That day, Tanmaraka had two more seizures. Although it was not as painful as when he was on the mountain before, and his consciousness was clear, his body was obviously much weaker.
Yaoying was afraid that something would happen to him, so she didn't dare to leave for too long. Except for going downstairs a few times, she stayed by his side the rest of the time. This time, she didn't dare to fall asleep again, and sat across from Tamara all night, thinking about how to get back to the holy city as quickly and smoothly as possible, while thinking about what to do after returning to the holy city. Seeing that his brows were flushed, she immediately woke him up softly.
Tamara opened her eyes and looked at her, her eyes were cold.
Yaoying rushed forward and fed him the pills.
Thinking that he has survived so abruptly all these years, and will continue to do so in the future, she is very worried.
Tamara turned his back calmly, wiped the blood from his lips, looked indifferent, glanced at the skylight falling in front of the tent, and gestured to get up.
Yaoying hurriedly grabbed his arm: "When I was in Gaochang, the general said to me, first recover from illness, and then think about the covenant. The body should not be neglected either.”
Tamara said lightly: "It's nothing."
The worst night is over.
Yaoying frowned lightly: "General has something to do, although I don't know martial arts, I can still see it."
Tamara's brows twitched slightly, and her eyes fell on her face. She has been watching over him these days, day and night, and the dark circles of her eyes have never faded away.
Yaoying stared at Luo Jia, and she didn't mean to give in at all: "I know that the general must rush back to the holy city, but you can't completely ignore your own body. Now the general is a patient, and the patient must be obedient and not be arrogant."
After he finished speaking, he sat down with Tamara.
She wasn't very strong, and Tamara just had to wave her arm lightly to get rid of her, her arm was just straightened, she met her concerned gaze, and then put it down.
He didn't speak and sat back in his seat.
"I heard something from the caravan yesterday, and I thought of a way to get into the Holy City smoothly, and I was about to discuss it with the general."
Yaoying held out a black lacquer inlaid snail box, opened the lid, and the room suddenly shone with golden light, and the treasure was floating.
Inside the box is a gilded bronze statue of a dense vajra lotus flower. It is divided into four layers, each layer is a blooming lotus flower, and the eight Buddha statues are holding a vajra and a vajra pestle, sitting on a lotus platform. The layers are intricately carved and exquisite.
"This is a birthday gift dedicated to the son of Buddha. I bought it from a Tianzhu merchant."
Yaoying said softly.
Tanmaraka lowered his eyes, glanced at the gilt bronze statue of lotus in the box, and was stunned.
Yaoying didn't notice his stunned moment, and continued: "Now more and more people are rushing to the holy city from all directions to pay homage to the Buddha, we can get in and enter the city with them. I have inquired about these people. There are a large number of people, and they come in groups to pay homage to Buddha's sons, and they are the most relaxed every year."
She was not idle yesterday, using the pretext that she admired the Buddha, wanted to buy some treasures to offer, and chatted with caravans from different places.
The merchants told her that the checkpoints in the city are still strict, and the towns closer to the holy city are more strict.
The Prince Regent was still seriously injured. She didn't want him to take risks. After thinking about it, she felt that it would be better to join the pilgrimage team and enter the city, so that she could not only avoid the inspection, but also get close to the king's temple logically.
"What does the general think of my idea?"
Yaoying opened her eyes wide, and seriously asked Tanmaraga's opinion.
Tamara is looking down at her.
Eyes met, he looked at her with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes.
Yao Ying didn't know why, so she blinked towards Tan Moraga, her black eyes bright.
She looked at him with clear and clear eyes, like morning dew, without the slightest hint of temptation.
"General?" Yaoying called out softly.
Tamara looked away and said, "This bronze statue is not suitable."
Yaoying was stunned for a moment, picked up the gilt bronze statue and looked closely: "Is there anything wrong with this King Kong statue?"
This diamond statue is not only gorgeous and exquisite, but also ingenious. It is said that only Tianzhu craftsmen can carve this style. When the Tianzhu merchant took out this bronze statue yesterday, the merchants in the hall were amazed and rushing to bid, if it wasn't for the fact that she had learned a few lame Sanskrit from Prajna, and had negotiated with the Tianzhu merchant first, it would have been rejected by others. Robbed.
She also thought that this bronze statue was very precious. Looking at the golden glittering and perfect craftsmanship, isn't it very similar to the Buddha statue on the altar during the Wangting Statue Festival
Tamara paused for a moment and said, "One volume of scriptures is enough, there is no need to be extravagant."
Yaoying realized that she might have done something wrong, because the person she was facing was the regent, but she didn't feel embarrassed and smiled: "Thank you General, I have been taught."
After saying that, he immediately stood up holding the box, covered with a veil, and ran out, disappearing at the door. After a while, the sound of footsteps returned, and she stood by the door and lowered her head to put on her boots, and leaned halfway into the room.
"I'll be back when I go, General take a good rest."
Half an hour later, Yaoying came back with a few golden books.
"I sold the bronze statue." She sat down cross-legged and patted the scriptures, "Is it appropriate to dedicate these scriptures to the Buddha?"
Tamara Ka nodded slightly.
It seemed that she just did it unintentionally.
…
Downstairs, the businessman who had just bought the bronze statue from Yaoying was overjoyed and returned to his room holding the bronze statue.
The companion asked in surprise: "This bronze statue is well-crafted and beautifully styled, but it was a pity that it was bought by a felt carpet dealer in Yangma City. Why did it come to you again?"
The businessman twitched his beard and said with a bright face, "The Tianzhu merchant who sells the bronze statue doesn't know the goods, and the girl who buys the bronze statue doesn't know the goods either, thinking it's just an ordinary bronze statue, I just added fifty silver coins, and she's taller. Happy to sell it to me!"
The companions were full of envy: "Good luck! This bronze statue is a rare item in Tianzhu. If you sell it to the princes and nobles of the royal court, you will definitely make a lot of money!"
The businessman laughed: "It's not as simple as making a fortune?"
Saying that, he paused deliberately.
Knowing that he was cheating, his companion smiled and asked, "What is the benefit of this bronze statue? Tell me quickly."
"There are so many wonderful things!" The businessman lowered his voice, put down the bronze statue, fumbled with his fingers for a while, found the mechanism, and twisted it gently.
With a click, a gilded lotus flower at the top of the bronze statue suddenly opened, and the lotus petals opened one by one, just like a lotus flower in full bloom, the golden brilliance trembled, and it was beautiful.
Companions praised.
The next moment, he was stunned.
I saw a sitting statue of King Kong wearing a crown slowly emerging from the open lotus. King Kong was naked, with several faces, six pairs of long arms, wearing a necklace on the waist, holding a magic weapon, and the main arm hugging a gilt goddess, goddess. He was also naked, hugging King Kong's neck tightly, his legs wrapped around King Kong's waist, showing a tight embrace.
Companion blushed.
The businessman laughed loudly: "This is a double-body statue passed down from Tianzhu. I heard that there is a sect of monks in Tianzhu who practiced the double-body method of men and women, and were able to enter the realm of great happiness. I have seen this kind of double-body statue in Tianzhu before. You are right, this is a rarity, and the noble lords of the holy city will definitely be willing to exchange more silver coins for it."
He got lucky!
…
Yaoying knew nothing about the conversation that took place downstairs.
The next day, she continued to inquire about the news, and at the same time looked at Tamaroka, not allowing him to exercise.
At night, the goshawk brought back a reply.
After Tamaroga read the letter, he pondered, and the goshawk waited a little impatiently, and lightly pecked at his arm, he raised his hand and stroked the goshawk, signaling it to leave immediately.
The next day, the two mixed into the pilgrimage team, left the city, and walked towards the holy city.
They had just left the city gate when a soldier with a long sword on his waist came on his horse. The soldiers scolded, sat on horseback, and read the notice aloud. Then, as soon as they saw a young man walking alone on the road, they immediately pulled him aside for questioning.
There were beatings and scoldings coming from behind, and the men who were alone were taken away.
Yaoying had lingering fears, she put down the curtain, and glanced at Tan Mo Luojia, who was sitting cross-legged and breathing with eyes closed. His injuries showed signs of aggravation. Today they were riding in a carriage.
After the carriage had walked for a few miles, there was a sound of hooves behind it, and the snow splashed everywhere. A team of soldiers from the Northern Rong came winding down. Among them was a cart, which was tightly covered by a felt cloth. Judging by the few Hu people's maids sitting, the person in the car must be a woman.
The horses neighed, and the pedestrians on the road shouted and scolded to avoid them, and the line went straight away.
There were complaints from both sides of the avenue.
"The lady sitting in the car is Princess Beirong, she is really big."
"Northern Rong people are savage and vulgar."
…
Yaoying watched Zhu Luyun's cart go away through the slit in the curtain.
After stabilizing her mind, she no longer deliberately avoided Zhu Luyun, but paid attention to inquiring about the other party's movements, in order to speculate what happened to Beirong and why Wakhan Khan thought of sending Zhu Luyun to the royal court.
Since Zhu Luyun came to the royal court, she has been in and out of the market frequently. She seems to be looking for treasures for the nobles of the royal court. There is no other abnormal behavior. The Beirong mission is still arrogant and arrogant.
Yao Ying was puzzled: Haidu Aling and several sons of Wakhan Khan fought to the death, the brothers fought against each other, and the conflict continued, but Beirong was still calm.
She calculated that when Zhu Luyun set off from Beirong Yating, Haidu Aling and Jinbo's little prince should not have a falling out, but now Jinbo has sent someone to inform the Wakhan Khan Haidu Aling's conspiracy , Why hasn't Bei Rong moved
Yaoying pursed her lips.
Yang Qian is a general, capable of training and commanding the rebel army, but he is not good at arranging detailed work and training scouts.
The regent had told her that Beirong had a pervasive scout team. Beirong had a vast territory, from Yating to various small tribes. If you walked slowly, you would have to travel for several months. There were no well-trained scouts. It may take half a year from promulgation to communication. With a strong scout team, they can quickly grasp the intelligence of various countries, and then make plans and launch surprise attacks.
Yaoying also needs a team like this.
In this way, she doesn't have to wait every day for news from Gao Chang.
Lao Qi's caravan is a good candidate for scouts. Before they were exiled to the royal court, they lived in the Western Regions for many years and often dealt with various tribes. They would not cause suspicion when they traveled as businessmen.
But after all, they are just untrained civilians who don't know how to tell what is useful and what is not from trivial information.
Yaoying thought about her thoughts for a while, and when she heard Tan Moraka's breathing became heavier, she regained her senses, poured a hot soup, and handed it to him.
Tan Moraka stretched out her hand to pick it up, she retracted her hand, picked up a hard naan cake as a fan, and gently fanned it against the steaming porcelain cup.
"Wait, it's just boiled, it's still hot."
No matter how strong or bitter the soup was, Tan Moraka seemed to have no sense of taste. He picked up the medicine cup and drank it all in one gulp without frowning. Yaoying was afraid that he would scald when he drank it in one breath.
She fanned a few times and felt that she was almost done, so she handed out the porcelain cup.
Tammaraka took the porcelain cup without saying a word.
Yaoying threw away the naan and asked, "General, is there any news from Beirong these days?"
Tammaraka drained the medicinal soup, glanced at her, and shook his head.
He has been holding his troops still, and he is also waiting for news from Beirong, knowing that she is afraid of Haidu Aling, so he has not mentioned it to her.
Yaoying sighed, suspecting that Haidu Aling might have killed both Wakhan Khan and his son as in the book, and also controlled the situation, so Beirong didn't move at all.
She has to prepare in advance.
Yaoying leaned against the wall of the car, thinking silently.
Tamara drank the medicinal soup, and a pain slowly erupted from his body, and there was a dull pain in the bones. He closed his eyes and sat in meditation, waiting for this round of pain to pass, and opened his heavy eyelids.
A handkerchief was brought to him, Yaoying looked at him, her dark eyes full of concern.
These days, Tamara can see her as long as she opens her eyes.
Sometimes she sat there in a trance, with a serious look, as if she was thinking about something big. Sometimes she would stare at him without blinking, seeing him look better, her face full of excitement, and her brows furrowed when she saw that his injury was getting worse. Sometimes she put her chin on her hands and her head bit by bit, dozed off while sitting, and when she heard the sound, she immediately sat upright, rubbed her face, widened her eyes, and tried her best to look full of energy.
Without her to take care of him, he could also go back to the Holy City.
But in that case, he could fall into a deserted corner at any time, enduring the pain in silence. It will not be like now, there are people taking care of me along the way.
Tamara took over the veil, and the warmth spread rapidly from the cold fingertips.
The handkerchief has been baking on the charcoal stove, hot.
He was a little uncomfortable, and when the handkerchief cooled a little, he picked it up and wiped away the cold sweat.
…
They continued to move westward, and the pilgrimage team became larger and larger. In addition to the wealthy family surrounded by noble slaves and health servants, camel and horse teams, there were more ordinary people. There were many believers carrying felt blankets and dusty pilgrims everywhere on the avenue.
These believers are not wealthy, and many of them can’t even give a decent gift, but they are very devout, and they are sincerely reciting scriptures and praying for Tanmaraka along the way.
Yaoying accompanied them and listened to them repeating over and over about the favors Tanmaraka gave them. Once again, she deeply felt the love and admiration of the people for him, and she also wanted to understand why Tanmaraga was in conflict with the princes and ministers of the royal court.
The object of Tamaroka's protection is all the people, regardless of the high and the low, and the princes and ministers regard the people of the territory as their private property. He has a long-term vision, and he sees how to make the royal court long-term stable, strong enough to be stable and prosperous without relying on him. Such pursuit, not only the princes and ministers do not understand, but also those who benefit from the common people.
As the businessman said, the closer you are to the Holy City, the stricter the inspections on the road, and the atmosphere is heavy and depressing.
In addition to the soup that must be boiled every day, Yaoying spends a lot of money to buy some medicinal materials every time she goes to the market, and boils several cans of medicine every day. Layers of lingering pungent smell.
When asked by the people who traveled with her, Yaoying said that her husband was seriously ill. She came to the holy city to visit the holy city just to beg the Buddha to save her husband. Everyone saw that Tanmaraga never got off the carriage and had to take medicine and eat every day. All the drinks were brought into the carriage by her, believing it to be true, sympathizing and admiring her.
An old Hu girl saw that Yaoying was so tired every day that her eyes were blue, and she sighed, "Your husband is useless, and you still don't leave him, and the Buddha will surely bless you!"
Yaoying's eyelids jumped, she never said that the regent was useless.
When she was interrogated by the soldiers again, Yaoying had not opened the curtain, and the surrounding believers explained for her that the soldiers were only extra vigilant to young men who were alone. Seeing that Yaoying's documents were complete, she heard about her from other people. A weak woman came all the way to seek medical treatment with her seriously ill husband, without embarrassing her.
The journey was uneventful, and when we arrived at a star city not far from the holy city, the soldiers guarding along the way were replaced by the knights of the four armies of the princes and nobles, with a posture that the mountains and rains were about to come.