After Ning Que left Yanming Lake, he did not enter the palace directly, but first went to Songhe Tower to drink a meal, not much drunk, and then he took a walk along Suzaku Street, walked not far, and let the spring rain sprinkle on his head, face and body, fortunately, the spring rain was gentle, and the clothes on his body were not very wet.

With wine to invigorate his blood, to dissipate his qi with steps, and to clear his heart with rain, he gradually calmed down, accepted the changes in the reality of the situation that were extremely infuriating to Tang Guohe Academy, and came to Sanyuanli.

The neighbors were preparing dinner, and the smell of cooking in vegetable oil and the smell of burning firewood were mixed together, which smelled good, and his mood became calmer.

He stood at the foot of the stone steps in front of the courtyard and waited, and after a while, the courtyard door opened with a creak, and the second senior brother walked out, and then there was a creaking sound in the night.

Ning Que saluted at the night and the stone steps on the second hundred and second chapter of the fourth volume of the year of the curtain on the choice of anger and courage, and said, "The drunkard and Haotian should have been promised by Haotian that they could get eternal life to maintain their self-awareness, so they chose to obey. ”

"They won't survive the second eternal night, that's their greatest fear. ”

Someone in the courtyard raised a high light, the streets and alleys were illuminated, and the night receded, revealing two wheelchairs.

Yu Curtain said: "Haotian Divine Kingdom, it is impossible to allow the consciousness of the self to exist. ”

Jun Cheng said: "The wisdom of a coward is not comparable to the stupidity of a brave man. ”

The senior brother did not participate in the discussion of the junior brothers and sisters, he quietly looked at the night sky, looked at the bright moon behind the rain clouds, and seemed to be looking at the Haotian Divine Kingdom that had no return.

Jun Cheng looked at Ning Que and said, "Anger sometimes brings courage, more often it is meaningless. ”

Yu Curtain looked at Ning Que and said, "Since you have calmed down, then let's continue talking." ”

Ning Que understood what Senior Brother and Senior Sister meant, and asked, "How do you talk about it?"

Yu Curtain said: "You can talk about it as much as you want." ”

Ning Que remembered that he and the queen had said similar things, and his expression was a little bitter.

Senior Brother withdrew his gaze to the night sky, looked at him and smiled and said, "Little junior brother, come on, okay?" Chapter 202 of the Year of the Fourth Curtain of the Fourth Volume is about the choice between anger and courage

The hall was very quiet, and even the light from the candle flame seemed a little deserted. All the eunuchs and palace maids were isolated far away, and there were only two people in front of the case, the queen and Ning Que.

The queen looked at the yellow-covered letter on the case and was silent. Ning Que looked at the conditions of the Xiling Temple Mission on the case, and was silent, but after all, it was impossible not to speak all the time.

"Is there really a cultivator in the world who spends the eternal night?"

The queen looked at Ning Que and asked, still feeling a little incredible.

Ning Que thought for a while and said: "There are saints for thousands of years, and the drunkard and the butcher have practiced in the world for many thousand years, although he has never appeared outside the city, his realm must be beyond the imagination of the vast majority of ordinary people, in other words, worldly force has no meaning to him." ”

The queen frowned slightly, and said, "Who is stronger than that drunkard or the viewer?"

Ning Que wanted to say: "The realm of the drunkard is even higher, but the strength may not be able to surpass the master. ”

The queen was a little puzzled and asked, "Why is this happening?"

"He and the butcher have been walking in darkness for countless years, both physically and mentally decayed, while the Lord has always walked in the light, reaching the peak with the departure of the Master. ”

Ning Que said: "If one of the drunkards or butchers dares to enter Chang'an City, I am seven points sure to kill them, even if they enter Chang'an together, I still have one point of confidence." ”

The queen said: "A point of certainty is basically the same as not being sure." ”

Ning Que said: "If it is another cultivator, this statement is correct, but since they are facing the butcher of the drunkard, then they are very sure because they are very afraid of death. ”

The queen said, "With such an unfathomable realm, hasn't the Great Cultivator yet discovered life and death?"

"The teacher once said that the cultivation is time, and the longer you live, the stronger your ability, but the longer you live, the more afraid you are of death, eternal life is the greatest temptation, and death is the greatest fear. ”

Ning Que said: "The drunkard and the butcher are such two people, that's why they surrender to Haotian, and it is precisely because of this that neither of them dares to step into Chang'an City." ”

The queen's eyes were a little brighter, and she said, "What about outside the city?"

"If the two senior brothers and sisters are at their peak, maybe you can give it a try. ”

Ning Que remembered the wine jug swaying in the spring breeze, shook his head and said, "The problem now is that either no one can find or catch up with those two people. ”

The luster in the queen's eyes gradually faded, and she said: "This is equivalent to saying that the drunkard and the butcher are the two big knives hanging above the heads of my Tang people, and they may fall at any time." ”

Ning Que said: "Xiling Temple dares to put forward these conditions, it is precisely because of this. ”

The queen looked at the negotiation briefing file on the case, and after a moment of silence, she said: "The storage of drunkards and butchers must be a secret, and no one can know about it. ”

Ning Que understood what the queen meant.

Datang has just come out of a desperate situation, the people's confidence is gradually restored, the morale of the army is high, and the Zhennan army has fought so hard, but it has never refused to completely block Qingxia, because everyone is waiting for the day of counterattack. If the Tang people were to know about the existence of drunkards and butchers, their morale would inevitably be affected by Yan zhòng, and a possible war without a counterattack would be an endless torment for all.

Ning Que looked at the queen's eyes and said, "How can the imperial court and the academy explain this peace treaty signed with the Xiling Temple? The land ceded by the Tang Dynasty and the war reparations will inevitably be known to the people. ”

The queen smiled and said, "Shame brings courage and anger, and if there is a way to release anger, then what remains is the purest courage." ”

Ning Que felt that the queen's smile was very beautiful, but for some reason he felt a little cold - how could the Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians completely release the anger brought about by this humiliating peace treaty?

He didn't want to think deeper, and he felt that he was thinking too much.

"The people may be able to hide it for the time being, but the ministers in the court must know the truth of the matter, and the academy does not want the court to fall into turmoil again because of this incident, since it is the people who provide for them, they should bear the mental pressure for the people at this time. ”

After thinking about it, the queen agreed with him and rang the little golden bell on the case.

It didn't take long for more than a dozen of the most important ministers to come to the Night Temple.

Entering the palace overnight, the ministers were a little tired, just thinking that the palace was urging so urgently, afraid that the war in Northern Xinjiang would start again, or there would be a problem with the negotiation with the Xiling Temple, where would they dare to be a little lazy.

Even though they had already thought about the situation very badly, they still didn't expect that the news that was waiting for them in the palace would be so bad that the night hall was silent for a while.

"Any other conditions can be agreed to ......"

A tired voice sounded in the hall, coming from General Shu Cheng, who had just rushed back to Chang'an City.

The general's expression was very sad, because he knew that this peace treaty would be an indelible shame for the Tang Empire, and every one of those conditions was whipped on his heart like a thorn.

But those conditions can be agreed, in such a grim situation, Datang has no other choice, but one of the conditions proposed by Xiling Temple is unacceptable no matter what.

He looked at the queen and Ning Que, and said word by word: "Xiang Wanyuan, you can't let it." ”

The Tang Dynasty's Western Army withdrew from the Green Ridge and was mostly incorporated into the Zhenbei Army, under the command of General Xu Chi, in preparation for a possible war with the Golden Horde in the depths of spring. General Shu Cheng returned to Chang'an City so that Xu Chi could lead the two armies, and at the same time, the Chang'an City Military Department needed a weighty general to sit in charge. He opposed the cession of Xiang Wanyuan, not because the military could not bear this humiliation, but because of the importance of Xiang Wanyuan.

Xiangwan Yuan is located in the south of the Seven Castles in the northern Xinjiang of the Tang Dynasty, which is a natural grassland that stretches for thousands of miles, which is the most suitable place for raising horses regardless of rain or landform, and is also the main source of Datang war horses.

One of the very important reasons why the Tang Dynasty has ridden the world is because Xiang Wanyuan has been providing the most miraculous war horses for thousands of years.

Among the peace conditions of the Xiling Temple, the most important one was to propose the cession of Xiang to the Late Plains on behalf of the Golden Horde's court, which was also a condition that the Tang Dynasty and the opposition could never accept.

Last autumn, the cavalry of the Golden Horde invaded south like a pack of wolves, and the internal disputes in the Tang Dynasty did not end, and the cavalry that went out with His Majesty to conquer the wasteland was trapped in Helan City, and the Zhenbei Army was not prepared enough, and the Seven Walls were broken one after another, but it was in such an absolutely grim situation that General Xu Chi did not think about retreating at all, and the Zhenbei Army paid an unimaginable tragic price, and finally blocked the Golden Horde Cavalry on the line of a hundred miles south of the Seven Cities.

Why? Because Datang must keep Xiang Wanyuan, this horse farm is the foundation of Datang's strength for thousands of years, and the foundation of the Tang Army's crisscrossing of the world, and it can even be said that Xiang Wanyuan is Datang.

The cavalry of the Golden Horde was already a powerful enemy of the Tang State, and if Xiang Wanyuan was ceded out, the Golden Horde Court would inevitably become even more terrifying, and the Tang State would continue to weaken.

A somewhat puzzled voice sounded in the hall: "Compared with the cession of Dongshan County, this grassland is nothing, even if there are fewer war horses, it will be snatched back from the Golden Horde in the future." ”

Even in such moments, Datang's officials still have a strong spirit of optimism and confidence.

Shu Cheng said in a cold voice: "Xiling Temple wants us to pay for the war horse, and then let Xiang Wanyuan out, even if the Datang in the future has excellent armor and armament, but there is no mount available, how can we rob it? Since the other party has proposed such a desperate plan, how can it leave loopholes, they are going to cut off the foundation of our Datang." ”

What he was most worried about was that the queen and the academy didn't understand the importance of Xiang Wanyuan, and looked at Ning Que and said sharply: "If Xiang Wanyuan is ceded to the Golden Horde Court, the Tang Dynasty will not be far from destroying the country!"

The queen looked at Ning Que and said: "If Xiang Wanyuan is ceded, the Tang Dynasty will not want to recover its vitality within a hundred years, and the Xiling Temple must be aware of this point before it will put forward such conditions." ”

Ning Que looked at the files on the case and didn't make a decision for a long time.

(There is also a chapter of 2,000 words, and I will try to write it before half past two.) (To be continued!!