Zhang Sheng and Zhang Ke brought the people of Khotan and welcomed the city early. Seeing Du Zhongxiao, Yuchi Sanlang and others coming, they hurried forward to salute.

After the ceremony, the people came up to offer wine. Du Zhongxiao and Yuchi Sanlang drank, and the fellow villagers saluted and left the city.

The country of Khotan has been around for more than a thousand years. The city of Khotan is one of the largest cities in the Western Regions and is built very spectacular. Unlike other places, there are several sub-cities around it. The fields around the city are spread out and very regular, and it is a long-standing agricultural area.

Du Zhongxiao looked around and felt like he was returning to the Central Plains. This place was not like other areas in the Western Regions, and it seemed quiet and peaceful.

The royal palace had been changed to the city lord's mansion by Hei Khan. Everyone sat in it. Yuchi Sanlang said, "The emperor of the Song Dynasty sent a large army to drive away Hei Khan and rebuild the Kingdom of Khotan. I am ordered by the saint to live in the throne. I hope you can help me govern the country with the heart of peace and loving the people."

A group of local tyrants in Khotan were busy saluting respectfully and sincerely claiming that they were.

Yuchi Sanlang said: "All matters are arranged by the court officials and old ministers of the country. They will wait for a good day to ascend the throne to govern the country. Those who came to Khotan with me were Master Zhiming from Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture. Three days later, he held a lecture at Longxing Temple. He hoped to reveal the whole city to let the officials and the people go there. Khotan was originally a Buddhist country, and the Dharma was prosperous and the world was famous. However, after the country was destroyed, the Dharma did not prosper, and the monks were dispersed and the Buddhist temple was collapsed, and no one was interested in it. After Master Zhiming gave lectures, he hoped that local people and women would assist the Buddhist temple to rebuild it and make the local Buddhism revival."

After hearing this, everyone shouted the Buddha's name together. Although it sounded a little strange, it was from the true heart.

Du Zhongxiao watched from the side and knew what Yuchi Sanlang meant, and wanted to use Buddhism to revive and gather the hearts of the people. After 50 years of the country's destruction, many Buddhist temples in the territory were abandoned, monks returned to secular life, and Buddhist scriptures were lost. If you want to revive Buddhism, you lack both money and people. Zhiming came here and carried a large number of scriptures with you as the purpose of revive Buddhism. By the process of revive Buddhism, you rebuild the feelings of the people of Khotan for the royal family of Yuchi.

However, in Du Zhongxiao's opinion, it is probably not easy to do this. Yuchi Sanlang really wants to establish his own position and must work diligently to bring benefits to the local people. If not, relying solely on these means, the people will not be stupid.

The railway was built towards Shule, and the commercial road that Khotan had passed before was abolished. From then on, this place will be the back garden of the Western Regions. It will lose the space for rushing around and moving, and it can only be used as the spiritual space of the local indigenous people, and develop Buddhism to resist external invasions.

A few days ago, Penglin and Yutian intersection intercepted the remnants of Hei Khan's escape and seized a large number of original Yutian classics. At this time, these classics played a role and became the basis for the ritual officials to establish the throne ceremony of Yuchi Sanlang.

In Longxing Temple, Master Qingyun was so busy that he was not touching the ground. With the departure of Black Sweat and the arrival of the Song army, Buddhism once again became the Khotan National Church. Most temples in Khotan were in decline and monks were scattered. Like Master Qingyun, after experiencing the era of the Khotan Buddhist Kingdom, people who have been in the temple were very rare. Longxing Temple is not the largest temple in Khotan, but a temple established by the court during the Tang Dynasty and is also the largest temple in the city of Khotan. Master Zhiming came and agreed to go down here. In recent months, countless people have given money and supplies to repair buildings.

Looking at a row of little novice monks who had just shaved their heads in the yard, Master Qingyun said, "Looking at these characters, I remember that I was like this when I was young. Many brothers and brothers entered the temple together to meet the master. Decades have passed, and the brothers and brothers were scattered, and now they are no longer alive, and I am old. Now it is my turn to be someone else's master and take in the apprentice.

The little disciple Fayan came over and saluted and said, "Master, there are disciples sent by the people recently. After the ordaining is completed, I am just waiting for the title."

Qingyun said: "It is not as good as before. Local Buddhism has declined. You must listen to the instructions of the masters of Zhongyuan. If you ask these little novice monks to do some chores in the temple first, wait a few days before Master Zhiming arrives. Master Zhiming is a Taoist monk in the capital, so you must not do any rebellious things in the past few days!"

Fa Yan put his hands together and said yes, and went to arrange for his junior brothers.

In a few months, everything changed. All the Green Sect temples set up during the Black Sweat were closed, and many people who had been converted back to Buddhist temples, most of whom changed their faiths changed back to Buddhism in a short time. The dozen monks in Longxing Temple suddenly became popular and loved by the people. The people donated money and materials to build the dilapidated Longxing Temple. Now the incense is very prosperous. Even the young monk Fayan, because his master is Qingyun, is particularly loved by others, and has gained a lot of benefits.

At this moment, a monk came over and Xiang Qingyun folded his hands together: "Master, there were a few people coming in front of him, saying that the court officials who came with the king would discuss the etiquette with the master for a few days, and were waiting in the living room."

Qingyun hurriedly said, "You go and tell them, wait there and I'll come soon."

Seeing the monk leaving, Qingyun hurried back to his residence and called several older monks to discuss etiquette. Although he was from the ritual officials from the Song Dynasty, Yutian was a Buddha country, and it was different from the etiquette of the Central Plains, and needed discussion. Although he had been in Longxing Temple for decades, he had never learned much knowledge since the demise of Yutian fifty years ago and could not do these things.

In a dilapidated temple not far from Longxing Temple, seven or eight men sat together, chattering.

Teng Sanlang said: "Since the arrival of the Song army and supporting Buddhism, all the benefits we have had were abolished and our lives have become harder and harder. Now the Yuchi family has returned to be kings and has brought a Song monk with him, saying that he wants to establish Buddhism as the national religion, how can we live?"

Qiu Yuanwai nodded: "When Hei Han was there, he actually did not suppress Buddhism, but we, who followed them, had less taxes. Now that Hei Han left, the people around him regarded us as demons and insulted us all the time. Once again, Buddhism was established as the state religion, which is really-"

Another disgusted said: "Also, all the original Green Cult temples were demolished, and we have nowhere to pray. If this continues, we, the people who believe in Green Cult, can't stay there. Moreover, the people around us completely ignore our difficulties and just want to kill them all."

Qiu Yuanwai sighed: "What can we do? The situation is better than others. Now the Song army is the decision of everything. King Yuchi is just a puppet launched by the Song people, for fear that the people of Khotan would not accept it. Even the Black Khan soldiers and horses wanted to escape along the Baiyu River last time, they were intercepted and killed by the Song army. I heard that none of them could run away. What else can we ordinary people do?"

After hearing this, everyone shut up for a moment, and the house seemed a little quiet.

After a while, Yanli said, "We live a very uncomfortable life like this. How can we have a good end if we live like this? If it really doesn't work, let's move away. When we go to Heihan, we can always live there."

Teng Sanlang said: "What can I do when I go to Hei Sweat? The Song army is invincible. In a few years, I might destroy Hei Sweat!"

Yanli heard this and said, "When Heihan is blocked by the Tianshan Mountains and the Pamir Mountains, how could the Song army cross the mountains? It must be safe there."

Tengsanlang said coldly: "How did the Black Khan Army cross the Tianshan Mountains? The Song army can climb over the mountains with ease. If you don't go now, it's just that you have the New Western Regions and don't have the energy. When the Western Regions stabilize, why would he not go?"

Qiu Yuanwai said: "What Sanlang said makes sense. The Tianshan Mountains are not difficult to cross. I don't know how many roads in the mountains are, but it's just difficult to walk. Now that the Song army has just entered the Western Regions, there are many inconveniences, so they let the Black Khan be there. It is not a long-term solution to escape to the Black Khan."

Yanli said, "What should I do? Now we are worshiping Buddha everywhere, but our lives are not easy."
Chapter completed!