I don't know how long it took, Li Qingxuan suddenly felt cool all over his body, and in the haze, there seemed to be a rain descending, dripping into his mouth, the thirst stopped, and there was an indescribable comfort, and the person gradually woke up.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was in a tent, in which there was a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian crown and a long beard, and a young woman wearing a light green dress, both of whom were dressed in Han Chinese attire.

The girl was standing in front of him, holding a soaked towel in her hand, twisting it in her hand, dripping droplets of water on his face and into his mouth.

At this time, it was already night, and the temperature in the desert during the day and at night was very different, Li Qingxuan fainted in the hot desert, and woke up at this time as if he had reached a cool realm. His dry throat was moistened by droplets, and the girl's light green dress gave him a cool feeling.

As soon as Li Qingxuan woke up, he was refreshed. When the girl saw him open her eyes, she smiled and said, "Okay, Daddy, this Langjun has woken up!" The middle-aged man walked over and said, "Xiao Langjun, what is your name?

In the corner of the tent were the three delphiniums, presumably picked up by the man after he had beaten the lama away. Yan Wuxi's body was of course discovered by him. Li Qingxuan said: "Thank you, Mr. for saving your life." I don't know Yan Wuji, but I have heard his deeds from his master and know that he is a good man. ”

The man said: "Who is your master?" Li Qingxuan said the name of the master, and the man smiled: "It turned out to be the high feet of Zhang Zhicheng, a hero of the Qingcheng faction, no wonder his skills are so good!" Li Qingxuan was ashamed, and said in a panic: "The younger generation is not proficient in learning and art, if it is not for the help of the father, the younger generation would have died at the hands of that fierce monk." ”

The man said, "Do you know who those two people are? That lama is Hu Lixuan, the third disciple of the Tubo national master Longxiang Dharma King, and that warrior is a famous warrior under the tent of Trisong Dezan, the lord of the Tubo Empire. ”

"Trisong Detsen had twelve of the most skilled warriors called the Twelve Vajra, and this man's name was Sambuza, and he was the sixth of the Twelve Vajra. I see that your mount is tired like that, I think you have been trapped in the Gobi for a few days, you can actually defeat Sambuza, and you can still resist Huli's fifteen moves, this is exactly the glory of defeat, do you still need to be ashamed?"

Li Qingxuan listened to this man's praise, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, and thought: "It turns out that the lama is just a disciple of the Tubo national teacher, and that warrior can only rank sixth among the twelve vajras. From this point of view, Tubo is really a capable person, and it is not under the Central Plains!"

The man was thoughtful, and then asked Li Qingxuan: "Who did Yan Wuxian kill for, do you know? In my opinion, although Hu Lixuan's martial arts are not weak, with his skills, he can't kill Yan Wuxi!"

Li Qingxuan said: "The younger generation doesn't know, but Engong guessed well, Yan Wuxian was indeed not killed by those two." Because he hadn't seen the delphinium before he fought me. "The process of discovering Yan Wuxi's corpse and the words he heard when he fought with those two people were all said to this person.

The man sighed and said, "Yan Wuxian and I once had a relationship, although we didn't have a deep relationship, we respected each other. I heard that he had come to Guazhou and was looking for him, but he was already buried in the sand. A generation of heroes lost their lives in a foreign land, which is really sighing. ”

Li Qingxuan thought to himself: "This person can defeat that lama, and he is Yan Wuxian's friend, so he must be a person with a great background." So he asked respectfully: "I have received a lot of life-saving grace in Xia, and I dare not ask for the surname of Engonggao." ”

The man said: "Helping each other in times of distress is what my generation should do, not to mention that we are all Han people." I am Suzhou Lu Tingzhi, and she is the little girl Lu Qingqing. Li Qingxuan was taken aback when she heard the names of their father and daughter.

It turned out that this Lu Tingzhi was a famous Jiangnan swordsman who shook the martial arts, and Li Qingxuan had heard his master tell a story about him: one year Lu Tingzhi went north to Hedong Province and wanted to sneak into the Hedong Jiedu Embassy and assassinate An Lushan, the Hedong Jiedu Envoy.

Unfortunately, the news leaked, An Lushan sent ten first-class masters to round him up, in the Jiedu Embassy Mansion, a vicious battle broke out, Lu Tingzhi had just stepped into the realm of super-first-class masters not long ago, with only two palms and a sword, annihilated the five first-class masters under An Lushan, injured the remaining five first-class masters, and he was also seriously injured.

That was ten years ago, and since then, no trace of Lu Tingzhi has been found in the area under An Lushan's rule. The martial arts people in the Central Plains speculated a lot, some thought that he had died due to serious injuries that were difficult to treat, and some thought that he had turned back to the south of the Yangtze River, and after this danger of escaping from death, his arrogance was no longer what he used to be, so he closed his door and sealed his sword.

Unexpectedly, ten years later, Li Qingxuan met him in the Great Gobi. Lu Tingzhi seemed to guess his thoughts, and said with a smile: "You have probably heard my name before?"

Li Qingxuan said: "When Lu Daxia was in the Hedong Jiedu Embassy, he wiped out the five first-class masters under An Lushan with both palms and a sword, and the family teacher also admired Lu Daxia very much. The family teacher often said that he only hated that he didn't have the opportunity to visit Lu Daxia in Jiangnan. What a blessing for the younger generations. ”

Lu Tingzhi said: "I was seriously injured back then, and I couldn't have survived. Fortunately, someone saved me, and this person was Yan Wuxi. Li Qingxuan said: "I see!"

He thought to himself, "No wonder he rushed to save me, and as soon as I woke up, he asked me who Yan Wuxian was." Yan Wuxi's corpse was found to me, and I played Yan Wuxi's unique secret weapon Feiyan Dart again, and the lama also thought that I was Yan Wuxi's disciple at that time, presumably this Lu Daxia also had such suspicions. ”

Lu Tingzhi said: "I have also been famous for a long time, but unfortunately I passed through the Central Plains in a hurry this time and was unable to visit. Then he said, "It's a little strange that you met me here, isn't it?"

Li Qingxuan said: "Mr. Lu is looking for Gu Daxia in Guazhou?" Lu Tingzhi said: "I know that he has come to Guazhou, and I also hope to meet him here, but I am not here for him this time." You're one of my generation, and I might as well say it to you. ”

While they were talking, Lu Qingqing had already cooked a pot of porridge, and at this time he held it up and said with a smile: "Dad, let the guests eat something first." Brother Li, after the fight, you are too tired, and I am afraid that it is not suitable to eat dry and hard things, so I got you a little porridge. We've already eaten, you don't have to be polite. ”

Li Qingxuan said with a smile: "I have been in the desert for a few days, and I dare to drink a small glass of water at most every day, I am really thirsty, and it is best to eat porridge." I am very grateful to Lu Qingqing for her thoughtfulness.

There was the neighing sound of horses outside the tent, and Li Qingxuan heard it as if it was his "Yizhang Qing", and was about to ask, but Lu Qingqing was already saying, "I also saved you from that mount." The horse is a good horse, but unfortunately it is also because there is no water to drink for a few days, and it is too tired to walk. Now it's grazing outside, I'll go out and have a look, and when it's full, I'll take it to drink. Not far from here, there is a water source. ”

Li Qingxuan was overjoyed when he heard that the mount was unharmed, and thanked the Lu family's father and daughter again. Lu Tingzhi said: "Qing'er, you take the horse to drink water, and bring some water back by the way." Lu Qingqing said: "Yes." Lu Qingqing took off a leather bag hanging on the tent and went out.

The Uighurs in the desert used leather bags to hold water, and the Lu family had been in Guazhou for many days, and they had followed the Uighur customs. Li Qingxuan thought to herself: "It's much better to hold water in a leather bag than to use a kettle, but it's a pity that I didn't prepare it." If you had such a big leather bag, you could survive in the desert for at least a few more days. ”

Li Qingxuan ate the pot of porridge cleanly, Lu Tingzhi smiled and said, "Are you feeling better?" Li Qingxuan said: "It's much better." So Lu Tingzhi recalled the topic just now and continued: "You have traveled to the Guanzhong region, have you ever heard such a rumor: Tubo wants to ally with the Uighurs and attack the Tang Dynasty Chang'an City?"

Li Qingxuan said: "In the past few years, the younger generation has served the old mother at home, and they are poor and remote, and they can't hear any news. If this is true, it will be a great evil!"

Lu Tingzhi frowned and said: "It seems that the news is true, but due to the suspicion of the generals in the imperial court before, the military department Shangshu and Tongping Zhangshi were slandered and killed, resulting in almost no army defense in Chang'an City. From this point of view, Datang is in danger!"

Li Qingxuan said: "What Mr. Lu said is that the imperial court has just pacified the Anshi rebellion, the treasury is empty, and the people are struggling to make a living.

Lu Tingzhi nodded and said, "That's right. I have a friend who was a guerrilla general under the command of Gu Huaien, deputy marshal of Hebei and envoy of Shuofang Jiedu in Fenzhou, and according to the information he received, the Tubo and Uighurs will enter the western part of the Kou River and Guanzhong in the winter of this year. ”

Li Qingxuan said: "How did Mr. Lu gain from this trip?" Lu Tingzhi said: "Tubo and the Tang Dynasty that established the country in Luoyang are thousands of miles apart, and the heroes of the Central Plains have never been to Tubo, and they don't know anything about the situation in Tubo. ”

"After arguing with my martial arts friends, I think that empty arguments are useless, and I must go to Tubo, listen to their public opinion, and see their situation, and then I can judge whether the national strength of Tubo is a threat to my Tang Dynasty, which is why I want to come to Longxi this time. ”

Li Qingxuan was in awe and said: "Mr. Lu has worked hard for the country, passing thousands of miles, crossing the desert, and going deep into the poor, which is really admirable!" Lu Tingzhi said: "I just went to the rivers and lakes, I have to endure a little harder, just to hone myself, that's nothing." The little girl Qingqing, she is not used to the hot and cold climate here, and she can go now. ”

Lu Tingzhi has only one daughter, who is very loved, and when he talks about it, he can't help but say a few more gossips, and said with a smile: "I didn't want her to come, but she had to follow me, so I had to take her with me." Fortunately, she didn't cause me any trouble, and she took care of me during the trip. ”

Li Qingxuan said: "This is Mr. Lu's good fortune, having such a filial daughter." Lu Tingzhi said: "You are also a filial son, didn't you just say that you have been serving your mother at home in the past few years?"

A filial son, a filial daughter. The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Li Qingxuan is eighteen years older and has never befriended a woman, Lu Qingqing can be regarded as his first friend of the opposite sex. For such a strong and graceful woman, although he didn't dare to dabble in reverie, he was also very impressed in his heart.

At this time, he was grateful to Lu Qingqing for his concern, and after listening to Lu Tingzhi's words, his face was hot, and he said: "How can the younger generation compare to Lingyuan?

He liked to hear Lu Tingzhi talk about his daughter, but he was too embarrassed to talk about it anymore, so he hurried back to the original topic. Lu Tingzhi smiled: "You see I'm so confused, I forgot to say serious things, I made a few detours, and I don't know where I went." ”

Lu Tingzhi sorted out his thoughts, took a sip of water, and then said: "It has been eight months since our father and daughter arrived in Tubo and Tuyuhun. In the past eight months, we have traveled to many places, and we have met many friends from all walks of life. What we have learned from our investigation is that the Tubo lord Chisong Dezan has organized his army through military force, and with his troops, he can indeed pose a great threat to the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Qingxuan said: "So, Tubo really wants to enter the Tang Dynasty?" Lu Tingzhi said: "According to my guess, he must have to fight the odds of victory before he is willing to enter the army, and secondly, he also wants to use the Uighur army to consume the Tang Dynasty's troops." ”

Li Qingxuan said: "In this way, Trisong Dezan's plan is to move his troops to besiege Chang'an City after capturing Hexi. Lu Tingzhi said: "Not bad at all. I have seen several signs, all of which can prove that he has signs of occupying Hexi first and attacking the key points later. ”

Lu Tingzhi continued, "Most of the Tibetan region is a plateau area, with lush water and grass, and their cavalry is the most courageous. However, in the past two years, they have been training more than 10,000 elite foot soldiers. ”

"Attacking the Tang Dynasty, Tubo can run rampant only by cavalry. They trained the elite soldiers, obviously not to burn and loot, but to conquer the city and seize the big and small cities of the Tang Dynasty, and the ambition of Chisong Dezan was clearly revealed!"

Li Qingxuan was shocked and said, "Not bad." If they wanted to conquer the city, they had to rely on the elite infantry to attack the city. This Chisong Dezan's ambition is not small, but the Tang Dynasty is not a place they want to occupy!"

Lu Tingzhi continued: "Secondly, Tibet is a country formed by the combination of many tribes, with many tribes and many races. There are also many Han Chinese in Tibet. I heard that the Tibetan people, especially the Tibetan nobles, used to be very abusive to the Han people, but in the past two years, they have been much better, and many Han people have been used under the tent of Trisong Detsen. ”

"They want to learn the language of the Han people, be familiar with the customs and geographical situation of the Central Plains, and do not hesitate to worship the Han people as teachers. Do you think what they are doing this for, and are they really good for the Han people? It is not because they need to know themselves and their opponents so that they can win all battles. ”

Li Qingxuan nodded and said, "I also heard that Tri Song Dezan is very talented, and he can't be underestimated, so it seems that he is really far-sighted!" In his heart, he thought: "If Tubo changes its strategy towards the Han people, my uncle may be less tortured, and he may still be alive in the world." ”

After Lu Tingzhi finished talking about what he had seen and heard in Tubo, he asked Li Qingxuan: "Virtuous nephew, you can still live in the countryside, why did you come to Tubo too?" Li Qingxuan said the reason why he came to look for his uncle.

Lu Tingzhi said: "That's right. I also know that ten years ago, Tubo invaded the Tang Dynasty and captured a group of Han people in Guanzhong!" Li Qingxuan said: "Mr. Lu has heard about the whereabouts of these captives?"