Chapter 499: The City Gate Is Blocked
The clear water of the river, the people went down, stirring the fine sand surface at the bottom of the water. The river became muddy. Still can't stop everyone's interest in playing in the water.
Everyone went ashore, and Xuanyi went into the water to bathe. Xuanyi went into the water, and everyone spread out the washed clothes on the sand, and the sun was blazing just to dry the clothes.
They maintain a gentlemanly demeanor in front of Xuanyi and let themselves fly in front of Dongshuang. All white stripes dangled around the winter frost.
Jiang Yao: "Xuanyi is not far away, you should also pay attention to the image, go over there, stay away from this side." ”
Jiang Yao drove them away, the winter frost clothes were tightly tied and dried in the sun, and he was very envious of the few people who could let themselves go. It's cool to look at.
Xuanyi washed lightly and refreshedly went ashore, changed into clean clothes, and spread out the washed clothes on the sand to dry.
Winter Frost was now looking forward to the dark, and the darkness took advantage of the darkness to allow him to go to the bath. Jiang Yao pulled up the winter frost, "Let's go, go over there, don't you want to take a bath?" ”
Everyone pouted, taking a shower was so awkward, as if it was a thief. I have to run out two miles.
Jiang Yao rode a horse with the winter frost, and the two of them really rode out of Erlidi. Confirming that they couldn't see the situation clearly, the two dismounted.
Jiang Yao lay on the sand and basked in the sun, and went down to the river to bathe and wash his clothes in the winter frost. It's too comfortable, the winter frost is soaked in the water, but I just feel comfortable, and the dirt on my body is washed away by the river, so I don't feel too cool.
Xuanyi was curious that the two of them were acting strangely, and she suppressed her curiosity, a girl can't peek at a man taking a bath. Stone saw that it was inconvenient for her to take care of her long hair, so he came to help.
The ends of the hair swept onto the sand and struck with grains of sand. Stone took the wooden comb and carefully combed her long hair. "I'll comb the girl's hair in the style of our nation."
Xuanyi sat up straight, "Okay." Comb to look better. ”
Stone: "I am skillful, I used to comb my mother's hair, and my mother praised me for my skill." ”
Xuanyi's long hair was braided in a loop, coiled up and fastened with a headband. Sharp and refreshing. The stone looked left and right, "It's beautiful, it's even more beautiful when wearing our national headdress." When I arrived in Dunhuang, I gave you the headdress left by my mother, which must be very beautiful. ”
Xuanyi just said it casually and didn't take it to heart. Dongshuang got the opportunity to take a bath, and the bath was endless, and he practiced in the water. Find out what it was like to soak in the cold pool on Luofu.
Jiang Yao woke up and heard the sound of rushing water. The girl loves to be clean, it's really hard for him. Jiang Yao didn't urge him, took out the flute casually, sat up and played the flute.
The desert is vast, the river is cool, the white clouds are low, and there seem to be only the two of them in the world. Winter frost soaks in water, undulating with the waves. How good it is to freeze time in this moment.
At night, the group camped by the river, and the desert reached autumn, and the temperature difference between the seasons was huge. The sun is shining during the day, and there is no doubt about the middle of summer. Temperatures plummet at night, and winter is undoubted.
Put on a leather jacket and leather pants, and you have to hide next to the camel, and use the camel's fur to increase the heat. People are all gathered around to sleep, surrounded by camels.
The Dharma Master brothers are wrapped in felt. The days when the sky was the quilt and the ground were the beds were hard, but when I recalled, it was more fun.
Now they're talking about the movement of the sand dunes and the things about being buried by the sand dunes as if they were talking about someone else's business. When the joke says, the escape from death at that time is now a joke.
From Tianzhu to Dunhuang, they walked for nearly two months, and the moment they saw the city, they burst into tears, and finally returned home, and finally stood under the walls of the Tang Dynasty.
The group rolled off their horses, knelt on the ground, and kissed the dirt under their feet. This is the hometown, the mood of the wanderer's homecoming. Fatong and his senior brother hugged each other, laughing and jumping, crying and screaming.
Senior brother: "We are back, in our lifetime, we can still stand on the land of the motherland, and we can still return to Datang in our lifetime." Brother, am I not dreaming? ”
Fa Tong dragged his senior brother to kneel on the ground and bowed to the towering tower, "Senior brother, it's not a dream, it's a real fact. ”
The senior brother was already crying with snot and tears, "How many times, such a scene appeared in a dream." Now in the face of dreams coming true, I doubt myself, dreams and reality are mixed together. ”
The senior brother said that he couldn't cry anymore and whimpered. Back then, they were sincere, and they set out from here on a journey to a foreign land. Now they have finally sought the true scriptures and returned to the place where they set out.
Xuanyi hugged Jiang Yao and circled, "Jiang Yao, let's go home, finally go home." Xuanyi was as excited as a child.
Jiang Yao and the others calmed down before they took the lead towards the city gate. The customs clearance documents are stamped with the stamps of more than a dozen countries.
The soldiers guarding the gates smiled, "Welcome from afar, welcome home." ”
When Fa Tong and his senior brother appeared at the city gate, the smile on the soldier's face froze and then disappeared.
Soldier: "Monks are not allowed to enter the country. The soldier's words were stern, and his spear shot to block the two men.
Jiang Yao and everyone looked at each other, what is the situation, they are monks who have come back after a lot of difficulties.
The soldier explained: "Now all over the country is cleaning up the monks, driving out the monks, and some people are leading the monks back, which is against the rules of the imperial court." We can't be accommodating to let two people in. ”
The soldier spoke very politely, did not violently enforce the law, but explained the situation reasonably.
JIANG Yao; "Master Jun, that's right, Monk Fatong and his senior brother are monks who went to the Western Regions from the Tang Dynasty eight years ago to seek the true scriptures. They left Datang for eight years, and after eight years, they had the opportunity to return to their motherland. What is happening in the country has nothing to do with them, at least let them in, as for what to do next, the imperial court must have an explanation. ”
Dongshuang also stepped forward and said: "Master Jun, the two senior brothers of Fatong have returned to the motherland and returned to their homeland, there is nothing wrong with this." What to do with the monks in the country is a matter of follow-up. Obviously, it was reasonable for them to come in and not go against the policy of the imperial court. ”
The chief who guards the gate of the city comes. The land of Dunhuang is the holy land of Buddhism, and the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are the pride of the Tang Dynasty and the pride of the Dunhuang people. The people of Dunhuang did not have an aversion to the monks, on the contrary, they respected them very much.
After listening to the soldiers' report, the commander said, "Let them in first, and leave the rest to the county guard." ”
Or the chief understands the reason, and the reason is the reason. Fatong and his senior brother are still in tears, they came back after many years, and they were rejected by their families, and they were going to die of sadness.
"Amitabha, good, good." Fatong and Senior Brother clasped their hands together, not knowing whether to thank or reproach the guards for their actions.
The prefect personally led the team and brought the group to the county guard's office. Now monk is a sensitive word.
Jiang Yao asked the chief, "Sir, why are we here?" We are all law-abiding citizens. ”