It is said that a thief broke into the temple and put a knife on Huizheng's neck to coerce him. Huizheng sat still and chanted sutras. Finally, the thief cried bitterly and knelt on the ground to confess his sins in his life.

When Li Longji was in power, he also heard of his name and welcomed him to Chang'an.

On that day, two people were sitting opposite the old monk. One was a layman. He was dressed plainly and looked calm. He was meditating with his eyes closed. It was Wang Wei.

The other was a young man who couldn't sit still no matter how hard he sat. He sometimes crossed his legs and then stretched his legs out. It was Du Wulang.

"Principal Mojie also asked Princess Yuzhen to ask. Does Your Highness have any bad intentions? I just checked the real estate and population of temples all over the world, and there are people who spread rumors that he wants to destroy the Buddha. He is really judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Although Du Wulang said this, he also raised his head and looked at the temple hall, sighed in admiration, and said: "But shouldn't I talk about the fields of your temple? There are so many tenants and slaves, oh, there is a loan business. You can’t do it anymore.”

Hui Zheng is neither happy nor sad, saying: "If you encounter many misfortunes, all kinds of troubles, and unlucky things that disturb you, worry, and are not what you want, you should accept it willingly, without causing any doubts or regrets, and retreat to good deeds."

"I can't understand what the Master told me," Du Wulang said, "Your Highness ordered me to come here in the hope that the Master can promote Buddhism to the Tibetan envoys."

Combined with what he said before, this probably means that Huizheng will make up for his mistakes.

Naturally, Hui Zheng couldn't refuse. Since his temple was being targeted, even if he didn't consider it for himself, he had to consider it for his disciples and grandchildren.

Seeing that he understood, Du Wulang nodded and continued to explain.

"The Tibetan people's belief in Buddhism is different from our belief in Buddhism. We have Taoism and Confucianism, and the so-called "Zi Buyu" has strange powers and chaos. The stories you told before were all about converting robbers and the like. This is not enough. Tubo wants a more powerful Buddha... "

"Amitabha, a poor monk never lies."

Du Wulang said: "I don't care, you have to convince the Tibetan envoy."

Hui Zheng usually discusses Buddhism with Wang Wei, and his words are concise and concise, with profound meaning. The question and answer are like two green mountains facing each other. The wise will understand themselves, and the blind will blind themselves.

But after receiving Du Wulang's explanation this day, he couldn't help but sigh.

He could actually understand the purpose of the current crown prince, but he was a Zen sect, and what the Tubo people needed and believed in more was actually the Tantric Buddhism.

The two are actually quite different.

"Just give it a try." Hui Zheng murmured.

The next day.

Jiaoran slowly walked into the main hall with Basai Nang. On the way, he whispered about the deeds of Zen Master Hui Zheng.

"On his way to Beijing, the Zen master once encountered a fire dragon spitting poisonous flames from its mouth. He calmly chanted sutras, and the fire dragon shrank into a lizard and converted to Buddhism."

"So powerful?!"

Bassinang was greatly surprised.

What is very different from when you preached in the Tang Dynasty is that when you preach in Tubo, you must have spells and magical powers that are superior to those of the Bonbo wizards, and then the profound Buddhist Dharma.

"When I arrived in Datang, I felt itchy all over my body. Could you please ask the Zen Master to find out what the cause was?"

"please."

Basai Nang finally entered the palace and saw the majestic Hui Zheng. Before he could speak, Hui Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, like a vajra's angry eyes.

"What an evil spirit, dares to possess people?!"

After scolding, Hui Zheng stood up, recited scriptures and walked around the Basai bag calmly for several times. Then he picked up a willow branch, dipped water in the small porcelain bottle, and sprinkled it on the Basai bag.

On the bag.

After that, he continued to chant sutras. After a long time, Hui Zheng said: "The evil ghost has taken refuge."

He sat back on the futon, looking enigmatic.

Basai Nang suddenly felt that his body seemed to be less itchy, and then he realized that he had encountered an evil spirit on the way to the mission, but was surrendered by Master Hui Zheng. He couldn't help but admire him greatly, and wanted to worship under Hui Zheng's disciples on the spot.

Become his disciple.

Hui Zheng opened his eyes, but his eyes were filled with compassion.

He knew that the next step would be a difficult beginning. In the future, he would no longer discuss the mysteries of heaven and earth with people like Wang Wei who understood Buddhism deeply, but would have to use various magic spells to eliminate people's fear of the unknown and establish their foundation.

Belief.

This time, he will compete with more sects for influence over Tubo on behalf of Zen Buddhism.

~~

Wubenfang, Yanzhai.

This is the new house that Yan Zhenqing moved to after becoming Prime Minister. It occupies a small area and is very close to the imperial city and Daming Palace.

In the evening, there was a knock on the door. The concierge opened the door and saw a foreign woman wearing a robe standing there.

"Is Master Yan here? An old friend wants to see you."

This woman has a strong Tubo accent, but her Chinese is fairly standard.

Soon, she was invited into the front yard, and after waiting for a while, Yan Zhenqing arrived.

"Master Yan."

"Nalanzhen?" Yan Zhenqing was a little surprised and said, "Why are you here?"

Nalanzhen then stood up and bowed, saying: "I came to join the alliance sincerely."

Yan Zhenqing stroked his beard and said, "Isn't it that the envoy is here to make an alliance?"

"Basai Nang's identity makes him ineligible to negotiate truly important decisions with the Tang Dynasty." Nalanzhen said: "But I can."

"Sit down and talk."

In comparison, Nalanzhen is much more anxious than Yan Zhenqing.

She had dealt with Xue Bai, and even worshiped Xue Bai as her master after being captured, so she knew what a terrible person her master was. For such a person to be in charge of the Tang Dynasty, his rise was inevitable and rapid.

On the other hand, Tubo seems to be more powerful than the Tang Dynasty now, but her brother is still young and is held hostage by powerful ministers. The war against the Tang Dynasty was won, and the credit does not go to the royal family. In the future, it will be retaliated by the Tang Dynasty, but all the consequences will be attributed to the royal family.

If you lose the fight, it will still affect the royal family’s prestige, which is uneconomical no matter how you look at it.

"Dazalugong didn't want to negotiate a peace. He just wanted to paralyze the Tang Dynasty and use alienation tactics to get rid of the generals of the Tang Dynasty. But Zanpu really wanted to negotiate a peace, so he sent Basai Nang. Dazalu Gong didn't do it.

Basainang took it all seriously and did not think that he could promote peace negotiations between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty. So, I am here, and I can negotiate the terms with the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Zampu."

Yan Zhenqing didn't have much reaction after hearing such important news. Instead, he said: "How can I believe your sincerity?"

"We want to kill the minister in charge, Ma Xiang."

Nalanzhen didn't hesitate and directly revealed their brother and sister's plan.

"Killing Ma Xiang, Zanpu can take charge of the government, but Dazalu Gong is leading the troops outside. We are afraid that he will rebel, so we need the support of the Tang Dynasty. In exchange, we can return the city we have occupied in the past two years. In addition,

Zanpu needs to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty, and the two countries will form an alliance and no longer go to war."

Yan Zhenqing shook his head and said: "If marriage is not possible, the court will not agree."

Nalanzhen said: "If the Tang Dynasty is not willing to marry Zanpu, he will marry Cai Bang's daughter as the princess. The Cai Bang family is very powerful. By then, the Tubo royal family will not have the power to get close to the Tang Dynasty."

Her little thoughts couldn't be hidden from Yan Zhenqing.

Obviously, it was not Tubo Zampu Trisong Dezan who was eager to marry the Tang princess, but Nalanzhen. She did not want the influence of Tibetan relatives to become more powerful, and hoped to attract another force to muddy the water. In this way, she, a grown-up,

The princess can take power through Zampu's pro-government.

Yan Zhenqing obviously knows how to negotiate better than Na Lanzhen, is calm and calm, and is not in a hurry to give out answers.

He observed her and found that the water in her water bag was actually tea. He could tell because there were some broken tea leaves when she drank it, and she chewed it a little.

"how?"

After a while, Na Lanzhen asked.

Yan Zhenqing asked: "Does Tubo Zanpu have the authority to order a ceasefire and order Dazalu Gong to return the occupied city?"

"The alliance was proposed by Dazalu Gong. He didn't expect that we could actually achieve the alliance. When Zanpu gave the order, he was caught off guard and had no choice but to agree."

The two talked for a while, and Yan Zhenqing said that he had no control over the matter and needed to report it to the court before discussing.

After sending Na Lanzhen away, he went to the palace overnight to ask for an audience.

~~

In Shaoyang Courtyard, when Xue Bai heard that Yan Zhenqing asked for an audience, he knew that something big was going on and immediately ordered someone to open the palace door.

It was very troublesome to open the palace door. By the time Yan Zhenqing entered the palace, it was already quite late at night.

After talking about Nalanzhen's involvement in the mission and her proposal, Yan Zhenqing then put forward his opinion.

"I think this proposal is feasible."

Xue Bai shook his head and said, "No."

He paced, walked to the map, and said: "Tubo is the most powerful enemy around the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty may be able to have good relations with other tribes and small states, but conflicts with it are inevitable. The Tibetan people will go back and forth.

There is no credibility in making peace during war. If you make peace, you will lose the prestige of the court and will easily fall into passivity."

Yan Zhenqing understood immediately when he heard it. What he was saying was that the Tubo people liked to deceive peace. They would often negotiate peace today and invade the next day. But this time, Xue Bai also wanted to make peace.

"Although Trisong Detsen is young, this series of methods cannot be underestimated. What is the benefit of helping him get rid of powerful officials? What we should do is the opposite, paralyze him with peace talks and drive a wedge between him and Zada

Lu Gong, let Tubo fight among itself."

This is to treat others in their own way. What Zhadarugong wanted for peace talks was to paralyze the Tang Dynasty and cause internal strife in the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...