The post station of the Anxi Duhufu extends from the main road of Shule to the Green Ridge Guard, and there is one every thirty miles. The area that these post stations can radiate is generally the area under the direct jurisdiction of the Anzai Prefecture. And beyond the radiation of the post station, is the indirect management of the fetters area.

The Tang Dynasty set up more than a dozen feudal governors and dozens of feudal prefectures in the west of the Green Mountains, all of which were served by the lords of small countries in the Western Regions. They uniformly obeyed the orders of the Anzai Protectorate. Obey the conscription, pay tribute to the court, and the affairs of the state are governed by the lord of the state.

The former lord of the small Bolu Kingdom accepted Li Longji's canonization and set up the Suiyuan Army. It is the west gate of the four towns of Anxi and even the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the passage for Tubo to attack the four towns of Anxi.

But from the twenty-fourth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty to today, it has been nearly three years since the fall of the Little Bolu Kingdom into the hands of the Tibetans. As a result, all the countries in the Western Regions were dependent on Tibet.

After repairing in the last post station, Li Siye and Yu Gou led their horses to look at the undulating snow-capped peaks in the distance, and after an afternoon's trek, they came to one of the round mountain bags. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the Bole River floating like a jade belt in the distance, and there was a mountain peak on the opposite side of the river, and an earthen city was built on the top of the mountain.

"There is the city of Suole, and now in the hands of the Tubo people, further upstream is the Tanjuling Glacier."

"Now let's set out and go to the peak of Siye in the upper reaches of the Xiduo River."

……

Yu Gou looked up, the mountain peak in front of him was steep and towering, covered with ice and snow from the mountainside, and the top of the mountain seemed to be climbing the sky, and he couldn't help but praise: "This Siye Peak is indeed tall and majestic, and it is really worthy of the person who named it." ”

Li Siye: "Hehe. ”

The two led their horses across the cold river, climbed over the rocks, and did see a cave in the mountain.

The entrance to the cave is wide enough for a horse to lead a horse into, and it looks like a large hall, and there is another adjacent cavern.

Li Siye looked at the ground, and there was no trace of human activity, so he moved his shoulders easily and said, "It seems that we came early, let's go into the cave over there and rest." ”

As soon as the two entered the side cave, they immediately sat down against the cave wall. The air inside the cave is dry and kept at a constant temperature, which is completely different from the climate outside. Li Siye looked up at the top of the cave and thought that if this place was slightly transformed, it could be used as a shelter or treasure cave.

The light in the cave suddenly dimmed, Li Siye turned over vigilantly, untied the bow and crossbow from his waist, wound his hands and loaded the crossbow arrows, and aimed at the uninvited guest who had just entered the cave door.

Li Siye: "The king of heaven covers the tiger." ”

The person replied: "Pagoda Town River Demon!" ”

"Mahaha!"

The person who came replied: "It's noon to speak, who doesn't have a home!" ”

Yu Gou showed a look of disgust on the side, what kind of joint code is this? There is neither rhyme nor leveling, and the level is extremely low. If he is asked to think of code words, at least it should be "the ferryhead goose flies, and the fish in the stream swings its tail".

"That's right, it's him."

Li Siye put down his bow and crossbow and stepped forward, and the people who came in bowed to him head-on, and kowtowed with both hands on the ground.

"Zonglu five hundred, please hurry up."

Li Siye stretched out his hand to help him up, and stretched out his hand to introduce him to Yu Gou behind him: "This is Yu Gou, the new guard of Green Ridge, and he is also my confidant." From now on, it will be up to him to connect with you. ”

"I'll tell you the rules of the joint face to face, the twenty-four solar terms, the first day of each solar term, if anyone can't get out of the body, then delay it to the second solar term. Zong Lu, you told me last time that you don't understand solar terms, and today I brought you a yellow calendar, and the circled date on it is the joint date. ”

Zong Lu stretched out his hand to take it, flipped it in his hand, and then carefully put it in his arms and said: "I want to thank Li Yuanjun for the wealth and luck that he brought me, Ka Ge Dong Dai Dong not only did not kill my head, but also appointed me as the thousand general manager of Lianyunbao. ”

Li Siye smiled and said: "That's your own luck, tell me if there are any new movements in your Kagruhunu Dongdai recently." ”

"Yes!"

When Li Siye heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and even Yu Gou, who was yawning next to him, dispelled his sleepiness and pricked up his ears to listen.

"Kagruhunu Dongdai is about to march to the city of Suole at the source of Bole River, and I, as the vanguard of Dongdai, am about to recruit two slave tamers of Bolu Kingdom Dongdai to strengthen and renovate Lianyun Fort, at that time, Lianyun Fort will rely on the natural danger of Bole River, and the city of Suole will be the inside and outside, even if the Tang army has wings, don't want to fly over."

The corners of Zong Lu's mouth rose, his expression was quite complacent, and when he looked up at Li Siye's expression, he was so frightened that he hurriedly changed his words and said: "This is what Ka Ge Lu himself said, in my eyes, how can a mere Ka Ge Lu Dongdai stop the Tang Tianwei." I don't know what you mean? ”

Li Siye touched his short bearded chin and muttered: "Kaglu asked you to preside over the construction of Lianyun Castle, and after the cultivation is completed, you will naturally be the chief official of Lianyun Castle." Very good, then you can repair it well, and you must take the position of the master of Lianyun Castle in your hands and do it well. ”

Zong Lu forked his hand and said: "I will definitely live up to Li Envoyjun's expectations, but do you want to do something about the project?" ”

"No need, for your own safety, it's better to do less of this kind of thing, mainly to collect intelligence."

He pushed Yu Gou to the front and said to Zong Lu: "From now on, it will be the two of you who will connect here, first familiarize yourself with each other, modify the details of the joint independently, and I'll go over there and rest first." ”

Li Siye said that, and then turned around and walked into the side hole. Yu Gou was still very unfamiliar with the Tibetan general in front of him, and the two exchanged a salute very awkwardly.

"The details of the streets don't need to change much, Aaron...... Li Yuanjun designed it very well, but it's just a code word for this joint, let's get another one for the two of us. ”

"Do you want to change the code?" Zong Lu complained: "Your Han people's characters are as complex as the stars, and you can remember the code words repeatedly?" ”

Yu Gou turned his head and glanced at the cave: "My code language is smoother and more rhyming than his, you listen well." I said, 'There is no suitable rhyme', you say, 'Sex loves hills and mountains', I say 'I have strayed into the dust net', you say 'I have been gone for 30 years', I say 'Birds love the old forest......"

……

On the way back to the home, Li Siye and Yu Gou beat the horse, and the two chatted without a word, occasionally explaining one thing when they thought of it.

"Guarding the three Tubo people locked up in the cellar of the city, kill the two and leave Gong Juezan, don't let him escape. As long as this Gong Juezan is controlled in his hands, Zong Lu can only bow down to us. ”

"Follow Alang's instructions."

He explained leisurely: "Yu Gou, I want to pick twenty people as personal guards in the guarding city, and take them to change the city to take office, I don't know if you are willing to release them." ”

Yu Gou hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Why did Ah Lang say this, wouldn't it make me ashamed." Now that I'm your guest, everyone in the Green Ridge is at your disposal. ”

Li Siye shook his head again: "You and I can treat each other as guests of honor in private, but on the surface, you are still you, and I am still me, don't teach others to see the clues." ”

"This is natural."

The two returned to the Green Ridge to guard and capture, and Li Siye was about to set off for the city to take office. As his henchmen and left and right hands, Tian Zhen and Fujimu naturally wanted to follow, and he selected eighteen good hands among the strong soldiers, including Gayan Cong's second son Ruo Lost Luo, as well as Kubanni, a new recruit from Drinking Pantuo, and Daniel Zhang, a battle-hardened captor.

These people all went voluntarily, but for those who dragged their families with them, Li Siye prepared a settling-in allowance for them.

Before leaving, the soldiers were still very reluctant, and stood in the middle of the road outside the city with the herdsmen of the Hidden Country, and wept at each other, and sent them to the other side of the Xiduo River, watching the team of twenty horses gradually disappear on the hills.