Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1489 "The Great Tang Western Regions"

When he saw Qu Wentai's name, Chen Zhi felt that this matter was actually very clear.

Qu Wentai was a king in the Tang Dynasty who ruled a small country called Gaochang.

Gaochang State is a Buddhist country established by the Uighurs in the Western Regions. It is located in the southeast of Gaochang District, XJTLF City. hub.

It is located along the North Road at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, and it is the hub of east-west traffic.

According to historical records, silk products of the Tang Dynasty could be sold at very high prices in the West at that time, and many people made a lot of money as a result.Therefore, there are many merchants traveling on the Silk Road.

At that time, all businessmen had to pay a lot of taxes to this small country in the Western Regions, so the King Gaochang at that time was very rich, but at the same time it also became the reason why the Turks and the people of the Tang Dynasty peeped together.

Xuanzang received a huge amount of funding in this country at that time, and then successfully passed the checkpoints of various countries, large and small, and carried out a new type of journey, finally reaching India.

It can be said that it was because of Qu Wentai's support that Xuanzang's dream of traveling to the West was finally realized. Without the support of this little king of the Western Regions, there would be no subsequent Buddhist event.

Things have progressed to this point, Chen Zhi is not in a hurry to tell Danxuan.

Just like Danxuan once said, what he wants now is the real facts, not some groundless guesses and inferences.

After that, Chen Zhi asked Fat Wei to find a more authentic Tang Dynasty Records of the Western Regions.

Although this book is everywhere in the market now, after so many changes in dynasties, there have been many editions. Some editions were inevitably modified and repaired due to political reasons at the time, and the past can no longer be seen. appearance.

And the book that Fat Wei found is a unique copy of Tang seals handed down from the Song Dynasty. It is said that it was dug out in the cemetery of a foreign prince. It is the most primitive rubbing copy, all in regular script Writing, its content should be the most widely circulated "Da Tang Western Regions" at that time.

The recognition of ancient characters was no longer a problem for Chen Zhi at this time. Chen Zhi flipped through the book and was immediately shocked by the rich content in it.

Although he often heard people praise the legend of this book before, it was the first time he had read it so carefully.

And now, Chen Zhi also has to praise from the bottom of his heart, this is really a masterpiece that contains everything.

"Da Tang Western Regions" has 12 volumes. It was written by Xuanzang under the order of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. According to legend, it was written by Xuanzang and written by Bianji.

The book summarizes what Xuanzang saw and heard on his westward journey from the first year of Zhenguan to the 19th year of Zhenguan. , customs, customs, language, religion, Buddhist temples, and a large number of historical legends, myths, etc.

There are even detailed records of the industry, agriculture, and economic development of each region.

The breadth of its content and the breadth of its fields are all admirable. It can be said to be the earliest encyclopedia of the Western Regions.

It can be seen from these words that Xuanzang at that time was indeed a monk who devoted himself to Buddhism, and his pursuit of Buddhism even made him obsessed.

But the real Xuanzang in history is not the Tang monk who can only ride a white horse in the TV series. When he went to the Western world to learn Buddhist scriptures, there was no grand farewell ceremony at that time.

Xuanzang's common surname is Chen, his first name is Qi, and he is a native of Goushi County, Luozhou.

Xuanzang was born in a Confucian family and ranked third. Because the Sui and Tang Dynasties were in transition at that time and wars continued frequently, he became a monk at the Jingtu Temple in Luoyang at the age of 13.

Later, Xuanzang moved to Chengdu, Sichuan and other places to study. At this time, he has emerged and is known as the thousand-mile horse in the Buddhist circle.

However, Xuanzang had extensive contact with various theories in his study of Buddhist scriptures, and he deeply felt that there were many doubts in them. Many scriptures were incomplete and contradictory, and he suspected that the original translation of scriptures was wrong.

Therefore, he vowed to go to Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, to seek different versions and authentic Buddhist scriptures for reference.

In the first year of Zhenguan, that is, in 627 AD, the 26-year-old Xuanzang was determined to travel westward. He first submitted an application for leaving the country to the Tang government, but was not approved.

At that time, the imperial court did not support his journey to the west, but this did not stop his determination to learn Buddhist scriptures from the west. After a period of preparation, he decided to travel abroad by smuggling.

In August of the second year of Zhenguan, a large-scale famine broke out. Xuanzang fled Chang'an among the refugees and began his journey to the west.

But soon, the imperial court issued an arrest warrant for Xuanzang on the charge of smuggling out of the country, ordering the counties along the way to arrest him and not allowing him to travel westward.

And more than a month later, Xuanzang still secretly arrived in Liangzhou. He avoided the Yumen Pass, sneaked across the river, and set foot on the endless desert leading to the Western Regions.

One can imagine the hardships and dangers ahead of a monk who has not passed the customs in the vast desert...

In Xuanzang's later description, we can see how difficult it was for him to walk at that time.

The wind and sand are everywhere, and there is no one in the desert wasteland. The scorching sun is rolling in the sky, making people sweat like rain, but at this time, he is wearing a water bag for a living, but accidentally lost it.

Xuanzang was helpless at this time. He had been in the desert for five days and nights without touching his teeth. Now in the darkness of the desert, he saw the lamps of demons and ghosts lit in the desert, and then he fell into a coma.

However, when he woke up, he found that he miraculously came out of the desert, and then entered Gaochang Kingdom.

Later, with the help of the king of Gaochang Kingdom with the power of the whole country, Xuanzang finally achieved the success of his journey to the west, and also confirmed the unshakable position of Buddhism in the Central Plains.

But this record aroused Chen Zhi's suspicion.

Everyone knows that the human body has limits.

Without water or rice for five days and five nights, the person's own physiological system is basically finished, and it is impossible to walk out of the desert by himself in a coma, unless someone helps him.

The subsequent description of the Xichang Kingdom further proves that Qu Wentai has a close relationship with Xuanzang...

　One more today, drive back home.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)