Chapter 888: Has His Highness become a Buddhist?

The temples in Nanzhao Kingdom are magnificent. Not only the common people of the country know about it, Zhang Jiuli also collected a lot of information. Even Changsun Wuji who is far away in Chang'an City has heard it from his subordinates many times, so Li Xiang's Be mentally prepared.

But when Li Xiang saw the golden color everywhere, he was shocked in his heart. Even compared to the palace in Chang'an City, it was even worse. He had long heard that although Nanzhao was located in the southwest, Because there have been no wars all year round, the national strength is still good. However, I didn't find out along the way. Only now do I know where the national strength is spent. It turns out that it is all in this temple.

"Mighty, exquisite, beautiful..."

Walking from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, whether it was a pagoda or a Buddhist hall, Li Xiang was not stingy at all. He said all the words of praise that he could think of, and all the eminent monks in the temple stood upright. If ordinary people complimented her, they probably wouldn't be happy in their hearts. After all, this is a fact.

But if it were His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Tang Dynasty, this would probably be different. He was a very powerful person. As long as we knew of the places in the world, this His Highness had basically conquered them. He felt that Tianlong Temple surpassed the ancient temples in the world. How could they not be proud?

Secondly, there are the officials of Nanzhao. In their view, Nanzhao is a small country in the southwest. Although life has been good these years, if compared with the Tang Dynasty in the north, it is really a world of difference. Now Li Xiang Being able to praise their temples means that one place has won. When comparing with big countries, if one place can win, then it is quite difficult for this small country.

Or is it only King Zhennan who feels depressed? A country throws a lot of money here and forgets everything related to the national economy and people's livelihood. So how much development prospects does this country have? And he even felt that His Highness was exaggerating too much.

Just now he heard Li Xiang's words, both inside and outside of his words, encouraging the development of Buddhism in Nanzhao. If Buddhism is really so good, why didn't the Tang Dynasty vigorously develop it? Why did you, the Tang Dynasty, emphasize the coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism? Also, why did your Tang Dynasty only respect Confucianism?

So King Zhennan had a bold idea in his mind. Could it be that they wanted to weaken Nanzhao?

But compared with Datang, Nanzhao is not even a rival. This is simply impossible. Why do people want to destroy Nanzhao? Can people take Nanzhao into consideration?

For a while, King Zhennan had various thoughts in his mind. In the end, he really couldn't figure it out. It could only be attributed to the fact that His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson was really interested in Buddhism. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to meet him. Just worship the Buddha?

Master Jinghong is the happiest. A person in power admires Buddhism very much, which means recognition of monks like them. Now he can become the national preceptor of Nanzhao. If he arrives in Chang'an one day, according to the emperor Taisun His Highness's high regard for him will definitely have his own status in Chang'an.

Even after Li Xiang ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, Master Jinghong may hope to become the national advisor of the entire Tang Dynasty. Of course, this is just his idea, but if people have this idea, they will definitely think of it. There is a way to achieve it, so this guy also made up his mind, that is, he must please Li Xiang and make Li Xiang have a deep impression of him. If he really becomes the lord of the Tang Dynasty in the future, maybe we It is really possible to become the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty.

So in the following talks, the two of them were like a pair of old friends from previous years. They could talk about everything together. Of course, this was also the result of mutual accommodation. Li Xiang did not expect that there would be such a result today. , I was still thinking about how to cater to Master Jinghong and make everyone think that I admire Buddhism.

Unexpectedly, Master Jinghong also took great care of him. If he didn't understand something, he would explain it in detail. In the eyes of everyone around him, these two people were really like a master and disciple, and they spoke very well. So natural, without any trace of acting.

Only when he walked out of Tianlong Temple, Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. Acting was definitely not a light job. Although he had done a lot of preparation work yesterday, when facing a Buddhist master, he still couldn't speak nonsense in many cases. Yes, if one sentence is wrong, all the previous performances will be in vain.

"Farewell to His Royal Highness the Emperor."

Lunch was a vegetarian meal served in the temple, which was nothing more than a meatless banquet. Li Xiang could not afford such a thing in modern society. At that time, he was still wondering how the prices could compare even though they were all vegetarian dishes. Are meat dishes more expensive?

Now I understand that no matter what kind of thing it is, as long as it has something to do with religious beliefs, the price of this thing will increase a hundred times. If you entertain guests with a whole table of vegetarian dishes at your own home, the guests may think you are looking down on you. he.

But if you eat a vegetarian meal in a place like Tianlong Temple, then your meal will be of a higher quality. When you hear the Buddhist sounds around you, you will even feel that you have improved a lot compared to others. Of course, it is really improved. If it is still a false improvement, I am afraid that only I will know. After eating, I will settle the bill at the door of the temple, and then I will realize that improvement comes at a price.

Of course, Li Xiang did not need to pay the bill for this meal, but Li Xiang still felt that he was not full. After returning, he asked the people below to get more food. A carnivorous beast like himself is a carnivorous beast.

"Farewell to His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson."

When Li Xiang was about to get on the bus, the officials of Nanzhao and the monks of Tianlong Temple saluted in unison. At this time, Li Xiang performed another show for everyone. He had already boarded the bus, but he got out of the bus. Go up and down, and then personally help Master Jinghong up.

This can be said to be many times exceeded. If Master Jinghong hadn't kept coughing, Li Xiang might have forgotten the King of Nanzhao next to him. Of course, all this was performed by Li Xiang. Before Master Jinghong Under the guidance of Li Xiang, he remembered to help King Nanzhao up.

Although King Nanzhao was almost forgotten by Li Xiang, he did not feel any discomfort in his heart. Instead, he thought that this was a normal self and he was just a little king below. Master Jinghong was a truly enlightened monk. As long as Li Xiang respects Master Jinghong, he will be happier than respecting him personally.