Lao Ni didn't say much, and the moment he turned around and went out, he suddenly reached out and hugged Little Green Cloud, and before Lu Yun's parents could react, he left at a gallop. When he was about to go out, he only threw down one sentence: "The old body will never treat Ling Yuan badly!" ”

Before the words fell, the person was gone. Here, Luyun's parents finally woke up, beat their heads, and cried endlessly.

Who is this mysterious old nun who took away the green clouds? It turned out that she was a secluded Miaokong Shenni who practiced in Lishan, she practiced diligently and practiced a supernatural martial arts, in addition to being proficient in various boxing weapons, especially known for her peerless light skills.

Miaokong Shenni's martial arts are superb, and his temper is also very strange, and he is particularly picky about the apprentices who choose to teach art, and he has never taken a fancy to anyone, and there is no heir in a rare stunt. At this moment, she happened to see Luyun in Liu's house, although this girl is young, but she has begun to show her wisdom, not only has a thin body and light arms, it is suitable to practice the exercises created by Miaokong Shenni, and her eyes are clever and sharp, and her understanding is very high, she is a good seedling to learn martial arts. Since it is a good seedling that is rare in a century, of course Miaokong will not let it go, and does not hesitate to forcibly rush into the mountain.

In the depths of the steep and beautiful Lishan, Green Cloud lives an isolated ascetic life with Miaokong Shenni. In addition to practicing a set of infinitely varied and agile "goddess swordsmanship", the green cloud also learned the magical flying technique of Miaokong Shenni.

Spring goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye, Green Cloud has spent ten years in Lishan. The youthful green clouds, moistened by the clear spring of Lishan, grow gorgeous and extraordinary, plus practice every day, the figure is particularly fit.

But at this moment, Lu Yun accidentally learned the news that her brother was killed, and the idea of revenge made her have no intention of practicing again. Green Cloud sneaked down the mountain, and before leaving, he left a message for Miaokong Shenni: As soon as the revenge is revenged, he will come back and continue his practice.

Looking at the green clouds that were fading away, Li Tao sighed and turned to leave.

……

"Mr. Liu, I want you to go to Chang'an!" Li Tao said to Liu Xuan.

"But to make up for Gui'an's lack of Facao's participation in the army?" Liu Xuan guessed Li Tao's thoughts.

"That's right, you go to Cui Xiang, as a servant of the ministry, it's not too difficult for him to do this!"

"No problem, I'll be back in a month at most, or half a month at least!" Liu Xuan should admit.

"Mr. Liu, you don't have to come back!"

"Why is that?" Liu Xuan was puzzled.

"Gui An is just the beginning, there are Tanaka Ze, Shi Jingzhi, and Liang Dequan below, and the positions of these people must be filled by our people. Instead of running back and forth, it's better to live in Chang'an! ”

Liu Xuan nodded: "That's right!" ”

"Mr. Liu, when you arrive in Chang'an, you will first buy a house, then buy some housekeepers and maids, set up a home in Chang'an, and then take your family to Chang'an at the appropriate time! I've got the money ready, don't be afraid to spend money, be sure to buy the best! ”

Liu Xuan was surprised: "Settle down in Chang'an? Why is that? ”

Li Tao was full of ambition: "Mr. Liu, this Luzhou is not a place for us to stay for a long time, and the place where we can show our skills should be in Chang'an!" As soon as Liang Dequan's matter is over, I am ready to enter Chang'an! For you to settle down in Chang'an, you must first go to the front station! ”

It was the first time for Liu Xuan to hear Li Tao say his plans, which made him excited.

"Mr. Liu, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you!"

"Li Xiaolangjun, say it!"

"Liu Langjun's temperament is not suitable for business, he is a scholar himself, I want him to make up for Tanaka's shortcomings, and experience first. In the future, after we gain a firm foothold in Chang'an, we will try to make him an official! ”

Liu Xuan couldn't hear Li Tao's support for Liu Zhiren, how could a father not want his son to have a good future?

Liu Xuan gave Li Tao a deep look: "Liu thanked the little master for the dog!" ”

Liu Xuan's name for Li Tao has changed, and Li Tao understands in his heart that Liu Xuan at this time can be regarded as truly returning to himself!

……

As soon as Liu Xuan left, Jiang Jiao came to visit.

"Li Xiaolangjun, fortunately, I have not dishonored my mission, and the things you told me have eyebrows!"

"Really? Let's talk about it! Li Tao said impatiently,

The day after returning from the human market, Li Tao had been thinking about a problem, how to find a place for those child slaves to live. These child slaves will play a big role in the future, and to achieve this goal, they must be given the necessary training, although Li Tao's house is not small, it is not enough to use it for training. Besides, the strength of these twenty-three child slaves alone is still far from enough, but if you want to expand your strength, you will never be able to live without a place to live!

But what kind of place can accommodate many people without being suspicious? After thinking about it, Li Tao finally thought of a place - the horse farm.

Datang encourages the private sector to raise horses, so there are many horse farms. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when Li Yuan Jinyang raised his army, there were only 30,000 soldiers and 1,000 war horses. Although the infantry grew in size in later years, the cavalry remained very small. In the second year of Wude, there were a total of 36,700 war horses in the Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Wude, a key figure who influenced the Tang Dynasty and Ma Zheng descended to the Tang Dynasty, and this person was Zhang Wansui. After Zhang Wansui's efforts for many years, when Li Jing conquered the Turks in the third year of Zhenguan, the war horses were not lost to the Turkic war horses, and Zhang Wansui's Longxi Horse Ranch not only provided more than 100,000 good horses for the Tang Army, but also more than 100,000 horses still existed in the horse farm.

One of the important reasons why the Tang Dynasty was able to continuously win victories in foreign wars and raise its prestige abroad was that the Tang Dynasty had a powerful army that was dominant in the world. The unprecedentedly developed horse husbandry industry provides it with an endless stream of a large number of high-quality war horses, which ensures strong combat effectiveness for the army. The prosperity of horse husbandry in the Tang Dynasty was inseparable from the prevalence of private horse breeding and the martial arts of society. Due to the influence of the social atmosphere, the nobles and lowly scholars of the Tang Dynasty became martial arts and loved horseback riding, which opened up a broad prospect for private horse breeding. The number of war horses in the Tang Dynasty grew from 5,000 in the early Tang Dynasty to 706,000. Therefore, the price of horses is extremely cheap, and one silk can be exchanged for one horse. The rich people raise a large number of private horses, and Luzhou is naturally no exception. What Li Tao asked Jiang to do was to buy a horse farm for himself.

"The horse farm is fifty miles west of Luzhou, the place is not small, but there are not many horses, only 100 horses! The price of selling the main one is also fair, two thousand five hundred! If Li Xiaolangjun is interested, you can go to the racecourse to take a look first, and if you are satisfied, you can sign a contract and pay! ”

Li Tao nodded and said, "Two thousand five hundred guan, it's really not expensive!" Without further ado, we'll go to the racecourse tomorrow! ”

……

Li Tao, Pei Yue and Kang Ba rode with Jiang Jiao to the horse farm called Dacaotan outside Luzhou City.

After galloping for more than forty miles, a tall mountain appeared in front of them.