Yu Chi Saburo got off the train, looking at the dilapidated, but energetic Yizhou, a little like a world away. The station is newly built, not yet fully built, and looks a bit shabby. Many vendors were hawking outside the station gate, and their voices were noisy.

In front of the station, in addition to the generals led by Zhao Zi, there were also monks such as the presiding officers of several large temples nearby. Outside the station, a large number of believers gathered along the long street, and incense tables were placed.

Behind Yu Chi Saburo was a monk, Zhiming, a monk of Daxiangguo Temple, who sent Yu Chi Saburo back to China by the holy decree.

Zhao Zi stepped forward with the generals and saluted Yu Chi Saburo: "The king is the road. When I arrived in Illinois, I rested for a few days. ”

Yu Chi Saburo clasped his hands together and said, "Don't dare." When we came, the oracle made it clear that there was no master in Khotan, and there was nothing to do, so let us go quickly. ”

Zhao Zi said: "Since this is the case, then rest for a day, and then hurry tomorrow." This is thousands of miles away from Khotan, and when the king and the master arrive there, spring is already in full bloom. Hearing that the master was coming, the believers in Yizhou worshiped it devoutly. Tonight, he stayed at Baocheng Temple outside the city and preached the Dharma for believers. ”

Wisdom and wisdom: "That's exactly how it should be. The poor monks came this time to give lectures to the believers on the orders of the Holy Lord. ”

As a monk of Xiangguo Temple, Zhiming is certainly not a profound person in Buddhism, and he is more capable of meeting the source left and right. He was sent because Yu Chi Saburo was born as a slave, and although he lived in the Central Plains for a long time and studied Buddhism, he still did not get rid of his nature. In order to successfully establish the state of Khotan, he needed a high-ranking figure with a clear ear and eyes and a sense of what to do by his side. The Western Regions are all Buddhist countries, and of course it is suitable for monks.

Zhiming's official identity is Khotanese National Teacher, and he is the Right Street Jianyi in the capital, so he has an official identity, not an ordinary monk. In the end, he is a senior monk of Daxiangguo Temple, and the Dharma is worse, but it is still enough to preach the scriptures. According to the rules left in the past, when you arrive in Yizhou, you should go to the big temple to give lectures.

When I got out of the station, the street suddenly fell silent, and the believers on both sides of the incense table knelt down and lit incense. For a moment, it was full of smoke, as if it was in a temple. Zhiming stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and thanked him with a salute.

Yu Chi Saburo, Zhao Zi and others followed behind Zhiming, walked all the way and entered the City Lord's Mansion.

The guest and host sat down, and Zhiming said: "People say that the Western Regions is a Buddha country, and when I saw it today, it was really so." The believers are both large and religious. The general can unveil the list, and I will go to Baocheng Temple tonight to explain the Buddhist scriptures, and the believers can go. ”

Zhao Zi said yes. Ordered the soldiers to bring wine and catch the wind for Yu Chi Saburo and Zhiming.

Zhiming lectured that night, and left Yizhou on the second day, passing through Gaochang, all the way to Shule. More than a month later, when I arrived in Shule, although the peach blossoms had not bloomed, the breath of spring was already very strong.

Du Zhongxiao's handsome man greeted him out of the city and personally welcomed Yu Chi Saburo and Zhiming into the city. When I arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the guests and hosts sat down.

After asking for tea, Du Zhongxiao gave his hand to Yu Chi Saburo: "Since Shengzhou, it has been two years unconsciously, and the king has always been good?" ”

Yu Chi Saburo returned the salute: "Since entering the Central Plains, the Holy One has arranged it properly, and it is very peaceful. I was originally the son of a slave, and I can have today, all thanks to the handsome, thank you. It has been more than 50 years since the destruction of the Khotanese country, and it is not easy for the festival commander to come from the black sweat. Now it is rebuilt in Khotan, and the merits of the festival are immeasurable. ”

Du Zhongxiao saw that Wei Chi Saburo had passed through the time in the Central Plains, and the people had changed a lot. No longer behaves like the last time I saw him, he doesn't care about anything, and he speaks in an orderly manner. I knew in my heart that the time spent in the Central Plains in the past two years had not been in vain.

Yuchi Saburo is in the Central Plains, mostly in Buddhist temples, especially Wutai Mountain. Mount Wutai is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva, which has a special status in Buddhism in the Western Regions, and there are many believers. The fact that Yu Chi Saburo lived there would be a lot of benefits for the future. It's Zhiming, and it's also from Wutai Mountain.

After gossiping for a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "Khotan's own people are promoted, and there are some leading figures, now the crows look at it." Three days later, I went to Khotan with the king, and by the way I went to meet them. Now in the city of Khotan, although the merchants are not prosperous, the market is a little deserted, and it is generally calm. ”

Now in Khotan are Zhang Qi and Zhang Sheng, except for maintaining order, the rest are basically indifferent, which is equivalent to autonomy. The leaders of the so-called election are also local clans, and with them, the local order will be stable. In Khotan, there are only more than 20,000 households, and the place is large, and there is no business and there is not much income. After the Black Khan occupied Khotan, he paid tribute many times in the name of Khotan and took possession of commercial interests. However, there were caravans in Khotan, which made a profit by smuggling Indian goods from south of the mountains and transporting them to the Central Plains. The Black Khan people are gone, and these caravans are still there, but the trade route to the Central Plains has not been opened, and there is no large-scale business. Now that the railway has reached Yizhou, they can go from the south of the desert to Yizhou, and then take the railway into the Central Plains.

Yu Chi Saburo arched his hand: "Since the destruction of Khotan, the royal family has scattered, and many things have not returned to the past." I went to rebuild the state of Khotan, and to tell the truth, I still need the great assistance of the marshal and the garrison. I'm alone, with no one to help, how can I do such a big thing? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The king can rest assured, the imperial court is in the garrison of Khotan, as long as the general is informed, he will naturally help the king." Khotan is a kingdom under the rule of the imperial court, and everything has its own court. All the rest of the system, when we get to Khotan and meet the local people, how about it? ”

Wei Chi Saburo said: "Thank you so much. When a country is newly established, everything is complicated, and it is not so easy. With the handsome section here, everything will be easy to do. As long as there is an army of the imperial court, nothing is a big deal. ”

Fu Bi said: "When the king returns to Khotan, the court will inevitably have an explanation." As long as you do what you will, what great things can happen! ”

Yu Chi Saburo arched his hand: "What the deputy envoy said is true." Khotan is a thousand-year-old country in the end, even if the country is destroyed for 50 years, as long as you work hard, everything can be restored. It's just that in the first few years, it must not have been easy. ”

Fu Bi said: "With so many people helping you, what's so difficult." The king is at ease, as long as you work hard and treat the people well, everything is not difficult. Now the train has arrived in Yizhou, and in a few months, you will be able to get to Gaochang. Later, the imperial court worked hard and repaired all the way to Khotan, and it was not difficult to do business with the Central Plains at that time. As long as the finances are not worried, everything is easy. ”

Yu Chi Saburo nodded and did not speak. In the Central Plains for two years, he was not the son of the previous slave, and he had no heart or lungs. Fu Bi is right, as long as the regime has money in its hands, everything is not difficult. But he is an empty royal family, with an edict from the emperor of the Song Dynasty, why will he be admired by all the people after he goes back. The black sweat lies in Khotan, except for collecting taxes, how can he live better?

If you want to gain the hearts of the people, you must deal with Haoqiang. can deal with Haoqiang, how can he get the support of big investors in the early stage? You can't always look for the Song army for everything, and rely on the Song army to fight the local tyrants, then you will really become a puppet.

I'm really going back to be the king, and Yu Chi Saburo is very excited. can think of the things that Jianguo needs to face, and he is very confused. In the past two years, he has met many people and learned to be sophisticated. I lived in a temple for a long time, learned the Dharma, and knew how to get along with people. But how to establish political power has never been seen and no one has ever taught it.

Du Zhongxiao said: "These things will be talked about later, where can I make it clear for a while?" It is rare for the king to come to Shule, and he will set up a wine feast tonight to catch the wind for your party. Shule is lively here, the king lived here for two or three days, familiar with the geography and people of the Western Regions, and we went to Khotan together in three days. ”

Yu Chi Saburo said yes. I grew up in Gaochang, and I am familiar with the geography and people of the Western Regions.

(There is only one shift today, I wish you all a happy Chung Yeung Festival.) ）