Sixth, I miscalculated the account just now, thirteen plus nine, it should be twenty-two, not thirty-two. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info turned out to be lonely and fell into the Star Alliance, and the leader of the Star Alliance asked me to owe more, and directly rewarded 200,000 yuan. Let me do the math, twenty-two plus twenty, it should be forty-two. After this chapter, there are forty-one. Oh, the Bangbang brothers in Yamashiro also gave a reward of 10,000, that is, a total of forty-two are owed.

The pilgrimage ends.

Chu Liang called his son to accompany him, and the father and son of the Chu family were officials in the same dynasty, which can be regarded as a good story in the court. Chu Liang was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, he not only served as Xue Ju's Huangmen squire, but also served as a scholar of the East Palace of the Sui Dynasty, which was very famous and prestigious in the academic world.

It's just that because he is unwell now and can't work too hard, he resigned from the important position granted by Li Shimin. In the end, Li Shimin let Yu Liang become a free rider, this is a professional official, with a very high rank, and he is under the third grade.

There are a total of four people in the court, two on the left and two on the right. Similar to the left and right counselors, the left scattered cavalry permanent attendant belongs to the lower province of the door, and the right scattered cavalry permanent attendant belongs to the middle book door.

The position is also a disciplinary fault, and the attendant advisor.

Basically, he has no real power, but he can always follow the emperor, so he is a very noble official.

Chu Liang's holding of this position also shows Li Shimin's trust in him.

"You're impulsive today!"

Chu Liang's hair is half white, his five locks of beard are very well maintained, and he has a special beard sac. After several dynasties and served several monarchs, although Chu Liang is an academic official, he is still very clear about the court. The son is in the court today, which can be regarded as impulsive.

"Li Chao is a rat in the court, and he is already unhappy with him."

Chu Liang walked side by side with his son on the long steps, shaking his head.

"You are now past the year of establishment, especially if you are promoted to the Yellow Gate Squire, you can be regarded as a person who has entered the center. When it comes to this position, the most important thing is not anything else, but stability. Li Chao, to be honest, has a lot of things that he can't get used to as a father. But you can't just look at his shortcomings, you have to see his strengths. Do you think that Li Chao, a person with no background, can go from a white Ding to today's Pingzhang Shi in less than three years, how did this come about? ”

"Of course, he is on the right team and with the right person, Li Chao is just a loyal dog of His Majesty."

"You, with prejudice, will only blind you. Can Li Chao have today, but is he on the right team and with the right person? Li Chao is the kind of lucky villain? Wrong, you are very wrong, I believe you also know in your heart that Li Chao can have today, not just opportunistic. You should face up to his ability, Li Chao has a keen eye and is very old. And this person is Yunwen and Yunwu, and his ability is not to say. Although he has the moral stain of being rich and lustful, and the scandal with the eldest princess is full of wind and rain, but one yard is one yard. ”

Chu Suiliang listened carefully to his father's teachings.

"The child also admits that Li Chao does have the ability, but he has no talent."

"Even so, you shouldn't stand up today."

Chu Suiliang was puzzled, "Li Chao is obviously lying about the military situation, and he doesn't think there's anything wrong." ”

"No, you're wrong. With my understanding of Li Chao, in the matter of Lingwu Jiebao, he may exaggerate a little, but he will never make something out of nothing. Before anyone arrived at Lingwu, they said that they had arrived at Lingwu, and they didn't even catch up with the formation, so they said that they had won a big battle. I don't think it's going to be too big. Li Chao, don't forget, he is known as the god of war. ”

"The name of the god of war is just the killing of the original pseudo-prince."

"But Li Chao does have the ability to use soldiers."

"Anyway, you're just too reckless this time."

"Father, even if Li Chao is not a lie but a false report, that's the same. When I get to Lingwu, I will definitely find out what is going on. ”

"You still have to find a reason not to go, even if you can't push it off, you have to change your attitude. In the past, you just have to condole, but don't think of yourself as some kind of overseer, or go for trouble. Even if Li Chao arrives in Shuofang, he is not an ordinary degraded official. He went with the title of Pingzhang, and the posts he held were all special posts for him by His Majesty. Li Chao's holy family has not disappeared, and he still has the trust of His Majesty. If this time it is really a great victory, it will be even more amazing, as soon as one year, or two or three years at the latest, Li Chao will definitely return to the court, at that time, it will not be just a matter of peace, but will definitely pay homage to the prime minister. Don't offend him in vain, or you won't be able to sit still. ”

His father's words hit Chu Suiliang hard.

Toyosu.

The Jieli envoy who came to the court of Xiang Khan conveyed the dissatisfaction of the Great Khan to Ashnasimo. For Liang Shi being killed and Lingwu being broken, Jieli was very unhappy.

"Smoker, this time the Great Khan is really angry. You are the representative of Lingwu sent by the Great Khan, but you let the Tang army kill Liang Shidu and seize Lingwu City, and you didn't do anything. ”

Ashina Simo said helplessly, "It's really that this Li Chao acted too suddenly, who would have expected him to suddenly send troops at this time." We didn't have any news beforehand, he suddenly killed Lingwu with 20,000 people in the spring ploughing season, and we didn't expect him to have such a clever assassin. Moreover, I didn't expect that the Jihu people would actually defect, hey. ”

"The meaning of the Great Khan is very clear, the Tang army ignores our previous agreement, so there is no need for us to be polite to them. Secret Service of Smoke, the Great Khan has put you in charge of retaking Lingwu. ”

"And the control of the Shuofang states must be guaranteed, and it must not fall into the hands of the Tang people."

Ashnasimo nodded.

"How many soldiers and horses did the Great Khan send to me?"

"Nope."

Ashnasimo jumped, "What? No? ”

"Smoker, don't get excited, don't you have three thousand wolves to ride in your hand, and you can still draw at least five thousand here in Fengzhou. Besides, Yinsheng, Yan, Sui, and Xia Prefectures, there are also many old departments of Liang Shidu, right? It's not a problem for you to get 30,000 or 50,000 people. As far as I know, that Li Chao only came with 20,000 Tang troops. ”

The bearded Simo was not happy.

When Li Chao came, he did bring 20,000 people, but now Li Chao has seized Lingwu, and has also collected tens of thousands of Jihu and Liang troops, asking for money, food, and people, and 20,000 people have become 50,000.

Moreover, with the foothold of Lingwu, the Tang army can continuously send additional troops and horses.

The situation is completely different from before.

"Li Chao now has more than 20,000 people, but at least 50,000, and he also has Lingzhou and Lingwu City. I only have 3,000 horsemen in my hands, and even if I transfer 5,000 horsemen from Toyosu, it will only be 8,000 horsemen. As for the Yanxia Prefectures, they can't be counted on at all. Eight thousand rides, too little. ”

The general smiled and said, "Isn't it right for Simot to say this, even if it is 8,000 cavalry, it can at least be 20,000 or 30,000 Tang Army, right?" The secret service didn't even have the courage to fight, could it be that Lingwu was frightened? ”

Simo's turquoise eyes bloomed with a chill.

"I, Ashnasmo, am I a man who is afraid of war and the enemy? It's just that I won't be brave, and I won't take my warriors to risk them indiscriminately. ”

The man was not pleased with what Simo said.

Leng snorted.

"Whether it's fear of war or not, it's useless to just talk about it. SMOT, you send troops directly, which can prove your bravery even more. I will tell you the truth, the Great Khan has no troops to send you now. I also said, you don't only have 8,000 horsemen, Yanxiayan Suiyin Shengyou Prefecture, there are always 20,000 or 30,000 people, the key is to see if you have the ability to collect it. ”

Ashnasimo was choked by his irresponsible words.

"The Tang army has taken Lingzhou, which is like a sharp knife stabbing us in the ribs. At this time, we must immediately drive the Tang army out, and the Shuofang states cannot afford to lose. Once the Shuofang Prefectures are lost, then Fengzhou will not be safe, and the Tang Army can even directly threaten the Khan Court of Dingxiang. We must face it squarely! ”

"The Great Khan has already taken it very seriously, isn't this a special order to put you in charge of recovering Lingzhou? If you don't think you have the ability, just say it. is just a Lingzhou, I believe that any noble person who comes over can take it back. ”

Simo was so angry that he almost drew his knife.

"By the way, Thermosmo, time is pressing. The Great Khan gives you a month to recover Lingzhou. After a month, if you don't complete the task, you won't be able to answer to the Great Khan in return. After saying that, the man turned around and left.

Simo stood there, his face purple.

With 8,000 horsemen, recapture Lingwu, this task is very arduous.

But the task has already been set, and if he can't recapture Lingwu within a month, he won't be able to do it.

Lingwu.

Just had a meal with the local heroes in Lingzhou, and after leaving behind the good cooperation conditions, the atmosphere in Lingwu became a little better. Clearing the fields, replacing the contract, registering the place of residence, and granting land are all going on one by one.

From the direction of Xiaoguan and Liangzhou, there were also several caravans one after another, including merchants from the Central Plains, merchants from the Western Regions, and Lingwu City, with the arrival of these merchants, it was also a little more lively.

Lingzhou benefits from favorable geographical conditions, and agriculture and livestock are relatively developed.

Now Li Chao is not short of food or horses, and the people of Lingwu are almost the same, with a lot of grain and a lot of cattle and horses. What is lacking here is still handmade products.

Merchants from Guanzhong and Hexi were also well aware of this situation, and the goods they brought were mainly handmade products.

All kinds of shoes, fabrics, satins, and garments. There are also all kinds of living utensils, cups, dishes, saucers, pots, pots, pots, needles, hoes, plows, iron knives, steel knives, three-inch nails, small saws, steel knives, steel sickles, horseshoes, horseshoe nails, and so on.

The merchants have brought almost all kinds of handmade products, a wide variety and quite complete.

There are many things that Lingwu has not yet been able to produce, and even the output is too small.

Fur for cloth and silk, livestock for pots and bowls, knives and needles for medicinal herbs, hoes and plows for green salt, etc.

"Lingwu lives between Guannai and Longxi, especially connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions, which is very important for trade. If you can maintain stability with the Turks and open trade, then Lingwu is even more important. ”

Li Chao looked at the bazaar as lively as an exhibition and said to the managers around him with a smile.

"It's still a handsome man, and many businessmen are here for your name." Su Dingfang did not forget to slap Li Chao on the back.

But what he said is actually the truth, when Li Chao was in Longxi, he opened Jiangxin City, and now, although Wei Yunqi took over as the protector of Dingxi, Jiangxin City is still the largest border city in the southwest, and the southwest silk tea road that Li Chao has opened up before is more prosperous.

Now that many businessmen heard that Li Chao had captured Lingwu, they immediately rushed over. Many businessmen have a lot of trust in Li Chao. With this in Lingwu, it will definitely not be wrong to come to Lingwu.

Facts have proved that their idea is correct, Li Chao welcomed their arrival, and also deliberately organized the goods and set aside a special area as a trading market. (To be continued.) )