Li Zaixing raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

The Zhongcheng mentioned by Bai Xiaode was Gao Xianzhi. After Gao Xianzhi broke Xiao Bolu, in addition to being promoted to the governor of the four towns of Anxi for his merits, he also held the honorary position of the Honglu Minister and was also taken as the chief censor. The Zhongcheng of the Censor was the most noble among all his positions, so people respectfully called him Zhongcheng.

Gao Xianzhi is a native of Goryeo. His father Gao Sheji was born into a slave. Although he had great military achievements, he could not get rid of the pair of socks representing the slave until his death. The slave was born inferior, so when he surpassed the level of merit, Fu Meng Lingzi would scold him for being a Goryeo slave. With his identity, if Li Linfu had not used the policy of Hu General, he would never have reached a high position like the governor of the Four Towns.

Li Linfu's policy was full of hidden dangers for the Tang Dynasty, but it was undoubtedly a blessing for Gao Xianzhi. Gao Xianzhi was grateful to Li Linfu and supported Li Linfu, which was expected. Otherwise, he would not have transferred seven masters from the Anxi Army to protect Li Linfu, and he had almost no hesitation.

Now that Li Linfu was killed by Li Zaixing, four of the seven masters were killed by him one after another. Can Gao Xianzhi have a good impression of him? The Yang family arranged for him to come to Anxi, and there was a clear tendency to mix sand. Gao Xianzhi was even more unlikely to give up Anxi. He might not object openly, but it is inevitable that he would use some secret tricks.

Li Zaixing had expected this long ago. Before leaving, Li Mi couldn't help but worry and took the initiative to analyze this point for him, so that he would not underestimate the difficulties of Anxi's trip and sacrifice his life in vain. It was precisely because of this that he rejected Yang Zhao's idea of ​​seeking an official position for him. He was just a civilian and had not made any contribution. If he came to Anxi with a very high level, he would inevitably be considered a party of the Yang family and was rejected by Gao Xianzhi and others. He understood the truth that there was no need to cause unnecessary trouble for a false reputation. Being low-key would only benefit him and not harm him.

"So do you have any good suggestions?"

"Don't stay in Kucha." Bai Xiaode said: "Go to Bakhanna or Tuozhe City, even if you go to Samojian, just don't stay in Kucha."

Li Zaixing laughed and patted Bai Xiaode on the shoulder: "You are very sincere. Recover your injuries well. I don't want to bring a waste to the river."

Bai Xiaode's suggestions were exactly the same as Li Mi's suggestions, and it was Li Zaixing's plan. Although Li Zaixing was not going to Bahan's or Tuozhecheng, but to go to Zhongcao. The reason was not to avoid Gao Xianzhi's attack, but to take the initiative to understand the situation in the Hezhong area and prepare for the next battle.

If his memory is good and history has not changed fundamentally, the conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi River will soon occur. They will have a great war in Talas. Although it is an exaggeration to say that the Battle of Talas completely reversed the national policy of the Tang Dynasty and made the Han people go from open to conservative from then on, it is a fact that this battle caused all the elites of Anxi, and the Tang Dynasty lost its influence on Central Asia from then on.

His purpose was to reverse this result and firmly control the nine Zhaowu Kingdoms in the river (i.e., Central Asia) in the hands of the Tang Dynasty - or himself. In order to achieve this goal, he naturally had to go to the river to gain a foothold, rather than staying in Kucha and Gao Xianzhi to fight with him.

This is also one of the reasons why he decided to accept Bai Xiaode. Bai Xiaode was a Turkic person. Now the countries in Hezhong are greatly influenced by the Turkic - Tuzhecheng, which is the Tang Dynasty's king Mohedututun, was a Turkic person. Turkic is a more popular language. Almadie is familiar with the language of Zhaowu Jiuhu, and understands the religious beliefs and living habits of the Persians, but he knows very little about Turkic language.

If you can't even understand the language, how can you do it? The people of Zhong Cao may be able to arrange two people who are familiar with Turkic language for him, but he must have one of his own. Although Bai Xiaode has a grudge against him, they are all Tang people. On this issue, they have the possibility of cooperation. What's more, Bai Xiaode has been with him for so long and has only been stealing his skills and has never considered sneak attacks. This is enough to show that this person is open and honest, not the kind of person who stabs the knife in the back. He can completely trust him in some things.

The fire started, the water boiled, the meat rolled in the water, and gradually the aroma of meat spread out. But Du Fu held his cheek and looked at the iron pot hanging on the fire with a sad face.

Li Zaixing came over, sat side by side with Du Fu, and joked: "What's wrong, it's like going to the execution ground?"

"Isn't it just a punishment?" Du Fu sighed and patted his cheek: "The skin in his mouth is broken, and every bite is the same as a punishment."

"Did you know the hardship of going out of the frontier?" Li Zaixing patted his shoulder: "It's not easy to be a border army, and it's not as easy to say a few empty words. This is really hard work. After this passage, your poems may be great. A poet who has never suffered cannot write a truly good poem, and will only whine without any illness."

Du Fu curled his lips and wanted to speak but stopped. He knew that Li Zaixing was talking about the song "The Soldier Carriages" that he satirized Geshuhan. Geshuhan paid nearly 10,000 soldiers to recover Shibao City. He was praised and criticized for a while. Some said that he had great achievements, while others said that he was greedy for his achievements. Du Fu was the latter. In "The Soldier Carriages", there is a poem about "Don't you see the head of Qinghai, no one has ever collected white bones. New ghosts were bothered by old ghosts and cried, and the sounds of wet rain and wet sounds" and the accusation was very clear.

Li Zaixing disagreed with this. This time he pulled Du Fu out of the frontier to seek fame and fortune, which greatly harmed him along the way. When he passed by Shanzhou, Li Zaixing specially went to Shibao City. Seeing the importance of Shibao City, and hearing the gratitude of the Hu Han people in Jiuqu land for Geshuhan's recovery of Shibao City, Du Fu no longer said such words.

After leaving Yangguan, their food level immediately dropped sharply. The journey was long and they could only bring some easy-to-preserve dried meat and noodles. The noodles were very similar to the stews in Xinjiang in later generations. They were so hard that they could be used as shields. When eaten, they had to soak in the broth for a long time before they could barely swallow them. Not to mention Du Fu, even Pei Xuanqing and others could not bear it. Only Li Zaixing and Almaddy were the ones who could really enjoy it.

After a few days of eating, Du Fu started to soak it. Whether it was eating cakes or drinking soup, it was just like being punished. He regretted Mo Di, but was embarrassed to ask to go back, so he had to hold on.

"When can I get to a bigger town and have some wheat rice?" Du Fu said with a bitter face: "You are really, don't walk well, and you have to walk in this sea of ​​sand?"

Li Zaixing smiled and did not answer his words. He did have a better choice, from Guazhou to the north, to Yiwu and Gaochang, and there were towns and troops along the way. Whether it was accommodation or eating, they were much more comfortable, and there was no need to suffer like they were now. However, there was a reason why he chose to cross this sandy dunes directly. First, although Pei Xuanqing and others were good at it, they grew up in the Central Plains and had not suffered real hardships. If they did not adapt to the harsh environment of the Western Regions and experience this kind of life, it would be difficult to quickly enter the role. Second, he was stationed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in his previous life and did not know much about the environment like the desert. He should take this opportunity to learn and adapt from Almadi, who is familiar with this environment. To fight against the cannibals, the desert terrain is an inevitable difficulty.

As for Du Fu, he brought him to the Western Regions, he forced him to endure hardship. When he was young, he did not endure hardships. Do you have to wait until he was old and then endure hardships and hiding in the three thatched cottages? Taking advantage of his physical strength and earning a little fame, he might not have to be so embarrassed in the future. From another perspective, although Du Fu was a famous poet in later generations, he had no achievements in frontier poetry. If he asked him to take a trip to the Western Regions, he might have unexpected gains.

From Shazhou to this point, the 800-mile sand dunes land, with a half-month trip, the wind and sand that whistled at any time had worn off the glitz of Pei Xuanqing and others. Their words became less day by day, but their eyes became even more fierce. It should be said that the effect was beyond Li Zaixing's expectations. Even Du Fu's condition was not good. He was able to persist and not give up, which surprised him.

"When I arrived at the town in front, I would like to have a good wine." Elmiedi walked over with a bowl of broth and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Du Jun, a scholar, also had a strong and strong backbone. The Tang Dynasty was domineering the world, and the Tang people were arrogant and had their own pride."

"Of course." Du Fu suddenly became energetic, sat up straight, took the broth, broke off a piece of cake and put it in, and frowned while eating: "I have suffered this time, and I think Brother Taibai may not have tasted it. When I return to the Central Plains and meet him again, I will have the capital to brag."

"Hahaha..." Everyone was amused by Du Fu's words, and even the hard dough cake tasted much more delicious.

Elmdi brought two more bowls of soup, one bowl was given to Li Zaixing, and one bowl was held by herself. She took a big sip of happiness, and looked at the Chihe that was stretching far away, thinking: "The city of Kadizhen is short of water, and we dreamed of occupying the green state south of Mishui. But Xi Cao occupied that land and would rather share it with He Guo than stay with us. Only when wars are fought will they bring us closer."

Li Zaixing's heart moved: "Who do you want to kill the most?"

"Dong Cao, Xi Cao." Elmdy said gritting his teeth: "If they hadn't been to the death, we wouldn't have fallen into this field."

Li Zaixing was surprised and thought that it was indeed the most tragic person of the same kind. The person Elmdy wanted to kill the most was Dong Cao and Xi Cao, who were also a branch of Cao State. This was beyond his expectations.

"This is not good." Li Zaixing said slowly: "Killing people cannot solve the problem, and it will only cause more trouble. I have said that a weapon of a soldier must be used. Your enemies are not Eastern Cao, nor Western Cao, or even Kang Guo or An Guo, but the great cannibal. Don't get the wrong target. Killing the wrong person in anger will ruin your great cause of restoring the country."

With a "gul", Almadie swallowed the broth in her mouth, stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, and asked in confusion: "Master, why do you speak like a high priest? I think you have killed a lot."

Li Zaixing smacked his lips in embarrassment: "At that time, I avenged family enemies, and the courage of a common man was enough. Now it is different. We have to consider the national hatred."

Elmdy pondered for a while and nodded vigorously: "Master, although I don't understand it very much, I believe in you and I will listen to you."
Chapter completed!