Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 290 Autism Practice

Gyantse City!

Lun Qinling huddled in the corner, hugged his knees with his hands, buried his head between his knees, and remained motionless.

Under Gal Dongzan's arrangements, after the Tibetan defeat in Dafeichuan, without any hesitation, they took the Tuyuhun people in the city and withdrew to the plateau and into the city of Gyantse.

After Lun Qinling returned to Gyantse City, he locked himself in the house without leaving the house, eating or drinking.

As the door of the room opened, a person walked into the room, found Lun Qinling in the corner, and sighed softly.

Lun Qinling's body trembled slightly, and he just sighed, and he already recognized the voice of his father.

Gal Dongzan looked at his pitiful son huddled in the corner, walked to him with staggering steps, put his big hands on the back of his head, and gently soothed him. Not saying a word, just repeating the action.

Lun Qinling, however, seemed to be possessed by a demon. He burst into tears, his body trembling and he growled lowly.

"Brother, brother! Father, brother, he..."

Galdongzan's already old face gradually became distorted, but he quickly regained his composure, "My child, you are already fine. I can't blame you. I can't blame you. Everything is my father's fault. My father made a mistake in his calculations. I didn't expect it." It’s amazing that Tang Ting pays so much attention to us.”

Gal Dongzan has already plotted against the two most terrifying people, Li Ji and Su Dingfang.

It was God's blessing that Li Ji suddenly fell seriously ill, and it was he who promoted the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions...

Neither of them could free their hands, and Galdongzan never imagined that the Tang army would abandon the more important Western Region for them.

Lun Qinling raised his head and asked blankly: "Father, can we really defeat Tang Ting?"

Galdongzan was startled by Lun Qinling's words. Looking at his most beloved and most unruly son, his usually confident eyes turned into confusion.

"It's hard to tell the truth, but there is a saying in the Central Plains: Do princes, generals, and ministers have the right to be in love with each other?"

"When my father met Songtsan Gampo Zanpu for the first time, he said that the Tang court could come from all directions to congratulate him, so why couldn't I, Tubo? The emperor of the Tang Dynasty could win the respect of the Khan from all over the world, so why couldn't Tubo Zanpu?"

"Some things have to be tried. Isn't it something to be proud of to be able to defeat such a powerful country with your own hands and let us Tubo replace it?"

Lun Qinling was fascinated, but then he burst into a self-deprecating smile: "I am afraid that I am not capable enough and will let Zanpu and my father down."

Gal Dongzan said softly: "Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. What's more, losing to Su Dingfang is not a shame. It will be good if we win back next time. Father has confidence in you..."

"But... there is no child!"

Lun Qinling lowered his head and muttered: "Since the failure that day, the child has repeatedly delayed to understand the situation. Brother A is not wrong. Every instruction he gave is correct. The child responded appropriately and made no mistakes. . None of us were wrong, but in the end... my brother was killed in battle, and more than half of the 80,000-strong army suffered casualties. I really can't think of any other way to defeat the opponent..."

Failure is not terrible, they say failure is the mother of success.

As long as you can find the reasons and learn lessons, you can improve yourself and start all over again.

But there is another kind of failure, which is failure even though you did nothing wrong.

Purely for reasons of strength.

On Qin Ling's beating by Su Dingfang, he was a little autistic.

Only then did Galdongzan realize that the defeat had a greater impact on his son than he had imagined.

"Su Dingfang!"

Gal Dongzan recited this name silently in his heart, the man who ruined his ten years of work.

Fortunately, he is too old to stand in his way and won't be an obstacle for long. only……

Galdongzan had a heavy mind. He had excellent strategic vision. He had noticed that a terrible figure had emerged in Tang Ting, saw through all his calculations, and forced himself to take risks.

Who is it?

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The Chen family residence.

Chen Qingsi, Zhang Jianzhi, Wei Yuanzhong, and Di Renjie are gathering together for the purpose of practicing for Di Renjie.

Chen Qingsi raised the wine glass high and said: "I'm going to Huangzhong County. I wish Huaiying a bright future. The key is not to forget the original intention."

Di Renjie did not want to be an official in the capital. He wanted to do something down-to-earth for the people, settle down, and avoid being too popular.

Chen Qingsi understood Di Renjie. Looking at this famous Di Ge elder in history, she could guess a thing or two about his thoughts. He is open-minded, and the most important thing is that he is unwilling to get too close to himself.

Di Renjie is so smart and knows how to be an official.

His side has gained momentum and is no longer an isolated existence outside the temple.

Previously, I had been favored by people like Xu Jingzong, Lai Ji, Xu Yuushi, and Sun Chuyue, and I was able to make ends meet among them.

But it's different now. Laiji left his political legacy to him, so he has to take responsibility for the people under his command.

There are only so many positions in the temple. Those who recommend themselves to the position will inevitably compete with others.

There is no room for concession in politics.

Di Renjie is not the kind of person who only cares about his future. He does not want to waste his youth following Chen Qingsi in the temple at a young age. He wants to take advantage of his youth to do some practical things for the people and accumulate some knowledge. After a certain amount of time, return to the temple.

Di Renjie knew that Huangzhong County must have been specially chosen by Chen Qingsi for him.

Located on the east-west trade route, it has great development prospects. The current quarrel with Tubo has greatly increased the political significance of Shanzhou.

Achieving achievements in Huangzhong County is definitely more valuable than achieving results elsewhere.

Di Renjie knew the rules of the officialdom. Looking at the gentleman who really thought about him, he thought to himself: If the gentleman was still the gentleman at that time, it would be a pleasure to serve the court with him.

"Students should remember your teacher's teachings."

Di Renjie bowed respectfully and thanked him, and then drank the wine in one gulp.

Zhang Jianzhi and Di Renjie got along well with each other, and they said goodbye reluctantly.

Wei Yuanzhong was a relatively public person and had little contact with Di Renjie, and the relationship was not close. However, he knew that this gentleman valued him very much and they drank a few drinks together.

Chen Qingsi said: "Huaiying, when you are in Huangzhong County, pay more attention to the situation in Tubo. If you really think there is something unusual, you can write books and enter the capital."

Di Renjie said: "Students will pay attention..."

He paused and said, "Sir, do you think Tubo will come back?"

Chen Qingsi shook his head and said: "I don't think so, but definitely. The biggest threat to the imperial court in the future will definitely be Tubo. Although Tubo was defeated in this battle, they retreated too fast and forcibly relocated 50,000 Tuyuhun people. Their strength is not The damage was not serious. Galdong praised a generation of famous prime ministers, and Qinling also has the style of a general. After this defeat, he will become more mature. On the contrary, the battle of Tuyuhun caused a great loss of vitality, and it can never be restored..."

(End of this chapter)