Zhang Sheng and Zhang Qi brought the people of Khotan and greeted them outside the city early. Seeing Du Zhongxiao, Wei Chi Saburo and others coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After the ceremony, the people came up to offer wine, Du Zhongxiao and Wei Chi Saburo drank, and the village elders saluted and went to the city.

Khotan has a country for more than 1,000 years, and Khotan is one of the largest cities in the Western Regions, and it is extremely spectacular to build. And unlike other places, there are several virgin towns around. The fields around the castle are widely spread and are very regular, and it is a long-standing agricultural area.

Du Zhongxiao looked around, feeling a little back to the Central Plains. It's not like the rest of the Western Regions, it's quiet and peaceful.

The palace has long been changed into the city lord's mansion by the Black Khan, and when everyone arrived inside, Yu Chi Saburo said: "The Sacred Heart of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty sent a large army to drive away the Black Khan and rebuild the country of Khotan." I am commanded to sit on the throne, and I hope that you will help me govern the land with a heart of peace and love for the people. ”

A group of local tyrants in Khotan, busy saluting respectfully, sincerely claiming to be.

Wei Chi Saburo said: "All kinds of matters, there are arrangements made by the court officials and the old ministers of the country, waiting for the auspicious day of the good day, and ascending the throne to govern the country." I came to Khotan with Master Zhiming of the Great Xiangguo Temple of Kaifeng Prefecture, and three days later he gave a lecture in Longxing Temple, talking about Buddhism, hoping to unveil the whole city, so that the officials and the people could go when the time came. Khotan was originally a country of Buddhism, Buddhism flourished, and it was famous all over the world. It's just that after the country was destroyed, Buddhism did not flourish, so that the monks left in disorder, and the Buddhist temple fell into decline, and no one cared about it. After Master Zhiming gave a lecture, he hoped that the local good people and men would assist in the rebuilding of the Buddhist temple and revive the local Buddhism. ”

When everyone heard this, they chanted the Buddha's name together. It may sound strange, but it comes from the bottom of my heart.

Du Zhongxiao watched from the sidelines, knowing what Yu Chi Saburo meant, and intended to use Buddhism to rejuvenate and unite the hearts of the people. Fifty years after the destruction of the country, many Buddhist temples in the territory were abandoned, the monks returned to the laity, and the Buddhist scriptures were lost. If you want to revive Buddhism, you need to have a shortage of money and people. Zhiming came here and brought a large number of sutras with him to revive the Dharma. Through the process of reviving Buddhism, the feelings of the Khotanese people towards the royal family of Yuchi were rebuilt.

However, in Du Zhongxiao's opinion, it is not easy to do so. If Wei Chi Saburo really wants to establish his position, he must be conscientious and bring benefits to the local people. If not, the people are not stupid by relying on these means alone.

The railway was repaired to Shule, and the trade routes that Khotan had passed through before were abolished, and this was the back garden of the Western Regions in the future. It has lost the space to toss and turn, and can only be used as a spiritual space for the local aborigines, developing Buddhism to resist external invasions.

A few days ago, Peng Lin intercepted the remnants of Black Khan's fleeing army at the Khotanese junction and seized a large number of classics originally from Khotan. At this time, these texts played a role and became the basis for the ceremonial officials to establish the enthronement ceremony of Wei Chi Saburo.

In Longxing Temple, Master Qingyun was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground. With the departure of Black Khan and the arrival of the Song army, Buddhism once again became the state religion of Khotan. Most of the temples in Khotan are declining, and the monks are scattered, like Master Qingyun, who has experienced the era of the Buddha Kingdom in Khotan, and the characters who have been in the temple are very rare. Longxing Temple is not the largest temple in Khotan, but it is a temple established by the imperial court in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the largest temple in Khotan. Venerable Zhiming came and said that it was going to collapse here, and in recent months, hundreds of people have donated money and goods to repair the building.

Looking at the courtyard, a large row of young novices who had just shaved their heads, Master Qingyun said: "Looking at these characters, I think that I was like this when I was young, and many senior brothers entered the temple together to see the master. Decades have passed, and the brothers of the year are scattered, but now none of them exist, and they are also dying. Now it's my turn to be someone else's master and take in apprentices.

The little apprentice Fa Yan came over and saluted: "Master, the outside are all disciples sent by the people recently, and they are just waiting for the number to be given." ”

Qingyun said: "Now it is not as good as before, the local Buddhism is declining, and you must listen to the original master's instructions." You ask these little novices to do some chores in the temple first, and then arrange them after a few days when Venerable Zhiming arrives. Master Zhiming is a high-ranking monk in the capital, and he can't make a few times these days! ”

Fa Yan clasped his hands together and said yes, and went to arrange his juniors and disciples.

In a matter of months, everything changed. All the temples set up during the Black Khan were closed, and many of them were converted back to Buddhist temples, and most of the people who converted to Buddhism returned to Buddhism in a short period of time. The original dozen monks in Longxing Temple suddenly became fragrant and sweet, and they were loved by the people. The people donated money and materials to build the dilapidated Longxing Temple again, and now the incense is very prosperous. Even Fa Yan, a little monk, is very loved because he is old enough and his master is Qingyun, and he has gained a lot of benefits.

At this moment, a monk came over and folded his hands to Qingyun: "Master, a few people came in front, saying that the court officials who came with the lord of the country wanted to discuss the etiquette with the master for a few days, and they were waiting in the living room." ”

Qingyun hurriedly said: "You go and tell them, wait there for a while, I'll come right away." ”

Watching the monk leave, Qingyun hurriedly ran back to his residence and called several older monks together to discuss etiquette. Although it is a ceremonial official from the Song Dynasty, Khotan is a Buddhist country in the end, and the etiquette is different from that of the Central Plains, so it needs to be discussed. Although he has been in Longxing Temple for decades, he has never learned much knowledge since the destruction of Khotan fifty years ago, and he can't do these things.

In a dilapidated temple not far from Longxing Temple, seven or eight men sat together, chattering.

Teng Saburo said: "Since the arrival of the Song army and the support of Buddhism, all the benefits we had have have have been abolished, and life has become more and more difficult day by day. Now that the Wei Chi family is back to be the king, and they are still bringing a Song monk, saying that they want to establish Buddhism as the state religion, how can they get by? ”

Qiu Yuanwai nodded: "When Hei Khan was here, he actually didn't suppress Buddhism, but those of us who followed them paid less taxes. Now that the black sweat is gone, the people around us will regard us as demons and insult us all the time. To establish Buddhism as the state religion again, really—"

Another said in disgust: "Also, the original Green Sect temple has been demolished, and we have nowhere to pray. If this continues, those of us who believe in the Green Religion will not be able to stay in Khotan. Moreover, the surrounding people completely ignore our difficulties, and only think about killing them all. ”

Qiu Yuanwai sighed: "What can I do?" The situation is stronger than the man. Now everything is in charge of the Song army, and that King Weichi is just a puppet pushed out by the Song people, for fear that the people of Khotan will not be convinced. Even the Black Khan soldiers and horses, who wanted to escape along the Baiyu River last time, were intercepted and killed by the Song army, and I heard that none of them could escape. What else can we ordinary people do? ”

Hearing this, everyone shut up for a while, and there seemed to be some silence in the house.

After a long while, he said in disgust: "We are extremely uncomfortable with this kind of life. If you go on like this, how can you end well? If it really doesn't work, let's move away, go to Black Khan, we can always live there. ”

Teng Saburo said: "What can you do if you go to Black Khan? The Song army is invincible, and in a few years, maybe the black sweat will be destroyed! ”

Tired of listening: "When you go to Heihan, there are Tianshan Mountains and Green Mountains to block it, how can the Song army go over the mountains?" It must be safe there. ”

Teng Saburo said coldly: "How did the Black Khan Army come over the Tianshan Mountain, and the Song Army can go over the mountain at ease." If you don't go now, it's just that you're new to the Western Regions and don't have the energy. When the Western Regions stabilize, how can he not go? ”

The enemy said: "What San Lang said also makes sense. The Tianshan Mountains are not difficult to climb, and there are not many roads in the mountains, but they are not easy to walk. Now that the Song army has just entered the Western Regions, there are many inconveniences, so they let the black sweat be there. Escaping to Black Khan is not a long-term solution. ”

"What should I do then?" Now that we are praying to the Buddha everywhere, our days are not easy. ”

Teng Saburo said suddenly: "I heard that in the upper reaches of the Wuyu River, the water and soil are fine, and there are not many people, and most of them worship the Green Sect. Why don't we contact the people who believe in the Green Religion, how about getting there? It is nothing more than the return to the jurisdiction of Khotan, only that we are autonomous. ”