Red Tang

In the main building of the Xingqing Palace, Li Longji, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was pacing restlessly.Last night the Tubo prince Lu Zanxi was suddenly assassinated in Honglu Temple, which really gave him a headache.Although a barbarian prince is nothing in Li Sanlang's eyes, Tang and Tubo reached a non-aggression treaty earlier, and Tubo Zanpu specially sent the prince as a hostage.Soldiers are tricky, and Li Longji never believes in benevolence, justice and morality in war.Tubo has become a sharp sword hanging above his head, and he can't get rid of his unhappiness.

Although there must be a war between the two countries, he also formed the Shence Army to aid Brother Shuhan.But what is important in this war is that the soldiers and horses are not moved, and the food and grass go first.The Tubo people don't need much food and grass. When this nation born on the plateau has a war, the whole people often become soldiers, fighting all the way, grabbing all the way!

"Hmph!" Li Longji waved his sleeves and sat back on the throne.He glanced contemptuously at the ministers in the political affairs hall, his confidant ministers who came here on a temporary order.He usually speaks eloquently, turning a stone into gold, but at a critical moment, he becomes dumb and keeps silent!These are the pillars of my humerus, and these are the virtuous ministers and generals of my Tang Dynasty!

The censor Shi Yangzhao was a little apprehensive, and stepped out of the line to salute Li Longji: "Report to Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, most of this matter was done by the Tubo people themselves!"

"Oh?" Li Longji rubbed his aching forehead and became interested.

"It's very simple. The Tubo people took the initiative to enter Beijing to conclude a peace treaty with our Tang Dynasty, just to paralyze our dynasty. After that, a large number of Tubo Buddhist monks flooded into Chang'an, spreading demons, trying to confuse the people of our Tang Dynasty from the bottom. After that The assassination of the second prince of Tubo happened again, which was obviously calculated carefully. According to my humble opinion, this is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. In ordinary people's homes, grandpa is dead, and a few poor boys still have to fight for pots and pots How many cases have been seized, not to mention the Tubo royal family? Tubo Zanpu is old and sick, and all the princes are secretly planning to seize the throne. By the way, eradicating a competitor, I am afraid it is so happy."

"En." Li Longji was quite satisfied with this explanation, since ancient times the Tian family had no family ties.It is really a poisonous plan to kill potential competitors by means of tricks and put Datang in an unrighteous position!Although this Yang Zhao's words were a little vulgar, they hit the point, and it was considered that he had not cultivated him in vain.

Yang Zhao proudly glanced in the direction of Li Linfu on his right hand. In his opinion, the old guy Li Linfu was dying.Whether it is energy or courage to do things, I am far better than him.The only thing I lack is the qualifications that everyone in the political hall thinks about.But qualifications are not something that has been honed out?I only need to wait a few more years, the throne of the Right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty must belong to him, Yang Zhao!

"Brother Shu Aiqing, in your opinion, how is my Great Tang's defense in Longxi now?" Li Longji swept his gaze, and finally landed on Ge Shuhan.

Ge Shuhan came out and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, the [-] men in Longxi are always ready to open up territories for Your Majesty!"

"En." Li Longji nodded in satisfaction. What he wanted was an absolutely obedient general, a sergeant who would take up the spear with the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty!" Li Linfu opened his wrinkled eyes and said loudly: "It is not appropriate to use troops against Tubo at this time! Now Anxi is fighting fiercely with the big cannibals, and there is a tug-of-war with the Khitans on the northern border. Jiannan The Daoist Nanzhao people are ready to move again..."

"Enough!" Li Longji was in a state of excitement, how could he not be angry when someone poured cold water on him.Li Longji is still very dependent on this minister of the humerus.Although his personality is a bit narrow, he is indeed a capable prime minister.What he wants to do, he doesn't need to say much, he can understand it with just a look.But over the years, he is really old.When a person gets old, he becomes less courageous. He looks forward and backward in everything he does, and loses the ability he should have.He can handle other things that can be slowed down, but can this Tubo thing be slowed down?If he hadn't killed Tubo in his lifetime, he was afraid that Heng'er would be able to handle this hungry wolf on the plateau.

Perhaps because he felt that his words were too serious, Li Longji softened his tone and comforted him: "There is the guy from Anlu Mountain guarding the north side, so I can rest assured. It's a bit embarrassing for Gao Xianzhi. If it doesn't work, tell him to withdraw the army to the four towns of Anxi first, and assist Ge Shuhan to put pressure on Tubo's flank. Nanzhao, let's appease him first. When Tubo is disabled, I will slowly deal with him .” (Note 1)

"Your Majesty's holy opinion!" Li Linfu sighed silently in his heart, but he refused to say a word of dissuasion.He has served the emperor of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years, and he knows the character of the emperor very well.Anything he decides won't change easily, so why would he waste his time talking.

"Yuan Yi, you draft an imperial decree to the Jingzhao Mansion, ordering them to find the culprit who assassinated the Tubo prince Luzanxi, and report the result to me in ten days' time."

"Old slave obeys." Gao Lishi nodded and bowed to accept the order.

"En." Li Longji sat on the throne, straightening his slightly hunched back.It is said that Li Sanlang is old, and he wants to prove to everyone that he is still the heavenly Khan who manages everything in his day and makes the world return his heart!

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At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, a crowd of common people had already gathered.Most of them came with their families, carrying their backpacks and milk pots, and went to the entrance of the middle of the mountain to listen to the teachings of Buddhist monks in Tubo.

Looking from a distance, the gray-white dirt road of Zhongnan Mountain looks like a crack that cascades down from the top of the mountain, and there are many black spots densely scattered in it, which are constantly moving excitedly.

"Brother Kuo'er, why don't we join in the fun with so many people?" Zhang Yanji complained in a low voice, panting heavily.

"I always felt that the Dharma taught by Tubo Buddhist monks was extremely weird, and today I just found out!" Li Kuo explained as he walked up ten more steps.

"Weird, weird. My old waist is almost like a duck's neck, whoops!" Zhang Yanji stepped on the ground and fell forward in an instant.

Li Kuo took a step forward and grabbed his friend's sleeve: "Be careful, there are cliffs on both sides!"

Zhou Wuzui was not disturbed by Zhang Yanji at all, he walked steadily, climbing step by step.

Zhang Yanji stuck out his tongue at Li Kuo, looked at Zhou Wuzui's back, and ran towards the col.

"Oh." Li Kuo smiled helplessly, and followed closely.

The place where the Tubo eminent monks taught the Dharma was chosen in the middle of the Zhongnan Mountain Col. The reason why it was chosen here is to attract more believers.After all, although Jianfu Temple is large, it can accommodate hundreds of people at most.And this col of Zhongnan Mountain, even thousands of people can easily squeeze in.

This col is in the shape of an inverted gourd, wide inside and narrow outside.The three climbed to the last step, only to see the grand occasion in front of them.The boulders on both sides have long been pasted with yellow paper printed with Tubo scriptures. Thousands of believers, led by a few young lamas, poured into the mouth of the mountain.

"My dear, there are so many people!" Zhang Yanji said with emotion as he wiped off the sweat from his forehead.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's follow up quickly." Li Kuo looked at Tianse and said urgently.They want to rush back to Chang'an before the city closes at dusk and inform Big Brother Nan of the situation.

As soon as you enter the outer gourd mouth, you will feel that the air is very turbid.Several young lamas guarded the four-person-wide mountain pass, and distributed a bowl of holy water and a holy talisman to every believer who entered.Due to the large number of people, the crowd moved slowly.After about half an hour, Li Kuo and his group of young men will reach the mouth of the mountain pass.The little lama muttered for a long time before the boys realized that he had asked himself to dip his hand in holy water and put it on his forehead to stick the holy talisman on.Not wanting to arouse suspicion, Li Kuo nodded obediently, clasped his hands together, and bowed reverently.

"Please let this master lead us into the mountain, listen to the teachings of Buddhist monks, and receive the purification of our souls!"

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Note 1: The big index here refers to the black-clothed food, that is, the Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258). Because the flag was still black, Chinese historical records called it "black-clothed food".The establishment and consolidation of the Abbasid dynasty marked the entry of the Arab Empire into a new era.The new dynasty centered on Iraq and built a new capital, Baghdad, on the banks of the Tigris River.The city is majestic and magnificent, with a large population and prosperous commerce. It is a cosmopolitan city as famous as Chang'an and Constantinople at that time.Regarding the eastward invasion of Dashi, it is a very interesting topic.To put it simply, the big cannibal's eastward invasion was the result of the dual incentives of preaching and making money.Since then, the two great empires of the East and the West have inevitably had a contest.

In fact, I have always wanted to write about the collision of the two empires head-on, but the line of this article is not about the struggle for hegemony in the Western Regions. I will see if I can write about the powerful Arab empire at that time from the side.

ps: I've been unlucky recently, I feel all kinds of uncomfortable, and I don't have the appetite to eat, please count the votes.