A bright sun is embedded in the blue sky, and the tyrant vents his anger on the endless sand sea, and the hot air twists and transpires like ripples under the blowing of the hot wind, which is the dance of the devil!

Faintly, at the end of this desolate and dead sea of sand, there was a camel bell or two, and slowly, a caravan emerged from the sand dunes in the distance.

From a distance, it looks like a light boat floating on the sand sea, walking in a twisted way.

Under the scorching sun, the entire sand sea has become full of vitality because of this camel caravan.

It was a caravan of about 20 people and more than 50 camels, all carrying heavy goods on their backs. People led camels and walked slowly under the guidance of the leader.

The leader of the team is called Wen Yir Nasben, who belongs to the Kang people in the "Zhaowu Nine Surnames", from the surname of King Kang.

With a high nose and deep eyes, a white felt hat, and a round-necked robe, he led the way in front while silently calculating the itinerary.

Starting from the capital of the old country, Aludi City, it passes through the country of Vahana, the country of Gudu, the country of Tocharo, the country of Humi, and the country of Dasomichuan, and then arrives at Shule.

It's been almost three months, and thankfully we're about to arrive at our destination.

Although Il is only in his early forties, he has traveled back and forth many times on this trade route, from a teenage child laborer to the current caravan captain.

As he grew older, he became less and less courageous, and every time there was a disturbance, it would make his heart tremble, and the goods transported this time were so important.

When the king's chamberlains approached him, put the goods in front of him with their own hands, and promised a hundredfold the fare, he instinctively refused.

Because of so many years of business travel, he deeply understands a truth, that is, the risk is proportional to the return, and the risk will be as big as the return.

But the attendant said that it was the king's own decision to transport the goods, first, because he had many years of experience in business, second, he was honest and reliable, and he had a minor son at home.

The attendant looked at him playfully after speaking, and Ilton understood that this was both a trust in him and a threat to him; This batch of goods, he has to take it!

It is a miracle that there has not been a single camel or human casualty since the departure!

Thank you to Buddha, thank you to God Huramada, thank you to Allah Allah for His favor!

When I remembered the pass of the Great Snow Mountain, as soon as the camel caravan passed through the canyon, I heard a thunderous roar coming from the sky overhead, and the snow like a silver dragon roared from the peaks on both sides and rushed towards the canyon, instantly submerging the narrow passage - an avalanche.

Now that I think about it, I am still in a trembling and fearful future, and if it is a little later, the consequences will be ...... It's unimaginable!

It's not easy! After going back this time, I will wash my hands and accompany Xiao Yier at home, and it is time to enjoy the joy of family!

Yir secretly swore that after he returned, he would prepare more generous gifts and worship all three great gods.

At this moment, a subordinate led a camel and walked quickly to him and reported, "Lord Leader, there is a situation in the back. ”

Ilr was immediately alarmed, and he ordered the caravan to stop, gathering the camels in a circle to form a typical defensive formation, while each drew his sabre or bow and arrows on his hunchback, and waited for him.

After a while, I saw from a distance that there was a faint shadow of movement on the right side of the road when I came.

As the hot wind blows, the shadows twist and turn, longer or shorter.

When I got closer, I found that it was two people leading two camels, and they were hurrying to this side.

Seeing that there were only two people, Il's was a little relieved, but he still ordered everyone to hold their weapons.

At the front of the caravan, the two men fell to their knees, then whispered something, pointed to their lips, and raised their heads to drink.

Yir, who had been a long-time trader, understood that the two spoke the language of Qiuzi.

Il, who had no instructions, and no one else had moved, was scrutinizing the two men.

The person in front of him has a round hat on his head, blue eyes, a short beard, and a black mole the size of a bean grain on the left side of his cheek, on which a tuft of long hairs grows.

The one in the back has a high nose, deep eyes, thick eyebrows, is younger, and wears a fur jacket with a lapel.

The two of them were covered in dust, their lips were chapped and they were embarrassed.

And the camel they were carrying had a few horses of silk on their backs.

Seeing that there was nothing suspicious about the two men, and at the same time they had just replenished the previous Oasis stronghold, Eir waved his hand, and someone brought over a sheepskin bag filled with water and handed it to the man in front.

After the person swallowed wildly, he reluctantly handed it to the second person.

After drinking the water, the two of them landed on their elbows, knees and foreheads at the same time, and bowed down to the people of Il to thank them for saving their lives.

This is with the spread of Buddhism, derived from Tianzhu's way of expressing gratitude, and lying on all fours is second only to the salutation of prostrating the whole body on the ground, and prostrating the whole body on the ground is only used to bow down to the Buddha and elders.

So Il's guard was relaxed, and he ordered everyone to put away their weapons, and then continued on the road.

Yier also conversed with the two in Qiuzi language, and learned that their names were Kang Dingzhi and Kang Xiaonu respectively.

They originally followed a small caravan of a dozen camels to do business, but because of a black storm on the way, the camel caravan was scattered.

While chasing the frightened camels, they lost their way, and in the aimless journey, the water they brought with them gradually ran out, and they could only wait for death to come.

The two of them, who were already in despair, heard the camel bell of the Il caravan, and searched for this camel bell, which was tantamount to the sound of heaven, so they caught up with the caravan and were rescued.

At the same time, during the conversation, they learned that the hometown of the two was originally Kangguo, and Yier also became interested and asked where the hometown of the two was, and the two said that they were near the city of Sedichen, which was a hundred miles north of the capital city of Aludi, and was very close to the country of Cao.

When Yier asked them if they could speak their hometown, Kang Dingzhi said that because he had left his hometown with his parents since he was a child, and now he has lived in the Qiuci area for a long time, he can only speak Qiuci and Tang Dynasty official dialect.

is also a businessman who runs the Silk Road, and because he is also a fellow villager in Kangguo, everyone's feelings have suddenly become a lot closer.

When they set up camp and stayed at night, the two surnamed Kang were busy looking for firewood to make a fire and help everyone set up tents.

Seeing the busy appearance of the two, Il's heart expressed his affirmation, and when he learned that they did not have a tent and were ready to deal with it in the open air for the night, Il's men ordered a tent for them.

The two surnamed Kang were inevitably grateful again, saying that when they arrived at the next big oasis stronghold, they must thank everyone for saving their lives, and everyone laughed and agreed.

Once, when Kang Dingzhi casually asked what kind of goods he went this time, one person casually replied: "The goods that went this time are green ......."

Before he finished speaking, he was glared back by Yier with stern eyes, and then Yier made a perfunctory understatement, and Kang Dingzhi did not continue to ask deeply.

In the following days, Kang Dingzhi and the others walked together with Yi'er's caravan, and all that was left of the day was monotonous walking and resting.

They are now taking an ancient trade route that has been handed down since the Western Han Dynasty and is close to the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

Perhaps it is not very appropriate to call the road, because in the desert there is no road at all, and you can only follow the dead poplars and the remains of animals.

Groping for the general direction and walking in the direction of the Tianshan Mountains, there will be a small oasis on the way, and you can replenish the water.

It is said that every drop of water in the desert oasis is made by melting snow on the Tien Shan Mountains.

After walking for nearly twenty days, a black outline was faintly visible on the left side of the direction of travel, which was the Tianshan Mountain Range.

Based on his own experience, Yir judged that they had entered the territory of Qiuzi, and should now be in the territory of Gumo Prefecture.

After the Tang Dynasty defeated the Western Turks, it also captured the Western Regions countries such as Yanqi and Qiuci, and in this situation, the countries of the Southern Tianshan Road also got rid of the control of the Western Turks and joined the Tang Dynasty.

Later, the Tang Dynasty moved the Anxi capital to protect the mansion in Qiuzi, and set up the capital to protect one person, and the official to the second grade; It is divided into deputy metropolitan protectors, chief historians, Sima, and records to join the army.

The original King of Qiuci was changed to the Governor of Qiuci, and the Governor could only be inherited by the Royal Family of the Bai Family of Qiuci, and the King of Qiuci still had great rights in daily management.

Qiuzi, Khotan, Shule and Xiaye were known as the Four Towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty and became important military strongholds for the Tang Dynasty to rule the Western Regions.

Although it was repeated several times later, the Tang Dynasty still firmly grasped the initiative of the four towns of Anxi, which also provided an important security guarantee for the trade routes between the east and the west.

Qiuzi has jurisdiction over nine prefectures, including Gumo Prefecture, Wensu Prefecture, Yutou Prefecture, Wulei Prefecture, etc. With the development and exchange of trade routes, Qiuci language, like the official dialect of the Tang Dynasty, became a common language of the Western Regions.