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Chapter 547 Lingzhou Incident
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The horse king (whose whole body is purple-black, with flying mane like purple clouds, and eyes piercing with spirit, showing the majestic spirit of "overwhelmed by the three rivers and the eight formations". Its fur is like dark purple satin, and looks like covered with purple frost in the sun, so it is also called "Zi Lu Zi Shuang".)
Race: Horse
Level: Level 3 and Level 3

Attributes: Strength 40, Constitution 32, Agility 45, Spirit 25
Skills: Guarding, Running, Charge, Bite, Kick

After seeing off Ugulun and Tuergu, Zhao Zhen walked out of the hall holding an elephant bone whip, only to see Zhao Ji and several others calming down a tall horse with a bridle and reins.

Just as Uguren said, the horse was in high spirits, purple all over, and had a noble air.

Zhao Zhen stepped forward, took the reins, and slowly stroked the horse, saying, "Tang has Saluzi, Ziyan Chaoyue, Guteng Shenjun, you should also be called Saluzi."

The horse raised its head and neighed, looking very happy. Zhao Zhen looked at Saluzi, who was only wearing the bridle, and said to Zhao Ji, "Go get a saddle."

Zhao Zhen personally put on the full set of horse harnesses one by one. The saddle was made of red sandalwood, the front and rear saddle bridges were covered with cloud-patterned silver ornaments, and the saddle pad, bridle, reins, breast strap, and bridle were all made of crocodile skin.

The apricot leaves and cloud beads on the chest strap and the saddle are all made of gold in the shape of the precious flower. The bit, the bridle, and the stirrup are also made of gold. Only the throttle and the stirrup are made of brass. However, when it was delivered, there were only three apricot leaves left. [White-faced Young Master] Zheng Tianshou rebuilt them according to the pattern. The mudguard was even more tattered. It was Hou Jian who personally embroidered black fairy pattern silk with gold thread to make a crocodile dragon shape, and then this set of horse harness was repaired.

No one knew where this set of horse gear came from. In the Liangshan treasury, the captured armor, weapons, bows and crossbows were piled up like a mountain. They were all captured and replaced by soldiers. After cleaning, they were all piled in one place.

Since Du Xing took charge of the accounting, the first thing he did was to clean up the treasury and register it by category, either storing it, repairing it, or melting it for recasting.

This set of horse harness was cleaned out from the weapons and armor. Now, more than half of the weapons and armor have been cleaned up, and hundreds of weapons and equipment, some of which are high-end, exquisite, or made of good materials, have been found and sent to the treasury of Baishi Manor.

There are more than 20 sets of horse harnesses alone. This set of crocodile leather horse harness is a representative one. This set of horse harness is not high-end, but it is made of exquisite materials and exquisite workmanship, which is perfect for [Salu Purple].

Zhao Zhen mounted Saluzi and galloped back and forth on the training ground in front of the courtyard. This Saluzi was worthy of being the horse king. When it ran, it was not only faster than thunder, but also full of spirituality. In just a quarter of an hour, Zhao Zhen no longer needed to control it. With a slight signal, it turned around and jumped as it wished.

Zhao Zhen enjoyed the run very much. He got off the horse, patted the horse [Saluzi] on the head, and asked Zhao Ji to take it to the stable.

After changing his clothes in the backyard, Zhao Zhen returned to the hall, where Shi Xiu had been waiting for a long time.

Yesterday, Shi Xiu and Duan Jingzhu accompanied Tuo Ergu and the other man because they had to settle them. Today, the transaction was completed. Duan Jingzhu and Li You were escorting the horses to the horse-raising island. By the time the horses were delivered, the island had already been cleared.

Zhao Zhen has ordered Zhang Heng, the captain of the Daoyu Village, to lead a thousand men to garrison Yangma Island.

After greeting, Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother Shi Xiu, why did you come here today?"

Shi Xiu said, "Sir, yesterday Wugulun and Tuergu were here, and there were some things I kept in my heart. It was when we were passing through Lingzhou that we encountered a group of soldiers who were robbing the road."

"Lingzhou? The men from Zengtou City?" "Yes, the leader is called Zeng Suo. He let us go when he heard that we were soldiers from Liangshan. But he extorted fifty good horses from us as a loan for the passage." Shi Xiu said.

Zhao Zhen heard this and cursed: "The boy has gained power, but he has forgotten our friendship. If he falls into my hands one day, I will kill him."

Liu Hui Niang said, "It shouldn't be like this. Zeng Toushi has always received favors from the official, and they once did business with him. How could they be so ungrateful in such a short time? Could it be that someone has instructed them to deliberately embarrass the official?"

After hearing this, Shi Xiu said, "This guy has been holding us captive and escorting us out of Lingzhou. I heard him swearing on the way. He blamed you for delaying the dispatch of troops, which resulted in many casualties among his own soldiers. Now that he is guarding the entire Lingzhou, his true colors have been revealed."

"I've been thinking too much." Liu Hui Niang breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Zhen said, "Hey, this guy is so unreasonable. We didn't agree on a date to send troops, so why is he blaming me? I was thinking of going to his house to buy some more horses."

Liu Hui Niang said, "Sir, his family may not be unwilling. You can send someone to send a letter. If they are interested, ask them to send it to Kouzhou for settlement. If it fails, there will be no loss."

Zhao Zhen heard this and shook his head, saying, "They are not trustworthy people for doing this. Now that we have built a horse farm, we can breed them slowly. But we can't just let these fifty fine horses go."

As he said this, he asked someone to call Shi Qian over.

After the greeting, Zhao Zhen handed over a letter and said, "Brother, go to Bian Jing and drop off a letter at the Grand Tutor's residence. If the Grand Tutor asks about it, just say that I went to the north to buy horses and found out about it by accident. Since Secretary Tong is not here, I can only tell the Grand Tutor."

Shi Qian took the letter, said nothing, put it carefully in his arms, then said goodbye and left.

Zhao Zhen said, "This is the end of the matter. After all, if we go from Kouzhou, Lingzhou is separated from us by Dongchang Prefecture and Gaotang Prefecture, and if we go from Qingzhou, we are also separated by Zibo and Qizhou. If we use troops across the border, I am afraid the imperial court will immediately take action."

Then he said to Shi Xiu: "Brother, now that you have completed the delivery, go to Yanzhou to take up your post. Pay more attention to training the troops and maintaining the local area."

Shi Xiu said: "Don't worry, sir, I will do my best."

After seeing Shi Xiu off, Liu Hui Niang said, "Sir, you sent a letter to Grand Tutor Cai. Do you expect him to decide Zeng Toushi's fate?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Hui Niang, I'm not sure about other places, but Hebei Road is different from other places. It is the front line of the confrontation between Song and Liao. The court has stationed no less than 100,000 troops and set up many defense lines. Hebei Road is of great strategic importance. It is 'bordered by You and Shuo in the north, bordered by the sea in the east, and pressed by Shangdang in the west'. It is the barrier of the Central Plains. If Cai Jing got this news, how could he not be concerned? You must know that Liang Zhongshu, who is left behind in Daming Prefecture, is his son-in-law. Once it is verified that the spies of the Jin Kingdom control a state, the crime is not small. If it is discovered early, sending troops to wipe out Zengtou City will also be credited. In my opinion, the Grand Tutor will definitely use troops, and in nine out of ten cases, he will instruct Liang Zhongshu to report: Jin spies were found in Zengtou City, and Daming Prefecture sent heavenly soldiers to wipe them out."

"Of course, this is just my guess. If it doesn't work, then so be it."

(End of this chapter)