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After coming out of the house, Li Mu came to the woodshed, and a shadow stood in the shadow.

Li Mu made fire and decocted medicine. Shadow stood behind him and said, "My wife has met Yuan Tiangang in Ci'en Temple."

"Is it Yuan Tiangang who made an appointment with his wife?"

"I don't know yet."

"check!"

"Yeah!" The shadow responded and disappeared.

It’s not that Li Mu is suing Bai Qiaoqiao, but it’s just that something is abnormal and it’s too strange. Bai Qiaoqiao is the most important person in this world and cannot tolerate any mistakes. Li Mu has always protected Bai Qiaoqiao well and does not want her to get involved in these messy things, but now someone is trying to make her think, which Li Mu absolutely cannot allow.

The shadow just now was the special group of people selected by Li Mu and Dugu Jiu. Each of them was a person who had committed a serious crime and could not walk in the sun. So even in front of Li Mu, they did not show their true face. This was the rule set by Li Mu, so that they could serve with confidence. When they completed the promised work, the Jinyiwei would also give them what they promised, either to protect their wives and children for life, or to give them a lot of money to let them fly away, or to use the power of the Jinyiwei to help them revenge.

It's like a deal, very fair.

This person responsible for protecting Bai Qiaoqiao is one of them. Dugu Jiu personally tried his skills. Within a hundred moves, the two of them did not decide the outcome. Only after one hundred moves could they be defeated by Dugu Jiu's fast sword.

Such a method can be spread all over the world. With him, Li Mu is still very at ease with Bai Qiaoqiao's safety. But if you have something to do first, he is only responsible for Bai Qiaoqiao's safety. He will not take action on other matters. In other words, even if Bai Qiaoqiao does something that harms Li Mu, he will not stop it because there is no such item in his order.

Li Mu was not worried that Bai Qiaoqiao would do something that hurt him, he was just worried that Bai Qiaoqiao would be used by Yuan Tiangang.

The medicine is ready.

Li Mu was about to return to the room, and Jin Chen and Zhang Tianai were also back. Three women were chatting about something. Seeing Li Mu coming back with the medicine, the two women hurriedly asked who was sick. They learned that it was a fetal medicine, and the two were relieved. Zhang Tianai wanted to take the medicine bowl and feed her to her. Bai Qiaoqiao dared not let her feed her. She was so irritable that she could not even feed her ten mouthfuls. Jin Chen took the bowl and gently fed it to Bai Qiaoqiao.

Li Mu couldn't get in, so he came to the door and sat on the threshold. Zhang Tianai walked over and patted his shoulder. Li Mu turned his head, but she sat on the other side: "What a old child, he is still sitting on the threshold, and you're not afraid of making people laugh?"

Li Mu smiled, took Zhang Tianai's hand, and gently held it in his hand.

Women are yin, with cold bodies and cold palms, but Zhang Tianai has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Her hands have always been very warm and powerful. This is different from other women of Li Mu. Bai Qiaoqiao's hands are soft and soft. When Zhang Tianai comes, he sometimes even worried that Zhang Tianai will hold the bones broken.

"Husband, what are you looking at?"

"Looking at the stars in the sky."

Zhang Tianai leaned on Li Mu's shoulder and looked for a while, but didn't see anything. He felt bored, so he got up and went back to chat. However, Li Mu still looked at the sky, as if waiting for something. Suddenly, a little misty light and shadow flashed through the black sky, and the hot air balloons of the dark guards flew over the sky. Li Mu's eyes disappeared with the shadow, with deep eyes, and I don't know what he was thinking.

...

The next morning, Li Mu was invited by Hou Junji and went to the arsenal in Dongcheng. At noon, he was about to have a meal at Hou Junji. Someone from the palace came to announce his entry into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I'm here. I haven't eaten yet. Is there any ready-made one? I'll make some food?" Li Mu entered the hall and did not treat himself as an outsider. He shouted as if no one else. After the yelling, he found that there were people in the hall, and they were all acquaintances. There were Master Xuanzang and the young monk Ikkyu who had just met yesterday, the master of the young monk who had met once, the monk Huiri who knew medicine, and a middle-aged man with a thorny beard who looked like a thief. Judging from his appearance, it's not difficult to guess that he should be the main envoy of the Tang envoy from Japan, and the three-field turtle of the dog. Li Mu vaguely remembered seeing him once, but his memory was a little blurred.

In addition to these people, Wei Zheng was also there. Li Tai and Li Chengqian brothers were also standing aside, with Eunuch Gao and a few eunuchs serving each other, and there were quite a lot of people.

"Give him some osmanthus cake." Li Shimin signaled to Eunuch Gao. Eunuch Gao hurriedly asked the eunuch to get the pastry and moved a Jindun for Li Mu. The people in this room were standing except Li Shimin. Li Mu sat down, which seemed very eye-catching. But no one thought it was wrong. Li Mu had too many inappropriate things. No one cared about such trivial matters.

The little eunuch brought a plate of osmanthus cake and stood beside Li Mu to serve him. He held the plate with both hands and did not move at all. Li Mu reached out and took two pieces into his mouth to swallow it. He was so hungry that he could not care about any etiquette. He ate and said vaguely: "Your Majesty summoned me to come over, but what's the matter?"

"There are a few things. You should eat a few bites and talk about it in detail after eating."

"It's okay, I don't need to eat anything, your Majesty said that."

Li Shimin glared at him and said, "Let me talk about the monk first. Do you recognize this Master Xuanzang?"

"Recognize me, I just saw it yesterday." Li Mu choked and didn't wait for Li Shimin to give tea, so he took the imperial cup on the table and drank it. Li Shimin just pretended that he didn't see it and continued to say. "Master Xuanzang is not only profound in Buddhism, but also a rare talent who is familiar with foreign languages. I talked to him about many insights, and I feel very enlightened. It is incomparable to ordinary people, so I should respect it."

"Yeah," Li Mu responded in ambiguously, as if he was indifferent. Li Shimin was about to denounce him, but Xuanzang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I cannot reach the view of Luoyang's Dharma on Buddhism. Please do not blame Your Majesty, I will kill you in a shame."

Li Shimin was stunned and said, "Master is this-"

"What I just mentioned was inspired by the Marquis of Luoyang."

"Tip?" Li Shimin suddenly felt strange. He had known Xuanzang's reputation for a long time. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a talent that had not been released in Buddhism for a hundred years. How could Li Mu tell him such a great talent? Pressing his confusion in his heart, Li Shimin cleared his throat and said the serious matter: "Master Xuanzang said that there are Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism in this world. The reason why the monks of the Tang Dynasty fell to this point was because they only studied Hinayana Buddhism but did not. He was willing to go to Nalanda Temple to seek the true scriptures and ask me for a pass certificate. Do you think this matter is feasible?"

Li Mu understood what Li Shimin meant. A few days ago, Li Mu had just done something at Ci'en Temple. Xuanzang said that he was seeking scriptures again, which was somewhat like fighting with Li Mu. For Li Shimin, the imperial art was balance. After giving a stick, he usually had to give a sweet date to eat. He agreed intentionally, but he had to take into account Li Mu's face, so he asked for his opinion.

"Naranta Temple?" Li Mu thought to himself, shouldn't it be the Great Leiyin Temple? How could it be Nalanda Temple? I haven't heard of this temple before. He looked at Xuanzang, and Xuanzang hurriedly bowed and said, "I returned to the Taoist temple yesterday and talked to all the masters about this matter. They all agreed that if there is Mahayana Buddhism in this world, it must be Nalanda Temple. So I want to go to Nalanda Temple to seek the true scriptures."

"Why must it be Nalanda Temple?"

Seeing that Li Mu didn't know, Xuanzang explained: "Naranta Temple is a Buddhist holy place. This place was originally the Amorra Garden. Later, five hundred merchants donated money to buy the Buddha's offering. The Buddha preached here for three months to educate the world. Later, the king of Magadha Sorgala Adito built a Buddhist temple here, the son Buddha King Judou expanded it in the south of the temple, the king of Judou built a temple on the east side, the king of Youri built a temple on the northeast, the king of Vajra built a temple on the west side, the king of Middle India built a temple on the north side, and the king of Emperor Judou built a temple on the east side--"

"Stop, stop, stop, stop," Li Mu was so angry that he heard it. Why didn't the Indian name be normal? He was too lazy to listen to it. He looked at Xuanzang and asked, "Have the master ever heard of the 'Da Leiyin Temple'?"

Xuanzang was stunned and said, "I have never heard of Da Leiyin Temple. Is Mahayana Buddhism in Da Leiyin Temple?"

Li Mu thought to himself that this is what it is written in Journey to the West, and it is not considered lying to say it. Li Mu cleared his throat and said, "It seems that I remember that there is such a name, but I don't know where it is. The master can inquire." After saying that, he looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, since the master has the heart to save all living beings, the court should also support it. But I have a small request that I can accept."

Li Shimin looked at Xuanzang, and Xuanzang hurriedly said, "Please speak with the donor."

"Master, how is this journey going? Should I go south or west, or water or land."

Xuanzang replied: "The Dharma spreads from the west to the east. If you want to find Nalanda Temple and find out where the Great Leiyin Temple is, you must have gone from the east to the west. I will go west."

"Okay!" Li Mu felt scruples when he heard Xuanzang say this, and said, "To be honest, my hometown is in the west. When I was a child, I often saw Hu people and Persians coming from the west. I heard stories of the desert westward. I longed for it, but I never made it happen. Since the mage was traveling west, I must have passed by these places. I also asked the mage to record the customs, customs, what I saw and heard along the way. When the mage turned around, I would lend it to me and see it. I would have seen it with my own eyes. I wonder if the mage could satisfy my small wish."

"Ah, I still think it's a matter." Xuanzang breathed out and said the Buddha's name: "I have no doubt about this small matter. Donor, please rest assured. Whenever I arrive at a place, I must record what I see in the local area carefully, and make sure to let the donor know."

"In this way, I thank the mage. I will prepare a wish for the mage to spend on the road."

Xuanzang hurriedly said, "This time I went west was a sincere heart to worship Buddha and seek sutras. I must be sincere and ascetic to obtain the true scriptures. If I enjoy the past leisurely, I will not follow the Three Jewels and disrespect the Buddha, and the Bodhisattva said that I will not be able to obtain the true scriptures."

Li Mu did not force it and said, "Okay, then I will imitate the style of my dreams and give it to the mage. If the mage refuses again, it will be true that there is no love."

Having said this, Xuanzang had to agree.

Li Shimin knew much more about the monk than Li Mu. When he saw that Xuanzang refused to ask for the travel expenses given by Li Mu, he knew that he was planning to beg for alms all the way. There must be something wrong with begging for alms, so he promised another bowl to him. How could Xuanzang refuse the bowl given by the emperor? He also took it all together.

After sending Xuanzang, the next thing was to send the Tang envoy. The Japanese envoy, Sanda, had been hung by the Ministry of Rites for half a year, and her hair was half white. Yesterday, I received an oral order saying that it was summoned today, and I felt like the sun was coming out from the west. I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night, and my eyes were still covered with bloodshot.

Li Shimin also thought about how to obtain the large silver mine of Japan for a long time yesterday. Silver cannot be fooled. Although Japan does not know that they have such a large silver mine, if they know, they will definitely not offer it easily. After all, who doesn’t know that silver is ‘money’? They must have a plan. Li Shimin summoned the envoy to send Tang to want to know what they want and see if he can discuss a relatively beneficial deal for the Tang Dynasty.

As for fighting, Li Shimin didn't think about it after calming down. Although he didn't know much about sea routes, he also knew that Japan was located in the East China Sea. In Li Shimin's consciousness, offshore islands were not worth mentioning, just an enclave. It took a lot of effort to fight, and it would not be worth the loss.

"What's wrong with your king Pyre?"

Li Shimin's attitude was quite arrogant, but in fact it could not be considered arrogant. It was like a tiger talking to a pug. Even if the tiger had already shown its most kind attitude, it was still scary in the eyes of the pug.

"The Emperor Shuming's envoy, Tou Shang Santian, visited His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and please accept the letter of our country."

"Emperor?" Li Shimin's eyelids drooped, and Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Wei Zheng and others looked bad. The king of the barbarian land of the small Fanbian country dared to call himself "Emperor". They all said that the Japanese were arrogant and arrogant, and now it seems that this is true.

Li Mu observed his expression and saw that Li Shimin was unhappy, and he was immediately furious. He grabbed the pastry plate held by the eunuch, pressed it on the forehead of the Tuan Shang Sandazi, and cursed: "Little Japanese envoy dares to be arrogant in front of my Emperor of Tang? Emperor? You are worthy, aren't you afraid of losing your life?"

Inugumi Midasa was so scared that he knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, begging for mercy, "I said the wrong thing, it was the king of Japan, not the emperor, not the emperor!"

"You clearly said it, but you still don't recognize it? It seems that you are a clever and slick person. OK, you are playing tricks in the palace. How can I tolerate you? Someone comes and cut his tongue!"

"The Marquis is kind to you, how dare the lower country be disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? It's just a title. How can the lower country accept the title of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Is this possible?"
Chapter completed!