"Bantu, if you have any scruples in your heart, you might as well say it, although silence is golden, but it is not used at such a time." Wang Baoyu opened his mouth to persuade.

Bantu wiped a handful of tears and arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister, King Hanxing, Bantu has been taught by his father since he was a child, and he is determined to hate for his ancestors. ”

"History has its own judgment on one." Wang Baoyu said.

"Bantu is grateful to the prime minister for what he did, but please kill the prime minister!" Bantu kowtowed.

"Do you want me to kill the descendants of the Ban clan and be infamous through the ages?" Zhuge Liang's face turned cold, and he said unhappily.

"You're so naughty, is it worse to live than to die?" Wang Baoyu was also a little impatient.

"Bantu has no such intention, whether I surrender or flee, my wife and children in Fu Lou Sha will inevitably die. Although Bantu is defeated, if he dies, he can still save his family, which is equivalent to preserving Ban's bloodline. Bantu said sincerely.

Hearing these words, Zhuge Liang and Wang Baoyu were very happy in their hearts, and Bantu expressed a very clear meaning, wanting to surrender, but he would rather die because he was afraid that his family would be killed.

"General Ban, this matter is very easy, I can declare to the outside world that you have been killed, and the army will advance into Fulousha in the future, and your family will be brought out safe and sound." Zhuge Liang said pleasantly.

Bantu couldn't believe his ears, Zhuge Liang could temporarily bear the infamy for him, this kind of mind was unheard of!

"Prime Minister Gaoyi, Ran Xiangju is ......" Ban Tu raised his doubts, the Han army does not understand the language, even if it wants to spread this matter, it is very difficult, but these soldiers and horses of Xiangju are a huge hidden danger, he wants to destroy Guishuang, where will he care about whether Ban has a queen.

"You don't have to worry about this, if Xiangju dares to talk nonsense, he will be completely eliminated first." Wang Baoyu said, Zhuge Liang also nodded solemnly.

Bantu let go of his psychological burden, kowtowed heavily, and said resolutely: "Since the prime minister and the king of Hanxing are so generous, the ministers are willing to surrender." ”

Zhuge Liang personally went over to help Ban Tu up, looked left and right, nodded constantly, and said with relief: "If General Ban Chao has a spirit in the sky, knows that there is still blood in the world, and is very handsome, both civil and military, affectionate and righteous, and he can also be blind under Jiuquan." ”

Bantu cried again in one sentence, and choked up: "The prime minister carries love, and Bantu is willing to serve the dogs and horses." ”

Subsequently, Bantu visited Wang Baoyu again, and did not mention revenge, after all, a hundred years have passed, and Zhuge Liang conducted a profound review and repentance on behalf of the Han family, so that hatred is much lighter for future generations.

"Hey, Bantu, I bet you'll get a good night's sleep tonight." Wang Baoyu joked with a smile, Bantu Bao Yi laughed disappreciatively, sleep is sleep, how to talk about good or bad. However, the next morning, Bantu found a difference, his ears and eyes were clear, and his body and mind were relaxed, because he had always been worried about his wife and children, and he could better understand that the ancestors had spirits in heaven, and he also hoped that they would live well, so the boulder that pressed on his heart disappeared completely.

Next, Zhuge Liang asked Bantu to cover his face, stayed in the army, pretended to have a beheading ceremony, killed the Kushan soldiers who refused to surrender, and then forged the tomb, carved a spiritual position, and sent it to the pagoda.

As for Xiangju's side, Zhuge Liang warned him that whether Bantu surrendered or not was an internal matter of the Han Dynasty, and it had nothing to do with this place, if the news was revealed, he would not have to think about returning to the country.

Of course, Xiangju is not stupid, he will never forget the important task of recovering the country in order to play with his tongue, and immediately kowtow to swear that he will never divulge half a cent of this matter, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, and the oath of no bones will be left said a lot. Facts have proved that Xiangju is also trustworthy about this, not only did he not say it, but when he encountered his subordinates who were suspicious, he also scolded him and did not talk about it. Therefore, the fact that Bantu was dead was temporarily assumed, and at the same time, it spread quickly.

Bantu was killed, the whole army was wiped out, and a third of the territory was lost, and the whole country of Kushan was shocked and terrified.

The nobles of the House of Elders, accustomed to a rich and prosperous life, could not afford to be defeated and had nothing. But money is needed to fight a war, so they took out a lot of money to support the war with the Han army.

The Kushan King Jialu Sejia had a sad face, the Han army was good at scheming, the gods were elusive, and Bantu, who was proficient in the Han art of war, had been defeated, who else could lead the troops to fight?

Although the nobles took out a lot of money, it did not calm the dissatisfaction in the heart of Kasserga, he originally intended to support the dispatch of troops to support Bantu, and it was difficult for anyone to win more with less, so it was normal for Bantu to lose, and it was not for the gang of guys in the House of Elders to block it, and in the end they fell to this end.

These people also provoked Bantu's loyalty, and now it is good, in the end, the high priest Bantu was forced to die, and the complaining is complaining, and Gyalsega also felt guilty, which was somewhat related to his lack of willpower, and he also personally visited Bantu's family and sent many treasures.

Bantu's wife and children did not know the truth, and wept very sadly, and Cheng Dù also dispelled the doubts of Kasserga.

If you can avoid this catastrophe, you must try your best to dissolve the House of Elders, this is the mind of Kasserga, but now you must send someone to block the Han army, otherwise it won't be long before the royal capital Fulousha will usher in war.

When he was troubled, his eldest son Vaskar took the initiative to ask for his life: "Father, the son has studied art with the high priest Bantu for many years, and he is eager to serve the country, and he is willing to lead his troops to meet the Han army. ”

King Kushan sighed all his life, the eldest son was his successor, and he was extremely noble, how could he take risks at will? But now, I can only agree, there are some generals like Heras, but they are by no means the opponents of the Han army.

King Guishan solemnly handed over the newly engraved talisman to his son Vaska, and asked him to lead an army of 200,000 to meet the Han army, repeatedly telling him not to risk his life if he encountered unfavorable conditions, and returned to the royal capital as soon as possible.

There was nothing nostalgic for Moro City, and after a few days of rest, Zhuge Liang's army started to head towards Maocheng.

From Bantu's mouth, Zhuge Liang and Wang Baoyu successively learned about the real Kushan country, the Guishan who was born in the nomadic people, and although the civilization is not high, it has a wide range of inclusive characteristics.

The Kushan king Gyalsega himself believed in Buddhism and vigorously promoted Mahayana Buddhism, which made Mahayana Buddhism the largest religious force in the region. Of course, the Kaseksha also allowed widespread coexistence with other religions and did not persecute them.

Zhuge Liang praised this, and Bantu said that the strength of Guishan is also reasonable, and there have been many Buddhist scholars, famous doctors and architects, especially in architecture, which can be said to have reached the pinnacle.