Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Soldiers Are Coming to the City
Along the way, there are ruined walls, broken windows and tiles, and most of the people walking on the street are old and young, women and children, and they are all yellow and thin, malnourished, and a sad scene of old decay, backwardness and depression.
Tang Sanzang couldn't help but be surprised, is this the scene of the capital of the country of Harb, why is it dilapidated and dilapidated, could it be that the war a hundred years ago was actually so harmful?
The holy monk thought about it for a while, and immediately understood, after all, it was only a desert country, the population was not large, and the people who died in the war were all young and strong men, which could be regarded as the soldiers of the whole country. The lack of young labor force will inevitably lead to a sharp decline in productivity, and it is not surprising that the people will be poor and weak. In addition, the Eagle Sorrow Stream is blocked by an evil dragon like Ao Bai, and production and trade cannot be passed. Everyone looked at it while walking, and the old earth in their hearts was not a taste, after all, the direct cause of all these consequences was the battle of Eagle Sorrow a hundred years ago, and the culprit was the little white dragon Ao Bai.
Looking at it, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Ao Bai, there is no doubt that these are all tragedies caused by you, we must find a way to make amends, and we must not sit idly by." ”
Ao Bai nodded sincerely and replied: "Master, I think so too, but Ao Bai knows that he is deeply sinful, and it is really not something that can be made up for by a little kindness, so I am terrified in my heart." ”
Tang Sanzang sighed, and said after a long while: "You say very reasonable, but the specific problems still have to be analyzed in detail, so let's go to the palace of Hara Kingdom and ask King Hara if there are any major problems, and we will help solve them." ”
Ao Bai felt quite reasonable when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Yes, everything is arranged by the master." ”
So, the group asked for directions along the way, and finally groped their way to the gate of the Imperial City of Harba. The imperial city is located in the northernmost part of the city, built facing south, although it occupies a huge area and is magnificent, but most of the buildings are in disrepair and somewhat dilapidated and dilapidated. It can be seen that the kings of the Ha Xuan Kingdom are still very self-aware and have not done stupid things such as building a lot of construction and working the people and money, which is really admirable.
At the same time, everyone also inquired that the current king Lian Shixun can be regarded as a generation of Ming monarchs, although he is over 70 years old, he is still energetic, hard work, and has created a social atmosphere that is not forgotten in the country of Harba. The old king also tried to change the status quo, but the talent of the country was withering, the national strength was not good, the old king was full of ambition but unable to do it, every time he talked about it, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Tang Sanzang nodded, so Mingjun should be a reasonable person, and it is not impossible to cooperate with him to resolve the century-old feud between Ao Bai and the Ha Xuan Kingdom.
Thinking of this, the archmage was dressed upright, and strode towards the imperial city, quietly followed by the robbers with nervous expressions, and he had never seen such a grand scene. The guards of the imperial city were naturally not vegetarians, and they were holding a big knife at the door at the moment and stopped everyone.
Tang Sanzang's expression did not move, and he proudly stepped forward to salute: "The poor monk Tang Sanzang is a monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty who went to the holy realm of the Western Buddha Kingdom to seek scriptures. ”
Having said this, Tang Sanzang was triumphant, the Tang Dynasty was a supreme country in the eyes of the countries of the Western Regions, and as a monk with faith and integrity, it was definitely a fragrant bait, and it was popular everywhere. It's unfortunate that these two identities are all occupied by this mage, and in a small foreign country like you, you still don't carry Lao Tzu into the city, wahaha, you should go and report it.
The guard was so frightened that he ran into the gate. Not long after, the gate of the imperial city was slammed shut, and the steps on the head of the city were complicated, and the weapons were menacing. Just when the archmage didn't know why, hundreds of armored soldiers appeared at the head of the city under the leadership of a white-clothed young man, but saw them holding bows and crossbows, buckling their arrows and winding them, and the sharp arrows on the bowstring flashed with a cold light, pointing directly at everyone in the city.
The form took a sharp turn, it was really much to Tang Sanzang's surprise, he looked at the armored soldiers at the head of the city with sweat on his face, his face turned pale with fright, and he shouted loudly: "General of the city, I am only here to meet Your Majesty, there is really no malice, I don't know why the general is angry, the poor monk is frightened, very incomprehensible." ”
The young man in white was furious when he heard this, and shouted and scolded: "Wu Na bandit, you don't know that you are the forty-seven thieves on the Desperate Ridge when you are the general? You burned and looted at the Desperate Ridge, why did you repeatedly rob the transport caravan in our country? ”
Tang Sanzang suddenly realized, obediently, these guys have a holiday with Harga country, no wonder they are so flustered and nervous. Damn, I said what you are not doing well, you want to do this kind of unpromising business as a robber, and even Uncle Ben is mistaken for a bandit, which is really harmful.