In the second year of Emperor Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Youzhou, Hebei Road.
Jizhou
The Ji Prefecture was located in Youzhou, on the border between the Great Zhou and the Turks. It was surrounded by dense forests and ravines.
In the southern part of the Ji Prefecture, a group of government cavalry was galloping through the valley, chasing after several gray-robed men with long faces, high noses, large eyes, and sharp blades.
Looking at the military flag, it was a soldier guarding the border of the Great Zhou. The leader was a young officer. He wore black armor and was handsome. His expression was indifferent as he galloped on his horse. His eyes were like lightning as he stared at the fugitives in front of him.
Stepping on the stirrups, he clamped his legs tightly around the horse's body. His body undulated continuously as he raised his bow, nocked an arrow, aimed, and released it. His movements were smooth and relaxed. With a swoosh, the arrow was instantly released and directly pierced into the back of the person who ran the furthest. He fell to the ground and died.
As the pursuers became more and more urgent, the remaining people fled even more urgently. Unfortunately, two legs could not run faster than four legs. The pursuing government troops were obviously the elites of the surrounding army. They were all agile and nimble. In less than an incense stick's time, they had surrounded the remaining people at the edge of the valley.
In the face of such a predicament, the few men in gray did not surrender. They rose up to resist, and in a short but intense battle, they were captured and killed one by one. Several corpses fell in a pool of blood in disorder. Only one person survived and was escorted to the young officer's horse.
There were a few knife marks on his body, and blood flowed out. Although he was being held by two soldiers, he raised his head and glared at the officer fiercely, as if he was not afraid of death.
"Tell me, why did you sneak into Youzhou Province in disguise?”The officer spoke in Turkic, his voice strangely cold.
He looked at the officer with contempt and said arrogantly,"If you want to kill, then kill. We Turkic men are not afraid of death!”
Seeing this, the officer did not even blink. He suddenly pulled out the horizontal blade in front of his saddle and moved extremely fast. The blade slashed across the man's neck. With his throat cut off and blood splashing out, the Turkic died before he could even scream.
Calmly looking at the Turks who had fallen from the hands of the soldiers, the young officer sneered,"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
"General, these Turks are truly fierce. They fought like trapped beasts and injured three of our brothers!”A captain came up and cupped his hands at the officer.
Glancing at the soldiers who were being bandaged by their comrades, the officer frowned slightly and ordered the captain beside him,""Send a few people to send them back to the pass for treatment!”
Sweeping his eyes over the corpses of the Turks, the officer pondered. Taking a deep breath, he said,"Behead these people and burn their bodies!”
"Let's patrol in the direction of Changping!"
After resting for a moment at the edge of the valley, the group of dozens of riders set off again, leaving behind a cloud of dust.
This young officer was called Li Hao. He was the Prefectural Governor of Ji Province in Youzhou Province. He was in charge of the military and political power of Ji Province. He was a fifth-grade official, but he was only twenty-five years old.
As he galloped, Li Hao's handsome face still looked calm, but his eagle-like eyes revealed a trace of confusion. He was a transmigrator. It had been nearly ten years since he transmigrated to this world.
He had long known that this world was the world of the TV series Detective Di Renjie.
The Iron Hand Gang, Snake Spirit, Black Man Society, Li Yuanfang, etc. These names were well-known among the Godly Detective Di Renjie. Li Hao had read Di Renjie's story countless times in his previous life. He had also studied these forces and stories countless times.
Li Hao yearned for the quick revenge in Jianghu, the battle on the battlefield, and the killing of foreign tribes. He dreamed of solving cases with Di Renjie, killing enemies with Li Yuanfang, and fighting with Wang Xiaojie on the battlefield.
Who would have thought that after Li Haobei went north, he would start as a guard. At that time, the court was in turmoil, and it was a critical period for Empress Wu Zhao to replace Tang Jianzhou. The foreign races at the border had all made strange movements. For someone like Li Hao, the occurrence of a war was an opportunity to make contributions.
With his martial arts skills, flexible mind, and natural identity, Li Hao rose very quickly. He traveled to the northern borders, Ling, Dai, Liang, You, and fought against the Tubo, Turks, and Khitans. In less than three years, he was promoted to a commandant.
At the end of last year, he followed Wang Xiaojie and Ashina Zhongjie to the west to conquer Tubo and conquer the four towns of Anxi. After returning, he was promoted to the governor of Jizhou due to his bravery in battle and good command.
Like all transmigrators, Li Hao also had a system that accompanied him when he transmigrated.
This system was called the Alchemy System. It looked very grand, but Li Hao secretly called it the Gold-Devouring System.
This system did not have any missions or bonuses. It only had one function, and that was to swallow money. It could devour all of Li Hao's money and convert it into points. Li Hao could also use these points to exchange for what he needed from the system store.
There were all kinds of things in the system store. They could be roughly divided into lifestyle, technology, weapons, and pills. There were pills that could increase one's realm and life, divine weapons like the Xuanyuan Sword, the most primitive weapon of the spear, and even unknown things.
However, the system didn't allow him to exchange for modern technology such as cell phones and tanks. He could only exchange for things that were slightly more advanced than before.
When Li Hao wanted to know what this unknown item was, he received a notification that he did not have enough authority. Li Hao had nothing to say about this. He could not even exchange for the item he currently had, so what right did he have to pursue the unknown item?
Other than this system, Li Hao also had another important identity, which was his surname Li.
Indeed, Li Hao was a member of the royal family of the Tang Empire. However, he did not have a close relationship with Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and the others. This was because Li Hao's grandfather was the famous general of the Tang Empire, Li Daozong, and the nephew of the Tang Great Ancestor, Li Yuan. According to seniority, Li Shimin was Li Hao's great-uncle.
However, Li Shiming could even kill his own brother, so how could he treat Li Daozong well? Furthermore, in his later years, Li Daozong was framed by Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, and was exiled to Xiang Zhou. He died of illness on the way.
In addition, after Wu Zetian came to power, she kept suppressing the Li family. If his Li Tang family was exposed, not only would it not bring him any benefits, but he would also become the target of others.
For this reason, Li Hao had been in the army for nearly ten years and had never claimed to be a member of the royal family. He had always maintained a low profile.
However, Li Hao was already the Prefectural Governor of the Ji Prefecture at such a young age. This was not the credit of his Li Clan, but the hard work of Li Hao. It could be said that the number of Outsiders who had died at his hands over the years was already uncountable. If they were to pile up together, they would definitely be able to pile up into a mountain.
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