Chapter 55: The Long Shi Yuan Clan
Li Rong held the Thousand Cavalry Token, and soon entered the West Garden, came to the Thousand Cavalry Station, passed through the camp gate, and went straight to the main camp of the Thousand Cavalry, ready to meet Shi Yuan Xingchong, the commander of the Thousand Cavalry, and return to him.
Yuan Xingchong is a descendant of the Northern Wei Dynasty royal family Changshan Kangwang Tuoba Su, a generation of powerful people, although it has not returned to the glory of the past in recent times, but it can also be called a continuous glory, rich and rich. He lost his father at a young age, was raised by his maternal ancestor Wei Hongji, was fluent in the law, knew the scriptures, was known for his erudition, and was promoted by the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian as a confidant of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager's decree was transferred to Li Rong through Yuan Xingchong, so Li Rong came to Yuan Xingchong as soon as he returned to the camp.
Yuan Xingchong's residence is in the camp, the house is not big, it doesn't look luxurious, but there are several bookshelves full of scrolls standing against the wall on both sides of the house, a large bookcase is placed in the center, and a pair of wall books written on the back wall are hung with dragons and phoenixes. Yuan Xingchong was sitting behind the case and working hard to write and deal with official documents.
"Humble Li Rong see Lord Changshi!" Li Rong passed by the guards and told Yuan Xingchong, pushed the door and entered, and when he came in, he saw Yuan Xingchong and bowed his hand.
"Yuan Ming, you're welcome to come to me, it's relatively simple, there is a chair over there, sit by yourself!" Yuan Xingchong raised his head and glanced at Li Rong, and said with a smile.
Yuan Xingchong leaned over and held the pen on the hemp paper spread on the desk, writing something quickly, dipping the pen in ink from time to time.
Li Rongzheng was sitting upright on the chair, his eyes were level, and he was quietly waiting for Yuan Xingchong.
After about a cup of tea, Yuan Xing Chongfang put away the pen and rested it on the inkstone, gently blew the hemp paper written, folded it up and put it in the envelope, and glued it well.
Although Li Rong was put aside because he was dealing with an official business, he did not test Li Rong's mind, and of course Li Rong also knew this.
"Yuan Ming, what's the matter? This morning, Wei Chi returned to the camp with his soldiers, presumably Yuan Ming had completed the will of the Queen Mother and arrested the murderer of the Nanshi homicide. Yuan Xingchong said.
"Back to Lord Changshi, the grace of the Empress Dowager, Lord Di Renjie is well-commanded, and thousands of knights are fighting bravely, and the murderer has been killed on the spot, and he specially returned to the camp to pay the order. In addition, last night, in order to round up the murderers, two thousand knights were killed and five soldiers were injured. Li Rong said.
"You report the list, and I'll handle it as usual." Yuan Xing Chongdao.
"Thank you, Lord Changshi." Li Rong said.
"Tea!" Yuan Xingchong instructed the guards on duty outside the door, "Let's talk while drinking, I heard that Yuan Ming only likes fried tea, and he doesn't put ingredients, I tried it, and I had a different taste, but I felt that something was missing." ”
Yuan Xingchong's voice was pleasant and full of temptation, making people involuntarily obey his orders from the heart.
"Soul Suppression Demon Groan," Li Rong frowned slightly.
Yuan Xingchong clearly cast the Heavenly Demon Sect's secret Soul Suppression Demon Roar on himself, is this to test himself?
Yuan Xingchong's voice fell into Li Rong's ears, as if a big devil lured him to vent the secrets in his heart to Yuan Xingchong.
"The clear spring cleanses the heart, the tea fragrance washes the dust, and the tea with the ingredients tastes mixed, but there is no natural taste." Li Rong said softly.
The sound goes straight into people's minds like fairy music, and it seems to echo in people's hearts.
In order to resist Yuan Xingchong's soul suppression demon chant, Li Rong used the Xuanyin Divine Technique from the Xuanyin Wonderful Sword.
"Xuanyin's entry into the gods is really extraordinary, Yuan Mingxian's nephew is talented and intelligent, and he will be able to inherit the legacy of Lord Shangshu." Yuan Xingchong said.
Li Rong was a little inexplicable, what did Yuan Xingchong want to show to himself, to show off that he knew everything about himself, to control himself, to make himself subordinate to him, and to be loyal to him?
"Lord Changshi has an overreputation!" Li Rong said lightly.
"I haven't seen Di Gong for a long time, and I have been to the west for several years, I don't know if his old man is still healthy?" Yuan Xing suddenly changed the subject.
Yuan Xingchong and Di Renjie have known each other for a long time. In the early days, Yuan Xingchong's grandfather Wei Hongji and Di Renjie were close friends, Yuan Xingchong grew up with his grandfather, and was taught by Di Renjie when he was a child, and he has always regarded him as a teacher.
"Di Gong is in good health, in good spirits, and he is getting stronger when he gets old." Li Rong replied.
As they spoke, the guards served two cups of tea, placed them on their desks, and carefully left the room.
"I want to worship Di Gong under the door to study for several years, when Di Gong was in the prime of life, in Dali Temple to judge the case like a god, a year to deal with 10,000 cases, no one wronged, when people called the god decisive, the prestige shocked the world." Yuan Xingchong sighed.
At that time, Di Renjie's reputation was powerful in the rivers and lakes, and the masters of the six doors under his command suppressed all factions in the rivers and lakes, especially the people in the demon gate, how many Jiangyang thieves fell into the hands of Di Renjie, the so-called "thunderbolt means, Bodhisattva heart" Di Renjie, the master of the underground forces of the Tang Dynasty, was spread at that time.
"Di Gong's wisdom is unmatched," Li Rong said, taking a sip of tea from his cup, slightly discolored.
The tea boiled by Yuan Xing Chong is slightly green, and I think the method of stir-frying is not at home, so it can't show the taste of tea.
Di Renjie has been an official for many years, has a high prestige, has accumulated many contacts, and has many capable people under his command, so it is not wrong to say that he is shrewd and wise. A master like Li Yuanfang, how could an ordinary official be able to control it, but he was loyal to Di Renjie, which shows his strong personality charm.
"Lord Changshi, when we found out about the murder case in Nanshi, Di Gong specially ordered me to report back to Lord Changshi." Li Rong put down the cup and said.
"Hey, what can alarm Di Gong?" Yuan Xingchong asked in surprise.
"The murderer of the Nanshi murder case is a Turk, named Asli is a member of the Turkic mission to Middle-earth, and when we went to the Turkic mission to investigate, we found that there were more than 100 members of the Turkic mission, all of whom were well-equipped, brave and good warriors, and the elite level was not inferior to that of a thousand knights," Li Rong paused and said, "Even the combat effectiveness is still above a thousand horsemen." ”
"More than a hundred elite Turkic warriors?" Yuan Xingchong's face changed and he said in a low voice.
All foreign foreign missions to Middle-earth are all middle- and upper-class nobles, on the one hand, in order to obtain the rewards of the Tang court, on the other hand, in order to trade with Middle-earth by the way, it is common to have a little guard by their side, but no one can afford to provoke a foreign overlord like the Turks, and there is no need to arrange so many elite soldiers.
"Commanding them is the Turkic Great Chieftain Yili Greedy Khan, a seventh-rank innate grandmaster," Li Rong continued.
"Who is Asili?" Yuan Xingchong asked.
"The closed disciple of the Turkic Sect Master Wolf King Abodagan, who is only thirty years old, is a six-rank master." Li Rong said.
"The Turks are also here to join in the fun!" Yuan Xingchong smiled and said, "If there is something this time, Yuan Mingxian's nephew will make a great contribution, and I will make it clear to the Queen Mother and reward you." You've been busy chasing the murderer these days, and you're tired a lot, so go back and rest for two days! ”
"Thank you, Lord Changshi," Li Rong thanked him, not much politely, and turned to leave.
"The Turks, the Tubo people have all come together, and the people of the Yue King and the people of the snake spirit, are they really hooked up?" After Li Rong left, Yuan Xingchong said to himself.
Thousands of cavalry and flying cavalry belong to the forbidden army, known as the emperor's pro-army, not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the transfer of peacetime does not need to be ordered by the Ministry of War, and the emperor can directly assign to deal with some affairs. Of course, now the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian is in power, and the thousand horsemen and flying horses have to listen to the Empress Dowager. Yuan Xingchong, as the chief of a thousand horses, undertook the task of collecting intelligence for the Queen Mother, and secretly dealt with some tricky affairs assigned by the Queen Mother.
Li Rong left the Yuanxing Chong, then returned to the right thousand cavalry camp and instructed the guards to ask Wei Chi Xiu to come over.
The camp tent of the right thousand horsemen is not a sturdy wooden building, but a tent set up like a Hu people. The barracks of the non-commissioned officers were naturally fixed buildings, and all officers at the level of brigade commander lived in the camp tents, which was an order issued by Li Rong. Although it has aroused the opposition of many people, with Li Rong himself taking the lead, others cannot say anything.
Li Rong sat in the tent, flipping through the official documents accumulated in the past few days, waiting for the arrival of Wei Chi Xiu's silence.
A moment later, Yu Chi Xiu Lin rushed into the tent with a gust of wind, and his tall figure seemed to be much shorter in the tent.
"Let's sit down first," Li Rong said.
"What did Dalang tell me about?" Yu Chi Xiu sat down on the chair next to him with a big grin and said.
"Did you inform the family of the two soldiers who died last night?" Li Rong asked.
Last night, in order to round up Asli, two thousand knights were killed and several were injured on the spot. Di Renjie's medical skills were brilliant in diagnosing and treating the injured soldiers one by one, and Cheng Chubi also sent someone to get medicine, because he was injured and unable to move, so he stayed in Cheng's Mansion first, and then returned to the camp when his injuries improved.
"I have sent someone to inform his family," said Wei Chi Xiu, "that thief is too powerful for ordinary soldiers to resist. ”
"There is no one in a hundred masters like Ah Sili, we only meet occasionally, and how can ordinary soldiers be the opponents of the masters of the rivers and lakes?" Li Rong said, "Report the names of the fallen soldiers to Lord Changshi, send someone to send the corpses to their families, and we will pay tribute as usual." ”
"We?" Wei Chi Xiu hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Yes, you take the corpses home, and on the day of burial, the two of us go and pay homage to them. Although they are just ordinary soldiers, they are still our men, our robes, and there is no shame in going to the sacrifice. Li Rong said solemnly.