Tang's dining table

Lao Yangpi came to a tall rammed earth gate and stopped moving. Yun Chu also heard a burst of fierce tambourine and rattle sounds.

A dancer with a graceful figure but dark skin is dancing happily. When dancers from the Western Regions show their dancing charm, they usually don't wear clothes. At most, they tie some cloth between the spans. The more luxurious ones will tie some silk, and some Tie the cloth or silk into the shape of flowers or butterflies.

The more luxurious ones will use thin white gauze and gauze of various colors to make streamers, and tie them through the armpits and hang down from the back. In this way, once they start to twist, the streamers will fly up and form a visual obstruction. It makes people feel like they are wearing clothes, but also like they are not wearing clothes, which is very fascinating.

Yun Chu remembered that the flying apsaras on the Dunhuang murals looked like this, but most of the flying apsaras in Dunhuang couldn't tell the difference between men and women, and they were not as charming as the dark-skinned apsaras in front of him.

"Is this elegance?" Yun Chu asked Lao Yangpi after watching the dancer lift one leg and jump around in circles.

"The dancers in Chang'an shouldn't look like this. I heard Xuanzang said that women in the Tang Dynasty were polite." Lao Yangpi said with a smile.

Yun Chu felt a little ashamed. He always felt that the Tang people at this time were not as good as Lao Yangpi said.

After climbing up the broken earth wall of Kucha City, we immediately saw a new city outside the city wall. On that city were densely fluttering flags. One of the flags with black borders and red faces was the most conspicuous. It had a big Tang Dynasty letter on it. Character.

People are constantly coming and going in Qiuci City, but the surrounding military stronghold outside the city is so quiet that not even a rabbit can be seen.

It wasn't until Yunchu saw the words written in various languages ​​on a dilapidated wooden board - Those who approach the military stronghold will die, that he truly felt the majesty of the Tang people.

These red words that looked like dripping blood were far more intimidating than the skulls that the Uighurs planted around the camp.

Lao Yangpi was also looking at the Tang people's military camp. After looking at it for a while, he regretfully said to Yun Chu: "You should become a Tang people."

Yun Chu gritted his teeth and said, "I am a Tang person myself."

Lao Yangpi looked into Yun Chu's eyes and said, "That's good. You'd better say the same thing after you are caught by the Tang people."

After walking for a long time today, Lao Yangpi seemed very tired. He casually wrapped his fur coat and fell down on the rammed earth city wall, closing his eyes slightly.

"Three years ago, the Tang general Ashina Sheer killed Yanqi King Anazhi, defeated Kucha in Duobun City, and captured its king Bu Shibi. From then on, Kucha City never had a city gate."

Lao Yangpi seemed to be lost in memories again, lovingly stroking the city wall beneath him with his wrinkled hands.

"Why don't they station themselves in the city instead of rebuilding the city on the edge?"

Lao Yangpi smiled and said: "The city of Kucha at that time was no longer suitable for garrisoning troops."

Yun Chu nodded. A city that was captured by the Tang army would generally not end well. It was almost their behavior in the Western Regions to be massacred after the city was defeated.

There were too many dead in the city, so of course it was not suitable for garrisoning troops. They were worried about a plague or something.

"King Bu Shibi of Kucha is a fool. If he surrenders immediately when the Tang army comes, even though he will lose a lot of money and food, the people in the city will still be able to save their lives.

If he is unwilling to surrender, he should immediately contact King Anazhi of Yanqi to resist the Tang army. Even if he fails, he can still be called a hero by the people of the Western Regions.

He chose the worst path. He only thought of resisting after King Yanqi was killed, and when he was halfway resisting, he chose to surrender... There were casualties when the Tang army attacked the city. At this time, what could they do without massacring the city? Woolen cloth?

Yun Chu, do you now know how stupid people in the Western Region are? "

At this time, a dark cloud happened to cover the sun, and the cool wind blew from the city wall, making people feel chilled all over.

At the same time, the story told by Lao Sheeppi was not pleasant. After all, three years ago, almost everyone in this city died, and now the people walking around the city don't know where they came from.

There has never been a moment of peace in the Western Region. There are always wars going on here, and there are always endless wars.

People in the Western Regions die when giving birth to children. One or two are often snatched away by wolves while grazing. Some will starve to death if they have nothing to eat. Some will also die due to diseases and accidents... In addition, some will die in wars and fights. It seems that there will never be a clean death, and there will always be people emerging from the nooks and crannies to form one tribe after another, and one kingdom after another.

This makes people have to admire the tenacity of life.

Yun Chu has a deep understanding of this. The Cypriot tribe he belongs to has also experienced a life of displacement, war and oppression in the past thirteen years. However, the total population of the tribe does not seem to have significantly decreased. Two hundred accounts, it has always been two hundred accounts, neither increasing nor decreasing.

The wind made him feel comfortable, and Yunchu opened his eyes. Then, he saw Lao Yangpi's clear, watery eyes looking at him intently.

These eyes reminded Yun Chu of the eyes he saw on the roadside of Mount Emei a long time ago. The kernels of the eyes were slightly yellow, the eyelids were tinged with blue, and the rest of the eyes were like monkey eyes with lots of white space in paintings.

Such clear watery eyes should be suitable for a baby's face. Unfortunately, the monkeys and Lao Sheeppi in Mount Emei also have such eyes, which immediately made Yunchu alert.

The monkeys in Mount Emei will look at you with this kind of eyes and then snatch your food, water, and anything else they want.

It is estimated that the old sheepskin should be like this.

Yun Chu had always thought that Lao Yangpi was a rare wise man among the Hu people. Now, he only thought that this guy looked like a monkey from Mount Emei, his voice sounded like a monkey from Mount Emei, and his eyes looked more like a monkey from Mount Emei... Overall, this old guy was A monkey from Mount Emei.

"The Sui people have lost their dynasty. Is it possible for me to become a Tang person if I mix with the Sui people now?" Yunchu asked.

Lao Yangpi shrank down. Even in June, as long as there was no sun, he would still feel cold.

"Being a Sui person is just your springboard. If you are not a Sui person, there is no possibility of becoming a Tang person."

"The Tang people and the Sui people were mortal enemies."

"The Sui people and the Tang people are of the same origin, just like two fruits growing on the same tree. Sooner or later, they will forget each other's hatred and merge into one."

"Is there no better way? I always feel that becoming a Sui person will not be good for my future."

"Don't worry, it will be smoothed out."

"No, since I want to live in Datang in the future, I think I shouldn't be contaminated with any identity that I shouldn't be contaminated from the beginning."

"Xuan Zang was born in the corrupt Sui Dynasty. Even though it was corrupt, it was still a glorious and splendid dynasty, and it was also a time when Buddhism flourished.

Why are you so against the Sui Dynasty?

I heard that at that time there were unparalleled warriors, outstanding Confucian scholars, endless singing and dancing, and beautiful flowers that never faded at all times. "

After listening to Lao Yangpi's praise of the Sui Dynasty, Yun Chu tried hard to control his mind. At this time, he never dared to show his idiotic look.

Anyway, Lao Yangpi's understanding of the Central Plains came from Xuanzang, which led to his very one-sided understanding of the Central Plains.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was a romantic monarch and a majestic king. He could make the heads of opponents fall to the ground with a single order. He liked to build giant ships one after another to attack his enemies.

He also likes to let many, many naked women pull his dragon boat on the canal. He also likes to plant countless viburnum flowers in Yangzhou, and digs a grand canal in the land of China specifically for him to appreciate the viburnum flowers. .

From the perspective of a person like Lao Yangpi, such an emperor is indeed very good, living a comfortable, free and happy life.

This is actually the highest ideal of the Hu heroes. As for the background behind these things, they do not consider it, or in other words, they disdain it.

A hero should do what a hero needs to do, even if someone cuts off his head in the end, it is still worth it.

These people just like to do things that make them happy for a while. Anyway, after I die, I won’t care about the flood.

"If you want to be a Tang person, you must be a pure Tang person, and you must be a Tang person who can stand the scrutiny of others. It has been more than thirty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and I am only thirteen years old. At this time, you say that I am a The remnants of the Sui Dynasty themselves have a disobedient heart."

Lao Yangpi stared at Yun Chu for a while, then threw out a small bag of gold sand to him, waved his hand and said, "Since you are so confident, then go ahead and do it."

Yun Chu reached out to grab the gold sand and weighed it in his hand. There should be seven or eight taels of gold sand in the bag.

"How can I repay you for your efforts?"

When you take other people's investment, you must be prepared to pay back, and Yun Chu knows this.

"If you integrate into the Tang people quickly enough, take me to Chang'an as a servant. If you integrate into the Tang people slowly, then take my ashes to Chang'an and personally deliver my ashes to Xuanzang's house. before."

Yun Chu nodded and said: "Okay, we have an agreement."

At this moment, a thin black line suddenly appeared at the end of the earth. Thinking of the two of them acting like spies, Yun Chu leaned closer to Lao Yangpi and said, "Are we going to deal with Tang Jun?"

Lao Yangpi shook his head and said: "We are marmots in the Gobi. It is best to live underground and not stay on the ground for a long time. Otherwise, the eagle will kill the marmots."

After saying that, he dusted off the dust on Yun Chu's robe and said, "There shouldn't be dust on the clothes of people in the Tang Dynasty."

The black line became thicker and thicker, and then the earth shook, and a desolate horn sounded from the military stronghold.

Lao Yangpi turned around and walked towards Kucha City without saying a word.

When the two of them ran back to Kucha City, they looked through the empty city gate and saw that the thin black line had turned into a black wave.

"The Uighur people always say that they can hover as fast as flying and be as agile as a falcon on horseback. Under the impact of cavalry like the Tang people, they are not even able to fight. A mere hundred people can drive tens of thousands of Uighur cavalry to run all over the mountains and plains. I have to say that the Tang people’s combat power is really very powerful.”

Lao Yangpi's words rang in Yun Chu's ears, but Yun Chu's attention was entirely on these cavalry, causing Lao Yangpi's words of praise for the Tang army to sound like a voiceover.

A tidal wave of cavalry troops rolled over from a distance. A stone's throw away from the military stronghold, the cavalry with three thousand riders quickly turned into dozens of small teams. When the drums on the military stronghold sounded, Small groups of cavalry filed in, and within the time of the meal, the Gobi became quiet again.