Datang: Activate the combat merit system at the beginning

Li Er didn't reply to Wei Hao immediately, but after pondering for a while, he said slowly:
"I agree to your request!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Hao cupped his hands.

"You have to travel through mountains and rivers to find the elixir of life for me. I should thank you!" Li Er squeezed out a smile.

"It's my honor to share His Majesty's worries!" Wei Hao said seriously.

"Okay, very good!" Li Er smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty, I have one more request." Wei Hao thought for a while, then spoke again.

"Tell me." There was another question in Li Er's eyes.

"I hope that I can personally choose the people who will go with me."

"Well... that's fine!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Well. When are you going to leave?"

"If the minister can choose someone to accompany him in these few days, he can leave in a few days."

"I will order Jing Zhaoyin to gather all the craftsmen in Chang'an later, and let you choose.

As for fighters, you can choose among the Janissaries. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

……

After a few days, Wei Hao only found about a hundred skilled craftsmen.

Knowing that they were leaving Chang'an for the west, many craftsmen found excuses to hide.

Although Wei Hao proposed that as long as they are willing to follow him to the west, they can get rewards.

If he dies on the way, his family will be taken care of by the imperial court in the future.

However, many people are afraid of death.

Wei Hao did not pursue them, nor did he force them to obey their wishes.

Since it is voluntary, many people are even more unwilling to follow Wei Hao to the west.

They know that the west is far away, and they don't know much about the west. They also heard that there are often demons and ghosts in the west.

Among the one hundred or so skilled craftsmen, many were aliens living in Chang'an.

Wei Hao doesn't care where the other party is from, or what status or race the other party is, as long as he is willing to go to the west with him, he will accept it.

About one hundred skilled craftsmen are enough.

The reason why these one hundred skilled craftsmen are willing to follow Wei Hao is that some of them know Wei Hao's reputation and choose to believe in Wei Hao;

There are also some people who feel that life is alive and they want to go out of Chang'an to see the outside world;
There are also some people who hope that getting a reward can improve the lives of their families.

As for the hundreds of fighters, when they heard that Wei Hao wanted to pick them, they all agreed without saying a word.

They are eager to follow Wei Hao to carry out the task.

Two or three thousand soldiers approached Wei Hao on their own initiative, wanting to follow Wei Hao.

In the end, Wei Hao selected [-] fighters.

After choosing the craftsmen and fighters, Wei Hao said goodbye to his family.

Originally, he thought about taking his wife and children with him.

But thinking of the long distance and unfamiliarity with the western countries, I worried about the danger of my family.

After all, his family is different from him, they are all ordinary people without any special abilities.

In addition, it is impossible for Li Er to let Wei Hao's family leave Chang'an with him.

What if Wei Hao ran away with his family, or if Wei Hao found the elixir and took it himself.

If Wei Hao's family is left in Chang'an, no matter how far Wei Hao goes, he will always come back.

Wei Hao is not worried about leaving his family in Chang'an.

It is safer for family members to stay in Chang'an.

Wei Hao knew that Li Er would die within a year or two.

Wei Hao will come back after Li Er passes away.

At that time, no one will ask him to refine the elixir of life, and no one will ask him to find the elixir of life.

In other words, the real purpose of Wei Hao going to the west to find the so-called elixir of life is to temporarily avoid Li Er and delay time with Li Er.

At the same time, take this opportunity to leave Datang and visit the western countries.

This is the Eastern countries of the era. He is relatively familiar with them, but he doesn't know much about the Western countries.