Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 389

Chapter 389 Octagonal Lightning (4)
In the Golmud Military Region of Tibet, the battalion stretched for hundreds of kilometers like towering mountains, and it stood majestically on the soil of heaven and earth.

“The gates of this battalion are arranged horizontally and horizontally. There are countless warhorses and snowflakes. General, you are indeed an unparalleled genius.” After looking at the Tibetan army camp, Liu Shanyin praised Qin Ling from the bottom of his heart.

“Compared to your Heavenly Dynasty’s Duke Wei Medicine Master and Duke Ying Maogong, this marshal’s good fortune is nothing more than a fluorescent insect compared to Hao Yue.” Qin Ling cut his hands behind his back and smiled arrogantly. “But he is definitely stronger than Qin Mubai, who was born in the middle of the road and bears his watch.”

However, everyone standing beside him knew that he did have the ability to be conceited.

“This messenger doesn’t understand military affairs, so I won’t compete with you in terms of the length of your tongue.” Liu Shanyin was also a smart person, so he didn’t go into his trap and said, “This messenger only knows that in the Battle of Da Fei Chuan, you were defeated very uselessly.”

“That’s right, I lost. I underestimated my enemy.” Qin Ling did not conceal it and said frankly, “At that time, I thought that with the tens of thousands of soldiers and iron barracks and those few trustworthy generals, it would be enough to defend against any attack from you Han people.” Because in the past, 20,000 Tang troops didn’t dare to shake 10,000 plateau cavalry. This is an indisputable fact, let alone our defenses. Thus, I boldly handed Da Feichuan over to my subordinates and accompanied Zan Pu back to Luoshi City (Lhasa). He hadn’t expected that he would learn that Da Feichuan had fallen just a few days after returning. This was precisely what the art of war had said, and a proud soldier was bound to be defeated. At that time, I was quite shocked, thinking that Tang Tingqi had taken back Dafei Chuan. Later, I learned that it was Qin Mubai who led hundreds of artillery troops and used his Divine Martial Cannon to scare away tens of thousands of my cavalry-this was truly a great humiliation for me, Gaer Qinling, and all the warriors on the plateau! “Since then, I have never left this place for half a step. I vow to personally recover Dafei Chuan from the Lanzhou Sword Finger Central Plains and capture Qin Mubai alive to show my shame.”

“A little ambitious.” This time, Liu Shanyin stopped mocking Qin Ling and said seriously, “Actually, you and Young Admiral Qin might really be able to match up to each other. However, the two of you are two completely different types of people. You are sharp, flamboyant, strong, and domineering; Young Admiral Qin is reserved, wise, resourceful, and affectionate. But you two have one thing in common.”

“Which point?” Qin Lingsha asked with interest.

“Zhuo Er is extraordinary.” Liu Shanyin smiled and said, “This emissary, is this considered to be flattering the general?”

“You’re just telling the truth and nonsense that everyone knows.” Qin Ling chuckled nonchalantly as he gently shook his yak tail whip with his back scissors. He looked ahead and said leisurely, “Although Qin Ling is arrogant, he knows his own limits.” Your empire is full of talented people, many of whom are better than Qin Ling. For example, Medicine Master, Maogong, and the others will not place Qin Ling in their eyes. But sooner or later, I will let them know that the Tibetans do not fight only with their horse scimitars and hot-blooded bravery. Occasionally, they will also use their brains. This Marshal looked at the Central Plains and discovered that the person most worthy of being my opponent was actually Qin Mubai. Therefore, this marshal’s life’s ambition is to completely defeat him. ”

“His ambitions are commendable.” Liu Shanyin mocked.

“For this reason, I will not hesitate to pay any price.” Gaer Qinling did not care about Liu Shanyin’s mockery and whispered, but he firmly said, “It is a great pleasure to meet a talented person if you succeed in playing chess. Is that true, Your Excellency?”

“The general is an interesting person.” Liu Shanyin smiled and said, “Actually, if you weren’t destined to be an enemy by nature, you and Young Marshal Qin might be able to become very good friends. Because there aren’t many young people in this world who are at the peak of beauty, after all.”

“Haha! Then how about I capture him alive on the plateau and become our vice marshal?” Qin Ling laughed loudly.

“Good idea.” Liu Shanyin twitched his lips and stared at him, and said seriously, “But before this, the general must not be invited to Chang’an by Young Marshal Qin.”

“Chang’an is a good place to gather the essence of the nine continents and the world. I went there once when I was six years old, and it’s still unforgettable.” Qin Ling smiled and said, “I also invited back six teachers from there. They are all Han Chinese. They taught me Canon History, Calligraphy, Music, Law, Martial Arts and Military Arts. For more than twenty years, I have treated them more respectfully than my father. I thank them for everything they have taught me.”

Hearing this, Liu Shanyin was speechless for a long time. In his heart, he was thinking that the Great Tang had bestowed Tibet with more than six teachers. Countless cultural treasures, technologies and wealth will be brought to Tibet and spread to Tibet-at that time, there will not be only one Gal Qinling.

Teach students to starve their teachers. Although this idea was narrow-minded, when the two countries were hostile, they had no choice but to think too much.

Liu Shanyin sighed lightly and said, “The general has said so many things to this emissary. He has been playing around for a long time. It seems that he is trying to persuade this emissary or provoke this emissary to ruin the negotiation and marriage, isn’t it?”

“I don’t dare.” Qin Ling smiled lightly and said, “This is a matter of great importance to the two countries’ diplomatic relations. Only then did Zan Pu dare to make a decision.”

“You dare.” The corner of Liu Shan’s mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled coldly and disdainfully, saying, “Treat this messenger respectfully, but respectfully.” Perhaps in your eyes, this messenger is already a dead person, so you don’t need to be as knowledgeable as me. That is why you were humiliated by your horse, and brought this messenger to see all your barracks, and told this messenger many taboo things. “You’re obviously well-prepared, aren’t you?”

Qin Ling tilted his face slightly and looked at Liu Shanyin with a smile on his face. Suddenly, he smiled and said, “No wonder Tang Ting sent you to the plateau. You are indeed a wise and foolish character. Since you have said this, I will not hide anything from you-since the emissary has already come, there is no need for you to go back.”

“Indeed.” Liu Shanyin smiled nonchalantly and said, “In that case, the general did not report this messenger’s arrival at the plateau to Zan Pu, did he?”

“Smart.” Qin Ling stared at Liu Shanyin, smiled and said, “The clouds of war will be in the Outer Monarch’s life.” Since Puzan has entrusted me with all the military and political matters in the Central Plains, I have the authority to make decisions. Isn’t it just a fake princess? What’s the big deal? The women of the plateau were not much, far inferior to the women of the Central Plains who were beautiful, gentle, dignified, and virtuous. However, whatever kind of woman Zan Pu wanted was a piece of cake-so this marshal decided that it was better not to get married! “Because of a woman, hundreds of thousands of warriors took off their battle robes to become farmers, and even went to great lengths to imitate the Chang’an Imperial Palace to build the Potala Palace. This is too troublesome!”

“Heh, interesting.” Liu Shan smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, “Are you unwilling to tell the truth about a dead person?”

“What do you want to know?” Gaer Qinling stared at Liu Shanyin with interest, a typical cat playing with a mouse.

“Aren’t you afraid of Zan Pu surrendering because you are so ambitious and have broken Zan Pu’s and Da Lun’s wishes and ruined the peace agreement between the Great Tang and Tibet?” Liu Shanyin asked the question that he thought the most about in his heart.

“Good question, Your Excellency!” Qin Ling smiled and said, “If this were in the Central Plains, I would definitely be guilty of bullying a monarch and ignoring all dangers.” Your king of the Han people is paranoid and intolerant. But Tibet is not the Central Plains, Zan Pu is not the emperor. Since he dares to hand over 200,000 cavalry and the eastern gate to me, he will have unreserved trust in me and fully acknowledge the decision I have made. Secondly, how can this marshal not know that fighting cannot solve the problem and have the benefits of being close to each other? But for us, now is not the time to get married. “The more urgent the need for marriage is, the less we can have it-it’s that simple!”

“Accurately, you are indeed formidable.” Liu Shanyin nodded, sighed and said, “Therefore, from the day I left Chang’an, I didn’t want to go back alive.” You’re right. The more urgent our need for marriage is, the less willing you are to get married. Some of the people in our Imperial Court are indeed too naive. “I don’t know enough about your treacherous schemes and wolf ambitions.”

“Haha, I’m flattering you.” Qin Ling laughed a few times and said, “Right now, Qin Mubai is in charge of Lanzhou. It seems that everything is peaceful and stable, but in reality, it is as dangerous as treading on thin ice.” His battle line was too long and his troops were too small, and the imperial court did not completely trust and support him. In this way, Lanzhou was like a fat sick cow, although its momentum was great, it could not withstand a single blow. At this time, Qin Qiong was brave and headstrong, and extending her army into the hinterland of Gao Chang would not only put herself in danger, but also bring great burden and passivity to Lanzhou in the overall situation of military strategy. At this moment, how can I, Gaer Qinling, bear to let go of such a great fighter jet? By the way, even if the strategy fails in the end, it is fine. If we lose, send an envoy to Chang’an to talk about alliance and marriage, your court will happily agree. Once we lose, we form an alliance to recuperate and accumulate strength, and then we fight back a second time. The second time is no good. Form an alliance, rest, and fight back … In other words, no matter what, we can always stand in an invincible position. The Snow Domain Plateau is the peak of the world that you cannot surpass! Han people always nag’peace is precious’ is afraid of war, we love war. What do you think, you understand? Your Excellency, Liu Honglu? ”

A smile appeared on Liu Shanyin’s face. A desperate and bleak smile.

“I really should have told His Majesty the Emperor and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty what you said, especially the ministers of the main faction.”

“There’s no need for you to say it. They actually understand. Your emperors and ministers are much smarter than errand boys like you and me.” Gaer Qinling smiled at himself and said meaningfully, “They just understood too well, so they didn’t say anything and pretended to be confused.” They use the world as a chessboard, and we people as chess pieces, and they take pleasure in it. This is their duty and their pleasure. What can we do? As a chess piece, one had to have their own chess piece. All I have to do now is invite you to Luo Xie City and accompany Zan Pu to drink good highland barley wine. “How is it? Isn’t this good?”

“It will take at least half a year to reach the Ice-sealed Snow Domain. It would be natural for me to freeze to death or die in the stomach of an avalanche wolf, wouldn’t it?” Liu Shanyin said.

“Hey, Liu Honglu, sometimes it’s not good to be too smart.” Gaer Qinling shook his head and smiled. He looked up at the sky and said leisurely, “Zan Pu and my father are preparing for their wedding with Princess Wen Cheng in Luo Xi City. After waiting for a few months, they will find that you, the messenger of the Tang Court, have disappeared from the plateau … What will happen then? There are too many things that can happen in a few months, haha!”

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Liu Shanyin’s mind. “Qin Ling! You despicable and shameless villain, did you do something to Gao Chang?” He cried out in shock.

Gaer Qinling suddenly turned to look at Liu Shanyin and grinned. He pointed at his head and said, “I said that Tibetans would occasionally use their brains.” This would be a flawless strategy, and it would definitely bring shocking and glorious results! If your envoy is interested, please live a few more days. You will see with your own eyes that I captured Qin Mubai alive on the plateau! ”

Liu Shanyin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. A relieved smile appeared on his face. He nodded and said, “In any case, this emissary would like to thank the general for telling this emissary the truth. In this way, this emissary will die without regret.”

“You don’t seem to be shocked or anxious at all?” This time, Garqin Mausoleum knitted his brows and looked at Liu Shanyin suspiciously. “Why do you have such confidence?” He said.

“Just one word.” Liu Shanyin raised a finger.

“What word?”

“Scholar. A peerless kingdom scholar.”

Garqin Ling knitted his eyebrows and blinked his eyes, obviously not quite understanding.

“If the general doesn’t understand, go and read more books.” Liu Shanyin smiled and said, “Although you have read a lot of Han Clan books, you are only limited to searching for the context and picking out the words without the divine essence. You are just trying to imitate them.” You don’t understand China’s spirit of’scholar ‘. Perhaps you can occasionally rely on tyranny, bravery, tactics, and deceit to defeat our army, but you can’t defeat the Han and Tang nationalities. Because our nation has our national spirit as its soul, and you don’t have it, just like walking corpses. How could walking corpses defeat the Spirit of All Creatures? –Now, I will convey to the general what Young Marshal Qin said. Please keep it in mind. ”

“Tell me.” Garqin Mausoleum remained calm and said indifferently.

“The Hu people have never had a hundred years of national luck. Remember these eight words well. This messenger has said so.” After Liu Shanyin finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and bowed with a smile, “This messenger is waiting for the general to deal with him.”

“The Hu people have never had a hundred years of national luck” After carefully chewing on these words, Garqin Mausoleum’s pair of eagle eyes narrowed slightly. This was the first time his expression had turned stiff in front of Liu Shanyin.

–Killing intent, burst forth!

In the backyard of King Xingyuan of Jiangxia, Lanzhou.

Saber light, sword shadows, and figures flew. Qin Mubai and Li Daozong were sparring in martial arts and saber techniques.

“Stop!” Dao Sect Li shouted loudly. The two of them separated from each other and put down their swords.

Princess Gaoyang immediately ran over and took a towel to wipe Qin Mubai’s sweat. She smiled and said, “Mubai, you’re so amazing! You can actually fight Royal Uncle for so many rounds! Father Emperor once said that Royal Uncle’s martial arts skills are very amazing. Back then, when he charged into the frontlines like no one else, he was the most outstanding general of our Li Clan!”

“Heh, girl, your mouth is getting more and more talkative. You praised a group of people the moment you opened your mouth. You are really good at flattery.” Li Daozong smiled and said, “Mubai, although your saber martial arts skills have improved, your heart clearly isn’t flawed. What’s wrong? Has something troubled you recently?”

“To tell you the truth, there are indeed some things that annoy me.” Qin Mubai nodded and walked over to Li Daozong, wiping away his sweat. “Gaochang Jiujun has reported that Liu Shanyin has gone to the plateau without replying. There is no way to defend against this. The imperial court has spent a lot of money and food for a long time … Now, I feel that Lanzhou is truly alone overseas, like an abandoned child. Father and mother don’t want to die!” Qin Mubai nodded.

“Haha!” Dao Sect Li laughed loudly and said, “If there weren’t any difficulties or risks, it would be something an idiot could do. Why would I need you, Qin Mubai?” Hold on. The harder it is, the harder it will be. The more critical it will be. Right now, Lanzhou is in danger and trouble, but it is not fatal. This king thought that since Gao Chang has surrendered, but the Western Regions can not be flat in a day, should step by step for a stable foundation, in the long run, can not be entrusted with great risk. Right now, the urgent matter should be to withdraw your father’s lonely army into the military forces, and Pu Changhai Xue Wanche troops gathered together, retreat to jade sun two checkpoints and take liangzhou as the foundation. In this way, Lanzhou retreat can be defended and attacked, can remain invincible, and can also solve the big problem of enormous supply costs.

“I admire Your Highness for his eloquence.” Qin Mubai nodded and said, “Actually, I have discussed it with Su Dingfang and the others many times. They have decided that the general strategy in front of Lanzhou should be based on stability and seeking the long term. The strategy we have agreed upon coincides with His Highness. However …”

Dao Sect Li smiled bitterly and waved his hand, “There’s no need for you to say that. This king understands. With your father’s temperament … Ah!”

When Princess Gaoyang saw that Qin Mubai had discussed the matter of the military kingdom with Li Daozong, she tactfully walked into the main hall and chatted with Princess Wen Cheng who was sitting in the hall. The two of them said “Royal Sister” on the left and “Royal Sister” on the right, and they chatted quite speculatively. They felt like they wanted to see each other too late.

At this time, line YuanMen collectors to report, said the governor’s mansion Su DingFang came to see.

“Ding Fang has personally come to find me. There must be something important. Your Highness, please forgive me for accompanying you.” Qin Mubai cupped his hands and said goodbye. Dao Sect Li naturally agreed and left Princess Gaoyang’s tail in the mansion for fun, so as to accompany the bored Princess Wen Cheng.

When Qin Mubai arrived at the Xingyuan Gate, he saw Su Dingfang’s grim expression and knew that something big was going to happen. The two of them exchanged glances and did not say anything else. They went straight back to the Governor’s Mansion.

“Ding Fang, what is it?” Before he could sit down, Qin Mubai asked.

“A strange thing.” Su Dingfang frowned and said with a burning expression, “Liu Yi, the son of Liu Shanyin, the Young Qing of Honglu Temple, suddenly found me today and begged me to see the Young Marshal in all sorts of ways. He said that he wanted to report on important matters.”

“Liu Yi, you want to see me?” Qin Mubai also found it strange and asked, “Did he ever say what happened?”

“I asked. He refused to say anything and insisted on presenting his words to the young marshal. Why didn’t the young marshal personally ask? At this moment, he was listening to the porter.”

“Please!”