From eunuch to emperor

Shi Le asked Lu Qichang to conscript again, which made me feel particularly headache.

There are not many people in Xixia, and the successive defeats have exhausted the strong men in the country.

Conscription again will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people, and conscription will be more difficult.

The biggest problem is that the soldiers are war-weary, and even if they come, they will not fight hard.

The prefect of Yangcheng thought about it and came up with a solution.

"Lord Lu, as a man, what are you most afraid of?"

The prefect asked with a slightly wretched smile.

Lu Qichang thought for a while and said, "Of course it's the family members...and there are problems in the official career."

The prefect shook his head slightly, pointed to his crotch, and said, "I'm most afraid of losing this place..."

Lu Qichang frowned slightly, feeling that what the prefect said was a bit obscene, they are all senior officials, so they shouldn't speak like that.

Noticing Lu Qichang's dissatisfaction, the eunuch immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Forgive me, Lord Lu. This subordinate suggested spreading gossip, saying that after Long Chengen captured Zhenguo Temple, he castrated all the men in the surrounding area as eunuchs, and then occupied them. wife and daughter."

"In this way, my people in Daxia will definitely join the enemy and join the army enthusiastically."

hiss...

Lu Qichang got up and exclaimed: "The clever plan is beyond words! The eunuch is really resourceful!"

The prefect laughed and said: "It's just a trick, Mr. Lu laughed."

Lu Qichang praised: "This is a good plan, let's do it like this."

Lu Qichang immediately wrote a letter, affixed his own seal, and immediately sent someone back to the Privy Council after sealing it.

The messenger immediately took the letter out of the yard, and galloped across the street. There were many wounded soldiers lying on both sides, and the smell of decoction filled the whole city.

The messenger rushed to the gate of the city and saw a carriage parked there. The messenger shouted loudly: "Get out of the way!"

The city guards and grooms immediately drove the carriage aside, and the messenger quickly rushed out of the city gate and galloped northwest.

This carriage belonged to Li's wine shop, the old groom was terrified, and said: "I scared the old man to death, he was almost trampled to death."

"The four gates of Yangcheng, why do we have to pass through here!"

The soldiers guarding the city snorted coldly: "Old horse, how can it be possible that all four city gates are open in times of war?"

The old groom opened his mouth and saw clearly his gaping teeth. He said with a naive smile, "The little old man doesn't understand this, so he knows how to drive a carriage."

The soldier asked, "Or go to Xifeng City to buy wine?"

The old groom said with a silly smile: "The wine there is the best, and you guys like to drink it too, Mr. Jun."

The soldier waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go, be careful when passing Zhenguo Temple, don't let Long Cheng'en cut off your old bird."

The old groom laughed and said, "I'm an old bird, and people don't like me."

The soldiers laughed and cursed, and the old groom drove the carriage out of the city.

Usually when the old horseman goes out of the city, the soldiers will ask for benefits.

But today the soldiers made an exception and didn't ask for money, because many wounded soldiers in Yangcheng needed spirits to be disinfected, and Li's wine shop had sold out of spirits.

The old groom drove the carriage slowly out of the city.

Many soldiers outside the city were digging trenches, and wooden fences surrounded Yangcheng.

After some effort, the old groom finally got out of Yangcheng and drove the carriage to the east.

After walking for a while, we arrived at Zhenguo Temple.

From a distance, the old horseman could see that the Long family army was burying the bodies of Xixia soldiers who died in battle.

There are also many tenants around who came to claim the corpses of their relatives, and the Long Family Army did not stop them, and let them find them by themselves.

"Why didn't King Wu make these corpses into Jingguan?"

"Yeah, I also think it's a pity. 10,000+ corpses are stacked together to make a Jingguan, and the name of King Wu is engraved on it. How domineering."

The so-called Jingguan is a towering tomb formed in ancient times to show off military exploits, gather the corpses of enemies, and seal the soil.

Some of the generals under him suggested it, but Long Chen didn't do it.

"Didn't you see it? King Wu is not a bloodthirsty person."

"Wu Wang said that it is too immoral to use human corpses to show off force, let the dead be buried in peace."

"Hurry up, if so many corpses are not buried in time, it will easily spread the plague."

Soldiers dug the earth and buried the bodies.

The old groom drove the carriage slowly past. Hearing the soldiers' discussion, he was looking forward to seeing what this King Wu was like.

If Shi Le wins this battle and kills 10,000+ dragon troops, Shi Le will definitely build a Jingguan to show off.

But Long Chen didn't do this, whether it was really kind or to buy people's hearts, he was better than Shi Le.

Of course, this is just to be fair. As an assassin, the old horseman has no concept of morality or morality.

The two armies confront each other, either you die or I live, and killing the other side is the most important thing.

The carriage passed the Zhenguo Temple, and continued eastward to the west gate of the Jade Buddha Pass. The Long Family Army strictly checked the passing personnel.

Long Chen didn't completely block the Jade Buddha Pass, although Xixia's spies would sneak in, but the people from Wanjinlou would also enter and leave.

The old groom drove the carriage in line and walked slowly forward, waiting for half an hour before arriving at himself.

"Master Jun, it's me, going in to buy wine."

"Old horse, go in."

The old groom cheerfully drove the carriage into Jade Buddha Pass.

In the past, Tianlie's Red Flame Army also charged tolls and benefits when guarding, but after the Long Family Army guarded them, they did not charge any more.

After passing the Jade Buddha Pass, we soon arrived at Xifeng City.

It is very lively here and seems to be unaffected by the war.

The wheels rolled across the street, and the old groom arrived at the Jade Buddha Tower.

The old groom was familiar with the road, entered through the back door, and stopped in the backyard.

A clerk came up to greet him familiarly: "Old Ma, are you here to buy wine again? Your business is good."

The old horse laughed and said, "Isn't this a war? Those soldiers were injured, so they bought my wine to treat their illnesses."

The clerk immediately waved his hand and said, "Don't say that, your wine is for the guests, it has nothing to do with Xi Xia's army."

The old horse immediately covered his shriveled mouth, and said, "I'm old-fashioned, I need to be beaten. Please, brother, fill me with wine. I'll pay the bill in cash."

The old groom took out the purse from his underclothes, and the man said, "Old rules, go find Sanniang."

The old groom smiled and entered the account room, where Li Sanniang was settling accounts.

After closing the accountant's door, the old horse's demeanor immediately changed, and he said, "The hall master asked me to ask, how is the matter at Long Chengen's side arranged?"

Li Sanniang said: "Master Yan hasn't met Long Chengen yet, there is no plan yet."

"When Hall Master Yan and Long Chengen meet and make a plan, I will tell you naturally."

The old horse nodded, and said, "Okay, let's wait for news from Hall Master Yan."

Li Sanniang nodded, with a smile on her face, and said, "How much wine does Lao Ma buy today?"

The old horse returned to his naive look, and said with a smile: "It's full, it's silver."

Li Sanniang entered the account and opened the bill. Lao Ma left the room with a smile and gave the bill to the clerk.

The wine was packed quickly, and the old groom hurriedly drove the carriage out of Xifeng City, passed the Jade Buddha Pass, and arrived at the foot of Zhenguo Temple Mountain.

A group of people passed by, and a young and domineering general passed by.

This young general was wearing dragon armor, followed by five fit female generals and a male general.

The old horseman recognized the older male general as Wu Jian, the guard of the Jade Buddha Gate.

Wu Jian followed behind the young general, so the identity of this person is Long Chen.

The old groom couldn't help but glanced at Long Chen, and secretly admired in his heart: "It's really heroic, no wonder the two princesses fall in love with each other."

When the old groom looked at Long Chen, Long Chen turned his head to look over, and the old groom immediately withdrew his gaze and continued to drive the carriage westward.

"What's the matter, my lord?"

Zhang Qian noticed that Long Chen's face suddenly turned cold.

Wu Jian followed Long Chen's line of sight, and said: "Oh, that's from Yangcheng, he often buys wine from Xifeng City, and sometimes we also buy wine from him."

The old horseman often travels back and forth between Xifeng City and Yangcheng, the Jade Buddha Pass is a must pass, and Wu Jian knows it all.

"Oh."

Long Chen nodded slightly, and looked away.

"Clean up the corpses, repair the damaged city walls and fortresses, bring some captives over and let them work. You can't eat in vain."

There are still [-] captives in Jade Buddha Pass, and they should work after eating.The Long family army can take a good rest.

Wu Jian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let them escort ten thousand over here."