I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin stood for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking, and finally said:

"Li An, inform Duke Yi to dispatch two thousand fine cavalry from the left military guard to catch up with King Ji. They will be responsible for protecting King Ji on his journey westward and obey King Ji's dispatches along the way.

Wang De decreed that Li Shen, the king of Ji, should be appointed the governor of Anxi. He would temporarily take control of the Anxi governor's palace. He notified the minister to prepare the edict to pass through three provinces, and quickly sent someone to deliver the edict to King Ji.

Humph, a dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty traveled so far with only 500 people and not even a guard of honor. What a nonsense. "

"Yes"

The two agreed at the same time and began to take emergency action. Li An quickly arrived at the house of Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi State. Just explain your intention directly.

"Mr. Yi Guo, your majesty has an order to deploy two thousand fine cavalry of Zuowuwei to protect King Ji on his way west. You must obey King Ji's instructions on the way. The imperial edict will be sent from the gate to Zuowuwei's camp immediately. Duke Yi will go and make arrangements now. Bar."

"I accept the order." After receiving the order, Qin Qiong immediately got up and went to the Zuowuwei camp. As the general of Zuowuwei, it was his duty to mobilize troops.

Although Qin Qiong didn't know why Li Shen traveled west, Li Shen saved his life. Since Li Shimin had said that he wanted elite cavalry, he would definitely select the most elite cavalry to protect Li Shen.

Soon the imperial edict arrived at the Zuowuwei Camp. A moment later, a group of people rushed out from the Zuowuwei Camp. The leader was a young general with a silver helmet and silver armor. He had a long spear in his hand and sat on a white horse.

This person was Qin Qiong's son, Qin Huaidao. Qin Qiong learned that he was going to protect Li Shen, so he decided to let his son go. Firstly, the two of them got to know each other well, and secondly, they devoted themselves to each other. But Qin Huaidao learned that he was going to protect Li Shen who was traveling westward. , that’s even more positive than his father.

Qin Huaidao was afraid that he would not be able to catch up, so he galloped all the way and caught up with Li Shen in half a day. Li Shen would not be able to move fast with the convoy.

When Tieniu told Li Shen that a large number of cavalry were chasing him, Li Shen even wondered if that stingy father wanted to take him back because he ran away from home.

When he saw that the person coming was Qin Huaidao, he became even more confused. Why did he send a junior here? The older generation was so thin-skinned?

"I have met His Royal Highness King Ji. Your Majesty has a decree, and King Ji will accept it."

After hearing Qin Huaidao's words, Li Shen quickly got out of the car.

"Under the disciples: Li Shen, the Prince of Discipline, is appointed as the Governor of Anxi. He inspects matters in Anxi and temporarily controls the Anxi Governor's Mansion..."

The imperial edict is very simple, because it is not a reward, and there is no need to say it falsely. Moreover, Li Shimin wants it urgently, so the edict is relatively straightforward.

However, Li Shen understood what he heard. It turned out that he had been promoted again. Now that the road construction was completed, the governor of Henan Province seemed to be gone.

Now, another governor of Anxi has been given to inspect Anxi. What is the inspection for?

Li Shen took the imperial edict and read it again. Well, yes, he was promoted.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has asked me to lead the Zuowu Guard's two thousand elite cavalry to protect His Highness along the way. Follow His Highness's orders." Qin Huaidao then said.

"Well, then you just protect the carriage. There is no danger on the road ahead. It is all in our territory of the Tang Dynasty. You only need to be careful after passing Xizhou. So don't be too nervous ahead." Li Shen said with a smile.

Looking at Qin Huaidao's outfit, Li Shen was very envious. This was Changshan Zhao Zilong.

It's a pity that Li Shen is born lazy and doesn't like martial arts or sports.

"Huaidao, why don't you take off your armor and ride with me in the car? There is nothing dangerous on the road ahead." Li Shen suggested to Qin Huaidao.

"Back to Your Highness, my father has stipulated that men of the Qin family are not allowed to ride in cars and can only ride horses unless they are special."

Li Shen was stunned, why is the Qin family's family tradition so strong? But in this case, Li Shen couldn't force it. ,

In this way, two thousand cavalry were guarding both sides of the carriage, heading west in a mighty manner.

The next day, when they arrived at Niuji Mountain, Li Shen met Xue Rengui.

Qin Huaidao was also shocked when he saw Li Shen's fifteen hundred guards. These people are so disciplined that they can even ride horses to keep the team in order. Dressed in black armor and wearing black helmets, the faces of these people could not be seen at all.

Everyone immediately had a compound bow, a crossbow, and a Tang Dao at their waist. Most of the horses had long spears hanging on their saddles, but only a few hundred people had horse spears hanging on them.

In Qin Huaidao's view, this was already armed to the teeth. The main thing is that 600 of them are riding Dawan horses from the Western Regions, and the others are also riding Xue Yantuo horses.

How much does it cost Prince Ji's Mansion to feed these horses for a year? Qin Huaidao couldn't help but sigh, Prince Ji's Mansion was really rich. Raising horses costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

After meeting Xue Rengui, Xue Rengui personally took charge of the escort work of the large carriage Li Shen did, while the two thousand guards brought by Qin Huaidao were responsible for the outside.

This large force marched toward Anxi in a mighty manner. When passing by the fortress of Qingshui, the general of Ningyuan, Yuchi Hongbo, thought that someone was attacking the fortress.

Only after seeing Li Shen's waistband did he dare to come out to greet him. Li Shen expressed his gratitude for intercepting the Tibetan mission last time.

Li Shen did not stay longer, rejected Yuchi Hongbo's invitation, and led the team all the way west. Li Shen suddenly felt that if Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures were as large as his, it would not have to go ten years.

I don’t know if Wang Xuance also followed this path when he sent envoys to Tianzhu in history.

When Li Shen thought of Wang Xuance, he remembered that Wang Xuance had been gone for a month. He estimated that he should have arrived in Pyongyang. He wondered whether the plan was going smoothly.

At this moment, Wang Xuance, who Li Shen was thinking about, was sitting with two people, drinking tea and chatting.

One of them was wearing a fifth-grade official uniform of the Tang Dynasty, and it was Chen Dade, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. The other man was dressed in a gorgeous Goguryeo aristocratic dress and had a fat and bloated figure. This man was the treasure king Wei Ming Gao Bao Bao.

Wang Xuance had been here for six or seven days. He immediately found Chen Dade and conveyed the intention of the court, asking him to send people to contact the former Sui Dynasty and promised these people that after the matter was completed, they could be allowed to return to their hometowns and give them land. , living as people of the Tang Dynasty.

Your Majesty will not pursue the fact that they are the former Sui Dynasty's old troops. After hearing this, Chen Dade immediately sent someone to contact him. In fact, over the years, Chen Dade also knew the whereabouts of some former Sui soldiers, but he was only a fifth-rank official, and he was too humble to promise anything to these people.

Now that the imperial court is interested in recruiting people, he can quickly contact them. In fact, there has always been contact between these people.

"Your Majesty, my prince already said when he came that he supports you, Your Majesty. The most important thing in the Tang Dynasty is orthodoxy. Now, Yeon Gaesumun is acting arbitrarily and controlling the government. This is no different from treason.

Everyone will punish such rebellious officials and traitors, and my prince is no exception, so this time we brought weapons to the king to help him get back everything that belongs to him. "Wang Xuance said to the Treasure King.

"King Ji Renyi, but I have limited generals now. It will not be easy to overthrow Yeon Gaesumun. Even if King Ji sends weapons, it is useless without soldiers. I wonder if His Highness King Ji can borrow some soldiers. Give it to me, and I will be very grateful when things are done." The Treasure King said that he had no one around him who could use it, and wanted Li Shen to send some troops.