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He sent off the cavalry commander Zhao Rong, who led the soldiers from the palace to Qintongguan, and Chen Hai invited Dong Pan, Wu Xiong, Dong Ning and others to visit Tongbeicang City.

Yao Qitai, Yao Xuan and his son were suspicious and saw through the mystery of the refugee army in Yehuling. It has only been a month and a half, and the total number of prisoners of war reached more than 400,000, and the hungry people are still relocating and resettling one after another.

Tongbei Ocang is the most important transit node. A large number of hungry people and prisoners of war must first be concentrated in Tongbei Ocang, and then they may be sent to their hometowns to resettle, demoted to slaves, and supplemented to official mines, casting sites, farms, or rewarded to meritorious generals as spoils.

There was inevitably some chaos inside and outside Cangcheng. Countless weak hungry people and prisoners of war were numb at the foot of the city wall, numb and hiding or lying, waiting for the next arrangement, and seemed to starve to death and die of illness, and they had no intention of struggling anymore. The officials of Cangcheng directly indicated their clothes on their clothes. Dong Pan and the others walked along the way and could see a large number of people who were going to be directly transferred to Juquanling for resettlement.

Seeing that most people were so weak that they could die at any time, Dong Pan asked, "Would they really accept these prisoners of war in Juquanling?"

"Yes," Chen Hai sighed slightly, "these prisoners of war were demoted to slaves, but no general in the army was willing to accept them as spoils. Tongbei Okura really wanted to immediately divide these weak people into mines and serve as hard labor. Gong is afraid that most of them will not survive for two or three years. Juquanling has no land, but next to the lake, the fish and beasts hunted are quite sufficient. Another Tongbei has survived the famine and the food is not so short, so we can only send them to Juquanling to raise them first... Wuwang killing is not my original wish to practice military skills and martial arts."

Dong Pan and Wu Xiong were all generals fighting with iron and blood. They didn't know how much blood was stained in their hands. They didn't care about Chen Hai, whose hands were also covered in blood, but Dong Ning was moved. Perhaps because of her weak temperament, she always felt that the hungry people were not allowed to provide relief, and gathered people to mutiny and attack the countryside, which was a last resort. The prisoners of war in front of her were so weak. If Chen Hai really didn't take action, I'm afraid that few people would survive the next year.

"I heard that you are quite famous in Juquanling, but you have not had the chance to visit..." Dong Pan said.

"Mr. Dong and the county are mainly not disgusted. They can temporarily stay in Juquanling with many brothers and sisters. Yanjing is afraid that they will not be able to calm down for a while, and everyone is afraid that it will take a while before they can return to Yanjing." Chen Hai said.

The war in Tongbei was officially concluded. Wen Boyuan and Fan Chun led the main force of the Xiyuan Army to the south and met with Yingshu, asking for troops to force Yanjing City, Daoya soldiers and Dong Ning and other Hexi children, all of whom retreated from Leiyang Valley to Tongbei City.

Although the prefectures and counties in Tongbei and Nanzhang were newly appointed local officials, the materials that the prefectures and counties could deduct were used to relieve famine, and it was impossible to repair the city that was destroyed by Liuren.

Even in Tongbei Prefecture City, there are broken walls everywhere, and at least the local government will not have the financial resources to rebuild the city after next autumn. Although Dong Pan and Wu Xiong led their troops to retreat into Tongbei Prefecture City, they actually found an open space on the north bank of Tonghe River to camp, and the conditions were still very difficult.

Even if Dong Pan's words did not mean temptation, Chen Hai, as a disciple of Hexi, had a foundation in Tongbei, so he could not sit and watch his fellow disciples continue to sleep in the open. During this period, he naturally had to invite everyone to live in Juquanling.

Although Juquanling had to place 40,000 to 50,000 prisoners of war at this time, it was a mess, but it was better than the situation in Tongbei City. More importantly, Juquanling had several spiritual springs, and the world was full of spiritual energy, so they all went there to rest for a while, so that everyone would not delay their practice.

Dong Pan continued, "I just received a letter from the prince. The prince is still very confident in the emperor's rule. But it is not that we boasted that you, Ran Hu, Zhou Jun, and Li Yulin are all my Hexi children. This time the court can correct the chaos and promote the turbidity. You have made great contributions. I believe that after everything is settled, the reward will not be light; or maybe there will be another reward for Hexi. The prince does not care about other rewards, and just thinks that Taiweizong may set up a Taoist temple outside Hexi, and Hexi disciples can have a place to settle for cultivation outside. I went to see His Royal Highness Ying two days ago, but I promised us to find a place to settle for Qintong Mountain, but where is the right place to Qintong Mountain? Although the prince asked me to discuss with Wu Xiong and the princess to do it, I felt it necessary to ask your opinions..."

The fact that Taiweizong was able to set up a Taoist temple outside Hexi actually meant that the Dong family and Taiweizong officially extended their tentacles outside Hexi. Chen Hai did not expect that Dong Pan disappeared for two days. It turned out that he was representing Dong family and went to find the King of Ying to negotiate.

As the first Taoist temple outside Hexi, Taiweizong has a great significance. The prince and even the Marquis of Wuwei himself should have made it clear, but Dong Pan ran over and said that he was discussing it with him?

Chen Hai is not so ignorant of the world, but he is still testing his attitude.

Although Dong Pan did not make the words clear at this time, he was probably really worried that he had completely defected to Ying Shu, and he no longer had the same intention with Hexi from then on.

Dong is not a kind person, but Chen Hai will not be a lackey whose soul is controlled by Yingshu even if he is killed. Following Dong Pan's tone, he said happily: "His Royal Highness of the King of Ying really promised the sect to build the Taoist temple to Qintong Mountain? This is really a very happy event to celebrate. If the sect does not think that Tongbei Prefecture is located in a remote corner and the conditions are simple, there is a Shicheng Ridge adjacent to Juquanling, which can be said to be a rare choice for Lingtian Cave Palace. This Shicheng Ridge is also close to the waterway of Tonghe River, and ordinary disciples can travel to and from all over the northern foot of Qintong Mountain via waterways. In the future, any children with extraordinary qualifications in Juquanling can be sent directly to Shicheng Ridge to practice, and they do not have to be sent to Yulong Mountain or Taiwei Mountain to continue to serve Hexi..."

Dong Pan was previously extremely worried that Chen Hai would be completely pulled over by King Yingshu.

In the past, many Hexi disciples worked in Yanjing and got close to other forces. As long as they did not harm the interests of Hexi, they could also serve as a hub for Hexi to strengthen liaison with other clans. This is very normal, and even marriages are very common.

However, Chen Hai's value is far from comparable to that of ordinary disciples.

Not to mention the value of the actual military training record, Chen Hai, as the first student of the Northwest Region, has reached the level of realizing the true meaning of martial arts. If he has the great opportunity to cultivate the Taoist elixir in the future, he must not easily fall into the trap of others.

Such an outstanding disciple has only appeared in more than a dozen people in Taiwei Sect for more than a hundred years. At this time, all of them are the mainstays of Hexi. If they are attracted by other families, how much will the losses in Hexi be?

It was only when Chen Hai entered Yanjing that he truly made his mark in the selection and assessment of the academic palace. He then took advantage of the situation and rose too quickly. At this time, he had become Wen Boyuan's direct descendant. Except for Chen Lie, the Majesty of Zhaoyangting, the General Mansion of the Great Protector did not have time to further bind Chen Hai's interests.

Previously, Chen Hai had a very bad relationship with the Du family and Chai family in Hexi. Dong Pan was not the only one who was worried that Chen Hai would leave Hexi and was completely pulled over by Wen Boyuan and Yingshu of the British King.

But at this time, Hexi could not get along with Wen Boyuan, and King Yingshu broke up and forced Chen Hai to return to Hexi to practice.

The first Taoist temple was located in Tongbei, which was too biased, but even to ensure that Chen Hai was always loyal to Hexi, it was worth it to set up in Tongbei; and Chen Hai said that all the military power granted by Yiren was included in the "State Record of Military Training", but do you know how many private goods Chen Hai had hidden privately and did not reveal it?

Chen Hai was able to express his opinion without hesitation, and Dong Pan unloaded a big stone in his heart, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain to the prince.

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Shicheng Ridge is located in the depths of the ridge more than 80 miles southwest of Juquanling. Although there is a surging spiritual spring, it is considered a good Lingtian Cave Palace. However, because the terrain is more steep than that of Juquan Ridge, it is much more remote and has high mountains and dangerous roads, and has not been occupied by any clan.

After all, there are still a few who can enter Qintong Mountain to compete for territory in the early stage. Most of the clans, including the eight tribes of Beijing, are still waiting and watching.

Taiweizong wanted to open a Taoist temple in Qintong Mountain. The Shicheng Ridge was a little remote, but it would not be too hindered. It was also entrenched by a group of bandits for several years, leaving behind a remnant village. It was simple to clean up and you could directly recruit disciples from Tongbei Prefecture to practice in the mountains.

Chen Hai accompanied Dong Pan, Wu Xiong, Pei Jinhua, Dong Ning, Sun Buhui and others through mountains and ridges, and rushed to Shicheng Ridge to observe the terrain. Standing at the top of Shicheng Ridge and looking at the sea of ​​clouds on the left and right, Chen Hai knew that he could recruit disciples from prefectures and counties on the northern foot of Qintong Mountain to practice. This was the greatest privilege and significance of opening a Taoist temple.

Continuously recruiting disciples from the local area, and then returning to the secular world to make achievements, it may only take twenty or thirty years to manage. Disciples from Taoist temples will establish hundreds of emerging clans in the local area; and at this time the influence of the Dong family and Taiwei clans penetrated into every corner of the northern foothills of the Qintong Mountains.

Although the biggest difference from Hexi is that Ying Shu of Yingshu could not only allow Taiweizong and his family to set up a Taoist temple in Qintong Mountain - and even so, Dong and Taiweizong also took the lead.

"The main force of the Xiyuan Army has gone south, and the transfer of grain and fodder does not require the hard work of Tongbei Dacang, but there are a few large vultures that can transport supplies. Mr. Dong, the county’s main command, just tell Chen Hai." Chen Hai thought to himself that Dong Pan and the others were going to build a temple in Shichengling. There was no ready-made mountain road, and a large amount of supplies could only be transported into the mountains through the giant vultures little by little.

"Building a Taoist temple is bound to trouble you," Dong Pan smiled. "But the new Taoist temple is built, who will preside over it? The prince has not made up his mind yet and wants me to recommend the candidate. But I think it is most suitable for you to serve as the supervisor of Shichengling Taoist temple..."
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