I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 237: Mighty and Benevolent

Across the vast grassland, in the afterglow of the setting sun, there are endless streams of light cavalry, who are moving forward firmly towards the north.

In this team, there was a group of the most elite cavalrymen, supporting a sturdy man. This man was wearing armor and holding a sharp arrow. His eyes were restrained, and his appearance and long beard were mostly covered by a mask.

He only had a command flag beside him but no large banner to show his status, but he was the one with the highest status here.

At this moment, he rode his horse and looked into the distance, and asked his attendants, "How far have the Tang riders let out today?"

"Your Majesty, it is set at fifty to eighty miles. According to the line marked by the Guard Bureau, the farthest is already a hundred miles away.

Because of your majesty's wisdom, Ben Ya really fled in this direction.

We found many traces of the migration of tribes along this line last night." A general on the left reported immediately.

He was truly convinced by His Majesty. On that day, he captured a minor official in Dada Khan's court and learned from him that Baya Khan and Alu had a falling out.

The generals were worried that the story of the anti-Japanese army being deceived last year would happen again, and they all advised His Majesty to be cautious.

However, Your Majesty judged from the clerk's retelling of the words and actions of all parties in the Khan's court after each meeting that the Northern Barbarians were definitely in dispute, and you immediately decided to abandon the central army and lead only 20,000 cavalry to chase after Bayan Khan, who had been found.

Now it seems that they are almost caught up. It is true that following His Majesty in battle is a good way to gain military merit.

The general praised the emperor from the bottom of his heart. Although his words were not fancy, his emotions were particularly sincere.

The emperor had long been immune to the flattery of his subjects. He pondered for a moment and said, "Call Saihan over."

"Yes." When the general was giving orders, a horse galloped from the north.

He quickly came before the emperor with the command token, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the guards of the Sitiqi have come to surrender with four or five tribal leaders.

Among them was the niece of Mr. Shen Changsui, who said that she had important matters to report to Your Majesty in person.

At present, everyone is still twenty miles away from here."

Emperor: "Speak."

"Yes." Tangqi retreated quickly, changed horses, took a clove of garlic and chewed it, then cheered himself up and galloped north again.

Fortunately, he was young and could hold on, and did not misbehave in front of His Majesty. They had rested for an hour or two last night after exploring a hundred miles away, otherwise they would have traveled nearly a hundred miles back and forth today and returned to report that they were exhausted, which would have surely displeased His Majesty.

A distance of twenty miles is not too long for a fast horse to reach on a relatively flat grassland.

What's more, Shen Xiaoye and his group did not rest either, and their speed of riding south on horseback was not slow, so the two sides met halfway.

When the leaders of several tribes heard that His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou allowed them to meet him, they all wished they could fly there.

When they were brought in front of the marching government troops, they saw the endless armored cavalry and that each soldier was equipped with three horses, one of which was clearly carrying heavy armor. They were extremely glad that they had surrendered early.

When it was time to meet the emperor, everyone was extremely nervous. Even Qiqige, who seemed to have seen a lot of the world, didn't dare to breathe.

Listening to the emperor's consolation to his uncle and others, although he did not allow them to join the army to fight, he also ordered the generals around him to entertain them and let them rest.

When they left, the emperor smiled and said, "Keep everything simple during the march. The government troops are chasing the enemy day and night, so just keep your words short."

The imperial guards first reported the recent movements of the Khan's court, "Your Majesty, allow me to report that Master Shen Changsui is now under the control of Benya Khan. Seeing that the allies of the Grand Tutor did not show up as promised, the Khan simply turned west halfway to Ergun.

Among them, the soldiers who can fight are... their own family members are about... all of them...

It was judged that Benya Khan's main force was probably not far from Uleza a few days ago.

And Master Alu...separated..."

This was an open area. Even though it was already night, the government troops were still marching. The emperor simply found a place that would not affect the march to meet everyone.

Under the cover of night, only a few soldiers held torches to illuminate this small area.

Shen Xiaoye stood beside Taoist Qingxi and secretly glanced at the emperor. Unexpectedly, he saw an acquaintance first.

It’s Saihan. He is wearing the same clothes as Captain Zhao. He has become a Captain of the Great Zhou. Then what about Agula and his son?

She changed her mind and realized that since the emperor could keep him by his side, it seemed that he preferred people with straightforward personalities.

Before she looked away, Saihan smiled at her, as if to say, Didn't expect that?

Just then, the emperor finished listening to the report of the Tiqi and asked, "Do you know each other? Oh, I remember that Saihan was captured by you, a little girl, and the high priest of Taixu Temple."

The emperor is really as down-to-earth as the rumors say!

Shen Xiaoye did not dare to boast about his achievements. He took the opportunity to look up at the emperor and said with a folded hand: "It is all thanks to Taoist Hengxi. I am just guarding the door outside."

She did not see Saihan's bitter face, but continued: "And Taoist Master Hengxi is now traveling among the tribes to practice medicine in order to spread the might of our Great Zhou army and the benevolence of your majesty."

"Hahaha, you're a talker. Then tell me about your important matter." The emperor looked at her, who was about the same age as his daughter, but was able to go far away to plan for the country without complaining, so his tone couldn't help but soften.

Shen Xiaoye said, "It's about the discovery of the copper and gold mines in Mobei by the senior from Taixu Temple. The details still need to be explained by Taoist Qingxi from Taixu Temple."

"Gold mine?!" The emperor's eyes lit up and he said to Qingxi, "You can see it with your own eyes."

"Your Majesty, I have already conducted an on-site investigation." Taoist Qingxi opened the map he was carrying as he spoke.

Shen Xiaoye and the Ti cavalry helped to unfold the map. The emperor took a closer look and saw that not only the mining locations were marked on it, but also the terrain further north in Mobei.

Taoist Priest Qingxi pointed out the recently discovered gold mine. He had entered through an abandoned pit and retrieved the wish stone left by his great-uncle master.

Fortunately, nothing more was cut off, so it still looks very complete.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the wish-power stone was taken down, the little black cat scratched the gap out of curiosity. A lot of the light from the wish-power stone actually passed to it, and the little cat ate too much and fell into a deep sleep.

The Taoist priest collected his thoughts and estimated the approximate amount that could be mined from the two mines.

The emperor listened carefully, but when the Taoist priest pointed out another silver mine that was still being searched, the emperor interrupted him and pointed to the mark of the Uleza River, "How far are we from here, no, how far is Benya from here."

Last time, Saihan said that the valley was a barren land and was the only way for Benya to return west.

But the emperor had to consider the soldiers who only had twenty days of rations.

Taoist Priest Qingxi reported a number and pointed out that the main force of his men should be approaching the E'nan River now.

Saihan also added a few words, and his opinions were also very bold, but he knew that the emperor would not punish him for this. He would only say: He believes in those who truly surrender to the Great Zhou.

The emperor said much the same thing when he pointed out the importance of Uleza when he decided to pursue Ben Ya Khan first.

Shen Xiaoye looked at the distance between the two places on the map. She didn't know the ratio and couldn't calculate the specific data for a while.

But this map taken from the copper mine has been supplemented with many lines and terrain.

The emperor stared at the picture for a long time before ordering all the generals to come and take a closer look.

Therefore, both Shen Xiaoye and Tiqi, including Saihan, were asked to leave far away.