Chapter 63: The Old King Interprets Tang Xuanzang, Wang Xuance Meets Opponents in a Foreign Country (II)

The folk customs of this evil country are also quite simple and mellow. Because when he first arrived here, he couldn't find an inn to stay in, so Dunzhu asked a few people passing by, although they were people from a foreign country, and their clothes were obviously different from the local ones, but the people were still happy to tell each other.

It didn't take long for them to find a small wine shop, with only a dozen rooms. In the face of the horses, equipment and personnel accommodation of the fifteen people of the Tang Mission, although it was obviously overstretched, it could only be so when they went out. So they made do with it, and they came down.

Although the wine shop is not large, the restaurant is not small. Since these five Tianzhu were unified by the king of the ring sun, in order to promote vegetarianism, killing was prohibited, so it was difficult to see meat between the restaurants and restaurants. Therefore, Zhou Zeng often complained. Although they all wanted to eat a few bites, they could only change customs and respect local customs. Therefore, this meal is still quite a vegetarian list.

During the meal, I saw that several monks also settled here. One side was dressed in an off-the-shoulder monk's robe, and at first glance it was clearly a Buddhist; The other party was very tightly wrapped, with only his arms exposed, and he looked like a Brahman.

When the two monks were eating, they were arguing after just a few words, and they actually ate a lot of time in one meal. That said, they all seem to be equal; As for what to debate, Wang Xuance is a layman on both sides, and he is confused!

At this time, Zhou Zeng was already quite itchy, and it was quite strange to see them arguing and arguing so much, even if they didn't fight. I really wanted to go up and add such a fire, but I was immediately stopped by Chen Maocai: "This is in a foreign country, it's better to be careful." In the face of such a great anger on both sides, it is better to be less nosy."

Zhou Zeng, who sat down, lowered his voice and said to them: "I'm very strange, you said that they are all fighting like this, and they don't do it, if I were to start fighting, I would have started fighting a long time ago; And this shopkeeper, you see, just like a nobody, just do his own business, and don't dissuade. Alas......"

"This is their debate, and the two sides have similar doctrines, so they often argue, and even if they quarrel fiercely, they rarely fight," Dunzhu casually explained to them.

Sure enough, after a while, the Brahmin seemed to be unable to argue with the Buddhist, and threw the bowl away, and the Buddhist followed the Buddha's sleeve. Leaving Wang Xuance and the others who didn't seem to understand, they smiled.

After a night's rest, the group took advantage of the dawn to pack their bags and set off again. Under the continued guidance of the living map Kampot, the group walked south for more than 200 miles. At noon of one day they crossed the river Ngaga, and after a short journey to the southwest, they came to the border of the kingdom of Pyrojuna.

I only heard Dunzhu say to everyone: "This country is not big, and the radius is only two thousand miles, and it has four cities, and the largest is its capital city within a radius of thirteen miles. The climate is about the same as that of the countries that have just passed, and the products are quite abundant. But because the queen was a devout Brahman, the people of the country of Virakhana also practiced Brahmanism and there was no other religion. Not only are the people fierce, but the people are strictly divided into four classes according to caste. In addition to these four castes, the rest of the people are untouchables, and this untouched people have a tragic fate, often being wantonly slaughtered and mutilated by people of high castes! ”

Hearing him say this, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill.

"What kind of caste are these four castes?" Wang Xuance asked suspiciously!

This living map Gongbu, looking at Wang Xuance and everyone was quite puzzled, so he took advantage of Dunzhu's voice to add:

In layman's terms, it means that they believe in Brahmin gods, in the cycle of birth and death, in the cycle of cause and effect. This Brahmin is the first nature, the priest who is in charge of the state sacrifices. Kshatriyas, on the other hand, were the warriors who were in charge of the country's military and political affairs, such as kings, queens, ministers, etc.

The Vaishyas are the third caste, the peasants and businessmen who are engaged in productive activities, the people we often see working in the fields. The Shudras are the fourth caste, unskilled laborers, the so-called court servants, those sent by the Brahmins and Kshatriyas.

In addition to this, there are the "untouchables", who have no dignity and are like slaves. The first three castes are called "reborns", which means that Brahmanism gives them a second life, which can be reincarnated; The fourth caste is called the "lifelong clan", which has one life and cannot be reincarnated. The castes are hereditary and can only intermarry within themselves, and they live regularly with their own responsibilities and obligations, lifestyles and customs.

And because the untouchables believe in fate, they believe that the hardships they have endured in this life are the sins they did in the previous life, and only when this life is over, can they be born as high-caste people in the next life, so they do not resist much! ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and surprised; However, it makes sense to exist in a foreign land, so they don't have much gossip.

After entering the realm of these five Tianzhu realms, this is already the fourth country. After careful observation over the years, it can be seen that this king of the Ring Sun has a high prestige among the subjects of various countries. But in the face of the choice of the king of the ring, the actual ruler of this place, Alonashun, did not have a lot of good feelings. In fact, governing the country is like cooking a small fresh, only by being able to use both grace and power can we win the hearts of the people, make the country calm, and make the people healthy.

But along the way, in the face of this heavy tax burden, although the people could not starve to death, the grain they had worked so hard to grow was collected by the government, and they were also boiling with public resentment. The county officials are not as good as the current management, it is precisely because they are under the force of Alona Shun that they dare to be angry but do not dare to speak.

These days, they have also heard a lot about this Alonashun, in short, they have the impression that he is indeed a demon who kills people without blinking. Two years ago, because of the rebellion against the heavy endowment, a country was completely wiped out by this Alonashun, who led an army of 10,000 elephants; You don't see the king's head, which is still hanging high above the king's city of this country; Although it has become a skeleton, there is still no one to take it down and bury it.

In the face of such street news, Wang Xuance and others also adhered to the essence of peaceful coexistence and non-interference in each other's internal affairs.

In this life, fate comes when it is said, and hatred is also said to be over. Along the official road leading to the city of Qunu, the group walked leisurely, and the pedestrians who walked by from time to time on both sides of the road seemed to come to an abrupt end in this country of Virachana. The lively scene of people coming and going in the past also seems to be incredibly silent on this section of the road.

Looking at the magnificent scenery of this country from afar, many verdant mountain peaks are dotted among the green rice fields. Not only does it make the scenery look beautiful, but it also makes people feel that this place should still be a place to live.

Although I heard Dunzhu talk about the fierce folk here, and I also heard Kampot say that this surname system is very strict here, but because people rarely see the people, there are some who can't experience this kind of harsh scene, so some don't care too much.

However, Zhou Zeng, who has always been arrogant, sniffed out something different at the moment: "Big brother, why haven't I met anyone on this journey, it looks a little abnormal." ”

This statement is not tight, and it instantly makes everyone tense their nerves from leisure. It's a question, where did all this person go?

"Don't worry about it so much for now, everyone should strengthen their vigilance and walk through this country of Virajuna as soon as possible," Wang Xuance said casually to everyone.

So the crowd marched forward on their horses; As a result, I didn't go far when I saw corpses lying on both sides of the official road. It looks creepy.

Looking at the fresh bloodstains, as well as the knife edge of the overall painting, there is no need to examine it in detail, this Chen Maocai is already clear. Then he said to everyone: "This is definitely not the act of banditry, judging from the neat appearance of the knife, it must be an organized murder." Everyone should strengthen their vigilance. ”

Wang Xuance also immediately replied positively to Chen Maocai's judgment.

At this time, but seeing this Dunzhu, he signaled everyone to be quiet a little, and after moving his ears a few times, he opened his mouth and said to everyone: "There is still a fight ahead, quickly, everyone is out of the sheath, be prepared to deal with it, be more careful."

In a word, everyone was nervous. When Wang Xuance heard this, he was ready to ride forward to check the specific situation. Immediately, he was pulled by Chen Maocai: "The future is unknown, in the face of foreign disputes, it is better not to go over." ”

When they were hesitating and discussing, as expected, they didn't hear what Dunzhu heard, and in an instant, they saw a large number of ragged people pouring out from the southwest corner of the village, and countless rattan armor soldiers behind them came out so strongly, one by one with bows and arrows, and the knives fell in their hands, as if chopping melons and vegetables, many people fell in a pool of blood in an instant, and Wang Xuance and others were dumbfounded when they saw this situation.

Seeing that these people were rushing wildly, and they couldn't afford to discuss too much, Wang Xuance immediately signaled to everyone to let these people behind. The righteous heart that the group has always adhered to has once again completely burst out at this moment.

With a wave of Wang Xuance's big hand, these dozen brothers, each with a majestic and high-spirited sword, lined up in a row, and immediately blocked in front of this group of rattan armor soldiers.

These people looked at the dozen or so eastern faces blocking the way of the rattan armor soldiers, and they didn't care about thanks, so they continued to run and flee to the rear. And these rattan armor soldiers were also completely shocked by the righteous and awe-inspiring aura of these eastern faces at this time, and they couldn't help but ask in their hearts: What is the situation?

So the rattan soldiers hurriedly tightened the reins of their horses and stopped in front of them. The breeze blew, stirring up the roar of horses, and the eastern faces in silk clothes with weapons in their hands stopped their cruel butcher's knives for a while.

These rattan armor soldiers, when they saw these eastern faces all staring at the tiger with big eyes, and stared at them in a daze, they instantly felt a trace of timidity. Although there is already a hint of timidity, there are also strong people in this group of rattan armor soldiers. I saw a leading sergeant, and after a pause, he immediately raised his knife and came straight at Wang Xuance.

Watching this scene, Zhou Zeng, who was quick-eyed, didn't say a word, so he rushed forward directly with a knife.

"Bell, bell, bell" three rounds, I saw the leading sergeant, with a knife and slashing, this week there was a comfortable dodge, cut out with a knife, the left shoulder strap of the sergeant's shoulder has been cut by him.

The sergeant glanced at his cracked shoulder straps, and then looked at Zhou Zeng with a smile on his face. Seeing his arrogant expression, he was so angry that he immediately raised his knife and slashed directly. This week, Zeng was another dodge, and with a knife of his hand, the armor of this vine armor soldier had already flown out a foot away.

In the face of such a scene, the leading sergeant who killed the red eye raised his knife and came again, and at this time, Zhou Zeng decided to give him a hard encounter, strong against strong, and he did not dodge, let alone escape. With his loud roar, the two weapons collided together. The power of this knife is rare in the world; But when he saw that Zeng had raised and fallen from his hand this week, he not only shook his sword into two pieces, but also cracked the sergeant's mouth, and the blood flowed incessantly; The half-cut treasure knife in his hand also clanged and fell to the ground.

Only then did he endure the pain, looked carefully at these eastern faces, and suddenly realized that this big man was letting himself everywhere, if it weren't for the first knife, he would have killed him. When this group of vine armor soldiers saw that they had such divine power this week, they immediately didn't dare to take another step.

At this time, a person who looked like an official walked out of the gap between the vine armor soldiers on horseback, and the situation instantly became tense again......