-"History of Han Dynasty, Biography of the Western Regions"
one
A full moon night.
Moonlight will scatter the smoke of war all over Yin Hui, and then cover every corner of Loulan City, which has been devastated by war, bitterly and intensively.
"Pu Changhai, Populus euphratica and Loulan are all warriors, wielding their swords and shields. The war horse screams and the wind blows, and thousands of miles kill the enemy to death ... "The heroic and slightly desolate song came from a distance and floated in the night.
At this time, not far from Loulan City, there are many people sitting on the wall of the stone defensive fortress. They are all guards at this defensive point. It was chilly in the middle of the night, and an old man murmured, "We'll leave at dawn, and we'll leave."
Not far from the city wall, a dozen people gathered around the fire to keep warm. Someone cursed in a low voice: "Shit, what's the use of trying so hard?" ? Sooner or later, Niya's army will break through! "
Obviously, everyone thinks so. At this time, a teenager stood up and said clearly: "We must resist the attack of Nyaya cavalry and hold the city. The day after tomorrow, reinforcements will come! "
"No, you can't resist the attack of Niya warrior. They will occupy this place. You'd better leave. " A cold voice suddenly came.
They looked at the speaker in surprise. It was a man dressed in black with no expression on his angular face. His eyes were fixed on the fire, but there was a trace of dignity in his tone.
"What did you say? Thanks to our kindness to take you in, you actually said such a thing. " A Loulan warrior jumped up by the fire, and the blue and silver ring on his ear sparkled. Men in black know that this is the symbol of members of the Royal Guard of Loulan. Only the strongest warrior in Loulan can become a member of the Royal Guard and be qualified to wear a blue and silver ring.
The man in black didn't look up, but said coldly, "I don't doubt the strength of Loulan Royal Guards, but for the army of Niya fighters with a population of 5,000, the strength of dozens of you is too weak to defeat your own destiny."
The rest of the members of the Royal Guards changed their faces, and the tension suddenly spread.
Just now that boy suddenly stood up again and said, "Don't be impulsive. The result of action is not determined by words. We will definitely win this battle tomorrow. "
He looks like he is thirteen or fourteen. He is very young and handsome, and his voice has not changed. He is as sharp and bright as a woman's voice, but his position is obviously not low. As soon as he made a noise, the guards stopped talking and just stared at the man in black coldly.
The man in black looked at the boy and seemed to smile: "Thank you, but unfortunately, if you don't listen to me and keep fighting, you will be killed in this battle."
The boy stared at the man and asked, "How do you know?"
The man looked at the fire: "Because I came three years later, I know the result of this battle."
"Ha ha ....." Everyone laughed and said that if he came back after three years, was this person crazy? Everyone thinks so.
"Three years later?" The boy smiled contemptuously at the corner of his mouth. He just wanted to satirize his words and didn't want the man to sigh. Then I don't know that the wind whistling from there attracted everyone's attention. After the sandstorm receded, they didn't notice that the man in black was carrying a sword on his shoulder. The hilt of the sword is engraved with a dark pattern of a monster, shining brilliantly and hurting everyone's eyes.
The boy's face changed: "Where did you get your sword? Is it really the legendary Excalibur? " Then he reached out and touched it.
The man blocked the boy's hand with a soft force, and then he put the sword in the holster and hung it under the robe around his waist again.
Young people face slightly changed, embarrassed to withdraw his hand, paused, only way:
"Legend has it that the kiss of Excalibur is the kiss of the beast in charge of the cycle of time and space in ancient times. It has been in charge of a mysterious tribe called Greenwood. Using its power, we can really open the revolving door of time and space and send people back to the past. If the legend is true-are you from the greenwood? Are you really a person after three years? You know the parliament of Loulan has been breached. Why are you coming back? "
As soon as the teenager's words fell, everyone's face suddenly changed. Is this really an unchangeable fate?
The man's face twitched slightly and whispered, "I have to use my ancestral Gu Jian to break the revolving door."
"who?" The young man asked with a frown.
Speaking of the name "Soina", the cold tone of the men in black is full of warmth, just like catkins in the breeze.
The teenager's expression was suddenly surprised: "Do you know her?"
"She is my friend."
"Friend, how is this possible?" The boy's pupils were full of surprise, and then his face returned to normal. He changed the subject and said, "Since your friend is from Loulan, would you like to help us defend the city?"
The man glanced at the boy and said coldly, "No."
"Why?"
"I won't change history."
The boy jumped up with an angry expression: "Then why did you come back? Since nothing can be changed, what are you doing back? "
The man said nothing and looked at him coldly. The teenager wanted to say something, but he still stubbornly pouted.
It's dawn, but the silent walls and doors are like cold stone faces, without any expression; The fire has burned to ashes. ...
A goshawk swooped down with a shadow and landed beside the man in black.
All the people looked at the men in black in surprise. They have never seen such a big eagle. It is said that this kind of eagle only grows in the Central Plains thousands of miles away from the western regions. Who the hell is he?
The boy looked eagerly into the man's eyes and suddenly said, "If you are willing to help us, we will definitely win the battle."
The man in black shook his head, his eyes softened a lot, and he seemed to say with guilt, "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that although we greenwood people have swords that break time and space and kiss the past, our ancestors stipulated that we can't change the track of history with strength, otherwise we will be condemned by God!"
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the distance, and everyone changed color. That's not a muffled thunder, but the sound of a horse's hoof stepping on the ground before Niya soldiers charged. It seems that they have made full preparations.
The teenagers here and dozens of Royal Guards immediately stood up and prepared to fight to the death.
The man in black looked at them, shook his head and said coldly, "There is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. You should retreat. " They didn't stop, but everyone tried to set up a huge crossbow, hoping to change this person's prediction.
two
"Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.
Thousands of arrows were shot when the teenager gave the order.
But the enemy is fierce, the attack is more fierce, and the thick iron bolt of the city gate has been bent. This door is about to break.
The boy bit his lip and turned to greet his companion: "The rolling stone attacks." The warriors of Loulan Kingdom were ordered to immediately carry a mountain of boulders and throw them at the enemy at the gate. Suddenly, they screamed one by one, the gate was blocked by a rolling stone, and the gap was covered back. After a while, the bent iron bolt slowly straightened back. Their offensive has eased temporarily.
The teenager took time to look at the man shining in the dark, not wanting to make the man's face heavier.
The real nightmare is coming! It is the most elite fighters of Niya!
Iron cavalry is the most elite troops in Virginia. All the soldiers and horses with strong fighting capacity are wrapped in heavy armor, and then they are uniformly equipped with three-foot long fine steel pike. When fighting, no arms can stop their group from charging.
The boy shouted, "catapult, fire!" " "
Behind him came the "creaking" sound of turning the chain of the catapult, and saltpeter flew to the enemy camp outside the city with a fiery flame like locusts.
Although it can temporarily stop the impact of fighters, how can such a simple defensive fortress completely stop the invincible fighters from charging?
Seeing that the enemy is already regrouping, prepare for the second charge. Water under the bridge. This city is beyond human power to save. The boy's stubborn eyes were filled with tears. He shouted, "This city can't hold on. Let's find a chance to escape. I will protect the Crown Prince! " He said, dragging his feet and ran to the city. ...
The loud horn sounded, and the whole earth seemed to tremble, and Niya fighters began to attack the city.
Arrows rained down, teenagers walked through the rain, and there was a loud bang behind them. He knew that the gate had been broken, but he was afraid to turn back.
The boy's eyes are blurred, and he dare not stop, whether it is tears or sweat. He is not alone in the empty street. He turned around and saw the man in black behind him.
The teenager gnashed his teeth and said, "What are you doing with me? Want to see me die? "
The man didn't make any noise, just followed. Why, it seems that even the men in black can't tell.
The boy ignored him and rushed into the wooden house at the end of the alley. The man in black immediately heard a scream and he rushed into the house.
The boy was pale and fell to the ground, next to a Niya soldier. At this point, the teenager's headscarf has been burned out, and a crystal blue long hair hangs down, which is the most beautiful long hair in the world that men in black have ever seen.
"So ... you are Soina." He took a handkerchief from his pocket and helped her wipe away the tears and dirt on her face.
Before I could ask carefully, I heard shouts of panic everywhere in the street. The city seems to have been breached by Niya soldiers.
The man picked up Soyna and walked out of the house. As soon as the whistle sounded, a big bird appeared in the sky. It was a giant eagle.
The man reached out and the giant eagle swooped in. The man held out his hand, picked up Soyna, jumped on the eagle's back and flew away at a distance. ...
In BC 176, Loulan City was destroyed by neighboring countries for the first time, and Loulan royal family went into exile.
three
"Why should I save her? What went wrong? " The man by the fire tugged at his hair and kept repeating the question.
Soina looked at the irritated man and began cautiously: "Excuse me, did I know you from that time?"
The man looked up and gave her a hard look. Soina lowered her head and dared not speak any more.
The man suddenly asked, "Do you know a man named Moni?"
"No, I don't know."
The man looked at her transfixed and was silent for a long time. He said, "My name is Lu Shao. You can call me by my first name. We need to get along for a long time. "
Soina sleeps by the fire. Because she was sleepy, she slept deeply and her teeth rubbed gently. There seems to be something worrying her in her dream.
Liu Shao stared at her, and countless thoughts rose in his heart. Momo, who was supposed to save her, didn't show up Why? What's wrong? Nothing has changed except Mo Mo and himself. Has Xiao Mo's identity been exchanged with his own? So, will the final result change?
He looked up at the stars and took a long breath. So, the person left behind is himself?
He couldn't help turning to look at the sleeping people by the fire. It is hard to imagine that two years later, this girl will grow up to be the most famous beauty in the western regions, which will cause tragic wars in countries such as Niya, Qiuci, Xiongnu and Jingjue. He suddenly found something, went over and reached out and took an bow-shaped thing from Soina's head. It was his handkerchief that wiped her tears, and he couldn't help smiling bitterly.
four
Two years later. ...
The sunset outside the desert is really beautiful. I will leave here tomorrow. Soyna is really a little reluctant.
But Lu Shao said that he must go to Peacock River tomorrow and wait for a man named Moni. Soina picked up the stones on the ground and threw them into the river in the distance, causing ripples.
Suddenly, she felt someone behind her and turned around. It was him. She smiled, like thorns flower in an oasis.
"Lu Shao, are we really going to Peacock River?"
"hmm!" Liu Shao replied categorically.
"Are you going to find the Mochow you mentioned before?"
Liu Shao nodded again and said nothing.
"Why?" Suoyina asked incredulously.
"Because of you!" Lu Shao said, but her voice seemed a little astringent.
"Because of me? Why? " Soyna is even weirder.
"Because you are his wife!" Shao Lu whispered.
"ah? ..... "SuoYi na suddenly froze.
five
The wind in the desert is warm during the day, but Soyna feels cold. For a long time, she didn't speak, and Lu Shao didn't speak again, but his thoughts went back to the past.
At that time, Lu Shao, who was 16 years old, was a descendant of Luoyang nobles, but he also had another unknown identity: outlaw ranger, who passed the examination at different levels and inherited the kiss sword.
After having the status of a ranger, Lu Shao started his own ranger journey. After visiting Mobei, Dongyi and other places, I left Yumenguan and traveled along the Silk Road to the Western Regions where 36 countries coexist.
In a pub outside the Great Wall, Lu Shao killed a group of cavalry and saved a man named Moni. Mo Niu claimed to be the crown prince of a country of supreme goodness. When he was in middle school, he was chased by rebels and lived here, hoping that Lu Shao could help him restore the country. Lu Shao agreed to Mona out of the belief that Rangers hate hatred.
So they returned to Jingjue City together, and all the rebels were wiped out. Those who conspired to usurp the throne, those who were hunted by the Jedi, and those who didn't go home were all executed on the Jingjue Tower.
Only after the civil strife was put down, Momo, the king of a country, was tired of the boring court life and fell in love with Lu Shao's knight errant life. So he resolutely gave up the throne, abdicated to his uncle, became brothers with Lu Shao, and began to travel together.
Two years ago, Lu Shao and Dai Mo passed through the Peacock River Basin, which coincided with Niya's massive invasion of Loulan. After the destruction of Loulan City, the royal family of Loulan began to go into exile. Lu Shao and Mo Cong met Soina, a runaway princess of Loulan, in an oasis in the desert, and helped her repel Niya's pursuers and walked down together.
Later, he and Mona fell in love with Soina, the most beautiful girl in the Western Regions. Out of friendship with Mona, Lu Shao left quietly, fulfilling Mona and Soina.
Soon, he heard that Mo Nan had returned to China with Soyna. He didn't want the king of a country and Mona's uncle to covet Soina's beauty. He wanted to murder Mona and keep Soina for himself.
Moni had to run away again with Soina. On the way to escape, they met Tasha, the crown prince of Qiuci, and Soina's stunning appearance shocked Tasha again. At this time, in order to revive Loulan, King Loulan took his daughter Soina as a bargaining chip and married the Huns. So on the Peacock River, Loulan, Jingjue, Qiuci and Xiongnu met in a narrow way.
According to historical records, at the end of 178 BC, the biggest battle in the history of the western regions took place in the north of Puchanghai, by the Peacock River. In this war, there is no absolute contradiction between races. They have been fighting for Soina, the most beautiful woman in the western regions.
Liu Shao rushed to the scene and saw corpses lying everywhere, only the flags of military forces were left, but Momo and Soina were nowhere to be seen.
In the past two years, Lu Shao has tried his best to inquire about the whereabouts of Mona and Soyna, but there is no result after all. In desperation, he returned to two years ago with the sword of the kiss of the ranger. However, I only saw Soina. Where's Mochow? What about his life and death with his brothers? Has history been tampered with for other reasons?
six
There is a lot of wind and sand in the desert. Soyna followed Lu Shao and walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow. How far is it from Peacock River? Do you really want to marry a man you have never met? Soyna dared not ask Liu Shao with a frown, because the closer she got to her destination, the uglier her expression became.
Suddenly a strong wind blew in the distance. After the sandstorm, I opened my eyes again and heard the overwhelming sound of hooves. That's the suitor of Nia City! Soyna stare big eyes in horror, subconsciously hiding behind Shao Lu.
The enemy ran very close and surrounded the two men. The leader is a tall knight, who can't see his face covered with heavy armor, but his eyes when he sees Soyna clearly show greed and desire.
Soyna sweated, but Lu Shao said simply, "Stay close to me and don't leave me two feet away."
"Can we go out?" Soina asked timidly.
"Escape, why do you want to escape? What Mo Mo wants to do, I will do it now. " Liu Shao said with a cold smile.
The chasing leader looked at them and snorted contemptuously. Then, with a wave of his hand, the cavalry rushed up and shouted, and the wind and sand filled the air.
Before Soina could react, she was put under a robe with a wave of her backhand by Lu Shao, like a hen protecting a chicken.
Soyna poked her head out of Liu Shao's arms, her eyes full of misty dust. All the enemy's attacks could not be seen clearly, only the sound of people falling down and screaming and blood spraying on the dry sand was heard. Lu Shao waved his kiss Excalibur and chopped it hard. The action was so intense, but the steps did not move, and Soyna was tightly protected under the ribs. She quietly reached out a hand, grabbed a corner of his wardrobe, and felt that she was attached to this man, entrusting her life to him and fighting with him.
The fierce fighting finally ended and there was silence all around. Soyna poked her head out, the dust settled, and the bodies of Virginia cavalry fell all over the floor. I saw Liu Shao propped up with a sword, panting in his mouth and looking bored.
Although all the people who died were enemies, Soina was a little sad when she saw so many people die because of herself for the first time: "Lu Shao, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to kill so many people."
"No, it's none of your business, they must die. Mo Dan and I met you here two years ago, and we did the same. History is immutable, and I must finish it. " Liu Shao said wearily.
Are you tired because you already know the inevitable result of everything and can't change it? Soyna thought Lu Shao was tired. He was so tired that he began to accept his fate and didn't want to make any changes.
At this point, Liu Shao's heart is foggy. He used secret technology to go back to two years ago, but only saved Soyna. Loulan city was destroyed, and the history of the desert war was staged again. Why hasn't Mo appeared yet? What's wrong? Now all that's left is the battle by the Peacock River. If you can't find Mo Mo there again, you will really despair.
seven
The Peacock River, which flows slowly, turned out to be crimson at this time. The river is full of bodies. Judging from their clothes, they all come from different countries. The wind is full of blood.
Liu looked around the pile of bodies with his eyes open. He didn't understand why he missed the time again this time. Three years ago was obviously what happened now. Why did all the events happen in advance after he came back?
After all, they didn't find the bodies of Modu and Soyna. When they were on the verge of despair, they found a sleeping baby girl behind a hidden reef, a baby girl who looked like Soyna.
Soina took the baby girl carefully, but she felt her heart beating.
"Why is this!" Lu Shao is crazy. He kept shouting, his voice sobbing in the sand. Soyna held the baby in her arms and didn't know how to dissuade her.
With the roar of Lu Shao, a faint voice came from among the dead: "Help … help me …"
"There are still living people?" Shao Luxin was so happy that he hurriedly ran to the direction of the voice. It was a cavalry in Qiuci, whose chest was torn open by a sword and his blood almost ran out. Shao Lu surly. He was so badly injured that it was hopeless. Stop the bleeding first and give him fresh water.
As Qiuci cavalry approached dawn, Lu Shao hurriedly asked him: "When did the war start? Have you seen the most beautiful woman in the western regions and the crown prince of the beautiful country around her? "
The cavalry slowly opened their eyes and said with difficulty, "There was a war last night ..."
Liu Shao felt a quiver in his heart, and it was earlier than last time, but why?
Without thinking about it, I heard the cavalry say, "Just as everyone gathered around, the crown prince of the perfect country used a horrible secret technique that no one had ever seen before, and suddenly a huge eyeball appeared in the sky, and all the people who were staring at it slashed their companions around them crazily ..." The cavalry's eyes showed a look of fear.
"Silver eye surgery!" Lu Shao was surprised. I heard it from Mo Nan before. In the elite royal family, there is an ancient secret art, namely the art of the pupil of the silver eye. Recruited people will have hallucinations and cut their companions as enemies until everyone dies. However, using the silver pupil technique, the performer will die because of exhaustion.
The cavalry continued: "Later, everyone died, and the country's Crown Prince disappeared, but the beauty that the country took away from us suddenly became a baby, the one you held in your arms ..." As soon as the words were finished, his breathing stopped and he was dead.
Soyna was holding the baby, and a string of tears fell on her delicate little face. No wonder you felt flustered when you picked her up. It turns out that she is herself, but at the same time she is not herself. So which one should not appear in this time and space?
eight
Lu Shao stood outside the window and stood quietly for a long time: "Do you believe it?"
Soyna wiped her tears and said firmly in a low voice, "We Loulan royal family also have secret skills. If attacked by a powerful spirit in the moonlight, it will distort time and space, thus reincarnating into a new state, thus saving lives. " She pursed her mouth and said, "There is Momo's secret technique, the technique of silver pupil, which is just a mental attack, so ... it brings me back to the way I was born."
Lu Shao's figure shook: "Soina, do you know what you are talking about?"
Soina looked up and said softly, "I know that you have been confused about the disordered time and space. Maybe that's why. Because I returned to the state when I was born, everything no longer happened according to the original historical time, and the chaotic time and space order could not be controlled by people. There may be only one way to correct the chaotic fate trajectory. " Shao Lu couldn't help shivering. He knows what she means.
She looked down at the baby in her arms. No, it should be little Soina. She slept so sweetly, her face was red, and two small dimples were flickering. She must be more beautiful when she grows up.
She put the baby on the bed beside her and bravely came out: "Lu Shao, you kill me." Lu Shao looked at her in amazement: "She is a child. Do you trade yourself for her? "
Soyna said: "It is a painful thing to have bad memories. I'd rather not have them. I know you really want to find your brother Mo Mo, so this is the only way to make me disappear. "
Soina in the moonlight is amazingly beautiful. She seems to have grown up overnight, radiant. Liu Shao quietly looked at her and waited for a while. For a long time, he said gruffly, "Maybe I'm the one who shouldn't have appeared ..."
End of movement
On the vast Yuan Ye beyond the Great Wall, there is a hotel selling Guanzhong shochu. The proprietress is a beautiful young woman, and the shopkeeper is also a handsome boy. For some reason, they always seem to keep a cautious distance.
They have another child. The girl is very young, five or six years old, but she is already very beautiful, like the most beautiful thorns flower on the grassland.
"Ge Lan, why did you come back so late? Lu Shao is in a hurry. " Soyna picked up the dirty Golan and smiled and caught a glimpse of Liu Shao, a dark-faced girl in the corner.
Lu Shao is always like this, always worried about others. Although he never mentioned Mo Mo again, it is a regret in his heart forever.
Golan grows up day by day and looks more and more like himself. Wait a little longer and let yourself accompany Lu Shao for a few years. When Ge Lan is old enough to learn to love others, he should disappear and come back with Momo. In this way, Lu Shao's life is complete.
Golan angrily kicked the water in the basin and made Soyna's clothes wet. Soina pretended to be angry and said, "Golan, what are you doing?" You are too naughty. "
"It was Soina who was naughty and refused to listen to Golan."
Soina coaxed her in distress situation: "Okay, I'm listening."
"It's very kind of SuoYi na. I told you in secret, don't tell Lu Shao. Lu Shao is mean to me, and I won't tell him. "
Soyna smiled and scraped the tip of Golan's nose. "What even Lu Shao can't say?"
"Today, I met a boy in the camel team of an elite country. He came to the oasis to replenish fresh water. His name is also Momo, which is actually the same as Uncle Momo mentioned by Lu Shao a long time ago. "
"Soyna, I really like to play with him. His smile is as warm as the sun. "
"Soina, don't tell Lu Shao, Lu Shao will be angry."
"Soya, are you listening? ……"
Soina nodded: "I'm listening ... I'm listening ..." But her eyes were full of tears.
postscript
/kloc-in the spring of 0/900, the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin discovered the "Loulan Kingdom Site", one of the 36 western regions in history, in the north of Lop Nur, which caused a sensation in the world.
In the excavation of the ancient site of Loulan, a large number of precious cultural relics and a Loulan bride with bird feathers in her hair were unearthed.
(Editor: Zhao Cuiling)