Yang Hao was awakened by a burst of vague singing. His head was still in a daze, but his consciousness gradually became clear. The singing lingered in his ears. The song itself is melodious and unrestrained. If you hold a shepherd's whip and stand in the blue sky and white clouds,
The people driving the cattle and sheep in the dark are the most suitable people to sing such a song. Now in the darkness, the singer deliberately made his voice soft, and it sounded like a lingering and lingering fragrance.
"If you want to eat good grass, I'm not afraid of running a long road. No matter how deep the ditch is, or how high the mountain is, as long as you can get up quickly, I'm willing to run a long road. Lai Yi - I
My dear baby, please eat grass quickly..."
Yang Hao groaned and murmured: "Can you... stop screaming? It's too dark in here. Listen... it makes me panic..."
"You...?! You're not dead yet!" A cry of surprise and then joy came from the darkness. It didn't sound too far away, and then it became lonely again: "If you don't die...it will be soon..."
Yang Hao tried to move, but felt a heavy weight in his chest. Then he realized that there was a lot of earth, rocks and rubble pressing on him. It took a lot of effort for him to struggle out of the earth and rocks. He looked around and saw that it was completely dark and completely invisible.
Something, Yang Hao asked: "How are you? We fell...how long?"
Aguli said calmly: "My leg... was broken. We fell for a long time. It should be dark outside now. Your people didn't find us here. They... probably didn't even think that we would be in their
Underfoot."
Yang Hao's heart also sank. In his vague memory, it seemed that he fell very deep when he fell. The cave should not be shallow, but he didn't know if there was any place to climb.
He touched his head, and it seemed that it was broken when he fell, but the wound was dry and muddy now, so the injury was not serious. Yang Hao took out the fire fold from his arms, shook it and looked around in the faint light.
There was a wall not far behind him. Yang Hao walked over and touched it, and found that it was a wall that was straight up and down like a knife. His heart suddenly sank.
The fire stick couldn't burn for too long. It was his only tool for making fire. Yang Hao quickly extinguished the fire stick and sat down on the rubble again.
When the fire was lit up, Aguli had already seen his position clearly. When the fire was extinguished and darkness returned to the cave, Aguli smiled softly: "No need to look for it, I have already looked for it, here it is."
It is a circular cave that goes straight up and down. The four walls are probably made of rammed earth soaked with glutinous rice juice. It is as smooth as a mirror. There is no place to climb. Judging from the feeling when I fell, I estimate it is at least five feet high.
, this is probably where the previous owner escaped from the disasters of war and war. Perhaps there was a hanging ladder used to go up and down. If there was one, it would have rotted away by now."
Yang Hao didn't reply. After a long time, he slowly asked: "Why do you want to kill me?"
"We are all going to die, and you still care about this issue?"
"In the intelligence I received, there was no news that you were going to rebel. Judging from your shocked expression at the time, it didn't seem like it. But... why did you want to kill me?"
"..."
"I don't want to...you will kill me and I will kill you on the road to hell. You and I are buried in the same cave after all. It is considered a fate cultivated in the past life. Now, what else do you have to hide?"
Mandarin ducks on the water, emeralds in the clouds. Worry and good times accompany each other, no regrets in wind and rain. It refers to the mountains and rivers, pointing to the sun and the moon. When they are born, they share the same chest, and when they die, they share the same cave. When Yang Hao said that they were buried in the same cave, Aguli's heart suddenly rose
There was an unspeakable feeling, as if there was a slight connection between her and Yang Hao. Although it was as thin as a spider's thread, it went straight to the heart.
After a long time, she said softly: "Anyway... I'm already going to die, so there's no harm in telling you. That's right, I didn't think about turning against you, at least not now. I want to kill you just because...
"
In the darkness, Yang Hao listened to her eloquent talk. Aguli said it from beginning to end, and said with a sad smile: "Now, you know?"
Yang Hao was silent for a while, then smiled softly and said: "Not bad, very good."
Aguli said in surprise: "What's good?"
Yang Haodao: "You are very good. Have you heard of the fifth son of the Zhe family?"
Aguli said: "I only heard about her when I went to Xingzhou this time. I heard that she and you..."
Yang Hao said "Yeah": "You are very similar to her. We are both strong. We are willing to sacrifice everything for the people we want to protect. If you had known her earlier, maybe we would have become friends. But, you and her
She has the same problem."
"What?"
"You all like to be smart. Perhaps you have too strong a sense of self. When you recognize the truth, you unswervingly want to do it, but you don't know that your choice may not be the right one, or even a big mistake.
"
Aguli asked: "Wrong? Where did I go wrong?"
Yang Haodao: "If you want to hide the matter, you have only two choices. First, Suman is one of your tribesmen. Even if you don't agree with what he does, you have to bite the bullet and follow him. That way, on the surface,
It seems that you have protected your tribe, but in fact you have dragged more tribesmen into the water. Suman wants to rebel, but don't you think about it? Have you ever thought about your tribe, Hu Laowen, his tribe and even Su?
Do Man’s people want to rebel?”
Yang Hao increased his tone and said: "You indulged him alone, and as a result, you dragged down the entire clan. Don't forget that you are now the leader of the Ganzhou Uighur people. Your responsibility is not only to protect them, but also to guide them."
They, the people who try to drag the entire tribe into the war, even if they are your tribe, they are also your enemies, but you don't have this awareness. You just think of a parent who doesn't know right from wrong and blindly dotes on his children.
Break them!"
Aguli was silent for a while and said, "Is there a second one?"
"Yes. Second, you and Hu Laowen join forces to restrain him and prohibit him from joining forces with Li Jiyun and doing things that are harmful to the whole clan. I think this is what you are considering. The question is, are you
Can’t you see how far he has gone? When he has fully understood the other person’s identity and intentions, he is no longer just your introducer. He has fallen too deep. If you try to restrict him, he will betray you.
You, he will even harm you in order to seek greater power to achieve his goals, have you ever thought about it?"
Aguli was silent, and Yang Hao was also quiet for a while, and then said: "Among the eighteen states in Hexi, Ganzhou and Liangzhou are the places where I have given the greatest autonomy. Therefore, the situation in these two states is the most special.
Liangzhou is dominated by Tubo people, and Ganzhou is dominated by Uighurs. These two ethnic groups account for the absolute majority in these two states, and the people of other ethnic groups only account for a small part. If you want to make this place stable and united, with less trouble, adopt
Tribal autonomy is a more appropriate method, and at the same time... it also shows my trust in you! Why don't you trust me?
I can garrison a large number of troops here, but I cannot move enough people from other ethnic groups to neutralize the independence of the residents here. Deploying a large army consumes a lot of financial and material resources, not to mention, and it is used to frighten a common people. Building a powerful tribe with soldiers will only be counterproductive. Or placing some baseless court officials in your tribe is not advisable.
For the former, even if there is no deliberate provocation to provoke conflicts between the garrison and the residents, conflicts will gradually arise between the two because of various issues. And the latter..., haha, the imperial court did this in Guangyuan. , Cheng Shixiong's Guangyuan was monolithic, and the officials of the imperial court could not get in at all. On the contrary, it made the local generals always suspicious and cautious.
I choose to give you the greatest power and let you manage yourselves. I give you the greatest help so that you can have a stable and prosperous life. In addition to obeying the laws and disciplines of the court and obeying the orders of the court in diplomacy and military matters, you have the greatest enjoyment. In this way, after thirty or fifty years, there will be no difference between Ganzhou and Liangzhou and other states. A hundred years later, whether you are a Tubo or a Uighur is just a record on the household road, Hexi There will no longer be any distinction between the various races, they will become one and the same. This is my plan.
Don’t you want the Han people in Hexi to treat you as one family, but as barbarians of the Hu tribe? Do you think that you must insist on your differences to protect the rights and interests of your tribe? As a human being, what you want is what you want. What is it? The people want to live and work in peace and contentment, and have a happy family. Is what I want to do better to meet their needs, or is the division you are doing to give them? The chiefs want prosperity for generations, and I have given it to them. You guys, wouldn’t it be more in your interest to overthrow my rule and let the eighteen states in Hexi return to war, with fighting and killing between states, and the overthrow and oppression of powerful families? When Suman wanted to rebel, you Should I protect him, a black sheep, and go against me, or should I protect the interests of more Huihe people and decisively get rid of him, this scourge?"
Aguli murmured: "I...I...I see that you are constantly moving my people to the Xingzhou area. I...I am worried that after you weaken my power, you will bring all my people under your rule." The next moment... you will kill the donkey..."
Yang Hao said angrily: "Why do you think so? Just because you have seen too many fights for power and profit? Kill the donkey! You really look like a beautiful but stupid donkey."
Aguli surprisingly didn't refute, almost wanting to acquiesce to Yang Hao's scolding, but she simply said: "You...what do you want to say to me when you come here this time?"
She didn't hear the answer, but she heard a loud crash of rubble, and then the sound of footsteps came before her eyes. After a few "crack" sounds, a flash of fire broke out, a torch was lit, and the light brightened. He quickly closed his eyes, then slowly opened a gap, and saw Yang Hao standing in front of him, already naked from the waist up.
Aguli was shocked, put her hands on the ground, and stepped back in panic: "You...what do you want to do?"
Yang Hao snorted and said, "Find a way!" After saying that, he walked away. Only then did Aguli realize that he had taken off his shirt and wrapped it around a piece of dead wood, making it into a torch. He was quickly observing the surrounding area. The movement below.
The cave is indeed round, with a diameter of about three feet, and the walls are very strong. Because it is too dark in the cave, even if you hold the torch high, you cannot see very far away. Yang Hao groped the walls.
While knocking, I found that everything was solid and smooth as a mirror.
Aguli knew that she was thinking wrongly, and her face couldn't help but heat up. Fortunately, Yang Hao didn't pay attention to her at all. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Save your strength, the four walls are so high, there is nothing to climb up.
Not going."
Yang Haodao: "I don't want to wait to die. I still have a wife, children, and loyal subordinates. Even if there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up."
Aguli was silent for a long while before she said quietly: "You have something worth cherishing, but I...have nothing."
After searching around, there was no place to cling to on the wall, and most of the ground beneath his feet was masonry and rubble. Occasionally, he saw a few rotten logs, which were short and rotten and useless. Yang Hao felt heavy in his heart and walked slowly to
Next to Aguli, he sat down, inserted the dying torch into the gap between the masonry and rubble, and said, "Why not? Isn't it your concern for the clansmen you want to protect with all your heart?"
Aguli shook her head gently: "No, that is not concern, but responsibility. If I live, that is my responsibility. If I die, it has nothing to do with me. The tribe will choose a new leader, regardless of life or death.
I no longer need to worry about it. My husband wanted me to be a scapegoat at the critical moment of life and death; my subordinates, after my tribe had just settled down, wanted to drag me into rebellion..., you are dead, someone misses you,
Some people will cry for others, but if I die..., Ye Luohe will laugh, and Suman... will also breathe a sigh of relief..."
Yang Hao said solemnly: "If I die, more people will be happy than you. Ye Luohe, Suman, Li Jijun, Shang Boqian, Zhao Guangyi... and the conspirator I want to dig out, he is hiding
It's so deep, I originally...wanted you to help me lure him out, but now that I'm stuck here, I'm just worried..."
When he said this, he suddenly seemed to see something. He leaned forward, grabbed the torch, and said to Aguli: "Move away."
"What?"
Yang Hao said impatiently: "I said, move your buttocks!"
"ah?"
"It's the butt!"
"Oh!" Aguli moved to the side inexplicably. Under her body, there was a large piece of mud that had been condensed into a block. A foot-wide gap was exposed next to the wall. When the torch was shined, it seemed that the bottom was not real.
But empty.
Yang Hao suddenly moved, handed the torch to Aguli and said, "Take it, there seems to be a hole underneath."
Aguli was holding a torch on one side, and Yang Hao began to move the stones continuously. The large stones and rubble were moved away. During the moving process, some small gravel and soil kept rolling down. It seemed that the wall was really
There was a deep cave entrance. Yang Hao got closer and seemed to be able to feel a slight breeze blowing against his cheeks.
"If there is air flow, it means that there is not only a hole here, but it must also be connected to the outside." Yang Hao was overjoyed and moved even more vigorously.
The broken masonry and rubble are scattered everywhere, and there are quite large gaps in the middle in some places, so by moving the slates and mud blocks scattered above, sometimes a large area can be cleared quickly. Yang Hao digs down, and the entrance of the hole is
It became increasingly obvious that after he dragged out a battered and bloody corpse, a hole was made diagonally downward enough for one person to pass through.
At this moment, the increasingly weak torch wavered a few times and went out with a "pop".
"This road is blocked. Go back."
As Yang Hao spoke, he looked at the extinguishing torch in his hand and glanced at Aguli. Aguli immediately shrank and hugged her chest with both hands: "No, no way..."
"No, you have to." Yang Hao held a torch and took a step closer to her. The firelight reflected the two figures on the wall, like a big bad wolf approaching the little white rabbit, but his voice suddenly softened: "Princess, eldest sister, don't you
I can’t take it off, I’m only left with a fig leaf around my waist, it won’t help if I take off my clothes.”
"But...but I..."
Yang Hao said with an upright face: "It's a matter of life and death, why bother with trivial matters?"
Agul stared at her almond-shaped eyes, and said with shame and anger: "Of course you can be informal, I... if I take off my clothes again, how will I see people?"
Yang Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Apart from the two of us, isn't there anyone else here?"
"That won't work either, I won't take it off!"
The shadow on the wall stretched out a huge and terrifying hand, and the voice was a bit ferocious: "Quick!"
The torch lit up again, and Agul's upper body was left with only a bra. Yang Hao originally carried her, but after taking off her top, she refused to walk side by side with Yang Hao anyway, so she turned to lie down.
When she got on Yang Hao's back, she held the torch while Yang Hao walked quickly.
Under the rubble, there is indeed a secret passage. After entering this secret passage, there is a completely different world. Below is a series of criss-crossing secret passages, leading to many spacious spaces. Rotten food and decayed weapons can't be found.
Go to the exit intersection.
When the two came down, they had stripped off the clothes on the dead body and used them as torches. Since there was no oil, the torches burned quickly. After searching three secret passages, the two men had burned all the clothes on the dead body of the assassin. Then Yang Hao
After taking off his clothes, Yang Hao had already stripped naked after searching the six secret passages, so he could only focus on Agul.
Aguli straightened her back and didn't want to lie completely on his back. She could only hope that Yang Hao would find an exit as soon as possible. Otherwise, between her family, the world and her personal reputation, she knew very well how Yang Hao would choose.
"If this road doesn't work, look for the next one."
Aguli looked at the shaky torch in her hand and said desperately: "In my opinion, the only way out is the way we fell in, and there is no other way out."
"Impossible, Cunning Rabbit Three Cave. A large amount of grain, grass, and ordnance were once gathered here. It was an extremely important place in Blackwater City. How could it be possible to leave only one exit and continue searching."
After speaking, Yang Hao gently put down Aguli. Aguli screamed, pressed his shoulder and said, "Don't turn around."
Yang Hao spread his hands and said, "Then what do you want to do?"
Agul asked timidly: "Can you please stop asking me to take it off?"
Yang Hao sighed and said: "Then tell me, who can I let off?"
There was no sound from behind. After a long time, there was a sigh of resignation, and then there was the sound of undressing. Then a trembling hand handed over a tattered skirt that was still warm, and the torch was at this moment.
It went out again...
"What is the origin of this Blackwater City? Why is it in ruins?"
Yang Hao was carrying Aguli on his back and asked as he walked.
At this time, not only Aguli was ashamed, Yang Hao was also a little uncomfortable, so he had to find something to say and divert his attention.
Aguli coughed lightly to cover up her embarrassment: "It is said that in the early years of the Han Dynasty, this was the capital of the Xiongnu king. There was a big river nearby called Heishui, so this city was called Heishui City. At that time, Yueshi
The country was the most powerful country in the Western Regions. All the countries in the Western Regions surrendered to the Yuezhi State, paid tribute, and sent protons. The Yuezhi State defeated the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were forced to pay a large amount of gold and jewelry, and sent Shan Yu
His son was handed over to the Yuezhi Kingdom as a hostage, and Blackwater City was also occupied by the Yuezhi Kingdom.
Later, this hostage returned to the Xiongnu and inherited the position of his father Khan. He became the famous Maodun Chanyu later. Maodun Chanyu worked hard to govern, making the Xiongnu gradually stronger. Because he was familiar with the situation of the Yuezhi Kingdom, he fought hard during the battle.
Gradually gaining the upper hand. In one fell swoop, the successor Chanyu defeated the Yuezhi, killed his king, and used the head of the Yuezhi king as a toilet to humiliate his clan.
After the Yuezhi Kingdom was defeated, some of them fled further to the west. Those who stayed took Heishui City as the center and lived in the Hexi area. Since they were located on the east-west transportation route, merchants from the east and west came and went, making this area extremely wealthy.
The remaining Yuezhi people are still very wealthy, but their military force is far inferior to that of the Huns."
Aguli paused and then said: "About the destruction of Heishui City, there is a legend. It is said that when the Han people ruled Hexi, they sent a General Han to garrison Heishui City. One day, a white-haired and childlike Yunyou came to the city.
Old Taoist, that old Taoist was carrying a basket of red dates and pineapples and selling them along the street: "Jujube pears...Jujube pears...".
But jujube pears were very expensive, and no one could afford them. He walked around the city, then walked out of the west gate and disappeared into the glow. When General Han learned about this, he felt a little strange. After thinking about it repeatedly, he suddenly realized:
Doesn't "Zaoli" mean "Leave early"? This is clearly a hint from the old Taoist: "Leave this city early". General Han made a decisive decision and immediately led the entire city's soldiers and civilians to evacuate Heishui City. Sure enough, that night, strong winds blew up and sand filled the sky.
Yellow sand submerged Heishui City overnight, and then the sand gradually blew away, and it appeared like this again."
"Impossible!" Yang Hao said flatly: "I have heard stories about a city disappearing overnight in the Hexi area due to river changes or the appearance of quicksand, but the ruins of Heishui City do not look like they were buried by yellow sand.
Pass."
Aguli said: "Yes, in fact... the real reason for the destruction of Blackwater City was because of the Huns. The Yuezhi people who stayed in Heishui City have already surrendered to the Huns, but the Huns because their Shanyu had been in the Yuezhi Kingdom
Because they were held as slaves, they wanted to destroy the country. However, if they fought hard, the Yuezhi people knew that they would die and resisted desperately, which would inevitably cause great losses to the Huns, so the Huns used disgraceful means to attack
He invaded Blackwater City, massacred the entire city, and burned the city to the ground..."
As soon as she said this, Yang Hao suddenly stopped and whispered: "Silence!"
Aguli immediately stopped, Yang Hao listened, and suddenly exited the half-way secret passage and turned into the last passage that had not been tried yet. He was walking so fast that he could barely walk a hundred meters away when he heard a clear burst of laughter.
The sound kept coming: "Hahaha..., hahahaha..., I found the exit, I found the treasure of the Dayuezhi Kingdom, the treasure of the Dayuezhi Kingdom, Aguli is dead, I can regain control of the two
One hundred thousand Ganzhou tribesmen. With these real money, I can recruit troops and buy horses to unify Hexi, hahahaha..."
Aguli changed her color and said: "It's Prince Ali, he's not dead yet!"
Yang Hao didn't answer, but his feet became light and fast. Not far ahead, he turned around and his eyes suddenly opened up. Not far ahead were two half-collapsed doors, with a door knocker stuck on one side.
Inside the blazing torch is a large warehouse. The warehouse is filled with jewels, gold, gold and silver, all shimmering in the mist. I don’t know how many gold, jewels and jade jewels are stored there.
It has been seven or eight hundred years since the fall of the Blackwater Dynasty of the Yuezhi Kingdom in the early Han Dynasty. The food that was hidden here has turned into mud, and the weapons have become as rotten as firewood. Only these gold and silver jewelry, even if covered with dust, can still shine like fire.
Photo, still full of auspiciousness.
Prince Ali threw himself on the jewels and was laughing wildly.
Yang Hao slowly put Aguli down, picked up the long sword and walked in. His movement was like a ghost, his feet were silent, and Prince Ali was completely unaware of it. Aguli held the door, held a torch in his hand, and looked at the brilliant golden light.
In the middle, Prince Ali seemed to have a halo of light around his body, and then looked at Yang Hao floating behind him, a strange look gradually appeared in his eyes.
She looked at the torch on the door and could see that it should be something in the crypt. The clay fire cloth wrapped around the torch had not completely lost its effectiveness after hundreds of years. The fire was bright and stable, reflecting her eyes.
Her eyes were shining like two black gems.
She didn't look inside because she knew what was about to happen inside. Prince Ali sneaked back to Ganzhou to kill her. She fell here because she wanted to kill Yang Hao. But now, their life and death are in the hands of Yang Hao
in hand.
Prince Ali will definitely die, what next? Even if there is a way out here, will Yang Hao let her go? When they were looking for a way out together, they helped each other, and now that there is a way out, and there is another treasure of the kingdom, then Ali
After the prince dies, Yang Hao's quick sword should chop off her head next, right?
Therefore, even though women are the animals most interested in jewelry, Aguli did not take a single glance at the house full of pearls and jade. She was about to die. She would rather take one more look at the torches and one more look at the light, because she was about to be immersed in it forever.
In darkness.
Prince Ali was still laughing like crazy. He couldn't help but be so happy. Aguli died, and his purpose of coming to Ganzhou was achieved. He thought he would die, but he found an exit. That's all.
He also unexpectedly discovered the endless treasures of the Yuezhi Kingdom back then. How could he not be ecstatic?
"Hahaha, such a huge treasure, with it, I can revitalize Ganzhou Uihe, Shang Boqian, Yang Hao, all of them are not a problem. I want to unify Hexi, unify Longyou, and unify the Central Plains...
"
"In my opinion, you'd better go and dominate hell!"
A cold voice suddenly sounded above his head, which made Prince Ali tremble and turn over suddenly. Behind him, a mountain of gold, pearls and silver ingots dripped down. Prince Ali stepped back hastily and cried out.
: "Are you alive too?"
"Prince Ali, I didn't expect your knowledge to be so shallow!"
Yang Hao held the sword across his chest, and the three-foot green blade was flowing with cold light like autumn water. He flicked the sword with his fingers, making a loud dragon roar, and he was graceful and elegant. It was a pity that he was dressed like a sumo wrestler at this time and was almost naked.
, it really damages the image of a peerless master.
Yang Hao said calmly: "In the past, the Dayue clan not only had these treasures, but also had countless loyal people. Did it ever dominate Hexi? Wasn't it under the iron heel of the Huns that the entire city was slaughtered?
Not even anyone who knew the whereabouts of these treasures was left alive. You and your son have gone against the grain and are devastated. Let alone the treasures of the Yuezhi Kingdom, even if I give you a golden mountain as big as Helan Mountain, what can you accomplish?"
Prince Ali's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly grabbed two gold ingots and threw them towards Yang Hao. At the same time, he turned over and tried to stand up. "Ding, ding, poof!" The three voices were almost in one go, and the sword blade was as light as a swimming dragon.
Swinging, two gold ingots were swung open, and they were thrust into Prince Ali's ribs. The blade of the sword penetrated the abdomen for a foot, and entered from the right side, piercing the left chest and heart. Prince Ali fell into the pile of gold ingots, gurgling.
Blood flowed out, dyeing the gold underneath him red. His body twitched mechanically every time. With each twitch, more blood gushed out of his abdomen. Gradually, the light in his eyes dimmed.
Yang Hao waved the sword lightly in his hand, blood drops fell from the sword, and the blade was still as bright as frost. It was indeed a peerless sword.
After killing Prince Ali, Yang Hao only glanced at the gold sand, gold nuggets, jade and jewelry, and then immediately looked around. Soon, he found the exit. The thick stone blocking the entrance of the cave was enough
The card slot is one person tall, rough and primitive. It has no sophisticated mechanism, but it is more suitable for long-term use. The design is very creative and can only be opened from the inside. Prince Ali has already searched here hard.
It was only after he found this exit that the gold and silver on the ground had meaning of existence, and he was ecstatic.
Yang Hao happily walked towards Aguli. She only flinched, but did not dodge in embarrassment. Instead, she straightened her chest and gritted her teeth and said, "Before you kill me, can you... let me put on some clothes?"
