After winter, Qingzhou is not sure whether it is too close to the hot Western Regions, which have been in full swing. Although there have been a few snowfalls, the grass is still green and the climate is far from cold, forming an extremely strange scene.

The more this situation goes to the West, the more obvious it becomes.

The army of the prosperous Tang Dynasty stabilized the situation in Longyan City and launched an attack on the two surrounding cities.

This time there was no siege or shouting, and the gate had already been opened. The handsome general of the army wanted to kneel on the ground and lick General Xu Qing's toes.

Of course, Xu Qing didn't need such a person to kneel down and lick. After the army entered the city, the soldiers of the Heroes were quite comfortable, and there was one of the generals who suffered less.

However, this crime is worth it. News from Shengjing has been reported that except for the execution of a few people at the top, the Xiajun did not affect the official stairs below. They just had to undergo strict interrogation. If they had a firm life experience and were blinded, they would not be punished.

The Xiajun's crime was so great that it was called treason, and even if the family was confiscated, it was reasonable. His Majesty Tang Yinlong's magnanimity was praised by the people of Qingzhou.

In fact, in the eyes of the real top figures of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they no longer care about the so-called chivalrous army. What they care about was the result of the dialogue between the second prince Tang Qinian and the king of the border army Shao Donghua.

There was a fierce quarrel in the court for this, and in the end, Tang Yinlong's decision was beyond everyone's expectations. He did not appoint any officials to help the second prince Tang Qinian.

I don’t know if it is out of trust in Tang Qinian’s abilities or the fact that the king of the border army has long since lost any confidence.

There are three borders in Qingzhou, namely Jiamu Pass, Shiqu Pass and Ling Pass.

Among them, Shao Donghua, the king of the border army, lived in the middle of Jiamu Pass all year round. His courtyard was not luxurious, but extremely spacious.

Today, he rarely sat on the solid wood chair in the middle hall and closed his eyes to rest.

Shao Wuyou came to his uncle with a nervous look, and his face couldn't hide his tension, so that too much sweat flowed on his cheeks with a little rustling pain.

"Is the Xiajun finished?"

"yes."

"How is the situation in Shengjing?"

"Your Majesty did not move anyway. It seems that he trusts the second prince Tang Qinian very much."

The burly Shao Donghua moved his majestic body, supported his chin with his hands, and said lazily: "Tang Qinian is indeed trustworthy, he beats the drum well."

Shao Wuyou didn't speak. Because he knew that his uncle was qualified to give advice, but he didn't, he changed the topic and said: "Where is Nanzhou?"

"Don't worry about the borders of Nanzhou, just let it be placed there."

"That winter festival?"

"You can't embarrass the Qingzhou border troops, let the men come out to greet them."

Shao Wuyou was extremely cold in his heart. Tang Qinian came to the border. If Shao Donghua didn't go to greet him in person, it would have been considered a statement. But when he listened to his current words, he would not only not come out of the customs to greet him, but also put on a big battle, which was undoubtedly a demonstration to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Shao Donghua raised his tiger's eyes, looked at Shao Wuyou's trembling look, and asked, "Is Yu Dao back?"

"The young master has returned."

"Is Shaorong back?"

“On the road.”

"Tell Shaorong. You don't have to come back, just go to the Western Regions Holy See and practice your skills."

Shao Wuyou nodded, but couldn't help asking: "Winter Festival?"

"That's how the winter festival is done."

Hearing the decisive answer, Shao Wuyou nodded heavily and then quickly retreated.

After watching Shao Wuyou leave, Shao Donghua narrowed his eyes and looked at the decorations in the hall. He first laughed at himself, and finally locked his eyes on a white tiger skin.

The tiger's skin is hung in the center of the hall, interspersed with black and white. From the shape, it still has a tiger's head. The method of cutting the skin is a miracle.

This white tiger skin was given to him by the late emperor, and he was once proud of it.

Perhaps everyone in the world knows that the sword-playing man held a grass in his hand and smashed the Wanliui city wall. The barefoot monk pointed to the mountain and formed the Yonghe River. But there must be someone in the world who remembered that Shao Donghua once established the Wanliui Death Sect until there were no enemies in the prosperous Tang Dynasty in that city!

The tiger skin was the first emperor personally draped it on his burly body after that battle.

But he was still young at that time, and now he thought that the old emperor's expression was very complicated to wear tiger skin for him.

Shao Donghua was once a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When he was young, he followed many famous generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Later, he defected to the prosperous Tang Dynasty and swept the world. He never showed mercy when facing old friends of the Zhou Dynasty.

This may be an important reason why he can become one of the Six Kings, but this must be an important reason for the suspicion of the late emperor.

After the death of the First Emperor, he left his own photos. The whole world sighed that the First Emperor was wise and treated his old ministers who had conquered the country with kindness, but he did not know that Shao Donghua had received the secret order of the First Emperor.

The secret order was to ask Shao Donghua to return to Jing'an to raise his old age. When Shao Donghua decided not to go back, he actually started preparing.

After that, Tang Yinlong ascended the throne, he seemed to have no idea about this.

But how could he not know that the three passes of Qingzhou and the three passes of Nanzhou, and almost the strongest soldiers in the world are in Shao Donghua's hands. In Shao Donghua's view, Tang Yinlong was just afraid.

Since you fear me, I will be the one that makes people fear.

Shao Donghua pulled off the black and white tiger skin and threw it on the quaint floor. He laughed, laughing extremely crazy.

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The winter festival in Qingzhou is not only a unique sacrifice to the heavens of the border troops. Even ordinary people will conduct grand rituals to pray for a stable life and a safe children.

In the final analysis, it is because Qingzhou is too poor. Just looking at the current weather, snowing in the sky and grass on the ground, it is extremely strange to know that this area is really not suitable for farming.

It is even more unrealistic to grazle, because except for the plain that only accounts for one-fifth of Qingzhou, the terrain in other areas is most appropriate to describe it as strange and strange.

Therefore, Qingzhou has been afraid of winter since ancient times, and naturally formed the superstitious activity of winter sacrifice.

The Qingzhou border army is definitely one of the people who live a comfortable life in Qingzhou, but due to habits, the winter festival has actually become the second only festival in Qingzhou after the New Year, so naturally it should be treated solemnly.

When Tang Qinian led an army of 50,000 to set off, the lively preparations within the three borders of Qingzhou were quietly held.

But those who are interested quickly discovered that this year's winter festival seemed to be extremely grand. After calculation, it was not a leap year, and I couldn't help but feel inexplicable.

There are fewer days in leap years than normal years, so in people's opinion, winter is naturally shorter, and naturally the winter festivals in leap years will be even bigger.

But this year is not a leap year, but it is far beyond the specifications of leap year.

After the preparations were completed, the 40,000 border troops from Shiqu Pass and Ling Pass rushed to Jiamu Pass, but were ordered to set up camp in a military state.

A few generals suddenly became scared and sweated because they also had their own eyes and ears. They knew what had happened in Qingzhou these days.

But no one dared to stand up and question Shao Donghua.

Because Shao Donghua ruled here for thirty years, he never treated the generals a little unfairly.

Forty thousand border troops were stationed outside Jiamu Pass, waiting for the beginning of the winter festival.

On the winter festival, the sky ushered in snow again. The tenacious weeds seemed to be unable to withstand the temperature continued to decline, and began to turn yellow and dry.

The cold wind blew from the plains, blowing on the shiny armor of Bian Jun'er who attended the winter festival solemnly, without any chill.

The Qingzhou border army has always been trained by Shao Donghua himself, and he is highly disciplined in training the army.

Therefore, even though there were 60,000 people standing in a square formation outside Jiamu Pass, they could not hear any noise, and could only hear the "swoosh, swoosh" wind.

Silence is sometimes solemn.

The majestic Jiamuguan city wall was filled with border soldiers standing in the wind but energetic. They looked silently at their comrades who were like ants under the city wall, and felt very comfortable and enjoyed this solemnity.

The picture in front of you seems to be still, and from a downward perspective, it makes people frightened.

This is the discipline of the Qingzhou border army!

Below the city wall is the sacrificial platform. At this time, countless generals of Qingzhou were wearing heavy armor and began to shuttle back and forth. Sacrifice to the sky himself is a kind of sincerity.

It was not until thunder came from afar that the atmosphere in Jiamu Guanzhong began to become strange.

No one can hear the sound of horse hooves when living and growing up in the border army.

Even if the horse's hooves are too numerous and neatly, and the earth is ringing like thunder, people know that it is the sound of horse's hooves.

But they were still unmoved, but their breathing frequency increased a little.

A black line rose in the east of Jiamuguan, and as the speed gradually accelerated, the black line began to spread rapidly under the plain slopes, like a tide.

The Iron Cavalry of the prosperous Tang Dynasty is here!

The Qingzhou border troops were still unmoved because such a picture was not enough to shock them. The only thing they had to do now was to obey orders. Even if the iron cavalry ran over them, as long as the superiors did not speak, they would remain as motionless as a bell and let the waves slam the shore.

The tide did not ruthlessly subdue the border army. In fact, the number of soldiers from the prosperous Tang Dynasty brought by Tang Qinian was only half of the Qingzhou border army that is now standing on the plain.

The stopping position of the army of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was also very clever, but the range of the longest-range weapon from the border was a hundred feet away.

It was like a reenactment under Longyan City. Tang Qinian was wearing gorgeous clothes and walked out of the team while Luanyu was moving forward, with Zhang Xiaodao and Chen Yuxiang accompanying him.

The luanyu only walked forward for dozens of feet and stopped.

The cold Qingzhou border army did not react at all, and seemed to care about the prosperous Tang army behind them, and ignored the noble second prince of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

This scene fell into the eyes of the soldiers of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They did not start to be angry like under Longyan City, but were in extreme complexity.

Tang Qinian sat silently among the phoenix carriage and did not speak.

After seeing the distant sacrificial rooftop filled with various abundant sacrifices, he showed a heavy expression.

The father hoped that he would come to Qingzhou to have a talk, but now it seems that the king of the border army does not want to talk at all.

Zhang Xiaodao rode the old green cow and looked at the solemn border scenery, feeling disgusted and looked contemptuous.

What he disliked was the man named Shao Donghua, and what he despised was the inaction of the Qingzhou border army after the revolt of the Xiajun.

Such an army is indeed no longer the army of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so what else can it be used for?

While Zhang Xiaodao was thinking this way, Tang Qinian was thinking this way, but looking at the Qingzhou border army who completely ignored the Iron Cavalry of the prosperous Tang Dynasty on the plain, would they dare to enter?

I believe even Wang Luohan would be drowned by the sea of ​​people!
Chapter completed!