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Chapter 32 Chapter Thirty-Two

A group of Tubo cavalry piercing through the back of Yinzhou broke through five military posts on the southern line of Yinzhou, burned, killed and looted, and spread the news that all five military posts built by the Li family for decades into ruins spread to the northern line. The queens immediately caused an uproar, and the military towns on the northern front became tense like never before. The generals of the various ministries did not think that the northern Tubo people would dare to launch an attack before the battle in Xiazhou became clear, but now they have entered a state of first-level combat readiness. It is densely covered, and horses come and go, no matter whether soldiers or generals, they sleep with their clothes on and pillows on their pillows.

At this moment, the Tubo people attacked at night, which immediately triggered a full-scale war between the Tubo people and the Yinzhou Qiang people. It was a barracks on Wufuling on the southern line of Yinzhou that was attacked. A Tibetan team attacked the barracks at night, shot and killed the police posts, sneaked into the barracks, burned food and grass, and tried to assassinate the general.Although the matter was exposed, most of the food and grass had been burned. The general of the Wufuling garrison was furious. He was worried that the food and grass would be burned and he would be sanctioned by the military law. .

He expected that there would be a sneak attack, and the main force of the enemy would follow. Sure enough, when the army broke out of the camp, they saw the Tubo people approaching aggressively.All the military posts on the northern line of Yinzhou were already in a tense situation. The battle of Wufuling was like a fuse, which caused the flames of war to spread rapidly, and all the military posts went into battle one after another. But according to the Tubo people on the opposite side of Wufuling after the war, it was Yinzhou soldiers who attacked them first, sneaked into their barracks and assassinated a leader. In shock, the flames of beacon were ignited, and they asked the various ministries for help.But these things are of course impossible to verify.

Yinzhou and Northern Tubo were fighting like a raging fire, and both sides were full of anger. Yinzhou's army was actually much stronger than the Tubo allied forces, but because Li Guangyan hadn't rushed back yet, Yinzhou guard Wei Langluo still restrained himself. The two sides formed a stalemate. Less than three days later, a patrol team from Yinzhou found more than a hundred dead bodies in a sandbag field seventy miles south of the destroyed Seven Star Station. Most of those dead bodies were lying on their backs or prone on the ground with bare buttocks, each of them was hit by at least three arrows, and some people had signs of struggling and crawling. Such people died in a particularly miserable state. Not only were they hit by arrows, Tian Ling Gai was hit with a big stick until it collapsed, his brains burst.

When the patrol team found them, they had been dead for a day. As soon as the patrol team's horses arrived, dozens of vultures flew up in surprise.The unfortunate patrol team took a lot of effort to drag out the corpses of those dung beetles covered with ants and surrounded by countless dung balls, and pinched their noses to find the kite-patterned belt tags from them. He was taken aback and immediately ordered someone to report the news. Soon, an army envoy leading a large group of troops came to recognize the bodies of Li Guangyan and his son. After dragging on the ground for a while, his hands were tightly bound, the robe on the back was polished off, and his body was bloody.

The commanding officer who recognized their identities scared the adults out of their wits and immediately reported the news to Yinzhou.When the news reached Yinzhou, it was like a huge bomb dropped into deep water, but the explosive force of the explosion shrank fiercely to the core. The whole Yinzhou fell into a strange silence, and then the monstrous waves expanded rapidly. , It affected all the areas under the jurisdiction of Yinzhou, and Yinzhou was in turmoil. The generals on the front line had no intention of fighting, and all the yamen in charge of transporting food and grass were paralyzed. No one transported new troops and food and grass to the front, and no one went to meet and resettle the wounded soldiers. All disappeared, and couldn't help being ecstatic. The leaders who were packing up and about to flee immediately gathered a large army to counterattack in an all-round way.

In order to prevent the Xiazhou story from repeating itself, Li Guangyan's brothers would one day usurp power and seize the throne, so after taking power, he emptied all his brothers. These brothers had neither military power nor financial power in their hands, and political affairs were even less important. Can't stick it either.Now that Li Guangyan is dead and his only heir is also dead, there is a power vacuum in Yinzhou immediately. Those brothers and cousins ​​who are full of food and have nothing to do all day suddenly become energetic. , Visiting from time to time, everyone is trying to win the support of the generals who control the military power.

And what are the pictures of the generals tying their heads on their belts?At this time, it will naturally be extra heavy.As for the Tubo people, it doesn't matter if they take advantage of a few cities they laid down. Of course, their own future and wealth are important at this point.For a time, the entire Yinzhou city was undercurrents, and they were expected to become the defense envoys of Yinzhou. The people surnamed Li who were one of the feudal vassals were running around to communicate, while the generals with heavy troops in their hands were like merchants who were careful and careful, thinking all day long who to sell their goods to. Home.How to fight in such a situation?The tribes of northern Tubo, who had always been suppressed by Yinzhou and couldn't lift their heads, were proud of this experience, and they had leaped under the city of Yinzhou several times.

Seeing the chaos in Yinzhou, some mature and prudent officials quietly sent people to Xiazhou to report the news, hoping that Li Guangrui, the head of the Li family and the highest decision-maker of the Xixia Grassland, would come forward to preside over the overall situation.But Xiazhou is currently fighting with Southern Tubo. Southern Tubo is not as weak as Northern Tubo. They have vast grasslands and the most skilled warriors. Their strength is almost not inferior to Xiazhou. If it weren't for Southern Tubo, they would have lost After losing their king, the tribes are now acting independently, and Li Guangrui may not be able to gain the upper hand. How dare he leave Xiazhou and go to Yinzhou to resolve the chaos at this time?

The news spread like the wind across the entire grassland, and at this time Yang Hao had already drifted back to Luling Prefecture like the wind.The leaders of the Hengshan Qiang who rushed back to their tribe heard the news on the way, and carefully pondered what Yang Hao said when he left before Li Guangyan, and calmly and confidently invited the leaders to visit Luling Prefecture , Looking back now, it seems that every sentence implies cunning. "Li Guangyan's death won't have anything to do with... this Mr. Yang, right?" As soon as this thought surfaced, the leaders were secretly startled. The nimble headman didn't even return to his own tribe, so he went straight to Luling Prefecture after Yang Hao.

It's too early to change the court.
Yang Hao went back to Luling Prefecture, walking very leisurely. He brought 800 guards and lived in the Yeli tribe for so many days. Many leaders can prove that he has been staying in the Yeli tribe, and his 800 soldiers have never left a step.Of course, Li Guangyan's death had nothing to do with him. The struggle between the Tubo people and the Qiang people had been going on for a long time, and he couldn't fight him at all. Now he is just a poor official trying to survive in the cracks of San Francisco. One would think that he was the culprit behind the killing of Li Guangyan and his son and provoking the war between Yinzhou and Tubo. It will take at least a few months for Yinzhou to quell the internal turmoil and elect a new defense envoy. If the new defense envoy wants to defeat those clansmen who are fighting for power and profit, and completely control the forces in Yinzhou, it will not take a year or a half. to things.Once the new defense envoy has secured his position, his first task, both public and private, is to attack Tubo and avenge his predecessor, which is not something that can be done in a short while.The victory of Northern Tubo and the death of Li Guangyan made it impossible for South Tubo to negotiate peace with Xiazhou, and the war between Xiazhou and South Tubo would continue. Yang Hao's strategic goal has been achieved, which is a real benefit.It was enough to have these, now it was time for him to be a man with his tail between his legs, and he would naturally not show off.He is very clear about his current situation and has a clear positioning for himself.Killing Li Guangyan did not make him feel elated. Talking about Xiazhou, even Yinzhou, although he suffered a big loss, compared with him, his strength is still not in the same breath.It is cowardly to endure but not to endure, it is stupid to endure but not to bear, and he is naturally not that stupid. The merchants were quite satisfied with this trip to the Yeli clan. Although they were frightened on the way to the Yeli clan this time, and did not reach the expected results with the chiefs, at least this A trip they are full of rewards.Doing business is inherently full of uncertainties, and their earnings this time are comparable to their usual income of less than half a year. They are already very satisfied. The men and horses returned to the border of Luling, and the state officials who had received the news early and the families of the merchants greeted them ten miles away. The two sides met, there was a lot of excitement, and it took a long time before they set off to continue to Luling.Li Guangcen recognized Yang Hao as his adopted son, originally he just took a fancy to his benevolence and righteousness, and thought that this person could entrust his followers, but now he is brave and resourceful, and doing such a big thing is just in Li Guangcen's temper, he is very fond of him. This foster son is getting more and more satisfied, but there are so many people at the moment, and many secrets that only two people know, but at this time they cannot share the joy of success. Looking at Yang Hao who was talking and laughing with the officials along the way, Li Guangcen just stroked smiling with beard. Tang Yanyan was walking side by side with Yang Hao, but when the officials from Luzhou arrived, she consciously retreated to the side. She didn't want to come, but she just bumped into a person who came in the middle of the welcoming team Zhe Ziyu. Zhe Ziyu rode a glossy black horse with a bun on his head, dressed as an ordinary woman who had not left the court.Dressed in a Hu suit that is easy to travel on horseback, with a lapel and a loincloth, she has a slim figure, with a heroic air in her charm.Her bright eyes were fixed on Yang Hao who was talking and laughing with the officials in front of her, with a slight smile on her lips. Suddenly noticing that someone was staring at him, Zhe Ziyu turned his head subconsciously, and saw Tang Yanyan staring at her with big eyes. Zhe Ziyu knew that Tang Yanyan was walking with Yang Hao, and he also knew that Yang Hao Being able to make the trip, Miss Tang helped a lot, so even though she saw her complexion, she still smiled and approached her. When Tang Yanyan approached, Zhe Ziyu praised with a smile: "Miss Tang, this time Luling Prefecture has summoned so many merchants to the meeting of the Yeli Clan, Miss Tang has contributed a lot. If Luzhou stands still, Tens of thousands of people must be grateful for the kindness of the girl." As the saying goes, "Don't reach out and hit a smiling face", Zhe Ziyu is so polite, Tang Yanyan has no reason to dislike it, but Tang Yanyan feels awkward no matter what Zhe Ziyu said: I don't know if I have any merit for Luzhou. When Zhe Ziyu came to thank her, did she pretend to be the mistress of Luzhou? Tang Yanyan glanced at her with beautiful eyes, and couldn't help but fight back: "I did this for the sake of my own business, so I shouldn't praise it. If I really want to say thank you, it should be the officials and people of Luzhou who thank me." , I really can't afford to be a girl to thank you." Zhe Ziyu smiled: "Oh? The girl is really for the Tang family's business? As far as I know, the Tang family has transferred a large amount of money and materials to the Central Plains, and intends to expand their business in the Central Plains. I also said that the Tang family wants to give up in the northwest. As for the foundation, it turns out...the Tang family left a girl here to take care of it." Tang Yanyan blushed, annoyed by her calmness and reserve, and sneered, "Miss Zhe, you don't have to always put on such a hypocritical look in front of me. I told Xiaofan upstairs that day that this girl is I will never give up. I, Tang Yanyan, am upright and upright. I say everything to my face. Yes, I do my best to help him because of him and for him. Zhe girl is the proud daughter of heaven. Lord of Fugu, I, the daughter of a merchant, naturally cannot compare to you. However, if I am sincere to him, I am confident that I will not lose to you." Zhe Ziyu said sweetly, "Miss Tang is outspoken, and Ziyu admires it very much. However, Miss Tang, in this kind of thing, you have to be happy with each other. The deeper the girl is trapped today, the more suffering she will suffer in the future." It's heavy." Tang Yanyan narrowed her beautiful big eyes slightly, and said with a sneer, "But why is Miss Zhe so sure that he and I...wouldn't be in love with each other?" Tang Yanyan had a look of confidence that had never been seen before on Tang Yanyan's face. That kind of confidence, calmness and joy made Zhe Ziyu's heart sink: "She has been with Yang Hao for so long, could it be that the relationship between the two..." Zhe Ziyu has always been in Zhizhu's hands no matter what happened, calm and composed, but at this moment she was a little bit impatient, she bit her thin lips, forced a smile, and couldn't help asking: "What did Miss Tang say?" What... do you mean...?" Tang Yanyan saw that she finally showed a disturbed expression. This was the first time he had gained the upper hand in front of her, so he smiled even more charmingly: "Miss Zhe Bingxue is smart, can't you understand what I mean? Don't worry, Yang Lang is in a dangerous situation and his foundation is shallow. Now this Luling Prefecture is like a candle in the wind, surrounded by powerful enemies. Only with the support of his forces can he stand firm. Your family is a tyrant in the Northwest, It is a great help, if you are willing to come into my Yang family and become a sister with Yanyan, Yanyan will also be happy for Yang Lang." Tang Yanyan's words are just returning the words that Zhe Ziyu was so generous and teased her that day. After all, Zhe Ziyu is a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, and she is in love with Yang Hao. No matter how calm she is on weekdays, this I couldn't hold back even the important matter that was related to my life, and I couldn't help asking in a trembling voice: "You...you and him, what did you do?" Tang Yanyan recalled the scene of being ridiculed by her in Xiaofan Tower that day, and she was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Seeing her uneasy appearance now, she felt extremely happy: "Miss Zhe seems to be very uneasy, but I remember Not long ago, a strange woman who was praised by everyone as being reasonable, virtuous and Shuxian told me that she was willing to be a sister with me for the sake of Yang Lang's career, and that the door of the Yang family was always open for me. I have always kept the words in my heart, and I admire her from the bottom of my heart..." "Ah!" Tang Yanyan clapped her hands and said with a smile: "By the way, she also told me that when a man looks at a woman, the first thing he sees is her breasts, and the second thing he sees is her breasts. The girl has always kept it in her heart and cited it as a lesson. To be jealous is the first virtue of our daughter's family. I, Tang Yanyan, have always kept it in my heart. Tang Yanyan is not a person who says one thing and does another. If she wants to enter the Yang family I will never push the door of the door." After Tang Yanyan finished speaking, he chuckled, kicked his legs in the stirrups, and galloped forward. Zhe Ziyu looked at her back, feeling confused for a moment...
"Yang Hao." When Zhe Ziyu saw Yang Hao, he stood up gracefully. Yang Hao rushed forward happily, hugged her in his arms, sniffed the faint fragrance of her hair, and said happily: "Ziyu, Unexpectedly, you will come to see me at this time, I haven't seen you for so many days, I miss you so much..." "How much do you want?" Zhe Ziyu asked softly. "I think about it every day, I think about it every night, I wish you could stay by my side forever." Zhe Ziyu smiled lightly, and said softly: "You go out to do important things, do you only think about me all day long, besides thinking about me, do you...do you have anything else to say to me?" Yang Hao hesitated for a moment, remembering that she had come all the way just to visit him, and now telling her about Tang Yanyan, it would be a disservice to the scenery, so why not let her stay for a few more days and find someone Have a chance to talk to her again.By accident, Tang Yanyan's innocence was ruined in her own hands time and time again, and she really couldn't marry anyone else. Ziyu is a considerate woman, even if she feels unhappy, she must be able to forgive herself.When it was mentioned at this time, the timing was greatly inappropriate.So he said: "You won't like to hear about those business matters. I really miss you day and night. But you... always come and go in such a hurry, and I am tied up here in Luling Prefecture and cannot move. , Ziyu, you and I get together less and leave more, love is a last resort, now that Tupan and Yinzhou are in war together, Luling is finally at peace, I think... I will go to your house to hire you earlier, and marry you, okay? " Zhe Ziyu's eyes showed disappointment. She thought that even if Yang Hao didn't dare to confess to her because of a guilty conscience, he would at least feel a little guilty.Unexpectedly... Unexpectedly, he was still deceiving himself with smooth words.In his eyes, he was just a folk woman, and since he had promised to marry Tang Yanyan, where would he put this "powerless" daughter of a folk family? She bit her lip and asked softly: "If you marry me, how will you arrange Miss Tang?" Yang Hao's body froze, and his whole body was frozen there, Zhe Ziyu smiled sadly: "Hug, what a strange thing, we are so close, yet we can't see each other's faces, let alone each other's hearts... ..." She gently pushed Yang Hao away, and said sadly: "Is there nothing to say? I...until just now, I had a little fantasy that she was lying to me. But...you finally told the truth..." Yang Hao said anxiously: "It's not like that, Ziyu..." Zhe Ziyu shook his head with a chuckle, and backed away slowly: "You don't need to say it, no wonder you, I'm too confident. Her beauty alone is not something a man can resist, let alone...she has paid so much for you , with your temperament, how can you not be moved?" Yang Hao said urgently: "I...it's not like this, the matter between me and her...it's really hard to explain, I don't want to hide it from you, I just want to wait a few days..." "You don't need to say it!" Zhe Ziyu took a few steps back, grabbed the Qingshuang sword from the desk, gently drew the sword, and the sword gave off a cold light. Her jade face was as white as snow, but it was more terrifying than the light of the sword: "This sword is a precious sword handed down from my family. This time, I just want to give it to you. Now, I still give it to you. May it accompany you and help you make achievements!" She slowly handed the sword to Yang Hao, but Yang Hao refused to accept it, and said pleadingly: "Ziyu, I don't want any sword, I just want you to stay." Zhe Ziyu raised his eyebrows, put the sword on the table, and walked away. Yang Hao grabbed her arm and called out, "Ziyu, listen to my explanation, okay?" "No need." Zhe Ziyu said coldly, with a strange flush on her cheeks: "No need, I don't want to hear it, and there is no need to hear it again. I told you that my family is in business and is in Kaifeng. There is a big customer who is now having some disputes with my family. If one is not handled carefully, my family will be in danger of being ruined. For this matter, my family is doing their best, and I have to do something for my family. .This time, besides giving you this precious sword, I came here to bid you farewell..." She looked back and smiled, with tears in her eyes: "I don't know how long it will take me to come back after I go..." "Ziyu..." "Let go!" Zhe Ziyu raised his brows slightly, showing a sense of majesty. Yang Hao felt a chill in his heart, and subconsciously let go of his hand. Zhe Ziyu hurried towards the door, and Yang Hao suddenly called out: "Ziyu, what kind of trouble did your family... let me help you." "No need, you can't help with this matter. You are entangled in many things now, and now there is a war between Tubo and Yinzhou, you just take the time to recuperate, man...you should put your career first." After Zhe Ziyu said quietly, he said sadly, "I'm leaving, take care." Zhe Ziyu turned his head and walked quickly. Yang Hao knew that she had a soft appearance but a strong heart. At this moment, chasing after her would only irritate her even more, but how could she persuade her to change her mind after she left like this?He was at a loss for a while, watching her back anxiously, but dared not catch up with her. Zhe Ziyu left the magistrate's office, jumped on the horse and ran wildly, shaking the reins, lying on the saddle, galloped a long distance, and rushed to a clump of woods, suddenly reined in the horse, rushed into the forest, and crouched on the ground. Weeping loudly on a big tree hugging each other. Since she was a child, she has always been the only one who bullied others, and no one else can bully her. No matter in front of anyone, she has never been so embarrassed or defeated so miserably, but this time, she was completely defeated. He lost all his sweethearts to others.Full of grievances and sadness, the strength and tenacity shown in front of Yang Hao disappeared, and there was no one in the forest, so she cried freely. "Yang Hao, you bastard, I hate you, I hate you..., I have a deep love for you, why? Why, why do you want to blame me?" There was no one around, not afraid of being seen, Zhe Ziyu thumped the tree trunk, venting his sadness and anger, but at this moment, a chuckle suddenly sounded in her ear, an ethereal The voice said: "Haha, what a silly girl who made her own way!" "Who?" Zhe Ziyu didn't even have time to wipe away his tears, he stood up straight suddenly, and pointed a sharp dagger at the place where the sound came from.The movements of standing up, drawing the sword, and drawing the sword are as fast as lightning and flint. The power of this sword already has the demeanor of a master swordsman. "Kungfu is not bad!" The voice suddenly came from the opposite direction: "Why do you say, it's just because you don't know men yet. Men are very strange creatures, he can sweat for the woman he loves To bleed, to give his life, but men usually have no patience, if you let him wait too long, and a beautiful woman happens to sneak in, if he is not tempted, then he is not a normal man, not even a monk , but a eunuch." Zhe Ziyu knew that she had met a real master, she didn't want to show weakness in front of others, so she quickly wiped away her tears, turned to another direction and asked, "Who are you?" The man's voice became erratic, and for a while people could tell where he was: "No one is perfect, both men and women have their weaknesses. If you love someone, you should try to look at his strengths instead of looking at his strengths." To develop his shortcomings, but you want to test him with the weakest point of a man, isn't it against yourself, so...he is wrong, so why are you right?" When the voice fell, a handsome man with starry eyes and a handsome beard appeared on the forest path like a ghost. Shi Shiran walked towards her. Then it dances, like countless yellow butterflies surrounding it, looking really like a fairy among gods...
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