Chapter 970

In June of the fifth year of Zhenguan, Gaochang city was very lively. Countless people poured out of the city gate, singing and dancing to meet the delegation from the Tang Dynasty.

Qu Wentai, the leader of Gaochang state, led a group of civil and military officials of Gaochang state, who also went out of the city thirty miles to meet the Tang mission.

The reason why Gao Changguo came out today to welcome the Tang mission is that his Majesty the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er of Wei Guangzheng, donated the glazed Buddha statue of Gao Changguo, which will be delivered with the mission today.

Gaochang City, the capital of Gaochang state, is located in Turpan city. It is more than 5000 miles away from Chang'an city.

With the current traffic situation in Datang, it will take more than a month even if you ride more than 5000 miles. If it is a caravan transporting materials, it can't finish the journey without three months.

To transport a ton of glass Buddha statues, it is not easy to travel more than 5000 miles.

In order to transport this Buddha statue, Datang took a lot of effort. Firstly, the Buddha statues were transported to Dunhuang County by four-wheel carriage, and then sent to Gaochang by camel team.

There are no camels to carry a ton of Buddha statues. Therefore, skilled craftsmen have made a bracket to connect four camels.

The Buddha statue was placed on a bracket and carried by four camels. Under the careful care of countless people, it took more than a month to cross the desert Gobi. The Buddha statue was transported from Dunhuang county to Hami outside Gaochang city.

As a Buddhist country, including Qu Wentai, king of Gaochang, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of Gaochang were all excited when they learned of the national gift given to them by the Tang Dynasty.

What a treasure is this one ton glass Buddha statue?

Even though Gao Changguo is far away from Chang'an, there are still an endless stream of caravans every day, bringing all kinds of news in Chang'an city.

Six months ago, the auction that shocked the world in Chang'an city was the most talked about by these caravans.

Six months ago, a similar glass Buddha statue of Tathagata was auctioned by Buddhists in Chang'an City for 68000 taels of gold.

The Buddha statue was photographed by the Buddha, but it became a problem which temple was dedicated to this glazed Tathagata Buddha statue.

Several eminent Buddhist monks argued with each other, and finally decided that the ten temples in Chang'an City would draw lots to determine the order and worship in turn. Each temple would worship for three months.

Da Ci'en Temple had the best luck and won the first opportunity to worship Buddha statues.

Dacien Temple even made a special trip to place it on the square in front of daxionbao hall in order to show the glazed Tathagata Buddha statue to believers.

The base of the Buddha statue built with white marble, and then the glittering glazed Buddha statue is placed on it.

Because it is an open-air environment, the glass Buddha statue emits dazzling brilliance all the time under the sunshine every day, which is extremely sacred.

It is precisely because of this glazed Buddha that the number of believers and pilgrims who went to Da Ci'en Temple for incense increased several times. Countless believers poured into daci'en temple to see the glass Buddha statue, and even derived various miracles and rumors.

After the Buddha shows his spirit and the sick family bows down and prays, he will not heal himself; In short, the rumors about the glazed Buddha statue in Chang'an City have been making a lot of noise in the past six months, which makes Gao Changguo itch.

After a long journey for several months, the glazed Tathagata Buddha statue presented by his Majesty the emperor of the Tang Dynasty as a national gift to gaochangguo can finally be transported to gaochangcheng today. How can the people in gaochangguo not be excited about it.

So early this morning, just before dawn, Qu Wentai, the Lord of Gaochang, led all civil and military officials out of the city for 30 miles.

When the figure of the Datang mission finally appeared on the official road in the expectation of people in Gaochang looking forward to the stars and the moon, the onlookers finally burst out a burst of cheers.

The musicians played cheerful music, and the dancers began to sing and dance. They were jubilant, which was a bit more lively than the biggest festival in gaochangguo.

The Buddha statue firmly fixed on the hunchback is wrapped with thick straw and other things. It can't see its true face for the moment, but it makes Qu Wentai, the Lord of Gaochang, and others feel a little sorry.

After some cumbersome etiquette, the Datang mission team and the princes and officials of Gaochang state set off again towards Gaochang city.

After learning from the "successful experience" of dacien temple, Qu Wentai, the Lord of Gaochang state, did not hesitate, so he ordered people to build an open-air Buddha platform in the largest temple in the city, ready to worship Buddha statues.

In order to show his piety, this platform was even made of pure gold by Qu Wentai, the Lord of Gaochang. Gold alone consumed nearly 20 tons, almost 800000 taels of gold.

Gaochangguo is located in the center of the Silk Road in the western regions. It is an indispensable transportation hub and a commercial hub for East-West transportation. Therefore, it is extremely rich.

Even though the Tang mission knew about this snack, when they saw the Golden Buddha platform, they were also stunned and speechless.

After arriving at the temple, the glazed Buddha statue of Tathagata was slowly hoisted by a group of craftsmen with great care and stably placed on the Golden Buddha platform.

After the Buddha statue was placed, the straw and other objects used for protection were removed to reveal its true face. Everyone present was immediately shocked.

The dazzling sun shines directly down, and the crystal clear Buddha statue complements the Golden Buddha platform, which is more solemn and compassionate than the Dharma.

The abbot of the temple immediately recited the Buddha's name, led all the monks in the temple to kneel down and read the mysterious scriptures in a loud voice. The solemn and solemn atmosphere of the Buddha made everyone present kneel down immediately and kowtow to the Buddha

The Buddha statue given by Li Er to Gao Changguo was immediately declared as a national treasure of Gao Changguo by Qu Wentai, the Lord of Gao Changguo.

The temple dedicated to the glazed Buddha statue can not help but be strictly guarded by a large team of soldiers sent by the Lord of Gaochang. Moreover, all believers, men and women, who come to pray for incense, are not allowed to be within ten feet of the glazed Buddha statue.

Except for those monks, anyone who dares to approach the glazed Buddha statue will be killed!

And Qu Wentai is very pious. He goes to the temple to pray for incense every day.

As for the Datang mission, it temporarily stayed in Gaochang to witness the "friendship" between the two countries.

The Turpan Basin, where gaochangguo is located, was extremely dry and had little rain in later generations. But in the Tang Dynasty, Turpan Basin was an important place for cultivating farmland.

Although it is still an area with less rainfall than the Central Plains, it is abundant in rain compared with other parts of the western regions.

However, after this year's summer, gaochangguo did not rain, and the land dried up.

Gao Changguo is also worried about this.

In order to pray for rain, Qu Wentai, Lord of Gaochang state, simply ordered the temple dedicated to the glazed Buddha to hold a Dharma meeting. He led all civil and military officials to the temple to attend the Dharma meeting.

I don't know if the Buddha has a spirit. In short, on the third day after the rain prayer meeting, the raindrops finally fell in gaochangguo, which has been dry for a long time.

Moreover, it rained all day and night, which made Gao Changguo happy. He thought it was the result of Buddha's blessing.

Qu Wentai, the leader of gaochangguo, slept a steady sleep in the pattering rain.

Early the next morning, he ordered the palace maids to serve him to get up and change clothes. He was going to the temple to repay his wish.

But before Qu Wentai finished grooming, he saw several people stumble in outside the Palace door.

"Your Majesty, no, it's bad. Something big has happened. Buddha, Buddha statue, Buddha statue, something has happened..."