It is said that Long is looking forward to Shu, but in fact, after winning Shu, he is not looking towards Long. Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan six times for the treasure land of Longyou, and the Wei State also fought for it to the death to prevent Zhuge Liang from getting any advantage.

The reason why so much effort is spent is not because Longyou is so wealthy, but because the strategic location here is very important. Longyou is located to the west of Longshan Mountain and the terrain is high, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The most important thing is that Longyou overlooks the entire Guanzhong. If From the geographical location of Shu, if you want to capture Guanzhong, you must take Longyou as the foundation.

After taking Guanzhong and then occupying the natural barrier of Tongguan, we can advance, attack, retreat and defend. It will be the biggest threat to the Central Plains regime than the Khitan.

After today, the situation of Shu is very similar to that of the Shu-Han in the past. If you want to conquer the Central Plains, you must first capture Guanzhong, and if you want to capture Guanzhong, you must first capture Longyou.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the Khitan's destruction of Jin, Hou Shu decisively sent troops to occupy Qin, Feng, and Jie in Longyou, forming four states. However, Hou Shu's national power was limited and he did not make any further moves.

Liu Zhiyuan left Hexi not long after seizing power in the Central Plains; Liu Chengyou was busy suppressing rebellions and cleaning up internal troubles; Guo Wei did not want to fight in the spirit of doing more than doing less; but as a militant, Chai Rong could not tolerate such a large group of people. A mallet stuck in his eye.

While he was reorganizing the Forbidden Army, he launched a war to regain the four states of Qin, Feng, Jie, and Cheng. However, this time Chai Rong did not mobilize troops to lead the Forbidden Army to conquer personally. Instead, he handed over the war to Fengxiang Jiedushi Wang Jing. At the same time, Ask Xuanhui envoy Xiang Xun to lead a small number of elite Forbidden troops to help out.

At the beginning of the war, the Zhou army's offensive went smoothly. They pulled down eight large and small camps of the Shu army. The Shu army responded actively and sent people to contact the Northern Han Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty asked them to harass the borders of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

The war in Longyou had been in a stalemate for two months, with both sides having a victory or defeat. In addition, there were difficulties in transporting supplies deep behind enemy lines, so Wang Jing asked Chai Rong for an order to withdraw his troops.

Chai Rong was not a person willing to admit defeat easily, but he was not blind and decided to send a knowledgeable soldier to the front line to see if the battle could be fought.

He thought for a long time and decided to send Zhao Kuangyin to Longyou. The reason why he sent Zhao Kuangyin was firstly because he knew the military affairs, and secondly because he was young and strong and could go back quickly.

Xu Xian was also sent. Chai Rong said that he was being asked to go to the battlefield and gain experience. To be a general, one does not necessarily have to have strong military force, but one must have the ability to strategize.

Xu Xian was very grateful to Chai Rong for his care and cultivation, but couldn't he marry the girl off two days later before setting off? He had already said that Chai Rong was a bit unkind, and now it seemed that he was absolutely right.

As for Zhao Kuangyin, he didn't care at all about missing out on his brother's good deeds. He rushed west without his life after leaving Kaifeng. When passing through Guanzhong, Xu Xian finally understood why Guo Wei was buried poorly.

Compared with Guanzhong, Henan, it is even more desolate. It is obviously early autumn and there are still vast tracts of green, but it gives people a sense of desolation, just because the fields are not crops but lush grass. The abandoned land is endless, and at a glance I almost thought I was in the grassland when I couldn't see the end.

The talented men in Henan and the generals in Hebei can only bury the emperor in Guanzhong. It is so difficult to blame the people for relying on mountains and rivers. As the two brothers Zhao Xin and Zhao Ke said, if there is a bumpkin along the way, he will be dug up. , the stone monument was toppled, the coffin was exposed in the wilderness, and the broken bones were thrown aside.

This is Guanzhong, favored by many emperors and giving birth to two glorious dynasties?

When he passed by Jingzhao Mansion, Xu Xian wanted to take a look, but Zhao Kuangyin said that looking here would only make people sad.

Zhu Wen not only demolished the palace but also demolished the city. Now the houses in the city are in a mess and were built later. Even the city walls have many collapsed places. There are only a few towers worth seeing. It is better to visit Jingzhao Mansion.

Visit Luoyang.

When he said this, Xu Xian could only feel sad and lost any interest.

After passing Longshan Mountain, the scenery is completely different. It is either endless mountains or boundless wilderness, and it is even more sparsely populated. If there were no roads at your feet, you would really feel like you are in a primitive wilderness.

It was getting close to dusk, and the setting sun in the valley dyed the sky red. Zhao Kuangyin told everyone to rest while he rode around on his horse, looking around as if he was looking for something.

Xu Xian ran after him and asked, "What are you looking for? Surveying the terrain?"

"When surveying the terrain, you need to find a high place!" Zhao Kuangyin pointed at a slope, "Huh? It seems to be somewhere!"

He galloped over with his horse under its belly, dismounted in front of the slope, found a very narrow path in the grass, and reached halfway up in a few short steps. He saw that the ground was covered with ashes, and that the ground was not completely burned.

of beams.

It seems that there should have been a house here in the past, a temple to be precise. A dark stone tablet clearly had a Buddhist character engraved on it.

"Amitabha!" Zhao Kuangyin joined his hands and chanted the Buddha's name.

Xu Xian walked up behind him and said, "When did you become a Buddhist?"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "I don't believe in Buddhism, but I have received blessings from Buddhism. In the past, I left home and lived in a temple with the refugees when I was hungry in Nanyang. Later, I came to Longyou and received guidance from eminent monks on my future."

"From Nanyang to Longyou, you can run quite well!" Xu Xian looked around, fearing that there wouldn't be anyone within ten miles. "Even if the person who can build a temple here is not an eminent monk, he is a person who doesn't care about worldly affairs and is single-minded.

A person of Buddha.”

Xu Xian found a piece of grass and sat down, "Tell me about your magical encounter here."

"Haha..." Zhao Kuangyin laughed, "It's not a magical opportunity. It's quite embarrassing to say it. At that time, I wandered around, from Hebei to Hedong, from Hedong to Jingchu, and finally came to Longyou. I was already a

There is no doubt that there is poverty and displacement.

When passing by here, I saw lights on the slope and wanted to find something to eat. When I saw cabbage growing in the vegetable field, I plucked it and ate it without thinking of disturbing the old monk in the temple. The old monk didn't blame him when he saw it.

Instead, he invited me to the temple and gave me porridge and rice. He kept me for more than ten days and gave me lectures on scriptures. Later, he even gave me a divination and told me that my future was not here and told me to go home."

Xu Xian asked: "What then?"

"Then on the way home, I ran into the army of the Western Expedition, and surrendered to the late emperor's tent."

"It seems that this eminent monk not only has Buddha nature but also a conscience. If he had said that your future was in Buddhism, you might have become a monk under him."

"Zhixian is really good at joking. Although I had no job but had a family and had ambitions in my heart, how could I be willing to be with the Ancient Buddha of the Green Lantern for the rest of my life? Speaking of which, I really want to thank this old monk, but it is a pity that I have no chance to see him again."

Zhao Kuangyin sighed, with a look of sadness on his face. Xu Xian advised: "Brother Yuen Long, don't be sad. According to your majesty's wishes, all the older monks will be arranged in the same temple. When you go back, go to Fengxiang's temple to find you."

Look, maybe he is still alive."

"Then you don't have to just let it happen. Let's go down!"
Chapter completed!