[Journey to the West] Wukong purchasing

What Wu Kun brought back to Tang Xuanzang was a letter written by the king of Tang, stamped.

Originally, according to what Tang Xuanzang said, he handed over the letter and the keepsake to General Li Da. Unexpectedly, the general read the letter and said that he could not decide this matter. He insisted on waiting for the reply from Chang'an in the city. Hearing that it would take at least a month to go back and forth from Border Gate to Chang'an at the fastest speed, he suddenly collapsed, snatched the memorial and secret letter from General Li to the emperor, and volunteered to deliver the letter to Chang'an for him.

It only took half an hour to go back and forth. This was because King Tang was so scared to death when he saw him suddenly appearing that he almost captured him as an assassin. However, with Elder Tang's token and General Li's memorial, King Tang soon Then he turned from anger to joy. Hearing that he was the beloved disciple of Patriarch Bodhi, he wished to keep him in Chang'an forever. Only after hearing from Wu Kong that he would escort the elder Tang to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures, he reluctantly handed over to Tang Xuanzang The reply was sent to Wu Kun, and he urged him to return to Chang'an with Tang Xuanzang when he came back from learning the Buddhist scriptures.

Probably thought that since Wu Kong is the lover of the gods, there must be a way to make him immortal?

Wu Hao just smiled and didn't say anything, and he didn't refuse. The king of Tang is a good retreat. If one day he really can't go back, and he doesn't want to go to the Western Regions to become a monk, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is a good place to stay. Moreover, With the emperor Tang Wang as his backer, I believe his life will not be too sad in the future.

As for immortality?Cough, when that day really comes, I can only go to the old man's peach orchard to "pick" two flat peaches when the Queen Mother is not paying attention. There are so many peaches, two missing will not be found, right?

After fooling Tang Wang for a while, Boss Wu came back with a secret letter written by Tang Wang.

Holding the secret letter sealed with wax, Tang Xuanzang's palms were slightly sweaty. He knew that what he was doing now was tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Put him under house arrest in the name of protection, maybe give him a good name, reward him as the abbot of the temple, of course, if he insists on returning to vulgarity, maybe he will be given an official position, but, for the rest of his life, unless Wukong came back and forcibly took him away, otherwise, he would not be able to escape the control of the Tang Dynasty for the rest of his life.

But so what?As long as they live in this world, who is not shackled by such and such people and things?He is willing to gamble, after all, he has nothing to lose...

Moreover, he is [-]% sure that the king of Tang will agree to this matter. As long as the king of Tang agrees, from now on, the Xiliang female country will be protected by the Tang Dynasty. Under the iron cavalry, no one will dare to bully this A small country in the Western Regions.In this way, even if his mother no longer recognizes him after reincarnation, he has nothing to regret.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the reason why the mother in the previous life had a miserable life was not because she was too weak.If my mother could be as firm and decisive as the Queen of Xiliang Kingdom, how could she end up committing suicide?He knew that his mother was ashamed to see his father again, and he didn't want his only son to have a disgraced biological mother. However, he would rather his mother remain anonymous and leave Datang than to commit suicide.

Sure enough, after opening the secret letter, the king of Tang readily agreed to the Xiliang women's request to seek protection from the Tang Dynasty. The title of "Princess Anxi" of the Queen of Liang, Princess Xiang Mu, because she is the queen of a country, she will not be given another fief, but she is rewarded with a princess mansion in Chang'an City, no matter whether the Queen goes to live or not, After all, there is a natal family. Once the countries of the Western Regions dare to look at the Xiliang Kingdom, the Datang cavalry has a legitimate reason to go straight in and protect the noble eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty!

With this secret letter and the imperial decree of the reward, Tang Xuanzang did not hesitate any longer, and took a few disciples straight into Xiliang women's country that day, and did not go in at the gate of the city. When he came to call, the female general who guarded the gate didn't even care about Tang Xuanzang's handsome face, so he went to see the queen himself in a hurry.

At this time, Tang Xuanzang and his party were already surrounded by women from the Xiliang Kingdom.

"Why is this Tang envoy a monk?"

"What's wrong with the monk? This envoy is so handsome, I don't know...hehe~"

"You have a good idea! He looks like an eminent monk at first sight, maybe he is enshrined by the Tang royal family, even if...how can it be your turn?"

"I just don't know if the Prime Minister... Hee hee~ I heard that the Prime Minister has accepted another young one recently, but he is definitely not as handsome as this envoy from the Tang Dynasty."

There was a chatter among the crowd, and Tang Xuanzang deeply regretted not sending Wu Kong or Zhu Bajie to make a stand first, so that he could enter the palace directly after receiving the queen's call, without having to be surrounded by people like he is now Watch it like a monkey.

Fortunately, he wasn't embarrassed for too long. After a while, several horses galloped up, followed by a luxurious carriage in the distance. Several heroic female generals dismounted and were ordered to invite the envoys of the Tang Dynasty into the palace to have an audience.

This time, the queen didn't treat them differently based on their faces, mainly because Wu Kong and Zhu Bajie had transformed themselves into human figures, each of them was handsome and unique, and even the white dragon horse shone like a steed. Walking all the way, not only are there not fewer people watching, but more and more.

Elder Tang quickly got into Yuci's carriage very shamelessly, and left the three apprentices and a horse outside.Wu Hao looked at Zhu Bajie, who was triumphant and wished to grow a tail and spread his tail, and was so embarrassed that he wished to beat the pig's head back to its original shape.

Fortunately, the Xiliang Kingdom is not a big country. When you go to the inner city, all the people living there are officials and eunuchs. Come, think about it, Her Majesty the Queen will definitely host a banquet, right?

Those who are qualified to participate in the state banquet, hurry up and go back to get dressed now, but they all saw that the envoy from Tang Dynasty was followed by several handsome little brothers.

The queen of Xiliang Kingdom was really moved when she heard that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty came to visit, especially when she heard that this is the younger brother of the Tang king. Rounding up, it is equivalent to the prince of the Tang Dynasty. If you can keep the younger brother of the Tang king to recruit After that, wouldn't it be equivalent to marrying the Tang royal family?

This queen also has self-knowledge. Although Xiliang is called a country, its land area is not as large as a county in Datang. Even if Datang really married a real royal blood, even if it was a county king, she would not dare to want it. Anyway, she The purpose is only to form good relations with Tang Dynasty. Tang Xuanzang's status can be said to be just right, neither too humble nor too high to be reached.

After hearing the letter of credence submitted by Tang Xuanzang (actually it was a secret call from the king of Tang), the queen did not need to be persuaded by her confidantes, but she herself never mentioned it again.

joke!Marry the younger brother of the king of Tang, and become the younger sister of the king of Tang, which one can bring more and greater benefits to Xiliang?As long as you are not a fool, you can figure it out.

Tang Xuanzang guessed right. Sure enough, the queen of Xiliang State admired the beauty of the eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty, and did not hesitate to hire her as a country, but it was all for the sake of the world... At present, the queen did not hesitate to stand on her side. The national interest here.

In fact, this is also good, Tang Xuanzang even thought with some relief that it is difficult for a woman to survive in this world. Although he liked the gentle and elegant mother in the previous life, he hoped that the reincarnated mother could get rid of the weakness of the previous life and have Enough to protect their own courage and strength.

And the kindness from the Tang Dynasty was the best gift he could give to the Queen of Xiliang.Regardless of whether the queen is the reincarnation of his mother, Tang Xuanzang hopes that she can live a stable and happy life.

Of course, it is impossible for the King of Tang to really let Tang Xuanzang, a monk, replace Datang to discuss the important issues of diplomatic relations between the two countries with Xiliang, but Tang Xuanzang just happened to catch up with this opportunity.

Looking at the queen's familiar face, Tang Xuanzang felt sore. Next, the king of Tang may make some demands on the Xiliang Kingdom. Since he enjoys the protection of the Tang Dynasty, it is reasonable to pay some price. And these, It's not that he can deal with it. He has done a lot, but it is easy to make Tang Wang suspicious. The next way is to let the queen go by herself.

Seeing that the two of them were about to be silent as they talked, mainly because Elder Tang's mood didn't seem quite right, Wu Kong quickly stood up and took up the conversation.

The king of the Daughter Kingdom also thought that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty was a little weird in his speech and behavior, and he didn't dare to offend easily. He was embarrassed. Wu Cong passed a step over, and the queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head and greeted him kindly and politely. He struck up a conversation.

Unexpectedly, after this conversation, the two of them actually negotiated a big deal.

Wu Hao pretended to be ignorant and expressed great curiosity about why there were only women in Daughter Country but no men. It can make a woman pregnant and have a child. If she drinks the river water by mistake and doesn't want a child, she only needs to go to Po'er Cave in Jieyang Mountain outside the city, ask for a cup of Luotai Spring, and drink a sip of the spring water, and she will have an abortion. Painful abortion is also convenient.

Boss Wu immediately used his ancestral acting skills. He first expressed his admiration at the miraculous spring water, and then clapped his hands and laughed: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you would like to use this river water to add more gold, silver and satin to the national treasury?"

"What do you mean by that?" The dedicated queen expressed great interest in the topic of enriching the national treasury.

The pragmatic Queen immediately abandoned Elder Tang who seemed to be "pretentious", and happily ordered someone to add a case by her side, and invited Boss Wu to sit beside her.

Tang Xuanzang: "..."

Very good, it seems that the mother in this life is unlikely to be bullied.

What Wu Cong said to Her Majesty the Queen was a very serious and realistic problem: in some big countries, despite the beautiful scenery outside, the ratio of male to female is actually seriously unbalanced, causing the country to be full of young ladies who cannot get married , such as the famous Dongtu Datang.

Wu Hao did not intentionally deceive the Queen of Xiliang Kingdom. At this time, the Tang Dynasty, despite its strong military power, was actually strong outside and middle-ranking. The economy had just begun to recover, and the lives of the people in the country were very difficult.

There is no way, after experiencing the two long chaos of Wuhuhuahua and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as the short-lived Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty finally unified most of the land in the Central Plains. However, the aftermath of the war did not disappear.

The war harvested the lives of countless men and left behind countless widows. As a result, there are more women than men, and more and more women are unable to marry, or share a husband with other women in order to have a family. It is possible to give birth to a son and a half daughter, but in fact, there are still very few who can achieve their wish.

At this time in the Tang Dynasty, the living conditions of the common people were still very poor, and the common people could barely eat enough, let alone nutrition. Many women had no conditions to conceive because of their severe physical deficit, so they barely conceived. You can't keep it, even if you keep it, having a child is a hell... Although the court tried its best to encourage childbirth, the common people are not chickens and ducks, they can lay eggs for you to eat if you order leaves.

After listening to Wu Kong's words, the king of the Daughter Kingdom nodded thoughtfully, rubbing his fair and slender fingers on the wine glass a few times, she probably understood what Wu Kong said, but Zimuhe The river water is inexhaustible, if she can use this river water to earn more money for the national treasury, then she doesn't mind giving Wu Kong some samples to go back and try.

However, she was not sure whether the water from the Zimu River would still be useful in Datang.If Tang Xuanzang and his party just passed by here and wanted to buy some river water back at a high price, it would be a one-shot deal anyway. If they brought the water back but couldn't have a baby, she would not refund the money...

However, now she is at least half a princess of the Tang Dynasty, and no one can cheat her mother's family.Thinking of this, the queen explained her worries to Tang monk and his disciples in detail.

That's true, Wu Kong and Tang Xuanzang looked at each other: It seems that they think things are too simple.

"Brother, don't worry. In my opinion, although the water of the Zimu River may not be able to make the women of the Tang Dynasty bear children, it can make the women healthy during pregnancy. I heard that there are women from other countries who are pregnant here. Everyone loves to come to us to ask for some river water to go back."

"Then... even if it's transported back, it won't be able to reach ordinary people." Wu Kong muttered.

"It doesn't matter." The queen and Tang Xuanzang said at the same time, in very tacit understanding.

Tang Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly became mixed.Of course he knew that the current King of the Daughter Country, no matter whether he was the reincarnation of his mother or not, would never remember him anymore. However, this inexplicable tacit understanding made him feel sad and happy at the same time.

"What did you think of, brother?" The queen looked at Tang Xuanzang thoughtfully. She didn't think that the legendary wise and mighty king of Tang could become righteous brothers with that ordinary and stupid monk. This Tang Xuanzang could become the envoy of the king of Tang. It can also be enlightened by Guanyin, which shows that it is deeply hidden.

Facing the queen's temptation, Tang Xuanzang could only secretly give a wry smile. How could he have the airs of an eminent monk in front of his own mother?Immediately, he explained Wu Kong's concerns to the queen in detail.

In fact, Wu Hao was still shackled by the idea of ​​equality for all people in later generations, so he worried that these magical rivers would be intercepted by the powerful and not reach the hands of ordinary people.

As everyone knows, the more powerful and powerful a family is, the more they value blood and offspring. Those people would rather have no children than have a bastard with unknown blood as the heir of the family. , For the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, it was a serious crime of violating the court decrees.

Not to mention the rich and powerful, ordinary people, as long as the family has some money, can recruit a son-in-law, and continue the family blood, they will not use this river water to have a child, let alone a girl?

"Don't worry, there are many Songziniangniang temples in the east. We took this river water and sent it to that temple. It can be regarded as benefiting the people of the Tang Dynasty." Tang Xuanzang silently calculated the Songziniangniang Temple in his heart. For incense money, I thought that I might be able to build the largest Songzi Niangniang Temple in Datang, which would be operated exclusively and would not be owed on credit.

"That's exactly the reason!" The queen clapped her palms and smiled, "I heard that the Tang Dynasty was rich and prosperous, so I don't think there will be a shortage of incense money." Thinking of the inexhaustible river, maybe it can also bring a steady stream of money to the treasury. The silver, the queen's beautiful face, the more radiant she is when she smiles.

Zhu Bajie saw that his saliva almost flowed out, and Sha Wujing stepped on him hard.

As a qualified spy, General Rolling Shutter almost checked out Tang Xuanzang before he went down to earth. Naturally, he knows why Tang Xuanzang is so kind to the king of his daughter country: whoever sees his own mother who died young? It's impossible for a woman with almost the same appearance to calm down, okay?

What's more, Sha Wujing also knew many inside stories that even Tang Xuanzang didn't know: For example, the king of the Daughter Kingdom in front of him is really the reincarnation of Elder Tang's biological mother, Miss Wen...

How dare this damn pig covet Elder Tang's mother?If it wasn't for the props Zhu Bajie needed on the way to learn the scriptures, Sha Wujing really wanted to slaughter this plague pig. With so much meat, he could get a few hundred catties of bacon, enough for them to eat for a long time.

What made Tang Xuanzang quite speechless was that after a dinner, the queen seemed to be more affectionate to Wu Kong than to his former son, and even invited Wu Kong to rest in the daughter country for a few more days, so as to see what else is there in their country. Hearing that Tang Xuanzang was speechless and saddened that he could exchange it for silver in Datang.

He thought that the mother in this life would be honored as a queen, and that no one would bully her, and there would be no worries, but he didn't expect that when he was an emperor, he would have to be an emperor, even the king of Tang , Isn't it also worrying about the empty treasury every day?

Thinking of this, Tang Xuanzang really thought about it and wanted to ask Boss Wu for help. After all, when it comes to doing business, ten of them tied together must not be the opponent of Boss Wu.

"What's so difficult about this? As purchasing agents, we have to look for sources of goods everywhere. With the support of Her Majesty the Queen, don't we let us choose all the specialties of the Xiliang Women's Country?"

"It's you, not us." Tang Xuanzang said seriously.

"Why..." As soon as Wu Hong said this, he felt that he had asked something stupid.

Why else?It's nothing more than the fact that Elder Tang's status (a civil servant of Datang) is not suitable for doing business. In contrast, his status is very suitable for doing business in Datang.

For one thing, he was a hero who escorted Tang Xuanzang all the way to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures. After returning to Chang'an, even if he didn't have the face of his master Bodhi Patriarch, it would be considered for the face of Elder Tang. Small transactions are completely out of the question.

Secondly, now that the king of the Daughter Kingdom recognizes Tang Wang as his righteous brother, some accounts between the brothers and sisters are too clear, and they can't get along with each other, but they really need him to be the middleman. Even if Daughter Country wants to export some special products to Datang in the future, and it is difficult to bargain with Tang Wang, it is entirely possible to hand over the items to him through private channels, and let him sell them for a good price. In this way, Tang Wang's The face was saved, and the queen's face was also saved.

As for his face?Boss Wu said, what face do you need to be a purchasing agent?The only thing he wants is money...

It seems that Her Majesty the Queen thought about it with him, but what surprised Wu Cong was that, as the envoy appointed by the King of Tang, Elder Tang not only did not sternly reject their blatant plan to plot the pockets of the Tang people, Seems happy to see it happen?

Could it be that Elder Tang really regarded the king of his daughter country as the reincarnation of his mother who died young?

"It's getting late, let's rest!" Facing Boss Wu's teasing eyes, Elder Tang decisively blew on the lamp.

and many more!

"Hey~Elder Tang, are you asleep? Well, I vaguely remember that, it said in the book that you were captured by a scorpion as soon as you left the country of daughters and forced you... Cough! I want to recruit you as a son-in-law. I don’t know the scorpion What's the weakness of spirits?" In the dark, Boss Wu paused, and said a little timidly that although he likes to buy some rare animals that the Star Alliance does not have, it definitely does not include such terrible things as scorpions.

Tang Xuanzang: "..." If Wu Kong didn't say it, he would have almost forgotten that there is still this.

Must be so happy to see the reincarnation of my mother.

Speaking of it, he was being targeted by the scorpion spirit, which is considered a disaster without any reason. Who made him the Buddhist scriptures hand-picked by the Buddha?That scorpion spirit hates the Tathagata deeply, who will he harm if he doesn't harm him?

Tang Xuanzang knew what book Wu Kong was talking about. He had also read the book Journey to the West. At that time, he was just curious about what they looked like in the eyes of future generations.

After reading it, I realized that the myths are all deceitful... Why did Tang Seng have a secret love for the king of his daughter country?What kind of female monsters like jade rabbit spirit and scorpion spirit covet his beauty and want to make a good husband and wife with him?Pooh!Those monsters are just coveting his tenth Yuanyang!

It is false that Tang Monk can live forever after eating the meat, but the tenth Yuanyang reincarnated by Jin Chanzi, for the monsters, can become the existence of Da Luo Jinxian by sucking it...Of course, this kind of thing can't be done. Talk to Boss Wu.

However, Elder Tang couldn't help but start to suffer from insomnia when he thought of the difficulty of the scorpion spirit.

After all, it's all the fault of Tathagata, a cheapskate!

At that time, the scorpion spirit was dedicated to goodness, secretly listening to lectures and chanting scriptures at Leiyin Temple. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by the Tathagata because of his bad luck. , Seeing such a scorpion spirit from a lowly background in the sacred Buddhist hall of his home, he was immediately upset, so he pushed it casually, trying to eject the scorpion spirit.

The scorpion essence is not crow's feet, just bounce it off for you?It was also at that time that the scorpion was ignorant and hadn't learned to flatter, so he immediately raised his poisonous tail and bit the Tathagata for flicking his finger.

For example, after becoming a Buddha, I was a little bit flustered. I didn't expect that the ship capsized in the gutter, and was injured by an ant-like scorpion spirit in my own home. I suddenly became furious, and even if I sent the Eighteen Vajra Arhats, I was determined to kill this daring scorpion. It is impossible to catch it back.

Unexpectedly, this scorpion spirit is quite smart, and has been hiding in the lower realm for many years, that's all.

but--

"Since everyone can't get used to the snobbish and pretentious Tathagata, why don't you give it a try and see if you can get along with that scorpion spirit?" After struggling until midnight, Elder Tang finally made up his mind and confessed!

That scorpion spirit can even take a bite from Tathagata, let alone his small body?