The bride-sending team set up a camp in Shanzhou to repair it. Liu Ne, the governor who was recovering from the aftermath, got a batch of cattle and sheep from somewhere to help the army, which made the troops have a good meal. Liu Ne was so concerned about it for the sake of Zhang Shuo, the Minister of War. After all, Zhang Shuo was the prime minister of the dynasty and the person who could speak in the center.

So Xue Chongxun and the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Regiment raised a bonfire to roast lamb in the camp and gathered together. This trivial incident was recorded in the later "Xingan Book? The Annals of Emperor Wu": After the emperor sent his brides, he was about to lead the army to the west, and Liu envoys rewarded the cattle and sheep and gathered in the east of the city.

At this time, Xue Chongxun felt that he had become a storyteller, telling stories while everyone was eating and drinking. He didn't want to talk nonsense, and had a good meal and had a rest, but as soon as he started, everyone refused to follow him and had to finish his talk. He had to say, "Who is this classmate? He just copied the book. He hoped to make contributions to the foreign land to obtain the Marquis's title, so he sighed: How can you spend a long time on the pen and ink..."

The lamb was squeaking in the fire, and the oil was roasted, making people feel salivation in their mouths. The eyes of the soldiers were shining with the light of the bonfire and shining, and they all listened to Xue Chongxun's story with concentration. Perhaps it was because they saw the tragic situation in Shanzhou City today that ignited the blood of everyone, and they loved to listen to the great achievements of the Han people.

Admiring the glory of our ancestors and eager to restore the hegemony of the past, this idea is deeply buried in the hearts of many people.

At some point, the governor Liu Ne also came. Listening to Xue Chongxun being fooled, Liu Ne couldn't help but sigh: "The martial arts of the early Han Dynasty were still successful, but later it was not a melee and internal friction?"

After hearing this, Zhang Wulang said unwillingly: "I was studying history at home and never heard that the Han army was defeated by foreign invaders. When the world was in chaos, the world was divided into three parts, and a corner of the country still beat the barbarians and could not find the north."

Liu Ne smiled bitterly and said, "The Han Dynasty also married the Huns."

Xue Chongxun pondered: "How about I send you a poem to Liu Jun?"

Liu Ne clasped his fists and said, "I wish to hear the advice of the prince."

Xue Chongxun chanted: "Why don't a man bring Wu Gou and collect the fifty states of Guanshan? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, like a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households?"

Li Kuiyong spoke at the right time and praised: "Good poem!" He was immediately ridiculed by the generals again. He touched his head and said innocently: "I really understand!"

However, Liu Ne pondered endlessly and was quite puzzled by the "Fifty Prefectures of Guanshan Mountains".

At this moment, a man in a long gown came over and politely said to Xue Chongxun: "Your Highness Jincheng summoned the King of Hedong, please follow me."

Xue Chongxun picked up the helmet next to him and hugged it in his arms, stood up, and said to everyone, "I'll come here, everyone eats and drinks well." After that, he followed the man to the tent in Jincheng, and he clasped his fists and said, "Se, please see me."

Jincheng's voice said: "Please enter the tent and talk."

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid lifted the hanging door, and Xue Chongxun walked in with his helmet in his arms. He saw a basin of fire burning in the tent with an iron pot hanging on it. Jincheng asked Xue Chongxun to take his seat and then brewed tea for him with his own hands.

Seeing the gentle glow on her face and it was getting late, Xue Chongxun was a little nervous and couldn't help but sit up straight. However, Jincheng sighed quietly and said, "If you leave Shanzhou, it will be the Tubo territory. Why doesn't Xue Lang return?"

Xue Chongxun said: "There are invaders here, and I am worried about the safety of Your Highness, so I sent them to you."

Jin Cheng's face suddenly turned cold: "You must have the intention to hide it from me!"

Seeing Xue Chongxun silent, Jin Cheng said sadly again: "Xue Lang, there is one thing I have hidden from you. When I approached you, I was just a little fantasy and wanted Xue Lang to say a few words to me in front of Princess Taiping... In fact, it's just a waste of time."

Xue Chongxun said calmly: "There is someone around me (Yuwen Ji) who once told you that Your Highness is scheming; and you also went to the Sanqing Palace to meet the Supreme Emperor and wanted to win my mother's favor with this. My mother also told me. I know all these things."

Jin Cheng blushed and lowered his head and said, "Since you can't hide it from Xue Lang, why do you still have to send me off?"

Xue Chongxun smiled and said, "I don't care. Since Your Highness is unwilling to join the world and is trying to change his destiny because of this, I think it is human nature. If you don't admit defeat or accept your fate, I prefer this kind of thought. On the contrary, those women who have virtue but not talent, obey and obey the three and four virtues are too ignorant and feel a little pale."

Jin Cheng bit his lip lightly and said, "Do you really think so?"

Xue Chongxun nodded: "I am neither handsome, handsome, and loved by everyone, nor have any unforgettable advantages that can be remembered at first sight. I have never expected that Your Highness, who has met several times, would be inexplicably pleased me." He smiled confidently, "But I believe that your Highness will be moved by me in the end. Being able to treat each other honestly today is a further step... But why did Your Highness tell me?"

Jincheng said: "I grew up in the palace and did not know the sufferings of the people. Today, when I saw the tragic situation in Shanzhou City, I realized the harm of war. Thousands of people were in dire straits... Compared with the pain of thousands of people, what is the pain of my own? Compared with those families whose families were destroyed, I just married a barbarian I didn't know, which was not something I could not bear. I no longer want to do meaningless things, I just want to arrive at Lusa City as soon as possible, try my best to persuade Zanpu to stop the army and make the border peaceful... This is what I should do."

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun thought: Although Jincheng is very scheming and sometimes his ideas are different from ordinary people, he still has kindness in the end. Compared with himself, in order to survive, he can completely ignore the upcoming "Kaiyuan Prosperity" and use any means to seek Li Longji. What can Jincheng calculate that snack?

Perhaps the lover's eyes showed Xi Shi, because of her kindness, Xue Chongxun felt more and more difficult to let go. He hurriedly said: "Tubo had a long-standing ancestral system, which prohibited women from interfering in politics. The court unilaterally hoped that marrying a princess could have an impact on his national policy, which was just a fool. Just like this invasion in Shanzhou, when was this time? Our princess was on the way to entering Fan, and they could not calm down for a while? Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Your Highness to promote peace by marriage. Peace can only be achieved through war!"

After hearing this, Jincheng lowered his head and was silent for a long time before sighing, "But it's too late for the matter that the court has decided on now, so Xue Lang should not do anything biased, as it will hurt the general situation."

Xue Chongxun said: "Why did Your Highness say these words to me today?"

Jin Cheng whispered: "I went to your mansion that day, and it's been a long time since I was so happy... I don't want to deceive people like you anymore. After I went back that day, I felt nostalgic and sad. I kept hesitating whether to tell you frankly."

Xue Chongxun smiled and teased, "I am missing a capable virtuous supporter. The title of the prince is not important, what is important is my person..."

Jin Cheng blushed and said, "Don't say that! It's too late, please come back. I will never do anything against the etiquette!"

Xue Chongxun laughed: "Last time, didn't you say I was a gentleman who was calm? Don't worry, my highness, I'll say goodbye now."

The group left Shanzhou and entered the territory controlled by Tubo, passed Shancheng, headed to Suirong City, and then followed Qiangshui to Shibao City. At this time, Qinghai Lake was not far away. The climate in the plateau area made the Tang people not very adaptable. The guards were not as good as the army, and the Baigong band who followed him was weak, which made the marching speed slower.

The road is sparsely populated, and you can see the white mountain tops from afar, with snow all year round above them. The environment here is relatively harsh, but the scenery is particularly magnificent. White clouds are floating in the blue sky, the air is clean, the sight is aurora, the vast grasslands, towering snow-capped mountains, and winding rivers are all in your eyes.

At this moment, a lonely castle appeared in front of everyone. On this desolate Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, between the wind and clouds, it was surrounded by Huashi Mountain and facing the Yaoshui River. At the top of the red cliffs, it seemed to be very inconspicuous castle...Stone Castle City!

The musicians did not pay attention to such a small town, but when Zhang Shuo pointed at it in a calm tone and said, "Stone Castle City has been lost for decades."

Such words made the Tang army soldiers look complicated, and they all looked up at the city and stone castle. The Tang army and Tubo had fought over here six times before! Each time, they were at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties. Is the red cliff stained with blood?

Since the last time the stone castle was lost during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, it has been controlled by Tubo for forty or fifty years. In recent years, Tubo used this as a springboard to directly threaten the Longyou Plain and the Hexi Corridor, and frequently invaded the Tang people. The Tang people suffered heavy losses. Its strategic significance is very important.

A general sighed: "When will you recover the Stone Castle City, you will definitely be famous all over the world."

Zhang Shuo said angrily: "This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is of great importance. We know it, and the Tubo people also know it. There is no matter in the world that there is a pie falling from the sky. If you want it, you have to exchange it for human life!"

After a sigh, everyone continued to rush. Two days later, they arrived at Chiling thirty miles away. The border between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo was originally here. The area to the east, including Shibao City, Shancheng, Linfan City, and Suirong City should be the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but it has been controlled by Tubo for decades.

Zhang said that he sent people to exchange border seals. At this time, a large group of people came from Chiling. The Tang army hurriedly set up a formation. After a while, a war horse ran over with a Tubo. The man's face was ochre, with many small braids under his hat, and a fur tied with fur.

Seeing this, Xue Chongxun remembered the Qing Dynasty and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "I'm the most annoying man who wears his braids."

The visitor said in awkward Chinese: "We are the tribe of the Tubo noble Lang family. When we heard that Princess Jincheng came from afar, the master Lang Fu led the crowd to welcome him and personally escorted the princess to Lusa City to fulfill his friendship as a landlord."

Zhang Shuo then stepped forward and talked to the envoy. Xue Chongxun, who was among the crowd, said to Zhang Wulang beside him: "Lang... When we were in Guanzhong, we heard that the Tubo general who invaded Shanzhou was Lang?"
Chapter completed!