The first battle of Hetao brought out the spirit of the soldiers and people of Fengzhou, and played with arrogance and arrogance. In particular, the rewards and pensions for the sacrifice of wounded soldiers in the Fengzhou Assassin Mansion let the people know that the bloody sacrifice of the soldiers in front can be rewarded, and not only was the recruitment office crowded out for a while, but the people who came to join the army every day were endless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xuanqing expanded the Tiance Army to 40,000 men, added two new capitals on the basis of the original three, and began to establish a new command structure and plan to carry out new military and political reforms.

"My lord, isn't the strength of this army expansion a bit too big? Sending so many young adults to join the army, I'm afraid that the Toyosu area will not be able to bear it. Cen Tianshi looked at the army expansion plan handed to him by Li Xuanqing and smiled bitterly.

Li Xuanqing knew his difficulties, but he was also a little helpless in the face of the grim situation outside. originally thought that relying on the Hetao War would temporarily stabilize the situation, but the truth is that it seems that he wants to diverge. How long did Li Xuanqing arrive in Fengzhou to defeat the cavalry of more than 10,000 people in Huanggasi, what is there in Fengzhou? Why didn't you find out that the Tiande Army entrenched here was so powerful before?

Other places are fine, but the number of people entering Fengzhou in Xiazhou, Bingzhou, and Lingzhou, which are close to Fengzhou, and Shengzhou in the east, has increased significantly in the past few days, and even Li Cunxiao asked someone to bring a letter to inquire about the war situation and inquire about the news. Now Xuan Yingwei has begun to prepare an emergency plan.

Cen Tianshi also knew Li Xuanqing's difficulties, so he secretly thought about it and said: "According to what the lord said, 40,000 people are not enough, do you want to add more?" ”

Li Xuanqing was completely frightened by his words, just now he had expanded the army one by one, and the social labor force was insufficient, which delayed the development of Fengzhou, why did he suddenly change his mind now? And there was a 180-degree turn, what the hell does this guy mean?

Cen Tianshi was stared at by Li Xuanqing's strange eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Don't look at it, lord, I'm planning for Fengzhou, rather than letting these robbers make up their minds, it's better to protect them well, it's better to protect them well, it's better to slow down the development of Fengzhou than to ruin it." Besides, the Murong family has already begun to move, and there will be a population at the end of this month at the latest. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the head of the Murong family that the grain, grass and population must be imported as soon as possible, and the development of Fengzhou must continue to be delayed now." For the time being, the new arrivals will not be divided into fields, and some of them will be arranged outside the various workshops, and the others will be temporarily allowed to work in the name of state farms to level the land and grow other crops. The terrain in the Houtao area is flat, the land is fertile, and the development of the small-scale peasant economy is too slow, so it is necessary to demarcate the area in the name of the Thorn Shifu for unified planting, popularize new farming techniques and methods, and increase production. ”

Cen Tianshi didn't understand these words a little, but he didn't say anything, just remembered them. Based on Li Xuanqing's thinking during this time, although his plan seems to be fanciful, the effect is surprisingly good.

Li Xuanqing didn't explain much, now is not the time, let's wait for these things to talk about it later, so he continued to ask: "How is the production of white jade porcelain for the Murong family?" ”

"The formula given by the lord has been tested, mainly because there are fewer technicians in Fengzhou porcelain, and it takes more time to explore in the early stage, and it has to be kept secret from the outside world, and the raw materials we prepared in the early stage are also insufficient, so the output is very small, but the quality does meet the requirements of the lord. Recently, Xuan Yingwei secretly invited several masters from Ru Kiln, and the amount of porcelain produced each time has increased a lot, and there are new types of colors and shapes. ”

"Okay, you can take care of this matter, let's go meet the three Great Khans and see if we can dig something out of them and come back." We suffered so many casualties this time, and it would be a big loss if we didn't come back with something. Li Xuanqing smiled slightly, remembered the three "guests" who were captured by himself, nodded, and said to the soldiers who had been on duty outside the door: "Xiaohu, go to Commander Hu and ask him to invite those three guests in." ”

Cen Tianshi was a little funny about Li Xuanqing's diggery personality, but he didn't feel inappropriate in the slightest, these days, even the robbers know that they need a ransom for kidnapping, not to mention the Khan who caught someone. So sitting beside Li Xuanqing, he watched with a smile as the guards walked in with three Hu people.

"Three Khans, Fengzhou is not well entertained, and the three of you have been wronged, please take a seat." Li Xuanqing was familiar with himself, and he didn't pay attention to the faces of these three people, and went straight to entertain.

Cen Tianshi, who was on the side, knew a little nonsense, and when he heard Li Xuanqing's greetings, he was about to translate, but he saw one of the people with a dark face and a strong figure sneering: "We are doing well without working to inspect and worry." ”

Li Xuanqing is not surprised that the three of them understand Tang Yan, the relationship between the Huanggas people and the Tang Dynasty is generally good, and it is not surprising that the high-level will know Tang Yan. He smiled slightly and said: "Since Tahi Khan thinks it's very good, why don't you stay in Fengzhou for a while, it's still very good to put on the scenery, and I'll personally accompany you when you have time, how about taking you to enjoy it?" ”

"Okay, that Khan has thanked the inspector here first." Tahi's thoughts about Li Xuanqing were clear, and he changed his words and said: "I'm afraid that I'm unwilling to go to the royal court of Huanggas, if I send someone to Fengzhou to ask for someone, may I ask the inspector to send Ben Khan back obediently at that time." ”

Cen Tianshi had seen a hard mouth, but he didn't seem to have seen such a dead duck with a hard mouth, so he smiled coldly and said: "Our sentinel has already reported back, and the royal court of Huanggasi doesn't know about the three of you moving to Fengzhou at all, and the people of Muwei in the northeast have begun to mobilize troops and horses recently, and it seems that it is possible to go west to the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain to hunt in the near future, I think your royal court doesn't care about this matter." ”

Cen Tianshi's words made the faces of the three people present change greatly, and Tahi was also stunned for a moment when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. He naturally knew that Cen Tianshi's words were half-true, but he couldn't stand up to his own situation was too bad, he lost troops on the Uighur front in Ganzhou, the main force was scattered, and he moved troops to Yinshan to rob a vote to recuperate by the way, but he was inexplicably defeated by others, and the final family also lost to the bottom, and he himself was captured.

Looking at the cold sweat that slipped on the faces of the three of Tahi, Li Xuanqing smiled slightly, did not speak, but quietly waited for the other party's reaction. Anyway, if this plan can be realized, it is the best, if it can't be realized, it is the same if the gun is turned around and retrieved from the party members in the south, at most it will be more troublesome and fight again.

"I've waited for the three of us to admit it, but I don't know what the inspector commanded? What do we need to do? Half an hour passed, and when Taxi saw Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi sitting there drinking tea, he didn't pay any attention to his own meaning, and knew that the other party was fearless, so he sighed, exchanged looks with the two people around him, and lowered his head and said sullenly.

Li Xuanqing shook his head and said with a smile: "Tahi Khan, I only need you to promise me three things, and I will find a way to help you solve your troubles." ”

"What's the matter, please. As long as the three of us can do it, we will do our best. Tahi and the others' eyes lit up, and the Utu Khan beside him grabbed the conversation and hurriedly asked. At this time, nothing is more important than the survival of their own family, and if they die, those people in the tribe will definitely be swallowed up by the friendly neighboring tribes around them.

Looking at the suddenly burning gaze of the three Tahi, Li Xuanqing didn't have the appetite of the other party, and said directly: "The first thing is to compensate 10,000 Fengzhou war horses and send them to the West Surrender City within ten days; second, the opening of trade routes, allowing Toyosu merchants to enter the grassland trade and providing the necessary protection; Third, within five years, 30,000 head of cattle and sheep, 10,000 war horses, and 100,000 taels of silver will be provided every year. ”

"This is impossible, if our three tribes have these things, they still need to be beaten back from the west?" As soon as Li Xuanqing finished speaking, Wutu Khan screamed on the side.

"I wonder what the Patrol Envoy can offer us?" Tahi glanced sideways at Utu Khan and told him to shut up before asking. Since the other party did not kill himself and was willing to negotiate with him, there was no need to play himself. And among these three conditions, except for the third, the first two Tahi consider themselves not to be harsh. It's just this third, whether your tribe can survive or not is a question of whether it can survive at the moment, how can you still provide so many materials and money? Could it be?

Li Xuanqing couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw Tahi's expression, these three tribes can be led by Dinghu, in addition to strength, the ability of the leader is also the same, at least Taxi's adaptability is much better than the two around him.

"Two helps, one is to help you get through the current difficulties, so that the people can recuperate and not be swallowed up, and I promise that even if you can't stay at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, I will also carve out a grassland for you to cultivate in the pass; The second is that I have a way to get you back to strength within three years. Li Xuanqing held up two fingers again.

Li Xuanqing's words landed and the audience fell silent again, and Tahi still pondered there with his head down. However, Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi didn't care much. The conditions have been offered, and I am not afraid that they will not agree, this is the only way out for them so far.

Sure enough, Tahi suddenly chattered to the people around him, and after the three of them spoke, Tashi and the three of them suddenly stood up, knelt on the ground in front of Li Xuanqing, and said in a deep voice: "The three tribes of Dinghu, Wutu, and Tuhu hereby promise that they are willing to accept the conditions of the patrol envoy, and hereby swear in the name of Changshengtian that they will be loyal to the patrol envoy for the rest of their lives, and they will be willing to defend the northern barrier for the patrol envoy, and they will not dare to disobey before and after the saddle." ”

Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi looked at each other and smiled, and also had a new understanding of Taxi's scheming, seeing that he could not be an enemy, he no longer hid, and simply played his hole cards, completely got closer, and sought a good opportunity for the development of the tribe. Even if you can guess the strategic intentions of the Tiance Army, it can be regarded as difficult for this grassland hero. However, with Li Xuanqing's temperament, Taxi is afraid that he will have to smash himself here nine times out of ten if he does this.

"The three of you, please, Xuanqing thanks the three for their help, from now on we are a family. Sir, set the table at once, and let's celebrate. ”

Cen Tianshi smiled slightly and walked out.

Three days later, outside the city of Xishou, the soldiers of the Dinghu coalition army captured in the Battle of Hetao were neatly arranged in the open space north of the city, and in addition to the war horses, Li Xuanqing even returned the weapons to them.

"Three khans, please keep this token, I will send someone to find you with the same token, and you must cooperate with the licensee when the time comes." Li Xuanqing took out the trait token made for himself by the Fengzhou Thorn Mansion, gave Taxi and the three of them one by one, and said with a solemn face: "Within a month, you must find a way to stabilize the situation by yourself, and it will take a month for my people to enter the grassland at the earliest to solve the trouble for you, can you do it?" ”

"Please rest assured, we can still do this." In the past few days, Taxi has also followed Cen Tianshi and others to learn the habits of the Han people decently, "We will send someone to send it when we go back, and then the lord will ask someone to accept it." ”

"Three khans, the world is still very big, and the banner of the Tiance Army will not be trapped only in one place in the future, and we will work together when the time comes." Li Xuanqing smiled slightly and said something inexplicable.

Tahi understood. The lord stayed, he moved to the steppe one day, and Tahi would personally entertain the lord with the most solemn courtesy. The three of Tahi arched their hands towards Li Xuanqing, got on their horses and led people towards Xingxing Gorge.