"Before the expedition, I have a suggestion." When Ling Li got up to leave, Ling Zhao "snapped" and retracted the gold-painted peony sandalwood fan in his palm, and said leisurely.

Ling Li stopped and turned his head.

"You go to Shu Shi'an's Mansion and ask that beauty to marry back."

"Beauty?" Ling Li was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the "beauty" that Ling Zhao said was Shu Shi'an's granddaughter Shu Mei.

Shu Mei escaped from the hands of the barbarians, and as a woman in the boudoir, she has no reputation. In addition, she is seriously injured and unable to have children, even if she has the title of the county lord of Hejing, it is difficult to find a good son-in-law. If someone can ask for a kiss, Shu Shi'an will not be able to ask for it.

Seeing that Ling Li pursed his lips and was silent, Ling Zhao thought he was hesitating, so he said again, "Shu Shi'an submitted a petition in front of everyone, and his father did not mention the punishment at all, which shows that he is still a holy family." If you can form this family, you will have a solid backing in the court. ”

"I don't like that woman." Ling Li said lightly.

Ling Zhao's advice was excellent. It's just that he has already calculated to use her once, and as long as he thinks of those eyes that are as clear as water, he can't do this shameless second time.

"Forget it, when I didn't say it." Ling Zhao stood up, brushed the moon-white shirt with dark patterns of plum bamboo on his body, and said with a smile, "Don't regret it in the future." ”

"There's nothing to regret." Ling Li dropped this sentence and strode towards Duzhi Liu Yin, who was waiting at the end of the water corridor.

As Ling Zhao expected, Emperor Chengde summoned him to the palace to discuss the matter of leading the troops.

didn't want Emperor Chengde to have a lot of suspicions, Ling Li repeatedly shirked it, and only then did he agree under the "inspiration" of his family and country. It's just that Emperor Chengde changed the "General of Zhengxi" proposed by Shu Shi'an to "General Zhenxi", and his main responsibility was to recruit troops and horses to form the Zhenxi battalion on the basis of transferring part of the forbidden army and the box army, strengthen border patrols and garrisons, train soldiers and horses diligently, and prepare for war, rather than taking the initiative to attack the western plough as Ling Li expected.

"If we can keep 200,000 elite soldiers and horses on the border of South Vietnam, the barbarians in the west will not dare to act rashly." Without waiting for Ling Li to answer, Emperor Chengde said, "There has been no war in this land for a hundred years, unless you have to do it, you can't easily hand over with the Xili army." War is always a lose-lose situation with no winners. ”

Although he didn't agree with Emperor Chengde's words in his heart, Ling Li still said respectfully: "Father's advice, sons and daughters keep it in mind. ”

"The matter of Anyuan is not only indignant to the ministers of the DPRK and China, but also quite complaining about the streets and alleys of the market. I will issue an order tomorrow, and you will take 10,000 people from the infantry military division to Anyuan Pingkou. First, it will boost the morale of the army and calm down the people's grievances, and second, it will also prepare for the formation of the Zhenxi Battalion. ”

"The retainers obeyed." Ling Li happily accepted the order.

Although the national capital Yongding is prosperous and lively, there is no place for him to be nostalgic. Now that his wish has come true, he just wants to return to the northwest as soon as possible.

On the day when Ling Li was ordered to be the general of Zhenxi and lead 10,000 forbidden troops to Anyuan, Emperor Chengde led the Chinese military generals to march for the army at Anshun Gate.

Thousands of empty alleys in Yongding City, men, women and children are like a festival, gather early to the four corners of the square and both sides of the post road, and watch the demeanor of the westbound Pingkou army.

Except for the biennial change of the forbidden army, the people of Yongding City have never seen more than 5,000 troops deployed. Therefore, when Ling Li, who was wearing a silver helmet and a suit of armor, appeared in front of Anshun Gate on horseback with a well-dressed forbidden army, the scene resounded with cheers and cheers.

"Left—"

"Right Discipline!"

Under the command of the flag commander, the soldiers moved in a uniform changing formation, and in an instant, a horizontal and vertical quadripartite matrix was set up outside the Anshun Gate.

"General Ling Li of Zhenxi: The first phalanx of the Zhenxi camp has been assembled with 10,000 horses, please show the emperor!"

The people watching around were excited and in an uproar, but they all quieted down under Ling Li's shout.

Emperor Chengde stood on the top of the Anshun Gate Tower, and after inspecting the military posture downstairs, accompanied by several military generals, he went down to the front of the array along the road covered with apricot yellow lichen, and personally awarded Ling Li the tiger talisman and the seal of the Zhenxi camp. Afterwards, he gave a high-sounding words of encouragement to the soldiers.

"County Lord, it's windy outside, and you're still weak, so you'll be sent here, you can go back first." On the east side of Anshun Gate, Bai An carried a medicine box on his back and stood sideways against Shu Meidao, who was standing next to the carriage.

"Okay." Shu Mei, who was still plain, responded softly, but his eyes passed over the soldiers and looked into the distance in a daze.

Following her line of sight, Bai An saw Ling Li who was turning over and getting on his horse. The shining silver armor stood out in the gray-brown armor worn by the forbidden army.

It turns out that sending him is fake, and sending him is real.

He clearly remembered that once she asked why the Xiang army of Lucheng appeared in the Governor's Mansion on the day the barbarians attacked Anyuan. After he intercepted the plan of the Lucheng Xiang Army to attack and harass Anyuan, Ling Li took them to travel hundreds of miles all night to come to Anyuan to rescue them. At that moment, the glint in her eyes made him unforgettable.

Bai An saluted Shu Mei, and then walked towards the Lucheng Xiang Army detachment at the end of the matrix with the medicine box on his back.

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On the evening of the second day of the army's march, when Bai An was routinely studying the water source of the temporary camp before setting up camp, he met Ling Li, who had personally gone to the river to drink horses.

"You have completed your mission well this time, and I will promote you to the rank of medical officer of the third-class assistant staff, how about it?" Ling Li's mood seemed to be very good, and he rarely showed a hint of a smile.

Bai An suddenly looked cramped, bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, the villain doesn't dare to take the risk of receiving this merit." ”

"What is a fraudulent claim?" Ling Li frowned and asked.

"It was not the villain who prompted Shu Xiangye to submit the letter of advice to the Western Expedition, but the county lord of Shumei." Bai An truthfully reported his experience in the Prime Minister's Mansion to Ling Li. At first, he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion according to Ling Li's arrangement, and on the pretext of taking care of Shu Mei's sick body, he planned to act at the opportunity to stimulate Shu Shi'an to propose a western expedition, but who expected that it would not be his turn to make a move, so Shu Mei persuaded Shu Shi'an.

"The county lord was on duty in Anyuan with Shu Duwei ten years ago, she is more familiar with the bandits in Anyuan than the villain, and she reported to Shu Xiangye about the people's livelihood in the border areas, and even the villain couldn't help crying when he heard it." What Bai An didn't expect was that Shu Mei actually told his experience as a case, and those experiences he had told her were even more tear-jerking after she described them. It was these examples that made Shu Shi'an finally decide to admonish in the form of a plea.

Ten years ago? After Ling Li thought about it for a while, he remembered that after Gu Zhun committed suicide, the imperial court carried out a major change of blood for the local guards of Anyuan. Because Anyuan is adjacent to Xili and far away from the national capital, no officials want to go. Shu Shi'an, who had just stepped into the position of prime minister, set an example and took the initiative to recommend Shu Jingcheng, the eldest son of Du Yuhou, who was the secretary of the Ma Army at the time, to serve as the captain. After that, the magistrate, the general judgment and other officials arranged it.

In the past ten years, Anyuan's Zhizhou has changed several terms, and all of them have been promoted and left, but Shu Jingcheng has stayed still. Emperor Chengde remembered that the prime minister and his eldest son had been separated for many years, and he also wanted to transfer him back to Yongding, but Shu Shi'an was worried that the courtiers would say that he was favoritism, and he never agreed to Shu Jingcheng's return to the capital.

In all fairness, in the ten years that Shu Jingcheng has been on duty in Anyuan, Anyuan has been much more stable than several other border cities. It's just that if you don't break through from him, in the eyes of the courtiers headed by Shu Shi'an, you will never see the bad situation on the border.

Fortunately, the death of him and his family finally contributed to the formation of the Zhenxi camp. The people of the South Vietnamese border will say goodbye to the days of confusion and anxiety once and for all, and the barbarians of Xili will also pay a terrible price for it!

Ling Li looked at the rolling mountains in the distance and pursed the corners of his lips.

Bai Anzheng was talking about how he witnessed Shu Mei in the Prime Minister's Mansion and sorted out the information about the barbarian attacks in Anyuan, when he looked up and saw Ling Li's face before he suddenly became cold, thinking that he was angry because he didn't complete the task, he couldn't help but feel excited, and said tremblingly, "Actually, in fact, the villain is also involved, the county lord is weak, and the borrowing file is all a villain's errand......"

"You're doing a good job. Come back to me and do things. Ling Li retracted his gaze, encouraged him, and led the wind chasing horse to turn away.