Chapter 642: The City of China

On the prairie, there are two Lu royal cities. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu drove Meng Yuan out of the Central Plains with the momentum of thunder, and the Lu Wangcheng in Diewu Keer became the last capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

In the second year of Xuanguang, Li Wenzhong, a general of the Ming Dynasty, led the army of the East Road and attacked the city of King Lu, forcing the Mengyuan nobles in the city to flee. And within a few years, the city of Lu Wangcheng declined, which also represented the demise of the Northern Yuan.

The Yuan Dynasty was only a part of the Great Mongol Empire. The Yuan Dynasty fell, but the Mongol Empire remained. After years of fighting for supremacy among the Mongol tribes, the Tatars defeated Warat, and the Tatars rose.

The Tatar Dayan Khan, with Chahar as the center, regained the brand of the Yuan Dynasty, and all the Mongolian nobles respected him.

In order to establish their position, the Tatars rebuilt a city in the Chahar region, and the name of this city was also called the city of Luwang.

And now, this new city of Lu is the core of the Tatar and even the Mongol tribes.

The Mongols are nomadic people, so their cities are not built very majestic, and many low-level nobles even live in yurts in the steppe, and only the upper-class nobles, in order to maintain their status, will live in the city.

Few Tatars were willing to build cities, because the nomadic nature dictated their way of life. Even if there were cities, they were just something like a fortress, and they were very small, not as big as some villages. Therefore, Fang Hong and the others walked all the way, almost invisible people, occasionally, they would see some herdsmen, and Fang Hong and others would also take the opportunity to buy some jerky as supplies.

It is very rare to put the things of the Ming Dynasty in Tatar, and a small piece of salt can be exchanged for dozens of catties of jerky. And the most valuable thing, you have to count the tea, not how good the tea, that is the aristocratic lord eats, even if it is just some coarse tea, it is also extremely popular with the herdsmen.

Because the perennial carnivorous life will make people's stomach and intestines blocked, you must drink tea to relieve this symptom.

"If we walk another hundred miles or so, we should be able to reach King Lu City, there is a small city in front, we can go and rest. After three days of walking, everyone finally saw a small city of a little size.

Of course, this statement is compared with the previous forts, in fact, this small city is not as big as Changning, and it is estimated that it is not even half.

The name of this small city is called Chinacheng, and the Mongolians worship wolves and deer, and China means wolf, so the name of the city is also called Wolf City.

The gates of the castle were very low, and the walls were only made of bricks and stones mixed with earth. However, this small city is still relatively lively, and there are many merchants who come and go.

In addition to the Tatars, there were also Han Chinese, Us-Tibetans, and even the Semu people in the Western Regions and beyond. The city of China is not far from the city of King Lu, and generally those who want to go to the city of King Lu have to go to the city of China to replenish their food.

You can see vendors selling things everywhere in the city, Tatar furs, Ming tea, and Chili jewelry, which are simply dazzling. Because there is no planning for the stalls in the city, the roads are difficult to walk, and the already narrow streets are crowded after being occupied by most of them.

Fang Hong and others bought some boiled beef and mutton, and also bought a lot of soybeans and milk wine. These days, everyone is about to vomit the dried meat they have been eating. Of course, during this time, Fang Hong also discovered that it turned out that the monks of Wusizang ate meat, and they ate more happily than anyone else.

Milk wine can replenish people's physical strength, and soybeans are given to horses. These days, the horses that accompany them are losing a lot of weight. This horse raising is very expensive, not to give a little grass can be raised, you don't often replenish eggs, beans, even if you give you a big grassland, you can't raise war horses.

A few years ago, the Ming Dynasty made the Ma Zheng incident. In order to train a group of war horses for the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin asked the people in Hebei and other places to share the cost of raising horses, and stipulated that several families raise a war horse, which caused an uproar, and some people criticized him for taking the opportunity to collect money and expropriate violently.

In the end, the matter had to be settled. Liu Jin's true intentions will not be talked about first, but it can be seen that raising horses is indeed a very expensive thing.

"Let's find a place to rest, we're all too tired these days. After entering the city, Fang Hong thought about letting everyone rest first. Adults are okay, these two little lamas, but they are tired enough, if it weren't for Fang Hong's divine power to protect them, I am afraid that they would have a serious illness on the road.

In this small city, there are many places to stay. Most of the places are very basic, but it's better to be able to rest than to live outside the city.

Fang Hong led a few people to find a relatively clean inn and moved in. After entering the inn, I asked for some hot water, and scalded my feet first. As for bathing, it's a matter of thinking, at most get some water for you to wipe your body, and bathing is a luxury in this small town.

"Bang dang. After Fang Hong freshened up, he was about to take a nap. Suddenly, I heard a noise from next door, which seemed to be the sound of cups and bowls falling to the ground, mixed with the crying of children.

"Is it Danba's house?" Fang Hong immediately split a trace of thought, enveloping the room next door. This Danba has just come to this city of China, does he have any enemies here?

In Danba's house, in addition to the three of their master and apprentice, there were also four tall lamas. It's just that the Danba people are wearing yellow lama clothes, while these four lamas are wearing red lama clothes.

These strong lamas were surrounding the three of Danba master and apprentice, their faces full of unkindness, as if they had seen some mortal enemy.

"Are the Gelugites planning to preach in Tatar as well? You'd better leave me quickly, or we'll be blamed for being unkind." The four lamas stared at Danba viciously and said loudly.

"You and I are all disciples of Shakyamuni, why be aggressive? You have already occupied Uszang, don't you even give us the slightest chance to build a temple?" Danba's tone was still unhurried, but there was also a faint hint of anger.

"As long as your tulkus is willing to descend at the puja, we will let you wait for a way out. One of the lamas laughed and said with a mocking face.

And as soon as he said this, Danba's face was even more angry. In fact, Tulku is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and above the puja, the level of the seat is determined according to the level of status. The higher your status, the higher your seat, and vice versa. In general, the descent of Tulku means that he has a shallow understanding of the scriptures and is willing to live under others, and if he is known by the believers, it will be a great blow to the Gelugpa.