Chapter 196: Into the Grove Again
Li You said: "Qinghai Changyun Dark Snow Mountain, the lonely city looks at Yumen Pass from afar. The yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken. ”
"Good poetry!"
Xue Rengui and others cheered in unison.
Li You suddenly felt a little stunned, he looked at these youthful faces in front of him, thinking about the dangers he would face in the future, and he didn't know how many people would lose their young lives.
He shook his head slightly, sighed softly, and rode forward.
Longde City.
In the square outside the General's Palace, hundreds of Tuyuhun soldiers wearing khaki armor gathered around the square, and there were many people watching the excitement outside.
Different from the usual bustle, these people all showed fear on their faces and were silent.
Dozens of prisoners were tied up and held aside, and an official was announcing the guilt of the men.
Next, the prisoners were brought up in rows and beheaded in batches, and blood was pouring all over the square. The prisoners' families wept.
These days, people are killing people almost every day, and people are forced to come and watch every day.
Murong Qian imposed wartime laws in the areas under his control and promulgated the "Ten Killings Order", and anyone who violated one of them would be killed.
The entire southwestern part of Tuyuhun was a terrifying scene.
General's Mansion, Study.
Murong Qian is 42 years old this year, similar in size to Murong Bo, not tall, slightly fat, triangular eyes are shrewd, with a mustache under the hooked nose, and a fierce face.
Murong Qian is the cousin of Murong Zun and Murong Shun, and the former right general of Tugu Hun Palace.
After Murong Fuyun's death, the two brothers Murong Shun and Murong Zun competed for the Han throne, and he was optimistic about Murong Zun and chose to support Murong Zun. Murong Zun promised him to serve as General Zuo and became the No. 2 person in the Tuyuhun military.
After Murong Zun's defeat, he, with the support of the Tubo people, occupied the southwestern part of Tuyuhun, proclaimed himself a general, and became the emperor of the region.
Power is the most powerful poison in the world, and once it is stained, almost no one can put it down.
Especially in ancient times, there was a lack of control of power, and the taste of being able to manipulate the fate of others, life and death, no opium, heroin, or methamphetamine was not exciting enough.
His greatest dream at the moment is to establish himself as king.
The problem now is that the Tibetans forced him to join Tibet, and he is now the emperor of Tubo, and when he joins Tibet, he becomes someone else's courtier.
Moreover, in history, such people did not end well, although in the early days, people promised you high-ranking officials, but people did not trust you, and sooner or later they would kill you.
Therefore, Murong Qian did not agree to the request of the Tubo people for a long time.
However, if he did not agree to the Tubo people, he would have to face pressure from Murong Bo.
Murong Bo has a vast area of 85 counties and a population of one million, occupying the plain area under the rich Qilian Mountains in Tuguhun.
Moreover, Murong Bo also has the support of Tang Jun behind him.
At present, Murong Qian controls only 31 counties, with a population of only 460,000 and 100,000 soldiers and horses.
Murong Qian had to beware of both Murong Bo and the Tubo people, he had no choice but to use his army to expand his military strength desperately.
Expanding his military power required money and food, so he had to promulgate wartime economic regulations, increase taxes by more than ten times, and collect them several years in advance.
What kind of policy has touched the interests of many people and caused fierce resistance. Murong Qian had no choice but to kill people to suppress it.
In short, he had a hard time.
Recently, there has been a news circulating in Longde City that the Taoist priest Li Chunfeng of the Tang Dynasty invented the Tui Bei Diagram, which can accurately predict the fate of people, and even the fortune of the country.
What Murong Qian hopes for most at present is that someone can guide him.
At this time, there were several Tuyuhun merchants standing in front of him, telling about what they had seen and heard in Chang'an.
Li Zhenren is an immortal, he ...... "The merchants told Murong Qian what they had personally experienced.
These merchants were all people that Murong Qian had found that he could trust, and one of them was his distant relative.
Murong Qian originally believed in Taoism, and now he desperately wanted Li Chunfeng's guidance.
At this time, he got the news that Chen Ping, a disciple of Li Chunfeng, was invited to give a lecture in Astana and would pass by Tuyuhun.
Murong Qian called his brother-in-law Tuoba Huai and asked him to infiltrate Murong Bo's control area, and in any case, he had to invite Chen Ping to solve his doubts.
Tuoba Huai is a caring person, he is worried that Daoist Chen Ping is unwilling to come, and the compulsion does not seem to be good, so he specially went to Qingyun Temple, the largest Taoist temple in Longde City, and invited the famous Tianxin Daoist to invite Chen Ping Daoist with him.
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Li You and his entourage finally came to Fu Qi City.
In the afternoon of this day, Li You was chatting with Hamid, Zhang Guigui and others, and Xue Rengui, who was opening the road in front, saw the smoke and dust billowing in front of him, and a team of cavalry galloping over, he hurriedly shouted: "There is a situation." All on alert!"
The Tuyuhun people, who were in charge of leading the way, looked at it and said, "Don't be nervous, it's the Khan's guard." ”
Soon, the cavalry galloped over, and the first person was sassy and heroic, it was Murong Ling.
Seeing Xue Rengui and the others, Murong Ling grabbed the reins of the horse and asked, "What about your prince?" ”
"Haha, wife, I'm here." Li You shouted happily.
Li Youce stepped forward immediately, and when he saw Murong Ling's pretty face, because he was in a hurry, he was red and fluttering, and he looked even more delicate and cute, and an impulse surged in his heart.
He looked around, found a small forest not far away, and said, "Wife, let's go there and talk alone." ”
When Murong Ling saw Li You, his heart was pounding, and he also wanted to be alone with him, so he rode towards the grove with him.
Xue Rengui and the others wanted to follow the guards, but were stopped by the experienced white tiger.
It is a poplar forest, and the ground is green and grassy, and it seems very quiet.
The two dismounted and stood facing each other.
Murong Ling looked at her lover who was thinking about her for a long time, her eyes were a little moist, and she just said, "Li You." He was hugged into Li You's arms.
"Oh......"
After a 10,000-year-long kiss (at least that's what Murong Ling thought), the two sat on the grass with each other in their arms, telling each other about their lovesickness.
Everyone was waiting on the side of the road, envious of the prince's good fortune.
Another 10,000 years have passed, Zhang Guigui saw that it was getting late, and said in his heart: "The guy who is heavy on color and light on friends is almost there." ”
He said, "White Tiger, you go and urge them. ”
Baihu was not stupid, took two steps back, and said: "Second master, you should come, if I disturb the good things of the prince, he will have to kick the little one to death." ”
Zhang Guigui looked around, and everyone twisted their faces to the side, for fear that this errand would fall on their heads.
Zhang Guigui saw that only he was coming, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Brother You, the sun is going down, it's ......."