Placid Chang'an

In the dense forest on the outskirts of the city, Xiao Yan camped.

The ruined sunlight slumped across the ground through the raised tent door, and the setting sun was like blood, just like the sunset on the magnificent long river in Mobei back then.

The two had been silent for an entire afternoon, Xiao Yan glanced at Li Shi furtively, and saw that he was leaning on the seat with his eyes closed and resting his mind, he didn't know if he was too lazy to talk to him or didn't bother to talk to him at all.

Some people are born noble, but it is unfair to go to heaven. It is nothing more than giving him a noble birth, but also giving him an ability that is beyond the reach of others.

Xiao Yan still remembered that when this person first set foot in Mobei, after all, he felt somewhat disdainful in his heart.

The pampered little prince in the imperial city insisted on going to Mobei to eat sand because of his tender skin. It is said that this person did not make a mistake and was sent here, but he volunteered.Thinking about it, it is true that after spending two years at the border with good food and drink, he will have the qualifications to make contributions when he returns home. Whether it is fighting for favor or winning the heir, it is an excellent capital.In the final analysis, they are the ones who are in trouble. He is the prince, and you have to be well-clothed and well-fed to serve him. All the meritorious deeds are his, but you have to recite the mistakes.

So at that time, he had the heart to give Li Shi a disgrace. On the day of welcoming him, the flags were spread out, the sky was full of yellow sand, and the Beiliang army was purging their troops. They were holding real knives and guns. Looking from a distance, it was shining brightly. The Japanese golden scales open.

King Ning's guard of honor arrives at noon, unlike those officials in the past with fragrant chariots and canopies, each of them rides a red steed BMW head-on.When he got close, the man turned over and dismounted, and his movements were smooth and smooth.Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before he went up to greet him. He saw that the man had an extraordinary bearing in his brows, his figure was Xiao Xiao and solemn, and a pair of pure black eyes looked at him calmly, with a calm composure to see everything.

Xiao Yan's heart broke.

Before they had time to stop them, the soldiers in line all shouted loudly according to the rehearsal in advance, and the momentum was overwhelming, and then they stabbed flat with long spears in their hands, and rushed forward a few steps, and when they stopped, they were only an inch away from Li Shi's side.

If it was the first time for an ordinary person to see this kind of scene, he would probably have to slump on the ground and pee in his pants.But seeing that person was as motionless as a mountain, he didn't even change his face, he only squinted his eyes to look at everyone, then turned to look at Xiao Yan, there was even a bit of a smile in his eyes, "Are you guys practicing?"

He didn't frighten Li Shi, but he frightened himself. Xiao Yan forced himself to go up to him with a smile, "Isn't that right, the training was not good, which disturbed the prince and made him laugh."

Li Shi smiled lightly, "It's really not good."

So everyone who was present that day was fined one month's salary, and after that, they got up half an hour earlier every day to strengthen their practice.

What is even more astonishing is that the prince from the capital actually works and rests with them every day, in severe cold and hot summer, he never slacks off.

Half a month later, Li Shi wanted to form his own soldiers, but Xiao Yan didn't take it seriously at first. What kind of soldiers do people who come and stay for two years then leave?Keep hunting rabbits and falcons, and return to Chang'an City to be a domineering one in the future?He didn't want to see him in his heart but he didn't dare to stop him, he just said that the eight riders and twelve guards in the Beiliang army were randomly selected.

The man smiled, "Don't worry, I won't snatch your people."

Two days later, he brought back a group of Turkic slaves.

Weak and disabled, as thin as a skeleton, some can't even stand up, how can they compare with his eight riders and twelve guards?

But it happened that such a group of weak teenagers became the three guardians of Tuduo who shocked the whole territory of Dazhou and made the Turks frightened.

In the autumn of the 20th year of Yonglong, the Northern Liang army and the Turkic main force met in Yuquan, fighting fiercely for a day and a night. Ning Wang Li Shi led his own troops to lead the way, went deep into the Turkic interior to disrupt the enemy's deployment, and defeated the Turkic outside the surrendered city.It was also this battle that greatly frustrated the Turkic spirit, and the Turkic has since declined.

I still remember that the sunset on that day was just like today. The afterglow illuminated the sunset, and a layer of melted gold was spread on the Yuquan. Do not look directly at.

The so-called proud son of heaven should be like this.

"I brought wine from Liangzhou, would you like to try it?"

After speaking, he laughed at himself, "I forgot, you don't drink cold wine."

Li Shi opened his eyes and stretched his waist, "It's okay, I can have some drinks with my old friends."

He ordered someone to fetch wine for Li Shiman, Li Shi held the cup, looked at him, and drank it down.

After drinking, I couldn't help laughing, "Liangzhou's wine is still so strong."

The alcohol was still strong, but the edges and corners of the person were smoothed by the wind and sand.

Xiao Yan poured his first glass of wine on the ground: "When Chen'er was young, he liked to pester you the most. You taught him horse riding and archery. I want to teach him, but he still thinks my skills are not as good as yours. good."

Li Shi smiled, "You are better than me."

Xiao Yan poured himself another glass of wine, and said while drinking, "That's natural. I was born in Liangzhou and headed in Liangzhou. I was able to draw my father's black iron bow when I was eight years old, and I was able to hunt eagles when I was a teenager. That’s why I’m confident that I can beat you.”

Smiled, and then said: "That little bastard actually wanted to follow you, such as riding a horse or archery. He never practiced after you left. When you were going back to Beijing, he cried for three days and three nights. The grains of rice are not exhausted. Later when he entered Beijing, he wrote about you in his home letter, and he could not hide his excitement. He said that he had received all kinds of supercilious glances in Beijing, but you still treat him as well as before, and let him do everything. Said he bought jade belt cake for you, you ate it and praised him with a smile, since then he has been looking for delicious food everywhere in Chang'an city to please you. I don't want him to get in touch with you too deeply, you are too serious , he can't stand it at all, but he just focuses on you wholeheartedly, and he won't listen to anyone's persuasion."

"You mentioned that the boy surnamed Su belonged to you, and I suddenly wanted to understand why Chen'er hated him so much. That kid is clever and knows how to shake me. If Chen'er had half his thoughts, he wouldn't have been killed. People were killed."

"He's still so young, not as good as a weak crown... I haven't given him a word yet..."

Li Shi was silent for a moment, poured a glass of wine and spilled it on the ground, and said solemnly: "I will give him an explanation."

Xiao Yan raised his head and pressed his eye sockets, "He was forced to enter the capital early as a hostage at the age of 17. No one dared to provoke him in Liangzhou. He has a pampered temperament. How can he survive in this scheming city of Chang'an? ?”

Li Shi frowned: "If I had known this before, why would you collude with the Turks? He could have spent his entire life comfortably in Liangzhou, and you forced him to come here all the way."

"It's all because of you!" Xiao Yan slapped the table and stood up, "If it wasn't for you to enforce some order to garrison land, how could I have colluded with the Turks? You have lived in Liangzhou and know what it is like there, garrison land? Liangzhou takes What are you farming? The people in Liangzhou don’t have anything to eat, and they have to rely on enlisting in the army to eat that little food to survive. If you cut off your salary all of a sudden, how can I support the people in Liangzhou!”

Li Shi frowned slightly, "I want to farm, but when did I say I want to farm in Liangzhou?"

"What, what?!" Xiao Yan was startled suddenly.

"Precisely because I have stayed in Liangzhou, I know that the yellow sand is raging there, so I want Tianbao Army, Pingrong Army, Kunming Army, Ningyuan Army, Nanjiang Army and other southern border towns and northwest border towns to garrison fields, in order to put The court pay and food will be left to Liangzhou."

Xiao Yan suddenly looked at the so-called black-robed military adviser, only to see the man holding a cup and watching the two of them quietly, and finally raised his lips and smiled: "It's all the other way around, is it still useful to say these things?"

Xiao Yan loosened his tightly clenched fists, and looked at Li Shi with an almost desperate look, "It's late, when I left for Beijing, Moji had already entered from Liangzhou to attack Suzhou, Ganzhou, and now... ...should have taken it."

Senhan flashed in Li Shi's eyes, "I wanted to save your life for the sake of my old friend, but now it seems that I can't save you."

"What?" Xiao Yan was taken aback.

Li Shi tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, "Qi Lin, do it."

In the blink of an eye, Qi Lin drew his sharp blade out of its sheath, and before he could react, he had already put the sword on Xiao Yan's neck.

Almost at the same time, there was a scream outside the tent, and the sound of soldiers and guns suddenly broke out, and a large number of forbidden soldiers could be seen outside the tent door, killing sounds everywhere, and dust was flying.

The man in black stood up suddenly, and the situation changed in an instant!

He looked at the man sitting in the hall, no wonder he wanted to sit there, just so that he could see it immediately when the reinforcements came!

However, he hasn't lost yet!

Qi Lin went to contain Xiao Yan, but Li Shi was left alone. As long as he captures Li Shi, there is still room for him to return to the world!

As soon as he stepped forward, he heard a laugh from behind, "Swords have no eyes, I advise you not to move."

who?When did you come? !

The black-robed man turned his head abruptly, and Qu Ling'er happened to have a dagger across his neck, looking at Qi Lin with raised eyebrows, "I'm not making trouble this time, am I?"