The prosperity of a dynasty is inseparable from a Ming monarch, and it is inseparable from the people of the loyal dynasty.

All things are born from the bottom, only the dynasty is the qi rises from the top, and the upper qi is insufficient, so naturally it cannot be coherent, then a dynasty will eventually go to extinction.

The wine was drunk until twelve o'clock in the evening, and the shopkeeper couldn't support it anymore and went back to sleep, and Li Xiangmo also went back to rest an hour ago.

From the conversation with these two people, Zhang Zhao was sure that the ancient dynasty would form an alliance with his immortal dynasty, but as for what the conditions were, it was not yet known.

For a dynasty that is about to decline, the conditions cannot be too sufficient, at most, just like the dynasty that was destroyed by itself, change the royal family to a prince, let them guard the frontier, and not give too many soldiers and horses.

At the end of the drink, Zhang Zhao felt bored, so he put the two stools together, lay on them and fell asleep.

Early the next morning

Before Zhang Zhao woke up, he heard the door of the restaurant being pushed open heavily.

Walking in was a young man and woman, the woman looked beautiful and moon-like, but her face was sad. And this man turned out to be a monk.

The monk was dressed in gray clothes, half of his shoulders were exposed, his muscles were fine, and his body was very strong, and he looked like a warrior monk.

Zhang Zhao opened his eyes and glanced at them, and when he saw that there was nothing special, he closed his eyes again.

I heard the warrior monk walk to the counter, bow to the shopkeeper, and say respectfully: "Amitabha, the girl and I have traveled from the Tibetan Blue City to this place, and there has been no water so far, can you give some water to drink, donor, the Buddha will definitely bless you." ”

The shopkeeper was also kind-hearted, and seeing that the two of them were gloomy and tired, he took a pot of water and handed it over without saying a word.

The warrior monk hurriedly poured a bowl of water and handed it to the woman behind him, then picked up the pot himself and drank it.

After drinking the water, the monk folded his hands, bowed to the shopkeeper again, and said, "Thank you, donor, saving people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, and the Buddha will bless you." ”

"Little Master, what are you?"

"We encountered some difficulties, and we wanted to rush to the eastern country, but the silver taels on our bodies were robbed by the bandits, and we had to come here to make a fortune. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Zhao, who pretended to be asleep, snorted coldly and said: "The northern country is not too close to here, and there are twelve bandits and bandits I know along the way. The girl is so beautiful, I'm afraid that meeting a thief is not just as simple as being robbed of money, right?"

"Well, that's right. ”

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "As far as I know, there is a group of bandits five hundred miles to the north, they occupy the mountain as the king, intercept the caravans, if there is no money, it is difficult for the men to survive, and most of the women have been arrested and returned to be the wife of the village." Little Master, you and I are destined, so there is no need to hide anything, if there is any trouble, just say it, maybe I can still help you. ”

The warrior monk tightly locked his brows, and before he could speak, the girl behind him took the lead and said: "I am the Snow Dance Princess of the Eastern Kingdom, and I came to the Northern Kingdom to send the Supply and Demand Alliance, and the Northern Kingdom has rebelled, thanks to this little monk who sent me out." If you can guarantee me to return to the eastern kingdom, my father will give you mountains of gold and silver, and ensure that your family will be entangled in the future. ”

"Huh"

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "Those barbarians in the northern country, forming an alliance with them, you can't think of it." ”

The northern country is not a good opponent to mess with, it is close to the snow field, the culture is relatively backward, but the combat effectiveness is very amazing.

Even the well-trained soldiers of the Immortal Dynasty were against the barbarian warriors, and they were not necessarily able to kill each other.

I have to say that if you can form an alliance with these barbarians, your combat effectiveness will definitely increase a lot. But the crux of the matter is that they are savages, and they are good for nothing but to rob and reproduce.

And the Eternal Dynasty naturally wouldn't be afraid of them, but the two were far away, and they were a group of uncivilized barbarians, so they thought that when the foreign enemy invaded, they would naturally rise up and resist, and they didn't have to worry about it.

"To help, to help?"

This Snow Dance Princess doesn't seem to have figured out the situation yet, and she still can't put down the princess shelf.

At this time, the shopkeeper glanced at Zhang Zhao, and suddenly said: "By the way, isn't this son just going to Dongguo?

As soon as he heard this, the warrior monk turned around, saluted Zhang Zhao, and said: "If the donor is really like this, it is better to accompany the little monk, this road is full of dangers, and the little monk will definitely protect you and the princess with his life as a guarantee." ”

Compared to the Snow Dancing Princess, the words of this little monk are very comfortable to listen to. However, with Zhang Zhao's strength, it only took half a day to fly to the eastern country, but it would take more than ten days to take a carriage with them. But think about it carefully, no matter how weak the Eastern Kingdom is, it is still a dynasty, and now it is just the right time to take the opportunity to escort the princess to get to know their court, and maybe you can form an alliance.

"Okay, it's boring to be alone anyway, so let's go on the road together. ”

After agreeing, the shopkeeper again instructed the kitchen to make some meals, and after the three of them had finished eating, they brought five days' worth of dry food before they set off.

When he was about to leave the town, Zhang Zhao also specially bought a carriage at the post station, the horse was a good black-maned horse, and the carriage was relatively spacious and very comfortable to sit on.

The monk was in charge of driving the carriage, and Zhang Zhao was sitting next to him, and as for the princess, she couldn't bear to be tired and fell asleep in the carriage.

After looking at this warrior monk, Zhang Zhao thought that it was the first time he had seen this kind of monk, although he had it in the previous world, but he had never seen this kind of monk in cultivation.

"Hey monk, do you think you monks can also cultivate?"

The warrior monk nodded and said, "Back to the donor, our Buddhist disciples can also cultivate through the Prajna Heart Sutra, but the little monk has a shallow understanding and poor understanding, and his strength is not very high, so he is not as good as the senior brothers in the door." ”

"Oh, I see. So where is your temple? I'd like to visit it if I have the chance. ”

"Putuo Mountain in the East"

According to the currently known cultivation methods, most of them are related to Taoism, and even many cultivation sects have recruited disciples under the banner of Taoism, and Zhang Zhao, a Buddhist cultivation sect like a monk, heard for the first time that the other party was strong or weak?

After moving forward for a distance, Zhang Zhao found that this trade road was a main road, running through the east and west. At regular intervals, there would be forks on the left and right, and needless to say, those forks led to the cities of other dynasties.

Therefore, this trade route was really convenient, and greatly improved the efficiency of trade between various dynasties.