Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 425 Yongzhong Benjiao (4000)

The more so, the more Wu Liang felt that there were many unknown secrets hidden in Fang Qiong.

And as he arrives at the legendary ancient country of Loulan—the place where Fang Qiong dictated that he lived for a long time, he may encounter more unexpected things.

And this visit to the legendary Tomb of the Sun also has an inseparable relationship with Fang Qiong, and she is the most important breakthrough and clue.

and so.

Wu Liang hoped that Fang Qiong would wake up as soon as possible, so that at least he would have the opportunity to get some useful information from her in advance, and avoid unnecessary detours.

"Report-"

Yang Wanli, who ran to the front to explore the way, came back, rode all the way to Wu Liang, got off his horse and reported, "My lord, if you walk twenty miles ahead, you will be the king's capital of Shanshan Kingdom, and this city is not small. , the defenses in the city are relatively loose, and pedestrians only need to make a simple record under the city gate to enter."

"In this case, we will directly enter the city of mud."

Wu Liang nodded slightly. According to Fang Qiong's previous dictation, she lived in Jiani City back then, and this was a place she had to go to. Someone, this person should not be difficult to find, maybe he can provide us with some convenience in terms of board and lodging."

While talking, Wu Liang took out a string of patina-covered bone bead chains from his bosom and handed them to Yang Wanli. This was the token that Awang had given him earlier.

And this Apuqiu was the apprentice that Awang had mentioned to Wu Liang before.

According to Awang, even the royal family in Jiani City often seek medical treatment from Apuqiu, so this Apuqiu must be quite good, at least he must be an imperial doctor.

For a person of such a level, arranging the accommodation of Wu Liang and others is naturally a matter of one or two sentences.

The most important thing is that with such a somewhat important figure, the Huren Army can be regarded as someone at the top in Shanshan, and it will naturally be smoother to inquire about news and do things.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli installed the bone bead chain in a good way, and then led the people back without stopping.

Seeing him go away, Wu Liang turned around and came to the side of the carriage where Fang Qiong was lying.

At this moment, Fang Qiong still didn't wake up, but she still didn't show any signs of weakness. She looked very peaceful as if she was just asleep.

"When she entered Bailongdui before, she experienced a lot of changes. This time, she entered Jiani City and revisited her old place. She may wake up immediately."

Bai Jingjing stood aside and said softly.

"I hope so."

Wu Liang also had the same idea, but Fang Qiong's situation this time was different from before, and it might not be the same as when he entered Bailongdui before.

And if Fang Qiong still can't wake up as he wished.

He might turn to this person called "Apuqiu" for help. Since he can become the "royal doctor" of the Shanshan King's family, he must have some real talents and knowledge, and he may be able to diagnose some things that they can't see. thing.

……

About half an hour later.

Wu Liang and others finally arrived at a rather majestic earthen city.

This earthen city is much more decent than the half-destroyed Meiwu they passed by before. Although it is all gray and earthy at first glance, at least there is no sign of anything from the thick earthen city wall. signs of dilapidation.

According to later archaeological research.

This kind of city wall is mainly built of rammed earth and adobe. The rammed earth layer is mixed with red wicker to increase strength, and the adobe above is reinforced with a special method. Although it is certainly not as strong as the masonry city wall in the Central Plains, it is still It can still play a big role in defending against an army without large siege equipment. At least there are mostly nomadic countries in the vicinity. With this city wall, it is impossible for their cavalry to drive straight in.

When Wu Liang and others came to the city.

Yang Wanli and others who entered the city in advance to investigate were already waiting at the gate of the city. Beside Yang Wanli stood a middle-aged man in ordinary Hanfu with a brown blanket over his shoulders.

And behind the middle-aged man, followed by three younger young people.

The three young men were also dressed in commoner clothes that Han people usually wear, and they didn't wear any blankets. Therefore, except for their hairstyles and slightly western-style facial features, they didn't look much different from ordinary Han people.

Wu Liang was not surprised by this situation.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che conquered the Xiongnu, Shanshan was caught in the middle, and the nearby small countries followed suit. In the end, the army of Emperor Wu of the Han was suppressed, and finally all these small countries became the vassal states of the big Han, and established "" The Protectorate of the Western Regions" was placed under the unified management of envoys and captains, and soldiers and civilians were sent to garrison troops. Since then, Shanshan Kingdom and a number of small countries in the Western Regions have begun to accept Sinicization.

Therefore, it is reasonable for people in these places to wear Hanfu and speak Chinese.

"Son."

Seeing Wu Liang and the others, Yang Wanli immediately ran forward to greet him, and at the same time introduced the middle-aged man who came forward with him, "This is Apuqiu, he heard that My reason for coming is that after I saw Ngawang's bone bead chain again, I insisted on going out of the city with me to meet Young Master."

Before he could speak, the middle-aged man took the initiative to give Wu Liang a chest salute: "See you, Uncle Awang is the most respected and respected venerable in our clan, and he is also a guide who has had a profound influence on me. Your Excellency can Obtaining Uncle Awang's bone bead chain shows that Uncle Awang respects your character and status very much, how dare I neglect your Excellency."

"It's serious, I just helped some insignificant favors when I passed by, it's really nothing to worry about."

Wu Liang waved his hands modestly, and smiled back, saying, "We may have to stay in Jiani City for a while, and Mr. Apuqiu needs to take care of it during the period, don't you bother?"

"You don't need to worry too much. I just ordered someone to vacate a yard for you. You and others can live in Jiani City as long as you want. I will be responsible for food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Apuqiu said quite sincerely, "This is the first time Uncle Ngawang entrusted me with this entrustment. I will try my best to fulfill his entrustment. If I can't do this little thing properly, then I will take care of you." Uncle Wang's face, I don't have any face to see him in the future, I'm afraid Uncle Awang won't recognize me when I meet him."

"Then there is Mr. Lauupcho, please forgive me for disturbing you."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

"Please!"

Apuqiu turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, "I have ordered someone to prepare some wine and food at home, and I will take you to settle in the residence first, and then it will not be too late to clean up for you."

……

There are two side by side gates on the city wall of Jiani City.

The two city gates are about five or six meters wide. The one on the left is the official road, and the one on the right is the passage for civilians and livestock.

Under the leadership of Apuqiu, Wu Liang and the others took the official road on the left. The guards beside the official road not only did not stop them, but also respectfully bowed their heads and gave them a chest salute... From this It can be seen that Apuqiu's status in Jiani City is at least not something that ordinary people can afford.

Wu Liang likes such thighs very much, they are slightly thicker than he imagined.

Entering the city like this, Wu Liang was quickly shocked by the prosperity here surpassing many big cities in the Central Plains.

There are shops and street stalls everywhere on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of things, ranging from daily necessities and agricultural tools from different places to large animals such as camels, yaks, and horses. Arriving at the slaves with different skin colors and facial features tied together with ropes.

Since the dirty slave trade can be carried out on the bright side, there are naturally some unfriendly scenes.

But this does not affect the prosperity of the city.

Although it was still far from the bustling crowd, it was still far beyond Wu Liang's imagination.

Because Wu Liang’s previous impressions of Xenni City have always stayed in the records in the "Hanshu·Western Regions" written in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Shanshan Kingdom, whose real name is Loulan, Wang Zhizheni City, went to Yangguan for a thousand and six hundred miles, and went to Chang'an. Six thousand one hundred miles. Household thousand 570, mouth fourteen thousand one hundred."

570 households.

A total of [-] people.

Although this number can be regarded as a big city among the small towns in the Western Regions, it is far from enough compared to the Central Plains, even if it is not comparable to the war-torn Central Plains towns.

However, the scene of Xuni City today is obviously far from the records in "Han Shu".

"Mr. Apuqiu, how many years have you lived in the mud city?"

Wu Liang looked around as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and at the same time asked Apuqiu who was with him.

"About... almost 15 years. I was only 19 years old when I bid farewell to Uncle Ngawang and came here, but now I have passed my [-]s."

Apchu recalled it, and replied seriously.

"Has Jiani City been so prosperous in the past 15 years?"

Wu Liang then asked.

It is only a hundred years since the completion of "Hanshu", and the number of households and population has been accurate to ten digits at that time, so there should be no mistakes.

In just a few hundred years, such a huge change has taken place... Although it is not completely impossible, the new dynasty of later generations has completed the world miracle of economic take-off in just a few decades, and has become the world's second largest economy Are you making big strides toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation?

But the reason why a miracle is called a miracle is because it is almost impossible to be copied and reproduced.

Therefore, such a huge change is really not so easy to achieve.

What's more, in the past hundred or so years of this era, it is basically impossible to have any huge breakthroughs in productivity and technology, and it is still in such a barren land surrounded by deserts and saline sands.

"It's not."

Apuqiu shook his head and said, "Actually, it's only in the past few years that Jiani City has become like this. All of this is thanks to the big man. After the big man started his military affairs, the Western Regions Protectorate became in name only. The Western Regions Countries declared their independence one after another, and Shanshan Kingdom also took the opportunity to break away from control. Later, some merchants who fled from the Han Dynasty settled here, and brought a lot of goods that were in short supply. After learning about it, many merchants came to do business one after another, so it became what it is today."

"I see."

After Wu Liang heard this, he suddenly realized that compared with the war-torn Han Dynasty, this Shanshan Kingdom, which is far away from the flames of war, can indeed be regarded as a good paradise.

Seeing that Wu Liang seemed to be very interested in Jiani City.

Apuqiu also took the initiative to take on the role of a tour guide. As long as he passed by some representative customs and buildings in Jiani City along the way, he would be quite enthusiastic and give him a vivid explanation.

Wu Liang listened with great interest.

However, what Apuqiu talked about most was the temples in the city of Jiani.

As an important hub on the Silk Road, Shanshan has a very complex ethnic composition, so religious beliefs cannot be completely unified.

Just walking less than a mile away, they have already passed several temples, large and small, and there are even different branches and groups of the same religion, which is not chaotic.

However, Apchu mainly introduced only the two largest religions.

One is Theravada Buddhism, and the other is Zoroastrianism.

Theravada Buddhism is an important branch of Indian Buddhism, which was the first branch of Buddhism to enter the Celestial Dynasty. Later, Faxian and Xuanzang went to the Western Regions to learn scriptures and seek Dharma, and they adopted Mahayana Buddhism.

In fact, Wu Liang did not have much in-depth understanding of Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.

He only knew that the biggest difference between the two in terms of religious theory system is: Theravada Buddhism regards Buddha as a teacher instead of a god, focuses on ethical teaching, and does not worship idols; while Mahayana Buddhism regards Buddha as a god and has different incarnations and boundless mana , to promote the gods and wonders, and to create various idols to worship.

In previous and future generations, Wu Liang was a non-religious person, but if he had to choose between Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism, personally he prefers Hinayana Buddhism.

Now Theravada Buddhism has been designated as the state religion by the royal family of Shanshan.

Therefore, the largest and most numerous temples in the city are Buddhist temples, and Apuqiu is also a loyal believer in Theravada Buddhism.

The second largest is Zoroastrianism.

As far as Wu Liang knew, Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism, was the state religion of the ancient Persian Empire.

This religion originated in Central Asia, and before the birth of Christianity and Christianity, it had always been the most influential religion in Central and Western Asia, unmatched by anyone else.

even.

There is also a small temple of Yong Zhongben religion.

This Yongzhongben religion is very powerful. Although this religion is not as widely spread as Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, it is an original religion of ancient Tibetan compatriots, and it is the source of ancient Tibetan compatriot culture.

Even in later generations, Yongzhongben religion still involves all aspects of life and culture of Tibetan compatriots, creating a unique local culture and customs.

In other words.

As early as this time, Tibetan compatriots had already arrived in Shanshan and became part of the ancient Silk Road.

Among the religions that exist in Shanshan, the one that Wu Liang has the most identity and sense of belonging to is undoubtedly the Yongzhongben religion.

(End of this chapter)