Tang's dining table

Compared with Chang'an, Luoyang is even warmer. Chang'an only entered the period of extreme heat in May, but this ghost place in Luoyang immediately entered the period of high-temperature cooking.

The reason why this situation occurs is entirely because Luoyang is surrounded by a dense water network, with dense rivers and canals, including the Yellow River, Luo River, Yi River, Qing River, Ci River, Tieluan River, Jian River, and Zhanghe River. A river meanders through it.

In addition, the terrain of Luoyang is higher in the west and lower in the east. The territory is intertwined with mountains, rivers and hills, and the terrain is complex and diverse. It is surrounded by mountains such as Yushan Mountain, Mangshan Mountain, Qingyao Mountain, Jingzi Mountain, Zhoushan Mountain, Yingshan Mountain, Longmen Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, Wan'an Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, and Songshan Mountain.

This turns Luoyang into a tilted basin, and it will rain if the clouds in the sky move even slightly.

Once there is no cloud cover, Luoyang becomes a huge steamer.

Any better area that is more suitable for defense will look like this. Chang'an is like this, and Luoyang is naturally like this.

The only thing better than Chang'an in Luoyang is that the transportation here is so convenient.

It is known as the eight capitals and thoroughfares of ten provinces.

Because Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, with mountains and rivers crisscrossing it, it is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the west, and Qinchuan in the middle of Guanzhong is out of Han Valley.

It is adjacent to Songyue Mountain in the east and Taihang in the north and is in danger of the Yellow River.

Looking south to Funiu, there is a land of lush leaves, surrounded by rivers and mountains, and the situation is the best in the world.

In May, the peonies in Luoyang had long since withered, and the flowers were gone, leaving only some green seeds on the branches, divided into several petals, which looked unlucky.

There are no peonies in the White Horse Temple, only epiphyllums, which just bloomed last night. According to Dolma and Ayesha, the flowers are pure white, blooming quietly, and when they bloom to their peak, they wither instantly. The beauty is unforgettable.

Naha didn't see it, she was asleep.

Epiphyllum was given to Naha by Master Daozheng, the presiding elder of White Horse Temple. Seeing Naha's simplicity and nature, Master Daozheng gave her a pot of epiphyllum that was about to bloom. He also told Naha that watching the epiphyllum bloom in an instant would give her a sense of Zen.

Naha didn't feel Zen or anything like that. She didn't like the fat leaves of Epiphyllum Epiphyllum. She felt that this thing was as fat as the Zhike Monk in Luoyang. It must be a person who eats more and occupies more. The reason why the flowers bloom and wither instantly is, He was as sneaky as a thief. He must have embezzled a lot of fertilizer and was afraid that others would see him so he chose to open it at night.

When Dolma and Aisha returned the defeated epiphyllum to Master Daozheng, Dolma said that the Buddha did not like this potted flower. She liked the Populus euphratica in the Gobi, which could grow in the sand and survive for a thousand years. It will not fall for a thousand years, and it will not rot even if it falls to the ground for a thousand years.

After Master Daozheng received Naha's answer, he said to Master Xuanzang in front of him: "I don't want the prosperous Buddha girl who just flicked my fingers."

Master Xuanzang said with a smile: "The poplar euphratica braved the wind and snow in the Gobi. It has a tenacious will. It can survive with water, but it will die in large areas without water. It is as strong as a warrior. It is not like a camel's thorns, turning its leaves into needles and crawling on the ground. It is indeed worth it. Praise.”

Master Daozheng praised: "We have always believed that the vast world is the fleeting moment, and that the life and death of a mayfly is also eternal. In this way, we despise life. The Buddha girl has such insight, which is beyond my expectation."

Master Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, the true nature of knowing one's mind and seeing one's nature..."

What Naha asked Dolma to say for her was what her brother said to her when she and her brother were escaping from Qiuci and passing by the flooded Populus euphratica forest.

Naha usually can't remember what others say. She has remembered what her brother said since she was a child. For example, he doesn't let her leave the tent at night. For example, he doesn't allow her to eat raw meat, drink raw water, and she is not allowed to eat raw meat. She is not allowed to dirty her clothes...

The reason why you can remember it all comes from your muscles, because if you can't remember it, you will be beaten.

Thinking of what her brother said, Naha naturally missed her brother. However, Master Daozheng and the others did not allow her to leave the White Horse Temple. Naturally, she did not have to listen to these words. Fortunately, the walls of the White Horse Temple were not as high as those of the Daci'en Temple. Zhuo Ma stood at the bottom, Ayesha stood on Dolma's shoulders, and Naha could climb out of the wall by stepping on Ayesha's shoulders.

When Naha groaned and pulled Dolma and Aisha up the wall with whips, she turned around and saw Li Hong squatting on the branch of a tree.

Under the tree, there was also a large group of guards from the East Palace. They were very nervous, especially the young eunuch Congtou next to Li Hong, who was even more nervous for fear that the prince would fall from the tree.

However, the way Li Hong climbs the tree is very similar to the lynx of the Yun family. In addition, this person has long hands and long legs, and he can move back and forth on the branches with flexibility and stability.

"Are you going to enter the White Horse Temple secretly?" Naha asked Li Hong while riding on the wall.

"Are you going to sneak out of the White Horse Temple?" Li Hong asked Naha while holding a branch in the air with one hand.

Naha sent Zhuolma down the wall with a whip and said to Li Hong: "Then it won't prevent you from entering the White Horse Temple. You should be careful. The monks in Shaolin Temple have been very aggressive recently. They will beat anyone who climbs the wall with a stick. "

Li Hong jumped up to the wall, grabbed Aisha's arm and threw her down, letting Onion and the others catch her. Then he squatted on the wall and said to Naha: "I came in just to find you. If you are not here, I will go to the monk temple." do what?"

Naha whipped out her whip, wrapped it around a branch, then swung down the wall lightly, looked back at Li Hong and said, "I'm going to find my brother, don't follow me."

Li Hong jumped off the wall directly. He did not pretend to be cool and landed on the ground with his legs. Instead, he rolled lightly on the ground twice, relieved his strength, and then stood in front of Naha.

"Do you know where your brother is?"

"I don't know, but my brother must live near White Horse Temple. You can find out if you ask someone."

"Hey, why are you so smart this time?"

"Because that's my brother and I'm his sister. As long as he comes to see me, he will definitely live nearby."

"So confident?"

Naha smiled and said: "You have confidence in my brother. Okay, you go and play. I'm going to find my brother."

Li Hong looked at Naha who turned to leave, and said quickly: "I'll send you there."

Naha was about to refuse when an unknown feeling made her scalp tingle. Without saying a word, she lay straight on the ground.

"Whoosh" a feather arrow flew over her, diagonally inserted into the soil, its tail feathers trembling continuously.

Li Hong's face turned red when Naha said, "Go and play." In an instant, he saw an arrow stuck on the ground.

Before he could speak, the high-pitched screams of the eunuch Onion rang out, and immediately after, Naha and Li Hong were protected by guards from the inner and outer layers.

Li Hong groped Naha all over. After Naha knocked his hand off, the guy was like an enraged lion. He roared and said to the guard leader Xiao Siye: "Send an order to block three miles with this place as the center of the circle." , investigate carefully for me, and we must catch the assassin."

Immediately, some guards took the order and ran away. When Xiao Siye saw that Li Hong was surrounded by the guards, he took a look at the appearance of the arrow, held the knife and flew out along the trajectory of the arrow.

The arrow hit the ground for half a foot, which meant that the person who had just shot the arrow was no more than a hundred steps away from them. Fifty steps away from the outer wall of the White Horse Temple was a cluster of shops, separated by a road.

Xiao Siye held the knife across his chest and walked like a snake. He came to the door of the most suspicious shop, folded his hands, and hit the door panel with his thick body. The door panel shattered, and a group of guards rushed in.

It was already getting late at this time, the pilgrims at White Horse Temple had already left, and the shops were closed. After Xiao Siye ran rampant in the shop for a while, he pulled out a short, fat businessman-like person from the shop.

The other guards also searched out many people from other shops.

Xiao Siye's eyes were slightly red, he looked at the fat businessman and said, "Who is the archer?"

The fat businessman shook his head in horror and said, "I don't know!"

Xiao Siye turned the long knife in his hand and chopped off the head of a woman who had just been dragged out by the guards. He asked again: "Who is the person who shot the arrow?"

The fat businessman looked at his wife's headless body and screamed, "I don't know."

The long knife in Xiao Siye's hand flashed again, and a young man's head was chopped off again.

"Who's shooting the arrow?"

The fat businessman screamed: "I really don't know..."

This time, Xiao Siye stopped killing others. Instead, he threw the fat businessman who was so frightened that he urinated on the ground. He stepped on the fat businessman's head with his foot and said to the businessmen captured by the guards: "Who is the one who shot the arrow?" ?”

After speaking, without waiting for anyone to respond, Xiao Siye cut off the fat businessman's head with the long knife in his hand.

Fat people always have more blood in their bodies than ordinary people. After the fat businessman's head was chopped off, the blood spurted out, covering the heads and faces of those people.

"If you say it, one of you will die. If you don't say it, everyone will die!"

Li Hong forced Naha's head into his arms. He was afraid that these bloody scenes would frighten Naha.

Naha used her boss's strength to break free and said to Li Hong, "Who wants to kill me?"

Li Hong looked around fiercely and said, "It's either a monk, a nun, or a monk."

Naha said: "Why do you want to kill me?"

Li Hong said with hatred, "You are going to be enthroned and become the Queen of the Buddhist Kingdom. It is normal for you to be assassinated."

"Why do those people want to kill me and not you?"

Li Hong looked at Naha with pity and said, "Kill me? They can't bear the consequences of killing me."

Naha shook her head and said, "I think they are killing you, not me."

"The feather arrow is aimed at you."

"It's too high. If you want to kill me, the arrow should be lowered. Archery must be calculated in advance. If you had followed me just now, the height of the arrow should be right through your neck."

"No? How do you know?"

"If you were often used as a target, you would know it."

"Who dares to use you as a target?"

Naha sighed and said: "When I was with the Serbs, I was so bold that I dared to take dead heads and let them practice archery..."

Chapter One