Great Wei Nengchen

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Go to the Wanbao Building in a few days, and the truth will be revealed. Let's see if he is a hero who has traveled thousands of miles alone, or a liar who deceives the world!"

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The dignitaries went crazy, looking around for Wu Zhi, what kind of unique ability does he have, can climb mountains and rivers, and travel alone in Tianzhu, is it better than Zhang Qian and Ban Chao?

The monks are also crazy. The Buddhist school originally originated in Tianzhu, but because of the long distance, they cut off contact with each other. The invitation card clearly stated that Wu Zhi traveled to Tianzhu and brought back Buddhist treasures. What is it?

Some people also expressed doubts. Tianzhu is more than [-] miles away, and there are unattainable snow-capped mountains, deserts where not a single blade of grass grows, and alien races who lead beasts and cannibals... How can Wu Zhi get along? Nine out of ten he is a big liar!

Back then when Xu Fu sailed out to sea, he claimed to have discovered the Penglai fairy island. Under the guise of obtaining the elixir of longevity, he defrauded countless treasures from the hands of the first emperor, and took [-] virgins and virgins, and went overseas to have a good time. It is said that Dongying Island The Japanese are the descendants of Xu Fu.

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The 11th year of Jian'an - spring, February 22nd, the day of auctioning treasures came. The dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and eminent monks who received the invitations gathered in the south of the city in gorgeous costumes, luxurious carriages, and some with their wives and children. And go!

After Xuchang became the capital city, all kinds of industries prospered, wealth gathered, and the population continued to increase, exceeding 40. The original urban area was not enough. In order to compete for shops, houses, and roads, frequent fights occurred, and many people were killed. Woolen cloth!

In the eighth year of Jian'an, after the triumphant return of Cao Cao's Northern Expedition, he ordered the construction of a large acropolis fifteen miles south of the city:

For one thing, soldiers and horses can be stationed to echo the main city and enhance Xuchang's defense capabilities!

Second, the relocation of many shops has eased the population pressure in Xuchang, and housing prices have also dropped, which is conducive to improving people's livelihood!

Three, the Acropolis is close to Yingshui, and the use of waterways for transportation makes it more convenient to collect and distribute materials, which can be said to serve multiple purposes!

The eastern part of the Acropolis is a commercial area - there are many business travelers and shops, the largest of which is the Wanbao Building, which has a large number of commodities, which are said to have tens of thousands of varieties, and its owner is Jixian-Liang's!

Liang Xiaoyu and Xiao Yi are life-and-death friends, and Wu Zhi lives in Wuchouhou's mansion, so people secretly speculate that this time the auction of heavy treasures is likely to have something to do with Da Sima!

Thinking about it a step further, Xiao Yi may have funded and sponsored Wu Zhi's journey to Tianzhu.

"General Cheqi, Marquis of Lecheng Township—Master Cao Zilian is here!"

"Shang Shu Pu She, Bo Ping Ting Hou—Master Hua Ziyu is here!"

"The host of Duobao Temple - Zen Master Tonggan, the chief seat - Zen Master Yinyuan has arrived!"

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In front of the gate of Wanbao Building, there was a lot of traffic and traffic, there were high-ranking officials, great monks, and even rich local tyrants at worst, all of them had a large number of followers and carried heavy boxes!

I have been notified before that the dozens of treasures in this auction will only accept hard currencies such as gold, silver, and jewelry. If you are cash-strapped or want to pay an IOU, please feel free to open your mouth!

"Haha, everyone, please ask for gold bars and ingots... No, I invite you from the lords and eminent monks. The price of Wanbaolou is fair, and there is no deceit for children and old people. Everyone will definitely return home satisfied!"

Liang Xiaoyu stood in front of the door to welcome the guests, he was already grinning from ear to ear, in his little mung bean's eyes, what came was not a human figure, but countless gold, silver and jewels...

Wanbao Building is not a building, but a large building, covering an area of ​​more than one hundred acres. The auction house is only a part of it. It is divided into upper and lower floors, and the whole is in a round shape!

In the center of the first floor is the auction round platform, with a diameter of about three feet. It is surrounded by black gauze on all sides, and the inside cannot be seen. It is surrounded by stepped seats, which are densely packed and layered on top of each other. There are at least four to five thousand seats!

Mrs. Liang prepared sumptuous food and wine to entertain the distinguished guests. They were all carefully cooked delicacies, fine wines that had been cellared for more than ten years, and there were also a large group of beautiful and well-trained maids. As long as the guests made a gesture, they would immediately run over serving!

More than 3000 people came this time, including many court officials, civil servants such as Kong Rong, Wang Lang, Man Chong, Mao Jie... Generals such as Xu Huang, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Zhang Yun, but the most conspicuous ones were a large group of bald monks !

The abbots of the major temples in Xuchang, hundreds of people in the first seat, some with close disciples, all wearing cassocks and bald heads, including Shenguang and Yijie monks, but they were sitting far away from each other. Intolerable posture!

The temples are very prosperous and have amassed countless money. Don't look at the guests, they are not the most in number, but they have the most financial resources!

The space on the second floor is slightly smaller, and it is divided into dozens of private rooms, some of which are pitch black, while others are lit with lights, and the door is covered with a thin black gauze, only people can be seen moving, but they don't know the true face of Mount Lu!

Those who can sit in the pavilion are all the top dignitaries. As for how high they are, just look at the chariot general-Cao Hong, who can only sit in the lobby on the first floor, so you know the identity of the guests on the second floor!

When entering the Acropolis just now, sharp-eyed people saw that there were many horses and horses parked at the back door of the Wanbao Building, including the motorcade from the Prime Minister's Mansion, the motorcade from the Marquis Wushou's Mansion... there seemed to be a team of imperial chariots!

The prime minister has a lot of things to do every day, so he probably won't participate in the auction. The few sons of the prime minister's mansion will come, but the brothers of the Cao family are at odds, so they must each occupy a private room. Next month will be Mrs. Bian's fiftieth birthday, and Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang will both came back!

Needless to say, the Marquis of Wuchou's Mansion must have come out in full force. Da Sima's wife, lover, sons and daughters, apprentices, sisters, sister-in-law... at least dozens of people, probably occupying four or five private rooms, but no one dared to have more What to say, because all of Liang's properties have Xiao Yi's private shares!

The identity of the owner of that palace chariot is a bit interesting. The treacherous man coerced the emperor to order the princes. The royal family has been under house arrest, and very few people can get out of the imperial city. If it is not Miss Cao, it will be Princess Haiyan!

"Ding!—Ding! Ding!"

At the first hour, the auction started. Four boys in Tsing Yi came to the stage and tore away the black cloth outside. There was no one or treasure inside, but a cowhide map was hung high!

The map is two feet long and one foot five feet wide. The vast Han Empire only occupies the southeast corner, and there are Dongying, Puyu, Goguryeo, Xiongnu, Dawan, Wusun, Daxia... Dozens of countries, The tribe, Tianzhu is on the southwest corner, next to a vast ocean!

There is a red line starting from Chang'an, passing through Tianshui, Wuwei, and Dunhuang to the west, and entering the countries of the Western Regions. After crossing the vast desert, it turns south and travels seven or eight thousand miles, crosses a large snow-capped mountain, and finally reaches Tianzhu Kingdom!

"My God - it's really Tianzhu Kingdom, and Daxia Kingdom!"

"Boundless Gobi, billowing yellow sand, [-] miles away, how did Wu Zhi get there?"

"There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a caring person. Buddhism can be spread from Tianzhu to China. Why can't the people of China set foot in Tianzhu?"

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The dignitaries and eminent monks sitting here are all literate and insightful social elites. They instantly understood this "Picture of a Thousand Miles Journey to the West" and believed half or nine of Wu Zhi's arrival in Tianzhu!

If you hadn't traveled more than [-] miles in person, you would not be able to draw such a detailed map. What is even more shocking is that the Han Empire with an area of ​​​​[-] miles is less than one-fifth of the map, and from the traces, there are many countries in the west. , the princes are fighting for life and death, and they all want to be the co-lord of the world, but they are like frogs at the bottom of a well?

Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, Wu Zhi, who was newly decorated and imposing, stepped onto the auction stage, accompanied by Liang Xiaoyu...a shocking 'scam' has begun!

Chapter 1392: The Great Treasure of Buddhism, The World of Glazed Glass ([-])

Han'er is not afraid of the difficulty of traveling far, thousands of rivers and mountains are just waiting for leisure,

The road is under your feet, and your heart is like iron. If you don't see Tianzhu, you will never pay back!

"Here Wu Zhi, with the word 'Ji Zhong', is a native of Jiyin County, Yanzhou. He has admired Zhang Qian and Ban Chao since he was a child. He is determined to travel thousands of miles, see all the scenery in the world, and explore the end of the earth. What is it like? I met eight years ago. Your lord, bestowed coils, horses, and weapons, and opened the road to the west!

In other words, I left Chang'an and walked westward to Changshui, Dunhuang, and Yumenguan... In the end, I met a colorful tiger in the barren mountains. A mountain patrolling Taibao..."

Wu Zhi stepped onto the high platform, first clasped his fists to salute, and then in a resonant voice, narrated his experience of traveling westward, talking about the hype falling from the sky and the golden lotus springing from the ground, and the content was even more thrilling:

When Shuangchaling encountered a fierce tiger, he was almost eaten by a beast; when Yingchoujian encountered a giant white python, he swallowed his own white dragon horse, and when Gao Laozhuang saw a big wild boar, he was almost as big as an elephant That's it... Even folk rappers are not as good as his eloquence!

In addition to the adventures, there are also the customs of the West, the grape wine of Wusun, the bloody horses of Dawan, the sharp swords of Dashi, especially the Tianzhu Kingdom, the land is extremely fertile, rice can be ripened three times a year, and it is rich in gold. , ivory, spices...and split into hundreds of city-states without a unified national power!

Looking at the guests below the stage, they were all fascinated by what they heard, especially the female relatives who came with them, lamenting Wu Zhi's difficult journey to the west, and shed tears of sympathy. The men are more rational and have completely different ideas...

For hundreds of years, the Han family has been aware of the existence of Tianzhu, but because of the high mountains and long roads and the barriers of war, no one has ever arrived. I didn't expect that Wu Zhi would become the No. 1 in exploring Tianzhu!

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that there is the first one, there will be the second and the third... Tianzhu is extremely rich, but the people are weak and incompetent, and the country is in a state of disunity. If you send a large army there, wouldn’t it be a huge fortune? ?

"Traveling all over Tianzhu in the downstream, I have seen the customs and customs, and collected a lot of local products: gems, spices, seeds, divine oil... In a magical cave, I found dozens of treasures, and I plan to bring them back to my hometown. shared!

Unexpectedly, on the way back, they encountered a shipwreck accident and were robbed several times by horse thieves. The entourage died or dispersed, and all the supplies were lost. Only dozens of treasures were left. Auction to Wanbao Building!