Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 552 Signs
"Well, in fact, according to my opinion, if you really lost to the Tubo people, maybe it would be better to take it easy?"

"Why do you say that?"

"It's very simple. If General Xue is defeated, the reputation of Tubo's general Qinling on the Eastern Front will increase greatly. His elder brother Zan Nie Duobu will be the prime minister of Tubo. It’s okay for the Tang Dynasty to press against each other with soldiers. Even if there is a rift between Tubo monarchs and ministers when the strong enemy is outside, they can still put down their minds and focus on foreign affairs; To kill the courtiers is to kill the lord. At that time, no matter which family wins, Tubo will definitely lose its vitality, and it will not be too late for us, Tang Dynasty, to reap the benefits!"

"That's right, did Sanlang play these to the emperor?" Cui Hongdu asked in surprise and joy.

"Hongdu, you are really stupid. General Xue hasn't sent troops yet, so I said what to do after General Xue's defeat. Isn't this a curse on General Xue's defeat?" Complain with me, but it's not good for other people in the DPRK to know!"

"Yes, yes!" Cui Hongdu's complexion changed drastically, and he said hastily, "Sanlang, please rest assured, I will never let a third person know about this matter!"

"That's good, it's getting late, let's go to rest first!"

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Qinghai, Fucheng City (the site is located in Tiebujia Village, Shinaihai Township, Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province), and the former capital of Tuyuhun.

"Brother asked me to give up Fucheng?" Qin Ling raised his head and looked at the envoy's face.

"Yes! This is actually Zanpu's request. The Tang people have assembled an army in Longyou, claiming to send the original King Tuyuhun back to his hometown!" The envoy subconsciously turned his head to avoid looking at Qinling. He is very godly, his eyes are like sharp arrows, and few people dare to look at him. His father Lu Dongzan once reprimanded him, and he was not allowed to look directly into the eyes of people who are higher than his own, so as not to irritate the other party for no reason and cause trouble. scourge.

There was a sarcastic smile on the corner of Qinling's mouth. He walked to the window and looked out. The former royal city of Tuyuhun was actually not big. It was no more than four miles long and three miles wide. There were no magnificent buildings in the city. King Tuyuhun lived a nomadic life, living by water and grass, and would return to the city for the winter only after it snowed every winter.However, the superior geographical location still brings great wealth to the city—the Qinghai Road, Henan Road, and Tangfan Ancient Road in the Silk Road intersect here, and from here to the south, you can reach Chengdu via Songzhou; You can reach the Western Regions, and continue westward to enter Central Asia, eastward to Longyou, and northward to the old land of Turks.It took half his life for his father to take this place, and he wanted to turn it into a place for the Gar family to use, but his elder brother wanted to let it out by himself.

"What else did brother say?"

"The prime minister said that the Tang people are strong and the country is strong. If they compete with them, the victory will lead to continuous disasters, and the defeat will be punished by Zanpu, and Zanpu will not support us. Moreover, Fuqi City is located on the bank of Qinghai Lake. The terrain is flat and easy. Attacking is difficult to defend. Why don't you let the Tang people first, Tuyuhun has already been dispersed, even if the Tang people send back the old king, they will not be able to fight against me!"

"Brother is still the same, he is always talking about reason, but he is still afraid in the end!" Qin Ling thought to himself, he didn't speak, went back to his seat and sat down, the study was quiet except for the crackling of dry wood in the stove ring.The messenger stood tremblingly in front of the table, sweat slipped from his cheeks, and dripped onto his chest, soaking a large area.

"After you go back, tell your elder brother that although there are many sheep, they are no match for the lone wolf; although there are many Tang people, they are not as brave as I, Tubo. The land of Tuyuhun was won by my father leading the army in hundreds of battles. How can you rely on a few empty words of the Tang people?" Just give up? Zanpu asked us to give up the city to weaken our family with the power of the Tang people. If I obey, Zanpu will only get worse and press harder! In the end, I can’t even protect myself! What I said Do you remember everything?"

"Young man, remember!" The envoy trembled slightly, "I will definitely pass on what you said to the Prime Minister unchanged!"

"Very good! Go down and rest, you will be on your way tomorrow morning!"

"As ordered!"

After the envoy left, Qin Ling walked to the map. His sharp-edged face was like a stone sculpture. The firelight covered his skin with a gloomy orange, and cast deep shadows on the bottom of his eye sockets.He was very clear about the true meaning of his brother's message - if he went to war directly with the Tang people, he shouldn't expect to get any support from the mainland.Of course, there is no need to talk about the power loyal to Zanpu. Even the power of the Gar family in the snow-covered plateau can't draw much. After all, the elder brother also needs enough strength to suppress Zanpu's struggle for the government.

"In this way, we can't let the Tang people be fully prepared to fight again! Attack the Tang people's Longyou first?" Qin Ling shook his head. He knew the situation of the Tang people's Longyou army very well. Longyou may have been the most important town of the Tang army during Gaozong's time, with elite soldiers and strong generals gathered, various fortresses scattered all over the place, and the support of the Tang army in Guanzhong and Hexi may be received at any time, so rashly attacking with his current strength will only result in heavy losses.

"The Tang army has many soldiers and excellent equipment. It is best to lead them to a desolate place where there is no water and torture them with hunger and fatigue before a decisive battle with them!" Qin Ling thought as he slid his finger on the map: "However, the Tang army led the army. He must be a veteran general, and if he wants to go deep, he must make him feel that our army is empty and profitable, so he will go straight in, so how can we make the people of Tang feel that our army is empty?" Qin Ling frowned, The groove on the forehead is as deep as a canyon.

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Chang'an, Taishi Bureau, Lingtai.

The comet's tail streaked across the evening sky, like a wound in the dark red sky, bleeding over the Daming Palace.

Li Chunfeng stood alone on the top of the Lingtai, which may be the highest point in Chang'an City. The north wind blowing from the Loess Plateau mixed with sand beat on the stone steps, making a rustling sound.A huge bronze instrument stood beside him, surrounded by ferocious dragons, and finally converged on the top of the instrument, as if guarding something.He has been working here for more than [-] years since he joined the army in the second year of Wude as the secretary of the late emperor who was still the king of Qin. When he first came here, he was very excited by these sophisticated instruments.As time passed, he got used to it day by day, and now he regards it as a part of his body, standing side by side, and staring at the sky anxiously together.

Although he used to be a Taoist priest and was familiar with Yin-Yang and Taoism, he was considered by the world to be a master of divination, but in fact Li Chunfeng did not believe in the study of celestial symbols and omens, but devoted his main energy to the knowledge of calendar, arithmetic, and climate But at this age, Li Chunfeng has never seen such a bright comet, let alone such a frightening color mixed with blood and the setting sun.He couldn't help wondering if the instrument at the side could see it. After all, it had lived here long before his arrival, and it would last forever after his death.

"Taishi, Taishi, Your Majesty is calling!" Ling Tailang's voice was a bit timid. This young man is only 22 years old. It seems that he was also frightened by this sinister celestial phenomenon. After all, even I, an old man who is not far from death It's all like this.Li Chunfeng laughed at himself, what does this celestial phenomenon represent?Flood and drought?Plague of locusts?earthquake?Local rebellion?Or lose?He doesn't know what this portends?Not to mention how to answer the emperor's next question, Li Chunfeng felt confused when he thought of this.

"Taishi, Your Majesty is calling, and the people of Daming Palace are waiting under the altar!" Lingtai Lang raised his voice a little, maybe he thought that the old man I was deaf, Li Chunfeng turned around and turned his back to the ghost in the sky. Wound, holding the stone pillar next to him with one hand: "Come here and help me, my legs are a little weak!"

The young Lingtai Lang supported Li Chunfeng and walked down the Lingtai. Li Chunfeng also walked briskly when he was young, but time had already taken away his foot strength and turned him into a faltering old man.In the past two years, his health has been getting worse and worse, and he has retired to the court, but he has been kept by the emperor, but it seems that he can't last long.

"Taishi is old, so there is no need to be polite. Everyone, please come into the palace quickly, everyone!" The servant bowed his hands in understanding, and then led the way. His hands were already covered with spots, and under the dry, paper-thin skin, dense blood vessels and dry bones could be seen.Presumably his own face is the same, right?He shook his head with a wry smile. This should be the last time he met the emperor, right?
Pass through the Xuanwu Gate and enter the Daming Palace.Li Chunfeng got off his shoulders, and he entered the bedroom under the guidance of the servant.Both the emperor and the empress were there, and there was one person sitting at the bottom. Li Chunfeng recognized that it was Liu Rengui, the prince's concubine Zuo who had just entered the political affairs hall.

"Li Taishi is old, so I will give you a seat without a gift!" Li Zhi pointed to his right side, motioning for him to sit down there, and without waiting for Li Chunfeng to thank him, he asked, "Li Weng, what is the reason for the comet in the sky?"

Li Chunfeng could feel Li Zhi's panic. In ancient China, the emperor was called the Son of Heaven, who was the herdsman on behalf of the sky. The only thing he had to be responsible for was the sky, and the sky was the warning from the sky to the emperor, and it could even be said to be a reprimand and blame.The Son of Heaven is above all the people, and Heaven is above the Son of Heaven. Facing the warnings of God, the Son of Heaven cannot escape, and all he can do is self-examination and self-punishment.

"God's will is lofty, and the humble minister is dull, so it's hard to recognize God's will. I only know that the comet is in the west, and what it should do should be in the west!" Li Chunfeng said.

"In the west?" Li Zhi was like a drowning man, he would not let go of any straw he caught: "Is it the northwest or the southwest? Military disasters, floods and droughts, or something else?"

"This——" Facing the emperor's barrage of questions, Li Chunfeng didn't know how to answer for a while. Judging by Li Zhi's appearance, he was really a little confused. Seeing this, Empress Wu said, "It's been a long time. I heard that Li Weng is good at divination, please give it a try today!"

"Minister Zunzhi!" Li Chunfeng also calmed down at this time, he took out a handful of yarrow from his sleeve, and then took out one, and then randomly separated the remaining yarrow, holding it in his left and right hands.Then he pulled the yarrow in his hand back and forth, muttering something, everyone knew that he was doing divination by easy numbers, so they didn't dare to disturb him, and waited for the result silently, after about half a cup of tea, Li Chunfeng stopped divination Forget it, his face was as grave as water.

"Li Weng, how are you?" Liu Rengui asked.

"I don't know the chaos, but there should be a disaster of war!"

"Why do you say that?" Liu Rengui asked.

"It looks like there are many people in the middle, and they have the intention of killing each other, so they feel that there is a disaster of war!" Li Chunfeng replied.

The hall was quiet, what Li Chunfeng said was nonsense. At that time, Tang Tuo was in a hurry, and there were wars in almost all four directions.The old man obviously found a random excuse to prevaricate, but considering his age, he is not far from being buried, so it would be meaningless to punish him.Thinking of this, Li Zhi coughed lowly: "Since there are police in the sky, then the widow must also have self-examination, come and pass on the will of the widow, fast for three months, and save the people in Guanzhong for two months of hard labor. People!"

"The sage's holiness will surely move the heart of heaven and turn danger into good luck!" Empress Wu and Liu Rengui hurriedly said.

"Reward Li Taishi with twenty bolts of silk, let's send him out of the palace!" Li Zhi looked at Li Chunfeng: "A few days ago, Li Taishi reported that he was old and frail, and asked to return to his hometown. The widow will agree today, and the family will give him Yongye." Fifteen hectares of land, as a fund for the elderly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng hurriedly bowed his knees and bowed down. Given his official position, this reward can be said to be an exception.

After Li Chunfeng left, Li Zhi still looked gloomy. Obviously, the changes in his celestial phenomena still lingered in his heart. Liu Rengui, who was on the side, saw Li Zhi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, God's will is lofty. We just act cautiously, but we don't have to be too cautious." Care too much!"

"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded perfunctorily, obviously he didn't hear Liu Rengui's words in his heart at all, and the queen beside him said: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are monks from the Western Regions in Luoyang's White Horse Temple who are good at practicing spells, why don't you invite him Come and try?"

"Oh?" Li Zhi's attention was immediately attracted by the Queen: "Spell, what spell can solve the misfortune of widows?"

"It is said that the monk can do the method of Li Daitao's rigidity, that is, if someone suffers a disaster, he makes another person replace that person's disaster, and the disaster will fall on the other person, and that person will be whole!"

Liu Rengui on the side heard this and frowned: "Your Majesty, there is no reason to escape from the disasters from the heavens? Besides, you are the chief of the people, the son of the heavens, who can suffer the disasters for you? Even if this method is true, I'm afraid It is also difficult to take effect on you!"

"This—" Hearing what Liu Rengui said, Li Zhi immediately hesitated, and the queen smiled and said, "You will know if you succeed or not, just try it? Anyway, even if it fails, there is no loss, don't you think so? Liu Your husband?"

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