Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 771 Preparation
On June [-]th, Li Shan left Renshou Palace and returned to Qianyuan County.

On the way back, Li Shan pondered all the way. He was deeply worried. On the one hand, he was worried about when Li Shimin would make a move, and he was worried about what kind of plan Pei Shiju would have.

On the other hand, Li Shan is also worried about the changes in Turkic... In his view, any behavior that does not conform to logic is necessarily reasonable, but it is just a logic that he does not understand.

It is impossible for Ashina Sheer not to be feared by Jieli Khan, but he is so determined... In Li Shan's view, it is illogical.

After returning to the valley, Li Shan called the crowd immediately, and Wang Junhao, Zhang Zhongjian, Qu Silang, Hou Chen, He Fang, Hou Hongbin, Fan Shiyi and others all sat down.

After a brief silence, Li Shan first looked at Hou Chen, "Remember you mentioned that you had an old relationship with the grassland tribe?"

"Yes." Hou Chen was a little surprised, "Your Highness is going to sell it in the grassland...but I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell soap bars in the grassland."

"Send a batch over there." Li Shan said slowly, "Turn it over...it's best to send it to Wuyuan County. I heard that Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan are at war, so check it out."

Hou Chen had heard of the name Ashina Sheer, who was captured alive by the King of Handan in the battle last year and sent back to the grassland early this year.

"Yes." Hou Chen nodded in response, "Before, there were several small tribes attached to Lingzhou, and they can make a lot of money."

Li Shan nodded slightly, and continued: "Jun Hao."

"exist."

"If you want to make all the young and strong, how many people can there be?"

Wang Junhao calculated silently in his heart, "There are three hundred personal guards, and there are nearly 900 young and strong people in the village."

"900 people..." Li Shan licked his tongue, "Fan Shishi, you go back to Chang'an and bring all the horses that are free."

"Yes." Fan Shiyi said yes.

Li Shan sighed, whether it was a sudden change on Li Shimin's side, or an unexpected change on the Turkic side, only with a horse in hand, whether it was rushing to rescue Chang'an or fleeing thousands of miles away, could he be confident enough.

Because of the preparations for the establishment of Xia City, and because of Ma Zhou's long-term management of Ma Yin, no one in the world has more horses than Li Shan... Most of them are good horses. Although it is impossible to make up for it, it should not be difficult to gather three or four hundred horses.

However, the ordnance, armor, and bows and arrows in the Dongshan Temple's secret warehouse have almost been used up. In this regard...

"Nine hundred young and strong is enough for Zhechong Mansion." Li Shan pondered for a while, then said in a low voice, "Sanlang, go to the county seat tomorrow and ask for armaments and armor... Go straight to Chief Shi Yang Ze."

Although he didn't know what to do, Zhang Zhongjian responded immediately. Recalling that Li Shan asked people to investigate the inside story of Wuyuan County before, he almost judged in his heart that he should deal with the Turks.

Wang Junhao couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Lang Jun, is Your Majesty interested?"

Li Shan glanced at this guy, "No."

After a pause, Li Shanpi hummed without a smile, "It's just a precautionary measure, Gu didn't say anything this time."

Wang Junhao resisted the urge to roll his eyes... In Ling Gong's words, as long as Lang Jun appears, there will be troubles there, just like the legendary drought man in the red land.

Changing from Tongzhou to Longzhou, newcomers like Zhang Zhongjian and Qu Silang are fine, but old people like Wang Junhao, Fan Shiyi, and Zhu Ba have long been prepared.

"Send the women and children back to Chang'an." Li Shan glanced at Hou Chen, "Mr. Hou needs to be appeased."

"Has it reached this point?" Hou Chen was at a loss as to what to do, he didn't find any clues at all.

Li Shan said quietly: "Your Majesty mentioned the day before yesterday that Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan went to war..."

"Turkic civil strife?" Hou Chen found it even more strange that they were fighting among themselves, but we wanted to send women and children away?

"This matter is very strange, and there must be changes." Li Shan sighed: "Xiangyi King Li's talisman...I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the Turkic attack."

Most people were ignorant of Li Shan's explanation, but Zhang Zhongjian echoed in a low voice: "Ashina Sheer, a man of extraordinary rank, is really strange to start a war with Tuli Khan when he is suspected. "

"Yes." Li Shan smiled wryly, "I have to plan ahead, Ashina Sheer hates Gu..."

Wang Junhao muttered a few words in a low voice, if he had known this, he should have killed himself that day.

"What are you talking about now!" Li Shan frowned, "He Fang, Hou Hongbin."

"The two of you selected 400 young men from the village to practice with the guards."

"The personal guards are headed by Wang Junhao, with He Fang, Hou Hongbin, Zhang Zhongjian, and Qu Silang as deputy."

Everyone responded one by one, He Fang and Hou Hongbin were quite suspicious, but Wang Junhao was full of confidence in Li Shan... After leaving the room, Fan Shiyi was still explaining to a few newcomers, probably because Lang Jun's agreement did not work, To put it badly, it is generally very effective.

This night, Li Shan pinched his fingers and calculated silently in his heart. It is now the middle of June, and the war between Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan will start at the end of May. If the former wants to do something, it should be almost revealed by now.

In July and August, the Guannei Road is about to start the autumn harvest, and the Turks usually choose this time to invade the south.

In this way, I can do it in time. Most of the young and strong people with about a thousand have mounts, and they can advance and retreat freely by relying on the water... The most important thing is that I am not a local official in Longzhou, so I don’t have to think about the responsibility of defending the land If the situation is not good, he runs away, and no one can blame himself for anything.

Besides, even if someone wants to criticize, there is no sufficient reason. They have already hit Qianyuan County, and the first ones to chase should be Li Shenfu and Duan Decao.

From the second day onwards, the entire valley was busy, and the tense atmosphere gradually became more intense. It was because of Li Shan that Shi Yang, the governor of Longzhou, was able to share power from Chang Da, which was very embarrassing.

It is taboo to send armor to Si Nongqing's personal guards, but Yang Ze perfectly understood what Li Shan asked Zhang Zhongjian to bring, and asked the Central Military Department to set up a new Zhechong Mansion in Qianyuan County.

There are 200 people in the upper house, 1000 people in the middle house, and 800 people in the lower house. This place can provide [-] young and strong people. Although the Ministry of War has not yet replied, Yang has already In the name of sending a large number of ordnance to the valley.

"Your Highness, this is..." Pei Xuanji looked at the hundreds of cavalry who were practicing on the flat ground outside the valley, and whispered, "I have never heard of the Turks invading the border."

Li Shan hummed, and explained: "It's just a drill or two."

After a pause, Li Shan may feel that this reason is a bit perfunctory, and added: "Brother Xuanji mentioned that day, Brother Long Qian wrote a letter, and the situation between King Xiangyi and the Duke of Pingyuan County is like fire and water..."

"That's true." Pei Xuanji smiled wryly, "Jiulang wrote a letter. If the Turks invaded aggressively, I'm afraid that the war will be disadvantageous... But I heard that the Turks are in civil strife, so they probably won't go south?"

"It snowed heavily on the grassland last year, what do you think?"

Li Shanxin thought that he could only find this reason. The reason of Ashina Sheer cannot be put on the table. On the one hand, it is difficult to convince the public. .

(End of this chapter)