On the mountainside on the south side of Tubo Chengguan, the Qinling Tomb stands on the mountain road, and Zabala stands on one side with his hands tied.

“…… Swing a blow and break that song in the south of the mountain; Jumping forward, ruined in an instant...... The heirs are desolate, and the way of the monarch and the minister is lost; The prime minister was autocratic, the constitution and Taiwan reported grievances, and there was a division of poison and abuse, so the people's hearts turned away from the rebellion...... Although it is caused by personnel, it is ...... when it is disgusted with its virtue and abandoned. ”

A sergeant trembled as he finished reading the note.

With a wave of his hand, the sergeant hurriedly retreated and left.

"State Envoy." On Qinling looked sideways at Zabala and asked, "Did you hear the same words when you were in Chang'an that day...... God is tired of its virtue and abandons it...... Could it be that I, Tibet, am really rejected by the gods, which is why I am in danger today? ”

The Tang Dynasty is written in hundreds of words, in fact, most of the Tibetan monarchs and ministers don't care, but there is only one sentence, which makes it difficult for them to breathe and their hearts ache.

The Tang Emperor decreed ...... Tibetan...... Forsaken ......

Tibet, abandoned by heaven.

Decree of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, within a few years, there were repeated defeats, from the east Tuyuhun to Tanggula Mountain.

Bitter Sea, Wuhai Sea, Baihai Sea, Tongtian River.

Subi, sheep with the same.

Until now, he was even killed by Li Xuan in Tanggula Mountain.

If these emotions are turned upside down, the consequences will be terrible.

Zabala arched his hand slightly and said: "Daxiang, Datang is prosperous, but now that the Turks are in turmoil and our dynasty is fighting, Datang may be prosperous and declining." ”

"Good." On Qinling smiled with satisfaction, and then pulled out a cloth silk from his sleeve, which was densely written with words.

"Let's take a look." On the tomb handed it to Zabala.

Zabala respectfully took it, and saw that the cloth silk was written on it: "Tang, a great state, but aggressive and murderous...... Since the Tang Dynasty, dozens of large and small countries have been wiped out, Tuyuhun, Turkic, and Tubo have suffered deeply, so there are today's Turkic troops, Tubo has a war, the north and the south are attacked, and the Tang Dynasty is wiped out. ”

Although there are not many words, they are straightforward enough, enough for all the Tubo soldiers to remove their awe of the Tang Dynasty, and even have the heart to destroy the Tang Dynasty in turn.

"The big picture is very good." Zabala bowed slightly, and handed the cloth back at the same time.

On Qinling nodded calmly, then handed the cloth to his soldiers and said, "Spread the message to the whole army." ”

"Yes!" His sergeant walked away quickly.

……

Watching the sergeant enter the city pass, Non Qinling turned to look at Zabala this time and asked, "The envoy has been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and there is a problem that he has always been puzzled about. ”

"Please show me more." Zabala gave it seriously.

"Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, why can he trust the King of Nanchang so much?" On Qinling looked beyond the vast snow-capped mountains in the north, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "In the autumn of last year, I thought that the prince of the Tang Dynasty was alternate, and the king of Nanchang would definitely be transferred to his post even if he was not dismissed and killed, but why was he not only safe and sound, but also did the East Palace Shaozhan thing?" ”

Although there is a dispute for the throne in the Tang Dynasty, the heart of the competition is not between several princes and the emperor, so in the early years, the king of Nanchang can be not only the prince Zuo Zanshan's doctor, but also a close friend of the British king, so the prince Xian was deposed, and the king of Nanchang immediately became a close friend of the British king Shaozhan in the East Palace. As for the emperor's trust......"

After a slight pause, Zabala sighed lightly and said: "There are about three points, one of which is selfless, and some things before the Taoist army, almost all major and minor affairs of the king of Nanchang will be sent back to the court in three days; The second choice, before and after the incident, the king of Nanchang can always make the right choice; The third is trust, after all, the king of Nanchang is a clan, and he is only a county king, not a prince, and he is capable, so the emperor's trust is greater than suspicion. ”

On Qinling nodded and said, "It seems that it is difficult to drive him away without killing him." ”

"It's hard." Zabala shook his head and said, "Now in the Tang Dynasty, among the younger generation, there is no one better than the king of Nanchang; The older generation can't go to the plateau at all; Talents in the prime of life, the emperor himself is not enough, how can he be sent to the plateau. ”

"It turns out that he took advantage of this loophole, so it can only be him on the other side, and it will only be him." On Qinling turned around and looked gloomily at the north.

Zabala was silent, and in front of the Qin Ling, he still kept some silence.

In the distance, above the city pass, bursts of low cheers sounded, and the invisible momentum instantly rose and became fierce.

"State Envoy." On Qinling turned to look at Zabala and asked, "Does the envoy think that the king of Nanchang will take the bait?" ”

"It's hard to say." Zabala sighed lightly and said, "The cautious person of the king of Nanchang, if he doesn't understand the reality of the great appearance, how can he easily attack the city. ”

"yes, he's tempting." On Qinling looked at the north of Chengguan in the distance, the news of his departure had already spread, but Li Xuan was not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead sent someone to read out the hand of "Tubo Wen", which was to test the reaction of Qinling.

On Qinling sighed lightly, his gaze fell on the paper again, he looked at Zabala, and asked, "State envoy, do you say that this matter can be done?" ”

Zabala bowed his head slightly, and said cautiously: "Now in front of the army, it is still possible to appease the army, but it is just ......"

"It's just a little bit of a thing, isn't it?" On Qinling's face smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Originally, the prime minister had already taken precautions in Luoqi City, all the Tang people, all the merchants and nobles related to the Tang people were all monitored, and once something happened, they could even kill them directly, but who would have thought that they would actually do the means through the Western Regions." ”

"If you count it, almost as soon as the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting ended, the Tang Dynasty sent people to the Western Regions, and then went around the Western Regions to Luo, almost non-stop." Zabala looked worriedly at the Lun Chin Tomb.

Before Li Xuan returned to the front of the army, the Qinling was relaxed and everything was under control, but as soon as the king of Nanchang returned to Luo, the situation changed.

Even before he returned to the army, he was in Chang'an, and he had already calculated that Qinling had to return to Luo.

"Your Majesty." On Qinling couldn't help but sigh softly, it was not that he didn't want to stay in front of the army, but that the situation behind him had reached an extremely critical point.

"I heard that several families in the royal capital are already ready to move, and even the Lu family is starting to feel uneasy." After a slight pause, Zabala whispered: "There is news that some people suspect that the lord of the country was poisoned. ”

On Qinling's face couldn't help but change slightly.

Although Zabala was controlled by him in front of the army, he still had a lot of contacts in Luo, and many news had reached Zabala's ears before it even reached the Lunqin Tomb.

"Naturally, I have to go back, but I still have to deal with the bastard on the other side." On Qinling's eyes looked fiercely at the north.

Nanchang Wang, Li Xuan.

At this moment, a fast horse rushed out of the city at great speed, and then rushed directly in front of the Lun Qin Tomb.

The sergeant immediately jumped down and knelt down, and said in a hurried tone: "Great Minister, the Tang people have retreated, and they have retreated." ”

"Went back?" On Qinling's eyes narrowed, and said: "I'm afraid it's being a bait, lure us to the bait, between these two mountains, maybe there are many archers who are ambushed, once we kill it, we will be ambushed in the narrow mountain road immediately, and the king of Nanchang is very skilled." ”

The sergeant fell to his knees and for a moment did not know what to say.

"Herald!" On Qinling squinted his eyes and said, "Order all departments not to act rashly, wait with peace of mind, and at the same time send people to explore the situation in the mountains and fields on both sides." ”

"Whoa!" The sergeant immediately turned to herald.

Zabala stood aside, inexplicably, he had an invisible trembling.

He knew that whether it was on Qinling or Li Xuan, their calculations were not so simple.

People like them, if they don't make a move, they will definitely strike a fatal blow from the place you least expect it.

……

In the night, the sergeant knelt on the ground again and said in a deep voice: "Back to the Great Minister, between the mountains and fields on both sides, there are a large number of scouts lurking in the Tang people, and we have to pay a huge price for every step we take, but the strange thing is that we finally rushed over, only to find that there is no one else in the mountains and fields except for these scouts." ”

On Qinling's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't speak again.

There was silence for a while, and the noise in the city not far away made Zabala feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

At this moment, an eagle falcon flew from a high altitude and then landed directly.

A whistling sounded, and the falcon instantly landed on the arm of a sturdy Tibetan soldier.

A small note was immediately taken out and no one read.

The note was immediately sent to the face of the Qin Ling, and after opening it and looking at it for a while, the face of the Qin Ling sank.

"Minister, what's wrong?" Zabala whispered the tomb back to his senses.

On Qinling shook his head, clutched the note tightly, and then said: "There is news from Tanggula Town that the King of Nanchang has appeared in Tanggula Town. ”

"Huh?" Zabala's face was full of shock.

Fierce fighting may occur at the front line at any time, but at this time, the king of Nanchang ran to Tanggula Town.

"Queen Subi asked to see her, and the king of Nanchang could only retreat to see her, but ......" On Qinling narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head and said: "This should be a trap, he is leading me to attack." ”

Zabala was speechless for a moment, on the Qinling was trying every means to let Li Xuan attack the city, and Li Xuan was trying every means to let the Qinling leave the city and attack from the north.

But it's a pity that these two people are better than rabbits, how could they easily step into someone else's trap.

"If this is a trap, then where is the king of Nanchang now?" After saying that, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Let's go, let's go back, envoy!" ”

"Whoa!" Zabala was a little surprised, but immediately gave up.

Soon, the group had already entered the city like the wind.

Although it was not very public, the city sergeant couldn't help but let out a low cry of excitement.

A moment later, the Lun Qin Ling was already standing in the lobby.

Zabala respectfully followed, and on the side of the tomb glanced at the side, a personal guard had already come with a set of armor, and it was exactly the same armor as the one on the tomb.

"Lookout, this is ......" Zabala's face was full of doubts.

"The envoy of the troublesome country is here for a while." On Qinling's face was solemn, and he said: "If the prime minister guesses correctly, the king of Nanchang will not move at all at the moment, and the so-called return to Tanggula Town to see Queen Subi is also a cover-up, he is afraid that he has already made up his mind, and three days later, the whole army will attack." ”

"Three days." Zabala immediately understood the embarrassment of this point in time.

Even if you set off now, day and night, you may not be able to rush back within three days.

But he couldn't stay here for another three days, because the lord of the country was urging him very hard.

"The prime minister has already issued an order, and all ministries are easily not allowed to take any action for three days." On Qinling looked up at Zabala, and said solemnly: "Within three days, the prime minister will definitely rush back, and everything here will be entrusted to the envoy." ”

Zabala took a deep breath and arched his hand, "I am willing to obey the military order." ”

"Good!" On Qinling nodded, and didn't look at whether it was suitable for Zabala to change into a battle armor, and immediately strode away.

Seeing that the Qin Tomb did not do much to cover up, Zabala's mind turned, could this be another layer of calculation, wanting to lure the king of Nanchang into the hook again.

……

Until dawn the next day, Zabala, who thought that he might return, did not come back and did not reappear.

Maybe he came back quietly, but he left again.

Li Xuan stood at the head of the city, looking at the sky in the distance, calculating the time and calculating the distance.

Finally, the sun set, Li Xuan waved his right hand: "The whole army is dispatched to attack the city." ”

With an "uproar", a huge catapult was pushed out first.

(End of chapter)