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In the north is the Jieri Dynasty established by the famous Jieri King Shi Luo Yiduo in the history of Tianzhu, and now the Jieri King has just been unified for a few years, and it is the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period.

On the Deccan Plateau in the south is the Chaluqi Dynasty, which can stand up to the Jieri Dynasty.

As for the enemy that Hou Junji's navy encountered?It was the navy under King Jieri's Jieri Dynasty. Although the Jieri Empire did not dominate the Indian Peninsula, the north is also near the sea, and the navy is also very powerful. It often patrols and hunts all the way south along the Funan coastline, occupying sea resources.

The soldiers of the Jieri Empire Navy who were released by Hou Junji quickly reported the news to the country, and all the courtiers of Jieri King turned pale with shock, Datang?Which Datang?How did they call here?

King Jieri was puzzled at the court meeting, and said: "Master Xuanzang came, and from what he said, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is an extremely virtuous lord. I still think that one day I will be able to send a special envoy to go there. Pay homage to the eastern celestial dynasty, how about today's matter? The army of the Tang Dynasty is coming?"

Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty went west to learn Buddhist scriptures, and finally went to Tianzhu after going through hardships. He also made great achievements in learning Buddhist scriptures and cultivating Buddhism in Tianzhu. , a gathering that people of all sects can participate in) specially invited Master Xuanzang to give a lecture.

At that time, King Jieri had asked Master Xuanzang about the empire in the east. Even King Jieri knew that King Qin of the Tang Dynasty had made a song of King Qin breaking the formation. Just communicate with the Central Plains.

At that time, Master Xuanzang’s answer was always saying that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a sage, and that the Central Plains was a state of etiquette, and all ethnic groups in the surrounding areas went to pay homage to Yunyun every year. Send someone to congratulate him at any time.

"Your Majesty, Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty must be a liar. He was able to kill our soldiers without saying anything, and even threatened our empire. Where is the Tang Dynasty? It's a state of etiquette and ceremonies. This is simply a barbaric beast empire.

The minister proposed to send our strongest navy to fight immediately, one is to avenge our sacrificed soldiers, and the other is to destroy the Datang navy, so that they will no longer be able to invade our empire. A general of the Jieri Empire stood up and said loudly.

King Jieri pondered for a moment, and then said: "The general's words are reasonable, but you can't act carelessly. In this way, you should take people to prepare the army first, and you are not allowed to act without orders. After I ask Master Xuanzang for details, Make a decision again, Master Xuanzang is a well-known expert, and he will definitely not talk nonsense. If those people are pirates pretending to be the Navy of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it mean that we misunderstood the Tang Dynasty for no reason, and the two great powers suddenly had a misunderstanding in the war? Good for diplomatic relations."

"Well, His Majesty the King is justified, and I will go to prepare the army for war."

Not long after, Master Xuanzang was invited to the main hall. King Jieri explained the reason in detail, and Xuanzang asserted that it was absolutely impossible.

"Master, there is also a letter sent by those pirates pretending to be Tang's reputation. I can't tell the truth from the fake, so I ask the mage to help me."

King Jieri was also fooled by Xuanzang's convincing words, and almost believed that it was not the Tang army on the sea, but pirates.

Xuanzang took a look at the letter and immediately exclaimed, "How is this possible? General Hou Junji?"

Hou Junji's reputation was well known in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang also knew that he practiced Buddhism in Chang'an back then, but Hou Junji personally led the team to attack Tianzhu?The Tang Dynasty is not peaceful all around, so it can cross the sea to fight against Tianzhu?Xuanzang didn't believe it, but he couldn't help not believing it, because at the end there was a seal letter from Hou Junji's admiral.

"What? Does the mage know the general with the letter? Are they really the generals of the Tang Dynasty?" King Jieri asked.

After carefully reading the letter three times, Xuanzang said: "Monks don't tell lies, this is indeed a letter written by General Hou Junji of the Great Tang Dynasty, and there is also General Hou Junji's seal on it as evidence. Look, it was Datang's sea army that attacked the Jieri Empire ship this time, Your Majesty forgive me, but the poor monk does not know why."

"You, didn't you say that the Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and it always likes peace and does not go to war?" A minister pointed at Xuanzang and exclaimed.

Another person snorted coldly: "What kind of state of etiquette? A few years ago, I heard that the Tubo Kingdom, which had just established diplomatic relations with us, was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. As a result, our business of planting Wangyou flowers was lost. This Master Xuanzang must be a liar."

For a while, Xuanzang almost became the target of public criticism, also because what he said was inaccurate, and also because the Jieri Empire was attacked by the Tang Dynasty at this time, which made the officials panic. As we all know, there is a powerful empire in the east.

"Your Majesty, the poor monk has been out of the Central Plains all the way westward to Tianzhu for more than ten years. He really doesn't know anything about the domestic news. Why the Tang Dynasty attacked Tianzhu for no reason. The poor monk also wants to know if there is any misunderstanding. Please send someone Send the poor monk there and meet this great general Hou Junji, if it is really a misunderstanding, we can help avoid the disaster." Xuanzang said sincerely.

King Jie Ri pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Masters have always been respected in our country, and I also admire Masters very much. In this case, I sent people to send Masters on board, and asked Masters to explain the cause and effect. Datang is not bordering, and I don't want to start a war with the Datang Empire, if possible, I would like to associate with Datangjian."

Whether in the south or the north, Tianzhu is a religious country with a strong sense of class. Xuanzang is well-known in the country, so King Jieri valued it very much, and it can be seen that he himself has enemies in the south. I don't want to provoke enemies from far away.

A few days later, a fleet came near Hou Junji's fleet, and the flags of the two sides did not understand each other. Hou Junji didn't recognize this, and he had already signed the war letter, so it must be Tianzhu's fighting navy.

"Why are there only a few broken ships? Is it because Tianzhu looks down on me, Hou Junji? My war book is a promise of life and death. Is it contempt for them to send so few people? Or is it that the King of Yue and the Marquis of Lantian are exaggerating, this Tianzhu is weak, Don't you have a powerful navy?" Hou Junji said disdainfully, his eyes were full of contempt, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction.

"Pass down the order, the main ship is the leader, don't waste the Thunderbolt, let me crush the sea front and arrow array, let them see the invincible warship of my Datang Navy, crush them!"

Well, without any explanation, Hou Junji once again ordered to attack the Tianzhu fleet.

Chapter 9 Thirteen Tang Monk Who Spits Blood

On the Tianzhu fleet, Master Xuanzang was standing side by side with the fleet general Pashikar, talking eloquently.

"General, there is a saying in the Central Plains that the two countries do not fight each other, so after you send me to the Datang ship, I will go to see General Datang first, and then communicate with you to go there together, so as not to prevent language barriers between the two sides. cause misunderstanding."

Pashkar nodded and said: "Since the mage was ordered by our king to come to make peace, I will listen to you. If we can really negotiate and avoid fighting, I will go back and talk to the general and the navy. There is an explanation."

At this time, the fleet observer shouted: "Report to the general, the enemy is speeding up, and their formation seems to be charging. Shall we fight?"

"Fight! Wait, why did they attack us for no reason? Tell them that we are going to negotiate."

The basic quality of a general made him blurt out that he wanted to fight, but then he remembered that he was only here to send a messenger, and he didn't bring a large team, so how could he fight against the big ships of Datang?So I quickly changed my mind.

But he seemed to have forgotten that the two sides did not understand each other's languages, so how could Datang understand Tianzhu's semaphore?

If it is the Southern Fleet under Feng An, there is still this possibility. After all, these people have been dealing with people in Funan all the year round, but Hou Junji is not. He is an authentic northern navy. It is an advanced thing provided by Bai Fan. They can't understand the local semaphore of Tianzhu, and they don't need to understand it.

The two sides sailed head-on, and they fought hand-to-hand for almost a quarter of an hour. There was no suspense or accident at all. The mature large-scale warships on the Datang side completely exploded the small sea-going ships of Tianzhu. The leading battleship was knocked over, and everyone on board fell into the sea and died.

"Report to the general, we have achieved a lot in this battle. Eight enemy warships were destroyed and eight enemy soldiers fell into the sea. Among them, we salvaged one person who was identified as the general, and the rest who were not generals were thrown into the water again. " Sima in the army reported loudly to Hou Junji.

Hou Junji's expression lacked interest, he shook his head and sighed: "It's boring, it's boring. If I knew this, I might as well just stay in the court. Maybe the Minister of War is mine now. What kind of large-scale naval battle? Lantian Hou Mi me!

In the future, if you win such a large number of wars, you don’t need to report the data to me. Remember, you will report to the court when you have accumulated ten times the number. Otherwise, it will be such a small battle. Junji can't afford to lose this person. "

Sima in the army hurriedly bowed and said yes, secretly thinking in his heart, the general is indeed a general, but his vision is different, grand.

"General, among the captives we captured was a special person, a monk. He also said that he came from Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and his name was Xuanzang. His subordinates thought he was a liar, so they threw him away Going to sea."

When Hou Junji heard it, he suddenly came to his senses, "Who are you talking about? Xuanzang? Which Xuanzang? A monk? Why is it so familiar?

Oh, isn't that the monk that His Majesty personally sent out to Chang'an in the second year of Zhenguan?Is it really Master Xuanzang?Quickly salvage it, don't mistake the person. "

Not long after, Master Xuanzang, who was already half full from drinking sea water, was salvaged. Hou Junji took a look, well, he really looked like a Han Chinese monk.

Half a day later, Xuanzang woke up after being rescued, and asked, "Which one is General Tang Hou Junji? Xuanzang asks to see you."

"Master is Master Xuanzang who was sent by His Majesty to the west of Chang'an to seek Buddhist scriptures? Hou Junji is disrespectful."

Xuanzang got up and tidied up his appearance, and asked, "Why did the general attack Tianzhu, the holy land of Buddhism, for no reason? The Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette. When did such a warlike and bloodthirsty navy begin?"

One sentence made Hou Junji frown. If it wasn't for the fact that this monk could speak in front of His Majesty, just because he dared to insult the navy with his insulting words, he could have killed him on the spot.

He said coldly: "The master's management is too lenient. What about the holy land of Buddhism? My Majesty Tang is blessed everywhere, and the world is subject to him. Could it be that the master has devoted himself to other countries and forgotten the ancestral land where he was born? ?”

"The general is so domineering, you must know that you will die if you want to fight. The Great Tang and Tianzhu do not border each other. Why do you want to attack? Why are you killing each other for nothing?

The king of Tianzhu Jieri has the sincerity to establish diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty, and he also said that he would go to the Tang Dynasty to pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in person. Wouldn't the general's trip today destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries? " Xuanzang talked eloquently.

"Hahahaha, the master has been away for many years, so I am afraid that he has not known the domestic situation for a long time. In the past ten years, His Majesty the Great Tang has worked hard to govern the country, and the whole country has been united. He has wiped out the Siyi. Now the prairie, the Goguryeo Peninsula, the Japanese country, and Tubo in the southeast , Pyu, and the land of Funan are all under the rule of my Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that our Tang Dynasty has already directly bordered Tianzhu, and it was only after Lantianhou pointed out that we knew that it would be more convenient to come to Tianzhu by sea or Tubo. "

Hou Junji laughed and told Xuanzang about the current prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and told such an overseas fellow about the strength of the motherland, which was extraordinarily energetic.

"What??? The Tang Dynasty conquered the Quartet? This, how is this possible?" Xuanzang was dumbfounded, why had he never heard of it?

In fact, he didn't know that the road to the Western Regions was cut off by the Western Turks. Tianzhu didn't know about the Tang Dynasty except through Tubo, but Tubo was separated by a snow mountain, so it was not easy to travel.

"Why is it impossible? Could it be that in Master's eyes, my Great Tang should always be bullied by barbarians from all directions? Shouldn't I fight back?" Hou Junji snorted coldly.