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Chapter 404 Here Comes the Power Snatchers

On October 14th of the third year of Xianheng, Gar Qinling personally led a main force of [-] to the camp of the Tang army to invite the battle for a full day. The Tang army did not come out, and only responded by sticking to the camp. At sunset, the Tubo army pretended to return to the camp. In fact, they took advantage of the situation to withdraw their troops, and the Tang army did not pursue them. Li Xianyan ordered the Tang troops everywhere not to attack without authorization, and allowed the main Tubo army to join the [-] troops of Gar Zampo's troops and retreat back to Tuyuhun. The prefectural battle officially came to an end. In this battle, the Tang army suffered more than [-] casualties, Anxiang City was looted, and the four prefectures of Qinghai were devastated. However, more than [-] Tubo troops were annihilated. The ratio of casualties was almost one to ten, and the result of the series of vicious battles ended in a great victory for the Tang army.

The battle was finally won. Although the process was extremely difficult, it was a victory after all. It was indeed something to be thankful for. The whole army was full of joy, but Li Xian was not very happy, but rather upset, because The aftermath is really not worrying, not to mention the war losses of the states, but the grain and fodder problem alone makes Li Xian very troubled, probably because of the war that will be fought for more than a month, the grain stock in Hexi has long been exhausted. The ones that have been completely consumed, the remaining grain and fodder are only enough for the states to use for a month. As for the allocation of grain at the court hall, there is no hope at all—the summer grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River has just arrived in Luoyang Even if the other side of the court allocates food to Hexi as soon as possible, it will not arrive until next spring at the earliest, not to mention the two major factors of empress Wu and the prince. When will the food be delivered, I am afraid that only the old man will be able to arrive. Got it.

Food and fodder is the lifeline, and it is absolutely indispensable. Since the other side of the court can't count on it, Li Xian has no choice but to find another way. Fortunately, he has the money bag of "Deng Ji Company", the position and the manpower and material resources for transportation. There is no shortage, but the winter is approaching, and the grain and fodder that can be transported from the inland is really limited, and it is not enough to meet the whole winter of Hexi. However, relying on the good relationship with Anxi, Li Xian paid a high price from The Turkic ministries bought some more cattle and sheep, and they made up thousands of pieces of food and fodder. Finally, they managed to get together all the food and fodder in Hexi, which was a troublesome thing. When I returned to Lanzhou on October 25th, I suddenly found that even bigger troubles had emerged——Qiu Shenji, the deputy governor of Hexi, and Liu Yi, the new governor of Lanzhou, with a dog’s tail—the third son of Li Zhen, the king of Yue. Wen teamed up and arrived!
"Call them in!"

Li Xian had just returned to the temporary palace, and he hadn't finished a cup of tea yet, when he heard Liu Ziming come to report the arrival of the three of them, he was impatient in his heart, but there must be an explanation in order to save face, so there was nothing he could do. It could only be suppressing the boredom in his heart, frowning slightly, and ordered.

"promise!"

Liu Ziming had followed Li Xian for a long time, so he could feel Li Xian's displeasure, so he didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly responded, and hurried out of the mansion, and walked in with the three visitors without counting breaths .

"My little brother has met the king of England, my brother has won a great victory over Tubo, and his reputation has spread all over the world. I have traveled all the way, and there is no one who does not publicize my brother's name. It is a pity that my little brother came late, and it is a pity that I couldn't catch up. One piece!"

Among the three, Li Wen was the youngest and had the lowest official position, but he was the most arrogant. He showed no humility at all, and walked in the first place. When he saw Li Xian, he laughed and acted like no one else. shape.

"Die Wen won the award. There was a little bit of a fight, but it's really not worth mentioning. Brother Wen has had a hard time on this journey. Come and watch!"

For Li Wen, a reckless guy, Li Xian really didn't like him very much, but he didn't bother to learn from him, so he just laughed and replied casually.

"Ha, thank you brother!"

Li Wen was acquainted with Li Xian, and he didn't mean to meet Li Xian at all. He thanked Li Xian casually, and walked to the back of a few people beside him. He lifted the hem of his robe and entered with a smile. seated.

"The last general (lower official) sees Your Highness!"

Qiu and Liu didn't dare to be as casual as Li Wen. They didn't walk forward cautiously until the two brothers had finished socializing, saluting and greeting each other incessantly.

"You don't need to be too polite, General Qiu and Lord Liu, please take your seats."

These two people in front of them are all loyal confidants of Empress Wu. Naturally, they came to Hexi with no good intentions. Li Xian knew this well, but he didn't bother to say it. He just raised his hand gently, and ordered, A group of servants from the palace rushed to bring a few bags, futons and other things, and offered freshly brewed fragrant tea, and then bowed and left the hall.

"Brother Yingwang, when my younger brother left Beijing, His Majesty ordered that Brother Yingwang arrange a place for my younger brother. But, the little brother next to him doesn’t ask too much, so I think I won’t let the little brother down, right?” The servants had just retreated, but Li Wen couldn’t wait to speak first, and the lion opened his mouth wide and was about to sit in a state The position of the general.

can fight?As far as your kid is capable, let alone go into battle, I'm afraid you won't even be able to lead soldiers, you're a complete piece of trash!Hearing Li Wen speak so lightly, Li Xian didn't swallow a sip of tea, almost choked, and looked at Li Wen angrily and amusedly, he really didn't know where this guy was so confident.

"His Royal Highness, there is a transfer letter from the Ministry of War here, and the general will be the deputy governor of Hexi, and will take over the command of Wuhai Road, the chief commander of the march, Qibi He Li, who will hold various positions. With General Wen's help, you may be able to get started as soon as possible, please allow your Highness!" Before Li Xian could speak, Qiu Shenji, who was sitting by the side, suggested solemnly.

Hehe, is it easy to calculate, amazing, amazing!Li Xian is a very shrewd person, and he understood the reasoning here just by listening to it - the area under the jurisdiction of Qibi Heli is the six surrounding states with Lanzhou as the center, if Qiu Shenji controls this part of the military power In addition, the governor of Lanzhou is Liu Yizhi himself, so Li Xian's hands and feet were tied up halfway, and Li Wen, a non-stop guy, was there, Li Xian had to be completely emptied, don't Speaking of the important event of laying the foundation of Hexi, even the wealth and life have to be put into question. There is no doubt that this matter must be the result of the collusion between Empress Wu and the King of Yue!
"Since General Qiu came here on orders, there is no reason why he will not refuse. General Qiu's determination to be loyal to the country may not be good, but now the war is over, there are still many parties, and the Tubo army is still in the four villages. It’s hard to appease the local area, and the sudden change of generals may be detrimental to the military situation, and it’s okay to take over after passing this hurdle, I don’t know what General Qiu’s plan is?”

Knowing that Qiu Shenji came with bad intentions, but he held the imperial decree and the transfer letter from the Ministry of War. In view of the big face, Li Xian couldn't clearly object to him taking over the military power, so he pondered for a while and gave a suggestion.

"His Royal Highness, it is the duty of the general to appease the place. Since the general has been entrusted with great trust by the Holy One, he dare not take it lightly. However, the general has been defeated, and the general does not dare to lie to others. Please ask Your Highness to complete it!"

Qiu Shenji was ordered to come here this time to bid farewell to Li Xian, not to mention that he and Li Xian still had a feud against his brother, so he was even more unwilling to obey Li Xian's orders. With the obvious intention of slowing down the army, Li immediately pushed back in a calm voice, making it clear that he would not show mercy to Li Xian.

"Brother King Ying, the younger brother didn't catch up with the war, so I'll leave the matter of suppressing the bandits to the younger brother. With General Qiu to guide me, I can't miss my brother's business, so please rest assured." Li Wen obviously made a good deal with Qiu Shenji, and no matter what Li Xian thought, he appeared from the side and asked for orders.

"Well, good, since Brother Wen and General Qiu are so confident, how can Gu not agree, this matter is settled like this, the military situation is on fire, no delay is allowed, it would be better if this matter is handed over earlier!" Li Xian Although he was angry in his heart, he didn't care too much about it, so he put on a posture of admiration, hit a few blows, and gave a clear answer. Immediately, he raised his voice and shouted: "Zi Ming!"

"The end is here!"

Hearing Li Xian's call, Liu Ziming, who was standing in the lobby, did not dare to neglect him, rushed up to the lobby with a few strides hastily, and bowed to answer.

"Holding the arrow of the king's order, I will immediately accompany General Qiu and Brother Wen to the camp in the west of the city, find General Qibi, and take care of the succession."

Li Xian stood up with a calm expression, walked to the copy office at the side, took out a command arrow from the lottery holder on the table, slipped it under his hand, weighed it a few times, and ordered calmly.

"No, the last general will take orders!"

Now that Li Xian had given the order, Liu Ziming dared not answer, so he respectfully took the arrow with both hands, and after a reply, he strode up to Qiu and Li's sons, waved his hands and said: " Two generals, please!"

Qiu and Li obviously didn't expect Li Xian to agree to their request so readily, and they couldn't react for a while. After looking at each other for a long time, they got up suspiciously. They each bowed and thanked Li Xian for a few words, without any further delay, some sons impatiently followed Liu Ziming out of the mansion, and rode their horses towards the camp in the west of the city.

"Master Liu, long time no see, how has it been?"

Li Xian didn't seem to care about Qiu and Li's movements at all, his face was calm and composed, he turned his head to look at Liu Yizhi who had been sitting silently by the side, and asked a question with a smile.

"Thanks to His Highness, everything is fine, my officer."

Liu Yizhi's success as a young man was originally a very proud person, but he was punished miserably in the court war the year before last, and now he has lost his original arrogance, but he has a bit more calm demeanor, his eyes and actions are all very cautious, When answering Li Xian's words, the words were concise and to the point, as if cherishing words like gold, it was obvious that he did not intend to have a deep talk with Li Xian.

"Well, that's good, it's getting late, Master Liu will accompany the king to have lunch, and later the king will invite the governor of the king, and the two of you will hand over at the king's mansion, it's so lovely Succeed?" Li Xian didn't care about Liu Yizhi's status at all, and put forward a suggestion with a smile.

"In that case, I will nagging Your Highness."

Li Xian's words have already reached this point, Liu Yizhi dared not refuse, his expression changed a few times quickly, he bowed respectfully, and carefully agreed.

(End of this chapter)