Jiaohe City stands on a platform that is more than five feet above the ground.
Underground on the platform is the intersection of two rivers, one east and one west. It is because of the cumulative erosion of these two rivers that Jiaohe City's special landform is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
This is an extremely ancient city, which was originally the capital of Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Regions. The entire city is shaped like a willow leaf, three miles long from north to south, and a hundred feet wide from east to west.
It is a rammed earth city very common in the Western Regions, with a layout similar to Chang'an City.
The city's marketplace, official offices, Buddhist temples, pagodas, streets and alleys, as well as workshops, residences, military training ground, and military trenches are all available.
The number of residents in the city exceeds 80,000, making it a rare giant city in the Western Regions.
At Wang Fangyi's request, Yun Chu and his party, after removing their armor, entered this extremely important city for the Anxi Governor.
Jiaohe City is a very lively place, and all caravans preparing to enter Datang for business use this place as their starting point.
Therefore, as long as the goods from the Western Regions can be seen in Chang'an, they are available here, but the price is less than 10% of those in Chang'an.
After seeing this scene, the workers in the caravan were all a little happy and confused.
Entering the Western Regions now, they will have ten times the benefits, which is very encouraging to them. If the goods they brought here are exchanged for goods from the Western Regions and brought back, once and for all, after deducting the travel expenses, at least
There is triple profit.
However, none of the caravan workers were tempted by this profit, because when they came, the shopkeeper made it very clear that this business activity should have at least ten times more profit in order to live up to their hard work.
Pei Xingjian did not come to greet Yun Chu at the city gate. This guy has become more and more arrogant since he came to the Western Regions and served as the Protector of Anxi.
Just when Yun Chu and Wen Wen were angry at Pei Xingjian's rudeness, a huge team of monks appeared on the loess street in front of them.
There were not only monks, but also nuns. Some strong monks who looked more like bandits were holding umbrellas and walking chariots. They turned a blind eye to Yun Chu and others, forcibly separated their team, and came to the slender chariot.
In front of the carriage.
Eighteen eminent monks from the Shaolin Temple put on their bronze armor and took off their bamboo hats, revealing their shiny black heads and sinewed necks. The iron rods in their hands were polished by the wind and sand and shone brightly.
"Welcome to the Buddha Dharma Dharma"
The leading old monk clasped his hands together and saluted Naha's carriage before speaking. Then, amid the Sanskrit singing of a group of monks, Yun Chu looked at the man in lotus clothes, wearing a lotus crown and holding a lotus in doubt.
Naha, who was wearing lotus shoes, stretched out a foot from the carriage expressionlessly and stepped on the broad backs of the Shaolin Temple monks who were kneeling on one knee. After walking eighteen steps, her foot
It fell on the chariot inlaid with the eight Buddhist treasures.
Then he sat cross-legged, shook the lotus lantern in his hand, and was carried away by four bald monks, followed by a pure white camel. In the meantime, the sound of Sanskrit chanting did not stop.
Speaking of which, Yun Chu saw such a huge personal display scene when Wu Mei was the queen.
After Naha sat on the chariot, she turned into a Buddha. It was difficult for Yun Chu to understand the smile on the child's face. It was a smile that gave people a sense of superiority. No matter who met Naha's eyes, they would
I felt that her eyes were full of compassion.
Yun Chu never knew that besides being used for drinking water and eating, the alms bowl was also a musical instrument. The monks and nuns knocked on their rice bowls and took Naha away from Yun Chu.
Then, Yun Chu saw that Xiao Yuhua and Afanti were also walking behind them. They left cleanly and without any nostalgia for Zhong Kui, the master.
Pei Xingjian, who didn't know when he arrived, stood beside Yunchu and said, "I didn't come because I didn't want you to be embarrassed. Tsk tsk, look at your sister's pomp, with a yellow umbrella cover, peacock feathers on the wings, and her feet won't touch her."
Lotus trees grow on the ground, Sanskrit sounds envelope the air, and the sound of praise reaches the sky. In the Tang Dynasty, one would have been charged with transgression and beheaded."
Yun Chu said, "Don't you always claim to be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty? Why, you just turn a blind eye?"
Pei Xingjian said awkwardly, "Buddhist matters don't count. Let's go back and talk about our plans to make a fortune."
Pei Xingjian is already forty years old. If people of this age have friendships, they don't need to be too deliberate to maintain them.
In addition, since the positions are roughly the same, it is natural to talk about interests.
Yunchu arrived at the Yamen of the Anxi Governor, which was a safe place surrounded by troops.
Without any guidance, Yun Chu, Wen Wen and Zhong Kui went straight to the back house and entered the small door. The three of them came out in unison.
Pei Xingjian, who was following behind, laughed loudly and said, "Brothers have a duty to make money. You have been coveting Gongsun for so long, but you are holding back in the face of these beauties?"
Gentle and disdainful said, "Are these women the property left to you by the previous Anxi Protector?"
Mentioning the previous Anxi Governor Pi Lou Wuche, Pei Xingjian said indifferently, "It is not appropriate for barbarians to govern barbarians after all."
Wen Wen said, "My background is not simple. Although I am from Qihu on the bank of the Yellow River, I was able to serve as a personal guard brigade commander under Emperor Taizong. My loyalty is guaranteed."
Pei Xingjian sneered and said, "If the barbarians control the barbarians, it will only make the Western Regions more barbaric. This is human nature, and it is no different from Chineseization. It is also one of the sources of the discord between the Western Regions and the Central Plains."
Yun Chu stretched his neck and glanced at Pei Xingjian's back house again and said, "You are about to be fooled. Do you still have the nerve to talk to others?"
Pei Xingjian added, "The Han people often used too violent methods to control the Hu, which is also the source of the discord between the Western Regions and the Central Plains."
Wen Wen stared at Pei Xingjian with wide eyes and said, "So, do you plan to follow King Wen of Zhou's example and have ninety-nine mixed-race sons, and then use these mixed-race sons to govern the Western Regions?"
Yun Chu laughed and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, thank you."
Pei Xingjian scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "These are gifts from the vassals from all over the country. They were delivered before I came here. It's not good if I don't accept them."
Wen Wen turned to Yun Chu and said, "Why don't we two get this kind of treatment? Or are those vassals just looking down on others?"
Zhong Kui narrowed his eyes and said, "You can use this as an excuse to kill him."
Pei Xingjian waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't be ridiculous. In the past, the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty used too many troops in the Western Regions. The Uighurs often used the name of the Tang Dynasty to invade the grasslands of other tribes at will. As a result, various tribes in the Western Regions kept away from the Tang Dynasty."
Strategy, when a certain family comes to the Western Region this time, they plan to focus on pacification, followed by military conquest, and let them stabilize for a few years first."
Yunchu looked at Pei Xingjian and said, "What did you hear?"
Pei Xingjian smiled bitterly and said, "There are rumors in Chang'an that Changsun Wuji wants to rebel. The censor Yan Guan heard about the report and reported it to His Majesty. Your Majesty said: nonsense."
Wen Wen spread her hands and said, "Since His Majesty said he was talking nonsense, someone should find evidence at this time to prove that he is not talking nonsense. This is the basic method for the censors to do things."
Pei Xingjian smiled bitterly and said, "I think it's not difficult to convict a person first, and then look for evidence based on this crime. What do you think?"
Yun Chu, Wen Wen, and Di Renjie have done this kind of thing a lot, so they naturally know the process, and it's really not that difficult.
Yun Chu said, "So you plan to hide in the Western Region for a while?"
Pei Xingjian spread his hands and said, "Of course it is. Now, all the ministers in the court are proud to go to local offices. No one wants to stay in the court and go to court in fear every day."
Wen Wen burst out laughing and pointed at Pei Xingjian and said, "We people seem to have taken the initiative to go out to avoid trouble, but we don't know that the reason why we can come out is entirely His Majesty's arrangement. After all, only us people outside can dare to rebel.
Come out and do things you want to do but don’t dare to do.”
Yun Chu looked at him tenderly and said, "General Pei didn't even prepare a banquet. Our group is covered in travel dust. We haven't even had a bite of meat or a bite of wine. You just said so much. Isn't it a loss?"
Pei Xingjian naturally prepared banquets, singing and dancing, etc. Not only Yun Chu, Wen Wen, Zhong Kui, Zhang Donghai, Liang Ying, but also officials from the eighth rank and above of the Anxi Protectorate were accompanying him, and even people from the Xizhou Governor's Yamen came to accompany him.
Got two.
Yunchu didn't see Fang Zheng and was a little disappointed, but after thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood that Fang Zheng was waiting for him to visit.
Jiaohe City is the residence of the Anxi Protector, and the governor of Xizhou is located in Gaochang City. Gaochang City is also called Gaochang Wall and Gaochang Barrier. It is also a rammed earth city and is only sixty miles away from Jiaohe City.
No matter what Yun Chu looks like now, he should be the one to visit Fang Zheng, who was kind to him. Only by doing this and showing his intention to continue the relationship can we all renew their relationship.
The Western Region delicacies prepared by the Duhu Mansion are very good, the most famous of which are several dishes made by Yunchu in Qiuci. Among them, mutton noodles, pulled strips and mutton rice can best comfort the hearts of long-distance travelers.
A worker from the Xizhou Governor's Office held a glass of wine and said to Yun Chu carefully, "I heard that when Junhou was serving in Qiuci, he was famous in the Western Regions for being good at making delicacies. I wonder if these meals are related to Junhou.
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When Yun Chu heard the words, he smiled slightly, put down the wine glass in his hand and said with some memories, "You don't know, back then, a certain family left the Sai tribe that raised me for many years, and came to Qiuci alone, alone and with a horse, in a state of panic and nowhere to live.
, when I met Brother Fangzheng from the Great Pass of Qiuci, he saw me living in a panic and helpless, so he stopped and asked me: Who is the son of the Han family?
I answered: A certain person is Yunchu from the Tang Dynasty.
Brother Fang Zheng laughed and said: Since I am from the Tang Dynasty, why do I have no food and clothing?
After that, he took me to the Daguanling Yamen... Thinking about it still makes someone cry."
After Yun Chu finished speaking, he raised his sleeves and touched his eyes, as if there were really tears there.
Before Yunchu could put down his sleeves, someone outside the curtain shouted, "Brother Yuchu, you want me to die."
Before the words could be finished, a figure as fat as a mountain appeared outside the curtain, crying and howling as he ran towards Yun Chu who stood up to greet him.
This chapter has been completed!