Chapter 2584: Xuanzang's westward journey, the Qin army expands
Chapter 2584: Xuanzang went westward and Qin expanded its army
Although Ying Hao knew Xuanzang's request, he still pretended not to know and asked: "Who does the master want to borrow?"
Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "The sand roll curtain and Zhu Tianpeng are locked up in the sky prison."
Ying Hao thought in his heart, and sure enough, although he somewhat helped Xuanzang, he did not go out of his way to agree to him.
"The Zhao Kingdom has been destroyed for many years, and the Yuan family's power has almost disappeared, so the sand rolling curtain is no problem, but this Zhu Tianpeng..."
For the next words, even if Ying Hao didn't say anything, Xuanzang knew what he meant.
Zhu Tianpeng is the king of Qi, and Qi Jun is still alive, so he has not been imprisoned in the prison for long.
Once Zhu Tianpeng is released from prison, if he runs back to Qi, it will definitely cause trouble for Qin to unify the Central Plains.
Although Xuanzang knew this, he knew that Zhu Tianpeng would not go against Da Qin again, so he still wanted to fight for it again, so he said:
"Your Majesty, Zhu Tianpeng is a man of deep love, but he was seriously injured by the person he loves and trusts the most. His wife is dead. Now he has seen through the world of mortals and will no longer go against Da Qin."
But there was no response from Ying Hao.
Just when Xuanzang was almost giving up hope, Yinghao said: "Master Xuanzang, as long as you agree to my two requests, I will agree to your request."
Xuanzang was immediately overjoyed and asked quickly: "What's the request?"
"First, we can guarantee that Zhu Tianpeng will not be allowed to return to the Ming Dynasty." Ying Hao said.
Xuanzang immediately said: "The poor monk is willing to guarantee with his life that he will not let Zhu Tianpeng return to the Ming Dynasty."
Ying Hao was also completely relieved. It wasn't that he didn't want to believe Xuanzang, but that once Zhu Tianpeng escaped, the incident would indeed be very troublesome.
With the guarantee of Xuanzang, the great master, and the presence of Sun Lingming, even if Zhu Tianpeng wanted to escape, he would not be able to escape. There was not much difference between the outside and the prison.
"As for the second point, you need..."
Hearing Ying Hao's words, Xuanzang's smile gradually faded and turned serious. He never expected that Ying Hao had other tasks for him.
The news that Sun Lingming, Marquis of Qitian, suddenly became a monk and became a disciple of Xuanzang of White Horse Temple quickly caused a stir in Luoyang.
Who is Sun Lingming? He is the former general of the Qin Dynasty, Qi Tianhou. His strength is second only to Li Cunxiao, the world's best master, and he ranks third in the list of powerful generals.
For such a successful and famous man to suddenly announce that he would become a monk at such a sensitive time, anyone could tell that something big must have happened.
Some good people suggested that Sun Lingming must have been suppressed by his political opponents and chose to become a monk in order to protect himself.
But at this time, the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, Ren Hongchang became the only queen, and his son Ying Cheng also became the prince. Who can suppress Sun Lingming?
Just when people were thinking wildly, Daqin officials explained in the official newspaper that the reason why Sun Lingming became a monk was because of the death of his fiancée Zixia.
Zixia and Sun Lingming were childhood sweethearts. Their relationship died, but Zixia died at the hands of an assassin to protect the prince. Sun Lingming also suffered a heavy blow, so he became a monk.
The emperor, empress, Ming Dynasty generals and others all tried to persuade him, but to no avail. Sun Lingming was determined to become a monk, and no one could persuade him.
After learning the reason why Sun Lingming became a monk, the public outcry became even more intense, and spies from other countries lurking in Luoyang also spread the news about Sun Lingming becoming a monk.
In this regard, the monarchs of various countries also have different thoughts.
Who would have thought that the third most powerful general in the world would be so loving as a son and daughter, and would give up everything just because of a woman.
If the other generals of Da Qin were so fragile, then they would be relieved and could just send assassins to kill the women they love, but this is obviously impossible.
For various countries, it is naturally a good thing for Sun Lingming to become a monk. After all, Great Qin has lost one of its top combatants.
But when I think about it, even if Sun Lingming is gone, Yang Jian surrendered to Da Qin, and Yang Jian's strength is not weaker than Sun Lingming.
For any other country, the loss of a combat power of Sun Lingming's level will definitely greatly affect the combat power of the army, but for Great Qin, it will not have much impact.
After all, the Qin Dynasty had too many powerful generals. Even without Sun Lingming, there were still Li Cunxiao, Jiang Song, Kong Xuan, Yang Jian, Lu Bu and many other powerful generals. The absence of any of them would not have much impact.
If we really want to say that the absence of one person would have a major impact on the Qin Dynasty, I am afraid that it would only be Emperor Ying Hao.
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Seven days later, Chen Xuanzang, Sun Lingming, Zhu Tianpeng, and Shajuanmen prepared to set off westward to the Roman Empire.
It was also during this period that Xuanzang took Zhu Tianpeng as his second disciple and gave him the title of Wu Neng, and he took Shajuan Lian as his third disciple and gave him the title of Wu Jing.
When he learned that Xuanzang and the others were going on the road, Ying Hao naturally came to see them off in person. After all, Xuanzang had a special mission during his trip.
The four Xuanzangs traveled lightly, with nothing else except clothes, dry food and horses.
Sun Lingming also brought his own weapons and horses, while Xuanzang, Zhu Tianpeng, and Shajuanlian were all with bare hands. Not to mention weapons, even their mounts were just ordinary war horses.
When Ying Hao saw this, he immediately said: "Master Xuanzang, on our way to Rome, we will pass through Guishang, An'an, Dayuan, Dayuezhi and dozens of other countries along the way. We don't know how many threats we will encounter. If we don't bring some
Weapons are not good for self-defense.
Someone, bring it up."
As soon as he finished speaking, six guards carried three magic weapons, namely a shovel, a rake and a staff;
The first two are the weapons originally used by Sand Roller Blind and Zhu Tianpeng.
As for the last Zen staff, it has an extraordinary origin. According to legend, it was used by the Tianzhu divine monk when he entered the Central Plains a hundred years ago, so it was named the Nine-ring Tin Staff by Ying Hao.
Xuanzang gently stroked the nine-ring tin staff, his eyes couldn't stop liking it, and this Zen staff, which weighed ninety-nine and eighty-one kilograms, seemed like nothing in his hand.
After Shajuanhuan took the crescent shovel, a look of nostalgia flashed in his eyes. Only Zhu Tianpeng took the weapon calmly, with no trace of emotion in his eyes.
Seeing that the four of them were holding magic weapons, Ying Hao couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "We are thousands of miles away from Rome, so how can we not have a good horse to travel with? Someone come and bring the horse here."
Three more batches of horses were brought up.
Two black and yellow horses were given to Zhu Tianpeng and Sand Roller Blind respectively.
Ying Hao pointed to a divine white horse and said: "This horse is the offspring of my mount, the Snow Dragon Colt. It is also the horse with the purest bloodline among the offspring of the Snow Dragon Colt. I named it White Dragon Horse and gave it to
Master Xuanzang, please go on your behalf, I hope the master can return soon."
As soon as Xuanzang saw the white dragon horse, he knew that it was a famous horse that traveled thousands of miles every day. Even if it was placed at the Luoyang Casino, it would not be able to buy it for ten thousand gold, because it cannot be measured by money at all.
Xuanzang was about to refuse, but Ying Hao said again: "Bring up the brocade cassock, the purple gold alms bowl, and the customs clearance documents as well."
The three guards each carried a cassock, an alms bowl, and an ultimatum, and then showed them to Xuanzang one by one.
"Master Xuanzang, your journey to the west this time represents not only yourselves, but also the reputation of our country, the Qin Dynasty, and the entire East. We must not let Westerners underestimate us."
With that said, Ying Hao ordered someone to put Xuanzang into a cassock, and said: "This brocade cassock is inlaid with seven treasures. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and is invulnerable to water and fire. Let's give it to the master for decoration."
Looking at this gorgeous and unseemly cassock, Xuanzang was completely stunned. He had never seen such a valuable cassock.
"This purple gold alms bowl is a national treasure of a certain country in Japan. It is valuable. Let's give it to the master for alms."
Looking at the purple-gold alms bowl made entirely of gold and supplemented by hardware, the corners of Xuanzang's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Who would use a gold bowl for alms? Why not scrape some gold powder from a melon and just use the purchased one?
Xuanzang originally planned to keep a low profile on this trip, leaving as early as possible and returning as early as possible.
But look at these things that Ying Hao gave him, the white dragon horse, the nine-ringed tin staff, the brocade cassock, and the purple gold alms bowl. Each of these four treasures is worth tens of thousands of gold. How can it be possible to be low-key when wearing these?
But it doesn't matter. At worst, he can put it away so that his wealth is not exposed and he doesn't need to wear it or use it.
Ying Hao didn't realize anything was wrong at all. He handed the customs clearance document to Xuanzang and said: "This is the customs clearance document. It is stamped with my jade seal to prove your identity. Take this document and hurry up. I want to visit the capitals of all the countries along the way.
It won’t be difficult.”
Xuanzang took the document with a solemn expression. After all, this is the most important thing.
The customs clearance document is also an ancient passport, which is a pass for passing through the customs in ancient times.
With Xuanzang's customs clearance document, it may not be of much use in West Asia or Europe, but it will definitely be unimpeded in the Western Regions and Central Asia. Countries along the way will definitely give Da Qin face. Not only will it not block it, but it will also be delicious.
Treat them to something delicious.
After sending Xuanzang out of Luoyang, Ying Hao went back home. However, Xuanzang and the four of them had only gone less than ten miles when they encountered a large group of people who came to see off Sun Lingming.
In addition to Li Cunxiao, Jia Fu, Yuwen Chengdu and other generals who had good personal relationships with Sun Lingming, basically all the Ming Dynasty civil and military officials from Luoyang came, including: Zhang Liang, Feng Yunshan, Yue Xi, Li Jin, Zhong Limei, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang
, Gong Du and so on.
As for Sun Lingming's old boss Long Qie, as well as generals such as Yu Ziqi and Long Yang, they were unable to come to see him off because they were serving abroad.
Zhang Liang patted Sun Lingming on the shoulder and said, "Zixia has a queen and us people to take care of her, so just go ahead and go."
Seeing the encouraging eyes of his comrades, Sun Lingming was filled with emotion. After saying goodbye to everyone one by one, he went on the road with Xuanzang without looking back.
After driving about twenty miles, a man and a woman blocked the road.
When Zhu Tianpeng saw the person coming, his expression suddenly turned ugly, because the man was Dugu Qiubai, while the woman was Chang'e.
Dugu Qiubai was also worried about Chang'e. He really regarded this apprentice as his daughter, otherwise he would have ignored Chang'e long ago.
Seeing Chang'e standing still, Dugu Qiubai said: "Go, don't you have something to say to your sworn brother?"
After hearing this, Chang'e plucked up the courage and walked over, but Zhu Tianpeng ignored her and simply ignored Chang'e, the woman he once loved most.
When Xuanzang saw this, he smiled and gave Dugu Qiubai and Chang'e a helpless expression, then he led the horse and fell down, and said to Zhu Tianpeng:
"Wuneng, don't you care about this adopted sister the most? Don't you want to listen to what she wants to say to you?"
Zhu Tianpeng said expressionlessly: "No, I have let go of everything in the past. No matter what she says, I don't care."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang'e's voice came from behind: "Brother Tianpeng, I'm sorry."
When Zhu Tianpeng heard this, his body suddenly trembled, and a line of tears fell involuntarily from the corner of his eyes, but he still did not stop walking.
Shajuanyan looked at Zhu Tianpeng, who had clearly not let go, but was telling the truth, and then at Sun Lingming, who had given up everything for love, and couldn't help but sigh: "The word love is the most hurtful." But at the same time, it was inexplicable.
Feeling a little bitter.
Whether it is the master, the senior brother, or the second senior brother, there are people coming to see them off. They all have concerns in this world, but they are alone, with no one close to them anymore.
Xuanzang seemed to feel the emotions of Shajuanyan and said with a smile: "Wujing, follow quickly, don't lead the team, we must enter Guanzhong within three days."
Shajuanlian came back to his senses instantly, looked at Xuanzang who looked concerned, and said with a smile: "Yes, master."
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The departure of Xuanzang and the other four people did not have any impact on the Qin Dynasty, but Ying Hao was faced with an important decision at this time, that is, whether to expand the army.