In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"Damn it!"

Li Yuanchang was furious, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and a murderous intent burned fiercely in his chest. But he restrained himself because Situ Lan was pregnant and right next to him, and he couldn't be too frightened.

"Walk!"

He left with his men, exuding a menacing aura.

"yes!"

Situ Lan and Qin Keyu exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with worry, but at this moment, they didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Li Yuanchang only began to erupt after leaving the East Courtyard and arriving at the long corridor.

He smashed the vase with a single punch, and it exploded with a loud bang.

"Son of a bitch!"

"Outrageous! Utterly outrageous!"

"You dare to rob me of my money? You dare to challenge me? You ignorant fools! muster the troops! Muster the troops! Muster the troops for me immediately!!"

He roared, his voice filled with murderous intent.

This is utterly lawless! Robberies happen everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, but robbing government officials is rare, and robbing a prince is a first in history.

If this gets out, it will be a laughing stock. So many people have been killed. If this matter is not dealt with swiftly and ruthlessly, the prestige of the Han Prince's Mansion will be completely shattered, and those outlaws will surely follow suit.

This was no longer about money, which is why he was so furious.

The same applies to future generations; try messing with a legitimate bank and see what happens.

"yes!!"

Before long, the Prince of Han's personal guards gathered, quickly mustering five hundred soldiers.

Fully armored, with Turkic horses, Tang swords, spears, and armor-piercing arrows, they were only lacking in large-scale weaponry compared to the Tang border army.

The appearance of the five hundred people immediately caused a sensation in Liangzhou, with people lining the streets to watch.

"How majestic!"

"Is this the guards of the Prince of Han's residence?"

"That's the King of Han, I recognize him, red horse and silver helmet!"

"Truly a guard that has fought tiger packs!"

"Look at them, so well-organized, so tall! Liangzhou actually has such an army! I've only ever seen such an army in Chang'an many years ago!"

"..."

This was the first appearance of the Imperial Guards after they were equipped with high-level gear. The equipment of the clerks and officers was far inferior to theirs.

Moreover, these five hundred men were either soldiers who had retreated from the border and brought them from Chang'an, or young men who had experienced tiger attacks.

Although it has never participated in war, it has fought with tigers, which has elevated it to a level that exudes a sense of oppression and ferocity!

In addition, Li Yuanchang had been secretly training Yuan Tong and the others, almost in a semi-modern way. Moreover, the Prince of Han's mansion provided them with a large amount of meat every day and was never harsh on them, so they were very cohesive and physically strong.

When passing by the city gate, they were clearly distinguishable from the ordinary soldiers of Liangzhou.

Li Yuanchang simply sent someone back to the Prince's Palace and Liangzhou Prefecture to give instructions, and then went out to suppress the bandits. Without any further delay, he went straight to the scene of the incident and killed his enemies.

This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed.

The longer it goes on, the more difficult the pursuit will become.

Furthermore, before the news spreads, the best crisis management strategy is to immediately eliminate the other party physically, settle the debt in blood, and recover the payment!

Five hundred riders marched down from Wei County in a grand procession, raising clouds of dust and causing the earth to tremble wherever they went.

Five hundred people may not sound like much, as historical records often mention hundreds of thousands, but when five hundred elite soldiers armed with cold weapons lined up, it would be a sea of ​​people!

It is something that later films and television dramas could never imitate.

It was clear to the naked eye that Li Yuanchang's guards were extremely fast. With the aid of the Turkic horses, their speed increased by half, and they disappeared on the horizon in the blink of an eye.

It was morning, and according to Li Yuanchang's plan when he mustered his troops, they were to make a hundred-mile raid and arrive in Yangping County by nightfall.

"Tsk, if only the King of Han would die over there this time."

Lee Ji slowly withdrew his gaze; the Han King's guards were no longer in sight.

He and Gao Shen received the news and sneaked up to the city wall.

Gao Shen's gaze was deep, and his old face was full of wrinkles: "It's not impossible. There are several bandit groups in Yangping County, and the largest one probably has nearly a thousand people."

"But the King of Han's army is too strong and well-equipped."

"Moreover, the King of Han is no ordinary person; he is resourceful and wise, unlike those who merely talk the talk."

"Now, in the entire Liangzhou, the only one who can restrain him with the help of the army is probably that one."

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji's expression changed, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him, his eyes lighting up.

"Brother Gao, do you think it's possible that someone might intervene?"

"Once the Prince of Han has wiped out the bandits, what will that person use to settle accounts? How will they then ask Chang'an for grain and provisions?"

He remained silent for a long time, his eyes narrowed.

"Suspenseful!"

"This is none of our business, and even if it were, what could we do?"

Whether the bandit suppression succeeds or not is none of our business.

"We need to think of a way to cover up that matter while the Prince of Han is away, otherwise we might not even be able to remain as marshals without any troops."

Upon hearing this, a look of seriousness and worry returned to the faces of the duo.

The arrival of a Han king who was not corrupt was the biggest misjudgment of their lives!

"I see!" Gao Shen suddenly said.

Lee Ji looked up.

……

The Turkic horses were able to run a hundred miles without stopping, a feat only the Turkic horses could accomplish. Apart from stopping once to feed them grass, Li Yuanchang's troops never stopped.

We finally arrived safely that night!

A prefecture in the Tang Dynasty was not very large. In the twelfth year of the Zhenguan era, when the territory of the Tang Dynasty was not as large as it would be in later years, there were more than 300 prefectures, and there were also a lot of uninhabited areas. You can imagine how big a prefecture was.

This distance of 100 li is not actually a straight-line distance, but rather because ancient roads mostly involved detours, and the entire era lacked the industrial capacity to build bridges and tunnels through mountains.

From afar, Li Yuanchang could see the small town shrouded in darkness, brightly lit, with braziers everywhere on the city walls, clearly indicating that it was under martial law to guard against bandits.

"Over here!"

"quick!"

"drive!!"

Li Yuanchang shouted, and his crimson warhorse took the lead, choosing a different direction instead of entering the city.

Five hundred riders followed closely behind.

Yang Zhuo's urgent message detailed that the incident occurred at "Yinfengpo," about eighteen miles west of the city.

To find out who did it, the crime scene itself undoubtedly holds clues.

However, in ancient times, there was no concept of not destroying the scene of the crime, and it was in the wild. Li Yuanchang was in such a hurry because he was afraid that the clues would be destroyed.

After another quarter of an hour or two of rapid driving, we arrived at Yinfengpo!

"Who?"

"Who's up ahead?!"

Shouts rang out from two directions. There was another group of people at Yinfeng Slope. They had no torches and the guards only discovered them when they got close. They broke out in a cold sweat and then shouted at each other.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Both sides were tense, drawing their swords and bracing themselves for battle, each thinking the other was a bandit returning. The people on the other side were almost scared to death.

After all, it was done without anyone noticing, and so many people came at once.

"Whoa!!"

Li Yuanchang reined in his horses, covered in dust, and immediately stopped his men from attacking.

Although it was very dark, he instantly realized that the other party was not a bandit. If they were bandits returning, they would never have stayed in the same spot waiting for them to get closer.

Thieves are always feeling guilty.

"I am the King of Han!"

"Are you officials from Wei County?"

The powerful voice echoed throughout Yinfengpo, lingering for a long time.