Kasserga's orders were quickly carried out, and not only him, but also the nobles and bureaucrats of the entire Kushan Empire had long coveted the rich Dayan caravan. Usually, they tried their best to exploit the caravans in the past, but now with the orders of the king of Kasserga, they have intensified their execution.

In the major cities of the Kushan Kingdom, soldiers and officials went around taking people and arresting traders.

"My lord, we didn't break the law!" Dayan's merchants watched their goods being robbed and shouted that they had been wronged.

"What is not illegal? The king decreed that the commercial tax should be increased tenfold! The official said viciously.

"Ten times?" The businessmen were stunned, "How can this be done in business?" Isn't this robbery? ”

"Bold, disobey the law and dare to be disrespectful to the king, arrest it, and confiscate all the money and goods!" The officials didn't care what he said, they just took all his money and goods, and put him in a cell.

At the beginning, it was just the merchants of Yan Kingdom who were unlucky, and many merchants did not know about the new royal decree and suffered heavy losses.

The merchants of the Yan Kingdom began to flee the Kushan Empire.

However, the nobles were not satisfied, everyone got the permission of the king of Kasserga, and they could openly rob the merchants of the Yan Kingdom.

So, they began to arrest them, whether they were businessmen or others, as long as they were Yan people, extorted all the money, and sold those who had no money as slaves!

"My lord, I'm not from Yanguo! I'm a Kushan! "In the territory of the Kushan Empire, some Kushan people were also treated unfairly, and their money, wives and daughters were robbed.

"Lao Tzu said that you are from Yan Guo, you are from Yan Guo!" The aristocrats and officials did not care about this at all, and took advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money.

The Kushan King's order has changed its taste, and the Gyalser does not care at all, after this operation, the wealth of the Kushan Empire has increased significantly, and the gold, silver, jewelry, silk and porcelain in the treasury have become a mountain!

……

The new order of the King of Kushan reached the Yan Kingdom a few months later.

In Jicheng, the princes and ministers are all complaining to Yan Qingwu.

"Your Majesty, King Guishan is simply a robber, and he has robbed the merchant travelers of my Yan Kingdom. Some even had their homes raided, the elderly were beaten to death, and the men were sold as coolies. Women and children were sold as slaves on the streets of Kushan! ”

"The Silk Road became a plundering route for the Kushan Empire! Your Majesty, this matter cannot be tolerated! ”

These princes and ministers are all vested interests in the Silk Road, and naturally hate King Kushan.

Not only them, but the largest porcelain and silk business was controlled by Emperor Yan himself, and Yan Qingwu's own losses were even more serious.

"Immediately order, let the King of Guishan immediately release our Yan Kingdom merchants and return all losses!" Yan Qingwu said in a cold voice, "Recruit 200,000 soldiers from the Western Regions Protectorate and approach the Rest Empire!" ”

"Yes!"

Dayan is far away from the rest of the road, and it costs too much to transfer troops from the Central Plains, so at this time, it is necessary to recruit troops from the Western Regions Protectorate.

……

In the Kushan Empire, in a majestic pagoda, the Kushan King Gyalsega is respectfully bowing to an old monk.

The old monk was wearing a linen monk's robe, his face was kind, and there was a faint Buddha light on his body.

This person is the Buddhist teacher of Kasserga, the Venerable Wai.

His Venerable Waki's Buddhist attainments are the highest in the Kushan Empire, and his cultivation is unfathomable, and some people say that he is a living Buddha in this world! The reason why it remains in the world is to preach Mahayana Buddhism and purify sentient beings!

Kasserga held him in high esteem, made Buddhism the state religion, and built a large number of Buddhist temples and stupas.

"His Holiness." In a respectful tone, he said, "This king has ordered the confiscation of the property of the merchants of the Yan Kingdom, and he has obtained a lot of wealth. You can build a big temple for my Buddha! ”

Venerable Wakiki smiled slightly and said, "There are enough temples and pagodas in the Kushan Empire. If you want to build a temple, you might as well head to the east, which is still a wild land full of demons. If the king can preach Buddhism in Yan Kingdom, his merit is immeasurable! ”

"Emperor Yan rejected the king's proposal. ”

Venerable Waki: "That's why it is necessary for the king to preach Buddhism and educate Emperor Yan and the people of Yan Kingdom. Lord, you used to be a Buddha in your previous life, but you were reincarnated as the king of the Kushan Empire because your merits were not fulfilled. ”

"Your mission is to spread the Dharma to every corner of the world. Such merit is enough to make your merit complete and ascend to the heavenly realm. ”

Hearing his words, Galleur thought for a moment and said, "This king understands that the Yan Kingdom has been conquering many countries all year round, annexing many countries, and committing boundless slaughter!" ”

"In that case, this king will represent the will of the Buddha and let them suffer and repent in hell!"

"When Emperor Yan learns of this king's decree, he will inevitably take action. Since this is the case, this king sent troops in advance, first seized the Western Regions, controlled the Hexi Corridor, blocked the Silk Road of the Yan Kingdom, and then plotted to the East! ”

"Venerable, who can take on this important task?" Kasega asked the Venerable Waki.

Venerable Waki said: "The disciple of the old monk, Vizhe, he is very knowledgeable, he has traveled to the Western Regions, has been an envoy to the Yan Kingdom, and is familiar with the terrain, so he can take on this important task!" ”

"Okay, then follow what His Holiness said!" Kasserga immediately called for Vizhe and ordered: "Vizhe, this king has ordered you to lead 200,000 troops to attack the Dayue clan. Occupy the Hexi Corridor and block the Yan army's westward advance! ”

Bizhe was overjoyed and said: "The king can rest assured, the little monk will definitely include the Dayue clan in the territory of the Kushan Empire, and let the sound of the Buddha spread throughout the Western Regions!" ”

Vizhe set out with an army of 200,000 men.

The Kushan Empire had split from the Great Moon Clan before, and knew better than anyone about the situation of the Great Moon Clan.

Moreover, there are many people in the Otsutsuki clan who have ties with the Kushan Empire, and after Vizhe set out on the expedition, he won the battle all the way, and many of the Otsuki generals did not resist at all, and directly surrendered to the Kushan Empire.

The army of the Kushan Empire surrounded the royal city of the Great Yue Clan, and at this time, the soldiers of the Great Yan Western Regions Protectorate had not yet arrived.

In the palace, Queen Lanxiang is gathering her ministers to confer.

Beside her, there was also a delicate-looking little boy, who was her and Zhang Beichen's child, named Zhang Yi.

"Now that the army of the Kushan Empire is pressing the border, and the reinforcements of the Yan Kingdom have not yet arrived, who has a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Queen Orchid asked the courtiers.

All the ministers lowered their heads and did not speak, and some people even said: "Queen, I'm afraid we can't wait for reinforcements from Yan State, it is better to surrender to Guishan, it is better than the city being destroyed!" ”

Queen Lanxiang was furious and said, "I want to surrender without a fight, what's the use of asking you?" Drag it down, hanging! ”

Queen Lanxiang punished several of the capitulators, and the courtiers fell silent again. However, she knew very well in her heart that the rest of the people didn't have much to fight.

After the Dayue clan surrendered to the Yan Kingdom, it was indeed a lot stronger, but the time was limited. The newly trained soldiers have not yet grown up, and they are not the opponents of the Kushan Empire, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken.

[The Kushan army attacked the city, and the Dayue clan defended the city for more than a month, because the defenders in the city rebelled, the Kushan army entered the city and captured Queen Lanxiang and her son. 】

Queen Lanxiang wanted to commit suicide, but the other party threatened her with a child, and she had to endure it.

She was imprisoned in the pagoda of the Kushan Empire, and the King of Kushan did not do anything to her, but took her child Zhang Yi away.

……

"Venerable, now we have taken down the Otsuki Clan and imprisoned Queen Orchid. Then Emperor Yan will definitely not give up! She has raised an army to go to war with me! "This king is ready to annihilate the enemies of the Yan Kingdom!" ”

Venerable Wakira nodded slightly and said, "With the blessing of the Buddha, the king will definitely be able to win every battle." ”

At the same time, he said: "The son of Queen Lanxiang, the old monk has already seen it yesterday. This person is full of wisdom roots, and he will become the Buddha of my Buddhism in the future, please ask the king to let him teach the old monk. ”

"Since His Holiness wants people, how can this king not allow it?" Kasserga then handed Zhang Yi over to Venerable Wakira for teaching.

……

Zhang Beichen was in Jicheng, and only after a few months did he know the news of the destruction of the Dayue clan.

"What? The Great Moon Clan was destroyed, and Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi were imprisoned in the Kushan Empire? He was furious and scolded, "What do the envoys of the Protectorate do to eat? Why is the support not timely? ”

The envoy was ashamed to explain: "The Kushan people are familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions, and they have set up an ambush on our way to support. Our reinforcements were ambushed and suffered heavy losses, delaying the timing of reinforcements......"

"That's it!" Zhang Beichen said angrily, "Military law!" ”

He immediately went to see Yan Qingwu, and opened his mouth to say: "Your Majesty, the King of Guishan is bold, please go to war and conquer the Guishan Empire!" ”

Yan Qingwu was also annoyed, not to mention that the King of Guishan had cut off the Silk Road, he actually dared to lead troops to attack the Western Regions.

She immediately said: "The expedition is entirely in charge of you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Beichen immediately began to dispatch troops and set out to fight against the Kushan Empire.

The road was far away, and Zhang Beichen only brought 50,000 elite cavalry from the territory of Yan State, and at the same time brought Zhao Yun and Hao Ziyi with him.

Zhao Yun is a powerful and general in battle, and Hao Ziyi has now cultivated to the semi-saint realm, plus she is from a nomadic background, and she is also good at arching horses, so she will bring it with her.

Zhang Beichen came to the Western Regions Protectorate, and Yuan Huai, the festival of the Protectorate, asked him for his guilt.

Zhang Beichen dismissed him from his post, and then led 200,000 people from the capital to the Western Regions.

[You led your troops to the territory of the Great Moon Clan, which has been annexed by the Kushan Empire at this time. 】

[You led the men and horses to attack all the way, and quickly defeated the Kushan soldiers in the territory of the Otsuki Clan, and recaptured the Otsuki Clan. 】

Recapture the Dayue Clan, Zhang Beichen was not satisfied, because Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi were captured, and he wanted to fight all the way to the territory of Guishan and capture the King of Guishan back to China!

[You continue to crusade and soon recapture all the places in the Western Regions that were occupied by the Kushan Empire. 】

Zhang Beichen's army had already arrived at the border of the Kushan Empire, and the Kushan Empire had once again recruited hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the country to defend against the Yan army.

At this time, Zhang Beichen was not in a hurry to attack. It's good to say that the countries of the Western Regions are not strong, and it is not difficult to defeat them.

And the Kushan Empire dominates the side, and it is not so easy to deal with.

In addition, there are two captives on his side, in case of a fight, the other party threatens him with captives, how will he deal with it?

Zhang Beichen stationed the army in the Western Regions and handed over the command to Zhao Yun, and he decided to go to the territory of the Kushan Empire in person to find out if he could find a way to rescue Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi.

"There are also many masters in Guishan, be careful." Zhao Yun reminded.

"Don't worry. Now that I am in the late stage of the Holy Realm, there must be no problem in preserving myself. After Zhang Beichen explained everything, he took a few guides and used disguise as Kushan people to infiltrate the territory of the Kushan Empire.

At the border, Zhang Beichen could see many soldiers who had been recruited and were building fortifications.

Among them were also monks.

He had also encountered these monks when he was fighting in the Western Regions, and they were all cultivators, and their strength was much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.

The status of the monks was significantly higher than that of ordinary soldiers, they had a complete set of weapons and equipment, and they were able to eat well.

And those soldiers who were recruited were often used as labor or cannon fodder.

When Zhang Beichen went to the Western Regions before, he had not been to the Kushan Empire, so this time he would investigate the situation here.

The closer you get to the capital of the Kushan Empire, "Fulousha", the more temples and monks there are.

Almost everyone here goes to the temple to pray and worship.

The status of the monks is very high, and those high-ranking monks, gurus and the like, are equivalent to the nobility here. If you meet them on the road, you also need to salute or bow to them until they leave before you can continue walking.

Zhang Beichen came to Fulousha, which is more prosperous.

The Kushan Empire is estimated to have a population of more than 10 million, and Fulousha, as the capital of the Kushan Empire, is naturally extremely prosperous.

Stupas and Buddhist temples are everywhere, and well-dressed monks and aristocrats roam the streets.

The guide said in a low voice: "In the past, there were many Yan people in Fulousha, it is said that there were at least more than 10,000 people, since the king ordered the confiscation of the property of the Yan people, the Yan people were caught and ran, and now Fulousha can no longer see the Yan people." My lord, we need to be careful at all times, if we are discovered, we will definitely attract the attention of the guards. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Beichen followed the guide and stayed in Fulousha.

[Half a month later, you have a rough idea of the situation here. 】

Zhang Beichen didn't know where Queen Lanxiang was being held, but he could roughly guess it.

"There are two of the most heavily guarded places in Fulousha!"

"The first is naturally the royal palace of the Kushan Empire, where the king of Kasega lives."

"The second place is the Maitreya Temple. That's where Venerable Waki and his disciples lived. ”

Zhang Beichen decided to go to the palace first.

When night fell, Zhang Beichen hid his breath and came to the palace of the Kushan King.

As a powerhouse in the late stage of the Holy Realm, ordinary guards and prohibitions naturally couldn't stop him.

Zhang Beichen walked around the palace and did not find Queen Lanxiang.

Inside the palace, where King Kasega lived, Zhang Beichen felt the breath of a strong man.

That breath has both the blessing of national fortune and the luck protection of Buddhism, and its strength is definitely in the holy realm.

"The strength of this King of Kasega is really not weak!" Zhang Beichen secretly thought in his heart, if he was discovered by Jiashi Sejia here, and there was still a group of masters besieging him, even if he was in the late stage of the Holy Realm, he was afraid that it would be difficult to get out.

"I am familiar with the smell of Queen Lanxiang, she should not be in the palace." Zhang Beichen quietly withdrew from the palace, and at the same time, King Kasserga, who was meditating, opened his eyes, and he felt something strange.

(End of chapter)

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