In the huge handsome tent, there are only two people, Qin Ling and Murong Kan.

Murong Kan was carrying a long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword was pointing downward, staring at Qin Ling with a murderous gaze.

In terms of fighting, Murong Kan is definitely not Qinling's opponent, but when it comes to killing, even if ten Qinling are tied together, he is not his opponent. Murong Kan was very confident in this, and he was not worried about what tricks Qin Ling was playing at all.

Qin Ling didn't care about Murong Kan's gaze at all, he pointed to the desk on the side, and said lightly: "Let the matter of revenge go first, it's been decades anyway, and I'm not in a hurry for this time!" Sit down, let's talk! ”

Murong Kan said coldly: "Don't sit!" ”

Qin Ling nodded: "Since you don't sit, then I'll stand and talk to you!" ”

Murong Kan didn't say anything.

Murong Kan is here to avenge his brother, it stands to reason that he shouldn't have so much nonsense with Qin Ling, just take his life. However, at this moment, he very much wanted to hear what Qinling, who was dying, wanted to say.

"The entanglements between me and the Murong family all started because of Tuyuhun. If this is just a personal grudge, then I must be sorry for the Murong family, after all, I led the troops to occupy the Murong family's habitat for hundreds of years! But the problem is that some things are beyond the control of an individual, if you stand at the level of the two countries of Datang and Tubo, the end of Tuyuhun has long been doomed! ”

Murong Kan had to admit that what Qin Ling said was right, Tuyuhun's position was too special.

Tuyuhun is located in the buffer zone between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and the natural conditions are better than those of Tubo, which can be used as a natural grassland for nomads, and agricultural people can also grow crops here. In other words, Tuyuhun is an area that can be occupied by both nomadic and agricultural peoples. For the Tang regime, this area could also be used as a horse farm, providing high-quality military horses for the army in the interior.

Therefore, the area where Tuyuhun is located is like Hanzhong. During the confrontation between Shu Han and Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Han occupied Hanzhong, and could use Hanzhong as the base of the Northern Expedition to maintain the active offensive capability against Cao Wei.

The powerful Tubo occupation of Tuyuhun can use it as a base to cross the Qilian Mountains and directly threaten the Hexi Corridor. The importance of the Hexi Corridor to the Tang Dynasty is self-evident, as it is the main passage connecting the interior with Anxi and Beiting.

If the Tang Dynasty can occupy the Tuyuhun region before the Tibetans, then the Tang Dynasty can use this place as an advance base to attack the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau occupied by the Tibetans, even if the Tang Dynasty has no intention of entering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and completely eliminating the Tibetans, as long as they can occupy this area, they can block the Tibetans on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so that the Tibetans do not have the ability to expand northward.

"Because of this, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have fought countless wars in order to compete for Tuyuhun!" Qin Ling's eyes were a little dazed, as if he was recalling the glory of the past, he muttered, "Fortunately, God also favors me Qin Ling, I have not fallen behind in the battle with the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun has been under the control of the Tubo people all these years!" ”

At this time, Qin Ling was very humble, and his words were also very polite.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty had almost no victories in the course of its confrontation with Qinling. From this point of view, Qinling is indeed something to be proud of.

"Tuyuhun has been under my control all these years, and even Zampu can't intervene. In all fairness, I still have feelings for Tuyuhun, and I do not discriminate against Tuyuhun people in governance, on the contrary, there are many preferential treatments. You Murong family can hate me Qinling, but the people of Tuyuhun support me, at least they think that life is better under my rule than under your brother's rule, don't they? ”

What Qin Ling said is the truth, Murong Kan can't even refute a word, the public opinion is there, and no one can deny it.

Murong Kan said with a cold face: "What you said has nothing to do with me, I only know that you forced my brother and sister-in-law to death!" Repay debts, kill people to pay for your life, I only need your life! ”

"Murong Nuo's death has nothing to do with me, but Princess Honghua ......" Qin Ling paused, sighed and said, "Maybe I should take responsibility!" ”

Speaking of this, Qin Ling drew his saber from his waist.

Murong Kan's eyes were introverted, staring at Qin Ling, the sword in his hand could be stabbed out at any time, and the blow would be fatal.

"If it weren't for the creation of people, you wouldn't have had a chance to seek revenge on me!" Qin Ling raised the blade in his hand and placed it across his neck, "I never thought of escaping alive

Go out, except for myself, no one in this world can kill the god of war Qinling, so I won't let you do it! ”

After speaking, Qin Ling's hand was forced, blood flew out of his neck, his body fell to the ground, and the knife in his hand also fell to the ground.

Murong Kan didn't expect that this would end up like this. He looked at Qinling's corpse in a daze, and his heart was full of emotion. Qin Ling's death was revenge, but Murong Kan did not have a trace of joy and pleasure in his heart.

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Dressed in a magnificent royal robe and a crown made of gold and inlaid with gemstones in the shape of a helmet, the Tibetan Zampu was full of heroism and energy.

At this moment, he rode a tall red horse, and in the bleak wind of the early morning, he rushed to the military camp not far away, completely ignoring the twinkling starry sky above his head and the beautiful moonlight around him.

In front of Zamp were 100,000 iron horsemen armed to the teeth, and they swept towards their targets like a raging wind.

Zampu had already arrived at Qinling and would not come to Fuqi City to see him, and he couldn't even wait for the time limit he had agreed on, so he personally led his army to arrest Qinling.

The Tuyuhun cavalry that Qinling relied on had been wiped out, and all the Tubo troops under his command had rushed to Fuqi City. At this moment, Qin Ling does not have any troops in his hands, and he will not have a second way out except to be captured.

Seeing that he had arrived at the Chinese army camp in Qinling, Zampu gave a loud order: "Surround the camp!" Don't let one go! ”

The Tibetan cavalry quickly outflanked from both flanks, until the large battalion of Qinling was surrounded, and then Zampu led the royal guards to the gate of the barracks.

Surprisingly, the gate of the barracks turned out to be hidden, and the men brought by Zamp rushed in with great ease, and the fierce resistance that had been expected in advance did not show up at all.

All the people, including Zampu, were confused, and during the whole process, no one appeared in this huge military camp that covered half of the mountain, and there was silence in their ears, except for the cold wind and the neighing of their own horses, there was no sound around, and it seemed that everyone was suddenly dead.

"What's going on?" Zampu was stunned for a while, and then instructed Qili Xu beside him: "You take people around to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net!" ”

Qili bowed down and led his troops to inspect.

Zampu stayed where he was, it was better to be careful, he didn't want to fall for Qinling's tricks.

Soon, Kilixu walked over quickly, and he told Zampu the shocking news: there were hundreds of neatly dressed corpses lying in several smaller tents around the tent!

Judging by the robes and armor, these strange deceased should all be Qinling's personal guards, and they should all commit suicide. Because judging from the condition of the corpses, these people were holding bloodstained swords in their hands when they died, and the shape of these swords perfectly matched the wound on their necks, and there was no trace of a fight at the scene.

Kilisz added to his faintness, the faces of the dead all looked extremely calm, and many of them still had the same almost identical expressions on their faces, which he felt was not out of fear, but seemed to be a strange mixture of despair and sorrow, which further strengthened the previous judgment of suicide.

What the hell is going on?

Zampu was stunned again, and the increasingly thick cloud of doubt shrouded his heart, what the hell is Qinling doing?

After a little thought, Zampu waved his hand and surrounded by the soldiers, he went to the big tent of the Chinese army where the commander of the barracks was located, and surrounded the big tent.

After standing outside the big tent for a while, Zampu in the cold wind remembered the invincible prestige of Qinling and the uncanny use of soldiers, and couldn't help but shudder.

After hesitating for a moment, facing the big tent of the Chinese army that was close at hand, Zampu finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind, no matter what tricks he played, he would kill it first!

The waiting army shouted and rushed into the big tent, and everyone couldn't help but be surprised!

The vast tent was empty, and there was no one in it, except for a few burned-out tallow torches that were glowing faintly, swaying with the sound of the wind as people opened the tents, and from time to time there was a "crackling" and popping sound.

Zamp hurried forward, seeing a cold corpse lying beneath his feet.

He recognized it at once, it was the object of his gritted teeth and wanted to take revenge, the once powerful Tubo Great Tomb of Qinling!

A generation of stars will be ancient after all!

Since then, there has been no military god in Tibet!

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The battle between the Great Zhou and Tubo lasted nearly half a year before and after, and finally came to an end.

The 100,000 troops of the Great Zhou lost nearly seventy percent, and only more than 30,000 remained. The losses of the Tibetan side were not large, mainly caused during the attack on Taozhou City. In this battle, the city of Liangzhou was captured, the eldest princess of Xiping committed suicide, and Xu Qinming, the governor of Liangzhou, was captured, and the government and the opposition were shaken.

Counting this battle, Da Zhou was a defeat, and there was no difference from Lu Xiaoxian's prediction at the beginning. In order to calm the public opinion of the courtiers, Wu Zetian decreed that Wang Xiaojie was cut to the people, Lou Shide was demoted to the former state member Wai Sima, Zhang Qianqiao and Fan Yunxian were imprisoned and interrogated and convicted by Dali Temple.

However, the news that Tubo had committed suicide made the ministers of the imperial court very excited. Over the years, they have suffered too much in front of Qinling, and now they can finally raise their eyebrows.

At the beginning, Lu Xiaoxian's plan was to completely get rid of Qinling through this battle, and now that the goal has been achieved, Wu Zetian is very pleased.

Guo Qin, the assassin of Taozhou, sacrificed his life for the country and was posthumously awarded the title of General of the Right Jin Wuwei.

In addition to the news of Qinling's death, there was another good news that Wu Zetian was very satisfied with: Qinling's younger brother Zanpo and his son Mangbu led 7,000 Tugu Hun tribes to surrender to Dazhou.

Wu Zetian gave the two of them iron coupons, and Zanpo was appointed as the general of the auxiliary state, the acting general of the right guard, and was crowned the king of Dejun. Mang Buzhi was appointed as the general of Zuo Yulin, and was named the Duke of Anguo, with 2,000 households.

On behalf of the Great Zhou court, it was Guo Zhen who accepted the surrender of Zanpo and Mangbuzhi.

Guo Zhen's original position was only to join the army under the right military guard armor Cao Cao under the seventh rank, and this time he was appointed as the main guest lang on the fifth grade, which can be regarded as a promotion of five levels in a row.

The Host and Guest Division is a department under the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for the foreign exchanges of the Fan State and the formulation of policies and decrees for the foreign exchanges of the Fan State. The host and guest Lang are the leaders of the host and guest division, and Guo Zhen on behalf of the host and guest lang pacify Zanpo and Mangbu on behalf of the imperial court, which is justifiable.

According to the will of the imperial court, the subordinates under the jurisdiction of Zanpo and Mangbu were placed in Xingyuan Valley in Liangzhou.

After settling the subordinates of Zanpo and Mangbuzhi, Wu Zetian ordered Guo Zhen to escort Zanpo and Mangbuzhi to Luoyang to meet the driver.

Wu Zetian attached great importance to the visit of the two of them to the imperial capital, and the imperial court specially issued a report to the palace, asking the officials and people of all prefectures and counties on the way to welcome them and entertain them wholeheartedly.

When he was about to arrive in Luoyang, Wu Zetian gave a special gift and sent the Yulin Army to ride to the outskirts to greet him.

Wu Zetian personally met with Zanpo and Mangbuzhi, and gave a banquet to the Wuwei Palace, and the ministers accompanied the banquet in a warm and joyful atmosphere.

The ministers of the imperial court all knew that the reason why Wu Zetian rewarded Guo Zhen so much was because he designed to get rid of the great enemy Qinling in the center. Without the Qinling Tomb in Tibet, the threat to the Great Zhou was reduced to a minimum.

Guo Zhen was promoted, and the ministers could understand it, but the promotion of the other three people made people feel a little incredible

The first is Chen Xuanli, who was promoted from the captain of the Yulin Army Zhaowu on the sixth rank to the lieutenant general of the Yulin Army from the fourth grade.

Chen Xuanli was sent to Taozhou by Wu Zetian, and he did not participate in any major battles but was promoted, which made many ministers very critical of this.

The other two people are even more outrageous: Zhang Yizhi was named Hengguo Gong, Zhang Changzong was named Ye Guogong, and each of them was awarded the actual seal of 300 households in taxes.

Chen Xuanli was still on the front line anyway, and the Zhang brothers were promoted to the state without the merit of size in Luoyang, which made the ministers even more dissatisfied with them.

Of course, the ministers won't know that these people's promotions are all stained with Lu Xiaoxian's light. Except for Wu Zetian and a few parties involved, no one knew that Qin Ling actually died under Lu Xiaoxian's calculations.

Wu Zetian originally planned to reward Lu Xiaoxian heavily, but Lu Xiaoxian disappeared in the later stage of the Battle of Suluo Mountain, and even the surrender of Zanpo and Mangbuzhi was entrusted to Guo Zhen to do it for him.

Just when Wu Zetian was about to send someone to inquire about Lu Xiaoxian's whereabouts, she received a secret letter from Lu Xiaoxian.

After reading the letter, Wu Zetian dispelled the idea of rewarding Lu Xiaoxian. Since Lu Xiaoxian can't be rewarded, it is reasonable to give Guo Zhen, Chen Xuanli and the Zhang brothers promotions, which can be regarded as compensating Lu Xiaoxian in disguise.

Where did Lu Xiaoxian go?

Not only is Wu Zetian paying attention to his movements, but there are also many people who want to know where he went: Di Renjie, the Zhang brothers, Guo Zhen, Xie Yunxuan......

Lu Xiaoxian completely disappeared from people's sight.

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