In the late autumn, I took a comfortable and comfortable hot bath, took off all my dust, changed into a dress and silk armor, shaved my face, and tidied my beard. Zeng Yuanyu was actually a gentleman who was just in his early forties and full of mature charm.

Looking at the three-foot-long and two-meter-wide glass glass with gold wire bordered by two-pieces of rosewood, framed and gemstones, looking at the beautiful and beautiful self reflected in the mirror. Although her skin was a little rough, her face became a little darker, and she became thinner, she was in good spirits.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Zeng Yuanyu was slightly lost.

I recall that I was also a son of a family of flying eagles back then, and there were many girls in the field of Fengyue. I was proficient in riding horses and shooting archery, flying eagles and dogs, hunting and batting, fighting cocks and betting gossips, and calligraphy and painting. I was so cool at that time that I was already middle-aged. Although I had a good family background, I could only stop at a noble but powerless Zuo Sanqi Changshi. Every day, except wearing armor and following the young emperor to play basketball and fight goose, there seemed to be nothing else.

At that time, I had talked about war on paper and gave guidance to the country, but in the end, I could only be an emperor's attendant.

This time, Tian Lingzi was swept out of the capital, and he was actually very happy and even ignited the fighting spirit that had been extinguished for many years. Finally, with five thousand elite soldiers in his hands, he wanted to sweep away the thieves and make achievements.

But from Chang'an to Songzhou, he walked for several months. Five thousand men and horses were out of food several times, and had to borrow food from local governments. When they arrived in Songzhou, the daylily became cold. The young Duke of Qi and the commander of the town Li Jing once again shined brightly. He fought two battles and destroyed more than 100,000 thieves. Even the eunuchs Ximen Sigong and Yang Fugong led the troops of the six towns to defeat the 160,000 Huang Chao's army, killing the bandits. Even Song Wei, who had always been considered old, was not loud, and was shocking. He completely defeated the thief and Wang Ni in one battle.

Only I came from afar, but in the end I didn't even see a thief, and the war ended.

The passion in his heart was extinguished again. He thought he could only go back to Chang'an and serve as a cavalry for the emperor. Who would have expected that Tian Lingzi actually asked him to continue to go to Ziqing and sent a secret envoy to obey the orders of the defeated general Li Shi.

Zeng Yuanyu and Li were old acquaintances. In Chang'an City, Zeng Yuanyu and Zhang Zimian, the three brothers of Li, Gao Pian, Zhou Bao, Song Wei and others were all old acquaintances. However, Song Wei, Gao Pian and others were more than ten years older than them, while he and Zhang Zimian, Li Zhuo, Li Jun and others were about the same age as Zhang Zimian, Li Zhuo, Li Jun and others. They were very close. At that time, they were young and frivolous, talked about war on paper and guided the country. He and Li were the strongest, and they fought for several days and nights without any result.

The three Li brothers had long served as the commander of each town, but he was just an emperor's attendant.

In a blink of an eye, Li Jun died in battle. The Li army was in Yanzhou. Li Zhuo is now the governor of Heyang and has a higher degree of envoy, but he wants to command the Li army guy who can't even beat the thief.

Two maids stepped forward and gently combed his hair for him. Zeng Yuanyu suddenly came to his senses from his reverie.

He looked at the glass mirror again, which was indeed much more precious than the bronze mirror. I heard that not long ago, countless big merchants gathered in Dengzhou and participated in a auction by Li Jing. As a result, a mirror that was a little higher than this cost millions of yuan. This glass mirror is naturally expensive. Not to mention millions, there are at least one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand.

Zeng Yuanyu is not short of money, and the Zeng family is also a big family. However, in addition to sending this mirror, Li Jing also sent several sets of glass products. Each one is expensive.

He knew what Li Jing meant, and Li Jing wanted this imperial guard. Although Li Jing had the name of invincible, Li Jing's army expanded very quickly. In two years, it had expanded from uniting troops in Yidu to the current 100,000 towns. Although this town has not yet achieved defeat, it all depends on Li Jing's strategic command. The town needs more veterans with rich experience, especially the imperial guards under his command.

Li Jing not only gave him glass-making equipment worth hundreds of thousands of thousands, but also received a reward of 5,000 yuan for each of his troops. Each of them also received two new military uniforms. Red crotch robe, back, swivel jacket, white mid-lane, underwear, and shoes and socks. In addition to cloth boots, each ordinary soldier also received a pair of short-top leather boots, and the officers even had a pair of long-tube military boots.

Wuqian, who suffered a lot along the way, took a bath in the city of Dengzhou, put on a brand new military robe, and filled the rewards given by Li Jing in his pocket, ate the wine and meat sent by the town.

The entire military camp was talking about Marshal Li's generosity everywhere, and everyone sighed that they finally saw the bright moon when they guarded the clouds. Although they left the prosperous Chang'an, it was also a good thing to be able to join such a generous Marshal.

Zeng Yuanyu knew that Li Jing had bought the morale of five thousand soldiers with just one simple move.

Although Zeng Yuanyu couldn't help but scold the rich man, he still had a good impression of Li Jing. Li Jing was a really capable person. People with ability always looked down on those who were incompetent. Zeng Yuanyu looked down on Li Shi in his heart. Although he could compete with him in every battle in the past, he could even have the upper hand. But Li Shi could only talk about war on paper. Although Li Jun and Li Zhuo could not talk about them at the beginning, the two were unambiguous when fighting. Although Li Jun died, it was because Li Keyong he met was also an extremely powerful general.

Heroes are in harmony, and Li Jing has the ability, which makes him admire him. Moreover, Li Jing is also a person who doesn’t like eunuchs. He knows that Li Jing and Tian Lingzi have always been incompatible, which makes him feel more favorable.

Since I can't go back, maybe it's a good choice to work with Li Jing, at least, this is a generous general. These days, countless vassal state mutinies have undergone two or three vassal state mutinies every year. What's the purpose? Isn't it just to make money and pay?

The high food and salary rewards of the town almost exceeded those of the imperial guards, which is a recognized fact in the world. While Li Jing's high food and salary were not earned by exploitation of the people. On the contrary, he had heard countless rumors that Dengzhou and Liaodong have now become the paradise he yearned for from Songzhou to Qingzhou countless times on his way from Songzhou to Qingzhou.

Li Jing was bringing a lot of wine and meat to comfort the imperial guards who came from afar, and the camp was filled with laughter and joy.

In the big tent, five thousand generals of the Shence Army and the officers of the three thousand light cavalry brought by Li Jing gathered together to laugh and feast. Most of these imperial guards were rejected by the imperial guards and were depressed and unsuccessful. Except for a few senior generals such as Zeng Yuanyu who were from aristocratic families, the others were from middle and low-level imperial guards with little status. Since leaving Chang'an, I have seen all kinds of worldly storms along the way. Now, when I arrived in Qingzhou, I was immediately treated so well by Li Jing, and everyone felt flattered.

Li Jing looked at Zeng Yuanyu who was clean and tidy and full of elegance, and stood up and raised his glass, laughed and said, "I heard that General Zeng was extremely famous for his youth, and he was very knowledgeable about military books and generals. He has been learning military tactics since he was a child and discusses strategies, and no one can defeat him. He heard that when he was a young man, he once had a fight with the famous general Xiping King, but it was not difficult for General Zeng. Now General Zeng is coming, I believe that it is the time to show his strengths."

Zeng Yuanyu smiled faintly: "The general was awarded for it. At that time, he was just a young and frivolous person. He just talked about war on paper. How could he know the real military strategy? The Li family was still above me back then, but now he is vulnerable in front of the thief. His post is just like the Li family, and he is just another Zhao Kuo."

After these words, all the generals here all looked moved. Although the Li army was a defeated general, they were transferred by the court to serve as the Sima of the Pinglu army. Zeng Yuanyu returned to the Pinglu army, which was his superior. What's more, Tian Lingzi asked Zeng Yuanyu's troops to listen to the Li army's dispatch. This was not a very secret matter. Almost all the imperial guards here knew it. Li Jing was also clear.

At this time, what does it mean to say this in front of Li Jing? Li Jing knew that Zeng Yuanyu was not the kind of villain who spoke bad things on others. Then, the meaning of these words was very obvious. He was showing his attitude to Li Jing and choosing to stand in a team.

Li Jing nodded to Zeng Yuanyu with a smile and accepted the team.

"I was ordered by the emperor to recover the old land of Andong, Liaodong, Liaoxi, and Liaoxi. Although I had recovered southern Liao some time ago, I had to recover a corner. I was busy pacifying rebellion on Bei and quelling the rebellion in Henan. Now, I received a report that the Goguryeo people in Liaozhong are gathering troops to fight with the Khitans, and the war will be announced soon. The land of Liaodong was originally the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but now the two Hu tribes are fighting on our territory. This is completely regarded our soldiers as nothing. The general has decided to march towards Liaodong today. Now the expedition camp has been established. I plan to ask General Zeng to be the left vanguard envoy of the Xingying camp and lead 5,000 troops and horses to be the left vanguard. I wonder what General Zeng wants?"

Zeng Yuanyu was slightly stunned for a moment. He did not expect that as soon as he made a statement to choose Li Jing's side, Li Jing immediately decided to make him the vanguard officer.

He never thought that Li Jing planned to let him play the vanguard, so he would have any idea of ​​killing people with a knife. Pioneer is the elite of the army. As a vanguard, he is often served by brave generals, and the vanguard troops are also served by the most elite troops.

They were just newcomers, and he had never led troops to fight in the past. Li Jing actually trusted him so much and asked him to be a vanguard. Although there should be a right vanguard, Tang official regarded the left as the most respected, and he, the left vanguard, could be higher than the right vanguard.

In an instant, Zeng Yuanyu's heart was stirred up and he finally had the opportunity to lead his troops to fight. And this was not to suppress the thieves or to suppress the rebellion, but to fight with the Hu tribe and regain the lost border.

"What, General Zeng doesn't want to?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

"No." Zeng Yuanyu came to his senses, clenched his fists and immediately made a decision, rose up, walked to the Li Jing case in the tent, knelt down on one knee, bowed his hand and shouted loudly, "I will receive the order!"

"Okay!" Li Jing walked forward happily and helped Zeng Yuanyu up, "Your 5,000 troops will be organized alone, and now he is specially awarded the Shenjie Army!"
Chapter completed!