“……. First class viscount Li Xin, conferred third class count, title Jing Bei…"
After the imperial edict was read out, the eunuch closed the imperial edict and handed it to Li Xin with both hands before bowing,""Greetings to Uncle."
"Eunuch Liu is too polite."
"Here."
Liu Hu came over and handed the eunuch a red seal. It was thin and light, and it was definitely filled with silver notes.
The eunuch naturally declined. Li Xin said,""Eunuch, there is no need to decline. This is a red seal. Firstly, it is to thank Eunuch and the Imperial Army soldiers for passing on the decree. Secondly, it is also to share the joy.”
"Oh, since uncle says so, then I won't stand on ceremony. Thank you for the reward.”Seeing that Li Xin said it so openly and with such a grand name, the eunuch didn't refuse and thanked him.
After that, the eunuch's duties were temporarily over. The Northguard Marquis also stood up and said,""Count Jing Bei, this marquis and the other generals have come this time to see your battle results. How about it, how about leading the way?”
"Great General is too polite. I will lead the way now.”
Seeing that the eunuch didn't move, Li Xin knew that he would probably go and take a look. After responding, he let Liu Hu make the arrangements.
Not long after, two thousand cavalry from North Wind City left the camp. Together with Li Xin's personal guards, the personal guards and a portion of the guards brought by the Northern Marquis, the Imperial Army came out from the north gate and galloped five miles away.
When they arrived, 2,000 cavalry were stationed outside. Li Xin and the other generals, as well as the imperial eunuchs and imperial guards, dismounted and arrived in front of the two pavilions.
" Hiss, it's really a wolf rider!"
The Youzhou generals were most interested in the legendary wolf cavalry soldiers.
There weren't many elites like this in the entire Iron Wolf Division. Losing five hundred at once would definitely make Don't Flower's liver ache.
And Li Xin had also set a precedent for the Youzhou generals.
As for the imperial eunuch and the imperial guards, both of the capital's pavilions had seen it.
The purpose of their visit was naturally to investigate the military merits.
Although Emperor Jing Hong had already obtained information from many parties and confirmed the military merits of the North Wind City garrison, he was still a little worried.
After visiting the capital, everyone returned to the city. The eunuch did not stay for long and left with the imperial guards, but the Northguard Marquis and the others did not leave.
They watched the North Wind City army drill and had a good meal at the General's Estate.
After reading it, Qi Lun was very happy. He asked about the losses in North Wind City during this period of time and promised that a new batch of soldiers would be added soon. He also asked Li Xin to send people to the Governor's Office to exchange for military merits. Then, he left in a hurry.
On this side, Ling Fang arrived just as the Northguard Marquis and his group left.
"Uncle, Commandant Fang requests an audience."
"Pass!"
After a while, Ling Fang came in.
"Uncle, the Divine Capital has sent a message that they want to transfer me back to the capital.”After entering the main hall and bowing, Ling Fang reported his intentions.
"Oh?" Li Xin frowned and asked,"When did the order come?"”
"Right before the angel arrived.”Ling Fang replied.
"Did he say why he transferred you back?”
"The order said that he would be promoted to a hundred households and enter the North Town Governor's Office.”
"That's a good thing." Li Xin nodded.
" But once I leave, the Iron Guard…" Ling Fang said worriedly.
"Leave the Northern Territory to the people below. In addition, we have arranged for more than 200 people to charge into the Iron Guards for the war in the north.”
"Arrange the matters here. Bring some trusted aides over and make arrangements in the Divine Capital.”
"The Iron Guards can't just focus on the northern territory. The Divine Capital is of utmost importance.”
"Also, don't make too big of a move. Just focus on gathering information. If possible, other than the lieutenants under your command, you can also arrange for some people to enter the Northern Garrison.”
"Yes, I understand." Ling Fang accepted the order.
"Yes, when you go to the Divine Capital, you have to pay attention to the exchange of information. Even if I return to the Divine Capital later, you have to be careful with the communication between us. Do you understand that the Xiuyi Army is different from other places?”
"I understand." Ling Fang nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Alright, give me the transfer order. Then, tell them to prepare to leave North Wind City. I will send the transfer order to the Governor's Office.”
"Here, I will take my leave. Please take care of yourself, uncle!”After giving the transfer order to Li Xin, he knelt on one knee and gave a big bow.
"Get up."
He bowed once more, then to Liu Hu and Liu Bao, before turning to leave.
"Pass down my order. Yang Feng, the 1st Battalion's 100-general, will be promoted to the 1st Battalion's lieutenant.”
"Here."
The personal guards received the order and went to deliver the order.
The captain of the first camp, the commander of the Iron Guards, Ling Fang, left.
When he left, apart from taking a few trusted aides from his hidden forces and returning to the North Garrison, he also brought a few Iron Guards.
These Iron Guards would become his subordinates and become his trusted aides.
In addition, a batch of more than two hundred newly promoted Iron Guards who had been stripped of their military positions by exaggerating their losses would be sent to the Divine Capital.
But now, these newly joined Iron Guards still needed to receive sufficient training.
……
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
It was winter, and it began to snow in North Wind City. The white snow covered the city in a layer of silver.
With the heavy snow blocking the way, the number of merchants traveling between the Great Qian Dynasty and the grassland had decreased significantly. The Barbarian Wolves wouldn't invade the south during winter.
In this cold winter, Northwind City welcomed a rare peaceful day.
In the next few months, the border would be stable, and the guards of North Wind City would have more time to cultivate besides their daily patrols.
Through various channels, he exchanged the spoils of war from the ten Sumeru Sacks that he had previously seized for the materials and precious medicines he needed. The entire North Wind City silently accumulated strength in the snow.
After Li Xin investigated the hundreds of new soldiers, he found a few spies. However, he didn't touch them and let people watch them.
He could only wait for the snow to thaw next year and let them 'die' in battle when they entered the grasslands.
At the south gate of North Wind City, four martial cultivators carrying sabers and swords escorted a carriage over.
There were quite a few people who came to North Wind City after Li Xin and Uncle Xin.
A portion of them even sent a greeting card to the general.
However, there was no news after the invitation was sent in. These people left after staying for more than ten days.
However, after that, it was said that there was an assassination attempt by the Barbarian Wolf spies in the General Manor, but they were quickly killed by General Li Xin and his personal guards.
At the entrance of Yuelai Inn, the carriage stopped. A woman with a graceful figure, wearing a fur coat, a cloak, and a veil, alighted from the carriage.
Two of the four guards followed, while the other two followed the carriage driver. With the help of the waiter, they sent the horses and carriage to the stable.
Two guards were guarding the door of a superior room. The woman and two other people were in the room.
The woman waved her hand and a ray of light flashed. Then, her clear and pleasant voice sounded, but no sound came from outside the door.
"Chen Wu, you said that investigator Wang and the others died in the battle between the Iron Wolf Cavalry and the North Wind City Cavalry, and you were the only one who fought to the death, right?”
"Reporting to Miss, yes." The middle-aged armament wielding a long saber, the neutralizing Jin expert from the White Lotus Society, Chen Wu, stood there and replied respectfully.
This woman was addressed as " Miss " by a neutralizing Jin expert, even if she was just at the beginning stage of the neutralizing Jin stage. Moreover, her attitude was unusually respectful. It was obvious that she had a very high status in the White Lotus Society.
"20,000 iron cavalry, 500 wolf cavalry, and North Wind City only has 6,000 cavalry. If that was the case, then what was the cultivation level of General Li, who was only sixteen years old?”
"HuaJin?"
Facing the woman's reproach, Chen Wu did not say anything. It seemed that he did not dare to talk back.
The woman looked at Chen Wu with her sparkling eyes and said,""In that case, I'll give you a chance.”
"Young Lady has instructed, this subordinate will not refuse even if it costs my life.”Chen Wu quickly said.
"After nightfall, make a trip to General Manor. Either you bring that Count Jing Bei here, or you don't need to come back.”
“…….”Chen Wu was silent. After two breaths, he crossed his hands and bowed."Here."
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