In Meiling Pass, Li Xuan, wearing a black brocade robe and a black hat, walked slowly out of a courtyard.
Although his hands were washed very clean, the smell of blood on his body could be smelled from far and near.
From the house behind him, low moans and shouts kept coming out.
Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu, who was guarding him, and whispered: "Tell Lanxi County to send the necessary hemostatic materials as soon as possible. We are only fighting against six to seven hundred Tianyin thieves now, so The damage can be controlled for the time being, but once we fight thousands of powerful enemies from the Tianyin Sect, if we are not careful, even you and I will be injured and die. At this time, doctors and medicinal materials will be very important."
Li Zhu cupped his hands, nodded, and was about to say something. At this moment, a soldier from the front walked quickly.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the new chief secretary of Lanxi has arrived from Lanxi."
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief now: "Let's go and have a look."
Although he is a disciple of Medicine King Wei Xuanzang and is somewhat proficient in medicine, for injuries sustained during battles, in addition to suturing techniques, he relies more on medicine.
As if remembering something, Li Xuan turned to look at Li Zhu: "Tell the injured brothers that the process of my diagnosis and treatment for them must not be told to anyone else."
Li Zhu was stunned for a moment, quickly handed over his hands, and then quickly turned back.
Some things, for ordinary people, would be great achievements, but for Li Xuan, they might not be a good thing.
So when it comes to these things, be as cautious as possible.
After gathering her thoughts for a moment, Li Xuan immediately walked forward quickly.
Not far away is the Meiling Pass Guard Military Academy's Mansion.
A middle-aged official wearing a blue official robe was standing at the door of the mansion, with large cars behind him.
Food, medicine, ordnance, and many important supplies were brought here.
"Wang Ji, the new chief secretary of Lanxi, has met the county prince Qianqiu!"
"Thank you, Master Wang." Li Xuan said sincerely to Wang Ji, "With these things, many people should be able to survive."
Although this battle was won very smoothly under Li Xuan's strategizing, more than a dozen people were killed and dozens more were injured of varying severity.
"I don't dare, but if the prince needs it, Lan Xi will do his best to deliver it." Wang Wangji quickly returned the gift to Li Huancheng in fear.
"No problem, please come in." Li Xuan walked quickly towards the house.
In the official mansions on both sides of the palace, Feng Hua was leading people to repair damaged crossbows and catapults, while Wang Qin was counting battle losses and military exploits.
Li Xuan walked through the path in the house, and neither of them even looked up at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan looked at Wang Ji with a slightly wry smile.
Wang Ji stopped slightly and cupped his hands slightly towards the Shangguan officials on both sides, and then entered the central hall with Li Xuan.
Immediately, a Nanchang palace guard brought tea.
"I apologize for the poor environment." Li Xuan stretched out his hand to signal Wang Ji to use tea, while he himself walked aside and washed his hands in the copper basin again.
"Don't dare. Your Majesty worked so hard to recapture Meiling Pass in one night and stabilize the foundation of Lanxi. When Xiaguan and Magistrate Xu heard about it, they were extremely happy and expressed their infinite admiration and gratitude to Your Majesty." As he said this, Wang Ji faced Li again. Xuan gives a gift.
Whether Meiling Pass is in hand is very important to Lanxi County.
The fall of Meiling Pass means that Lanxi will face attacks from countless Tianyin Sect troops at any time.
The threatening sword is always hanging above your head.
But when Meiling Pass was recaptured, this danger immediately disappeared.
Even if the Muzhou Tianyin Sect's army moves south again in the future, Lanxi will at least have a chance to breathe with Meiling Pass.
Moreover, they have great confidence in Li Xuan, and even hope that Li Xuan can securely defend Meiling Pass after the Tianyin Sect attacks.
"We need to speed up the harvesting of taxable grains. Remember not to exploit the people. In addition, we recruit some landless local tenants to serve as civilian husbands. The king does not need them to go to the city gate to fight, but for things like carrying arrows, more manpower is needed. ." Li Xuan wiped her hands with a silk handkerchief, and then sat back behind the desk.
"I obey the order!" Master Wang immediately agreed with his hand.
"Farmers are farmers. I still hope that Lanxi can recruit a group of strong soldiers with some martial arts skills to supplement the battle. In today's battle, each guard has a different number of attrition, and we need to do our best to replenish them." After a slight pause, Li Xuan picked up the tea cup and said seriously: "If you are willing to join the army, now is a good time to tell the people in the county that Qianniu Guard will first select soldiers from the best soldiers and soldiers to join Qianniu Guard."
"Qianniu Guard?" Master Wang's face was full of surprise.
Qianniuwei has always been a good choice for officials and officials in the court, and is a good choice for the children of the clan and aristocratic families. They are even required to be young, handsome and beautiful.
Once you become Qianniuwei, your career will immediately be on the fast track.
It is definitely not a delusion to become the captain of a prefecture or the governor of a state in his thirties or forties.
Now, Li Xuan said that Qianniu Guards must recruit new recruits from the government soldiers and soldiers who have performed well, which is unprecedented in the entire Wuzhou.
However, Wang Ji had no doubt at all about the truth of Li's words.
Because Li Xuan himself was the commander-in-chief of Zuo Qianniu Guards, his duties were not removed by the emperor. He had this right.
Besides, even if you can't become a Thousand Niu Guard, it's still a good thing if you can become a Zhe Chong Mansion Soldier.
Or maybe he was the palace guard of the Nanchang Palace.
"As long as you have military exploits, everything is easy to talk about." Li Xuan pointed out the core of this matter in one sentence.
In terms of military exploits, Datang has always given priority to military exploits.
The reason why Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Rengui quickly became the left prime minister was because of his amazing military exploits against the Japanese during the battle at Baijiangkou.
Now Li Xuan uses his military exploits as the key to knocking on the door of Qianniu Guard. Even if this matter is placed in the center, few people will object.
Of course, the Qianniu Guards who come from the common people and the Qianniu Guards who come from noble families will naturally not get along. When the time comes, these people will definitely have a difficult time in the Qianniu Guards.
But this depends on personal abilities and circumstances.
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After finishing the official business, Wang Ji bowed deeply to Li Xuan, then turned around and walked away quickly.
Although he himself has no hope of becoming a Qianniu Guard, there are many children in his family who have the hope of becoming a Qianniu Guard.
Wang Ji was born in the Taizhou Wang family. The ancestors of the Taizhou Wang family were a branch of the Langxie Wang family, and the Langxie Wang family was from the lineage of Wang Dun and Wang Dao.
In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Langye Wang family mostly served as senior officials in the Southern Dynasties between the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen Dynasties, but they did not have much foundation in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Therefore, after the founding of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, several branches of the Langya Wang clan moved northward, and then they gradually gained some foundation.
The Taizhou Wang family is only a branch of the Langya Wang family, and its political foundation is even weaker.
Which of the truly aristocratic families doesn't want to achieve political success? Now there is a good opportunity without hesitation, and Wang Ji doesn't want to miss it.
Li Xuan watched Wang Ji leave with calm eyes.
He knew that after the other party returned, he would definitely work harder to help him collect all the materials needed to defend the city.
In addition, many aristocratic families in Southeast, Taizhou, and Yuezhou will also focus more on him because of this incident.
Although Li Xuan only works in Wuzhou, his vision is not limited to Wuzhou.
"Let's go and look around." Li Xuan glanced sideways at Li Zhu, picked up the Eight-sided Han Sword on the desk, and then took the lead in walking around the city.
At this time, the sounds of killing in the city had long disappeared, and there were more shouts of work.
Li Xuan walked through the city.
Scattered round stones can be seen everywhere. Under the command of the servants, the peasants from Shangxi are pulling ox carts to transport the round stones to the north gate of the city gate.
There are still many people demolishing the smashed houses.
The original building materials that can be transported to the north gate will be sent to the north gate, and those that cannot be delivered will be pulled out from the south gate.
Pile as many materials as possible for city defense in the open space.
"Your Majesty!" When Feng Hua saw Li Xuan, he quickly stepped forward and handed over his hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, Feng Canjun!" Li Xuan solemnly saluted Feng Hua.
Feng Hua was in charge of logistical assistance during this period and was of great help to Li Xuan.
Especially for ordnance items such as catapults, crossbows, etc., a large amount of supplies must be prepared every day.
In the subsequent Battle of the North Gate, there were not many opportunities for the cavalry to play a role, so at this time, they had to rely more on military equipment. This was Li Xuan's biggest advantage over the Tianyin Sect.
"The war is imminent, I dare not slack off at all." Feng Hua earnestly handed over to Li Xuan.
"Yes, the war is about to begin." Li Xuan turned to look north. Once the Tianyin Sect's army arrives at Meiling Pass, it will definitely be a brutal battle.
Any smart person has smelled the smell of war at this time.
"Please join the army here. I will go to the north gate to have a look." Li Xuan handed over to Feng Hua, and then led Li Zhu to the north gate.
Although there are high mountains in the north of Meiling Pass, the ground of the mountain road is lower than that in the south.
It is a mountain that is high in the south and low in the north.
A gently downward slope stretches from the mountain road in front of Meiling Pass to the end of sight.
"This trade road has been completely closed since a few days ago." Wang Qin stood on the city gate, pointed to the mountain road below, and said with a solemn expression: "Actually, two months ago, walking on this road The number of business travelers on the mountain road has gradually decreased, and even if it is open now, there will not be many people there."
Li Xuan nodded and said softly: "Behind the business trip, there is always the shadow of the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family has the sharpest sense of smell in the world. Although the things of the Tianyin Sect are done secretly, the real aristocratic families, they It can’t be hidden.”
"I'm afraid everything will not be restored until the Tianyin Rebellion is completely subsided."
"Indeed." Li Xuan nodded in agreement, and then said: "If the disaster of Tianyin Sect is not subsided, the merchant family will be less likely to take this path, especially since I have just sealed Sanhe Pass."
Li Xuan's face showed a trace of contemplation. From this time on, the road from Hangzhou to Wuzhou via Wujiang River was completely cut off.
"This is necessary, otherwise once those merchant ships are used by the Tianyin Sect, the price we will have to pay will be even greater."
Wang Qin had no objection to this matter. He sighed softly, pointed at the mountain road in front of him and said, "Now it depends on when the Tianyin Sect will come and kill them."
"It takes two days to reach Jiande along this mountain road. There is a small village for transit on the way. By tomorrow morning, Lieutenant Yan should have captured that small village."
"I heard that the prince has ordered the place to be burned."
(End of chapter)
