Bu Yunfei said: "Bayanu is just a guard hired by Kusmanu from Tocharo, his status is low, and he is not a Persian, let alone a Tubo, he has no relationship with Kusmanu, it is purely an employment relationship, no one would have thought that Kusmanu would hide such an important treasure as the Buddha's true body relics on Bayegu." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Even Bano Ko himself can't think of it! ”

"Kusmanu lied to me!" Bano Gu said hatefully.

"Moreover, the Spirit Fox Bracer is the signature equipment of the Tocharian warriors, in the eyes of others, it is just an ordinary iron utenvelope, and there is nothing unique, no one would have thought that there are Buddha bones hidden in it!"

"Not bad!" Fang Ruoxu nodded and expressed his approval: "However, Kusmanu is not afraid that Bayegu will lose his bracers?"

"Of course he's not worried! Just now, Ba Yegu said that the spirit fox is worthless in the eyes of others, but the Tocharian warriors regard it as a talisman. The Tocharian warriors regard the spirit fox as their own life, how can they easily discard it! ”

"Good!" Sora sighed.

"The most important thing is that Bano Gu has the courage of ten thousand people! This is going to the Western Regions, thousands of miles away, dangers are lurking, and anyone can lose their lives, but Baye Gu has the greatest probability of survival! In other words, the Buddha's bones are hidden in his body, so that he can break through many obstacles. Kusmanu's move was indeed far-sighted, in the Langa Temple, Kusmanu's army was wiped out, and only Bayegu survived! Bu Yunfei sighed: "That night, before he died, Kusmanu pointed to the steps outside the temple gate and swallowed, and now that I think about it, he is referring to Bayegu who fell on the steps!" ”

"But why didn't he tell the truth to Banoko?" Fang Ruoxu asked.

Bu Yunfei said: "What is the matter of stealing Buddha bones, how can you reveal the slightest rumor!" Not to mention Bayegu, even the Persian guys who followed Kusmanu to Chang'an were all kept in the dark! Moreover, the Tocharians believe in Buddhism, and the Tocharian warriors have always been loyal, if they knew that Kusmanu had stolen the Buddha's true body relics and desecrated the Buddha's true body, not only would they not do anything for him, but on the contrary, they would shake out the Buddha's bones! ”

Bayegu shouted: "If I knew that he had stolen Buddha bones, I would have killed him immediately!" ”

"When we arrived in Tibet, Kusmanu gave Baye Gu another drop bag and exchanged it for the spirit fox, and the Buddha's true body relics returned to him unconsciously!" Bu Yunfei said: "So, Baye Gu didn't know anything about this matter from beginning to end!" If it weren't for the spirit fox that he was hit by Xuantie in order to protect Fang Ruoxu today, he was afraid that he would take the Buddha's true body relics for a lifetime! ”

"Amitabha, even so, the blessings of the ancient Baba are not shallow!" Empty regret clasped his hands together and let out a long sigh.

The Buddha's true body relics are hidden in the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, but even the monks in the temple are rare to see. For ordinary believers, the Great Mercy and Grace Temple only invites the Buddha bones out on the day of the Buddha's descent every year for the believers to pay respects, and there are only two hours each time, because there are many people, and those who can see the Buddha's bones are one out of a hundred. If you are lucky enough to see the Buddha's bones, it is an infinite blessing. And Nabayegu actually got along with the Buddha's true body relics for two months, and even the emperor couldn't get this kind of blessing!

"Baye Gu is loyal and kind, this is also the blessing he deserves!" Bu Yunfei sighed.

Fang Ruoxu hurriedly said: "Third brother, just now your second brother and I were confused by the light of the Buddha, and I spoke inappropriately, please forgive me, the second brother will not compensate you!" In the future, please take care of the third brother! ”

Not to mention the high ability of Baye Gu, he also has a deep fate with the Buddha, Fang Ruoxu no longer dares to underestimate Baye Gu, and hurry up to set up a close - with such a person, he will definitely not suffer.

"The light of the Buddha is shining, the heavens and the earth are clear, where can you mess up your mind!" Bu Yunfei sneered: "I think you are a little chicken belly!" ”

"Yes, yes, what the eldest brother taught!" Fang Ruoxu blushed and didn't dare to argue.

But Bayegu said: "Big brother, second brother is actually a good person!" ”

"The third brother is right!" Fang Ruoxu actually shed two lines of tears.

……

At dawn, Yuhua carried Gao Lishi and finally arrived at the Great Mercy and Grace Temple.

In front of the temple gate, the abbot Kongming Master is wearing a robe, standing in front of the mountain gate with his hands folded, the four major class leaders of the Great Ci'en Temple, the eight deacons follow closely, and then there are other listed monks, according to the order of the proprietor and the west guests, they are arranged in eight characters, there are as many as 100 people, the expression is solemn, and the atmosphere is solemn.

Chao Yongzhi helped Gao Lishi to dismount, Kong Ming stepped forward and bowed to salute: "The old man has seen Master Gao!" ”

Although Gao Lishi was a eunuch in the palace, he had the title of Hussar General, Jinkai Mansion Yi and the Third Division. The so-called "Kaifuyi and the Three Divisions" is actually another title for the prime minister, that is, theoretically speaking, Gao Lishi and Yang Guozhong are both prime ministers, and their official positions are comparable. Therefore, people respectfully call him "Gao Daren", not "Gao Gonggong"!

Gao Lishi smiled all over his face: "Master Kongming, why be polite, you and I are both serving the emperor, it's better to be casual." ”

Gao Lishi is looking forward to the court, while Kong Ming is a famous Buddha in the world, and the social status of the two is not superior.

"Royal prestige, no matter what!" Kong Ming bowed his head and said.

Colliers laughed.

Gao Lishi's official position is noble, but he is never proud of his official position, and he is most proud of being a servant of the emperor! Kong Ming's words point out this point - Gao Lishi does not represent the imperial court, but the emperor himself!

Kongming waved his hand, all the monks chanted Buddha in unison, Sanskrit sound like a tide, the first empty phase master of the Great Ci'en Temple held a white jade treasure box inlaid with colorful gems in both hands, slowly walked to Gao Lishi, raised it above his head.

Colliers glanced at the treasure box, but didn't answer it.

Kong Ming said slowly: "Lord Gao, I'm afraid the emperor is already in a hurry!" I also asked Lord Gao to bring the Buddha's true body relics and rush back to Huaqing Pond as soon as possible, so as not to worry about the emperor. ”

"Mage, how long has it been since you and I have seen each other?" Colliers asked.

"It should have been more than a year, and the last time we met, it was last spring. Lord Gao serves the emperor very hard! ”

"yes. When we finally met, the mage hurried to drive me away. Why don't you invite me to the Master's meditation room for a cup of tea? Colliers laughed.

Kong Ming was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Lord Gao, please!" ”

"Mage, please!"

The two walked side by side, walked into the temple gate, and the monks on both sides chanted in unison, and the Sanskrit sound was lingering endlessly.

After a while, the two came to the lotus pond, but they saw a pool of clear water, a gentle breeze, lotus leaves and fields, and willows, which was a beautiful summer day.

"The old man has ordered someone to prepare tea in the meditation room, please enjoy the light!" Kong Ming said.

Colliers walked to a stone table, sat down and said with a smile: "Master, the scenery here is pleasant and the air is fresh, so why bother to go far?" ”

"It's still tall and elegant, just as the tall man ordered." Kong Ming said, sat down opposite Gao Lishi, turned around and said, "Go and bring the tea in the meditation room!" Everyone else should step aside. ”

A deacon said yes and hurried away.

The first empty minister gently placed the jade treasure box on the stone table, and together with the eight deacons of the four major classes, bowed down and retreated.

"You all step down, I want to catch up with Master Kongming, and no one is allowed to disturb me!" Colliers said to Chao Yongzhi.

"No!" Chao Yongzhi bowed and saluted, and with seven or eight of his subordinates, he withdrew more than ten zhang away, but did not go far, but patrolled around through the willow shade.

"Listening to the accent, that general doesn't seem to be from my Tang Dynasty!" Kong Ming looked at Chao Yongzhi in the distance and said.

"He is the envoy of Japan to the Tang Dynasty, and he has served in my Tang Dynasty for eight years."

"Oh, how come the old man has never seen one?"

"He originally served under Wang Zhonghe's account in the Longyou Festival of Hexi, and only followed the old slave a year ago."

"Wang Zhonghei?" Kong Ming was puzzled.

Wang Zhongsi, the envoy of Hexi Longyoujiedu, is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and has a very high reputation in the army, and now most of the senior generals in Hexi, Longyou, and Shuofang towns were once Wang Zhongsi's subordinates. It's just that Wang Zhonghei was framed by Li Linfu because he offended Li Linfu, and as a result, he died in the army for many years.

"He used to be a fierce general under Lord Wang, tired of military merits eight times, and was awarded the captain of the light car." Colliers said slowly.

Kong Ming was secretly surprised, and the captain of the light car was a senior general of the fourth grade. Tang system medal, military merit accumulation of twelve turns, awarded the national pillar, is the second grade, to reach the highest level of military merit. In just eight years after Chao Yongzhi entered the Tang Dynasty, he accumulated eight turns of military merit and achieved the fourth grade, which is only four levels away from the national pillar!

And that Chao Yongzhi looked to be in his early thirties. Such a young senior general, in the Tang Army, is not unique, but also rare! The vast majority of high-ranking officials of the fourth rank are in their fifties.

"However, he's a white man now!" Colliers said slowly.

"Bai Ding!" Kong Ming was even more surprised.

After Wang Zhonghe's death, Chao Yongyi gave four recitals to the court in a row to avenge Wang Zhonghe's grievances, but as a result, he was deprived of his rank by Li Linfu and sent to prison for questioning. One level is three years. A year ago, the old slave wanted to get him out of prison, and he followed the old slave to do things, but he was also competent! ”

"Good!" Kong Ming sighed. Wang Zhonghei died unjustly, and there were many people in the government and the opposition, but they were all afraid of Li Linfu's dictatorship and did not dare to speak, for fear of causing trouble. The one who dared to speak up was a Japanese!

As he spoke, the deacon monk brought up two bowls of tea, placed them on the stone table, turned around and retreated.

Colliers picked up the tea bowl, smelled it, and praised: "Good tea!" ”

Kong Ming said slowly: "Master Gao, Lao Gao's tea is all mountain and wild soil tea, how can it compare to the quiet and high Miao of the Quartet tribute in the palace!" ”

Gao Lishi put down the tea bowl, glanced at the treasure box on the stone table, and said leisurely: "The palace is quiet, and the temple is high!" ”

"What do you mean, Lord Gao?"

Gao Lishi was silent for a moment and said: "The emperor has issued an order, stop welcoming the Buddha's bones!" ”

Kong Ming was stunned, and then sighed: "The emperor is sage! ”

"The emperor is indeed a saint!" Gao Lishi said: "However, when the subjects of the world say this, many people are insincere! From the old slave's point of view, what the mage said was from the bottom of his heart! ”

"The tall man has something to say!"

Gao Lishi looked at the treasure box on the stone table and said, "The old slave knows that the Buddha's bones are in this treasure box, safe and sound!" ”

"Of course!"

"It wasn't in there, though!"

Kong Ming was shocked and speechless.