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Chapter 16 Tang Ren's is Good
When Lao Yangpi came to a tall rammed-earth gatehouse and stopped moving, Yunchu also heard a burst of violent tambourines and ringing bells.

A dancer with a graceful figure but dark skin is dancing happily. When dancers from the Western Regions show their dancing charm, they usually don’t wear clothes. Tie the cloth or silk into flowers or butterflies.

More extravagant ones will use thin white gauze and gauze of various colors to make streamers, tie them through the armpits and hang down from the back, so that once they start to twist, those streamers will fly up and form a visual obstacle. It makes people feel that they seem to be wearing clothes, but they don't seem to be wearing them, which is very fascinating.

Yunchu remembered that the Feitians on the Dunhuang murals looked like this, but most of the Feitians in Dunhuang couldn't distinguish between men and women, and they were not as charming as the dark Feitian in front of him.

"Is this elegance?" Yunchu asked Lao Yangpi after watching the dancer lift one leg and bounce around with one leg.

"The dancers in Chang'an should not be like this. I heard from Xuanzang that women in the Tang Dynasty kept their etiquette." Lao Yangpi said with a smile.

Yunchu felt a little ashamed, he always felt that the Tang people at this time were not as good as Lao Yangpi said.

After climbing up the dilapidated earthen wall of Kucha City, I immediately saw a new city outside the city wall, with dense flags fluttering on that city, one of which was the most conspicuous with a black border and a red face. Character.

People come and go in the city of Kucha, but the surrounding area of ​​the military stronghold outside the city is so quiet that not even a rabbit can be seen.

It wasn't until Yunchu saw a dilapidated wooden board written in various languages-the words "death to those who approached the military camp", that he really felt the majesty of the Tang people.

These red words that look like they are dripping with blood are far more deterrent than the skulls that the Huihe people planted around the camp.

Lao Yangpi was also looking at the military camp of the Tang people, and after watching it for a while, he regretfully said to Yunchu: "You should become a Tang person."

Yun Chu gritted his teeth and said, "I am a Tang person myself."

Lao Yangpi looked into Yunchu's eyes and said, "That's pretty good. You'd better say the same after you are caught by the Tang people."

After walking for a long time today, Lao Yangpi seemed to be very tired. He casually wrapped in a leather jacket and fell on the rammed earth wall, closing his eyes slightly.

"Three years ago, the Tang general Ashinasheer beheaded the king of Yanqi, Anazhi, and broke Kucha in Duobei City, and captured his king Bu Shibi. Since then, the city of Kucha has never had a gate."

Lao Yangpi seems to have fallen into reminiscence again, stroking the city wall below him affectionately with his wrinkled hands.

"Why don't they station in the city, but rebuild the city on the side?"

Lao Yangpi smiled and said, "The city of Kucha at that time was no longer suitable for stationing troops."

Yun Chu nodded. Cities captured by the Tang army generally would not end well. It was almost a habit of their behavior in the Western Regions to be slaughtered after the city was broken.

There are too many dead people in the city, so of course it is not suitable for the army, because they are worried about the plague or something.

"King Bu Shibi of Kucha is an idiot. If he surrendered immediately when the Tang army came, even though he would lose a lot of money and food, the people in the city would still be able to save their lives.

If he is unwilling to surrender, he should immediately contact Yanqi King Anazhi to resist the Tang army. Even if he fails, he can be called a hero by the people of the Western Regions.

He chose the worst path. He didn't think of resisting until King Yanqi was killed, and he chose to surrender halfway through the resistance... There were casualties when the Tang army attacked the city. At this time, what can we do if we don't slaughter the city? Woolen cloth?

Yunchu, do you now know how stupid people in the Western Regions are? "

At this time, there happened to be a dark cloud covering the sun, and the cool wind blowing over the city wall made people feel cold all over.

At the same time, the stories told by Lao Yangpi are also not pleasant. After all, three years ago, almost all the people in this city died, and the people walking around the city don't know where they came from.

There has never been a moment of peace in the Western Regions. There are always wars here, and there are always endless wars.

People in the Western Regions will die when they give birth to children. When they are grazing, they are often taken away by wolves. Some will starve to death when they have nothing to eat. It seems that they will never die cleanly, and there will always be people emerging from the corners to re-form tribes one after another, and kingdoms one after another.

This makes people have to admire the tenacity of life.

Yun Chu has a deep understanding of this point. In the past 13 years, the Cypriot tribe he belongs to has also experienced a life of ups and downs, wars and oppression, but the total population of the tribe does not seem to have decreased significantly. One hundred accounts have always been two hundred accounts, neither increasing nor decreasing.

The wind was blowing comfortably, Yunchu opened his eyes, and then he saw Lao Yangpi's clear water eyes looking at him intently.

This pair of eyes reminded Yunchu of those eyes he saw on the roadside of Mount Emei a long time ago. The eyes are yellowish, the eyelids are blue, and the rest of the place is like a large number of monkey eyes left blank like a painting.

This kind of clear eyes should be suitable for a baby's face, but unfortunately, the monkey and Lao Yangpi in Emei Mountain also have such eyes, which immediately made Yunchu alert.

The monkeys in Mount Emei will look at you with this kind of eyes, and then snatch your food, water, and anything they want.

It is estimated that the old sheepskin should also be like this.

Yunchu has always believed that Lao Yangpi should be a rare wise man among the Hu people. Now, he only thinks that this guy looks like a monkey from Mount Emei, has a voice like a monkey from Mount Emei, and eyes like a monkey from Mount Emei... Overall, this old guy is A monkey on Mount Emei.

"The Sui people have lost their dynasty. Is it possible for me to become a Tang person if I mix with the Sui people?" Yunchu asked.

Lao Yangpi shrinks back, even in June, as long as there is no sun, he will still feel cold.

"Your identity as a Sui person is just a springboard for you. If you are not a Sui person, you have no possibility of becoming a Tang person."

"The Tang people and the Sui people are sworn enemies."

"The people of the Sui Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty are in the same line, like two fruits growing on the same tree. Sooner or later, they will forget each other's hatred and become one."

"Is there no better way? I always feel that being a Sui person is not good for my future."

"Don't worry, it will be smoothed out."

"No, since I'm going to live in Datang in the future, I don't think I should be contaminated with any identity that shouldn't be contaminated from the very beginning."

"Xuanzang was born in the corrupt Sui Dynasty, even though it was corrupt, it was also a glorious and splendid dynasty, and it was also a time when Buddhism flourished.

Why are you so against Tai Sui?
I heard that at that time there were peerless generals, outstanding Confucians, endless singing and dancing, and Qionghua who never thanked each other. "

After listening to Lao Yangpi's praise to Tai Sui, Yunchu tried his best to restrain his mind. At this time, he absolutely dare not show the eyes of an idiot.

Forget it, Lao Yangpi's knowledge of the Central Plains came from Xuanzang, which made his knowledge of the Central Plains very one-sided.

Emperor Sui Yang was a romantic monarch, but also a majestic one. He could knock the heads of opponents to the ground with just one order. He liked to build one after another huge warships to fight against dissatisfied officials.

He also likes to let many, many women pull his dragon boat on the canal with bare upper body. He also likes to plant countless Qionghua in Yangzhou. .

From the perspective of a person like Lao Yangpi, such an emperor is indeed very good, living a comfortable, comfortable and happy life.

This is actually the highest ideal of the barbarian heroes. As for the background behind these things, they don't consider it, or they don't care about it.

A hero should do what a hero needs to do, even if his head is chopped off in the end, it is still worth it.

These people just like to do things that make themselves happy for a while. Anyway, after I die, I will let him be flooded.

"If you want to be a Tang person, you have to be a pure Tang person, and you have to be a Tang person who can stand the scrutiny of others. It has been more than 13 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and I am only [-] years old. At this time, you say I am a big The survivors of the Sui Dynasty have a heart of disobedience in themselves."

Lao Yangpi stared at Yunchu for a while, then threw out a small bag of gold dust to him, waved his hand and said, "Since you are so confident, then do it."

Yun Chu reached out and grabbed the gold sand, and weighed it in his hand. There should be seven or eight taels of gold sand in the bag.

"How can I repay you for your dedication?"

Yunchu knew that if he took someone else's investment, he had to be prepared for a return.

"If your speed of assimilating into the Tang Dynasty is fast enough, take me to Chang'an in the name of a servant; if your speed of assimilating into the Tang Dynasty is slow, then take my ashes to Chang'an, and personally send my ashes to Xuanzang's before."

Yun Chu nodded and said, "Okay, we've made a deal."

At this moment, a thin black line suddenly appeared at the end of the earth. Thinking of the two of them acting like spies, Yunchu leaned closer to Lao Yangpi and said, "Are we going to deal with Tang Jun?"

Lao Yangpi shook his head and said, "We are marmots in the Gobi. It is best to live underground and not stay on the ground for a long time, otherwise, the eagle will kill the marmots."

After finishing speaking, he brushed the dust off Yunchu's robe with his hand and said, "There shouldn't be dust on the clothes of people from Tang."

The black line became thicker and thicker, and then the earth shook, and desolate horns sounded from the military camp.

Lao Yangpi turned around and walked towards Qiucha City without saying a word.

When the two of them ran back to Qiuci City, looking through the empty city gate, the thin black line had turned into a black wave.

"The Huihe people always say that they can hover like flying and light like a falcon on horseback. Under the impact of cavalry like the Tang people, they are not even capable of fighting. A few hundred people can drive tens of thousands of Huihe cavalry all over the mountains. It has to be said that Tang Ren's combat power is really very powerful."

Lao Yangpi's words rang in Yunchu's ears, but Yunchu's attention was all on these cavalrymen, causing Lao Yangpi's praise of Tang Jun to sound like a voiceover.

The tide-like cavalry team rolled over from a distance, and after a stone's throw away from the military stronghold, this cavalry with a full [-] riders quickly turned into dozens of squads. After the sound of the drums on the military stronghold, a Small teams of cavalry filed in, and after a meal, the Gobi became quiet again.

(End of this chapter)