Tibet

The Master Padmasambhava in front of him was none other than the young monk Li Ye met in Humi Country.

At this moment, Li Ye suddenly understood that Master Padmasambhava did not predict the future. He was the one who asked him to pull the sweat!

But Li Ye still had some questions in his mind. How did Master Padmasambhava know that he was a general of the Tang Army in the Lotus Temple of Humi Country? The guide did not meet him.

Why didn't Master Padmasambhava see him in the Honey Protecting Country, but led him to Ba Khan?

Also, how could Master Padmasambhava be so young?

Master Padmasambhava seemed to know what Li Ye was thinking, and smiled slightly and said: "Everything is an illusion, don't be confused by the Dharma in front of you."

Li Ye immediately understood what he meant. He was just a young monk, but not actually young anymore.

Li Ye knelt down and saluted respectfully, "This disciple is very confused. Please ask the master to clear up my confusion!"

Master Padmasambhava nodded, "You are trapped in doubts, so why am I not? General, please rise!"

Master Padmasambhava invited Li Ye to sit down in the wooden hall and smiled at him: "Monks don't tell lies. I didn't rely on any magical power to know about the general. A group of Tang army soldiers came outside the city of Humi King and bought up all the goods in the market. Food is known to everyone in the city, and then a Han appeared in front of me. Of course I knew that you were the Tang Army soldiers who bought rice. Apart from them, there are no other Han people in Humi Country."

It turns out that this was the case. Only then did Li Ye understand why Lianhuasheng knew that he was a general of the Tang Army.

"What if I'm just a soldier of the Tang Army?"

Lianhuasheng smiled and shook his head, "The general is wearing the Qinglong Sword on his waist, right?"

Li Ye was stunned, "Master, does he know it?"

Master Lianhuasheng nodded, "This sword is Wang Zhongsi's personal belongings. In the early years of Tianbao, Wang Zhongsi defeated the Turkic Yehu tribe and killed Usumish Khan in Bukhan. The general was sitting there at that time. In this seat, Wang Zhongsi implored me to help him resolve his confusion.

I admired the sword carefully at that time, so I could recognize it at a glance. How could someone wearing Wang Zhongsi's Qinglong Saber be a soldier of the Tang Army? "

"What else did the master see?"

"During the Kaiyuan period, I studied astronomy and calendar in Mount Wutai of the Tang Dynasty. Later I went to Chang'an and paid homage to Master Xuanzang's statue at Da Ci'en Temple. I gave lectures at Da Ci'en Temple and met Fei Long. He asked me about his two lives. The secret of soul migration.”

Li Ye's heart was pounding. Master Padmasambhava must have seen something, otherwise he would not discuss this issue with him.

"What did Feilong ask?"

"He asked a lot. He was most confused. If the Tang Dynasty was changed by him, where would he come from in future generations?"

This is actually what puzzles Li Ye the most. If he changes the course of history, then he will no longer exist in future generations. Then how can he come to the Tang Dynasty through his soul? This is a paradox in itself.

"How does the master explain?"

Master Padmasambhava smiled slightly, "Thousands of worlds, thousands of Buddhas, illusions and disillusions, but ultimately one mind, just like thousands of rivers, eventually returning to the sea, but the sea is no longer the sea of ​​the past, and you in the future life will no longer be the same as the previous life. It's a pity that he didn't realize it clearly and left disappointed."

Like a flash of lightning flashed through Li Ye's mind, and he suddenly understood that no matter how he changed history, he would still appear in future generations, just in another identity. It was like a multi-dimensional world where he played different roles in different worlds. Role.

Master Padmasambhava then pointed to the big tree in the yard and said with a smile: "One trunk has thousands of branches. Which one is the trunk, which one is the branch, which one is primary and which one is secondary. Today's branches may not be tomorrow's trunk. But all this is just the feeling of us outsiders. For a tree, no matter what branches or stems there are, they are all branches of the root, but they have different appearances."

Li Ye suddenly felt a sense of great enlightenment and quickly knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Master!"

Master Padmasambhava laughed, "When the general appeared in Humi Country, I knew that the key to Tochara's predicament was with the general."

At this time, the young novice monk came in to serve tea. Master Padmasambhava asked Li Ye to sit down and said with a smile: "This is tea from Chang'an. You can only drink it at Bahan. General, please drink tea."

Li Ye picked up the hot tea and took a sip, feeling warm all over.

Master Padmasambhava then said slowly: "A group of businessmen came here a few days ago. They said that General Li from the Tang Dynasty led his men to defeat the Persian cavalry in the Wuhu Canyon. He was the Tocharian Legion of Dashi. This is why I invited the general to come. The reason for Bukhanna, I want to talk to the general about the situation in the river area at Bukhanna.”

"Master is very concerned about the current situation?"

"How could I not care!"

Master Padmasambhava sighed, "The eastward expansion of the Great Food Army means the eastward expansion of the Great Food Sect. You should understand what it means to Buddhism?"

Li Ye suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart. Historically, Master Padmasambhava went to Tubo to preach and founded Tantric Buddhism, which may be related to the eastward expansion of the Taoist Cult after the Talas War.

Li Ye took out the emperor's gold medal and put it on the table, smiled slightly and said: "I am here to investigate the situation in Dashi and the river under the secret order of the emperor of Tang Dynasty. I have deeply understood the penetration of Dashi into Tochara. Now I want to know, Why does the master insist that I come to the country of Bukhan to discuss this issue? Is it related to the country of Shi?"

Master Padmasambhava looked at the gold medal on the table, with a hint of joy in his calm eyes. He nodded and said: "The eastward expansion of the Great Food Dynasty was presided over by the Khorasan Governor's Palace. The governor was called Abu Muslim. He used Bu Shiguo It was used as a starting point for the Tocharian region, and the Stone Kingdom was used as a starting point for the Chu River region.

The Tocharian Legion of Bushi Kingdom assassinated the King of Humi Kingdom and wanted to provoke civil strife in Humi Kingdom, but I quelled it. I went to Jumi Kingdom again and foiled another assassination attempt on the King of Jumi State, but these were all A small fight, Abu Muslim's real strength lies in the Stone Kingdom.

The Shi Kingdom is already preparing for war. According to the news I have received, the Shi Kingdom will invade Bahna in the spring of next year. Bahna has already asked for help from the Tang army.

I believe that next spring, the Tang army will definitely rescue Bahna and attack the Shi Kingdom. Once the Shi Kingdom also asks Dashi for help, a war between the Dashi Army and the Tang Army will inevitably break out. "

"The master once predicted that the Tang army would be defeated in this battle. Why?"

Master Padmasambhava was silent for a moment, "The Dashi army knows itself and the enemy, the Tang army knows itself but does not know the enemy. Dashi is prepared but the Tang army is not. How can the Tang army win?"

Li Ye was silent for a moment. Master Padmasambhava had indeed seen clearly. In the Battle of Talas, the Tang army lost because they did not know themselves or the enemy. They did not understand that the black-clad Dashi had just founded their country, and they would not win this battle at all costs. war, and devote the whole country to this war.

The Tang army in Anxi did not realize the importance of this war. More importantly, the Tang army did not know itself. In the end, it was defeated by the betrayal of the Geluolu people.

In the final analysis, the Geluolu people's betrayal was due to Gao Xianzhi's failure to see the situation clearly.

"I heard on the road that Shi Guo and Dashi are very close. What's the reason?" Li Ye asked again.

"The King of Shi Kingdom once studied abroad in the Tang Dynasty. He brought back a lot of advanced technologies from the Tang Dynasty, such as papermaking, textiles, and many military technologies. I heard that Shi Kingdom can make large siege engines. Abbas sent an envoy to see the King of Shi Kingdom. , the two sides reached a lot of cooperation. The king of the Shi Kingdom sent craftsmen to Khorasan to help Abbas make large-scale siege weapons. Abbas also gave the Shi Kingdom a lot of soldiers and armor, making the Shi Kingdom the most powerful among the nine Sogdian kingdoms. As a powerful country, I infer that the Abbasids will help the Stone Kingdom unify the nine Sogdian kingdoms, and then use the power of the Sogdians to annex Tocharia."

"What about the Great Food Cult?"

Li Ye asked again: "Did Shi Guo accept it?"

Master Padmasambhava nodded, "A great food monastery appeared in the Stone King's City the year before last. It was also the first great food monastery in the Nine Kingdoms of Sogdia. It's worrying!"

Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "What will the master do next?"

"I plan to lobby the Tocharian countries to form a coalition to completely drive out the Tocharian Army in Bushi City. If possible, the Tocharian Coalition will also help the Tang Army at a critical moment."

Li Ye returned to the business hotel. He was still thinking about today's meeting with Liansheng. His thoughts were very chaotic, and various thoughts appeared in his mind like fragments.

Although Lianhuasheng's main purpose is to convey the current situation in the Hezhong area to Gao Xianzhi through himself, so that he can be fully prepared.

At the same time, he also hinted to himself that the Tocharian coalition forces would cooperate with the Tang army in fighting and jointly resist the eastward expansion of the food.

Master Padmasambhava also mentioned Feilong. Feilong actually met him and revealed the secret of time travel to him. This was really beyond Li Ye's expectation. Master Padmasambhava could also see through his own secret. As the founder of Tantra, There is indeed something extraordinary about him.

As well as the various technologies that Shi Guo came up with, they must have been leaked from Feilong's treasure book. Li Ye remembered that Master Mingsong told himself when he was dying, about some of the contents in the treasure book, the most important of which was gunpowder.

Shi Kun failed to prepare gunpowder, so he wanted to come to Chang'an to get samples and raw materials. Thinking of gunpowder, Li Ye was upset for a while. Gunpowder had not been invented in the Tang Dynasty. If the cannibals found it first, it would be Feilong's. What a sin!

At this time, Xu Jian reported at the door: "Sir, King Bukhan has sent someone!"

Li Ye was startled, and then realized that it must be Master Padmasambhava who told the king that he was at Bukhanna.

He walked out of the room, and a man who looked like a guard in the yard came forward and saluted: "Our king invites General Li to meet at the palace!"

Li Ye nodded, "Please wait a moment!"

The guard added: "The king has arranged a VIP hotel. Please ask the general and his men to move to the VIP hotel!"