Although it is already winter in Talas City, and snowflakes are falling in patches, there is a lively scene outside the city, with tens of thousands of healthy women, civilians and even soldiers working together.
They transported firebricks made from clay dug from far away piece by piece to the east of the city, where craftsmen from Khotan were directing more soldiers and civilians to build a vast temple with their own hands.
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The shape of this temple is completely different from the Buddhist temples in the Western Regions that are full of Tianzhu style. The cornices and brackets and the layout of the central axis are Chinese-style at first glance.
"At that time, the Supreme Heaven was in the Land of Ultimate Bliss and saw all living beings suffering misfortunes." The long chanting of the Sutra of Supreme Heaven's Protection against Disasters and Disasters rang out.
The civilian men who were captured from various places were not qualified to participate in the construction. Let them transport some soil for making bricks and the fired fire bricks, which would be their reward.
The people who built this temple were either soldiers and civilians from the grasslands, the Central Plains, and Anxi, or they were Guo Tianfang, Chitian and others who were loyal ministers and righteous men who would not surrender to Guo Guangyi in Suiye, and not even Luo Dingzhong, who was half-way.
Eligibility to participate.
Qu Jiegu was carrying a basket of heavy fire bricks, and the straps made of kudzu were deeply cut into his flesh.
But Qu Jiegu didn't feel uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, he continued to sing loudly, as if what he was carrying on his back was not a fire brick weighing sixty or seventy kilograms, but the weight of faith.
A six-story pagoda was built in a very short time. Looking at the scene of soldiers and civilians working in full swing in the distance, several monks who are good at painting are seizing the time to sketch, and several others are good at masonry work.
The monk is also carving on a huge stone tablet.
Master Mingyuan looked at Qu Jiegu, who was doing the most hard work, smiled kindly, and waved to him.
This great master from Mingyuan came from the Zhang family in Shazhou, so he was still Zhang Shengren's cousin, even though he had already been in the fifth server.
In today's Liufa Sect, there are quite a few great virtues from the Zhang family in Shazhou, because Shazhou Dunhuang was originally a Buddhist country, and the Zhang family has been devout Buddhists for generations.
When Zhang Yichao was in his twenties, when he went to Luoxe to see Zanpu to accept his official position, he also went to Resa to study the classics.
Rhasa is the predecessor of the Jokhang Temple, and later replaced Luxe and became the name of the city - Lhasa.
Of course, on the way to meet Tubo Zampu, Zhang Yichao saw the scenes of nobles fighting brutally and the people living in hell under the cruel rule of Tubo Zampu, which strengthened his determination to return to the country.
Thanks to the ancestors' devotion to the Buddha, a large number of Zhang family members participated in Liufa Sect from its inception.
The Zhang family in Shazhou did not contribute much in the process of Zhang Yan's unification of the world, but they played the most important role in the formation of the Six Methods Sect and the spread of the Dharma everywhere.
For example, Mingyuan Dade’s elder brother Mingming Dade and his nephew Zhang Liesong and his son, the monk leader of Jianhe Dharma transmission capital, were all members of the Zhang family who sacrificed their lives on the journey of Dharma transmission.
The important reason why the Xijiasi people from the Tanman Mountain (Tangnu Wulianghai) area were able to return so quickly was that Zhang Liesong and his son, who were the monks of the Jianhe Dharma Capital, and their hundreds of monks,
He spent ten years preaching in the wind and snow.
The Jian River was called the Yenisei River in later generations. The Chigas people, who believed in Tengri and were brave and good at fighting, were nomadic in this vast land.
For some reason, Dade Mingyuan watched the temple being built quickly, and suddenly thought of the more than 200 monks of all levels who had died in the Zhang family and even the entire Liufa Sect during these years of spreading the Dharma. His eyes were a little moist.
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"Child, come here and tell me your name!" Master Mingyuan slowly stretched out his hand towards Qu Jiegu.
Qu Jiegu quickly put down the basket on his back, trotted all the way to Dade Mingyuan, bent down and clasped his hands, and lowered his head just enough for Dade Mingyuan to touch the top of his head.
Master Mingyuan stretched out his right hand and placed it gently on the top of Qu Jiegu's head, "My child, may the Supreme God bless you. Go over there and leave your name so that the Supreme God may know your achievements.
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Qu Jiegu was greatly surprised, as if all the bones in his body had lost weight, and he walked as if he were stepping on clouds.
It turns out that these mason monks would collect the names of some devout believers, carve them on stone tablets, and set them up in temples. This was another use of merit tablets in the Liufa Sect.
There were low exclamations in the busy crowd, and everyone looked at Qu Jiegu with great envy.
They believe that as long as the monks carve their names on this merit monument, the Supreme God will know their merits, and they will be able to go to the Paradise of Paradise and be at ease after death.
Bai Congxin and Lu Sanlang stood side by side in the distance. They also participated in the labor symbolically. Seeing this scene at the moment, they didn't know what they were thinking.
Especially Lu Sanlang, before leaving the fortress, he had no feeling for the power of Six Methods Sect.
Only after he got out of the fortress did he realize that the role of the Six Methods Sect was even higher than that of warriors like them at certain times.
Qu Jiegu watched with his own eyes as the craftsman carved his name on the merit stele, and then walked down happily.
People around him rushed up and touched his hands and chest with their hands, as if Qu Jiegu was carrying the blessings of the heavens and they could share some of them with just a touch.
Seeing this, Lu Ketu beside Lu Sanlang also eagerly took off the gorgeous satin clothes he was wearing, revealing the sheepskin jacket underneath, and walked directly into the busy crowd. It seemed that he also wanted to get this treatment.
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After a while, Bai Congxin smiled and said to Lu Sanlang: "Tonight's celebration banquet, I intend to let Hu Erlang host it. What do you think?"
Lu Sanlang also smiled and said: "Tiger Erlang is the general manager of Zhengxi appointed by the saint. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to preside over it."
Hu Guang, who got the news, quickly rode over and said, "The great success of defeating Ye Huguo this time was accomplished by Dadu Protector and his sons.
I failed to capture Shiguo City, so I can still be considered a defeated general, so how can I host a celebration banquet."
Bai Cong smiled, walked up to Hu Guang, and handed Hu Guang a bowl of steaming salty milk tea.
"What a great achievement. The defeated army. This time I have waited thousands of miles to come here to punish the unruly ministers, regain the lost territory of the imperial court, and frighten the surrounding barbarians. It is all a great achievement.
Moreover, it is most suitable for you, Tora Erlang, to host this celebration banquet."
Hu Guang understood what Bai Congxin meant and stopped refusing.
In his life, Hu Guang had encountered two people in Bai Congxin's situation.
The first one was Murong Nobunaga. Huguang was worried that he would be bribed by Shi Jingtang and went out of his way to warn him. However, Murong Nobunaga later proved his loyalty to the saint with his actions.
The second one is his father Hu Zaile. Hu Guang always believed that his father would not reach the point of no return, but in the end he ended up in a situation where both his parents died in Xuzhou City.
Therefore, Hu Guang was still very worried about Bai Congxin. Although he was one of the top generals of the Yuancong sect and the saint's most trusted minister, people's hearts were complicated.
Hu Guang once thought that Murong Nobunaga would turn traitor because Shi Jingtang could give a hundred times more than the saint at that time, but in the end it turned out that Murong Nobunaga was indeed the saint's eldest son.
He thought that a man as smart as his father would not have no bottom line, but it wasn't until that night in Xuzhou that Hu Guang realized that his father Hu Tile's bottom line was so low that it was infinitely close to zero.
Power is a demon more terrifying than all demons. This is a lesson Hu Guang learned from his own blood and tears.
However, from the current point of view, Bai Congxin has not fallen into the abyss of power, and the Six Methods Sect can still play an excellent check and balance effect on Bai Congxin, so that he does not dare to forget his roots.
As for Lu Sanlang, this one is the safest, because even if he has the heart, he doesn't have the courage.
If Lu Sanlang really dared to betray the saint, his adopted son who was working and the most devout believer in the Six Methods Sect could beat his brains out with one blow.
The celebration banquet was extremely grand, and the soldiers who had worked hard for a year were finally able to enjoy it.
Because starting from mid-October, there will be a period of heavy snowfall for at least three months, and this period is perfect for repairs.
As expected, Bai Congxin and Lu Sanlang were not rewarded for participating in the celebration banquet. Only Hu Guang, with the assistance of Li Chongju, Zhang Mei and others from the Zhaowu Academy, reported the achievements of the soldiers to the court by remotely reporting the victory.
The rewards such as gold, silver and wealth can be cashed out now. Promotions, military ranks and even titles will need to be sent out by angels after the court responds.
In the banquet hall where cattle and sheep were being slaughtered, only Bai Congxin and Lu Sanlang were a little uneasy. After all, how many people the saint could allow them to keep here, and how to distribute the captured tribesmen of more than 100 to 200 thousand, had to be decided by the saint.
And in the wind and snow, in the forbidden city of Bukhara, young Saleh Hajib also received two completely different letters.
A letter came from Talas. Most of the Zhou people sent a messenger to send a letter, asking Emir Hamid to hand over Amir, the governor of Shiguocheng who killed the Zhou generals.
The other letter was written by Amir himself. In the letter, he not only expressed his deep regret for disrespecting the Emir in the past, but also claimed that he was willing to follow the Emir's orders unconditionally in the future.
He also detailed the intention of the Zhou people to capture Shiguo City and open up the passage from Baishui City to Juzhanti, hoping that Saleh would understand the danger and send troops to assist.
The people below were arguing in a circle. Some said that the Zhou people came from far away and could not occupy Shiguo City. Amir was a thief who could not be trusted. It was better to let the Zhou people capture Shiguo City and then clean up the mess.
It is said that the Zhou people are extremely ambitious. Rather than Amir, a disgusting wild dog, they should be more worried about the greedy wolf of the Zhou people. They must support Amir to defend Shiguo City.
Saleh was confused after hearing this, and it seemed that everyone's words made sense.
For a moment, he suddenly felt that he had underestimated Emil's father in the hospital bed. It was not easy to choose the correct one from so many answers!
A friend is getting married tomorrow, and I need to help him get married. I guess I am running out of time, and I have been stuck recently. If I can spare the time, I will update a chapter of about 5,000 words. If I don’t have time, I can only ask everyone for a day off.