Li Bai laughed loudly: "That's not right, how can a certain grassland that came with you sit idly by?" Brother An, don't be presumptuous, everyone including me was very moved by the fact that you saved your mother thousands of miles. Before I came, Zhicai had already explained that I would save your mother without paying much price. Zhicai treats you like this, not because of you, but because of your filial piety. Maybe you always think that the Central Plains people are prejudiced against you, but along the way, including in the military academy, have anyone ever made it difficult for you and ridiculed you? ”

An Lushan shook his head: "You treat a certain person like a brother, and there has never been trouble or ridicule. ”

Li Bai said with a smile: "So, don't be too obsessed with your background, what you have to do is to change your own destiny, if you have a bad background, try to let your descendants have a good background." Let them no longer suffer and suffer as soon as they are born, what other people's children have, your children will also have it, and other people's children will have titles and rewards as soon as they are born, and your children can also have them. Zhicai once predicted that you could become a great general, don't let me down! ”

Chen Shimei also said: "Brother Lushan is a little obsessed. If Zhicai really just uses you as a guide, will he send you to a military academy? Will you send 200 men with you to protect you? To tell the truth, if it weren't for the fact that I wanted to save your mother, these two hundred people wouldn't have to be brought with me at all, and I would have come to the grassland for business, and it would have been too late for the grassland people to welcome them, so they wouldn't have harmed us at all. Zhicai did this, mainly to save your mother, and when the time comes, I will buy you a courtyard in Luoyang City, and you will also become a Luoyang person. ”

The shopkeeper of Zhou came to sell the burnt knives and books on behalf of Liu Hao, and he also stood up at this time: "An Zhuangshi, the old man is also old, and today I will say a few words to you based on his age." Don't think that the people of the Central Plains look down on you, and don't rush to show yourself and get their approval. You are you, there is only one An Lushan in the world, a man who stands up to the sky, not a timid person who worries about being looked down upon all day long. The head of my family thinks that you are a general to help you like this, and if you don't live in the way of straw bales, aren't you wasting your talent? ”

An Lushan's face was full of shame, and he only knew Liu Hao's good intentions for him at this time.

Shopkeeper Zhou continued: "There are many people in the world who are waiting for the head of my family to give him a chance. This kind of opportunity that no one else can ask for, you actually turn a blind eye. I'm not afraid of your jokes, the old man is now following the head of the family, just to let the old man's children get a chance to glorify their ancestors in the future. This is also the reason why the old man came to the grassland in person this time. An Zhuangshi, think about it! ”

An Lushan nodded heavily: "Don't worry, if you can save your mother this time, you will definitely train seriously in the military academy, and when the war breaks out, you will definitely fight to kill the enemy." Don't ask for high-ranking officials, but ask for the kindness of the general! I used to be wandering, or I was deceived and bullied. In the future, an An Lushan will definitely let the people of Datang remember it. I want to be a general! ”

Li Bai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zhicai once entrusted Yu to wait until he came back from the grassland, so that he must redeem your sweetheart." Then I also received it to Luoyang, so that when you were in the military school, your mother also had someone to talk to. But let me tell you in advance, if they don't get along with their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, don't blame a certain and Zhicai for being nosy. ”

When An Lushan heard this, there was a blush on his face: "Mr. is too worried, they will definitely get along well." ”

Chen Shimei smiled: "I can't wait until I get to Luoyang, I'm going to come to the door to ask for a glass of wine." Brother Lushan, congratulations in advance. ”

An Lushan said worriedly: "I don't know if that family will release people, that is also a general, a person who guards the border pass." ”

Li Bai smiled: "You don't care about this, leave this matter to someone." If the other party really doesn't eat oil and salt, he and these two hundred brothers are not vegetarians! No matter if he is a general or something, if he takes people away directly, can he still chase Luo Bu? ”

Chen Shimei laughed: "It's just right to chase Luoyang, and when the time comes, it will be directly handed over to Ziyang Immortal Chang or Zhicai to deal with." Their master and apprentice are most disgusted with those who oppress others, Luoyang is the territory of Zhicai, and whoever goes has to be obedient. It is estimated that when we come back, Zhicai should also marry Princess Xingyang. It would be best if they could catch up at that time, the Liu family's cooks were all from heaven and earth. ”

Li Bai looked at the still lush prairie in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "Let's finish this operation first." Bringing back so many good horses is obviously not an easy task. Even if there is an army to meet us at that time, we cannot take it lightly. Don't forget the guards at the border. is called a town general, but in fact, he is like a soil emperor, passing through their defense area, if these people are not tempted, it is strange. ”

Chen Shimei said with a smile: "Brother Taibai, don't worry, when he set off, Zhicai said that His Majesty intended to let Wanqi come over to answer, and later it would be better to send someone back to send a letter to explain the importance of this matter to Zhicai." Even if you can't come, Jin Wuwei will come. I'm here now, and in two months, we'll have to rush back here. Because usually in October, it is already dripping into ice. This operation must not be delayed. ”

Li Bai nodded, and he took out a pen and paper from the jacket on his mount, as well as a hardwood board. Li Bai wrote down the current situation in great detail, and then instructed the five military cadets who came with him: "You have to travel day and night to deliver this letter to Zhicai." When His Majesty mobilizes the army, you will bring them here to meet them. ”

The men sealed the book with fire paint and wrapped it tightly in linoleum and held it in their arms. Saying goodbye to everyone, the horse hurried in the direction of the return journey.

The rest of the caravan was all in forward formation, and slowly began to move towards the steppe.

A few days later, outside the city of Jinyang, Wang De led a cadre of officials from Jinyang to send Li Yi and their class back to the court.

This time there were more than 50,000 prisoners, and for Li Yi and them, this was a difficult task. And more importantly, this time it is nominally back to Luoyang, but in fact it is all the way to the southeast, and the final destination is Xinxiang City. It was a very difficult journey, mainly because there were too many mountain trails. Before leaving, Zheng Ming had already killed hundreds of Wang family captives who intended to be in turmoil, but Li Yi's hands were only more than 10,000 people, which was still too few compared to these captives.

Li Yi said to Wang De: "After the army leaves, if Jinyang is stable, you should take the first credit." Don't remember the kindness of a woman, sometimes you kill people to save people. As a town general, the old man knows your talents. When the old man arrives in Luoyang, he will definitely give you credit. ”

Wang De said with a smile: "Please rest assured, the old general, Jinyang City will definitely be peaceful in the future." The new officials also inquired, and they are all decisive and ruthless people, and it will not be difficult to come to Jinyang City for stability. ”

Li Yi nodded: "Anyway, the safety here is up to you." Your Majesty wants a stable word, you have to remember! Don't reveal where I'm waiting this time. Although someone will find out the clues in the future, as long as you get there, everything will be stable. ”

After Li Yi finished speaking, he waved at Wang De and other Jinyang officials, and then stepped on his war horse and led the army to the south.

Outside Luoyang City, it was also a farewell scene.

The engineers in the military academy and the workers in the cement workshop, plus the guards of the Liu family led by Xiao Liu, there are about a thousand people. Each of these three tribes has its own subordinates and responsibilities. The engineers mainly went to survey the terrain, determine the location of the new city and the general plan of the new city. The drawings are already available, and now they used to look at the location to see if there was any environment that could be used.

The people in the cement workshop are going to burn cement. Liu Hao knows very well that in the mountains north of Xinxiang, almost all of them are limestone that can be used to burn cement. In later generations, several cement factories emerged near Xinxiang, and the raw materials were all stones from the vicinity of Xinxiang. This time, he sent people to build a cement kiln, mainly to prepare for the construction of the new city. A batch has been sent before, and now it is to increase production.

The task of these thousands of men was not easy, because they also carried a lot of grain and grass, and here they had not only the provision of thousands of them, but also the provision of 50,000 captives. During this time, Liu Hao would continue to send his own team to Xinxiang, and the supplies would also be brought over by these teams. Li Longji had also decreed that all the taxes of the ten county towns east of Xinxiang would be transported to Xinxiang City as a reward for the imperial court's support for the construction of the fiefdom.

Liu Hao said to Xiao Liu: "Usually be smart, don't be impulsive when you encounter bandits." When you get there, burn more paper money for your ancestors. I should be over in a few days. In the future, Xinxiang will be lively, and the military academy and military workshop in Luoyang will move over. Therefore, the construction of Xinxiang City must not be sloppy. ”

Xiao Liu scratched his head: "Young master, after so-and-so is gone, who will protect you by your side?" ”

Liu Hao smiled: "Usually I don't go out of the city at all, it's okay with or without guards." And there are several good players in the family besides you, you can rest assured, now that Luoyang is calm, no one will be stupid enough to provoke me. I'm going to be a colt now, and no one is bothering me at this time. ”

Xiao Liu nodded: "When will the army on the other side of Jinyang arrive?" ”

Liu Hao shook his head: "I can't say this, maybe within a month, or maybe it will take a long time." They walked directly from Jinyang to the southeast, and there were basically not many people walking on this road, so now they could only wait for their news. When you take people, you often arrange some secret posts in the mountains in the northwest, so don't be dumplings made by some bandits and bandits. ”

Xiao Liu immediately said when he heard this: "Don't worry, young master, it will never be like this." Besides, with all the soldiers from the military academy, even if there are any unsightly bandits, no matter how many come, they will die. ”

After Xiao Liu finished speaking, he couldn't stop looking at the steel crossbow carried by the cadet. It's definitely a weapon. Although Xiaoliu also has it, when it comes to proficiency, no one can surpass the military cadet. This time, the cadets brought a lot of equipment, all kinds of tools and weapons. Although they are nominally engineers, they are also first-class good hands in other aspects.

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