Hearing this foreman mention "Master Huiyong", the three Khan Kings were all shocked!

Mingzhuer hurriedly asked, "Then he is from Famen Temple?" ”

The foreman nodded and said to the Khan King: "Yes! …… Master Huiyong has passed away at Famen Temple. Before his death, he told the monk Zhixin that he must find you! said that there is only one dusty matter, and it has never been over......"

When King Khan heard that Master Huiyong had passed away, his heart trembled violently! originally planned to enter Beijing this time, preparing to take the Hexi Corridor to Famen Temple to visit his old man's home; However, because of the large-scale turmoil in Shaanxi and Gansu, all the post roads were interrupted and could not be made.

I never thought that in just a few months, this senior, who was also a teacher and a friend, had passed away in a hurry, and the yin and yang were separated...... Infinite grief hit my heart, and I couldn't help but burst into tears!

The foreman looked at the sad expression of the Khan King, and his heart was not comfortable. After a pause, he continued:

"Before the monk Zhixin left, he told me and his two apprentices: after he set off from Famen Temple, he inquired about the post roads on the south road leading to the capital, but because of the civil turmoil and the interruption of the post road, he did not hear the news that the king of Khan took the south road post road into Beijing, so he naturally returned to Xinjiang and would not take the south road. He estimated that when the Khan entered Beijing and returned to Xinjiang, he would either take Uriya Sutai in the north to the 'big grassland' in Kobdo, or take the Hetao area in the middle road to Ejina in Alxa.

So, he followed the post road from Fengxiang Mansion to Ningxia Mansion, and then followed the Yellow River to Dengkou. Waiting for your news here, it will be more than two months...... He couldn't wait for you, thinking that you might be able to return to Xinjiang from Uriya Sutai in the northern province. So he set out from Dengkou to Ejina and Hami into Xinjiang to look for you. Gao Shan and Qi Feng wanted to follow Monk Zhixin to Xinjiang, and their parents agreed.

"Monk Kezhixin said: If the Khan King returned to Xinjiang and had already taken the northern route, he went to Xinjiang to find a way to find the Khan Queen, and sent a letter to tell them that he would discuss going to Xinjiang again; If the Khan King returns to Xinjiang west through the Hetao region in the future, he must pass through the Dengkou Post Station. If the king of the Khan passes through the pass of the river and meets each other by fate, and his parents give permission, he can ask the king of the Khan to allow them to accompany him...... They agreed to meet in the Turghat tribe in Xinjiang...... Counting today, Monk Zhixin has been on departure for six days......"

Bayinqing suddenly realized at this time! said quietly: "No wonder Guo Chang, the general manager of the Dengkou Station, said that there is a young monk who has turned into a relationship and is inquiring about our news." That should be this Zhixin monk? ”

King Khan nodded slightly.

Mingzhu is very aware of the deep relationship between King Khan and Master Huiyong. I also saw that King Khan was very fond of these two children, and these two children's martial arts skills were indeed very good, and they would be of great use in the future! Sensing that this fate had reached the point where it could not be separated, he proposed to the king of the Khan:

"King Khan! These two children have a deep relationship with the Khan and our tribe, maybe this is the will of God! Just take them with you, right? ”

King Khan nodded.

When the foreman saw that the Khan had agreed, he was overjoyed! Hurriedly pulled Gao Shan and Qi Feng to the King of Khan, and said excitedly:

"Hurry up and kowtow to the Khan King!"

Gao Shan and Qi Feng respectfully knelt on the ground and kowtowed to King Khan three times......

The foreman hastily took out three sticks, a meteor hammer, and half a bag of pancakes from the horse's hitch, and gave them to the two children, and said:

"Follow the Khan King well, and there will definitely be success in the future! When the situation improves, we will also go to Xinjiang...... I'll take care of your parents' affairs. ”

Gao Shan and Qi Feng were in tears, and they quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the foreman three times.

The gate of the ancient temple suddenly creaked open. The abbot Khenpo led the lamas out of the monastery to greet him, and invited the king of Khan and others to the monastery for tea......

Five days later. After going through hardships, the Khan's team crossed the two Gobi deserts of Yamalek and Badain Jarin, and came to the territory of Ejina.

Along the way, those abandoned post stations and military platforms in the military transfer post roads that were built in the Qin and Han dynasties, expanded in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and further improved in the early Qing Dynasty. Although it has been abandoned and unattended, it has played an important role in providing convenient conditions and safety guarantees for the temporary rest and shelter of the Khan's team. Nine years later, all of these military stations became important support points in the main grain and grass transportation channels of Zuo Zongtang's western expedition to Xinjiang......

Bayinqing saw that the desert sacred tree that accompanied the team along the way, poplar euphratica, gradually increased, especially the poplars on both sides of the road became more and more dense, and his mood began to be a little excited! Loud Talk:

"Populus euphratica, Suosuo and our Xinjiang all look the same, and they are really comfortable to look at! It's a bit of a home-away feeling. However, this Alxa and Ejina have the characteristics of their families: the flag is demarcated with Ao Bao between the flags, and Ao Bao is the boundary monument; Ao Bao is on the poplar again, and the poplar is Ao Bao......"

Mingzhu nodded and said, "Hmm! Bayinqing observed well! King Khan took everyone out to broaden their horizons, not only to see the solemn grandeur, prosperity and wealth of Beijing, and the green mountains and green waters along the way; Now we have to carefully appreciate the Gobi Desert and customs outside Xinjiang. Let everyone increase their knowledge and temper their will. You can't go in vain! ”

Ba Yinqing was a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and said with a horizontal face: "I don't like to listen to you when you speak!" How do you call it a trip for nothing? This trip has seen the world! Not only the scenery inside and outside the Great Wall, the solemn style of the Forbidden City, and the huge waves of the Yellow River, but also the scenery inside and outside the Great Wall, they are all carefully watched; I also saw the majestic 'Yellow River Thief' Li Jian......"

"Hey! The Khan's vision is not wrong! Li Jian is by no means the kind of 'hopeless' bandit and grass coward, he will be used by the imperial court and contribute to the country in the future......" Mingzhuer hurriedly corrected and said.

"Not necessarily! If you can't say that day, let the imperial army be wiped out! However, this is still regarded as a 'nest fight' by their own people, which is not beneficial to defeat the Kokand and the British. It's really frustrating to say! Bayinqing said.

King Khan thought for a moment and said slowly: "What I am most worried about is also this ending! However, to observe impermanence is to observe cause and effect, and to attain the right path depends on chance, and everything has a definite number. I hope that when the national disaster is at hand, Bole will know Maxima early and live up to the ambition of the strong man Lingyun...... However, I have a hunch that the 'Xinjiang covenant' between him and us will be fulfilled one day! ”

Mingzhuer said: "The Khan King is Guanyin Bodhisattva, igniting the reckless man and crossing people to achieve the Tao. The current imperial court, if it can put down the shelf and tolerate the ferry, and turn the conflict into a jade silk, it will not get into the current situation of 'the house leaks and rains overnight'...... However, King Khan analyzed it thoroughly, and the root of all evil is still that evil England! If the 'root of all evil' is not removed, the world will never be at peace! ”

Ba Yinqing watched Mingzhu talk loudly, but he couldn't interject, and his heart was not very happy. However, in these words, he was connected with the experience of eradicating the "advance team" of the Kokand army in the Valley of the Heavenly Wolf, plus what had just happened in the tribe now; made him also ponder a deep taste: Kokand Akuba is definitely a great devil who has lost his conscience and is thirsty for killing! However, the Englishman standing behind him is an even more evil devil!

After another hour, the procession entered the great poplar forest that covered the sky. I didn't go far before I noticed that there were several forks in front of me, each pointing in different directions.

Everyone stopped and wondered, wondering which path was the right path, not knowing which direction to go? ……

Suddenly, dust rose in the distance on the opposite side...... Two men on horseback galloped in.

The two men on horseback stopped not far in front of the procession, hurriedly dismounted, and ran over. The two saluted the king and the others and asked:

"May I ask if you are the team of the king of Xinjiang Turghut Khan?"

Everyone was stunned!

Bayinqing said in a loud voice: "It is the king of Xinjiang Turhut Khan passing through here. Who are you? ”

The visitor said: "We are sent by the prince of Ejin Naturhut to wait here for the exploration horse of the king of Xinjiang Turhut Khan, and we have been waiting here for three days. My prince and Klang Taiji of Kobdo are already waiting for King Khan in the palace! ……”

The probe who spoke said to the other probe, "I will show the way for the king of Khan." You hurry back and inform the prince and Klang Taiji, and say that the Khan of Xinjiang is only sixty miles away from Swan Lake. ”

The other probe nodded, got back on his horse, and galloped away......

Tanma led the Khan's team and began to walk through the depths of the poplar forest.

The Khan King was a little puzzled! How did his brother-in-law, Klang Taiji, the eldest brother of Jinhua Hatun, come here, so he asked Tanma:

"How can Klang Taiji of Kobdo be in your Ejina?"

Tanma replied: "It seems that Klang Taiji received the 'flying pigeon message' from the Turghut tribe in Xinjiang, and specially brought people and horses from Kobdo to escort the Khan King back to ......Xinjiang."

Mingzhu said with a smile: "It must be Hatun's 'Flying Pigeon Biography' that alarmed the old prince. The old prince was worried that the Kokand and the British would attack you on the way and endanger your safety, so he specially sent Klang Taiji to meet here from Kobdo. ”

Bayinqing said excitedly: "Klang Taiji is kind and kind-eyed, and speaks kindly. Although it is only a one-sided relationship, I really want to see him again. ”

King Khan smiled and said, "You will see him in a moment." ”

Thinking that the Mongolian tribe in Ejina is also called "Turhut", Bayinqing felt a little puzzled. He asked the Khan, saying,

"Aren't all Turks in Xinjiang? Why are the Mongol tribes of Ejina also called Turgot? ”

King Khan smiled and asked Mingzhu to teach Bayinqing another lesson.

Mingzhu cleared his throat and said to Bayinqing seriously:

"The Turghut of Ejina is of the same vein as our Turgot. They are a branch brought back from the Volga Valley in Russia by the nephew of our common ancestor, Ayuqi Khan, Alabu Jur......

In the year of the earth tiger (1698) in the 37th year of the Kangxi reign, Ayuqi Khan appointed his nephew Alabuzhur to return to the motherland with his subordinates in the name of returning to Lhasa, Tibet, to boil tea and worship the Buddha. Four or five years after they prayed in Lhasa, they came to Ejina and never returned to the banks of the Volga River......

It was because of their detailed surveys and the transmission of the specific route from the Volga River in Russia back to the motherland that Wobasi Khan and the leaders made up their minds to carry out the world-renowned eastward migration. They can be said to be the pioneers of the return of the Turghut tribe to the motherland. The Ejin Naturhut Banner is a special flag, which is the place under the personal jurisdiction of the emperor of the imperial court for more than 200 years...... The current prince of the Ejin Natur Hut Banner is called Dash Che Ling, and he is the uncle of the king of Khan according to his generation......"

Bayinqing didn't quite believe what Mingzhuer said, and asked the king of Khan, "Is what he said true?" ”

King Khan smiled and nodded.

Tanma pointed to a lake not far away and said, "King Khan! In front of us is Swan Lake in Ejina. ”

Ba Yinqing was happy again when he heard it, and asked jokingly: "You also have Swan Lake here!" Are there any swans? ”

"Now is the time when there are swans, but they fly away in the fall." ”

Bayinqing asked Tanma, "Do you know where the swans flew?" ”

Tanma said he didn't know.

Bayinqing was a little proud, and introduced: "In autumn, no matter where the swans are, they will return to our Bayingolin River for the winter." Even in spring and summer, only those swans who are not in a good mood fly to all parts of the country to take a walk. The other swans are playing happily at Swan Lake in our Bayinbrook Meadows! That's where they live! ”

Everyone laughed.

Mingzhu smiled and said, "You're talking nonsense again!" Swans and geese fly southeast in autumn, so how can there be swans in autumn that fly to the northwest? The swans of the Peacock River are also part of the southeasterly part of Bayingbrook, the group you said would not be willing to go away. The swans that really fly to Shandong and the south for the winter are called more!

"You talk nonsense with your eyes open all day...... Along the way, the Khan King is pointing you out to understand historical allusions, customs and customs, and you must pay more attention to the history and culture of the places you go in order to gain insight. The Swan Lake in Ejina is the 'Juyanhai' two thousand years ago, and it was the place where the hussar general Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty fought against the Xiongnu and garrisoned the troops. The Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei's 'The desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river' is also said here. The cultural heritage here is deep...... King Khan really hopes that you can become a person like Huo Quzhi! ”

When Bayinqing heard this, she was a little uncomfortable again, and said with a pull on her face: "Big housekeeper!" You're laughing at me for not being a good person, not being a talent, aren't you? Don't look down on me, Huo Quai's wrestling is not necessarily my opponent! ”

Everyone was amused by him again!

Once again, the king of Khan said to Bayinqing earnestly: "The country is in danger, and it is the time to employ people. Not only to practice riding and archery martial arts, but also to endure hardships and learn more about culture and history. Learn from the past and know the present, and only then can we take on great responsibilities in the future! ”

Bayinqing nodded, and then said, "King Khan! When you see deserts, poplars, grasslands, and swans here, you can't kiss them! I feel like I'm almost home......"

Mingzhuer smiled and said: "Don't worry, there are still two or three thousand miles away!" ”

Ba Yinqing was unhappy again, glared and said, "Don't I know that there are more than two thousand miles to go?" I mean, I'm in a different mood when I get here! Got it? ”

Mingzhuer hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Good, good, good!" You're right! ”

"From Beijing to Xinjiang! Yue Fei said: 'Eight thousand miles of clouds and moons'......" Bayinqing patted his chest and stared, "Now it is: there are only two thousand left to my house!" ”

Mingzhu's eyes lit up! I didn't expect this Bayinqing to be able to use Yue Fei's verses. He quickly stretched out his thumb and praised loudly:

"Hmmm! Good! In the future, we will 'be ambitious to eat Haokou meat, laugh and talk about thirsty for the blood of thieves!' 'Let these brutes give me back the ...... of the old mountains and rivers."

While laughing, the team was approaching the palace of the Ejin Naturghut king. The Dash Cheleng King and Klang Taiji came out of the palace ten miles to greet them.

Everyone met very cordially, talked and laughed......

At the dinner, Klang Taiji carefully told the Khan about the three warnings of Jinhua Hatun.

The Khan said to Klang Taiji: "Even if the Kokand and the British harbor evil intentions and make trouble on the way, we will be able to deal with it." Tomorrow, we will go to Horsehair Mountain to Hami to return to the tribe, so please go back to Kobdo directly......"

Klang Taiji's face sank, waved his hand and said, "Hey! How's that going to work? If I go back like this, how can I explain it to my father? My father told me that I must send you to your Xinjiang Turghut tribe, so that he could rest assured; And let me go to see Jinhua on his behalf, and to see his little grandson Zhuoketuna! ”

Dash Cheleng said, "To be safe! Klang Taiji should take a trip. If it weren't for the fact that the tribe now had to guard against the chaotic people who were moving around, they would not be able to leave for a while; I also want to go to Xinjiang! ……”

Klang Taiji added: "The Kokand people, with the support of the British, have conquered the city, and it is impossible to stop it in the short term. The imperial court can't take care of Xinjiang now, and your situation will be very difficult. Father also explained: If you can't hold out in Xinjiang, don't resist! Let you move to Kobdo first......"

Dash Cheleng hurriedly said: "If Xinjiang can't stay for the time being, just come to Ejina!" Isn't it beautiful to have a great reunion in Turkey? ”

King Khan smiled and said: "The situation in Xinjiang is indeed very bad, but it has not yet reached the point of desperation......

Klang Taiji suddenly remembered something and solemnly said to King Khan:

"That's right! I have one more thing to tell you. A few days ago, a young monk came here. When he heard that I had come from Kobdo to wait for you, he came to me and said that he had come here specifically to look for you......

Bayinqing hurriedly asked, "Is he from Famen Temple?" ”

Bayintaiji nodded and said, "Yes! He set out from Famen Temple, from Shaanxi to Gansu, from Gansu to Ningxia, from Ningxia to Hetao Dengkou, and like you, from Dengkou through the desert Gobi to Ejina. I thought he was quite pitiful, so I arranged for him to stay in an inn. Do you know this monk? ”

The Khan was amazed and delighted! Hurriedly said: "Although I haven't met, I know that this monk's name is Zhixin, and he is indeed from Famen Temple." He was the last disciple of my Buddhist master, Master Huiyong. Master Huiyong has passed away, and before his death, he told him to come to me and explain what he had to do. ”

Klang Taiji nodded, understanding the origin of this wandering monk.

The King of Khan immediately explained to Bayinqing and said, "You should take Gao Shan and Qi Feng now, follow the retinue of Klang Taiji to the inn, and take Monk Zhixin to the wing room of the palace." I'm going to see him in the evening......"

Bayinqing responded, went out to find the two children, and followed Klang Taiji's entourage to the inn together......

Entering the guest room of the inn, Gao Shan and Qi Feng immediately cried when they saw Zhixin, who was meditating with his eyes closed and in rags......

Monk Zhixin was also pleasantly surprised to see the arrival of the two apprentices! Namaste:

"Amitabha! Thank you Bodhisattva, cross my master and apprentice to meet again! ”

Ba Yinqing, who was full of suspicion, looked at this Zhixin monk carefully. He found that this wandering monk was indeed not an ordinary Buddhist novice; Although the monk's clothes are tattered and mentally exhausted, he can't hide the heroic spirit between his eyebrows! He could also feel that this must be a top master with deep skills.

The three masters and apprentices who had gone through hardships wept together......

When Bayinqing saw such a scene, he also felt a little sour and sad in his heart. He hurriedly said to Zhixin:

"Master Zhixin! King Buyan Khan invites you to meet you at the Mongol palace in Ejina. Speak first, and I'll wait for you outside......"

After saying that, he turned and opened the door and went to the courtyard with his attendants to wait. He knew in his heart that these two children who had just lost their parents would have a lot to talk to their master, so let them have some time......

At night, in the wing room of the palace of the king of Ejinatulghut. Monk Zhixin told the solemn Khan King about everything that happened not long ago:

"Master Huiyong has calculated that the Khan King and his tribe will experience a great calamity in this year's Ding Mao year! And this catastrophe will not go away for several years. But he was too ill to travel far away; It was decided to perform five pujas in the temple to chant and pray for the Khan and the Turghut tribe...... When the master passed away at Famen Monastery three months ago, he told his disciples: 'Although there have been many Dharma events, they have not been able to eliminate the calamity for the Khan and the Turghut tribe...... Between the monks and laymen, there is only this one thing that remains undone. 'The master instructed me to fulfill his wish and follow the Khan King through calamities and calamities, praying for blessings and avoiding calamities...... The master specially invited the abbot of the temple, Master Yun Hui, to personally consecrate the Buddha statue amulet for King Khan. I was instructed to deliver this talisman to the King Khan before the beginning of autumn; And, don't leave the Khan King for at least two years to resolve impermanence cause and effect together! ”

Zhixin carefully took out the amulet from the monk's bag and handed it to the Khan King.

This amulet is carefully painted with a one-foot square fine cotton cloth: the Buddha sits in the center, and the Buddha's light shines in all directions. The fine brushwork is wonderful, much finer than the Tibetan "thangka".

With tears in his eyes, King Khan stared at the amulet in his hand, seeing things and thinking about people, with mixed feelings! ……