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The Taolin Station in the west of Tongguan has suddenly gathered recently, and there are almost tens of thousands of people. Such a large-scale gathering of people and horses can only be the handiwork of Shaanxi Dao Daxingtai.

In front of the Taolin Post House, which was temporarily requisitioned for the military, Cao Renshi, the general of Tongguan, was waiting here early, and when he saw the banner of Chang'an Internal Guard appearing on the way to the west, he hurriedly led a cadre of generals to ride a horse to meet him.

There is still Li Xu from the honor guard, Cao Renshi and others dismounted and stood on the left side of the road, looked for it, and soon found the figure of King Yong in the team, approached to the front, and said respectfully: "The last general and others greet His Royal Highness King Yong, the inside and outside of the pavilion have been laid out, please Your Highness pause and wash the dust!" ”

"Hard work, General Cao and all the soldiers."

Li Tong stood on his horse, bowed his head slightly, and waved his hand to signal the internal guard armor in the rear to bring the idle horses in the ranks, and waited until Cao Renshi and others changed horses, and then signaled to continue on the road.

While riding his horse slowly, Li Tong asked: "All the armies have gathered to play Wutong Pass, can the reserves of money, grain, and labor force in this realm be enough?" ”

"The line is rich in money and food, and there is no delay. Since he was ordered a month ago, the last general ordered the Tongguan garrison to be diligent, and the camps in the east and west were set up, which was enough for the army to stay here and practice martial arts for a month. In addition, Tongjin County ordered the fields to return to agriculture to appease the dead in the eastern part of the country, and the number of people gathered has reached more than 3,000 households, among which Ding Zhuang is also waiting to be selected with the decree......"

Cao Renshi briefly explained the situation around Tongguan, and there was excitement in his tone.

After Li Tong heard this, he nodded, and said: "The most important thing in the military is diligence, although Tongguan is the gateway in the sky, and there is no invasion of Hulu, but since the armor soldiers are stationed here, it is not possible to slack morale for a long time and waste force. Taolinyi hooks up the east and the west, and the ground is rushing, and it is co-acting with Wu Xuanwei to deter lawlessness. Set up a camp in this Zhang and compete in martial arts, and from now on, it will become a fixed pattern. ”

After hearing this, Master Cao Ren nodded again and again, and all the soldiers in Tongguan behind him were excited.

Since King Yong's westward march, how many traces of martial arts have been there? However, all kinds of military operations were mainly concentrated between Longyou and Hequ. Although Tongguan is also a permanent armed force, it has never been the focus in the military planning of Xingtai, which inevitably makes the soldiers of Tongguan feel sad? Just think it's all someone else's? And they are not cared for.

Have you already put on your armor and surrendered? Naturally thirsty for martial arts, seeing the frequent reports of good news on all sides, killing thieves and hunting slaves is too much? And they're only used as dogs? More or less a little lost.

For example, Cao Renshi, although he was also among the top ten overseers of Taiwan. But he, the Overseer, has few meritorious deeds, compared to other generals of equal rank on the Sides? There is always a lack of confidence.

In the past, the armies of the Northern Dao were incorporated under the command of King Yong? Cao Renshi and Qi Ming voted for King Yong together? Now Qi Ming is already a key member of the platform in Hequ? Special against the Turkic Khan in a silent battle? Let its name move Shaanxi.

And Cao Ren Shijiu Zhentongguan? Although there is no pain in lying in the snow and drinking ice, but there is also a lack of deeds, and I have been invited to Longlong several times before, but I am not willing to be idle for a long time.

Although the line has not been transferred, fortunately, the focus of this year's work is no longer just blindly focusing on border affairs? Instead, it began to tilt towards the country. Special moon before the stage of the order? It will gather military exercises in Tongguan. Regardless of the abundance of political signals sent by this directive? For the guards of Tongguan? Definitely great news.

After entering the Taolin Station, Li Tong first bathed and changed clothes, and then went out to meet the generals.

Xingtai this time Yu Tongguan martial arts? The participation is mainly in the Zhuzhou group exercise, the scale is expected to be between 20,000 and 30,000 people, covering the prefectures and counties are mainly east of Longzhou, west of Tongguan area, the time will last until mid-June. After observing the results, it cannot be ruled out that the delay will continue to be extended until autumn.

Last year, the military structure inside and outside Xingtai was shallow, and there were 12 Chinese and foreign armies in Chang'an, Gyeonggi, and 10 overseers from all sides were each a commander, which was the first sequence of soldiers in Xingtai. In addition, there are ten regimental training envoys in the prefectures, who are responsible for recruiting the brave and the brave as reserve arms.

At the end of last year, Tubo once again made a fuss in Qinghai, which postponed the originally scheduled Gyeonggi military exercise. After the New Year, there was spring ploughing and preparing for various things on the side, so Xingtai simply did not make any more plans for martial arts.

After all, since the Chang'an Rebellion the year before last, the front-line soldiers under the Xingtai Institute have been in high-intensity offensive warfare, and the garrison of Chang'an has become a rare time for the soldiers to recuperate, so there is no need to bother anymore.

But Xingtai wanted to recuperate from the armor, but some people were not happy. The turmoil in the Shendu court has risen again, and Chang'an Xingtai has to come up with a reaction no matter what.

Therefore, after a short day of discussion, Xingtai decided to hold this military exercise to practice the newly recruited group training in Zhuzhou. In addition to the political intentions, it is also due to the fact that the military reconstruction of Taiwan is quite different from the old law. Although the regimental training in Zhuzhou does not belong to the front-line armament, as a reserve force, it must also contact and adapt to this new change as soon as possible.

Therefore, this exercise did not prepare any high-intensity offensive and defensive confrontations, but mainly honed basic military projects such as behavior, camping, advance and retreat, etc.

Due to the temporary intention of this military performance, the prefectures were ordered to have their own order, and the location of the military performance was not Chang'an, Gyeonggi, but Tongguan, which is located in the east. It can be said that from the beginning of the order, the military exercises have already begun, the mobilization of the battalion, the raising of grain and grass, the rhythm of the march, and so on. The content of these tests is also more in line with the positioning of the state group training under the Xingtai.

Also because this performance is not the main force of the stage, so the generals who follow are mainly young and strong, Hei Zhi Changzhi's son Hei Yajun, Li Qianli's eldest nephew Li Yi, and Li Tong Guo Zhiyun who dug in Longyou, including Li Yang, Li Ge, etc., including Yingyuan, Leopard Fang and other young generals, are all impressively listed, not only training soldiers, but also training generals.

Li Tong will not discuss with the generals in detail about this specific political consideration, but only explained the process of the military exercise, and each assigned the mission, so he and the generals returned to their respective camps to prepare for the formal military exercise.

After the rest of the generals left, Li Tong left Cao Renshi alone, and then asked, "Where has the Shendu and his party gone?" ”

"Yesterday's letter has arrived in Shaanzhou, and the itinerary is estimated to arrive in front of the customs within three days."

Cao Renshi knew that His Highness's question was about his family members, and hurriedly said: "Although His Highness said that he would not allow the first people to go out of the customs, the last general took the liberty of sending two battalions of robes and rods to greet him. After all, the situation in Shaanzhou is strange, and His Royal Highness's family members have come to the west, not only the inner court, but also the situation in Taiwan is quite affected, so it is still necessary to be cautious. ”

After Li Tong heard this, he nodded and said, "I have to think about it outside of my job, thank you General Cao for your care." ”

"Your Highness's words are serious, if you don't have to protect Your Highness's door, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the last general to concentrate on things. Fang Jin's love is reborn, and only the realm of Shaanxi is fortunate to be peaceful under the Wang's teaching. ”

Cao Renshi clenched his fists and said again, and his tone was not without emotion: "The last general is in office, when this is the gateway between the east and the west, the difference between what you see and feel is particularly deep. Since Kuangzheng, the politics of the imperial court was especially established before Xingtai, but until now, the people who travel and eat in front of the gate only come from the east to the west, and the fathers and elders help each other on the way, eager for the king's teaching. The people's livelihood has been lost in cooking, and the courtiers can only take repetition as their ability, and in the long run, they will not say goodbye. If His Highness returns to the court......"

"This matter cannot be discussed lightly, only the emperor's fate is hopeful!"

After Li Tong heard this, he raised his hand and said, he was not going to talk about it further.

Of course, he also knew in his heart that the officials of Xingtai were looking forward to his return to the court. After all, no matter how majestic Xingtai is, it is not righteous compared to the imperial court after all. As long as he returns to the court, there will be a chance for great progress in the congregation.

But to be honest, although the court has made a lot of tricks, it seems that his fourth uncle is frizzy and unsuitable. However, even if Li Tong returns to the dynasty now, he actually does not have enough confidence and strength to suppress the parties who are about to move.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially before the Anshi Rebellion, it can be said that there was no mediocre person in power, even including his third uncle Li Xian, who Li Tong did not look up to.

The centuries-long division between the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in this world is the beginning of a major change in the Middle Ages, and the beginning of a thousand years of world, which contains various conflicts, collisions and attempts, compromises, and run-ins, which can be described as extremely complex.

It is not easy to reach the top of the supreme world in such a world, and it will be even more difficult if you want to create something more. The dark tide contained in this is surging, and the human eye sees less than one or two, and Li Tong is also the deeper he enters the WTO, the more he has a sense of awe for the world in his heart.

This Tongguan military performance is not so much a demonstration to the imperial court, but a reunification of the inner Xingtai.

His fourth uncle's fire was too big, and many conspiracies and desires of the times were aroused, and Li Tong was in Guanzhong, and what he needed to consider was not only when to raise the banner of Jingnan, but also to guard against letting this evil fire come to Shaanxi.

When he first planned to play Wutong Pass, Li Tong did not plan to come in person, and planned to stay in Chang'an to ensure that Chang'an would not disturb morale. However, when he learned that the court had arranged for the escort of his family, he had to come.

The imperial court escorted Princess Yong and other personnel this time, and there were two generals in Nanya alone, namely Cheng Zheng, the general of Zuo Qianniu, and Yang Zhiqing, the general of Zuo Wei's family.

Among them, Cheng Zhengnai is the grandson of Emperor Taizong and the grandson of Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu. Yang Zhiqing was born in the Hongnong Yang family's Guan Wang Mansion, and he had to call the queen mother a cousin, and he also had a more prominent identity, that is, the grandfather of Tang Suzong Li Heng, of course, this identity is not mentioned at the moment.

But if it's just these two people, it's not worth Li Tong to leave from Chang'an to come to Tongguan to wait. There is a more prominent figure who escorted Princess Yong and her entourage, that is, Duke Jie Guo and Taichang Qing Yuwen Tingli.

The reason why Yuwen Tingli is awesome is not because of his official position, but because of his title. After the two kings of the dynasty, the prince of Jieguo was a direct descendant of the Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he was called a state guest, and his political influence was extraordinary. In other words, the Jieguo family is the spiritual totem of Guan Longxun's nobles!

Such a figure was actually sent to the court to escort King Yong's family to the west, and Li Tong did not dare to wait in Chang'an even if he trusted him to do so. Of course, there is another layer of intention, that is, to find out which bastard came up with this bad idea, Lao Tzu will kill him sooner or later!