Tang Xuan

After returning to Khotan, counting the casualties and dealing with military affairs, it took half a day.Lang Huai urged Mingda to rest, but he brought Tao Jun alone to the small courtyard where Lang Qu lived temporarily.

Since Cong Canglanhu got Khotan, Lang Qu hid in the secret stronghold of the Lang family, and when he rarely saw the sun, he looked disfigured and pale.But he is a sensible person, knowing that Khotan will surely recover, so even if he is trapped in the city, he still collects Tibetan intelligence and investigates some secret past events while saving his life.

Lang Huai stepped into Lang Qu's room and sat down at the head seat. Lang Qu bowed respectfully and said, "The little one is lucky to survive. I have a handwritten letter. Please give it to my father as soon as possible, so that he can feel at ease. "

"Naturally." Lang Huai motioned him to sit down, and said, "Uncle Qiao is getting old, so I don't trust him, so I left him in Dunhuang. Commander Lin made a surprise attack, and the conclusion will be reached within two days."

"Yes." Lang Qu breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Master makes a plan and then moves, but if you care about it, you will be confused." He straightened his thoughts before continuing: "Master, the younger one wants to introduce someone for you."

Lang Huai had expected it a long time ago, and said, "Is it the long-lost Long Erson? Bring him in."

Lang Qu didn't expect that Lang Huai knew it well, he went out of the house with admiration, and called Long Erxun to come in with him.This former Tibetan Rinmo Tsampo's favorite grandson is now dressed in coarse cloth, with a short beard, and looks haggard. Except for the occasional wisdom in his eagle-like eyes, he has long since lost the slightest nobility of the past. breath.

After he came in, he neither saluted nor sat down, but looked at Lang Huai probingly.But seeing her dark face, thin body, and casual clothes with narrow sleeves, if her left eyebrow hadn't been cut across, Long Erxun could hardly be sure that she was Lang Huai who killed Lun Tong.

Was Tubo defeated by their father and son?Now, is this person bringing him a blessing or a curse?

"You are very different from what I imagined." Ronson finally spoke, with a little relief. He spoke official words fluently, and it didn't take much effort to listen. "These years, I have been in Khotan, and I have always known that there are people who are secretly looking for my tracks everywhere. I am also tired of relying on my own official language, marrying a wife and having children. Joy. But Khotan fell, and Cong Canglanhu slaughtered the city. Although I escaped with my wife and daughter, I didn’t have enough food to survive.”

"If I were the only one, I would die, but the two of them are innocent, and I just know that your people have been looking for me." Long Erxun glanced at Lang Qu, and said, "They did keep their promise, even if they starved to death. Killed a few of your people, and did not cut off our rations."

Lang Qu stood up and said, "My lord, what Long Erxun said is true. Although we had some information in advance, we were not prepared enough. Except for the nine nails that will not be removed in the future, the remaining 43 people in the city of Khotan are here to protect Sixteen people died in the battle at the stronghold, and three people committed suicide due to lack of food. There are 16 people left including the young ones.”

"Brothers have worked hard." Lang Huai said calmly, "Tao Jun, their pension will be tripled, and they will be kind to their families, so they can be buried safely."

"Yes." Lang Qu took the order, then fell silent, waiting for the development of the situation.

"Give him the letter from Sizi." Lang Huai was referring to Asuma's handwriting, he looked at Long Erson and said, "Although Asuma was about to be captured, he was not humiliated by him. He has a letter for you, just take a look."

Tao Jun took out the letter from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Long Erson.The envelope has creases, but the seams are neat and the wax is still there.Only then did Ronson sit down casually and open the letter.

The letter is written in Tubo script, just a few words, and you can read it in a moment.Long Erson received the letter and said with a smile, "I'm getting more and more curious about what kind of person you are? Uncle actually told me in the letter that you are trustworthy and a good person."

Lang Huai also thought it was funny, she shook her head and said: "I don't like to beat around the bush, you are also a smart person, so I don't need to tremble with some words."

"Happy." Long Erxun clapped his hands in praise, "I have a deep hatred with Cong Canglanhu. If he hadn't resorted to swords and weapons, you Tang Dynasty would not have paid such a high price for my useless chess. Now for you, I'm just a chess piece to separate the Tubo, if you use it, you will win faster; if you don't use it, it won't affect the overall situation."

Lang Huai did not deny it, waiting for his next words.

"Cong Canglanhu carried out killings, and our Tubo nobles had to submit to his coercion. Although this man is headstrong, he is an indomitable generation. If Tang Dynasty does not take advantage of this situation once and for all, his ambition to dominate the world will be destroyed. It is indelible. However, now that the Tibetans are out in force, it is difficult for the Tang army to attack him. If Mu Gong has the ambition to destroy this person, he will have to meet his last resort. I will come forward again and make the cruel things he did public. Tubo monarchs and ministers. At that time, the Tubo army will have no heart, and they will be in a desperate situation. Among the chaotic army, if Mu Gong wants to take this person's head, wouldn't it be easy?" Long Erxun talked eloquently, and what he said and thought made Lang Qu nod secretly .

Lang Huai pinched his chin back and forth, and asked, "What you say makes sense. But, what do you want?"

Long Erxun leaned back on the chair, spread his hands on his lap, and said with a slight smile: "After the matter is completed, I will return to Tibet, and take the token of Rinmo Tsampo's will as a token to re-enter the Supreme Court of Tibet." After that, I will respect the Great Tang as the upper kingdom, call my ministers and pay tribute, and respect the emperor of the Great Tang as the Heavenly Khan. From now on, if the position of Tubo Zanpu is my blood of Long Erson, I will definitely not invade the Great Tang. And these things, I need Mr. Mu to help me."

"The one staying behind in Tubo now is the Princess of Tang Dynasty, His Majesty's own sister. I will help you to sit in Zanpu, what about her mother and son?" Lang Huai glanced at the sky, guessing that Mingda was about to wake up , then go straight in and see how Longerson responds.

"Haha, that Highness Princess is your sister who rebelled against Duke Huai. Could it be that Duke Mu still cares about her being an orphan and widow?" Long Erxun seemed to have heard some joke, and said, "A person who has enmity with you, Duke Mu should know how to choose between a person whom you help and help."

"Your Majesty's official words are really good," Lang Huai sighed, and said, "Young Majesty, you should understand that the Tang Dynasty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety. Li Qian's rebellion, but Princess Gucheng has nothing to do with it. No matter what, she is still my Princess of the Tang Dynasty. Your Highness, His Majesty's biological sister. This will never change."

When she called the prince, she acknowledged that Long Erxun was the heir of Renmo Zanpu's eldest son, Lanjiang King.Long Erxun hurriedly put on a smiling face, and said, "Even if I sit in Zanpu, the princess will still be a princess, and King Puguang will still be King Puguang. As Mu Gong said, it will never change."

Only then did Lang Huai show his face and smile and said: "We met as old friends at the first sight, and it's too late to know each other! But now Khotan has recovered, and the affairs are busy. When everything is settled in the future, I will hold another banquet for the son, first to celebrate, and second, to return to the country for the son See you off. There are a lot of disturbances today, the son should rest early. If there is anything, just let Lang Qu do it."

"Mu Gong is polite." Long Erxun put on a humble face, sent her and Tao Jun out, and saw Lang Qu Guo really bowed behind him, lowering his usual high head.The ambition and deep hatred that had been endured for several years seemed to finally be vented. Long Erxun stood up straight and looked at the sky—the enemy and status seemed to be within his grasp!

It is said to be a temporary general's mansion, but it is a relatively complete and clean courtyard.Not long after Lang Huai entered, Mr. Zhu had already prepared dinner.Not long after, Mingda came out of the backyard with her hair brushed.

After Lang Huai sat down, he asked Tao Jun to close the door.She pointed to the table and said, "I took a stool and sat down. After months of hard work, it's time to take a good rest."

Mr. Zhu responded, brought a stool and sat down.Lan Jun Tao Jun thanked him and sat halfway.Mingda tore open the jerky and fed it to the squatting Firefox before sitting down beside Lang Huai.

"The matter of Long Erxun's service in the army cannot be disclosed for the time being. The arrangement of nails in Khotan and the organization of bad people should be handled separately and should not be confused." Lang Huai finished his orders solemnly, then picked up his chopsticks, looked at them strangely, and said: "Eat, look what I'm doing?"

A plate of stewed meat, half a plate of pickled vegetables, together with some cheese I found somewhere, and a basket of steamed buns steamed by Mr. Zhu, are the best things I can eat today.After eating dried bacon and naan for several months, a few people swallowed in silence, not bothering to say a word of gossip.In just two moments, there were only a few pickles left on the table.

"Take a good rest tonight, don't need to wait." Lang Huai returned to the room with Ming Da with a tired look.Mingda fell asleep during the day, but now he couldn't rest.Lang Huai fell on the bed and closed his eyes for a long time, but couldn't fall asleep after all, so he sat up.

Mingda was oiling Chunjun under the candle, Firefox was lying on her lap, hearing the movement, Mingda turned sideways and said, "What's wrong? But what's wrong?"

Lang Huai shook his head, and sat quietly for a while, still wearing boots and socks on the bed, stood up, and said, "After a long absence in Khotan, and returning to the old place, I still feel a little restless after all. If you are not tired, let's go for a walk?"

Mingda wiped Chunjun well, put the sword back into its sheath, and handed it back to Lang Huai.She straightened her slightly messy hair, hugged Firefox and said, "It's the best."

At the beginning of autumn, there was a drizzle in the city of Chang'an, but in this exotic desert, the nights were already cold.Lang Huai took the bearskin cloak, put Ming Da in his arms, and walked out the door side by side.

The nail outside the courtyard was about to salute, Lang Huai stretched out his free hand and gestured for a retreat.She whispered: "Sizi and I go out for a walk, we don't have to follow, and we don't have to tell Xiaotao and the others."

After finishing the order, the two left the courtyard together.The nails returned to their posts, and really didn't follow them any more.

After this battle in Khotan, most of the houses were damaged, and there was no one on the streets.The two walked on foot, even though Lang Huai ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, it took only a day, and there were still corpses lying on the street, and they didn't have time to deal with them.

Walking and walking, Lang Huai noticed that it seemed a little familiar. She looked carefully and couldn't help laughing.

"What?" Mingda was half embraced by her, only feeling warm.

"When I broke through the city to chase the enemy, I chased after Luntong near here." Lang Huai searched for a while, then led Mingda to the side of the street, facing the wall, said: "It's still there."

She stretched her feet and swept the ground, shook off her cloak, sat down next to the wall, stretched her arms to Mingda who was still standing, and said, "Come on."

The cloak was closed again, wrapping them tightly.Lang Huai put his arms around Mingda, and said: "When we broke down the city, we used black fire for the first time, but it was beyond our expectations. It was so scary that I could hardly hear the bang. I've never seen a murderer." It was killed like this, and there are broken arms and limbs blown away everywhere in front of my eyes, and the blood is scattered like rain."

"Although I killed Luntong, my heart is empty. I don't understand. Is it necessary to slaughter all living beings for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty? The Han people, the Loulan people, the cannibals, the Persians, the Tubo people, aren't they all human?"

"In the past few years, when I dreamed back at midnight, I would also think, if I had known the power of the black fire, would I still use it?" Lang Huai laughed at himself, and said with a sneer: "The answer is the same, I would still use it." .”

"That day I sat like this, trying to think about something, but I was in a mess. But I indulged myself like this, at least I could survive." Lang Huai kissed the corner of Mingda's brow, and said in a low voice: "You insist on coming , I am very happy in my heart. But Sis, promise me, don’t raise the butcher’s knife lightly. In the battlefield, I will naturally protect you. But today’s rush and kill, I will never allow it again.”

How could Mingda not cherish her protection like this?What's more, every single word is also the price of Lang Huai's climbing up these years.Mingda couldn't bear her worrying about himself, clasped her hands, and said seriously: "Okay, in the future you go to battle to kill the enemy, and I will beat the drums and gold for you later."

Obtaining Mingda's promise, Lang Huai was relieved.The two leaned on each other and looked up at the three thousand stars dotted on the night together.The wind whistled in my ears, and everything was already asleep.

Mingda suddenly felt that even if he was in Shura, he no longer had any fear.She felt something in her heart, and looked sideways, and Lang Huai's eyes were shining with vast stars.It has been a long time since he was alone like this, Mingda was full of tenderness, he raised his neck to peck and kiss Lang Huai's thin lips.

Soft and cold, Mingda closed his almond eyes, the coldness between his lips turned into hotness, Lang Huai responded gently, without any desire, only the lingering affection, fermenting this kiss more and more sweet.

Low laughter spread in the quiet and empty street, and disappeared invisible after a while.

The author has something to say: In this chapter, Long Erxun is the grandson of the former Rinmo Tsampo, and he is very favored.After Cong Canglanhu took the throne in rebellion, all his brothers were killed except his sixth younger brother Luntong who was his trusted henchman.Of course, Asuma was caught by Lang Huai and escaped unharmed.It's been too long, I'm afraid everyone will forget.

This chapter is sweet, otherwise it's just a war and there is no adjustment.

Lang Huai is Ming Da's support, so why is Ming Da not Lang Huai's peace of mind?They are not strong or weak, but depend on each other.