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

"Your Highness, here is a letter from my lady to you,"

Shopkeeper Li suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve.

"Hmm? Your lady's letter to me?"

Ning Quan frowned and took the letter.

After opening the letter, he realized that Sikong Ruo's letter was to remind him that the court had sent an imperial censor to Hulan to investigate his battle with the Huns, focusing on the issue of heavy cavalry, and to remind him to pay attention.

"Haha, this girl is pretty good. She knows how to inform me."

Ning Quan chuckled and put the letter in his arms.

Ning Quan had long anticipated that the news of his victory over the Huns would soon reach the court and would certainly arouse His Majesty's vigilance.

Now it seems so.

But Ning Quan was not afraid. The emperor was far away and the sky was high. Even if the court sent people, what could it matter? The worst that could happen was that they would turn against each other.

After arriving in Hulun, Ning Quan was like a bird flying freely in the sky, and no one could do anything to him.

"Okay, now that the food and supplies have been delivered, let's quickly count and store them!"

Ning Quan patted Manager Li on the shoulder and smiled, then returned to the county government office.

Shopkeeper Li and Zhuge Liang began to count the food and supplies, and put them all into the warehouse after confirming the quantity was correct.

……

"Husband, did the court really send an imperial censor to investigate you?"

"Then what are we going to do?"

After returning to the mansion, Li Wanyue became worried when Ning Quan told her that the censor was coming.

"Don't worry, even if they come, so what? I'm not afraid."

"I have some good news to tell you, do you want to know?"

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"What good news?"

Li Wanyue asked doubtfully.

"The good news is that the deputy censor sent by the court this time is your brother." Ning Quan said with a smile.

"My brother? Really?"

Li Wanyue was surprised at first, and then overjoyed.

"of course it's true!"

Ning Quan touched her hair lovingly.

"Hehe, that's great!"

"Thank you, husband, for telling me this good news."

Li Wanyue excitedly hugged Ning Quan and kissed him.

"Silly girl, what does this have to do with me? I guess your brother missed you and came to see you specially."

"Well, it must be that my brother misses me!" Li Wanyue agreed.

Li Wanyue and Li Taiheng have a very good relationship as siblings, so it's no wonder that she is so confident.

"By the way, husband, when will my brother arrive?" Li Wanyue asked after releasing her hands.

"It's still early, at least two months." Ning Quan replied.

"Ah, it's been so long." Li Wanyue's pretty face suddenly turned bitter.

"Haha, there's nothing I can do. The journey is too long."

"Don't be anxious, just be patient for a while." Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Ok!"

Li Wanyue responded obediently.

Just then, a personal guard hurried into the front hall.

"Your Highness, a team was spotted thirty miles west of the city, heading towards Hulan." The personal guard reported.

"What!" Ning Quan's expression changed slightly when he heard this: "Who is coming?"

"Your Highness, it looks like a slave caravan."

"Slave caravan?"

"Could it be that Jacob has returned from the Caliphate?"

Ning Quan was stunned and thought of it in an instant.

"Order the scouts to investigate immediately and report back promptly."

"Notify General Li Jing and prepare for battle!"

Then Ning Quan gave the order.

"promise!"

The soldiers took the order and left.

"Husband, is Jacob back?" Li Wanyue asked.

"It's most likely him. Let's go to the city wall and take a look."

After Ning Quan finished speaking, he and Wan Yue walked out.

When Ning Quan arrived at the city wall, Li Jing had already arrived there and made battle arrangements.

"See Your Highness!"

Seeing Ning Quan coming, Li Jing hurriedly saluted.

"Well, no courtesy."

Ning Quan waved his hand.

"Your Highness, our army is ready. General Li Cunxiao has set out with his heavy cavalry."

"If this isn't Jacob's caravan, no matter who it is, they'll never come back."

Li Jing said indifferently.

"Well, that's good, but it must be Jacob's caravan without a doubt."

"After all, the southwest is Beiting's sphere of influence. The enemy can't possibly come from this direction."

"Your Highness is wise, and I agree with you."

Li Jing nodded in agreement.

"General Li, speaking of the southwest, should we also build a few forts there for security purposes?"

Ning Quan suddenly said.

"Your Highness is right. We need to build several forts. After all, we will have a war with Beiting sooner or later."

Li Jing agreed.

"Well, I will arrange the construction later."

At this moment, several scouts came galloping on horseback from a distance.

"Your Highness, the people coming are indeed a slave caravan, and we also saw General Guan among them."

When they arrived at the foot of the city, a scout reported loudly.

"Hahaha, I guessed right."

Hearing this, Ning Quan was overjoyed.

"Since this is Jacob's caravan, let's lift the alert!"

Then, Ning Quan hurriedly said.

"As ordered!"

Li Jing responded and accepted the order.

Half an hour later, the caravan came into everyone's sight.

Ning Quan observed through a telescope and saw that the caravan was extremely large, with a long team of slaves stretching for more than ten miles, marching towards the city in a mighty manner.

There were more than dozens of carriages in the center of the team, loaded with food and other supplies.

Guan Yu and Jacob also appeared in sight.

"Your Highness, why are there so many strong men among these slaves?"

Li Jing, who was also observing through a telescope, suddenly said.

"Oh, really?"

Ning Quan was stunned and looked carefully.

Sure enough, a considerable number of slaves in the team were young and middle-aged.

They were all tall and strong, with determined eyes, revealing a fierce aura.

"Could they be captured soldiers?" Ning Quan guessed.

"That's about right. These people are obviously soldiers." Li Jing nodded.

"Haha, that's really good. If that's the case, wouldn't our military strength increase again?"

Ning Quan said with great joy.

There are at least three to four thousand strong slaves in the team. If they can be recruited for their own use, they will definitely be a powerful force.

While Ning Quan was thinking, the caravan had already arrived outside the city gate.

Ning Quan also hurried to the foot of the city.

"Xu~"

"Stop!"

Jacob, who was at the front of the team, shouted loudly, and the whole team stopped immediately.

"Your Highness, Jacob is back."

"Your Highness, please look! Jacob has brought you four thousand Persian prisoners!"

Seeing Ning Quan, Jacob hurriedly dismounted and ran to Ning Quan, flattering him.

"Hahaha! Good job, well done!"

Ning Quan laughed.

"Your Highness is too kind. Jacob is just lucky!"

"We just arrived in the Arab world when a great war ended, which is why we got so many Persian prisoners."

Jacob said quickly.

"Hahaha! Very good, you've worked hard."

"General Guan, you've worked hard too."

Ning Quan laughed out loud, then looked at Guan Yu and said.

"Your Highness is too polite. It is my duty!"

Seeing this, Guan Yu quickly clasped his fists and said.

"Your Highness, you will have to pay extra for these extra prisoners."

Jacob warned carefully.