After chatting with this merchant from the Western Regions for so long, Li Nan was also quite satisfied with him, and immediately said: "Aimeni, I'm planning to look around recently, why don't you come and be my guide, of course, you don't have to worry about the reward." ”

The goods brought by Aimeni this time, the more high-end ones were all wrapped up by Li Nan, and the jewelry sold to civilians was not worth much, and the person in front of him was generous and seemed to be a good employer, so he agreed.

On the second day, Li Nan continued to march southwest under the guidance of Emmeni, and the 2,000 Imperial Guards looked too ostentatious, so only 500 elite soldiers dressed as escorts and caravans accompanied him, and the rest of the 1,500 men followed behind.

The team walked all the way forward, and a few days later they came to the plateau, even Li Nan's inhuman body that had been strengthened several times felt a little out of breath after intense exercise, not to mention others, and even the horses under everyone's crotch were a little wilted.

Although it was the first time to come to the plateau, Li Nan also knew that this was due to altitude sickness, and it was not a big deal, so he just ordered the team to slow down, travel less and rest more, and adapt slowly.

The Tubo people have been living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and it can be said that altitude sickness is their biggest line of defense, otherwise they would have been wiped out by the Chinese army of the Tang Dynasty.

The further southwest the procession goes, the higher the altitude becomes, and the view is excellent, and at night the stars seem to be within reach, which is really a unique experience.

The plateau is vast and sparsely populated, and sometimes there are no people for several days, but it is not a peaceful journey.

At present, dozens of forces formed by the Tubo people are attacking each other, and there are also many horse bandits living in the cracks, and when they see a caravan of 500 people, they naturally don't want to let go, but unfortunately it is the same as looking for death.

Not to mention the muskets and two spears equipped by the royal guards, the chain mail they wore under their clothes was the nemesis of these bandits' long knives and bows.

These bandits are extremely mobile, and after encountering the caravan, they usually roar, and they are greeted by a rain of arrows, killing the caravan's guards and crushing the caravan's morale before they begin to charge in close combat, but their routine is like a joke for the five hundred royal forest guards.

After all these years of research and transformation, the range of the Empire's musket has now surpassed that of the bow and arrow, and coupled with the extremely fast loading speed, five hundred people can shoot continuously.

Li Nan was living in the capital, and he had long wanted to feel the excitement of the battlefield again, so he immediately took out the 98K rifle he had drawn.

The rate of fire of this gun is about 15 rounds per minute, the muzzle velocity is 755 m / s, the effective range is 800 meters, and the ammunition supply method is 5 rounds with a built-in magazine.

Judging from the weapons and equipment of both sides, it is equivalent to the gap between tanks and pistols in later generations, and other factors really don't matter, so anyone who encounters this caravan and shows malicious forces will end up extremely miserable.

When the caravan set out from Lanzhou, there were only more than 1,000 horses, and when the team went deep into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the number of horses had reached more than 5,000, which were all trophies sent by those bandits.

It stands to reason that it is difficult to obtain supplies from such a long distance, but fortunately, the royal guards are also considered to follow the local customs, and the dried meat and barley glutinous rice they took from the enemy also made everyone change their taste.

The Tibetan people living on the Tibetan Plateau believe in Buddhism, and now the Buddhist forces and the nobles are united, so it is inevitable to see many temples.

On this day, the procession came to a place called Benbo Mountain, the southern slope of the charity, the soil is white, shiny, and now Ruixiang, there is a temple, which looks quite good from a distance.

Aimer pointed to the temple built on the mountain and introduced: "My lord, this temple is called Sakya, which belongs to the main temple of the Sakya sect, and the Sakya sect is currently united with the Tibetan nobles Kun family, which is also known as the Flower Sect. ”

Li Nan has heard of the name of the Sakya sect, and in addition to this sect, there are also Nyingma, Kadam, Kagyu and so on, and since he has come to the main temple of this sect today, he cannot pass through the door.

In fact, before Li Nan's huge caravan arrived, the Tibetan nobles and monks in the temple had already received the letter, so a large group of people soon greeted them.

The person at the head faced the rich state, dressed in a golden robe, wearing a golden crown, and there were countless monks and laymen around him, although he didn't know the other party's name and surname, but Li Nan looked at this pomp, this person should be the leader of the Sakya faction.

"Distinguished Chinese guest, this is the Dharma King of our Sakya Monastery and the head of the Kun family, Gongga Ningbo."

A darkened monk stroked his chest and bowed, he spoke in Chinese, although it was slightly stiff, but it did not affect communication.

Li Nan did not speak, but was dealt with by Mary, the female fox, the leader of the guards beside him, and also reported his identity as a businessman.

Although these Tubo people have backward living conditions, they are not fools, just looking at Li Nan's temperament, as well as the hundreds of elite knights who followed him, he knew that the identity of the person who came was noble, and the monk who was the translator explained a few words to the Dharma King beside him in a low voice, and then the Sakya Dharma King smiled and said a few words.

After receiving the instructions of His Holiness, the monk translator hurriedly bowed down and said to Li Nan: "Guests have come from afar, so why don't you go to Sakya Monastery first, rest for a while, and then hurry." ”

Li Nan originally seemed to go to this Sakya sect to have a look, and when he heard the monk's words, he nodded slightly.

He followed the Sakya King towards the temple, and when he came closer, Li Nan carefully observed the temple in Tibet.

This Sakya temple is built on the mountain, the whole is square, about 200 meters long from east to west, and it is estimated that there are about 200 meters from north to south, perhaps it is influenced by the east and west, so the building here combines Han, Indian and Tibetan architectural styles.

Completely different from the Chinese temple is the city wall, this temple not only has an outer city wall, but also an inner city wall about three meters wide and six or seven meters high.

In addition, there are three to four storey corner towers at the four corners of the inner wall of the temple, and there are enemy towers in the middle of the four sides of the inner city wall. There are no gates on the south, north, and west sides of the inner city wall, and only the east side has a gate in the middle.

The outer city wall of the temple is a "Hui" shaped earth city wall, the wall is low and thin, and there are two gates, large and small, on the east side. One side of the outer city wall is close to the big river, so there are moats outside the outer city walls on the east, west and south sides, and the moat is 8 meters wide.

After roughly observing the layout, Li Nan couldn't help but sigh, where is this a temple, this is simply a castle!

Li Nan was invited to the main hall, and after the two sides were seated, the monks presented the butter tea that the Tibetans loved to drink.

After chatting for a while, at the suggestion of the Sakya Holiness, the interpreter began to talk about the noble history of the Kun family and the influence of the Sakya sect in the Tibetan clan.

To be honest, Li Nan had no interest in the origin of the Kun family, and in his eyes, even the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen, who was guarded by the Kun family, did not mean anything to the empire.

Li Nan was more interested in the Sakya school that emerged after the combination of the Kun family and Tibetan Buddhism, their attitudes towards the Tibetan Tibetan tribes and other schools of power, as well as their plans for the future.

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