The second time they climbed the mountain, they were naturally familiar, and at noon, Geng Gong and they had reached the top of the mountain. In the cold wind, a familiar voice floated: "Brother, don't come unharmed, my brother has been waiting here for a long time." Geng Gong was shocked, isn't that the younger brother Ban Chao who thinks about it day and night? Everything was like a dream, he rubbed his eyes, yes, it was Ban Chao, he was standing in the snow, looking at himself with a smile. The two didn't care about the snow and the road was slippery, so they rushed up and hugged each other tightly, unwilling to let go for a long time. The two warriors, who had never shed tears in the face of blood and blades, burst into tears at this time. Wu Meng and Fan Qiang stood aside, also in tears. Yes, breaking the Huns, flat-car divisions, arrows are like forests, blood and rain are flying, living on the knife every day, brothers can see each other alive, how difficult it is!

After a long time, the two reluctantly parted and found a stone to sit down. Geng Gong asked, "How did my brother know that I would come to Tianshan?" Ban Chao said: "Brother, at that time, although Yu Ning surrendered, but the country was unstable, I was still guarding Yu Ning, killing a few generals who wanted to plot against the Han, and then heard the news that you defeated the Huns, and I heard that my brother used 300 troops to contain 100,000 Hun troops, this courage, this bravery, hehe, my brother is really proud of you!" Ban Chao paused, and then said: "After Yu Ning stabilized, I took thirty-six horsemen, took the green ridge, entered Shule, killed the king of Shule, and heard that the Han army had broken the chariot division. I always remember the appointment with my brother, you Ping the northern route of the Western Regions, and I Ping the southern route of the Western Regions, and go to the Tianshan Mountains together. So, I went up to the Tianshan Mountains from the north of Shule and finally met my brother. ”

Wu Meng said curiously: "The Tianshan Mountains stretch for thousands of kilometers, with Tomur Peak, Khan Tengri Peak, Bogda Peak, etc., how does my brother know that we will definitely be in Tomur Peak?" Ban Chao laughed and said: "Although Tomur Peak is a little far away from the Cheshi, but Brother Geng Gong is not an ordinary person, since there is an appointment with the Tianshan Mountain, he must choose the highest peak of the Tianshan Mountain, this is the pride of the conqueror!" Geng Gong laughed and said, "Those who know me, my brother too." I've heard the story of my younger brother Dingshanshan and Yu Ning, hurry up and talk about how to pacify Shule? Fan Qiang smiled: "Li Dare is going to regret it this time, and there is no story to hear." ”

A few people chose a leeward place, right in the snow, and sat down. Ban Chao said: "In the sixteenth year of Yongping, King Jian of Qiuzi relied on the Huns, broke Shule, killed King Shule, and set up his son as King Shule. After I arrived in Shule, I was afraid of the big man, and I was polite to me. When I arrived in Shule, I handed over to all the ministers, and saw that the ministers were only the deputy king Yule, and Yule was very deferential to the title, and did not feel dissatisfied with the title of the other. ”

Geng Gong sighed: "This question is obviously from Qiuzi, not from Shule, it can be seen that the countries of the Western Regions are mercenary and have no righteousness, so it doesn't matter if it is a different species?" Ban Chao said: "Exactly." I saw Yule like this, so I put on white clothes and white hats with Chen Shu and others, and went to Yule Mansion every day to cry and mourn for three consecutive days, and Yule was very angry. On the third day, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I set up a few cauldrons in the house, which were filled with oil, and the heat was boiling, and the smoke was billowing out, and they wanted to cook us. When he saw me coming, Yule accused me of deceiving people too much, and cooked me today. I was not afraid, lifted my clothes, and said that today you cook me, tomorrow the Han soldiers will kill, I am afraid that this mouth is too small, can not cook all the people in your house. Yule is also a person who knows the situation, and after a moment of silence, he ordered someone to stop me from entering the pot. I also said, everything is impermanent, the living will be endless, and if you do not live, you will not die, and this destruction is the happiest. When Yule heard this, he was both happy and confused. ”

Wu Meng was puzzled: "What my brother said is false and real, but what does it mean?" ”

Ban Chao said with a smile: "When I arrived in Shule, I saw that Buddhism had just been introduced into this small country in the Western Regions, and it was quite popular among the princes and nobles of Shule. It turned out that Yule believed in Buddhism very much, but he had not read many scriptures, and suddenly saw that my scriptures blurted out, the meaning was so far-reaching, he was very shocked, and immediately apologized and asked me what it meant. ”

Geng Gong said: "I guess my brother must be talking nonsense, and he will be moved to kill the question, isn't it?" Ban Chao smiled: "Brother guesses." I said nonsense, life is impermanent, there will be an end to life, and if you don't come to this world, there will be no death, and this is the happiest. When Wu Meng heard this, he couldn't help but think of the tragic death of his parents, and the sadness came from it, and said: "Brother's words are not nonsense, they are indeed reasonable." Ban Chao said: "Na Yule listened, and was silent for a long time, and said for a long time, if my father had not come to this world, he would not have been killed by King Qiuzi, and he would not have been so painful." It turned out that his father was the former king of Shule. I said, you are the same, if you are not born, you will not suffer, you are now in a dilemma, surrender to the Han, the question will kill you, if you don't surrender to the Han, the Han army will kill you, what should I do? Therefore, we come to your house every day to mourn, and we really persuade you to turn back from the sea of suffering. Yule pondered and asked me, does the Han have these scriptures? I said yes, there are Mahayana and Hinayana people, if you want your father's spirit to rest in heaven, then descend to Han, many scriptures are enough to surpass your father. Yule listened, very sad that his parents died tragically under the knife of King Qiuzi, it turned out that he hated King Shule to the bone, but he was afraid of his power, and did not dare to make trouble. So, I pretended to return to Yu Ning, Yu Le played the question, together set up a banquet to send each other, when drinking, Yu Le took the opportunity to send away the warriors, Chen Zhi slashed the question to death, I set up Yu Le as the king of Shule, renamed Zhong, which means loyal to the Han Dynasty. ”

Geng Gong sighed: "My brother is really brave!" With just a few people, Shule was pacified. But in the matter of establishing the king, he did not think about it, just imagine that Yule was the master of killing his father's enemy, but he had no second heart, which was already unjust. If you provoke him with your words, he is afraid that he will be killed, so he kills him, and he is already selfish, how can such an unrighteous and selfish person be made king? I'm worried that soon, Yule will rebel against the Han, and I ask my brother to be careful. Ban Chao suddenly realized and said: "My brother is reasonable, but the wood is already in the boat, so what should I do?" ”

Geng Gong said: "The Han shows people with letters, and also influences people with letters, since Yule is established, of course it can't be changed, my younger brother is still in Shule for a period of time, and Enwei is used to suppress Yule, so that Shule will be safe." Ban Chao was impressed. Wu Meng said: "The Western Regions is strange, since there is a Shule country, why does the Cheshi country also have a Shule city?" The day before yesterday, I visited Shule City with Fan Qiang, and saw that this city was very steep, even more steep than the city of moving branches, and Shule City was on the throat of the south, choking this place, if the Huns went south, although they were one enemy and one hundred, the Huns could not advance half a step. ”

Geng Gong said: "The whole territory of the chariot division is full of dangers, but the most dangerous place is Shule City, when I set up a formation in Luoyang with sand, I often demonstrate how to hold Shule. But the driver has the advantage of this location and does not use it, which shows that the Western Regions are all papier-mâché tigers, which can be completely flattened. Ban Gu said: "Now it's my brother's turn to tell the story of the Huns and the car breaker." ”

Geng Gong came one by one. They chatted until dark, the cold was pressing, unbearable, the two agreed, Geng Gong from the north, Ban Chao from the south, flanking Qiuzi, Yanqi, after the two countries were pacified, the division would attack Wusun again, so, the Western Regions big countries are peaceful, such as Gumo and other small countries, of course, surrendered without a fight. At that time, the kings of the Western Regions will be assembled, proclaim Han Wei, and urge the Western Regions to never rebel and surrender for ten thousand years. The plan has been decided, and the two of them will say goodbye, one south and one north, and they will go back separately.

(End of chapter)