Kumarajiva, the Little Ming King of Tubo, strolls on the streets of Chang'an West City.

There is a famous rumor on the Internet in later generations that Chang'an East Market and West Market had so complete and all-encompassing goods that you could buy anything you wanted, so people gradually used "stuff" to refer to all items.

But in fact, "things and things" were still standard directional terms in the Tang Dynasty. It was not until the late Ming Dynasty that they gradually referred to objects.

Therefore, the source cannot be the East and West Second Market in Chang'an.

But even so, the abundance of goods in these two cities is worthy of this rumor.

At this time, Kumarajiva saw half-dressed women, in groups, going in and out of silk clothing stores, jewelry stores, and rouge and pollen shops, all dressed up and attracting attention.

The powerful Tang Dynasty prince went straight to the mule and horse shop, the knife and gun store, and the saddle and bridle shop. When he came out, he was dressed in hunting attire and shouted to and fro;

The farmers carried fruits, vegetables, rice and wheat, went to the market to sell them, and then bought iron hoes and pottery bowls with simple and satisfied smiles on their faces;

Scholars discussed classics in the tombs and scriptures, read Confucian articles, prepared for the imperial examination, or talked eloquently, hoping to attract the attention of nobles and obtain the qualifications to compile books with better connections;

There are also acrobatics, singing, and fortune-telling on the streets.

If you are thirsty or hungry, there are restaurants, restaurants, fruit shops, and pancake and dumpling shops.

If you want to go back and cook, there is a fish shop butcher's shop, a medicine shop not far away, and a hotel for accommodation.

If I can't sleep, there is a ruthless shop selling coffins.

Food, clothing, housing, transportation, life, old age, illness and death, everything a person should have, are all available here.

Even though he had been here for several days, Kumarajiva was still shocked when he saw such a magnificent market with tens of thousands of people flowing in it.

That was a scene that was unimaginable in Tubo territory.

His pace quickened slightly, looking for a temple that might open its doors to him.

The West Market is the area with the most densely distributed Buddhist temples in Chang'an, with nearly two-thirds of the temples. Kumarajiva has been wandering around here these days.

In his opinion, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is not as famous as meeting him, and the eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty are not as famous as meeting him.

Even at the most famous Ci'en Temple in Chang'an, Master Puguang was not afraid of his challenge, but he had to postpone the Dharma discussion conference until after the saint received the Tibetan envoys.

It was not that Kumara was unwilling to wait, but he was very disappointed with this behavior.

In Tubo, Zanpu would not interfere in the internal affairs of Buddhism in this way, while Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty was completely subordinate to the secular imperial power, without any detachment.

In such a vast and fertile land, if thousands of families had Buddhas and everyone worshiped them, what a glorious event it would be!

Kumarajiva was very sorry, but he cheered up, worked hard for this goal, and went to the Inspiration Temple.

Then he was turned away again.

Kumarajiva returned to the city and came to a restaurant.

The firewood under the stove danced brightly and warmly, and the barbarian shopkeeper, with his bare arms, was beating sesame seed cakes, making a rhythmic thumping sound.

The steam in the steamer was steaming hot, and not long after, the Hu Pancakes came out of the oven, sprinkled with sesame seeds, golden and crispy.

Passers-by took out their money to buy it, and after receiving it, they couldn't wait to bite into it. The stuffed steamed cakes flowed smoothly in their mouths as soon as they took a bite, and they were fragrant and crispy.

Kumarajiva carefully swallowed his saliva, walked forward, bought a large sesame cake, and ordered a bowl of fufu soup, then went to the side and started eating.

Turn grief and anger into appetite.

At this moment, the conversation between the two people next to him floated into his ears.

"Who is the most difficult to treat in Chang'an?"

"Of course Duke Zhou, how could it be that I! There are so many virtuous and eminent monks, but I can't do anything in the palace of Duke Zhou!"

"Wow, that kind of thing really happens!"

"It's been rumored these days. Did you know that those evil slaves in Duke Zhou's palace were taken away by the queen and their relatives were killed out of justice?"

Kumarajiva remembered hearing similar discussions many times, but he didn't pay attention to them the first few times.

But this time, he thought about it carefully and suddenly asked: "Excuse me, where is the Duke Zhou's mansion?"

He was clothed in civilian clothes and wearing sandals, with red lips and white teeth, and a very good appearance. The two "passers-by" were shocked when they saw him, and pointed out: "It's in Taipingfang."

"Thank you!"

After Kumara finished eating the noodles and cakes, he put down the noodle bowl, his monk's robe fluttering, and walked towards the Duke Zhou's mansion.

…

"Then the Tubo monk is still waiting outside?"

Li Yan frowned and looked in the direction of the gate tower.

He looked displeased and looked at the maid again: "You go and repay Zhou Guogong. I will never agree to such a ridiculous thing!"

At this time, Duke Zhou's mansion was empty.

Three hundred and forty-seven evil slaves were thrown into prison in Chang'an and Chang'an counties respectively.

Due to the large number of people and cases, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple participated in the handling, and everything was handled as quickly as possible.

When Li Wuwei comes, the sky will be clear?

There is no such statement yet.

After the incident intensified, people began to praise Empress Wu's merits.

In the past, people thought that the Duke of Zhou was doing evil things because of the support of the queen. But now they know that the queen is benevolent and kind, and everything was deceived by her servants.

Look, haven’t you come to your senses now~

Once you do something right after boasting, these evil slaves will really be dead.

And he won't die well.

This is similar to how Wu Zetian treated his cruel officials during the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

When the cruel officials are no longer useful, they should be pushed out for parade first. If there is too much public dissatisfaction during the parade, then the whole family of the cruel officials will be killed.

The city of Luoyang was filled with joy.

The Holy Emperor is wise!

Now the front yard is empty, and the back yard is full of maids who serve, often poking around and reporting news.

Li Yan asked them to look, and then heard a faint hysterical roar from behind.

If things continued like this, Wu Minzhi would probably go crazy, but at this moment, Kumarajiva arrived and offered to use the Tantric method of Dalun Temple to cure the illness of the prince.

Li Yan was overjoyed and flatly refused.

Unexpectedly, after the maid reported back, she actually said that Duke Zhou wanted to give it a try.

Li Yan stopped again.

At this time, Eunuch Gao walked in, came to the side and whispered: "Li Wuwei, the Queen of Heaven has a decree. Since the imperial doctor is helpless, you might as well try the monk's method!"

Li Yan also changed his title and frowned: "Didn't the high official tell the Queen clearly that I once had a contest with this monk in Liangzhou!"

"At that time, the Tibetan ambassador Nian Zenggu died in the Liangzhou Post House. The envoys took advantage of the situation and the man hid in it. He suddenly took action. The Liangzhou soldiers were confused by his strange method and became so confused that they even had weapons.

Can’t stop!”

"I rushed to fight with him dozens of times, but I couldn't do anything to him. It was just a draw..."

Eunuch Gao nodded repeatedly: "I have made this clear to the Queen of Heaven, but the Queen of Heaven praised this monk. He is as good as Li Wuwei, and he indeed has real talent and learning."

Li Yan was already familiar with the routine and suddenly showed pride: "So that's what it is!"

Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "The Queen of Heaven has said that our Tang Dynasty is open-minded and tolerant. Although Tibetan thieves invade our borders, they do not tolerate talented people from other countries. If this monk can cure the Duke of Zhou, he can enter our territory.

I decided to settle down and become a Tang monk."

"Tang Monk is okay..."

Li Yan couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, so he cupped his hands and said, "The Queen of Heaven is magnanimous!"

However, this game has reached the final step, and he needs to take away his responsibility as much as possible.

Therefore, he emphasized: "This person uses Dalun Temple Mingwang Jin, which was learned by a first-class internal master. I am afraid that he is plotting against the Duke of the country and wants to use Taoist Dan Yuan Jin to supplement it, but the skill is not enough. Can the Queen of Heaven send someone

You are an expert at home, can you help me?"

It's said to be helping, but it's actually monitoring.

"Bianzhou is really terrifying. It can force a young person to act so cautiously..."

Eunuch Gao was shocked in his heart. He felt more and more that the outside of Chang'an was too dangerous. The inner guard who stood out from the competition was really not simple. He smiled and said: "I am a slave. I have learned a lot from rough practice. I am willing to protect Li Wuwei."

Li Yan nodded: "I've seen it in the past few days. The high-ranking official is practicing the Guangming Boundless Energy of Daci'en Temple, right?"

Eunuch Gao said: "Li Wuwei has a sharp eye. He entered the palace as a child, and later served in Ci'en Temple. Fortunately, he was able to pass on endless power..."

Ci'en Temple was built by Li Zhi in memory of his mother, the eldest grandson of Queen Wende. It is a royal temple.

Later, Xuanzang took charge of temple affairs there, took charge of the Buddhist scripture translation field, founded the Consciousness-Wei Sect, and supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Both in terms of scale and political status, it is truly the best in the world, far surpassing Famen Temple which was not yet prosperous at this time.

If the finger bone relics of Sakyamuni are welcomed into Chang'an, they will also be enshrined in Ci'en Temple.
To be continued...