The next morning, Tianxuandu announced the holy decree of Gonggong Gui in the court, and added an official to Li Bu, the protector of the capital of Anxi, and Li Tiantu, the commander of the former Praetorian Guard, went to the post of deputy protector of Anxi.

At this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to have a very tacit understanding, and no one spoke out against it, and the entire court discussion went extremely smoothly.

Anxi Dadu protects Li Bu since joining the army has taken root in the Western Regions where no one can go, guarding the border for the Celestial Empire for more than 30 years, and is also highly respected in the court, although this time he was awarded the position of the minister, plus the title of the prince of the town and the prince, but Anxi is facing at least 300,000 Tubo iron horsemen this time, which is a good thing for life, and it can be regarded as a special grace before the crisis.

And the commander of the forbidden army, Li Tiantu, was appointed as the deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the ministers were unavoidably surprised, although the grade was from the fourth grade to the third grade, but the clear-eyed people knew that this was a bright rise and a secret descent. But then they were all relieved, and even more ministers who didn't know the inside story sighed that this was the rhythm of falling out of favor, and sure enough, it was a companion like a tiger, and this smash hit young magnate was afraid that he would have a life to go back to the Western Regions this time.

The travel time was set two days later, because Li Tiantu went to the Western Regions this time in addition to taking office, he also had the holy order of announcing the decree on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and Tianxuandu authorized Li Tiantu to select a hundred elite cavalry guards from the Yulin army of Gongwei Jingshi.

Five large carriages were guarded by more than 100 armored cavalry, walking on the deserted Ganliang official road.

Li Tiantu, who had revisited the old place, sat on the first big carriage, raised his hand and stretched his waist, and sighed to Su Ling'er, who was holding a sword beside him: "Although this carriage is big, it is still not as comfortable as our Qilin Shenmu car. ”

Su Ling'er, who was sitting precariously, smiled and said, "Childe, don't ask for so much, this carriage is already very good." A divine beast like the Moyu Qilin, how many can there be in the world, but I'm afraid that even the emperor doesn't have the blessing to ride the unicorn car, so you can be content. ”

Li Tiantu took a sip of the palace special West Lake Longjing brought out from the palace, and after savoring it, he straightened his legs comfortably and put them on Su Ling'er's knees, and the whole person lay down on his back completely, and yawned in his mouth: "Ling'er, you better put down your Kunwu sword." You're not tired, I feel tired, so by the way, use your little hands to help me press my legs. ”

Su Ling'er, who had a very thorough understanding of her master's temperament, knew that Li Tiantu was using the excuse to let her put down the Kunwu sword in her hand, but she didn't break it, so she simply fulfilled her son's wish, and freed up a pair of tender little hands to beat Li Tiantu's upper and lower legs.

The wind and sand outside were not small, but Li Tiantu, who was drunk and lying on the knees of the beauty in the carriage, squinted his eyes, but his thoughts drifted to the clouds.

After Gong Tu returned to Beijing yesterday, he brought an intriguing news. During this time, the Heavenly Demon Sect entrenched in Jiangnan did not make any changes, but three days ago, the "Dark Demon" ghost Wushen suddenly took a few masters towards Shuzhong. Li Tiantu was a little unsure of what the Heavenly Demon Sect's intentions were? However, there is one possibility. The ghost has no god to go to the Western Regions through Tubo and secretly assassinate Li Laodu?

Li Tiantu suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Ling'er, how long will it take to get to Xizhou City?" ”

Su Ling'er was stunned, stopped the movement in her hand and calculated, and muttered: "Childe, we set off the day before yesterday, and today is the third day, so we should be about to arrive in Lanzhou." According to the current speed of travel, Lanzhou is still about ten days away from Xizhou. ”

Li Tiantu was shocked in his heart, and the secret path was not good. The Heavenly Demon Sect is traveling lightly, although the distance from Jiangnan to Xizhou is twice as far as his own, it is very likely that he will arrive before this bloated and slow-moving convoy, and Li Lao is in danger. He waved his hand, signaled Su Ling to stop what he was doing, lifted the curtain and went out, and beckoned to Gong Tu, who had been following the carriage.

Gong Tu Zongma approached Li Tiantu and wondered: "Landlord, what's wrong?" ”

Li Tiantu lowered his voice and said: "Tell Yuan Duwei to increase the speed of the convoy by more than three percent, and I limit him to reach Xizhou within seven days." ”

Gong Tu nodded, raised the whip in his hand, and headed towards the front of the convoy ten zhang away.

Li Tiantu turned around and got into the carriage, and said thoughtlessly: "It's still too late to hope." ”

Su Ling'er, who was inexplicable, couldn't help but ask, "Childe, what's too late?" ”

Li Tiantu replied in a low voice: "The Heavenly Demon Sect is going to meddle in the war in the Western Regions. ”

Su Ling'er clenched her fists, and subconsciously wanted to stretch out her right hand to the Kunwu Sword lying on the low table on the right side of the carriage, and when her hand was halfway out, she seemed to remember Li Tiantu's previous words, and finally took her hand back.

Li Tiantu, who was originally a little upset by the Heavenly Demon Sect, couldn't help but laugh in his heart when he saw Su Ling'er's timid appearance, and said softly: "Ling'er, if you really can't be idle in your hands, how about talking about a song for your son?" ”

Su Ling'er, who had already regretted it when she stretched out her hand, looked at the piano box containing the "Ancient Relics" a few times, and said excitedly: "Childe, can I use this 'Ancient Relics'?" ”

Looking at Su Ling'er, who was eager to try, Li Tiantu suddenly said: "I said why do you insist on bringing this 'Ancient Voice' this time, it turned out to be premeditated." ”

Su Ling'er's pretty face was slightly red, and she whispered softly: "Childe, you should know that Ling'er is also a coarse pronunciation, so she naturally loves this ancient famous weapon very much. ”

Li Tiantu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I listened to that son, and I also admired the first sound of this ancient famous qin." ”

Su Ling'er sneered, took out the 'Ancient Voice' from the piano case, placed it horizontally on the desk, and sat sideways, plucking the strings with her right fingertips, and the 'Ancient Voice' made a soft sound, and the sound in the ears was clear and neutral, which was extremely pleasing to the eye.

Su Ling'er, who had tried the sound of the qin, was extremely satisfied with the guqin in front of her, and a melodious song soon came out of the carriage, and the aftermath spread far and wide, so that the cavalry around the convoy who were bored were shocked and exhausted.

The commander of these 100 guards was Yuan Qingshan, the six-rank tiger lieutenant of the Yulin Army. In the military system of the Celestial Empire, there are only three or two people in the army who can be called Tiger Ben. Yuan Qingshan joined the army at the age of sixteen, and has been in the army for more than 20 years, and has been with the old marshal of the Northern Underworld, and has attacked Goryeo with the general Xue Rang, and can be called a hundred battles. After the Celestial Dynasty pacified Goryeo, because of his outstanding achievements in Goryeo, he was recommended by the general Xue Rang to enter the Jingshi Yulin Army and served as the captain of the Tiger Ben of Zheng Liupin.

Gong Tu came to the front of the team with a hanging face, and after riding with Yuan Qingshan, he said casually: "Yuan Duwei, my landlord said that the convoy is moving too slowly, and it is time to speed up." ”

After a slight pause, without waiting for Yuan Qingshan to respond, Gong Tu said proudly: "Seven days, my landlord will only give you seven days." ”

(End of chapter)