The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"My Lords, there's no need to be surprised. This has been the situation in Hulan City for the past 20 years."

"Both the imperial court and the Beiting Protectorate have abandoned Hulan."

"Especially the Beiting Protectorate, which even sent back all its stationed soldiers."

"Hulan has been coming here like this for so many years. If it weren't for the occasional caravan passing by and collecting some tax silver, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have enough to eat."

Seeing the two people's shocked expressions, Zhang Tinggao explained.

"Oh, I see."

"Hulan City had no soldiers guarding it, so the Xiongnu never came to plunder it?"

Huo Qubing nodded and then asked.

The Huns were very predatory and it was impossible for them not to come to Hulan to plunder.

"How could it not be?"

"But after a few raids, I realized there was really no profit to be made, so I never came back again."

Zhang Tinggao replied with a wry smile.

"Oh I got it."

Huo Qubing suddenly realized.

"My Lord, do you two have anything else to ask?"

Zhang Tinggao continued to ask.

"Of course there are. Besides facing the Xiongnu, what other forces are there around Hulan?"

"My Lord, besides the Xiongnu, we are adjacent to the Arabs to the southeast, but the Arabs have not invaded us for many years."

"Besides that, there are the bandits from the nearby Qilian Mountains."

Zhang Tinggao paused for a moment and then spoke.

"Bandit?"

Huo Qubing frowned when he heard this.

"Yes, they are bandits. There are many bandits entrenched in the Qilian Mountains to the northwest of us, specializing in robbing merchants and travelers."

"Every autumn, they come to our Hulan to rob us."

"Although I am willing, I am powerless to resist."

"Fortunately, they also understand the principle of draining the pond to catch fish. Every year they only rob people of their wealth and not their lives. Otherwise, I and the people would have died long ago."

Zhang Tinggao explained.

"So that's it."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing and Man Chong were both thoughtful.

Judging from the current situation, Hulun City is indeed full of dangers.

"Master Zhang, do you have any information about this bandit?"

After pondering for a moment, Man Chong asked.

“Yes, but not in great detail.”

Zhang Tinggao replied.

"Alright, you will tell General Huo everything you know later. General Huo will be responsible for suppressing the bandits in the future."

"But the most important thing right now is to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Ninth Prince."

"His Highness the Ninth Prince has brought several thousand soldiers and their families with him this time."

“But obviously, we don’t have that many houses to accommodate them in Hulan City.

“So, we have to build enough houses within a month.”

Man Chong said solemnly.

"Uh......"

Zhang Tinggao was stunned.

He didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would bring thousands of soldiers and their families.

"What, is there a problem?"

Seeing his hesitation, Man Chong frowned and asked.

"My Lords, it is only right that we build a house to welcome His Highness."

"But if you want to build a house, you need money, but there is no money in this county!" Zhang Tinggao said bitterly.

"Oh, so that's what happened."

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about the money. Just take whatever you need from me. You just focus on the construction."

"Also, the county government office must be renovated to accommodate His Highness the Ninth Prince."

Man Chong said seriously.

"Okay, as long as we have money, it will be easy."

Hearing this, Zhang Tinggao hurriedly said.

"Well, then let's arrange it right away."

Man Chong ordered.

"Yes, my lord."

Zhang Tinggao responded respectfully and turned to leave the county government office.

"Master, time may be a bit tight."

"We have to build at least a few hundred houses, as well as military barracks and warehouses."

"Hulan City only has a population of a thousand. You can imagine how few young and middle-aged people there are. How can we complete the project in just one month?"

After Zhang Tinggao left, Huo Qubing frowned.

"Yeah, I'm afraid one month isn't enough."

Man Chong also frowned.

"How about we go and lend a hand?"

After thinking about it, Huo Qubing suggested.

"Yeah, that's fine."

Man Chong thought about it and felt that this was a good idea, so he agreed.

This time, the two of them brought nearly twenty soldiers with them, so they will surely be able to help.

"Well, in that case, let's go find him."

"Walk."

As they were talking, the two of them left the county government office and went to look for Zhang Tinggao.

........

the other side.

After resting for three days, Ning Quan set out on his journey again.

Because many seriously injured soldiers were still recovering, the convoy moved extremely slowly.

But there is no other way. Ning Quan cannot just ignore the wounded.

Fortunately, the situation will improve in three or four days and the convoy will be able to speed up.

And on the rest of the journey, Ning Quan will basically not encounter any more threats.

The entire route from Wuwei to Beiting was under the control of the Huyan tribe.

Huyan Quan was shot dead by Ning Quan with a Barrett, and the Huyan tribe was defeated and would not be able to come back in a short time.

In this way, Ning Quan felt relieved.

Inside the carriage, Ning Quan leaned against Wanyue and closed his eyes to rest.

Smelling the alluring body fragrance, Ning Quan felt like he was floating.

I have to say, it feels really good.

Suddenly, the system voice sounded.

"The hegemony system has been activated. Congratulations to the host for winning a chance to draw a prize."

"The host can randomly draw a famous Chinese official or general. Would you like to choose?"

"A famous Chinese minister? A famous general?"

Ning Quan was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed.

He could draw a famous minister or general every three months, but he actually forgot about this?

"Wait for the extraction first."

"Wanyue, come down with me."

Ning Quan said anxiously, then quickly pulled Li Wanyue out of the carriage.

Of course Ning Quan couldn't draw it in the carriage. Not to mention that it would scare Wanyue, the key point was that there was no place.

Seeing Ning Quan in such a hurry, Wanyue was confused, but still got off the car.

Then, the two of them walked towards the grove not far away.

Seeing this, Lu Bu and Zhang Fei hurriedly followed.

"Don't panic if you see anything strange later."

After arriving at the grove, Ning Quan gave Wanyue some instructions.

"Oh."

Wanyue nodded obediently.

"System, extract."

Then, Ning Quan muttered to himself.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the famous general Li Cunxiao."

"Hahaha."

Hearing the system prompt, Ning Quan laughed out loud

No matter how poorly Ning Quan studied history, he had heard of Li Cunxiao's name.

Li Cunxiao was the most powerful general in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

He is as famous as Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, and is praised as "a general is not as good as Li, and a king is not as good as Ba".

He once led 18 riders to capture Chang'an and never suffered a defeat in his life.

I actually drew Li Cunxiao, which is really lucky.

"System, summon quickly."

Then, Ning Quan said excitedly.

As soon as the words fell, a burly man in full armor and holding the Yu Wang Spear appeared out of thin air in front of Ning Quan.

"General Li Cunxiao pays homage to His Highness."

Li Cunxiao knelt on one knee and bowed with his fists clasped in a sonorous and powerful manner.