"Replying to Marquis, I am only from a side branch of the Wang Clan of Taiyuan. I passed the imperial examination in the fourth year of Wude and was promoted to the Provincial Governor of Bing Province by His Majesty in the ninth year of Wude!"
Bing Province, Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Hearing Li Zexuan's question, Wang Liaoyuan solemnly cupped his hands and replied.
"I see!"
Li Zexuan nodded thoughtfully. "I didn't expect His Majesty to use the Wang Clan's carrier pigeon to deliver the imperial edict. This time, your Wang Clan has done me a great favor! When this matter is over, I will personally write a letter to thank the Wang Clan's Patriarch! "
Taiyuan was the Wang Clan's headquarters. It was normal to meet a few people from the Wang Clan here. Thinking of this, Li Zexuan finally felt relieved.
However, Li Er's choice of carrier pigeon to deliver the imperial edict was truly out of Li Zexuan's expectations. This was definitely a groundbreaking move. Looking at the history, there shouldn't be any Emperor who thought of using carrier pigeon to deliver the imperial edict. Li Er's last-minute innovation was truly amazing!
"I also didn't expect His Majesty to use the Wang Clan's carrier pigeon to deliver the imperial edict to Bing Province! Coincidentally, Marquis is in the Provincial Governor's Mansion right now. I have to say, Marquis is truly a man of destiny. Heaven is helping him! "
Wang Liaoyuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
In fact, the Wang Clan of Taiyuan had a good relationship with Li Er and Li Zexuan. With Princess Tong 'an, the Wang Clan of Taiyuan was a family to Li Er. Not to mention using the carrier pigeon, Wang Yu wouldn't refuse even if the Wang Clan paid for it. And with Wang Renbiao, the Wang Clan of Taiyuan could be considered an ally to Li Zexuan. Although it wasn't to the point where they would live and die together, the two sides wouldn't refuse to take care of each other.
Of course, it was because of this that Wang Liaoyuan didn't get angry when Li Zexuan placed the Windchaser Sword on his neck. If it was someone else, it would be impossible. After all, Wang Liaoyuan was the Provincial Governor of a province. He still cared about his reputation. Although Li Zexuan was a Marquis, he couldn't humiliate a Provincial Governor like this!
Li Zexuan said seriously, "I have the Emperor's help. Now that there is an imperial edict to mobilize the troops, can I mobilize the troops of the Bing Province Camp?"
Wang Liaoyuan hurriedly cupped his fists... This official will bring Marquis to the Bing Province Barracks! "
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It was all thanks to Empress Zhangsun that Li Er thought of using carrier pigeons to send the imperial edict.
In the early hours of this morning, Li Tai returned to the palace from Yanhuang College and reported the situation at Yunshan to Li Er. Li Er was angry and issued an imperial edict to let Li Zexuan cooperate with the troops of the northern provinces to capture Wu Jie. Li Tai pleaded for mercy but to no avail. He could only return to the College and pass on his father's edict to Li Zexuan through the telegraph!
After Li Tai left the palace, Empress Zhangsun, who had been listening quietly to the side, opened her mouth.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yong 'an is now in Shouyang, which is thousands of li away from Chang' an City. Even if he gallops, he can only reach Taiyuan by dawn, which is very far from Chang 'an City. If he wants to mobilize the troops in the Bing Province area, he must have your imperial edict. The imperial edict sent by Qing Que through the telegraph doesn't count, and the local officials and generals will definitely not recognize it!"
(In the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty used Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's two steps (one step each on the left and right feet) as the standard. It was called "step", and three hundred steps was one li. One fifth of a "step" was one chi. According to historical records, a chi in the Tang Dynasty was 0.303 meters, and one li was 454.2 meters. So six or seven hundred kilometers in the modern era was more than a thousand li in the Tang Dynasty.)
At that time, when Li Er heard this, he felt that it made sense and couldn't help frowning, "Chang 'an City is eight hundred kilometres away from Taiyuan City. Even at top speed, it would take at least a day and a night, but in that time, with Wu Jie's Martial Grandmaster cultivation, wouldn't he have already left Taiyuan City? No! We can't let him leave the Tang Dynasty with the secret information of the Academy! "
At the end, Li Er couldn't help but punch the dragon pillar beside him.
Seeing this, Empress Zhangsun's eyes flashed. She stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a way to get the imperial edict to Taiyuan as soon as possible! If Li Zexuan happens to be in Taiyuan, that would be even better. If he isn't, we can ask the Bingzhou Provincial Governor to send someone to find Li Zexuan on a fast horse! "
Hearing this, Li Er's eyes suddenly lit up. He said with surprise, "Oh? Guanyin, what wonderful plan do you have? Tell me! "
Empress Zhangsun smiled and said, "What wonderful plan can I have? Your Majesty is just confused and didn't think of it! Actually, this matter is very simple. Your Majesty, do you still remember who the current Bingzhou Provincial Governor is? "
Li Er frowned and seriously thought for a while before replying, "If I remember correctly, the Bingzhou Provincial Governor should be Wang Liaoyuan!"
In the ninth year of Wude, Li Er usurped the throne. Wang Liaoyuan was made the Bingzhou Provincial Governor by Li Er that year, so Li Er had some impression of him.
Empress Zhangsun smiled faintly and said, "That's right. Your Majesty, do you know that Wang Liaoyuan is from the Wang Family of Taiyuan? The Wang Family of Taiyuan has many carrier pigeons in their mansion in Chang 'an!"
Li Er was smart and instantly understood what Empress Zhangsun wanted to express. He raised his brows and said in surprise, "Guanyin wants me to use the Wang family's carrier pigeon to send the imperial decree to Bingzhou Provincial Governor Wang Liaoyuan and then have him pass it to Li Zexuan. Is that right?"
Carrier pigeons were mainly used to send messages by the nature of carrier pigeons. They didn't return to their nests for the sake of sending messages. Therefore, they could only bring the pigeons out and release them to send messages back to their nests. The carrier pigeons of the Wang Family of Chang 'an were brought out from the Wang Family's contact points in the various provinces. It was because of this that Li Er could use carrier pigeons to quickly send the imperial edict to Wang Liaoyuan!
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Empress Zhangsun nodded and said with a smile.
Li Er couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Haha! Good! Use the carrier pigeons of the Wang Family! Wu Jie probably never dreamed that I would prepare an inescapable trap for him at the border of the Tang Turks! "
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"Bang! Ouch! "
In Qing Province, on the official road outside Anhua County, a dirty little beggar ran too fast and accidentally bumped into a black-clothed man wearing a bamboo hat. Because the force was mutual, the little beggar was knocked to the ground by the reaction force. Then, he rolled like a carp and stood up. With a face full of panic, he bowed and apologized to the black-clothed man.
"Hero, spare me! Hero, spare me! I didn't mean to bump into you! "
He saw that the black-clothed man had a mace on his back and was dressed like a martial artist, so he subconsciously thought that the man was a hero who knew martial arts.
The black-clothed man stood still, and behind him stood four other men in black. After a moment of silence, the black-clothed man stretched out a hand and said, "Give me my money pouch and I'll spare your life!"
His voice was abnormally hoarse, like a demon from hell. The little beggar was frightened and couldn't help but take two steps back. He stuttered, "What … what money pouch? You … you want to take advantage of the situation? "
The black-clothed man coldly said, "I don't want to say it a second time!"
Although the little beggar's "little action" when he bumped into him was very subtle, how could it escape his eyes? He was a top martial artist in the world!
Hearing this, the little beggar suddenly felt weak. He hesitantly took out a brown purse from his sleeve and handed it over. Wu Jie took it, but the little beggar suddenly knelt down on the ground and looked up at the black clothed man, begging: "Brother Wu Jie, please don't hesitate to ask for my help."
"Hero, I didn't mean to steal your money pouch. My mother is sick, and the doctors in the city need money to treat her. I can't earn that much money, but my mother's condition is getting worse and worse! I beg hero to take pity on me and give me some money to save my mother! "
The black-clothed man didn't lower his head, still looking straight ahead. After a long silence, he put his right hand into his money pouch and pulled out two soybean-sized golden beans. He bent down and patted the little beggar's palm, then said, "Scram!"
In his words, there wasn't the slightest bit of righteousness that one would have when doing favors to others. Instead, it was more of impatience!
However, the little beggar wasn't unhappy because of the black-clothed man's attitude, because he received two golden beans!
"Thank you hero! Thank you hero! I'll scram now! "
The little beggar cried tears of joy. He kowtowed three times to the black-clothed man, then got up and quickly left.
The black-clothed man took the four people behind him and walked towards Anhua County. He planned to replenish his rations in the city!
"Giddy ~! Giddy ~! "
"Chang 'an urgent report! The Tujue Imperial Tutor has sneaked into Tang Dynasty and is currently fleeing to the north. Citizens, quickly look at Wu Jie's portrait and provide information on his whereabouts. Anyone who can find him will be rewarded 1,000 strings of cash! "
At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed out from the south side of the official road. The soldier shouted as he galloped on his horse.
By the time he finished speaking, the man and horse had already passed the black-clothed man's current position and were heading towards Anhua County!
"Reward 1,000 strings of cash? Is this real? "
"Chang 'an sent an urgent report, how can it be fake? Let's go take a look! "
"Yes! We have to go take a look! What if I saw the Tujue Imperial Tutor? 1,000 strings of cash! "
With a great reward, there will be brave men!
The reward of 1,000 strings of cash caused the citizens to go into an uproar. The pedestrians on the official road immediately rushed towards the city gates!
But there was an exception. The black-clothed man stopped, and the man behind him whispered, "Imperial Tutor, it seems like the Emperor of Tang Dynasty has already sent out wanted posters everywhere! We can't enter Anhua County! Not only can we not enter this county, we can't enter the other counties either! "
That's right, this black-clothed man was Wu Jie, who had escaped from Chang 'an!
The four people behind him were Turkic warriors who had followed him from the Turks to Tang Dynasty. That night, Wu Jie had not brought them into Cloud Mountain because he was confident in his own strength, and because bringing too many people would make it easier for them to be discovered. Moreover, retreating would be very troublesome!
Wu Jie stood with his hands clasped behind his back, squinting his eyes as he looked outside the walls of Anhua County. A group of citizens had gathered there, and a wanted poster had just been posted on the walls. After a moment of silence, Wu Jie clenched his fists and said, "From now on, take the small roads and not the official roads! If we can't enter the county, we'll take a detour! Find the farmers in the villages to replenish our rations! "
"Yes! Imperial Tutor! "
The man behind Wu Jie quickly straightened his back and cupped his fists.
… … …
"… His Majesty has given this Marquis the authority to control the soldiers of the northern thirty-two provinces. This Marquis wishes to transfer thirty thousand elites from the Bing Province Barracks. General Xu, do you have any objections?"
As noon approached, Li Zexuan, led by Wang Liaoyuan, finally arrived at the Bing Province Barracks outside the city.
This barracks was very large, and the tents alone stretched for several dozen li. Li Zexuan conservatively estimated that this barracks could hold at least one hundred thousand soldiers!
After patrolling the barracks, Li Zexuan asked a general beside him.
This general was called Xu Ting Da, the Commandant of the Bing Province Barracks. When Li Ji was not present, he was the boss of the barracks!
Hearing this, Xu Ting Da hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Marquis, with His Majesty's decree in hand, how could this general dare to disobey? Marquis wants thirty thousand soldiers, this general will go and transfer them for you! "
Li Zexuan let out a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll have to trouble General Xu!"
Xu Ting Da cupped his fists and said, "Marquis is too polite!"
"Dong dong dong!"
A moment later, the drums in the Bing Province Barracks were beaten. This was the sound of the drums to gather the soldiers.
Not long later, countless of government soldiers headed towards the direction of the academy examination stage.
Xu Ting Da wanted to gather the soldiers in front of Li Zexuan!
After everyone stood still, Li Zexuan looked around and saw that the vast field was densely packed with people. There were at least seventy to eighty thousand people!
"Marquis, these are the eighty thousand soldiers of the Bing Province Barracks. Among them, the A Barracks is the most elite and the B Barracks are slightly behind!"
Xu Ting Da turned his head and said to Li Zexuan.
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