Li You got out of the carriage and came to the front of the Loulan ruins. At this time, most of the Loulan, the city wall and the buildings inside are still well preserved. It's just that it's empty.

For modern people, the sudden disappearance of the ancient country of Loulan is a mystery for the ages. However, for Li You, there is nothing new.

Loulan was completely abandoned in 630, and the main reason was not that it was caused by the diversion of the Peacock River, which caused water difficulties. Because Loulan is only 7 kilometers away from the south bank of the Peacock River, diverting water from the Peacock River is not a very large project.

The ancient Silk Road was divided into two passages in the Western Regions, north and south.

From the Yumen Pass, the intersection of these two passages is the ancient city of Loulan. From here to the northwest, the road passing through Gaochang, Yanqi and other places is the northern passage of the Silk Road. The passage from Loulan to Milan, Ruoqiang and other places in the southwest was the southern passage of the Silk Road.

Therefore, the ancient city of Loulan is the throat of the entire Silk Road, an absolute treasure land, prosperous commerce, and the state can collect a large amount of taxes.

Herein lies the problem.

As the saying goes, the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty. It should be that the geographical location of Loulan is too important, so the eyes of all the powerful countries around it are focused on it. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, there were more than 100 wars here. This is equivalent to more than half of the number of wars in the entire Western Regions.

Loulan successively belonged to the Xiongnu, Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, Western Jin Dynasty, Northern Liang, Former Qin, Later Liang, Western Liang, Northern Liang, Northern Wei, Tuyuhun, Former Qin, Sui Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty. Living here is a day of fear.

The Loulan people have always wanted to leave here, but the entire oasis in the Western Regions has built states, and the Loulan people are still vassal states of various countries. It's not something they can leave if they want to.

In 629, the Peacock River was completely diverted, which directly caused difficulties in their lives. With the support of the Western Turks, the Loulan people made up their minds and gave up the place where their ancestors had lived, came to Milan, annexed Milan by force, and began a new life there. In 630, the last group of Loulan people moved to Milan, and the ancient kingdom of Loulan was completely abandoned.

Nowadays, they are still called Loulan people, and they can be seen in the eastern and western cities of the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at the ruins of Loulan, Li You was very emotional, and he chanted: "In May, the mountains are snowing, and there are no flowers but cold. The flute smells the willows, and the spring has not been seen.

Xiao Zhan followed the golden drum and slept with the jade saddle. I am willing to put the sword down my waist and cut Loulan directly. (Plugged Qu Li Bai)

When the white tiger saw the prince composing poems, he hurriedly transcribed them and prepared to give his wife Magpie a second book of poems.

Li You said: "The treasure land of Loulan should not be given up so easily, when we conquer the Western Regions, I will establish a military town here and a large material distribution center." ”

He immediately decided to leave 500 soldiers of the Tang Army and some craftsmen here to repair houses and establish a material transfer station for the coalition forces.

The army continued to the northwest and headed straight for Gaochangguo.

The Western Turkic Imperial Court is located at the foot of Sanmi Mountain in the north of Qiuci, and is called Hanhai City.

On December 28, heavy snow fell. In the court of the Western Turks, there is a tall building with a spire, with arrow towers on the four corners, a black gate inlaid with copper nails, more than a foot high, and in front of the gate, there are eight fierce guards wearing mink tail fur hats. This is the tooth tent of the Western Turkic Khan.

In the tent, the Western Turkic Khan married the daughter of a nobleman of Qiuzi, and for several days in a row, he was in his warm tent, enjoying the warmth of the beauty.

On this day, he was accompanied by the new concubine, and several Western Turkic nobles enjoyed singing, dancing, drinking and having fun. Suddenly, Ah Yadu, the head of the royal court, walked in with a nervous expression.

Ayadu came to the front of the loss of Ori and whispered to him.

He was furious, and overturned several cases in front of him, and the wine and oil stained the ground in front of him.

The new princess and the dancers were so frightened that they hurriedly retreated.

He scolded loudly: "This damn old fellow has repeatedly opposed me, and I have always tolerated him for the sake of his elders. I can't imagine that he would dare to rebel!"

The nobles in the tooth tent hurriedly asked, "Khan, what happened?" ”

He motioned to Ayadu. Ah Yadu said: "Desire Valley has gathered a large number of soldiers and horses in Broken Leaf City, and it will soon raise troops to rebel. ”

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar.

Desire Valley is the second largest person in the Western Turks after the Gulli, and he has more than 30% of the soldiers and horses of the entire Western Turks. If he rebelled, it would not be easy to calm down.

On the one hand, he sent people to arrest the family members left in Hanhai City, and on the other hand, he convened an emergency military meeting to deploy a crusade against Desire.

Soon after, the people sent to arrest the family of Desire Valley came back, and they reported: "Khan, it's not good, the family of the traitor Desire Valley has been picked up a few days ago, and they have already left Hanhai City. ”

After deliberation, he lost his mind and mobilized his army to prepare for a crusade against Desire.

On February 9th, only 3 days before the agreed date of sending troops, Wang Xuance came to the tooth tent of Desire Valley and asked to see Desire Valley Set.

Wang Xuance asked, "Khan, how are the preparations for sending troops?" ”

"Your Excellency, this matter is very important, I have not fully prepared, and I am afraid that the day of sending troops will be postponed a little. ”

"Damn, this thing really doesn't keep its promises." Wang Xuance's worries became a reality.

Wang Xuance said: "Khan, I'm afraid it's not okay for you to go back on your word like this? ”

"It's too risky for me to rush out before I'm ready. Moreover, my family is still in Hanhai City. Thank you for your understanding. ”

Wang Xuance said: "Khan, I'll give you another gift." ”

Lust Gush asked, "What gift?" ”

Wang Xuance said to Cheng Chuliang beside him: "You go and bring people in." ”

Soon after, a large group of people came in with Cheng Chuliang, both men, women and children. Desire Valley set up a look, it is his family who left in Hanhai City!

Lust Gu said angrily, "What the hell have you done? ”

Wang Xuance smiled: "It's nothing, I just sent someone to inform you of the news that you are going to rebel." ”

"You, you...... Come on, push them down and cut them down!" Lust Gushu roared.

A group of Turkic soldiers came forward to grab Wang Xuance and Cheng Chuliang and pushed them out.

"Hahahaha". Wang Xuance laughed, and Cheng Chuliang was also fearless. The two of them walked towards the outside.

"Come back!" Lust Gush stopped them.

The soldiers pushed Wang Xuance and Cheng Chuliang back.

Lust Gu said angrily: "What are you laughing at? You betrayed my secret to Ori, shouldn't you kill it? ”

Wang Xuance said: "My lord knows that you are not keeping your promises, so he prepared this trick for you in advance. Anyway, I saved your family, and you should be thankful for me. ”

Desire Gu Sheer is now forced to go to Liangshan, and he has no way out. However, he was still a little indignant at what could be said to be despicable methods used by Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance said: "Khan, you are a wise man, and there is only one way in front of you now - that is, to raise troops quickly, if you don't have any more troops." I'm afraid that the army of the lost ones will come to the slaughter. ”

Desire Gu set his eyes glazed, looking into the void, pondering there vigorously.

Wang Xuance said: "Khan, you must pay attention to credibility in life. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, you've already accepted the food we've sent, if you go back on your word. My lord will soon come to attack you with a large army and a large army of great gains. ”

After all, he was a mature politician, and he quickly weighed the pros and cons, and said to Wang Xuance: "The matter has come to this point, and I will abide by the agreement between us." Your Excellency, please take a seat, and let's discuss. With that, he waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to retreat.

The next day, Lust Valley finally set up an army ahead of schedule.

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