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Chapter 121 Monkey King: I Have a Friend

Sure enough, it's better to follow the immortals, it's better to follow the gods of Shenzhou, and it's better to follow the immortals of Shenzhou.

Shenzhou is the orthodox, and the so-called Buddhism is heresy!
It's a pity that they are all bad old men, and following Shangxian's side will also affect Shangxian's image.

Otherwise, if they follow Lu Yi, maybe their current strength will not be worse than Xingxian.

"Well, you're welcome. Thorn Ridge is a fast road, thank you for your hard work."

"I will give you the ritual seal now!"

After taking a look at the five elders, Lu Yi greeted him back, and then granted the five elders an imperial edict at the Wuxian Temple.

After the royal seal, they are no longer tree demons, but gods, the gods officially granted by the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Yi is not showing off in front of the five elders now, because the last time he came here was an unofficial visit, so it was more casual, and he also used the title "下".

Now he is representing the Great Tang court to bestow the imperial edict to the five elders, so it is naturally different.

"Thank you for the gift of the gods! Thank you, the Great Tang court."

With the end of the royal seal, after Lu Yi burned a stick of incense in the temple, the five big trees around the Wuxian Temple became more and more verdant.

The entire Wuxian Temple is shrouded in the shade of trees, and the temple is full of tranquility.

However, although the five elders have gained a lot of benefits, compared with Xingxian on one side, they are much worse.

But for the five elders who stayed in Thorn Ridge, they were very satisfied with the result.

They didn't spend much thought on building the road for Lu Yi, they just used some monster power, but they got a god position, so what else can't be satisfied?
Xingxian is different, Xingxian has always stayed by Shangxian's side.

With the imperial edict of Shangxian, from now on, they are not something anyone can bully, and they also have official status.

More importantly, they are no longer wild monsters living outside, but gods who have truly inherited.

Even the heavenly court and the Buddhist sect should treat them with courtesy when they see them, instead of scolding them casually.

"From now on, you will be the righteous gods of this [-]-mile Thorn Ridge. I hope you will practice hard and bring more blessings to the people around you."

After conferring the five gods, Lu Yi looked at and pointed out the practice of the five elders, and explained.

You know, it is much more difficult for Datang to build temples now than before.

All Buddhist temples are banned, and other wild gods need to be registered and sealed by the imperial court.

The five elders here in Thorn Ridge are still under the care of Lu Yi, so they are treated this way.

If they enjoy their position and don't plan for it, then what can be established will naturally be destroyed.

"Follow the teachings of the immortal!"

After listening to Lu Yi's words, the five elders bowed to Lu Yi and replied.

They themselves are not the kind of evil monsters. Now that they have obtained the god position, they will naturally guard the [-]-mile Thorn Ridge for Datang.

After Lu Yi sealed it here, he went down the mountain to the westernmost border of Thorny Ridge.

This is a border gate built by the Tang army who came to assist them in building the temple when Lu Yi let the five elders of Thorn Ridge run their way.

Now there are nearly a thousand Tang soldiers stationed here.

Because of this, some people gathered in the pass area. Seeing that Thorn Ridge had opened up a new road, some people moved to both sides one after another. Some people from the west of Thorn Ridge also came to trade. .

After Lu Yi sealed the Five Sages Temple on the mountain, people who gathered around knew about it and went to worship the gods on the mountain, and just happened to pass by Lu Yi who came down the mountain.

The border gate of Thorn Ridge was not small. Not only were nearly a thousand Tang soldiers stationed here, but there were also places to store food and grow vegetables and crops.

Once Datang continues to move westward in the future, this is a jumping off point.

To the west of the Thorn Ridge border, although it belongs to another country, there are not many people around it.

Because a few hundred miles west of Thorn Ridge is Xiaoleiyin Temple.

The existence of the Little Leiyin Temple made it possible for caravans from further west or other small countries to make a detour to reach Thorn Ridge.

This greatly affected the role of Chi Dao, and also affected Lu Yi's plan.

At the same time, the existence of Xiao Leiyin made the surrounding people afraid to approach.

As a result, the area to the west of Thorn Ridge was sparsely populated, and it was much more difficult to prepare food and grass.

So after Lu Yi saw these scenes, he thought about getting rid of Little Leiyin Temple.

After getting rid of Xiaoleiyin Temple, Datang will be able to march into Zhuzi Kingdom and look at Shituoling in the distance.

But that boy with yellow eyebrows is a boy of Maitreya Buddha, and he still has a few powerful treasures on him.

If it wasn't for the long distance and he just couldn't spare the time, Lu Yi would have thought of coming over and pulling him out a long time ago.

"Meet the guard!"

Seeing Lu Yi coming, all the officers and soldiers here knew Lu Yi, and immediately saluted excitedly.

It should not be too comfortable for these officers and soldiers from common people and civilians to follow their own capital into the Western Regions.

There will be no less meritorious service, and there will not be too much danger.

At the same time, the treatment is also very good.

The guard never took all the rewards from himself, and gave them all to his subordinates.

He never takes credit for his subordinates' meritorious service.

As long as his subordinates have achievements, he is happier than his subordinates.

So for this guardian, they all respect from the bottom of their hearts.

Moreover, they thought that Lu Yi came here because he wanted to attack the west of Thorn Ridge.

For them, this means that they can get meritorious service again, can't they be excited?

"Well, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing these Tang officers and soldiers, Lu Yi responded with a smile.

Although, most of the time, Zheng Liwan actually handles these things on her behalf and deals with these people.

But Lu Yi was no stranger to these officers and soldiers. He could remember all the officers and soldiers in the entire Anxi Protectorate Mansion just by looking at them.

He also likes to look at these screaming Tang soldiers under his command, because they will be the cornerstone of stability in the world, a sharp knife for the Tang Dynasty to dominate the world.

"It's not hard! Protector, when are we going to fight again?"

After hearing what Lu Yi said, these officers and soldiers immediately asked Lu Yi.

It's been a while since they came to Thorn Ridge, and they didn't do anything except build roads and border gates and grow vegetables.

Listening to the achievements of other colleagues, these guys can't sit still.

They stare at the west every day, hoping that there will be enemies who don't open their eyes to invade.

In this way, it is a good opportunity for them to make meritorious deeds.

It's just that I don't know what's going on in this dilapidated place. There are no people in front of it, only three melons and two dates so sparsely.

I heard that to the west of Thorn Ridge, monsters are rampant, resulting in many places being deserted.

Just as Lu Yi hoped, the most feared thing for the soldiers of the current Tang Dynasty is the invasion of foreign enemies.

That's why they were excited when they saw Lu Yi coming, and they couldn't wait to get a definite answer from Lu Yi.

"Hurry up! When this road opens to the west for business, it will be time for you to make meritorious service. You should prepare well first and improve yourself."

Seeing the officers and soldiers guarding the border, Lu Yi replied with a smile.

It's nothing to beat Thorn Ridge, they still have to fight to the west of Lingshan!
The entire human world, whether it is the frontier or the far west, is the land of the Great Tang.

The places under the jurisdiction of Buddhism and Tianting belong to Datang, and the places they cannot illuminate also belong to Datang.

Not yet, though.

Without convenient roads and prosperous trade routes, it is not easy to support a battle.

After all, when they lay down a place, in addition to governing the place, they also have to mobilize these places.

Relying on the wealth collected by the rulers of the defeated countries, after spending money on these places to build various water conservancy and other constructions that are convenient for the people, there is actually not much left.

This also includes sending back part of the court, as well as rewards to the soldiers.

In terms of conquering the Western Regions, the imperial court could not give much support to the Anxi Protectorate.

On the one hand, it is because the imperial court now needs money and food in many places, and it is also because the distance is long and inconvenient.

However, after all the roads in the Western Regions are cleared, when this side is stable, and there is a good harvest in the Tang Dynasty, then it will be fine.

The speed from Datang to Thorn Ridge was accelerated a lot after the Liusha River bridge was passed.

In addition, the road on the side of Thorn Ridge has been repaired, the Huoyan Mountain has been leveled, and the rest is almost there.

At that time, there will be vendors from Datang and other places in the Western Regions.

All kinds of special things along the Chidao, as well as food, can make this Chidao bring a lot of benefits to Datang.

This is not counting the connecting things of Chidao, which makes the original Silk Road more prosperous.

In addition to this road, there will also be more roads between other areas in the Western Regions that were originally conquered by the Tang Dynasty, so as to facilitate the control of these places by the Tang Dynasty and accelerate the development of these places.

There is another Chi road that bypasses the Liusha River, and then joins the original one in Hezhou, leading to Chang'an and other places in Datang.

Anyway, there are a lot more monsters in the Western Regions than in Hezhou, so don't worry about not having coolies to build roads.

When these preparations are almost done, it's time to continue westward.

"Back to the Protectorate, we are all ready, and the map for the three hundred miles ahead has been drawn."

After hearing Lu Yi's words, the guard of Thorn Ridge immediately replied with a smile.

Although they couldn't call immediately, they were not idle.

While stationing at the border to train troops, at the same time thoroughly understand the terrain hundreds of miles around.

Next time, Datang's border will be expanded at least three hundred miles forward.

"Hey, when will I be able to build the Chidao of Tang Dynasty here. This road is too difficult to walk, and it is still difficult to find food."

When Lu Yi looked west at Lingshan Mountain, Tang Seng's teacher and apprentice were three people and one horse. At this time, they walked quickly to the former site of Wuzhuang Temple.

One less disturbance from the canopy made the atmosphere of the Journey to the West team much more harmonious.

Although Tang Seng still likes to chatter, he also knows that he will accept it when he sees it.

What's more, Sun Wukong never violated his opinions easily.

As long as the things that are explained are not excessive, Monkey King will do them.

After Drifting joined the team, he has always been taciturn and honest in his work. After all, he can't beat Monkey King.

Moreover, Liushahe was also tossed too badly.

Therefore, the whole team looks very harmonious.

However, after crossing the Liusha River, the road is difficult to walk, and it is also difficult to find food.

The hardships along the way, as well as the words of the people along the way, as well as the performance of Buddhism, and the words of his friends mentioned by Monkey King from time to time, made Tang Seng gradually doubt the meaning of his journey to the West.

As far as he knew, if the Tang Dynasty hadn't taken down the Western Regions, the lives of the people on the roads of the Western Regions would have been very difficult.

Not to mention the issue of the dynasty, it is very difficult for these common people to live a good life.

Every now and then, monsters are rampant, eating up many people and making the business roads unsmooth, making people's lives difficult.

But in Datang, it is very difficult to encounter these.

As long as there are monsters eating the people in that place, the government has already organized people to destroy the monsters.

If Buddhism is really that good, shouldn't it be peaceful all the way to the west to seek Buddhist scriptures?
The more you go to Lingshan, the people along the way should all be dedicated to Buddha, and live a happy life?
Why, what I see is the opposite?

The more you go to Lingshan, the more and more ferocious monsters will become, and the life of the people will be more miserable.

At this time, Tang Seng couldn't help but think of what Sun Wukong said about his friend.

The monks and Buddhas of the heavens are indifferent to seeing the vicissitudes of life in the world. How can they save sentient beings?

Even if such a Buddhist scripture is the real scripture, what is the use of taking it by yourself?

Can save sentient beings?

But now that after Tang took over the Western Regions, he not only built spacious roads, but also cleaned up all the monsters that harmed the people in the Western Regions.

At the same time, a large number of water conservancy and roads were built to help the people here.

The lives of the people along the way gradually improved, and there were more vendors on the road.

But compared with the east of Liusha River, it is still quite a bit worse.

It is said that Buddhism will save all living beings and feel pity for the common people in the world, but the result is just talking about it, which is not as good as the Tang court.

Tang Seng at this meeting misses the Chidao east of the Liusha River more and more, as well as the delicious hot dishes and barbecues, as well as the iced juices.

It tastes good and is convenient to eat.

If there was Chidao here, I'm afraid I would have been here long ago.

Comparing the two sides, Tang Seng found that he had an inexplicable sense of pride as a member of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, when he saw people in need along the way, he would also go west and help along the way.

By the way, spread the meaning of Buddhism that I understand, and the pride of being a Tang person.

Since all the Buddhas in the sky can't see these, then come by yourself.

To use what Sun Wukong said his friends said, but do good deeds, don't ask about the future.

For this reason, he learned a lot along the way, and then helped more people.

"That's right, Datang is better. If the west of the Liusha River had been captured by Datang, we would be able to run comfortably on the Chidao now."

After listening to Tang Seng's words, Monkey King replied with a smile.

Although he was taking Tang Seng's words, it didn't stop him from stuffing things into it.

This broken Buddhist gate doesn't look like a good place, and if you have to run so far, it would be great if you can make Tang Seng give up halfway.

So Tang Seng likes to help people along the way, and Monkey King is not too procrastinating, and will even help.

Tang Seng has doubts about Buddhism, and he will find something to make Tang Seng doubt Buddhism more deeply.

Those words that his friend said were spoken by him to Tang Seng under such circumstances.

As for the Buddhist Jiedi who was secretly following him, Sun Wukong didn't take it seriously.

What's more, he himself didn't encourage Tang Seng to do anything, but when Tang Seng did something, he just followed suit.

"Is Datang that good?"

The Drifting Monk on one side listened to Tang Seng's words and Sun Wukong's words, and asked curiously.

He had never been to Datang, but he only knew that the officers and soldiers of Datang were very powerful. He was almost killed by those Tang soldiers when he was at Liushahe.

So he didn't know what it was like at Datang.

"Of course! The lake is always clear, the air is full of tranquility, and there are ice-cold juices"

After listening to Drifting's words, Tang Seng replied as a matter of course.

But unconsciously, he said something to eat, and he quickly shut up.

He was worried that if he continued talking, he would have to talk about eating along the road again.

As a practitioner, he should not always think about this appetite, Amitabha!
"Hurry up! It is estimated that we will be able to go up the road again!"

At this moment, Monkey King, who was flying in the sky, looked forward and saw a group of little monsters working hard to build a road towards them, and immediately smiled and said to Tang Seng.

The scene in front of me was too familiar.

That's what Hezhou was like back then.

Lu Yi has already assigned the east of Thorn Ridge to Datang, and it is inevitable to build roads if he wants to.

So he didn't need to think about it, and he probably knew that the road in front of him had already been repaired.

If they go a little further, they will probably be able to go up the road.

"Really? Then let's speed up and try to get on the track as soon as possible."

After listening to Monkey King's words, Tang Seng's spirit suddenly came.

The road is good, not only fast and comfortable, but there are no monsters, insects, tigers and wolves on the road, just hit the horse and run forward.

Moreover, there are places to rest and eat along the way.

At this time, Tang Seng felt that it would not be unacceptable to pay some tolls on Chidao.

After all, the imperial court spent a lot of money to build these roads.

"My Tang Dynasty has Lu Aiqing, it is really a great fortune for the Tang Dynasty."

Far away in Chang'an City, Li Er was sitting beside several civil and military ministers whom he relied on, and they were discussing state affairs while drinking iced fruit juice.

Ever since Lu Yi became the deputy governor of the Anxi Governor's Mansion, Chang'an City has continuously received good news from the Western Regions.

So far, Lu Yi has assigned most of the Western Regions to the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.

What is needed is Li Er's trust and decentralization, without consuming national power or losing troops.

For Li Er, this was simply something he could not even imagine.

Therefore, Li Er will consider Lu Yi's suggestions carefully before implementing them.

For example, the control over vendors has been slightly relaxed, the treatment of craftsmen has been improved, and a large number of free schools have been established.

Over the years, it has also brought very good returns to Li Er.

More importantly, the high-yielding seeds provided by Lu Yi have increased Datang's grain production year by year.

The stability of the Western Regions, the improvement of national strength, the abundance of food, and the people's living in peace allowed Li Er to free up his hands to deal with the north and east.

The guys from the north and east have been a little restless lately.

Especially in the east, they let the previous court fail and returned to collapse. This is the time when they are full of ambition.

So I don't have that much respect for Datang.

Now that Datang has enough strength and resources, it's time for them to know who is their father.

Otherwise, there are many things in the backcountry with bigger farts.

(End of this chapter)