Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"what?"

"Father, are you going back to the army?!"

Seeing the concerned expressions of Li Qiu and Luo Kexin, Chai Shao smiled slightly and said, "Since the last battle in Shuofang City, I have been recuperating in Chang'an City."

"According to His Majesty's wishes, he also intends to let me retire early and enjoy a few years of happiness."

"But now, you two children are also aware of the Turkic situation."

"It really doesn't allow us to have half a breather."

"This time, what the imperial court means is that with the two of you in Youzhou today, the Turkic enemies over there will be safe."

"That's why Cheng Yaojin, who guards the Shandong area, and his tens of thousands of soldiers must be sent to Fangzhou and Tongzhou for defense."

"But your uncle Cheng Yaojin, it's definitely fine to guard the peace of one side at ordinary times."

"But when it comes to real wartime, there is still a lack of strategy, many things are vague, and there is no decisiveness."

"So you can see that in his whole life, he has fought many big and small battles, but he has never been the commander of the first army."

"This time His Majesty found me, and he also wanted me to return to the army and serve as the commander of Cheng Yaojin's army."

"Help him with ideas and hold his ground."

"Also, over the past year or so, it's almost time for me to rest."

"The hot blood in this body has not yet cooled down, and I really miss the golden iron horse."

Listening to his words, Princess Pingyang still sighed softly.

"Now that you are so old, once you get to the front line this time, don't try to show off."

"Ke Xin, Li Qiu, you two don't know that since Shuofang City recovered his life, your adoptive father's body is obviously not as good as before."

"When I look back, I will tell Cheng Yaojin to never let you fight again."

Chai Shao laughed loudly at this moment, "I'm not as miserable as you imagined."

"Furthermore, if the war really reaches that level, I'm afraid we won't be tolerated!"

Speaking of this, Chai Shao also asked Li Qiu and Luo Kexin to come.

"Li Qiu, Kexin, I am quite relieved about the Youzhou guarded by your two children."

"However, I still want to tell you two that if Cheng Yaojin's tens of thousands of troops withdraw."

"Then behind you, there will be a land of no one."

"Once the Turkic army raids from your side, it will point directly at Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the hinterland of my Tang Dynasty."

"If that's the case, my Tang Dynasty will fall into extreme passivity."

"So once defending against the enemy, don't be impulsive, but adopt a steady defensive strategy."

"This point, Kexin, you have to check it out for Li Qiu and comfort him in time."

Chai Shao definitely doesn't know how perverted Youzhou City is today.

From Li Qiu and Luo Kexin's point of view, his worries are completely unnecessary.

Therefore, Luo Kexin smiled and agreed again and again.

"Please don't worry, foster father, my husband and I will stick to Youzhou and defend the Great Tang against the enemies outside Youzhou City."

"Never let foster father and Marshal Li Jing be distracted."

Chapter 358 Ou Yezi's successor, Zhang Yajiu

Looking at the extremely firm and confident eyes of Li Qiu and Luo Kexin, Chai Shao felt extremely relieved.

And a kind of touch that I have successors in Tang Dynasty.

However, he then glanced at Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu brothers who were having a great time playing with dogs, and he couldn't get angry at all.

He yelled straight away, let go of the dog in fright, and returned obediently to listen to the training.

In the next few days, Li Qiu and Luo Kexin successively visited Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others.

It can be felt that at this time, the atmosphere of the New Year has completely disappeared in the mansions of these important ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

Almost everyone is preparing for this year's battle.

Of course, when visiting people's residences, the pair of border shepherds must be brought to roll call.

This year's New Year's Day, the two of them have also become the pet stars of Chang'an City, and they are always remembered and watched by people wherever they go.

After such a round of performances, more and more people saw their magic.

Finally, no one doubted the authenticity of this matter.

Ever since, there was an upsurge of raising dogs in Chang'an City.

It also followed, resulting in several strange phenomena.

First, in the West Market in Chang'an, those poor Persian merchants and foreign merchants are asked tens of thousands of times every day: Do you have dogs for sale here?

It is the same style in Furong Garden.

Bianmu was created by Li Qiu through the system, so Persian businessmen like them naturally didn't have it.

However, when faced with their negative answer, those common people and gentry still didn't believe it.

You have to ask repeatedly several times, as long as you have it, if you are willing to sell it to me, you will definitely not be short of money!

The second biggest quirk is that the price of local dogs in Chang'an City has risen from tens of Wen to hundreds or even hundreds of Wen.

Then, after several days in a row, there were too many cases of being bitten by vicious dogs in Chang'an City.

In many mansions, in the homes of countless common people, and even in the imperial city, the following scene was repeated repeatedly.

"Come on, Wangcai, sit, jump, roll...Damn it, why does your dog bite me?!"

"I killed you!"

Those wolfhounds that were still wild were finally forced by their masters and took a big bite.

"Come on, Huzi, this is a chicken leg."

"You have to obey my orders, before I let you eat you... Alas! Damn, my hand!"

"You bit my hand!"

In these days, those clinics and doctors are doing brisk business and laughing.

The sales of acne medicines and topical medicines went up in a straight line.

In addition to them, the supply of dog meat in the butcher shops in the East and West City of Chang'an City has also increased significantly.

However, the number of people who like to eat dog meat is so small that these butcher shops directly refused to accept dog meat.

These people, after several days of inhuman torture, finally gave up the naive idea of ​​buying dogs from Persian merchants and buying dogs by themselves for training.

Like some related people, they found the Furong Garden directly, and came to appreciate and covet the border herds here in person.

Like Li Yin and other celebrities in Chang'an City, Wu Jue's girlfriends came to visit one after another, and then they fell in love with the pair of border shepherd cubs, and they liked it very much.

They all begged that once they had a new cub in the future, they would give them one.

As for money, it is definitely not a problem.

On the other side, Chai Zhewei, Chai Lingwu, Du He, Du Gou, Changsun Chong, Qin Li, Fang Yizhi, Fang Yiai, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Huailiang and other sons from related families.

Then he surrounded the pair of adult border collies, and he also liked it very much.

Wouldn't it be great if I could take such a good dog with human nature for a walk in Chang'an City in the future?

During this process, Li Qiu suddenly received an urgent report from Gao Kan, saying that a blacksmith in his thirties who claimed to be the descendant of Ou Yezi came from outside Chang'an City.

Upon hearing the news, Li Qiu didn't dare to neglect, and went out to see her directly.

This Ou Yezi is no ordinary person.

He was a native of Yue from the late Spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period, and the originator of sword casting in the long history of China.

The famous Longquan sword was cast by him.

When Li Qiu came to the courtyard outside the Hibiscus Garden, he immediately saw this descendant of Ou Yezi.

I saw that this person was not too old, about 30 years old, wearing gray cloth clothes, but with good facial features, piercing eyes, and a whole body of righteousness.

Not like the kind of liar.

So when he saw him, Li Qiu saw more than half of hope in his heart.

"Craftsman Zhang Yajiu, pay homage to the prince, General Shenwu!"

For the people of Tang Dynasty, Li Qiu never had any airs.

Immediately helped him up, "Zhang Yajiu, you really are the heir of Ou Yezi, you know how to forge swords?"

Zhang Yajiu said very seriously: "My lord is the great hero of my Tang Dynasty, the great benefactor of countless people."

"I, Zhang Yajiu, will never dare to lie to the prince!"

"According to the ancestor's instruction and the teacher's order, we are not allowed to go out of the mountain to build magical weapons for the emperor and generals, and increase the evil."

"But to tell you the truth, the family is really poor, Ya Jiu can't bear the old mother suffering from illness."

"So after hearing that the prince is recruiting talents in Furong Garden, I took the initiative to join him."

"As for Crow Nine's skill, I will prove it to the prince later."

"However, Yajiu also has an unfeeling request, that is, the old mother at home is very expensive to see a doctor, and the annual medical expenses are tens of thousands of dollars."

After hearing his words, Li Qiu directly took his hand and came to the iron workshop, the most secret place in the Zhongzhai.

"Zhang Yajiu, I, Li Qiu, will never break my promise."

"As long as you have received Ou Yezi's true inheritance as you said before, you have this skill."

"The annual reward is one hundred taels of silver."

"And that's not counting. I'll send someone to bring your old mother to Chang'an City immediately."

"At the same time, ask the genius doctor Sun Simiao to treat your old mother personally."

"Even the medical expenses, I, Furongyuan, will pay for you!"

Hearing Li Qiu's words, Zhang Yajiu was also overjoyed, and saluted Li Qiu again and again.

"Crow Nine's skills, I believe that you will never disappoint my lord!"

Afterwards, Li Qiu also took out the scimitar brought from Youzhou this time from the storeroom, and handed it to Zhang Yajiu.

"I brought this scimitar from Youzhou, just take a look."

Zhang Yajiu held the saber in his hand, looked at it repeatedly, waved it, and then struck again.

Then he frowned.

"Reporting to the prince, this knife is a bit weird."

Hearing this, Li Qiu's eyes couldn't help but brighten up, "Oh?"

"Since you think it's weird, tell me what you think."

Zhang Yajiu nodded, then looked at the blade in his hand, and said slowly: "As far as the material of this knife is concerned, it is rare in the world."

"It feels very much like meteorite, but it is far from the hardness of meteorite."

"That's why this knife can only be regarded as the top grade."

"It's not much stronger than the saber used in the general army."

Chapter 359 Princess Youle Arrives

Listening to Zhang Yajiu's words, Li Qiu asked, "Is there a solution?"

Zhang Yajiu nodded, "My lord, the iron used in this knife has the advantage of being extremely pure."

"The disadvantage is that it is too pure."

"Among my sects, there is a skill of casting swords with a mixture of copper and iron."