Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 388

Chapter 388 Octagonal Lightning (3)
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world, clearly did not take shape in the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of the Tang people, there was only the word “world”, not the concept of “world”.

At the border between Tuyuhun and Tibet, A plateau stretched from the Tanggula Mountains to the Kunlun Mountains. The mountains were majestic, snow-capped peaks stretched across the glaciers, and rivers and lakes were also the source of the Yangtze River and Lancang River. There were plenty of water plants, cattle and sheep, and salt fields. Thus, it became one of Tibet’s most important farming and livestock pastures and salt-producing areas. It was also an important military base because of its special geographical location, which was like a plateau gateway.

Tibetans call this place “Gaolumus”, meaning the numerous desert pearls of the river, which is now known as “Golmud”; As for the Tang people, they gave him a meaningful nickname-“The Summit of the World”.

The peak of the world was naturally insurmountable and insurmountable. The harsh natural environment and the weather were the main reasons for this. One-third of Tibet’s plateau soldiers were also the main reasons for this.

Tibet, almost everyone. After the young Tibetan Zanpu abandoned his sect and unified the plateau (later known as Songtsan Gampo), he imitated the Great Tang’s military establishment and divided the 600 thousand troops on the plateau into more than 1, 000 units, using “Ru” as the unit. The Great Ru Tribe had a marshal and a deputy marshal in command, but like the “marching general” in the Great Tang military system, it was not usually set up, and was only personally conferred by Zampu during the expedition.

However, in Golmud, there was a special Tibetan “marshal” who was always on duty. He commanded two hundred thousand plateau cavalry to occupy the foothills of the Tianshan Mountains with Golmud as their camp, facing off against the Great Afrikaans Military Region of the Great Tang Dynasty from afar like a snowy-fanged Tibetan mastiff guarding the gates and territories of the Snow Region Plateau.

The marshal of the Golmud Military Region of Tibet was on par with the Great Theory (Prime Minister) of the Tibetan Dynasty. The current Marshal Golmud, however, was a young man who could not stand-Gal Qin Ling. His father was the famous Prime Minister of the Tibet Dynasty, Gal Dongzan Yusong, and the Tang people called him “Lu Dongzan”.

The Garr Clan was originally a noble of the Tibet Dynasty. Now that the father and son were in charge of the Imperial Platform, the Garr Clan had reached its peak. It was also with the help of Dalun Ludongzan that the abandoned sect, Nongzan, who had been Zanpu at the age of 13, was able to unify the Tibetan Plateau.

The 33rd Tubo Zampu was the founding king of the Tubo Dynasty in the real sense!

The Garr Clan was famous for a time. The young military commander, Gal Qin Ling, was like a well-winged eagle, eager to see the world on Golmud’s tall branches, waiting for a shocking day to come.

Liu Shanyin, the messenger of the Great Tang to Tibet, knew what kind of person he was going to face. The Garr Clan’s prominence in Tibet was unparalleled, but Qin Ling was definitely not because of the relationship between his father and his clan that he became Tibet’s number one military marshal. He was quite clear on this point.

Tibetans are generally precocious and can marry and have children at the age of ten to kill their enemies. Qin Ling, who was in his twenties, had been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, and it was fitting to call him a dorm general on the battlefield. Moreover, his illiterate father, the Prime Minister of Tibet, gave birth to a military genius who was proficient in sinology and art of war!

After more than ten years in the army, Yong Guan and the other three armies fought at the forefront. The armies had fought hundreds of formations, but they hadn’t been defeated at all! The reason why Qin Ling was able to have his current status was all because of his own saber and spear. As a result, Zan Pu handed over one-third of the country’s military forces and the most important gateway to the entire dynasty to Qin Ling without worry.

Glaciers enter the clouds, and the cold wind is like knives.

Liu Shanyin narrowed his eyes and looked at the vast snowy glaciers in front of him. He couldn’t help but take a deep breath and shout, “Great rivers and mountains! Great rivers and mountains!”

Then, he panted violently.

Although he had lived in Dafeichuan for a month before coming to Gale, he was still unable to adapt to the thin air here.

“Liu Honglu, let’s wait here for them to welcome us. Aren’t we going to enter the Tibetan barracks ourselves?” The attendant officials said worriedly, “If we don’t come in another two hours, it will be dark. We will be frozen to death!”

“Haha, you’re scared!” Liu Shanyin laughed out loud and said, “I forgive him for being a Tibetan barbarian, but he still doesn’t have the guts to freeze me to death! If Gal Qinling doesn’t leave Guo Xiangying within two hours, I will return home.”

“Return home?” Everyone along the way was in disarray-this was too much of a joke!

“Cut the crap, one hour! Wait!”

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a number of eye-catching black dots appeared in the vast white snowy region in front of him, and a nearby Baiji galloped towards him like a whirlwind.

“Haha, here we come!” Liu Shan stroked his beard and smiled. His eyes narrowed as he looked ahead thoughtfully.

The people accompanying him heaved a sigh of relief. Who would want to stay in this damn place that can even freeze to the point of urinating in ice and snow for a long time?

The group of cavalry rushed forward. They were indeed Tibetan cavalry. They fanned out and surrounded dozens of Tang messengers in the middle, leading a bearded youth to take two steps forward and speak in Tibetan.

Liu Shanyin waved his hand, and the translator next to him stepped forward to show his identity. The young man rode his horse forward and bowed to him, inviting him to the Tibetan army camp.

“Tell him that if it weren’t for Gaer Qinling personally coming out to welcome him, I wouldn’t have taken a step forward.” Liu Shanyin said.

The postmaster hesitated for a moment before replying truthfully. The young man clearly had a trace of anger. A group of cavalry squinted their eyes coldly and looked at them for a while before leaving.

Half an hour later, a large number of cavalry appeared in front of them. The rainbow flags were filled with bugles, and Gal Qin Ling personally went out to welcome them, as if they were the leader of a handsome banner.

Liu Shanyin stopped everyone and only brought three interpreters forward.

As the handsome flag fluttered, Qin Ling’s horse slowly stepped forward. Looking at Liu Shanyin’s mocking smile, he pointed at Liu Shanyin with his horse whip and said in fluent Chinese, “Are you the messenger of the Tang Court?”

“It’s this official.” Liu Shanyin looked at him with the same expression and said slowly, “Young Qing of Honglu Temple, Liu Shanyin.”

“From a Fourth Grade Young Qing, this official is a bit too small.” Qin Ling sneered and said, “Seeing this Marshal, why don’t you dismount and worship him?”

“An emissary from a higher country doesn’t bow to the king of a lower country, let alone a mere minister from a lower country?” Liu Shan shook his head and smiled. “Qin Ling, don’t call yourself a Tibetan Marshal now. Even Zan Pu can only treat this envoy with courtesy. You are so cold and unruly. This envoy really wants to ask, is this how you Zan Pu usually teach you ministers how to treat guests?”

“Sharp words, truly formidable.” Gal Qin Ling smiled nonchalantly. He got off his horse and stood at the side of the road. He stroked his chest and bowed, saying, “May the Heavenly Kingdom’s envoy Liu Honglu rest in the camp for a while!”

“Easy to say, easy to say.” Liu Shanyin smiled and said, “May I ask where Zampu is in your country? This emissary has come on the orders of the Emperor, so we should only discuss major and minor matters with Zampu.”

“If the Han people have words, you don’t ask me.” The corner of Gal Qin Ling’s lips curled into a cold smile. “Where is Zan Pu, and is this servant capable of interrogating him?”

“That’s interesting.” Liu Shanyin took a deep breath and shouted, “Two months ago, the Great Tang sent a messenger to inform your country that this messenger will leave the plateau and arrive today to discuss the marriage.” Now, however, the general did not know where Zan Pu was. Thus, this emissary assumed that your country, Zan Pu, did not accept in good faith the offer of peace and marriage. Then why did the messenger go to your barracks? –No need to trouble me to send you all the way. I’ll just go back. ”

“He has a temper.” The Garqin Mausoleum did not get angry at all but laughed instead, “State affairs are of utmost importance. Your Excellency must not be impulsive. As the ruler of a country, you cannot wait for your Excellency in the barracks, right? Your Excellency, please enter the barracks and rest for a while. I will immediately send someone to invite your Excellency to the barracks.”

“This is like a human saying.” Liu Shanyin sneered and shook his horse reins. “This messenger’s hand is going to be frozen by this plateau. I can’t hold the horse reins. Come forward and lead the horse.”

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of the postal officials behind Liu Shanyin changed!

A trace of sullen expression flashed across Gal Qin Ling’s face, but he immediately regained his silent smile. He took two steps forward to take the reins and lead the horse forward.

The more than a thousand Tibetan cavalry and dozens of envoys present all suspected that they were dazzled. There are already many Tibetan cavalry almost pulled out scimitar to come forward, liu shanyin died under the knife!

Gaer Qinling, on the other hand, spoke and smiled as if he was at ease. He waved his hand and signaled for the two sides to open up a path to escort him. He led his horse beside Liu Shanyin’s horse and smiled, “Your emissary is a high and mighty envoy of the Heavenly Kingdom. It would be a blessing for me to be able to lead the horse pendant for you.” This marshal studied the Han Clan’s ancient books since he was young, and remembered that there were historical records of Han Xin being humiliated. What do you think of this marshal being humiliated by your dismount today? ”

“General, don’t worry, I won’t tell you about the matter of you comparing yourself to Huaiyin (Han Xin is from Huaiyin and is titled Huaiyin Marquis).” Liu Shanyin smiled.

Qin Ling was stunned and asked, “What do you mean?”

“I’m afraid that the general will be laughed at by the people of the world!” Liu Shanyin laughed loudly, “If you can only endure humiliation and compare to Marquis Huaiyin, then it would be good for you Tibetans to drill into other people’s crotches. From this, there will be countless huaiyin on the plateau!”

“Haha!” Gaer Qinling was still not angry. Instead, he laughed loudly and said, “The emissary is indeed very skilled in sophistry and does not lose the habits of the Tang people.” When I read Zuo Zhuan, I was very puzzled, so I wanted to ask your emissary, ‘If you are not of my race, you must have a different heart.’ What does that mean? Could it be that you Tang people are incomparable to no one in poetry chanting and are incapable of marching into war? He thinks highly of himself and thinks of us as barbarians who drink blood? ”

“The general is indeed a bit knowledgeable. He even read the Zuo Zhuan.” Liu Shanyin laughed out loud. “Zuozhuan Chenggong 4th year” contains the following words: ‘If you are not of my race, your heart will definitely be different. Although Chu is big, if you are not of my race, do you agree with me?’-The meaning here is profound. You can only imagine that you will not be able to convey it in words. ”

“Since Sir is an envoy of the High Country, he should be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. How can I, Jin Zizhen, refuse to teach him?” Qin Ling raised his head and looked ahead. He could not stop his horse and said, “When the emissary came, he passed through Lanzhou, right?”

“Naturally.”

Qin Ling suddenly turned his head and looked at Liu Shanyin with a knife-like gaze, “Does that emissary follow the emperor’s orders, or does he follow Qin Mubai’s orders?”

Liu Shanyin felt a chill run down his spine.

The military commander in front of him, who was less than thirty years old and more than ten thousand men below Tibet, clearly had a mind, knowledge, and shrewdness that exceeded his expectations. The imposing aura and sharpness of his body caused him to appear calm and tall even when he was galloping a horse pendant.

“Since this envoy is a state envoy, he naturally does his duty according to his orders. Why should the general ask such a question?” Liu Shanyin replied calmly.

“That’s good. That’s good.” Garqin Mausoleum laughed and said, “In this way, your envoy can still safely complete his mission.”

“Eh? General, these words are interesting.” Liu Shanyin said, “Hearing the general’s words, what if this messenger listens to Qin Mubai’s words?”

“Very simple.” Gal Qinling smiled and said, “Even if I don’t kill your emissary, your emissary will definitely die on the plateau.”

Liu Shanyin’s expression froze unnaturally.

“What, was this Marshal right on my mind?” Gal Qin Ling laughed loudly, “Your Excellency, you don’t want to sacrifice your life on the plateau and then ruin this marriage to start a war between the two countries, do you? This is a great sin! Think twice, don’t join forces with Qin Mubai to harm the country!”

“What a formidable brat!” Liu Shanyin couldn’t help but sigh and take a deep breath. He smiled and said, “Is the general using a provocative method against me? It can be seen that the general doesn’t have any sincerity to marry me, does he?”

“If you don’t speak in secret, your emissary is right.” Qin Ling smiled coldly and looked at Liu Shanyin. “If it weren’t for Zan Pu and my father’s insistence on negotiating peace, I would have already broken through Lanzhou and taken over the Central Plains. In this way, I wouldn’t have led the horse for your emissary today. It was the arrogant and domineering Qin Mubai who knelt in front of me and licked my shoes and socks!”

“Toad yawns, your tone isn’t small!” Liu Shanyin laughed loudly, “In the Battle of Dafeichuan, tens of thousands of generals were defeated by Young Admiral Qin in a single blow. Could it be that this kind of humiliation was forgotten so quickly?”

“It’s like I won’t forget the shame of dismounting today.” Gal Qin Ling unconcernedly led the horse forward with a smile on his face and said leisurely, “You and I, wait and see.”