Vol 2 Chapter 2588: Xuanzang went westward and Qin expanded its army
Chapter 2588 Xuanzang went westward and Qin expanded its army
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 prison."
Ying Hao thought in his heart, and sure enough, although he was somewhat able to help Xuanzang, he did not go all out to agree to him.
“The Kingdom of Zhao has been destroyed for many years, and the power of the Yuan family has almost disappeared, so there is no problem with the sand rolling curtain, but this is Zhu Tianpeng..."
The next words, even if Ying Hao didn't say it, Xuanzang knew what he meant.
Zhu Tianpeng is the king of Qi, and Qi Jun is still alive. 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, a man of true love, was seriously injured by the person he loved and trusted the most. His heart has died. 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 is 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 was not that he did not want to believe Xuanzang, but that once Zhu Tianpeng fled back, 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 what Ying Hao said, Xuanzang's smile gradually faded and turned serious. He never expected that Ying Hao had other tasks for him.
Sun Lingming, Marquis of Qi Tian, suddenly became a monk and became a disciple of Xuanzang of White Horse Temple, which soon caused a stir in Luoyang.
Who is Sun Lingming? That was the former general of the Qin Dynasty, Qi Tianhou, whose strength was second only to Li Cunxiao, the world's best master, and ranked third in the rankings of fierce generals.
Such a successful and famous man suddenly announced 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 Sheng 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, but their relationship died. However, 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, and the generals of the Ming Dynasty 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 heated, 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 to his children and give up everything just because of a woman.
If the other generals of Da Qin were so fragile, then they would have no worries and would 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 will lose one of its top combatants.
But when I think about it, even if Sun Lingming is gone, Yang Jian surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, 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, there are too many fierce generals in the Qin Dynasty. Even if Sun Lingming is missing, there are still many strong generals such as Li Cunxiao, Jiang Song, Kong Xuan, Yang Jian, and Lu Bu. The absence of anyone will not have much impact.
If the absence of one person would have a major impact on the Qin Dynasty, it would probably 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 accepted Zhu Tianpeng as his second disciple and gave him the title of Wu Neng, and he accepted 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.
Xuanzang and the four of them traveled lightly, with nothing else except clothes, dry food and horses.
Sun Lingming did bring his own weapons and horses, while Xuanzang, Zhu Tianpeng, and Shajuan Lian were all bare-handed. Not to mention weapons, even their mounts were just ordinary war horses.
Seeing this, Ying Hao immediately said: "Master Xuanzang, on our way to Rome, we will pass through dozens of countries such as Guishang, Anxi, Dayuan, Dayuezhi, etc. We don't know how many threats we will encounter. If we don't bring some Weapons are not good for self-defense.
Here comes 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 Shajuan Lian 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 help but like it. However, 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 his weapon calmly, without any 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: "It's thousands of miles away from Rome. How can we not have good horses to travel with? Come and bring the horses here."
Three more groups of horses were brought up.
Two horses, black and yellow, were given to Zhu Tianpeng and Shajuanyan 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 take your place. 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. It could not be bought even for ten thousand gold at Luoyang Racecourse because it could not 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."
The three guards each carried a cassock, an alms bowl, and an ultimatum, and then showed them to Xuanzang one by one.
“Master Xuanzang, you are not only representing yourself in this journey to the west, but also the reputation of our country, Qin Dynasty, and the entire East. We must not let Westerners underestimate us.”
With that said, Ying Hao ordered someone to change Xuanzang's 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."
Xuanzang was completely stunned when he looked at this gorgeous and unseemly cassock. 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, so I will 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.
There is no one who uses 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.
Looking at the things Ying Hao gave him, the white dragon horse, the nine-ring 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 wear it and don’t 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 customs in ancient times.
Xuanzang's customs clearance document 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 gone less than ten miles, but they encountered a large group of people who came to see Sun Lingming off.
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, Guan Hai , 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 you can rest assured."
Looking at the encouraging eyes of his comrades, Sun Lingming was moved. 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.
Zhu Tianpeng's face suddenly turned ugly when he saw the person coming, because the man was Dugu Qiubai and 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?"
Hearing this, Chang'e plucked up the courage and walked over, but Zhu Tianpeng ignored her and directly ignored Chang'e, the woman he once loved most.
Seeing this, Xuanzang smiled and gave Dugu Qiubei and Chang'e a helpless expression. 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."
Zhu Tianpeng's body suddenly trembled when he heard this, and a line of clear tears involuntarily left the corners 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 looked at Sun Lingming who had given up everything for love. He couldn't help but sigh: "The word love is the most hurtful." But at the same time, he felt inexplicable. It feels 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 emotion of Shajuanyan and said with a smile: "Wujing, follow quickly, don't fall behind. We must enter the pass 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 four others 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.
(End of this chapter)