Chapter 26 Chapter Three

Donglu, Lower Tang Kingdom, Nanhuai City. With two white fingers holding a sunspot quietly hanging on the chessboard, it took a long time before it landed with a "bang". The person on the other side of the chessboard glanced at the situation, nodded slightly, and calmly pushed the chessboard: "I lost." "Tuobaqing still has half of the land, don't you want to risk it? I heard that if the elk fights to the death, the tiger will be afraid." "I've heard that the game of Wenping is a battle of the heart. It's a skill to control the mind. I don't care about chess skills. The minister has reached a desperate situation on the board. He desperately fought, but he missed the king. Tuoba is a warrior, and he doesn't understand the gentry. heart, but would not do such a thing.”

"Hehehehe," the lord of the country laughed, with a sense of grace and grace, "Don't understand the mind of a nobleman? Although Tuobaqing was born in the northern barbarians, he has been in the south for more than ten years, and his behavior has long been the demeanor of a gentleman. " The courtier cleaned up his armor, got up and left the table, pulled the black cloak with his right hand and knelt down on one knee: "Thanks to the Lord's kindness, Tuoba only hopes that he can live up to the Lord's hope." The costumes of the two chess players are completely different.The ruler of the country is over fifty years old, wearing a nine-panel black headband, a green robe with a broad belt, and a brocade mid-length gown. On the green sash around his waist is a green and moist mountain jade.The courtier's hair was braided thinly, tied behind his head with a ox tendon belt, and he was wearing an old oily leather armor, which looked like the attire of a barbarian shepherd, only the black cloak on his body was shining from the side. Showing layers of Kui Lei patterns, it is the handiwork of famous weavers in the Eastern Continent.

The lord straightened his robe sleeves, got up calmly, and walked up and down on his own.The samurai did not dare to neglect and followed behind.The deep and quiet palace with a width of seven rooms was so quiet that it was cool. The overhanging eaves outside the windows blocked most of the sunlight, and the room was gloomy.The subject lowered his head slightly, and saw his own face on the mirror-smooth marble floor, gray and full of traces of wind and frost. "Are you old?" he asked himself in his heart. He thought of the wind in Hokuriku again, it was not warm and soft like the wind here, it was like sharp blades, and it was like strong wine choking the throats of barbarians.The shepherds drove the horses galloping in such a strong wind, and they also aged very quickly, and their old faces were like dry wooden faces.At this age, his father looked completely old, and whenever he stroked his big rough hands, it felt like he was touching peeling schist.But my father still rode with a bow and arrow, and his leather wine bag was hanging on the saddle, which contained good wine that burned his throat.When he was drunk, he would take his son to the highest grassy slope nearby and play the ancestral qin. The hoarse qin sound distorted in the wind, as if the ancestors turned into ghosts and gods sang together.

"Father..." The title echoed in his heart, like a voice speaking quietly in the boundless darkness. "Tuoba Qing?" The king paused, then suddenly turned around, "Today, the Qing family was suddenly called into the palace, not just for the purpose of giving robes, did the Qing family guess it?" "Yes!" Tuoba bowed slightly, "The internal supervisor called urgently, there must be some important military affairs." "Yes, big deal." They had already reached the window, the lord stretched out his thin white hand, patted the window lattice, and looked at the northern sky from afar.

"I remember when Tuobaqing's family first came to the Tang Dynasty, they talked about building a cavalry army, introducing healthy horses from the Northland, and teaching them how to ride and shoot, but I didn't agree." Leiqi and Chunguo Fenghu all use Beilu Jianma as their mounts, while the Izumo cavalry in northern Shanxi are unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, and they are also known as the three major cavalry armies in Donglu, but our cavalry in Xiatang is unknown. Does Tuobaqing feel that this Did you miss your chance?" "Don't dare, the lord of the country has strategized and decisively won thousands of miles. It cannot be reversed by a mere cavalry army."

The lord smiled: "It's a mistake, and it's not impossible to admit it. However, we will have cavalry." "Cavalry?" "A cavalry army of no less than 50,000 people rides on the best barbarian horses. They can gallop endlessly for days and nights. They are proficient in riding and shooting. What do Tuobaqing's family think?" The courtier was moved: "Fifty thousand people!?" 50,000 barbarian cavalry, this is a force that can sweep the Eastern Continent. "This morning, the envoy of the Northland Qingyang Department met with the Zichen Hall. He brought a souvenir from the Northland Maharaja. Your cavalry will be our friends in Xiatang from now on!"

"Make an alliance with Qingyang?" The courtier was completely stunned. "No wonder the Qing family was surprised. Donglu and Hokuriku are mortal enemies for generations. The door of Hokuriku is not open to Donglu. It has been 50 years since Emperor Fengyan and 700 years since Emperor Qiangwei. This news When it comes to the apocalypse, I really don’t know what’s going on in the court.” The lord sneered, “However, I don’t care what the princes of the imperial capital think, let him be suspicious, let him impeach, let him be jealous, no one can destroy it. This north-south alliance! Everything has been settled, and the last step is to open the gates of Donglu and Hoklu! It is time for the achievements of the Baili family to begin. Isn't Qing Tuoba happy for me?"

Tuoba shook his shirt and knelt down on one knee: "Tuoba Shanyue congratulates the lord, and is willing to be the lord..." The king waved his hand to stop him: "Does Tuoba Qing want to go through fire and water for me? I don't mean that. I want to rely on General Tuoba to achieve the achievements of all generations. How can I let General Tuoba do the work of life and death?" What I want is for General Tuoba to go north to form an alliance with Maharaja Kulig under the banner of honor. Your family, this is the first achievement of the North-South alliance!" Tuoba Shanyue didn't answer, he seemed to be in a daze.

The king frowned: "What? Could it be that Qing Tuoba is unwilling?" Tuoba Shanyue's whole body trembled, as if waking up from a dream, and hurriedly knelt down: "Tuoba dare not, Tuoba serves the lord of the country, knowing that he will die, he will never refuse!" "Get up, get up." The lord returned to his smile and patted him on the shoulder, "Tuoba Qing's family is serious. The Qing family has been an official in the Tang Dynasty for ten years and worked hard all night. Of course, I know Tuoba Qing's intentions. Ba Qing and General Xi are both my lord's arms, and they are indispensable. I hope that all the ministers will put aside their past suspicions and work together. Recently, there are often villains talking in court. Tuo Ba Qing, don't be suspicious, Tuo Ba Qing Although he was born in the Northland and grew up in the grasslands, I have never treated him as a barbarian. With Tuoba Qing's attitude, even the Donglu family is nothing more than that..."

The lord waved his sleeves and talked eloquently, but he didn't notice that Tuoba Shanyue knelt there and didn't get up. His nails were digging in the cracks of the marble, making a slight rattling sound. "I have prepared everything for you. If you want anything else, just ask Honglu Temple. I am looking north every day in Nanhuai, waiting for the good news of Tuobaqing's return!" When Tuoba was on the mountain, Tuoba had already knelt there for a long time. "My lord, Tuoba has one more thing to say, I don't know if I should say it or not." "Speak! We monarchs and ministers, what can we not say?"

"The iron law of Dayin's former dynasty is that it is a felony treason to have a private relationship with the barbarians of the Northland. Although we will lead the princes in the Tang Dynasty, the main guard of the country is that there are villains who will take the opportunity to make trouble." "Hehehehe," the lord laughed, "Qing Tuoba, after all, your understanding of Donglu is still a layer away. If it is true that you really have an affair with Beilu, Chunguo and Jinbei, which one is no better than us going to the Tang Dynasty? Is it convenient for the location? And can the movements of the princes of the various families really be hidden from the eyes and ears of the imperial capital? When we do this this time, someone in Tianqi City is watching, but the royal family will not come to stop us. You promise!" There was a long sound of cloud panels from the high pavilion in the distance, the sun was setting in the west, and it would be evening in another hour.The maid passed the Qinzheng Hall with the incense wood that was used for burning in the evening, and saw Tuoba Shanyue knelt on one knee and saluted the lord from a distance. It seems full of hope.