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Chapter 882 Preparing for War

Yuzhou's heart beat faster when he coaxed Helu into a fight in Turkic.

Helu felt that it was his kindness to Yuzhou that completely touched Yuzhou.

Because after Yuzhou had a good rest, he was taken back to the palace by Helu, so Yingzi and he never met again.

In response to this, the shadow hidden in the Stone Kingdom was extremely anxious and ordered his soldiers to carefully investigate Sieg's route of advance.

Chongzhou.

Wang Xiaojie finally met Dalha. The Right Dragon Guard moved into Chongzhou City and joined forces with the Right Guard.

The two top-ranked commanders of the Great Zhou summoned their generals and met in the central military tent.

Seeing that most of the generals with names had arrived except Bu Zhen, Wang Xiaojie looked outside from time to time.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in general's clothes finally came in.

"I am Bu Zhen, the humble general, and I am here to pay my respects to the two great generals!" Bu Zhen clasped his fists and was extremely respectful.

Wang Xiaojie extended his hand: "General, please take a seat!"

"Here!"

Bu Zhen agreed and looked around, only to find that all the seats were full, with only one empty seat next to Wang Xiaojie.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, he no longer hesitated, walked forward, and sat down with his horse and sword.

Wang Xiaojie nodded secretly. This was exactly the position he had prepared for Bu Zhen.

Bu Zhen, who commands more than 16,000 Tiger Division cavalry, is indeed the third most powerful person in Chongzhou.

Daleha took out an imperial edict, stood up, and said to Bu Zhen:

"I also brought an imperial edict to be handed over to Bu Zhen."

"The situation is urgent, so I won't read it slowly. Bu Zhen, you can take it and read it."

Buzhen quickly stood up, came to Daleha, took the imperial edict, returned to his seat, and looked down.

With just one glance, Bu Zhen immediately looked up and glared.

"The left and right Imperial Guard generals requested resignation. Your Majesty tried to retain them, but they were determined to leave, so we had no choice but to give up."

"Left Guard General Zhou Zekai is old and unable to deal with Tubo, so he decided to retire and return home."

"After the war in the north is over, can I choose an army and become the general?"

Bu Zhen hurriedly looked down.

It was actually the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"I remember that the general set out before Your Majesty ascended the throne. Why is this imperial edict...

Outside the door, a voice sounded leisurely.

"Of course I brought it."

Lu Dayou walked in from outside holding his official uniform, looking very dignified.

"On the second day after the traitor Mang Sansi was beheaded, I set out north. Within seven days, the inner guards caught up with me and handed me this imperial edict."

"During the reign of the previous emperor, he did not reward General Buzhen. The new emperor has not forgotten General Buzhen's contributions, so he ordered me to deliver the imperial edict."

"To ensure that the provincial governors can secure sufficient supplies of food and fodder, I will catch up with the general and hand over the imperial edict to him. I will then supervise the provincial governors in several nearby provinces."

"I thought I would be too late to make it to today's meeting."

Lu Dayou came to the front of the hall and stood still.

"I, Lu Dayou, the Minister of General Affairs and the Chief Clerk of Luozhou, greet all the generals!"

He bowed to the crowd.

"I am here by order of His Majesty to ensure the logistics of the army!"

Lu Dayou and Wang Xiaojie are old acquaintances.

During the previous campaign to conquer the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong, he had become acquainted with Daleha. It would be even better if he could guarantee the logistics for the army as the imperial envoy.

"it is good!"

Wang Xiaojie was very excited.

"Now, the army's logistics are stable, and with 200,000 troops stationed in Chongzhou, I, Wang Xiaojie, don't believe that the Turks can do anything to us!"

"I hope you will all work together to defeat the Turks!"

Everyone stood up and said, "Let's defeat the Turks together!"

In Youzhou, the base of the Zuowuwei army, officials from the court, along with their subordinates, followed the soldiers into the central army tent.

The middle-aged man sitting firmly on the commander's seat was none other than General Guo Yuanzhen of the Left Guard, who was ordered to guard Youzhou and guard against sudden attacks from the Turks.

"Your humble servant, Liu Chuanlin, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, pays homage to the General!"

"Your Majesty's decree has arrived. This general already knows Sir Liu's intentions. The logistics of the army will depend on Sir Liu."

"It is my duty, and I will do my best!"

The same scene also happened in Liangzhou and Dunhuang. The censor Luo Song and Wen Kai, who was transferred to the capital and served as the secretary, also rushed there after receiving the imperial edict.

It's not that Li Cunxi doesn't trust the provincial governors, but the impact of Wang Xiaojie's battle in Dongxie Shigu is too great. He is now particularly afraid that there are a few evil people among the provincial governors who sell out their country for personal gain.

In addition to these four people, Da Shuihe under Long Feng also sent nearly a hundred people north, distributed in Dunhuang, Chongzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou, and even Yingzhou.

There is no need to worry about logistics in Yingzhou. In order to support the Khitan people who may suffer natural disasters or man-made disasters at any time, the food and grass stored in Yingzhou are enough to feed the Yingzhou guards for several years.

Late autumn has arrived!

Winter is coming!

If this war drags on, it will only be a test of the national strength of the two countries.

In Luoyang, the grand court meeting held every five days has finally arrived.

Li Cunxi sat on the throne with a solemn expression, and the Secretary Shangguan Wan'er stood beside him, just like she did when she accompanied Wu Zetian.

When the noon hour arrived, all civil and military officials finally went to court.

This was a small favor Li Cunxi did for them. In the past, civil and military officials basically went to court at 7:15 AM, but Li Cunxi delayed it by 15 minutes.

Don't underestimate a quarter of an hour. This quarter of an hour is enough time for many officials to run from their homes to the palace.

"My dear ministers, I have a few announcements to make today."

"First, the Tang Dynasty was just established, but there was no Imperial Master to protect the country. I have decided to summon the Yangshan Immortal Xuguzi to the court and honor him as the Imperial Master."

The last time Xuguzi appeared in public was when Li Cunxi ascended the throne and he was watching the ceremony on the banks of the Luo River.

The last time he appeared was when he presented the stele in Luohe, where he told the people that the destiny was with Li Cunxi.

After Li Cunxi ascended the throne, Xuguzi returned to Shouyang Mountain under the escort of Chen Yiqu to avoid suspicion and lived in a Taoist temple that had been in disrepair for a long time.

For this reason, Li Yuanfang was so busy all day that he neglected the details. The two generals assigned to him, Qiao Tai, knew nothing, and Chen Yiqu went to send Xuguzi away.

Just a few days ago, he came to Li Cunxi to complain.

"Leave this matter to General Ma Rong of the Qianniu Guard. Send someone to bring Xuguzi back to me safely."

Ma Rong clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command!"

"Feng Keyan!"

"I'm here!" Feng Keyan flashed out from the court.

"Gather manpower and build a Taoist temple for the Imperial Master in the east of Luoyang City."

"I obey!"

Feng Keyan turned around and returned to the court.

"Secondly... recruiting is urgent for each army. The Left and Right Jade Seal Guards, the Left and Right Eagle Guards, and the Left Guard Gate Guard all need soldiers. Although each state is recruiting, the national treasury is empty."

"There's no silver in the treasury. I'm sure your Excellency Yao Ting is also worried about this, isn't he?"

Li Cunxi changed the subject and moved on to Yao Ting.

Yao Ting had nothing much to say.

He walked out of the court with a look of shame on his face.

"I have failed your Majesty's grace!"