The setting sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on this small restaurant. The dim sunlight actually gave off a solemn feeling at this moment.
Fanshun ate all the sesame cakes and drank all the mutton soup. He raised his eyes and looked behind the counter of the food shop.
A tall, muscular man wearing a leather hat and a short, nimble guy were gathering together. From the first look, they knew it was Tang Er.
Fanshun knew that they were looking at him. From the second day he entered the restaurant, these two people noticed him, and the appearance of the waiter also matched Zhao Sanlang's description.
During three days, he carefully observed the surrounding environment and basically determined that this restaurant was not a trap by the Governor of Shule or anyone else.
Because this is the slum area of Shule City, it is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. A large number of Buddhists, Manichaeans, Nestorians and some other people with strange beliefs gather here.
Although Saktu Bugla Khan wanted to make the entire Shule into the headquarters of the Tianfang Sect, he did not dare to oppose it openly, but secretly there were many people who refused to convert.
After more than ten years, this area has become the most complicated place in Shule City. Not only do Tianfang believers rarely come, but also people from the Khan Court and the Governor's Mansion rarely come.
In general, even if they wanted to 'fish', Saktu Buglahan and Ittihad would not choose to fish here.
Seeing that everyone in the restaurant had almost left, Fanshun simply leaned against a wooden pillar and let the warm sunset shine on his body. He tapped the table lightly with a small stick, and then lightly Sing softly.
"The bicycle wants to ask about the side, and it belongs to the country and has passed Juyan. Zheng Peng left the Han Dynasty, and returned to the wild geese to enter the Hutian."
A copper coin appeared between the two fingers of Fanshun's right hand.
Hui Tong walked over calmly, looking very calm, but Li Qilang suddenly saw a large number of goosebumps appearing on Hui Tong's face.
What does the guy opposite sing mean? For the first time, Li Qilang hated himself for not studying properly.
"The lonely smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river. When Xiao Guan rides, he will protect Yan Ran." Hui Tong also sang loudly.
This is the charm of culture, the charm of Han civilization. Two people established communication through simple poems, which ordinary foreigners cannot understand and cannot pretend to be.
Fanshun said that the bicycle wanted to ask about the side, and the country passed Juyan, which meant that he rode alone on a light bicycle and crossed the mountains and rivers from the east.
Zheng Peng left the Han Dynasty and the returning geese entered Hu Tian. The ancients often used the flying Peng to describe wandering wanderers. However, adding the light carriage representing the messenger was a metaphor for a minister with a mission to the court. This was exactly what Wang Wei wrote that year. The original meaning of the poem, Fanshun here means that he has a mission.
The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, the sun is setting over the long river. When Xiao Guan is waiting to ride, he will always protect Yan Ran. Even better if used here.
The first two sentences describe the scenery and can be ignored, but the last two sentences have a profound meaning. Xiaoguan refers to the border pass, Hou Qi refers to the scouts at the border pass, and the guardian is the guardian of Anxi.
Huitong added this sentence to say that there are only a few soldiers here, and most of the people and leaders are still far away.
"Where did the unknown visitor come from?" Huitong raised his hand, filled with infinite expectations, and kept praying, but he must not be from Khotan.
It's not that the Khotanese are unreliable, but that they simply don't have the ability to capture Shule.
Originally, there were many Han people and Buddhists in Shule, but Khotan was attacked six times without success. Although they suffered a lot, the Buddhists and Han people who served as internal support in Shule suffered even more. !
Every time after Khotan retreated, the people in Shule City would be purged by the Khan of the Kara Khanate. Even the Dayun Temple could not be saved in the last purge.
"Last night, the Tibetan soldiers avenged their country, and the Shazhou Guards defeated Liangzhou. The nine bends of the Yellow River have now returned to the Han Dynasty, and blood is flowing in the battle outside the fortress."
Fanshun sang this poem that the returning soldiers were most proud of with great pride.
Huitong's eyes lit up and he bowed to Fanshun.
"Huitong, a named disciple of Master Tong Daozhen, the ninth generation monk of Dayun Temple in Shule, has met the distinguished guest. Is the distinguished guest from Dunhuang?"
"The envoy of Guiyi Army, the founding Duke of Nanyang, the great grandson of Duke Zhang Yichao, the Taibao, Qu Fanshun, a subordinate of Zhang Erlangjun of Dunhuang, has met Master Huitong!"
Fanshun returned the bow with a solemn bow, and then reported out of the house. As he spoke, he tossed the Tang Jianzhong copper coin in his hand to this strong man who sounded like a monk.
"It's better to return this thing to the master first!"
"Brother Fan, please come back! Li Qilang hurry up and lock it!" Hui Tong stretched out his hand and caught the copper coin in his hand. He took a look and saw that it was indeed the one Li Qilang sent out that day.
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This was a secret room in the food shop. It was dark and damp, and the smell was quite unpleasant, coupled with the smell of spoiled couscous and other vegetables. However, none of the three of them realized it. Both parties could see the desire in each other's eyes.
One side longs to find fellow tribesmen, and the other side hopes to find comrades.
"I dare to ask your honorable guest, are Mr. Zhang Erlang and the prostrate Enda Gan of Gaochang the same person? Has the Tang Dynasty in the east been revived as the merchants said? Is Mr. Zhang Erlang the leader of the army?"
After being silent for more than a minute, Huitong lost his temper at first and looked at Fanshun expectantly.
Fanshun shook his head slightly. He wanted to tell Monk Huitong that the Tang Dynasty had been revived, but Erlangjun said that this Tang Dynasty was not the real Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, Erlangjun seemed to despise this Tang Dynasty, because he had never seen Erlangjun rely on this Tang Dynasty in his heart.
You must know that Erlangjun is the best at taking advantage of situations. If Datang was really reliable, he would probably have attached himself to it long ago.
"I can only tell Master Huitong that the Tang Dynasty did appear in the Central Plains, but this Tang Dynasty does not seem to be the Tang Dynasty before. I heard Mr. Erlang said that it was a country founded by the clan of King Li Jin, but it only existed in the Central Plains. I’m afraid we are still far away from sending a large army into the Western Region!”
Huitong's expression darkened when he heard what Fanshun said. Since there was only the Central Plains, it meant that the lands of Jiannan, Shannan, and Lingnan had not yet been obtained. Naturally, it was impossible to invade the Western Regions so quickly.
"I wonder when the Central Plains will be revived? I have already passed the age of 20 and cannot wait for a few more years!"
Huitong, who looked gloomy, sat on a bag of corn, looked at the ground, and sighed softly.
He never doubted that his compatriots in the Central Plains would probably not send troops. He just sighed and didn't know when to wait?
In the eyes of people at this time, after the Central Plains became stronger, it was natural to send troops into the Western Regions.
Because before that, after the fall of the Han Dynasty and the loss of the Western Regions, even the new dynasty that usurped the throne had sent troops to regain it, not to mention that the Later Han Dynasty sent General Dou Gu and the eternally famous Ban Dingyuan to regain control of the Western Regions.
After the fall of the Later Han Dynasty, Cao Wei and even the Sima family who inherited this position continued to manage the Western Regions. This was also the case with the former Qin Dynasty. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turks were completely eliminated and the territory of Anxi was pushed westward. Traveled thousands of miles.
Therefore, although the Tang Dynasty is gone, everyone believes that as long as the Central Plains court is revived again, it will only be a matter of time before troops are sent westward.
They never thought that it would be eight or nine hundred years before the Han people left the Western Regions and came back again.
"Erlangjun is a direct descendant of the Zhang family, not a Uighur son of Gaochang. The identity of Pugu Fengen is just a pretense of Erlangjun!"
"Why did the guest's master pretend to be a Gaochang Uighur? And why did he want to rescue the monks of Dayun Temple?"
Hearing Huitong's question, Fanshun smiled lightly and said, "Master, you can ask Mr. Erlang in person about these questions in the future, because Shule City will soon change hands!"
