No one expected that the two old enemies of life and death would encounter each other in the end. They did not draw their knives and spray blood on the spot. Instead, they talked about drinking all night long.

At dawn, melodious zither music and exotic songs could be heard from the military tent.

“Qin Mubai, don’t be so shallow and ignorant as the other Han people. You call all the outsiders Hu people. You think that as long as they use machetes, Hu people play horse-headed zither.” Gaer Qinling’s voice and tone sounded very much like a teacher’s. He said, “Now I play this six-stringed zither. There are also five strings. Its name is’ Zamunie ‘.”

“I know, Teacher Garr.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “In Tibetan, Zha Mu means’voice ‘, and Nie means’melodious voice’. Zha Mu Nie is a melodious zither. I asked you to play a piece of music just now and casually said’horse-headed zither ‘because of your language habits.”

“Your habits are extremely annoying.” Gaer Qinling’s eyebrows darkened and he said in disgust, “You always think that you are superior. You look down on the Hu from the bottom of your heart and have no respect for our customs, habits, and everything else. In your eyes, we are like beasts that drink blood without emotions or convictions.”

“You’re too extreme.” Qin Mubai said indifferently.

“I’m telling the truth.” A fierce light flashed in Gaer Qinling’s eyes as he stared at Qin Mubai and said, “Back then, when I first rode on a horse, I was only seven years old. At that time, my father told me that the Han people are our eternal enemies, just like wild beasts will never become friends with hounds. Since then, I have been very curious, why are we the same people, but we have to hate each other so much with the Han people? So when I was eight years old, I went to Guanzhong for the first time and went to Chang’an. And then travel all over the Central Plains to study and train for five years. ”

“These five years are definitely important to you.” Qin Mubai said, “You are proficient in Sinology, not even ordinary Confucian scholars can compare to you. You are proficient in military science, and you can be said to be a great soldier in this world. It is Sinology that makes you both civil and martial, but in the end, why do you want to conquer the Central Plains to bully the Han people?”

“I admit that I am amazed by the depth of sinology and the rich civilization of the Central Plains. But what makes me even more shocked or angry is the way you Chinese look at the Hu.” Gaer Qinling frowned deeply, as if he was recalling an extremely unbearable past. He said, “As long as it is a Hu, in your eyes, they are barbaric, ignorant, despicable, and inferior.” As long as he is a Hu, no matter how kind and rich he is, no matter if he is the king of a country or an ordinary serf, in your eyes, he is the same impression-just a Hu. Your bones are filled with contempt and insult for us, as if we were born into a foreign land as a sin. It was from then on that I swore to change the situation. In the beginning, I went crazy to study. I just wanted to prove that Hu people are no worse than any other Han people. We can understand what you will do. But it was useless. In five years, I really managed to break through ten thousand books. At that time, even the five Han Chinese teachers who taught me were shocked. They even willingly followed me to the plateau. ”

“But it’s useless. The more books I read, the more I feel like I can’t finish them. The more I feel that it’s impossible for me to surpass the Han people in knowledge.” Gaer Qinling heaved a sigh of relief and said, “The cultural heritage of a thousand years is indeed not something that a mortal like me, Gaer Qinling, can imitate and surpass in his lifetime.” Afterwards, I returned to the plateau and assisted my foster brother with my father, the current Sir Zan Pu, to calm down the chaos in all directions and establish the first unified dynasty in the true sense of the plateau. Ever since then, I’ve been wondering how ordinary Tibetans can do something that even I, Gaer Qinling, can’t do. –If we want to compete with the Central Plains for civilization and prosperity, I’m afraid another thousand years won’t be enough for us! ”

“From then on, I have a dream in my heart-to conquer the Central Plains! Only in this way can I have your civilization and wealth in the shortest and fastest time possible! For this dream, I came to the Central Plains again and studied for another three years!”

“Luckily, I found the answer in a tavern in Luoyang-you must not have thought of what I saw that day!”

“What?” Qin Mubai asked.

Gaer Qinling smiled faintly and said, “There are three half-drunk young scholars chatting with each other.” It turned out that the three of them were all scholars who had failed the examination and were complaining about the system of officials in the Great Tang Dynasty. From their conversations, I can tell that the Great Tang, which was ruled by Confucianism, had all sorts of benefits, but the biggest drawback was that it bound people’s hearts, especially with fame, wealth, and all sorts of dogmas. Afterwards, they talked about the pre-Qin era, and talked about the reform of the Legalists in Qin Country. At that time, I was very interested in what they said, especially the ‘Legalist doctrine’. When I get back, I immediately start to study and study. Three years later, I returned to the highlands. He began to assist my adopted brother Zan Pu and began to legislate for a strong country. “Indeed, in a very short period of time, Tibet’s national strength has greatly increased by leaps and bounds!”

“Then, you started the war.” Qin Mubai shook her head gently.

“There is a saying in the Han people that we should use our strengths to attack our weaknesses.” Gaer Qinling said, “In my lifetime in Gaer Qinling, I will certainly not be able to see how splendid the Tibetan dynasty created civilization, how much astonishing wealth.” Our only advantage is military. To enrich the country with the rule of law was indeed an immediate result. When my subordinates gathered three hundred thousand Kunlun cavalry, I knew that my chance had come! Although I know better than anyone else that in just ten years, Tibet is unable to accumulate the national strength to contend against the Great Tang. But the Great Tang is like a towering giant, and I, Gaer Qinling, and the 300,000 Kunlun Cavalry, am like a sharp vertebra-to kill a giant, you don’t need to shatter his body, you only need to stab him in the throat, do you? ”

Qin Mubai smiled calmly. “You almost succeeded. If you take down Lanzhou, it’s like a sharp cone piercing through the skin of a giant’s throat. But even if you take down Lanzhou, you will definitely not be able to completely conquer the Central Plains.”

“Why?”

“The reason is very simple.” Said Qin Mubai. “You–you’re not born at the right time!” Nowadays, the Great Tang had many disadvantages, but he was still very strong. When you, Gaer Qinling, exhausted all your efforts and used all of your country’s strength to attack, it was still a scabies disease in the eyes of my Great Tang. Just like a mosquito, it bites people very painfully, but every time it sucks blood is a life-threatening; And if the person who was bitten by it was really angered and wanted to kill it, he only needed to slap it down, then it would be fine. ”

Gaer Qinling’s expression turned a little ugly. “Are you trying to say that you don’t know anything like us?”

“That’s pretty much what I meant.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “You want to say that we look down on you from the bottom of our hearts, don’t you?” Actually, that’s not the case. Tibet is indeed the strongest enemy of the Great Tang, and you, Gaer Qinling, have always been my most valued opponent, Qin Mubai. The analogy between people and mosquitoes I mentioned just now has no intention of disdaining anyone. This is the contrast of national strength between the Great Tang and Tibet, it is a fact. Whether I say it or not, whether you admit it or not, it’s the truth. That’s why I said, you’re not born at the right time. ”

“Perhaps” Gaer Qinling frowned and his eyes suddenly turned cold. “But if it wasn’t for you, my chances of success would be much higher!”

“Impossible.” ‘”Even without Qin Mubai, there would still be Zhang Mubai and Zhao Mubai. It’s useless. At the very least, Tibet is definitely not a match for the Great Tang right now. This cannot be changed by just one person’s ability or luck!” Qin Mubai said decisively.

“Before the arise, I had thought that my opponent would be Li Jing or even Li Shimin!” Gaer Qinling said, “I was well prepared before I made my move.” But I didn’t expect … to see an unknown opponent younger than me waiting for me. Actually, up until now, I don’t think your talent is that outstanding. Although you have learned the art of war from Li Jing, you are far from reaching a profound level. You are even inferior to Hou Junji. Although you are a little clever, you are definitely not comparable to an old fox like Li Daozong who has been in court for decades. In terms of literature and martial arts, you are practically useless-but I lost to you for no reason! ”

Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh, “So you’re unlucky!”

“I’ve thought about it over and over again, and I finally understood.” Gaer Qinling said, “The reason why I lost to you was because I fulfilled one of the great taboos in the art of war-I don’t know who it is!” I don’t know anything about you! You are different from any Han Chinese I know and understand. Your thoughts, actions, and intentions are completely different from everyone else’s! Including the heavenly thunder, cannons, flying kites, and muskets you used against us, I have never heard of them in the past ten years of my studies in the Central Plains! Most of the time, I feel that you are able to predict things, and most of the time, you are unexpected! –So I have more than once wondered if you belong to the same world, to the same era? ”

“You guessed correctly, I actually came from more than a thousand years later.” Qin Mubai raised her glass and said indifferently.

Gaer Qinling was stunned for a moment before laughing loudly, “Alright, I believe you!”

“What I said is true!”

“I really believe it!”

Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, “These days, lies are so deceptive. No one believes the truth.”

“I’m done talking about what I shouldn’t have said. Continue playing the zither!” Gaer Qinling put down his wine glass and sighed heavily. He smiled at Qin Mubai and said, “Although we are born enemies that cannot exist in this world, the heavens have treated me well, so that I can have a good friend in this life. I never thought that the last time I, Gaer Qinling, played music in this life would be for you!”

“Zamunie … a beautiful zither.” Qin Mubai played with the wine cup, his expression as light as water, and his eyes were complicated and blurry, “Someone, take the pipa!” My father’s commander-in-chief and Yao’er’s spirit position, please! ”

At dawn, a string was shocked, and the melodious sound was like the sound of nature.

The Mubai veterans who had followed Qin Guanxi Army for a long time heard the sound of the pipa.

After singing a song, Gaer Qinling actually burst into tears.

“Title?”

“Heartsong, Lanzhou Hong.”

“Who did it?”

Qin Mubai raised his eyes and looked at the side where Qin Shubao and Yao’er’s spirit seats were placed. He said softly, “They.”