When Jiang Shuo heard Dugu Xiang's reminder, he immediately recognized that the voice was that of Zhang Zangxie. He really wanted to doze off and came to the pillow. He originally came to look for Kong Kong'er, but he didn't expect that Zhang Zangxie was also here.
Fuxi Divine Cliff is only two miles away from Lingqiu. Long Xiang and Taohua arrived at the foot of Dan Cliff in a short time. Fuxi Divine Cliff is about thirty feet high and one hundred feet wide. It is summer, and the top and bottom of the cliff are They are all covered with lush grass, and the area is lush and green. Only the cliff is red. From a distance, it looks like a red bat spreading its wings. No wonder there are
The name "Bat Cliff". When the two of them were looking up, the setting sun was putting away its last afterglow. The red on the cliff quickly receded, replaced by chaotic gray, and night enveloped the entire Longshan Mountain.
When you look at Fuxi Cliff from a distance, you don't realize how tall it is hidden among the mountains. But when you look at it up close, Dan Cliff is almost perpendicular to the ground, and it is very steep. But when you look around, there is not even half a human figure there?
Dugu Xiang pointed towards the cliff and saw a light on the cliff twenty feet above the ground, which was like a human eye.
Jiang Shuo hesitated for a moment and then realized, "They are two cliff caves. How did they get up such a high cliff?" When the two of them got closer, they discovered that there were steps carved on the red rocks under the cliff caves. , the steps are actually just shallow grooves about a few feet apart and about an inch deep, but after all, they have something to draw on. For martial arts masters, this is enough to climb up.
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang dismounted and climbed the stone steps up the cliff. Both of them possessed peerless martial arts. They did not need to climb step by step like ordinary people. They could only use their hands and feet to use the grooves to lift up seven or eight times. With the help of another ruler, he reached the edge of the cliff cave in only thirty steps.
Only then did they realize that there was not one cliff cave, but two cliff caves stacked one above the other. The two entered the first cave below and found that the cave was very small, only about two feet deep and one foot wide. The small cave was illuminated with a torch, but no one was seen. There was a stone mortar at the end of the cliff cave, which was filled with clear water.
Duguxiang said: "I remember. Grandpa said that there is a stone water tank in a cave on the Fuxi Cliff. Legend has it that it was the water used by Fuxi and Nuwa when they created humans. The water in the tank is clear and sweet all year round. You can take it as you please. It increases but does not overflow. There are also legends that dropping this water into the eyes can improve eyesight, drinking it can cure all diseases, drinking it can turn enemies into friends, and men and women can drink it together..." At this point, Dugu Xiang's face suddenly changed. Red, but Jiang Shuo didn't notice the difference in Dugu Xiang's expression, and said with a smile: "It is still possible to say that it can cure all diseases, but how is it possible to turn enemies into friends? It's so ridiculous, hey... that's right, Xiang'er, what do you think will happen if a man and a woman drink together?" In fact, what Dugu Wen said to Xiang'er was: "A man and a woman can become husband and wife by drinking together." But when she saw Jiang Shuo looking like he didn't believe in evil, she said angrily: "A man and a woman can become partners by drinking together. If you drink it, you will become an enemy in the world, do you want to drink it?" Jiang Shuo was startled, and took Dugu Xiang's hand and took a step back. Dugu Xiang glanced at him sideways and said, "Didn't you say it's ridiculous? But what are you afraid of?" Jiang Shuo said nonchalantly, "Don't you have to take this risk..." Dugu Xiang flicked his hand and said, "What risk are you taking?" Jiang Shuo was afraid that she would approach the stone mortar water tank again, so he hurriedly reached out to grab it again. Xiang'er took another step back: "Xiang'er, I misunderstood you before. I, I... I don't want to take the risk of being separated from you anymore." Jiang Shuo's words were true, and Dugu Xiang listened. , moved in his heart, he held Jiang Shuo's hand and said: "Brother Shuo, I lied to you, drink this water..." Before he finished speaking, he heard someone say outside: "Young Master Jiang, you are here, why don't you come? What about the above?" Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were clasping their fingers at this moment. They couldn't help but feel embarrassed and hurriedly pulled away their hands. Jiang Shuo turned around and crossed his hands and said: "Zhang Tongyi, I have something to ask you!" Zhang Zangxie said: " This is a sixth-class Western version, not a general translation..." He then asked curiously: "Young Master Jiang, what do you want from me?" Jiang Shuo said: "This matter is a long story, Zhang Xiben, let's go up first." Zhang Zangxie said: "That's fine. Don't keep the venerable one waiting. Please come with me." After saying that, Zhang Zangxie turned around and walked out of the cave. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang followed behind. The second cliff cave is here. Not far above the cave, Zhang Zangxie did not know martial arts, and it seemed quite awkward to climb in front. Seeing this, Jiang Shuo casually lifted Zhang Zangxie's elbow and pushed it upward. Zhang Zangxie felt wind blowing behind his head, and his hands His feet soared into the air. He was twenty feet above the ground. He was so frightened that he closed his eyes. Before he could exclaim, his feet had landed again. When she opened her eyes to look, she had arrived at the entrance of a cliff cave above.
Zhang Zangxie couldn't help but praise: "Young Master Jiang's magical skills, Zangxie admires him." He wanted to take a step forward, but he realized that his legs were weak.
Jiang Shuo hurriedly grabbed his elbow and said with a smile: "Zhang Xiben was careful with his steps and half-supported him into the upper cliff cave. However, he saw that the upper cliff cave was larger than the lower one, four feet deep and two feet wide, but it was A dry cave with nothing inside. Jiang Shuo couldn't help but think of the square hole cave on the golden wall in the Jijin Cave in Maoshan Mountain. Although this cave is not as neat as the square hole on the golden wall, it is basically square. These two cliff caves appeared very unexpectedly on the Fuxi Divine Cliff. Were they really dug by ancient gods? But at this moment, Jiang Shuo had no time to think about these issues. He saw a monk and a layman sitting opposite each other on the ground in the cave. The monk is an unusually tall old monk. He is Master Gu Xin, the eminent monk of the Bon Religion in Xiangxiong, Tubo. However, Yisu is a middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He is exactly Kong Konger, but he looks older than Jiang Shuo has seen before. It was much bigger. Jiang Shuo listened to what Dugu Xiang said and knew that it was because he passed on his inner strength to Xiang'er. There were only two people in the cave, and there were neither Master Gu Xin's two disciples, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie and Tieben Xinuo. Luo, there was no sign of Tuoba guarding Kong Kong'er with his divine bow on his head. Kong Kong'er smiled and said, "Oh... the two of us arrived together. Master Gu Xin also smiled and said, "Young Master Jiang, we meet again." "He actually spoke Chinese very well, but he pretended not to understand Chinese on Douji Feng and asked Zhang Zangxie to translate for him.
Jiang Shuo hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "Master invited me, but where did the two disciples of the master go?" Master Gu Xin said with a smile: "They have already returned to the land of Jiuqu without stopping." See you. Jiang Shuo looked puzzled, and Master Gu Xin said: "You two little friends don't know yet, right? The sage of the Tang Dynasty is going to attack Tubo again, and the two of them are going back to Shibao City to fortify themselves." Jiang Shuo felt nervous after hearing this. , and Dugu Xiang looked at each other, wondering what Master Gu Xin meant when he said this to them. Jiang Shuo said: "I heard that Wang Zhongsigong took over the Hexi Jiedushi, and he did not agree with attacking Shibao City. ." Zhang Zangxie said at the side: "The prince cherishes his soldiers. He knows that the terrain of Shibao City is dangerous, and Tubo defends it with all the troops of the country. If he wants to conquer it, he will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Therefore, he does not agree to attack now. He made suggestions to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. It's better to wait for the opportunity before attacking." After hearing what Guo Ziyi said, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but nod.
Zhang Zangxie said: "However, Jinwu General Dong Yanguang proposed to the court that he had a strategy to defeat the enemy, and asked the Tang Emperor to allow him to lead his troops to attack Shibao City. The Tang Emperor wanted to open a border at Longyou for a long time, and now someone has taken the initiative to ask for it. Of course, I am happy and have ordered Dong Yanguang to attack Shibao City again, and asked Wang Zhongsi to send troops to cooperate with Dong Yanguang's attack." After hearing this, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but worry: "I don't know if this General Dong has real talent and learning, unlike Huangfu Weiming , underestimating the enemy and leading to a major defeat." Zhang Zangxie crossed his hands and said: "Young Master Jiang, we belong to two countries. Although we don't want to see the swords rise again, General Iron Blade is ordered to defend the city and will not be merciful to the Tang soldiers." Jiang Shuo glanced at Master Gu Xin worriedly, and Kong Kong'er said from the side: "Master Gu Xin is an expert outside the world and will not intervene in the battle between the two armies. There is no need to worry about it." Jiang Shuo said honestly: " Master, if the Tibetans invade the Tang Dynasty, I, the man of the Tang Dynasty, will not stay out of it." Master Gu Xin, instead of being angry, smiled and said, "Then let me ask you, what if the Tang Dynasty attacks the Tibetans?" Jiang Shuo hesitated for a moment and said: "I heard from the envoy Guo Jun that Shibao City controlled the meander of the river. The Tibetans came out of Shibao City and attacked from above and below, and repeatedly invaded the Longyou prefectures."
"Yes! The Dangxiang Qiang people were originally also in Longyou, and they were forced by the Tubo people to move to Qingzhou in the pass!" Lonely Xiang also rushed to add.
Zhang Zangxie said: "Young Master Jiang, you might as well think about it on the side of Tubo. If the Tang Dynasty gets Shibao City, it can bypass the Dafeichuan Canyon and go west to the West Sea for thousands of miles without any danger. Therefore, Tubo also I will never give up this city to the Tang Dynasty." Jiang Shuo was stunned when he heard this. Although he has high martial arts skills, he is still a boy less than twenty. How can it be so easy to distinguish the rights and wrongs between the two countries in these military and national events?
Dugu Xiang was much smarter than him, and asked: "Then we must first find out who originally owned this stone castle?" Zhang Zangxie immediately said: "It was built by Tubo thirty years ago!" Master Xin sighed and said slowly: "Speaking of Shibao City, we must first start with the first year of Jingyun. In this year, Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty married Princess Jincheng, the daughter of the clan, to Tubo Zanpuchi Daizhudan . Then Zanpu wrote a letter requesting the Tang Dynasty to give the land of the Nine Bends of the Yellow River to Princess Jincheng to be used as Tangmuyi."
"Tangmuyi" originated from the Zhou system. It means that the emperor gave the land within the royal territory to the princes as a fief for fasting and bathing during pilgrimage. In the Tang Dynasty, it meant a private fief for the princess to collect taxes.
Dugu Xiang stuck out his tongue and said: "This dowry is too rich." Master Gu Xin nodded and said: "The land of Jiuqu was originally an important border area of the Tang Dynasty. It was not only dangerous, but also had fertile land. It should not have been rewarded. However, Yang Ju, the governor of Shanzhou at the time, accepted Zanpu's bribe and wrote a letter asking Emperor Ruizong to give up the land of Jiuqu in exchange for permanent peace between the two countries." Dugu Xiang said: "I heard that grandpa said that Ruizong had a soft ear, so he must have listened. ." Gu Xin said: "Yes, but this cession of territory did not bring peace to the two countries. Tubo, who had obtained the land of Jiuqu, immediately began to build the Stone Fort City and built a solid defense line around it. Four years later In the second year of Kaiyuan, the Tubo army set out from Shibao City and invaded Lintao and other places. Since then, the two countries have been attacking each other year after year, and the war has never stopped." Master Gu Xin is a Tibetan eminent monk, but these words are not directed at the Tibetans. , Zhang Zangxie still couldn't help interrupting: "Master..." Master Gu Xin waved his hand to Zhang Zangxie and continued: "The Tubo invasion of Lintao was at the beginning of the Tang Emperor's accession to the throne. At that time, his foundation was not yet established. It was stable and had no time to deal with Tubo, but there was an unsolvable knot in its heart. Seventeen years after Kaiyuan, the Western Turks were destroyed, and the Tang army pointed the finger at Tubo. However, due to the existence of Shibao City, although the Tang army won many battles Although they were defeated, they were still unable to break through Jiuqu's defense line." Jiang Shuo didn't know until today why both Tang and Tibet valued Shibao City so much. Master Gu Xin continued: "It was a blessing and misfortune for Tubo to get Shibao City thirty years ago. Why? I came to the land of Jiuqu to strictly guard the gates, but as a result, I was not satisfied with Jiuqu, which led to wars and disasters for many years. Looking at it now, even if I seize the land and build a city, it is not good luck. "
