Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 894
The Long family is a tribe and an aristocratic family.Their generations of leaders are called Dragon Kings.

The Long family in Suzhou is the descendant of the Yanqi king family in the 36 countries of the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty. After the fall of Bogdaqin, the ancient city of Yanqi, it moved to the Longyou area of ​​Hexi. At first, Ganzhou was under the control of the Long family, but the Uighur Empire perished Later, one of the larger forces, Pang Teqin, also fled to Hexi, expelled the Long family from Ganzhou, and occupied Nestle.

The Dragon King had no choice but to lead his people out of Ganzhou and occupy Suzhou. Here, after the Yanqi people and the Tuhun people, especially the Tang Dynasty lost control of the Western Regions, the people left behind in the Anxi Protectorate in Hexi after the Tang army completed the first National integration, so they have accepted a considerable degree of Sinicization, military training and warfare and other strategies and tactics have also learned a lot of the characteristics of the Tang army, and even the weapons and equipment and military uniform styles are very similar.

This time, the Xiangfu Kingdom sent troops to invade, and Pang Teqin, the Uighur Khan of Ganzhou, naturally wanted to send envoys to form an alliance and ask for help.

In Suzhou City, the special envoy of Pang Teqin from Ganzhou has been here for a day, but he only saw Long Xiaotian, the Patriarch of the Long Family, without any definite answer. He was anxious like ants on a hot pot all day in the guest courtyard of.

The army of Xiangfu Kingdom has surrounded Ganzhou. Although there are still more than 400 miles away, the tense atmosphere has begun to spread in Suzhou. outside.And in order for Fang Zhixiang to sneak into the city for the secret work of Fuguo, the checks for entering and leaving the city have become much stricter in the past few days.

In front of the west gate of Suzhou City, people entering the city lined up in a long line. The sun is already hot in June, but the sun in Suzhou in June is very hot. In addition, the climate in the Hexi Corridor is extremely dry, waiting to enter the city. People are extremely irritable.If it weren't for the dozens of soldiers lined up at the gate of the city, dressed in armor and holding swords, looking at the crowd coldly, they would have already started making noise.

At this time, a group of knights came galloping from the direction of Guazhou, and all the knights were sweating profusely. The leader was a young man in white clothes, and the next 50 were warriors in strong clothes.

A group of knights galloped forward, and the dust flying in the distance had already alarmed the people in front of the city gate.Because the news about the invasion of Xiangfu country's army has already spread in the past few days, people's hearts have already been tensed, and there is a panic at this moment.

"What's the matter, our second son is back." A school lieutenant at the city gate covered the sun with his hands, glanced at the cavalry, and shouted loudly.

When the crowd heard that it was not the army of Xiangfu Kingdom, they fell silent again.

Soon, the team of knights came to the gate of the city, reined in their horses and stopped, and the captain had already stepped forward to say hello to the leading young man in white.But the young man in white had an anxious expression on his face, and before the captain could speak, he said first, "Is the army dispatched?"

The captain was stunned for a moment, and said: "Reporting to Second Young Master, the army has not been dispatched yet. Young Master..."

The captain wanted to say something else, but the young man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that the army hadn't been dispatched yet. As soon as his legs were on the belly of the horse, he walked towards the city gate, followed closely by the guards behind.The people and soldiers at the gate had already moved away. When the young man entered the city, he waved his whip and accelerated towards the city lord's mansion.

The young man's name is Long Dingwen, and he is the second son of Long Xiaotian, the lord of Suzhou.Although the Long family is a descendant of the Yanqi royal family, but because they have always admired the Han family culture, their living and dressing habits are no different from the Han family, otherwise they would not have named themselves the Long family.

Therefore, it is only normal for Long Dingwen to worship Duanmu Zhongren, a great Confucian in the Western Regions, as his disciple.

After Long Dingwen was persuaded by his teacher Duanmu Zhongren, he was always worried that his father would take the initiative to send troops to support the Uighurs in Ganzhou, which would bring disaster to the Long family. relax.

When he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Long Dingwen jumped off his horse. Amidst the greetings from the guards at the gate and the servants of the gate, he walked quickly to the backyard. Younger sister Cao Yushuang is being served by a maid, tasting the cold melon brought from Guazhou yesterday.

Seeing her son suddenly appear, Cao Yushuang was surprised, got up and said with a smile, "Why is Wen'er back?"

"My son pays homage to my mother." Long Dingwen bowed to Cao Yushuang, and before Cao Yushuang asked anything, he picked up a sliced ​​cold melon on the table and ate two delicious bites to quench his thirst, and then said, "Mother, I Where's father?"

Cao Yushuang dotingly took out a handkerchief to wipe the dust off his son's face, and said, "Your father has gone to Tianzang Temple to see the Living Buddha."

Long Dingwen said again: "Mother, did father decide to send troops to support the Uighurs in Suzhou?"

Cao Yushuang looked worried, and said: "Your father is also hesitating, he will go to Tianzang Temple to see the Living Buddha, and he wants to ask the Living Buddha what he thinks."

Long Dingwen didn't have time to say more, so he hurriedly said, "I'm going to find my father." After saying that, he turned and ran outside, and Cao Yushuang shouted behind him, "Wash and rest for a while before going."

Long Dingwen didn't even turn his head, and shouted: "No."

Long Dingwen called for his own guards, left the city lord's mansion, jumped on the horse, and went straight to Tianzang Temple.

The people of Yanqi Kingdom originally believed in Tantric Buddhism. The Long Family is the descendant of the Yanqi King’s family. Naturally, there are many temples in the city, the most famous of which is Tianzang Temple, which teaches the authentic Tantric Buddhism. The living Buddha is named Danjie Jibu .

Danjieji Bush was born noble, his father was a descendant of a famous family in Tianzhu, and his mother was the younger sister of King Kucha.Danjie Jibu was extremely intelligent when he was young. He became a monk with his mother at the age of seven.During the 16 years he was detained in Suzhou to give lectures, he advanced Buddhism and spoke fluent Chinese. With his profound insights into Buddhism, he translated 35 Buddhist scriptures, nearly [-] volumes, and it is said that he possessed Buddhist supernatural powers.

Long Xiaotian, the lord of Suzhou, was devout to the Buddha, and gave birth to three sons and two daughters, all of whom were named by Danjie Jibu, the living Buddha of Tianzang Temple. Long Xiaotian was even named the Dharma Guardian King Kong.

Long Xiaotian worshiped under the head seat of Tianzang Temple, and whenever important events happened, he often asked Danjie Jibu for advice.

On the way to Tianzang Temple with a group of knights, Long Dingwen passed by the guest house in Suzhou that received envoys from foreign powers, and stopped in his heart.

"Father is still hesitating, then it is still possible to send troops to rescue Ganzhou, but if I kill the envoys of the Uighurs in Ganzhou..." Long Dingwen looked at the guest house, thinking to himself, with murderous intent looming in his eyes.

Long Dingwen acted decisively, so he came to the guest courtyard with this in mind, asked the guards in the courtyard, and learned that the Ganzhou envoy was indeed in the guest courtyard, so he said: "Take me to see him."

"Second son, the city lord has an order. Without his order, no one can privately see the Ganzhou envoy." The official in charge of the guest house said.

"My son came to see the envoys of Ganzhou at the order of my father." Long Dingwen said impatiently.

The official didn't dare to say any more, so he walked in with Long Dingwen.After half a stick of incense, Long Dingwen came out with several guards, and one guard had some blood on his sleeve.The official in charge of the guest house followed behind with a pale face, pulled Long Dingwen's sleeve, begged and knelt down and said, "Second son, you let someone kill the envoy of Ganzhou, and the city lord blamed it, how can you explain it to me? !"

Long Dingwen said with a calm face: "My father asked, you just tell the truth."

As soon as the words fell, Long Dingwen ignored him, got on his horse and continued towards Tianzang Temple.

Long Dingwen is also a disciple of the Living Buddha. When he got to the temple, he dismounted from his horse and entered the temple, but he didn't dare to be in a hurry. He only followed the rules and went straight to the Buddhist hall under the guidance of the lamas. When he arrived at the main hall, he saw his father Long Xiaotian kneeling piously. Listening to Living Buddha Danjie Jibu's instruction on the futon, Long Dingwen didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly stepped forward respectfully, bowed to Living Buddha, knelt down and listened quietly.

"Yechen, the emperor of Xiangfu Kingdom, is the reincarnated spiritual body of the Buddha sitting on the front post of Jin Gongbao, and he is the protector of the Dharma King of my teaching. This time he sent troops to the west and re-opened the golden commercial road in the Hexi Corridor. Millions of people spread compassionate rain. This is a great merit, and it is inauspicious to violate it. Long Xiaotian, with your military strength, it is difficult to defeat Xiangfu Kingdom's westward cavalry. For the present plan, the only way is to sacrifice the city and beg for surrender to preserve wealth. "

After the Living Buddha finished speaking, he glanced at Long Dingwen and asked slowly, "Long Dingwen, what do you have to say?"

Long Dingwen hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Living Buddha, my disciple also thinks that Xiangfu's army is strong and majestic, and it is beyond our power in Suzhou City. I came here from Guazhou to tell my father what I think."

Living Buddha Danjie Jibu smiled slightly, waved his hands and said: "Long Xiaotian, this is the pure land of Buddhism, and you don't smell swords and soldiers. You father and son go out and talk about it."

Long Xiaotian prostrated himself and said: "Yes, I don't know what instructions the Living Buddha has?"

The living Buddha rubbed its top with his palm, and said leisurely: "You are the owner of Suzhou City. Whether Suzhou City was burned by wars or wars, it will still be auspicious. It all depends on your one thought. One thought can become a Buddha, and one thought can also become a demon. That’s all for the teacher, what to do, you can decide for yourself.”

"Yes, the disciple respectfully follows the teachings of the Living Buddha."

Long Xiaotian and Long Dingwen kowtowed three times and retreated holding their breath.

As soon as the two left, Danjiejibu went to the back of the Buddhist altar, opened a secret door, and walked in.

Behind the secret door is a secret room. In the secret room, two chains pass through the lute bone of a monk wearing cassock, fixing him firmly.It's just that if someone sees this monk's face clearly, the timid person will faint from fright when he sees it, and even the most courageous person will surely gasp and his face will change drastically.Because the entire face of this monk has been stripped off, and this monk is still alive.The exposed flesh and blood on his face was stopped by a secret medicine, and it looked even more horrible and shocking.At this time, he heard Danjiejibu walk into the secret room, opened his eyes suddenly, and opened his mouth to shoot several white lights towards Danjiejibu.Danjiejibu was slightly startled, his figure flickered, like a ghost, dodging the several white lights.

(End of this chapter)