Since pacifying the Central Plains, Liao Chuan returned to Shanggu County, responsible for guarding the northeastern border of the Tang Dynasty, and forming a deterrent to the Yan Kingdom of Pingzhou north of Yanshan. Originally, in terms of prosperity, he should have taken Jixian County in Yan County as his permanent residence.

However, because the land outside the Saiwai is equally important, especially the upper valley, it shoulders the security of the grassland outside the Saiwai, especially the eastern areas of Shuofang and Daizhou. Therefore, Li Xin still let him stay in Shanggu. And Jixian County, Yan County, is set up as the seat of Youzhou General and Youzhou, but this Youzhou General is also under the jurisdiction of Liao Chuan.

For example, the generals sent out from various places are basically wartime establishments that are set up to meet the needs of war. A Zhenbei general like Li Erhei, although it has been established for several years, the war in the Shuofang area has long been over.

However, because the original Daiguo outside the Saiwai has not yet completely stabilized, a general with the nature of commander-in-chief who is in charge of the overall situation and is responsible for coordinating the northern Shuofang and Daizhou areas must be maintained.

Because Yan County faces the sea in the east and is close to the Yanshan Mountain Range, once it passes through Yanshan, it is now outside the territory of the Tang Dynasty, especially Pingzhou is still an enemy territory. Therefore, Liao Chuan sits in Shanggu, and his subordinates also govern the general of Youzhou and the general of Bingzhou, and Li Erhei in the west happens to form a barrier on the northern border of the Tang Dynasty.

Since the end of the Great War against the Yan Kingdom, he has been resting in the land of the Upper Valley for two or three years. Now, the traces of the war are basically invisible, and after the soldiers and horses under his command are replenished, after so long of training, it can be said that the soldiers are strong and strong.

Seeing that Zhou Tong in the west and they were fighting vigorously, and took Liangyi and Liangzhou and other places one after another, this was as uncomfortable as a cat's paw scratching his heart when he could only watch dryly.

For this reason, in the past, he had written many times, asking him to be transferred to the front line to participate in the war, even if he was not the general who led the troops. But Li Xin ignored his request at all, and directly reprimanded him.

After being scolded, Liao Chuan became honest, he didn't dare to go against Li Xin. What's more, Li Xin arranged another thing for him after that.

After receiving the notice of the messenger who came quickly, although Liao Chuan had some doubts in his heart, he still did not dare to have any delay, and it took less than ten days to rush all the way to Chang'an City.

After a little freshening, he rushed to the palace and asked for an interview.

"Chen Liao Chuan see His Highness!" After getting permission, Liao Chuan hurriedly paid a respect.

"It's back! Excuse me! Li Xin glanced at him and gestured.

"Your Highness!"

"This time I called you back, but I have something important to discuss! Something happened to Yan Guo, you should have heard about it, right? Li Xin put down the brush in his hand, walked down from behind the table, and said.

"Yes, on the way here, the minister has already heard the news of Murong Ke's death!"

"In your opinion, what is the matter?"

"From the courtier's point of view, this is a good opportunity for us to destroy Yan. Since the defeat of the Yan Kingdom in our hands, it has been in a state of survival, if it weren't for Murong Ke's existence, I'm afraid it would have fallen apart long ago. Before, His Royal Highness promised to negotiate peace with the other party, so that the other party had a chance to breathe, wasn't it precisely the factor of Murong Ke? Liao Chuan didn't think about it, and said bluntly.

Such an important thing, when he heard it halfway, he immediately understood the meaning of calling himself back to Chang'an. Therefore, it is impossible not to think clearly about the pros and cons of this matter to Datang in advance.

"You're right, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The current Yan State is controlled by Murong Ping and the Kezuhun clan, and the death of the capable officials in the court is degraded. Moreover, that Murong Ping is greedy by nature, and only recognizes gold and silver treasures but not talents, it will not be long before the entire Yan Kingdom will be in chaos! I called you back just to ask you, after resting in Shanggu for two or three years, have you ever sharpened the Mo knife in your hand? Li Xin nodded, and at the end, he stared at Liao Chuan and said slowly.

"Your Highness, rest assured, these days, the sword has never left his hand, the blade has never been notched, as long as the enemy dares to appear in front of the general, he will be called and will not return!" Hearing this, Liao Chuan hurriedly said excitedly.

"Excellent! What you want is that you never give up! By the way, how did you do with the things that were given to you before? Li Xin was very satisfied with his fighting spirit, and after a deep groan, he asked.

"Since receiving the order of His Royal Highness, the last general has not dared to relax for a moment, although he does not dare to say that he has achievements, but he already has the strength to fight! It's just that I don't know when His Highness is going to march to destroy Yan? Liao Chuan hurriedly replied.

"Let's get ready! This matter cannot be rushed, and it cannot be rushed! Now the situation is different from the past, if we want to do something against Yan Guo, it is not only Yan Guo that is involved! You have to prepare! It is necessary to complete the battle in one battle, and this time the Yan Kingdom must be completely defeated! Li Xin waved his hand, and did not give a direct order as he imagined.

Although he was a little disappointed in his heart, Liao Chuan also knew that this was the truth, so he said respectfully: "The last general understands, after going back, he will immediately step up preparations for this matter, and wait for His Highness's military orders at any time!" ”

"Since you're here, let's wait! In a few days, Liu Xiaohai and the others will also rush back, let's discuss this big matter together! It's been a hard journey, so let's go back and rest first! Li Xin instructed him.

"Yes, the last general commands!" Liao Chuan answered, and then slowly retreated.

After a few days, the main generals in various places, except for those in Liangzhou and other places, have basically rushed back to Chang'an. Since Murong Ke's matter had already been rumored, everyone understood what was going on in their hearts.

After all the people had arrived, Li Xin called everyone together and stayed in the camp of the Unbroken Army outside Chang'an City for five or six days. It was a relatively secret operation, so few people knew what they were doing.

After a few more days, everyone dispersed, took the tasks given to them by Li Xin, quietly returned to their station, and quietly began to prepare.

Although Jiang Zuo and the spies of Yan Guo have been staring at these Tang Army generals guarding the border all along, even if they know that they have rushed back to Chang'an, there is no way to know what their plans are.

After all, it was a normal thing for a general to return to the court, especially in the case of Murong Ke. Although Yan Guo and Jiang Zuo both suspected that Li Xin wanted to target Yan Guo, without conclusive evidence, they could only take precautions first.