned to the country for a long time, and I don't know where the king of Nanchang got the false letter, so he just believed it to be true, but half a month ago, the king sent a congratulatory letter to let the foreign minister Wishing Your Majesty a long and boundless life?"

"Nanchang King, what do you say?" Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned slightly sideways, glanced at the Tubo envoy, and then said: "My minister heard that in Tubo, the national teacher Kumara was overly bullied by the prime minister, and even the bones of his ancestors were bullied by the prime minister. Take it out and give it away, you can see the truth at a glance."

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on the parietal bone relic of Kumarajiva in the hands of Tubo envoy Zabala.

(End of this chapter)