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Chapter 417 The Foundation of Rise

On November 21th of the third year of Xianheng, the urgent report from Lanzhou spread to Luoyang. The death of Qiu Shenji, the deputy governor of Hexi, shocked the government and the public. Gaozong was furious when he heard about it, and issued an edict to discuss the use of troops against Tubo. It was not suitable to use the time to persuade Gao Zong to accept it. However, his anger still persisted. He issued an imperial edict to discuss the matter clearly in the political affairs hall, but the discussion was still unresolved. Ming Chongyan published the book on the 23st, stating that the case is full of mysteries, and there may be other cases. It is strange that he asked for a thorough investigation of the whole case. Prince Li Xianshen believed it, and called all the officials to discuss the root cause of the case. Fan Lubing, a scholar from the North Gate, suggested that the case should be presided over by Pei Shoude, a member of the criminal department. All the officials had no objection. The matter was decided and reported. Gaozong; on the [-]rd, Gaozong issued an imperial edict, giving Pei Shoude the right to take pictures. In addition, he issued an edict to remove Liu Yi from the post of governor of Lanzhou and relegate him to the magistrate of Guangwu County. , agreeing to Li Xian's request, the black-toothed Changzhi who has made great contributions to this war will be the deputy governor of Hexi, and some money and food will be allocated to fund the reconstruction of Hexi.

Although the imperial decree is still on the way, Li Xian has already known everything in Luoyang City. Seeing that the matter can be resolved so smoothly, Li Xian is in a good mood. As for the follow-up, Li Xian has already I don't care about it at all. Although I wasted a handle on the King of Yue, compared to the tranquility of Hexi, the price is worth it. As long as Empress Wu no longer sends people to Hexi to make trouble, of course, even if Empress Wu If you don't give up, you still have to send someone to mess with it. Li Xian doesn't care. At worst, you can kill as many as you want. Killing one on the left and right is also killing, and killing ten is also killing. It depends on whether Empress Wu has the courage to go to Hexi. Filling people's heads in a bottomless pit, obviously, Empress Wu would not dare to intervene so openly again. As for the black hands in private, Li Xian doesn't pay attention at all, isn't it just more ruthless, who is afraid of it? ?

The war is over, foreign aggression is not a concern for the time being, and internal worries have been eliminated. For Li Xian, the situation in Hexi is very good, and it is time to fully revitalize Hexi's economy, but Li Xian is not in a hurry to issue a decree. They didn't even convene the provincial governors to discuss the matter. Instead, they quietly led Zhang Jianzhi and a few others out of Lanzhou City, and rushed to the town where Li He's troops were stationed.

Kaoshan Town, as the name suggests, is a small town with a small population, with a total of more than [-] households. Most of them are Han Chinese. It is not backed by any famous mountains and rivers, and it doesn’t even have a name. It’s just an unnamed town. It’s not too far from Lanzhou City, but the distance is less than [-] miles, and the traffic is relatively convenient. Except for the continuous mountains in the east of the town, the rest of the direction is flat. Li He, who is now the General of the Left Guard, is stationed here with [-] strong troops, and when Li Xian arrived, Li He had already led his troops to wait outside the town for a long time.

"The last general will wait to see His Highness!"

As soon as Li Xian and Zhang Jianzhi came down from the carriage, Li He immediately led the three generals Agutai, Wang Yu and Zhang Chen to greet them with big strides, and bowed to greet each other.

"Well, let's all get up."

The cavalry army in Li He's hands is Li Xian's private soldiers. In the past, they had no choice but to rely on the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. Now that Hexi is under Li Xian's control, it is naturally impossible to protect others. Since the First World War in Hezhou, Li Xian has managed to go through the formalities from the Ministry of War and transferred Li He's troops to Lanzhou. The reason why he placed this elite team in the small place that does not attract much attention in Kaoshan Town is naturally It was Li Xian's intention. Seeing that the four generals who greeted him were all dignified people, he was quite relieved, but he didn't say much. He just raised his hand with a smile. He gave a gentle command.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Although Li Xian said that he was exempt from the courtesy, but Li He and the others did not dare to be casual. They thanked each other according to the rules, and then they stood up straight, looking at Li Xian with a different look, as if they were waiting for Li Xian's instruction.

"It's all good to be casual. Gu came here this time. I don't want to mobilize the crowd. Let the sons and boys disperse. Well, pass the order of Gu. Today, the three armies will be rewarded, two jars of wine for each group, and half a catty of meat for each person!"

Li Xian didn't come here to inspect the troops, but had other arrangements. Given the tight schedule, it was really not easy to delay, so he smiled and said.

"promise!"

Li He was ordered to be stationed in Kaoshan Town, so he naturally knew the secrets hidden in the town. Hearing Li Xian's words, he immediately understood Li Xian's purpose, and he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly turned around and ran back to the front of the team , loudly announced Li Xian's reward, and the whole army cheered immediately.

"Your Highness, please!"

For fear of delaying Li Xian's important affairs, Li He didn't dare to let a group of officers and soldiers mess around, yelled a few times, and dismissed all the ministries. With a wave of his hand, he motioned for Li Xian to go first.

"Yeah." Li Xian nodded with a smile, but he didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he turned his body sideways, let out Zhang Jianzhi who was silently following behind him, and introduced to Li He and the others. Said: "This is Zhang Jianzhi, Mr. Zhang, the solitary thigh. Seeing him is like seeing solitary."

"The general will wait to see Mr. Zhang!"

Although Zhang Jianzhi also participated in the Battle of Hezhou, but they were dispatching supplies in the old battalion at the rear, and had never been to the front line. Li Xian got out of the carriage together, each of them was doubting Zhang Jianzhi's identity, they were all taken aback when they heard Li Xian's words, they didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly bowed and greeted each other.

"You generals are too polite, Zhang really dare not be so."

Although Zhang Jianzhi was traveling with Li Xian in the same car, but in fact the purpose of coming to Kaoshan Town this time is still in the fog, but his temperament is calm, and he is not in a hurry to ask Li Xian if he doesn't say anything. He just observed silently. Seeing the four generals saluting him, Zhang Jianzhi didn't show any special expression. He just returned the salute politely and didn't say much more.

"Xiao He Mo wants to be offended. Mr. Zhang never likes to talk too much, but once he has something to say, he can only listen to him alone. After getting along with Mr. Zhang for a long time, you will know Mr. Zhang's cold-faced and warm-hearted temperament, that's all. Stop talking, let's go, enter the town!"

Li He and the others are all direct descendants of Li Xian, so they have all heard of Zhang Jianzhi's status in the Royal Palace of England. Seeing this, Li Xian hurriedly interjected to solve the embarrassing situation. He waved his hand and walked to the town first. Li He and others saw it , I didn’t dare to neglect to go, and hurriedly followed behind, talking and laughing all the way into the town, crossing the street, and reaching the mountain peak behind the town, I can see a huge newly built house along the mountain. , more than two hundred warriors armed with spears guarded the key points, and guarded the mansion very tightly. At the gate of the courtyard, there were several middle-aged scribes. When they saw Li Xian and others approaching, they hurriedly restrained their faces to meet them. come here.

"My subordinate Zhuang Yong sees Your Highness!"

The middle-aged scribe headed by him was Zhuang Yong, the helm of "Ming Di", and the reason why he appeared here was to escort the most core secrets of "Ming Di" here, in order to wait for Li Xian's arrival.

"Boss Zhuang has worked hard."

For Zhuang Yong's loyal subordinate, Li Xian has always admired him very much, before he finished his ceremony, Li Xian had already walked over quickly and stretched out his hand to help him up.

"This subordinate dare not, His Royal Highness's instructions have been completed, please come inside!"

Li Xian didn't talk much, but there was a lot of sincerity in it, Zhuang Yong's eyes couldn't help getting a little wet, but he didn't dare to delay the business, hurriedly stepped aside, and respectfully invited Li Xian into the courtyard.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Lin, Mr. Wang, are you all used to living here?"

Li Xian was not in a hurry to enter the courtyard, but smiled and greeted the three middle-aged scribes following Zhuang Yong.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your care, everything is fine."

The three people following Zhuang Yong are Liu Zhi, Lin Yuan, and Wang Bin. Among them, Liu Zhi is the actual person in charge of this core secret, and Lin Yuan and Wang Bin are his deputies. They are the veterans of "Mingdi", but they don't meet Li Xian very often, seeing that Li Xian still remembers themselves, the three of them couldn't help but get a little excited, and rushed to return the courtesy.

"That's good. If there is anything you need, just ask, but if you have anything alone, you will definitely not be missing gentlemen."

Li Xian's words were resounding, and there was absolutely no falsehood—Liu Zhi and others were in charge of Li Xian's core research institute, where all capable people and strangers that Li Xian could gather were gathered here, and they had repeatedly made great achievements during the previous battle. Qigong's clay pot bombs and kerosene bombs came from this extremely mysterious core research institute, and the reason why Li Xian dared to let go of his hands and feet to build Hexi is because of this core research institute. For the needs of the research institute, Li Xian Xian never asked the price. Since the establishment of the research institute seven years ago, Li Xian has invested millions of dollars in this research institute. Although most of the results he has achieved are still shelved, their significance is significant and far-reaching. No matter how much investment, in Li Xian's opinion, it should be done. On this point, Li Xian will never hesitate in the slightest.

"Thank you, Your Highness, there is a shortage of 30 blacksmiths, 20 carpenters, and iron ore..."

Lin Yuan was in charge of the military industry and had a straightforward temper. Hearing what Li Xian said, he couldn't hold back and made a request immediately.

"Ahem, Vice President Lin, let's talk about this matter later, Your Highness, please!"

After all, Liu Zhi is the director of the research institute. Seeing that Lin Yuan was making endless demands, he immediately became anxious, lest Li Xian would be offended, he hurriedly fake coughed a few times, and changed the topic.

"Ah, this subordinate is rude, Your Highness, please!"

After being reminded by Liu Zhi, Lin Yuan suddenly woke up, rubbed his hands together uneasily, and stepped back with a flushed face.

"It's okay, Dean Liu, and list the needs of each courtyard one by one, and report to Guzhi, and Guzhi will let someone do everything later, please!"

Li Xian has lived for three generations, so how could he not be aware of the habits of these research scholars, he would not care about Lin Yuan's impoliteness, after making a promise with a smile, he waved his hand and led everyone slowly into the research institute the gate.

(End of this chapter)