Li Chun ran to Shuofang to find her husband, but the journey was not far.
However, starting from Diaoyin County and continuing to Yulin, it was Liang Shidu's sphere of influence in the past few years. Guo Zihe, who was entrenched near the Yulin Racecourse, could only be regarded as a team of horse bandits.
Moreover, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, horse bandits have never disappeared from that land. It is not because of how wealthy the place is. The more horse bandits are raging in a place, the poorer it is and the more difficult the environment is.
Horse bandits are actually rooted among the poor people. If they can't survive, they will become horse bandits. This is the general consensus of the people there. People cannot fight against God and can only form involution, and the endless Great Wall,
It is also an insurmountable yoke for them.
Immigration cannot solve the fundamental problems here. Year-round water shortages and food shortages caused by drought have troubled people. However, compared to later, the situation is relatively better. The so-called Yulin Racecourse is a vast grassland.
Xu Shiji is currently stationed at Yanlu City in Shuofang.
Last year, Xu Shiji left Yulin, and Xue Wanjun, the general manager of Lingzhou, led his troops out of Wuyuan and carried out another clearing out of the remaining forces in Liangshidu, which will continue this year.
Horse bandits are more cunning. They will hide when they hear the wind, or run to the grassland for temporary shelter. When the wind passes, they will turn back.
No matter the Turks on the grassland, Xu Shiji, Xue Wanjun and others had no good way to deal with them. In the end, the two discussed it and submitted a letter to the court, hoping to recruit the horse bandits and pursue the stubborn ones.
, it really doesn’t work to drive them north.
Generally speaking, there is nothing new, and the reaction of the Turks must be taken into consideration. The best way is to unite with the Turks to squeeze the living space of the horse bandits. It is expected that good results will be seen in a few years.
It's just a question of whether the Turks are willing to go to all the trouble to deal with these horse bandits, because that would be a bit thankless for the Turks.
When the Turks wiped out Guo Zihe, they just wanted to use Yulin as a way to attack Chang'an.
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Therefore, this road is still quite dangerous. Whether Li Chun, who has been pampered for many years, can make it down depends on luck.
But there was no way to publicize this matter. It was not a matter of shame or not, but for the sake of Li Chun's safety. It would be troublesome if someone with ulterior motives targeted her.
Li Po also secretly scolded his mother. He had only heard of the princess sneaking out of the palace in story books, but now it was really a drama of a princess running away.
"Invite Shen Qingnu, the doctor of the Ministry of War, to enter the palace."
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In the end, Shen Qingnu, Yanlu people, and Gu Auntie led some Qianniu preparations and went on the road with the people from the Military Intelligence Department. They investigated along the way and followed the traces to Shuofang.
These people used to be Li Po's bodyguards. Once they find someone, they will follow Li Chun. As long as there is no army chasing them, if these people get together, they can go anywhere in the world.
After a day of hard work, Li Po finally recovered by dinner time.
Li Chun's temperament was actually determined before she became an adult. She likes to have fun, which is just an appearance. In fact, what she likes is the kind of unrestrained life with broad sea and sky.
It's just because of his status that he has never traveled far because of his brother. Now it seems that he can't bear it anymore.
Li Po didn't think that Li Chun would turn back after suffering some hardships. He probably just gave it a try this time, taking the Shuofang route, which is closer. Once she gets used to it, she might become a travel companion...
Let me first pay a moment of silence for Xu Shiji...
In this case, according to his past habits, Li Po felt that he did not need to exert great control. As Li Chun's brother, it was up to her to live as happily as she wanted.
If you don't have freedom, you can't let your girl live a life of oppression and humiliation, right?
Regardless of whether he did it right or not, Li Chun finally broke free from the reins and went free and at ease.
In the evening, Li Po called several of Li Chun's lackeys in front of him and gave them a scolding.
Gao Baoer was so frightened that he huddled up and began to cry. The other two were already frightened. He just felt that Li Chun was too unfriended to run away alone. He must ask for an explanation when she comes back.
The family was having a lot of fun, but it didn't cause too much trouble. After blocking the news, it was finally controlled within the scope of the emperor's family affairs.
However, his daughter-in-law ran away from the Xu Mansion and was frightened so much that Li Po asked Queen Li Bi to go there in person and comfort her.
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At the beginning of June, Li Po summoned Cheng Zhijie to the palace. Some things could not be postponed any longer. If they were postponed any longer, it would be winter.
Cheng Zhijie was a little frightened, feeling that he might be in trouble again.
After returning to Chang'an for half a month, he was doing well. Due to his merits, he was awarded the title of Kaifu and the Duke of Dongping County.
Moreover, despite being on the road in the past few years, he has made more and more friends. During these days when he returned to Chang'an, he basically spent the time at the wine table.
In addition to his old colleagues from Senniu Beishenfu who came to help him clean up his troubles, Luo Shixin also came to him to have a fist fight.
In those days, the old people in Henan still had two or three kittens left, and they came out from all over the place to pay homage to the Duke of Dongping County. Gao Jifu, for example, was one of them.
Ashina Nishu and Su Dingfang were all new friends, and they were all invited by him to have a feast at the wine table and call them brothers.
In general, Cheng Dabeard lived a happy life. He had a lot of old and new friends. He had traveled a long way and his horizons had broadened. He knew a lot about things all over the world, so he didn't have to worry about running out of topics to talk about.
But when the news came that the emperor had summoned him to the palace to meet him, he knew that the good days were over. Damn it, it was another half month, and he was pretty accurate.
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Cheng Zhijie, dressed in official uniform, strolled into the Chengtian Gate. In front of him was the Tai Chi Palace. Cheng's bearded legs were a little weak.
He didn't know where the emperor was going to send him this time, but it was definitely not a good place.
Cheng Dabeard sighed in his heart, this is not the way to go...
He has experienced too many things, and he considers himself to be a person. No one has ever been able to truly control his unruly heart. King Wei and the Dog Emperor Wang Shichong can only be regarded as half of him.
But the person sitting in the Tai Chi Palace is his real nemesis.
When we first met in Mayi, I really didn't notice that the other person had dragon energy in him. When he ran around and bumped all the way, he became the horse order of Yunnei Racecourse, and became a soldier of Heng'an Town Army, I started thinking about him all day long.
The law plucked out his beard.
Nowadays, it is no longer a matter of pulling out the beard. Even the life of Old Cheng is firmly in his hands. If he is told to go east, he will not dare to go west. If he is told to chase the dog, he will not dare to chase the rooster.
Cheng Zhijie thought to himself ten thousand times that he was so stingy and vindictive, how could his old Cheng be so unlucky to have met him? What was even more unlucky was that he had offended him.
Cheng Zhijie moved into the Taiji Hall with a lawsuit on his face. After being notified, he put on a smile, entered the side hall and immediately beat his chest and saluted.
"See you, the Supreme Being. I haven't seen you for half a year, and the Supreme Being's complexion is getting better and better."
Well, he had just come back from outside, and the title of Supreme was still on his lips, and his friends had forgotten to remind him.
Li Po raised his head and looked at him, and said in his mind that he was a thief...but a smile appeared on his face, and he waved his hand and said: "You look good, sit down and talk."
After he sat firmly, Li Po straightened up and looked at Cheng DaHui carefully. Compared with when he came back from Dunhuang, Cheng DaHui did look much better.
He looks a bit "white and fat". This guy can only lead an army. He is very good at running errands here and there. At first, I just wanted to think that this guy was an eyesore and drive him out to suffer some hardships, but I didn't want to give up.
I realized the benefits of this guy.
Cheng Dabeard was a little frightened by his look, and he thought to himself, "Are you looking for the right place to strike?"
So he forced a smile on his face and said: "Is the white stack that the Supreme sent me to Lingnan to bring back still useful? If not, I will go there again and I can always find what the Supreme wants.
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Li Po shook his head and said, "I'm not busy. I won't know until after a while."
Cheng Dabeard was a little disappointed. Although the ghost place in Lingnan was not good and the food was weird, it was better than the windy and sandy Northwest.
Then Li Po asked some questions about the situation in Lingnan, and Cheng Zhijie told the truth, and his mind gradually calmed down. It seemed like this was over?
The bearded man could not help but say Amitabha in his heart.
At this time, Li Po changed the topic, "You heard, right? Silla envoys came to Chang'an. You are from Shandong, do you know where Silla is?"
Cheng Dabeard cheered up and came back together. Even if he didn't know what Silla was before, he knows now, damn... I didn't talk to that woman...
Ten thousand draft horses galloped past Cheng Dabeard's heart.
"The general knows that Silla seems to be overseas, right? When the general came back, he met them at Tongguan and returned to Chang'an together."
Li Po nodded, "It's good to know. The Silla people came to Chang'an with the intention of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty. I want to send some envoys to follow them back east. Why don't you lead the troops to escort them and show me
, what is Silla really like?”
Cheng Zhijie's beard began to tremble. Sure enough, he still didn't hide away. Damn it, he was going overseas this time? Going further and further away, Lao Cheng might not be able to come back.
Cheng Zhijie began to struggle, "Your Majesty, I have never been to the sea, and I can't even swim. What will happen if I fall off the boat at sea? I will eventually have a wife and children to take care of..."
Li Po almost didn't laugh. You, a big thief, still miss your wife and children? Only a ghost can believe it. The fear of death is real.
As a continental country, most people at that time had a natural fear of going to sea. Li Po believed that if Lingnan and Dunhuang were put on the table and Cheng Dabeard had to choose, he would definitely not choose to go to Silla.
Li Po pretended to ponder for a moment, "Well, that's true. If you are not familiar with maritime affairs, it will be useless on the sea. Let's do this. You have been to Dunhuang and brought the Turks back. Then the beginning and end of the Western Turks will be
You come and pack up, go back and prepare your luggage, how about you take a trip to the Western Regions on my behalf?"