Guo Song was really speechless. He hunted the White Wolf King just to save people, but in the end it turned into an opportunity for the civil war to break out.
Mu Manhe had already left, and Guo Song felt depressed. He walked out of the tent and looked at the dozens of goshawks soaring in the sky. The fierce ones seemed to be like a fish in water, and they kept making clear and clear chirping sounds.
"Your eagle seems to have found its homeland!"
Li Jinyang appeared next to Guo Song, looked at the eagles in the sky and smiled: "I can see that it is very excited. If it wants to stay, will you be willing to do it?"
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "My eagle is free like me. I have never tried to keep it. It can stay as long as it wants."
"Mr. Guo, let's take a walk!"
Guo Song knew that he had something to say to him, so he nodded and walked towards the river not far away with his hands behind his back.
"I'm sorry. I didn't intend to take out the white wolf skin. It was Wei Ping who let it slip when he was bragging to the other party. I didn't expect that they would take it so seriously that it would involve war."
Guo Song shook his head, "You don't need to apologize. I had a premonition that today would happen when Xishou surrendered to the city. This is God's will!"
"So, you agreed to them? Join their war."
Guo Song still shook his head, "The war between them is not more than me, and not less than me. I want to go to Absi to save my brothers, and I can just use their strength."
The two walked to the river and looked at the bright white river in front of them. Li Jinyang said slowly: "You should have guessed my identity!"
Guo Song said with a smile: "Uncle An said you are from the boss, so of course you are from the royal family. No need to guess, but I can't figure out what you are doing in the grassland? At first I thought you were on a mission, but then I thought about it, the mission is very formal.
How can things like you be like this, you are just out for fun."
Li Jinyang smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, you are half right. I am indeed on a mission, under the orders of the Emperor, to investigate the situation in the border areas and grasslands. Xue Yantuo's re-emergence has made the Emperor deeply worried. Once Xue Yantuo dominates the grasslands, the northern part of the Tang Dynasty will
There will be no peace."
"In this case, why didn't the emperor increase his troops in Lingzhou and directly eliminate Xue Yantuo under Lingzhou City?"
"Do you think the emperor can do whatever he wants and send out troops whenever he wants?" Li Jinyang snorted coldly.
"Is not it?"
Li Jinyang shook his head, "Even if the emperor wants to send troops, he will be hindered by all aspects. Opposition from civil and military officials, insufficient troops, financial difficulties, shortage of military supplies, insufficient food and grass, people tired of war, etc. The emperor wants to strengthen the military defense of the northern border.
A group of prime ministers would come crying and complain that the imperial court's financial resources were about to collapse and they really couldn't afford it, or complain that the military power in the frontier areas was too great and that there would be a second Anlu Mountain. Otherwise, why would the emperor let me, a member of the royal family, personally investigate the frontiers and grasslands?
Case?"
Although Li Jinyang didn't say it explicitly, Guo Song understood his implication.
"What you actually mean is that the imperial court is actually worried that Shuofang's army is overstretched and Duan Xiushi will become the second An Lushan, so that's why it refuses to send more troops to Lingzhou?"
Li Jinyang sighed, "I said that there are many reasons, and this is one of the reasons. However, Anlu Mountain is not the case, but the land of Lingwu is indeed prone to separatist forces."
"Brother Jinyang came to me to talk about these things, right?"
Li Jinyang pondered for a long time and said: "Actually, I'm here to persuade you to agree to the request of the Sijie tribe. Commander Sijie found me and hoped that you could participate in their war. I told him that I could only try my best to persuade you."
Guo Song smiled and said: "Actually, I have already promised them. The condition I gave them is that after the war, all Han people will be released back to the Tang Dynasty. Of course, if they don't want to leave, then there is no force.
The other party also agreed."
Li Jinyang added: "Actually, I also really want to know about this war between the Sijie Tribe and the Absi Tribe. I hope to get the most detailed first-hand information."
"Brother Jinyang thinks too highly of me."
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "Actually, it's the same if you let Wei Ping and Zhang Quanyong participate. Why do you expect me, an unreliable outsider?"
Guo Song declined his request politely.
Li Jinyang's eyes flashed with anger. He had been talking for a long time, but Guo Song didn't agree.
But thinking that he had to give his father an explanation for his trip to the grassland, he could only hold back the dissatisfaction in his heart and continue to lower his body.
"Wei Ping and Zhang Quanyong are actually imperial city guards and have official duties. They cannot participate in the war between alien races. They will cause unnecessary trouble. I can only entrust this matter to my dear brother. Just treat it as my plea to my dear brother.
Please help, this war is very important to both the Tang Dynasty and the grassland situation."
Guo Song was silent for a moment and said to Li Jinyang: "After this war is over, I will probably not go back to the Sijie Department and return to the Tang Dynasty directly from the Absi Department. How about this! Ask Uncle An to give me the address in the capital.
I will write a letter and give it to him later."
"Brother Xian will also go to the capital?"
Guo Song nodded, and Li Jinyang smiled slightly and said: "I opened a martial arts gym in the capital, called Jinyang Martial Arts School. The children who learn martial arts are basically relatives of the emperor. I would like to ask my dear brother to be the chief instructor for a month.
For five hundred guan, my dear brother, are you willing to give me this face?"
Guo Song smiled and said: "My martial arts is only the third-rate level in Kongtong Mountain. There are many talented people in Zixiao Tiangong, and there are many strong people. They are favored by the royal family and they should serve the royal family. I believe that there will be people with the summons from your highness."
Real strong warriors come to serve His Highness."
Li Jinyang encountered a soft nail, but he was unwilling to accept it and further added: "That's because Brother Xian is too humble. In fact, there are indeed many people with strong martial arts in Chang'an, but I value Brother Xian's courage and courage more. If Xian Brother
If you are willing, I can recommend you to enter Tianying Pavilion. The best warriors in the Tang Dynasty are gathered there. They are treated extremely well and have the opportunity to be appreciated by the emperor. I recommended five people and they all became the chiefs of Tianying Pavilion.
Samurai, I hope my good brother can become the sixth man."
In fact, no matter whether he is the chief instructor of the martial arts school or the chief warrior of Tianying Pavilion, it is all a means for Li Jinyang to win over people. He has taken a fancy to Guo Song and wants to win him over to him.
Guo Song looked at the Mengzi hovering in the sky and said leisurely: Shuofang's army wanted to train Mengzi into the best scout eagle, and they did not hesitate to seduce Mengzi with beauty, but Mengzi still went north without hesitation. It advocates freedom and does not want to be controlled by others. What?
This kind of person can raise whatever kind of eagle he wants, Your Highness, I’m so sorry!”
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards his tent.
Li Jinyang stood by the river and watched Guo Song walk away. He felt an indescribable loss in his heart.
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That night, Governor Salle held a grand banquet to entertain distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty.
Dozens of huge bonfires were lit on the grassland, and thousands of herdsmen from the Sijie tribe gathered around the fires, singing and dancing.
The main banquet was a huge tent covering an area of about two acres. The tent was brightly lit by strong torches, as bright as day. There was a circle of tables around it, with a mountain of meat and a sea of wine, and all kinds of fruits and melons piled high on it.
On the hill, in the middle of the big tent, a group of girls sang and danced, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Nearly a hundred hosts and guests were sitting behind the table, including more than thirty of Li Jinyang's bodyguards. In front of each of them was a large, shiny silver cup. This was a silver cup from Damascus. Each cup of wine weighed at least a kilogram.
The guards were speechless.
Sitting in the main seat is Sijie Governor Saler. His full name is Sijie Saler, and his official title is Governor of Lushan. This is a title given by the Tang Dynasty to each chief of the Tiele tribe. Over time, the Governor became the leader of all tribes in the grassland.
The official title of the tribal chief.
Saler was about forty years old. He had a broad face and a voice as loud as a bell. He was generous and hospitable. He picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "Today we entertain the distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty who have come from afar. The Immortal God has also brought us...
Extraordinary warriors have arrived, and I would like to offer this glass of wine to our old friend Li An, thanking him for bringing us wealth and joy."
Saler obviously didn't know Li Jinyang's true identity, and thought he was a Tang literati who came to the grassland to find inspiration for poetry. The grassland tribes valued martial arts over literature. It was understandable that he was not sitting in the host and guest seats.
Li An is not sitting in the host and guest seats, he is sitting in the host and guest seats. He brings wealth and joy to the Sijie Department, not the victory and courage that the prairie people value most, so it is not his turn to sit in the host and guest seats.
Li An stood up and thanked him. He only had an average drinking capacity. He could not drink a pound of kumiss in one gulp. He could only take a few symbolic sips. Other guests from the Tang Dynasty could not drink it all in one gulp. At most, Wei Ping, but
He only drank half the glass, but the prairie warriors all drank it down in one gulp. At the same time, they poured the empty wine glasses over their heads to show that there was no wine left, and all the men laughed proudly together.
At this time, Guo Song, who was sitting in the host and guest seats, quietly picked up the silver cup and drank a kilogram of milk wine in one gulp without changing his expression. He once drank five kilograms of milk wine in one go in the Black Mountain tribe, and this little milk wine was not good for him.
What kind of.
He tipped the wine glass to his head, and everything in the tent fell silent, with everyone's eyes focused on him.
Saler laughed, personally filled a glass of wine for Guo Song beside him, and said boldly: "I want to present this glass of wine to the extraordinary warrior sent by the Changsheng Heaven. Please drink this glass of wine!"
There was an uproar in the big tent. It turned out that the extraordinary warrior mentioned by the governor was actually referring to this Han man, not the Sijie warrior.
A burly young man stood up and said coldly: "Captain, wait a minute, I want to drink this glass of wine too!"
"Alku, this is the wine I toast to my guests, what do you want to do?" Saler glared at him.
The man named Alku came out and said: "The guests can drink, but there is only one extraordinary warrior sent by Changshengtian, and he will never be a Han!"
Guo Song slowly narrowed his eyes. Is this Governor Salle deliberately provoking conflicts to test himself?
However, the young man in front of him was too arrogant and arrogant. What did he mean by "never a Han"? Guo Song felt a little annoyed in his heart.
Not only Guo Song, but also the other guards present were angered by his extremely arrogant and rude words. Wei Ping stood up and said loudly: "I, Wei Ping, am also a warrior in the Tang Dynasty, and I am willing to learn the skills of this prairie warrior.
"
Alku's target is Guo Song, not anyone else, but this Han man wants to challenge him, so he wants to give it a try.
At this time, Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "Brother Wei, please be patient. This prairie warrior's target is me. Why not let me play with him first? If I lose, Brother Wei will take action again."
Guo Song saw that Alku was very powerful, and he was afraid that Wei Ping was no match for him. He had lost face in the grassland, and he might not be able to hold his head high even when he returned to the Tang Dynasty.
Wei Ping was actually a little unsure. This big steppe man had a thicker waist, thicker arms, and taller body than himself. He was not necessarily his opponent. Since Guo Song said so, he took the opportunity to step down.
"With Mr. Guo taking action, we naturally don't need to worry about anything." He cupped his fists and cupped his hands and sat down.
Seeing that Guo Song was about to accept Alku's challenge, Saler said loudly: "I will give you one hundred taels of gold as a lottery. You are only allowed to make questions and solve problems, and you are not allowed to gamble with your life."
Alku's eyes lit up, and he actually had a fortune of one hundred taels of gold. He immediately took off his coat, jumped to the center of the big tent, shirtless.
Li Jinyang remained silent, but the interest in his eyes became more and more intense. This young man was relatively cold on the surface, but deep down he had clear grudges and did not tolerate provocation. He wanted to see what kind of martial arts Guo Song was.
At this time, Guo Song came out and said with a slight smile: "Guo Song in Xia Lingzhou, what do you call this warrior?"
"I'm Alku, you ask questions and I'll solve them!"
Guo Song nodded, "From now on, if you can touch my body, I will lose."