Strictly speaking, Hu Lucheng is no longer the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
This place belongs to the rule of Tochar, and the main race is no longer the yellow races that Yang Shouwen is familiar with, but mainly the whites in the Indo-European races. As soon as he enters the Tianma Governor's Office, he can feel a sense of exotic charm that is coming to his face, which makes people feel inexplicably frightened.
Although the Sailed Leaf Valley has a foreign style, it is deeply influenced by Middle-earth culture.
The architectural pattern of the city is also imitated by Chang'an City, and even the language is mixed with Hu and Han, without too many communication barriers.
But this is the city...
When it comes to Hulun City, we must talk about Tochar.
In later generations, the origin of Tochar has always been controversial, and there is no very authoritative official definition.
According to Yang Shouwen's understanding, Tochar first refers to the nomadic peoples who settled in the Tarim Basin. Later, due to the migration of the Great Yuezhi westward and the continuous integration of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, the Kucha people, Yanqi people, Cheshi people and Loulan people were joined... Various races and tribes evolved into the current Tochar people in a continuous integration.
In Tochar, the official language is Tochari.
Although the nine surnames of Zhaowu are closely related to the Tang Empire, Chinese is not a popular language here.
Tochari belongs to the Indo-European language family and is very different from Chinese.
The people here are so deep, blue-eyed, and blond... so when Yang Shouwen and his party came to Hulun City, they felt like they were abroad. The feeling of being a stranger in a foreign land also deepened a lot.
"Can the Ugly Slave speak Tochari?"
Outside Hulun City, Yang Shouwen couldn't help asking Feng Changqing.
This time, he came to the Western Regions under the order, and Yang Shouwen specially learned Turkic language.
But he didn't expect that such a twists and turns would come to Huluncheng, a relatively unfamiliar place for language.
Feng Changqing's face turned slightly red, he shook his head gently, looking ashamed.
"Master, I won't say it."
He felt ashamed of not being able to help Yang Shouwen, and even secretly made up his mind to learn Tochari well.
"If you don't know how to say it, forget it!"
Yang Shouwen scratched his head, but did not want to blame Feng Changqing.
He turned around and looked at Gao Lishi, then took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, let's go into the city first."
The name of the Tocharians originated from the ancient Greeks.
The Greeks at that time collectively called the races west of the Pamir Plateau Tochar. The reason was that in the Turkic language, the language tgry spoken by the Tochar was translated as Tochar. Initially, Tochar's living habits were closer to those of the Yuezhi people, but since the third century AD, Tochar was ruled by the Persians, many unique customs of Persians were added to the customs, and gradually evolved, and finally formed a unique culture.
Hu Luncheng, as a whole, is more like a Western city.
A tall and magnificent castle is built on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire city.
The ancient castle, which is located in the Tianma Governor's Office, is the core of Hulun City. It is named after Tianma and is also called Tianma Castle.
Huluncheng is a town that expands outward with the location of the castle as the center.
The city walls here are not very high, about three meters away. The design and planning of the city also seem to be chaotic and irregular. In the city, there are Buddhist temples and monasteries of Allah. There is no way. With the rise of the Maharajas and the demise of the Persian Empire, the teachings of Hebrew East and have already formed a scale in Tochar.
Yang Shouwen discovered that Buddhist temples account for about 40% of the city's temples and about 30% of the temples, and the rest also have various strange temples, which enshrine different gods. Among them, there are even Christian churches.
This is a city with mixed faiths!
"Everyone should be careful, follow the local customs and try to avoid conflicts with them in terms of customs."
Yang Shouwen knew very well that the deww power arises from religious beliefs.
Some religions always carry very radical ideas, and once they touch their bottom line, conflicts are likely to arise.
This is not the Tang Dynasty, and the influence of the Tang Dynasty here is far less than that of the Thunder Leaf Valley.
They are in a foreign land and have to be careful in every move, not to mention that Yang Shouwen is still carrying the mission of finding someone.
When entering the city, Yang Shouwen and others were investigated.
Fortunately, Buddhism was at its peak in Tochar during this period and was in a prosperous state. This can be seen from the number and scale of Buddhist temples in Hulun City. The status of monks here is much higher than that of ordinary people.
In addition, the Tang Empire was strong, and although Hu Luncheng's guards investigated, they did not make things difficult.
At the same time, Yang Shouwen also received good news.
Although this Huluncheng uses Tochari as the official language, as the Turkic moves westward, Tochari inevitably becomes Turkic. In terms of language, Turkic is also quite popular, and many people can speak fluent Turkic dialect.
"After the elder enters the city, it is best to find a Buddhist temple to hold orders first, and try not to move in the northwest."
"Why?"
"Then, it's where Allied people live."
The exclusivity of Hebishop is far more intense than other religions.
Although their number of people and the size of the temples are not as good as Buddhism, it is the most powerful religion in Hulun City. The reason is that some of the doctrines of Hebizism are relatively fierce and paranoid, and they are prone to conflict. Although the guards of Hulun City are not Buddhists, they seem to have a good impression of Buddhism, so they specifically reminded Yang Shouwen.
Yang Shouwen thanked him all the time, and then led Gao Lishi and the other two, led the horses and camels into Hulun City.
"Master, what are we doing now?"
Feng Changqing held Yang Shouwen's hand and asked softly.
Although he was born in the Western Regions, to be honest, it was the first time he was so far away from home. In his opinion, this Huluncheng was no different from that foreign country.
After all, I was young and I couldn't help but feel fear.
Yang Shouwen looked up at the sky, and it was already past You hour.
He thought for a while and said softly: "Let's find a place to settle down first. It's too late today. Let's take a break early and meet with your uncle tomorrow."
"Um!"
God knows how the security of the city is.
However, according to the guard's introduction, Yang Shouwen felt that the security situation in this city was not much better. It was almost dark this day, so I found a place to settle down first. Thinking of this, Yang Shouwen and his party walked in the direction the guard said, and soon found a temple that looked not very large in scale, but more like a ancestral temple.
There are only three monks in the temple.
The abbot is an Indian in his seventies. He can speak fluent Tochari but cannot speak Chinese. Fortunately, there is another young man in the temple who can speak fluent Chinese. However, his appearance is not like a Han Chinese.
"The young monk is named Posellee, and he is a Persian.
When I was a child, I went to Chang'an with my father and admired the Tang Dynasty. Later, I returned to Tianma and became a monk...
The biggest wish of the young monk in his life is to one day return to Chang'an and practice in the temples in Chang'an."
This Poeceli speaks very well in Chinese, but the tone is a bit weird, giving people a feeling of dissonance.
Tianma City is Hulun City.
In the words of the Tocharians, it was the meaning of Tianma, which was the first time that Yang Shouwen heard of it.
Well, I feel that the name of "Tianma City" is more comfortable than Hulun City.
Posellie checked Yang Shouwen's certificate and confirmed the identities of the four people, and explained to the abbot. The abbot did not refuse and allowed Yang Shouwen and others to live in the temple. Then he returned to the meditation room to continue meditation.
"Elder, I want to ask for something."
"I dare not call the elder, so the mage should call me the magic number."
"Elder Posellie, where is the Tianma Street in Tianma City?"
“Tianma Street?
It’s easy to find... Go out and turn right, and turn left after three excuses. It’s about 1,400 steps, and it’s Tianma Street.
Master, are you looking for someone?”
"Oh, not so, I just heard that Tianma Street is quite bustling and lively, so I want to go and take a look."
"This is easy. We will go to Tianma Street to beg for alms tomorrow morning, and the master will go with us."
The Buddhist temples in Tianma City maintain some Indian Buddhist customs.
They do not work for production, and rely on the worship of believers and begging for alms. They will go to the city to beg for alms early in the morning and then return to the Buddhist temple to practice. According to their habit, there is only one meal a day, mainly consisting of wheat rice mixed with juice, and their lives are quite hard.
This can be seen from their simple Zen room.
Yang Shouwen admired such monks who practiced asceticism very much.
He immediately agreed to Pocerie's invitation, and also wanted to take this opportunity to understand Tianma City...
"My temple is simple, please don't be surprised by the monk."
Posellie took them to the Zen room and said with a smile.
"Mencius is a family all over the world, and it is enough to have food to cover their belly and a piece of tiles to block the wind and rain. How can there be a simple saying?"
Yang Shouwen hurriedly thanked him and signaled Gao Lishi and the other two to go in and clean up.
He and Posellie were standing outside the meditation room. At this time, the sky was dim and the oil lamp was lit in the meditation room ahead.
The two talked for a while, and Posellie said goodbye to Yang Shouwen on the excuse of going back to chant scriptures. After he left, Gao Lishi came over and asked softly, "Master, what are we going to do next?"
In order to conceal his identity, Gao Lishi also changed his name to Yang Shouwen as his master.
Yang Shouwen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Everyone have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, we will follow them to beg for alms to see the environment before making a decision. Moreover, Silang has arrived in Tianma City and does not know where he is.
Let’s talk about everything after meeting with Siro!”
"yes."
Gao Lishi heard this and bowed and retreated.
Yang Shouwen stood in the courtyard outside the Zen room, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, and prayed secretly in his heart: I hope everything will go smoothly...
In July of the third year of Shengli, Tian Xingming, deputy guardian of Anxi, forced his weapons to retreat and crossbows, rushed his troops westward and joined forces with Feng Siye to attack Bo Lu.
At this time, Bo Lu was already tired in the face of the Tang army's attack.
However, relying on the complex terrain of Geluo Ridge and the secret support of the five crossbows, he still struggled to deal with the Tang army.
On the sixth day of the seventh month, just when Bo Lu was about to be unable to support him, Tubo launched another army to attack.
All the Qi and Crossbows were connected to the general Qu Mangbu, and the commander of the commander of the commander, came out of Shazhou and attacked Guazhou.
The Yumen Army stationed in Guazhou was caught off guard and rushed to fight without any precautions. It was defeated by Qu Mangbuzhi in one fell swoop.
It's no wonder that the Yumen Army underestimated the enemy. It had just been a short time since all the weapons and crossbows were retracted. Who would have thought that they would make a comeback? The soldiers and horses in Shazhou were taken away by Tian Yangming, so the troops were empty. The Tubo army was driving straight in Shazhou, with almost no obstacles. When the Yumen Army noticed it, the troops and horses of Qumang Buzhi were already at the city.
For a moment, the war in Longyou rose again.
At the same time, the Turkic Khan Mochu raised troops again and ordered Huoba Jie Lifa to bypass Shuofang and attack the Geluo tribe in the west.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Geluo tribe hurriedly sent someone to ask for help from the Beiting Protectorate, Guo Qianguan.
Guo Qianyan was very happy and immediately mobilized his troops to support him.
Unexpectedly, before the Tang army reinforcements arrived at Geluolu, Huoba Jie Lifa suddenly divided his troops and ordered his general Shi Emobi to restrain the Tang army's troops in Langshan. However, he led the main force to turn south and raided Longyou Road, causing chaos in the Tang army's position...
Chapter completed!