Sure enough, it's better to follow the immortals, it's better to follow the gods, and it's better to follow the immortals in the gods.

Shenzhou is orthodox, and the so-called Buddhism is heretical!

It's a pity that they are all bad old men, and following Shangxian also affects the image of Shangxian.

Otherwise, with Lu Yi, maybe their current strength would not be worse than Xingxian.

"Well, you're welcome. Thorn Ridge is a galloping road, and you have worked hard. ”

"I'm going to give you a festival seal now!"

After glancing at the five elders, Lu Yi said hello back, and then enshrined the five elders here in the Five Sages Temple.

After the edict, they are no longer tree demons, but gods, gods of the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Yi is not posing in front of the five elders now, because the last time he came over was an unofficial visit, so he was more casual, and the title was also used below.

Now he is giving the five elders the title on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, which is naturally different.

"Thank you for the grace of the immortals! Thank you to the Tang Dynasty. ”

With the end of the seal, after Lu Yi put a stick of incense in the temple, the five big trees around the Wuxian Temple became more and more verdant.

The entire temple of the Five Sages is shrouded in the shade of trees, and the temple is filled with an aura of tranquility.

However, although the five elders have gained a lot of benefits, they are much worse than the apricot immortals on the side.

But for the five elders who stayed in Thorn Ridge, they were very satisfied with this result.

They didn't put much thought into building a road for Lu Yi, they just used some demonic power, but they got a god position, so what else can't be satisfied?

Xingxian is different, Xingxian has always stayed by Shangxian's side.

With the edict of the immortals, from now on, not everyone can bully them, and they also have official bodies.

What's more, they are no longer wild demons wandering outside, but gods who have truly inherited it.

Even if it is the Heavenly Court and the Buddha Gate, when you see them, you have to be polite, not casually scolded.

"In the future, you will be the righteous god of these 800 miles of thorn ridges, and I hope you will practice hard and benefit the people around you more."

After sealing the five gods, Lu Yi glanced at and pointed out the cultivation of the five elders, and explained.

You must know that it is much more difficult to build temples in Datang now than before.

All the temples of Buddhism are banned, and other wild gods need to be registered and sealed by the imperial court.

The five elders here in Thorn Ridge still had to be taken care of by Lu Yi to have this treatment.

If they enjoy their positions and do not seek their own affairs, then they can be established and destroyed.

"Obey the teachings of the immortals!"

After listening to Lu Yi's words, the five elders saluted Lu Yi and replied.

They themselves are not the kind of evil monsters, and now that they have obtained the god position, they will naturally guard the eight hundred miles of thorn ridge for the Tang Dynasty.

After Lu Yi sealed it here, he then went down the mountain to the westernmost Thorn Ridge Pass.

This is a border pass built by the Tang army who came to assist them in repairing the temple when Lu Yi asked the five elders of Thorn Ridge to repair the road.

Now here, nearly 1,000 Tang soldiers are stationed.

Because of this, some people in this side of the pass also gathered some popularity, and some of the people around saw that Thorn Ridge had more gallop roads, and they also moved to both sides, and some people west of Thorn Ridge also ran over to trade.

After Lu Yi sealed the Wuxian Temple on the mountain, the people who gathered around him went to worship God on the mountain after knowing about it, and Lu Yi who came down the mountain just happened to pass by.

The border pass of Thorn Ridge is not small, and there are not only nearly 1,000 Tang soldiers stationed here, but also places where grain is stored and vegetables and crops are grown.

In the future, once Datang wants to continue to move westward, this will be a jumping point.

To the west of the border pass of Thorn Ridge, although it belongs to other countries, there are not many people around.

Because a few hundred miles to the west of Thorn Ridge is the Little Leiyin Temple.

The existence of Xiaoleiyin Temple made the caravans further west, as well as other small countries, have to detour to the Thorn Ridge to reach here.

This greatly affected the role of Chidao and also affected Lu Yi's plan.

At the same time, the existence of Xiao Lei Yin also made the surrounding people dare not approach.

As a result, the area to the west of Thorn Ridge is sparsely populated, and it is much more difficult to prepare grain and grass.

So after Lu Yi saw these scenes, he thought about getting rid of Xiaoleiyin Temple.

After getting rid of Xiaoleiyin Temple, Datang will be able to march into Zhu Ziguo and look at the Lion Camel Ridge from afar.

However, the yellow-eyed boy is the boy of Maitreya Buddha, and there are several powerful treasures on him.

If it weren't for the long distance, and he happened to be unable to spare time, Lu Yi would have wanted to come over and pull him out.

"I've seen all of them!"

Seeing Lu Yi coming, the officers and soldiers here all knew Lu Yi and immediately saluted excitedly.

Following their own family to protect the Western Regions, for these officers and soldiers from the Shu clan and civilians, this is not too comfortable.

There will be no less merit, and there will not be too much danger.

At the same time, the treatment is also very good.

All the rewards were never taken from themselves, and all were given to their subordinates.

His subordinates have merit, and he never takes it from himself.

As long as his subordinates have achievements, he is happier than his subordinates.

Therefore, they all respect this from the bottom of their hearts.

Moreover, they thought that Lu Yi came over and wanted to make a move west of Thorn Ridge.

For them, this means that they can get merit again, can they not be excited?

"Well, good work!"

Seeing these Tang officers and soldiers, Lu Yi responded with a smile.

Although, most of the time, Zheng Liwan is actually dealing with these things on her behalf and dealing with these people.

But Lu Yi is no stranger to these officers and soldiers, and he can remember all the officers and soldiers of the entire Anxi Protectorate at a glance.

He also likes to look at these screaming Tang soldiers under his command, because they will be the cornerstone of stability in the world, and a sharp knife for the Tang Dynasty to dominate the world.

"It's not hard! Duhu, when are we going to fight again? ”

After listening to Lu Yi's words, these officers and soldiers immediately asked Lu Yi.

I've been here for a while, and they haven't done anything except to build roads and border passes to grow vegetables.

Listening to the exploits of other colleagues, these guys couldn't sit still.

Every day they stared to the west, hoping that an enemy would invade them.

In this way, it is a good opportunity for them to make meritorious contributions.

It's just that I don't know what's going on in this broken place, there are no people in front, only so sparse three melons and two dates.

I heard that to the west of Thorn Ridge, monsters are rampant, resulting in many places being uninhabited.

As Lu Yi hoped, the current Tang Dynasty soldiers are not afraid of foreign enemies.

Therefore, when they saw Lu Yi coming, they would be excited, and they couldn't wait to know a definite answer from Lu Yi.

"It's coming! When this road is opened to trade to the west, it will be the time for you to make meritorious contributions. You should prepare well and improve yourself. ”

Looking at these officers and soldiers guarding the border passes, Lu Yi replied with a smile.

What is it if they have fought Thorn Ridge, they have to fight further west of Lingshan!

The entire human world, whether it is the frontier wilderness or the extreme west, is the place of the Tang Dynasty.

The places under the jurisdiction of Buddhism and Heavenly Court are the Tang Dynasty, and the places they can't illuminate are also the Tang Dynasty.

Not yet, though.

Without convenient galloping roads and prosperous trade routes, it is not easy to support a campaign.

After all, when they lay down a place, they had to not only govern the place, but also move these places together.

Relying on the wealth looted by the ruling class of the defeated countries, and throwing money into these places to build various water conservancy and other convenient constructions, there is not much left.

This also included a portion of the return to the imperial court, as well as rewards for the soldiers.

In terms of the conquest of the Western Regions, the imperial court could not give much support to the Anxi Protectorate.

On the one hand, it is because the imperial court now needs money and food in many places, and it is also because of the long distance and inconvenience.

However, after all the galloping roads in the Western Regions are opened, when this side is stable, and after the harvest of Datang, it will be fine.

The gallop from Datang to Thorn Ridge has accelerated a lot after the bridge over the Liusha River has been opened.

In addition, the galloping road on this side of Thorn Ridge has been repaired, the Flame Mountain has been flattened, and the rest is fast.

When the time comes, there will be traders from the Tang Dynasty and vendors from other places in the Western Regions.

All kinds of special things along the gallop road, as well as food, can make this gallop bring a lot of benefits to Datang.

This is not counting the connection between the east and the west, which made the original Silk Road more prosperous.

In addition to this gallop road, other regions in the Western Regions that were originally subdued by Datang will also open more gallop roads to facilitate Datang's control of these places and accelerate the development of these places.

There is also a gallop road that bypasses the Liusha River and then joins the original one in Hezhou, leading to Chang'an and other parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Anyway, there are a lot more monsters in the Western Regions than in Hezhou, so don't worry about not having the coolies to build roads.

When these preparations are almost complete, it is time to continue westward.

"Back to the capital, we are all ready, and the map for the first three hundred miles has been drawn."

Hearing Lu Yi's words, the guard of Thorn Ridge immediately replied with a smile.

They couldn't be called right away, but they weren't idle.

While garrisoning the border pass to train troops, he also thoroughly explored the terrain for hundreds of miles around.

Next time, Datang's border pass will be expanded at least three hundred miles forward.

"Alas, when will my Datang's gallop be repaired here? It's too difficult to walk, and it's hard to find something to eat. ”

When Lu Yi looked west at Lingshan, Tang Seng had three masters and apprentices on his side, and at this time, he could quickly walk to the old site of Wuzhuang Temple.

The lack of a canopy made the atmosphere of the Journey to the West team a lot more harmonious.

Although Tang Seng still likes to chatter, he also knows that he will accept it when he sees it.

What's more, Sun Wukong never easily disobeys his opinions.

Explain things, as long as they are not excessive, Sun Wukong will do it.

After Sha Seng joined the team, he has always been silent and hard-working, after all, he can't beat Sun Wukong.

Moreover, the quicksand river was also tossed too badly.

So, the whole team looks very harmonious.

It's just that after crossing the quicksand river, the road is difficult to walk, and it is difficult to find food.

The hardships along the way, as well as the words of the people along the way, as well as the performance of Buddhism, Sun Wukong mentioned from time to time what his friends said, but Tang Seng gradually doubted the meaning of his scriptures in the west.

As far as he knew, if it weren't for the Tang Dynasty taking down the Western Regions, the lives of the people on the road to the Western Regions would actually be very difficult.

Not to mention the problem of the dynasty, it is difficult for these people to live a good life alone.

At every turn, monsters are rampant, and eating a lot of people also leads to the inability of trade routes to be smooth, and the people's lives are difficult.

In Datang, it is difficult to encounter these.

Whenever there is a demon in that place that eats the people, the government has already organized people to destroy the demon.

If Buddhism is really that good, shouldn't it be peaceful all the way to the west to seek Buddhist scriptures?

The more you go to Lingshan, should the people along the way be dedicated to the Buddha and live a happy life?

Why do you see the opposite?

The more you go to Lingshan, the more and more fierce the monsters become, and the more miserable the people's lives become.

At this time, Tang Seng couldn't help but think of what Sun Wukong said that his friend said.

The monks and Buddhas of the heavens are indifferent when they see such vicissitudes in the world, how can they save all sentient beings?

Such a Buddhist scripture, even if it is a true sutra, what is the use of taking it yourself?

Can you save all beings?

And now after the Tang Dynasty took the Western Regions, it not only built a spacious gallop road, but also cleaned up all the monsters that plagued the people in the Western Regions.

At the same time, a large number of water conservancy and galloping roads were also built to help the people here.

The lives of the people along the route gradually improved, and there were more vendors on the road.

But compared to the east of the quicksand river, it is still a lot worse.

said that the good Buddhism purifies all sentient beings, and pities the world, but the result is just talking about it, and it is not as good as the Tang Dynasty.

Tang Seng of this will miss the Chidao east of the Liusha River more and more, as well as the delicious hot dishes and barbecue, as well as the chilled juice.

It tastes good and is easy to eat.

If there was a gallop here, I'm afraid I would have been here a long time ago.

Comparing these two sides, Tang Seng found that he inexplicably had a sense of pride in being a Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, when he saw people in need of help along the way, he would also travel all the way west to help along the way.

By the way, spread the Buddha's teachings that I understand, and the pride of being a Datang person.

Since the Buddhas in the heavens can't see this, let's do it yourself.

In the words of Sun Wukong's friend, but do good deeds, don't ask about the future.

To this end, he learned a lot along the way, and then helped more people.

"Yes, it's better to be Datang. To the west of this quicksand river, if it had been taken by Datang earlier, we would have been able to run comfortably on the gallop road now. ”

Listening to Tang Seng's words, Sun Wukong replied with a smile.

Although he was answering Tang Seng's words, this did not prevent him from continuing to stuff something inside.

This broken Buddha Gate doesn't look like a good place, and it has to run so far, if Tang Seng can give up halfway, it would be good.

So Tang Seng likes to help people along the way, and Sun Wukong is not too procrastinating, and will even help.

Tang Seng has doubts about Buddhism, and he will also find something to make Tang Seng doubt Buddhism more deeply.

It was under this circumstance that his friend said those words that he said to Tang Seng.

As for the revelations of the Buddhism that secretly followed him, Sun Wukong didn't pay attention to them.

What's more, he didn't encourage Tang Seng to do anything, but when Tang Seng did something, he just echoed it.

"Is Datang that good?"

The sand monk on the side listened to Tang Seng's words, and then listened to Sun Wukong's words, and asked curiously.

He had never been to Datang, he only knew that the officers and soldiers of Datang were very powerful, and he was almost killed by those Tang soldiers when he was in the quicksand river.

So what the hell is like on Datang's side, he doesn't know.

"Of course! The lake is always clear, the air is tranquil and there are chilled juices"

After listening to Sha Seng's words, Tang Seng replied as a matter of course.

It's just that before he knew it, he quickly shut up.

He was worried that if he continued to talk, he would have to talk about eating all the way down the road.

As a practitioner, he shouldn't always worry about this appetite, Amitabha!

"It's coming! I guess we're on the road again! ”

At this time, Sun Wukong, who was flying in the sky, looked forward and saw a group of little demons working hard to build a road to them, and immediately said to Tang Seng with a smile.

The scene in front of me is all too familiar.

That's what Hezhou looked like back then.

Lu Yi has already put the east of Thorn Ridge into the Tang Dynasty's pocket, and it is inevitable to want to build roads.

So he didn't have to think about it to know that the gallop in front of him had probably been repaired.

A little further on, they will probably be able to gallop up.

"Really? Then let's speed up and try to get on the road early. ”

After listening to Sun Wukong's words, Tang Seng's spirit came at once.

The gallop is good, not only fast and comfortable, but there are no demons, insects, tigers and wolves on the road, just hit the horse and run forward.

Also, there are places to rest and eat along the way.

Tang Seng felt that it was not unacceptable to give some tolls on the road.

After all, the imperial court spent a lot of money in order to repair these galloping roads.

"It's really a great blessing for Datang to have Lu Aiqing in Datang."

Far away here in Chang'an City, Li Er sat beside several important civil and military ministers he relied on, drinking iced juice while discussing state affairs.

Since Lu Yi was appointed as the deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, Chang'an City has continued to receive good news from the Western Regions.

By now, Lu Yi had assigned most of the Western Regions to the Tang Anxi Protectorate.

What is needed is Li Er's trust and decentralization, without wasting national strength and losing troops.

For Li Er, this is simply something he can't imagine.

Therefore, Li Er's suggestions for Lu Yi now will be implemented after careful consideration.

For example, the control of vendors was slightly relaxed, and the treatment of craftsmen was improved, and a large number of schools were established.

Over the years, it has also brought very good returns to Li Er.

More importantly, the high-yield seeds provided by Lu Yi have made Datang's grain production higher and higher year by year.

The stability of the Western Regions, the improvement of national strength, the abundance of food, and the peace of the people allowed Li Er to free up his hands to the north and east.

The guys in the north and east have been a little restless lately.

Especially in the east, they let the previous dynasty return to collapse in vain, and this is the time for complacency.

So I don't have so much respect for Datang.

Now that Datang has enough strength and material, it's time for them to know who is their father.

Otherwise, there are more things in the backwoods of the country.

(End of chapter)