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Li Xin took out a long knife from a large cart, and after pulling out the scabbard casually, he saw the snow-white blade and the gleaming blade.

In order to prevent rust, the knife is also coated with a layer of oil.

Lord Jing'an knocked with his hand, and there was a sound of the long knife in his hand. He said to Zhao Jia who was behind him with a smile: "This military weapon inspection is really not bad. The folk swords are severely beaten by this kind of knife. If you cut it once, it will still hurt you even if you keep cutting it."

Zhao Jia was still dressed in white. He took the long knife from Li Xin, found a tree by the side of the road, and chopped it down.

The long knife penetrated half a foot into the wood, almost completely sinking the blade, Zhao Jia pulled the knife out from the tree with great effort, nodded and smiled at Li Xin, "It's not bad, I don't know how much better than the weapons of the Hanzhou government. "

Lord Jing'an looked at Zhao Jia unkindly, and said quietly, "Brother You'an, this is the back door of my house."

Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment, then said, "I know."

"So you cut down the tree just now..."

"It belongs to my family."

Zhao Jia glanced at the unlucky tree, and said with a smile, "What are you doing so stingy, tomorrow I will go to the street to buy some saplings, and I will plant ten more for you."

While the two were chatting and laughing, Xie Dai, who was dressed in black from the Habayashi Guard, appeared in front of Li Xin, and he respectfully said: "Li Shangshu, the [-] sets of swords and armor and [-] arrows required by the Ministry of War, the Military Weapons Supervision The delivery has been completed, and the brothers with Habayashi Wei have been counted by Xiaguan, please check it with Hou Ye."

Li Xin smiled and nodded to Xie Dai: "Thank you, General Lang, for your hard work."

Xie Dai's face changed slightly, he bowed his head respectfully: "I dare not."

"If Marquis Li has nothing else to do, the next official and the brothers of Habayashi Wei will leave first."

Li Xin looked at Empress Xie's cousin with a smile, and said with a smile, "Why does General Xie Lang seem a little afraid of me?"

Nonsense, the last time you didn't say anything, you took our Habayashi Weipu to chop a person, it seems that he is someone your Majesty knows, can I not be afraid of you?

Mr. Xie complained in his heart.

After what happened last time, he was no longer ready to hug Li Xin's thigh, and his only thought at this moment was...to keep him at a respectful distance.

"I don't dare, it's just that I've been working for the Ministry of War these days. There should be a lot of things in the right battalion of the Habayashi Guards, waiting for the next official to go back and deal with it..."

Li Xin said indifferently: "Your Habayashi Guard Right Camp has been temporarily lent to me, and you have to escort these things to Yunzhou City. You won't be able to get away."

"You should wait here first, and after the Marquis goes to the palace and confirms the candidate for the north trip, you can start."

Although Li Xin has not worked in Habayashi Wei for a long time, it is still very easy for him to handle Habayashi Wei. Among other things, the current Zhonglang General of Habayashi Wei has to call Li Xin respectfully when he sees Li Xin A teacher uncle.

Xie Dai looked left and right, finally bowed his head helplessly and said, "Your officer...obey your orders."

Li Xin and Zhao Jia looked through the items handed in by the Military Weapons Supervisor, and after confirming that there was no problem with the quality, Li Xin went back to the mansion and changed into a court uniform, and then took Chen Shiliu's carriage and went all the way into the palace.

In the eight years since the beginning of the new dynasty, it has never been difficult for Li Xin to meet the emperor. Not long after he entered the palace, he was led to the gate of Weiyang Palace by a young supervisor of the internal guard. Not long after, he was led by Xiao Zheng. , When I arrived at the side hall of Weiyang Palace, I saw Emperor Taikang who was reading a book.

Li Xin saluted the emperor respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Li Xin, have met His Majesty."

Only then did the emperor put down the scroll in his hand, and smiled at Li Xin: "Chang'an is here."

"Xiao Zheng, bring a chair for Chang'an."

Li Xin shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I will leave after finishing my speech, and I won't stay for too long."

The Son of Heaven sighed, nodded and said, "Say it."

"Your Majesty, the ordnance delivered by the Military Armament Superintendent, as well as the spirits from the Imperial Wine Division, have all been delivered to the minister's mansion. Your Majesty, please select the person who will deliver the ordnance as soon as possible, and send these items to Yunzhou City as soon as possible. go."

The emperor showed a smile: "It will be finished so soon, it seems that the military supervision is doing well."

Li Xin nodded and said: "That's right. I took a look at those standard long knives in the morning, and they are very sharp."

The emperor smiled and nodded, "Chang'an, tell me, who should I send?"

There is nothing to be taboo about this question, Li Xin answered very simply, he bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I originally planned to use the Habayashi Guards to send each other off, so it is natural that General Xie Lang should go on this errand. But since His Majesty is worried about General Xie Lang, I have another candidate."

The emperor smiled and said: "I also have a candidate, why don't we write it on paper together to see if it is the same person?"

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I obey."

Not long after, Xiao Zheng took the pen and handed it to Li Xin. Li Xin was not polite, picked up the pen and wrote two words on the note.

The emperor also picked up a pen and wrote two words, and then Xiao Zheng held them in his hands and handed them to the emperor together.

The emperor slowly unfolded the two pieces of paper, only to see that two words were written on the paper.

species balance...

Not long after Qianniuwei was formed, the grandson of Zhong Xuantong served as Zhonglang General in Qianniuwei. Later, after Qianniuwei barely took shape, the emperor transferred his brother-in-law Xie Jing to Qianniuwei. Because of his sense of humor, he took the initiative to resign, and handed over Qianniuwei to that serious uncle Guo.

Today's Zhongheng works in the imperial city army and horse department, and is now a general soldier.

This man is the grandson of the Zhong family, and he stayed in Yunzhou City for a while, so it would be perfect for him to go to Yunzhou City to deliver things.

The emperor casually threw the two pieces of paper aside, and then smiled at Li Xin.

"Since Chang'an has given the candidate, I will follow Qing's instructions."

"Xiao Zheng, prepare for Zhong Heng, and let him prepare to go to the north."

Grandpa Xiao bowed his head respectfully.

"The servant obeys the order..."

Chapter 687 The Last Obstruction of the Northern Expedition

At this point, the errand entrusted by the emperor to Li Xin can actually be handed over. After all, the things to be prepared by the Ministry of War have been prepared, and the people who are responsible for sending them to the north are not from the Ministry of War, so just hand over the things to Zhong Heng From now on, this matter has nothing to do with Li Xin.

However, the Son of Heaven still talked with Li Xin for a while, mainly to discuss some details of the Northern Expedition and how far the Zhong family should fight.

There is one more important thing.

That is to learn from others.

The dynasties of the Central Plains all played a decent role. No dynasties would take the initiative to conquer foreign races. They often set off large-scale battles only when they were attacked or counterattacked, or they were unbearably disturbed.

Of course, this premise is the unification of China. When the dynasties of the past dynasties founded the country, they had to eat all the land in the pass, and then they could sit in the world with peace of mind. It took one or two generations to switch from offensive to defensive.

Nowadays, the Great Jin and Northern Expeditions actually come from unknown teachers.

Because the Yuwen tribes in the north have been quite peaceful these years, even if there is a conflict, it is a small fight, and they have never aggressively attacked the northern border. Especially during the Chengde Dynasty, the Yuwen tribes sent an envoy to pay tribute to the Chengde emperor. One thousand sheep and two hundred cattle expressed their willingness to submit to Da Jin.

So now, it is very unreasonable for Dajin to attack the north rashly. After all, according to the thinking of the descendants of Zhuxia, it is unjust for you to take the initiative to beat others without others first.