Chapter 375: The Battle at the Border Passes
Su Dingfang put away the horizontal knife in his hand and immediately understood what the other party meant.
Seeing the other party rushing up, Su Dingfang raised a kick and kicked on the opponent's knee, taking advantage of the opponent's fall to the ground, first turned over and pressed the person, grabbed the person's chin with one hand, and heard a clear sound of bone breaking with his backhand, and the person fell to the ground without moving.
With just a face, Su Dingfang easily ended this person's life.
Seeing this, the remaining cannibals fled from this place one after another, not even their horses.
Before leaving, the big cannibals spoke and made another gesture.
Su Dingfang ripped off the other party's gold chain again, and after looking at it, it should be something of value.
The guide from the Western Regions looked flustered and said in Guanzhong dialect: "The great cannibals remember, they will come to take revenge, this person is King Muhammad's man at first glance." ”
Li Daoyan looked at the horses, "We are short of war horses. ”
Su Dingfang also smiled: "I don't know what the situation in the Hexi Corridor is?" ”
Listening to these Central Plains people still talking and laughing, the Western Regions guides were even more panicked, they didn't know who they had provoked.
"Why did the Great Cannibal appear in the Tibetan realm?"
"Persia is at war with the Great Eclipse, and half a moon further west is Persia's territory, so it's not surprising that they will appear here."
"The big cannibals will come to take revenge, you have provoked people who should not be messed with."
Listening to this person from the Western Regions, Su Dingfang said with a smile: "If the big cannibal wants to come for revenge, he will come, killing one is also killing, and killing a group is also killing." ”
At the moment, he doesn't care about the big food and the affairs of Persia.
When I was in the Western Regions, I often heard rumors of the Great Food and Muhammad.
Li Daoyan turned over and got on the horse, "Let's go to Luo first, according to what Zhang Yang said." ”
Su Dingfang nodded and asked, "How far is it from here to Luo?" ”
The guide of the Western Regions replied, "Three days." ”
The two glanced at each other, and Li Daoyan said worriedly: "We don't know how the war at the border is going, and this matter should not be delayed sooner rather than later." ”
Su Dingfang nodded, "Let's take some Luo first." ”
encountered some small twists and turns, and after everyone rested, they started again.
In Chang'an City, Zhang Yang sat in Qujiang Pond fishing for fish, looking at his daughter-in-law and Xiao Wu, who were boiling porridge with one big and one small.
wanted to give Xiao Wu a separate room, and his daughter-in-law would not let go.
Zhang Yang put down the fishing rod and sat on the small bench with his arms in his arms, very melancholy.
This was the family's leisure time, and Li Tai came in a hurry, "Brother-in-law! I went to the Foreign Affairs Academy, and here is a letter that Xu Jingzong asked me to give to my brother-in-law, saying that it was sent by Gao Chang. ”
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Today, he was already bored in his heart, Zhang Yang took the letter with a blank expression, "Does His Royal Highness King Wei want the prince to turn his face and plan to seize the East Palace?" ”
"What nonsense is my brother-in-law talking about, how could I do such a thing."
"And what are you coming to me for?"
Zhang Yang looked straight ahead, the calm Qujiang Pool could bring him peace of mind, and at this moment, this peace was about to be destroyed by this little fat man.
Li Tai sat down cross-legged, "How long does it take to count 10,000 beans?" ”
"Half a moment is enough."
"How do you count?"
Looking at Li Tai's expression hesitantly, Zhang Yang was puzzled: "Hasn't His Royal Highness the King of Jin solved this problem yet?" He's not really counting them one by one. ”
Li Tai cleared his throat, "I'm just curious, if I count how long it will take, since my brother-in-law said that he can count it in a moment, what is the way." ”
Zhang Yang looked blank and helpless, "A bean has its weight, and ten beans also have its weight, so you can get how much 10,000 beans weigh, not to mention 10,000 beans, 100,000 beans can be counted in an instant." ”
Seeing Li Tai stunned aside, the scene was quiet for a long time.
Zhang Yang was puzzled and said, "What's wrong with you, Your Royal Highness King Wei?" ”
Li Tai smiled at the corner of his mouth, "It's so simple? ”
"How hard would it be otherwise? Could it be that a group of people in the palace can't think of this way? ”
Li Tai pondered for a while, "Each bean has a size, and the weight is not the same, so there is a bit of a difference in weight." ”
"It's important to think about the way things are, is it true that you have to count them one by one?"
Xiao Wu walked over and said softly, "The fish porridge is ready." ”
Li Tai nodded, "I didn't eat when I came." ”
This fat man is here, and he has to have a meal, Zhang Yang looked at the porridge in the pot, "I am not ready to be His Royal Highness the King of Wei, I may be able to eat hot food if I go to the palace early, I don't have much here." ”
"You!" Li Tai stomped his feet and turned away aggrievedly, scolding along the way.
Zhang Yang gave himself a bowl of porridge and tasted it carefully, "My daughter-in-law's craftsmanship is really getting better and better." ”
"It's not that the husband teaches him well."
"Hmm." Zhang Yang nodded in response.
Xiao Wu sat on the edge of Qujiang Pond with a bowl of fish porridge and ate it slowly.
Seeing her husband finish eating all the porridge in the pot, Li Yue squinted and smiled, this was the first time that her husband praised the delicious food he cooked.
Open the letter brought by Li Tai, tear open the wax on it and look at the contents of the letter.
Li Yue leaned over curiously and looked at it carefully, "What is written on it?" ”
"Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan subdued two of the four towns of Anxi, and the kings of Shaye and Khotan handed over their treasures and land to surrender, and these two people can be regarded as handing over the treasures to Gaochang in righteousness, and now they are letting Gaochang send them, treasures worth 30,000 guan plus three boxes of gold."
After reading this letter, Li Yue thought for a long time, "I didn't expect a small country in the Western Regions to be so rich. ”
Zhang Yang put away the letter again, "They occupy the ancient silk road, which has a long history, and has always been a rich place in the Western Regions, and Adalan of Gaochang wrote a letter to hand over these treasures to me, and these treasures have not even been seen by Ashinadur, which means that the court does not know that there is such a thing." ”
Li Yue whispered: "These treasures are our home? ”
"These two people are still righteous, they take it as their responsibility to expand the territory, and they never look down on this money, and when they come back, I will give them a method of military training, which will be regarded as a reward."
"Husband can also train soldiers?"
"I know a little bit about it." Zhang Yang cleared his throat and stopped her shoulder, "Our family has such a big fortune, Gao Chang is a robber in the Western Regions, and the silver money they robbed is ours." ”
"Well, it's all ours." Li Yue nodded heavily.
Smelling the smell on her body, Zhang Yang lowered his voice, "Xiao Wu is also ten years old, so he should give her a separate room." ”
Hearing that this matter was mentioned, Li Yue looked at Xiao Wu, who was eating fish porridge carefree, "I know it's time to give Xiao Wu a room." ”
Hearing that his daughter-in-law also thought so, Zhang Yang nodded.
Li Yue lowered his head and whispered: "I want to make a futon for Xiao Wu, and when this futon is ready, I will clean up my husband's room for her." Already in preparation. ”
"Well, it turns out that you have a plan, I thought you didn't understand."
Li Yue raised his head and said, "What do you understand?" ”
The daughter-in-law's blushing face is quite good-looking, Zhang Yang smiled: "Actually, this is a very normal thing, you don't have to be shy, I can move to your room in a few days, it's good." ”
Li Yue stood up and hammered her husband's shoulder twice, "Pack up and go home." ”
In the palace, Li Shimin was helping his son count beans, and he was surprised to hear Li Tai tell the way and method: "It's so simple? ”
Li Tai explained: "The young slave is still young, and it is a test of wisdom for children, and of course it will not be too difficult for my brother-in-law." ”
After taking the millet rice handed by the palace maid on the side, Li Tai ate it with a bowl and ran all the way without eating.
Thinking that he had been counting the beans for a day with the young slave, Li Shimin smiled bitterly, "Since this is the case, then let the people in the palace prepare to prepare, and 10,000 beans can be counted immediately." ”
In terms of weight, you can count 10,000 beans, which is much, much more convenient than counting them, and Li Zhi felt that he had learned a very remarkable skill, and there was light in his eyes.
With his daughter-in-law's promise, Zhang Yang put aside the construction of his new home for the time being, and when his daughter-in-law made the new bedding for Xiao Wu, he could move in.
For this reason, Zhang Yang began to design furniture for Xiao Wu's room, first to make a hanger, and then to prepare a bookshelf for Xiao Wu.
Carefully cut the wood, put all the wood together, and the small furniture will be completed.
In order to make Xiao Wu's room warmer, some decoration is also needed.
After seeing that her husband was busy for Xiao Wu's new room, Li Yue shook her head and was helpless.
Finally, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Yue made Xiao Wu's new bedding and prepared Xiao Wu's new room.
I moved all these furniture in, and went to Chang'an City to buy some fuel and paint the walls of her room, which is a warm and lovely room.
Let Xiao Wu sort out this room by herself, and it will be her territory in the future.
There were still some clothes and bedding in the yard, and Zhang Yang asked his daughter-in-law to move them in his daughter-in-law's room with these things, but was stopped by Li Yue at the door.
"Husband, slow down." Li Yue thought about it again and again, "I'll sort it out." ”
In order to clean up the house, the family was busy until the night.
In fact, he didn't have anything superfluous, just some clothes, Li Yue packed up his clothes, took a shower, and changed into loose pajamas.
Carrying an oil lamp, he opened the door and looked at Xiao Wu.
Zhang Yang whispered in the back, "Did you sleep?" ”
Li Yue cautiously closed the door, "I fell asleep, and I don't know if Xiao Wu will be afraid if he sleeps alone." ”
"It's a must-have experience for her growing up, always having her own room, and getting used to sleeping alone."
Li Yue turned around with the oil lamp, and saw her husband who had already taken a bath, and before she came back to her senses, she was hugged around her waist and carried on her shoulders, exclaimed, and whispered: "Is the door closed?" ”
"I've already closed it."
At night, the bright moonlight shines on Chang'an City, and the cold night breeze blows through the alleys.
slept until dawn, looked at his daughter-in-law who was still sleeping next to him, and Zhang Yang got up with his clothes on.
Xiao Wu also got up early, and she was washing up obediently.
Zhang Yang first poured two sips of cold water and slowed down his breathing, "Xiao Wu, what do you want to eat in the morning?" ”
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, "I want to eat fried dough sticks and meat buns." ”
"Well, I'm going to do it, what do you want to eat at noon?"
"I want to eat barbecue."
"Tell me whatever you want to eat, and don't be polite at home."
Under Xiao Wu's puzzled gaze, Zhang Yang went to the stove to be busy again.
When Li Yue woke up, it was already completely bright, and she was surprised that she had slept for so long, so she hurriedly changed her clothes and pushed the door open, and saw her husband and Xiao Wu eating food.
Seeing the very warm scene of her husband carefully helping Xiao Wu tear open the fritters, Li Yue returned to the room and carefully combed her hair bun.
The construction of the new home will continue, and after tidying up the home, the family went to Lishan to build a new home.
This year's wind and snow ended early, and spring was about to begin, and in February, the treasure sent by Gaochang also arrived.
Li Yue counted these treasures carefully, handed over these agate and jade to Niu Chuang, and asked him to go to Chang'an City to sell them for cash.
The gold is not in good shape, and the texture is not very good.
It is also gold, at least more valuable than silver bread.
Zhang Yang put these three boxes of gold into the treasury, and these treasures are not recorded in the eucalyptus, even if he asks and says that he picked them up, believe it or not.
On the day of the opening of the New Year, a military report entered Chang'an City.
Songtsen Gampo took advantage of the reason for the Tang Dynasty to return Lu Dongzan, and led 30,000 people from Tubo to attack Songzhou.
The ministers stood in the hall and talked about it.
Although they had been prepared, everyone was still a little surprised when they received the news, the situation has developed to this point, and they have long expected such a situation, but they didn't expect this guy to really do it.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Where is Hou Junji now?" ”
Fang Xuanling stood up for the court, "The news came three days ago, General Hou just left Shazhou. ”
Li Shimin opened his mouth again: "Tubo has such an action, and then Lu Dongzan provoked first, and I want to take Tubo, what do you think?" ”
The words fell, and there was a lot of discussion in the court.
Wei Chigong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, give the last general 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the last general can sweep away Tibet." ”
Li Ji stood up and stood up for the court, "Your Majesty, just give the last general a thousand soldiers and horses, and you will definitely capture him alive Songtsen Gampo." ”
When it comes to fighting, the military generals are the most active.
Seeing Cheng Yanjin standing out of the court, he slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, give the last general 300 soldiers and horses, and you can sweep away Tubo." ”
As soon as the words came out, the courtiers were talking again.
Wei Zheng couldn't listen to these words anymore, "Hehehe...... Cheng Zhijie said that 300 soldiers and horses are enough, so it is better to go into battle directly with his own troops. ”
There was a lot of discussion in the court.
I always knew that Cheng Yanjin and Wei Zheng did not deal with each other.
Hearing Wei Zheng speak, Cheng Yanjin said again: "As long as Your Majesty agrees, the minister is willing to take his own troops to Tubo." ”
Seeing that Wei Zheng was about to speak again, Zhang Yang stood up for the court, "The minister thinks it's inappropriate to rush out of the army." ”
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the emperor's rhetorical question so quickly, Zhang Yang said again: "Your Majesty, Tubo is a plateau, and the entry of a large army into Tubo will have an impact. ”
"According to the information collected by our Foreign Affairs Academy, the climate of the plateau is difficult to adapt to in the Central Plains, and the minister thinks that it is very inappropriate for most of the men and horses to enter the Tibetan territory, and it is necessary to train troops in the Tibetan territory first, and train a soldier and horse that can adapt to the Tibetan climate."