Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 507 Driving to Liangzhou
Li Qinzai was never afraid to admit the mistakes he made, a mistake was a mistake and there was no need to make excuses.

Travelers are not perfect saints, they will always make mistakes, admit them when they make mistakes, reflect on them after admitting them, and correct them after reflecting on them, what a normal thing.

After deep introspection, Li Qinzai came to a conclusion.

"There are fewer people!" Li Qinzai sighed.

With only 1000 people, the assassins can easily get in front of him and attack him. What if he brings 1 horses?It is almost time for an assassin to sneak into the front army formation, and it is impossible to enter the central army camp.

So there is a line in a movie in later generations that still makes sense, "Come out to hang out, it all depends on having more brothers."

"Suddenly I really want to be a great general, and run around with thousands of troops tied to the waistband of my trousers," Li Qinzai said sadly, "It also saves me from being chased by a few assassins and fleeing in embarrassment, completely ignoring my feelings and feelings." Decent..."

Thinking about how he ran away with his head in his arms just now, Li Qinzai suddenly felt ashamed, and the calm and gentle personality that he had managed for many years in front of the dramas collapsed in an instant.

After secretly feeling sad for a while, Li Qinzai asked again: "Have you ever asked why the Tibetans wanted to assassinate me?"

Liu Asi said: "The Tubo people have their eyes in Chang'an. The news of His Majesty's envoy to the Tang Dynasty will be known to the Tubo people on the same day. After the [-]-mile fast horse reported to Tubo, the Tubo people responded immediately."

The corner of Li Qinzai's mouth twitched: "Kill the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and put the blame on Tuyuhun?"

"It's about the same. It doesn't matter whether you can blame Tuyuhun or not. The important thing is that the envoys of the Tang Dynasty can't reach Tuyuhun safely."

"At this time, the two countries are fighting in full swing, and the Tubo army is in full swing. It will not be long before they will occupy the entire territory of Tuyuhun. They don't want a Tang envoy to appear suddenly to disrupt their plans."

Li Qinzai was thoughtful: "If the envoys of the Tang Dynasty died on the way, at least two months have passed since Chang'an got the news and sent new envoys. In two months, Tubo can do too much. gone."

"That's right, that's why Tubo wants to assassinate you. Wu Shaolang wants to buy time for the Tang Dynasty, but the Tubo people want to buy time for themselves."

Li Qinzai was silent for a moment, and said: "The assassination was very precise and meticulous, they almost succeeded, but did you ever ask who planned it behind the scenes?"

Liu Asi said in a low voice, "The Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan, planned it himself."

Li Qinzai nodded: "No wonder, this fall is not unjust..."

Needless to say, Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan is a personal figure, a famous figure in history books.

Songtsan Gampo is credited with unifying the various ministries of Tubo. His brilliant political skills and policy of rejuvenating the country made a weak plateau country gradually become stronger, so strong that even the Tang Dynasty had to be afraid of three points, and Lu Dongzan was among them. Fully assist.

Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng's marriage was facilitated by him alone, and the annexation of Tuyuhun was his plan, including the time and time war with Datang in the future, which was also led by him.

Although Li Qinzai and Lu Dongzan are hostile, it cannot be denied that this is a tricky and clever enemy.

Li Qinzai laughed suddenly: "It's a joy in life to be able to fight Lu Dongzan! Haha, let's have a big drink tonight and celebrate the rest of my life after the catastrophe."

A person who does not belong to this world, but has the opportunity to be called a hero of this era, is indeed a joy in life, winning or losing is worth living in this life.

"Wu Shaolang, shall we continue westward?" Liu Ah Si asked.

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said: "The itinerary remains unchanged, and we will continue on our way tomorrow. The battle between me and him is not here, not at this moment, but in Tuyuhun."

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According to the administrative division of later generations, Tuyuhun belonged to New JIANG, a combination of some areas such as Qinghai and Gansu, and is now the Tuyuhun Khanate.

Although it borders with the Tang Dynasty, and all the lords of the past dynasties respected the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state, the Khans of Tuyuhun were not very good.

When the Turks were strong, Tuyuhun vacillated between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Later, when the Turks were destroyed by Li Jing and the Tang Dynasty rose to prominence, Tuyuhun immediately presented his letter of credence to the Tang Dynasty and sent envoys to congratulate him. He was humble and sincere.

Later, Tubo also rose up, so Tuyuhun courted Tubo again, and when the Tang Dynasty had conflicts with Tubo, Tuyuhun immediately pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Occasionally, they sent out young and strong tribesmen to harass the border of the Tang Dynasty, plundering money and people. After being questioned by the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun Khan immediately admitted his mistake in fear, admitted his mistake and did not correct it, and continued to plunder after being honest for a while.

Tuyuhun is such a brazen hob meat, the kind of street stalker and ruffian who is afraid of getting his hands dirty when he is beaten by Datang.

For Datang, neither Tubo nor Tuyuhun was a good thing. Logically, when these two countries fought, Datang would only applaud and wish that both sides could use their brains.

It's a pity that Tuyuhun's geographical location is too important. It strangles the throat of the Silk Road and is the only channel connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions. So this time Tuyuhun was beaten, and Datang had to do everything possible to save it.

For no other reason, this piece of land strangling the throat of the Silk Road is in the hands of Tuyuhun, which is far better than being controlled by Tubo. If it falls into the hands of Tubo, then it will become a place for Tubo to attack Tang At the same time, Datang will soon lose the vast land of the Western Regions.

Li Qinzai's mission this time is to solve this big trouble for Li Zhi. Tubo must withdraw its troops, it is best for Tuyuhun to be in the hands of Datang, and the Silk Road must be kept open.

Of course, don't worry about the blond Hu Ji Li Zhi. If Li Qinzai dares to offer it, Empress Wu will definitely throw them into the well next to each other, and finally throw Li Qinzai, the culprit, into the well.

After the assassination, Li Qinzai ordered to speed up his pace.

From Lanzhou to Liangzhou, more than a thousand people galloped on horseback. About five days later, Li Qinzai finally arrived at Liangzhou City.

Before entering the city, a scout entered the city ahead of time to inform Liangzhou Inspector Pei Shen. When Li Qinzai and more than a thousand imperial troops arrived outside Liangzhou City, Pei Shen led the officials of the Inspector's Mansion to stand outside the city gate to greet them.

A group of people got off their horses outside the city gate. Pei Shen and all the officials greeted him and saluted. Li Qinzai remembered the battle of Tuyuhun, but he didn't exchange greetings after returning the salute.

Pei Shen was a middle-aged man in his forties, but his temples were already graying, and he didn't know whether he was born with less gray hair or because he was worried about the Tuyuhun War.

When Pei Shen heard this, he immediately said: "Tuyuhun's army is not as powerful as Tubo, and it is retreating eastward. More than ten cities in the middle school have been occupied by Tubo army. Tuyuhun Khan Nuohebo and Princess Honghua are now leading the remnant army to resist in the area of ​​Jishi Mountain. "

"Did Liangzhou send troops?"

Pei Shen hurriedly said: "Until the order of Chang'an, the lower officials dare not act recklessly. The King's Division of the Tang Dynasty did not mobilize a single soldier, and only sent dozens of teams of scouts to investigate the military situation."

(End of this chapter)