The host is red and black, and the system can only chirp

Xi Mingming didn't want to explore why Song Que changed, she only cared about the reality.

The caravan was still led by Zhang Shu, and the team members were all selected from the newly brought back refugees from the grassland. The only exception was Song Lu, who served as the number one bodyguard.

Due to Song Lu's joining, Yuchi Jingde was promoted on the spot and directly took over the position of chief instructor of Li Jing.

As for Li Jing, Xi Mingming assigned him a thousand elite soldiers who had been trained for half a year, in addition to the troops and horses brought back from the grassland, and took full charge of the border defense of Wuyuan County, which directly bordered the Turks.

Zhang Changxun, the former governor of Wuyuan, remained in office during the Sui Dynasty. He was actually responsible for the internal affairs arranged by the Xi clan leader... and the military power was given to Li Jing.

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Sect Leader Xi prepared a lot of preventive medicines for Zhang Shu, and repeatedly reminded all team members that water must be boiled before drinking, and that mosquitoes must be prevented, among other precautions.

Team leader Zhang was reluctant to leave the clan leader and looked back frequently.

In sharp contrast was Song Lu, who looked pale.

It’s really not Song Lu’s fault.

Coming to the border from Lingnan, Song Lu is the cousin of the clan leader and a martial arts master; returning to Lingnan, the well-known martial arts figure "Yinxu" became an employee of border resident Zhang Shu and his bodyguard.

The gap is indeed quite big.

Not only Song and Lu, Zhang Shu's team will continue to expand after arriving in Lingnan... After all, the Song clan promised to give Master Xi a team of people.

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After Song Que said goodbye, Li Shimin immediately set off, traveling back and forth between Wuyuan, Yulin and Shuofang. He wanted to personally witness the progress and...results of the Xi clan leader's reforms.

Xi Mingming was worried.

When she went to the grassland, Wang San worked hard for two months in the middle of winter and finally found the iron mine in Xi Mingming's memory... Unfortunately, it was out of the current territory and was in Lingqiu in the east of Yanmen County next door.

It's a bit difficult.

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Here we have to mention the well-known story in the original historical line - Chen Xiaoyi defending the isolated city.

After the siege of Yanmen, Chen Xiaoyi was appointed as the prefect of Yanmen County.

According to the original historical course, Liu Wuzhou would kill the prefect Wang Rengong next year and rise up against the Sui Dynasty.

When Chen Xiaoyi and "Tiger General" Wang Zhibian learned that Liu Wuzhou had colluded with the Turks to rebel, they immediately led their troops to attack and quell the rebellion.

Liu Wuzhou, who had just rebelled, did not yet have the two great generals Song Jingang and Yuchi Jingde under his command. The two men, Prince Chen, once besieged Liu Wuzhou around Sanggan Town.

Liu Wuzhou drew on the Turkic cavalry for support, and the two sides attacked the besieged army together. Wang Zhibian was killed in the battle, and Chen Xiaoyi led a small number of soldiers to retreat to Yanmen.

With the support of the Turks, Liu Wuzhou immediately led his troops to besiege Yanmen County.

The soldiers of Yanmen County still remembered clearly how the Emperor had gone back on his word, and they were repeatedly invaded by the Turks... They saw no hope for the Sui Dynasty at all, so naturally people were uneasy and prepared to lay down their arms and surrender.

They were suppressed by Chen Xiaoyi with iron blood and all executed.

Chen Xiaoyi vowed to live and die with the county city. After more than a hundred days, the food ran out. Zhang Lun, the then captain of Yanmen, assassinated Chen Xiaoyi in order to save his own life and surrendered to Liu Wuzhou.

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Xi Mingming had no intention of commenting on Chen Xiaoyi's behavior in defending the city. He knew very well that Yanmen County would not be able to wait for any reinforcements.

Chen Xiaoyi was an honest and fair official, which would have been a blessing for the local people if he had lived in a prosperous era.

It’s a pity... I was born at the wrong time.

Xi Mingming felt even more sorry for the common people in the city and the lower-level soldiers, who never had the right to choose.

If you surrender you will be killed, if you don't surrender you will starve to death.

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Yuchi Jingde didn't understand what the leader was worried about, so he volunteered: "Give me two thousand elite soldiers, and within three days, Jingde will take Yanmen County directly."

Yuchi Jingde was surprised and excited when he was notified to attend the meeting with Xi Zongzhu's confidants.

Li Jing did not receive such treatment either.

Brother Jingde, who has a lot of energy but nowhere to use it, really wants to lead his troops to fight a battle and show off his abilities.

Since deciding to follow Grand Master Xi, Yuchi Jingde has had no chance to show his talents.

Every time, it was Sect Leader Xi who charged in front, and he didn't catch up after the battle, not even giving the others a chance to wave flags or cheer.

Sect Leader Xi was helpless, "We haven't officially rebelled yet."

In other words, Li Jing was sent away, otherwise Yuchi Jingde's words would have been completely embarrassing for Li Juncheng.

Knowing it in your heart is one thing, but whether or not you have officially raised the flag is another.

Timing is so important.

If he openly rebels now, Xi Mingming will not be able to stand firm for the greater good.

These days, reputation really does matter.

If the Xi leader confronts the Turks head-on and fails to gain the upper hand, he will inevitably be attacked from all sides, which is really unwise.

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After weighing the pros and cons, Xi Mingming made up his mind.

"Don't move Yanmen for now. This place just experienced the siege of the emperor and is too sensitive. Regardless of other things, Chen Xiaoyi is consistent with us in his attitude towards the Turks."

Xi Mingming felt that there was something wrong with her way of thinking when she conquered three counties in a row. Her conditioned reflex when encountering something was to grab territory.

It is not necessary at the moment.

It will take her some time to digest the four counties.

Things that can be solved with money should not be solved by sacrificing one's own people in vain.

"Use the money to buy land! Lingqiu and Yanmen County are separated by Fanshi County. Factories must be built in the early stages, and a lot of experimental work must be done. There is no rush."

By the time the finished product is out, Yang Guang will be dead. By then, Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian can be captured directly, and Yanmen County will fall without a fight.

Now that she has obtained Yanmen County, wouldn’t the money she spent now return to her pocket?

Hao Yun and Yuchi Jingde were ordered to go to Yanmen.

Hao Yun was responsible for organizing the team to mine the iron ore, while Yuchi Jingde was responsible for keeping the secrets.

Hao Yun, the father of little boiled egg Hao Han, was a patient carried back from the grassland by Sect Leader Xi... on his mount "White Emperor".

He was a cautious and meticulous person and used to be a blacksmith.

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Xi Mingming and Gao Hongde together moved the core office from Yunnei County to the county seat Shanyang.

Even though Wang Rengong was famous, it was difficult for him to subdue the powerful people in the counties. Xi Mingming had to garrison in the county city to support Wang Rengong.

"Master, it's so lively here. This is the first time I've come to the county town since I was a child." Wang San followed Xi Mingming, looking around curiously.

Compared to the time when people were begging for money, Shanyang is much more popular now.

Many shops and restaurants have reopened.

Gao Hongde has always been dissatisfied with Sect Leader Xi's unbridled indulgence of Wang San.

He said coldly: "The powerful people from the three counties and eleven cities gathered in Shanyang, and the four cities under the jurisdiction of Mayi County have their own prominent families. It takes the strength of fifteen cities to have such a low popularity today. Think about it, how many people died under the butcher knife of the Turks."

Wang San: ...tears in my eyes.

After a war, Wang San was the only one left in the family.

Xi Mingming rolled his eyes at Gao Hongde, "Why are you bringing up such a topic? The kid has been running around outside for a whole winter and finally got a break. Can you please be a little more nice to him?"

Gao Hongde has his own reasons.

Wang San is in charge of the reconnaissance company. Regardless of his martial arts skills, his lightness skills must be good.

Wang San was past the best age for martial arts training, so Sect Leader Xi had no choice but to help him find a shortcut.

Gao Hongde was not happy.

No matter how important Qinggong is to Wang San, how can it damage the sect master's true energy!

Gao Hongde could not reveal anything to the outside world. Even as a scholar, he knew that the sect leader's move was shocking.

Mr. Gao Er was holding it in alone for several days.

Sect Leader Xi kept giving Wang San his inner energy, and Wang San couldn't stand it any longer, so he raised his clear objection... But the Sect Leader didn't agree.

Sect Leader Xi felt that accumulating Qi for her was as easy as eating and drinking water, and training a Wang San was no big deal at all.

Gao Hongde died of anger and from then on he could no longer treat Wang San well.

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Wang San also felt guilty. Of course, she didn't want the sect leader's true energy, but she had to have the ability to refuse.

I want to stay with the clan leader, but I don’t want Teacher Gao to be around.

Wang San curled his lips and secretly pulled Xi Mingming's clothes, "Master, give me some money. I want to go shopping in the market."

Gao Hongde's face turned dark.

Xi Mingming leaned slightly to block Gao Hongde's sight and asked quietly, "Butler Gao just distributed the monthly salary, but you're out of money so soon? What did you buy?"

I don’t know if it’s because he almost died on the grassland, but Wang San always lives his life with a carefree attitude of not caring about tomorrow but living today.

As soon as he got the money, he spent it all without waiting until the next day.

Wang San smiled slyly, "Aunt Fang said I was too careless with my money, so she saved it for me."

If you want to spend money, you have to apply separately and state clearly what you want to buy. Aunt Fang will only give you money if she thinks it is a necessary expense.

Wang San was very happy that Aunt Fang was willing to take care of her, but at the same time, she made a wronged face towards Xi Mingming, "There must be a lot of things in the county city that I haven't eaten."

Wang San said coquettishly: "Sect Master, I want to try them all. If they are delicious, I will bring them to you."

I asked Aunt Fang for it, but she refused to give it to me.

Not only did Gao Hongde look terrible, his entire body had become a moving block of ice.

Xi Mingming didn't want to really anger the chief steward, so he secretly stuffed the purse into Wang San's pocket, signaling her to leave quickly.