Tang's dining table

When it was almost dawn, Yun Chu saw the strange jade stone.

This square jade is far more beautiful than what the old monkey described. The snow-white background is inlaid with strands of golden color, exuding a gleaming brilliance in the morning light.

If this piece of jade, which weighs three hundred kilograms, is worth a lot of money, then the clearly identifiable large footprint on the jade that seems to be formed by more jade stones has given this piece of jade, which originally only had economic value, to the world. The pinnacle of spiritual value.

Ding Dayou looked at the square jade in confusion. After he came to his senses, he immediately sent someone to put the jade into a wooden box. He also vacated the strongest camel in the camel team to carry it. Transport this jade.

Yunchu glanced at the old monkey secretly, but found that the old monkey's eyes were glowing with a fierce light.

Although he didn't know who the old monkey was targeting, Yun Chu still felt that something was not right.

Combined with the rumors that Lao Yangpi massacred seventy-six monks in Mati Temple, he asked Ding Dayou in a low voice what the casualties were in this battle.

Ding Dayou laughed boldly and said: "No one was hurt, they were just a group of old and weak monks. Peng Lei and the others broke into the Jialan Palace and directly took away the jade stone and the white jade rosette. It was extremely smooth."

Yun Chu pointed at the jade that had just been packed in the box and said, "Do you think a group of old, weak, sick and disabled monks can really protect such a peerless treasure in a place full of horse thieves?"

Ding Dayou pondered for a moment and then said to the two Colonel Guo Yi beside him: "Send the order, everyone in the team, big and small, will be reorganized into the army. The marching law is controlled, scouting in front, trailing behind, looking left and right at the flanks, the same is not allowed. lack."

Lieutenant Guo Yi was also someone who had seen jade, and felt that it would be a good idea to present this thing to the emperor, so he took it seriously and called up these slack soldiers who were already on their way home to make wartime arrangements.

The old monkey was not angry at Yun Chu's reminder to Ding Dayou. Instead, he happily watched Naha play with the stick, and then he and Yun Chu rode their camels respectively, chatting away from one another.

"Is it true that there are no guards in the Zhaochuli Temple?"

"How could it be possible? These big temples are the same as the big temples in Tianzhu. They all have warrior monks.

The Gion monastery built for the Buddha by the lonely elder in Sravasti was paved with gold and was extremely luxurious.

Do you think a temple like this would be a place accessible to everyone? "

Yun Chu held down Naha who was moving randomly on the camel's back and asked: "So, where did all the monks in Zhaoli Temple go?"

"Went to the temple opposite."

"Why go back to the temple on the other side of the river? Don't they know that the jade stone with the Buddha's footprints is in the temple to the east?"

"Nonsense, of course I sent people to the temple on the other side of the river, burned down the warehouse where they stored food, and took away the gold, gems and many treasures they had stored for many years."

"Then, you tell Ding Da Youzhao that there is such a piece of jade in the temple that is enough to make him greedy?"

"Just tell me if I lied to him!"

"No, the problem is that you let him take a big blame for you."

"Go and ask Ding Dayou, does he care about taking the blame? What's more, he took the blame for your Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Believe it or not, as long as your emperor knows that there is such a treasure here, He will definitely want to bring it back to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty."

Yun Chu felt that this made sense and asked again: "I always feel that you are a monk. Since you are a monk, it should be your basic code of conduct that a monk should not lie to a monk."

"I am a monk, but I did not kill those monks. I took away their food and treasures, and encouraged the Tang people to take away the Buddha's footprints and gems that they depended on for their lives. This was to save them."

Yun Chu looked at the old monkey suspiciously and said, "It would be too strange for you to say that."

The old monkey shook his head and said: "Since the establishment of the Dongxi Zhaoguli Temple, the war here has never subsided. All the horse thieves know that there are peerless treasures in the temple. Since these two temples were built, the horse thieves have treated them The harassment never stops.

Over the years, I have only seen three tragedies, each of which was extremely tragic. Why do you think the Tang Dynasty people only met the old, weak, sick and disabled when they entered the Dongzhaochuli Temple?

That's because now only the old, weak, sick and disabled are left in the temple.

There are not many monks left, how long can they hold on? One year, two years, three years?

If they don't take away the food and treasures, and if they don't take away the Buddha's footprints that they value more than their lives, there will never be peace here.

Those who live in Populus euphratica will never find peace.

A monk who chants sutras and worships the Buddha well but sacrifices his life for some adu objects is not the original intention of the Buddha. I took away the treasure, the Tang people took away the footprints of the Buddha, and the monks of the Zhaoli Temple survived. This is the intention of the Buddha. will.

I use these treasures to save the world, and the people of the Tang Dynasty use Buddha's footprints to glorify the glory of the Buddha. This is the meaning of the existence of treasures and Buddha's footprints. "

After listening to what the old monkey said, Yunchu felt that what he said couldn't be more correct. Especially when he saw the carts of little boys and girls that the old monkey bought, he felt that what the old monkey said was even more correct. However, , he also wanted to contribute to the Buddha.

So he said to the old monkey: "Otherwise, you can also give me some of the treasures from the Zhaochuli Temple, and I can use this money to save the world."

The old monkey looked at Yunchu and said seriously: "Buddha didn't say that."

Yun Chu nodded, picked up the bow on the camel and put it in front of him. He tied Naha to his back without any trouble, and put a shield on Naha's back.

Not only that, he also tied the bay red horse to the camel and placed a cowhide backpack filled with food and water on his chest.

The old monkey looked at Yun Chu's fully armed appearance and said, "What are you doing this for?"

Yunchu sighed and said: "A kind-hearted person like you will definitely think that the monks in Zhaochuli Temple who have lost their food and treasure will be killed by the horse thieves in the next attack.

In order to avoid this kind of cause and effect, judging from your personality, I think you must have spread the news throughout the Gobi that the treasures of the Zhaoli Temple were taken away by the Tang army, right? "

The old monkey nodded without guilt and said: "What you said is not wrong at all. If Tang Jun doesn't kill all those horse thieves, what I did before will be meaningless, and I will have to bear the consequences.

Since the Tang army took away the most precious piece of jade in the Zhaoli Temple, they must bear this cause and effect.

Yun Chu, in short, living in this world is a practice in itself, so don't pay too much attention to the details. "

Yun Chu looked around, but didn't see the horse thief appear, so he pushed back Naha's little head that had just emerged from behind the shield. Even if the horse thief didn't appear, he still didn't feel safe.

At least, he couldn't get a moment's peace as long as he was with this damn old monkey.

The last time he went to the battlefield had caused irreparable damage to his soul, which would probably take him a lifetime to make amends for.

Selema broke up with him, He Yuanshan died in the battle, Liu Xiong died in the battle, and he lost many relatives and friends in a short period of time.

Yunchu felt that Old Monkey was at least half responsible for all this. Wherever this guy appeared, there would be death and injury.

Once he returned to Chang'an, Yun Chu was ready to make a clean break with this hateful old monkey. Otherwise, he would never live the beautiful life of an ancient official he expected.

All Yunchu's worries were finally crushed to pieces by Ding Dayou, the super powerful captain of Zhechong Mansion.

Although the captain still has more than 600 men, he still likes to stand at the forefront of the battle with his Mo Dao.

Especially after seeing with his own eyes that he used Mo Dao to cut into pieces the bodies of a dozen monks who were chasing after them on horseback, Yun Chu once again felt that following such a general would not be a loss even if he died on the battlefield.

He didn't even listen to what the monks were saying. Although Yun Chu felt that these monks might not have any ill intentions, when Ding Dayou swung his heavy sword and charged forward like a wild bull, Yun Chu still looked at the stumps flying in the sky. The beauty of falling cherry blossoms can be seen on the severed arm.

"Anyone who blocks the way will be killed!"

Ding Dayou swung the Mo Dao forward, and after a shadow danced out, the two-foot-long hilt of the Mo Dao fell heavily to the ground. Even the scattered gravel was full of the majesty of the Tang Dynasty's army.

The two remaining monks tried to escape, but they were chased by the two eager Captain Guo Yi who were watching the fun and stabbed to death with horse spears.

I don’t know what the monks from the Zhaoli Temple think. They want to get back what belongs to them from the Tang army. Unless you kill them all and take it from the corpse yourself, otherwise, the piece of Buddha’s The footprints belong to Tang Jun.

Rough, arrogant, cruel, powerful, and fearless, there are not many words that can describe Tang Jun, and almost none are completely complimentary.

However, having the border protected by such a group of people who are not considered good people always makes those being protected feel extremely safe.

Therefore, Naha was released from behind by Yunchu, and she was allowed to play jumping around on the camel team.

This is Yunchu's greatest respect for Ding Dayou.

The camel caravan gradually moved away from the Tianshan Mountains and entered the flat but pebbly Gobi Desert.

Here, the most common ones are camel thorns one after another, and small lizards scurrying around on the sandy ground. The air entering the mouth is as rough as gravel. There are small tornadoes constantly appearing on the flat ground. They are like Spies usually appear within the field of vision and disappear quickly before people can look at them.

Naha curled up in Yun Chu's arms and fell asleep. Her face was flushed with glistening sweat, and she saw that the child kept pouting at the corners of his mouth.

Yunchu took out his silver kettle, wrapped it in wet linen, and shook the kettle constantly.

In a short time, the water vapor on the wet linen was evaporated, and at this time, the water in the kettle was cold and delicious.