Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 844 The Intricate Helan Mountain!

As the saying goes, money can turn ghosts, and there is such a large amount of "passing money" with [-] sets of equipment. Li Xiyu quickly prepared all the equipment and materials needed for the general army, and sent his nephew to be the prince Leading the horses down, telling them to guard the prince well, if there is a slight difference, follow the military law.

Regarding the matter of the prince leading the army, the generals in the army have nothing to say. After all, this master has already beaten Shi Yanran, not only surpassing many famous generals of the previous generation, but also surpassing them.As the saying goes, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother's affairs, and he has not surpassed the prince in military achievements, so naturally there is no room for criticizing him.

So this time in Lingzhou, Li Xiyu didn't say much. He just selected the most elite Chinese army from the whole army to accompany him. This army has been beaten in his hands for many years. It is not an opponent, as long as the prince does not lead them to attack the Turkic pass, it will not be a problem to retreat.

After two days of hasty marching, Li Chengqian, who personally led the army, finally came to the boundary of Helan Mountain. During the march, in order to let the prince know more about the situation of Helan Mountain, Li Congli introduced everything he knew like a chatterbox.

Helan Mountain: From Aobao in the north to Maotukeng and Qingtongxia in the south, it is hundreds of miles long from north to south and nearly a hundred miles wide from east to west.The southern part of the mountain is gentle and flat, and the northern part north of Sanguankou is relatively high. The main peak is also called Helan Mountain; the mountain is asymmetrical from east to west, with a gentle slope on the west side and a plain on the east side. Its majestic mountains look like galloping horses. .

There are several east-west valleys in Helan Mountain. Helankou, Suyukou, Sanguankou, and Baisikou have been important east-west traffic routes since ancient times. Business travelers, herdsmen, and people from the Central Plains must pass through these places. Half are in the hands of the Tang army, half are in the territory of Western Turks, and all are in the hands of bandits from all walks of life.

Although the land in this place is very barren, there are many kinds of animals, such as snow leopard, lynx, red fox, red deer, argali, roe deer, and even plateau yaks.

The composition of the people living here is also very complicated. There are Turks, Huihe, Tubo, and Tang people mixed in, forming various forces.

Of course, there is a reason why such a chaotic place can attract so many people. There is a place called Jilantai in Western Turkic territory. There is a salt beard there, which produces a large amount of salt every year. These gangsters are crazy.

Benefits make people crazy. In this era, the benefits of salt are the most insane things that can make anyone crazy, so the local people call Jilantai a blood lake, and jokingly call the salt there blood salt;
Merchants and ordinary people sell salt no matter who they buy from. Anyway, they just follow who owns the land. Therefore, the number of people who die because of this salt lake every year is definitely a very impressive number.

Li Congli originally thought that the prince was eyeing the Salt Lake. After all, if he controlled this place, he would control the entire Helan Mountain.But he didn't expect that the crown prince didn't care about the salt lake and smuggling at all, but instead focused on Yanziliang's death pit, which made Li Congli very confused.

Speaking of Yanziliang, there is another interesting story. Legend has it that there are two brothers who came here from behind the mountain and saw labor swallows flying up and down.Unexpectedly, with malice in his heart, he destroyed the bird's nest for profit and sold it with the young chicks.

It made the group of swallows angry, and rushed towards the two of them, pecking their eyes and disfiguring them.The two brothers fell into the abyss in desperation, and their corpses were not eaten by tigers and wolves, and the stench rose to the sky.

In the deep valley behind Yanziliang, there are still many bones, all of which fell from the cliff to collect bird's nests, known as the "dead man's pit".At the turn of spring and summer, the mountain swallows return to the south and gather on the beams, whispering endlessly.

Bird's nest is a kind of precious tonic, and it is a delicacy that nobles like, but who would have thought that the bird's nest that they ate would also have "blood" on it;

So ever since he came here to guard the border and knew the reason behind it, Li Congli never ate bird's nest again, because he felt that there were too many ghosts and ghosts in this thing, and eating less might save someone's life!

That place is just a dilapidated Taoist temple, and there are only a few gray-haired old Taoist priests in it. Do you need a [-]-strong army to copy such a place?
Is it a bit of a fuss? You must know that using so many people to go deep into the territory of Western Turkic, the cost of this day is not a small number, and it is easy to fall into the truth. Li Congli has to remind His Royal Highness that it must not be done like this joke.

After hearing Li Congli's question, Qin Huaiyu and Li Hui who were beside him both laughed. The reason for their laughter was simple. Li Congli underestimated the crown prince too much. For a small Taoist temple, does the prince of a country need to go out in person?Just pick up a school lieutenant from the East Palace and do it.

The governor's son didn't even think about it, if the crown prince was such a simple person, how did he survive the intrigue in the palace and the bloody battlefield.

After glaring at the two people who were gloating, Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "General Li, the big hermit hides in the court, and the little hermit hides in the wild. Then what do you think the people hiding in this vast mountain are!"

"Just like what you said, except for a few old Taoists who live there all year round, they are people who pick bird's nests, and they are of no value at all; but have you ever thought about how those few old Taoists lived in this vast mountain? In the Central Plains, there are not so many good men and women who go to give alms, and they will starve to death if they are hungry!"

"In other words, this Helan Mountain is so chaotic, everyone is fighting each other for money and profit, why didn't they kill these Taoist priests who occupy such a treasured land of Fengshui in Yanziliang? For those who make a fortune from bird's nest, it is an eyesore stumbling block."

Li Chengqian is right, people are selfish, especially this kind of hunter who is struggling in the steep mountains, whether it is for prey, bird's nest, or other things necessary for life.

The slightest carelessness in the eyebrows and eyes can cause other people's murderous intentions, and they will suffer disasters. Isn't it strange that they can live here for decades?

It's easy for people to make excuses. It's impossible for these guys with their heads tied to their belts not to conflict with the Taoist priests here, so Li Congli couldn't answer what the prince said.

Because speaking from heart to heart, if he was one of those hunters, he would definitely get rid of the eyes-obscuring people, use the Taoist temple as his base, accumulate bird's nest little by little, and then take it out to earn a lot of money.

From now on, you can get rid of this precarious and starving life, and it is nothing to add a few lives. After all, compared with the rich life, it seems worthless!
"General Li, you are still young, and you still don't have a thorough understanding of the world's morals and people's hearts, but it doesn't matter, just follow the order. After this matter, you will be rewarded heavily." Li Chengqian comforted the old man who was a few years older than him. Li Congli. .
(End of this chapter)