Chapter 698 Xishan Eight Kingdoms and Dongshengshenzhou
The school competition outside Tianshui Mansion was held for six days in total.
During these six days, Zhang Gao recruited Fan Changgong, who could ride as a light-armored cavalry on horseback, wear heavy armor as a valiant cavalry (heavy-armored cavalry between uniform and light armor), and dismount as a knight.
A tough six of elite infantry archers.
There are more than 200 other sharpshooters and heavy armored soldiers.
These are not ordinary soldiers. With systematic training and relying on these two hundred people as the core force, a team of about 3,000 people with fairly good combat effectiveness can be formed.
Zhang Xiancun was drooling when he saw this. In fact, the reason why they were eliminated was not because they were not good, but because the court had no need for them yet, so it deliberately raised the selection standards.
These days, except for the first day when Zhang Xiancun and Zhang Xianyu were with Zhang Yan, they were released the rest of the time to assist Zhebu Jiashi in organizing the school competition.
At Zhang's special request, the two boys ate in a rice pot and rested in a shed with the officials of Tianshui Mansion and even soldiers, craftsmen, and civilians.
The two little guys also lost their impetuousness and became somewhat pragmatic at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is not because I, Zhang Shengren, have better genes than ordinary people, but brothers Zhang Xiancun and Zhang Xianyu know very well what kind of life will be waiting for them when they reach Zhang Xian's standards.
It is this expectation for the future that strongly drives them to grow step by step.
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant tiger, which weighed hundreds of kilograms, suddenly lost his temper and became as calm as a well-behaved kitten.
"My child used to think that everyone in the world should listen to me. If I say anything, they will have to risk their lives to carry it out. No one in the world dares to disobey an imperial edict from your Majesty.
Hearing what Zhang Hao said, a burst of energy surged out of the old woman's withered body. She tried her best to open her eyes and looked at Zhang Hao and asked: "Ninety-nine thousand and nine hundred miles, how can a mortal survive?"
The only requirement may be to verify the authenticity of Dongsheng Shenzhou mentioned by Zhang Yan.
As soon as Zhang Hao finished speaking, the monks from the Six Dharma Sects around him looked at Zhang Hao in horror. Yes! They were horrified.
The so-called Xishan Eight Kingdoms refer to the eight tribes of the Qiang people in the past. They were oppressed by Tibet during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty and finally attached themselves to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty officially called them the Eight Kingdoms of the Xishan Mountains.
Many of them even came from Minzhou and Danzhou, which are not very close to Tianshui Prefecture. They set up tents and chanted sutras all day long under the organization of some monks from the Liufa Sect.
It seems that there are few Han people, and the majority are Tubo, Qiang and other ethnic groups. They are not here to see Zhang Yan, but simply to pray for the blessing of the Supreme God.
Zhang Gao slowly stretched out his right hand and gently touched Dong Jiniang's head.
Compared with Zhang Xiancun, Zhang Xianyu's only advantage is that he is not as beautiful as Zhang Xiancun because he does not have Zhang Xiancun's background.
After praising Zhang Xiancun, Zhang Yan looked back at Zhang Xianyu, his second son, "Erlang, do you have any insights?"
Not to mention the officials of Tianshui Mansion, Marquis Wu, let alone anyone in the four seas who dare not disobey, even a common man is not so easy to control.
And if a second-generation Quan is such a giant baby, it will be very scary. Emperor Sui Yang is such a typical example.
Speaking of this, Zhang Hao pointed his finger to the east and made a recalling look, "Buddha said, we have to go ninety-nine thousand and nine hundred miles and cross the boundless sea to reach Dongshengshenzhou.
If you don’t believe it, if you were to find a random assembly line worker in future generations and tell him that he only needs to drive screws for three months, and after he becomes the best at this craft, the factory would be given to him, he would still grow very fast.
Zhang Yan waved his hand gently, and the south gate of the palace slowly opened. The monks pushed several carts carrying several large pots, filled with boiled mare's kumiss, out of the gate.
Even though he was the second prince, he was actually very polite to the lowest eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Xianyu had already understood these principles that Zhang Xiancun had just understood.
You won’t be able to see that day, but your children and grandchildren will definitely be able to see it.”
Everyone thought they had integrated into the Tubo people, but unexpectedly they maintained their independence.
Zhang Hao saw the look in the eyes of the great virtuous man and immediately understood.
As soon as the old woman sat down, she started groping around her body. While groping, she asked the people around her tremblingly, "But in front of the Bodhisattva?"
Zhang Xiancun secretly thought that he was in danger and almost fell into his father's trap. If he had just jumped in to find comfort, he would have been badly damaged.
The palace was built against a mountain, and outside the south gate was a large sloping grassland, which was not suitable for large armies to camp, but was very suitable for defense.
Then the old woman, who was known as the Dorje Golden Pearl, tilted her head slightly and immediately lost her life. She only remained in a sitting position with her neck stretched out.
Zhang Hao was a little confused. Could it be that he had broken the old woman's neck? But he didn't use any force!
"The Dorje Golden Pearl has been enlightened by the Supreme Heaven and has passed away!" The great sage shouted suddenly, and then looked at Zhang Yan with excitement.
Zhang Zhi pointed his finger at the tiger and said, "Although you are an animal and have committed the crime of killing, God has the virtue of good life. Since you have known your mistake and can understand the Buddha's message, you can go back to the mountains and forests and be at ease!"
When Zhang Hao heard this, he knew that this old woman must be a religious priest just like him.
If anyone wants to say who least believes that Zhang Xuan is the supreme disciple of Buddha, the Supreme Dharma King Bodhisattva, then they are these guys.
The crowd gathered around the monks of the Liufa Sect and moved forward. At the front was a majestic Qiang man, carrying a haggard old woman on his back.
After the man arrived in front of Zhang Yan, he carefully bent down and slowly turned himself into a chair. Several Qiang men came with him to help him help the old woman on his back sit firmly.
On the man's back.
The monk from the Liufa Sect who brought him bent down and whispered to him, "The Supreme Dharma Chariot is right in front of you."
Er, the roar of tigers spread outside the south gate, and the colorful giant tiger that had been captured by Li Zun, Fan Changgong and others appeared in a huge iron cage with wheels on the four corners.
The warrior pulled him over.
So Zhang Gao took the hands of the two brothers Zhang Xiancun and came to the south wall of the palace. Zhang Xiancun didn't know why. When he walked to the south wall, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Ah? This!
Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment. He asked you to go out to exercise, and then you came back after you exercised to flatter him? But he still had patience and asked Zhang Xiancun with a smile, "Oh? How did you say this?"
So they were very frightened. The Dharma King spoke so full of words that if he met a few stupid people, he would really dare to cross the boundless sea to find him.
The son was almost crying, but Zhang Hao laughed heartlessly.
Hearing this, Zhang Hao slowly walked towards the iron cage. Strangely enough, before Zhang Hao even got close to the iron cage, the giant tiger huddled in a corner of the iron cage as if it had seen something horrific.
And how dare an ordinary old woman come to say this to the Supreme God? When an ordinary old woman sees Zhang Yan, she would like to stick her head into a hole to show respect.
"Buddha said, if I look at a drop of water, there are eighty-four thousand objects, and if I extrapolate this, there are so many living things in the world.
He said: In this chaotic world, if we want to bring stability to all sentient beings and obtain great blessings and salvation, we need to obtain a true scripture and three treasures.
A great figure from the Liufa Sect who was of Zhang Jiacheng's generation and Zhang Gao's uncle couldn't help but want to remind Zhang Gao, but he saw that the look on Zhang Gao's face became holy, as if he really had some kind of compassion to save the world.
I was so shocked that I couldn't even ask any questions.
A scared-faced chamberlain said to Zhang Yan in horror: "Sage, the servants in the palace heard the sound of chanting scriptures outside. This tiger was also restless, roaring to the south, as if it wanted to go to the Buddha.
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Just three months. When the time comes, it will be seen that there is no Dongsheng Shenzhou at all, and there are no these three treasures. That will be great fun. Maybe the entire faith of the Six Methods Sect will collapse!
But now he understands that if he breaks his guard, others will not come to comfort him immediately like his mother, but will continue to laugh at his jokes.
"Bodhisattva, is there really a Dongsheng Shenzhou? Can I still see that day?"
Zhang Zhi stretched out his hand, and the giant tiger quickly put its head on the ground, as if it was saluting.
How can there be such a good thing in this world!
Seeing that Zhang Hao didn't comfort him but laughed loudly, Zhang Xiancun might have broken his guard long ago.
But our Great Zhou Dynasty has never rested with the people in two hundred years, and your Excellency is the Holy Lord and Mingjun for three hundred years since Emperor Taizong Wen of the previous dynasty.
It wasn't until this time that the child realized that this was not the case at all.
But at this time, the concept of the four major continents was not clear, and even the names were not completely determined. The time and space to bring these four major continents together was completed by the Six Methods Sect, and the design was not complete.
They dared to cheat on the child with the government's token, and even made up lies to deceive the child, secretly laughing at the child for being a fool."
So although Zhang Xiancun was about to burst into tears, he was still silently chanting in his heart, "I'm not angry! I'm not angry!" and he endured it.
After saying that, the old woman threw away all the religious accessories on her body, leaving only a thin brown dress, and suddenly spoke in an extremely pure Heluo tone.
Therefore, his focus is still on the poverty of the people at the bottom.
"The purpose of worshiping the Buddha is to seek guidance and awaken oneself under great compassion. To save oneself, to reach the state of great perfection, to save others, and to enable all living beings to go to heaven."
"Bodhisattva, why are the lives of the Qiang people so miserable? Snow falls every year in July, freezing cattle and sheep to death, as well as the elderly and the weak. We are devout believers in the Buddha, so why are there no gods or Buddhas to protect us?"
From Zhang Xiancun's position, what comes into view is the back that covers the entire hillside, as if it suddenly grew out of the ground. The sound of chanting sutras echoing in his ears echoes back and forth as if it has substance.
During the few days when Zhang Xiancun's brother was not with Zhang Yan, a large number of people came from far away outside the south gate of the palace.
After saying that, she started throwing down the various accessories hanging on her body.
To put it bluntly, these are some giant babies.
The surrounding air suddenly turned cold. Zhang Yan originally wanted to bring his two sons to show them. The monks of Liufa Sect also thought that the old woman and her family came to worship Buddha devoutly, but they did not expect that such a situation would occur.
"The remaining veins of the Eight Kingdoms in the Western Mountains, please pray to the great pilgrim saints to take them in again.
All these things have their own way of survival. They also have their own joys, anger, sorrows, greed, anger, stupidity, love.
"Since the Buddha and the Supreme Dharma King Bodhisattva are the true gods, then let Qujianmu Jiemu return to the earth with my broken body!"
How miserable the people must have been in the past! After I became a vassal, I must treat the people better."
Therefore, when Zhang Xianyu was a child, he was afraid of things and had low self-esteem. Naturally, he was not as aloof as Zhang Xiancun, but he still knew a few things below. In addition, due to the troubles Li Guoshou and his family were causing in Talas, Zhang Xianyu had always been cautious.
My aunt is a person who can stand up to Queen Cao Yanxi face to face, which gives Aiguli a hundred courages, but she does not dare to do this.
Zhang Xiancun didn't notice the subtle change in the expression on Zhang Yan's face at all, but said very seriously.
He, the eldest son, is good at everything, but because of his high background, he is too arrogant. He naturally feels that others should obey his orders, and that he can make others give up everything with just one word.
I also hope that under the protection of Dharma King Bodhisattva, I can find Dongsheng Shenzhou and the three treasures as soon as possible and achieve great perfection."
The old woman lifted the white stone with all her strength, her cloudy eyes suddenly opened, she looked at Zhang Hao's chest and asked.
All of this belongs to the sentient beings themselves, not to the Buddha. If everything is waiting for the Buddha to show mercy as charity, how can all sentient beings survive? How can they achieve the Great Perfection of Awakening?"
But is it difficult? It doesn’t seem to be difficult, because what Zhang Hao said is true.
Only then did Zhang Xiancun realize that the man was kneeling on the ground on all fours so that the old woman could have a place to sit.
The name Qujianmu Jiemu is one of the Bon gods. She is the mother of all things and the mother of gods. She is extremely noble.
After Zhang Yan arrived at the south city gate, suddenly, cheers of mountain roaring and tsunami sounded. Then, under the leadership of the monks of Liufa Sect, the people collectively prostrated on the ground, and the solemn and solemn chanting of sutras started again.
Then it sounded.
"My sons and ministers will eat and sleep with them, share the benefits equally, take care of those who have difficulties at home as much as possible, reward those who work hard, and punish those who cheat and cheat severely. If someone wants to challenge the authority of the children, a certain person directly
Knocked out four of his front teeth."
The crowd all knelt down in a roar. The strong man in the old woman did not dare to get up, so she cried loudly for her grandmother on the ground.
The three treasures were left by the Buddha in Dongsheng Shenzhou."
The old woman was very old, and her whole body looked like she was about to curl up into a ball at any moment. Her outstretched arms and fingers were almost only a piece of withered skin covering the bones.
During the solemn chanting of scriptures, the Qiang people who followed the old woman threw away various objects symbolizing Bon religion on their bodies.
The old woman was stunned for a moment, and the monks and believers of the Six Dharma Sect around her were stunned. When did a Buddha's test appear? What does this mean?
Zhang Yan's heart beat like lightning for a few times, and then he said slowly: "In the past, when I was facing the wall at Lingjiu Mountain, I was summoned by the Buddha to the Tibetan world of Lotus.
However, before she could become pregnant, her husband was killed by the Persians. Shortly thereafter, her father-in-law Li Guoshou gave her to Zhang Xian as a gift, and then gave birth to Zhang Xianyu.
The Qiang people's own beliefs are similar to those of the Han people. The atmosphere of ancestor worship is very strong. In addition, they also believe that all things have animism. They usually use white quartz stones as a symbol of the arrival of gods.
That's the bad thing about living gods and the like, because they always encounter such believers who ask surreal questions, so generally the top-level god sticks seldom speak and rarely have contact with believers.
The Six Dharma Sect sacrificed many monks here to spread the Dharma, but they have never been able to penetrate deeply. Unexpectedly, they themselves came to the door today.
"My son has indeed grown up and no longer behaves like a child. I heard that Zhebu Jiashi said that you did a good job. How did you convince those people in the end?"
"It turns out that you are the Qiang people of the Western Mountains. I guess you are the Dorje Jinzhu!" The great eminent scholar of the Liufa Sect, who was originally trying to persuade Zhang Yan, suddenly screamed out in surprise.
Correspondingly, Zhang Xianyu's mother Aiguli is far less powerful than her aunt Li Ruoliu.
"I heard that you recently took the initiative to go to the streets with the Wu Hous to picket the illegal behavior of people from all over the world. How do you feel?"
Just look at him and you will know how terrifyingly destructive a top-level second-generation person can be who has no empathy and treats the common people as nothing!
He never considers the endurance of the subjects under his rule, nor does he consider that others have parents, wives and children, and that others are also living people. He feels that he is the emperor, and in one word he will make his subjects shed their blood.
"This is what the leader should do!" Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Xiancun did not waste his intelligence and quickly found the correct solution to the problem.
Few people who are not in the religious circle have noticed these terms, and also know that the Six Methods Sect defines the Middle Earth, Plateau, and Grassland as the land of China.
However, none of this troubled me, Mr. Zhang Fo. He thought for a moment and said in a low voice to the old woman: "It snows in the mountains in July, so let the people live on the plains.
"Since Buddha is so compassionate, why didn't he place these three treasures on the land of China?"
Since both boys were back now, Zhang Hao first smiled and asked Zhang Xiancun on the left.
Zhang Xianyu's mother was born in an ordinary Uighur family. Because of her good luck, she married Li Guoshou's son.
Zhang Yan led Zhang Xiancun and Zhang Xianyu down the city wall, reached for a large spoon and stirred each pot in a symbolic manner. The crowd looked at these pots with even more enthusiastic eyes.
If you live in an ordinary family, the most you can do is become a naughty child, and then be beaten up and beaten repeatedly in society. This is the saying that if your parents don't teach you, society will teach you.
The old woman sat upright on the back of the strong man. She didn't look like a believer who came to ask for a glimpse of the Supreme Heaven. Instead, she looked like... Well, it was very much like asking, or it could also be called looking for trouble.
From today on, the 70,000 descendants of the eight countries are the most devout followers of Dharma King Bodhisattva. They are willing to follow Dharma King Bodhisattva to the death.
The Qiang people's life is hard, and so are the Han people's and the Tubo people's, because we have not yet completed the test of the Buddha."
Both sons have gained something, especially the growth of Zhang Xiancun, which makes Zhang Yan even more pleased.
This is a top quality white quartz stone.
The true scripture is divided into upper and lower parts. The upper part has been obtained by Master Xuanzang and is the Sutra of the Middle Kingdom. The lower part has been handed over to me and is the classic of the Six Dharma Sects.
They know very well how the Supreme Dharma King Bodhisattva protects the Dharma in Tianzhu!
Is it true that the Buddha has a spirit? After seeing Fa Wang Zhang's mischief in Tianzhu, he closed his disciples? If he doesn't break his legs, it means that the Buddha has a good temper.
"In this case, the seven emotions and six desires are our own, then why do we worship Buddha?" The old woman fell into a state of contemplation.
And Zhang Yan also saw that Zhang Xiancun's weakness was that he had not sunk before, but a place like Dali was not difficult to conquer, but it was very important to govern it.
The common people and powerful chieftains blocked it.
Zhang Hao smiled faintly, recited a Buddhist word, and then said: "My Buddha is compassionate and has already arranged for the help of the Cangming River. As long as we follow the Cangming River, it will take three hundred years to cross the boundless sea.
It’ll take just a month!”
And it sounds like Duoji Jinzhu wants to convert all the 70,000 people from the Eight Kingdoms of Xishan to the Six Methods Sect, and let them become Zhang Xuan's private tribe.
Because the concepts of the four major continents, Dongshengshenzhou and Xiniuhezhou, are recorded in the early Agama Sutra.
However, the Tang Dynasty continued to decline after that, and some descendants of the Eight Kingdoms were forced to submit to Tubo.
While talking, the white stone in the old woman's hand had been taken by Zhang Yan, and the old woman once again fell into deep meditation on the strong man's back.
Zhang Xianyu thought for a while and said in a low voice: "My child discovered that the people below are living a very hard life. They work hard all day long and all they want is food and clothing.
Zhang Hao laughed a few times. Seeing that although Zhang Xiancun was a little angry, he actually held back his laughter. He immediately stopped laughing, then touched Zhang Xiancun's head and said happily.
Before Zhang Yan founded the country, Zhang Xianyu's mother was not even a concubine. She was just a gift. She was just lucky enough to give birth to a son.
After a while, the old woman opened her eyes and asked.
The human heart is so complicated! It’s not easy to drive others to do things.
"The old woman will see it." The old woman said and laughed, "The old woman will see all this in the sky."
Duoji Jinzhu lowered his head on the back of the strong man, stretched his neck and said piously: "Dong Pi, the king of Ruoshui in Xishan, and Dong Jiniang, the seventh granddaughter, have lost their way and returned. Please ask the Supreme Dharma King Bodhisattva for enlightenment."
The Liufa Sect was not so much established by Zhang Gao as it was established by them under the banner of Zhang Gao. Everyone knows how the Liufa Sect came about.
Zhang Xiancun tilted his head, looked at Zhang Hao with his big fat face and said, "My child realizes that you are really too wise and mighty!"
In particular, some of them went to Tianzhu with Zhang Yan and then retired and became monks of the Liufa Sect.
He stretched out his hand to tidy up the hair on Dong Jiniang's forehead, hung a string of Buddhist beads hanging on his body around Dong Jiniang's neck, and shouted softly: "Send your soul to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West. Listen to the Dharma every day and become a great master."
Complete!"
At this moment, the old Qiang woman once again raised the white stone in her hand in front of Zhang Yan.
"Yes!" Zhang Hao nodded affirmatively, "Not only is Dongsheng Shenzhou, this big state is also guarded by the Yaksha barbarians, and the Yakshas have gold and silver mountains in their hands. These are all given by the Buddha to the people of Middle Earth.
Gift.
Zhang Xiancun's eyes began to turn red as he spoke. It was obvious that he must have been very angry at that time.
If you find rice as big as pearls and jade hanging on a tree, beans as big as a fist buried in the earth, and eggplants as red as fire and better than winter persimmons, then there will be no more hunger and pain in the world."
Just when her hand was firmly placed, she heard a very clear clicking sound. Dong Jiniang's mouth opened slightly, as if something ran out of her body.
Hearing the words, the old woman struggled with the help of everyone, knelt on the man's broad back, and faced Zhang Yan. After bowing again and again, she raised a brilliant white piece that could even reflect the sun's rays.
The stone was dedicated to Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan had long heard reports that there was a large force of Bon believers between Songpan Prefecture and Kangyanchuan (Chamdo), which was the main force blocking the Six Methods Sect from going to the plateau.
Seeing this scene, the people of all ethnic groups bowed down again and were extremely shocked.
Okay! This is actually not surprising at all, because since the giant tiger arrived in the palace, as long as Zhang Xuan was not around, he would eat a lot of mutton.
Whenever Zhang Zhi comes and points his hand, he will either be beaten or starved.
Over time, this kind of conditioned reflex developed in the giant tiger's heart. When Zhang Tie came, it was frightened to death, so how could it dare to be even a little bit arrogant?
I had keratitis yesterday. I came back in the morning and couldn't open my eyes. I didn't go to work. Of course I couldn't code. My boss confiscated my cell phone and wouldn't let me touch it. He was afraid that the tiger would go blind, so I didn't follow him.
Book friends, I'm asking for leave. I coded a little more today, and I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.