Three thousand war horses crisscrossed the borderlands, Zheng Guangyuan reined forward and came to Ning Xiaochuan to congratulate.

"Little boy, congratulations, I am happy to have three thousand good horses in Yongzhou, now the war horses of the Flying Leopard Army have landed, I believe it will not be long before I can see the Flying Leopard Army on the battlefield."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded and smiled, "General Zheng has a good reputation, whether the Flying Leopard Army can crisscross the battlefield or not, it still needs to be tested by time, but General Zheng has come here thousands of miles to greet him in person, and Ning Xiaochuan has thanked him here." ”

Zheng Guangyuan replied in a deep voice, "The general is worried about the safety of his son, so he asked me to come and answer him." ”

"Thank you, big brother, it's not too early, let's go back to Dunhuang." Ning Xiaochuan reined in the horse and shouted, Xiaobai roared, and the three thousand war horses behind him bowed their heads and crossed the border line.

At this moment, a cloud of dust rose on the desert in the distance, and Zheng Guangyuan instantly drew his sword and reined in his horse.

"Xinhe Battalion, fight."

Behind him, a thousand soldiers of the Xinhe Battalion brushed their swords out and drew their swords at their waists, and blocked them in front of Ning Xiaochuan in a uniform manner.

Lu Yi also subconsciously took out the hard bow behind him, and opened his bow and arrow at the dust in front of him, Ning Xiaochuan pressed it on Lu Yi's bow and arrow, "Don't worry, they are not the Yongzhou army." ”

Sure enough, when the smoke and dust approached, they found that there were about 300 people rushing towards them under the smoke and dust, yes, ordinary people, these big men were dressed in peasant clothes, and under the leadership of the two rural warriors led by them, they went straight to Ning Xiaochuan.

"The general's men are merciful, we are here to join the army." The man at the head is more than eight feet tall, strong and strong, with dark skin, and he looks like a practitioner.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at the three hundred strong men in front of him with some surprise, and asked curiously, "Who are you?" ”

The man at the head knelt on one knee and arched his hand, "Shu Hong in Xia Yongzhou, a martial artist in the Spirit Shell Realm, has practiced martial arts all year round, and this is the clan brother Shu Jun next to him, three days ago, my younger brother and I wanted to go to Sushan City to join the army, and unexpectedly saw Gongzi riding three thousand horses around the city, and my heart yearned, so I wanted to worship under Gongzi's door."

But I never thought that Gongzi went all the way north, so I chased all the way, but fortunately, I finally caught up with Gongzi, we were determined to serve the country in the army, and I hoped that Gongzi could take me in. ”

Ning Xiaochuan turned over and dismounted, helped Shu Hong up, and said helplessly, "Since you want to follow me, then I will tell you the truth, my name is Ning Xiaochuan, my brother Ning He, the general of Xiangzhou Zhenxi, and I went to Sushan City this time for the three thousand military horses behind me."

I am not a general in Yongzhou, if you choose to follow me, you will leave your hometown and go to Xiangzhou; The conditions in Xiangzhou are difficult, you should also know, but if you follow me, then I, Ning Xiaochuan, will never treat you badly, if you don't want to, I won't blame, as long as you are dedicated to the country, no matter who you follow, you will have a bright future. ”

When Shu Hong heard this, he was even more excited in his words, "It turns out that you are the son of Ning Xiaochuan, the name of the fifth son of Xiangzhou Ning is like thunder, see you today, that is, fate, I Shu Hong is willing to follow Ning Gongzi to Xiangzhou and achieve a foundation." ”

Shu Jun, who was a little younger next to him, also bowed his hand on one knee, "I am also willing to follow Gongzi to Xiangzhou." ”

Ning Xiaochuan was overjoyed, and helped the two brothers up, "The two strong men are invited to get up quickly, in this case, we will go back to Xiangzhou together." ”

"Thank you, Childe."

On this trip to Yongzhou, Ning Xiaochuan made a lot of money, not only won 3,000 Yongzhou war horses from Liu Dai, but also unexpectedly got Shu Hong and Shu Jun.

On the other hand, Liu Dai not only lost three thousand war horses, but also lost the two future generals by mistake, if Liu Dai knew Shu Hong, Shu Jun and the two brothers defected to Ning Xiaochuan, they were afraid that they would be awakened in the middle of the night.

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After returning to Dunhuang, seeing that Ning Xiaochuan brought 3,000 good war horses without spending a penny, the entire Xiangzhou army looked at him differently, and some soldiers who thought that Ning Xiaochuan was a soldier who didn't understand military tricks also changed their opinions.

With the addition of these 3,000 war horses, the entire Flying Leopard Army has 5,000 war horses, and the problem of war horses has been solved, and the next thing to be solved is the problem of soldiers.

In half a year, the quota of 10,000 people for the two battalions of the Divine Tiger Flying Leopard Army is only less than 5,000 people, and half of the quota is less, but fortunately, Ning Xiaochuan brought back more than 300 people from Yongzhou, otherwise there will be fewer recruits.

After returning to Dunhuang, Ning Xiaochuan arranged Shu Hong and Shu Jun brothers to be lieutenants in the Shenhu Battalion.

At the same time, Ning Xiaochuan went to Zheng Guangyuan and Chen Xinru, and borrowed more than 20 chiefs from them to help him train his troops.

These more than 20 commanders are all veterans who lead new soldiers all year round, and they are also familiar with the training of soldiers, and in less than a month, they have trained the Shenhu Flying Leopard Army to look good.

On the school field, Ning Xiaochuan stood under the pavilion and watched the recruits of the Divine Tiger Flying Leopard Army in black armor in front of him training in an orderly manner, and sighed in his heart, in the end, he still embarked on the road of the army.

According to Ning He's meaning, Ning Xiaochuan's Divine Tiger Flying Leopard Army was an army independent of the Xiangzhou Army.

If Xiangzhou can have a second army as strong as the Xiangzhou army, it can not only deter the Northern Barbarians, but also play a certain deterrent role for those officials in the DPRK who are afraid of the Xiangzhou army.

Ning Xiaochuan was also very helpless, there were many officials in the court who were exactly the same as the first emperor Gao Zhen back then, they were afraid that the Xiangzhou army would not work, and they were afraid that the Xiangzhou army would be strong, they thought they could find a trade-off, but they didn't want to end up moving stones and smashing their feet, and the gains outweighed the losses.

In the midst of intense military training, the entire second half of Yongxi's second year was quite peaceful, and nothing major happened.

After Wei Zhengol's death, the officials in Yindu also stopped a lot, and they didn't seem to expect that such a benevolent Gao Yuan would actually execute Wei Zhengol, the minister of the New Deal who had been pulled up by his hand.

Under the rat trap, it invisibly added a lot of prestige to the new emperor, as Hu Tongxun expected, after Wei Zhengol's death, the court was stable, and all officials were peaceful.

With the end of the reform of the Praetorian Guard, the Praetorian Guard with Yuan Haibei and Zhu Youtang as the main secretary of the military department was formally established.

At the same time, the younger generation of officers in the Imperial Army Mansion also added a lot of young blood to the Praetorian Guard, and the entire Praetorian Guard was as vigorous as the early sun.

At the end of the year, there was good news from Yindutai Hospital that the queen was pregnant.

Since Gao Yuan succeeded to the throne, he has only married the queen Dong, compared with the emperors of other dynasties, this son of heaven is undoubtedly a good emperor who is single-minded.

The pregnancy of the queen Dong made the entire palace fall silent in a peaceful state, and the queen's pregnancy, whether it was a prince or a princess, meant the continuation of the Gao family's bloodline, and to a certain extent, it also indicated the continuation of the Dafeng royal family.

Gao Yuan, who was a first-time father, was also very happy, and specially rewarded the queen with countless gold, silver, jade, brocade and silk, and ordered the Internal Affairs Office to take good care of the queen and ensure that the queen and the fetus in her womb were safe.

The second year of Yongxi came to an end in the bell of a snowy night at the end of the year.

At the beginning of the new year, Gao Yuan feasted hundreds of officials as usual, but this time the officials in the imperial garden were much less familiar than last year.

In particular, Liguo Gong Ningzhi, the national teacher Qin Wanzun and the head of the Internal Affairs Office Han Zhongxuan passed away one after another in a year, and time passed, and there were always new people replacing the old people.

Gao Yuan didn't have time to grieve, he believed that under his governance, Dafeng would definitely get better and better, and at that time, he was worthy of his ancestors and ancestors.

Yindu, Yutianjian.

It was peaceful outside, but the warlocks in the Imperial Heavenly Instrument were frowning, and the Imperial Heavenly Guardian Sikong Tang Xingshen stood in front of the five-clawed bronze dragon statue with a serious face, staring intently at the golden night pearl in the armillary sphere.

Song Jingru came quickly, rushed to Lao Sikong, and shook his head helplessly, "The will of heaven cannot be violated." ”

Sikong Tang Xingshen's old eyes turned red in an instant, looking at the flickering night pearl above his head, he shook his head and sighed, "Those who steal the opportunity of the dragon vein have never fallen." ”

Song Jingru nodded silently, stretched out his hand to write a line of words in the air, and after seeing Song Jingru's volleying font, Tang Xingru's eyes were bloodshot, and his fists were clenched, but he was helpless.

"Dafeng's national fortune has been stolen, the dragon qi of the Son of Heaven is weak, it won't be long before Yindu will be in chaos, and if there is no national fortune to suppress it at that time, Dafeng is afraid that it will encounter the most terrible crisis in thousands of years."

The meaning of these words, Tang Xingshen is inconvenient to say, Song Jingru has already known it, in fact, Tang Xingshen means that Dafeng will have a crisis of destroying the country.

Song Jingru waved the dust in his hand, only to see the armillary sphere in the mouth of the bronze dragon in front of him suddenly reversed, the golden light of the Dao Dao flickered, the light and shadow appeared, and the golden light of the armillary sphere was intertwined in mid-air, outlining a mysterious image of a thousand bucket Huan beads.

The pearl in the center of the image shimmers, and as the armillary sphere rotates, the light beads on the star map also move with it.

Song actually raised his right hand, put his fingers together and used his fingers as a pen, drawing in the air, and from time to time raised his head to silently remember the trajectory of the stars above his head.

His arms trembled, beads of sweat rained down on his head, and the lines on his hands gradually blurred, until the last golden light burst into the sky.

In an instant, the golden light dissipated, and the armillary sphere also stopped rotating, but another twinkling star appeared on the Qiandouhuan bead star chart overhead, and it was located in the northwest land impartially.

"This is ......" Looking at the golden light in the northwest, Tang Xingshen was greatly surprised.

Song Jingru spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the warlock behind him hurriedly stepped forward to help, and Song Jingru, who almost died on the spot in order to calculate the star map, smiled bitterly.

"It is true that Dafeng's national fortune was stolen, but it is not only Yu Tianjian and the person who stole the national fortune that understands the circulation of national fortune in this world.

Don't forget, this feng shui secret technique originates from the Daomen, some people steal the national fortune, and naturally there are people who use Haoran true qi to help Dafeng continue the national fortune, and this person who can carry the national fortune of Dafeng for thousands of years is in the northwest. ”

Tang Xing clenched his teeth and said in a deep voice, "It's Zhang Tianshi......"

"Sikong, the person who carries the fortune of Dafeng is not in Yindu, but in the northwest, ......" Song Jingru said in a low voice.

"As far as I know, grafting luck has a price, not to mention the luck of a country, Zhang Tianshi forcibly changed the luck of Dafeng, I am afraid that it will break the ......way of heaven," Tang Xingluo shook his head and said.

Song Jingru nodded silently, "Senior brother is doing this for the well-being of the people of the world, Lord Sikong, in your opinion, who is the person my senior brother chose to carry the fortune of the country." ”

"You and I both know that the northwest land is like a deep lake and a vast sea, among which the Wolong Zangjiao is the only human ear that can be favored by Zhang Tianshi."

"Son of Liguo Gong, Ning Xiaochuan."