Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 927
It is not easy for a woman to survive in a chaotic situation.

Zi Nu did a good job.

In the Qinghai Lake ranch where bandits were rampant, Zi Nu recruited a group of strong men from the exiled tribe of Tuyuhun, together with a group of former Loulan tribes who followed her, these people formed the backbone of the ranch.

After taking over the ranch, Zi Nu commanded the defense indifferently during several successive raids by bandits, defeating the bandits each time.

However, if things go on like this, Zi Nu is a bit difficult to deal with.

Moreover, she clearly wrote in the letter that the bandits' raids on the ranch were targeted, and it could be seen that they were organized and premeditated. Every raid was a group of Tubo troops forming an army formation and charging towards the tribal tent on horseback. The rest of the bandits were divided into left and right wings to assist.

This kind of formation is not something ordinary bandits can do, it must be put up by a general in the army. Obviously it is just a raid on the ranch, but the bandits are as orderly as a battle between two countries on the battlefield.

Zinu noticed something strange and asked Su Dingfang's troops for help, but every time Su Dingfang sent troops to arrive, the gang of bandits fled away, and when the Tang army withdrew, they came to attack again.

The situation in Tuyuhun was indeed chaotic and bandits were rampant, but bandits like this were obviously very unusual. Zi Nu was sensitive to the fact that the shadow of the Tubo general was looming among this band of bandits.

After Su Dingfang led the Tang army to pacify Tuyuhun, Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan obviously stayed behind. After the Tubo army retreated, he embedded many nails in Tuyuhun territory. This group of bandits should be one of them.

Lu Dongzan is a person who refuses to admit defeat. Even if the situation is irretrievable, he will still do everything he can to destroy Datang's acceptance of Tuyuhun.

Under such a background, Zi Nu's ranch is really precarious and difficult to maintain.

After reading the letter, Li Qinzai was in a dilemma.

How to help this woman?

Although he was a magistrate, he had no military power in his hands, and he couldn't mobilize troops from Tuyuhun or Anxi Duhufu to help him suppress the bandits.

If Li Zhi went to the palace to ask Li Zhi for this matter, Li Zhi might agree in the face of his personal relationship and mobilize an army to protect Zi Nu.

But this kind of thing is not easy for Li Zhi, nor is it easy for Li Qinzai.If it is heard by the courtiers, it is inevitable that they will be accused of using public property for private use, using power for personal gain, etc. Both the monarch and the ministers are disgusted.

"Husband, can you help Zi Nu?" Cui Jie looked at him expectantly.

Li Qinzai sighed, and said: "Madam help me write a letter to her, the cold outside the Great Wall, let her bring someone back to Chang'an for a temporary stay."

"General Su Dingfang has been ordered to return to Chang'an, but his generals are still in Tuyuhun. Tomorrow, I will visit old general Su and ask him to do me a favor. Let him order the generals to sweep around Qinghai Lake. Helpful, but at least a deterrent."

As Li Qinzai said, he didn't have any hope.This method is actually ineffective. The gang of bandits played guerrilla warfare. When Tang Jun killed them, they ran away, and when Tang Jun withdrew, they came back, and so on. It was impossible for Tang Jun to stay in Zinu's pasture all the time.

Cui Jie was a little dissatisfied, and said: "That is our family's ranch. The land belongs to our family, the cattle and sheep belong to our family, and the soldiers and horses under Zi Nu's command also belong to our family. Can't we just throw it away like this?"

Li Qinzai sighed: "The only way is for my husband and I to lead the Li Family Tribute to Qinghai Lake and direct the battle against the bandits."

Cui Jie shook her head hastily: "No way, my husband is a rich man, so how can I risk myself, it doesn't matter if I don't want the ranch, if something happens to my husband, our whole family will be destroyed."

This sounded pleasing to the ear, but looking at the situation of the Li family's wife, the husband is obviously much more expensive than a pasture, and even a mistress would not be sold.

"Husband, although the pasture doesn't matter, Zi Nu still can't lose anything. The people in our Li family are precious. Would you like to send someone to pick her up from Qinghai Lake?"

"Ma'am, don't worry, a man will save a beautiful woman who can do splits even if he tries his best."

The flying dance couldn't help but float up in his mind, Zi Nu's graceful and holy dance has been deeply imprinted in his mind, and he will never forget it in his life.

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The depths of winter have come, and there has been heavy snowfall in Guanzhong for several days.

The roads near Chang'an City have been covered with heavy snow, and the snow is more than a foot thick, it is still difficult to walk, and it is even more difficult for carriages and horses.

In such weather, people have already stopped their work, cats keep warm at home, rich people have prepared charcoal and copper stoves early, poor people also gathered enough firewood, lit the fire, and the family sat quietly in front of the fire.

The rich think about next year's income, the poor have no time to lament the misery of the previous year, and count the harvest of the field next year.

The children carefreely fought around the fire, and their innocent smiles fell on the eyes of the elders, instantly dispelling their sorrows and suddenly feeling full of energy.

In this life, one must always have a goal, for the mother-in-law, for the child, and for the crumbling home, no matter how hard and tiring, until you are completely exhausted, you have to grit your teeth to hold on.

This life is over, maybe the next life will not be so tiring.

In the harsh weather where everything was completely silent, several teams came separately from the east and west gates outside Chang'an City.

The direction of the team is obviously the gate of Chang'an City. Each team is very long. A line of fully loaded chariots and horses are struggling to move in the snow. Every time a section is made, the wheels of the carts are stuck in the muddy snow and can only be dragged by human power. , to pull the carriage out, and then move on.

When approaching the gate of Chang'an, the leader of the team looked at the majestic and towering city wall and smiled with relief. At the same time, he was deeply shocked by the majestic capital of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

Several teams came to the gate of the city from different directions. They were not dressed as Tang people, but in strange clothes.

A few miles away from the city gate, the procession stopped, all the knights dismounted, and the leader first knelt down facing the city of Chang'an and yelled: "By the order of the Tubo Grand Minister Lu Dongzan, the Tubo envoy Tashi Le is carrying a heavy gift. Congratulations to His Majesty Tangtian Khan!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed heavily facing Chang'an City, then got up, walked a few steps forward, knelt down again, and repeated the sentence just now, and so on.

There are also two teams on the east side of Chang'an City. They are dressed normally, at least the clothes they wear are the same as those of the Tang people, but for some reason, the Chinese clothes on these people always have a weird feeling, like a group of people. The hozen with the crown of the monkey is walking upright.

The two teams in the east are not so harmonious.They are far apart from each other and full of gunpowder.

When they came outside the city gate, the leader of one of the teams also bowed to the city gate. Compared with the ritual kneeling of the Tubo envoys, the leader of this team worshiped more piously and devotedly, and his posture was five-body prostration, very pleasing to the eye.

After kneeling down, the leader kowtowed three times, and said loudly: "By the order of the eldest brother of the king of the Japanese kingdom, I send envoys to congratulate His Majesty Tang Tian Khan!"

The leader of the other team was naturally not to be outdone, and he had to show his attitude towards things like kneeling and licking.

So he also knelt down towards the city gate from a long distance away, and said loudly: "Silla Kingdom, a vassal that is always loyal to the Tang Dynasty, is ordered by the lord of the country, Jin Famin, to send envoys to congratulate His Majesty the Great Tang Tian Khan!"

(End of this chapter)