bastard seizes tang

Chapter 644
"There are [-] houses in seven miles of Liangzhou, and the Hu people are half-unable to play the pipa. A piece of the pipa can break the heart, and the wind is blowing and the night is long."

Li Ke set off from Chang'an, which lasted nearly [-] days, and finally arrived at Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest.

Liangzhou City.

A name that has appeared countless times in frontier poems, in the eyes of Li Ke today, this place is no different from the vastness and vastness mentioned in the poem, but it is not as lonely and desolate. It was kind of lively.

Originally, due to the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, local regimes were separated and each was governed by itself. In addition, the Western Turks rebelled and Gaochang rebelled. The Silk Road in Han Dynasty had gradually declined. Back to the Silk Road one after another.

Hou Junji was indeed a traitor, and was punished for causing chaos, but his achievements were also engraved on Liangzhou's increasingly prosperous officialdom. This is something that no one can erase, and it is also Li Ke's feelings these days one.

"Prince, is this Liangzhou?" Li Ke's side concubine, Tubo Dongjun princess Langri Linzhi sat in the carriage, looking at the mountainous Liangzhou city in the distance, and the crowds passing through the official road. , asked Li Ke in surprise.

In the eyes of Chang'an people, Liangzhou is remote and not rich. Langri Linzhi also heard these words from other people's mouths. Originally, Langri Linzhi saw Liangzhou as barren and exhausted. Unexpectedly, the so-called remoteness of Liangzhou is only relative to Chang'an, not really barren.From a glance, the prosperity of Liangzhou has overshadowed the whole of Tubo, even better than the capital city.

Since Songtsan Gampo succeeded to the throne, Tubo has gradually prospered, with successive battles and victories. In the royal court of Tubo, there are often warlike people who do not know the depth of the Tang Dynasty and threaten to pacify the plateau within three years and destroy the Tang Dynasty in the east within five years. , now it seems like a joke.

Not to mention Chang'an, which is far away, Tuyuhun and Liangzhou City alone may be a natural moat that Tubo will never be able to overcome, not to mention that Liangzhou City is nearly a thousand miles away from Chang'an, with several Xiongguan in the middle.

Langri Linzhi's expression fell into Li Ke's eyes, Li Ke said with a smile: "Liangzhou has been a city for thousands of years, and there have been several ups and downs. A few years ago, my Tang Dynasty destroyed Gaochang, and I will open up the Western Regions. Ten years later , Liangzhou will definitely become more and more prosperous, and when you come to see it, it will look different again."

It has never been a secret that the Tang Dynasty opened up the Western Regions, and although Tubo is not strong enough at the moment, it has long been eyeing the Western Regions, otherwise it would not have been involved in Gaochang's affairs early, instigating Gaochang Kingdom to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and indirectly caused Gaochang died.

The fact that the two countries are fighting sooner or later is something that Langri Linzhi knew before she married Chang'an. Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo is ambitious and wants to make great achievements. Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Prince Li Ke are also British lords. There must be a battle for the Western Regions and for Tuyuhun.

Although the dispute between the two countries is not close, it will not be far away, but at that time, as the Tubo princess and the side concubine of the prince, how will she deal with herself?

Li Ke treated her very well, and her life in Datang was not bad. She didn't want her current life to be broken, but all of this was unavoidable.

Maybe at that time, the only man she can rely on is this man in front of her, Langri Linzhi looked at Li Ke, thinking in her heart.

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Now that Li Ke has seen Liangzhou City, the distance is not far away. Li Ke and his party walked for a stick of incense and arrived at the foot of Liangzhou City. The governor of Liangzhou, Su Dingfang, had already been waiting outside the city for a long time. .

Su Dingfang greeted Li Ke, but it was different from other local officials. The other local officials were all dressed in official uniforms, leading their subordinates to meet him, which seemed very solemn, but Su Dingfang was different. Su Dingfang was not an outsider, but followed Li Ke's confidant for many years, outside Liangzhou City, Su Dingfang was only in the ordinary clothes at home, and he was waiting for Li Ke without even wearing armor.

"The last general, Su Dingfang, pays homage to the prince." Seeing Li Ke leading the crowd to move forward, Su Dingfang also took a few steps forward and bowed in front of Li Ke's horse.

Li Ke has always been known as a courteous and virtuous corporal, not to mention that Su Dingfang is still his confidant and beloved general. If it were in the past, Li Ke would have helped Su Dingfang up early when he was courteous, but this time it was not the case.

Su Dingfang bowed in front of Li Ke's horse, Li Ke got off his horse, did not bend down to help Su Dingfang, but just stood in front of Su Dingfang, looked at Su Dingfang, and said displeasedly: "Su Lie, I always thought you were acting Steady, but I didn't expect to be so edgy this time, and it also made me worry in Beijing, you should just worship like this."

When Su Dingfang heard the words, he instinctively thought what Li Ke said was about Xuanwei Zhechong Mansion Yingxiao and Duguming being stabbed to death, so he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty to Li Ke: "The chaos in the Liangzhou military mansion has worried the prince. I will not handle it properly in the end, please punish the prince."

Su Dingfang was also eager to accept the crime face to face, but Li Ke looked at Su Dingfang's appearance, and the displeasure on his face did not ease in the slightest. Instead, he continued to let Su Dingfang knelt down on the ground without helping him up, and then said: "How does Dugu Ming behave? How the people behind it behave is beyond your control, and it’s not your fault when something like this happens, but you still don’t know where your fault is after hearing what you said.”

Su Dingfang said: "The last general is stupid, I hope the crown prince will show it clearly."

Li Ke said: "You clearly know that Zhao Yi has the intention of mutiny, as the commander of the three armies, how can you fall into the midst of the enemy, if you have any troubles, how can I feel at ease."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Su Dingfang seemed to understand Li Ke's meaning. As the governor of Liangzhou, Su Dingfang guarded the most important town in the northwest and shouldered a heavy responsibility. It was naturally inappropriate for him to go to the dangerous place in person.

Su Dingfang explained: "The crown prince can rest assured about this matter. The general has already made an explanation before entering the camp. If there is an accident in the general, it will be better for Cheng Mingzhen to control the Liangzhou frontier army on his behalf. Cheng Mingzhen has been fighting with the general for many years. , is still reliable."

It was fine if Su Dingfang didn't say that, and Li Ke's expression was quite calm, but when Su Dingfang's words came out, Li Ke immediately became angry.

Li Ke said angrily: "Bastard, you are still talking nonsense at this time. If you can find Cheng Mingzhen by chance, where will I go to find another Su Dingfang?"

Li Ke has always been kind to others, especially to Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang has followed Li Ke for more than ten years, but Li Ke has never reprimanded Su Dingfang. This is the first time.

When Su Dingfang listened to Li Ke's words, he had a pause at first, but slowly his nose turned red. Li Ke was not reprimanding him, it was clearly full of concern and preference. If he didn't regard him as his own family, how could he say such a thing? Let's talk.

Su Dingfang crouched down and said: "Alang is worried by the door, please forgive me."

Su Dingfang called himself a disciple and called Li Ke a Lang, which means he considered himself a slave of Li Ke's family. For a border general, this title is much more important than a prince or something.

Hearing this, Li Ke leaned over and slowly helped Su Dingfang up. After Su Dingfang got up, he patted Su Dingfang on the back of his hand and said to Su Dingfang: "I would rather lose the whole Hexi than take your life No more."

"No." Su Dingfang's eyes were sore, and he replied with a choked voice.

(End of this chapter)