Gong Tu understood, jumped up, jumped up, and jumped to the thick branches of a poplar tree on the side of the road, giving way to the horses. It's just that he didn't fall after Li Tiantu rode his horse at a gallop, sitting on the branch of a tree and looking at the low mountains in the distance, thinking carefully about Li Tiantu's slightly rough but profound golden and jade words, and lost his mind for a while.

"General Yuan," after Li Tiantu took the lead, he deliberately suppressed the horse's speed, and said in a deep voice: "I know that the general is extremely dissatisfied with this errand, but I don't know why the general has such a big opinion of me?" ”

Yuan Qingshan said coldly: "Naturally, the subordinates don't dare to have opinions on Commander Li, it's just that the palace guards don't like what they say. ”

Li Tiantu smiled indifferently, knowing that it was too unrealistic to let Yuan Qingshan put his heart in his heart now, so he also extinguished his thoughts, and said casually: "General Yuan, do you know what our trip is?" ”

Yuan Qingshan was stunned and said: "Isn't it to announce the decree on behalf of the emperor and send the commander Li to Anxi to take office?" ”

Li Tiantu looked ahead, and said calmly: "If you think about it further?" ”

Yuan Qingshan didn't think deeply, but thought about it all the way and never figured it out. With the current situation of the Anxi Protectorate, in addition to holding on for a period of time, it is only a matter of time before it falls into the hands of Tubo. Therefore, Tianxuan has to reward Li Laodu for protecting the level, which is an honor in exchange for his life, which the people in the court know very well, and the fundamental purpose is to want Li Laodu to protect for a while longer, so as to give the Celestial Empire, which is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, a chance to breathe.

He figured out the first half, but he never figured out the second. To reward Li Laoduhu, you only need to take a light car or tell the world, and if you commit it, will you lose a team of Yulin elites? What is even more surprising is that this time, the minister of the decree was promoted from the position of the former commander of the forbidden army of the Beijing division to the son of heaven Li Tiantu, the deputy protector of Anxi.

Most of the ministers in the DPRK and China thought that Li Tiantu had fallen out of favor. But from the fact that the 100 Yulin cavalry in charge of the escort mission this time were all carefully selected masters, and when he was told by his boss that the team of Yulin Jingcai he brought did not need to return to Beijing and directly protected Li Tiantu, he suddenly found that everyone's speculation was wrong. Li Tiantu is still the celebrity of the Son of Heaven who is favored by the Holy Grace, and he has not changed in the slightest. In this case, why did Li Tiantu go thousands of miles to serve as the deputy capital protector of Anxi this time?

Yuan Qingshan didn't understand, and he wasn't convinced, so he had a lot of opinions about Li Tiantu, and he was even more unwilling to put his life and that of the more than 100 Yulin brothers into Li Tiantu's hands. So he just replied with a blank face: "The subordinate is a reckless person, who only knows how to obey the orders of his superiors, and is not interested in the intrigue and scheming of those politicians." ”

Li Tiantu, who was inadvertently ridiculed, was not angry, and said softly: "General Yuan must now think that the current predicament in the Western Regions has no one to solve except for Tubo to take the initiative to withdraw his troops. ”

Yuan Qingshan secretly clenched his fists and was silent, watching his territory being gradually encroached upon by the enemy country, which was an unparalleled shame for an iron-blooded soldier like him who wanted to dedicate his life to the military.

The farther west he went, the more the wind of the side plug became, and Li Tiantu's clothes, which were not wearing thin armor and clothes, moved with the wind, and he didn't pay attention to Yuan Qingshan's abnormal reaction, but said calmly: "One of the three major demon venerables of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the "Dark Demon" ghost godless has set off from Jiangnan Road, crossed Kunlun from Shuzhong to Tubo, and then went straight to the Western Regions by passing through some cities in Tubo Luo, the goal should be to protect Li Bu from the capital of Anxi, the purpose of my trip is obviously to take over the post of deputy capital protector of Anxi, but in fact it is to protect Li Dadu from the threat of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the masters of the Tubo Daluo Palace. If Li Dadu could not protect him to death, and sat in the rear of Xizhou City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if Tubo exhausted 400,000 iron cavalry, with 60,000 elite Anxi soldiers, he could resist stubbornly for more than a year. The 30,000 Xiliang elite cavalry of the Western Liang seal for thousands of miles did not hurt the root bones, although it could not be fully expected, but it also had a deterrent effect, and the 30,000 Shuzhong iron cavalry of the Chinese Governor of Shu had been pulled out to the junction of Shuzhong and the Western Regions. Therefore, the 100,000 soldiers and horses on the border of Dafei Sichuan in eastern Tibet did not dare to move. The remaining 300,000 pairs of Anxi soldiers of the Celestial Empire will depend on who can hold out for a long time. This was the idea of the imperial court from the beginning, so His Majesty would rather give up the Nine Princesses. At present, the initial purpose of our dynasty has been achieved. ”

Yuan Qingshan squinted his eyes, looked at the thin man in the green shirt in the swaying wind of the yellow sand of the longitudinal horse, and recalled the other party's heart-to-heart words, and the previous incomprehension and unconvincing were also dissipated in an instant. It's just that Rong Ma has an upright personality for half his life, but he can't say those cowardly and soft words, and said directly: "Li Duhu, I promise to go to Xizhou within seven days." ”

Li Tiantu, with an expression that you really didn't disappoint me, gently patted Yuan Qingshan on the shoulder, and said no more.

Without waiting for Li Tiantu to leave, Yuan Qingshan did what he said, raised his calloused palm and slapped it heavily on the horse's buttocks, taking the lead, and shouted at the same time: "Brothers, speed up." ”

Under the acceleration of the trip, within half a day, the convoy has arrived at the outskirts of Liangzhou.

Yuan Qingshan, who was in the lead, slowed down his horse for the first time in half a day, turned his head to look at the Liangzhou city where the black giant beast was lying in the gray and yellow wilderness, and forcibly suppressed the urge to step into the horse. Xue Shuai, who was demoted to a fifth-rank guerrilla general, is not even as good as himself, a tiger lieutenant who is on par with him, if he talks about power, is this the fate of General Xue, who has rarely been defeated in his life for the Celestial Dynasty?

Li Tiantu, who returned to the carriage without a face, rode all the way against the wind and sand, but also impressed many of the soldiers and armor who accompanied him. Seeing that Yuan Qingshan was in an abnormal mood, he couldn't help but sigh: "General Yuan, what if you enter Liangzhou City?" The border city is different from the inland of the Beijing Division, Feng Qianli will not let you see General Xue easily, and your hundred cavalry is not enough for people to stuff their teeth. ”

Li Tiantu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Feng Qianli is afraid that he won't even buy my account." Even, I'm afraid that we already hate me to the core, and if we go in at this time, we will only harm General Xue. ”

Yuan Qingshan looked surprised, and said suspiciously: "Could it be that Commander Li has offended Feng Qianli?" ”

Li Tiantu smiled bitterly: "Don't be offended, the last time I came to Liangzhou City, I broke his brother-in-law's legs. ”

Yuan Qingshan, who had a steady temperament, was finally no longer calm, his body almost fell off the horse, and his eyes looked at Li Tiantu from surprise to joy, and then from joy to admiration, his expression was extremely rich, and he gave Li Tiantu a thumbs up, and said loudly: "Good fight!" ”

Li Tiantu chuckled and said, "Don't say it anymore." If you want to see Xue Rang in Liangzhou, you must show the strength that makes Feng Qianli jealous. As for now, it's still important to hurry. ”

Yuan Qingshan thought so, and with one step and three turns, Liangzhou City was left far behind the convoy until it disappeared into the sky.

(End of chapter)