Chapter Eleven Journey (7) Messenger of Wonderful Fire
When he arrived at Shuangqu Station, Sun Xiurong had one more thing not to tell everyone.
As soon as he arrived at the post station, Yang Chengen, who was staying at the post station, learned that both of them were among the top in the dance camp and were promoted to the position, he was so happy, but his face became solemn.
Sun Xiurong pretended to celebrate with Yang Chengen, Yang Shouyu and his son, so he left the station and came to the street to find a restaurant with Hu cakes and mutton soup for lunch.
The three of them sat in the corner of the restaurant. Halfway through the meal, Yang Chengen's next words surprised Sun Xiurong.
"Rong'er, you have been away for a few days. I was wandering on the street. Suddenly I met a man who was dressed up in a Hu merchant, leading a horse and a camel. He kept saying that it was your friend, and handed the horse and camel to me, and left you a note. The handwriting on it was obviously not from Middle Earth."
"The horses and camels carry 25 silos of copper coins respectively, with an estimated total weight of more than 300 kilograms."
When Sun Xiurong took the note, he saw a few words written in Sogdian.
"Brother, the business is roughly successful. Most of the targets were arrested, but there is still a stone missing. The largest stone. Don't worry, all the stones you got have been cleaned up. Fifty stags of copper coins are what you deserve. I didn't expect that the largest stone was very powerful and was actually bought by another buyer. The buyer is a wealthy merchant in Bohezhou."
Sun Xiurong was shocked.
"Nie Xu Danxi failed! He intercepted Bian Lingcheng and her group, probably near Bohezhou. They killed others except Bian Lingcheng. According to the note, Bian Lingcheng could actually be good at martial arts? He escaped successfully?"
"No, since it was bought by the buyers of Bohezhou, it was probably because they met the scouts of Bohezhou on the way to pursue Bian Lingcheng and were rescued by them."
"But why didn't there be any news about Bian Lingcheng for such a long time? It's probably because he was seriously injured. Moreover, since he was attacked in the Wahan Valley, he was unlikely to return to the four towns from the valley. Instead, he detoured the country to the north and went north through the Bahan Kingdom to Shule Town or Bahuan City. With the time to recover from the injury, this is reasonable. However, as the ambassador of the army, if such a thing happened, he must have gritted his teeth and wanted to urge the army of Bohezhou to clear out the horse thieves, why didn't there be any movement?"
"Nie Xu Danxi must have achieved a great harvest. With Bian Lingcheng's ability, this time he inspected all over the place, he kept carrying ten camels, most of which were squeak stones, gold, silver and other things. It would be inappropriate if these things appeared in my hands, but it would be understandable if they were copper coins. No matter how hard it was, there were some copper coins in the houses. The copper coins weighed six kilograms, and fifty kilograms were three hundred kilograms. No wonder they had to use a horse or a camel to carry them."
"Nie Xudanxi actually has Sogdians under her command? Did he marry the daughter of the Sogdians? I heard that the origin of the original Bon religion was in Persia. Later, the Persian religion evolved into the Pordo. Could it be that he also had a connection with the Pordo? No, Bon religion and Pordo are thousands of miles apart, how can we hook up together?"
He quickly asked Yang Chengen, "Where did this person go later?"
"I left Shuangquyi Town and went west. I don't know where I went."
Sun Xiurong thought to himself, "Since this person has gone west, he naturally has to pass through Shule Town, and then either follow the ancient road to Central Asia, Bahanna, or go north to Kucha Town."
He asked again, "What are the characteristics of this person?"
"Feature?" Yang Chengen was stunned and replied for a while: "I didn't pay much attention. I was dressed in an ordinary Hu Shang, about thirty years old. By the way, he was wearing a white pointed hat with red gems inlaid in the middle."
"Zorozakhstan?"
Sun Xiurong's mentality was furious, "Nie Xu Danxi is indeed connected with the Zoroastrian Cult. What's the point?"
...
Shortly after leaving Shuangqu Post, several cavalry flew over the dusty post road.
"Sun Lang!!!"
As the dust gradually dissipated, another white pointed hat appeared. When Sun Xiurong was in a state of uneasy, the second-ranked Steyranmén, who was in the comprehensive competition of the Jump Camp, appeared. When he saw that it was him, Sun Xiurong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Brother Shi"
Sun Xiurong suddenly thought of something, and he turned around and said to Yang Shouyu, Duan Xiushi and others: "It seems that Shi Lang has something to say to me, you might as well wait..."
Li Siye shouted: "All the athletes in the dance camp, why don't you say something together in front of everyone!"
Duan Xiushi grabbed him and cursed: "Reckless man, he is the first and second place, so he naturally appreciates each other. Which one are you? He is the best. He has different friendships. What's your relationship with you?"
In fact, Yang Shouyu was a little unhappy, but after hearing Duan Xiushi's words, he pulled Li Siye and said, "Let's go, I'm here to give Sun Lang by name, and I'm holding a branch in my hand, just a branch. It's obvious that I'm just giving Sun Lang alone, so you can take a break."
Sun Xiurong just smiled when he heard this. When Duan Xiushi and others walked away, he rode his horse to Steyn's Burmese horse.
"Brother Shi, if you didn't send me when you were in Shule Town, how could you run to Shuangqu Post to break willows and send me off?"
Steyn's face turned red on Burmese, but it disappeared in a flash. He saluted Sun Xiurong.
"Sun Lang, it's not that you are entrusting your brother, but when you are waiting for a trip, I have something to stop. When you come out, you have already walked away. But I was worried about it in my heart. I thought you are waiting for a large number of livestock and you will definitely not leave quickly, so I told the guards to come over after explaining to the guards."
"Brother Shi is intent"
Although Sun Xiurong said this, when he saw his special hat, he always felt that he had something to do with Nie Xu Danxi, and knew that although he was the first in the high school in the dance camp, his reputation and charm had not yet reached the point where a prince like Staynmeng "respected" him.
In today's Central Asia, except for the Bakhanna country (formerly Dayuan), which was entrenched in the Fergana Basin, who believed in Buddhism, the rest of the countries believed in Zorosa. The so-called Zhaowu nine surnames, except for a few countries such as Shi, Shi, Cao, and Kang, the other countries had long disappeared. The countries with real strength were just Shi (the capital of Tashkent) and Kang (the capital of Samarkand). The rest of the countries are vassals of these two countries, or the children of the royal family of the two countries also served as kings.
But Bakhanna is still a big country. He now occupies half of the Fergana Basin (the other half was seized by the Arabs) and the entire Naren Basin (next to Lake Isek). Because of the pasture land next to Tuqishi, he was one of the few real allies of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions.
Looking at Duan Xiushi and others who were leaving, Steyran seemed to show an uncertain meaning on the Burmese surface, and this scene happened to be captured by Sun Xiurong.
"Although this person is mainly for me, he is probably a little reluctant to leave Duan Xiushi and others. Could it be that he is also a person who wants to make friends all over the world to achieve great things? With a mere small Shi Kingdom that relies on the Shi Kingdom, even if he eventually becomes the king of Shi Kingdom, what can he do? Even if the entire Zhaowu nine surnames country is combined, it will be in a difficult position under the attack of the Black-clothed Dashi and the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and it will not be able to perform."
"Sun Lang"
It was not surprising that Stellanmei could speak fluent Chang'an dialect, which was not unexpected by Sun Xiurong. Before the rise of Arabs, there was nothing surprising that Sogdian, Turkic and Chinese existed almost at the same time in the entire Central Asia region.
Steynmín seemed to have made up his mind.
"Please see"
He raised his sleeves, and when Sun Xiurong saw that there was a special pattern embroidered on the inside of his cuff, it seemed that a lion was carrying a pomegranate tree full of fiery pomegranate. When he saw this pattern, he fully understood it.
In addition to that special hat, people with this pattern are the symbols of the more noble people in the Zoroastrian religion. When looking at it again, the largest pomegranate in the center should have cracked, and the pomegranate in the middle burst into the sky, like a flame.
"The Messenger of the Wonderful Fire?"
He suddenly heard a legend that in the Zha Cult, whether it is the main hall or the branch hall, there is a clone under the Venerable Light, the five major messengers. The so-called clone is the clone of the Vajra, the envoy of the Light. Unlike the five major messengers, he will be different people at different times, and the five major messengers are people who can find their own paths in the world. They are pure energy, wonderful wind, wonderful water, wonderful fire, and bright power. According to the sign of the cuffs of Stei-sandi, he should be the envoy of the Miao Fire. Unexpectedly, this person actually occupies a high position in the Zha Cult.
"Oh? I didn't expect that Brother Shi was still in a high position in the noble church, and was disrespectful. I wonder if Brother Shi was from the Babylonian General Assembly or the Samarkand Branch?"
Steyranmian was also shocked when he heard this. Unexpectedly, this person knew so well about the Zoroastrianism.
"Sun Lang, Babylon has long fallen. My teaching master has moved to the Lianghe area. I am not talented, and I am a messenger of the wonderful fire of the general hall. Sun Lang, first, I admire your character and talent, and secondly, I see that your long sword and black bow have fire-shaped cloud patterns, which are different from most weapons produced by the Tang Dynasty. I am a little curious, so..."
Nikan sighed in his heart and said to himself: "I guess this is the real purpose of him coming to 'send me'."
I thought to myself, "In my previous life, the Solon tribe believed in shamanism and the most admired was the Sun God. In fact, it was located in the northeastern forest. Because the weather was too cold, the worship of the sun was innate. Therefore, the cloud patterns on the weapons all looked like flames. In fact, it was from the worship of the Sun God. When I came to this life, I continued to carve the fiery red cloud patterns on the weapons, mainly for the remembrance of the previous life. There was nothing else, but I didn't expect to be looked at by this Zoroastrian."
However, he was naughty by nature and smiled and said, "No, I like to be innovative. In addition, I come from the northeast, where the weather is cold, and the tribe members love the sun and flames very much, so..."
Steyranmian nodded and said solemnly: "This is a different destination. I am not trying to persuade Sun Lang to join my teachings, but since you say that, according to the Han people, it is a great fate. In fact, my teaching does not attach great importance to form, but what is the spiritual harmony. In this case, what is the difference between teachings or not?"
"I'm still trying to persuade me to join the Zoropaku Sect."
Sun Xiurong thought to himself, but he didn't point it out, but changed the topic.
"Brother Shi, I heard that you are the son-in-law of Shi Kingdom. Which princess from Shi Kingdom was you married?"
Stearnmian cursed inwardly, "I just search for the world as the envoy of light that can be used as the sect's support. You are just a small soldier and will never become an envoy of light. This prince only loves to catch up. I didn't expect you to inquire about the privacy of the royal family!"
However, when he thought of the teachings of the Lord, he finally held back and said, "The King of Shi Kingdom has two daughters, the elder is Iskaiya, who is the wife of his lower house. Iskaiya and has a sister named Jinskaiya, who is eight years old. If Sun Lang wants to do so, he will have to wait at least ten years."
Sun Xiurong didn't care. What he thought was: "The most confused thing Gao Xianzhi did in history was to covet the wealth of the Shi Kingdom. He destroyed the country on the grounds that the Shi Kingdom was disrespectful, and also kidnapped Jinsikaiya as his concubine. In fact, all the nine surnames of Zhaowu at this time believed in the Jackpotism and were very pious. It took the Arabs at least hundreds of years to make them turn into the Tianfang Sect. At this time, if the Tang Dynasty stabilized these countries and let them continue to believe in the Jackpotism as a buffer for the Tang Dynasty and the black food."
"It's a pity that Gao Xianzhi is both greedy for money and lust. Since he robbed Shi Kingdom, he has completely pushed all the nine surnames of Zhaowu to the Arabs. Even after the subsequent Battle of Talas, Gao Xianzhi's unkindness also indirectly made the people of Geluo feel uneasy. Finally, the rebellion at a critical moment eventually led to the defeat of Talas."
"Although Gao Xianzhi has made outstanding achievements, she is completely wrong in dealing with Shiguo."
Seeing Sun Xiurong in deep thought, Steyranmian felt even more unfavorable, and said to himself: "Is this guy really trying to marry Jinsi Kaiya and me as my brother-in-law, it's simply fantastic!"
After a while, Sun Xiurong recovered from his meditation. When he saw the unhappiness on the face of Steyran, he also figured out what he was thinking, and quickly paid a gift.
"Brother Shi, forgive me. When I think of something, I fell into it and neglected Brother Shi, my guilt."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Of course it is a matter of the noble religion. I heard that when the noble religion was prosperous, the entire Persia was his believer. There were also many believers in Babylon, Aleppo and Damascus. Unexpectedly, with the rise of the Tianfang Cult, the noble religion was actually in the dilemma of moving the main hall to the two rivers. I have also heard about the noble religion from Hu Shangzhong. I heard that when encountering such a thing, the noble religion would do my best to find the envoy of light. I wish the noble religion would find this person as soon as possible and the noble religion could also revive as soon as possible. Brother Shi, thank you for coming to see me off, so I will leave you here!"
After saying that, Sun Xiurong turned his horse's head and left.
Looking at Sun Xiurong who was rolling away, Steyranmian fell into deep thought while judging his words.
Chapter completed!