Chapter 497 The First Cavalry Captain of the Xuanjia Army
Du He didn't say anything, but Zhao Chen wasn't prepared to let it go.
Lao Litou insisted on forcing him to build roads in Wannian County tomorrow.
But this thing has to be done by someone, right?
If you recruit people in the county, you have to pay.
But Lao Li Tou will definitely not pay for this money.
With Old Li Tou's miserly character, he even wished he could dig out a little bit more from Zhao Chen.
The county's tax revenue has been arranged before, so there is no spare money to recruit craftsmen.
Zhao Chen just thought there was nothing he could do, so he brought people over without thinking about Du He.
Seeing that each of these soldiers is strong and strong, they must be good materials for the job.
Zhao Chen planned to detain all these people and build roads for him in Wannian County.
"Du He, this is Wannian County. I am the magistrate of Wannian County and also the Duke of Wannian County. You are leading the army to pass through here. Do you have any ultimatum?"
An ultimatum is a common document issued by the government.
The Tang Dynasty inherited the tradition since the Han and Jin Dynasties, which stipulated that anyone traveling through passes, ferries, etc. must present a pass issued by the government.
If there is no ultimatum, they can be regarded as refugees and captured.
Du He has no ultimatum.
He just came out with the prince's oral instructions.
Moreover, he brought hundreds of soldiers with him. Who would dare to stop him along the way?
"I, the general, have been ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to the northern town. What kind of ultimatum do you want?"
"Or, Zhao Chen, do you even dare to disobey His Highness the Crown Prince's orders?" Du He sneered.
The ultimatum, does he need this?
People like Zhao Chen still dare to stop him.
"So, you don't have a customs clearance certificate."
"So what?" Du He said jokingly.
"Sir, what are you doing? Are you really crazy?"
"Is it possible that we really want to fight to the death with this damn Du He?"
"We are not enough people to fill the gap between people's teeth. What do you think, sir?"
Not only the students in the academy were worried, but also Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, who were hidden in the crowd, also looked worried at this moment.
"Is this kid really crazy, or does he have a back-up plan?"
"There are at least three hundred soldiers here. As for those in the academy, there is absolutely no hope of victory." Li Shimin said slowly, his brows knitted together.
"What other backup plan does Zhao Chen have?" Empress Changsun frowned and looked worried.
Equally surprised were the people of Wannian County who had been watching.
At first, they were shocked by Zhao Chen's identity, that he dared to offend even the prince.
At that time, they all felt that Zhao Chen was very strong.
After all, the person he offended was the prince. Without any strength, he would have been killed by the prince long ago.
But now, when they heard that Zhao Chen had come to leave these hundreds of soldiers behind, the people even wondered if their ears were broken.
Their magistrate Zhao must be too awesome.
Doing this will not only offend the prince, but also push the prince's face to the ground and rub it hard.
Once these people are really...
How could these people be captured?
The people shook their heads one after another, not thinking that Zhao Chen had such ability.
And Yang Liu, who was still confusing right and wrong before, now saw that Zhao Chen didn't even give the prince face, and even threatened to capture these hundreds of people.
There was a sudden panic in my heart.
He suddenly realized that the magistrate Zhao in front of him was far more powerful than he imagined.
In just that moment, he felt that he might have made the biggest mistake in his life.
Li Ke looked back at Zhao Chen.
He didn't know if Zhao Chen was so tit-for-tat with people like Du He because of himself.
But regardless of whether it was because of himself or not, Li Ke was extremely moved that Zhao Chen could come forward to protect him today.
It's ridiculous to say that the mighty King of Shu actually relies on a mere county magistrate.
Li Ke turned around and thanked Zhao Chen.
After that, he returned behind Zhao Chen and stood still.
"Since there is no customs clearance document, it will be much easier. Just wait a moment and they will be here soon." Zhao Chen looked back at Li Ke, then smiled and waved to Du He.
"Wait a minute?" Du He frowned for the first time.
He didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Chen was selling in his gourd.
But his intuition told him that since the matter was impossible, he had to leave here as soon as possible to avoid another incident.
"I will report everything that happened here today to His Highness the Crown Prince. Next time, when I come back, it will not be such a simple matter." Du He said coldly.
With a wave of his hand, he urged the soldiers to withdraw and prepare to leave.
"Da da da--"
Before the Duhe people could move, they heard the sound of neat horse hooves coming from behind.
The sound of horse hooves follows the same rhythm every time.
Not a single trace of noise.
"this--"
"Who are they?"
"These horses, armor, weapons, masks - who are they?"
There was an exclamation from behind.
Everyone looked back and saw a long group of iron cavalry coming from behind.
Lightly armored cavalry, faceless.
The leader, Luo Tong, was riding a black horse and holding a spear, looking majestic.
"Xuan...Xuanjia Army?"
"Luotong!"
Du He turned around and looked at the person coming behind him, his face suddenly turned dull.
He never imagined that the Xuanjia Army would appear here.
Moreover, how could the leader be Luo Tong?
When did Luo Tong become a member of the Xuanjia Army?
Du He didn't understand at all, and felt even more uneasy.
"This...this should be His Majesty the Emperor's Black Armor Army. Why are they here?" Some people speculated.
"What? This is the Xuanjia Army, His Majesty's personal army?"
"Lightly armored cavalry comes and goes like the wind."
"They only obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. Why are they here today?"
"Just now, the county magistrate told them to wait. Could it be said that this was arranged by the county magistrate?"
"No...it's impossible. This is the Xuanjia Army. No matter how powerful the county magistrate is, how can he command them?"
The common people got out of the way and looked at the Xuanjia Army slowly approaching Du He and others, their eyes filled with shock.
The eyes that looked at Zhao Chen were filled with shock.
The students in the academy were speechless.
They knew about the Xuanjia Army, and they had even heard rumors about the Xuanjia Army.
But what is going on with the Xuanjia Army in front of us?
Why is Luo Tong also in it?
You know, Xuanjia Army never recruits people from outside.
As the emperor's private army, it is inherited from generation to generation after the death of father and son.
Luo Tong, how did he become the leader of the Xuanjia Army?
Or was it arranged by Zhao Chen?
But this is the emperor's private army, Zhao Chen, how to arrange it?
Except for Wei Zheng, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu and many others, even Li Ruoshuang didn't know why the Xuanjia Army appeared here.
The appearance of the Xuanjia Army shocked everyone speechless.
Old Li Tou and Queen Changsun stood behind the crowd, watching the Xuanjia Army appear, and stamped their feet fiercely.
"You guys are just messing around." Old Li Tou cursed and went to the county government office.
"Hey." Queen Changsun shouted and chased after her.
"Luo Tong, the captain of the first cavalry battalion of the Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty, has met Mr. Luo Tong!" Under the astonished eyes of everyone, Luo Tong got off his horse and bowed to Zhao Chen.?