Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 269 Ancestor of Tubo
Ma Chao's dream of leading the Chongmo Dao team ultimately failed to come true.

Seeing the reluctant and familiar Ma Mengqi being persuaded to leave by Jian Yong, Zhang Fei felt the enthusiasm of Yongliang for the first time.

Ma Teng's son's evil intentions are all in Han Sui's body?
And this Ma Chao actually listened to Mr. Xianhe so much?

Then Zhang Fei was startled by his own thoughts:
Ma Chao may not be so obedient to Ma Teng.

Shaking his head to get this strange thought out of his mind, Zhang Fei put away the Mo Dao regretfully and carefully.

In a sense, Pang Tong was right. Currently, the Mo Dao was more valuable than the soldiers.

Although Han Sui had the intention of retreating when facing Mo Dao and Ma Chao, he refused to retreat at all when negotiating conditions.

Once he accepted the fact that he would be expelled from Yongzhou, Han Sui was quite relaxed.

Since you want me to fulfill my responsibility as the General of the Conquest of the West, should I support the General of the Conquest of the West as the previous court did?

Before Ma Chao drew his sword, Pang Tong was the first to block Han Sui's conversation:
"General Han, please look at this map of Hexi."

A piece of rice paper as white as snow was spread out. Han Sui first looked at the paper carefully with his old eyes squinted, rubbed it and sniffed it:
"Good paper, here are a thousand rolls."

Being on the frontier, Han Sui understood the essence of Han-Hu trade: the exchange of what was needed.

As long as it is something that the Hu people cannot make by themselves, the powerful people of the Hu people like it.

If it was like the Mo Dao, Han Sui would have to worry about whether it would be used to chop himself after selling it to a barbarian.

But this kind of paper, which looks very expensive at first glance, does not require such worries at all.

Pang Tong impatiently tapped the table with his small leather shield and said:
"Liangzhou Han Boyue is also a person who buys coffins and returns pearls for pearls?"

Han Sui chuckled and quietly moved his eyes to the contents of the paper. After studying it for a while, he frowned and said:

"Is this a map near the West Sea?"

Having lived in Yongliang for 30 years, he has seen a lot.

To the west of Jincheng is Xiping, and to the west of Xiping is Xihai. He knows this.

But the situation further west is completely unclear, but it is marked on the map, especially in the southwest of the West Sea, where a mountain range is marked.

There is also a small lake in the back: Qingyan Tianchi.

Pang Tong became surprisingly patient at this time, explained the terrain here to Han Sui in detail, and promised to buy it at a high price if he could collect green salt.

And with the West Sea as the center, Pang Tong's fingertips first pulled out a route heading north:

"To the north is Liangzhou, which General Han is most familiar with. Now that Hexi Xianbei is causing trouble here, we can establish a title of marquis."

Seeing Han Sui's noncommittal look, Pang Tong compared another route to the northwest:
"This road is difficult to walk, but it can lead directly to Dunhuang. If it can be opened, it will open up the border and its reputation will be passed down through the ages."

Seeing that Han Sui was slowly considering it, Pang Tong added:

"Going south from here, passing through a mountain pass and heading west, the fertile land for thousands of miles is enough to establish a country. If it is all returned to Han soil, it can be compared with Wei Huo and open ancestral temples."

The negotiation did not last long, and Han Sui left with the roll of rice paper in mind.

Zhang Fei, on the other hand, pestered Pang Tong with curiosity on his face and asked:

"Commander Pang, does Hanwen really believe this map?"

"The West Sea is not far away. When he goes to the West Sea and discovers what later generations call Chaka Salt Lake, he will believe it."

"Commander Pang, which path will Han Wenwen choose in the end?"

"It doesn't matter which way you go, as long as you can provide war horses. But the rich people in Liangzhou have Qianghu and Xianbei, and Dunhuang has Qiuci and Yanqi charioteers. Only the birthplace of Tubo has no strong enemies and water plants, and Hanwenyue has always Ambition must seek opportunities to stand on its own feet.”

"Commander Pang, aren't you worried that Han Wenyue is the ancestor of Tubo?"

"Yide, do you think it's so easy to be what later generations call high-altitude rebels? Besides, the map is general. I just want to find someone to explore for us."

As he spoke, Pang Tong stopped, looked back at the backs of Han Sui and his party and said:

"Han Sui doesn't care about his son in Yecheng, but Yan Xing cares about his parents in Yecheng."

"Within two years, the department collapsed."

Zhang Fei shook his head:
"Commander Pang, you have such a dark heart."

"But it's very dark."

……

Chang'an, Tai Chi Hall.

Li Chengqian watched the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty standing in front of the map again and meditating.

If it were before, he would have lowered his head and tied his hands, waiting for the emperor to ask questions, even if the wait might only last an hour or two.

But recently, my father's attitude seemed to have changed a lot, and he was no longer so demanding about schoolwork. He would personally take the brothers to ride horses every two days.

Therefore, almost for the first time, Li Chengqian boldly asked:

"What is Father looking at?"

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Watching Datang."

Then he added:

"There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so reserved."

11-year-old Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and quietly glanced at Li Shimin again. Remembering his mother's previous instructions, he boldly said:
"Dad, I see you have been looking at the place where Tubo is written."

Li Shimin was startled for a moment, his attitude became much gentler, he nodded and said:
"This is the great enemy of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chengqian's body trembled slightly because he still remembered the last time his father was called Turk like that.

"Cheng Qian, the Turks are the great enemy of the Tang Dynasty. How do you want to deal with them?" This was a question from two years ago. As for his answer, Li Cheng Qian can no longer remember clearly.

But he clearly remembered his father's disappointed eyes and sigh after he answered in a confused manner.

now……

"Cheng Qian, if you have nothing to do this afternoon, go and call Qingque, and daddy will take you to ride a horse."

Qingque is the nickname of Prince Tai, who is one year younger than Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian opened his eyes wide, and then he cheered.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Chengqian carefully made a request:
"Dad, can you take my second daughter with you?"

"Who is the second daughter?" As soon as Li Shimin said this, he remembered that Guanyin had once told him that the Wu family's daughter was the second eldest.

Thinking of Wu Zetian later, Li Shimin couldn't help but want to shake his head and sigh.

Then I saw Li Chengqian's panicked explanation, saying that the second daughter came to the palace too early and was homesick.

So Li Shimin had no choice but to comfort his eldest son, saying that he had thought of other things just now, and as for the second daughter, he could come if he wanted to.

So a father and two sons took a tow bottle and walked all the way through the back garden to a small enclosed racecourse at the back.

Also in response to Li Shimin's order, this racecourse has recently added several ponies to serve as play mounts for the princes and princesses.

While walking through the back garden, I saw palace officials uprooting a row of trees and transplanting a new tree they didn't recognize.

Looking at Li Shimin's expression, Li Tai jumped up before asking any questions:
"I know!"

"Mom said, this tree was planted after listening to Dr. Sun's advice and is called a hawthorn tree. It is to treat daddy's illness!"

So that's it... Li Shimin felt helpless.

The candied haws are naturally curious to look at, but it’s only early May in Chang’an, and it’s still half a year before the hawthorns are ripe, so we can’t count on them for the time being.

After the sightseeing that day, Li Shimin ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare some rock candy recipes for seasonal fruits.

He even asked the imperial chef to study the so-called sugar paintings. The princes and princesses had been eating very happily these days. Li Shimin even gave some to the relatives of his relatives, whose children were still young.

Then Li Shimin didn't eat any of them.

Sun Yaowang gave a stern warning, saying that the sucrose was no different from arsenic to Li Shimin. Except for a small amount when eating, he should not touch it at other times.

There are so many prohibitions that Li Shimin has recently begun to feel that it is not unacceptable to only live to be 50 years old.

At least, Li Shimin, who only lived 50 years old, should have enjoyed the mutton, unlike himself, who can only eat one meal a month now.

This resentment lasted until dinner time.

The princes and princesses ate together, and Li Shimin and his queen ate together.

As soon as they met, Queen Changsun was a little angry:
"I heard that my second daughter also rode a horse this afternoon?"

Li Shimin felt a little helpless when he mentioned this:
"At that time, I was taking care of Qingque not to fall off the foal. Unexpectedly, the young lady from the Wu family sneaked into the stable and took a colt to ride on."

"I had already run half a circle when I saw it."

Queen Changsun had a headache:

"Don't take her with you next time. If something happens if you fall off the horse, how can you explain it clearly in such trouble?"

Li Shimin looked indifferent:
"This second daughter of the Wu family rides quite well."

"I can't say that I can be the second female general of the Tang Dynasty."

The first one is naturally Li Shimin’s biological sister, Princess Ping Zhaoyang.

But this is naturally just a joke. Nowadays, there are already enough famous generals under his command compared to the founding of the People's Republic of China. How can female generals get involved?

Li Shimin was even thinking that if Wu Zetian ascended the throne in the end, historians might record today's unauthorized riding as a strange phenomenon.

And while they were laughing and chatting, several dishes were served, and Queen Changsun's eyes widened when she looked at the fish on the plate.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty smiled arrogantly.

Despite Sun Yaowang's ban, how could the drooling Emperor of the Tang Dynasty be defeated by these difficulties?
So the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room received an order a few days ago:
Use cane sugar and fish as ingredients to develop new dishes.

And now it’s the result of the imperial dining room: sweet and sour fish.

Li Shimin couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, and he almost applauded his intelligence.

Queen Changsun also took a piece of chopsticks. It tasted sweet and sour, but the amount of sugar was obviously a bit too much.

Otherwise, why don't you inform King Sun Yao?she thinks.

Sweet and sour fish made Li Shimin feel the long-lost happiness, so the next day Yan Lide saw a smile on His Majesty's face.

This actually made Yan Lide feel a little more relaxed.

After copying many armor techniques from the "Battle of Talos" in Light Curtain, I now have the confidence to submit instructions to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and invite the emperor to observe the results.

Naturally, there was no way for the general to demonstrate, so he walked through the back garden, where Qian Niuwei had set aside an open space and strictly prohibited any unrelated people from approaching.

Then Li Shimin watched Yan Lide directing people to move the armor, and then called the five knights and started working backwards and forwards.

As the armors were hung on the horses and soldiers one by one under the command of Yan Lide, the smile on Li Shimin's face gradually faded, replaced by a look of excitement.

Li Shimin knew very well the power of heavy cavalry, because at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Xuanjia Army was considered a heavy cavalry, but it did not have horse armor.

But now, with more rationally constructed armor and horse armor learned from the Arabian heavy cavalry, a knight can be armed without any blind spots.

This is a heavy cavalry that is stronger than the Xuanjia Army!
Li Shimin's eyes were shining, and he only needed a thousand riders to make the final decision in a war!
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty licked his lips. Who among the blind people around him would be lucky enough to be the first to taste the power of this steel torrent?

(End of this chapter)