Looking at Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi outside the door, all the soldiers introduced him. Yuanzhi stepped forward and said, "So the coach of Jie is so young! Speaking of Jieshuai in Gaochang City, he has lost to Khitan in recent years. Dangxiang must be an amazing general, but he is a elegant scholar."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Master is so kind. I am a civil servant. I have worked hard all the way, so please sit in there."

After talking about the ceremony, Yuanzhi followed Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi into the city lord's mansion. After entering the official hall, the guests and the host took their seats. Du Zhongxiao ordered tea.

After coming up the tea, Du Zhongxiao said: "Master, this is a good tea from Mingqian produced by Xinyang Army in Zhongyuan. How about it taste? "

Yuanzhi took a sip, closed her eyes slightly, and opened her eyes and said, "It's really good tea, and there's still a return to Ganoderma after entering it. Such good tea was not drunk in the Western Regions before. It took a year to traffic in the Central Plains, and all the people came here are old tea."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, in the past, it took a lot of time to go from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, and there were many inconveniences. Now it is different. The railway is built to Yizhou, and it takes only a few months to get there. Fresh goods from the Central Plains are easy to sell."

Yuanzhi put down the teacup and clasped his hands together at Du Zhongxiao: "Jingshou's move will bring great merits."

After talking for a while, Du Zhongxiao said, "I wonder what is wrong with Master coming here from Gaochang to see me?"

Yuanzhi said: "It is true that the army under the command of the commander Jie has surrounded Gaochang. Now we can see that the city will be destroyed. The Khan is puzzled. Where did he offend the commander Jie? He wants to send a large army to fight. He has sent envoys several times before, but the front-line generals only said that they were on orders and did not ask an answer."

Du Zhongxiao said: "At this time, King Beiting did not know why he sent troops? More than two years ago, I led troops to build Hequ Road, and under my rule, including Juyan, was already in the Western Regions. Seeing that the city lord of Yizhou, after the imperial army occupied Juyan, he immediately went to the capital for envoys, but Gaochang State ignored it. One of them is that the Western Regions and the Central Plains were traded. I specially built a cargo yard in Shengzhou. If it was just for transporting other countries, there was also a duty-free area. But King Beiting ordered the caravan not to go to Yizhou and Juyan, but had to go to the Khitan to go to the Beijing Road. What is the reason? With these two things, King Beiting was determined to be a thief! As the strategic envoy of Hequ Road in the Song Dynasty, King Khan wanted to be a thief, how could he not send troops to fight!"

Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He did not expect that such two trivial things would now become an excuse to send troops. The front-line victory was a big victory, and Du Zhongxiao said that there was no psychological burden, and he just took it for granted. When this advance, Gao Chang was facing a catastrophe, and Du Zhongxiao said everything was right.

After being silent for a while, Yuan Zhi said: "Jie Shuai, these two things are just endless discussions in Gaochang, not big things--"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Master, what is a major event? Today, the imperial court has been tyrannical for a hundred years. The army has come to the Western Regions again. The forces in the Western Regions do not welcome them early, but instead have different thoughts. This is not a major event. If you can respect the imperial court, the imperial court will not forget its kindness. But if you are indifferent to the imperial court, the imperial court has now spared strength, so you should naturally eliminate it. This is how King Khan of Beiting!"

Yuanzhidao: "Jing Zheng, since the Tang Dynasty declined, the Western Regions were not under the Central Plains for nearly two hundred years, and Gaochang had been established for a hundred years. Even if the Central Plains' military power is prospering again, there is no reason for the Western Regions to surrender. Using this as an excuse to destroy the country, I am forbidden, I am afraid that the forces around me—"

Speaking of this, Yuanzhi shook his head repeatedly, obviously feeling that Du Zhongxiao's reason could not convince him.

Fu Bi on the side said, "Master Fang outsider, just tell King Beiting Khan. In fact, what the commander said was tactful. After the imperial army occupied Yizhou, King Beiting cut off traffic, did not allow merchants to pass, and did not send envoys, which was clearly hostile to the court. However, in the eyes of the court, Gaochang was only a small force, and the time was right to eliminate it. This was originally the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there were many Han people. King Beiting Khan did not submit to the court early and did not surrender to the court. How could the court not send troops? You think it was a trivial matter, but it had been two hundred years since the decline of the Tang Dynasty. It was too long, and I forgot how to do it. If he did this during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, would the troops come soon?"

After hearing Fu Bi's words, Yuanzhi could feel that Fu Bi was more keen on developing the Western Regions than Du Zhongxiao. The meaning in his words was as if it were to be believed that the status of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions was inherited by the Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Yuanzhi was a little embarrassed, Du Zhongxiao said, "The master is a Buddhist. You don't have to worry too much about these idiots. After you go back, tell me why we entered Gaochang and King Khan of Beiting. What he thought, it doesn't matter now. The army will siege the city and will not wait for a long time."

Yuanzhi clasped his hands together and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Jie Shuai said this, and I will tell King Beiting Khan when I go back. In addition, does Jie Shuai have anything to say to King Beiting Khan? I will always bring some words back when I come here."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Master can go back and tell King Beiting that the army has besieged the city and reinforcements are cut off from all over the place. I hope he will surrender soon. Don't wait to open the city gate. It will be too late to surrender. Now surrender, you will be a wealthy man in the second half of your life."

Yuanzhi said that there was nothing to say about Gaochang.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Gaochang returned to the court, and the master could enter famous temples in the Central Plains to communicate with the monks. Since the decline of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism in the Western Regions has suffered many setbacks. Now that he has returned to the court, he should revive it."

Yuanzhi said: "I heard about the prosperity of the Central Plains for a long time. If I had the opportunity to go, it would be good. It was just a thousand miles apart, so it would not be easy to go there."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The master forgot that the train has arrived in Yizhou and is going to Zhongyuan. It won't take much time to buy a ticket in Yizhou."

Yuanzhi was a little confused after hearing this. After a while, he said, "I dare to ask about the handsome guys. The train is like the legendary one. Can you travel thousands of miles a day without food and grass? Such a magical thing is really desirable."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course that's the case, otherwise how could so many soldiers come from the attack on Gaochang? With trains, the world is different. The distance is farther and no longer as far away as before. A train ticket is not expensive, and the world is free."

Yuanzhi nodded: "Jiang Zheng brought this kind of magical object to the Western Regions, and his merits are immeasurable. Since the train arrived in Yizhou, the Western Regions and the Central Plains are no longer far away. During the Tang Dynasty, although the Western Regions were under the rule of the Central Plains, the Central Plains were too far away, and they were not for idle people. Now that the train is connected, if the train tickets are not expensive, even ordinary people can go to the Central Plains to take a look."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Compared with the previous expenses on the road, the current train tickets are not worth mentioning. Ordinary people have the will to go to the Central Plains. However, the Central Plains is vast and I don't know where I will go after I go, so I have some trouble."

Yuanzhidao: "I am careful about Buddhism. I just need to go to famous mountains and temples and exchange Buddhism with high monks. There is nothing."

After talking for a while, Du Zhongxiao said, "It's getting late. I prepared a banquet in the back yamen to welcome the master. I wonder if the master holds the fast?"

Yuanzhidao: "Our Western Regions Buddhism is somewhat different from the Central Plains, and we do not keep fast."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the best. The local atmosphere here in the Western Regions is a bit different. Although it is autumn now, there are not many vegetables. It is really inconvenient to hold a fast. The monks in the Central Plains do not all hold a fast. There is a pork yard in the Daxiangguo Temple in the capital, and the business is excellent."

Yuanzhidao: "I have heard of the name of Daxiangguo Temple for a long time, and I have always longed for it. When will I go there and fulfill my wish."

When he stood up straight, Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi accompanied Yuanzhi to the Houya.

In order to prevent Yanqi from sending troops to rescue Gaochang, Zhang Ke led his generals to camp at the valley entrance south of Gaochang, not in Liuzhong. The only important officials here are Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi, who are much quieter.

The guest and host were seated, and Du Zhongxiao held wine and said to Yuanzhi: "It is a secular matter for the imperial court to send troops to conquer Gaochang and has nothing to do with the master. Today, the master will drink a glass of wine and meat, and return to Gaochang tomorrow, so that King Khan of Beiting will surrender as soon as possible."

Holding a wine glass in his hand, he said, "If you want to be the handsome guy, I will definitely bring you there. What is the case with King Khan of Beiting? It's not something I can control."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's okay, no matter what he does, it has nothing to do with the master. If King Khan of Beiting does not surrender, when he attacks the city, the master will just be able to guard the temple. I will command the army to protect the temple and not conflict with the master."

After Yuanzhi's gratitude, the three of them drank a glass of wine together.

After three rounds of wine, I used some wine and food, and the topic was slowly relaxed. Du Zhongxiao asked about Buddhist affairs in the Western Regions.

Yuanzhidao: "The Black Khanate has different religions. In principle, they are not allowed to promote Buddhist affairs in their territory, so there is no need to say that. In Gaochang Kingdom, there is now a monk in every big city, which controls Buddhist affairs. The principle is that each city does not belong to each other, and each city is autonomous."

Du Zhongxiao heard this and said, "This is different from the Central Plains. There is a merit department in the Central Plains, and there is a monk record, and the monk affairs in the world are managed in a unified manner. In the future, the same may be true in the Western Regions. Monk records must be set up and the merit department will be subordinated."

Yuanzhihe: "After you have returned to the court's rule, you should follow the court's laws."

The Song Dynasty was in charge of the Merit Department by Kaifeng Prefecture. Monks in the world had to take the exam before they issued the covenant certificate, which was very different from the Western Regions. According to the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions, there were not so many covenant certificates. After all, in addition to the covenant certificates issued in the exam, most of the covenant certificates of monks in the world actually came from transactions, which cost a lot of money a year. Since the Buddhist Kingdom here should have a special system.

Du Zhongxiao didn't know much about Buddhism, but just talked about ordinary affairs. But Fu Bi was different. He was originally stronger than memory and knew a lot about Buddhist scriptures. When talking about it with Yuanzhi, he had a lot to say.
Chapter completed!