Xuanzang was back. When Li Xiu learned the news, he was extremely surprised. Xuanzang had been there for more than ten years, and since he entered the Western Regions and left Gaochang, there was no news. This made Li Xiu very worried. Although Xuanzang successfully returned from seeking scriptures in history, the journey was extremely dangerous, and he might fall halfway through a little mistake.

In fact, Xuanzang was not the first monk to go to India to seek Buddhist scriptures. Many monks in history also wanted to travel west to seek Buddhist scriptures, but most of them failed. The reason why Xuanzang succeeded was that in addition to his perseverance, luck also accounted for a large part.

But no matter what, Xuanzang finally came back, and he was about to return to Chang'an with a large number of scriptures. This made Li Xiu immediately run to Sun Simiao's place. After telling him the good news, the two began to prepare for the welcome to Xuanzang.

Just three days after Li Xiu received the news, Xuanzang finally returned to Chang'an. Li Xiu and Sun Simiao, two old friends, also came to the west gate of Chang'an together and walked ten miles to welcome him. The west gate of Chang'an is close to the west city, which is also the starting point of the Silk Road. Almost anyone who comes from the Western Regions must pass here.

It is also this where the starting point of the Silk Road, so the road is very busy. From time to time, you can see one caravan after another passing by. Each caravan's caravan and camels are full of goods, and even people are carrying heavy burdens. Whenever possible, they will try to carry more goods, because each trip is full of danger to them, and bringing a little more goods will make the more profit.

When it was almost noon, Li Xiu, who was sharp-eyed, finally saw more than a dozen camels slowly walking on the road in the distance, and there was a monk wearing a hat in front of him to guide the way. Although he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, Li Xiu still felt that the other person looked very familiar. When the other person approached, he and Sun Simiao finally recognized that the other person was Xuanzang.

Compared to more than ten years ago, Xuanzang became dark and thin, so naturally he got much older. He was just over 40 years old now, but this is not surprising. After all, the weather in India is hot and living conditions are not very good. Coupled with the hard work along the way, it is normal for Xuanzang to be older than his actual age.

"A friend comes from afar, Xuanzang, you are finally back!" Li Xiu saw Xuanzang coming, and then strode forward to greet him, with a bright smile on his face. Xuanzang is one of his few friends of the same age, and he hasn't seen him for more than ten years, so Li Xiu naturally misses him very much.

However, what Li Xiu did not expect was that when Xuanzang saw him, he suddenly sighed and said, "The prince-consort is really a scheming. I thought that after I had been away for so many years, the two churches of Buddhism and Taoism became more prosperous, but I didn't expect that they are gradually withering now."

When Li Xiu heard that Xuanzang mentioned this as soon as he saw him, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. In fact, when he restricted the development of Buddhism and Taoism, he was worried about seeing Xuanzang again. However, he was so happy to hear the news that the other party was back, and he even threw this matter away for a moment.

"Xuanzang, you don't know the situation of Buddhism and Taoism at that time. Many scum in Buddhism and Taoism used their own identities to make money, which damaged the reputation of Buddhism and Taoism. Now the court has established a monk and Taoist Records. Although it restricted the development of Buddhism and Taoism, it has made Buddhism and Taoism more pure. I think it is much stronger than before." At this moment, Sun Simiao stepped forward to rescue Li Xiu.

"Xuanzang, I respect your idea of ​​using Buddhism to educate the people of the world. But for me, although Buddhism has the effect of education, if a country wants to be strong, national laws must be above everyone. At that time, Buddhism and Taoism used missionary preaching to have illegal things everywhere, and they also annexed a large amount of land and consolidated a large amount of money. If it is not regulated, it will definitely become a confidant of the court in the future, so I hope you can forgive me." Li Xiu took a deep breath at this time.

As a friend, Li Xiu respected Xuanzang's ideas, but as an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, he also had to consider the country and country of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone or thing that threatened the rule of the Tang Dynasty would be hit by him.

Seeing Li Xiu's serious appearance, Xuanzang suddenly smiled and said, "The prince consort doesn't need to explain. Actually, I didn't blame you. The reason why I went west to seek scriptures was not only to educate the world, but also to see that although the Buddhist sect was prosperous, many worms had grown inside, and even endangered the reputation of Buddhism. So I wanted to retrieve the true scriptures and resolve them with Buddhism, but I didn't expect that the prince consort used thunder to eliminate these people. Although the methods were different, the purpose was the same."

Li Xiu was stunned when he heard Xuanzang's words, and then he showed a relaxed expression on his face. He was really afraid that he would lose his friend Xuanzang because of this incident, but it was not surprising that with Xuanzang's compassionate personality, he would definitely not like the visceral affairs within Buddhism.

"Xuanzang, you can think like this. To be honest, I am really worried that you will blame me for it." Li Xiu spoke again with a serious expression at this time.

Seeing Li Xiu's expression, Xuanzang sighed and said solemnly: "When I was in the Western Regions, I had encountered some monks exiled there. Each of them told me about your evil deeds. At that time, I was indeed a little dissatisfied with your son-in-law, but then I thought about it carefully. Given the situation of Buddhism at that time, if they were allowed to develop, it would probably lead to another tragedy of the destruction of the Buddha again. Although I have been hit now, after all, under the control of the court, as long as you act according to the laws of the court, it would be much safer than before."

"That's the truth!" Sun Simiao next to him laughed at Xuanzang when he heard Xuanzang's words. He and Xuanzang had the same idea, so he never blamed Li Xiu.

After hearing Xuanzang's words, Li Xiu finally felt completely relieved and immediately invited Xuanzang to the carriage very enthusiastically. As for the camel brought by Xuanzang, he had originally taken care of the Hu people he hired, so naturally the servants brought by Li Xiu took over. However, Xuanzang repeatedly reminded that the scriptures he brought on the camel were not damaged on the back, and Li Xiu directly instructed the servants to send these Buddhist scriptures to his home.

After getting on the carriage, Li Xiu and Sun Simiao also asked about Xuanzang's situation over the past ten years and his experiences along the way. Xuanzang did not hide anything from this. He explained the story of his departure from the Western Regions and then arrived in India, and where he studied Buddhism.

However, at the end of the story, Xuanzang seemed to have thought of something and his expression became a little hesitant.
Chapter completed!