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Sending away Zhao Rong, the cavalry captain who led the soldiers and horses of the palace to Qintong Pass, Chen Hai invited Dong Pan, Wu Xiong, Dong Ning and others to enter Tongbei Cangcheng as guests. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Yao Qitai, Yao Xuan, father and son became suspicious and peeked through the puzzle laid by the Wandering People's Army in Yehuling, and it has only been a month and a half, and the total number of more than 400,000 prisoners of war and hungry people are still being transferred and resettled one after another.

A large number of hungry people and prisoners of war had to be gathered in Tongbei Beicang first, and then either repatriated to their hometowns, or reduced to slavery, supplemented to work in official mines, foundries, and granges, or rewarded to meritorious generals as trophies.

There was inevitably some chaos inside and outside Cangcheng, and countless weak and hungry people and prisoners of war were numb and hiding or lying down at the foot of the city wall, all resigned to fate waiting for the next arrangement, and seemed to die of starvation and illness, and they did not have the heart to struggle anymore -- the officials of Cangcheng directly marked the next destination on their clothes, and Dong Pan and they walked along the road, and they could see that a large number of people were going to be directly transferred to Juquanling for resettlement.

Seeing that the vast majority of people were so weak that they would fall to death at any time, Dong Pan asked, "Do you really want to accept these prisoners of war over there in Juquanling?"

"Yes," Chen Hai sighed slightly, and said, "These prisoners of war are reduced to slaves, but no general in the army is willing to receive them as trophies, and Tongbei Beicang really wants to immediately divide these weak people into mines and official fields to serve as hard labor, and I am afraid that the vast majority of them will not live for two or three years." There is no field in Juquanling, but next to the big lake, the fish and beasts hunted are quite sufficient, and then Tongbei survives the famine, and the food is not so scarce, so it can only be sent to Juquanling to raise first...... Killing without vain is not my intention to practice military arts and martial arts. ”

Dong Pan and Wu Xiong are both generals who fought in iron and blood, and they don't know how much blood they have in their hands, and they don't care if Chen Hai, whose hands are also stained with blood, say this, but Dong Ning is moved. Perhaps because of her weak temperament, she always felt that the hungry people had no relief, and it was a last resort to gather people to mutiniin and raid the countryside, and these prisoners of war in front of her were so weak, if Chen Hai really didn't make a move, I was afraid that few people would really survive the next year.

"I heard that you have made a lot of noise in Juquanling, but you haven't had a chance to come over as a guest...... Dong Pan said.

"Dong Ye and the county are not disgusted, and many brothers and sisters can temporarily go to Juquanling to live for a while; Chen Hai said.

The battle in Tongbei was officially over, Wen Boyuan and Fan Chun led the main force of the Xiyuan Army to the south, joined up with the British king Yingshu, and forced Yanjing City, Dao Yabing and Dong Ning and other Hexi disciples, more than 1,200 people, all withdrew from Leiyang Valley to Tongbei Fucheng.

Although the counties of Tongbei and Nanzhang were newly appointed local officials, the materials that could be withheld by the prefectures were used to relieve the famine, and there was no way to repair the cities destroyed by the rebellion.

Even the Tongbei Mansion City is full of ruined walls, and at least it will not be until next autumn before the local government has the financial resources to rebuild the city. Although Dong Pan and Wu Xiong led their troops to retreat into Tongbei Fucheng, they actually found an open space on the north bank of the Tong River to camp, and the conditions were still very difficult.

Even if there was no temptation in Dong Pan's words, Chen Hai, as a disciple of Hexi, since he had a foundation in Tongbei, he naturally couldn't sit and watch his fellow disciples continue to eat and sleep, so he naturally had to invite everyone to live in Juquanling during this time.

Although Juquanling had to house 40,000 or 50,000 prisoners of war at this time, it was also a mess, but it was better than the situation in Tongbei City; more importantly, Juquanling had several spiritual springs, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, so they all went there to rest for a while, so as not to delay everyone's cultivation.

Dong Pan continued: "I just received a letter from the prince, and the prince is still very confident in the emperor's pro-government. But it's not that we boast, you, Ran Hu, Zhou Jun, and Li Yulin are all my children in Hexi, this time the court can pull out the chaos and set things right, stir up the turbidity and promote the Qing, you are really a lot of contributions, presumably the court will wait for everything to calm down, and the reward will not be light; The prince didn't care about other rewards, so he thought that the Taiwei Sect might be able to set up a Taoist academy outside Hexi, and it would be convenient for Hexi disciples to have a place to settle down when they practiced outside. I went to see His Royal Highness the King two days ago, and I promised us to find a place to settle in Qintong Mountain first, but where is Qintong Mountain suitable, although the prince wants me to discuss it with Wu Xiong and the county lord, I feel the need to ask your opinion......"

Taiwei Sect can set up a Taoist academy outside Hexi, which actually means that the Dong family and Taiwei Sect have officially extended their tentacles outside Hexi, Chen Hai didn't expect Dong Pan to disappear for two days, it turned out to be on behalf of the Dong family, looking for the British king to win the negotiation.

As the first Taoist courtyard of Taiwei Sect outside Hexi, the significance is not trivial, the prince and even the Wuwei Shenhou himself should have made it clear, but Dong Pan ran over to discuss with him?

Chen Hai was not so ignorant of the sky, and he knew that he was still testing his attitude.

Although Dong Pan didn't directly make his words clear at this time, he was probably really worried that he had completely taken refuge in the dog thief of Yingshu, and from now on he would no longer have the same heart with Hexi.

The Dong family is not a good person, but Chen Hai will not be a lackey who is controlled by Ying Shu if he is killed, and he followed Dong Pan's tone and said happily: "His Royal Highness really promised the sect to build the Taoist Academy to Qintong Mountain? This is really a great joy worth celebrating." If the sect doesn't think that Tongbei Mansion is located in a remote corner and the conditions are simple, there is a Lion City Ridge adjacent to Juquan Ridge, which can be said to be a rare choice for Lingtian Cave Mansion. This Lion City Ridge is also close to the waterway of the Tong River, and ordinary disciples can travel to and from various places at the northern foot of Qintong Mountain through the waterway. And in the future, any children with extraordinary qualifications in Juquanling can be directly sent to Shichengling to practice, and they don't have to be sent to Yulong Mountain or Taiwei Mountain to continue to serve Hexi......"

Dong Pan was extremely worried that Chen Hai would be completely won over by King Yingshu.

In the past, many of Hexi's disciples served in Yanjing and got close to other forces, as long as they did not harm Hexi's interests, and could serve as a hub for Hexi to strengthen contact with other sects, this was a very normal thing, and even marriages were extremely common.

However, Chen Hai's value was far from being comparable to that of ordinary disciples.

Not to mention the value of the training record, Chen Hai, as the first disciple of the Northwest Regions, has reached the level of enlightenment and martial arts true meaning, and he has a great chance to cultivate the Dao Dan in the future, so he must not easily fall into the hands of others.

Such an outstanding disciple, there are only more than ten people in the Taiwei Sect for more than 100 years, and all of them are the mainstays of Hexi at this time.

It's just that Chen Hai entered Yanjing, and he really emerged in the selection and assessment of the school palace, and then took advantage of the situation and rose too quickly, at this time he had already become Wen Boyuan's descendant, except for Chen Lie, the Marquis of Zhaoyang Pavilion, most of the generals' mansions did not have time to do further interest binding with Chen Hai.

Previously, Chen Hai had a very bad relationship with the children of the Du clan and the Chai clan in Hexi, and Dong Pan was not the only one in Hexi who was worried that Chen Hai would break away from Hexi, and was completely co-opted by Wen Boyuan and King Yingshu.

At this time, Hexi couldn't tear his face with Wen Boyuan and King Yingshu, and forced Chen Hai to return to Hexi to practice.

The first Taoist academy was set up in Tongbei, which was too far away, but even if it was to ensure that Chen Hai was always loyal to Hexi, it was worth setting up the Taoist academy in Tongbei;

Chen Hai could express his position without hesitation at this time, and Dong Pan unloaded a big stone in his heart, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain to the prince.

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Shicheng Ridge is in the depths of the Absolute Ridge more than 80 miles southwest of Juquan Ridge, although there is a spiritual spring overflowing, it is a good Lingtian Cave Mansion, but because the terrain is much more steep and remote than this side of Juquan Ridge, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous, and it has not been occupied by any sect lord.

In the early stage, those who could enter Qintong Mountain to compete for territory were still a minority, including the eight clans of Jingjun, and the vast majority of the sect lords were still waiting.

The Taiwei Sect wants to open a Taoist academy in Qintong Mountain, and the Lion City Ridge is more remote, but it will not be too much of a hindrance. It just so happened that there had been entrenched by a group of bandits for several years, leaving a remnant village, which could be simply cleaned up, and disciples could be recruited directly from Tongbei Mansion to practice in the mountains.

Chen Hai accompanied Dong Pan, Wu Xiong, Pei Jinhua, Dong Ning, Sun Buregret and others, crossed the mountains and mountains, rushed to the Shicheng Ridge to inspect the terrain, standing on the top of the Shicheng Ridge and looking at the sea of clouds on the left and right, Chen Hai knew that he could recruit disciples from the prefecture and county at the northern foot of Qintong Mountain to practice, which was the greatest privilege and significance of opening a Taoist academy.

It may only take twenty or thirty years of operation for disciples from the Taoist Academy to establish hundreds of large and small new clans in the local area, and at this time, the influence of the Dong clan and the Taiwei sect has penetrated into every corner of the northern foot of the Qintong Mountains.

Although the biggest difference with Hexi is that it is impossible for the British king to allow only the Taiwei Sect and his family to set up a Taoist academy in the Qintong Mountains - and even so, the Dong family and the Taiwei Sect have taken the lead.

"The main force of the Xiyuan Army has gone south, and there is no need to work on the side of the Tongbei Warehouse for grain and straw transportation, but there are a few big eagles that can transport supplies, what do Dong Ye and the county master command, just tell Chen Hai. Chen Hai thought to himself that Dong Pan and they were going to build a Taoist courtyard in Shichengling, there was no ready-made mountain road, and a large amount of materials could only be transported into the mountain by air little by little through the giant vulture.

"The construction of the Daoist Academy, it is inevitable to trouble you," Dong Pan said with a smile, "But the new construction of the Daoist Academy, who will preside over it, the prince has not yet made up his mind, and wants me to recommend candidates, but I think it is most suitable for you to serve as the supervisor of the Shichengling Daoist Academy......"