It has been half a month since the Xiliang delegation left Jiuquan, and after leaving Guzang, the capital of Nanliang, Li Yan and his party went straight to Jincheng.

Due to the Xianbei people in the territory of Qin, the begging tribe Dadan Yu Qifu Qian, returned to the country and proclaimed himself the king of Qin, Yao Xing sent his uncle Yao Shuode, the king of Longxi and the pastor of Qinzhou, to lead the army to crusade against the begging Xianbei again. So there was a delay of a few days near Jincheng.

The begging Xianbei and the bald Xianbei are all from the Mobei Xianbei clan, and now the northern Xianbei people have occupied a large area of the country, from the bald Xianbei of the Southern Liang, to the begging Xianbei of the Qin State, as well as the Tuyuhun entrenched in the plateau, the Tuoba Xianbei of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Murong Xianbei of the Yan State.

In that year, Qifu Xianbei took advantage of the chaos of the former Qin to establish the Qin State, known as the Western Qin State in history, and once set the capital of Jincheng. Ten years ago, Yao Xing sent his uncle Yao Shuode to destroy the Western Qin and move the beggar tribe to Chang'an.

Last year, the beggar department Dadan fled back to Jincheng after returning to the begging department, gathered troops and horses again, and moved the capital to Yuanchuan, southeast of Jincheng.

After Li Yan led the delegation through Jincheng, the captain who guarded the city saw that Li Yan and his party were sturdy, especially the sweaty horses that Li Yan stepped on, which tickled his heart.

Just when Li Yan and the others were out of the city and rushing in the direction of Tianshui, the captain of the city guard led two hundred sergeants to follow.

The captain of the city guard originally wanted to find a remote place to kill Li Yan and his party, anyway, now that the soldiers are in chaos, no one will care if these caravans die in the wilderness.

When the captain guarding the city led his sergeants to catch up with Li Yan and the others, they found that Li Yan and the others were waiting for their arrival in the forest.

This can make the captain who guards the city happy, Li Yan and his entourage of horses plus those tribute horses dedicated to the Jin Kingdom nearly a hundred, this is really God wants to make his own fortune.

The ideal is very beautiful, when the captain guarding the city watched the blood wolf guard under Li Yan's command slaughter the two hundred soldiers under his command, the whole person was stunned. It was obviously a group of lambs hunted at will, but in the blink of an eye, it became a hungry wolf.

The captain of the city guard did not understand until he died, how could there be such a fierce guard in the caravan. The burial place he chose for the caravan turned out to be the place where he buried his bones.

"Lord Liang, this place should be Fufeng County, right?" Li Yan rode the Shadow and turned back to Liang Xing and asked.

"Yes! You will be able to reach Chang'an the day after tomorrow. ”

"Okay. This half-month rush is really more uncomfortable than a big war. Take a good look at Chang'an. When Li Yan heard that he had arrived at Fufeng, he was overjoyed.

It is already close to Chang'an, and during the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, it was placed on the right to support the wind, and Jing Zhaoyin and Zuo Feng Yi were called Sanfu. During the Cao Wei period of the Three Kingdoms, the right Fufeng was changed to Fufeng County.

"Fortunately, there is General Li to protect him along the way, when the old man went to the Jin Kingdom before he arrived in Tianshui, he encountered robbers and killed more than a dozen guards, which is really unbearable."

"Lord Liang rest assured, with my blood wolf guard, I will definitely protect Lord Liang. If it's getting late today, I'm afraid I'll have to sleep in the wilderness tonight. Li Yan looked at the sun now that the sun was about to set, the mountains and forests here were dense, and there were no people at all.

"Wei Liang, you take a few brothers to inquire and see if there is a place to stay."

"Yes. Checkmate. Wei Liang took the order, ordered a few blood wolf guards, and galloped forward together.

Although it is not impossible to stay in the wilderness at night, there are many poisonous insects in the mountains and dense forests, and the temperature difference between day and night is too large, and the night is unusually cold.

After half an hour, Wei Liang and the others have not returned, Li Yan can't help but feel a little worried in his heart, Wei Liang and the others generally don't inquire for more than half an hour on weekdays, otherwise someone will report back.

Just when Li Yan wanted to send a few more blood wolf guards to pick up Wei Liang, Wei Liang and a few people finally came back.

"General, there are no people a few miles ahead, but on the mountain ten miles away, there is a temple called Foguang Temple, we can stay there tonight." Wei Liang was sweating profusely and panting.

"Good! Lead the way ahead. Li Yan heard that there was a temple in front of him where he could stay, and a smile appeared on his face.

When Li Yan and his party came to Foguang Temple, the sky had already turned dark.

Han Qian stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it took a long time for a bald head to emerge from the crack in the door.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's getting late, if you want to offer incense, please come back tomorrow, please come back." A monk in a light-colored robe said with his hands folded.

"No, no, no, little master, I'm not here to offer incense, it's a passing caravan, because I missed the place to stay, so can I stay in your temple for one night tonight?" Han Qian saw that the monk wanted to close the door, so he quickly squeezed up with his body to stop the monk from closing the gate.

"Donor, there are many small monks in this temple, and there are not enough rooms for your donors to stay, so the donor should go elsewhere." The monk said with his hands folded again.

Li Yan saw that the monk had been refusing, so he stepped forward and said: "Little master, I don't dare to expect to live in a guest room, just ask for a place to live in a brick and tile, besides, I won't live in vain." ”

Li Yan glanced at Han Qian, and Han Qian willingly took out an ingot of gold and stuffed it into the monk's hand.

"Amitabha, the donor can't help it, never let it." The monk hurriedly refused.

"Little master, this is a piece of my heart dedicated to the Buddha, please accept it." Li Yan said with a smile.

"Donor, the little monk can't be the master, and you still need to ask the abbot master to reply to the donors. Please also wait a moment here. ”

"Yes, little master, you can go."

After most of the hour, the monk had not opened the door, and Wei Liang and others were knocking on the door. Suddenly, there was a "creak", and the vermilion gate of the temple opened.

"Amitabha, the poor monk is polite."

A monk who looked full of mercy and wore a red robe stepped out.

"I've seen Master Huikong. It's getting late tonight, so please make it easier for the master. Li Yan folded his hands and said to the monk.

"Amitabha, donor, please."

"Master Huikong, please." Li Yan led the blood wolf guard behind him into the temple slowly.

After Li Yan entered the temple, he saw that this temple was quite large, several towering trees were erected in the courtyard, and the temple was also cleaned, even the fallen leaves were rarely seen.

The whole Foguang Temple is built on the mountain, the environment is quiet, and the back is a courtyard that is connected.

After settling the horses, Li Yan and dozens of others were arranged in a small courtyard, and Li Yan was very satisfied with this.

"Thank you, Master. Some mundane things are filial to the Buddha, but they are not respectful, and they are asked to accept them on their behalf. Li Yan took out two ingots of gold from his arms and handed them to Huikong.

"Amitabha, good, good." Huikong accepted the gold and said to Li Yan.

"Master Li, tonight, please rest in the courtyard with peace of mind, no matter what movement you hear, don't leave the courtyard for half a step, otherwise you will be worried about your life."

"Master, why do you say that?" Li Yan asked curiously.

"Li Shizhu didn't know, this Foguang Temple was originally a mass grave, when the Qiang people broke through Chang'an, tens of thousands of people were slaughtered and buried under this place, so every night there will be unjust ghosts out to wander, and the ghosts cry and don't stop. So, please rest early. Master Huikong said faintly.

"Thank you Master for reminding me, Li Yan remembered."