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Just now he saw Princess Xiao Lingjiang of Yong'an, whose beauty was rare in the world. There was no guarantee that when the king saw her, he wouldn't feel pity for her and be bewitched by the princess of Zhou Dynasty.

What's more, judging from the table, Xiao Lingjiang is indeed skilled in martial arts, and he doesn't show any emotion when talking and testing.

From this point of view, what Gongji said before was not an exaggeration.

She is just a beauty, but it would be a big mistake to have such scheming skills next to the king!

Gong Ji was not angry after hearing this, but shook his head helplessly: "How could I not know what the general said? To be honest, I had no idea of ​​Xiao Lingjiang going to Zhou Dynasty."

"I had only heard a few stories about her before, but when I saw her in Yingdu, I realized that this girl is indeed extraordinary. With her abilities and means, how could the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty be willing to send her away for marriage?"

"Who would have expected that the Emperor of Zhou would be willing to give up." At this point, Gong Ji couldn't help but reveal a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.

"The people from the shrine have figured out his thoughts and suggested that I, Xifan, marry Princess Xiao Lingjiang of Yong'an and take the opportunity to get rid of her."

"The palace is willing to take the initiative to help, and Xifan can get rid of the serious troubles in my heart. Naturally, I can't ask for it. So, I will act according to the plan."

But...but, he never expected that the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty would be seriously ill and lose power, the prince would be in power, and the He family would be in power.

He originally thought that Dazhou would have to change his family members, but Xiao Lingjiang actually obeyed the agreement, and the crown prince of Dazhou also ordered Pei You to lead a thousand elite soldiers to protect him.

Now, it's tricky.

The covenant has been made, and it is not easy to go back on it. He could only bravely welcome the people back, hoping that the people from the palace could successfully intercept and kill Xiao Lingjiang in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But what disappointed him was that the palace failed several times. Xiao Lingjiang is still alive and has successfully reached Xibo.

If she died in Dazhou, Xifan could blame the shrine and Dazhou for failing to protect her, but if something happened to her in Xibo, Xifan would be more or less involved.

However, now that he was in this situation, he didn't care much. Almost as soon as he arrived in Xibo, Pei You found it difficult to monitor his every move, so he immediately sent a message to the palace, planning to join forces with him again.

He looked at the flickering candlelight, with murderous intent looming in his eyes: "General, don't worry, it's still unclear whether Xiao Lingjiang can make it to the royal capital alive. Even if she is determined to survive, there may not be a place for her in the royal capital. .The king is not one of those who indulges in beauty or is ignorant."

"At that time, Pei You who escorted her will leave with his elite troops, and she will be far away from her homeland and trapped in the royal capital alone. She has great abilities, and I don't expect that she will be able to make any waves."

Hearing his words, Bu Chi couldn't help but feel a little relieved. It seemed that the Prime Minister had a plan in mind. It was two thousand miles away from the royal capital, and many things happened along the way. It is hard to explain why Princess Yong'an couldn't cope with the situation, so she left.

The two took advantage of the night to discuss for a while before going back.

The New Year has passed, but the feeling of winter has not receded yet. The terrain in Xibo is relatively high, and it snowed again the next day. The ice and snow piled up but had not yet melted, so the wedding team was at a loss to continue moving forward.

Gongji consulted with the accompanying envoys and courtesy officials: "Now the road to the royal capital is covered with snow, and it may be difficult for carriages and horses to move. It would be bad if we force ourselves to go on the road and make people fall over. Looking at this situation, we still need to I’ve been staying in Akagi for a few days.”

If Xiao Lingjiang had no special requirements for this trip arrangement, the envoys and etiquette officers would not comment much.

What's more, if it hadn't been for Gongji's urging a few days ago, they had planned to wait until the weather got warmer after spring before setting off.

Isn’t the road blocked by ice and snow now?

"Since safety is the most important thing, everything will be decided by the Prime Minister."

When Xiao Lingjiang heard about the arrangement, she just raised her lips and smiled: "Now that he has arrived at the border of Xibo, he is not in a hurry." She sneered in her heart, and then warned: "After all, everyone in Dazhou is in a different place now, everything is in a different place. You have to be careful and take precautions. You have to be careful about your food, daily life, carriage and horses, food and grass, everything."

Now that they are staying here, they don't know if Gongji and Buchi will secretly cause some trouble.

Chicheng is not far from Liangzhou and Shazhou. However, Xiao Lingjiang kept the news of the destruction of the shrine secret from others for the time being, and Gongji should not have received the news yet.

In the palace, there are still people like Yong Mu, Mei Cenniang and others who are wandering around.

Gongji couldn't contact the shrine, so he would naturally find a way to contact her.

The wedding team stopped in Akagi to rest. No matter what Bu Chi was thinking, on the surface he was very enthusiastic towards everyone.

A few days later, it was the traditional butter lantern festival of Tibet.

According to custom, people in Western Tibet go to various temples to pray to Buddha during the day, and hold a butter lantern festival on Bajiao Street in Chicheng at night. At that time, various flower stands are set up all over the street, with various images of gods, Buddhas, figures, birds and animals, flowers and plants on them, which is very lively.

Although Chicheng is a remote border town, but now that Master Tuocheng, the successor of Tantric Buddhism and the current national teacher, is here, and there is also the team of the Great Zhou and his relatives, this festival has become unprecedentedly grand.

Gongji and Tuochi extended a warm invitation, and Xiao Lingjiang naturally could not refuse, so he had no choice but to accept the invitation and go on a tour with them to enjoy the spectacular scenery and share in the fun.

Sitting on the high platform, you can see that the streets are surrounded by butter lanterns. In this small Gobi city, the lit lanterns are like stars descending, twinkling and brilliant.

The people of Xibo wandered among the crowds of people on the sea, laughing, singing and dancing, and never wanted to leave.

At about six o'clock in the morning, Tuocheng, dressed in dharma robes, slowly climbed up to the Buddhist pavilion. The originally jovial people immediately calmed down and looked up together.

I saw him lowering his eyes slightly, with a strict Dharma posture, and reached the highest point of the Buddhist pavilion step by step.

Immediately afterwards, Tuo held his hands together in front of his chest and recited Buddhist mantras in Sanskrit.

His voice was soft and gentle, and he was obviously far away, but the Sanskrit sound seemed to be echoing in his ears. Everyone who hears it feels like a warm current is flowing through their hearts, which makes people calm down immediately, and then a faint sense of peace and joy rises.

This is the blessing of Master Tuocheng.

The people under the Buddha's Excellency also clasped their hands and prayed silently in their hearts.

After the incantation ended, Tuochang formed a seal on his hand. As he raised his right hand slightly, a stream of light flashed through, and the butter lantern at the top of the Buddhist pavilion, which was as tall as a person, was instantly ignited. Immediately afterwards, from top to bottom, the lanterns on each floor of the Buddhist pavilion were also lit up in sequence.

But in the blink of an eye, the entire Buddhist pavilion was illuminated by countless lanterns, like a heavenly temple.

Under the high platform, the people screamed in surprise, and then raised their hands in the air and cheered.

Xiao Lingjiang couldn't help but smile when he saw such a scene.

No matter what the relationship between the two countries is and where it will go in the future, at this moment, all the swords, wars and intrigues are temporarily hidden. The joy and smiles of the people in Xibo are real, and her peace and light joy at this time It’s also true.