Three Kingdoms

Now that he sat down to negotiate a peace treaty, Tong Geluojia naturally had no need to keep the door closed.

The door is always open and welcome...

Ahem.

Anyway, Taishi Ci was walking slowly inside the palace, looking at the decorations in Shanshan Palace.

It must be said that the style of the Western Regions was greatly influenced by Central Asia.

Why not Chinese style?

Why can't it be?

As Taishi Ci watched, he recalled what Fei Qian had said and the questions he had raised.

China arrived in the Western Regions two to three hundred years ago, or even earlier. Why couldn't it gain a foothold?

There have been more than a dozen governors of the Western Regions. How many people were there before and after, how many officials and soldiers, how many talented people and heroes. Why did these foreign customs take over?

Is it because Chinese people are not brave enough, strong enough, or smart enough?

Then it is obvious that the previous Han people were going in the wrong direction.

Now that Fei Qian is here, he has given Tai Shi Ci some answers, but he has not given them completely. Therefore, it is more necessary for Tai Shi Ci to continue to explore in the process of the Western Regions and move forward in the direction pointed out by Fei Qian.

Marching into Shanshan, conquering the royal city, and throughout the entire process, Fei Qian's words and deeds were the guideposts for Taishi Ci's progress.

Behind Tai Shici, Tong Geluojia in the main hall was arguing fiercely with Lou Shan, his face red.

"What are those two guys talking about?" ” Taishi Ci asked, who was following behind him, sticking his butt out, and was an official from the Shanshan Kingdom. He was now the translator under Taishi Ci’s account.

"They..." It seemed that at first, the translator was not used to King Shanshan not using honorifics, but he quickly said, "Those two guys were arguing about the Gilna Oasis... Gilna Oasis, just On the banks of the Gir River, caravans coming and going would rest..."

"snort. ” Tai Shici nodded and understood.

Before, they were like life-and-death enemies, but now they are quarreling over who can make more money.

The translator called it "Qi Qu", which is just a rough transliteration. In fact, there is a rolling tongue sound between the two words "Qi Qu", the sound made by the rapid trembling tongue, which Taishi Ci could not learn. . So Taishi Ci, just like Fei Qian, removed the most awkward part in the middle and called the translator "Qi Qu".

He looked at Tai Shici's face, and then quickly lowered his head. Since he joined the great cause of the Han Hussar General, some people have spurned him, but others have also envied him. At this time, he deeply realized how important it was to learn another foreign language. If he hadn't learned foreign languages ​​​​from the Li Te people who traveled between Central Asia and China, most of them would have done it now even if he wanted to serve as an assistant to the Han people. No.

Shanshan Kingdom...

It's just too small and too weak.

The weakness of Shanshan Kingdom was not caused by just one person, so why should he bear the consequences of weakness now? He doesn't want to. After seeing the Shanshan Kingdom swaying in the wind and rain, and collapsing in the roar, it was like seeing the wind and sand covering the sky and the sun, washing away and swallowing up all the jewels and treasures of the Shanshan Kingdom.

Let us realize that the division of Shanshan Kingdom before and after did not represent the advent of order, but the beginning of chaos and chaos in Shanshan Kingdom. Therefore, instead of being squeezed by the torrent and unable to breathe, it is better to plunge directly into the torrent and seek a place to settle down.

So be very humble and even very "loyal".

In the early years, Qi Qu was also a passionate young man who wanted to revitalize Shanshan. However, although he was ambitious, he could not break through the transparent ceiling above his head and could not climb up. Shanshan State's semi-slave and semi-feudal system made the theory of blood the most important basis for governance. Ability was not important, but reincarnation was important.

Therefore, Buddhism will rise rapidly in Shanshan, and even in the entire Western Region. Even the most ignorant and insensitive ordinary people in the Western Region can understand that reincarnation is a technical job and is very important. A good father can live a lifetime of freedom, while ordinary people will suffer forever. The people in the Western Regions are willing to believe in the Buddha. In fact, they have no choice but to anesthetize themselves because they have no hope of promotion. They believe that their current suffering will be a good place for them to be reborn in the next life.

What if the people of the Western Region could see hope of promotion?

It's like going to the present moment.

As the Muni city wall of the Shanshan Kingdom collapsed, the loyalty to Shanshan that supported these people seemed to collapse as well. They had dreams and expectations, but it all came to nothing with the roar of artillery fire.

"Write it down, that oasis..." Tai Shici suddenly said to the guards around him, "The one they are fighting over..."

"Girna Oasis. ” Qi went to the side and immediately spoke.

Tai Shici nodded, "We want it." 』

The guard glanced sideways at the two Shanshan kings who were still arguing, "Go tell them now?" 』

"Haha," Taishi Ci shook his head, "Wait a moment... wait until they determine who owns this oasis, and then tell them... But you can go over now and urge them to speed up... When will the terms of the peace treaty be finalized today? Only then can we eat..."

The guard responded loudly, then turned around and walked over, slapping his hand on the table, interrupting the quarrel between the two kings of Shanshan, announcing Taishi Ci's decision, and making the scene quiet for a moment.

Both Tong Geluojia and Lou Shan turned their attention to Tai Shici.

Taishi Ci did not speak or smile, glanced at the two people indifferently, and then continued to move forward with his hands behind his back, looking at the decorations and murals in the palace.

After a while, Tong Geluojia and Lou Shan quarreled again, and their voices were even louder than before. I don’t know if they were really quarreling, or just to cover up their timid appearance...

In the Shanshan Palace, there are also some carvings of Buddha statues, murals, and ceiling paintings.

Among these sculptures and paintings, the shapes of Buddha statues are basically biased toward...

how to say?

Soft?

Taishi Ci looked at it, then smacked his lips, feeling that this word could not describe it accurately, and then he quickly thought of another word, "enchanting".

Yes, the Buddha statues in the Western Regions are enchanting.

In Tai Shici's eyes, these Buddha statues from the Western Regions had no standing or sitting postures, their buttocks were raised, their legs were tilted, their heads were tilted, their expressions were exaggerated, and their movements were strange. Taishi Ci believed that since it is a divine Buddha, it should be steady, solemn, and solemn. With a Buddha like this, no wonder the Shanshan Kingdom...

"Haha..." Tai Shici shook his head.

"General," the guard came over, and then tilted his head slightly to indicate, "They said they don't have that much money...especially the little prince Lou Shan, whose money was basically robbed by Tong Grojia, and Tong Grojia." Grogar wants to use it to redeem his life... Now there is a stalemate..."

Taishi grunted kindly, turned around and asked, "How much did Shanshan earn in a year before?" 』

Qi went and was stunned for a moment.

"can not say? Still don’t know? ” Tai Shici asked.

Qi Qu waved his hands repeatedly, "No, not at all. It's just that this income... is really not an accurate figure... and most of the time, we can only estimate it. The king never announces the income... and sometimes it can't be collected..." …For example, some people really don’t have money and can only use items to offset the amount, and then it fluctuates greatly, but sometimes when the caravan passes by, they can collect a large sum of money... And these..."

Qi Qu smiled bitterly and said, "We don't know...most of us have heard that money has been collected, but only the king's cronies know the exact amount..."

This time it was Taishi Ci's turn to be stunned for a moment, "Don't you Shanshan have any plan for your daily income and expenditure?" Didn't you really set up an account? 』

"Maybe the king has accounts, but the officials... don't have them, they don't even know..." He shook his head.

"This is really..." Taishi Ci didn't know what to say for a moment.

When He Fei lurked in the small town of Shanshan before, the small town did not have a complete set of account books. He thought it was because the town was too small and the system was backward. However, he did not expect that not only the small town was like this, but also the entire kingdom of Shanshan had no accounts, and even the Officials do not know the state's revenue and expenditures, let alone budgets and plans.

"How much money was spent when the last old Shanshan king died?" Tai Shici thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Let's settle on ten times the amount according to that standard... By the way, you can tell them that if you can give out the other party's money together, then the other party will naturally not exist." The need... Do you understand? 』

The guard also smiled, responded loudly, and turned away.

……(*≧∪≦)……

On the other side, Bu Sen responded to Fei Qian's call and had restored his stable aura when he arrived outside the city. He changed into a pair of new and not old robes with hidden swastika embroidery on them, which was low-key and luxurious.

Any religion is bound to adopt doctrines.

You must know how to hold it and hold it well.

The swastika appeared very early, even earlier than Buddha, and has appeared in different parts of the world. Perhaps during the initial development of art, humans felt that this symbol was full of symmetrical and rotating beauty. It's just that Buddhism has made special comments and promotions on this symbol, so later people thought that this symbol belonged to the Buddha...

This is very interesting.

Did the Buddha know that he did not invent this pattern himself? If he knew, why didn't he make it clear? Why did he pretend to be someone else and lie? If he doesn't know, how can he claim to know the worlds of the three generations and ten directions? If it was not said by the Buddha but by his disciples, then why would his disciples use these to prove the greatness of the Buddha?

Is it like looking at a person who is great because of the clothes that adorn his appearance?

When the Buddha's disciples do these things, aren't they insulting the Buddha?

Fei Qian thought in confusion, and then watched with interest as Busen's expression slowly changed as the distance approached.

Busen saw the Central Asian.

"It's you..." There was bitterness in Busen's voice.

"Master..." The Central Asian man made a sound, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed to Busen, making a big bow, but the words he said were not so "respectful", "Master... you Why not dead yet? Master, you should be dead..."

Bu Sen swallowed his saliva and stood there, silent for a long time.

"Master, you are the messenger of Buddha..." The Central Asian man lowered his head, with the yellow sand on the ground still stained on his head and face, and said, "But now you are with the devil... You let us fight against the devil." , Master, now...Master, why don't you die, why don't you die..."

The translator standing next to Fei Qian was translating.

After hearing what the translator said, Xu Chu immediately raised his brows and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Fei Qian, who shook his head.

Fei Qian wanted to see Bu Sen's response.

Bu Sen looked at his disciple with a sad expression. Many words came to his mouth, but they seemed to be stuck. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and he could only sigh, "You don't understand." ...』

"yes. The disciples don’t understand. The disciple is stupid. "The Central Asian man slowly raised his head, "Master, there are many, many more stupid people than my disciples... Master, do you know what they will say and think? Can they...can they understand? 』

"..." Busen took a long breath and chanted the name of Buddha.

The matter was too complicated, and there was a Fei Qian staring at him as if he were watching a play, making it difficult for Bucheng to explain to the Central Asian. And this matter is indeed difficult to explain clearly in a few words in a short period of time.

"Just stay with me..." Busen said, "You will gradually understand then..."

This is undoubtedly the most appropriate approach. If it is not clear at the moment, let’s not say it for now.

But the problem is, not to mention that it takes time, but some people don't have time or have no patience.

The Central Asian looked up at Bu Sen, silent, and then his expression gradually changed. Suddenly he roared wildly, jumped up and rushed forward, raised his fist and hit Bu Sen on the head...

The Central Asian is not too tall, but he is not thin either. The key is that he is middle-aged, which is when he is strong, and Busen is older. This unreserved fist smashed down, leaving the skin and flesh torn. If it was a minor injury, he might have suffered a concussion on the spot, or he might have suffered a broken bone and died. After all, the bone mass of the elderly begins to decline. Even if the head is smashed and it is fine, it may be knocked somewhere after a fall.

However, the guards standing aside were obviously well prepared. When they saw the Central Asian man rushing up, they raised their swords and guns to seal him, then kicked him to the ground, pressed them with the handles of their guns, and killed him. It was pressed to the ground, like a dehydrated fish, unable to jump no matter how hard it fluttered.

"Master monk, do you want to kill him?" Fei Qian asked with a smile, as if asking Busen how the weather is today.

Busen shook his head.

Fei Qian nodded, "Well, let Tong Geluojia kill him...or the little prince Lou Shan?" I believe they will be happy to do this..."

"No! no no! Bu Sen waved his hands repeatedly, "Let him go, let him go!" Don't kill him, he...him, let him go...I am merciful..."

Fei Qian smiled and said: "Buddha is naturally merciful... but humans are not. People have never been merciful... Especially people in the Western Regions are even less likely to be merciful... Don't believe it?" This piece of land in the Western Region is not suitable for growing crops, but is more suitable for grazing... at least not suitable for planting large areas of crops... And what is grazing used for? Naturally, we eat milk and meat, free food and red food... People always have to live, great monk, you want them to be compassionate and not kill animals... Plants alone cannot feed these people in the Western Regions... You want them Did he die of hunger? Is this the compassion of Buddha you want? 』

"Buddha can't solve the problem of eating..." Fei Qian smiled, then patted the yellow sand and dust on Busen's shoulders, "But the Han people can, and the Han people can help the people of the Western Regions solve this problem... At this point, The Han people are the most compassionate... Great monk, the path you choose now is the one that truly embodies the will of the Buddha... This is the compassion of the world, not the compassion of one person... Maybe this is what the Buddha meant, he sent his disciples to Here... it's good. Isn't this good? 』

"Great monk, do you know why the Buddha is sitting on the lotus platform?" Fei Qian said softly, "Because the tips of the lotus petals... are red..."

After speaking, Fei Qian signaled to the soldiers around him to take the Central Asians into custody.

Covenants require sacrifices.

Even though Busen is a disciple of the Buddha and vows to abide by the Buddha's precepts, the problem is that the Buddha is a Buddha and people are people.

In the covenant process of the ancient rites of the Spring and Autumn Period, the left ear of the sacrifice was cut off to collect its blood, and then the blood was drunk or smeared on the lips. This sacrifice is profound...

Bu Sen was stunned, he understood what Fei Qian meant.

"No, no, no, no... General, I have promised you, you don't have to be like this..." Busen said painfully, "He is still young, and he has read a lot of scriptures and is proficient in the law... he cannot kill He, really, cannot kill him..."

Fei Qian nodded and said: "I understand, he is your disciple, very important...but isn't there a story about the Buddha cutting off his flesh to feed the tiger?" Who is not important? He is also the child of his parents, the father of his child... Everyone in the Western Region is both a father and a child. Who is not important? So, great monk, why do you think that your disciples cannot die, but others can? Great monk, your hands have long been stained with blood... The Buddha said that all living beings are equal... People in the Western Regions can die, and so can your disciples... He will become your lotus platform, adding color to your achievement of Arahant status. ...』

Busen looked at his hands, dumbfounded and speechless.

Lu Yu hurriedly came from afar, and when Fei Qian approached him, he bowed and said, "My lord, here is the draft of the peace treaty... Please read it, lord..."

Fei Qian took the scroll and unfolded it.

As soon as the peace treaty was launched, the names of their respective countries were raised.

"Han Empire

"His Majesty the Great Emperor

"and

"Former Shanshan Kingdom"

"The Great King"

"Later Shanshan Kingdom"

"The Great King"

"To conclude a peace treaty so that the three countries and their subjects can restore peace and share happiness and prevent future strife.

"Han Empire

"His Majesty the Great Emperor's Special Letter

"The hussar general of the Han Empire Yongliang Yi Bingzhou Jiedu Envoy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Third Auxiliary Army held a yue and Sanping Yanghou Fei Qianfeiziyuan

"The Great Han Empire's Protector General has full authority to control all the military forces in the Western Regions. The Marquis of Yinting, Taishi Ci, Taishi Ziyi

"Former Shanshan Kingdom"

"The great king tower is good"

"Later Shanshan Kingdom"

"Great King Grogar

"Compare each other's understanding and agree upon the peace treaty listed on the left..."