Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight

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In the deep inland of Gaochang, it is in the shape of victory, strangling the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, where many tribes live together.

As a small country in the sand sea oasis, it once belonged to different separatist regimes and struggled to survive in the cracks of many powerful forces.  When the Central Plains dynasty became strong, it tried every means to attach itself to the Central Plains dynasty, and later merged into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, becoming an important outpost of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Its etiquette and customs, policies and decrees, official texts, and Chinese language were just like the Central Plains.

The Central Plains was in great chaos, and there were many wars. Helong was lost, the states of the Western Regions were left alone, and Xizhou became Gaochang again. Many prominent families and people in Hexi and Longxi moved west to take refuge in Gaochang, Han people, Turks, Sogdians, Tiele people, etc.  Many tribes settled here, among which Han are the main ones.

The Weichi clan was originally a prominent clan in Longxi. After moving to Gaochang, he married the local royal family and eventually took his place and became the lord of the country.

The now-reigning Lord of the Kingdom of Yuchi is named Yuchi Damo. He once married the famous female Zhang family. A few years ago, the Bei Rong army suppressed the territory. Gao Chang surrendered to Bei Rong, and Yuchi Damo married the niece of Wakhan Khan as his wife.  To be a minister to the North Rong.

Gaochang King City was built by the river, and the terrain was dangerous. There was a desolate wilderness dozens of miles outside the city, close to the city wall, and the voices of people suddenly became dense. Facing the dry north wind, a caravan from different city-states came and went among the quicksand.  The melodious camel bells reverberated, waiting for the camel team merchants to enter the city to line up a few long lines.

Yaoying and his party dismounted one after another, waiting to enter the city.

They have already prepared the documents to pass the office, so they don't have to worry about being cross-checked, but they can't reveal their identities.

Taking advantage of the line, Yuan Jue talked with Yaoying in a low voice. He was one of the few people in the team who knew the purpose of their trip.

He glanced at Sultan Gu at the front of the team, scratched his head, and asked Yaoying in a low voice: "Princess, I have one thing I don't understand. The master of Yuchi country is Bodhidharma. It can be seen that the Gaochang royal family are all believers in Buddha, Gaochang people.  Most of them believe in Buddhism, and their people respect the king very much. Every year, many people go to the holy city to listen to the king’s preaching. Princes and nobles compete for charity. As long as we say the name of the king, they will not agree to form an alliance? Why the principal  Come to Gaochang in person?"

Yaoying smiled and said, "The royal family of Yuchi moved from Hexi and is deeply edified by Confucianism. The customs here are slightly different from those of Wang's court, and I am more sincere in coming personally."

Yuan Jue's expression was a bit disapproving.

Yaoying didn't explain much to him.

Gaochang also worshipped Buddhism, and Yuchi Guozhu offered wine to the royal court every year, but the royal authority was more important.  It used to be a prefecture and county of the Central Plains dynasty. It was mostly Han people. The children of government professors studied Confucian classics, the Five Classics, and various histories. Although these years were forced to abolish government studies due to the situation, they changed to nonsense, like other small countries that surrendered to Beirong.  Language, but the influence of the Central Plains has been deeply rooted over the years.