The waterwheel rotates slowly under the impetus of Weishui. The abundant power will be continuously sent into the factory building near the river.

Inside the factory, the sound of gear collision and friction is deafening. However, there was not the slightest irritation on people's faces. All the craftsmen and stewards all looked at a strange-looking machine in front of Ren Cong, eager and nervous.

The construction of the machine is not complicated, it consists of an iron base, a pair of molds, a screw and a pressure plate with a thread in the center and serrations on the periphery. It's just that the screw is the thickness of a man's arm, and the diameter of the gear pressure plate is as large as a washbasin, and the thickness is as high as five inches.

The "cluck, cluck, cluck......" gear pressure plate rotates slowly under the impetus of a stainless steel flywheel with a diameter fifty times smaller than it. With each turn, press down half an inch along the screw.

The steel flywheel rotated a hundred times, and the gear pressure plate was pressed down by one inch, pushing the iron molds closer to each other. More than 20 bright yellow metal balls were sandwiched in the groove between the upper and lower molds, and they were slowly deformed. From a pure circle to an oblate circle, and from an oblate circle to a small round cake.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck......" The noise is getting louder and louder. The upper and lower dies are pushed closer and closer by the gear pressure plate, and the closer and closer. Finally, the two are tightly closed in one place, and they are tightly closed!

"Stop!" Ren Cong, who was sweating profusely, raised his hand high, and in the distance, someone immediately pulled the brake. Separate the waterwheel drive rod from the variable speed gear set. "Bang! Squeak, cluck, cluck, ......" The noise was continuous, but the faces of everyone present were full of ecstasy.

"Don't move, I'll do it myself!" Stopping an anxious subordinate, Ren Cong put an iron wrench with internal teeth on the square screw protective sleeve on the upper part of the gear pressure plate, and pushed it forward.

The gear pressure plate came loose, then followed the direction of his arm, slowly spun up, and was finally removed and brought aside. Two craftsmen lifted the mold with their bare hands, also placed it on the thick linen mat next to it, quickly separated it, and erected it.

Ren Cong grabbed a thin steel wire, carefully hooked it a few times in the groove on the mold, and more than 20 pieces of pure circles that were successfully pressed, with shallow teeth around them, broke away from the mold one after another, and slowly rolled on the linen mat. The warm golden light beats, illuminating people's eyes.

It worked! It was a complete success! Ren Cong breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt weak all over, and almost didn't sit directly on the ground. The craftsman beside him was quick and quickly grabbed his shoulder, and then handed over a gourd filled with sugar and salt water.

Ignoring the oil stain on the surface of the gourd, Ren Cong opened the lid and swallowed the sugar and salt water in a big gulp. This is a trick taught to him by the senior brother before he left Chang'an, which is used to replenish his physical strength, and the effect is immediate. After a while, Ren Cong's mental head was much better, holding a round gold cake with tweezers, gently turning it towards the sun, his eyes were full of obsession.

The gold cake containing 80% gold and 20% copper looks more beautiful than pure gold in the sun. On the front of the gold cake is pressed a cute Pixiu, a clump of bamboo, and a traditional Chinese character. On the back of the golden cake are the towering mountains and the Great Wall.

After watching the incense for a long time, Ren Congcai reluctantly put down the golden cake. Then he ordered someone to change to another set of molds and repeat the previous operation.

This time, he was going to press twenty-four silver cakes. Because the density is lower than that of gold, and the weight is also half a tael, the silver ball containing tin is one and a half times, which looks much larger than the gold ball. Correspondingly, the diameter of the groove on the mold is also much larger. However, the pressing process is exactly the same as before.

This time, everyone is familiar with the road. After just half an hour, twenty-four silver cakes were also successfully pressed, shining in the sun.

"Shaolangjun is wise! If you use this method to suppress Tongbao for the imperial court, then the fire consumption is a provincial ......" A person dressed as a steward stepped forward with a smile and proposed in a low voice.

He originally wanted to shoot Ren Cong's fart, but unexpectedly, the farts slapped the horse's legs. The latter immediately pricked up his eyes and commanded in a loud voice:

"Do not move the brass, but press the bread of gold and silver. In the future, the two firms of Liushen and Ren Guo will use gold cakes, silver cakes and Kaiyuan Tongbao to settle with people. Pass my orders, and whoever dares to hit the idea of copper coins will break his legs and sweep the floor out! ”

"Hey, hey!" The steward slammed his nose and retreated. Ren Cong called an old craftsman in the family and whispered to this person to continue to lead the group to suppress the gold and silver cakes. Then he sighed, picked up a silver cake with tweezers and stared at the sunlight outside the window.

The pattern on the front and back of the silver cake is also designed by the elder brother, and on the front is a rabbit carrying a radish and a "one" character. On the opposite side is the sea and the starry sky.

Before the senior brother went to the Western Regions, he explained to him that he would only suppress the gold cake and silver cake, and then exchange the silver cake with the copper coin, and he was not allowed to suppress the copper coin, nor was he allowed to mention the idea of suppressing the copper coin to any high-ranking official in the imperial court.

He was still confused. And now, without the senior brother in front of him to shelter from the wind and rain, he began to observe the environment around him attentively, and he suddenly realized how long-term the senior brother's vision is.

The forging method is used to make gold and silver cakes, and the fire consumption is almost negligible. The same is obviously true for making copper coins. However, the annual fire consumption of several coinage offices designated by the imperial court is one and a half or even as high as two percent!

The imperial court mints hundreds of millions of copper coins every year, and the fire consumption of one and a half to two percent is enough to crush a real power scholar. What is involved in this is definitely not the interests of a few families and surnames, but a huge interest group, whose scale and strength far exceed that of the White Horse Sect!

The fledgling Six Gods Trading House can't afford to provoke such a great god. It is not enough to add the strength of the Ren family, the Guo family and Duan Guogong. And the senior brother obviously didn't want to be an enemy of so many people, so he would rather give up the opportunity for lucrative benefits and meritorious service, and just suppress the gold and silver cakes that would not cause conflicts with anyone.

Because of the great force of pressing, the pattern on the surface of the silver cake is as clear as the pattern on the surface of the gold cake, and it is so smooth that there are no burrs. If you don't know the existence of such a magical instrument as a forging press, it is all handmade. Such beautiful gold and silver cakes can be regarded as luxury goods, and their prices will be several times higher than their own cost.

Instead of using them as the same weight as gold and silver, although neither the gold and silver cakes are of less than ninety percent purity, Ren Cong also believes that they will be very popular with the traders. First of all, they are standard in portions and easy to carry. Secondly, they have the credibility of the Rokushin Firm. Finally, and most importantly, it will be very difficult for them to imitate, unless they have the same forging press, waterwheel and formwork, otherwise the labor cost of imitation alone far exceeds the profit of making a fake!

"Senior brother can see ten steps when he walks one step, and some people, compared to senior brother, are a group of pigs!" Gently putting down the silver coin, Ren Cong raised his head and looked out the window again.

Recently, many people thought that Senior Brother would not come back from the Western Regions, so they rushed to reach out to the Ordnance Supervisor, who had not been cared about before. Although the position of the young eunuch is still reserved for Zhang Qian, the position of the supervisor and the main secretary is still stuffed with several newcomers.

These newcomers were anxious to perform meritorious service and stirred up a miasma in the ordnance prison. Ren Cong, Guo Nu and Wang Maobo were not able to do things at ease in prison, so they simply moved into the workshop area next to the Wei River.

The size of this workshop area is growing day in and day out. In just a few months after Zhang Qian's departure, the waterwheel of the Liushen Commercial Bank increased by five, but it was still not enough. After purchasing the patent for hydraulic pressing of iron sheets from the Ordnance Superintendent, Ren and Guo also moved the water stove and stove workshops here.

In the ordnance superintendent, the craftsmen who are also not in one place with the new officials, some recorders and clerks, and the historians also like to drill into the workshop of the ordnance superintendent. As a result, the workshops of the Ordnance Supervisor were more lively during the day than the official offices of the headquarters. However, the official office located in the Weiyang Palace often does not see a few figures!

Of course, the officials of the new drill battalion and the military weapons supervisor will not let this situation go unchecked. They want to be like Zhang Qian, and they can't just give away gifts. They have to at least come up with similar achievements as when Zhang Qianqian was in the arsenal prison, such as creating some artifacts that benefit the country and the people, or divine weapons that can make the Tang Dynasty soldiers like tigers. For example, windmill machine shafts, such as dragon cars and gunpowder, etc. No matter how bad it is, they have to at least toss something similar to the level of an iron stove to come out, so that the people behind it can be cheeky to speak for them.

To be honest, this is a bit too high for them. Therefore, they were "smart", so they quickly hit Zhang Qian's right-hand man. Especially in the past month, because of the cold weather, there has been continuous heavy snowfall on the sandbar in Guazhou, and the communication between the Western Regions and Chang'an has been cut off. Some of the new talents of the ordnance prison have become more and more emboldened. From hinting and co-opting, he has gradually turned to open-faced persecution, asking Ren Cong and Guo Nu to express their stance and take out dry goods to be loyal to them.

"Grandma's, it's a big deal, Lao Tzu won't do it!" Thinking of some people's faces, Ren Cong felt that he was angry, raised his hand, and slapped the table hard.

He was not a person who liked intrigue, otherwise, he would not have been squeezed by his stepmother in the first place, and he would have shrunk in the village outside the city to eat and wait for death. And now, without the arms supervisor of the senior brother, he feels as tasteless as chicken ribs. No matter how bright the future promised by others is, he can't raise any interest and spirit.

"Who messed with you again, Little Five!" A familiar voice, piercing through the roar of the machine, reached his ears. This is followed by a strong rose scent and body odor.

There is no need to look back, Ren Cong knows that it is Guo Nu who is coming. Shrugged his shoulders and responded with a sneer: "Who else could there be?" Lao Tzu didn't know who gave him the courage to think that he had the ability to replace the senior brother? ”

"Who else can give them the courage, the ones who dance the most happily in the court will always be those few!" Guo Nu smiled and shrugged his shoulders with Ren Cong, "Anyway, the Holy Lord has not been in the court recently, as long as they coax the queen, they can do whatever they want." ”

"You said Zong Chuke and Ji Chu Ne?" Ren Cong's brows furrowed, and then sighed softly. "Senior Brother hasn't offended them, and what's in it for them to do this?!"

"I haven't offended, but the senior brother hasn't taken the initiative to pat their ass!" Guo Nu pursed his lips and continued to shrug his shoulders, "For them, it's a sin not to pat themselves on the back. What's more, there are two princesses who regard the elder brother as a thorn in their side. ”

"Rat-eyed!" Ren Cong scolded in a low voice, and the expression on his face was even more frustrated.

The machines around them roared loudly, so the brothers didn't have to worry about their words being heard by outsiders. Speaking of which, it is a bit unscrupulous. Soon, the conversation shifted from the things around him to the court and the court.

The Ying Tian Shenlong Emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and he rarely comes to the court anymore. And although Empress Wei has the intention of being the second Great Sage Empress, she doesn't even have the cost of the Great Sage Empress. In the past few months, she has done almost nothing except constantly using the "auspicious rui" in various places to build momentum for herself and promote her cronies.

And the cronies promoted by Empress Wei were also people who tended to be inflammatory, and they could not help him stabilize his control over the imperial court at all. And, a few of them clearly pedaled several boats. For example, Dou Congyi and Cen Xi, although they have been deeply appreciated by Empress Wei recently, have been secretly in contact with Princess Taiping.

……

"Looking at it this way, it really doesn't have to be a bad thing for Senior Brother to go to the Western Regions!" Suddenly, Ren Cong sighed again and said in a low voice, his young face was full of envy, "I'm really jealous of Ziyu and Ji Ling now, I can leave if I want, I don't need any reason." ”

"I'm envious too!" Guo Nu smiled and nodded, and then, he leaned forward again, lowered his voice and added, "But it's almost there." The days of our nest are coming to an end. Someone in my family brought back news from the Western Regions. A month ago, the elder brother put a knife on the neck of my distant uncle and forcibly borrowed 3,000 soldiers and horses from Shule to leave! ”

"Your distant uncle, do you mean Guo Yuanzhen, the chief manager of Jinshan Dao?" Ren Cong was stunned, and then realized that Guo Nu didn't come to complain with him. Frowning and furrowing, he asked in a trembling voice.

"Who else but him? For this reason, my uncle and my grandfather quarreled this morning! Guo Nu smiled again and gritted his teeth, "My uncle thinks that my grandfather shouldn't have supported Senior Brother in the first place, but he didn't take a look, how much benefit did Senior Brother bring to my family?" I don't want to think about it carefully, with the temperament of the senior brother, if I wasn't forced to be anxious, how could I be in my distant uncle's lair, facing him with a white blade?! ”

"So, what about Senior Brother? Where did he go with the three thousand soldiers and horses he borrowed?! Ren Cong didn't want to care about the specific reasons and details of the quarrel between the two sides, so he narrowed his eyes and continued to ask.

"Senior brother has taken them to copy the back road! Whether it succeeds or not, there should be news recently. Guo Nu put away his smile and responded solemnly, "My uncle is worried that the senior brother will lose the battle, so he forced my grandfather to draw a line with the senior brother." My grandfather said that he would be angry and knew that the senior brother would definitely be rich and wealthy in this life. Therefore, the more times like this, the more you should send charcoal to the senior brother! ”

"Uncle will be angry, is it really fake?" Ren Cong has known Guo Nu's father for a long time, and knows that this person eats both black and white. But I have never heard that this person can actually use Taoist thaumaturgy and can see the future of others.

"That's what my grandpa said!" Guo Nu smiled and nodded again, "Fooling my uncle." However, like me, he believes that the elder brother will not do things that he is not sure of. As for my distant uncle, hehe, since he became the host and guest, I am afraid that my grandfather will take the slightest benefit from him. He was cleaned up by the senior brother, and he deserved it! ”

"But after all, the senior brother only has 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the military spirit is also unstable." Ren Cong heard that it was me, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

"The elder brother captured Sha Xiao, the younger brother of Suo Ge, and it only took two hundred families!" Guo Nu's confidence in Zhang Qian is obviously much higher than Ren Cong. After thinking about it, he revealed in a very low voice, "Sha Xiao is now imprisoned in Shule, in the hands of my distant uncle. This credit, Niu Shi Award and Zhou Yiyi should also know, my uncle may not dare to be greedy. And the senior brother went to copy the back road of Suo Ge, even if the battle was not good, and he had the great merit of capturing Sha Yu alive, it was enough to ......"

Before he could finish a sentence, someone had already hurriedly broken into the workshop. From afar, he opened his throat and shouted: "Shaolangjun, Ren Zheng, great victory, great victory." Young Eunuch Zhang attacked Gumo by surprise, and burned Suo Ge's military rations with a fire! Guizi turned the crisis into safety, and Mr. Niu led his troops to chase and kill, and Mr. Guo met on the bank of the Sihun River!! ”

"What? Is the news true?! Guo Nu and Ren Cong both jumped up, rushed over desperately, one left and one right, and grabbed the arm of the messenger Ding Guonan. Again, again? Where's the big brother? Did he really burn Suoge's military rations? ”

"It's burned, it's true! Suo Ge had no food, and he retired from the army! The good news has been sent to the palace. The messenger walked all the way and shouted all the way! Niu Shi Award and Guo Yuanzhen will join forces, and they are working together to hunt down Suo Ge! Guo Nan grinned and nodded again and again. It hurts, Shaolangjun, Ren Zheng, it hurts! Tap, the servant's arm is broken by you! ”

"Grandma's, Lao Tzu knows that Suo Ge is not the opponent of Senior Brother!" Guo Nu let go of his hand and punched hard in midair. "Even if the senior brother only has three thousand people with him!"

"Where is my senior brother?" Ren Cong didn't let go, and continued to pull Guo Nan's arm and ask.

"I don't know, the messenger didn't shout, and my lord hasn't seen the good news yet!" Guo Nan shook his head slightly. Immediately, he lowered his voice and urged, "Shaolangjun, the master said, let you quickly find a way to inquire, what did the good news say?" Where is Zhang Shaojian now? How much has it done? This idea is not enough to have merit, but to spend the money that should be spent. The two of you are junior brothers, hurry up and find a way to contact someone who can be relied on, and push the young eunuch together together! ”

"Yes!" Guo Nu and Ren Cong nodded in unison, and in an instant, they felt that the sun outside the window was exceptionally bright.

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The winter sun, through the large glass windows, shines in the Zichen Palace, bright and warm.

Different from the legends outside, Li Xian, the Emperor of the Ying Heavenly Dragon Emperor, was actually much better in spirit and complexion than a few months ago. Especially when looking through the large stack of battle reports that had just been delivered, the eyes would glow with coldness, anger, or joy from time to time.

Xiao Zhizhong, Yang Qi, Zong Chuke, Ji Chune, Wei Sili, Dou Huaizhen, and Zhao Yanzhao, seven important ministers with the power of prime ministers, sat quietly on the embroidery pier and waited. Empress Wei, who handled government affairs for Li Xianlin some time ago, looked at her husband silently, her eyes full of tenderness.

Li Xian's reading speed was very fast, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he went through all the battle reports. Immediately, he raised his head and asked with a smile: "Have you seen it?" Need to watch it again? If you need to, just come up and get it yourself. ”

"Back to the saint, I've just circulated it!" Xiao Zhizhong took the lead, and the rest of the important ministers echoed in unison. Everyone's face tried to show a hint of joy.

"Then let's talk about it, what should I do next, so that this war can be ended and the Western Regions will be peaceful for a long time!" Li Xian originally asked casually, but after listening to everyone's answer, he pushed the battle report to the edge of the imperial case, and asked with a smile.

The seven important ministers looked at each other, and none of them would take the lead in responding, and everyone's hearts were turbulent.

More than a dozen war reports, the earliest one, the latest, twenty-four days earlier. However, they were all sent to Chang'an at the same time. If you dig into the reason, just the continuous snowfall in Guazhou and sandbar after the winter, it is absolutely unreasonable! And if you dig deeper, I'm afraid it will affect the "peaceful" situation in the court that is not easy to have! Even, there may be another bloody storm.

"Xiao Servant, can you teach me a good strategy?" Seeing that everyone refused to speak, Li Xian frowned and nodded decisively.

Empress Wei's eyes lit up in an instant, and then, he gently bowed his head.

And Xiao Zhizhong, who was ordered, suddenly began to turn red. After hesitating again and again, he stood up and said in a low voice: "Weichen doesn't dare." When the Ox Master Award first arrived in the Western Regions, he encountered a vicious battle. First to protect the turtle is not lost, but can decisively turn defense into offense, its loyalty, record is commendable. The minister thought that according to the practice of treating Zhang Renyuan this year, the general of Jin Da, the title of Xianjue, and the three titles of Pingzhang political affairs, should be added to encourage the soldiers to try their best to fight for the country! ”

It sounds coherent, but it's all pretty nonsense!

The Niu Shi Award was originally General Zuo Xiaowei, and he was only one step away from the general. And General Zuo Xiaowei's position has been vacant for many years, and sooner or later it will be awarded by the Niu Division, which is almost a war feat. As for the lord, the title is also the court's consistent routine for generals. Since Zhang Renyuan has it, there is no reason not to give the Niu Shi Award.

Immediately, Li Xian's face darkened, he looked at Xiao Zhizhong coldly, and continued to ask: "Is that all?" Is there any other good way to teach me? ”

"Weichen doesn't dare!" As Guo Yuanzhen's backer and one of the people who advocated recruiting An Suoge, at this moment, Xiao Zhizhong felt how embarrassed and embarrassed he was. Hurriedly saluted Li Xian again, and added in a low voice: "The minister thinks that Suo Ge has lost his military rations, and his people will disperse." The Niu Shi Award and Guo Yuanzhen are in one place, and the victory is in hand. The Holy One can send the Imperial History to set off and inspect the four towns of Anxi. After Suo Ge was conferred the head, he appeased the hearts of the chiefs of the various tribes. And deal with the accumulated disadvantages and dredge the post road! ”

This is a little more meaningful than before. But I still scratched my boots, and there was no word "scratching" in the right place. In particular, Guo Yuanzhen did not move his troops before, and Zhang Qiansheng's good news of capturing Sha Xiao was delayed in Chang'an, and he did not do anything at all.

Li Xian's face immediately became more gloomy. Decisively took his eyes off Xiao Zhizhong and looked at Zong Chuke, "Zong servant, what about you?" Do you have a good plan to teach me? ”

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Zong Chuke quickly got up and saluted respectfully, "Qi Sheng, Guo Yuanzhen is from the main guest room, and he is good at appeasing the chiefs of various departments, but he is not good at leading troops to fight. There had been no war in the Western Regions before, and its weaknesses had not yet been revealed. And in this battle, it was exposed. Yes, Weichen is willing to ask the saint to recall Guo Yuanzhen, and send another good general to sit in Jinshan Road! ”

"Hmm!" Li Xian smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

Zong Chuke's spirits were greatly lifted, and he decisively struck while the iron was hot, "Shengshang, Zhou Yizhong fought bravely, as early as last year, he noticed Suo Ge's wolf ambitions. This year, he decisively rejected this person's arrogant request to pursue the Ashna Loyalty. Although he was careless in the spring and was defeated by the joint efforts of Suo Ge and the Turks, he never forgot to take revenge. This time, when Qiuzi was attacked, after receiving Zhang Qian's message, he immediately led his troops across the desert and coerced Suo Ge's flanks......"

However, there was no measure of merit, and in the spring, he retreated all the way from broken leaves to sowing immortals. This time, I learned that Suo Ge's military rations were burned, and I resolutely retreated to avoid its edge as soon as possible! Zhao Yanzhao couldn't bear it anymore, and interjected with a sneer next to him.

This slap in the face is a bit hard.

Zhou Yiyi is a descendant of Zong Chuke, and is known for his loyalty and bravery. And this person lost to Suo Ge first, defeated more than 1,000 miles, and abandoned several cities in a row. This time, because he was worried that Suo Ge would die and counterattack, he led his troops to escape into the desert, no matter how you say it, it has nothing to do with the words "loyal and brave fighting".

"He has finally recovered Khotan!" Zong Chuke was so angry that his eyes were on fire, and he gritted his teeth to remind.

"In the spring of Khotan, he also took the initiative to give up!" Zhao Yanzhao pursed his lips, his face full of disdain.

"In short, Guo Yuanzhen is not suitable to sit in Shule!" Zong Chuke was forced to be anxious, and decisively tore apart the question that everyone had tried to avoid before, "He has been operating in the four prefectures of Ganliang and Guasha for many years, and he has led troops to sit in Shule. There is something going on in the Western Regions, as long as he doesn't move, it will be a problem for the imperial court to even get the news in time. The old man also once went to Yangguan, where it does often snow in winter, but it snows heavily for a whole month, and the entire city should have been buried by snow a long time ago, how can there be still living people! ”

"That can't appoint Zhou Yiyi. Guo Yuanzhen can be replaced, Zhou Yiyi has no talent and no virtue, and it is not enough to replace him! Zhao Yanzhao didn't argue with him, just stated his own opinions.

Guo Yuanzhen is Xiao Zhizhong's person, and there may be Princess Taiping standing behind him. Zhou Yiyi is the descendant of Zong Chuke, and he may also climb up to Empress Wei behind him, and the two sides are not small. He didn't have to die to offend. However, it will not support either side to continue to sit in the Western Regions.

"Shengshang, Weichen thinks that Guo Yuanzhen has been stationed in the border for a long time, and his hard work is high, so it is appropriate to recall him to the court, serve as an important position in the Ministry of Rites, honor his body, and give full play to his strengths!" Wei Sili, the parent of Empress Wei, didn't want to let the two argue endlessly, sighed, and stepped forward decisively, "And the four prefectures of Ganliang and Guasha are important places to connect the Central Plains and the Western Regions, so they should send a separate group to send good generals to garrison it." Weichen thought that the general of the right guard, Cheng Boxian, the public of Guangping County, was loyal and brave and good at fighting, and was worthy of this position. ”

The voice fell, and the argument immediately stopped. Zong Chuke and Xiao Zhizhong both frowned, not knowing who Wei Sili was helping?!

It stands to reason that Wei Sili is the brother of Empress Wei, and he has gained power because of Empress Wei, so of course he should support Zhou Yiyi. And he, who proposed to sit in the four states of Ganliang and Guasha, was Cheng Boxian, the grandson of Cheng Yanjin!

The Cheng family, who doesn't know that it is the famous "crazy man's nest". Since the era of Taizong, whoever dares to provoke will bite it endlessly. Biting Wei Chi Jingde and biting Li Shiji, biting Hou Junji and then biting the eldest grandson Wuji, making enemies everywhere. For decades, not only is no one in the court willing to associate with him anymore, but few people in the people are willing to marry this family! Wei Sili recommended Cheng Boxian to sit in Sizhou, not only would Empress Wei be unhappy, but he would not want to get any gratitude from the Cheng family!

However, Li Xian, the Emperor of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, decisively patted the case lightly with his hand, "Good, Wei Qing's words are very good!" Yang Shangshu, prepare the purpose for me. Cheng Bo was appointed as the general manager of the middle of the river and sat in the four continents of Ganliang Guasha. Always ready to support the Saiwai and the Western Regions! ”

"Minister, obey!" Shang Shu made Yang Qi tremble and stand up and salute to receive his order. The appearance of the old dragon bell seems to be able to fall down at any time and never wake up.

Empress Wei's eyes flashed with a hint of unhappiness in an instant. However, seeing her husband's rare cheer-up appearance, she hesitated for a moment and swallowed the words that had already reached her lips.

"Weichen thinks that Chang Yuankai, the general of the right guard, is familiar with military affairs, and can serve as the general manager of Jinshan Road on behalf of Guo Yuanzhen." Wei Sili didn't feel Empress Wei's dissatisfaction at all, and after Yang Qi sat down, he continued to admonish Li Xian. In addition, Guo Hong, the son of Guo Yuanzhen, killed the enemy side by side with Shi Zhangqian, the marching commander of the Anxi Army, and made great achievements, and his bravery did not lose to his father. It should stay in the Western Regions and defend a city! ”

Empress Wei's brows furrowed again, but she still didn't speak. Chang Yuankai gave her a good impression, and she also had a lot of "respect" for her. But Chang Yuankai is far less reassuring than Zhou Yiyi. In addition, Chang Yuankai doesn't have much combat experience, and suddenly being put on the front line of defending against big cannibals will inevitably delay state affairs!

"Hmm!" Li Xian groaned softly, and did not make a decision immediately.

In his impression, although Chang Yuankai is not as brave as Zhang Renyuan and the Niu Master Award, he is a rare and stable person. The Tang Dynasty has not had enough strength to recover Persia and Dawan recently. Therefore, it is appropriate to put Chang Yuankai on the border to garrison. But the second half of Wei Sili's sentence made him not very satisfied.

Indeed, Guo Hong once fought side by side with Zhang Qian, and together won Gushi Mountain, the Confession Pavilion, Gumo Prefecture and other places, and copied Suo Ge's back road. But when a discerning person looks at it, he knows that those credits were given to him by Zhang Qian, or that his father Guo Yuanzhen snatched them from Zhang Qian. Let him sit in a city, he can appease his father, but it will not do any good to stabilize the Western Regions!

In addition, there is also the next remuneration for Zhang Qian. If Guo Hong relies on the merits he has made, he will sit in one city. How should Zhang Qian, who has really made great achievements, be rewarded? Also, in the battle report submitted by Guo Yuanzhen, it was said that Zhang Qian "built a divine weapon, connected several cities, and was like a bamboo", what does it mean? Guo Yuanzhen also said that he sent a surprise soldier to attack Broken Leaves, and he was loyal and brave? Why didn't the battle report sent back by the Niu Shi Award mention anything about these two things?

"Good news, there will be good news in the end, asking to see the saint! Shi Zhangqian, the marching commander of the Anxi Army, ......, "Just as he was hesitating, there was another commotion outside the Zichen Palace. Immediately after, Gao Yanfu, the general of the prison gate, rushed to the front of the imperial case at a trot, and raised a bamboo tube with fire paint above his head with both hands, "Holy Lord, great joy." The chief manager of Anxi, Niu Shi Award, sent someone Pegasus to deliver good news, and the marching commander Shi Zhangqian conquered the broken leaves and annihilated the defenders in the city! ”

"What, give it to me!" Li Xian was overjoyed, instantly forgot all the suspicions in his heart, stood up, and snatched the bamboo tube.

His eyes darkened, and his body slowly sat back in the dragon chair. However, he struggled to open the bamboo tube and pulled out the good news inside. As if asking for help, he handed it to his wife Wei, "Queen, read it to me." The broken leaves are back, and since I ascended the throne, I have not lost an inch of land. I, my heart, my heart is very comforting. ”

"Holy!" Gao Yanfu was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he rushed up with an arrow step, pressing Li Xian's chest and back points with his index finger to dredge his blood veins.

Empress Wei Wushuang got up with tears in her eyes and carefully recited every word on the good news: "The Grand Governor of Anxi Province won the Niu Shi Award, and by the will of the Holy Lord, Shi Zhangqian, the marching commander of the Anxi Army, ......"

The sun was shining, Li Xian smiled at the corner of his mouth, and tears suddenly flowed uncontrollably all over his face.

He's a good emperor, he's better than his mother. He was wronged by Wu Zetian back then, and he did not live up to his father's bloodline. Since he ascended the throne, Datang has not lost an inch of land. Even if it is lost, it is now recaptured by the loyal generals in a bloody battle. Even if he dies today, he doesn't have too many regrets!