The royal palace of Qiuzi Kingdom is as luxurious as a god's residence, and in the spacious hall, colorful splendid curtains are hung, and the walls are painted with various stories of Buddhism, with diamond-shaped grids, colorful, round pillars painted with gold and silver powder, and thick blankets on the wooden floor.

In the temple, there are twelve dancers performing dances at this time.

They danced the "Five Lion Dance".

The two of them are dressed as lions, covered with a layer of lion-shaped objects, one in front, with an upright body and a lion's head in his hand; The other person bends his elbow and hugs the back of the person in front of him. Ten people play five lions. The color of the lion varies. The remaining two play the role of a lion juggler.

The lion-shaped object, the lion's head is carved from fragrant wood, the eyes are gilded with gold and silver, the lion's skin is made of fine brocade, painted like a lion's body, and the tail is made of silk.

His Royal Highness has a band of more than 100 people, holding various musical instruments from the Western Regions, playing the music of Qiuzi.

In the enthusiastic accompaniment music, two lion charmers and five "lions" move forward and backward, flashing and jumping.

But seeing that the lion "Fen Xun sweater is double", the lion man is busy with gestures.

It's cheerful and very good-looking.

Xin Er, who was sitting on the golden lion bed, looked at it for a while, and was surprised in his heart, feeling that this lion dance in Qiuzi Country was no different from the lion dance he had seen in his previous life, and secretly thought: Could it be that the lion dance originated in the Western Regions?

He guessed right. The lion dance of later generations was transmitted from the Western Regions. In the original history, at this point in time, the lion dance had not yet spread to the Central Plains, but it was very soon. After Fu Jian unified the Central Plains, he sent Lü Guang to conquer the Western Regions. Lü Guang broke the turtle and returned to Liangzhou with many local "strange tricks" and established the Later Liang regime. The lion dance is one of the "strange shows" he brought back.

There was a commotion in the hall, and the lions danced and were full of joy.

Among the people sitting beside Xin Er were two bald-headed monks.

One was older, Ananda who was in the army.

The other, very young and handsome, was Kumarosh.

Xin Er watched the dance for a moment, and said to Kumarosh with a smile: "Shishi, you haven't finished telling the story just now. Please continue. ”

Kumarosh looked respectful and clasped his palms together and replied, "Yes." ”

He cleared his throat, picked up what he had just said, and said, "Shicai Poor Dao said: In ancient times, there was a lion king in the mountains. It often thinks, 'I am the king of beasts, and my power can protect all beasts.' ’”

Xin Er nodded and said, "Not bad." And then what? ”

Kumarosh said: "One day two old macaques came to the lion king with two little macaques: 'We are going out to forage for food, and I want you to take care of the two little macaques, I don't know if you can do it?' The lion king immediately agreed, and the old macaques went away happily. ”

Xin Er smiled and said, "These two little macaques must have caused some trouble for the Lion King later?" ”

Kumarosh replied, "The little macaques did not take the initiative to cause trouble, but trouble found them on their heads. ”

"Oh?"

"Tigers snooze sometimes, and so do lions. On this day, the Lion King fell asleep, and the vulture king of the mountain secretly plundered the two little macaques to the edge of the cliff. ”

Suo Gong, who was sitting on the side, said with a smile: "The two little monkeys are also playful, and if they stay in the cave honestly, won't they be caught?" ”

Kumarosh knew that King Shanshan and Commander Wusun had died at the hands of Suo Gong, and knew that this person had an elegant appearance and fierce methods, so he didn't dare to say more, so he smiled and replied: "Yes, yes." ”

After a pause, seeing that Suo Gong had no intention of speaking again, he continued, "Soon after, the Lion King woke up and found that the two little macaques were missing, so he hurriedly found the Eagle King and asked for the little macaques to be released. ”

Zhang Shao touched his stomach and frowned and asked, "How does the Lion King know that it was the Eagle King who captured the little monkey?" ”

Kumarosh pouted and said in his heart, "That's what the story says, how do I know how it knows?" ”

Zhang Shao's territory was not far from Qiuzi, and Kumarosh didn't dare to offend him when he heard about his cunning and daring to fight for a long time, so he reluctantly explained, "It is expected that someone should have reported it to him." ”

Zhang Shao shook his head and said, "What you said is not right. ”

Kumarosh asked cautiously, "Dare to ask the captain, what is wrong with the poor road?" ”

Zhang Shao snapped his fingers and counted for him: "A lion king, two old macaques, two little macaques, and a vulture king." Right? Six animals, one hand was not enough, he stretched out one hand with one finger, dangling his fat short fingers, and he looked at Kumarosh.

Kumarosh replied respectfully, "Yes." ”

"It's all brutes, why is there a 'person' all of a sudden?"

Kumarosh was stunned and said, "Yes, yes, the captain is correct!" It's the poor road who said it wrong. This, this,...... It's not a person, there should be a small animal to report to the lion king. ”

Zhang Shao withdrew his hands and said with satisfaction: "That's right." "General, what do you say, aren't you?" ”

Xin Er smiled: "Yes." The lieutenant was really thoughtful. He motioned to Kumarosh to continue.

Kumarosh said: "The vulture king said, 'To get the little macaque, you must give yourself your own life. The lion king replied, 'I am willing to sacrifice myself to protect the little macaque.' With that, the lion king immediately climbed to the edge of the cliff and prepared to jump off the cliff and die. When the vulture king saw that the lion king had sacrificed his life and did not lose his trust, he was deeply moved, and praised it repeatedly, and then returned the little macaque to the lion king. ”

This is the end of the story.

Kumarosh said to Xin Er, "General, this is the story of the lion king's sacrifice of his life. ”

"The lion dance below, Shi Shi talks about the lion king. It's also interesting. ”

There's a reason Kumarosh told this story to Xin'er.

Xin Er smiled slightly, and his noncommittal comment made Kumarosh unable to figure out Xin Er's thoughts.

He plucked up his courage and said, "General, the lion king is not only trustworthy, but also benevolent. The general is like the lion king today. The lion king is the king of all beasts, and the general now holds the life of all the people in the Western Regions, and a rage can overthrow the country, and a joy can make the people's livelihood, and he is the king of the people of the Western Regions. Poor and courageous, I implore the general to take care of the suffering of the common people, and to have a heart of benevolence and compassion.

"That's right. The countries of the Western Regions, who do not bow down to the general, and are willing to be driven by the general, just like the old macaque entrusts his son to the lion king? ”

Xin Er, sighed and said, "Shi Shi Bodhisattva heart! He patted the golden lion bed under him and asked, "The bed is shaped into a lion, Shishi, can it be related to the story of the lion king you told?" ”

Kumarosh said, "That's the meaning. ”

Xin Er asked Suo Gong, Zhang Shao, Kui Ban and others, and said, "Shi Shi looks at me as a lion king, can you and others be beautiful?" ”

Suo Gong and the others, you look at me, I look at you, they are a little reluctant.

After working hard to fight such a big battle, Qiuzi is rich, and to be honest, they have not yet plundered it.

However, after thinking about it, the biggest hero of this battle was Xin Er, and the hardest battle was fought by Xin Er, but in the letter to the imperial court, Xin Er generously gave them half of the credit.

Kumarosh's words can only be regarded as farts, and if they are reasonable, they have to listen.

Suo Gong and the others then responded: "Everything is under the general's order!" ”

Xin Er said: "Then order the three armies, from now on, the soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp without reason!" He smiled, "Of course, you can't be bitter if you work hard." There are many treasures in the treasury of Qiuzi, and tomorrow you can go to the treasury and pick up ten pieces of each. ”

Suo Gong and the others were overjoyed, and they all said: "The general is benevolent and sympathetic to his subordinates, and the last general is grateful." Ju Xin said, "That bald thing pulls through, what kind of lion king, begging the general to be merciful, phew!" Even if you are a lion king, you have to be like a general, put compassion in the right place, and be considerate of the trilogy, you are a good lion king! Hulu in the Western Regions, the genus of birds and beasts, tell them about benevolence? Do they understand? Don't you play the harp to the cow! ”

After the defeat of Qiuzi, he first did not hesitate to reward each battalion of the headquarters of Xin'er, according to the merits of the war, each gave a generous reward, the dead were given a pension, and the wounded were also given a monetary reward, and secondly, the restraint was very strict, prohibiting looting; But for Suo Gong and the others, he was not good at overstepping the command, and secondly, he also wanted to win over Suo Gong and others, so he turned a blind eye to the burning, killing and plundering of their various departments, and just didn't see them.

Even if you don't see it, you can't let it go for long, and with a tactful advice from Kumarosh, you can stop it.

Xin Er smiled and accepted the flattery of Suo Gong and the others, and thought in his heart: "Shanshan and Qiuzi are under the country, and the countries of the north and south of the Western Regions are subdued, and I can be regarded as a success this time." Although Wusun and Yueban rescued Qiuzi and were my enemies, their country was poor and far away, and they had surrendered, so there was no need to cut them down. It's autumn. When the imperial court sends me a letter requesting the establishment of Gaochang County and Shazhou, I will be able to return to the court. ”

He thought for a moment and asked Kumarosh and said, "Shishi, I heard that when you were young, there was a high monk who said that you would have extraordinary achievements in the future?" ”

Kumarosh said: "Poor and ignorant, who has studied Buddhism for many years, and still does not know the way, how dare he ask for extravagant results? ”

Xin Er asked again: "I also heard that your mother once told you that your future path is in the East?" ”

Kumarosh replied, "Yes, that's what I said." ”

Xin Er smiled and said, "Shi Shi, since your path is in the east, then your achievements are also built in the east." I will come back to Japan, will you go with me? ”

Compared with Suo Gong and Zhang Shao, these military leaders, Xin Er is not only kind, but can be regarded as gentle.

If you change Suo Gong and the others, where would you ask Kumarosh so politely?

If you want to take him to Longzhou, don't say a word, just kidnap him.

However, Kumarosh also knew in his heart, and it was polite for Xin Er to ask him, but if he dared to answer the word "no", it was difficult to say how Xin Er would react. Even if Xin Er still doesn't matter, what will the gang of tigers and wolves under him do? I dare not think about it.

Because no matter what Kumarosh's true thoughts were, the current wise move could only be replied with humor: "I have long admired Huaxia Changming, if the general does not dislike the poor way and the rough way, the poor road is willing to obey the general." ”

Taking Kumarosh back to Longzhou was not a temporary intention of Xin Er.

When he first heard Ananda mention this person, Xin Er had already paid attention; In recent days, he has had a little more contact with Kumarosh, and Xin Er found that this person is extremely smart, and his study of Buddhism is also very profound, although he is still young, he can already see that there will be extraordinary achievements in the future, and Buddhism is prevalent in the north and south.

Therefore, an official invitation has been extended to him today.

Hearing that Kumarosh was willing to follow, Xin Er said happily: "I am a big temple in Dingxi or not as gorgeous as the Qiuzi Temple, but Shi Shi rest assured, after you and I come to Dingxi, what do you need, although the Tao comes, I will definitely try my best to suit your wishes!" ”

Suddenly thinking of Zuo, he said in his heart, "Zuo's worship of the Buddha, I bring back a monk like Kumarosh and make a gift, she must be very happy, right?" As he thought about this, the smile on his lips grew.

After the lion dance in the hall, a group of female dancers were replaced.

The dancers wore beaded peaked hats on their heads, long shirts with narrow sleeves and waists, and soft brocade boots on their feet. Each of them holds a grape pot in his hand.

They lined up, knelt down in unison, and said something in unison. The turtle language used is incomprehensible, but it should be a salute, crisp and pleasant. Then the dancing girls drank all the wine in the bowl, then threw it away and jumped up. The music plays at the right time. These dancers stir their sleeves, raise their eyebrows, trample on the felt, and dance violently to the sound of bright music.

This is another kind of dance in the Western Regions called "Hu Teng Dance" by the Tang people.

Xin Er and the others were attracted by music and dance, and when they were engrossed, one person crashed into the team.

The man had braided hair and hakama, was fat like a duck, had a bulging belly, and was interspersed with a crossed waist among the graceful dancers, sometimes stretching out his neck and pouting his buttocks, which was quite funny.

It's not a beggar, but who's it?

The crowd burst into laughter.

……

My cousin was quarantined, and the quarantine place was 108,000 miles away from the city, and he was given some cigarettes and daily necessities, and he came back late. I can only change it today. Fortunately, I only owe one more, and I can make up for it anytime next week.

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