Emperor Wu Longevity Year 2 (Year 693), Great Zhou, Hebei Province, Youzhou.
Around Juyong Pass, there were dense forests and ravines.
South of the pass, within the territory of Youzhou.
A group of government cavalry was galloping along the Lu River Valley.
They were chasing after several men in gray who had long faces, high noses, and big eyes.
Looking at the flag, it was the soldiers guarding the border of Great Zhou.
The leader was a young officer.
Silver armor, silver helmet, handsome face.
With an indifferent expression, he galloped on his horse, his eyes like lightning.
He stared at the escapees in front of him.
Stepping on the stirrups, he clamped his legs tightly around the horse's body, his body undulating.
He raised his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed, and released the arrow. His movements were smooth and relaxed.
With a whoosh, the arrow arrived instantly.
It directly pierced into the back of the person who ran the furthest, and 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 outrun four legs.
The pursuing soldiers were obviously the elites of the surrounding army.
All of them were agile and in less than an incense stick's time, they had surrounded the remaining people at the edge of the valley.
Faced with this predicament, the few men in gray did not give up and resisted.
After 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 survived and was escorted to the young officer's horse.
There were a few knife marks on his body, and blood was flowing out.
Although he was being held by two soldiers, he raised his head and glared fiercely at the officer, as if he was not afraid of death.
"Tell me, why did you sneak into Youzhou Province in disguise?”
Meeting his gaze, the officer said,
His voice was strangely cold, and he was speaking in Turkic.
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 didn't even blink as he pulled out his saber.
His movements were extremely fast, and the blade slashed across his neck. pharyngeal
His throat was cut off, and blood splattered out.
The Turkic didn't even have time to scream before he died.
He calmly looked at the Turks who had fallen at the hands of the soldiers.
The young officer smiled and said,"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"”
"General, these Turks are truly fierce, fighting like trapped beasts.
You even injured three of our brothers!" A captain came up and cupped his hands at the officer.
He glanced at the soldiers who were being bandaged by his 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.
He took a deep breath and opened his mouth to say,"Behead these people and burn their corpses!"”
"Let's patrol in the direction of Changping!"
After resting by the river valley for a moment, a group of dozens of riders,
He moved again, leaving a trail of dust behind.
This young officer was called Yuan Ji.
He was the general of Juyong Pass in Youzhou, a rank six official, but he was only twenty years old.
As he galloped, Yuan Ji's handsome face remained calm.
However, 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 known about this world long ago.
This was the world of Detective Di Renjie.
Because he had an extremely powerful adoptive father, Yuan Qi.
The current King Ying, who was personally conferred by Empress Wu Zhao, was the leader of the Jianghuai assassin organization, the Iron Hand Gang.
Yuan Qi, the Iron Hand Regiment, Yangzhou…these familiar people and things…
It had once given him a huge shock.
Back then, it was during the period of Xu Jingye's rebellion.
Yuan Ji saw Yuan Qi actively fawning over Empress Dowager Wu, who was in power at that time.
With the Iron Hand Gang's century-old influence in Jianghuai,
He took the initiative to cooperate with the imperial court to quell the rebellion and made great contributions.
After Xu Jingye was destroyed, the court rewarded him according to his achievements. The Wu family actually granted Yuan Qi the title of King Ying.
Yuan Ji naturally became the heir of King Ying.
Yuan Qi was able to become the most powerful military strategist in Yangzhou.
The Jianghuai forces were affected and all sides suffered heavy losses.
The Iron Hand Gang took the opportunity to expand and fill the gap in the underground forces.
With the help of the officials, the Iron Hand Gang had developed greatly under Yuan Qi's hands.
By now, there were 20 halls all over the Jianghuai region.
However, there was still a secret behind Yuan Ji becoming the heir of King Ying.
Yuan Qi was originally the secret confidant of Prince Li Xian of Zhang Huai.
In the second year of Prince Zhang Huai's Yongchun (683),
Because of the crime of rebellion, he was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Bazhou.
Later, Qiu Shenji, a cruel official, was ordered by Empress Wu to force Li Xian to commit suicide.
Before Li Xian was exiled, he secretly handed over his son, Li Chengji, to his trusted aide, Yuan Qi, to raise.
He intended to overthrow Wu Zetian in the future and restore the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Chengji changed his name to Yuan Ji and became the heir of King Ying.
As the adopted son of Li Xian's son, Yuan Qi, and the young master of the Iron Hand Gang,
He was deeply doted on by Yuan Qi. Since young, Yuan Ji had lived a luxurious life.
The Iron Hand Gang was an assassin organization that had been around for hundreds of years.
There were many experts in the sect, and they were very powerful, especially in the Jianghuai area.
It was a pity that Yuan Ji did not interfere in the affairs of the Iron Hand Regiment.
He only asked about the purpose of money, and he looked down on it.
Yuan Ji's mind had always been wild. The Great Tang was huge, and he wanted to travel around.
He looked around. Most importantly, he was the son of Prince Zhang Huai, Li Xian.
He wanted to have a taste of power, but he didn't have the chance to do so when he was by Yuan Qi's side.
When he was young, Yuan Ji did not dare to disobey Yuan Qi.
After all, she had to rely on her father to survive.
He could only study and practice martial arts in peace as his noble son.
However, as he grew older, his thoughts became lively.
In addition to the check-in system activated by the transmigration, the novice gift bag obtained Xiang Yu's inheritance.
Therefore, he ignored Yuan Qi's advice and insisted on becoming an official. He wanted to become an official and secretly escaped from Yangzhou.
He did not have the ability nor the mood to take the imperial examinations, so he decided to go north to join the army.
Yuan Qi was a person with a strong desire to control, even if it was his son.
He was very dissatisfied with Yuan Ji's choice.
However, he was still his son, so he allowed Yuan Ji to do whatever he wanted.
They didn't give him any official support and wanted him to retreat.
Who knew that after Yuan Ji went north, he started as a guard and the court was in turmoil.
During the critical period when Empress Wu Zhao replaced Tang Jianzhou, the foreign tribes at the border had all made strange movements.
For someone like Yuan Ji, a war was an opportunity to make contributions.
He had inherited Xiang Yu's martial arts and agile mind.
Coupled with the natural advantage of his status, Yuan Ji rose quickly.
He traveled to the northern borders, Ling, Dai, Liang, and 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.
Subdue the four towns of Anxi. After returning, he was promoted to Juyong Pass Town General due to his bravery in battle and good command.
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