It's not easy to face the wall, and it's not sad.

Except that he couldn't move around, everything else was okay, Li Wuchang could take the opportunity to study the ingredients of the Qi Disperse Pill, thinking about preparing a pair of antidotes first, and then thinking of a way to get an upgraded version of the Qi Scattering Pill.

The antidote is not very difficult, just like studying the antidote to a poison, as long as you figure out the various herbs and dosages in the poison formula, and then dispense the medicine for the symptoms.

As for upgrading, it is not so easy, it is not as simple as one plus one equals two, you need to thoroughly study its principle and figure out all kinds of details.

However, this will not make Li Wuchang retreat, he has the time, money, and a good medicine tripod taken out of the Martial Arts Pavilion, everything is ready, he only needs to do a lot of experiments.

Therefore, Li Wuchang has been staying in the miscellaneous room to refine medicine these days, often making himself discouraged, and occasionally there will be various explosions, fortunately, there are not many people in Caiyunju, and the nurse and Xiaoru are used to it.

The days of refining medicine were quiet and ordinary, but Li Wuchang enjoyed it, as if he had returned to the days of his previous life when he forgot to sleep and eat in order to research new medicines, and he had no idea what was going on outside.

Chang'an City was very lively during this time, and everyone on the street was happy, because they had heard that General Zhou Sheng of Jizhou had won a great victory.

The war and the boss's surname are usually not so concerned, after all, there are more days of war, but in the past two years, Dayan has been particularly difficult, Chang'an City seems to be shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds all day long, and everyone has to be careful about half of the happy events and funerals, for fear of angering the upper echelons.

Now, Jizhou has won a big victory, and there is also news that Tang Tingshi and General Liu of Yangzhou also attacked with all their strength to fight the invading Japanese and achieved gratifying results.

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The Great Pilgrimage.

The emperor was very happy to hear the good news from all over the place.

Now it's up to everyone to make a debriefing.

First of all, the Yongzhou matter, Xue Shanglin was idle for a while, and specially returned to Chang'an to report on the suppression of bandits.

Xue Shanglin said: In recent months, the problem of bandits in Yongzhou has been mainly tackled through two aspects: pacification and extermination, and good results have been achieved.

Last year's snow disaster, bandits were rampant, Xue Shanglin started to kill, but it caused a greater backlash, the results of the bandits were not very ideal, and later listened to the advice of Han Guang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and sent people to pacify, many people who have gone astray have changed their ways and returned to righteousness, which is very good.

However, the bandits are not only composed of desperate people, but also many gangsters and even Khitan spies mixed in, trying to fish in troubled waters, for this part of the people, Xue Shanglin obeyed the orders of the Taiwei Lu Shiqing, and directly exterminated them with heavy hands, and at present in Jingzhao, Shangluo, Tianshui, Fengyi, Hechi and other counties have achieved good results, especially some time ago, Xue Shanglin personally went to the front line, entered the bandits' den Niumao Mountain in Shangluo, and wiped out thousands of bandits on the mountain, which greatly deterred bandits in other places.

In addition, there are many stubborn elements who resist stubbornly, mostly concentrated in the deep mountains and old forests, especially in the Nanshan, stretching for hundreds of miles, across several counties, the bandits in it are grouped, and the bandits are extremely sharp, among which there are many gangster masters and Khitan spies with high martial arts, and it will take some time to completely exterminate them.

Xue Shanglin finished reporting, and the emperor was happy.

At this time, some people jumped out to accuse Xue Shanglin of indiscriminately killing innocents and suppressing bandits, and at the same time, many people also died at his hands, asking His Majesty to deal with it.

This is already a cliché, every time Xue Shanglin reports on his work, there is always someone to join him.

Some people really can't see it, after all, it is an indisputable fact that Xue Shanglin killed many people, and some people want to take the opportunity to get Xue Shanglin a hand, which involves a lot of games between forces.

Xue Shanglin did not defend himself, and said that he was for Dayan, and asked His Majesty to learn clearly.

The three big guys had mixed reactions.

Mrs. Lin said that Xue Tingshi has done a very good job overall, but some details can be handled better.

Taiwei Lu Shiqing naturally supported Xue Shanglin, and he should have wiped out all the rebellious ministers and thieves, as for the dead few people, it is not worth mentioning.

The imperial historian Tang Zhifeng did not say a word, did not pull or step on it.

After listening to everyone's opinions, the emperor asked his confidant Li Lingwu's opinion.

Li Lingwu's answer was very concise, saying that extraordinary means can be used in extraordinary times.

After hearing this, the emperor was very satisfied, and immediately praised Xue Tingshi for his decisiveness and quick actions, he was the pillar of the country, and he still needed to do his best for the bandits in Nanshan.

After the affairs of Yongzhou are over, it is the turn of other states.

The other states were far away from the Beijing Division, and the assassins did not come, but they all sent people to report it, and there were detailed excerpts to be submitted.

Liangzhou also has banditry, but it is not as serious as Yongzhou, but Tubo occasionally invades, but with Lu Yuanyu, the king of Shu, plus General Lin Qi, Tubo does not dare to be too arrogant, so the development of Liangzhou has not been affected, and the tax is only higher than last year.

Jingzhou is relatively calm, there are no internal and external troubles, and it develops with peace of mind, so it only reported some livelihood problems, which is quite impressive, and it is a great joy if nothing happens, and the emperor is very happy.

Yangzhou and Xuzhou and Qingzhou's main problem is the scourge of the Japanese invaders, Yangzhou is wide, especially serious, but Yangzhou Thorn Shi Tang Feihu and General Liu Qizheng are first-class generals, these days joint Qingzhou Xuzhou vigorously attacked, has achieved good results, these months to exterminate the Japanese no less than thousands, in addition, occasionally there are Goryeo fanatics from the sea to invade Qingzhou, at the beginning of Qingzhou was a little caught off guard, but now it has stabilized, organized a large number of troops against the Goryeo fanatics.

Yanzhou and Yuzhou are close to Jizhou, and the main work these days is to relieve the people who have fled from Jizhou, and to support the Jizhou battlefield and make every effort to crack down on the illegal forces in Dayan.

The most serious problem is in Jizhou.

In recent years, Jizhou has been like a bottomless pit, which has consumed a lot of resources, but there is always no hope in sight.

The people of Anle, Yuyang, Liaodong, Liucheng, Yanjun, and Beiping fled in large numbers, and almost all the remaining soldiers swore to fight to the death against the Khitan and Goryeo.

Just when the upper echelons of Dayan were discussing to give up the northern part of Jizhou, the general Zhou Sheng gave the imperial court a big surprise.

At the court meeting, everyone was very knowledgeable and listened carefully to the report of the clerk sent by Zhou Sheng.

At the end of May, the imperial court released two million taels of silver to purchase a large amount of grain and grass, ready to transport to the front line, but unfortunately the grain and grass were burned by bandits, the bandits including the Dayan gangsters, Khitan Goryeo spies and Oriental Japanese pirates, they acted neatly, skillfully, and they were all fierce and fearless of death, the court was caught off guard, only two percent of the grain and grass remained, according to the military department and the household department after careful calculation, the remaining two percent of the grain and grass were sent to Liaodong, and Zhou Sheng, who was happy, did not receive any assistance.

Under such a dangerous situation, Zhou Sheng raised a batch of grain and grass from the wealthy households in the ancient north of Zhuo County to solve the urgent need.

In early June, Zhou Sheng took the initiative.

Sent Shen Deputy General to lead 70,000 troops out of the city to take the initiative to face the 40,000 elites of the Khitan, Zhou Shengqin led 4,000 good men to ambush on both sides of a mountain, and another 10,000 cavalry were on standby, and more than 10,000 people defended the city.

Although the Anle army was not afraid of death, it was very difficult to fight against the Khitan elite, retreating while fighting, retreating to the ambush of Zhou Sheng, and Deputy General Shen ordered the army to attack back and fight to the death with the Khitan elite.

The fierce battle was in full swing, Zhou Sheng brazenly launched an attack, went to the front line in person, and yelled for Dayan, attacking the Khitan elite on three sides, and the morale was extremely high.

The four thousand good players under Zhou Sheng's command were all carefully selected veterans, and under the leadership of Zhou Sheng, they took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and the Khitan elite retreated one after another.

When the Khitan was defeated and retreated, Zhou Sheng's long-awaited 10,000 cavalry pursued and killed countless people.

More than 130,000 people were dispatched on both sides of the battle, and more than 16,000 Khitans were killed on the spot, more than 5,000 were captured, and less than 20,000 Khitans fled in a hurry.

1,000 wounded and 800 self-inflicted.

More than 10,000 Anle defenders were killed in battle, almost everyone was wounded, Zhou Sheng was stabbed four times, Vice General Shen was targeted by the Khitan master, and he was seriously injured and died, but fortunately, there were military doctors who rescued him in time to pick up a life, and the number of generals of all walks of life who were killed and injured in the battle was not very large.

This is not over, after Zhou Sheng rested for a few days, he led 10,000 elites out of the city to sweep, uprooted the Khitan forces entrenched around Anle City, and killed more than 3,000 enemies.

The Khitans lost in peace, and of course they refused to give up.

According to the report, the Khitan transferred a lot of men and horses from the base camp and the Liaodong battlefield to prepare to attack Anle again, but it will take some time.

The siege of peace and happiness has come to an end for the time being.

In Liaodong, the pressure of Lu Yuanke, the king of the North Sea, was not less than that of Zhou Sheng, but Anle won a big victory, and the Khitan transferred a lot of elites from Liaodong, and the pressure on Liaodong was much smaller, Lu Yuanke took advantage of the situation to attack, fought a few tough battles, and killed more than 8,000 people of the Khitan and Goryeo coalition forces, which was not a small victory.

As soon as Zhou Sheng got a batch of grain and grass, he sent a lot of people to send it over, and it should still be on the way now.

After listening to the secretary's straightforward report, both the emperor and the ministers were enthusiastic.

The emperor patted the handle of the dragon chair and said excitedly: "I have long known that General Zhou is not a mortal, and now I have not disappointed me, hahaha......"

I originally planned to give up the northern part of Jizhou, but I didn't expect it to be bright.

When the emperor was happy, the ministers naturally would not be disappointed, and they all said that the emperor was sage, and he sent General Zhou to guard the border many years ago, which was really far-sighted.

Li Lingwu took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, General Zhou's lifting of the siege of Anle is of far-reaching significance, which not only greatly boosts the morale of Dayan, but also proves that my Dayan soldiers are still heroic, but the ambition of the Khitan wolf will not easily give up the idea of invading Dayan, so Anle We should support it to the end, and it is advisable to support the grain and grass as soon as possible, and completely defeat the Khitan ambitions." ”

The emperor nodded and said, "What Li Qing said is very true, Mrs. Lin, is there a plan?"

Lin Yong came out of the queue and said calmly: "The emperor wants to die to protect Jizhou, Weichen agrees very much, now Dayan has survived the most difficult moment, the taxes of the states are about to be paid, the grain and grass can be directly transferred from Yuzhou and Jingzhou, Qingzhou Xuzhou Yanzhou can be appropriately reduced and exempted from taxes, Yangzhou is the richest place in Dayan, and the history of Tang Thorn is also very good, there is no need to reduce taxes, Yongzhou and Liangzhou may have to work harder, and the next silver must be well planned." ”

After a pause, he added: "For the rich households in Zhuo County, Jizhou and other places, it is advisable to send commendation documents to show encouragement, as for the purchase of grain and silver, it is also necessary to pay it back slowly, it is not appropriate to chill their hearts, the defense line in Hejian and other places can be temporarily put down, saving a part of the silver taels, in addition, Jizhou because of the war, a large area of land has been wasted, where most of it is familiar land, how to deal with it, you still need to think of a plan quickly, the season is not waiting for anyone." ”

The emperor said: "What Taifu said is very true, Jizhou is the place where Dayan started, and the people are still very conscious, and I will definitely not let them chill." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The household department, the military department, and the official department fully cooperate with Mrs. Lin, in addition, for the merits of General Zhou, the King of Beihai and the soldiers of Jizhou, Han Qing needs to plan carefully and get a charter as soon as possible." ”

Han Guang stepped out of the queue and said, "I respectfully follow Your Majesty's orders." ”