The summer of the 16th year of the New Year (776) was hotter than previous years. Many of the tributaries of the Qujiang River that flowed to the south of the city dried up and became low-lying areas. If you get closer, you can see that the riverbed is full of dried fish and shrimps.
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Facing the scorching heat, most of the wealthy people in Chang'an choose to go to Bachuan in the north of the city to escape the heat.
As for the deserted suburbs around Qujiang in the south of the city, apart from the people living here, only caravans traveling between different regions would occasionally pass by here.
On this day, several hunters wearing bamboo hats and hanging nets came back from the wild forests in the southern suburbs, carrying a few wild animals they had just killed on their backs.
The man who leads the hunter is in his twenties. He is tall and taller than his peers by more than half a meter. Although he is as strong as an ox, his face is naturally honest and honest, and everyone looks at him with a silly smile.
People in nearby villages only knew that this group of hunters were refugees who moved to Gyeonggi from Jiannan Province. Although they lived in seclusion and did not move around much, they would always share their prey with their neighbors, so they were quite popular.
After exchanging some necessary supplies at the market, several hunters left the place where the villagers gathered, walked along the country road, and finally came to a row of wooden houses in the countryside.
After patting the dust on his body in front of the house door, the head of the Orion team knocked on the door panel with one long and three short signals, and then took a few steps back.
A small hole was exposed on the low wall near the door panel. A pair of eyes came over to see clearly what was going on outside the door, and finally opened the door.
The leader of the Orion team gestured to his companions to hand over the living supplies to the people in the house. Then he lowered his body, crossed the threshold, and came to the inner door alone, whispering a word.
Not long after, the door to the inner room was opened.
A thin and lean middle-aged man with arms that could hang between his knees raised his head and glanced at the leader of the Orion team, then said in a deep voice: "Come in."
The leader of the Orion team followed the thin man obediently into the back room. First he saw an old man sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed. Then he carefully knelt on the ground and shouted: "Big talk."
Sang Chiruo, who is in his fifties, has experienced a long life of escape. He looks much older. His hair is almost gray, and his face is full of ridges. Only his eyes are not cloudy at all, and they are still shining.
, twinkling and shining.
He looked at the leader of the Orion team, nodded and said, "Yin Pu, you're back."
The man called Yin Pu tapped his forehead on the ground and said: "When I passed by Danji today, some villagers were chatting. They said that in a few days, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will celebrate his birthday, and there will be a three-day celebration in Chang'an City, and everyone can go there.
feast."
Sang Chiruo pondered for a while, then turned to look at the thin and capable man in the room, and asked: "Yin Yuan, the person in charge of handling the situation in Chang'an City, is there any news?"
Yin Yuan put his right hand on his chest, bowed and said: "Da Lun, the person responsible for contacting Chang'an's internal response will set out this morning and will be back before evening."
Sang Chiruo: "The people of the Tang Dynasty were very resourceful and good at scheming. As the commanders and deputy commanders of the Shankai Army, you two must be more careful with the soldiers under your command. Don't leave any flaws in your words and deeds."
Yin Yuan and Yin Pu are called together.
After leaving the back room, the tall Yin Pu carefully closed the door and let out a sigh of relief.
Yin Yuan stared at him and said in a deep voice: "We, the Baishan Wei Army, followed Da Lun to Chang'an to have a go at the national destiny of Tubo. Don't make the same mistake as last time and hurt us again."
The tall Yin Pu looked ashamed, lowered his head and said: "Brother, I understand, there will be no next time."
Seeing Yin Pu admitting his mistake, Yin Yuan's expression softened slightly: "The Shankui army came from barbarians. If it weren't for the big argument, we people would still be living in the mountains and forests, keeping company with wild beasts and poisonous insects. This time, the Tubo traitors colluded with the Tang people and framed
The truth is, the entire country is on the verge of destruction, and we are Tibet’s last hope."
Yin Pu: "The Great Theory once said that if the Emperor of Tang Dynasty dies, we Shankai people will be able to completely get rid of the status of untouchables and become the heroes of the entire Tubo."
Yin Yuan: "Yes, that's the truth."
When the sun set, the spies from the Shankai Army who were responsible for contacting Chang'an's internal response rushed back.
After hearing the spies' report, Yin Yuan rushed to the inner room to see Sang Chiruo.
After hearing what Yin Yuan said, Sang Chiruo frowned and asked, "Did the contact person in Chang'an really say that?"
Yin Yuan: "A great theory, absolutely true."
Sang Chiruo: "It seems that the Tang Dynasty is not monolithic. Some people want the emperor's death more than us."
Yin Yuan hesitated for a moment and asked: "Da Lun, could this be a trap just to catch us?"
Sang Chiruo shook his head slightly: "If you truly understand the political struggle in the Tang Dynasty, you will find that in the eyes of those Tang people, we are just tools. Their real purpose is to use the emperor's death to suppress
Political opponents, seize power as quickly as possible."
Yin Yuan: "In that case, starting from tomorrow morning, I will arrange for my men to enter the city."
Sang Chiruo nodded and said: "Although the contact person in Chang'an City provided directions, identity cards and household registers, for the sake of safety, they still divided into several groups and entered the city. After the first group of people entered the city, they first found a place to stay.
After exploring the surrounding environment and making sure everything is correct, I will join the second group of people and join them together."
Yin Yuan: "Big talk, just leave the task of assassinating the Emperor of Tang to us. You should stay here and wait for news."
Sang Chiruo shook his head and said: "You don't understand the significance of this matter to me and the Tubo Kingdom... If it succeeds, I will have the opportunity to return to the plateau and take power in my lifetime, and the Tubo Kingdom will have the opportunity to make a comeback and regain control of the situation.
initiative."
After a pause, Sang Chiruo smiled bitterly and said: "If I fail, I'm afraid I will never have the chance to realize my long-cherished wish, and Tubo will completely become a servant of the Tang State and will never be able to stand up again."
When Yin Yuan heard this, he understood Sang Chiruo's deep meaning and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sang Chiruo looked at Yin Yuan: "For so many years, you have been my close attendant and have followed me through life and death for many years. In the end, you were not able to live a stable life. Instead, you came to Chang'an to take risks..."
Upon hearing this, Yin Yuan quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Sang Chiruo: "If it hadn't been for the great talk back then, we Shankai people would probably still be on the cliffs, collecting medicinal materials and catching snakes and insects for the Tubo nobles. It's you.
You took us out of the foothills and gave us the dignity to survive. We are willing to die to repay your kindness!"
Sang Chiruo nodded lightly: "If you think so, I feel relieved. Tonight, please send an order to all the Shankai troops to pack their bags and plan their itinerary. We will set off from here to Chang'an early tomorrow morning."
