Chapter 2072 Dedicating both body and mind to the ambition of Guru Jiacuo of Bon
Smoke and dust were rising from the western horizon, and apart from the rumble of hoofbeats, there was no sound between heaven and earth.
Gradually, the horizon seemed to be swallowed up by the black tide, and flags began to flutter in the wind, big red flags with Chinese characters.
And flags of various colors were fluttering in the wind, and someone at the front of the marching team seemed to be making some gestures, and then, the oncoming black tide came.
Suddenly there was a cry like a mountain roaring and a tsunami. "Datang, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories!"
Although there were only more than two thousand people, the roaring sound was enough to change the color of the world and make the soldiers and civilians of Iron Bridge City frightened.
Chi Guimaben, Doma Qianhu and others, who were riding their horses and standing at the bottom of the city wall, all turned pale.
Even the sitting master, Gyatso, could not help but his eyelids twitching wildly.
"Cheng Sanlang..."
He specifically inquired about Cheng Sanlang and learned about this man who had defeated the first wise man in Tibet, Gal Dongzan.
Moreover, they once made a surprise attack on Jianchuan City, causing the tragic death of Prime Minister Shang Nang's nephew, the famous Tubo general Shang Duojie, and the Tang Dynasty ruined Tibet's eastward strategy.
Moreover, he was the beloved son-in-law of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the beloved son of the famous Tang general Cheng Yaojin.
He also became a brother-in-law with the governor of Yaozhou and King Wu of the Tang Dynasty. He was so famous in the central and southern areas of Jiannan Road that he could stop children from crying at night.
Such a person also used sorcery to defeat 20,000 Tibetan elites.
Today, I led the army to advance to the gate of Iron Bridge City, seeing that the southern part of Tubo was about to be captured by this Tang army.
If I can defeat such an opponent, I will follow my previous discussion with Chigui Maben and use him in exchange for Da Lun Lun Cole and Nadan Ruben.
In this way, for myself as a Bon Religion master, apart from promoting my own reputation, it will not be helpful to the great cause of Bon Religion.
Although he is a Tibetan, he has dedicated his life and even his soul to the Bon people.
The point of view from which we stand is not to look at the problem from the perspective of Tubo, but from the perspective of the great cause of Bon Religion.
Think about your master, the former royal mage, who was worshiped as the extremely noble right master, that is, the national master.
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That is to say, since the founding of Tubo, every Zanpu will have a Bon monk beside him to handle religious and sacrificial affairs.
Sitting alone on the right side of Zampu in the palace, this is the origin of the honorable title of Youben, and Zampu would exchange opinions and orders with this rightben.
Master followed his predecessor, Zampu, and shed his blood for the fate of Tubo. What did he get in the end?
After the predecessor Zampu was poisoned, the new ruler of Tibet, after several decades, stood on the side of those ministers.
The master was forced to resign from his position as the Right Ben, but he also frequently showed his preference for Buddhism from Tianzhu, and married a princess of Niboluo Kingdom who believed in Buddhism.
Many eminent Buddhist monks were also invited to travel to Tubo to spread their teachings.
His behavior made many Bon masters and venerables extremely dissatisfied, and they repeatedly asked the king to withdraw his orders and expel Buddhism from Tubo.
However, the powerful ruler ignored the advice of the Bon believers and even found an excuse to expel many respected Bon masters from Tubo.
The master was already seriously ill at that time. After hearing the news, he died in depression and anger.
As his eldest disciple, Master Jiacuo was a Tibetan because of his identity and in order to take care of the many Bon believers in the Tubo Kingdom.
The Lord of Tubo did not make things difficult for him, but instead respected him very much. However, Master Jiacuo knew very well what the Lord of Tubo had planned.
This ambitious leader of the Tubo Kingdom clearly wanted to completely expel the Bon religion, which originated from Zhangzhong, from the territory of the Tubo Kingdom.
He will even go a step further and eradicate the influence of Bon religion in the secular world. Only in this way can he more calmly annex Xiangxiong, the base camp of Bon religion.
As a master Jiacuo who devoted himself to promoting Bon religion since he joined the Bon religion.
Naturally, he didn't want to sit back and watch, but he knew very well that he couldn't openly confront the Tubo leader.
Therefore, despite being a great master, he went to various parts of Tubo to promote Bon Religion, regardless of difficulties and obstacles, so as not to make believers everywhere forget that Bon Religion is the highest and sacred.
Today, Cheng Sanlang, a very noble person in the Tang Dynasty, will challenge him to a duel.
This is definitely an excellent opportunity for Master Jiacuo, who is as confident as his master in cultivation.
If he defeats his opponent, he will definitely become famous both at home and abroad in Tubo.
If he is impressed by his superb Bon teachings, if he can be included in the Bon religion's gate.
In this way, it might be possible to preserve the status of Bon religion in Tubo and make the ruler of Tubo put a ban on rats.
After all, that was the Tang Dynasty, which was much more powerful than Tubo. Now, the Tang Dynasty has extended its tentacles to the plateau.
If you do this, you will definitely be able to let the light of Bon religion continue to shine on this plateau.
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Not to mention the master Jiacuo who watched the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty galloping in with his eyes intently. He had already planted the wings of dreams in his mind and began to soar in the world of lust.
Outside Iron Bridge City, Chi Guimaben and other Tibetan dignitaries and generals who were stranded in Iron Bridge City had already welcomed them out of Iron Bridge City.
In the past two days, soldiers and civilians in Iron Bridge City had already fled towards the north. Chi Guima saw this and did not stop them.
Even he himself wanted to drag his family and flee north, but unfortunately, where could he escape to?
The crime of losing the city and the crime of defeating the army were enough to kill his family. It would be better to surrender to the Tang Dynasty obediently.
Looking at the Tang Army cavalry coming slowly and in great military appearance,
Luosang, this Qianhu who was beaten to a bloody pulp before even seeing the enemy's shadow, had to flee back to Iron Bridge City in humiliation.
I couldn't help but smack my tongue secretly and uttered something in a low voice.
"Didn't you say that these are all soldiers from the Tang Dynasty who were summoned not long ago?"
Chi Guimaben glanced at Luosang Qianhu beside him and said quite meaningfully.
"...If they are led by ordinary people, then they are just a group of miscellaneous soldiers."
Although he didn't say the next words, everyone knew what he meant, as long as there is a thick thigh that is as strong as the sky, it can be hugged.
No matter how timid a rat is, he still has the courage to fight against a lion or a tiger.
The earth-shaking roar echoed across the vast plain west of Iron Bridge City.
Master Jiacuo's eyelids twitched wildly, but in the end, he sat there steadily and continued to recite the scriptures.
"Why did you stop? Quickly, start playing the magic instruments!" The senior disciple couldn't help but turned around and shouted at the junior disciples.
He turned around and shouted at the handymen who were transporting firewood, spices and various fire offerings.
"You guys, hurry up and set up the fire offering pile. Don't miss Master's important fire offering ceremony."