Sanniangzi was very popular in her work, so she immediately took Huaiyu to Chang'an to buy medicine. She was still dressed in men's clothes. When she saw Huaiyu's mule tied at the entrance of the village, she asked, "Is this your mount?"
"Um."
"The mule is running too slow. Siqi, ask the groom to bring Wu Erlang a fast horse. Just take the Western Turkic white-hooked crow that my uncle gave me."
The groom soon brought over a pure black horse, but its four hooves were white. It was very majestic and equipped with a full set of saddle and bridle.
"I gave this white-hooked crow to Wu Erlang, and I have to trouble you to go to Chang'an with me to get the medicine."
The maid next to her said anxiously: "Sanniang, this horse is a birthday gift from Duke Yongkang. It is worth hundreds of thousands. This silver saddle is also a Khitan silver saddle given by the fifth uncle. It is coated with gold and silver sealskin saddle and has a red box with gold silk square clasp."
,White Chu leather wrapped tendon whip..."
Li Sanniang waved her hand: "Compared with Wu Erlang's life-saving pills, these are nothing."
The white-hoofed crow is indeed very majestic and beautiful. It is much taller than Huaiyu's horse, mule and green ox. The saddle and bridle on the horse is indeed beautiful. The saddle is made of wood, plated with gold and silver, and carefully carved.
It's a high-end luxury product that only nobles can afford. This thing can probably compete with a few 'green bulls'.
"Sister, how dare you accept the saddle and bridle of such a precious horse..."
"Let's go quickly. Why should a man be a mother-in-law?" Li Sanniang, however, was very rude and directly got on an equally majestic bay-red horse.
Huaiyu rode his horse to follow, while Siqi controlled the horse's speed and stayed with him, reminding him from time to time how to control the horse.
This time he took the initiative to sell medicine door-to-door. It seemed that he was successful. Mrs. Li Sanniang was a good customer and very generous. She directly gave him a famous horse with a matching silver saddle.
He greatly admired Li Sanniang's courage and filial piety.
Li Jing led troops to reinforce Li Daozong, the governor of Lingzhou, and blocked the Turkic army at Xiashi. Although he fought from early morning until dark, he still could not stop the Turks. Li Jing had too few troops and had to retreat slowly into Xiaoguan, guarding the gate and waiting for the troops in Guanzhong.
Regroup.
The four fortresses in Guanzhong and Xiaoguan, the northwest gate, are about three hundred miles east of Huining Pass.
In the fierce party struggle, Yang Su tried to win over the Li and Han families many times on behalf of Yang Guang, but the Li family did not change sides. The result was that Li Duan and Han Hong were later arrested by Yang Su after they suffered a defeat in Heng'an in the war with the Turks.
Seizing the opportunity, he impeached them all and stripped them of their official titles and demoted them to common people.
This year, the imperial court judged that the Turks would still attack Hedong. After all, the imperial court was defeated in Taigu, Hedong last year. Although the Turks eventually withdrew outside the Great Wall, the various places in Daibei were severely damaged and their defense power was greatly damaged.
It is said that Mrs. Li Sanniang's leap name is Li Qing. This is what I heard from Huaiyi before. She is the granddaughter of Li Jing's eldest brother Li Duan. Li Duan was originally the eldest son of the Li family. He inherited the dukedom of Yongkang County from the Li family in his early years. He was so brave at a young age that he had thousands of enemies.
He was very fierce and began to join the army very early. He followed Shi Wansui to pacify the south of the Yangtze River and conquer Nanning. He made many military exploits and served as governor and general manager of several places.
Compared with the wolf cavalry everywhere in Longyou now, isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Her appearance and temperament are somewhat better than those of ordinary girls from rich families, but she is just a maid.
Huaiyu had no choice but to ride on this majestic white-hoofed black horse. The horse didn't seem to like him a little bit.
How about telling you to walk on dark clouds and snow?"
A group of maidservants dressed in the same men's clothing also jumped on their horses, each carrying a bow and sword. If they were equipped with armor and swords, they would immediately become a capable cavalry team.
At the age of forty-five, he was promoted to mayor of Mayi County.
Huining Pass is isolated and helpless and could fall at any time.
When the news came back, there was a scene where Li Sanniang wanted to recruit Zhuang Ding with a lot of money to save his father from thousands of miles away.
According to the geographical division of Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty at this time, this was already outside Guanzhong and belonged to the Longyou area.
According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty Station, a fast horse can only travel 180 miles a day, while walking can only take you 50 miles a day. This distance is indeed far away.
Ma Lulu responded twice, seeming to like the name quite a bit.
Li Sanniang looked back at them and said, "Wuyun Taxue is a good name. I originally thought of it too. Let's go."
As soon as the third lady pinched the horse's belly, the bay-red horse began to run.
"Fighting is a man's business, why should Sanniang go to the front line?"
Li Jing also conferred the title of Zhuguo, restored his ancestor's title of Duke of Yongkang County, and now he has become the Grand Governor.
As expected, the daughter of the God of War's family is also a woman and a woman.
The Turks failed to attack Xiao Pass fiercely, and then attacked Huizhou, Lanzhou, and Liangzhou, intending to bypass Xiao Pass, enter Longyou, and then move eastward along the Weihe River Valley into Guanzhong.
"My name is Siqi. I am Sanniang's personal maid and a domestic servant of the Li family. Let's go quickly. Sanniang has already run away a long way."
And Yang Su supported Yang Guang.
When they dismounted in front of the city gate of Chang'an, Huaiyu felt that his thighs were burning and the skin was scratched. Si Qi helped him down considerately, "You rarely rode horses before, right?"
Wuyun Taxue is indeed a famous horse worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. When it runs, it basically does not require Huaiyu to control it, and the speed is fast and stable.
According to what Si Qi introduced to him, the Turks invaded heavily from Lingzhou in Ningxia this year. However, the imperial court made a mistake in judgment. They thought that the Turks would be like last year. They pretended to attack Hetao but actually attacked Hedong. Last year, the imperial court suffered a big loss. As a result, several
Lu's army was defeated in Taigu, but Li Jing's army was intact.
However, during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Li Duan was on the wrong side. He, his uncle Han Hong, and the famous general Shi Wansui were on the side of Prime Minister Gao Jiong, and they supported the Han King Yang Liang.
Huaiyu smiled awkwardly.
From Sanyuan to Chang'an, it was more than a hundred miles along the Weibei Post Road. Li Sanniang was in a hurry and took them directly to the east route, passing through Gaoling and crossing the Wei River to the east of Chang'an. The whole journey was only about eighty miles.
After running twenty miles and taking a short rest, it took just over an hour to run from Sanyuan to Chang'an.
This Huining Pass was not located in Huining, Gansu in later generations, but by the Yellow River in the northwest of Jingyuan, Gansu, between Zhongwei of Ningxia and Lanzhou of Gansu, possibly closer to Jingtai County.
It is 1,500 miles away from Chang'an.
For example, Li Jing's younger brother Li Keshi, who previously commanded the army of the Prince of Qin, also participated in the Xuanwumen Revolution and made great contributions.
After that, Li Duan was depressed and frustrated for ten years, and finally died early in Luoyang. Li Jingze served as three county magistrates in more than ten years, from Ji County Magistrate to Anyang County Magistrate and then to Sanyuan County Magistrate, from the age of thirty to forty.
For many years, the best years have been spent in the position of county magistrate.
This maid has a good temper and is pretty good-looking. She is probably fifteen or sixteen years old. She is dressed in a white shirt. She has a tall and slender figure with a waist and long legs. Her face is as bright and white as a silver plate, and her eyebrows are as slender as willow leaves.
, a pair of eyes that are really big and round, and a small cherry mouth.
Although she is dressed in men's clothing, she is even more heroic. Although she is a noble and well-known woman, she finds it inconvenient to go out in women's clothing, especially when she has to wear a veil on her head and face. She usually wears men's clothing when going out.
“You’ll get used to it after riding it a few times,” Si Qi said with a smile.
"Where is Huining detained?"
Huaiyu urged his horse to follow and asked the girl, "Don't you know her name?"
After Huaiyu heard this, he couldn't help being frightened. He thought the war was far away from him, and Sanyuan was the capital of the capital. Who knew that the Turks were so rampant now.
The third lady's riding posture is really cool.
Li Jing even stood in the wrong team at the beginning of the Li Tang Dynasty. He even planned to go to Yangzhou to report Li Yuan's rebellion, but was almost killed. Fortunately, the Li family was a famous family in Guanlong, and Li Jing was also good at leading troops. After that, he assisted Li Xiaogong to conquer the southeast for the Tang Dynasty. Half of the country.
Li Qing is the legitimate granddaughter of Li Duan. Li Duan's two legitimate sons, Li Xiu and Li Xiuzhi, are both fifth-rank generals. Li Qing's father, Li Xiuxing, was ordered by Li Jing to take his son Li Yuanshen and Li Yuanyan to lead a group of soldiers after the Battle of Xiashi. The army went to guard Huining Pass.
"Our Sanniang has learned riding and archery since she was a child, and also learned military tactics from Duke Yongkang. Although she is a girl, when it comes to riding, shooting and fighting, she can surpass many men. Even the children of the generals in the capital can compare. There aren’t many from Sanlang.” Siqi’s words were a bit exaggerated.
Huining Pass is an important Yellow River ferry crossing from Lingzhou to Lanzhou, but now it has become an isolated city. Although it is still guarding it, the two major Longyou towns of Kelan and Liang do not dare to challenge the Turkic wolf cavalry and only dare to retreat to the city. , no one rescued Hui Ningguan at all.
"Huining Pass is located at the Yellow River ferry a hundred and twenty miles northwest of Huizhou. It was originally called Wulan Pass." Si Qi replied. Huaiyu was still confused after hearing this, and he asked for a while before he finally figured out the approximate location.
The Li family was revitalized, and many of the Li family's children also held important positions.
However, Li Jing had to guard Xiao Pass alone to prevent the Turks from breaking through the pass and rushing into the Guanzhong Plain along the Jing River Valley, endangering Chang'an, and unable to rescue his nephew.
Huaiyu pondered on the horse.
Who would have known that the Turks were only pretending to attack Shuozhou this year, but actually marched southward from Hetao to Lingzhou in large numbers, and the Liang division from Shuofang also cooperated in attacking the border.
Seeing Huaiyu still looking at Li Sanniang's figure, the maid Siqi scolded her softly, "Why are you staring at my Sanniang like this? You are a slut."
Li Jing was also implicated. When he was 16 years old, he had already served as the ninth-rank Chang'an Gongcao. Later, he was promoted all the way to the position of driving department member wailang. His future was originally very bright, but he was directly demoted to the seventh-rank Jixian magistrate. .
He also admired Li Sanniang very much. A woman actually had the courage to lead a group of servants to go 1,500 miles away to save her father.
Therefore, the imperial court has been increasing troops to Hedong this year and stationed troops in Taigu, preparing to once again face the Turks who went south to Hedong and fight a battle to defend Taiyuan.
"Well, I don't ride much, and I rarely run so fast."
Huaiyu had been riding mules in the mountains for several years, and suddenly he felt a little uncomfortable riding a prairie horse. The chess master helped him a lot.
"Hurry up and follow."
Call her reckless, she is commendable for her courage and full of filial piety.
In fact, Longyou has basically been broken through by the Turks. The Turkic cavalry marched across the Longyou prefectures. The Tang army huddled in various major cities and did not dare to come out to fight, allowing the Turks to loot everywhere.
However, the Turks were fierce and powerful, and both father and son were seriously injured. Huining Pass was in danger.
Li Sanniang took the lead.
Li Sanniang jumped off her horse vigorously and came over to ask, "Is everything okay?"
Huaiyu, who was originally a little depressed, heard this and immediately raised his chest and raised his head, "Okay!"
How can a man say no, especially in front of such a beautiful and elegant girl? It must be done.
"Okay, let's go into the city quickly to buy medicine."
