Hatred Shui smiled bitterly and shook his head, how could he not hear the consolation in Lu Xiaogosi's words?

How could things be so simple, if Zampu knew that the hateful water was nothing more than a false snake, he would still not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife to him and his family again.

However, at this moment, the hatred water can't care so much, he just wants to see Qinling quickly and tell Yu Qinling everything he knows.

……

On the city wall of Taozhou City, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty held weapons in their hands, and their arrows were wound, staring at the direction outside the city.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry besieged the city of Taozhou, although the Tubo people are not good at attacking the city, but they can't stand their large number of people, in case the city is breached, the army and people in the city will suffer.

At this moment, Guo Qin, who is the history of a state assassin, also appeared on the city wall. He is now not only a magistrate, but also responsible for commanding the city's army against the enemy.

Yesterday, Tubo only carried out a tentative attack on Taozhou City, but despite this, Guo Qin was already feeling extremely pressured. The city had plenty of food, grass and weapons, but only 5,000 troops, and if the Tibetans attacked from four directions at the same time, the defense would be somewhat stretched.

There are few troops in the city, it's not that Wang Xiaojie is reluctant to send troops to Guo Qin, the key is that Taozhou City is too small, even if he gives him more soldiers, he can't let go.

Zhang Meng led 800 Guangwu unity soldiers and cooperated with Guo Qin to defend Taozhou City.

Looking at the black and oppressive Tubo cavalry outside the city, Zhang Meng couldn't help but worry about Lu Xiaoxian.

When he left Taozhou, Lu Xiaoxian said that he would come back in one month or two months, but now three months have passed, and Lu Xiaoxian has not been seen. Not only that, but the Tubo people, who had not made any movement, suddenly launched an attack on Taozhou City, which made Zhang Meng feel even more uneasy.

He sighed and muttered, "Xiaoxian, where are you, are you okay?" ”

……

Just when Zhang Meng was worried about Lu Xiaoxian, Qinling's life was not easy.

Twenty miles away from Taozhou City, in the tent of the temporary camp of the Tubo army. Qin Ling's brows were furrowed, and his face was gloomy and dripping.

Qinling sent troops to attack Taozhou, which was also a last resort.

According to his original idea, when Wang Xiaojie's men arrived, he would strike a blow and completely defeat the Great Zhou army. However, some people did not give him such a chance.

Qin Ling received an edict from Zampu asking him to explain three things.

The matter of forcing the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty to bow down and worship was indeed done by Qinling. It's not the first time he's done such a thing, Chen Xingyan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, was detained by Qinling for more than ten years because he didn't bow down, and finally died in Tubo.

Qin Ling was not worried about forcing the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty to bow down, and only needed to explain to Zan Pu that he did this to show the prestige of Tubo, but he also said it in the past.

As for the attack on the Great Zhou envoys, it was purely unfounded, when had he ever done such a thing.

Even if Qinling really planned to attack the Great Zhou envoys, he would do it when he was in Fu Qi City, would he still use it so troublesomely?

As long as Qin Ling does not admit this matter, he can only end it in the end.

As for the correspondence with Wang Xiaojie, asking the two sides to confront each other and not attack each other, fools can see that this is a frame-up.

But the problem is that Qinling has not fought against the Great Zhou army for so long, which is really difficult to explain. If there is no more movement, wouldn't it?

Really sat down on your own guilt?

In order to prove his innocence, Qin Ling decided to have a decisive battle with Wang Xiaojie in advance to correct his name.

However, Qinling sent scouts to investigate, but they did not find any trace of the Great Zhou army at all. Wang Xiaojie's army of more than 100,000 seemed to have completely disappeared, which made Qin Ling feel a bad feeling in his heart.

In desperation, Qinling finally decided to send troops to attack Taozhou City.

On the one hand, he did this to lure the snake out of the hole and force Wang Xiaojie out. On the other hand, once Taozhou City is defeated, those rumors against him will be self-defeating.

Yesterday, Qinling made a tentative attack on Taozhou City, and he had a general understanding of the city's defenses.

Today, as long as he gave the order to launch a general attack, the Tibetan army would rush to the city wall like a tide from all directions, and take the city of Taozhou in one fell swoop.

Qin Ling glanced at the gold-trimmed and beautifully decorated wooden slab in his hand, which was a letter reserved for the Tibetan court, and was only allowed to be used by Zampu.

On the wooden slip was written a line of small characters in black gold script in vermilion ink rules: "Quickly withdraw the troops and return to Fuqi City to negotiate with the Great Zhou envoys!" ”

This handwriting is quite familiar with Qinling, and it is written by Tubo Zanpu Chidu Songzan.

What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?

Qin Ling thought for a long time and couldn't help but sigh.

The Tibetan army outside the city of Taozhou was eager to try, and they waited for the order of the commander Qinling to take Taozhou in one fell swoop. The loot that could not be counted seemed to have been presented in front of these powerful samurai.

But at this juncture, a shocking news came, Zampu conveyed an unequivocal order: stop all military operations on the spot, and the whole army turned around and immediately marched!

Of course, the emotions of the Tibetan soldiers were extremely angry, but their commander Qin Ling did not say anything, but silently packed up and prepared to return.

The resentful Tubo army retreated from Taozhou City in this way, not only the Tubo soldiers could not understand why, but even the defenders of Taozhou City were confused, and why the Tubo army, which had the advantage, withdrew in such a hurry.

……

Soon after retreating to Fuqi City to rest, news came from the Tibetan camp that made the soldiers angry: Zampu had once again sent a messenger to announce the holy message, ordering the Great Confon Tomb to step up preparations for the reception, because the Great Zhou diplomatic mission that had come to conduct peace negotiations was about to arrive.

And what is even more incomprehensible is that this peace talk was actually proposed by Zampu to the other party!

After returning from Luoqi City to Fuqi City, Lu Xiaoxian did not rush to find Qinling, but accompanied by Qili Xu, he either wandered around the city, or drank and had fun, and lived a comfortable life.

Now the situation is different from before, Lu Xiaoxian was subject to Qinling before, and he had to look at Qinling's eyes. And now that Lu Xiaoxian has reached an agreement with Zampu, the initiative is in his hands, so he is not in a hurry. What should really be anxious should undoubtedly be Qinling.

In the marshal's mansion in the Qinling Tomb of Fu Qi City, Hatred Water stood in front of him with his head bowed.

After listening to the story of the hateful water, Qin Ling was extremely shocked in his heart. He didn't expect Zampu's movements to be so fast and so ruthless, which added a little more to the uneasiness in his heart.

Glancing at the depressed Hatred Water, Qin Ling tried to calm his mind, and he was polite to the Hatred Water as usual

said: "Mr. Qiu, I made you suffer, I can't blame you for this, you have done a good job!" ”

"Great, I ......" The more Qin Ling said this, the more he hated the water in his heart.

"Mr. Qiu, please take a seat first!" Qin Ling waved his hand in disappointment.

Hate the water sat down according to the words.

Qin Ling pondered and asked, "Mr. Qiu, according to your judgment, is Zampu already planning to completely tear his face?" ”

Hate Shui didn't expect that when it came to this, Qin Ling actually still had illusions about Zampu.

Hatred took a deep breath and said, "Dazhuo, now it's not a matter of tearing your face, but to the point where you are dead or alive!" ”

"Will Lu Xiaoxian reach an agreement with Zampu? I don't believe it! Qin Ling shook his head, "Didn't he deliberately let such a rumor go about it to drive a wedge between me and Zampu?" ”

Hate Water is completely speechless.

"So be it! I will first negotiate with Lu Xiaoxian according to Zampu's wishes, and then make the next step according to the situation! ”

Qin Ling thought simply, and planned to find out Lu Xiaoxian's bottom through negotiations, but Lu Xiaoxian didn't give Qin Ling such a chance at all.

When negotiating with Qinling, Lu Xiaoxian did not come forward at all because of his illness, and completely handed it over to Guo Zhen. It is not known whether he was really sick or because of some other reason.

Of course, under Lu Xiaoxian's guidance, Guo Zhen also did his homework before negotiating.

The negotiations between the two countries are a battlefield without gunpowder, and the words and swords have replaced the shields and swords. On behalf of the two countries, one side was the Great Lun Qinling of Tibet, and the other side was Guo Zhen, an envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In the process of negotiations, Qinling made a preemptive move, proposing that the Great Zhou must abandon the four towns of Anxi and the ten Turkic surnames, and only in this way could the Tibetans strike their troops.

Qin Ling's proposal had long been expected by Lu Xiaoxian, and Guo Zhen also dealt with it very easily, and he very skillfully avoided the thorny questions raised by Qin Ling, and did not directly refuse, but suggested that Tuyuhun should be returned in exchange for his hometown.

In fact, Lu Xiaoxian had long expected that Qinling would get involved in the Western Regions. This can be had, but it is also reasonable that Qinling must return the occupied Tuyuhun land.

Tuyuhun is adjacent to Tubo, which is of great significance to Tubo, and it is absolutely impossible for Qinling to exchange the land of Tuyuhun for the land of the four towns of Anxi and the land of the Western Turks. Besides, Tuyuhun's hometown is the place where Qinling made his fortune, and Qinling naturally knows its importance, and he can't give it up no matter what.

In this way, the two sides began to argue, which doomed the negotiation to end in the end. Of course, this ending is also what Lu Xiaoxian expects.

At the beginning of the city, Lu Xiaoxian listed seven steps for Zampu, and this was the fourth step.

In order to stop fighting in Tibet, Zampu asked Qinling to negotiate with the Great Zhou, but Qinling deliberately embarrassed and rejected the conditions of the Great Zhou.

The years of war had exhausted Tibet, and the people had long been tired of the Gar family's reckless use of military force for half a century.

The Great Zhou fully expressed its willingness for peace, but the Gar family, whose goal was to rebuild military achievements, did not agree, so the two sides were in a state of no war and no peace for a long time.

The Tibetans, who were tired but unable to relax their military vigilance, would only blame the Gar family and the Qinling, and they would surely hold a grudge against him.

After a long time, it will make it suspicious and suspicious, and then the prestige of Qinling will slowly decline.

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