Chapter 17: Lies

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Because he didn't know enough about history, and the people and things he encountered after coming to this world seemed so unfamiliar, Zhang Mai even wondered: Is this really the "past" of his own world? Or did you come to a different world?

Let's take the world in front of you as history for the time being. Then, after the Tang Dynasty is the Great Song Dynasty, but I remember that there is such a sentence in the dynasty song in the history textbook: "The northern and southern dynasties stood side by side, the Sui and Tang dynasties were passed down in five generations, and after the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the dynasties died." In other words, there is still a chaotic five dynasties between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty, how many years are the five dynasties? I don't know. So should it be the late Tang Dynasty now, or the Five Dynasties, or has it entered the Song Dynasty?

Zhang Mai thought of another question: If Guo Xin is the fifth-generation ancestor of Guo Shidao, then wouldn't this holy decree be issued a hundred years ago?

If it is said that it is ten or twenty years, it is good to have a turnaround, but if it was a hundred years ago, how could Chang'an give Guo Xin an order? If this holy decree was issued a hundred years ago, then how can he, the messenger, continue to pretend to be one?

"Wait--such an obvious loophole, how could Lao Guo not think of it? Are they confused with joy, or are they because of the changes that have occurred since they saw the decree? Or did you see clearly that it was a holy decree but didn't dare to read the content carefully, so you didn't even think of this question? ”

But this fallacy is so obvious that even if they don't understand it for a while, when the decree is read, there will always be a clear mind to think about it......

"Zhang Gongzi, Guo Linggong is invited."

"Linggong" is the honorific title of the Northern Dynasty Sui and Tang dynasties, but in the late Tang Dynasty, the military generals added more titles of Zhongshu orders, so the name of the military commander gradually increased. The most famous in folklore is Guo Ziyi Guo Linggong, as well as Yang Linggong in the story of the Yang family, Guo Shidao inherited the title of his ancestor Guo Xin'an's deputy capital protector, so he was also honored as Guo Linggong by the Tang people in the Western Regions. In fact, there are only more than 800 people left in the Tang army in the Western Regions, and Guo Shidao, the leader, is at most a township chief, but the Tang people still support him, and even get closer because of this, and still call him "Ling Gong".

"Okay, I'll come."

Zhang Mai put away the holy decree and fish talisman, and followed Ding Hanshan, who came to deliver the message, to the front of the square of the spark, at this time the entire army and civilians had already gathered, just waiting for Zhang Mai to arrive, Guo Shidao ordered to go out of the valley.

The mountain road in and out of the spark is very rugged, the Anxi soldiers and civilians are walking very hard, out of the valley, the entire new Broken Leaf City has become a ruin, this scene has been seen by the soldiers who participated in the burning of the city, but when the plan was launched, the women and the old and weak have been withdrawn into the valley, and the scene after the burning of the city is the first time to see.

"The homeland is gone,......" Yang Qing whispered, and many women and children began to cry.

Although Shattered Leaf City is simple and poor, this is their home after all, whether it is the irrigated farmland in the south of the city or the grassland and pasture in the north of the city, there is their sweat and their memory.

It was already dusk, and the Tang army mounted out to make sure that no enemy was approaching, and the women gathered firewood and grass, built a bonfire, and burned it after nightfall.

"Recalling the past emperors, they patrolled the Shuo Fang and rode into Xianyang by thousands of rides. The proud son of Yinshan sweated and bloody, and drove Donghu Hu to Tibet...... Recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, Xiaoyi still hides thousands of rooms. The rice is fat and the corn is white, and the public and private warehouses are abundant. The saint in the palace plays the cloud gate, and all friends in the world are glue paint......"

The Tang song that is out of context has gradually changed from a reminiscence of the past to a tragic one-

“…… There is a field and a valley that is bleeding today, the palace of Luoyang is burned down, the temple is newly removed from the fox and rabbit hole, sad and can't bear to ask the old, and the fear of the beginning is from the chaos to say......

However, after the chaos, there is still this bright moon above my head, and there is still that hope in my heart-

"The imperial court remembers Menglu's rank, and Zhou Xuanzhong looks forward to my emperor's ......"

Guo Shidao stood on the broken wall and announced to the soldiers and civilians in the city: "Soldiers, brothers, sons and daughters - Chang'an has sent a special envoy here." ”

In fact, everyone already knew about Zhang Mai's arrival, and as soon as Guo Shidao spoke, all the soldiers and civilians cheered: "Special envoy!" Envoy! "Zhang Gongzi, Zhang Gongzi!" "Zhang Lang, Zhang Lang!"

Since the Hexi Corridor was cut off, these remnants of the Tang Dynasty stranded in the Western Regions have lost contact with Chang'an. It has been an unknown number of years, and Chang'an has been like a legend to them for a long time, but the love for Middle-earth is like a child's feelings for his mother, no matter how long it takes.

Zhang Mai walked towards the broken wall, surrounded by eager eyes and enthusiastic voices, everyone was calling their names, and it felt as if he was a star in the limelight. He walked to the edge of the cliff, Yang Dingguo and Yang Dingbang invited him to sit down, and then Guo Shidao told how Guo Fen accidentally found the "envoy" in the desert.

As he spoke, Zhang Mai's eyes fell on the bright moon in the night sky. In this unpolluted sky, even Yue'er was surprisingly bright, but at this time Zhang Mai felt uneasy, he knew that when Guo Shidao finished talking about things, he would definitely invite himself to meet and talk to the Tang people, at that time, what kind of attitude should he use to face the descendants of these four town generals?

"The envoy of Chang'an is here, so the news that the Tang Dynasty has perished a few years ago is false?" Someone in the crowd shouted.

News of the demise of the Tang Dynasty? Zhang Mai's heart was shocked.

"Of course it's fake!" Guo Luo shouted: "Hu Lu will do everything to fight us!" What's the point of making a few rumors! Anyway, the Hexi Corridor is broken, and they can say whatever they want! ”

"Not bad! Not bad! Dozens of young people shouted: "Our Datang is invincible in the world, how can it perish!" That must be a rumor made by Hu Lu to fight us! ”

Their shouts made Zhang Mai feel proud for a while, and worried for a while.

Then, he seemed to think of something, as if he had captured something.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Guo Linggong, you have been talking for so long, in fact, we already know about the envoy, we have fought side by side with him, why don't you ask the envoy to come and say a few words to us." ”

"Yes, yes! And ask the envoy to read the decree to us! ”

"Yes!" A young fire chief shouted: "I heard that the imperial court has rewarded us in the holy decree, and all the town guards and generals have been promoted to seven seniors!" ”

Zhang Mai's heart moved again: "Seven qualifications? They even knew this, so Lao Guo and Lao Yang had carefully read the holy decree. ”

In fact, it is isolated from the Central Plains for thousands of miles, and the rise and fall of the title has no substantial significance for these descendants of the Tang army, but they are still excited and happy, because this is the recognition of them by the Tang Dynasty court, and it is also a consolation passed from the mother country of China.

Looking at the high morale of the soldiers and civilians in the audience, and then looking at the smiling expressions of Guo Shidao, Yang Dingguo and others on the stage, Zhang Mai's mind lit up: "These Tang army generals can use a lonely city to deal with the Hu people in Central Asia so far, obviously all of them have been trained for a long time, and they have been burning the city for a long time. How could such a person make such a low-level mistake? ”

"Envoy, everyone is waiting for you." Guo Shidao twisted his half-white beard: "Luo'er, Bian'er, quickly set up the incense case, Fen'er, please come to the side of the incense case, read the holy decree to everyone!" ”

Finally called himself, Guo Fen had already walked over, his face full of expectation: "Zhang Gongzi, please." ”

Zhang Mai walked to the center a little helplessly, this is the incense case has been placed, he holds the holy decree in his hand, but he doesn't know what to say, and several women shouted: "It's the son who led us to fight that day!" ”

Zhang Mai recognized several strong women who were fighting side by side with him on the city wall on the right shoulder of Sha Ye Nan, and some cordiality swelled up in his heart.

"I said at the time where did such a heroic strange Langjun come from, it turned out to be an envoy from Chang'an, tsk, tsk."

The women babbled about how brave Zhang Mai was, but made Zhang Mai a little embarrassed. According to his own memory, he was a wolf at that time.

"Let's stop talking. Special envoy, please read the holy decree first......" Guo Shidao said to the crowd: "The holy decree has arrived!" ”

When all the soldiers and civilians heard this, they knelt down together, and the black pressure filled the entire place.

What they knelt down to greet was the Holy Decree, the Tang Dynasty, and the call from the mother country!

But after all, it was facing Zhang Mai, he was a little unaccustomed to it, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, he had to open the holy decree and read it.

However, after only reading two lines, the more I read, the more uncomfortable I became, and when I finally read an unfamiliar traditional Chinese character, I couldn't read anymore...... It's not entirely because he doesn't know how to read, but he feels that pretending to be an envoy, this lie can't be deceived for a long time, there are too many flaws. We must find another way to find a more stable position for ourselves among the Tang people in the Western Regions. Besides, facing so many Datang soldiers and civilians who support and love him also makes him feel more uncomfortable the more he reads.

"I ...... Everyone! I ......" The reading of the decree was interrupted, and a sentence rushed out of his mouth: "I ...... I'm not...... I'm not an envoy! ”

The whole city suddenly fell silent, many stupid and simple men and women were in a daze, Guo Shidao and Yang Dingguo glanced at each other, and their faces suddenly showed a look of panic.

But after Zhang Mai blurted out these words, his eyes became extremely firm, and many inspirations poured out, and at that moment, he seemed to see a brighter road!

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