Chapter 18 Chapter 17 A Generation of Famous Generals Involved in a Political Storm
In the morning after the snow, the blue sky is like washing.
A flock of pigeons flitted across the snow-covered roofs, and their long whistles echoed in the sky.
Under the eaves, the icicles hanging down like bead curtains are beautiful in the sun...
The footsteps of the servants sweeping the snow came from the yard, which startled a big black-tailed magpie wandering on the roof. It flew away suddenly, knocked down several pillars of ice, and hit the ground with a loud crackling sound.
What a peaceful and serene morning!
Li Tianlang turned over on the bed, the princess's side was empty, and a faint fragrance remained in the quilt.
"Tianlang, are you awake?"
Li Tianlang's eyes suddenly brightened, and a beautiful woman in Tang suit appeared in front of him.
I saw her lightly wearing a lily bun, with a jade hairpin inserted obliquely, and a red flower on her forehead, which complemented her curved moth eyebrows. Two lotus-shaped dimples were outlined on her pretty red cheeks, making her blue eyes and skin white. The pretty face is more springy.She was wearing a tight-fitting purple skirt, and the waist of the skirt was tied high under the armpit with a ribbon, showing her seductive tall and plump figure; Circles, silk paintings dance with the wind, full of elegance and refinement.
"Does it look good?" Amelia said shyly, "Yesterday, the old lady sent these, and she even called the maid named Fengping to help me put on makeup. Is it good-looking? Talk to me?"
"It's really beautiful!" Li Tianlang stared at it for a long time, almost dazzled, and after hearing Amelia's question, he stammered for a long time before replying, "Really, you must be the most beautiful in Chang'an today. Little lady!"
"Ah, Tianlang, you can actually say such frivolous and flattering words!" Amelia blushed, her heart was secretly happy, but she pretended to be angry, "Did you learn this when you returned to Chang'an!"
Yes, how could I become like this?Li Tianlang shook his head with a smile, unable to tell whether he was experiencing happiness or suffering. "Come here and let me kiss you!" he heard himself say.
"Oh! Going crazy early in the morning..." Amelia spat, "I'm still in bed with wild desires, isn't it ashamed for a dignified man?"
"Is General Li awake?" Gao Yunzhou's voice came from outside the room, "Breakfast is ready, General and Madam, please move forward to eat!" Li Tianlang stopped his hand that was about to pinch Amelia's delicate face, embarrassed The ground responded: "Mr. Gao Lang, let's go first! I'll come later!"
Amelia had the brightest smile today. She held the arm of her beloved man tightly and strolled leisurely on the beautifully flowered Zhuquemen Street.Countless eyes wandered over the two of them, making Amelia even more proud. A beauty and a warrior, isn't this the most suitable couple?The great sense of happiness made the princess temporarily forget all her troubles and sorrows, wishing that the long road would never end.
After the snow, the blue sky in Chang'an is as clear as washing, and the sun shines down from the blue sky, covering the whole Chang'an with a delicate golden layer.The cobweb-like avenue is filled with pedestrians, and it is very lively. There is a vast world, all living beings, rich things, heavenly treasures, outstanding people, this is the famous capital through the ages - Chang'an!
Li Tianlang bought a gold-embroidered half-arm short jacket for the princess, as well as a large bag of rouge and gouache popular in Chang'an.Love shopping is a common disease of women in ancient and modern times. The princess walked through the dazzling array of shops, and was so happy that she bought large and small bags after a while, making the two Gaofu servants behind her sweat dripping.Especially those miscellaneous merchants from the west, who heard the princess fluent in Hu, were willing to sell them at a discount, and the business was easy to do.In the end, I had no choice but to ask the two servants to go back with the things first.The three of them continued to wander around, and after visiting the East Market, they went to the West Market until noon. Gao Yunzhou invited Li Tianlang and Li Tianlang to have a full meal of "Bi Luo" at a restaurant run by Hu people from Kangguo. "Bilo" is a kind of meal cooked with beef and mutton, fruits and vegetables. The recipe comes from Persia, especially the cherry belo, which is very bright in color and sweet in taste, which makes Li Tianlang and Amelia very addicted.
When mentioning Persia, Li Tianlang thought about the business. Gao Xianzhi had told him many times about the techniques for making Dashi weapons. Apart from Zaitong City (now Quanzhou), Chang'an was the place where Persians and Dashi people gathered most.It should be possible to find someone with knowledge of the matter.As soon as Li Tianlang mentioned this matter, Gao Yunzhou laughed and said, "What's so difficult about this! There is a famous Persian weapon maker in Chang'an! I'll take you there!"
Gao Yunzhou took Li Tianlang into the largest weapons shop in Chang'an called "Fenghuolou", and invited an old Persian craftsman with curly hair. "This is the most skilled swordsmith in the shop," Gao Yunzhou introduced, "The Chinese name is Ding Sang, and he is an out-and-out poor Persian!"
Thousands of Persians settled in Chang'an, and most of them were engaged in various crafts such as doing business or making glass, brewing fine wine, processing jewelry, metallurgy and forging, and almost all of them were wealthy.The folks ridiculed and called it "poor Persia".Li Tianlang came here for two things, one is to repair the "Pufeng" horizontal knife that was damaged in the back of the knife in the Jiaohe fight; the other is to let experts appraise the big food scimitar with the lion emblem, Gao Xianzhi and Li Tianlang are unique to it The refining method is very concerned.As the main weapon in the battle between the two armies, any general will try to figure it out. This is a major event that concerns the lives of thousands of soldiers.
Seeing the sword that Li Tianlang took out from the bag, Ding Sang, who had been careless before, suddenly opened his eyes wide, stood up and took it, and watched it carefully. From the knife installation to the knife, from the beginning to the end, the astonishment became more and more serious. Tsk tsk endlessly.Especially when looking at the big food scimitar, his expression was extremely dignified.
"Where did you get the precious sword?" Ding Sang kept licking his lips, sniffing obsessively with his big nose on the blade, "These magic soldiers can't be bought with money, and their masters must be different. A man of great martial arts!" He raised his head and looked up and down Li Tianlang, who was standing still with his hands behind his back, nodded as if he understood something, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Both of you, please speak in the back room."
Amelia followed reluctantly, she had no interest in killing things.Seeing this, Li Tianlang looked back and said, "Go shopping, don't go too far, and meet us here in two hours, can you recognize the way?" The princess nodded happily, and said, "I don't turn the corner. This road is straight, so you won’t get lost if you think about it! Besides, there are ‘Fenglei’ and ‘Diance’!” Hearing their own names, “Fenglei” and “Diance” shook their heads and tails happily, moaning, they were locked in It's been too long in the courtyard, and I've already become impatient.
"Okay!" The princess went with the two giant mastiffs that were alive and kicking.Gao Yunzhou smiled and said: "Madam is so eye-catching and beautiful, walking alone on the street is not clean! Now that these two fierce beasts are guarding, I am afraid that no one in Quan Chang'an will dare to provoke Madam. Hehe, Madam may not be able to escape!" Li Tianlang also Can't help but smile, a pretty lady with two big monsters walking on Zhuquemen Street must be quite ostentatious!
Entering the back hall, Ding Sang asked an orchid to offer tea to entertain the two guests.He took the large machete in his hand and looked at it carefully, and said after a while: "Gao Langjun is an acquaintance, and I also know that Gao Langjun's father is the famous Anxi general. It's very strange, but this one has a lot of background, hey, although the handle of the knife has been replaced, the charm is still there..."
"No! This knife belongs to General Li!" Gao Yunzhou pointed at Li Tianlang, "It seems to come from a master of edible knives!"
Ding Sang turned his eyes to Li Tianlang, and cupped his hands: "I, Ding Sang, am just a blacksmith. I have made swords for half my life. Although I don't know anything about sword skills, I have seen many Western sword masters. I saw this master just now. It can be seen that he is also a master!"
"Thank you!" Li Tianlang returned the gift politely, "It seems that the master knows the origin of this knife?"
Ding Sang nodded slowly, stroked the beard on his chin, his eyes sparkled with memories, "That's right! But I want to ask General Li first, where is the owner of this knife?"
"Dead." Li Tianlang replied lightly.
"Dead? How did you die?" Ding Sang became excited, "How long have you been dead?"
"How did you die?" Li Tianlang watched Ding Sang's reaction suspiciously, "Fight me, and I killed you! Just this month!"
"Wow!" Ding Sang exclaimed in surprise, uttering a series of Persian babbles.Then turn around in a circle, hum a song and dance.Seeing Gao Yunzhou and Li Tianlang look at each other, Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.Humming and dancing for a while, Ding Sang folded his arms and bowed his head deeply to Li Tianlang.Anyone can see that this is a very respectable gift.
"Master, please hurry up, how could Li receive such a great gift, what is the reason?" Li Tianlang stood up and supported Ding Sang with gray temples, and found that he was already in tears.
"Cough! General, let me start from the beginning." Ding Sang wiped away his tears and smiled happily, "Our Shixili family has made knives and swords for the Persian royal family and army for generations. Because of our exquisite craftsmanship and excellent weapons, we are famous all over the West. Except for the Persians, Turkic people, cannibals, and even the conceited Fushi people flock to my family's swords and regard them as magical weapons! The weapons made by my family have been conquered by my Persian army and made great achievements in battle. Until more than a hundred years ago, the tragedy of the subjugation of Persia began. At that time, not only did we in Persia fight with Fushi for years, but also with the Turks in the East. The national power was exhausted, and the people suffered unspeakably. Come, loot everything in Persia! We have lost the battle! We have been completely defeated! We have lost our country! We have been completely reduced to the slaves of the cannibal!" Ding Sang wiped his tears with a handkerchief and continued, "In order to restore the country, embrace the motherland The great-grandfather of ideology, who spent all his life in making swords, imitated the mighty big knife and made 17 of the sharpest scimitars. Seventeen treasured swords were passed through the hands of the people. I don’t know how many heroic fights they have experienced, and how many Persian warriors have witnessed bloodshed on the battlefield. It can be said that the owner of each knife is the bravest and most skilled warrior in Persia. In the unclear battles, brilliant feats have been established, and each of them has a legendary story. It can be said that these seventeen knives are the souls of the seventeen Persians. What a pity! What a pity!"
"Ah, so many warriors, are all the owners of these knives dead?" After all, Gao Yunzhou couldn't help but blurt out the child who couldn't hold his breath, "Didn't they stop the cannibal?"
"The vast majority of them are heroes who serve the country loyally! But the tiger can't hold back the wolves! The heroes fell one by one! They died on the battlefield one by one! The spiritual pillars of the Persians' resistance to the restoration of the country also collapsed one by one... Ding Sang clenched his fists, "I, the Shixili family, swear that I will never cast a piece of iron for the big cannibal again. I would rather die than do it! So they were killed one by one by the cruel big cannibal! The rest Hiding in Tibet, most of them also died of displacement. In the end, only me and our fallen king Baluchistan fled to China, lingering until today!"
"Where are those knives? Are those warriors' treasured knives?" Gao Yunzhou asked eagerly, "Have they all fallen into the hands of big cannibals?"
"The vast majority of them are," Ding Sang said sadly. "To think that the sharp weapons I forged were actually used by the enemy to kill my own compatriots, my God! What's especially abominable is," Ding Sang burst into anger, "These ten Among the seven knives, two traitors appeared who were ungrateful, the buyer sought glory, and were more cruel to their own people than the enemy! Their hands were stained with the blood of the Persians. For the precious knives, they almost killed all the members of the Shixili family. I want to skin them! Eat their flesh! Drink their blood!" followed by a string of gnashing Persian curses.Gao Yunzhou and Li Tianlang nodded suddenly, they didn't expect Ding Sang to be a person with such a background.
"These two cruel and despicable wolves! I am ashamed to mention their Persian names, which would insult the ancestors of Persia, and now they are in Dashi, and they shamelessly took the name of Dashi! Yes! They are only worthy of being Dashi people Dogs! They are now, one is called Abu Muslim, and the other is called Abdul ibn Arslan... These two traitors are more hateful than cannibals! A thousand cuts can't be cured The hatred in my heart!"
Li Tianlang raised his eyebrows, Abdul ibn Arslan!Such a familiar name!Isn't this the big food warrior who died under the sword of "Da Kun"!No wonder Ding Sang rejoiced so much when he found out he was dead!
"Abdul ibn Arslan?" Li Tianlang murmured and repeated.
"Yes! It is the owner of the Dashi scimitar you brought! Even though it has a gold engraved Dashi inscription and the handle has been replaced, I can still see its origin at a glance! It is definitely the seventeen One of the treasured swords!" Ding Sang said excitedly, "This is Arslan, who has Turkic blood, grew up in Persia, and grew up with Persian milk, but unexpectedly raised a wolf! This wolf took refuge in Dashi, and intensified its cruelty to his relatives, friends, and loyal Persian subjects! In order to repay his blood debt, many bloody Persian warriors tried to kill him, but this wolf has too sharp teeth, The avenging warriors fell under his sword one by one, and their heads lifted Arslan, who claimed to be a lion, to the position of the first swordsman of the Dashi! God is so unfair! I said a thousand times ten thousand times Curse him! When I think of the knife in his hand, my heart aches like a knife! I didn't expect, I didn't expect, in my lifetime, I can still see you kill Abdul ibn Arslan! It’s amazing! Thank you so much! You are the great benefactor of our family! My whole family will pray for you for the rest of our lives, thank you for your kindness!”
"And your knife, since it was damaged in the fierce battle to kill my enemy, I should try my best to repair it for you! I know that for a warrior like you, no matter how much thanks you give, no matter how much gold and silver you give, it is better than that." I will give you a real precious sword! I will repair it for you with my own hands!" Ding Sang squinted his eyes at the "Pufeng" horizontal knife, first praised "good knife", and then said: "But this is a Japanese sword. It is completely different from my Persian knife making method, so it may take some time, so if you come to pick it up in two days, even if I, Ding Sang, stay up all night, I will repair it perfectly for you!"
"The craftsmanship of the Dashi Scimitar seems to have originated from Persia. I don't know what is the mystery of the making method! Master Ding Sang, if you don't give up," Li Tianlang asked hesitantly, thinking of the blood-stained and painful secret, " Can you give me some pointers!"
Ding Sang sighed, and said: "Since benefactor asks such a question, how dare I hide it! After drinking tea, I will talk to you slowly." Li Tianlang apologized: "Master, if it is inconvenient, don't tell me, God Lang has absolutely no intention of forcing it!"
Ding Sang smiled, and placed the Wind Throwing Knife and the Dashi Scimitar side by side on the table, so that they were under the bright light, and the two treasured knives shone at each other unconvinced, and the air was very cold.
"Do you see the difference between the pattern of the Dashi machete and the pattern of the Japanese sword besides the shape?" Ding Sang wiped the blade with a thin piece of silk, "Look, the blade of the Japanese sword seems to be the same as the Dashi knife , there are fine jagged lines, but if you look closely, the two are different!"
The eyes of Li Tianlang and Gao Yunzhou fell on the two knives at the same time, watching them carefully.On the blade of the "Pufeng" horizontal knife, you can see tiny particles shining like silver sand, and on the dividing line between the blade and the so-called "subway", you can see a white glowing line.On both sides of the "subway", there are more cloud-like ripples, but they are smooth and smooth without grainy texture.The color of the edge of the Big Food Knife is much blacker than that of the Pouring Knife, and the black blade is dotted with bright jagged crystals like stars, which are slightly thicker than that of the Pouring Knife. This kind of rough pattern makes the scimitar look dull and heavy, but it is actually extremely sharp.
"Patterns are all there, but there is any essential difference, but I can't see why." Gao Yunzhou lay on the table for a long time, his eyes hurt from looking at it, "Although it is eye-opening, the essence still needs to be covered." Master Ding Sang please teach me!"
"I know a thing or two about how Japanese swords are made," Li Tianlang said. "Japanese craftsmen call the patterns on the sword blade patterns, and the shiny particles they call 'boiling'. The ones seen on the blade are called 'Blade boil' is called 'ground boil' when you see it on the 'subway'. And the white line is '匂' (xiong). My sword is the famous Japanese swordsmith Awataguchi Yoshimitsu It took three and a half years to make a Japanese sword, but it only takes three months to make a general Japanese sword, even if it is a refined sharp weapon. According to Yoshimitsu Awataguchi, making a knife meets the requirements of "no bending, no breaking, The good knife of Shanqie is not only closely related to the craftsman's exquisite technique, but sometimes it is luck. For this knife named 'Pufeng', he discarded at least hundreds of crude blades..."
"Of course! It seems that the Awataguchi Yoshimitsu you mentioned is indeed a master." Ding Sang rubbed his hands and sighed, "A good knife is the craftsman's painstaking effort. There are not many famous swordsmiths. Those seventeen scimitar cuts exhausted all my grandfather’s energy, and before the eighteenth cut was finished, he vomited blood and died violently..." Ding Sang shook his head, stopped talking about family matters, and turned to And said: "The way of making Japanese swords all comes from the Middle Earth. The steel-clad method of the Tang Dynasty is regarded as a classic in Japan. General Li's precious sword must be forged by this method!"
"Worthy of being a famous master of sword casting, you can see the clue at a glance," Li Tianlang admired sincerely. "What the master said is true. Tianlang Saber is made by Baotou method! If you are not careful, you will lose a lot, and it is beyond human control..."
"What is the Baotou method?" Gao Yunzhou couldn't help smiling when he heard the master's discussion. How can such anecdotes be heard by ordinary people in books!
"I have been to Awataguchi Yoshimitsu's weapon workshop, and I have also heard my teacher Fang Tianjing exchange the method of making knives with him. A good knife is carefully crafted from the ore, and the selected iron ore is put into Tadala Furnaces were smelted fiercely, and large pieces of '鉧' (mu) were burned out, and then smashed with a big hammer. Experienced masters looked at the cross-section of the iron pieces with naked eyes to pick out the pure ones with very few impurities. Part of it is called jade steel. There is also a slightly softer iron, which is the main raw material of Japanese knives. After heating jade steel, it is beaten into thin slices, quenched with cold water, and then broken into small pieces. Wrap these small iron pieces with paper and then wrap them in yellow mud, put them into the fire and temper them, let them combine into one piece, and then continue to forge and fold them repeatedly, so that impurities can be removed and the iron pieces can be kneaded into a uniform shape like kneading dough. quality. But this kind of folding is not the more the better, how good it is depends on the experience and skills of the swordsmith. Otherwise, the jade steel will be either too hard or too soft, and it will become a waste product. The ladle is in it, and Pao Ding iron has elasticity and toughness as the outer skin of the knife, and jade steel has hard characteristics and is suitable for the material of the knife edge. The two complement each other, making the knife body have good elasticity, and at the same time the knife edge is hard and not easy to chip, achieving both softness and hardness. When fighting, the two sides of the knife are elastic, which can absorb and defuse the shock force caused by the opponent's weapon attack, avoiding the numbness of the palm and the risk of the weapon falling off, and the hard edge of the knife is not easy to make a gap, so it is so sharp. It is the characteristic of Japanese swords to take both soft and hard into consideration. This is the characteristic of Japanese swords." Li Tianlang picked up the "Pofeng" and waved it with his wrist. It's complicated, how long does it take to knead a good knife? There must be a general saying!"
"It's hard to say. Just the first step to make a blade is to heat the steel until it's red and hammer forging. There are as many as 20 or 30 times of hammering. Each time, hundreds of hammers are hammered. The strength and angle are all particular. Be sure to All impurities are required to be separated out. Quenching is the key to the final bet among iron, water, and fire, and it is also a process that determines the fate of the sword. According to Yoshimitsu Awataguchi's practice, "burning blade soil" should be applied to the blade before heating Above all, the formula of the soil and the thickness of the smear are all extremely secret techniques. Such heating can improve the toughness of the blade. If the soil layer peels off during heating, it will leave fatal flaws on the blade. In severe cases, quenching will fail. The key technology that is difficult to master. When the blade body is burned to the right temperature, the knife is pulled out of the furnace. The moment it enters the water, the knife worker shouts, and the blade body is completely submerged in the water. There is a loud deflagration sound and white mist. The three most critical points: time, water temperature, and water composition. These are all secrets passed down orally, and outsiders don’t know about them. I saw that the liquid used for quenching knives made by Awataguchi Yoshimitsu was as red as blood and had a strange smell. , although I am very curious, but I don't want to ask too much. After quenching, the blade pattern is natural. In addition to the wavy pattern on the edge of the blade, there are also strange lines like gold lines, silver lines, lightning flashes, etc., like pine bark lines There are also those who are like flowing water and whirlpools, and those who are like annual rings of wood, like floating clouds, like mountains, like morning dew, like sunset glow, like waves in waves, with various changes and different expressions, which are the style of famous knives. , The best grinding process is divided into fourteen steps. There are eight whetstones in total from coarse to fine. , there are many secret recipes for making them, which are difficult for outsiders to understand." Gao Yunzhou took the "Pofeng" knife carefully, and looked at the pattern according to the picture, obviously listening to it very enjoyable.
"The Japanese knife kneading technique and quenching were not invented by the Japanese, but the techniques brought by the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty," Ding Sang said, "Four years ago, a Japanese knife craftsman named Hengcang came to me to ask for advice on fine steel smelting. In exchange, I also demonstrated Japanese knife-making skills in detail, which was almost the same as what the general said. It’s just not as detailed as the general. The general’s description made me understand a lot of things that I had been puzzled before, and I benefited a lot. Although Hengcang repeatedly It is said that this is a secret that is not passed on in Japan, but experts can tell at a glance that this method has long been known in China. It is not uncommon! The imperial general of the Tang Dynasty served as the supervisory school office, and the craftsmanship is also unimaginable. There is also the secret skill of pouring steel. The weapons used by the forbidden army are only ordinary works, and they are extremely sophisticated, let alone the imperial use. Unfortunately, I have never seen it in the folk! The sword used by the general has just been carefully examined. The Japanese knives I see are similar in shape but not in spirit, why?"
Gao Yunzhou held the knife in his hand and said, "How can you tell?" Li Tianlang smiled and nodded.
Ding Sang reached out to take the knife and flicked it along the blade exponentially, the clanging sound fluctuated, crisp and muffled.Gao Yunzhou's eyes widened in confusion, Ding Sang also smiled and remained silent, and finally Gao Yunzhou couldn't hold back and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up, it's overwhelming!"
Ding Sang laughed and said: "Mr. Gao Lang, don't be impatient. Listen to me carefully. When the Japanese sword is forged, its prototype is not curved like this. The original shape is close to a straight sword, but after careful quenching, the blade head The tail is upturned, so its curvature is deepened, and the curvature is natural, and the closer it is to the arc, the more pure it is. Japanese swordsmanship focuses on chopping. There are two sides of the triangle, two sides on the left and right sides, six sides and six arcs in total. All the planes and lines merge into one sharp point at the tip of the knife. One can imagine the sharpness of the tip of the knife. Slashing also takes into account the function of stabbing. The thickness of the blade changes from thick to thin at the handguard, and the thinnest at the tip of the knife. The width is the same, the widest near the handguard is the narrowest in order, and the narrowest at the tip of the knife. Therefore, the The cross-sectional area varies from head to tail, the smaller the cross-sectional area is towards the tip, and the lighter the weight, the sharper the blade. The original intention is purely for the practical consideration of both offense and defense. The wide and thick part is good for resisting attacks, and the narrow and thin part It is easy to chop and stab. The change in thickness also strengthens the balance of the blade, so that the blade can be swung freely, agile and fast, and can attack the enemy first. Therefore, if you can hear the blade well, you can flick the body lightly, and the area near the guard is thick and deep When it is close to the tip of the knife, it turns light, crisp and loud. If the rhythm of the tone changes abruptly, it means that the material is uneven or the thickness is uneven. The general's knife has a weird tone, not entirely low in the back and high in the front, but it is chaotic but rhythmic, not It looks like a failure, especially when the tip of the knife is suddenly tall and heavy... The general's sword is three feet six long, a Japanese sword of the same length weighs no more than five catties, and the general's knife weighs at least seven catties... ..."
Li Tianlang sighed with emotion: "I did meet an expert today! At first, Tianlang was a little worried about the restoration, fearing that the master would make a mistake and make mistakes with good intentions. Today, it seems that I was too worried! Mr. Tianlang Sorry to the master!" After saying this deeply, Ding Sang hurriedly returned the salute, "As the master said, although this knife is a masterpiece of Japanese swordsmiths, my mentor Fang Tianjing improved it according to his own knife technique. He No matter how good a sharp weapon is, it must be obeyed by others! Only when a person controls a sharp weapon is called a magical weapon! Just now, the master said the characteristics of Japanese swordsmanship, and every sentence makes sense. The essence lies in the simple and rigorous technique, full and smooth strength, and a set Changing extremely fast and flexible steps. Its usage is to jump left and right. It is cunning and secretive, which is unpredictable. It often fights rampantly and erratically like the wind. It also uses a knife. , Retreating as a cutting. Arms resting on the wrists, pick to hide and cast aside. Hogs and crabs rush, and thousands of people change. Combine the swift and swift big chopping and killing with the lightness of advancing and retreating. The so-called even spinning and jumping, using short The commander is indeed as fierce as the wind and as sharp as fire. However, the techniques of the Japanese samurai also come from China. Although they are innovative and self-created, they also lack the foundation. They often do not seek a deep understanding of the profound Chinese martial arts. In the end, it was due to a smattering of knowledge and lack of stamina. The lightness and sharpness of Japanese swords is not a technical measure, but the core of their use lies in the arms. People in those days were short in stature and limited in arm strength. If the weight of the sword was too heavy, it would not only completely lose Japan The lightness of the sword technique can even hurt oneself. He doesn't understand the essence of the Chinese martial arts' root strength', and he doesn't understand the 'strength from the waist'. Although the speed is astonishing, but the strength is limited, and if you miss a single knife, you have to return the knife and slash again. With this kind of knife technique, victory depends entirely on speed. If the knife is not light, then there is a chance of winning? My master has insight into its disadvantages and integrated his knife technique into it The two-handed sword of the soil creates a sword technique that can be swung freely with both hands. Its essence lies in root strength and backhand sword, supplemented by flexible footwork. , infantry combat. Therefore, the 'Pofeng' sword is two inches longer than ordinary Japanese swords, the back of the sword is also thicker, and the center of mass is slightly forward... It is the nemesis of Japanese swords! Tianlang has succeeded in this!"
At the Panse City Martial Arts Tournament, there were at least six Japanese masters known for their speed who confronted Li Tianlang head-on. Let these masters simply cannot take advantage of their speed.And the kamikage sword master Akaga Shigetaro, who is famous in Japan for his left-hand stabbing "dragon kick" stunt, was defeated by Li Tianlang's lightning-fast backhand sword, and the "Tang Liu" sword technique became famous in the first battle.After several years of bloody battles in Goryeo and Anxi, Li Tianlang's sword technique has indeed reached the pinnacle, and there are few opponents.
Ding Sang and Gao Yunzhou opened their mouths wide, nodded frequently, saying yes again and again.
"This old man is really eye-opening. The general knows everything he can say, and he is open-minded. He is a real man and a hero! In this case, I will tell you the Persian knife-making method in detail!" Ding Sang's cheeks were full of excitement. Trembling slightly, he let out a hey, and said loudly, "Japanese knives are made with the three essentials of iron, water, and fire. Persian knives are not like this, but they do have their own secrets. Half of the essence of Persian knives comes from craftsmen." , and half of it comes from the unique knife iron. This world's god iron comes from Wuzi in Tianzhu, which is called Wuzi iron ore. Countries including Datang buy a lot of money every year. Ten thousand catties. Before the iron was smelted Finely ground into powder, after three or two months of furnace smelting, it is made into discus. Only one out of ten people can succeed in this process. During the process, the heat, ingredients, and use of charcoal powder all depend on the skill of the craftsman. There are two kinds of heat, one is the heat when the discus is sintered, and the second is the heat when the discus is forged and elongated. In addition, the ratio between the thickness of the finished knife and the thickness of the original discus must be properly controlled, otherwise the success will fall short! Japanese swords and Chinese swords Earth-made knives are clad steel and forged, while Persian Dashi knives are also forged, but based on smelting and casting, which is the most different difference. The crystalline pattern of swords made of Utz steel comes from the ore itself It is not forged and quenched, the blade is sharp and tough, and its weight curve is unique, and its quality should be higher than that of Japanese swords!" Speaking of this, Ding Sang was full of vigor, his beard and hair were full, and his pride was very elegant.
"Ah, what the master said is true. I remembered that during the fierce battle that day, the big food warrior who surrendered bent his sword in front of me. I saw that although he folded the sword completely, the sword was not broken..." Li Tianlang He said in surprise, "Now that you think about the toughness of the big knife, it's really incredible!"
Gao Yunzhou held the scimitar in his hand, and it was quite difficult to hold it with one hand, but under the force of the strike, it was roaring. "It's so heavy! It's born with one hand, isn't this deliberately embarrassing people!"
"If you saw Dashi warriors using knives, you wouldn't say that!" The thrilling battle of life and death came to Li Tianlang's mind again.
"Just tell me together! Today is not in vain!" Gao Yunzhou's blood boiled with excitement.
"The Dashi samurai often wields a heavy wooden mallet with one hand to exercise his sword arm. The hardships during the process are difficult for ordinary people to understand." Ding Sang said, "so that he often needs to be motivated by Islamic teachings and imams, otherwise he would Where did the food come from so many elite soldiers!"
"Does the knife-making skills of Dashi craftsmen have master skills?" Li Tianlang asked, "How about the output?"
"After years of training, Dashi artisans have been passed on, and the newly conquered Damascus region has become the largest weapon production place. As for the output, it is unknown, but I heard that the price of Uzi iron ore has risen year after year, and it must be very large. ..." Ding Sang looked with his left hand "splashing the wind" with his right machete, and murmured, "It's nothing more than a big meal! General Li seems to have lived in Japan for a long time, what do you think of Japan?"
Li Tianlang was stunned: "Master means..."
"Oh, it's okay! It's just a strange feeling," Ding Sang said. "My grandfather always said: the customs of the people are shown in the sword, and the sharp weapon is concentrated in the gods. The big cannibals started as nomads. They are free and loose by nature, fierce and straightforward, and they like fast horses." Charge, one strike is successful, looting is like the wind. Therefore, the Dashi machete is heavy and sharp, and it goes straight, but it may be too ostentatious and too greedy, and it may not last long after exhaustion; while Japanese weapons, which have been passed down from China and China, are like a family of their own. , and like to count the classics and forget the ancestors, arrogant and arrogant. Just one corner of the weapon, that is, the whole country spent tens of millions of money to refine it, which shows the depth of its martial arts plot and the extreme advocacy of violence! It is a small country in the far sea, but its resilience is strong. So, it must not be underestimated! The Japanese weapons I have seen are all arrogant and fierce, nimble and fast, full of ambition, and the Japanese family seems to be the source of troubled times!"
"Haha!" Gao Yunzhou laughed heartily, "Japan, which is as big as sesame nails, can be such a climate! When did they not obediently send Tang envoys to pay respects to me? Ask my heavenly court for advice respectfully? If it weren't for the long distance by sea, Japan would still be there. Destiny? Even if everyone is brave and brave, can they still challenge the Tang Dynasty, which has millions of soldiers? The army can fill the strait with just one arrow shot, and the people of the Tang Dynasty can steep the river and sea with a single sip , can completely destroy Dongpu! Master Ding really knows how to joke!"
Li Tianlang was silent, suddenly remembered Luyuan Wuzhi, the encounter in Lishan that day, he felt the disturbing restlessness and greed shining behind the eyes of this former playmate...
Li Tianlang and Gao Yunzhou bid farewell to Ding Sang and came out of the weapon shop, but they couldn't see the princess, and they didn't dare to go far, so they had to sit and wait in the nearby teahouse called "Yixiang Pavilion".The teahouse is not big, but the business is very good, almost a dozen tables are full.It seemed that there had just been a commotion on the street, and a crowd of people was dispersing in all directions. Innocent children screamed and walked through the crowd, throwing dead flowers and colorful little objects at each other.
"Good Xin'an tea from Sichuan!" Gao Yunzhou sipped the steaming tea, "Is it the tea cake method?"
"This little man has good eyesight, he must be a connoisseur!" The articulate little Er Qiao pointed and praised, "Not only the refined tea cakes used, but also the skill of frying tea in our shop is also the best in Chang'an tea shops. Take another sip, sir, look at this What's so strange about tea?"
Gao Yunzhou took a sip of tea expertly, closed his eyes and made a sound. "It's mellow and rich. In addition to tea, it seems to have added pepper..."
"Exactly! That's the secret recipe of our shop. If there is no such thing, how dare we open a shop in the capital!" Xiaoer said proudly, "In general tea shops, you can neither get top-notch Jiannan Mengding stone flower tea, nor Huzhou Guzhu purple bamboo shoot tea. 、常州阳羡茶等上品贡茶，就是东川神泉小团、昌明茶、兽目茶，峡州的碧涧明月、芳蕊，福州的露芽等名茶也不是供量充足，常人随意品饮。为求特色，本店精研煎茶之法，使得茶末色泽细度犹如碾成黄金粉，松嫩如松花，再细用煎茶之水，严控汤水之沸，精调茶水之比配，特选煎茶之具，佐之以自制秘方，即便寻常茶叶，冲饮滋味也不让大内名茗……”
听得小儿口若悬河，李天郎不禁莞尔，区区一口茶，也生出这许多讲究起来，到底是长安啊！可惜那所谓精制煎茶，早就被他牛饮而尽，却没品出什么特别来。
四五个衣着华丽的富家子弟昂首阔步迈入“溢香阁”，一边大声叫店伙上茶，一边热烈讨论。小二住了口，道声“两位慢用”，赶紧去招呼这拨客人。几人极是跋扈，进得店来吆五喝六，旁若无人地喧哗说笑。一个长着两撇很神气小胡子的汉子道：“昨日去号称长安首富的王元宝之王家富窟，见其以金银装饰居屋，墙壁用红泥涂饰，以沉香檀木为门槛，用似玉之石铺砌地面，用锦文石做柱础，豪富令人咋舌！为几日雪化路滑，甚至用铜钱穿铜钱铺于花园谓之防滑！奢靡至此！不过今日所见，那王家又算几何！”
“确实如此！”另一个年少白脸人士把玩着一只刺绣精美的香包，满脸羡色地说道，“长安富贾如云，那王元宝算是头档，富可敌国，胜似帝王，但今番这一比……嘿！我只听说宁王李宪在其后园牡丹花梢捆绑金铃，以驱杂鸟；申王府以紫檀木做烛奴，香飘半城，都是骇人听闻之奢。哪知这杨氏一家……啧啧！这样好的扬州刺绣，说丢就丢了！”几个人点头称是，有人探过头来一起观看那香包，性急的更是将鼻孔凑近，大力抽吸，连赞“好香”。
“怪不得长安人叹：生女勿悲酸，生男勿喜欢，所谓'男不封侯女作妃，看女却为门上楣'，也不知杨家走了哪门子运！过得好生逍遥痛快！”与其同行的一个洛阳口音的中年汉子估计平日就爱附庸风雅，此时说起话来也是满口书包，只是语气兀自酸溜溜的，“真是一人得道，鸡犬升天啊！这杨玉环能把皇帝老子哄成那样，当真是个人间尤物啊！”
“哈哈！常兄想来必是馋涎欲滴，那杨贵妃岂是你能消受的！白日做梦吧！你也只能去平康坊找个骚娘子去去火，却又舍不得花销！哈哈！哈哈！”众人一起取笑，言辞中颇多淫亵之意。听得李天郎不禁大皱眉头，高云舟已经猜到七八分，悄声说道：“看来又是杨氏一族陪天子避寒华清宫了！”
“可是杨贵妃之外戚？”李天郎看着不断有人加入到讨论中，为谁家服饰艳丽、谁家车马华贵争执不休，羡慕乃至立志效仿者甚众。“大唐富足天下，但总不可骄奢太过，尤其是外戚恃宠，难免上行下效，历朝皆视为痼疾……”
正说话间，看见阿米丽雅满头大汗地牵着两条大狗，气喘吁吁地出现在人群中。当巨獒把她带到李天郎身边时，不仅引来众人侧目，也诱发一阵唏嘘议论之声。公主将牵狗的皮带往李天郎手里一塞，放下另一只手里的提篮，端起桌上的茶杯毫不客气地猛喝几大口。
“慢点！慢点！”李天郎一声呼哨，叫两犬蹲坐。
“真是，这两头畜生欺负我来着！差点没被它们气死！”阿米丽雅坐下喘匀了气，掏出汗巾擦着额头的汗，“方才我正在一商铺买胡饼，突然大街上传来喧闹之声，一时间人潮涌涌，好生热闹。随口一打听，说是杨氏一家要往华清宫去。我原本想，恐怕是杨玉环杨贵妃的家人吧，心存好奇，也跟着去看看，见识一下倾国倾城的大唐第一美人。嘿，哪知人山人海根本看不见不说，两头畜生因人多繁杂，凶性大发，狂吠乱跳，我哪里抓得住，只好将它们缚于一家商铺门柱之上，匆匆一瞥，也算开了眼界！”
“见到第一美人了么？”李天郎揶揄道，“暗地里没比较比较？”
“哼！哪里见得到！”阿米丽雅大发娇嗔，“不过见到五队着不同色缤纷彩衣的红男绿女分列而行，犹如春天百花齐放般灿烂。几辆牛车，也是饰以金翠，间以珠玉，上面还有好多吹奏乐器的美女。想来牛车极重，几头健牛都是步履艰难。旁边骑马的随从，所骑的那些高头大马，显然来自西域，价格必是不菲，这倒罢了，居然是以黄金为衔嚼，以锦绣为障泥，天哪，简直不敢相信自己的眼睛，我只在佛经上看到这样的场景，那就是西方极乐世界！”
李天郎神色凝重起来，从苦寒凄凉的边塞，到豪奢如斯的长安，真是天壤之别。难道数十万戍边将士的血汗，换来的就是这样的结果？
“街边百姓皆为其欢呼喝彩，闹市宵小也雀跃跟随。那车中女子，一路抛洒花瓣，竟不知隆冬季节，哪来的那么多鲜花！队伍走远，沿路遗失的鞋子和头上掉下的珠翠钗环，随处可见，成为众人哄抢之物。”阿米丽雅啧啧感叹，没注意到脸上变色的李天郎，“大唐富贵甲天下，固然令人羡慕，可是我一路东来，仍旧见到很多饥寒落魄的可怜人啊！即使在长安，也有跪地乞食的穷人，街头也见饿殍……你们的天子随便拿点钱帛不就……”
“呵呵！这位小娘子心地甚好，但却天真过迂了！这样的场面在长安算得了什么！少见多怪罢了！就怕天子，也是纵情于此，忘了天下啊！”一个干涩的声音在李天郎身后响起，三人举目望去，一位身着青色官袍的清瘦汉子正冲他们颔首示意：“某家姓杜名甫，字子美，唐突之言请三位勿怪！”
“哦？先生也是朝廷命官？这么说恐怕多有不便！”高云舟说道，“背后议论，也非善举……”
那人苦笑了一下，喃喃说道：“朝廷命官？一个冷冷清清的右卫率府胄参军，报国无路，练兵无人，罢罢罢，空谈两句时政，尚不能比及谏官，立仗马之虞，突如其来，呵呵呵，又能奈何？”说罢也不理会旁人，连连叹气，只是周围诸人正津津乐道杨氏出游，也无人睬他。
杜子美？李天郎嘴动了动，似乎听岑参提过这个名字，但也记忆模糊了，这般场合，听得这般大逆不道之言，他自己却什么也说不出啥来。这到底是天宝盛世，微有瑕疵，也是常事！李天郎这么安慰自己，可心里总有一种说不出的郁闷。这个叫杜甫的右卫率府胄参军说自己无事可做，说明如今的折冲府已是无兵可交，这倒不是什么新鲜事，安西镇兵，募兵占了大半。长此以往，唐军来源只能靠各节度使自行招募了，这显然和大唐军力历来的“内重外轻”截然不同，也使人不安，但到底怎么个不好，李天郎也想不明白。
“唉！走吧！回去！”李天郎拂袖起身，决定不再胡思乱想，还是多想想明天的入朝吧！“高郎君，令尊想必已从吏部回来，不知道是否得到确切消息？”
“吾也不知！先且回去，问问他吧。”
走到门口，那干涩的声音和着敲击茶碗的脆响，飘来一首诗：“三月三日天气新，长安水边多丽人。态浓意远淑且真，肌理细腻骨肉匀。绣罗衣裳照暮春，蹙金孔雀银麒麟。头上何所有？翠微阖叶垂鬓唇。背后何所见？珠压腰衱稳称身。就中云幕椒房亲，赐名大号虢与秦。紫驼之峰出翠釜，水精之盘行素鳞。犀箸厌饫久未下，鸾刀缕切空纷纶。黄门飞鞚不动尘，御厨络绎送八珍。箫管哀吟感鬼神，宾从杂还实要津。后来鞍马何逡巡，当轩下马立锦茵。杨花雪落覆白蘋，青鸟飞去衔红巾。炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。”
李天郎稍停脚步聆听之，不禁感叹：“长安城内确实是藏龙卧虎，一个颓丧落魄的右卫率府胄参军，居然出口成章，句句珠玑。这段诗词，无一刺讥语，描摹处，却又语语刺讥；无一慨叹声，点逗处，却又声声慨叹！无声胜有声，无语胜千言！妙极！妙极！”
“这就是长安，这就是大唐么？”阿米丽雅低低呓语，“汉人真是奇怪啊！叫人爱不得，恨不得，也敬不得，轻不得……”
此时在高府，高仙芝闭着眼睛枯坐于书房，一动不动，面前茶几上的一杯香茗水汽袅袅。家人仆从没人敢在这个时候来打搅他，因此房间里显得十分安静，凝神细听，似乎可以听见血液在血管里咝咝流动。平静之下是余悸未消，高仙芝一从吏部回来便独处书房，他可不愿有人看到他满心的惶恐，同时，他也需要时间来清理自己的思绪，此时此刻，这位大人物的心情也是腾挪跌宕。从吏部那里，他已经得知自己已经是未来安西节度使的人选，即将称霸一方，实现自己多年的夙愿，对于这一点，李林甫倒真的没有夸口。但是，他也从那里知道了另一个令他惊惧不安的消息：曾任河东、河西、陇右、朔方四镇节度使的名将王忠嗣，被贬黜为汉阳郡太守，要不是以命求情，感动了天宝皇帝，那被刑部、大理寺和御史台三司会审度以死罪的王忠嗣，脑袋可就要搬家了！王忠嗣何许人也？那可是当朝响当当的重臣，威震天下的悍将！自开元二十一年起，王忠嗣历任左领军卫郎将、河西讨击副使、左威卫将军、左金吾卫将军、左羽林军上将军、河东节度副使、代州都督、朔方节度使、灵州都督、河东节度使、河西、陇右节度使等军政要职，可谓名满天下！
对王忠嗣的为人和才能，高仙芝是极为钦佩的，他甚至嫉妒此人取得的骄人功名，但潜意识里还是将他作为效仿的楷模。自忖如若有其同样的唐室渊源，自己当不在其下。北庭节制于安西，安西又节制于陇右，说起来，高仙芝自己还是他的下级。真不明白，转瞬之间，这位佩四将印，控疆万里，劲兵重镇，皆归掌握的大将，会顷刻间便在大唐的朝堂上土崩瓦解，烟消云散！要说背景，王忠嗣乃名门之后，其父王海宾，是开元初名震西陲的猛将，战殁于开元二年与吐蕃的激战中。玄宗感其忠义骁勇，特赐其子名“忠嗣”，并让当时才九岁的王忠嗣继承父亲的官位，并收养于忠王府，与当今太子李亨成为形影不离的亲密玩伴。要说才能，小小年纪就能与天宝皇帝面谈军政，被帝赞日后必成良将！极受恩宠，被皇帝钦点为将，如此殊荣，又有几人？要说功劳，自二十岁从军河西，勇猛韬略超于常人，诸军上下无不拜服；三十岁新城之役声名鹊起，横扫吐蕃，逼亡突厥，震慑西陲；接着又转战北境，屡败奚和契丹，曾与东胡族的奚怒皆部大战于桑干河之源，三战三胜，威名日盛。天宝五载，以四十二岁兼河东、河西、陇右、朔方四镇节度使，为大唐开国以来手握兵权最重的将领，甚至有人说，他很快就会被召回长安，官拜宰相！可是，这样一棵根深叶茂的大树，居然也会被人连根拔起！
why?
听吏部的眼线说，是为了失败的石堡城之战！高仙芝可清醒得很！他明白胜败乃兵家常事，如若仅仅因为一战之得失就诛杀悍将，那谁还会为朝廷效力？这里面必然大有原因！
That's right!
石堡城，吐蕃人称铁刃城，乃双方都极为重视的战略要地，此城在日月山下，扼守赤岭天险，通过日月山的上、中、下三个山口，都要经过这里。上山口，是通往青海湖之西、之南的门户，有吐蕃至逻娑（今拉萨地区）的重要驿道；中山口，到海南大草原，是吐蕃饲养军马的肥沃草原；下山口，翻分水岭南下，直到唐积石山。前行即是大唐肥沃的河曲之地，实际上，谁要占据此地，谁就赢得了湟水流域和青海牧区的控制权。
开元十七年，自石堡城建成，大唐吐蕃就为其征战不休，双方成千上万的士卒血洒城下，染透赤岭。大唐开元二十九年（公元741年），吐蕃蛇年，吐蕃没庐·谐曲将军以机智拼死攻克石堡城，在尸山血海中夺得了这块对他们来说，生死锁钥之地，一度占据六年之久。使距此不远的大唐鄯州、凉州、甘州颇受牵制，令唐明皇如鲠在喉。
于是皇帝要王忠嗣把它拿回来，记住，是皇帝，天子要拿回来！
难道就是因为这个得罪了皇上？王忠嗣曾经不止一次驳回包括安西等边镇的请战书，高仙芝记得有一次他随夫蒙灵察赴河西拜见这位权倾一时的大将军时，王忠嗣语重心长地告诫摩拳擦掌的好战将士说：“国家升平之时，为将者在抚其众而已。吾不欲疲中国之力，以徼功名耳！”这不仅与当今皇帝“吞四夷之志”格格不入，也让急于建功立业的将领们焦躁不已。夫蒙灵察就私下里讥讽王忠嗣当然想当他的平安四节度使，无非是不想有别人超过他，自然将王的话当作了耳旁风……
没想到王忠嗣这么大的胆子，居然对皇帝老子也搞阳奉阴违！他自己持重不战倒也罢了，还扬扬万言上书劝诫天子说：“石堡险固，吐蕃举国而守之，若屯兵坚城之下，必死者数万，臣恐所得不如所失，请休兵秣马，另图良机。且夺此一城，不仅破边塞之安宁，交恶与吐蕃，也于进取九曲无宜，徒费军力耳。臣恐所得不如所失，不如厉兵秣马，以待时机，一鼓而下也！”皇帝爷已然不高兴了，可那王某还没个完！求战心切的董延光请缨夺石堡城，皇帝陛下令王忠嗣派军辅佐。陛下显然和姓王的较上劲了！你不去，好啊！这不有人争着去吗？大唐缺不了你！要是别人打下来，看你怎么说！
可惜董延光志大才疏，除了找了个请战的好时机，啥也没干好！王忠嗣也犯糊涂，捧着天子的诏令不情不愿，这样的心境，他能对董延光能有多好的支援？石堡城下平白无故又多了一堆冤魂！唐军无功而返！董延光多了怨恨，大唐没了面子！关键是皇帝没了面子！皇帝的面子啊！
皇帝要找茬收拾他，他还逃得过？
Prince?虽说儿时伙伴，也帮不上忙！太子在皇上面前就是一个唯唯诺诺的傻子！心惊胆战的小儿！他哪里说得上半句话！
再说，他此时说什么话都没用了，就算能说，也会适得其反！天宝皇帝历来对皇族结交朝廷大吏十分忌讳，在开元初年就颁布禁令，“禁约诸王，不使与群臣交结”。其兄弟诸王宅邸皆环绕兴庆宫之侧，表面是方便走动，实际上是利于监视。至于自己的子孙，同样戒律森严，他们只能居住在“十王宅”“百孙院”里，由宦官“侍候”着，过着与世隔绝的金丝笼鸟生活。和他们交往的官吏往往身败名裂——仅仅和歧王李范有那么几分交情，名相张说就丢官贬成了相州刺史，其余的如光禄少卿驸马都尉裴虚、万年县尉刘庭琦、太祝张谔等也是被贬官的贬官，流放的流放。而“太子党”这个说法早就在流传，弄得李亨连个乐器舞姬都不敢添置，生怕被人借故生事，落得个娇纵声色的名声，失去太子名号对他来讲，就是大限已到！太子党内有高力士，外有兵权在握的王忠嗣，可了不得啊！宰相李林甫的说法之所以极大地震动了皇上，那就是告发王忠嗣和太子过往密切，合谋觊觎皇位！这可是天大的罪名！
想到这，高仙芝浑身发冷，李林甫！难道又是李林甫！对了，对了！That's it!什么太子至友，什么官望宰相，根源就在这里！王忠嗣和皇帝碰出的火星，就因此被浇油引燃了……甚至差点将太子李亨一起烧掉！God!God!李林甫，可怕的宰相！他不允许有人威胁他的相位！
高仙芝眼前浮现出李林甫布满皱纹的老脸，那双眼睛！如鹰隼般毒辣的眼睛！还有那笑里藏刀的阴险笑容……他打了个寒战。
看来自己的小勃律大捷来得真是时候啊！不仅让天子一洗石堡城战败的阴晦，也让李林甫找到了淡化王忠嗣的突破口。于是自己拥有了安西！于是有了前所未有的加官晋爵！棋子！小卒而已啊！
高仙芝睁开眼睛，呆滞地注视着茶杯里漂浮的叶渣，它们慵懒地在水面上荡漾，在腾腾的水汽中鼓着死气沉沉的眼睛。望着自己投影在茶水面的半张脸，高仙芝突然觉得无趣至极，一辈子想改变自己的命运，可是真的改变了么？改变的命运是自己的努力还是别人不经意的拨弄？
王忠嗣如此，自己又能怎样？才能功绩算个屁啊！ ...
一束光柱穿过琉璃天窗直直地落在高仙芝头上，光柱里翻滚着细小的飞尘。低头不动的高仙芝全然没有了平日的骄横和豪迈，他蜷缩在胡床里，像一只艰难挨寒的老蜘蛛。
这天下午书房里的高仙芝，是失魂落魄、自信扫地的高仙芝。
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