Chapter 1316: Wang Xuance offers prisoners
Li Xiu worked in a relatively large company in his previous life. The company had some overseas trades, so he had dealt with foreign traders. Among these traders, the one he was most reluctant to deal with was Indians, because these guys were full of trains, and their business of 100,000 yuan could be hyped up to millions, and the one with a million yuan business was hyped up to hundreds of millions. It was common for arrears to pay for goods. Today is to push tomorrow, tomorrow is to the day after tomorrow. Anyway, you don’t want to hear a truth from their mouths.
At first, Li Xiu thought it was just a few Indians, but later after communicating with some friends, he found that this was almost a common problem among Indians. No one can beat the sky and the earth. But if you ask him to do something practical, it would be harder than killing him. Of course, this may also be related to their religion. Whether it is Buddhism or Hinduism, debate is an important talent. For example, Xuanzang relied on his good eloquence to debate thousands of people at the Buddhist conference, thus becoming famous in India.
Pomei was born in Hinduism and was also the Brahmin with the highest status. Naturally, his eloquence was not bad, otherwise he would not have been granted the title of national teacher. After he learned of Li Xiu's identity, he even had a lotus flower and praised his skills. For example, in addition to burying the living, he was also proficient in the art of immortality. Not only did he live for more than 200 years, but he could also allow dead trees to spring, and hundreds of beasts to come to pay homage, etc.
Li Xiu naturally did not believe in Pomei's so-called magical powers, and the so-called magical powers performed by Pomei seemed very ridiculous to him. They were not as magical as he said. Some of them were seen through by Li Xiu at first glance, and at most they just fooled the ancients. Of course, Pomei's ability to bury alive is real, which is also what Li Xiu is most interested in.
However, Li Xiu did not spend much time on Po Mei. After roughly finding out his background, he immediately stood up to say goodbye. Wang Xuance and Jiang Shiren also personally sent him. Li Xiu returned to Chang'an in a carriage, but did not go home. Instead, he went directly to Sun Simiao's Medicine Temple.
"Mr. Concubine, what are you in a hurry to summon me from Luoyang?" As soon as Li Xiu arrived at Yaoguan, he saw Xuanzang sitting opposite Sun Simiao and asked him with a smile. The two of them sat opposite each other, with a chessboard in front of them, and tea was still hot on the charcoal stove next to them, which seemed very leisurely.
"This time I have something very important to ask for help. I originally wanted to go to Luoyang in person, but because of the urgent time, I have to go out again, so I can only invite you to go there. I just came back from another place and came to see you immediately." Li Xiu also smiled and said, knowing that Xuanzang is busy translating Buddhist scriptures now, but this time the matter is really important, so he can only invite the other party to come.
"I'm also very curious. What exactly needs the help of someone like Xuanzang?" Sun Simiao also spoke curiously at this time.
"Actually, this matter is related to India. Just two years ago, King Jie Ri passed away. As a result, the chaos in Northern India happened to be in chaos. Wang Xuance, the envoy of our Tang Dynasty, arrived there, but he didn't expect..."
Li Xiu told the experience of Wang Xuance and others. As a result, when Xuanzang heard the news of King Jie Ri's death, he couldn't help but show a gloomy expression on his face and recited scriptures, as if he was releasing the King Jie Ri. Speaking of which, although King Jie Ri had passed away for two years, because he was too far away from the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang did not receive any news in advance.
Next, Li Xiu talked about Pomei again, especially focusing on the fact that Pomei was buried alive. He originally thought that Xuanzang might have heard of Pomei in India, so he should not be too surprised, but Sun Simiao should be very surprised, but what he didn't expect was that Sun Simiao was like Xuanzang, who was very calm from beginning to end.
"Master Sun, Xuanzang may have heard of such a thing, but why are you not surprised at all? Have you also heard of someone who can be buried alive?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask Sun Simiao curiously.
"Haha~, it turns out that there is something that the prince consort doesn't know, but this is not surprising. After all, you are not a Taoist priest and you may have never heard of the art of fasting. As for the monk you mentioned, although it is magical, it seems to me just a strange fasting." Sun Simiao laughed when he heard Li Xiu's words.
"Fasting? There are really people in this world who can live for a long time without eating or drinking?" Li Xiu asked curiously when he heard Sun Simiao's words, but he regretted it as soon as he said that. After all, the woman could live for so long without eating or drinking or breathing. It is not surprising that Taoism has such similar skills.
"Although Taoist fasting is somewhat different from the burial techniques in yoga, there is no difference in essence. Both through practice, they can reach a strange state, so that they can live without drinking or eating for a long time, just like a frog and a turtle hibernating in winter." At this time, Xuanzang also smiled and said, "He was knowledgeable and knew about Taoist fasting before going to Tianzhu. Later, when he was in Tianzhu, he was not surprised to see someone burying alive and not dying.
"Just just now, the prince-consort said that when the woman was buried alive, her body was no different from a dead body. In contrast, when we were fasting in Taoism, we could sit and lie down and walk like ordinary people. In this way, we are better at Taoism!" Sun Simiao said proudly at this time. In fact, he was proficient in fasting himself. Sometimes when he felt unwell, he would fast for a while. However, fasting is a Taoist secret technique and has never been passed down, so Li Xiu had never seen it.
"Taoist fasting can indeed maintain a state of mind, but fasting can only keep it for two hundred days without food for up to two hundred days. In contrast, the Indian monk who is proficient in yoga can bury himself alive for several years, or even decades. After resurrection, he still maintains the situation before being buried, without aging at all. This is not comparable to fasting." Xuanzang also smiled and said, "It was not intentionally incompetent to Sun Simiao, but he was just talking about the matter."
"It will naturally be preserved for a long time to turn yourself into a stone without thoughts, but it has no meaning at all!" Sun Simiao retorted with dissatisfaction when he heard this.
"Haha~, there are gains and losses. Master Sun doesn't have to pay attention to this small difference, but it is indeed very magical that Pomei can be buried alive and never die. In addition, I would like to ask Brother Xuanzang, are there many people like Pomei in India who can be buried alive and never die? Is there any way to break his magical power?" Li Xiu spoke at this time and asked Xuanzang at the same time.
In fact, whether it is fasting or burying, in Li Xiu's understanding, it should be done through a strange method to make the spirit and the body reach a magical state, just like hibernation of animals, minimizing the energy consumption of the body, and even forming a state of false death, so that they can not eat or drink for a long time.
"Yoga is almost a compulsory course for Indian monks. Even many people in Buddhism are proficient in this kind of exercises. When I was studying in India, I learned some of them, but it was very difficult to achieve the state of being buried alive. I even saw only a few people in India for more than ten years. As for the way to crack this magical power, I don't know." Xuanzang also frowned and replied, "He didn't understand why Li Xiu asked about the solution?"
"It's a problem that can't be solved, but the impact is not great." Li Xiu couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard Xuanzang's words, and then bowed to Xuanzang, "Xuanzang, there is something that may be your help. This matter is related to the safety of the people in the world. I hope you can help me!"
"Your son-in-law is polite. If there is a place where I need me, I will give you the order!" Xuanzang immediately said seriously when he heard Li Xiu's words.
Seeing Xuanzang agreeing, Li Xiu laughed happily, then chatted with him for a while, then got up and said goodbye and returned home. He had just returned home, but Changsun Wuji came to the door again. The two of them plotted in the study for a long time, and Changsun Wuji finally said goodbye and left.
Just when Li Xiu was conspiring with Changsun Wuji, Wang Xuance and his group finally returned to Chang'an. The envoys sent abroad like him were naturally received by officials from the Honglu Temple after they returned. However, Wang Xuance was a little special. After all, he was destroying a country and brought back more than 10,000 prisoners of war, more than 20,000 cattle and horses, and a large number of property to be presented to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin liked this kind of great power to promote the country's prestige the most, so when Wang Xuance and his party returned to Chang'an, they specially sent the Minister of Rites and the Minister of the Honglu Temple to greet him in person. They summoned Wang Xuance on the same day and asked about his experience of destroying Tianbei and Tianzhu. Wang Xuance also told his own experience.
As a result, Li Shimin was also flirting with the eyes and appointed Wang Xuance as the Chaoshan Doctor on the spot. This was a fifth-rank official. You should know that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was only the third-rank official, so Wang Xuance directly entered the ranks of intermediate officials this time, and he was still young, so he might be promoted again in the future and thus entered the ranks of important officials in the court.
After Wang Xuance finished his experience, he presented the prisoners of war and spoils he brought back. Most of them were concubines, princesses, and children of nobles from Northern India. There were also a large number of property, and even many unique animals in India, such as elephants, one-horned rhinoceros, etc. These rare birds and beasts were sent to Li Shimin's Beiyuan for breeding, but due to the different climate, these animals generally could not live for a few years.
Li Shimin was not very interested in these women's property. At most, he felt a little strange about the rare birds and beasts, but he did not express any special expression. In the end, Wang Xuance finally presented the monk and said, "Your Majesty, I have another strange man from India this time, and I have a magical skill. I also specially brought him to Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!