The Golmud Military Region in Tibet, with its company camps for hundreds of miles, is like a steep mountain, and the atmosphere is majestic.

"The portal of this battalion is in a vertical and horizontal sequence, and there are countless soldiers and horses. The general is indeed an unborn general. After seeing the large military camp in Tibet, Liu Shanyin praised Qinling from the bottom of his heart.

"Compared to the Wei Gong Pharmacist and Ying Gong Mao Gong of your country's Celestial Empire, this Shuai is just a glowworm compared to Hao Yue." Qin Ling cut his hands behind his back, smiled very conceitedly and flamboyantly, and said, "But it is definitely better than Qin Mubai, who was born halfway and was born in vain." ”

But everyone standing beside him at this moment knows that he does have the ability to concede.

"I don't know how to do military affairs, so I won't compare the length of this tongue with you." Liu Shanyin is also a smart person, so he didn't drill into the trap he set up, and said, "The envoy only knows that in the battle of Dafeichuan, you were very defeated." ”

"Yes, Ben Shuai is defeated, defeated by the enemy." Qin Ling did not hide it, and said calmly, "At that time, the commander thought that with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and those habitually trustworthy generals, it was enough to resist any attack from your Han people. Because in the past, the 20,000 Tang Army did not dare to shake the 10,000 plateau iron cavalry, which is an indisputable fact, not to mention that we defended according to the danger. So I was relieved and boldly handed over Dafeichuan to my generals, and I accompanied Zampu back to the city of Lhasa (Lhasa). Unexpectedly, just a few days after I went back, I learned that Dafeichuan had fallen. This is also in line with the art of war, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. At that time, I was quite shocked, thinking that the Tang Dynasty had recaptured Dafeichuan with the army of the whole country. Later, I learned that it was Qin Mubai who led hundreds of artillery and used his Shenwu cannon to scare away tens of thousands of my iron horsemen - this is really a great shame for all the warriors in my Garqin Mausoleum and the plateau! Since then, Ben Shuai has never left this place for half a step, vowing to personally recover Dafeichuan and break through Lanzhou to point at the Central Plains, and to capture Qin Mubai alive to be ashamed of the snow. ”

"A little ambitious." This time, Liu Shanyin did not sarcastically sarcastically mock Qin Ling, but said seriously, "Actually, you and Qin Shaoshuai may really be chess opponents who will meet good talents." But the two of you are two very different types of people. You are sharp, flamboyant, fierce, and domineering; Qin Shaoshuai is introverted, wise, resourceful, and affectionate. But the two of you have one thing in common. ”

"Which point?" Qin Lingsha asked with interest.

"Extraordinary." Liu Shanyin smiled and said, "Ben envoy, is this a slap on the general's ass?" ”

"You're just telling the truth and nonsense that everyone knows." Qin Ling chuckled nonchalantly, gently shook the horse whip woven from the yak tail with his hands on his back, looked ahead and said leisurely, "Although Qin Ling is arrogant, he is self-aware. Your country is full of talents in the Celestial Empire, and those who are better than Qinling do not know how many, such as pharmacists, Mao Gong and other generations will not take Qinling in their eyes. But sooner or later, I will let them know that the Tubo people do not all fight with war horses and scimitars and bloody bravery, and occasionally, they also use their brains. Ben Shuai looked at the Central Plains and found that the most worthy of being my opponent was actually Qin Mubai. Therefore, Ben Shuai's ambition in this life is to defeat him completely. ”

"His ambition is commendable." Liu Shanyin was laughing.

"For this, I will do whatever it takes." Garqinling didn't care about Liu Shanyin's ridicule, and said softly, but firmly and affirmatively, "When you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent, which is a great joy in life." Honorable, but not? ”

"The General is a wonderful, crazy man." Liu Shanyin said with a smile, "Actually, if you weren't born destined to be enemies, you and Young Marshal Qin might be able to become very good friends." Because in this world, there are not many young people who are so wonderful that they are at the pinnacle. ”

"Haha! Then how about I capture him alive on the plateau and be our deputy marshal? Qin Ling laughed loudly.

"Good idea." Liu Shanyin pursed his lips and glared, and said with a thoughtful attitude, "But before that, the general must not be invited to Chang'an by Young Marshal Qin." ”

"Chang'an is a good place, gathering the beauty of Kyushu and gathering the romance of the world. I went there once when I was six years old, and I still remember it. Qin Ling smiled slightly and said, "I also invited six teachers from there, all Han Chinese, to teach me history, calligraphy, music, law, martial arts, and the art of war. For more than twenty years, I have held them in greater esteem than my father. I thank them for everything they have taught me. ”

Liu Shanyin was speechless for a long time when he heard this. I was thinking in my heart, if the marriage proposal is successful, what the Tang Dynasty gave to Tubo is not just the "six teachers". Countless cultural treasures, technology, and wealth will be brought to Tibet and spread in Tibet – and at that time, there will not be only one Gar Chin Mausoleum.

The idea of teaching students to starve to death of teachers is narrow, but when the two countries are hostile, they have to think more.

Liu Shanyin sighed lightly and said: "The general said so many words to the envoy, playing the side drum for a long time, going around, as if he was persuading or provoking the envoy, wanting the envoy to ruin this proposal and marriage, right?" ”

"Ben Shuai doesn't dare." Qin Ling smiled lightly and said, "This is a major matter related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and Zampu dares to make a decision." ”

"You dare." Liu Shanyin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled a little coldly and disdainfully, and said, "Treat the envoy with respect on the outside and on the inside." Perhaps in your eyes, the envoy is already a dead man, and he can't be as knowledgeable as me. That's why you were humiliated by the horse, and you took your envoy to see all your military camp defenses, and only then did you tell your envoy many taboo words. You've obviously got it all figured out, aren't you? ”

Gar Qinling turned his face slightly, looked at Liu Shanyin with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly laughed, and said: "No wonder Tang Ting can send you to the plateau, you are indeed a character who is as careful as a hair, wise and foolish." Since everything has been said about this, Ben Shuai will not hide it from you - since the envoy has already come, there is no need to go back, right? ”

"Sure enough." Liu Shanyin smiled nonchalantly and said, "In this way, the general didn't report the fact that the envoy had arrived on the plateau to Zampu, right?" ”

"Clever." Qin Ling stared at Liu Shanyin, smiled slightly, and said, "The art of war is cloudy, and the generals will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside. Since Puzan has carte blanche to entrust me with the military and political affairs of the Central Plains, this commander has the right to make decisions. Isn't it just a fake princess, what's the big deal? The women of the plateau are not very good, far less beautiful and gentle than the women of the Central Plains, dignified and virtuous. However, what kind of woman Zampu wants, it's all a matter of ease - so Ben Shuai decided, this dear, or don't get along! Just because of a woman, hundreds of thousands of warriors took off their robes and became farmers, and they had to go to great lengths to imitate the Chang'an Palace to build the Potala Palace, which was too troublesome! ”

"Oh, that's interesting." Liu Shan smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, and said, "Don't you want to tell the truth to a dead person?" ”

"What do you want to know?" Garqinling stared at Liu Shanyin with interest, a typical cat and mouse look.

"You are so ambitious, you disobey the wishes of Zampu and Da Lun and make a private decision, and ruin the negotiation and marriage between Datang and Tubo, aren't you afraid that Zan Pu will be guilty?" Liu Shanyin asked the question that he thought about the most.

"Your envoy is asking a good question!" Qin Ling said with a smile, "If this is in the Central Plains, I must be a big crime of bullying the king and causing trouble." You Han kings are suspicious and have no stomach. But Tubo is not the Central Plains, and Zampu is not the emperor. Since he dared to hand over the 200,000 Iron Cavalry and the Eastern Gate to me, he would have unreserved trust in me and fully approve of the decision I made. Second, how can Ben Shuai not know that fighting a war does not solve the problem, and there are benefits of being close to him? But for us, now is not the time to make amends. You Han people, the more urgent the need for harmony, the more we can't be friendly - it's that simple! ”

"Hit the nail on the head, you're really good." Liu Shanyin nodded, sighed, and said, "So since the day I left Chang'an, I didn't think about going back alive." You're right, the more urgent our need for harmony, the more reluctant you are to be friendly. Some people in our court are indeed a little too naïve. There is a lack of sufficient understanding of the treacherous and insidious and wolf ambitions of your Tibetan people. ”

"Hehe, it's over." Qin Ling laughed a few times and said, "Right now, Qin Mubai is sitting in Lanzhou, and it seems that everything is too safe and stable, but in fact, there are many crises like walking on thin ice. His battle line was too long and his troops were too small, and the court did not fully trust and support him. In this way, Lanzhou is like a fat sick cow, although its momentum is large, it is vulnerable. At this time, Qin Qiong was brave and stubborn, and his lone army reached into the hinterland of Gaochang, which not only put himself in a dangerous place, but also brought a great burden and passivity to Lanzhou in the overall military strategy. At this moment, how can I, Garqinling, bear to let go of such a great fighter? - Then again, even if this strategy ultimately fails, it doesn't matter. If we lose, just send an envoy to Chang'an to talk about alliance and affinity, and your court will happily and busily agree. After losing once, we formed an alliance to recuperate and accumulate strength, and fought back the second time; If it doesn't work the second time, form an alliance again, recuperate, and fight back...... In other words, no matter what, we can always be invincible, and the snowy plateau is the top of the world that you can't surpass! The Han people talk all day long that 'peace is precious' because they are afraid of war, and we prefer to fight. How, you see? Honorable envoy, Liu Honglu? ”

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

"I really should tell your words to His Majesty the Emperor and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, especially the ministers of the Lord and the faction."

"You don't need to say it, they all understand. Your emperor ministers are far smarter than errand runners like you and me. Garqinling smiled to himself and said meaningfully, "They just understand it too well, so they don't say anything, they all pretend to be confused." They use the world as a chessboard, and they swing us around as chess pieces, and they take pleasure in it. It's their job, it's their fun, and what can we do? As a chess piece, you must have the duty of a chess piece. What I'm going to do now is to invite you to the city of Luoqi and accompany Zampu to drink good barley wine. How's that, that's not bad, right? ”

"Thousands of miles of frozen and snowy land, this journey has to go at least half a year. It's only natural that I'd freeze to death or die in an avalanche, right? Liu Shanyin said.

"Hey, Liu Honglu, sometimes it's not good for people to be too smart." Garqin Ling shook his head and smiled, looked up at the sky, and said leisurely, "Zampu and my father are preparing for the big wedding with Princess Wencheng in Luocheng City. After waiting for a few months, they will find that you, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, have disappeared from the plateau...... So what happens? Months, that's so much to happen, haha! ”

At this moment, Liu Shanyin, who had already realized the consciousness of death, suddenly had a thought in his mind and exclaimed: "Qinling! You, a despicable and shameless villain, did you also do something on Gaochang's side? ”

Garqinling turned his head to look at Liu Shanyin, grinned, raised his hand and pointed to his head, and said, "I said that occasionally, the Tubo people will also use their brains. It's going to be a flawless grand strategy that will surely bring amazing results! If you are interested, please live a few more days. You will see with your own eyes that I captured Qin Mu Baisheng on the plateau! ”

Liu Shanyin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it, with a relieved smile on his face. He nodded and said, "In any case, the envoy would like to thank the general for telling the truth to the envoy. In this way, there is no regret about death. ”

"You don't seem to be shocked at all, not at all in a hurry?" This time, Garqinling furrowed his brows, looked at Liu Shanyin with a little suspicion, and said, "Why do you have such confidence?" ”

"Just one word." Liu Shanyin raised a finger.

"What word?"

"Taxi. A man of the country. ”

Garqinling frowned lightly and blinked, obviously not too understanding.

"If the general doesn't understand, read more." Liu Shanyin smiled and said, "Although you have read a lot of Han classics, you are limited to finding chapters and extracting sentences. You don't understand the spirit of the Chinese 'scholar'. Perhaps, you can occasionally defeat our army with domineering, brute courage, art of war, and deceit, but you can't defeat the Han and Tang nations. Because we are a nation, we have our national spirit as our soul, and you don't, like the walking dead. How does the walking dead defeat the spirit of all things? - Now, I would like to pass on the words of Young Marshal Qin to the general, please keep it in mind. ”

"Say it." Garqinling was still not angry, and said lightly.

"The Hu people have never had a hundred years of national fortune. Eight words, you remember a little. That's all the envoy said. After Liu Shanyin finished speaking, he shook his sleeves with both hands, bowed his hand and smiled, "How the general wants to deal with it, this envoy is here to wait." ”

"Hu people have never had a ...... for a hundred years of national fortune" Garqinling chewed these eight words carefully, a pair of eagle eyes had already narrowed slightly, and for the first time in front of Liu Shanyin, his face changed slightly and his expression stiffened.

- Murderous, bursting!

Lanzhou, in the backyard of Jiangxia Wangxingyuan.

The sword light and sword shadow, the figure flying. Qin Mubai and Li Daozong are learning martial arts and sword techniques.

"Stop! Li Daozong shouted, and the two parted and put down their swords.

Princess Gaoyang immediately ran over and took a towel to wipe Qin Mubai's sweat in person, and said with a smile: "Mubai, you are so amazing!" I can fight with Uncle Huang for so many rounds! My father once said that Uncle Huang's martial arts are very powerful, and he charged into battle like no one was in a no-man's land, but he was the most outstanding general of my Li family! ”

"Heh, you girl, you're really getting better at talking. As soon as you opened your mouth, you praised a group of people, you are really perfect at this sycophancy. Li Daozong said with a smile, "Mu Bai, although your sword skills and martial arts have been refined, you are obviously absent-minded and full of flaws. What's the matter, have you been worrying lately? ”

"I really don't hide it from the prince, there are indeed some things that bother me." Qin Mubai nodded, wiped his sweat and walked to Li Daozong's side, and said, "Gao Chang has not received a military report for a long time, and Liu Shanyin has not replied to the plateau. The front line is unguardable, the money and food are consumed, and the imperial court has no assistance for a long time...... Now I feel that Lanzhou is really alone overseas, like an abandoned child, his father doesn't want his mother, and he is hard! ”

"Haha!" Li Daozong laughed and said, "If there is no difficulty or risk, it is an errand that can be done by an idiot, what else do you want Qin Mubai to do?" Perseverance, often the more difficult it is, the more critical it is. At present, there is a crisis and trouble in Lanzhou, but it is not fatal. This king thinks that Gaochang has been surrendered, but the Western Regions cannot be leveled in a day, and should be built step by step to stabilize the foundation, in order to plan for the long term, and not to take risks. The immediate priority should be to withdraw your father's lone army of soldiers and horses, join forces with Puchanghai Xue Wanche's troops, retreat to Yuyang Erguan and take Liangzhou as the foundation. In this way, Lanzhou can retreat and attack, can be invincible, and can also solve the big problem of huge cost and supply difficulties. ”

"The prince is high, Qin admires." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "Actually, Qin, Su Dingfang and others have discussed many times, and they all decided that Lanzhou's current strategy should be stable and long-term. The strategy we have agreed on coincides with the prince. But ......"

Li Daozong waved his hand with a wry smile, "You don't need to say it, this king understands." In the disposition of your father...... Ay! ”

Princess Gaoyang saw that Qin Mubai and Li Daozong were discussing military affairs again, so she walked into the main hall and chatted with Princess Wencheng, who was sitting in the hall. The two of them talked quite speculatively, and they hated seeing each other.

At this time, the official of the Xingyuan Gate came to report that Su Dingfang, the governor of the capital, had come to ask for a meeting.

"Dingfang came to me in person, there must be something important. The prince, please forgive me for accompanying you. Qin Mubai bowed his hand and resigned. Li Daozong naturally agreed, and left the little tail of Princess Gaoyang in the mansion to have fun, so as to be a companion to the boring Princess Wencheng.

Qin Mubai arrived at the gate of Xingyuan, and saw Su Dingfang's grim expression, knowing that there was something important. The two exchanged a look and didn't say much, and went straight back to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion first.

"Dingfang, what's the matter?" Before he could sit still, Qin Mubai asked.

"A strange thing." Su Dingfang's eyebrows were lightly locked, his eyes were burning, and he said, "Liu Yi, the son of Liu Shanyin, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, suddenly found me today, and begged me in every way to ask me to see the young marshal, saying that he wanted to report important matters. ”

"Liu Yi, do you want to see me?" Qin Mubai was also very surprised, and asked, "Did he say it, what happened?" ”

When I asked, he refused to say it, and he had to present his remarks to the young marshal. Why didn't the young marshal ask in person? At this time, he was listening in the porter. ”

"Please!"