Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 320 The Big Dipper is high

The atmosphere in Fuqi City, Tuyuhun's former capital, was tense and depressing, and the soldiers gathered together from time to time to discuss in low voices. News of the defeat from the front has come. The Tibetan army in northern Shanzhou has been completely wiped out, and the Tang army has also captured Yuyuan and Qilian grasslands.

This is a big defeat that shakes the whole situation!

To put it simply, now that the offensive and defensive situation has changed, the Tubo people now need to worry about the Tang army advancing westward and attacking the Nine Bends of the Yellow River!

In the room in Fuqi City where incense was burning all day long, Kilisu was sitting on a soft cushion, closing his eyes and listening to Enlanda Zalukong reporting to him the military situation.

"A few days ago, you said that the Second Army of the Imperial Guard would attack Shanzhou City in a roundabout way. Why didn't you say anything more?"

Kilisu opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the other party with doubtful eyes, the dissatisfaction on his face was obvious.

"They... were probably defeated by the Tang Army's Hexi soldiers who went south. I don't know the specific general."

Enlanda Zalugong sighed and said, not even a single person came back to report the news, and there was a high probability that the entire army would be wiped out.

In fact, after the army arrived on the north bank of the Huangshui River, it had two options: attack westward at Shanzhou City, where the Longyou Jiedushi was stationed, or go northeast and attack Lanzhou, the rear area of ​​the Tang army! Attack whichever side is empty of troops!

If he really wants to attack Lanzhou, his ambition can be realized in advance.

As a result, there is no news from this army now!

At this time, a soldier of Enlanda Zalukong quietly walked into the room and said to Kilisu in a low voice: "Big talk, the envoy of the Tang Army sent two boxes and a letter, and then left."

Enlanda Zalugong took the letter and read it word for word.

"Yes, the second imperial guard is gone. Among the four imperial guards, we only control one now."

After saying that, he placed the two wooden boxes in his hands on the table, handed the letters placed close to him to Kilisu, and then quietly left.

The letter said three things.

Only after great chaos comes great order! "

He is old and his eyesight is not very good.

The Han people have an important habit of putting the most important things last.

"The big argument is that retreating troops is not a problem. The problem is that the strength of our imperial army in Luoche City (Lhasa, Tibet) has been greatly damaged. I am afraid there will be an accident."

"In that case, just as you said, I will send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to negotiate peace."

"Do you really want to take this step? Do you know what it means to take this step?"

Kilichu didn't say anything, but opened the two boxes that most likely contained human heads. As expected, the heads of the general of the Shang clan's personal army and the head of the second imperial guard army were among them.

Enlanda Zalukong suggested with excitement.

The second incident was the Second Army of the Tubo Imperial Guards affiliated with Zampu, which had been completely wiped out.

Kilisu nodded slightly and said, already agreeing with the other party's suggestion. The official position of Da Lun in Tubo was similar to that of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but it had much greater power and controlled diplomacy and military power. The authority to send envoys lies with Dalu, not Zanpu.

"Big talk, Shang's side has also suffered a huge loss in strength, but we still have a chance.

Kilisu sighed and said, he understood very well what the other person meant.

If the Tang army really wanted to attack the Nine Bends of the Yellow River, why not just roll up their armor and rush towards them when the night is dark and the wind is high? Is there any need to write a special letter to the Tibetan army general to "remind" him?

Therefore, this letter cannot be taken literally, but rather the meaning of those things that "I want to say but it is inconvenient to say it" should be understood.

Among these three things, the first one was talking nonsense, and the second one was confirming Enlanda Zalukong's guess.

Enlanda Zalukong said solemnly.

It has to be said that Nlanda Zalukong’s suggestion is indeed simple and efficient. Since the direct troops of both sides have lost their troops, whoever can take control of Luoxue City and the young Zanpu as quickly as possible will have the upper hand in the subsequent political struggle!

Both the great commentator and Enlanda Zalukong beside him were proficient in Chinese. In fact, there are many Tubo nobles who are proficient in Chinese, which is a very practical skill on the battlefield.

Enlanda Zalugong reminded calmly.

Just as the Tang Dynasty was unable to destroy Tubo, Tubo was also unable to destroy the Tang Dynasty. The two countries have been at war with each other for nearly a hundred years.

The third thing is that the Tang army has received strong reinforcements. It is no problem to defend Shibao City. It even has the strength to touch the nine bends of the Yellow River. It is hoped that the Tubo army will be able to do so.

Enlandazalu saluted respectfully and said.

Both sides were beaten by the Tang army, and the balance of power returned to "dynamic balance".

To be honest, there have been no big storms between the two countries, so where are we?

"Wang Zhongsi is telling us that we should send envoys to Chang'an to seek peace, and then the two countries will stop fighting."

"That matter should not be delayed. Please take care of the big talk. The general will take his trusted soldiers and horses back to Luoche City day and night to take control of the overall situation."

As for Tang Jun's "truce", only the two of them know about it. They can use this time difference to do a lot of things.

"Good talk."

Kilixu sighed quietly and looked gloomy.

Kilisu looked at Enlanda Zalukong and asked in a low voice, his voice was hoarse.

"Back to the big story, these are all hopeless solutions. If we don't do it, they will do it too.

Both Kilixu and Tazalukong knew this matter very well, so they were not surprised.

Kilixu said slowly.

"You come and read it."

What is really intriguing is the third thing.

The general suggested that he lead his elite troops to rush back to Luoxue City day and night to start an uprising, and strike first to gain the upper hand!

Control Zamp, and then destroy the rebellion in the name of Zamp! "

The first thing is that the Tubo North Route Army has been completely annihilated, the logistics base and strategic depth have also been completely occupied by the Tang army, and the Tubo South Route Army in Gongshanzhou has become a lonely army.

Neither of them were hesitant people, so Kilixu immediately secretly arranged for envoys to go to Chang'an to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty. And that night, Enlanda Zalugong led the elite Tibetan troops on the southern front to evacuate the front line in light vehicles and quietly left Fuqi City.

At this moment, neither Kilisu nor Enlanda Zalukong expected it.

The city of Luoshe was stained with blood, and turmoil spread throughout Tubo. The "Yanghuo Rat Rebellion" in Tubo, which is comparable to Fang Chongyong's previous life, the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, has just begun!

Those who provoke unrest may not have the ability to end it. The development of the situation quickly exceeded the imagination of the initiator.

It is worth mentioning that in the Tubo chronology, it is usually yin or yang (representing odd and even numbers) + five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) + twelve zodiac animals (the order is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig). Combined to represent the year.

The year when Tubo and Tang Dynasty competed for Shibao City happened to be the Year of the Yang Fire Rat in Tubo.

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The Tang army defeated the Tubo army in Longyou, recaptured the Qiyuan and Qilian pastures, and repulsed the Tibetan army that occupied the Datong area. The Silver Spear Xiaojie Army showed great power, and the Tubo Army sent envoys to seek peace. Longyou Jiedu sent envoys Wang Zhongsi to send People came to Chang'an to offer prisoners.

After these news reached Chang'an, it caused huge waves! Brother Ji has never stopped smiling in recent times.

The Tang Dynasty has not taken advantage of the Tubo people for many years. Now it seems that the Tang Dynasty is still invincible in the world! It’s just Tubo, why bother!

In addition to the excitement, Brother Ji ordered a large town in Chang'an City to celebrate. The central court officials in Chang'an, with the Ministry of Rites as the core, started to spin around, paving the way, popping champagne, and must promote the majesty of the Tang Dynasty! Don't let Brother Ji lose his face.

Then one sunny morning, Ji Ge watched the prisoner dedication ceremony on the tower of Chang'an Imperial City.

The joyful atmosphere of victory reaches its peak!

Brother Ji sits firmly in Chang'an, which is loyal to him!

And a series of news about Hexi's "Young Marshal" Fang Chongyong also spread like wildfire.

Things like how the Marshal flew to capture the Ebao Ridge on a snowy night, or how the Marshal crossed the Qiyuan Gorge in the cold frost, are no longer worthy of bragging. After all, the well-informed people of Chang'an have heard too much about these "surprise attacks" and "sneak attacks" and other tactics, and they have become numb.

People are more concerned about the details of how Fang Jieshuai, who was slightly injured but could not leave the line of fire, tore apart the commander of the Tibetan Imperial Army with his own hands.

Fierce plots such as "Fang Jie Shuai was hit by an arrow in the forehead, and he pulled it out, bleeding like a stream, and then slashed the enemy chieftain with his backhand." This is a repertoire that many people in Chang'an love to see and talk about. Anyway, they weren't the ones fighting in battle. If they really had to witness that scene, they would probably be scared to death even before the fight started.

As for the myth that the elite of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor's personal army were invincible, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army was even more widely known and became the idol of young people in Chang'an.

Some good people even pointed out that if the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army had not gone south to cut off an arm of the Tibetan people in this battle, what would greet Wang Zhongsi at this moment would not be a float, but a prison car.

The victory of the Tang Dynasty was only the victory of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, and the Tang Army in Longyou just followed behind.

Of course, none of this noise is mainstream. The tone of government propaganda is still that the Tang troops in Longyou Town and Hexi Town cooperated sincerely and cooperated with each other in a tacit understanding to achieve a great victory over Tubo. There is no mention of Wang Zhongsi's embarrassing appearance on the front line, blocking left and right.

That night, in a private room in Pingkangfang, Cen and Yanzhuang were having a drink with each other. He took some time out of his busy schedule to find out what the people said about Jiaozi and the Northwest Frontier Army.

All the major banks in Chang'an City were temporarily "requisitioned" by the government, and their stored wealth was forced to be exchanged for jiaozi, which was kept under the unified custody of the Taifu. A new yamen was built to carry out "large withdrawals", targeting only the "bank alliance" a member of.

This operation can only be said to be understood by everyone. It is much more crude than the method used by Fang Chongyong to send Jiaozi in Hexi.

However, what works is really useful, and Jiaozi did not encounter any resistance when he started doing it. Because the owners behind these banks were powerful themselves, their belongings were taken away by the court and all were exchanged for Jiaozi.

If someone boycotts Jiaozi, doesn’t that mean that the Jiaozi in their hands will become useless paper?

So in Yan Zhuang's view, if you say that Emperor Ji Ge is bad, he is really bad, but if you say that he is stupid, then he is really not stupid.

"Come, come, classmates, we have had three rounds of wine. Let's compose poems and now we start passing the garlands.

As for the title, the Tang Dynasty recently won a great victory over Tubo in Longyou, so I wrote a marching poem with this title! "

Next door came the bold shouts of a scholar who was taking the imperial examination, followed by a large number of people cheering.

Cen Shen put down the wine glass in his hand and raised his ears to listen.

Yan Zhuang teased him and said: "Hahahaha, Judge Cen will teach them a lesson later, so that these bastards who don't know the heights of heaven and earth know what a marching poem is!"

"Mr. Yan is overly praised. Although I am not used to showing off in front of others, this is a poem about Fang Jieshuai. If these people write unsightly things, then there is no reason why I will go there to support Fang Jieshuai."

Cen Shen stroked his beard and smiled.

Fang Chongyong had already written to them about the battle situation in Longyou, and asked them to pay close attention to the movements in Chang'an City, and would definitely report back if there was any news. And if you have enough energy left after completing the work of entering the Academy, you should start to form an organization to inquire about information now, and arrange for reliable and capable people to join, without hesitation of rewards.

Nowadays, a lot of students are bragging about the battle situation in Longyou. In addition to Cen Shen's poetry writing skills, it is also necessary to protect Fang Chongyong's reputation.

These days, writing poetry is an important means of becoming famous in Chang'an. Fang Chongyong and the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army have made such great achievements this time, how could they not have publicity!

The two sat there and listened quietly for a while, and found that the works of these people were all vulgar works filled with rhetoric and could not be considered elegant.

But for some reason, these people were so thick-skinned that they kept bragging to each other, as if just a few compliments during the banquet could make their poems immortal.

Yan Zhuang and Cen Shen, who were listening to this, were almost sick with embarrassment.

Just when Cen Shen couldn't help but want to go over and "teach a lesson" to the bunch of imperial examination scholars next door who didn't know how high the sky was, he heard the waiter who was clearing the table for the two of them and replacing them with new drinks couldn't help but complain: "The Big Dipper is high, Guozhong carries his sword at night. He still dares not cross Lintao when he sees herd horses."

Eh?

Cen Shen and Yan Zhuang are both knowledgeable. Once they heard this quatrain, they were much better than the people next door.

Sure enough, is this how masters should "experience life" among the people?

"Dude, don't leave. Sit down and have a glass of wine."

Yan Zhuang called the waiter who was serving the wine to come over and sit down.

This man has a rough face, but other than that, his other features are very ordinary. He is the kind of guy who cannot be distinguished if he is thrown into a crowd.

"What do you call this brother?"

Cen Shen smiled slightly and poured the waiter a glass of wine. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Chang'an City. Those who live in poverty on the streets today may live in high places in the temples tomorrow. The bad habit of looking down upon others is a bad habit.

"A certain man was exiled from Liangzhou to Chang'an to seek life. After failing in the imperial examination, he lived a leisurely life.

If you don't dare to call someone by name for fear of insulting your ancestors, you can just call someone Xibiren. "

I am from the west, "I am from the west", similar to "that person from the west", this should be a person with a story.

"Brother, the poem you just wrote was pretty good. Can you let me copy it?"

Cen Shen asked politely.

"It's free, it's just a matter of feeling. Once a poem is written, it belongs to the world. You can sing it however you want.

It's just a shame that Fang Jieshuai, who is both wise and brave, is criticized by these incompetent people. Someone just said it casually because he couldn't stand it. "

Mr. Xi said with a calm face, but his expression was filled with a hint of disdain.

"A certain Brother Guan was quite talented in literature, so why did he fail in the imperial examination?

Now that the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, talents from all over the world can be put to their best use! "

Yan Zhuang asked, pretending to be confused.

"This question is a long story, so I can only ask the princes in the court. How can a certain commoner know why he failed in the imperial examination?

So-and-so is not the prime minister of the DPRK. "

Mr. Xi said sarcastically.

This person is very interesting.

You could say he criticized the imperial court, but he didn't say a word that he shouldn't have said. You might say he is talking nonsense, but it seems to be what everyone knows.

This guy is very similar to the yin and yang of intellectuals!

Both Yan Zhuang and Cen Shen lamented that the city of Chang'an was really full of outstanding people and that it was at the feet of the emperor and had gathered all the talents of the Tang Dynasty!

“Dude, checkout!”

Someone from the group of scientific scholars next door shouted.

"I went next door to collect the tables."

Xi Bi realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said, so he bowed to Cen Zhen and Yan Zhuang very reservedly, got up and went to the private room next door.

"Dear ladies, our store does not accept payment, please forgive me."

Lord Xi looked at the young man in brocade robes across from him and took out a hundred-guan jiaozi from his arms, and said with a troubled expression.

"Bullshit! The court's new rule is that anyone who refuses to accept a friend will be punished. Say it again!

What are you barking at? "

The man slapped Mr. Xi to the ground.

"You can't accept what the shopkeeper ordered."

Mr. Xi said very stubbornly.

His words angered the group of scholars, especially the young man who was leading the treat. Suddenly a group of people beat and kicked him.

"Dear guests, please be patient, don't get angry."

The chubby shopkeeper stepped forward, kicked Mr. Xi Bi hard, and yelled at him: "I only took you in for the sake of my fellow villagers. Dogs don't have eyesight! If we don't accept you in this store, then we don't accept you." It’s for ordinary people, these are distinguished guests, can you not accept them?”

"Dear gentlemen, I'm sorry, the new guy is ignorant. I will accept you in this store, absolutely!"

The fat shopkeeper nodded and bowed to the group of people.

"It's really disappointing, let's go!"

The young scholar in charge of the checkout threw a hundred-guan handout in Mr. Xi's face, and then walked away with his classmates.

When everyone was gone, the fat shopkeeper helped Mr. Xi Bi up and said, "I'll pay you your wages today and leave Chang'an. Chang'an is a land of disputes. Don't think about the imperial examination. It's better to go back to Liangzhou and join the army."

"Ah, okay."

Xiji knelt down and gave the fat shopkeeper a prostration.

(End of this chapter)