Although there are thousands of people, I will go.
Li Qinzai has never been a noble person. He even hates the word "noble". He always feels that it has a derogatory connotation. It is disgusting to use this word to praise others.
He doesn't like to stand on the moral high ground, and he hates it even more when others lift him up to the moral high ground. Ordinary people, don't blame others blindly.
A mortal, with joy, anger, sorrow, greed, anger and ignorance, he can have a little bit of everything, but not too much. He will still be tempted when he encounters beauty, he will inevitably be greedy when he encounters money, and when facing death, he can hide and hide, but not so much.
If noble sentiments insist on facing death, isn't that a disease?
But this time, Li Qinzai still gritted his teeth and embarked on a life-or-death journey.
It can't be said that he has no hesitation, he just feels that his work has not been completed, which is a bit disappointing for Li Zhi's trust and the expectations of his wife and children.
Tuyuhun's strategic position is undoubtedly very important to the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty fails to capture it this time, how will the history books describe him as the emperor's envoy?
Many years later, Qiao'er, who had grown up, asked him doubtfully that when the Tang Dynasty was just one step away from capturing Tuyuhun, why was it eventually taken over by the Tubo? Why was the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Anxi Protectorate always restricted by Tubo?
How should Li Qinzai answer him?
I'm sorry, kid. Your father was timid back then. The Prime Minister of Tubo waited for me to talk with him with a knife, but I didn't dare to go. As a result, Tuyuhun was taken over by Tubo. I bought you a piece of candy. Can you forgive me?
Tsk, Li Qinzai doesn’t have the shame to make it up. He’s just a coward. Buying a piece of candy will make the father in his son’s heart become great?
Even so that his son would not look down on him in the future, Li Qinzai had to bravely face him this time.
As a father, some things are more important than life. I can die, but I must not leave an excuse for future generations to go to their own graves every Qingming Festival and spit on their own tombstones.
After leaving Liangzhou City, there was a desolate area outside the city. Under the gray sky, there were a few sparse herds of cattle and sheep, struggling to push aside the withered hay with their tongues and roll up the roots buried deep in the ground to eat.
A few herdsmen held whips, sat on the rocks and stared at the sky in a daze, with dark and miserable faces, silently saying that all living beings are suffering, and they can only cultivate the afterlife.
Everyone rode out of the city and headed west.
After running for dozens of miles in a long time, I looked at a vast expanse of yellow sand and hills, with no end in sight.
After dismounting and resting for a while, eating dry food and drinking water, the group set off again.
In the evening, Li Qinzai and others arrived near Qinghai Lake and ordered to set up camp and feed the horses.
We have entered the territory of Tuyuhun, and in the distance we can vaguely see the undulating Qilian Mountains and the still endless desert hills.
After seeing enough of these desolate scenery, Li Qinzai felt that there was almost no grass left in his heart.
The fresh roasted leg of lamb temporarily soothed his psychological boredom. Li Qinzai sat by the campfire, wrapped in a blanket. Liu Asi cut off the roasted leg of lamb piece by piece with a dagger and placed it in front of him.
"Fifth Young Master, General Zheng has sent an order. Five thousand border troops have been mobilized to the Qilian Mountains to assist Fifth Young Master at any time. If something happens to Fifth Young Master in the Tubo camp, five thousand frontier troops will immediately dispatch troops..."
Li Qinzai hummed, and then sighed: "It can be considered a psychological comfort. If Lu Dongzan puts the knife on my neck, will he still wait for our five thousand border troops to come from the Qilian Mountains?"
Liu Asi said in a deep voice: "If Lu Dongzan really dares to do this, we will fight for the Fifth Young Master and never let Lu Dongzan harm you."
Li Qinzai laughed: "There really was a moment when the two hundred or so of us were not enough to fill the gaps between people's teeth. No matter how hard we tried, it was useless. The Tibetan army drowned us just by soaking in urine."
Liu Asi's cheek twitched a few times and said: "The truth is correct, but... you should be more tactful, drowning in urine would be too uncomfortable."
"Don't worry, Lu Dongzan should not dare to attack me. He is also afraid of giving Datang a reason to send troops. He dares to kill the envoys of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, unless he doesn't want to do it."
Liu Asi said in confusion: "But you said that Tubo will definitely go to war with the Tang Dynasty. Since a war is inevitable, does it make any difference to him whether he kills the envoys or not?"
"Of course there is a difference. Whether to kill the envoy or not is the difference between being righteous and having a guilty conscience. For example, you thought your mother-in-law's food was not delicious, so you punished her. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Liu Asi's chest puffed up: "Of course there's nothing wrong with her. My mother-in-law doesn't cook well, why don't I punish her severely!"
"If your mother-in-law found out that you were hooking up with the female shopkeeper of a silk shop in Liangzhou City, and deliberately made the food unpalatable, would you have the nerve to punish her?"
Liu Asi said confidently: "Of course I'm sorry! What's wrong with a man hooking up with a wife outside? If the mother-in-law at home doesn't cook well, she still has to clean it up!"
Li Qinzai opened his mouth in shock and found that he was speechless.
So, should the generation gap and value differences that have separated us for thousands of years be reflected in this kind of nonsense?
Men who lived in the Tang Dynasty were real men and stood up straight.
Suddenly, I felt a faint regret. I should have put the beautiful Princess Loulan to bed today. Everyone around me was so confused. Why should I, the dignified county uncle, be holding the chastity arch?
Liu Asi looked at him with confusion: "Fifth Young Master, what do you mean by the analogy? What does it have to do with my mother-in-law whether Lu Dongzan kills us or not?"
Li Qinzai's interest suddenly waned and he didn't even bother to use metaphors.
"Nothing, I wish you happiness, loving husband and wife, and growing old together..." Li Qinzai sighed.
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Zi Nu walked out of the Liangzhou City prison alone with a small bundle in his arms.
Standing far outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Zi Nu hesitated and hesitated. Finally he gritted his teeth and stepped forward to ask the officer in front of the Governor's Mansion about Li Qinzai.
The officers knew Zi Nu. When this stunning dancer was in the governor's mansion, she had caused a sensation among the officers and servants in the mansion. Knowing that she was County Uncle Li's personal dancer, many officers were still willing to spy on her from a distance, as long as they could.
After seeing this stunning beauty, it was worth being punished by the superior officer.
Zinu was imprisoned and released because of County Uncle Li's orders. The officer didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but after all, in the face of her beauty, the officer seemed to be hypnotized and spoke out happily.
Zi Nu looked shocked and didn't move for a long time.
"He... dared to go to the Tubo camp alone, is he going to die?" Zi Nu muttered absentmindedly.
Having been raised by Lu Dongzan since she was a child, Zinu knew Lu Dongzan's character very well. She knew very well how cruel and ruthless this Tibetan Prime Minister, who was the most powerful among the people, was.
Li Qinzai had killed two Tibetan envoys, and he already had overwhelming hatred for Lu Dongzan. Now he dared to take the initiative to bring it to Lu Dongzan's mouth. How could he be immortal?
No wonder he went to jail today, and after flirting with her, he released her without any reason. At this moment, it seemed that he actually had the intention of explaining the funeral arrangements.