Xilin County.
This is a small county to the west of the Great Fan State.
On this day, Ku Chan's ceremonial procession arrived in Xilin County. He did not stay in the county magistrate's mansion in Xilin County, but set up camp outside Xilin County.
The ones responsible for his safety are the 10,000 imperial guards led by Hong Zhuang. At this moment, all the tents have been set up, and the imperial chefs in the palace are busy cooking. As usual, Hong Zhuang is patrolling the camp with a thousand personal guards.
At this moment, Hongzhuang was standing at the west entrance outside the camp because she saw a horse carrying a person walking towards the camp.
She narrowed her eyes and the person gradually came closer. It was a woman, a woman with a big knife on her back!
The person who came was naturally Eddie Peng.
"stop……!"
Hong Zhuang drew her sword, and Peng Yuyan dismounted and stood in front of Hong Zhuang.
Hongzhuang narrowed her eyes slightly, "Daxia people?"
Peng Yuyan smiled slightly: "I see that you are also from Daxia, young lady."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Peng Yuyan. Please inform Kuchan."
Hong Zhuang was startled. Although she had never met Peng Yuyan, she had heard Ku Chan talk about her many times.
Ku Chan said that there was a great woman in Chi Le Chuan. She was once the wife of the general of the southern border army of the Yu Dynasty. Before the Battle of Huazhong Plain broke out, she left the southern border army, went to Jinling, and came to Chi Le Chuan with her children.
She settled down in the Wanyan tribe, won the trust of everyone in the Wanyan tribe and became the tribe's leader.
She raised three children alone. Two of her sons are now serving in the First Army of the Great Xia Army, serving as commanders of the First and Second Divisions respectively!
She led the Wanyan tribe to prosperity. After Kuchan went to Chi Lechuan, he lived in the Wanyan tribe for a period of time, eating and sleeping at Peng Yuyan's home.
Now the First Army of the Great Xia Army wants to pass through the Great Fan Kingdom. Peng Yuyan’s two sons are in the army, and she herself has come in person.
Then her purpose of coming here is self-evident, but can she convince the emperor?
Hong Zhuang put away her sword and bowed, "I've heard of General Peng's name a long time ago!"
"It's just..." Hong Zhuang raised her head and looked at Peng Yuyan, whispering, "It's just that the emperor is no longer the withered cicada he once was. I'm afraid General Peng's trip here will be in vain. In my opinion, it would be better if... General Peng takes your two sons away, so that both of you can still have a good memory. What do you think?"
Peng Yuyan still had a smile on her face. She pondered for a moment and said, "I'm getting old. It's hard for me to have another opportunity like this to visit the Great Fan Kingdom."
"Since I'm here this time and Kuchan is here, I still want to see him again."
"Then please wait a moment, General Peng."
"good!"
Hong Zhuang returned on horseback to Ku Chan's tent and told him exactly what Peng Yuyan had said. Ku Chan lowered his head. He knew why Peng Yuyan had come, and he wanted to see her again, but he didn't know how to face the kind General Peng.
"I believe that General Peng has come all the way here, and this is fate."
"Yes, this is also fate."
"Back then, I was wandering in the vast Chi Le River. I wandered freely and arrived at the Wanyan tribe. The person I met was none other than General Peng."
"That's fate... that's destiny... it's all cause and effect!"
"Please come and see General Peng!"
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This is a tent, but when Peng Yuyan stepped into it, she felt that it was more like a Zen room.
Ku Chan came over in a gray and white linen robe, "General, long time no see!"
"Ku Chan, long time no see!"
The cicada's cry startled the cicada and also slightly startled Hongzhuang who was following behind.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he changed his name to Fan Chan. He no longer liked people calling him Ku Chan. In other words, the name Ku Chan is now a taboo for the emperor.
But Peng Yuyan called out so naturally, and to Ku Chan's ears, he seemed to have forgotten this taboo.
"General, please take a seat!"
"Thank you!"
The two sat opposite each other in front of a desk.
A stick of sandalwood was burning on the desk, the smoke rising straight like a pillar, and the fragrance filled the account office.
There was a map on the desk, but Peng Yuyan just glanced at it and didn't look at it again. She looked at Ku Chan's face.
"You've lost a lot of weight since you were in Chi Le Chuan. It was only after arriving in Yelang Kingdom that I heard you had unified the Peacock Kingdom, ascended the throne, and renamed this place Dafan Kingdom."
"You are remarkable, both in your understanding of Buddhist scriptures and in governing a country. I think this is the understanding of one Dharma leads to the understanding of all Dharmas."
Kuchan laughed, a little proud, a little shy. "General, thank you for your compliment. Actually... I was able to understand the Buddhist scriptures back then because of the 'Bodhi Gatha' composed by Fu Xiaoguan during the Wuchao Literary Meeting."
"And the strategies I used to unify and govern this country were all learned from Fu Xiaoguan. So it's not me who is amazing, it's him!"
"This is what I really think. Look, I finally ascended the throne and wanted to compete with him, but he has already resigned the throne and is going on another expedition..."
"General, I've been thinking this all along. He's always so fast, never giving me a chance to compete with him."
"I'm still struggling here, but he's about to set foot on a journey to a distant foreign land."
"I admit I can't compare with him, but I think I can slow down his progress... For example, I can destroy the First Army of the Great Xia Army. If he reaches the European continent and loses his army on land, will he be defeated by the European army?"
Peng Yuyan listened quietly until Ku Chan finished speaking.
"Do you still remember the Bodhi Gāthā?"
"I'll never forget it!"
"I've also read that Bodhi Gāthā. Of course, I'm not here to discuss it with you. I'm here to tell you that the Bodhi Gāthā has two more verses at the end. Do you know them?"
Kuchan was startled. "Two more sentences?"
"Yes, listen to these last two sentences!"
"Bodhi can only be found in the heart, why bother looking for it outside?
I heard that if you practice this way, the Western Paradise is right before your eyes!"
Kuchan was shocked. "Did he complete this?"
"Of course, he also asked me to bring you a message!"
"Please speak, General!"
"He said...If you see the true way, then doing what is right is the way. If you have no self-mind, then you cannot see the way even if you do it in secret. If you have no Buddha-mind, where can you seek Buddha?"
"I just came to see you and bring you what he wants to say to you."
"Of course, I also want to tell you... If you still remember the blue skies and white clouds, the green grass and fat sheep of Chi Le Chuan, you will make this great Fan Kingdom even better."
"Don't let the people of this land suffer anymore, don't let them suffer from poverty anymore, and don't test his power any further!"
"Goodbye!"
The sun sets.
Peng Yuyan rode his horse and wielded a sword, heading westward.
Ku Chan stood at the intersection of Xilin County and watched the figure gradually moving away until it could no longer be seen.
"emperor……"
"Return to the court!"
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