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Chapter 60 The Old Monkey's Way of Solving Problems
After resting in Ganzhou for two days, Yunchu was ready to set off, but Ding Dayou couldn't leave. Ganzhou is a big city on Longyou Road, and there were Ganzhou people among the recruits in Zhechong Mansion in Shangzhou, so he I still have to stay here for a few days to deliver some goods so that the soldiers can get the money they deserve.

Yunchu didn't intend to wait, there was a team of barbarian merchants from Old Monkey, and he was going to leave for Chang'an immediately.

Simen School starts every year after New Year's Day, and now it's almost September, and he has to travel [-] miles to reach Chang'an. When he arrives in Chang'an, it will basically be October.

He still needs to settle down and deal with the problems left by Fangzheng, He Yuanshan, Liu Xiong and the other five palm guards. Time is very tight.

Just when the camel team was about to leave the city, an accident happened.

A large group of soldiers and unscrupulous people were guarding the door, checking the passers-by one by one, and it was said that they were chasing the culprits of the Mashoe Temple tragedy.

The Horseshoe Temple tragedy happened half a year ago. Isn't it too late to catch the criminal?
Relying on his green shirt, Yun Chu leaned over and asked a few words, both soldiers and villains were very polite to Yun Chu, and after talking a few words, Yun Chu came back with a look of astonishment on his face.

Looking into the eyes of the old monkey, he said: "Just yesterday evening, 21 new monks in the Horseshoe Temple were killed again. I heard that the blood of the monks was drained and poured on the stone Buddha, causing the stone Buddha to die. It started to bleed."

The old monkey followed Yunchu's example and put a piece of licorice in his mouth and said in a low voice, "There are 36 more missing."

Yun Chu looked at the old monkey for a long time, then turned around, took Naha off the camel's back, and dragged her with his hands to prevent her from running around.

The bad guys stared at everyone who went out of the city, and pinched passers-by from time to time.

One of them couldn't help screaming after being pinched, and a group of unscrupulous people pressed that person to the ground, tore off his clothes in two or three, and found an abscess the size of a copper coin on his back. Let go, kicking and kicking passers-by away.

Yun Chu looked back at the old monkey again, and found that he had a relaxed expression, and he was talking nonsense and joking with the nonsense people around him, seemingly very confident.

The benefits of being an official were finally reflected in this search. No one came forward to search Yunchu and Naha, and even Yunchu's camels, horses and goods were not searched. They not only did not search, but also helped Yunchu. At the beginning, I organized the camel team and tied the ropes connecting the camels one by one, which was very considerate.

The old monkey was thin and small, and he didn't look like a person capable of killing people, so he was not searched. As for the other Hu people, they were searched thoroughly, which led to the fact that when they left Ganzhou, they were already It's three poles in the sun.

Yun Chu originally thought that he would be safe after entering the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. In order to keep a low profile, he even put away his spear, bow and arrow.

After hearing what the old monkey said, he still prepared all his spears, short spears, bows and arrows, Tang knives, etc. He stopped riding the relatively comfortable camel and rode bay red horses instead.

The Hexi Corridor at the end of August is the most beautiful day of the year. The sky is high and the clouds are light. The mere lukewarm climate makes people always have a desire to die of old age in Hexi.

Of course, the Hexi mentioned here is not referring to the Hexi more than 300 years later. At this time, the Qilian Mountains in Hexi are lush and green, the snow-capped mountains are covered with snow, and glaciers are mixed in the valleys. It is not an exaggeration to call it a paradise.

The camels strolled with their heads held high, and the camel bells tinkled. Some barbarians on their backs sang loudly, and some played a simple huqin.

They look optimistic and strong, and they look full of hope.

The buckwheat on the hillside has matured, and the black grains are hidden among the yellowing branches and leaves, waiting for people to harvest.

"This is where people live."

Because the wind blowing head-on is very gentle, it makes the old monkey easily think of the big wind and sand in the Western Regions.

"I heard that Guanzhong is more prosperous, and I also heard that there are thousands of miles of fertile fields, which have been cultivated for thousands of years and have raised generations of Tang people.

Yunchu, you said, there is such a good place, no wonder the people of Tang want to protect her to the death.

If I also belong here and look like you, I am willing to use my life to protect this heaven-sent land.

The people of Tang Dynasty are very lucky, you are really very lucky, no wonder Xuanzang was worshiped by countless people in Tianzhu, and he traveled thousands of miles to go back to Tang Dynasty without hesitation.

Yunchu, you don’t understand that in Tianzhu, a Tripitaka master who is proficient in scriptures, Vinaya, and Lunzang has already broken away from the category of human beings. He is the true god in the world, the true Buddha in the world.

People will pave the ground with flowers to welcome him, kiss the land he walks on, people will think that every sound he makes is an oracle from Buddha, and people will interpret his every behavior and even every movement.

Every word he said will be recorded on the Bayeux. Even if he is as powerful as King Jieri, he will bow his head when he sees Xuanzang, and personally dedicate his crown to him.

Yunchu, if Chang'an is not good, I will be very disappointed. "

"I haven't figured it out until now. What did you kill those monks for? The thing that makes me criticize the most is not that you killed the monks, but that you didn't kill them all. 36 of them ran away."

The old monkey smiled wryly and said, "I'm short of manpower in the territory of the Tang people. There's nothing I can do. When we arrive in Guzang, we will kill some monks in Gantong Temple. Can you help me?"

Yun Chu said coldly: "Don't you think it's too much for you to talk about murdering a Tang monk in front of a Tang official?"

The old monkey curled his lips and said, "Do you know why Xuanzang asked the government for help before entering Yumen Pass?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "How would I know."

The old monkey said sadly: "Because my ability is not enough to protect Xuanzang to reach Chang'an, too many people want to kill him."

"It's just a monk. He asked for some scriptures. Why did they kill Xuanzang?"

"The previous Buddhist scriptures are very different from the ones brought back by Xuanzang, the difference is so great that it can overthrow the previous grand theory.

Xuanzang lectured in Lantuo Temple, everything was silent, even the birds and beasts listened attentively, the lotus in the lotus pond bloomed by itself, and the golden fish leaped onto the lotus platform..."

Yun Chu saw that the old monkey seemed to be immersed in his own imagination again. Anyway, Xuanzang’s lectures must be very wonderful. There is no doubt about it. Yun Chu didn't believe in going to the lotus platform.

Therefore, as an official in Datang who has no specific job, he can watch the old monkey kill, but he will definitely not help the old monkey kill.

No matter what those monks did to make the old monkey want to kill, but, my Buddha is merciful, killing people is always wrong.

It seems that something is not right these days, it seems that everyone will kill people as a must to solve troubles.

If you can't solve the problem, just solve the person who raised the problem. This should be a basic operation in Datang.

This is really not very civilized. Yunchu thinks that it needs to be improved to lay a good foundation for not being physically wiped out by others after making mistakes in the future, and looks forward to a comeback.

To be honest, the essence of the struggle is that the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, there is no middle way to go.

Yunchu wondered if the 36 escaped monks knew that the old monkey was their enemy.

I asked the old monkey, but he was squatting on the camel and chewing licorice. It seemed that his thoughts were too long, and he didn't have time to talk to Yunchu.

The terrain of Guzang City is high, so there is not as much water as in Ganzhou. In addition, it is blocked by the Wushao Ridge, which prevents the humid wind from blowing in. It does not seem to have as much green as Ganzhou.

Fortunately, there is a river called Shiyang River flowing through here, adding a touch of color to the withered and yellow earth.

Guzang City looks majestic and majestic, mainly because there is a circle of tall city walls. If you look over the city wall, you can still see the familiar Bell and Drum Tower.

The city defense here is stronger than that of Ganzhou, mainly because there are often Tubo people running down from high places to rob Wushaoling.

Yunchu was worried about his family's 2000 taels of gold and wanted to enter the city quickly, but the old monkey was unwilling and insisted on setting up camp outside Guzang City.

In fact, it can be figured out that the old monkey is the mastermind and murderer of the recent massacre at Horseshoe Temple in Ganzhou. Of course, he is unwilling to enter a heavily guarded city.

After thinking about it again and again, Yunchu finally felt that the friendship between him and the old monkey was more important, so he took Naha to stand firmly with the old monkey and camped outside the city together.

A golden eagle hovered above the head, and the old monkey raised its leather-covered arm, and the golden eagle folded its wings and gracefully landed on the old monkey's arm.

Naha wanted the golden eagle, but the old monkey refused. He took a bamboo tube from the golden eagle's leg, poured out a note from the bamboo tube, and fed some fresh meat to the golden eagle after reading it. .

After the golden eagle finishes eating the meat, it flaps its wings and flies high again, instantly integrating with nature.

However, when the old monkey saw Yunchu pitching his tent near the city gate, the soldiers did not chase him away, so he could only sigh deeply.

Yun Chu's behavior made it clear that he didn't want to get involved in the murder of the monk.

People in Tang Dynasty didn't have many edible vegetables, and okra, which people in Tang loved most, was exactly the kind of food that Yunchu hated the most. Like snot.

The radish is okay, it's refreshing, and it's very spicy and refreshing after a bite.

Unfortunately, in Ganzhou, Yunchu had seen the tragic fate of turnips in the hands of Tang cooks.

They chopped up the radish first, which Yun Chu supported, but then he couldn't accept it, because the Tang cook actually put the refreshing radish into the concave of the pestle and smashed it into fine pieces.

If you squeeze out the water from the mashed radish at this time, then add minced meat and seasonings, Yunchu feels that the radish dumplings or radish pancakes you make are also a kind of gourmet food.

It's a pity that it's a pity that it's here. They poured the radish puree with soup and water into half a bowl of dark sauce that smelled of fermentation...

Yunchu treats radishes with much more warmth. He cut them into random pieces, sprinkled them with fine salt and marinated them to kill the moisture in the radishes, then added a little vinegar, put the onions and garlic in place, and finally used the radishes he brought. Heat up the sesame oil and pour it on, and there is only a squeak, and this kind of radish Naha can eat a plate by herself.

The old monkey can eat two plates!

As for Yunchu's soup cakes made from mutton and radish leaves, the old monkey can eat a bowl.

Tonight's soup cake is Yunchu tearing up the pulled out noodles and throwing them into the pot to cook, then pouring the fried onions, radishes, and mutton into the pot, and finally sprinkled with finely chopped radish leaves and green onions made.

It can be said to be full of color, fragrance and taste.

After the old monkey ate two pots, he told Yunchu sadly that it is not suitable to have a full meal tonight, and there may be a fight.

(End of this chapter)