"True" In Prince Yun's Mansion, Zhao Jun had just received the report from the secret guard, and listened to the secret guard retelling the conversation in Eunuch Yuan's room.
Zhao Jun touched his chin and said with a smile: "I know that their coming this time is not just to tell me that the emperor has found a wife for me and to let me go back.
As expected, they still came because of the news. "
From the moment he asked the guards to pick up the victims, Zhao Jun knew that the presence of the guards would definitely attract the attention of his emperor.
And this was intentional on his part. Otherwise, how could he make excuses for recruiting so many refugees?
Besides, it would be good for the emperor to know that he is facing the threat from the Tatars, so that he can feel more confident about letting go of his rights.
Even if he asked himself to help him block the Tatars here in order to save him a little trouble, he would give him support, so that he would not go without hearing any news for a long time, and if someone in the court said a few words, he would give him trouble.
Now the situation in Yunzhou County has reached the point where it has to find people from within the pass, and Yunzhou County's large-scale population reduction in the pass will inevitably attract the attention of the emperor and his courtiers.
Without a suitable excuse, your leisurely and unrestrained life will most likely be broken.
And with the Tatars as an excuse, he could openly recruit people from the pass on the grounds that he suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Tatars and the instability of the naturalized Tatars in the county.
Facing the threat of Tatar invasion, in order to support itself and prevent the Tatars from entering the country from its side, the imperial court will inevitably give itself some support and greater rights. Even after it recruits a large number of people, it will not They would be too afraid, or even if they were afraid, they could only let themselves be like this.
Because if you don't have enough troops, you may not be able to stop the Tatars. Once the Tatars enter the customs, the court will face a situation of war everywhere.
So Zhao Jun's behavior is like raising a bandit to respect himself.
But what is different from Li Chengliang in his previous life is that as long as he is given a certain amount of time, he will not be afraid even if the whole Tatar clan comes. Unlike Li Chengliang, who cannot control it in the later stage, causing the dog he raises to bite him. The Ming Dynasty.
Now is a good time to untie the shackles around his neck. What he has to do is to convince these spies from the Imperial City Division that the Tatars are really coming, and that his own escorts are really seriously injured.
It was expected that Eunuch Yuan would be looking for him after dawn. Zhao Jun squinted his eyes and went back to his room to sleep.
A night of silence.
At dawn the next day, Zhao Jun got up early and went to the "Prince's Mansion" uncharacteristically. As expected, it didn't take long before a servant came to report that it was Eunuch Yuan who wanted to see him.
Zhao Jun secretly thought that he had finally arrived, but he muttered with a puzzled look on his face, why did Eunuch Yuan come to see him?
Then he asked his servants to bring him up.
As soon as they entered the door, the two of them exchanged no polite words, and Yuan Lijie stated the purpose of his visit today.
He bluntly said that he wanted to visit the soldiers in the Guards who were fighting against the Tatars. He also said that this was also what His Majesty meant. The soldiers fought bloody battles with the Tatars for our Song Dynasty. Eunuch Yuan wanted to go and express his condolences on behalf of Your Majesty. Thank you to these soldiers who defend our country.
Zhao Jun naturally agreed and said that if necessary, he could follow and introduce Yuan Lijie.
However, Yuan Lijie waved his hand and told Zhao Jun to hurry up and pack his things.
Zhao Jun agreed obediently.
Yuan Lijie then took his token and left, and Zhao Jun immediately asked Wang Huai'en to take a small road to notify Guan Ning.
After Wang Huai'en was ordered to leave, he quickly told Guan Ning the news that Eunuch Yuan might bring people to inspect at any time.
Guan Ning was immediately prepared and checked again and again to confirm that there were no flaws.
Not long after, that is, in the morning, Yuan Lijie had just received permission from Prince Yun's Mansion, and in the afternoon he led a group of people to Nanyun Campus.
Yuan Lijie was quite surprised by the scale of the Nanyun Campus. This was not necessarily the case because the Bianjing Forbidden Army's campus was small!
It can be seen how well the vassal guards in Yunzhou County are treated.
Looking at the soldiers guarding the camp, they were all tall and round-waisted. They were all dressed in armor. They exuded a strong aura from head to toe, and their eyes looked around with murderous intent.
If you have a ghost in your heart, you will feel frightened every minute when you look at such a pair of eyes.
This is elite! Absolutely elite!
The guards actually have elites like me guarding the camp gate. This is a feat that even the Bianjing Forbidden Army can't do!
Didn’t it mean that they suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Tatars?
Gu Tingyun was confused and hinted at Yuan Lijie. Yuan Lijie immediately pretended to be unintentional and asked Guan Ning, who was leading the way after confirming their tokens:
"Commander Guan, didn't you say that the Guards suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Tatars?
We can see that the aura of the soldiers guarding the camp is not at all inferior to that of the elite Imperial Guards in Bianjing, right?
The elite of the Forbidden Army are filled with veterans who have fought hundreds of battles from the frontier army every three years, which is why they have such power.
Even the Forbidden Army is reluctant to let such elites guard the camp gate. What about the guards? "
Yuan Lijie didn't finish his words, but the meaning he wanted to express was already obvious, that is, how could the escort army, which had suffered heavy losses, still be so generous?
Guan Ning stopped when he heard this, looked at the elite soldiers guarding the camp, sighed, and then said to Yuan Lijie:
"Eunuch Yuan, this is really a last resort. If you want to know the reason, just go in with Guan and have a look. Once you go in, you will know why such elites were released by the general to guard the camp."
After saying that, Guan Ning sighed deeply again. Yuan Lijie who was sighing and Gu Tingyun who was pretending to be a guard behind him were confused.
Yuan Lijie nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go in with Commander Guan to see what the mystery is."
"Eunuch Yuan, please!"
Guan Ning stretched out a hand and moved out of the way. Yuan Lijie nodded and turned around and walked in, while a group of people behind him also filed in.
When everyone entered the barracks, everything seemed normal for a while, except that soldiers carrying water basins kept coming and going in and out of the camp.
In the basin, there were not only blood-stained gauze, but also basins of dirty blood that exuded a fishy smell.
From time to time, low-pitched wails could be heard in the surrounding camps.
Yuan Lijie was naturally puzzled. He pointed at the soldiers carrying water basins back and forth and the tents and looked at Guan Ning in surprise.
Guan Ning shook his head and said nothing, but led everyone to open the curtain of a tent and walked in.
It was not obvious outside just now, but now inside, the sound became clear immediately. The wails were heard one after another, and the pungent smell of the medicinal soup continued to penetrate the noses of everyone who entered the camp.
Everything that came into view made Yuan Lijie and his party unable to believe it!
There were wounded soldiers everywhere in this camp.
The soldiers who came in and out carrying basins were changing medicine and bandages for the wounded soldiers.
The scene in front of them instantly shocked Yuan Lijie and his party!
"Commander Guan? Why are these...this...all wounded soldiers?"
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It’s my birthday, it’s a little late, hey, everyone, please forgive me. Sorry!
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