Qin Ge and Diao Chan separated when they returned to Qincheng.

Diao Chan had to go back to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and coordinate the dispatch of the agents and demon soldiers, so he couldn't follow Qin Ge's side.

As for Zhao Yun, he also needs to lead the Xiqiang coalition army, so he can't serve as Qin Ge's personal guard now.

Everyone is very busy, but two people are exceptions, one is the fat bird Lord Jin who fishes for three days and dries nets for two days, and the other is Xuanzang, who lives in a simple life in Qincheng.

Qin Ge went to Kongtong Mountain to take Lord Jin away.

He then went to visit Master Xuanzang.

Now this Xuanzang is also well-known in Qincheng, Su Shi likes to listen to him explain Buddhism, some civilians in Qincheng, especially Qiang Rongdi, these civilizations are very low, and there are no developed cultural races, Buddhism seems to be easy to spread among them.

Now every time Xuanzang speaks openly about Buddhism, hundreds of people will come to listen.

These Qiang Rong Di foreign Chinese languages are not very good, and their living habits are different, so it is difficult to get along without barriers.

Such people of different races stay in a small courtyard without contradictions, which is relatively rare at this stage. Therefore, it is not difficult to see from this point that Buddhism is far more useful than armies in unifying the minds of different races.

Ruoqiang Rong Di can believe in Buddhism.

Then as long as Qin Ge established a Buddhist temple and pagoda in Qincheng, they would have a sense of belonging to it.

Buddhism itself also pays attention to various precepts, especially the struggle for fraud and killing, which will subtly affect the atmosphere of Qincheng, and this is the benefit of Buddhism, and it is also the reason why Qin Ge does not reject Buddhist culture from entering China.

The small courtyard was crowded with people.

Everyone listened very attentively.

Master Xuanzang spoke for an hour, and he suddenly felt that the breath of Qin II appeared.

He stood up and folded his hands, bowed down to everyone and said, "The little monk will explain here today, all living beings have Buddha nature, and they are all in their hearts. ”

It's over so soon?

These people seem to be unsatisfied.

However, in the face of the respected Master Xuanzang, they didn't dare to ask for anything, they all stood up and folded their hands, and these ordinary savage and fierce aliens all silently withdrew from the courtyard.

Qin Ge walked in with the golden fat bird and said with a smile: "Master Xuanzang seems to have adapted well to life in Qin City!"

Xuanzang saluted Qin Ge: "Qincheng's tolerance and civilization are unique in the world, and Buddhism is easily accepted here." ”

Xuanzang has been able to foresee, I am afraid that in the near future, Qincheng will become the largest city in the world, and it is also the only city that can accommodate people of different races, different civilizations, and different countries.

His Majesty the Emperor has already approved the construction of a Buddhist temple in Qincheng.

Qin Ge not only built Buddhist temples, but also built Buddhist colleges, as long as Xuanzang took back the scriptures, Qincheng will become a pilgrimage place for Buddhism in the world, and it is also a paradise for Buddhism to discuss exchanges and development.

Great Qin II must also be a prosperous monarch!

Such a country, such a city, such an emperor!

Xuanzang really can't think of a place more suitable to become the center of Buddhist culture!

"What does Your Majesty command?"

"Master Xuanzang is polite, how can a great monk like you call at will?" Qin Ge said this, his voice changed, "However, there is indeed something, I hope Master Xuanzang can help!"

How could Xuanzang refuse Qin Ge?

Regardless of the identities of the two, even if they are Buddhas, for the sake of ideals, as long as they do not violate the precepts, he will help Qin II to the end.

Qin Ge walked up to Xuanzang and said, "But if this matter really wants to be talked about, it has something to do with you, Master Xuanzang, and I am ready to set off immediately to open up the Xiqiang Heights." ”

Xuanzang didn't expect it to be for this matter.

Great Qin is currently in a very delicate stage.

The Eight Kings Alliance had just ended, and the Chu army had just left Pengcheng.

It takes time for the princes' coalition to assemble a large army in Luoyang, and it also takes a certain amount of time for Xiang Yu to attack the Qi State.

There is a huge disparity in the strength of Qi and Chu, but Qi is too wide and has two or three hundred thousand soldiers, and Zhao Di is also in rebellion, Zhao Xie and Chen Yu swallowed Zhang Er's troops, at least 150,000 rebels, Xiang Yu is to take the troops to walk around these lands, and it is not a work that can be completed in ten days and half a month.

Therefore, Xiang Yu is a brave and famous general through the ages.

He also had to make long-term preparations for a confrontation with Qi and Zhao.

Qin Ge thus got a very precious time to prepare, on the one hand, he would take advantage of everyone's attention to focus on the Central Plains and immediately send Bai Qi to enter the Hexi Corridor, and on the other hand, he could also take this opportunity to personally completely open up the Xiqiang Heights.

Although Zhao Yun was ordered to establish an autonomous region in Xiqiang.

But in fact, Qin Ge's current influence area is not large.

The entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is only a small part in the north, which is basically concentrated in Qinghai Province, and as for the Tibetan region in the south, Daqin has not yet opened up or even made contact.

Stone City has achieved remarkable results in the past few months.

With Shicheng as the core, and now enveloping dozens of Qiang tribes of all sizes near Qinghai Lake, the Huaxia and Western Qiang have established commercial relations and a foundation of trust, and Qin Ge believes that the time is ripe for further control of the southern Qiang region.

Qin Ge next planned to go from north to south to open up the area where Qiangnan was located, that is, the future Tibet.

Why would Qin Ge make such a decision?

There are three important reasons!

First, strengthen the Qin state.

As long as the Xiqiang tribes are fully opened, the management of the Hexi Corridor can be strengthened, so as to realize the comprehensive circulation of manpower and material resources in the three western regions of Hexi, the Western Regions and Huaxia, which can not only stabilize the land of the Hexi Corridor, but also provide a large amount of resources for the Great Qin Underground Palace.

Second, the strategic need!

As we all know, the Sichuan-Tibet style connection, the Sichuan Basin and the Tibetan Plateau, there is a mysterious ancient road that has existed since ancient times, so there are also Qiang people in the Sichuan area.

The future Sichuan Basin is now the land of Bashu, Qin Ge controls the entire plateau, and he can stab Liu Bang's backcourt at any time to prepare for the future seizure of the lord of the princes' alliance.

In addition, through the Himalayas, Tibet can open up a passage to the East Indies, which is also a preparation for the westward expansion in the future.

Therefore, at present, the southern part of Xiqiang is very sparsely populated and has no particularly valuable resources, but it has strategic value, because of the relationship between water and soil, Daqin does not seek to completely control it, at least it should be included in the autonomous region.

Third, the time is fleeting.

Now the situation in the Central Plains is the last calm before the storm.

In addition, the climate gradually turns into summer, which is the most suitable time of year to enter Tibet.

If Qin Ge misses this opportunity, he may miss the entire summer, it is very difficult to enter Tibet in autumn and winter, even the Qiang people are difficult to pass through, and they can only wait for the next year to act, then Qin Ge will lose a year, and one year is enough to lose too many other things!

And all of that.

Chew one's cod.

Finally make this decision!

Qin Ge came to Xuanzang for help on this matter.

How could Xuanzang have an opinion? This is closely related to Xuanzang!

If Xuanzang wants to get the Buddhist scriptures, there are two ways to go, one is to start from the Hexi Corridor, cross the entire Western Regions, then cross the mysterious Kunlun Mountain, and then pass through the Zoroastrian sphere of influence, and finally enter the Peacock Dynasty.

The dangers of the road are unimaginable, and they cannot be conquered by one person!

But if you pass through the Tianshan Peerless Domain in the Xiqiang Heights, not only will the route be greatly reduced, but with the support of the Great Qin Empire, it will be a high probability event for Xuanzang to arrive safely in the Peacock Dynasty!

Xuanzang didn't know about Daqin's situation, he thought that Qin Ge would restore the country first and then do this, even if this was the case, Xuanzang had nothing to complain about, because this was originally common sense.

I never thought of it.

Qin Ge will open up the whole area of Xiqiang at this juncture!

Master Xuanzang hurriedly saluted Qin Ge: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Qin Ge smiled: "We also help each other, mages don't have to be so polite!"

The fat monster bird was a little impatient at this time: "Quack! If you want to go, hurry up! How much time do you have to waste?

Qin Ge took Xuanzang and the Fat Monster Bird to teleport to Shicheng.

Qin Ge's Qin Ling Army is currently placed near the Dragon Palace.

There is no way for an ordinary Chinese army to gallop on the Xiqiang Heights, and this army is not afraid of cold or heat, hunger, thirst, or illness, what other army can be more suitable than them? Qin Ge is going to a place with almost no historical records, full of mystery and unknown, so he must find himself a few excellent guides.

"What? You're going south!"

Patriarch Jiang Banshan was speechless in surprise when he learned about this!

Seeing his expression like this, Qin Ge knew that he must know something, so he immediately asked, "Patriarch Jiang seems to know something about that land, what kind of place is that?"

Jiang Banshan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Since ancient times, there have been many warriors who want to explore that area, but as far as I know, almost none of them can come back alive, and I have only heard some legends. ”

"Is it so dangerous? What kind of legend is it!"

"Huaxia will call the entire highland the West Qiang, in fact, this name is not accurate, the Qiang are mainly active in the north, the south can be said to be very rare, only a very small number of Qiang, so it is not the Qiang that controls the southern region, but a more mysterious race and country. ”

"How can there be a kingdom here!"

Qin Ge felt a little incredible, he did not know much about the history of Qinghai-Tibet, but he knew that before the Tang Dynasty, Qinghai-Tibet was almost a loose tribal alliance, until the emergence of Songtsen Gampo, unified the entire Qinghai-Tibet region, and established a strong Tibetan regime.

He didn't just build the nation.

He also invented the Tibetan language, which gave the nation a history.

It is said that the Potala Palace was first built by Songtsen Gampo.

Before Songtsen Gampo, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau only had some mysterious legends, but there was no historical evidence to support it, and no civilized country had contact with China, so it has always been a huge archaeological mystery.

Jiang Banshan described: "Legend has it that there is a kingdom of heaven in the south, and the people can live in the sky and have magical powers!"

This statement is the same as not saying.

However, what is certain is that it is not the Qiang people who dominate the southern forces of Xiqiang, but the ancestors of the Tibetan people...... If Qin Ge wants to open up this area, it seems that he will inevitably have to deal with this mysterious race!

Qin Ge didn't think too much, what the hell was going on, just go and find out.

After selecting a few guides who were familiar with the terrain of the plateau in Shicheng, Qin Ge, who wanted to go back quickly, did not stop to waste time, and immediately embarked on the road to the south of Xiqiang, he still had some expectations for the mysterious and beautiful trip to Tibet, because he wanted to see what kind of unknown features were hidden in this place shrouded in the fog of history.