Garqin Mausoleum is dressed in a wide and loose brocade, half-naked and sturdy bronzed chest, and his hair is not tied up to let it fall down, and he is lying on the couch paved with snow-white yak leather on one knee and one hand on his forehead, holding an ancient blue book in his hand and reading it with relish, and his face is full of playful smiles from time to time.

Under him, there was a young Han girl who was not more than fifteen years old but was born beautifully, carefully serving a stove, boiling warm tea with fresh and tender tea leaves. On the other side, there was an old man with snowy hair, sitting cross-legged in front of a short man, sipping tea and reading a book.

Looking at this situation, it doesn't look like the commander of Rongwu is in the handsome tent, but a bit of a rich Han kid, enjoying an elegant and idle time of poetry and books.

"Sir, when the student reads this Zhuangzi to the depths, he can't help but want to laugh." Garqin Ling said suddenly.

"Why is the marshal laughing?" The old man under the seat put down the book and tea cup and asked.

"Lao Zhuang is a whole and has its own faction, all of which advocate 'the unity of heaven and man, quiet and inaction', so that people have no desire and no desire to be obedient." The corners of Garqinling's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sneering sneer, and said, "The royal family of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains recognized Laozi Li Er as their ancestor, and they also accepted their doctrine and took Taoism as the state religion. What does this mean, sir? ”

"Old man, I didn't understand what the marshal meant, why didn't the marshal say it?" The old man asked a little confused.

"That means that the Central Plains will decline, and Tibet will rise." Garqinling smiled, threw the ancient blue "Zhuangzi" to the edge of the bed, sat up, and said in a heartfelt manner, "**, it is human instinct. How can people live without **? Without **, there will be no enterprising spirit and no way to survive. Throughout the ages, the emperors and royal families of the Central Plains often lack self-confidence and are afraid that the people know too much, too much. As a result, the Han Dynasty rejected a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, and governed the country with such things as 'Heaven and Earth Monarchs' and 'Courtesy, Righteousness, Benevolence and Filial Piety'. The name is to educate the people, but in fact, it is to tie the hands and feet of the people and castrate their **. This is similar and different from Lao Zhuang's advocacy of 'the unity of heaven and man, pure and inaction'. Its purpose is to make people not want to make progress and go against the grain. In this way, the people are honestly willing to be the dogs of peace, and the royal family can easily control them without worrying about their status being threatened. ”

"This ......" the old man's face changed and he was speechless for a long time, and nodded awkwardly, "This is inevitably biased?" Confucianism and Taoism are not as pedantic and incompetent as you think, and your view is inevitably a bit one-sided and extreme. ”

"Is it biased? The Li family of the Tang Dynasty recognized Lao Zhuang as their ancestor, took the Tao as the state religion, and educated the people with 'quiet and inaction'. Therefore, Li Shimin has only been on the throne for more than ten years, and he is arrogant and complacent, thinking that the four seas are unparalleled in the world, and the entire Central Plains Empire has shown a status quo of not wanting to make progress and indulging in pleasure. Garqinling said, "Qin Mubai once told me that the Hu people have never had a hundred years of national fortune; I can say to him that the Central Plains has lost itself since ancient times. Whether Confucianism is good or Taoistic, the school itself is not at fault, but as long as they use these schools of thought to bind their hands and feet, castrate their own **, and distort their souls, we will always have the opportunity to set foot in the Central Plains and dominate the world! This has little to do with whether our Hu people are strong in military strength or whether their national strength is prosperous. This is because they want to destroy themselves and blame us. Even if they don't succeed today, tomorrow, or tomorrow's tomorrow, one day - there will be the Hu people in their mouths who occupy the Central Plains and rule their hundreds of millions of Han people with a small number of people! - Teacher, do you think I have a point? ”

After listening to the tirade of Garqinling, the old man was speechless with cold sweat and cheeks, and then he said in a slightly hasty manner, "The marshal has studied deeply, and the old man is no longer able to do it!" ”

"The gentleman praised it falsely. The student knows that Mr., as a Confucian of the Han family, must scold me in his heart for being an unscrupulous student. "But sir, have you ever thought about a question?" As a marshal of Tibet, why did I study Sinology hard? ”

"This ...... The Han culture is broad and profound, and the ancient and modern learning has been applied, isn't it? The old man said.

"Definitely!" Garqinling smiled and said, "The reason why I study the Han Confucian classics is to understand you Han people and know your strengths and weaknesses. Then, I can know myself and my opponent, and I will not be defeated in a hundred battles. I have been studying Sinology for more than 10 years, and I especially like to study the history of the Central Plains. To tell you the truth, I despise the history of the Central Plains after the Han Dynasty. There is only one reason, after the Han Dynasty, the ** of the Han people was castrated and their minds were shackled, even if there were occasionally a few outstanding people who bloomed with strange brilliance, it was just a flash in the day. If you want me to say, the most wonderful era in the history of the Central Plains is the era of the Great Qin Empire. At that time, hundreds of schools of thought were vying for the world, and the world was wonderful and majestic! - I especially like the Great Qin Empire, which ruled the country by law. The Shang Dynasty Reform Law laid the foundation of the legal system of the Qin State, and since then it has changed the power structure of the entire Warring States, and the hegemony of the Great Qin is thriving, and finally swept the Six Kingdoms and pacified the Eight Famines! - It's just a pity! After the Han Dynasty, the so-called 'law' was just a sword put on the heads of the people by the royal nobles, and it no longer had the magical effect of enriching the country and strengthening the army. And Confucianism and Taoism are the cages and shackles that the royal emperors put on people. All this slowly created the inferior roots and servility of the Han people in the Central Plains, making most people confused and ignorant, and would rather leave their fate to others to decide. Therefore, the direction of history and the change of dynasties depend on a small number of people. This is the biggest drawback of the evolution of Confucianism - falling into the cycle of life and death of 'rule by man'. As the saying goes, when the world is in chaos, there will be evil - the fate of the whole world depends on whether the king is holy or not, and whether the courtiers around him are virtuous. There is a slight deviation, and the world is in chaos. What's more, a concubine who can't be a civil and a military can't determine the country and is only worthy of giving birth to children can also change the fate of an empire. Ridiculous, my esteemed teacher? ”

"......" The old man was covered in cold sweat and speechless.

Garqinling glanced at him, couldn't help but smile, and said, "Why is Sir so cramped and uneasy? ”

"In fact, what the marshal said, although he has unique insights, is not unexpected." The old man said, "However, the Central Plains has always governed the country with Confucianism, Confucianism has its strengths and weaknesses, and there is no perfect doctrine in the world. Whether it is Confucianism or usage, it has to be adapted to local conditions. The marshal assisted Zampu to pacify the plateau and reigned in the world, and the troubled times should be used to re-enact, and the marshal used the law to rule the country, so he quickly achieved the effect of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but this was short-term. In the long run, it is easy to fight the country and it is difficult to govern the country, and the first thing to govern the country is to govern the people; Governing people is the first thing to do. Therefore, it is not only desirable but also necessary to educate all people with Confucianism and Taoism. ”

"Really? Then, at least in my lifetime, Tubo will insist on ruling the country by law and never waver! Garqinling smiled indifferently, picked up the "Zhuangzi" and threw it at Meiji, who was making tea, "Burn it." Such pedantic and useless fallacies will have to reappear on the plateau! ”

The old man's face changed in surprise, but he didn't dare to say more.

"There is no hegemon after the first emperor, and there is pedantic after Great Qin!" Garqinling stood up, his eyebrows were slightly sunken, and his face was solemn, "If I can let the Tubo Empire one day become a hegemon, my Garqinling was originally a Shang martingale, although the five horses will not die well, but I have no regrets in this life!" ”

"Report-" At this moment, the off-the-books pawn came to report.

Garqinling frowned, his expression slightly unhappy. Who doesn't know that he has a fixed time to study every day, and no one dares to disturb him at this time.

But since it's here, there must be something important.

"Please go back and rest first, and the students will send them off." Garqin Ling bowed down and made a big salute.

"Okay, old man takes his leave." The old man stood up, stared at the Galqin Mausoleum, and said, "Marshal, although there is a difference between the royal way and the domineering way, there is a world of difference. The subtle stakes are still something you need to study carefully before you can comprehend them. Don't be superficial! ”

"The student knows, don't worry, sir!" Garqin Ling smiled and personally sent the old man out of the account. sent away the Mei Ji who made tea, and called the pawn who came in to report the news.

The pawn reported that an envoy from the Tang Army had arrived.

Garqinling was unmoved, and said while slowly putting on his clothes: "Could it be that Qin Mubai has come to write a war letter?" Then it is, why bother me. ”

"......No," replied the pawn, "there is a mission, about a dozen people. The envoy rode in a four-way car dedicated to the Tang Dynasty, and the carriage was pink. ”

"Oh?" Garqinling was also a little surprised, "The specifications of the car used by the royal family are not low--can you ask, who is coming?" ”

When asked, the other party did not answer, and demanded arrogantly...... Zampu and the marshal went to the camp together to personally greet them! ”

"So arrogant, could it be Qin Mubai's wife, Princess Gaoyang?" Garqinling's eyebrows sank, and he immediately said, "Impossible! It is rumored that Princess Gaoyang is pregnant and stays in Lanzhou to recuperate - then it will only be her! ”

The pawn was confused and said confusedly: "Marshal, what should I do then?" ”

Garqinling rolled his eyes a few times and said, "Where is Zampu?" ”

"Early this morning, Zampu took several followers to Qingluoyuan to shoot and hunt, and he has not returned yet." The pawn replied.

"Good. Now you go to Qingluoyuan to find Zampu, and I want him not to come to our military camp today, let alone let him know the news of the Tang Army's envoy. Garqin Ling said.

"Yes!"

After a little thought, Garqinling said: "Immediately invite the envoys of the Tang Army in, and don't let them make a big splash." But if they refuse to come in, take it and tie it in. ”

"Yes!"

The pawn immediately trotted away and went to run errands.

Garqinling smiled slyly, sat down unhurriedly, and waited for the envoy of the Tang Army.

In front of the Tibetan camp, there were many soldiers and armor, swords and guns, and there was a solemn appearance.

Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan sat in the car, saw the scene in front of her through the window, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous and cramped.

After all, she is still a little girl who has not seen much of the world in her teens, and in the army of hundreds of thousands of people in front of her, any person who walks out can strangle her alive, and everyone can drown her with a mouthful of spit. Not to mention that the two armies are hostile to each other, if it is ordinary, it is inevitable that she will be embarrassed and nervous in the face of so many strange men.

Li Xueyan felt that her brain was a little messy, and it was definitely bluffing to say that she was not nervous or afraid. But in his mind, Qin Mubai was lying on the sickbed, unconscious. It was such a scene that made an inexplicable impulse and power swell up in her heart from time to time, making her brain dizzy for a while, and she had no time to care about anything.

This impulse and power is so strange and powerful. In the past, she would never have imagined that she actually came to the front of the two armies alone, just a few days ago, standing on the cloud platform to watch a war, she was weak and couldn't sleep for several nights.

"Am I really in love with him? …… Once upon a time I heard that emotions make people blind, stupid, great, and strong! - I used to think that it was a kind of tension and greatness for me to marry Tibet away from my parents, but it was only after I got to know him that I realized how ridiculous and naïve I was. The most precious thing in the world is not what you can't get and what you have lost, but the happiness that you can grasp right in front of you! - Mu Bai, when I come back, I will definitely succeed! ”

Several Tubo soldiers ran out of the gate of the camp in front of them, came to the front of Princess Wencheng's car, and said: "Marshal Gar, please invite Her Royal Highness Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty to enter the camp!" ”

"So unreasonable!" The guard in front of Princess Wencheng shouted, "The princess of my Heavenly Dynasty deigned to visit, and you waited for a small barbarian country to come out of the way!" ”

The Tibetan soldier who passed the message was not in a hurry, and said lightly with confidence: "When the two armies are fighting, only the messenger is recognized, and the rest are all enemies. Since it is an army, there are rules in the army. Even if I was the Tibetan Zanpu in person, I had to dismount and walk into the camp, and there was no reason for the marshal to personally go out of the camp to greet him. Since your country claims to be a country of etiquette, you must also understand the etiquette of this army! ”

"What a sharp-toothed pawn, these words are what the Garqin Mausoleum Sect told you?" Princess Wencheng sat up, lifted the window and walked out of the car, and said loudly, "As a military advisor above 10,000 people, Garqinling only knows how to bully me, a female relative from afar. It may be that this palace is not like him, and the children have the ability to speak and compare the length of the size, but the state and military affairs are the most important - the camp will enter the camp on foot, so what's the matter! ”

In an instant, thousands of eyes fell on Princess Wencheng, who was standing in the wind.

When have these barbarians, who have been confined to the barracks all day long, ever seen a woman? What's more, it is a beautiful and luxurious beauty like Li Xueyan. At this time, she was still wearing a palace gauze and a hat with a brimmed hat and couldn't see her face clearly, but just the gorgeous and dazzling palace dress and the graceful figure in the wind made many Tibetan soldiers dumbfounded on the spot.

The morale of the few Tubo people who passed the word looked up at Princess Wencheng who was high above, and they actually forgot their words for a while, and their eyes were straight.

Li Xueyan had never been forced to look at by so many strange men, her heart was pounding, and she forced her composure and shouted: "You are so barbarian, so unreasonable!" The main palace has already appeared, and it is not yet leading the way! ”

"Ugh! ......" The little pawns who passed the word came back to their senses, each showed an embarrassed face, and said busily, "Princess, please!" ”

The maids and maids on the left and right led Princess Wencheng out of the car, and the guards and pawns behind them were stunned, exchanged glances with each other, and said tacitly: Today's Princess Wencheng really has a bit of princess style! Down!

The palace yarn was in the wind, the long skirt reached the ground, Princess Wencheng walked away without hurry, and walked into the camp of the 300,000 army of Tubo.