The capital of Khotan is outside the city of Khotan, and the Zanmo Temple is famous in Khotan, because it is the place where the Arhat monk Bilu Zhan made a raspberry floating map for his king in the past, and it is also the secret stronghold of the Flying Eagle Brigade in the capital of Khotan. In fact, there are two famous Buddhist temples near Khotan, Zanmo Temple is about fifty miles south of the city, and there is actually a Bimo Temple in the west of the city, which is said to be the place where Lao Tzu turned Hu into a Buddha.

However, these are of no interest to Su Xiaohu and the others lurking here at this time, although the soldiers of the Flying Eagle Brigade still visited the big Buddha in the Zanmo Temple that is said to be made of pure gold when they first came, but these are not very attractive to the soldier king who wanders in the darkness and death all the year round, and regards killing as a daily routine, only a small number of people similar to Luo Minghao, the captain of the first brigade, sneaked into the Buddhist temple and circled around the Buddha, thinking about how to transport it back.

"Isn't there any news from Qin Kong's side yet?" Su Xiaohu asked casually a little bored, although the Flying Eagle Brigade has only entered Khotan with a brigade of more than 500 people, Su Xiaohu has not paid any attention to Khotan, a country with a very famous and large population in the Western Regions. According to the Flying Eagle Brigade itself, there is really no place in the world where the Flying Eagle Brigade cannot go, and the latest generation of Flying Eagle Brigade soldiers are even required to learn to fly naval warships when necessary.

However, although Su Xiaohu did not put Khotan in his eyes, it does not mean that Khotan's strength at this time is not strong, in fact, although Khotan has experienced the tragedy of previous wars and annihilation, but because of his belief in Buddhism, he is very experienced in cultivating life and recuperation, and Khotan is located on the southern edge of the Anxi Basin, and there are many snow-capped mountains and rivers passing through the territory. In addition, the existence of the tug-of-war directly created the existence of the largest oasis on the Southern Silk Road, the territory is rich in plant species, agriculture is relatively developed, and it is very important that Khotan is the first in the Western Regions to obtain the complete sericulture technology of the Central Plains, so the handmade silk weaving industry is very developed, in the years when the Silk Road was cut off, the silk products and other textiles in Khotan have brought it a very considerable income, and the people of the country are generally rich. In this social environment, the population of Khotan is also increasing rapidly, becoming a pivotal power in the Western Regions, and it is precisely because of the existence of this national strength that Khotan can also present a peaceful and shining Buddha light in the surrounding wolf environment, becoming one of the few Buddhist countries in the Western Regions at this time.

"Boss, there is no other news from Deputy Commander Qin's side, just let us not act rashly for the time being, the monk of the Wei Chi clan seems to be a little confused recently, to be precise, he is confused by his own Buddhism." The guard beside Su Xiaohu shook his head, he was naturally very clear about Xuan Yingwei's recent movements, but he had no way to evaluate the other party's plan.

Su Xiaohu nodded thoughtfully, obviously guessing what trouble Qin Kong was encountering, this Khotanese tragedy is a tragedy in this Buddhism, almost all the people in the territory believe in Buddhism, and Buddhist temples are almost everywhere in this country. The number of monks in several major cities is innumerable. Under the influence of Buddhism, the bloodshed of the people of Khotan seems to have been consumed in this Buddha's light. At least in Su Xiaohu's opinion, the surrounding environment of Khotan is not good, there is the Safarid Dynasty in the west, especially the Tianfang Sect can be said to be the sworn enemy of Buddhism, and the south is the life and death enemy of Khotan, the Tubo people, and the north is the nomadic Anxi Uighurs. It can be said that in addition to being able to have basic vigilance and combat readiness against the Heavenly Sect, there is not even much defense to speak of in other places, and this time joining Cao Rengui's so-called anti-Tang alliance directly withdrew most of the garrisons on the border. Su Xiaohu didn't dare to imagine that if the Anxi Uighurs led their troops to attack, would it be possible to count on the gods and Buddhas to the lower realm to control those northern cavalry?

However, it is natural that Khotan can survive without its own tricks, relying on the education of Buddhism, the hearts of the people in Khotan are very united, so if there is a war, Su Xiaohu believes that as long as the lord of Khotan signs, then a large number of people will definitely join the army. Moreover, the influence of Buddhism in the northwest has not been as weak as in later generations, at least there is still a unique position in the hearts of the Tibetans and Uighurs, and the Tibetans in the south are the same as Khotan. Therefore, these great monks are not useless, and when there is a war, these people can still influence the decision-making of various rulers through their own connections.

These were also discovered by Su Xiaohu after entering the territory of Khotan, but Qin Kong, who entered Khotan one step ahead of himself, obviously has also discovered this problem at present, and Yu Chi Shachiche, who had already negotiated with Xuan Yingwei, was also surrounded by Buddhism at this time, which made Qin Kong have the idea of falling short for Shan Jiuqi, and if this problem cannot be solved, I am afraid that all of Xuan Yingwei's plans will become empty.

"Hasn't the master made up his mind yet?" In the Jialan Temple, Qin Kong sat opposite a monk with long eyebrows and kind eyes, Qin Kong poured a cup of tea for the monk, and asked a little unable to suppress the impatience in his heart. This tea is still brought by Qin Kong himself, after the Silk Road was cut off, the original caravan was blocked, and there was a shortage of large quantities of inland tea and silk and other products again, and the northwest did not produce tea, and some tea also needed to be transported from India further south, that is, the body poison, the cost was too great, and it was not something that ordinary people could consume. And the monk in front of Qin Kong was the target that Xuan Yingwei was looking for this time, another royal family of the Yu Chi clan, Yu Chi Sha Chiche, that is, the Wuxin Master of the Jialan Temple.

"Amitabha, the benefactor had suggested that the poor monk think about it again and again, and felt that the previous decision was inappropriate. His Royal Highness Qiming, the current lord of the country, is not immoral, although he has suppressed my army many times over the years, but after all, it has not hurt the lives of my people, and the poor monk deeply feels that my Buddha is merciful, and should not rashly interfere in earthly affairs, and the poor monk cannot do this rebellious thing that overthrows the lord. Master Wuxin said with a compassionate face.

Qin Kong shook his head, but he didn't have much of a depressed look, but chuckled and said: "I have long heard of the master's compassion, and I have always admired the master's reluctance to meddle in the affairs of the red dust, and he is dedicated to the Buddha. It's just that there is a question below, I don't know if the master can solve the puzzle in the next? ”

"Donor, please say, although the poor monks are foolish, they should do their best for the donor, who is concerned with the people of Khotan." Master Wuxin's words made Qin Kong smile secretly, and took over the conversation: "For the Buddhist family, saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, I wonder if the master has the will to do this on weekdays?" ”

"Buddhism has many allusions to saving people's lives, in fact, even if it is not a human being, Buddhist sages such as cutting meat and feeding tigers are naturally teaching us." Master Wuxin sang a Buddha verse and continued: "But I don't know who the donor is talking about? If there are others, the poor monk will naturally do his best to save it, and if necessary, the poor monk will also follow the allusions of the teachings and cut the flesh without regrets. ”

"The master's mind is under the respect." Qin Kong smiled and said word by word: "I want to ask the master to save the people of Khotan, and it is the inheritance of the thousand-year-old country of Khotan. I wonder if the master would like to listen to me? ”

Qin Kong didn't pay attention to Master Wuxin's dark color change, but took a sip of tea and continued: "Master should know about the fact that the lord of your country has joined the anti-Tang Alliance, right?" ”

"Although the poor monk is said to be an empty person, he has heard of such a major matter a long time ago, and the donor seems to have said this when he came to the poor monk before, right?" The Xuanying Guard, who had been in contact with Master Wuxin before, did not explain this matter, but Qin Kong obviously wouldn't talk about it casually, so he continued: "Anxi has always been the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and this time the Tang Dynasty has recovered the Western Regions, and Anxi is naturally bound to win. Khotan has always been friendly with the Central Plains, and the previous lord even personally led his troops and horses to return to the mainland with our Anxi army to quell the rebellion. What I want to know is, what would the master do if he stood in the shoes of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Is the lord of your country so blatantly against my Datang ready to completely turn against my Datang? I would like to ask me, how should the Tang Emperor's anger be endured by Khotan? ”

Qin Kong's rhetorical question was sentence after sentence without giving Master Wuxin a chance to interject, and for a while, only Qin Kong's voice was heard in this Zen room, "Master, I won't tell you, if it weren't for the fact that Khotan and I are of the same language and the same species in Huaxia, does the master think that he would come here thousands of miles away to talk about the scriptures and discuss the Tao with the master?" I'm afraid that when the time comes, thousands of troops will come to detain the pass and attack the city. As soon as the war broke out, how many innocent people died in Khotan? Can the Master's Purity of Sentient Being be realized? ”

"Master, let me tell you, the Tang Dynasty's Western Expeditionary Army has reached Shazhou, the Uighurs have already lost two battles, they don't have much chance, and there is not much time for you to give Khotan." Qin Kong sighed and said: "I have been in war for a hundred years before the Tang Dynasty, and I have cut off contact with the Northwest and Western Regions for more than a hundred years, and now there are not many people in the Northwest and the Tang Dynasty. It is precisely because of this that the emperor is reluctant to start a war against Khotan, after all, this place used to be the same as my Datang, and it was my Datang people. But if Khotan relies on this identity and thinks that I, Datang, will finally accommodate and compromise, then I think it would be ridiculously wrong. Zhang Chaofeng's body has not yet been buried, and the yesterday of the Guiyi Army is the day of Khotan. In fact, according to the historical records and what Qin Kong saw along the way, the race of Khotan is really very similar to the Han people in the land of China, unlike other places with deep eyes and high noses, but the people of Khotan are not very bearded, quite similar to China. Even Khotan has done a better job of learning the etiquette and culture of the Central Plains than other places, and today it is common to speak Tang dialect in Khotan, and even the official language of Khotan is written in Chinese characters, although they also have their own language.

"The donor is taking the lives of tens of millions of living beings as a child's play, my Khotan has been the Central Plains in the northwest since ancient times, didn't His Majesty the Tang Emperor see this? Why did the Tang Dynasty march into Anxi involve me in Khotan? Although His Royal Highness joined the anti-Tang alliance, he had already privately promised that he would not directly send troops to assist the Uighurs. Master Wuxin was stunned by Qin Kong's increasingly cold tone, and then retorted.

"Master, are you sure you think it's me Datang who is playing with tens of millions of living beings?" Qin Kong sneered: "If it weren't for my Tang Dynasty rising in the east, the master wouldn't think that you would still be able to sit firmly in Diaoyutai, right?" If it weren't for the relationship between Khotan and my Central Plains dynasties, the master wouldn't really think that I would be idle and come here to drink tea with the master? Didn't the master think that this matter was more suitable for the army? Qin Kong was a little helpless about the thinking logic of Wuxin, so he said directly: "Today, instead of persuading the master to wade into the red dust for the sake of thousands of Khotanese people, it is better to read the edict on behalf of my His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Qin Kong's words made Wu Xin cold, he didn't expect Qin Kong's attitude to become so tough, and looking at the examples of the Tiance army in the northwest, Qin Kong's words were not exaggerated, whether it was the original Tubo people or the Wen Mo people or the Uighurs and the Guiyi army, all these attempts to confront the Tiance army and the Tang Dynasty were swept into the dust of history, and the northwest ethnic groups felt afraid and fearful from the bottom of their hearts for the uncompromising and even ruthless approach of the Tang Dynasty. This is also the reason why all ethnic groups in the northwest will correspond after Cao Rengui proposed the anti-Tang alliance, and the current Tang Dynasty is too different from the Tang Dynasty recorded in their memory or in the history books of various ethnic groups. Today's Datang army is strong, and its ruthless approach to the forces that dare to confront it has also made all tribes feel the crisis of survival.

"Master, I think you're wrong when you said just now that the Khotanese army won't go abroad to fight. This is our information, three days ago, the lord of your country had already ordered the army directly under the royal court to march north. I guess the master should know what this move means, right? Qin Kong took out a piece of information from his body and threw it to Wuxin and sneered: "In this chaos, since Yu Khotan has already participated, there is no way to take himself out. This news will reach the commander of my Western Expeditionary Army in less than three days, what do you think our marshal will think of you in Khotan? ”

"And what do you want? What should Datang do with me in Khotan? Qin Kong's words made Wuxin fall into a long period of contemplation, and now it is just as Qin Kong said, no matter how the lord of Khotan thought about it at the beginning, since Khotan has been stirred in, then there is no way to take himself out, and in fact, Khotan has also taken action, as long as this information is sent to the hands of the Tang army, then how should the commander who made all the ethnic groups in the northwest feel frightened about Khotan? What is the future of Khotan? How can you grasp the future of Khotan?