The Anbei military camp was bustling with activity.
Many veterans of the Anbei Army are here to celebrate that the framework of the Anbei Army has been set up, and they are waiting to recruit soldiers in the north to form an army.
However, when recruiting soldiers, Anbei Army Commander Shi Fengtao said next to Xu Yunyan, "Master Protector, our Anbei Army has not yet received the military pay, how can we recruit soldiers?"
At this moment, Xu Yunyan scratched his head. He didn't know what kind of cycle he had fallen into. Ever since he had been promoted higher and higher, surpassing the deputy lieutenant he had served in Zhaojiacun, Yancheng, his salary had not been paid to him again. .
They were all kept in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Before leaving Chang'an and coming to the north to attack Tuli, he had wanted to collect them. However, he was delayed by various trivial matters and did not go to collect them. Li Dejiang took advantage of them. Now Feng Tao raised this question again, and Xu Yunyan's face turned a little bitter.
"this and that……"
Xu Yunyan was a little at a loss, but finally said it.
"Please also ask the deputy governor to write to your majesty to distribute food and wages for us from Chang'an and recruit soldiers along the way. We in the north probably won't be able to gather such a strong army for a while, and we can only recruit as much as we can."
Xu Yunyan, as the Protector-General, after arranging the tasks, Shi Jin nodded here, but turned around and talked to the Anbei Protectorate Chief Shi Fengtao next to him.
"Feng Changshi, this is what you civil servants should do."
Feng Tao's eyes immediately turned white when he heard what Shi Jin said, and he watched Shi Jin give a middle finger. What Shi Jin didn't expect was that Feng Tao was so skillful with this move, and he couldn't help but tease him.
"Feng Changshi, how long have you been in the Northland? Why are you so skilled in using this gesture? Is this gesture so contagious, General?"
Although Shi Jin was making fun of Feng Tao, he was still pointing his middle finger at Feng Tao, which made Feng Tao's teeth itch.
"You Qiu Ba are the ones who bullied me. Just wait, I will definitely come back with revenge if I have the chance."
But even though Feng Tao said this, he still raised his fist towards Xu Yunyan.
"Don't worry, Lord Protector. After I return, I will go back and draft the recruitment documents, and at the same time, I will go to the court to ask for food and salary."
Finally someone was reliable, Xu Yunyan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that it would be troublesome if Deputy Protector Shi Jin and Feng Tao looked so unreliable.
"Then there is Lao Feng Changshi."
Xu Yunyan looked at him awkwardly and smiled. He knew exactly what the two of them had done just now. He didn't expect that such a bad habit of his was learned by them, and he also lamented in his heart.
You think these people, if they don’t learn from the good ones and the bad ones, can they be a little more unreliable?
After the banquet, the new military camp was still being built, and recruitment notices had just been posted in the North. Xu Yunyan and the others were bored in the camp, counting the days until the Spring Festival. This group of old men had families and could not go back. When we get together, we have to celebrate no matter what.
Xu Yunyan is preparing here on this special day, wanting to give every surprise, or in other words a shock, to Tang Jun who is in the on-site military camp.
As thousands of houses were lighting up to celebrate the New Year, Xue Li couldn't help but gather with Wang Ergou in Chang'an City. Xue Li looked at the scenery in the distance and said something.
"I miss Yue'er."
When Xue Li said this, Wang Ergou looked at him and said resentfully.
"Then you should take a leave and go to Chuzhou to see it."
Xue Li was trembling in his heart when he saw Wang Ergou speaking so lightly. "I want to go see her, but I don't dare."
When Xue Li said this, Wang Ergou looked at him curiously, "Why don't you dare? Aren't you a man? Are there other things you dare not do?"
Wang Ergou was here to make things difficult for Xue Li, and Xue Li looked at him like I really don't dare, there are some things I can do, but there are some things I really don't dare to do.
Wang Ergou looked at him, "What's wrong with you? You should tell me."
Xue Li looked at Wang Ergou and sighed, "I have always said that after I become a general, I will get married to Yue'er, but I don't know when I will become a general. Although we are not named here among the prince's guards, But I don’t have to wait until when I can accomplish meritorious deeds by following the prince. Will I be 80 years old by then, and will Yue’er still be waiting for me?”
Hearing this, Wang Ergou couldn't help but spread his hands, "You, you, you are now the leader of the team and no longer a top soldier. It is natural for you to marry Yue'er with your rank. Why do you have to die here like this?" Knocking?
What's more, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came back from the North this time, but he brought back a shocking news. The Turks have been solved, and there is no more war. If we want to be promoted again in the ranks, we have to work our way up slowly. Is there a general? Looking after you, are we still afraid that we won’t be able to advance if we have real talents? "
Xue Li couldn't help but be attracted when he saw Wang Ergou swearing so confidently. He said proudly, "If I want to be promoted, I have to rely on my own true ability. I also hope that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe. There is no place for me to serve in the army. I can only show off. But There are many martial artists of my generation who are very good, so we can’t eliminate them just because we have connections, and we can get the upper hand, right?”
"It turns out that you are worried about these things and are afraid of being given special care. This is simple. Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince say that? The Anbei Army is being formed. You can resign from this team and go to be a leading soldier in the Anbei Protectorate.
This Anbei Army will be stationed on Turkic land. Although the Turks were defeated, those small tribes would still come to the border from time to time. "
When Wang Ergou said this, Xue Li's eyes couldn't help but shine.
"Yes, we can do this. Thank you for reminding me, brother. After the New Year, I will resign from His Highness the Crown Prince's position as captain. I will go to Chuzhou to talk to Yue'er first and then go to Beidi."
Wang Ergou looked at him, "You went to Chuzhou to marry Yue'er, right? It's hard to say whether Yue'er will let you join the army again at that time."
But just as the two of them were talking here, Li Chengqian appeared behind them at some point. Seeing the two of them looking like this, he couldn't help but smile.
"Both of you, perform well. Now that you are the leader of the team, arranging you to join the Anbei Army will make people chew on your tongue. You should just listen to me and make arrangements honestly. I will not do anything to you." It’s under special care, but there’s no problem in letting you go out to guard in other Zhechong mansions.”
When Li Chengqian said this, Xue Li and Wang Ergou couldn't help but ask when they saw Li Chengqian, who was often absent, dressed in costume after appearing here.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Li Chengqian looked at his clothes and said to them, "Tomorrow is the court meeting. Of course I have to put on these clothes and get used to them in advance.
What's more, this is the last court meeting of the year. My father has to summon many foreign envoys and announce some things at the same time. Of course, he has to dress up and go out.
By the way, you two are also following me. There is an important task for you two to perform. It is also a matter of showing your face. Maybe you will perform well this time and you are now the captain. After tomorrow, you may be Will be promoted one level in the official level. "
Li Chengqian was babbling so much that Xue Li and Wang Ergou couldn't figure out what was going on. Although they knew that Li Chengqian had some prince guards leading an expedition, the two of them were left behind, looking at some things in the East Palace.
There is only one Liu Ye in the East Palace who cannot be watched. Who allows Liu Ye to watch over the craftsman?
The craftsmen in the workshop used all their firepower to make glazed glass. There was a lot of glazed glass, but there was an open space in the East Palace that became a greenhouse.
What is grown in this greenhouse is a top priority. For the Li Tang Dynasty, it is something related to the lifeblood. Nothing can go wrong. We can only leave a few more confidants here to watch.
Thanks to the fact that the soldiers led by the guards who followed Li Shimin and Li Chengqian out this time and the Xuanjia Army, Li Shimin's absolute confidants, remained tight-lipped and did not let outsiders know that they had brought the Turkic Khan Jieli, and now Jieli was about to be here. The Li Tang Dynasty, who was celebrating the New Year, seemed to have a special gift in front of him, ready to cause an uproar.
In other places, many people are very curious about Li Shimin's sudden return after a trip. There is only an extra carriage, and the carriage is also covered tightly. After many investigations, no news can be found. , the carriage never appeared again after entering the imperial city, causing many people here to speculate.
"what is happening?"
"I do not know!"
Several people with different ideas were very curious about Li Shimin and his party.
However, the speculation was unsuccessful. Tomorrow is another court meeting. Everyone is here thinking that the prince and the emperor suddenly went out and returned again after working hard. No explanation is not possible. An explanation must be given even if it makes them lose face. This Isn’t it a good time for literati like them to become famous? At the same time, it is better to attack Li Shimin. The provincial Li Shimin is both a book printer and a book seller, so that the advantages of these aristocratic families are gone.
From Huainan to Chuzhou, since Yue'er came to Chuzhou with Li Dejiao, after seeing Li Dejiao and others settled in the county town, he came to Yancheng County with the help of his bodyguards and met in Zhaojiacun, Wanghai Township. The long-lost cow is the mother of two brothers and two dogs.
This month's temperament is worthy of following Xu Yunyan's a little impatient. Seeing the strange behavior when he first came back, he couldn't help but get angry here.
Time moved forward a little further, and Yue'er was delighted that the two maids, escorted by eight strong-backed Li Jing soldiers, were halfway towards Zhaojia Village in Wanghai Township. Originally, because Xu Yunyan proposed the salt field, they had already The villagers who were living a relatively good life actually had someone pulling a carriage carrying some salted fish from the seaside to go into the city for sale.
Seeing this scene, Yue'er was very surprised. She remembered that even when he and his brother were in Yancheng, the villagers in Zhaojia Village did not use people to pull the carts themselves. Why did they also have livestock? Why?
Yue'er couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw that the person she knew was so skinny.
"What's going on? Don't they think their lives are getting better and better? People are eating so much for nothing. Why does it seem like life is getting more and more difficult?"
It's just that Yue'er hasn't figured this out yet. The man pulling the cart saw such a team approaching and hurriedly dragged the cart to the side. It's just that this should be said to be a relatively flat dirt road. I don't know why. , it has become so bumpy.
When he pulled the carriage, the wheels of the carriage got stuck in the potholes on the roadside, making it difficult to move forward, making the coachman anxious here.
I pulled and pulled, but couldn't get it out.
Seeing the approaching team, the driver plopped down on the ground and begged.
"Everyone, I didn't mean to block the car here. I really have limited strength and can't drag it out. I hope you can make it easier."
