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In the dilapidated and silent temple, a young monk raised his head and gazed at the changing stars. There were faint bursts of crying and screaming in the distance, his expression moved slightly, and he silently recited "Amitabha", his eyes were full of compassion and unbearable. After a short time, he turned back to the temple, silently wiped the dust off the Buddha statue, and recited the Heart Sutra in a low voice. His voice is very clear, and the recitation of the scriptures implies rhyme, which is very beautiful.

"Master Yuanwu!" At this time, a little novice quickly pushed the door in, his face full of urgency, "There is a family claiming to be believers in the temple, and they want their female dependents to hide quietly in the temple, and they are waiting outside!" Should we say yes or not? The soldiers and bandits who deserve to go to hell are going from house to house, and soon it will be our turn! ”

Yuanwu thought for a moment and said decisively: "Let them all come in." I remember that there was a cellar in the temple where the grain was hidden, and I had to grieve them to live in it for a while. With that, he went out and opened the crooked temple door, and welcomed in a family that was shivering in the cold wind.

The middle-aged man at the head was stunned and asked in a low voice, "This monk looks very angry...... I wonder where the abbot in the temple and the other monks went? ”

Before Yuanwu could reply, the silver-haired old woman with a cane behind the man immediately knocked him on the leg several times: "The little master is kind enough to let our family come in and take refuge, what are you asking the east and the west to do?" Little master, I am really ashamed, and I have to take refuge in the temple for a while these days. We have prepared some food and saved it with the two little masters, which can last for about three to five months. It is expected that in the past three or five months, the imperial court should also pacify this gang of traitors. ”

The old woman is in good spirits, the middle-aged woman behind her is gentle, and several young girls have clear eyes, and it seems that they should also be low-level officials and eunuchs, and they are quite knowledgeable. Yuanwu folded his hands and recited the Buddha's name, and after closing the temple door with the song brought by the middle-aged man, he asked the little novice to take them into the cellar. There are only seven or eight people who need to hide, and they are crowded together with luggage, grain, and grass, which is not too cramped.

After settling his family properly, the middle-aged man Fang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yuanwu with an inquiring gaze. Entrusting his family to strangers, even as a monk, he can't be completely at ease. It's just that now he has no other choice - either life or death, he should bear it himself, and he must not affect his family.

Yuan Wu glanced lightly at the bearded men standing behind him: "The little monk came to the temple from Chang'an to place orders. More than 20 days ago, the abbot and other monks were caught by the thieves and entered the palace and have not returned. A few other small novices took advantage of the chaos to leave the temple. At present, in the entire temple, only the little monk and the novice are left. "Fortunately, the temple is not big, there are only two entrances in front and back, and it was smashed and looted by soldiers and bandits, and no one wants to step in again, so they can live in peace until now.

"Chang'an?" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up slightly, "Since the monk is from Chang'an, you can know it...... The king of Tianshui? ”

"King of Tianshui? The son of King Yue, he is good at martial arts, and everyone in Chang'an City knows it. Yuanwu's expression remained unchanged at all, "Could it be that this time, it was the king of Tianshui County who led the vanguard army to attack Shengzhou?" Although Tan Yue is relieved, this king has a frank temperament, and even if he captures Shengzhou, he will not kill on a large scale. If you have not rebelled, you should be safe. ”

The middle-aged man's expression couldn't help but relax slightly, and he sighed: "I don't know if I am a rebel." After the gate of Katsushu City was closed, it was wishful thinking to send news out. The assassin has long been in the same league as the traitor, so what can we, the low-level civil officials, do? As far as a certain know, even the assistant officers around the assassin Shi are also unwilling, but the lives of his family members are threatened, so he has to be wronged. ”

"It's both empty and wrong, and everyone Tan Yue is also thinking about how to get out. Why not get together secretly and discuss, maybe you can find a solution. Yuan Wudao bowed his head lightly towards him, "Although a person's wisdom is small, his spirituality may be revealed." Gathering sand can become a tower, and it can also achieve great wisdom. ”

The middle-aged man was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Yes, so-and-so has already hidden his family, so why be afraid?" If this rebellion cannot be quelled as soon as possible, and these thieves are allowed to do whatever they want, the people of Shengzhou do not know how many more people will have to be killed and injured!! With that, he solemnly saluted Yuanwu, and then left with the song.

Yuan Wu stood in the empty courtyard, pondered for a while, and then returned to the Buddha hall to chant sutras. After a while, a group of vicious soldiers and bandits broke in, scolded and searched everywhere, but could not find even a single grain. Naturally, they were extremely disappointed, so they could only kick the tattered monk-robed Engo and Xiao Shami Huizhi a few times in anger, and then left with the rusty horizontal knife.

"Mage." Hui Zhi rubbed the bruises on his body, and his thin little face was still full of trust, "What should we do?" They came back and forth every once in a while, and there was nothing left of the food that they had finally gotten through fate. ”

"I can only go to the fate tomorrow." Yuanwu rubbed his little head with a thin layer of stubble, and suddenly remembered the old things in the past, and he was a little distracted. Although the old woman had promised that her own food would feed them both, he could not bear to share their rations, both old and young.

"However, it is not enough to just turn into a relationship, and you can only be rubbed by them day after day. Although we Buddhist disciples should be willing to face all suffering, only as a tribulation given by the Buddha, but seeing the believers suffering, but not being able to save them, is not the work of Buddhism. ”

The people of Shengzhou City added up to tens of thousands, and the soldiers and bandits left behind by the rebels were only a few thousand. Over the past few days, they have been tortured and plundered by the soldiers and bandits, but the remnants of the king of Hejian are still there, and they don't know that the soldiers and horses of the court have arrived, so they can only endure it for the time being. However, the people of northern Xinjiang have always been brave, how can they be willing to be oppressed by traitors? At this moment, they are like a dried grassland, and they only need to lead a spark to become a fire.

There are tens of thousands of angry and boiling people, and there are low-level officials who are unwilling to rebel, and it may only take time to solve the situation in the state. Although Li Jing, the king of Tianshui County, is the first time to use troops, he must be able to grasp such a good opportunity. Otherwise, who would have sent him to be this vanguard officer?

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On the same night, while the king of Tianshui had not yet completed the arrangement of the encirclement, the north gate of Shengzhou was quietly opened. After only a few days of hasty rest, the king of Hejian County, who was far from healing from his injuries, took more than 1,000 soldiers to the north of the Yellow River and rushed to Shuozhou, which had been firmly controlled, to continue to recuperate. As for Shengzhou, it was temporarily managed by his henchmen, and many heavy profits were promised. Now there is no family in this state city, and there is no food, grass, gold and silver, etc., and even if it is captured, it will not be harmed to him.

In the newly erected company camp on the southwest side of Shengzhou Castle, the tent in the center is brightly lit. Li Jing, the king of Tianshui County, frowned, and listened to Cheng Weicheng Yushi talk about the news that he had found out these days: "In this way, so far, only a few messages have been received through carrier pigeons. I don't know anything about the king of Hejian County, the history of Shengzhou Thorns, the Turkic tribes, and the Tiele tribes? ”

"No, the Shengzhou Assassin has already left with the princess of Hejian County and her children and gone to Shuozhou. As for the Turkic tribes and the Tiele tribes, they are currently stationed near Taiyuan Province. It is said that if General Ashina Zhensi hadn't arrived in time, Taiyuan Mansion would have been very likely to be surrounded by them. As for what's happening in Katsushu Castle right now, I'm waiting for news. Cheng Wei replied, a little calmer than him.

"When I was governor of Shengzhou before, I also made friends with several low-level officials. They all promised that they would definitely accuse the king of Hejian County of plotting rebellion. Since they didn't want to be in the same stream at that time, if nothing else, they probably haven't changed their original intentions now. As long as they can deal with it in the city, Shengzhou City will be broken in the near future. ”

"You have to be able to contact them in a timely manner." Li Jing's brows tightened, "There's no way to contact them right now, how can you be sure that their thoughts are the same?" How can you be sure of their safety? How can you make an appointment with them to meet with them? ”

"Don't worry, there are more than a dozen people in Shengzhou City who we stayed. They're going to find a way to get it done. Cheng Wei said, taking a sip of tea that was already as cold as ice water, "The king might as well attack the heart first, and provoke some people who are hiding in Shengzhou City and can't shrink out." ”

"That's all for now." Li Jing pondered for a moment and nodded.

It was only at this time that Du Chongfeng continued: "I don't think that the king of Hejian County will stay in Shengzhou to recuperate. Now a total of three armies are approaching Shengzhou, and Jingxing has also set up camp outside the city. If it is enclosed, it is to catch turtles in the urn, and there is no way to escape. I think he should have escaped from Shengzhou City early and went to Shuozhou to retreat. After conquering Shengzhou, we must make a quick turn to Shuozhou. ”

At this time, a soldier quickly entered the camp and galloped to the tent to report: "Report!" The scouts found out that a group of more than 1,000 people had crossed the Yellow River and left after the river froze!! ”

Li Jing's face changed greatly, and he started the case: "You must not teach him to escape!" Must chase!! Lead me now!! With that, he strode out.

"The king doesn't have to go himself." Cheng Wei immediately got up and stopped in front of him and dissuaded, "The king needs to be in charge to recover Shengzhou." Moreover, if you rush after it unprepared, it must be very dangerous, after all, the vicinity of Shuozhou is under the control of the rebels. Without weapons, without food and grass, how long can you support even if you catch up? ”

"Is it possible to watch him flee so much?!" Li Jing pushed him away with a raised eyebrow. He was already sullen in his heart, saying that he wanted to take this traitor and be angry for his family!!

"Jing Xing, leave it to me." Du Chongfeng said and smiled slightly, "That's why I'm here, I can't let you snatch the messenger." Otherwise, how should I explain to the king of Xin'an? ”

"......" mentioned his cousin, Li Jing was speechless for a while, so he had to say in a muffled voice, "You can't be too risky...... I'll give you an official position temporarily, and bring more people......" He actually had a lot of things to say, but in front of Cheng Wei, he couldn't say anything about the care he was full of.

Du Chongfeng seemed to realize the meaning of his words, and nodded lightly: "Don't worry." With that, he led a group of energetic troops and five hundred soldiers out of the camp.

Li Jing could only watch his back disappear into the cold wind of the northern Xinjiang in a sullen manner, and when he turned to look at Shengzhou City, which was close at hand, a bit of fierce light appeared in his eyes: "Within ten days, Shengzhou City will be broken!" ”

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Five or six days later, the angry people of Shengzhou carried their own shoddy weapons, repelled the soldiers and bandits guarding near the city gate, and opened the city gate. The king of Tianshui took the opportunity to attack the city, and with the identification and assistance of the people, he killed thousands of lawless soldiers and bandits. There were also many low-ranking civil officials who identified the rebels or personally led the way to arrest the rebels. So, in just one day, Shengzhou City was recovered.

The news quickly spread to the camps of the Western Route Army and the Central Route Army. The two marching commanders unanimously issued an order to continue westward to conquer Shuozhou and the nearby rebellious Turkic tribes and Tiele tribes.

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