Chapter 19 Passing through the Turtles

In 113 B.C., in the spring of the sixth year of Huaxia, the Huaxia army, which had spent the cold winter, after five months of arduous training, converged with Li Mu's 80,000 army that crossed the Green Mountains, with Li Mu as the commander, Dai Zhan as the deputy marshal, Huyan Bao as the left general, He Chan as the right general, 100,000 foot cavalry over the Hindu Kush Mountain, divided the troops into two ways to launch a conquest against the Great Xia State, the rest of the Chinese army under the leadership of Peng Fei and his own soldiers, launched a purge against the Cypriots, Greeks and Macedonians in the area north of the Hindu Kush Mountain, and drove them to the area west of the Caspian Sea. A new round of construction works began with the assistance of the tools and instruments of the Duliba people across the ages.

Peng Fei also completed his task as an envoy brilliantly, under the combination of grace and power, Wusun Kunmo finally agreed to Ouyang Xuan's request, accepted the canonization of King Wusun, gave up the right to rule, and the whole clan moved to the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the ancestral land of the Altai Mountains. After relinquishing his right to rule, the king of the Dayue clan finally moved to the ancestral land of the Hexi Corridor, and Dawan also gave up many rights and returned to the Ili River Valley. After all, the Greeks and Macedonians of Bactria were no match for the well-fed Huaxia army, and it took only three months for Antielsidas, the king of Bactria in the north, and Apollodotus, the former king of Bactria, who was beaten everywhere by the Dayue clan, to join forces and move to the Caucasus with his tribe. In order to completely control this area, Li Mu cleaned up all the Europa castes, and completely drove the Aryans in northern India to the west of the Sabbatical Empire and the southern part of the Indian Peninsula, recovering the territory occupied by the Sabbatarian State in the west, reaching the desert basin of later Iran in the west, and the Narmada River in the north of the Deccan Plateau in India in the south. On the east side, it is connected to the state of Myanmar on the southeast peninsula of China, and a large number of landless people from Burma, Yunnan, Yuezhou, Minzhou, Guizhou, and Guangdong into Bactria in northern India, and later in Bengal have opened up land for farming, and a large number of landless people in Suzhou, Qiangzhou (Qinghai), and Shuozhou (Hetao area) have moved to the Tianshan, Altai Mountains, and the valleys east of the Caspian Sea to cultivate land, and enjoy the first five-year tax exemption treatment; After garrisoning troops at important border passes, he returned to Lan City in September.

Ouyang Xuan signed an order to establish the state of Inzhou (northern India), Zhanzhou (the Bay of Bengal region), Xingzhou (the kingdom of Bactria state), Manzhou (the area east of the Caspian Sea), Muzhou (present-day Kazakhstan), Shuzhou (east of the Ural Mountains to central Siberia), Jinzhou (north of the Altai Mountains), Hanzhou (the area around the North of the Beihai), Xinzhou (north of the Tianshan Mountains to the Altai Mountains), Shazhou (from the Tianshan Mountains to the Kunlun Mountains), Fuzhou (from the eastern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains to the Dunhuang area) and Shenzhou (north of the Heilongjiang River to the Bering Strait), and each state was set up as Zhizhou. The main people, the main government, not the main military affairs. The Huaxia State set up eight military regions, including the western, northern, central, southern, Qiang, Burma, Haibei, and external, and the imperial court was responsible for logistics and the appointment of personnel above the general level. Li Mu was appointed by Ouyang Xuan this time as the governor of the Western Military Region, stationed in Lanshi City, and Bai Yang was the governor of the Northern Military Region, stationed in Kucheng, Mengzhou.

At the end of September, after the war was over, Ouyang Xuan's appointment was officially issued after being approved by the three provinces. Ouyang Xuan said goodbye to Li Mu and led an expeditionary force that had been away from home for nearly two years, preparing to cross the Green Ridge class. Before leaving, Ouyang Xuan met with Li Mu alone in the sleeping tent, "Duke Xia, I will hand over the new battle place in the Western Regions to the Qing family to guard, and I hope to live up to my trust." Expelling foreign invasions and killing the unsubordinated tribes is a heavy burden on your shoulders. I have thought about it for a long time, except for Xia Gong and Captain Peng, there is no one to entrust this important task." "Your Majesty, the minister knows Your Majesty's intentions, please return to Beijing with peace of mind, but there is a loss in the Western Regions, the minister will come to see you." "I am convinced of Xia Gong's talent, and when China is stable, I will definitely reward Xia Gong." Then he explained to Li Mu some confidential matters about the garrison, the construction of the Great Wall, railways, highways, city building, religion and other confidential matters until late at night.

After crossing the Green Ridge, along the newly built highway on the Gobi Desert at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, go straight to Qiuzi, where Ouyang Xuan has always wanted to see people. It's been forty-three years, and I don't know if the monk is still alive. Qiuci is an ancient city with a very high city wall, here is now the territory of the Chinese country, the king of Qiuci is the same as other tribal kings, was moved to the summer valley, there is no invasion of princes and nobles, here is a thriving scene, people from all over the world gather here, carry out material and trade exchanges, due to the increase in the flow of people, the original city wall has become a restriction, the roof tiles inside and outside the city are numerous, the pavilions and pavilions are looming, and the market is prosperous and lively. Ouyang Xuan briefly inquired about the situation of Qiuci County, which had been established for ten months, and ordered the army to be stationed outside Qiuci City, take a two-day vacation, and after strict discipline, he could go to the market to buy some things for his family. In the past two years, with Ouyang Xuan's southern and northern wars, coupled with Ouyang Xuan's unstingy rewards, before the class teacher, two thousand gold coins were distributed to everyone as funds for purchasing for their families on the road, and those who had thousands of gold coins in the Western Regions were all princes and nobles, this time Ouyang Xuan estimated that he could buy out the goods in the Western Regions in the Qiuzi Bazaar and stimulate those merchants.

Chisha Mountain is located in the east of Qiuci City, is a red sandstone mountain without any vegetation, is a common mountain structure at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, there is a magnificent temple community on the mountain, called Peacock Temple. Under the guidance of the turtle guard, the temple gate is opened, and the stone path is followed to bypass the front hall and the middle hall, and stop outside the mountain pavilion (a house carved according to the mountain, with an attic built of wooden sand and stone attached to the outside) in the middle of the backyard. Ouyang Xuan, led by the serving monks, crossed the threshold and entered the temple they called the High Buddha Hall. In the first curtain sat a monk with a white beard, Ouyang Xuan folded his hands and recited the Buddha's name: "There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south, and the younger Ouyang Xuan visits the monk Jieluoti Misangzhi."

The old monk in the curtain, hearing this, shook his body slightly, and said: "Haha, the old monk has been waiting for the son for forty or three years, and you are finally here", speaking in an authentic Hebei accent.

"This farewell for more than 40 years, the monks are unharmed."

"Haha, the old man is so tight, in order to wait for the son, he hangs his life with a breath. Now that Gongzi is the king of the world, it is a little difficult to come here."

"Xuan, I would like to thank the monks for teaching the Dharma and my people of China."

"Gongzi is too humble, and it is the duty of us Buddhists to spread the Dharma. Gongzi has gone beyond the meaning of my Buddhism, benefiting the common people and the people. Very valuable. In the past, I talked about it with Nanwang Villa, and I knew that the origin of my son's Buddhism was not under me." Saying that, the curtain gradually opened, and the monk looked at Ouyang Xuan with a kind face, and then said: I haven't seen him for more than forty years, and the son's face is still the same as before.

Ouyang Xuan waved his hand, and in order to let him continue, he said with a faint smile: "Xuan is thousands of miles away, just for the high-five appointment forty-three years ago. Now Qiuzi is a county in my Huaxia, and this is only for the secret of Qiuzi in the past."

"Haha, now as long as the son wants something, the world can give it, why ask for old age?"

"Master Hong, the monk is a person who has seen the master, and the iron blast furnace should be passed down by the master, right?" , After Ouyang Xuan came into contact with the Duliba people, he had a feeling in his heart that this Fu Hong should also be a Duliba person, according to the description, he was not tall, with big eyes and light eyebrows, and his hair was black.

"The old man thanked the son for his unspoken secret. It's just that Gongzi said that the immortal master died to cover the mouth of the world, and the old man thought it was inappropriate. The immortal master has been saying for thousands of years, how can the immortal go to say it? The old decay just didn't have a chance to say goodbye."

"High monk Shengming, Xuan just doesn't want to disturb the family teacher's cultivation. Now Xuan doesn't know where the family master is now."

"The world is different from the extraordinary, strange is strange, the right is respected, the immortal master has a long lifespan, and he can be good, but the power is short, and the world will think it is different, and be jealous and drive away. Now the immortal master may live in one place, watching the world go by, and maybe he may even teach his disciples for fun! Childe has now inherited the director of the immortal master and made up for his shortcomings. Let us not be judged by the world, but be honored as God. You can get along with the world, and you can't be harmed, but the immortal master can't."

"Xuan thanked the monk for his guidance, and he already understood the mystery. I just want to find a tutor again to solve the confusion in my heart."

"Old decay can't help Gongzi more, now Qiuzi is under the rule of Gongzi, and Gongzi is the descendant of the immortal master, so he will hand over the secret of smelting to Gongzi. The immortal master once said that there is a valley in the southeast, which is opened by the heavenly stone, and he wants to find it, and he is powerless to do it." After speaking, he called the deacon monk outside the door, whispered a few words, and the monk bowed and retreated.

"Back then, you and I high-fived as an oath, and Childe never broke his promise, but he came a little late. Now that the secret of the furnace can finally be entrusted to someone, the old decay can be regarded as worthy of the immortal master. I wanted to hand over this furnace to the master Ren of Dongtu Momen, who had also been practicing art and immortal master for several months, and learned the method of smelting, but unfortunately it was already a twilight year, so I had to wait for the son to come and entrust it."

"Oh, I see. The glazed surface of Xuanli ware is given by Ren, and it was originally passed down by the family teacher. With such a source, Xuan was very confused."

"Childe, don't be confused, the Ren family gave up the eastern land and traveled far here, all of them came to seek immortals. It's just that the time is short, and I haven't learned the art of the son. that is, he was driven down the mountain by the immortal master". As soon as he finished speaking, the senior monk looked at the door, saw the deacon monk nodded, and then said: "If it weren't for the superb carving skills, excellent production ability, and super high Buddhist knowledge, the old man would definitely think that Gongzi was an impostor." Now the ability to govern the country and level the world reminds Lao Yu of the disciples taught by the immortal master in his hometown of Dongtu, Su Qin and Zhang Yi. They are all high-level disciples, but their fates are different." After speaking, he stretched out his left hand to make a high-five gesture on the sitting, and then said, "The old man only asks the son to treat the people of Qiuzi well and keep the secret given by the immortal master." The old man is also a fellow son, can he swear by the old man's high-five? ”

"This is natural, entrusted by the senior brother, and the junior brother has no reason to obey." Ouyang Xuan got up and said, walked to the couch, stretched out his right hand, and gently hit the monk's left hand. "Haha, the old man has no worries, he can go with peace of mind" Before he finished speaking, his head drooped suddenly, his arms hung down softly, and he passed away in the world. Ouyang Xuan took the pulse with his hand, made sure that the senior monk had passed away, turned his head to look at the deacon monk at the door, and sighed with relief. Leaning over and clasping his hands together, he said, "Your Majesty, the family teacher can finally transcend the suffering of the world and achieve positive results." After saying that, he gave a salute to the monks, raised the yellow flag in his hand, shook it outward, and then the temple sounded a long bell, the monks gathered in front of the hall, read the scriptures, and listened to the "Lengyan Mantra" Ouyang Xuan gave a deep salute, silently withdrew from the hall, sat next to the monks, and recited the "Lengyan Mantra" that he still vaguely remembered, half an hour later, two deacon monks carried a large earthen jar and placed it at the door, there were two old monks holding monks' robes into the hall, and then the two of them carried the deceased monk who maintained a sitting posture and walked out of the hall slowly, Slowly, with the assistance of the deacon monks, the body of the senior monk was put into the clay pot. At this time, all the monks chanted the Buddha's name together, and eight monks with high virtue stepped forward to lift the clay pot and slowly walked to a stone Buddha statue a hundred steps away from the southwest side of the temple gate. The other monks stepped forward and struggled to lift the Buddha statue, and Ouyang Xuan's personal guards wanted to come forward to help, but were stopped by the deacon monks. "Amitabha, Your Majesty, this is an important matter for the Buddhist family, and you must not borrow the hands of others."

Four monks brought a stone slab, covered it on top of the clay jar, sealed the gap with paraffin, and put down the Buddha statue under the hollow Buddha statue, and the monks recited the scriptures again before they dispersed. The monks with higher seniority in the temple bowed down in front of Ouyang Xuan and said: "Your Majesty, the holy monk Jieluodi Misang Zhi has been seated, Your Majesty is the lord of Qiuzi, please give him a name to show his virtue."

Ouyang Xuan thought for a long time before he said slowly, "The clouds are flowing and the guests are in a hurry, the ancient road is the Buddha, and the Pudu Shiweng." I will give the holy monk the name of the ancient! After speaking, he took out his sword and engraved it on the stone tablet next to the Buddha statue, "The Chinese Emperor Ouyang Xuan gave the holy monk Luo Ti Misangzhi the name of the ancient: the clouds and rivers flow, and the passers-by are in a hurry; The ancient road is the Buddha, and the Pudu Shiweng. In September of the sixth year of China, the sword of the junior brother Ouyang Xuan was engraved here, and the people of the world were all presented. The font is vigorous and powerful, like a pen writing. Many of the monks in Suiran Monastery do not yet speak Chinese and do not know Chinese characters, but Ouyang Xuan believes that this will gradually change in the near future. Huaxia now uses the script of later generations, which has been implemented and reformed for more than 20 years.

Ouyang Xuan didn't stay too long, went to the main hall to see the Buddha statue carved from the sunken wood and the Buddha statue made of meteoric iron, left directly and returned to the barracks, and ordered someone to take some gold coins and hand them over to Qiuzi Taishou, and asked him to transfer them to the Peacock Temple. The two-day vacation, as Ouyang Xuan expected, almost bought out the goods with the characteristics of the Western Regions in Qiuzi, allowing these merchants to make a lot of money. Everyone's spare horses carry a lot of baggage. Ouyang Xuan did not follow the original route, but led the army to take another Wusun Ancient Road (the 217 National Highway in later generations) over the Tianshan Mountains and went straight to his hometown.