Chapter 214: The White-robed Guanyin arrives, and the refugees in Qingcang return home!

On the way from Yongzhou to Shazhou, Li Changan accumulated nearly 10 million taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, which were the basis for reorganizing Shazhou.

These money and grain are enough to support Shazhou for one or two years, but after that they will be exhausted.

Li Changan’s plan is to fight to support the war!

It is difficult to rise quickly by relying on the Shazhou residents to cultivate the land and collect grain. If they want to rise, they have to seize it from the enemy.

All the money, food and population that the barbarians and the Northern Mang had looted from Shazhou must now be returned.

The west gate of Jinchang City.

In the area where refugees live, the Guiyi Army is distributing food to them.

Suddenly, teams of cavalry galloped out of the city gate.

The black cavalrymen and their horses were all in heavy black armor, while the white cavalrymen were in white armor, but their white horses were unarmored.

Seven thousand cavalrymen, full of murderous intent, passed through the city, attracting the people to stop and watch.

"This is the Tang King's Black Armor Army and White Horse Volunteers!"

"What a mighty army! I've never seen such a disciplined team before!"

"I heard that they are going to take over Yumen County and also take back Gantai County!"

"The Tang King is really ambitious!"

This time when Li Changan entered Shazhou, he was decisive and resolute in his killing.

Therefore, the common people were somewhat confused and could not react for a while.

Li Changan knew that it took time to accumulate prestige, and once he successfully took over Yumen County, everything would fall into place.

Li Cunxiao led his troops out of the city, and more than 10,000 young and strong people immediately fled among the refugees.

Because Zhang Yichao conveyed Li Changan's order to them, if they followed Li Cunxiao to take over Yumen County, they could give land to their families.

Therefore, these more than 10,000 young and middle-aged people must take the initiative to join the army.

Li Changan was not worried about taking back Yumen County and Gantai County.

White-robed Guanyin will definitely keep her promise, so taking back Yumen County is just a matter of handing over.

The Shanshan tribe occupying Gantai County has been severely damaged. Only 30,000 to 50,000 of the 150,000 combat troops are left. How could they have the strength to compete with Li Changan?

In the past six months, the number of masters under Li Changan has also increased.

Among all of Li Changan's concubines, Hongshu was the first to break through.

Because Hongshu practiced the dual cultivation method most diligently, he broke through from pseudo-Vajra and pseudo-Finger Profound to the early Vajra realm and early Finger Profound realm.

This kind of situation of practicing two realms at the same time is extremely rare. Now her actual combat power is equivalent to that of a warrior at the initial stage of Zhixuan.

Bluebird has actually cultivated to the late stage of King Kong, and he is competing with Sweet Potato and refuses to relax for even a day.

Then, Xu Weixiong also stepped into the Confucian celestial realm. Although he had just entered the realm, his strength was not weak.

News came from Ba Linglong that Qian Sha and Kun Po had also broken through to the first level.

A few days after Li Cunxiao's army set out, Gong Banque of Wudi City also found Jinchang City.

Li Changan was just trying to play a joke on Wang Xianzhi and had no intention of putting Gong Banque to death.

So, Li Changan followed suit and signed a three-year service agreement.

Gong Banque also agreed to work for Li Changan for three years, after which Li Changan would help him get rid of his karma.

By this calculation, Li Changan already has many experts under his command.

In the Tianxiang realm, there are Zhuge Liang and Gu Dazu, and Li Changan himself can definitely be considered a Tianxiang realm fighter.

It refers to the Xuan realm, which includes Cao Zhengchun, Wu Liuding, Cuihua, Gong Banque and Hongshu.

In the Vajra Realm, there are Li Cunxiao, Qiansha, Kunpo, Blue Bird, Xu Weixiong, and five talisman generals with red armor.

Although there is still a gap between them and the Liyang Court and Beiliang, it is almost as good as the big sects in the martial arts world.

Before the news of Li Cunxiao's taking over Shazhou came, the news that White-robed Guanyin led 5,000 monks to Jinchang City had spread like wildfire.

Shazhou is located in the northwest and has many Buddhists.

On this day, White-robed Guanyin entered Jinchang City in a gauze sedan chair carried by sixteen people.

White-robed Guanyin is the head of the Red Sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the de facto leader of the Waleng people.

In the eyes of the followers of the Red Sect, this Six-Jewel Dharma King is simply a celestial being and living Buddha.

White clothes, white pot, white snake, she looks like a fairy.

And now, this Guanyin in white has actually come to Shazhou to pay homage to the King of Beiliang!

The people in Jinchang City were completely shocked.

"Legend has it that the White-robed Guanyin was defeated by the Tang King and returned to Yumen County. It seems to be true!"

"In the past, Master Huang invited the White-robed Guanyin to preach for many years, but she never paid any attention!"

"Yes, it is said that the White-robed Guanyin intends to side with Beiliang!"

"The prince is so powerful that even the White-robed Guanyin bows down to him!"

The white-robed Guanyin sitting in the gauze sedan had mixed feelings in her heart.

If she didn't give Li Changan enough time, she was really afraid that Li Changan would not give her the antidote.

So before she came this time, she had already spread the word that she was coming to meet the King of Tang, and her attitude was very humble.

Five thousand monk soldiers were stationed outside Jinchang City. White-robed Guanyin, along with her disciples and dozens of personal soldiers, arrived at the Tang Palace.

At this time, Qingniao came to the gate of the palace with several Jinyiwei.

"Pass on the prince's order, please invite only the Six-Pearl Dharma King to enter the palace, and the others will temporarily stay at the post station!"

The noble Guanyin in white clothes could only step down from the sedan chair and step her bare feet on the cold floor.

She turned to her disciples and followers and said, "Go to the post station first, and pass on the news of the handover of Yumen County to me immediately."

Although the disciples and followers felt that King Tang of Shazhou was extremely rude, they could do nothing unless White-robed Guanyin got angry.

In this way, White-robed Guanyin was brought into the palace by Bluebird and the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

The blue bird brought the White-robed Guanyin to the door of a guest room and said, "Dharma King, Your Majesty asks you to stay here temporarily."

The Six-Pearl Dharma King looked puzzled, "When the prince sent a letter to summon me, I immediately set off overnight. Why don't you meet me now?"

The blue bird replied, "The prince said that once Yumen County is smoothly handed over, the prince will meet you."

After saying this, Blue Bird took his people away. The front and back doors of the courtyard where White-robed Guanyin lived were guarded by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Judging from the situation, Li Changan is going to put her under house arrest here.

White-robed Guanyin couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The prince's karma is overbearing, how dare I not abide by the agreement."

"Since I have said that Yumen County will be returned, I will definitely not break my promise."

Li Changan placed White-robed Guanyin under house arrest, of course, in order to ensure a smooth handover of Yumen County.

A general is not always able to obey orders from his king when he is away from home. Perhaps the foreign generals in Yumen County will refuse to hand over.

Li Changan plans to subdue the White-robed Guanyin and then use the power of Walang to completely destroy Shanshan!
The three sects of Western Tantric Buddhism, Red, White and Yellow, respectively occupied the three major tribes of Waleng, Shanshan and Yalong.

Among them, Waleng, Shanshan and Shazhou border each other, so they were able to capture Yumen County and Gantai County.

The remaining enemies are Beiliang in the east, Beimang in the north, and the scattered Hu people in the northwest.

Although there are still several enemies, being able to stabilize two directions is always beneficial to development.

What's more, after subduing Waleng, White-robed Guanyin can support tens of thousands of monk soldiers.

Although White-robed Guanyin was under house arrest, she was not idle and immediately wrote a letter to the foreign general of Yumen County.

In any case, we must first ensure the smooth handover of Shazhou and Yumen County.

According to her observation, this Tang King Li Changan should have great ambitions.

More realistically, Li Changan has already fallen out with Shanshan, so they can actually be considered Waleng's ally.

The three major tribes of the Fan people had been fighting each other for hundreds of years.

White-robed Guanyin also fantasized that if Shanshan could be destroyed, even the return of Yumen and Gantai counties would not be a big deal.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Half a month later, Li Cunxiao brought news that Yumen County had been smoothly handed over.

The entire army of the Waleng tribe withdrew from Yumen County.

At this time, the White-robed Guanyin was also received by Li Changan. When he met Li Changan, standing behind him were the White-robed Jiang Ni and the Green-robed Qingniao.

One of the two men held a sword and the other held a gun, and they looked at the White-robed Guanyin with a wary look.

White-robed Guanyin always felt that there was a strange smell in the air, but she had never smelled it before.

After a year, Li Changan has gained even more prestige and is quite majestic.

"Six Beads of the Tantric Red Sect, I have met the Tang King. It is an honor to meet you again."

Li Changan looked at this absolutely beautiful woman without beating around the bush.

"The handover of Yumen County was successful. This king is very satisfied. You didn't play any tricks."

"This king has already issued an order to continue attacking Gantai County occupied by the Shanshan tribe."

Hearing this, the White-robed Guanyin asked, "Your Highness, do you intend to destroy the Shanshan tribe?"

The tribes of the barbarians in the Western Regions are too desolate, but Li Changan will not allow any enemies to be there.

Therefore, he would not only destroy Shanshan, but also Yalong.

In the end, only the Red Sect of White-robed Guanyin and the Walang Tribe were left, and they indirectly controlled the Western Regions through White-robed Guanyin.

At that time, the plan could not be discussed yet.

"Why should I destroy Shanshan? Maybe Shanshan will surrender to me soon."

The White-robed Guanyin remained obedient and silent. Li Changan obviously wanted to see whoever was more obedient and keep him.

However, the initiative was in Li Changan's hands, and White-robed Guanyin was helpless.

In this way, White-robed Guanyin was placed under house arrest in the Shazhou Palace.

As long as the White-robed Guanyin is around, the Walang tribe will be cautious.

It was only a natural thing for Li Cunxiao and Lu Xu to continue to conquer Gantai County.

It was already winter.

The winter in the northwest is much colder than in Yongzhou.

While Li Changan was waiting for news from Li Cunxiao, Zhuge Liang hurried to the palace.

Zhuge Liang, covered in snow, sat beside Li Changan's stove.

"Your Majesty, this year's snowstorm is extremely severe. I'm afraid many of the refugees in Qingcang will freeze to death again."

Every winter is the most difficult time for the Qingcang refugees.

Huang Boren, who has always been indifferent, would never help the refugees under the instructions of Xu Xiao.

With 200,000 refugees, it is normal for thousands to die every year.

Zhuge Liang was anxious, but he was unsure of Li Changan's thoughts.

Although Shazhou is still relatively wealthy now, those refugees have nothing to do with Shazhou after all.

Let thousands of them freeze to death, and then try to recruit them next spring, which would be more effective.

"Your Highness, I don't know what to do."

Li Changan pondered for a while and said, "What's there to say? Of course we have to save him."

"You are responsible for allocating the money, and have Zhang Yichao bring people to provide support."

Since we are still relatively wealthy, there is no need to let thousands of people die in vain.

Zhuge Liang stood up and bowed deeply, "Your Highness is kind and righteous."

Li Changan smiled and said, "Kong Ming, Shazhou and Qingzhou are different. What I want is the people's hearts."

He almost blurted out, "To accomplish great things, people are the foundation."

"It happens that I have some free time in winter, so I will go there as well."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Your Highness has a good idea, and the people's hearts can be used."

That afternoon, Li Changan, Zhang Yichao and Zhao Dingxiu left Jinchang with 5,000 Guiyi troops and warm clothes.

Qingcang County is the most desolate county in Shazhou, so desolate that there are no officials stationed there.

There is no prosperity and bustle of Yongzhou here, only vast snowfields and endless mountains.

The heavy snow covered the mountains and rivers, everything was pure white, as if it was the purest existence between heaven and earth.

The bitter north wind whistled past, blowing up snow all over the sky, like thousands of troops galloping past.

In this frozen world, one can occasionally see a few lonely huts with smoke rising from the chimneys.

In the heavy snow, Li Changan saw a few strong boys around eleven or twelve years old playing football.

He looked carefully and found that the football was actually a skull.

Legend has it that the Qingcang refugees kicked the heads of Beiliang soldiers as if they were balls. It seems to be true.

As Li Changan's troops gradually approached, the children all hid back in the city.

On top of the broken city walls, simply armed archers were on standby.

Over the years, the Northern Liang Army has used refugees here to train its troops time and time again.

Zhang Yichao led the way and shouted, "We are not the Northern Liang Army."

"His Royal Highness the King of Tang has come in person to bring you winter clothing and food."

There are now more than 100,000 refugees scattered in the county town, and the news spread quickly.

Many of these refugees, whose clothes were ragged and whose faces were red from the cold wind, squeezed out of the city gate to watch.

Soon, a dozen elders among the refugees squeezed out of the crowd.

They didn't dare to completely trust Li Changan, so they came to negotiate first.

Among these refugees, there were many survivors of the fallen Northern Han and Western Shu.

Some people who had served as officials recognized Zhao Dingxiu at a glance.

"Master Zhao, you are here too!"

Zhao Dingxiu also saw several of his colleagues, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he dismounted.

Seeing his former colleagues now in rags and trapped in the northwestern wilderness for several years, Zhao Dingxiu couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

When colleagues and fellow villagers meet, tears are always shed on the spot.

As a result, the owners of these itinerant hotels gradually let down their guard and arranged for young and middle-aged people to move things.

Li Changan also took Zhang Yichao and Zhao Dingxiu with him to check the city.

An old man said, "Your Highness, Prince Tang, more than a dozen people froze to death yesterday."

"If you hadn't come to support us, tens of thousands of people in Dongqingcang County would have frozen to death."

Li Changan listened to the old man chattering about the current situation, but his eyes were attracted by the refugees scrambling to receive supplies.

A trembling old woman, dragging a frozen leg, was holding the hand of a boy who was only a few years old.

Both of them were wearing straw sandals and shivering in the cold wind.

Li Changan walked up to the child and asked softly, "Are you cold?"

The boy's eyes were evasive, obviously afraid of Li Changan who was wearing armor.

"cold."

The old woman was with her child, so she couldn't get anything good.

Li Changan felt somewhat sorry for the child whose ears, hands and feet were covered with frostbite.

He took off his cloak and was about to tie it on the child.

Looking at this poor child, Zhao Dingxiu, who came from a literary family, felt heartbroken.

When he saw Li Changan's actions again, he immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness is a precious person, you can't do this to me!"

Li Changan shook his head, resolutely took off his cloak and put it on the boy's shoulders.

"Just a robe in exchange for a brave man from Shazhou, this king made a profit!"

(End of this chapter)