"Tulu Taiji, what kind of person do you think this General Liu is?" Chessan asked suddenly.

"This General Liu?" The knight who had just said that he wanted to open the way for his master was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "In my opinion, he may not have any ability, horseback riding, archery, wrestling, and drinking are definitely not as good as me!" “

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Lama Chesang laughed: "Tulu Taiji, you are still so straightforward, but you are the master of an army, what do you do compared to this?" “

"Even if it's a soldier, I think it's average!" Tulu Taiji smiled and pointed to the market town not far away: "The Han people are best at building city walls, but if you look at this market town, there is not even a low wall, even if a team of horse thieves kills it, I am afraid that it will not be able to resist!" ”

Tulu Taiji's words resonated among the people, and it was common for various tribes on the steppe to fight for water, pasture, and livestock. As soon as I saw this town, I instinctively thought about how to attack and defend it.

Unable to respond to Turuteiji's words, Chesan turned to the other knight with a white face and asked, "What do you think?" “

"I don't think it's that simple." The white-faced man replied, "To tell you the truth, we came all the way, and there were sparsely populated along the way, many villages were deserted, the fields were barren, and corpses could be seen everywhere on the roadside. But there are so many people here who are hurrying with their belongings, and even the road is blocked, isn't this the ability of this General Liu? “

"Hahan, you're right!" Chesang smiled: "Tulu Taiji, do you think about how many people we have seen in desperation along the way, but there is so much money here, why no one has come to rob it?" There are no walls of earth and stones, but do you know that there are no walls of swords and guns? “

When the crowd listened to Lama Chesang's words, they couldn't help but ponder. At this time, a group of cavalry rushed from afar, waving a fiery red banner with the word "Liu", and the crowd made way for it. The leading officer was panting in a silver-gray woolen robe, with a circle of silver ratskin sewn on the collar and cuffs. But it was Gesang who was the first to shoot his prey in the hunt, and he jumped off his horse twenty or thirty steps away from the Living Buddha of Chesang, knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice, before standing up and respectfully saying, "Dear Living Buddha of Qiesang, General Liu ordered me to come to meet you!" ”

"Thank you General Liu for me!" Lama Chesang got up and wanted to get on the horse, but Gesang hurriedly rushed forward and knelt on the ground, supported Lama Chesang's feet with both hands, and made a stirrup of human flesh, and Chesang got on the horse. Smiling at him, Gesang hurriedly folded his hands and saluted, and stretched out his hand to lead the horse for Lama Chesang.

"Who did I say, it turned out to be Gesang, the eagle of our steppe!" Tulu Taiji on the side said with a smile: "Gesang, look at your clothes that mix well with General Liu!" “

"This is a reward from General Liu, rewarding me for capturing the leader of the thieves alive three days ago!" Gesang patted the saber on his waist proudly: "This is also what General Liu rewarded me." “

Gesang's ostentatious swagger aroused the envy of everyone, and when these cavalrymen who followed Min Min came almost as one man and two horses, a bow and a quiver. But now they are all dressed in spirited woolen robes and iron armor. Armed with sharp and sturdy weapons, several of them had bird guns strapped to the back of their saddles, and these latecomers were well aware of the great power and high price of such bird guns. Especially those young nobles who felt that they were more courageous than Gesang, their faces showed eager expressions.

Lama Chesang saw it in his eyes. I already had a plan in my heart, so I asked casually: "Gesang, how are Min Min Beji doing here these days?" “

"It's a good time!" Gesang smiled: "Don't Ji, she is inseparable from General Liu every day, don't mention how happy!" “

"Inseparable?" Chesan's brow immediately furrowed. Xuan even regained his smile: "When I left, the Great Khan specially told me, since Beiji is doing well here, then I will rest assured!" “

The group gossiped. They walked along the official road to the market town, and the knights looked curiously at the vehicles, pedestrians, inns and warehouses on both sides of the road, the shopkeepers were shouting loudly at the door of the shop to sell their goods, and the wine shop exuded a charming smell of wine and food, most of them were the first time in their lives to see such a bustling market, and a few young people were excited to discuss that they would come to the shops on both sides tomorrow to see what they could buy that was not on the grassland. The lama looked much more carefully, and if someone looked closely at this time, they would see that he was rubbing his rosary in his right hand, as if he was calculating something.

"Gesang, what is the shop with the gold bureau hanging on, why are there so many people queuing?" Lama Chesang suddenly pointed to a small two-story building not far away.

"Oh, that's where the money is collected!"

"Cents? What's that? Lama Chesang asked curiously.

"It's like a river crossing." Gesang said with a smile: "General Liu built a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, and it is much more convenient for merchants to cross the river between the two banks, but this pontoon bridge cannot be used in vain. ”

"Then why do you have to pay it here, can't you just hand it over by the bridge?"

"Master, you don't know, this is just one ferry port of the Yellow River within a radius of several hundred miles, how many people and goods do you think will have to cross the river? If you are on the bridge ****, then you have to wait two or three days to cross the river once? And with the gold bureau is convenient, how many goods you want to bring across the river is here to tell clearly, pay the money to get the voucher, and then you can take the voucher to cross the river. ”

"Then what if someone reports to Shaoli?"

Gesang said with a smile: "There are people at the bridge mouth who do spot checks, if they are found to have deceived Shangguan, all the goods will be confiscated, and who would be so stupid, in order to take advantage of such a little advantage, but to risk losing everything." ”

"That's right!" Lama Chesang nodded, he looked at the long queue of nearly 100 people discharged from the outside of the Lijin Bureau, and couldn't help but secretly say to himself about the financial resources that Liu Cheng had. Chesan knew very well how much money could play a role in the war, and thinking of the great power of those bird guns sold to Batur Khan, he couldn't help but raise the estimated strength of Liu Cheng a lot.

"Bell, bell!"

A loud noise woke him from his reverie, and he found that he had left the road and turned to the left, and the sound came from the big houses on the high ground on the right side of the road, all of which were of astonishing size, and the smallest one was almost as big as the halls of Drepung Monastery, and these big houses were joined together, and there was a loud noise coming from some of the houses, and some of the chimneys on the top of the chimneys were billowing black smoke. It's like it's on fire.

"What do those places do? Why is it so loud? And such a big smoke? ”

"Here!" Gesang turned his head and smiled: "This is all a workshop. ”

"Workshop?"

"Yes, it's a place for striking iron and weaving." Gesang thought for a while, but didn't know how to explain it more clearly: "For example, the bird gun sold to the Great Khan was made here. ”

"That's where the bird was made?" Lama Chesang's spirit was shocked, he looked left and right, approached Gesang and lowered his voice: "Have you gone in and seen it, is there any way to steal the method of making bird guns back?" ”

"Guru!" A wry smile appeared on Gesang's face: "Don't bother with this idea." ”

"What do you mean by that?" There was a hint of anger in Chesan's deep voice.

"Master, Min Min Beji has been in here, and I have also been in, you only need to mention it to General Liu once. I'm sure you'll be able to go in and check it out, and you'll know what I mean! ”

Faced with Kelsang's answer, Lama Chesang was a little annoyed, but more of a fear, a fear of the unknown. He had dealt with many Mongol princes in the past, most of whom were very powerful, with at least thousands of brave warriors, but Lama Chesang was not afraid, because he knew that they were powerful. But the mind is empty, there is no wisdom, although the head is smaller than the legs, but the head has wisdom. Therefore, the head should be above the hands and feet, as long as he respects the teachings of the Buddha, he will definitely be able to grasp these powerful Mongolian princes in the palm of his hand and play with them. But this General Liu, whom he has never met, is different. What he did made him always unable to see through, but I was afraid that he was not a fool who had no force and no wisdom.

In this way, Chesang met Liu Cheng with anxiety. The tall Han general greeted him politely at the gate of the barracks, and beside him was Min Min Beji, the beloved daughter of the Great Khan of Batur. Che Sang tried his best to cheer up, greeting Liu Cheng with a smile on his face, but his stomach was thinking about how to make his request.

Like most of the best negotiators, Chessan knows that unless you are sure of victory, you should never let the other side know what your true purpose is. Therefore, he saluted Liu Cheng and Min Min with impeccable manners, and then said loudly: "Lord Liu, the poor monk has been entrusted by the Great Khan to bring you a small gift on this trip!" Speaking of this, Chesan lightly slapped his palms twice and shouted, "Bring it up!" ”

Following Chesan's order, the Mongol knights led six tall horses and ten young men tied together with ropes, Liu Cheng's face showed a stunned expression, and asked, "What are these?" “

"These are gifts from Venerable Batur Khan, proof of sincere friendship!" Chesang said loudly: "Three months ago, Batur Khan used the firearms you sold him to defeat the evil Kazakh horse thieves, their cowardly Khan left his people and his wives and concubines and fled, Batur Khan captured many livestock and tribes, he took out some of them to share with his friends, Lord Liu, and please laugh!" With that, Chesan took a gift slip from his sleeve and presented it. Liu Cheng took the gift list, looked down and looked at it with a very intimate Chinese inscription on it Two hundred good horses and one hundred slaves, these hundred slaves are fine, if those two hundred horses have this level, it is indeed a big gift.

"The Great Khan's hospitality, this official has received it!" Liu Cheng stuffed the gift list into his sleeve with some embarrassment, stretched out his hand and asked: "I have prepared a little thin wine for you to receive the wind and wash the dust, and please ask the master to appreciate your face!" “

Everyone entered the room and sat down, and at first Liu Cheng still had some prejudices about this Chesang Lama, "Chaoyang 100,000 Rinpoche". However, as the banquet progressed, Liu Cheng gradually changed his views with his witty speech, extensive knowledge, and gratifying personality, and it is no wonder that Tibetan Buddhism defeated many competitors such as ******, Confucianism, Han Buddhism, and Shamanism in the struggle for the spiritual world of the Mongols. With the mind of this Chesang Lama, if he changes his clothes, grows long hair, and studies hard for seven or eight years, it is estimated that he can also take the Jinshi exam or something, and he will never be like the Jinshi Master with a straight face to be a strict teacher, and with the addition of Heavenly Demon Dance and Fangzhongshu, Liu Cheng is not a traverser It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to resist the temptation of these spiritual opium.

"Lord Liu, I heard that you have even broken the thieves and made a lot of gains, I wonder if my Jungar athletes also have a little work?"

"That's natural, your cavalry team is brave and good at fighting, and this official also relies on a lot!" As soon as Liu Cheng's words came out, he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, Batur Khan used his own firearms to win the battle and sent prisoners and war horses, so did he have to give some blood to win the battle with the Jungar cavalry? The emotional other party has been waiting for him here for a long time. Thinking of this, Liu Cheng subconsciously cast a pleading gaze to Zhao Wende on the side. Zhao Wende hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Chesang, you are the most caring person of the Great Khan, I am afraid that you have a heavy responsibility in the Central Plains this time, right?" ”

Lama Qiesang was thinking about how to trick Liu Cheng to let him go to the workshop that made firearms, but Zhao Wende was killed in the oblique stab, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao said that he was joking, I have already ignored worldly things as a monk, and this time I was entrusted by the Great Khan to visit Xia Min Min Beji, bring some things she likes, and by the way, I just have a way with Mr. Zhao, where will there be any important tasks." ”

"I see!" Zhao Wende smiled and said, "Master, you say that you are a monk and ignore worldly things, why don't you practice in the monastery but run around in the world?" ”

"Mr. Zhao's words are wrong!" Chesang said with a smile: "If I take care of myself in the monastery and cultivate, it will only be a liberation for one person, a small liberation, if everyone in the world is liberated, it will be a real liberation, a great liberation!" ”

"So how is true liberation, great liberation?" Zhao Wende sneered.

"Naturally, the true transmission of my Buddha is all over Tibet, and all men and women in the world have been liberated!" Chesang said solemnly, he believes in the Gelug sect, and the "true transmission of my Buddha" in his mouth naturally refers to the true transmission of the Gelug sect, and if the true transmission of the Gelug sect is spread all over Tibet, it is natural that external forces must intervene to defeat the Zangpa Khan who now believes in the Karma Kagyu sect. But Zhao Wende and Liu Cheng didn't know what Lama Chesang was thinking, so it can be seen that he had a solemn face and a solemn appearance, and thought that he was a monk who took saving the world and helping the people as his own responsibility, but he also added a little respect. (To be continued.) )