The local folk customs are quite different, men with short hair, often bare-chested, and soaking in the water to relieve the heat. The women, on the other hand, were wrapped very tightly, mostly red and blue long cloths of bright color from head to toe, and those with better families also wore thick and heavy gold jewelry.

Without exception, the locals are very polite and kind to people, and when they see the living, they will also fold their palms and chin and recite a Buddha sentence in their mouths to express blessings and welcome.

In the city of Veda, there are a total of eighteen stupas, and the style of worshipping the Buddha is quite strong, and the boy has to live in the monastery for three years before he can officially become a man, marry a wife and have children.

Xiangju took the initiative to give up the so-called official residence and let Zhuge Liang and others station, according to Xiangju, he only had 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Vedic City was also the only Gupta city outside of Guishan Kongzhì.

In order to respect the local traditions, Zhuge Liang intended to visit these pagodas, while Xiangju said that there was no need to be formal, and that there would be 84,000 pagodas to be built in the land of Guishan control, and if they were to worship one by one, there was basically no need to do anything else.

"Xiangju, the Buddha said that there are 84,000 methods, according to what you say, Guishan should also believe in Buddhism!" Wang Baoyu was puzzled.

"It's nothing more than controlling the local people, who have been practicing Mahayana Buddhism for many years, but they have misinterpreted and deviated from the meaning of the Buddha, and the hierarchy is strict, with the upper class acting as a blessing and the lower class suffering and suffering." Xiangju was a little disdainful.

"That still means that religion is being used by the rulers, so what do you believe in?" Wang Baoyu asked.

"Nature is that all living beings are equal, and the people share happiness." Xiangju immediately said proudly.

"So do you have any highly respected monks here?" Wang Baoyu hurriedly asked again, thinking about who to visit by the way, and pointed out a shortcut for himself to go home.

"No increase, no decrease, no matter how high or low, all have Buddha nature."

Xiangju obviously didn't understand what Wang Baoyu meant, and folded his hands and said something inconsequential. Zhuge Liang was not interested in listening to Buddhism, so he asked the key: "Xiangju, do you have a map of Guishan?" ”

Xiangju nodded, and immediately took out a map and respectfully presented it to Zhuge Liang, which he had worked overtime in the past few days and revised again, and there were Chinese character annotations on it, which really brought great convenience to Zhuge Liang's army.

However, when he looked at the place marked above, Zhuge Liang's brows furrowed slightly, and Wang Baoyu also grinned, Guishuang was even stronger than he imagined, and the scale of his territory even exceeded that of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu.

If you want to conquer the whole territory of Guishan, it is impossible at all, but I am afraid that it will take a few years. Therefore, the only option is to attack Fulousha, where his palace is located, and whether or not he can be made to surrender depends on the situation.

Wang Baoyu saw a place on the map that he was very interested in, not too far away, it was Fanyin City.

"Xiangju, what does this place say?" Wang Baoyu pointed to Fanyin City and asked.

"This place was originally called the Acropolis of Kapila, and after being occupied by Kushan, it was renamed Fanyin City, which is the place where the Buddha Shakyamuni was born." Xiangju explained.

"Then hit here first." Wang Baoyu said immediately, and Zhuge Liang nodded.

Xiangju rubbed his palms excitedly, he had been waiting for too long at this moment, and added: "This place is managed by the Guishan general Heras, with about 80,000 troops. Concentrate your forces to fight here, and Guishan will be hit hard! ”

"Hehe, it sounds like you know Guishan very well, and it seems that you are more anxious than us." Wang Baoyu said with a smile.

Xiangju saw the distrust in Wang Baoyu's eyes, and after being silent for a long time, he still said frankly: "Prime Minister, King Hanxing, I Gupta is a country, the ancestors have lived here for nearly a thousand years, the people are rich and the country is rich, and the neighbors are harmless, and now they are enslaved, naturally unwilling, now the Han Xingshi is coming, if you can help save the people, Gupta is willing to be the territory of the Han Dynasty for generations, and there will be no complaints." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded silently, agreeing with his statement, it is necessary to support a force, after all, this place is far away from the high road in Shuzhong, even if officials are sent, because of ethnic and cultural conflicts, they may not be able to gain a long-term foothold, as long as they are guaranteed not to rebel.

"Ask more, you used to be very powerful, why did you fall to this point?" Wang Baoyu asked.

Xiangju looked a little hesitant, and said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "Xiangju respects the Buddha and is united and harmonious. However, it has to be said that the equality of all living beings has caused a surge in the number of monks in the territory, the number of fasters is everywhere, the fertile land is barren, the national strength is weakening day by day, and the Kushan soldiers are unable to fight back. ”

Hehe, Wang Baoyu couldn't help but smile, whether it is the strict hierarchy or the equality of all living beings, it seems that it has brought a lot of confusion to the world, and said: "If this situation does not change, it is still a symptom but not a cure." ”

"Kushan has long been strictly ordered, and monks also need to work." Xiangju explained.

I have to say that with a guide like Xiangju, it is also a good thing that the attack of the Shu army will not be blind. After Xiangju left, Zhuge Liang asked, "Baoyu, why did you choose to attack Fanyin City first?" ”

"When I was in Luo Yue, Luo Yue Wang Hongpang said that he would come to Fanyin City to practice, and the monk Pujing was going to worship the place where the Buddha was born with fruits, which must also be here. Our first task is to find the fruit first, and as for whether we can conquer Guishan, we can talk about it later. Wang Baoyu explained.

"Baoyu is right, alas, the war is in chaos, a foreign country, how did Guoguo come here." Speaking of his daughter, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel sad, and he couldn't wait to see Guoguo immediately and take her back.

"Sir, don't worry too much, that Pujing has some mana, and ordinary people won't hurt them. What we should be more worried about is how to persuade her to go back after seeing Guoguo. Wang Baoyu asked a substantive question.

"Yes, Guoguo is too stubborn, and Baoyu will need a lot of persuasion at that time." Zhuge Liang couldn't help but bow his hand to Wang Baoyu, Wang Baoyu could only nod, he didn't persuade last time, I hope that with Zhuge Liang this time, things can change.

The 300,000 troops of the Shu army arrived and stayed in the city of Vedas, and the news soon reached the ears of the Kushan king Gyalsega, who immediately startled him and almost fell off the golden throne.

"What does the Han army mean?" Kasega asked.

"Staying in the city of Veda, I will definitely unite with the remnants of Gupta and want to attack our country." A middle-aged man in his early thirties took over.

The middle-aged man has a Han appearance, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, very handsome, a jet-black robe on the ground, embroidered with bird and beast patterns, a straight waist, full of self-confidence, quite majestic, it is the high priest Bantu.

"Vedic Xiangju dared to collude with the Han army and lure the wolf into the house!" Kasega said angrily.

"It must be the leakage of the news of the intention to attack the Han and provoke the enemy." An elder said dissatisfied.

"Just in time, just in time to annihilate it in one fell swoop." Bantu Road.

"You are originally a Han Chinese, and if you say this, you are suspected of betraying your ancestors." Another elder scoffed.