No one expected that two men who were mortal enemies would eventually encounter each other. Instead of drawing swords and drawing blood at each other, they talked and drank all night long.
At dawn, melodious piano music and exotic music came from the military tent.
"Qin Mubai, don't be as ignorant as other Han people. You call all foreigners barbarians. You think that the swords used by barbarians are scimitars and the harps played by barbarians are matouqin." Gar Qinling His voice and intonation sounded very much like that of a teacher. He said, "The six-string instrument I play now also has five strings. Its name is 'Zhamunie'."
"I know, Teacher Gar." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "In the Tubo language, Zhamu means 'sound', and 'Nie' means a pleasant sound. Zhamu Nie means a pleasant and pleasant sound. . Just now I asked you to play a piece of music and casually said "Morrin", just out of language habit."
"This habit of yours is very annoying." Gal Qinling frowned and said with disgust, "You always think that you are superior to others, look down on the Hu people from the bottom of your heart, and have no regard for our customs, habits, etc. The idea of respect. In your eyes, we are like animals with no emotions or beliefs. "
"You are too extreme." Qin Mubai said lightly.
"What I said is the truth." A sharp light flashed in Gar Qinling's eyes, and he stared at Qin Mubai and said, "When I first rode on a horse, I was only seven years old. My father told me at that time, The Han people are our eternal enemies, just like wild beasts will never be friends with hounds. From that time on, I was curious, why do we hate each other so much as humans? So when I was eight years old. I went to Guanzhong for the first time and then to Chang'an. Then I traveled around the Central Plains to study and practice for five years. "
"The past five years must have been crucial to you." Qin Mubai said, "You are proficient in Sinology, and even ordinary Confucian scholars are not as good as you. You are familiar with military books and have great skills in using troops. You can be called the most accomplished military strategist in the world. It is sinology that makes you both civilized and military, but in the end, why do you want to conquer the Central Plains and bully the Han people?”
"I admit that the breadth and depth of Sinology and the rich civilization of the Central Plains amaze me. But what shocks me more, or makes me angry, is the way you Han people look at the Hu people." Gar Qinling frowned deeply, as if Recalling a very unbearable past event, he said, "As long as you are a Hu person, in your eyes, you are barbaric, ignorant, despicable, and inferior. As long as you are a Hu person, no matter how kind, how rich, or whether he is a The king of the country is still an ordinary serf. In your eyes, he has the same impression - just a barbarian. You have contempt and insult for us in your bones, as if it was a sin for us to be born in a foreign country. I vowed to change this situation. At first, I studied like crazy. I just wanted to prove that Hu people are no worse than any Han people. But it didn’t work for me. When I finished reading more than 10,000 volumes, even the five Han teachers who taught me were shocked and even willingly followed me to the plateau."
"But it's useless. The more I read, the more I feel that I can't finish reading. The more I feel that it is impossible to surpass the Han people in knowledge." Gal Qinling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thousands of years of culture The foundation is indeed not something that an ordinary person like me, Gar Qinling, can imitate and surpass in my lifetime. Later, I returned to the plateau and assisted my sworn brother, who is now Mr. Zanpu, in quelling the wars in all directions and established the The first truly unified dynasty on the plateau. From that time on, I was thinking, how could ordinary Tubo people do what even I, the Garqin Mausoleum, could not do - want to compete with the Central Plains for civilization and power? Prosperity, I’m afraid another thousand years won’t be enough for us!”
"From that time on, I had a dream in my heart - to conquer the Central Plains! Only in this way can I possess your civilization and wealth in the shortest and fastest time! For this dream, I came to the Central Plains again, Study for three years again!”
"Luckily, I found the answer in a tavern in Luoyang - you won't know what I saw that day!"
"What?" Qin Mubai asked.
Gal Qinling smiled faintly and said: "There were three half-drunk young scholars, talking about everything in the sky. It turned out that the three of them were also scholars who had failed the exams and were complaining about the official promotion system of the Tang Dynasty. From then on. From their conversation, I heard that although the Confucian rule of the Tang Dynasty had many advantages, its biggest disadvantage was that it restricted the hearts of officials, especially the use of fame, wealth, and various dogmas to restrict the minds of officials. Then they also talked about it. In the pre-Qin era, I talked about the Legalist Reform in Qin. I was very interested in what they said at that time, especially the "Legalism". After returning, I immediately started studying and studying. Three years later, I returned to the plateau. . Started to assist my sworn brother Zanpu and started to legislate to strengthen the country. Sure enough, in a short period of time, Tubo's national strength increased greatly!"
"Then you started a war." Qin Mubai shook his head gently.
"The Han people have a saying, which is to use one's own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses." Garqin Ling said, "In my lifetime, I, Garqin Ling, will certainly not be able to see what a splendid civilization the Tubo Dynasty created and how many astonishing achievements it created. Wealth. Our only advantage lies in the military. Ruling the country by law has an immediate effect. Everyone understands that in just over ten years, Tubo will never be able to accumulate the national power to compete with the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang Dynasty is like a towering giant, and I, Gar Qinling, and the 300,000 Kunlun cavalry. It's like a pointed vertebra - if you want to kill a giant, you don't need to break him to pieces, just one stab in the throat is enough, isn't it?"
Qin Mubai smiled calmly, "You almost succeeded. If you capture Lanzhou, it will be like a sharp cone piercing the skin of a giant's throat. But even if you capture Lanzhou, you will never be able to completely conquer the Central Plains. ”
"Why?"
"The reason is very simple." Qin Mubai said, "You were born at the wrong time! Today's Tang Dynasty has many shortcomings, but it is still very strong. You have spent all your efforts and national strength to raise troops in the Garqin Mausoleum. When it was committed, in my opinion, it was just a disease of scabies, just like a mosquito. It hurts people, but every time it sucks blood, it saves a life; and the person who is bitten by it hurts. If you are really annoyed and want to kill it, you only need to slap it accurately, and that’s fine.”
Gal Qinling's face looked a little ugly, "Are you trying to say that you are not on the same level as us at all?"
"That's pretty much what it means." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "You want to say that we look down on you from the bottom of our hearts, right? That's not the case. Tubo is indeed the most powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty, you? Erqin Ling has always been Qin Mubai's most valued opponent. The metaphor between people and mosquitoes I just mentioned is not intended to despise anyone. This is the comparison of national power between Tang Dynasty and Tubo. It is a fact. Say it or not, admit it or not, it’s all true, so I say you were born at the wrong time.”
"Maybe..." Gal Qinling frowned slightly, and suddenly his eyes turned sharp, "But if it weren't for you, my chances of success would be much greater!"
"Impossible." Qin Mubai said decisively, "Even if there is no Qin Mubai, there will still be Zhang Mubai and Zhao Mubai. It's useless. At least now, Tubo is definitely not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty. This is not just a matter of one person's ability or luck. It can be changed!”
"Before we raised the army, I had expected that my opponent would be Li Jing, or even Li Shimin!" Gal Qinling said, "I was fully prepared before taking action. But I didn't expect... what was waiting for me was A little-known opponent who is younger than me. In fact, until now, I didn't think your talent was that outstanding. Although you learned the art of war from Li Jing, it was far from advanced, or even inferior. Hou Junji. Although you are a little clever, you are definitely not as good as an old fox like Li Daozong who has been in the court for decades. You are almost useless in terms of literature and martial arts - but I lost to you inexplicably!"
Qin Mubai couldn't help but laugh, "So, you are very unlucky!"
"I thought about this question repeatedly, and then I understood." Gal Qinling said, "The reason why I lost to you is because I complied with a big taboo in the art of war - not knowing the enemy! I don't care about you at all. Understand! You are different from any Han people I know and understand. Your thoughts, actions, and intentions are completely different from everyone else! Including the thunder, cannons, flying kites, and muskets you use to deal with us, In my nearly ten years of studying in the Central Plains, this is unheard of! Many times, I feel that you can predict things before you know them, and more often than not, you are unexpected! - So I have wondered more than once whether you belong to the same group as us! One world, one era?”
"You guessed it right, I actually came from more than a thousand years later." Qin Mubai said calmly, holding up his wine glass.
Gal Qinling was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Okay, I believe it!"
"What I said is true!"
"I really believe it!"
Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "These days, lies are easy to deceive, but no one believes the truth."
"I have finished saying what should be said and what should not be said. Keep playing the piano!" Gar Qinling put down his wine glass and sighed heavily, smiled at Qin Mubai, and said, "Although we are natural enemies, we cannot coexist. In this world, God has been kind to me and allowed me to have a close friend in this life. I never thought that the last time I would play music in this life would be for you!"
"Zhamunie... a beautiful and melodious piano." Qin Mubai played with the wine glass, his expression was as clear as water, and his eyes were complicated and blurred, "Come here, get the pipa!... Invite my father, Shuai, to take the spiritual throne, and Yao'er's spiritual throne!"
At dawn, a string starts to sound, and the wonderful sound repeats like the sound of nature.
The veterans of the Guanxi Army who had been with Qin Mubai for a long time heard the long-lost sound of pipa.
After just one song, Garqinling burst into tears.
"Title of song?"
"Heartsong, Lanzhou Hong."
"Who did it?"
Qin Mubai raised his eyes, looked at the place where the spiritual tablets of Qin Shubao and Yao'er were placed, and said softly: "Them."
[Celebrating 500 chapters, extra update today. Next update, ten minutes later]