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Chapter 651
Pyongyang city.According to the Koreans, the city has a long history, and Tangun founded Joseon here.The city was later named Wanggeumseong, and Wanggeum was Tangun's name.Jizi and Weiman established their capitals here successively. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed Weiman, Wangjian City became the prefecture of Lelang County, and Wangjian City was also renamed as Chosun County.After the founding of Goguryeo, King Changshou moved the capital from the domestic city to Pyongyang and built the magnificent Anhe Palace. Because Wangjian City is located on a flat terrain, it was renamed Pyongyang City.

From then on, Pyongyang City became the capital of Goguryeo people, and because of the willow trees planted all over Pyongyang City, Pyongyang has another name, which is Liujing.

People in Goguryeo and Silla generally worshiped Buddha, so many Buddhist temples were built around Pyongyang, the most famous of which are Anguksa Temple and Guangfasa Temple.Gwangbesa Temple is a Buddhist temple built with wood by King Gwanggaeto and King Hotae.

King Haotae was the first monarch in the history of Goguryeo to call himself a king. Since then, the monarchs of Goguryeo have always aimed at the great achievements of King Haotae.The location of this temple is being built under the Dacheng Mountain of the Koguryo King City.

Surrounded by city walls on Dacheng Mountain, the golden body of Sakyamuni stands in the Daxiong Hall of Guangfa Temple.

Two monks sat facing each other. One monk was in his 60s and 40s with white hair, and the other monk was in his [-]s but lost his left arm.

The first old monk closed the scriptures in his hands and said: "When King Haotai was in power, he made a great vow to burn the Buddhist scriptures from all over the world into a Buddhist scriptures and make them into Tripitaka. I sent envoys to ask for scriptures but failed, so I gave up. Unexpectedly, 200 years later, the great wish of King Haotai can be realized in the hands of this old monk."

The 40-year-old monk said: "Promoting Buddhism is also my humble effort. Although the master is from Goguryeo, he is an enemy of our country in the Sui Dynasty. But the country has enmity, which is not hindered by Buddhist principles. Li Hongzhi's Four Seas is also the wish of the poor monk's remaining life."

The old monk glanced at the other monk and sighed: "You still can't let go of the hatred of the country and the family. The Great Sui Dynasty has been destroyed for several years now, and the north has already been established by the Great Zhao Liguo. Why can't you let go?"

The monk said: "It's not that I can't let go. When Paozhe followed me across the Liaoshui River and attacked Goguryeo, the 30 disciples survived. In recent years, I have always refused the master's kindness to accept me as an apprentice. I never dared to forget that I am a Han. , not barbarians such as Goguryeo."

The old monk heard this and said: "In the eyes of the Buddha, there is no such thing as a Han Chinese or a barbarian, and all living beings are equal."

The monk stood up with a flick of his sleeves, but there was a clatter. It turned out that he was wearing two sets of shackles on the soles of his feet. But I can’t. I’ve copied the scriptures for you now, so you can give me a fast meal.”

The old monk sighed and said: "Okay, it's still the old rule, you go to the Xiangtang for dinner."

Speaking of which, the monk left with a bang, walked to the dining table and finished a fast meal, took another three bundles of lotus leaf wrapped rice and left immediately.

The monk, whose original name was Gao Tao, was one of the 30 Sui troops who accompanied Zhongwen to conquer Liao.After the defeat of Sashui, most of his robes were killed, and his head was piled up as a capital by Goguryeo.Another [-] to [-] Sui soldiers were captured by Goguryeo.

Gao Tao was also one of them, and was later used as an official slave to build bridges and roads for the Goguryeo people.Official slaves were enslaved by the Goguryeo people, and seven or eight out of ten died early. Because he was familiar with Buddhist scriptures, he often did not have to serve, but went to Guangfa Temple to read scriptures for the abbot, so he survived.But Gao Tao didn't want to be a monk of Guangfa Temple, but only wanted to go back to the slave camp to be with the soldiers.

This is another ordinary day in the official slave camp. The place is full of rubbish and filth, the houses are dilapidated, unable to keep out the rain in summer, and unable to avoid the cold in winter, so they can only barely live there.But the Goguryeo people let these Sui prisoners of war do the hardest and most tiring work.

The guards in the official slave camp were simple, and the people of Goguryeo were not worried that the Sui prisoners of war would run away. They were not familiar with the place of life here.The Goguryeo people had their own way of dealing with fugitive slaves. First, they burned the fugitive slaves with torches until they were completely shattered.
Gao Tao took the lotus leaf packaged rice back to the house, but when he saw that there were more than a dozen men lying on the bed, he suddenly gained strength.

Gao Tao took a look. These were the most elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, but now they are all skinny and hungry, with green eyes.

Gao Tao said: "Here is the meal, you divide the two packages first, and this one will be given to Xiao Gu, who is the most ill, and Xiao He will eat it."

"No need for Xiao Gu, he died of illness last night."

"That's good for Xiaohe to eat."

The prisoners of war listened and nodded. Although they were prisoners of war, the soldiers still maintained military discipline. A bag of lotus leaf rice was passed from one hand to another. Everyone just took a bite with their hands and passed it on. next person.When the last person is reached, there is still more than half of the meal.

Although everyone is extremely hungry, they still maintain the friendship among the robes.

While the seriously ill Xiaohe was eating, with tears streaming down his eyes, he suddenly wailed, "Brother Gao, I'm homesick, I miss my mother and younger brother, I don't want to die in this damn place of Goguryeo. want to go home."

Xiaohe's cry immediately made everyone wipe away their tears. Whoever has no family members in the Sui Dynasty doesn't miss their homeland.

Gao Tao shouted: "Stop talking, just like your mother, don't let the Goguryeo people look down on us."

Xiaohe lay weakly on the pit, only half covered with straw, and couldn't survive the winter.He wept and said: "Brother Gao, in the past ten years, we have lived a life that is not as good as pigs and dogs every day. We are beaten and scolded by Goguryeo people every day. Many brothers died. We were counting on to protect General son, when will we be able to lead the navy to attack Pyongyang and rescue us back to the Sui Dynasty? But in the past ten years, we have been looking forward to it day and night, but what are you waiting for? The court, the court has long forgotten us here I think back then when our 30-strong army marched into Liaodong and beat Ulji Mundeok like a dog, how imposing it was, but today we are dead without a place to die."

Speaking of this, everyone present was crying loudly.

This is why, the country's most brave and loyal soldier, who went on an expedition in Goguryeo, is now trapped here, but the country has long forgotten him.Where is the value of their efforts?

"Brother Gao, I beg you to do something. After I die, put my body into the Weishui with a wooden raft. I heard that it flows into the land of the Sui Dynasty. The fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders. I would rather die than cheap Goguryeo wild dogs. .”

Gao Tao listened to Xiao He's begging, and then said in a deep voice, "Okay, I promise you."

(End of this chapter)