After leaving the Kangxi garrison and riding for more than ten days, Cao Hao had not yet arrived at the Khalkha Mongol Zasaktu Khan Banner. It's farther away than he thought, and although he doesn't know where he is, he doesn't know where he is, but he is designated not to be in the country of the afterlife.

If it weren't for the Mongolian attendant Buhe who led the way with the living Buddha of Jebu Tsundamba, Cao Hao couldn't imagine how he could travel thousands of miles without getting lost in the boundless grassland.

Looking back at Detehei and the others, Cao Hao felt a little guilty. Fellow guards, first-class guards Detehei and Naranfusen, second-class guards Azi and Heshan. Coupled with their respective long-term followers, plus Buhe, Cao Hao's team of nearly twenty people.

Because they want to save people and hurry up, everyone is a two-rider transfer, and there are no two thousand miles of galloping for ten days, but there are always 1,500 miles.

Seeing that there was a town in front of them, everyone was finally relieved. Although these guards were on an errand in front of the Holy Driver, they were all from everyone's background. For more than ten years, I have been sleeping in the open air, and I am not afraid of anything else, but I am a big sin if I don't take a bath.

According to Buhe, this town is called Xia Yubuledu, and it is the station of Alxa and Shuote Banner Zasak Dorobele. Baylor House was built in the center of the town, a blue-walled and blue-tiled mansion.

Cao Hao and the others were not interested in visiting this Mongolian Baylor, so they found the largest inn to settle down and cleaned up.

After cleaning up, everyone went downstairs and went to the hall to have wine and food. Detehei, Azi, and Heshan were fine, but Naranfusen was a little haggard and walked in a weird posture.

Cao Hao was a little embarrassed, although Kangxi asked him to pick a few people out, but he only contacted these few people at the guards. Although there is Li Ding, Cao Hao did not choose him in order to prevent extraneous branches, but chose these few people who are said to be close to each other and have a good surname.

Ask Xiao Er to come over, and report to eat, or pork and mutton. Everyone is eating jerky and barbecue these days, and Deteblack hurriedly waved his hand and said: "How can it be all these meats, cabbage and radish, and give two plates to clear the stomach!" ”

The little two were only joking, and they were still shy to introduce the roast leg of lamb and roasted lamb loin here.

Heshan took a piece of broken silver and went over, and said, "Master, we are vegetarians today, and the meat dishes will be talked about tomorrow, so let's serve tea first!" ”

The little two went to the farts now, in the end the shopkeeper was more knowledgeable, and watched a few people enter the store to bathe and change clothes first, each with a servant. They were all dressed in robes, and they came in in the dust, presumably after a long journey. So, the shopkeeper made a pot of tea and poured it for everyone himself.

"Gentlemen, this is just entering Mongolia, can't you get used to eating milk and meat here?" The shopkeeper said with a smile.

Cao Hao heard his accent with a Shandong flavor, and was a little curious, and asked, "The shopkeeper is from Lunan?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "The small one is from Yizhou Yuezhao County, uncle, has you been to our Lunan?" Because of the mention of his hometown, the local accent in his words became thicker.

"Fu Ruo, isn't Yizhou the same lump you stayed in a few years ago?" Detehei drank half a cup of tea in one gulp and said to Cao Hao.

Cao Hao nodded to Detehei, and then said to the shopkeeper: "Zhao, the shopkeeper is surnamed Wang?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded and said to Cao Hao: "It seems that this master has really been to us, and in Zhao City, our Wang family is a big family, and several branches are there." Speaking of this, he sighed: "Because we are from this branch, we followed my uncle to Mongolia to seek a living in the early years, so we settled here." ”

Hearing that he was from Guanli, everyone looked at the shopkeeper more kindly, and asked a few gossips.

Xiao Er has already brought up the food, it is really plain, spinach soup, fried cabbage, roasted tofu, and a cold radish skin and pickled cabbage melon, the staple food is pancakes.

Cao Hao and the others ate with relish, and Xiaoman, Wei Hei, Bu He and others also sat on the seats on the side, and they ate these things. Although it is all plain except for the pancakes, compared to the hard jerky and half-baked rabbit meat, these are the world's delicacies.

While he was eating, he saw a little boy at the door, eight or nine years old, wearing a Mongolian robe. When the shopkeeper saw him, he was very close, and said with a smile, "Ngawang Dorji has come to beg for food again?" ”

Although the boy was not dressed gorgeously, he looked neat and neat, and there was nothing like a beggar. Therefore, listening to the shopkeeper's statement, Cao Hao and others were very curious.

The little boy did not refute the shopkeeper's statement, but folded his hands and nodded slightly to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper did not have a disgusted expression, and called Xiao Er to fill a few bowls of rice in a small cloth bag and hand it to Ngawang Dorji in person.

The little boy took it, saluted again, and turned away.

The shopkeeper's face was not reluctant, but seemed to be honored. Everyone looked surprised, and Deteblack couldn't help but beckon at him, and said, "Hey, I said shopkeeper Wang, what is the origin of this child?" It doesn't look like you're asking for food! ”

The shopkeeper stepped forward with a smile and replied: "A few masters have seen the world, and they are half true. This Ngawang Dorji is the little prince of Alxa, who has been weak since he was a child, and has been counted by shamans, saying that he is the reincarnation of a boy before the Buddha and cannot be raised in the world. Therefore, it is raised in the family temple of the palace. Every fifth and tenth day, Dorji personally came to the market to beg for rice and food, which was used to provide for the widows and orphans living in the temple. Although we give up some rice, we also accumulate yin virtue, so we are looking forward to this little Buddha coming to the door! ”

"Lord Alxa? Is Zasak Dorobele? Cao Hao asked.

The shopkeeper patted his head and said: "Exactly, according to the Mongols here, it is the prince, and according to the title of our Great Qing Kingdom, it is Dorobelle." Today's Baylor was knighted six years ago, and is Awang Dorji's father, Prince Bao. ”

This "prince" and "Baylor", listening to everyone's confusion, Cao Hao pondered for a moment and asked: "Since he gave up his son to practice in the temple, then this Baylor is religious?" ”

The king's shopkeeper said, "Isn't it? I heard that the prince was very kind to the monks, but all the lamas who passed by had to be invited to the palace as guests. ”

Cao Hao secretly remembered that in the instructions given to him by Kangxi, in addition to going to the Zasaktu Khan Department to rescue the lama named "Dangsang Wangbo", he also found a place for him to settle.

Although I don't know what kind of sacredness this "Sang Wangbo" is, but looking at the solemn appearance of Kangxi and the Great Lama, I know that he is by no means an ordinary person.

Before entering the town just now, Cao Hao asked Buhe and knew that Zasaktu Khan still had five or six days to go. If the lama can be placed in this temple, Cao Hao's second errand will be over.

After resting for a while, Cao Hao and others hurriedly set off.

After five days of trekking, the people finally arrived at the residence of the Khan of Zasaktu on the 15th day of the seventh month. Perhaps because of the distance from the mainland, it is not much more prosperous than Xia Yubule, but the scale of the town is a little larger.

As one of the three Mongol Khan kings of Khalkha, this Dazha Saktu Khan was crowned as the king of Doro County in the Qing court. The current king of the county, Tsewang Zabu, is the sixth generation of Dazha Saktu Khan. Because he led his people to join the Qing court during the Geldan rebellion, he was named the king of Dorojun. At the same time, in order to show his importance to his tribe, Kangxi retained his title of Khan King.

Cao Hao and the others found an inn to stay, and at the same time looked for someone to inquire about the Khan's palace. However, it is not easy to find someone who can speak like the king's shopkeeper. Whenever the Khan's palace was mentioned, those people changed their faces and did not dare to respond again.

Everyone returned to the room in a daze, Detehei couldn't help it, and said to Cao Hao: "It's just a county prince's mansion, how many of us brothers, since they are carrying the emperor's order, they handed over the guard sign, see if he dares to hold people down?" ”

Cao Hao only had a wry smile, and everyone had seen it around the Khan Palace. If nothing else, the high walls of the mansion are not so easy to enter, not to mention that the entrance of the palace is full of Mongolian warriors with big shoulders and round waists. On their side, there are less than 20 people in total, and even if they are all dispatched, they may not be able to rescue people inside.

If it can be under the banner of Kangxi, it is really a great good, but the emperor does not allow it. As one of the Khan kings of Outer Mongolia, don't look at Tsewang Zabu's title of county king, but it is not the same as the county king of the clan. Even in front of Kangxi, there is a place for him.

If this Lama Sangsang Wangpo caused a small disaster, it is estimated that Kangxi would directly order the palace to release people, and the trouble caused by him would be greater.

Dangsang Wangpo led people to preach in the lama temple near the Khan's palace, and as a result, he had a relationship with the little princess of the Khan's palace. This little princess was the wife of Punsok Rabutan, the only son of the Khan King Tsewang Zab. Punsuk Rabutan, the eldest son of the county prince canonized by the imperial court, died of illness last year, leaving behind this flowery wife.

No, a year after Punsouk Rabutan died of illness, the little princess became pregnant. Although it was covered up in every possible way, in the end, because of a big belly, it was discovered and the trouble was about to come out.

Such a shame and humiliation made King Khan half dead, so naturally he had to track down who cuckolded his deceased son.

There is only one answer, that is, the handsome lama in the lama temple who loves to sing to the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law.

When the chains of the Khan's palace were put around the lama's neck, the lama did not resist; When facing everyone's interrogation in the hall of the Khan's palace, he also nodded in agreement.

The Khan wanted to blame him, but the little princess begged bitterly, saying that she wanted to let Dangsang Wangpo take a look at the child before dealing with it.

Although the little princess had committed the silver ring, because she had been in the Khan's palace for many years, the Khan had always treated her as a daughter, so she also agreed to her request and did not immediately execute Sang Wangbo.

When Cao Hao explained the reason for the detention of Dangsang Wangbo to Detehei and others, everyone was dumbfounded. The faces of Aji and Heshan both showed contempt. Detblack and Naranfuson were lost in thought.

Heshan lowered his head, looked at the dusty boots, and muttered: "What is this, we have been traveling for half a month and traveling thousands of miles, just to save such a bad man!" Not to mention the monks, even the common people, this thief of the little widow is also a violation of the Qing Dynasty! ”

Ah Ji also followed: "That's it, long live the lord is really, why do you think of letting us save this thing!" I had to make a holy decree directly, and asked the Khan King to release him, which also made people chill when it came to the flower lama! ”

Detehei scratched his head and said, "What kind of etiquette does this old Mongolian pay attention to?" If this happened in Guanli, let's not talk about it, the silver woman designated that she would sink into the pond, how could she still give birth to a child. Didn't you give birth to a child and think of it as a godgrandchild? This lama has become half a son, half an aunt! ”

Although Detehei said roughly, he heard Cao Hao's heart move. When he first heard the Grand Lama tell him about this, he also noticed that something was wrong, but he didn't know where. Hearing Detehei say this, he realized that the Khan King's daughter-in-law was too tolerant of her virginity.

Although the Mongols do not pay as much attention to etiquette as the Han people, among the Mongolian princes and nobles, Sinicization is still obvious. Since the other party is a noble little princess, how can it be a person to worship the Buddha in the temple? Maids and wives are indispensable.

If the little princess is really pregnant, she doesn't have to confess herself, as long as these maids and wives are tortured, what else does she not know? Where is there still a need for the little princess to identify herself.

Nalan Fusen also thought of this, glanced at Cao Hao, and said: "Maybe this lama was wronged, and the king of Khan can keep him unkilled, maybe he also knows this reason." ”

Heshan's eyes widened and he asked, "Why did Brother Nalan say that?" If this lama checks, why doesn't the princess climb and bite others, but only climbs and bites him? Besides, didn't he nod his head in agreement? ”

Cao Hao thought about it for a while and said, "Maybe the other party is really a noble master, and in order to save the little princess, he deliberately agreed to this matter." ”

Now, this is the only explanation. Cao Hao recalled the situation when Kangxi and the Living Buddha of Zhebu Tsundamba mentioned the situation of Dangsang Wangbo. Both of them were a little solemn, although they were quite dissatisfied with the debauchery of Dangsang Wangbo, but Kangxi did not have any contempt. The face of the living Buddha of Jebtsundamba is a little more reverence.

The living Buddha of Jebtsundamba is alive, and his status and prestige in the Yellow Sect are extremely high. How could a figure who could make this great lama revered be the "husband of the Yinliang family"?

Detehei frowned and said, "Regardless of whether this lama is a good person or a bad person, since it is long live the order of the Lord to save us, then it will be saved." We have to think of a way, the courtyard wall of the palace is high enough, and I don't know how many people are guarding the courtyard inside. If you want to rescue people smoothly, you need to plan carefully. ”

This is a serious errand, and everyone has also studied several sets of plans. Either way, it is not possible to do without internal guidance, at least you have to figure out the topography of the palace and know where this lama is locked before you can do it. Otherwise, everyone will break in without a head, and it will be a surprise to the snake.

Everyone was discussing, and they heard Xiao Man say outside the door: "Master, there is a little guy who asks to see!" ”

Everyone was silent, very surprised. Cao Hao said: "Bring him in!" ”

said that he was a little girl, more like a little novice, wearing half-worn monk's clothes, thirteen or fourteen years old, and looking very clever. However, because there were five people sitting in the room, he was a little dazed, and he was stunned before he spoke: "Villain Bayin...... Ever seen...... Ladies and gentlemen! ”

Maybe it's because everyone is not dressed in Mongolian, so Bayin speaks stiffly in Chinese.

"You're looking for us?" Cao Hao asked in Mongolian.

Bayin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they could speak Mongolian, and replied in Mongolian language: "May I ask you lords who are coming from afar, are you here for Master Dangsang Wangbo?" ”

Everyone is on an errand in front of the emperor, and every year they go with the outside of the fortress, they can also speak Mongolian. Hearing Bayin say this, Dete's face was dark, and he asked, "You were following us just now?" ”

Because when everyone was talking just now, there were Xiaoman and they guarding the door, and they were not afraid of people eavesdropping. The only thing that could tell them was that they were outside before going back to the room.

Bayin listened to Detehei's words, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, it was the shopkeeper who sent the news to the villain, and the villain knew that you were here." ”

Seeing that everyone was very puzzled, Bayin said again: "Although Master Dangsang Wangbo likes to drink and sing love songs, he treats people with compassion. Many of us here have received his favor and know that he has been wronged......" At the end, his voice was low and inaudible.

Cao Hao listened to Bayin's words, as if he was in the know, and asked: "Since everyone knows that he was wronged, why does no one dare to come out and speak?" ”

When Bayin heard this, his body trembled, as if he thought of something extremely terrifying. After a long time, he replied in a low voice: "King Khan's temper is not good, and no one dares to defend Master Tamsang Wangpo......

(To be continued)