A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Are you still short of anything?" Lu Dongzan brought a lot of food and water.

Although there is food and grass in the rear of the Tang army, but it takes a long journey and the arrival is not so fast. Lu Dongzan took the initiative to provoke the logistics. Many people in Tubo are helping the Tang army clean up the barracks.

"Thank you very much." Yang Sheng said to Lu Dongzan.

"You're welcome." Lu Dongzan also said, "There is a wind of yellow sand blowing near the border of Persia. I think it will be difficult for a while."

"Yellow sand wind?" Gu Qing was puzzled.

"It's the yellow sand wind." Lu Dongzan then replied, "The wind blows the sand all over the sky, and you can't see your fingers. No matter how many troops the big cannibal has, they will all be buried by the yellow sand."

"Sandstorm?"

"Sandstorm?" Lu Dongzan said hesitantly, "Is that what you call the Central Plains?"

"It's not important." Gu Qing replied, sandstorms are a natural phenomenon, especially in countries on yellow sand, sometimes a sandstorm can bury a country alive, but this time it was hit by Dashi.

"Gu Qing!"

A greeting interrupted Gu Qing's contemplation, and Su Dingfang hurried over, "The envoy from Tianzhu is here, whether we see it or not, I understand everything about marching and fighting, but I can't handle this kind of meeting with envoys. "

"Leave him alone, we won't see you." Gu Qing refused bluntly, "Tell them that they have to pay back when they come out to mess around, they know what they do, and let them go to the Tai Chi Palace to kneel and apologize!"

"Okay!" Su Ding nodded, "I'll send someone to reply to the Tianzhu envoy."

Pei Xingjian stood outside the big camp. The Tang army slaughtered more than [-] soldiers from Tianzhu in the first battle. They frightened the Tianzhu people so much that they sent people to admit their cowardice. Hearing the soldiers' message, Pei Xingjian told Tubo to think of the Tianzhu envoy. The purpose of coming, this is the group of envoys from Tianzhu.

Gu Qing walked around the barracks, came to Lu Dongzan and said, "Let's have a good chat."

"If you have anything to say, please speak up." Lu Dongzan looked at Gu Qing.

"It's like this." Gu Qing picked up a branch and drew on the ground, "This is Tianzhu, above Tianzhu is your Tubo, and Persia is to the west of Tianzhu and Tubo."

"That's right." Lu Dongzan nodded.

"Actually, I have a worry." Gu Qing drew a line linking Tianzhu and Dashi, "Although the Tianzhu people we have killed have to come to the envoy to negotiate peace, but I am still worried that if our Tang army Dashi goes to war in Persia, What if the Tianzhu people seized Tubo and blocked our retreat?"

After listening to Gu Qing finished speaking, Lu Dongzan also fell into deep thought.

Looking at the other party's hesitation, Gu Qing went on to say: "I'm talking a little bit more clearly. In the Central Plains, the Western Regions, Tubo, and then Persia, there are many countries on this trade route. These countries are large and small, and the strongest It’s just us Datang, Dashi, Persia, Tianzhu, right?”

"What do you mean?" Lu Dongzan asked suspiciously.

"Once we confront Dashi head-on, it's not about Dashi and our Tang Dynasty, but about the entire trade route." Gu Qing drew the entire trade route with a line, "The kingdom of the entire trade route is Looking at us, once we are defeated, everything that Datang has managed will be ruined, and except for Yumen Pass, your Tubo Western Regions will fall into chaos."

"I understand what you said." Lu Dongzan continued, "I will do my best to help you Tang Dynasty. If you lose and the entire Western Regions are in chaos, it will be even worse for us Tubo."

"It seems that we have reached a consensus?" Gu Qing said with a smile, "I need you to take an army to guard the border between Tubo and Tianzhu to guard against the Tianzhu people. If something happens, it's okay to go directly to Tianzhu."

"I'm afraid it won't work with the current strength of our Tubo troops."

"You don't have to worry about this." Gu Qing explained to him, "I will give you [-] troops, Tianzhu is not afraid of you Tubo, you will be afraid of our Tang army, with our Tang soldiers and flags, now your Tubo is also our Tang army a part of."

"Yes, I'll listen to you." Lu Dongzan nodded, "But I have one request!"

"you say!"

"I want a firearm." Lu Dongzan said.

"Of course." Gu Qing stood up again, "But the firearms can only be used by our Tang army, because you Tubo people don't understand how to use firearms, and if you are a little careless, you will hurt your own people. If there is any change in the Tianzhu people, we will finish killing them Dashi will immediately attack Tianzhu! Anyone who dares to disturb the peace of Silk Road will never be lightly forgiven, even if Tianzhu disappears from this world."

"With your words, I feel relieved." Lu Dongzan nodded.

While the two were talking, a group of officials came, "Dare to ask Shang Shuling?"

"Who are these?"

"They are the officials sent by your Tang Dynasty." Lu Dongzan said and left to prepare for things.

"The troops were dispatched as soon as the Shang Shuling came. We haven't had time to see the Shang Shuling." Several officials were talking.

"The war is urgent." Gu Qing explained, "Is it okay for you to be officials in Tubo?"

"Everything is fine." The leading official was the new prefect of Tubo, "Chang'an is doing well now."

"It's very stable, and your majesty is in good health." Gu Qing looked at these officials, "You must have something to do when you come to see me at this time, but it's okay."

"Then let's talk about it." Several officials looked at each other, "When we first came to Tubo, we came here alone. Our wives and children are still in Guanzhong, and we have been separated for several years."

"So that's the problem." Gu Qing paced back and forth, "Are there no officials to replace you?"

"When we first came here, His Majesty's intention was to allow us to regain Tibet." They replied, "We didn't say that we would go back to Guanzhong, nor did we want to go back and leave Tubo alone, but the old and young at home really made us worry about it. "

"It's hard for you, I traveled a long distance to become an official." Gu Qing said, "How about this, I will share this matter with His Majesty when I return to Chang'an, let you go back to Guanzhong, and let other officials take over for you."

"It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this." The Tubo prefect waved his hands again and again, "In recent years in Tubo, we have seen many merchants who are ministers, as long as the merchants bring our family to Tubo, it will be fine. We can take care of that too."

Chapter 553 River and Food

"It's not a big problem to do it with a little effort." Gu Qing looked at them and said, "When the war is over, you will entrust me with the situation of your family, and I will entrust merchants to bring your relatives to you."

All the officials then nodded, "Thank you, Shang Shuling, if there is anything that needs my help when I go back, just ask, as long as I can help, I will wait."

"You're welcome, I do have something to tell you, but it's still the same sentence, we will continue to discuss after the war is over."

"Of course, of course." Several officials saluted Gu Qing and left together.

"What are you talking to them about?" Cheng Chu silently ate a piece of cake, holding another piece in his hand, "Take a bite?"

"Okay!" Gu Qing took the cake and ate it.

"You made Lu Dongzan's arrangement?" Cheng Chumo asked.

"Right? What's wrong?"

"I want to go with Su Dingfang." Cheng Chumo sat cross-legged on the grass, "But Gu Qing, there is one thing I want to tell you. This time the general in charge of the march is Su Dingfang."

"Yes, I want to talk to Su Dingfang first."

"No need." Cheng Chumo said again, "It's not a big deal, Lao Fang is more at ease, but things in the army still have to follow the rules in the army, although Su Dingfang didn't say anything, but I want to talk to you, We are all brothers on weekdays, but in the army we still have to follow the rules."

"According to the rules, I am Su Dingfang's right-hand soldier, in charge of military affairs." Gu Qing looked at Cheng Chumo, "Do you, the deputy general, want to salute me?"

"Good idea." Cheng Chumo turned his head away.

The two fell into silence again, each eating something, this is the border of Tubo, relatively speaking, it is more barren than the plateau, the grass here is yellow,

"Gu Qing, I've wanted to ask you a question for a long time." Cheng Chumo wiped his mouth after eating the cake, "What exactly are the salted duck eggs you mentioned earlier?"