Xue Rengui, named Li, courtesy name Rengui, was born in the south ancestral house of the Xue family in Hedong. He was the sixth grandson of Xue Andu, King of Hedong in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was from a well-known family. However, when Xue Rengui was eight years old, his father Xue Gui died due to illness. After his young death, the Xue family fell into decline. In order to make a living, young Xue Rengui had to rely on farming and hunting to support himself!
Of course, while farming to support his family, Xue Rengui never gave up his martial arts. The Xue family used to be considered a wealthy family. Although the family was in decline, the family's collection of books was still relatively rich. In addition, Xue Rengui was very talented. With the help of his family's martial arts atlas, some swords With diligent study and practice, he can master martial arts and archery without a teacher. Therefore, although he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, his martial arts has already reached the realm of Qi Transformation, and based on the skills he showed when he shot the wild goose just now, In archery, many masters of the older generation are far inferior to him!
"You are actually Xue Rengui!?"
On the mountain road in Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Li Zexuan asked casually, but he didn't expect to get such an explosive answer. He widened his eyes and asked with disbelief.
"Master Hou, how do you know Xue's name?"
Now it was Xue Rengui's turn to be confused. He opened his mouth and looked at Li Zexuan with a ghostly expression.
"Uh, well..."
Li Zexuan knew he had made a mistake, and felt a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he began to justify himself and said, "Rengui, do you know who I am?"
Xue Rengui shook his head subconsciously and said, "Xue doesn't know!"
"Ahem!"
Li Zexuan coughed lightly and said: "I, Li Zexuan, am the Marquis of Yong'an personally consecrated by the Holy Emperor, and also the mountain chief of Yanhuang Academy!"
Hearing this, Xue Rengui clasped his fists in surprise and excitement and said, "Are you the Marquis of Yong'an? Xue admires the Marquis the most as a person. He never expected to see the true face of the Marquis today. He is truly lucky!"
After saying that, he bowed to Li Zexuan sincerely.
At this time, he had forgotten to ask Li Zexuan why he knew his name was Xue Rengui!
Li Zexuan raised his hands and said with a smile: "Haha! I didn't expect that my reputation has spread to Hedong Road. Rengui, you don't have to be polite, please come up quickly!"
Xue Rengui straightened up and said seriously: "Master Hou built a plow, a water tanker, an academy, and an engineering school, and now he leads the children from the fiefdom to quell the locust plague. He has already become famous all over the world. How could Xue not know about Master Hou?" His name?"
Being praised by Xue Rengui, the future famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zexuan felt a little embarrassed. He coughed dryly and said: "Ahem! In my position and in my political affairs, I just did some things that I should do!" Oh, by the way, didn't you just ask me why I know your calligraphy? Coincidentally, there is a gentleman in Yanhuang Academy who happens to be from your Longmen County, and he seems to be acquainted with your grandfather. He was in our I mentioned you before!"
Xue Rengui couldn't help but be confused and said: "May I ask Lord Marquis, who is this gentleman from Yanhuang Academy?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Wang Ji, Wang Wugong, Rengui, you must have heard of them!"
It's a coincidence that Wang Ji's hometown is also Longmen County, Jiangzhou, and he and Xue Rengui are fellow villagers. Moreover, Wang Ji also comes from a famous family. In a small county town, two famous families cannot know each other at all, right? So Li Zexuan had an idea and directly used Wang Ji as a shield.
Xue Rengui's face moved slightly and he couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out to be Mr. Wang of Donggaozi! I didn't expect that his old man could still remember the Xue family!"
Li Zexuan saw that it was getting late and the battle ahead was urgent. Even if he was optimistic about Xue Rengui, he couldn't stay here for too long. After all, the top priority now was to catch Wu Jie, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Haha! Today, Rengui's archery skills are an eye-opener for me! It's getting late now, and I still have important things to do, so I'll take the first step! If you, Rengui, intend to join the army in the future, or want to find a way to live in Chang'an, just Come to Yunshan to find me!"
Today was only his first meeting with Xue Rengui. He couldn't just invite Xue Rengui to join the army, right? This is neither humane nor procedural! And Xue Rengui would probably not agree!
Historically, Xue Rengui joined the army at the persuasion of his wife Liu Shi when he was thirty years old. At that time, Li Er's expedition to Liaodong happened to coincide with Li Er's expedition to Liaodong, which set up a big stage for Xue Rengui, but Xue Rengui did not disappoint. For the first time, he single-handedly killed an enemy general in battle and became famous in one battle!
Xue Rengui is now only a teenager. On the one hand, he still lacks martial arts skills. On the other hand, he himself may not have thought about joining the army. Li Zexuan, an outsider, naturally cannot do much persuasion in this regard. This kind of thing is It depends on chance!
Xue Rengui's eyes flashed. He looked at the more than 10,000 troops behind Li Zexuan, then clasped his fists and said, "Rengui dares to ask, what is the purpose of Mr. Hou's trip?"
Li Zexuan looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "The Turkic Imperial Master took advantage of my Lord's relief efforts in the north and sneaked into Yunshan to sneak into the academy and attack the academy. Not only did he injure the teachers, students and guards of the academy, he also stole some of the academy's confidential books. , I want to bring back the Turks. Once he successfully escapes back to the Turks, it will definitely be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty! Therefore, I have transferred 10,000 soldiers and horses from Bingzhou, and I am about to go to Longmen Pass to intercept the Turks. he!"
Xue Rengui said in shock and anger: "This Turkic national master is so bold!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Well! I have recorded this account book, and I will return it double if I have the opportunity in the future. The top priority now is to completely leave Wu Jie in the Tang Dynasty! Rengui, please go back, let's do this Farewell, if you go to the capital in the future and you need help, just ask me!"
After that, he waved to the army behind him and said loudly: "Let's go! Keep marching!"
"Here!"
The soldiers agreed loudly, and Xue Rengui quickly moved out of the way, then clasped his fists towards Li Zexuan and said, "Master Marquis, take care!"
For him, it was very unexpected to meet Li Zexuan, a "big celebrity" in the court and the person he admired the most, here today. However, just as Li Zexuan had worried before, Xue Rengui also had his own concerns. He could not just Because of a chance relationship, he had to listen to Li Zexuan and join the army, and then ask for Li Zexuan's care. In this way, in the eyes of others, he, Xue Rengui, was clinging to the powerful!
This is something Xue Rengui cannot bear!
That's why he didn't agree to Li Zexuan's joining the army just now!
However, Li Zexuan's suggestion today opened a door in his heart. Now that his family is in decline and he has martial arts skills, why can't he join the army, kill enemies on the battlefield, and completely restore the Xue family?
Standing on the side of the road, watching Li Zexuan and his party go further and further away, until the army disappeared from sight, Xue Rengui turned around, carrying the shot wild geese, and thought about walking to the southeast.
His gaze seemed to become more determined!
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"Now the defense of Longmen Pass has been replaced by our people. In a moment, you will all order to go down. When you see the people wearing black robes and carrying maces, immediately give a warning. The rest of the people hide in the dark and do not act rashly. Wait until you hear someone After giving the warning, immediately come out from all sides and surround Wu Jie!"
In the large tent next to Longmen Pass, Li Zexuan looked at the dozen generals from Camp A and Camp B in front of him and gave instructions in a deep voice.
It only took them more than two hours to march from Bingzhou to Jiangzhou Longmen Pass. After arriving here, Li Zexuan directly asked people to replace all the guards here. However, because he had the imperial edict to mobilize troops, Xu Tingda , so there was inevitably a little friction in the middle, but the combat power of these soldiers in Bingzhou Camp was quite good, and it only took a dozen or so people to take down all the original guards!
Li Zexuan specially let one person go to find the governor of Jiangzhou, while he himself took advantage of this moment to arrange the next step of defense for the generals in the army!
"I will obey the order!"
All the soldiers in the camp raised their hands and said.
Li Zexuan nodded and continued to give instructions: "The defense here at Longmen Pass must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Wu Jie cannot be aware of anything unusual in advance and then directly escape elsewhere. The 10,000-strong army brought today must not be allowed to When setting up a camp, you are not allowed to bury pots to make food. You can only lie in ambush motionless at the arranged place! If someone scares the enemy, don't blame me for being rude!"
At this point, Li Zexuan's face began to turn cold.
One of the generals couldn't help but asked: "Master Marquis, if you can't bury the pot to make rice, what will the soldiers eat?"
Li Zexuan said calmly: "Eat dry food! Governor Wang will soon send a batch of dry food to the soldiers, and it will be distributed to the soldiers of each battalion! Everyone has suffered a little in the past two days. When Wu Jie is caught, what you will eat today The pain will be worth it!"
The general paused for a moment, then clasped his fists and replied: "The Marquis is wise!"
"Master Marquis, Sir Hong, the governor of Jiangzhou, wants to see you!"
At this moment, a sergeant walked in quickly and bowed.
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Let him come in!"
After that, he looked at the generals in front of him and said: "Everyone, please go back and seize the time to quickly deploy your defenses according to my requirements!"
"Here!"
All the generals bowed, clasped their fists in a salute, and then withdrew.
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"Mr. Wenji, how do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"
In Yunshan Villa, during the lunch break, Li Tai took other people from dormitory 001 to the courtyard where Sun Simiao was staying to visit Li Gang who was seriously ill and bedridden.
Sun Simiao went to Datang United Medical Center early in the morning. Because Li Gang's injury was under control, it was enough for Hu Jingran to take care of him in another hospital. There was no need for him to spend time here.
Seeing Li Gang lying on the hospital bed in the room, looking a little haggard, Li Tai couldn't help feeling a little sad and asked quickly.
"Qingque, Baolin, Huaiyu, Zifan, you are here! Sit down quickly!"
Li Gang had his eyes squinted before, but when he saw Li Tai and others coming in, he opened his eyes and smiled with some relief.
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"Now the defense of Longmen Pass has been replaced by our people. In a moment, you will all order to go down. When you see the people wearing black robes and carrying maces, immediately give a warning. The rest of the people hide in the dark and do not act rashly. Wait until you hear someone After giving the warning, immediately come out from all sides and surround Wu Jie!"
In the large tent next to Longmen Pass, Li Zexuan looked at the dozen or so generals from Camp A and Camp B in front of him and gave instructions in a deep voice.
It only took them more than two hours to march from Bingzhou to Jiangzhou Longmen Pass. After arriving here, Li Zexuan directly asked people to replace all the guards here. However, because he had the imperial edict to mobilize troops, Xu Tingda , so there was inevitably a little friction in the middle, but the combat power of these soldiers in Bingzhou Camp was quite good, and it only took a dozen or so people to take down all the original guards!
Li Zexuan specially let one person go to find the governor of Jiangzhou, while he himself took advantage of this moment to arrange the next step of defense for the generals in the army!
"I will obey the order!"
All the soldiers in the camp raised their hands and said.
Li Zexuan nodded and continued to give instructions: "The defense here at Longmen Pass must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Wu Jie cannot be aware of anything unusual in advance and then directly escape elsewhere. The 10,000-strong army brought today must not be allowed to When setting up a camp, you are not allowed to bury pots to make food. You can only lie in ambush motionless at the arranged location! If someone scares the enemy, don't blame me for being rude!"
At this point, Li Zexuan's face began to turn cold.
One of the generals couldn't help but asked: "Master Marquis, if you can't bury the pot to make rice, what will the soldiers eat?"
Li Zexuan said calmly: "Eat dry food! Governor Wang will soon send a batch of dry food to the soldiers, and it will be distributed to the soldiers of each battalion! Everyone has suffered a little these two days, and when Wu Jie is caught, what you will eat today The pain will be worth it!"
The general paused for a moment, then clasped his fists and replied: "The Marquis is wise!"
"Master Marquis, Sir Hong, the governor of Jiangzhou, wants to see you!"
At this moment, a sergeant walked in quickly and bowed.
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Let him come in!"
After that, he looked at the generals in front of him and said: "Everyone, please go back and seize the time to quickly deploy your defenses according to my requirements!"
"Here!"
All the generals bowed, clasped their fists in salute, and then retreated.
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"Mr. Wenji, how do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"
In Yunshan Villa, during the lunch break, Li Tai took other people from dormitory 001 to the courtyard where Sun Simiao was staying to visit Li Gang who was seriously ill and bedridden.
Sun Simiao went to Datang United Medical Center early in the morning. Because Li Gang's injury was under control, it was enough for Hu Jingran to take care of him in another hospital. There was no need for him to spend time here.
Seeing Li Gang lying on the hospital bed in the room, looking a little haggard, Li Tai couldn't help feeling a little sad and asked quickly.
"Qingque, Baolin, Huaiyu, Zifan, you are here! Sit down quickly!"
Li Gang had his eyes squinted before, but when he saw Li Tai and others coming in, he opened his eyes and smiled with some relief.
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