As Li Yuan expected, the imperial court moved quickly. Even though the fierce fighting between the DPRK and China often leads to the issuance of various government decrees, there is no ambiguity in personnel relations, because they both understand that changes will happen later.

The next day, Li Yuan was dressed neatly and received an appointment from the imperial court in the military division of the guards. Xu was busy with official business, or in order to avoid suspicion, Chen Jue did not appear, and Liu Yanzhen naturally presided over the appointment.

The process was simple, the officials of the Privy Council first sang Li Yuan's name, place of origin and current military position in public, and then read the Privy Council's praise of Li Yuan and the appointment as follows, and then Liu Yanzhen took over the appointment letter and officially handed over the appointment letter to Li Yuan in the name of the commander of the guards. Finally, Li Yuan bowed in the direction of the palace to thank His Majesty for his great kindness.

I have to say that although Liu Yanzhen is indiscriminate, she has been able to navigate the officialdom for many years, and she still has a set of methods.

After Li Yuan accepted the appointment and the Privy Council officials left, they immediately patted Li Yuan's shoulder with a smile, and kept saying "Ben Shuai has long known Li Yuhou's ability", "The guards have always valued Li Yuhou", "I can't wait to go to the battlefield with Li Yuhou as soon as possible" and so on. After all, he is the top boss, and the so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Li Yuan is not good at not giving face, so he is an encouragement, and hurriedly showed a sincere appearance, and thanked him again and again. Although Li Yuan was happy in his heart, he was not confused, and if the words that came out of Liu Yanzhen's mouth, half of the ten sentences could be true, and he would be satisfied.

Out of the guards of the military division, Li Yuan led his soldiers back to the palace direct military office, Peng Shigao and several generals on duty greeted each other with a smile, and naturally they could not avoid another congratulations. Although Li Yuan's days in the palace are not long, he has always gotten along with everyone and has always maintained a peaceful and low-key mentality, and everyone agrees with Li Yuan's style, so both sides of today's greetings expressed a little reluctance.

Li Yuan especially noticed Peng Shigao's eyes at this time, although sincere, but also mixed with a hint of envy. Others don't know, but Li Yuan can naturally understand that Peng Shigao was born in the barbarian clan and has outstanding martial arts, and has been on the battlefield for many years, just because the identity of the general has been shelved under the nose of the Son of Heaven, not to mention that Chu Di has not yet been calmed, seeing that the subordinates who arrived with him have been reused by the imperial court, he naturally has mixed feelings in his heart, but he is helpless.

Before leaving, Peng Shigao accompanied Li Yuan to the door, and after retreating from the generals behind him, he added in a low voice: "Brother Xian, in this westward expedition, Langzhou is no better than Tanzhou, and the situation is complicated." My brother and his clan are all in Xizhou, and there is a letter from me in my own handwriting, but in wartime but there is a need, the virtuous brother only needs to order someone to send it. ”

Li Yuan knew the weight of Peng Shigao's move, first showed a hesitant expression, and then took it quietly. The two often refer to each other as brothers in private, but now Li Yuan is no longer Peng Shigao's subordinate, so he just held his hands tightly and said in a deep voice: "If the junior brother can make meritorious service this time, he will definitely live up to Brother Peng's kindness!" ”

Without waiting for Peng Shigao to reply, Li Yuan unexpectedly leaned into his ear and said: "Brother Pan and I will create a great cause...... Then Li Yuan took half a step back, raised his right hand, and beat his chest three times with a serious expression.

Peng Shigao stared at Li Yuan in surprise, and then without thinking, he also frowned, and made the same action as Li Yuan, the two looked at each other and smiled, only through their eyes silently communicated.

After leaving the palace and the military office, Xu Kuangheng couldn't wait to ask: "Yu Hou, what do you mean by that Peng Shigao?" I don't understand it in the bottom. ”

Li Yuan smiled faintly and said meaningfully to Xu Kuangheng: "Sir, don't forget, Brother Peng is from Dongximan, and when he goes to Langzhou, the battle situation is complicated, and it may be the key to breaking the situation." ”

Xu Kuangheng, who was holding the reins, suddenly paused, as if he was thinking about something, and then showed his understanding, and said with a smile: "Yu waits for the foresight, admire it below!" ”

"Brother Peng's move today, I didn't expect it. Sir, there is a lot of help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust! Li Yuan said with emotion.

When he got along with Peng Shigao, he really didn't think that he could get any help, except for the respect he deserved for his superiors, but more just for this general who was far away from his hometown. On the other hand, Peng Shigao may have befriended himself at the beginning, just to gain a firm foothold in the strange country of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but how ingenious the fate is, and now from his words and deeds, the relationship between the two has obviously risen to the level of friendship, and today an unknown tacit understanding has been reached......

South of Jinling City, Tianyin Mountain.

Tianyin Mountain is also known as Fang Mountain, which is named because of the square shape of the mountain.

This mountain is next to the east bank of the Qinhuai River, surrounded by cliffs, but there is a flat ravine and deep valley in the center, climb high and look down, the whole Tianyin Mountain is like a pocket recessed, it is a natural hidden place to hide soldiers. There is only one thorny road into the mountain, and the mountain road is constantly curved, and the jungle is densely covered, exuding an eerie and unpredictable atmosphere, so there are few people around.

Of course, although Xu Kuangheng kept lamenting that it was difficult to find troops training here, Li Yuan would not tell him in detail that this Tianyin Mountain was actually an extinct volcano that was naturally formed millions of years ago.

When Li Yuan and his entourage arrived at the school field in the mountains, the Ebony Special Service was calmly training a large group of cavalry, rushing back and forth along the school field, and the loud sound of horses' hooves matched with the shouts of the Uighur warriors was a match made in heaven.

At this time, Luo Erhu was also leading a team of crossbowmen and was practicing target shooting, this big black man, as soon as he saw Li Yuan approaching, his tense face immediately stretched, and he ran forward in surprise: "Big brother!" You're here! I miss you! ”

The weather was cold, Li Yuan looked at the cloth shirt on Luo Erhu's body, but a few marks were oozing out of sweat, and the originally dark face was obviously a little deeper. After the two brothers chatted enthusiastically, the ebony special service also hurriedly ran over, so Li Yuan came to the high platform of the school under the guidance of the two.

I saw that the ebony special service and Luo Erhu passed the orders respectively, and the generals and colonels below hurriedly assembled the team in an orderly manner. In a moment, this secret army of 8,000 Uighur warriors lined up in front of Li Yuan completely and without moving.

Luo Erhu seemed to be a little impatient, and after nodding to each other with the ebony special service, he then roared with confidence: "The whole army listens to the order and meets the commander!" ”

The Uighur warriors shouted in unison: "Meet the commander!" ”

In this rumbling battle, even the birds of the mountains and forests were almost busy flapping their wings out, hovering in the air for a long time, and it seemed that they were also looking at this extraordinary army.

The 8,000 Uighur warriors lined up in front of him, still a little shocked, all of them were tall and large, with rough faces, and everyone looked at Li Yuan on the high platform with a serious face, the real commander of this army, and there was no lack of admiration in everyone's firm eyes, which made Li Yuan feel irrepressible ecstasy.

In the past few days, Xu Kuangheng has been ordered to run at both ends of Jinling City and Tianyin Mountain. Since the 3,000 Khitan war horses and weapons and armor purchased by Zhou Zong were transported to the mountains, the Ebony Special Service and Luo Erhu followed Li Yuan's order to select 3,000 warriors who were good at riding to form light cavalry, which were personally led and trained by the Ebony Special Service, and the remaining 5,000 people were divided into spearmen, sword soldiers and longbowmen, and handed over to Luo Erhu to lead.

According to Li Yuan's meaning, these 8,000 people, as the only hole card in their hands now, in addition to strict training according to the standards of the elite division, not only must they eat and drink well, but also need to set strict military regulations, obey orders, appoint people in moderation, reward and punishment clearly, and more importantly, ensure the complete loyalty of this army. And the two of them, Ebony Special Service and Luo Erhu, did not disappoint Li Yuan.

These Uighur men were originally members of the Ebony Special Service, and on the day of the assembly in Changzhou, the Ebony Special Service took the lead in expressing their loyalty to Li Yuan in public and leading everyone to swear an oath. But since arriving at Tianyin Mountain, all doubts and even dissatisfaction have gradually disappeared.

The shelter, food, and more or less rewards were enough to bring the Uighurs into submission. After the Uighurs were forced to migrate to Jianghuai a hundred years ago, although the emperors of the Tang Dynasty repeatedly issued orders to appease and give many preferential treatments, these policies were long gone as the world fell apart at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

But at this moment, in addition to not having to worry about their livelihood, here, the leader of the Ebony Special Service also told them that the great hero Li Yuhou not only treats the leader as a brother, but as long as everyone is loyal to the commander Li Yuhou wholeheartedly from now on, not only can they make meritorious contributions, but the family can also be settled, and one day Li Yuhou will lead everyone back to the north! These words melted the hearts of these Uighur warriors like the warm sun.

In addition, Luo Erhu, the commander's sworn brother, had eaten and lived with them and trained hard since he arrived here, and Luo Erhu was bold and upright, and soon became one with these Uighurs. Xu Kuangheng and Luo Erhu also followed Li Yuan's strategy of attacking the heart, and from time to time publicized some heroic deeds and ambitions such as Li Yuhou in the army, of course, except for the exploits that are known to the whole world in Tanzhou, how to make up the rest, then they will not do Li Yuan's business.

All in all, today's Li Yuan, in addition to being the commander of the Eight Thousand Tiger and Wolf Army, has become the spiritual pillar in their hearts. After rigorous and complicated long-term training every day, they did not complain, but strengthened their determination to serve Li Yuan on the battlefield at all times.

Li Yuan looked at the 8,000 resolute faces solemnly and shouted, "Uighur warriors! From today onwards, you are not only my Li Yuan's soldiers, but also my brothers!! In today's troubled times, all countries stand side by side, swords and soldiers are everywhere, and heroes are coming out in large numbers! Are you willing to fight the world with me, live and die together, and be rich together?! ”

When the blood was majestic, the ebony special service and Luo Erhu drew their swords and shouted: "I am willing to die for the commander!" ”

The 8,000 Uighur warriors raised their swords one after another, and their blood burst out in an instant: "I am willing to die for the commander!" ”

"I am willing to die for the commander!"

"I am willing to die for the commander!"

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In the secluded and mysterious Tianyin Mountain, the official birth of this tiger and wolf division indicates that Li Yuan's career as a horse has entered a new level. As for why he stirred up the world one day, it is not known.